If you spend enough time digging through scenes that exist far from the usual Western hubs, you eventually hit a band whose backstory snaps everything into focus. Xain — split between Moscow
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As the year winds down and everyone starts tallying highlights, London alt emo punks Achers show up with something less
“Die Verge” opens “Mental Gymkhana” by throwing you straight into a noisy, splintered zone somewhere between punk rock, post-hardcore and
“Faces” is the first public release from Bodega Dog, a solo indie/emo-leaning project from Hudson Valley, New York, led by
“It’s complicated” is the second full-length album by Twins, released on November 21 through a loose coalition of DIY labels
Lobbyist lands like something hardcore has been circling around forever – power, suits, and people pulling strings they swear they
Carrion Sky formed in Warsaw in late 2022 as a three-piece, without a fixed concept or long-term plan. The band
It didn’t start with a plan to become a band, and it definitely didn’t start with a debut in mind.
In Roy Batty, the voice is there, the person behind it isn’t. The band’s vocalist stays anonymous, while the vocals
“Bastard Hymns” lands as Excide’s second full-length and first album released through SharpTone Records, following 2022’s “Deliberate Revolver.” It’s a
Taken Alive released “Ashes” on December 12, alongside a music video, marking both the first official step toward their debut
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The quickest way into Krein’s Low-Budget Death Extravaganza is through the accident that started it: a joke name tossed around by Filip Krein and Piggy Op long before the pandemic, which somehow
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The first thing Spiritual Decay offer is a moment that feels lived-in and built around emotional drift. “People Fade Fast” lands as the debut chapter for a group of Brazilian musicians now rooted in Lisbon, finding each other again after years of moving through
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The new split 7” arriving December 5 via Sweet Cheetah Records and
The split EP “When emo meant friendship on Myspace era” arrives today
Berlin can make you feel like you’re shoulder-to-shoulder with half the continent
The note came casually — Derek Allen checking in, mentioning that two
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“Flattened” landed on December 8, 2025, as MPB’s third album and their first return to English after two Swedish-language records. The shift comes from a stretch of upheaval that pushed the band into a sharper, more immediate place. Recorded under a bus terminal south
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You don’t hear many bands talk about forming at the exact moment
The Scabby Knees’ story starts in familiar territory for anyone who grew
Season to Risk spent the early 90s on the road (see their
It starts close to dawn, the moment when the body shuts down
