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INKWELL, by Andy Stivers
August 20, 2026

INKWELL burned through Atlanta hardcore in two years. Thirty years later, their story is finally on one record

TROUBLE BOUND, by Dave 'Face' Boccio
August 17, 2026

TROUBLE BOUND talk working-class anger, Hudson Valley punk and “Step To The Line”

REACT! by Gab Tojino
August 12, 2026

REACT discuss “True Grit”, nine years of shows, friendships, loss and conviction

PLEB
August 12, 2026

PLEB talk ugly sludgecore beast “Grease Trap”, Leeds DIY, political exhaustion and keeping control

DEFY YOU
August 12, 2026

Happy HellFest: DEFY YOU connect Guns Up!, their own demo years and present-day NJHC on their new EP

AMNEZIA
August 10, 2026

Russian punk after 2022: AMNEZIA discusses his protest via a VPN, anonymous accounts, and… AI!

TRASHxSTRIKE by Jessi Reyes
August 9, 2026

Philly sXe pack TRASHxSTRIKE turn Craigslist demos into “Core Values”, grown-up straight edge without judging anyone

August 7, 2026

CNHC Fest 2026 traces the people, cities and work behind Chinese hardcore

Following Seas
August 7, 2026

FOLLOWING SEAS reconnect after twenty years for a self-titled Birmingham hardcore EP

BAD TO WORSE
August 7, 2026

BAD TO WORSE drops new album, reworks Green Day’s “Jaded” into a straight hardcore banger

NEW FORMS
August 5, 2026

Boston emoviolence band NEW FORMS make grief move fast on mind-bending new EP “Nothing’s Sacred Anymore”

DIMMING
August 4, 2026

DIMMING take New York hardcore towards doom, death metal and a slower crawl with “Dirtnap”

Concrete Youth
August 4, 2026

Jakarta melodic hardcore pack CONCRETE YOUTH trade breakdowns for melody on infectious debut promo

BRACH live
July 16, 2026

BRACH channel Central European reflective hardcore on “Plastic Lights”

BY ANY MEANS, by @5rything
July 10, 2026

BY ANY MEANS map Baton Rouge hardcore on debut EP, feat. Boosie Badazz and Gridiron’s Matt Karl

Kārtël
July 9, 2026

Kārtël on immigration, dignity, and why Ningún Ser Humano Es Ilegal is not a slogan

Bum Ticker
July 9, 2026

New Jersey’s punks BUM TICKER unlock four grievances on their first EP

CONVERGE by @thexessence
July 8, 2026

CONVERGE announce November European tour, new music video for “It Used to Matter” streaming

TOXIC YOUTH!
July 7, 2026

TOXIC YOUTH keep the Milan hardcore line moving with “Join Da Resistance”

https://ferretmusic.com/
July 6, 2026

Ferret Music is back!

THE END OF IMPACT FEST
July 6, 2026

Inside The End Of Impact fest 2026 – an interview with Cady, Shooting Daggers, Víbora, L’Idylle, Laurie Bird and Lumière

HIRS live at New Friends Fest 2025
July 6, 2026

“Screamo summer camp”: 36 bands, 4 reunions, and 15 bands on what New Friends Fest ’26 means to them

PUKARANA
July 5, 2026

PUKARANA talk 23 years of Ecuadorian hardcore, DIY shows, and the story behind “Suicidio Escolar”

Eternal Struggle
July 4, 2026

Tel Aviv’s ETERNAL STRUGGLE document the war years on “Wartime Love Affair”

IDIOTEQ Explore
July 3, 2026

IDIOTEQ Explore is live: 20 years of coverage, now browseable by scene, city, and sound

Wake of Humanity
July 3, 2026

WAKE OF HUMANITY file the first phase of their European Distress Tour diary

2000trees
July 2, 2026

UK festival lineups are stuck on repeat, but 2000trees festival still knows what it is

Risk It! by Ronja Hackbart
July 1, 2026

RISK IT! walk through “Mercy For None” track by track

Human Issue by Taylor Wong
June 30, 2026

HUMAN ISSUE talk recording “In Flesh”, dual vocals, and pulling out of cycles of self-destruction

Raincheck, by LA POUB
June 29, 2026

Lyon’s RAINCHECK! mark a decade with new video, a Green Day tribute cover, and the first track from album two

Samadhi
June 26, 2026

Lubbock D-beat punks SAMADHI follow their 2024 EP with “Ego Prison”

Omoiyari
June 19, 2026

OMOIYARI breaks down “The View From Halfway Down” and the PS2 case design built from a Marc Ecko book

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