Tag: hardcore

The artist known as Ben S Dixon a multi instrumentalist and songwriter from the Northern Virginia area, just dropped his intense and heavy new song “Moths & Rust” which based off the verses in Matthew 6: 19-21. This has a really incredible sound and I was expecting it upon first listen. The song also features Nate Parrish which is always a good thing, right? Check out the track below and listen/stream wherever you get your music. (The lyrics are also on the YouTube video page so be to visit and check those out).… Continued →

The day has finally arrived and I am happy to announce that the Tooth & Nail Records 30th Anniversary Vinyl Box Set has arrived! UnoriginalVinyl and T&N have poured over some precious blood, sweat, and tears trying to make this box set a reality and the quality and attention to detail is unmistakable. I hear it’s quickly selling so hopefully by the time this post goes live, it isn’t completely gone. Some of Tooth & Nail’s most adored very early year releases like Wish For Eden “Pet the Fist”, Focused “Bow”, Blenderhead “Prime Candidates for Burnout”, Starflyer 59 “She’s The Queen”, and The Blamed “Frail”, are all included.… Continued →

Looking back, I feel like 2024 was a fairly average year for music. It had it’s ups and downs, a few surprises here and there, but all in all, I feel like the albums that show up on my year-end list are going to be ones that I’ll be listening to and enjoying for many years to come. So kick back, take a look, and drop your thoughts in the comments. Here’s looking forward to 2025!!!     1. Poppy – Negative Spaces I heard of Poppy in passing for a few yrs now, but knew she was more of a pop artist.… Continued →

It’s official! JCHC FEST will take place on April 5th 2025 at famed The Glasshouse in Pomona, CA. The full lineup includes Officer Negative and No Innocent Victim, along with The Deal, Headnoise, TAKE, Richie The Barber, Absolved, Barriers, Destroy Nate Allen, GratitudeTX, Infirmities, NO TREATY, XDoulosX, and Zippy Josh & The Ragtag Band. This event does appear to be a one day only show so you’ll want to buy those tickets soon. I’ve read some comments online from people questioning how that many bands can play in one day.… Continued →

Doulos – Birth Pains This band was my big surprise hit at Audiofeed Festival last summer. Sure, I’d heard the name for several years and probably sampled a track or two online, but I’d never fully experienced the band until that live set in a hot tent in July. They blew me away with their energy and riffs galore. Lots of tempo changes, fast parts, mosh parts, exactly as hardcore should be! And so, while I was excited to review this album, my excitement also come with some degree of trepidation.… Continued →

Let’s take a moment and soak in the pure awesomeness of the band Hope Through Grace from the UK, laying down that hardcore and metal so perfectly. On this song “John 20” it features Miggy Sanchez of Relent fame. The band just released their brand new EP also titled “John 20”, a week ago through Southwest Hardcore and it’s a wildfire spreading bombastic, heavy hardcore influenced EP. Hope Through Grace and Barriers (also from the UK) are tearing Europe up by storm and you need to check them both out (they share members).… Continued →

I wasn’t sure what to make of this band the first time I heard them. It was heavy, metallic hardcore, created in the era just before full-blown metalcore had become a thing. And the vocals were unlike anything I’d ever heard in hardcore before. The band hailed from Riverside, CA and were only active for a couple of years in the late 90s. They released a pair of demos, before releasing a devastating 4-song EP for fledgling Solid State Records, then-brand new sub-label of Tooth & Nail focusing exclusively on hardcore and metal.… Continued →

The lineup and date for JCHC Fest has been announced for 2025. This very special Fest will feature Officer Negative and No Innocent Victim with the following bands supporting: The Deal, Headnoise, Take, Richie The Barber, Absolved, Barriers, Destroy Nate Allen, GratitudeTX, Infirmities, XDoulosX, and Zippy Josh and The Rag Tag Band. It was also announced that Officer Negative will be playing some new songs from their upcoming new album so that’s certainly exciting! It’ll be the ultimate Christian punk and hardcore fest. It’ll take place in a to be determined venue in So Cal (City to be announced) on April 5th 2025.… Continued →

Pipe Bomb are back with an EXPLOSIVE (no pun intended) new track titled “Hate Club” and it’s absolute CHAOS. Check out the song below and make sure to support Pipe Bomb right here: https://linktr.ee/pipebomb… Continued →

Straight-edge hardcore band Subsist came to us from central Illinois. The band contained believers, but never set out to preach. Their lyrics focused more on the straight edge lifestyle (i.e., abstaining from drugs, alcohol, and indiscriminate sex), rather than a Gospel presentation. They released an EP (Lessons in Brokeness) for Pennsylvania-based Akeldama Records in 1998, and then a full-length (The Rhythm Method), which the band released themselves in 2000. The band showed significant growth in their songwriting and technical prowess between the two releases.… Continued →

We are very excited to bring you this really special new song from 2Minute Minor titled “Out With The New, In With The Old” which will appear on the band’s final album, “Self Titled, and Self Reflection”. This song drops officially on Friday September 27th to all digital networks. Pre-Order the amazing final album from these kings of hardcore right here.. Watch/listen to the video, below. Instagram friends just type in youtube.com/indievisionmusic or find us by user name. Follow the band on Insta here: 2minute_minor… Continued →

We are excited to bring you the world premiere of the new TAKE music video for their brand new song “Heaven or Hell” which will be on the upcoming album “Time Bomb” due out November 8th. The single drops same day, September 13th! You can click the link below and turn on those notifications to view the video first thing at 12pm PST on Friday! Thanks to Resuscitation Records and TAKE for the new music and premiere.… Continued →

Southern California hardcore band xDoulosx throws it down with a great of heaviness on their new track, “Bellum”. Give the song a listen below this post and get ready for a new album (or EP) this year (hopefully). Catch the band on November 9th in Henderson, NV. with TAKE and others at Eagle Aerie Hall.… Continued →

Legendary hardcore band Focal Point, from Northern California, is well-known not so much for the music they created (tragically), but for the groups that had their origin in the quintet. Training for Utopia, Demon Hunter, Nyves, and Low and Behold all trace their origins back to Focal Point at least in part. As important as those connections are, it’s a shame that too few actually remember the music of Focal Point, as it’s probably my favorite of all the aforementioned. They arrived on the scene late in the “new school hardcore” movement of the early 90s as hardcore was becomingly increasingly more metallic, and yet hadn’t fully shifted into metalcore, which would happen a year or two after Suffering of the Masses dropped.… Continued →

Thumper Punk Records is proud to announce the new split release from a couple of legends in Hardcore punk rock – Absolved, and The Blamed. You can listen to one song from each artist at this link or by clicking below this post. The release is being put out on special green with black splatter VINYL and available to order right here. Limited to 300 copies.… Continued →

This is a little announcement from your friends at Indie Vision Music. I am beginning work on a sequel to last year’s mega compilation, “Fighting From The Ground Up Vol. 3”. I am aiming to release this follow up (Vol. 4) in early October of this year. I am currently opening up submissions for all bands and artists to contribute a song of their liking that is NEW, NEWER, NEWISH. Only songs that are within 1 year of release are welcome and/or are unreleased or better yet, BRAND NEW!!.… Continued →

xREDLINEx is somewhat of a supergroup, from the DIY/independent hardcore scene, featuring ex-members of Zao, 2Minute Minor, October Bird of Death, Blindside (the one from Chicago, not Sweden or Pennsylvania), and several others. The music on Tongue Tied features a throwback sound that is a mixture of late 80s hardcore and mid-90s metallic hardcore. Unlike 2Minute Minor, there is not a strong punk presence, and while there is no metalcore whatsoever, there are some clearly metallic riffs a la 90s ‘chugga chugga’ style hardcore. That’s all cool in my book as that’s one of my favorite subgenres of hardcore, and there seems to be a real lack of the style is the current scene.… Continued →

Every Day Life, commonly known as E.D.L., was an early innovator in the rap-core scene, fusing hip-hop and hardcore into something new, several years before it morphed into nu metal and became ubiquitous on rock radio. The band came from Southern California, and while musically innovative (our featured track also has a slight nod to industrial), they were also not afraid to touch controversial subjects in their lyrics, especially those related to racial relations in the United States, and other social topics and justice-related issues. Their debut album cover featured a scene from the L.A.… Continued →

Confessions of a Traitor are back with another new song, this one titled “Hail Mary”. The controversial new song and music video (for a select few) also features hard hitters – CONVICTIONS on the track. Check out the music video below and make sure to order new merch from the band via Facedown Records, right here.… Continued →

The Blamed have re-recorded their now classic 1994 Tooth & Nail album debut, “21” and just released it this past week via The Charon Collective. You can listen to “Twenty21” on all digital networks now. You can buy it on Vinyl from the band right here. Thoughts? You can catch The Blamed alongside Living Sacrifice and Spoken in Tongues (which features lead vocals from Bill Power formerly of Blenderhead) on October 3rd in Birmingham Alabama in the lead up to Furnace Fest.… Continued →

Cleveland’s Six Feet Deep were instrumental in the advent of “new school” hardcore that was emerging in the early- to mid-90s. They were one of the few Spirit-Filled Hardcore bands that didn’t end up on Tooth & Nail or Solid State (No Innocent Victim was the other major example). After an independent demo cassette aptly titled Self in 1992, they released two fantastic metallic hardcore albums: 1994’s Struggle and 1996’s The Road Less Traveled. The debut issued on Christian indie stalwart R.E.X. Music and the sophomore on Flying Tart/R.E.X.… Continued →

This split LP is a vinyl release featuring two hardcore/metalcore bands from Las Vegas. It appears from the photos that both bands also share some members. One of the first things you’ll notice about this 12” is the provocative cover art and exquisite packaging. Liner notes are printed on a full 12” booklet with glossy printing. It’s very similar to the booklets that have traditionally come inside CD packaging, except this is like 4 times the size. I don’t know if this is becoming a trend in vinyl packaging, but I’ve never seen anything quite this extensive.… Continued →

HolyName just posted a pic of studio work and the caption “Bright Sadness” HolyName 2024 is gonna be so rad. Thank you all for being patient with us. Stay Tuned. -TG”. Who’s amped for new music from HolyName? I can’t wait for this!… Continued →

A brand new hardcore band on the scene called XREDLINEX, are back with the 2nd track off their upcoming 7″ release “Tongue Tied”, this one titled “Ward of The State”. Check the song out below and comment with your thoughts. It’s a fair mix of both old and new with all that righteous anger and fists through the wall adrenaline that hardcore is famous for. This is a killer track by a killer band so give these guys a listen.… Continued →

We are proud to premiere a brand new song from Chicago based Hardcore band – XREDLINEX. The song is titled “Gatekeeper” and you can give this most excellent song a listen right below this message or by visiting our IndieVisionMusic YouTube page. This song will appear on the band’s debut 7″ “Tongue Tied” due out in March on Steadfast Records and you can pre-order right here.… Continued →

Head over to the Indie Vision Music YouTube page and turn on notifications for the new XREDLINEX song video that will premiere TOMORROW morning 6am PST (West Coast). Make sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the channel as well. You are free to comment and chat with other music fans about what to expect. Get ready.… Continued →

Take are back with more music and their related band “The Forerunner” also return and back with a vengeance together on one sweet looking Vinyl. This “Split” will see a release on Deluxe 180G Vinyl through Resuscitation Records on March 15th and available for pre-order right now through their webstore. Check out a sample of the release below this post. While you’re on the store site, make sure to pick up new vinyl from Debtor and Plead The Widows Cause. Resuscitation Records is a new label to get excited about just like I’ve been with Small Step Records.… Continued →

A brand new hardcore band called XRedlineX from back east, are gearing up to release their 7 track debut (on 7″) through Steadfast Records/Coffee and Hardcore Records on January 26th. We will host a very special song stream of a new track this Friday on our YouTube page. This is a very excited debut and one I know many of you hardcore fans are going to absolutely LOVE! Pre-orders drop this Friday through Steadfast Records.… Continued →

This “metal/hxc core” band hits hard. I first heard about them through a darn good comp called Battle of the Bands released by Rugged Records back in ’99. Appears they were from Nebraska & disbanded in 2003. They stood out from other bands as the bass guitar stands out & you can understand the vocalist mostly. Check em out.  I have also added live distorted footage from another great song of theirs called All Is Silent. … Continued →

The folks at Thumper Punk Records have released a new compilation featuring a staggering 21 tracks! The comp’s contributions range from unsigned/unheard of bands to the mighty prolific, and include multiple subgenres from folk-punk to pop-punk to hardcore and even black metal. Best of all, all proceeds go towards the Valley Churches Together Food Pantry project based in Santa Cruz, California! Download and support the project here: https://thumperpunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/valley-churches-united-food-pantry-benefit-compilation… Continued →