Abnegation - Extinguish The Sickness 7" [1994]

In the politically charged 1990s, there were a slew of bands whose music I loved even though I was vehemently opposed to some or all of their politics.  Abnegation were definitely one of those bands, and this 7" is a shining example of why.  I love chunky, metal-tinged hardcore, but always loathed pro-life sentiments, and I knew I was in for a battle within myself as soon as I heard the heartbeat opening the first track, "Birthright". ...

Arkangel - Hope You Die By Overdose available on vinyl

  Deathook Records out of France have released Arkangel's second full length, Hope You Die By Overdose on vinyl.  Here's a short blurb from the label: This is the first vinyl release ever of the second ARKANGEL full length record originally released on Private Hell Records in 2004. First release on DEATHOOK RECORDS, it's time to re listen to these 11 tracks of the kings of the 2000's european metal hardcore scene with a special...

Insight reunion - 4/12 in SLC

In more reunion news, it has now been announced that Insight will play a reunion show in Salt Lake City on April 12th.  No word yet on who else will be rounding out the bill. During their time together, Insight released a 7" titled Standing Strong, which would be reissued a year later on Victory Records with a new title of What Will It Take?  In addition that 7" worth of songs, they also appeared on the Voice Of The Thousands...

Cast Iron Hike to reunite in 2013

I'm not really sure how this originally slipped past my radar, but back in September, the PRP reported that Cast Iron Hike will be reuniting for a handful of shows in June 2013.   06/14 Worcester, MA – Ralph’s 06/15 Allston, MA – Great Scott 06/16 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus I know I will be quite jealous of anyone attending these shows, since Cast Iron Hike never played the Northwest during their initial run as a band. ...

xRepentancex - Interview

“For fans of”…the classic line that is thrown around in hopes of getting plays, new fans, or especially “likes” in this day and age. I usually tend to overlook things like this, but this particular one I couldn’t ignore. After reading “FFO: Unborn, Arkangel, and Morning Again,” I felt the need to immediately check out the band that was being advertised. That band is xRepentancex, a seemingly random breath of fresh air in the hardcore scene that...

Shai Hulud - Reach Beyond The Sun review

Shai Hulud are a band that have always seemed to have somewhat of a polarizing effect on a large portion of the hardcore scene.  They have a legion of die hard, passionate fans, but they also have a decent amount of detractors that mostly point to their rotating cast of vocalists as a reason for their disinterest.  That gap seemed to get pushed a bit further when Shai Hulud released Misanthropy Pure in 2008.  Although not a complete...

Incendiary - Cost Of Living pre-order available now

  Pre-orders for the upcoming Incendiary full length, Cost Of Living, are now available via the Closed Casket Activities webstore at All In Merch along with some new merch designs as well. Check it out her...

Left For Dead interview with Chris Colohan

In light of the recent news that Left For Dead are not only going to record a 7" with new material, but that they are essentially a full fledged band again, I ran a few quick questions by Chris Colohan to find out how it all came about. Also, in the near future, I will be doing an extensive retrospective interview with Chris that will cover his entrance into hardcore and the timeline of all his bands. In 2004, it seemed like the final...

New Incendiary track

The folks over at Decibel Magazine are currently streaming a new Incendiary track titled "Primitive Rage" that is from their forthcoming LP, "Cost of Living", on Closed Casket Activities.  Pre-order info should be up soon. Listen He...

Day Of Suffering - Unreleased Song

I can still remember the buzz about new Day Of Suffering material in 1997.  The few people that had heard this final unreleased song at the time were touting it to sound like Cradle Of Filth, although that was most likely only due to the addition of keyboards.  Every person that claimed they could send me a cassette copy completely fell through in the end, so there was a long stretch of years where I just thought I would never hear...