We got a package in the mail from To Live A Lie records and it was a loud one.  This label specializes in blistering punk rock, hardcore, grindcore, fastcore, and powerviolence.  Now, instead of trying to act like I know what I’m talking about when it comes to these genres, I’ll just say that this [...]

I guess this is the week for hugely influential 90’s post-hardcore, huh?  Polyvinyl has put up a preorder for FIVE new vinyl reissues by the legendary Illinois band, Braid.  The pack includes “Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five” (2xLP, 180 gram white vinyl, edition of 700), “The Age of Octeen” (LP, 180 gram blue vinyl, edition [...]

Here are a couple of monumental 90’s punk reissues.  First up is Jawbreaker’s “Unfun”, a 1990 release that had a huge influence on the punk/emo/hardcore scene throughout the 90’s.  The vinyl has been remastered from the original analog tapes, and is available for the first time since 1992.  It’s a great deal at only $12.99.  [...]

There’s really nothing I could say about this record that would possibly make you want to buy it any more or less than you already do or don’t want to buy it. The Epitaph exclusive tan vinyl is up currently out of stock at epitaph.com, limited to 500 and housed in a gatefold jacket with [...]

Communitas Records is a brand new label from one of the dudes behind Southern Empire, and their first release is going to shred your face off.  Torch Runner’s “Locust Swarm” alternates between breakneck hardcore and crushing, sludgy breakdown riffs.  If you’re into heavy music at all, you’re going to find something to like here.  Definitely [...]

Magic Bullet Records’ own Forensics have a new four-song 10″ EP out, their first recordings on anything but a 7″ in over five years.  There’s a lot to like about “You Don’t Have To Win, But You Have To Fight”.  First of all, the artwork by Daniel Danger is stunning.  The record was pressed on [...]

Wow, it’s been a great week for hardcore reissues.  At nearly 20 years old now, Integrity’s “In Contrast of Sin” 7″ EP is being reissued.  It comes in three colors:  blue, pink (limited to 200), and clear with black (limited to 300, plus it has a Stephen Kasner cover).  The blue and pink versions are [...]

Yes that is correct. As most of you should already know by now, Deathwish Incorporated has just announced three new vinyl titles up for sale in their online store. Among them is the most recent full length album from The Hope Conspiracy, which initially created a bit of confusion when it first surfaced for sale [...]

The fine people of Init Records have does us all a favor and reissued the long since out-of-print Chronoclast by Buried Inside on 180 gram virgin vinyl with new artwork and a letter-pressed cover. If your first introduction to this band was last year’s Spoils of Failure (as mine was) you owe it yourself to [...]

Copies of this one are very limited and disappearing fast, so move quick if you want in – this might not last until the morning. Balboa and Plague Sermon come from two different sides of the ocean, but they both kick out emotionally charged hardcore with equal ferocity. Check the noise on the relevant Myspace [...]

So, we’re not totally sure if this is a reissue, or some mysterious found copies of the last pressing, but RevHQ has The Hope Conspiracy’s “Death Knows Your Name” LP in stock at the moment.  Brutal hardcore, colored vinyl, and Aaron Horkey artwork, what else do you need?  Oh, and it’s only $12.  Visit RevHQ.com.
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What a year it’s been for Deathwish. This label just seems absolutely incapable of releasing anything but the fiercest, most forward-thinking hardcore and metal music available. The newest from Blacklisted is no exception. This is only available on vinyl and only available at the Deathwish e-store. There are three vinyl colorways available and as usual, [...]

Init Records just keeps bringing the goods to the rural midwest, the stomping grounds of yours truly.  This new Melt Banana 7″, fully equipped with stunning artwork by Aaron Horkey, is now up for preorder.  It was pressed in a total edition of 1000, with 200 on blue marble vinyl, 200 on mixed color vinyl, [...]

This band. I saw these guys at SXSW after attempting to take in a particularly excruciating set from Vivian Girls. It was the perfect palette cleanser to wash that dreck out of my ears (sorry, gals). Some crusties behind me were saying they wished they hadn’t brought their dogs so they could jump in the [...]

I am pretty sure Thou have a metric shit ton of splits coming out soon, so this should just be the first of quite a few. Maybe even several, I hope. This one is a split with Mohoram Atta, who are sounding pretty good to me. Limited to 1000, released jointly by Halo of Flies [...]