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Reviews of records, demos, zines, and books that catch our attention, spanning hardcore punk and its many adjacent sounds from scenes around the world.
Drugs of Faith – Asymmetrical
Artist: Drugs of Faith Title: Asymmetrical Release: LP / Digital Year: 2025 Label: Malokul, Selfmadegod Records Drugs of Faith formed in 2002 by guitarist Richard “The…
Aivoproteesi – Umpikuja
Artist: Aivoproteesi Title: Umpikuja Release: LP / Digital Year: 2026 Label: F.O.A.D. Records Reunion records might be disappointing. A few years ago, I received a new…
Gurriers – Nobody’s Coming To Save You
Artist: Gurriers Title: Nobody's Coming To Save You Release: LP / Digital Year: 2026 Label: Play It Again Sam If Nobody’s Coming To Save You were a physical space, it…
Hemiptera – Until Every Flag is Burned
Artist: Hemiptera Title: Until Every Flag is Burned Release: LP / Digital Year: 2026 Label: DIY Koło, Exabrupto Records, Shove Records, Prejudice Me Hemiptera are an…
The Meffs – Business
Artist: The Meffs Title: Business Release: LP Year: 2026 Label: Frontiers Label Group Few bands these days are angrier than The Meffs. And if they are, then most don’t…
Dead Horse – Caught the Nonsense
Artist: Dead Horse Title: Caught the Nonsense Release: LP / Digital Year: 2026 Label: Sister 9 Recordings It’s always exciting to hear any band at their most absurd and…
Altar of Eden – The Grotto Screams II
Artist: Altar of Eden Title: The Grotto Screams II Release: LP / Digital Year: 2026 Label: Drunken Sailor Records, Sound Grotesca It’s been five years since Austin,…
Cranial Putrefaction – Occhio Per Occhio
Artist: Cranial Putrefaction Title: Occhio Per Occhio Release: Digital Year: 2026 Label: Grindwar Records After a split with Destroy Yourself in 2024, Italian band…
Totalitär – Self-Titled
Artist: Totalitär Title: Self-Titled Release: LP / Digital Year: 2026 Label: De:Nihil, Prank Records Sometime in the mid-’80s, an explosion tore through the Swedish…
Common Wounds – All Night Blood
Artist: Common Wounds Title: All Night Blood Release: LP / Digital Year: 2024 Label: Protagonist Music Time is the big tell-all of one’s abilities stagnating or…
Sects – Self-Titled
Artist: Sects Title: Self-Titled Release: CD / Digital Year: 2026 Label: Self-Released Formed in 2025, Sects is a newer Chicago-based emo band featuring veterans of…
Harakiri Origami – Lacerations Shaped Like Blistering Agony in the Midst of an Overwhelming Gorgeous…
Artist: Harakiri Origami Title: Lacerations Shaped Like Blistering Agony in the Midst of an Overwhelming Gorgeous Light Release: Digital Year: 2025 Label: Randori Sounds…