Shelter Shelter reist af naar Europa in 2025 om het 30-jarige bestaan te vieren, van hun iconische plaat “Mantra”. De plaat die verscheen in 1995 werd al snel een mijlpaal binnen “Krishna-core” — een unieke fusie tussen hardcore punk en de spirituele leer van het Krishna bewustzijn. Het album vormde niet enkel en alleen de […]
MACSEAL Known for their infectious melodies, hooky guitar parts, and captivating live shows, Long Island’s Macseal emerged in 2015 with the release of their debut self-titled EP. Following a series of subsequent releases and a rigorous touring schedule, the band took a breath, got to writing, and reckoned with the aspects of life that inspired […]
SWEET PILL (US, Hopeless Records) Sweet Pill has a style earmarked by an earnest ingenuity that many young artists are quick to romanticize and aspire to but slow to cultivate and execute. It takes time. For singer Zayna Youssef, guitarists Jayce Williams and Sean McCall, bassist Ryan Cullen, and drummer Chris Kearney, however, their 5 […]
SUPERHEAVEN (US) Originally formed as in 2007, the grunge revivalists changed their name to Superheaven in 2014. Although their name changed, their sound, which drew upon the driving and sludgy melodies of the '90s for inspiration, remained, with nods to bands like and still intact. Looking to reintroduce themselves to the world, they reissued their […]
TROPHY EYES (us) Trophy Eyes leads a new wave in rock music, blending their punk and hardcore roots with modern rock and pop sensibilities. Hailing from Newcastle, Australia, the 4 piece continue to edge away their own path selling out shows across the globe. Known for their brutally honest and emotional storytelling and lyricism combined […]
EARTH CRISIS Metalcore band from Syracuse, New York. Their material has focused largely around concepts such as the vegan straight edge lifestyle, both world and niche scene politics, and are often dispersed through a militant lens, sonically, as well as lyrically. INITIATE Initiate is a SoCal-based that cooks up hardcore that has a lot to […]
KAONASHI Philadelphia’s Kaonashi wants to create change. The quartet — Peter Rono (vocals), Ryan Paolilli (drums), Ryne Jones (bass), Alex Hallquist (guitar/vocals), — aspire to generate compassion, understanding, and empathy through art. They understand that music is and has always been a force for bringing people together. They’ve made it their mission to leverage the […]
A recklessly free-spirited collective, THE CALLOUS DAOBOYS is made of six members, featuring a violinist and multiple vocal contributions. Together they deliver a vibrant combination of mathcore, sasscore, and post-hardcore — a sound that is at once abrasive, chaotic, and classy. Reveling in high-strung extremity their music is dense, impenetrable, and chaotic yet confusingly inviting […]
GLARE Formed in 2017 in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, Glare aren’t so much genre traditionalists as they are painters of wide realms and intense moods. The four-piece band has already accumulated a large audience, both in the flesh with their reputation for sell-out shows, and on the internet, a place where people go to short-circuit […]
AGRICULTURE Agriculture is een blackmetalband uit Los Angeles die het genre een flinke schop onder de kont geeft. Ze noemen hun stijl "ecstatic black metal"—denk aan blastbeats en tremolo's, maar dan met een spirituele knipoog en een flinke dosis euforie. Wat begon als jamsessies tussen Kern Haug en Dan Meyer in de underground noise-scene van […]
AGE OF APOCALYPSE (us) The excellently named Age Of Apocalypse come from the same Hudson Valley, New York hardcore scene that’s already given us bands like Mindforce. AOA came together during the pandemic, releasing their demo The Way in 2020 and somehow developing serious buzz even before they could actually play live shows. Age Of […]
BETTER LOVERS (us) By challenging each other to progress, Better Lovers challenge heavy music to move forward along with them. Driven by the same restless spirit and clear intention, this cohort of longtime musicians have rallied around a shared vision of creative fearlessness and relentless energy. Playing with a chemistry bordering on magic, the musicians—Greg […]
Michael Cera Palin Michael Cera Palin are an emotive indie-punk trio from Atlanta, GA. The band are noted for consciously vulnerable lyrics, a cathartically catchy sound, and an impassioned live show, all forged through a decade of cutting teeth in the genre-fluid arts landscape of their home. MCP released two EPs from 2015-2018 before a […]
THORNHILL On April 4th, Australian band Thornhill released their third studio album, titled BODIES, marking a substantial evolution in their musical style. In contrast to the more intricate sound of their previous album, Heroine, and their departure from the clinical metalcore sound of their debut album, The Dark Pool, BODIES has forged a distinctive sound […]
THE SUMMER SET Led by vocalist Brian Logan Dales, the Phoenix, AZ band has been silently building an enormous following of super fans since their formation in 2007. The quartet’s honest lyrics and signature brand of feel-good pop has led them to an incredible string of success throughout their career that includes multiple sold out […]
CITY OF CATERPILLAR (us) When guitarist/vocalist Brandon Evans, guitarist Jeff Kane, drummer Ryan Parrish and bassist/vocalist Kevin Longendyke unveiled their self-titled debut in 2002, their emotional, frenzied and often cinematic music was at the vanguard of the burgeoning screamo movement. Along with bands like Pg.99 (with whom they shared members), Majority Rule, Planes Mistaken For […]