The people of earth have been blessed this year with a second album from the Massachusetts metalcore pioneers in Converge. Love Is Not Enough, their first unrelenting release from February of this year, was a massive front load of raw anger and emotion, and was a worthy inclusion into discussion Continue Reading
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REVIEW: Converge – Love Is Not Enough
All of your favorite core bands can in some way, shape, or form draw a line back to Converge. Jane Doe is one of the most important records in metalcore history, and for the same band 23 years later still putting out as important and relevant material as Love Continue Reading
GALLERY: The Plot in You, Holding Absence, Boundaries – Chicago – 2.15.25
Photos by Nina Tadic The Plot in You w/ Holding Absence, Boundaries, (not pictured) Acres at The Vic Theatre in Chicago February 15, 2025
ALBUM REVIEW: Lies They Tell Your Children, by Anti-Flag – Bogged By Too Many Featured Vocalists, or Strong 13th Entry?
Anti-Flag is a MASSIVE name in the punk sub-genre – coming in with aggressive political hits since 1992, with the release of their debut album, Die For Your Government. Since then, they have gone through some musical changes as they steer away from aggressive hardcore-punk, to a more sonic pop-punk Continue Reading
CITIZEN – DRUG CHURCH – GLITTERER – FLOATING ROOM // CHICAGO, IL // 12.4.2021
Citizen with Drug Church, Glitterer, and Floating Room Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL 12.4.2021 I think I speak for all musicians, music industry workers, and passionate consumers of music when I say that a year and a half without live music was one of the most emotionally challenging aspects of the Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: The Romance of Affliction, by seeyouspacecowboy – An Emo Revival Release to Lead a New Wave
Earlier in the year, seeyouspacecowboy shook the hardcore scene by releasing their split with emo-revival band If I Die First, which accumulated in an explosion of both bands writing a single song together, and duking it out in a gigantic music video. Now, the San Diego based band are Continue Reading
$UICIDEBOY$ — TURNSTILE // CHICAGO, IL // 10.23.2021
$uicideboy$ with Turnstile, Night Lovell, Ramirez, Shakewell, Germ, and Chetta Byline Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois 10.23.2021 This fall, $uicideboy$ crossed emo and rap in a big way when they brought Turnstile, hardcore’s most dynamic band, along on the Greyday Tour. The New Orleans based duo includes cousins Scrim and Ruby da Continue Reading
EP REVIEW: A Tear In The Fabric of Life, by Knocked Loose – A Visceral Story of Trauma and the Stages of Grief
Knocked Loose, of Oldham County, KY, just debuted a surprise EP accompanied by an animated short film (and a lot of merch). While the world around them slowed to a standstill, the members of Knocked Loose took to a literal cabin in the woods (with a few horror movies) Continue Reading
EP REVIEW: A Sure Disaster, by SeeYouSpaceCowboy & If I Die First – Worlds Literally Collide in a Chaotic Emo Masterpiece
SeeYouSpaceCowboy are a hardcore/metalcore band coming out of San Diego, California. They`ve quickly become a staple in the community, having played in the ever-growing LDB Fest, and soon playing the anticipated return of Furnace Fest. Their members range all corners of the scene, in bands such as Wristmeetrazor and Buriedbutstillbreathing. Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: God’s Hate, by God’s Hate – Sophomore Slump Takes a Spin Kick to the Jaw
God’s Hate have made an absolutely legendary name for themselves in the hardcore scene, combining members of Twitching Tongues and Constrict, then throwing in pro-wrestler Brody King to top it off, they took the genre by storm with two blistering releases, Divine Injustice EP and the album Mass Murder, back Continue Reading
Tzarina release debut track “Deadsong”
Tzarina is a heavy but melodic post‐hardcore group hailing from Brookyln, NY. Originally formed in 2016 under the moniker “Deafmute” the band exploded onto the scene by releasing a series of songs and live performances that blur the line between metal, post‐rock and punk. In 2020, Craig William is again at Continue Reading
Grayscale and Hot Mulligan Turn The Observatory Upside-Down
WSTR brought their British take on power pop to sunny California and played an opening set that really amplified the energy in the spacious venue. Vocalist Sammy Clifford led the crowd through fist-pumping anthems of individuality and non-conformity. Sammy held their values of lifting each other up very literally when Continue Reading