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How do you like Citizen I.C.E., by Dropkick Murphys / @haywire617? "they've poorly trained an army for our kids to fear today / The gave 'em masks and weapons and sent them on their way / They're knee-deep in proud boys, thе party never stops / Too scared to join thе military, too dumb to be a cop"
February 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
How do you like Citizen I.C.E., by Dropkick Murphys / @haywire617? "they've poorly trained an army for our kids to fear today / The gave 'em masks and weapons and sent them on their way / They're knee-deep in proud boys, thе party never stops / Too scared to join thе military, too dumb to be a cop"
BAYWAY dumped World Of Bayway Vol. III out of nowhere: slow pressure, knuckles first, via @Trustkill - The drop lands just before they head into a packed stretch of shows, including HELLFEST WEST and a long US run with SNUFFED ON SIGHT on select dates. trustkill.bandcamp.com/album/world-...
February 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
BAYWAY dumped World Of Bayway Vol. III out of nowhere: slow pressure, knuckles first, via @Trustkill - The drop lands just before they head into a packed stretch of shows, including HELLFEST WEST and a long US run with SNUFFED ON SIGHT on select dates. trustkill.bandcamp.com/album/world-...
Pittsburgh horsecore pack Kicked In The Head By a Horse just dropped “Memento mori” and it hits like blunt force trauma. Short, super heavy, twisted, merging chaotic metalcore with deathmathcore, no breathing room.
BLOOM/DECAY EP, out February 18.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbL4...
BLOOM/DECAY EP, out February 18.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbL4...
Kicked in the Head by a Horse - Memento mori (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
YouTube video by Kicked in the Head by a Horse
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February 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Pittsburgh horsecore pack Kicked In The Head By a Horse just dropped “Memento mori” and it hits like blunt force trauma. Short, super heavy, twisted, merging chaotic metalcore with deathmathcore, no breathing room.
BLOOM/DECAY EP, out February 18.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbL4...
BLOOM/DECAY EP, out February 18.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbL4...
LIKE A PEET, KEEN TO THE RUSTLE OF LEAVES, by LIMBS. Metallic and chaotic, drifting into noise, post-rock tension, and eerie synth textures. MAJORITY RULE colliding with the unpredictability of WRISTMEETRAZOR, filtered through experimental lens.
zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/like-a...
zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/like-a...
February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
LIKE A PEET, KEEN TO THE RUSTLE OF LEAVES, by LIMBS. Metallic and chaotic, drifting into noise, post-rock tension, and eerie synth textures. MAJORITY RULE colliding with the unpredictability of WRISTMEETRAZOR, filtered through experimental lens.
zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/like-a...
zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/like-a...
Rock album of the week: Love, Keep Me Afraid by Muttering. "Songs about love... searching for answers in a deep pool of self reflection." muttering.bandcamp.com/album/love-k...
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Rock album of the week: Love, Keep Me Afraid by Muttering. "Songs about love... searching for answers in a deep pool of self reflection." muttering.bandcamp.com/album/love-k...
Brighton post-hardcore/screamo outfit Chalk Hands have dropped a powerful new video single titled "Pauvre de Moi" - their second taste of upcoming sophomore album The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us. Pre-orders are currently live through Dog Knights Productions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ6h...
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Brighton post-hardcore/screamo outfit Chalk Hands have dropped a powerful new video single titled "Pauvre de Moi" - their second taste of upcoming sophomore album The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us. Pre-orders are currently live through Dog Knights Productions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ6h...
Belfast groovecore band Survivalist has released their sophomore album "A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone" via Seek And Strike Records, xploring themes of isolation, mental health, and emotional endurance. survivalistgc.bandcamp.com/album/a-plac...
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Belfast groovecore band Survivalist has released their sophomore album "A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone" via Seek And Strike Records, xploring themes of isolation, mental health, and emotional endurance. survivalistgc.bandcamp.com/album/a-plac...
New Strife @Strife_LA cover special coming up on Feb 3 on IDIOTEQ
January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New Strife @Strife_LA cover special coming up on Feb 3 on IDIOTEQ
Costa Rican band Adiós Cometa just released "Un destello de luz" — nine tracks caught between wanting to flee and choosing to stay. Angular guitars, restrained distortion, post-hardcore edges meeting spacey shoegaze. idioteq.com/costa-rican-...
January 29, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Costa Rican band Adiós Cometa just released "Un destello de luz" — nine tracks caught between wanting to flee and choosing to stay. Angular guitars, restrained distortion, post-hardcore edges meeting spacey shoegaze. idioteq.com/costa-rican-...
Grave Heist (Hudson Valley, NY) dropping new EP 'Fate Of The World' Feb 27th - recorded with Don Fury
First single "Pale Blue Dot" out now. linktr.ee/graveheistny
First single "Pale Blue Dot" out now. linktr.ee/graveheistny
January 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Grave Heist (Hudson Valley, NY) dropping new EP 'Fate Of The World' Feb 27th - recorded with Don Fury
First single "Pale Blue Dot" out now. linktr.ee/graveheistny
First single "Pale Blue Dot" out now. linktr.ee/graveheistny
OUTBREAK FEST 🔥SUN: Basement, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed (2 albums!), Trapped Under Ice, TRASH TALK, Snail Mail, La Dispute, Nothing. SAT: Alexisonfire (Crisis!), Converge, PUP, High Vis, Touché Amoré, Quicksand. FRI: The Front Bottoms (Talon of the Hawk!) // outbreak-fest.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:49 PM
OUTBREAK FEST 🔥SUN: Basement, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed (2 albums!), Trapped Under Ice, TRASH TALK, Snail Mail, La Dispute, Nothing. SAT: Alexisonfire (Crisis!), Converge, PUP, High Vis, Touché Amoré, Quicksand. FRI: The Front Bottoms (Talon of the Hawk!) // outbreak-fest.co.uk
NOFX is back and as usual, they don't give a f**k. "Minnesota Nazis" supports protests against ICE violence in Minnesota. "America, why can't we all agree / It's ok to judge and have some hate for people / If you base it on their ethics / Not their ethnicity" www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU6s...
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NOFX is back and as usual, they don't give a f**k. "Minnesota Nazis" supports protests against ICE violence in Minnesota. "America, why can't we all agree / It's ok to judge and have some hate for people / If you base it on their ethics / Not their ethnicity" www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU6s...
VENEZIA HARDCORE FEST 2026 is locked in.
May 15–16, CS RIVOLTA (Marghera, Italy).
ANGEL DUST, BRACE WAR, NUOVO TESTAMENTO + more.
Skate ramp, food, no nonsense. Italy goes hard again.
May 15–16, CS RIVOLTA (Marghera, Italy).
ANGEL DUST, BRACE WAR, NUOVO TESTAMENTO + more.
Skate ramp, food, no nonsense. Italy goes hard again.
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
VENEZIA HARDCORE FEST 2026 is locked in.
May 15–16, CS RIVOLTA (Marghera, Italy).
ANGEL DUST, BRACE WAR, NUOVO TESTAMENTO + more.
Skate ramp, food, no nonsense. Italy goes hard again.
May 15–16, CS RIVOLTA (Marghera, Italy).
ANGEL DUST, BRACE WAR, NUOVO TESTAMENTO + more.
Skate ramp, food, no nonsense. Italy goes hard again.
REFUSED wrapped up their hometown chapter in UMEÅ with three sold out farewell shows. We’ve got a loose photo report from all three nights capturing the bands the people and the room.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
REFUSED wrapped up their hometown chapter in UMEÅ with three sold out farewell shows. We’ve got a loose photo report from all three nights capturing the bands the people and the room.
idioteq.com/refused-clos...
idioteq.com/refused-clos...
THE SADDEST LANDSCAPE announce Alone With Heaven, their first full-length in 10 years, out April 24 via IODINE RECORDINGS. New single “From Home They Run” is out now. Recorded in part with the late Steve Albini.
dthw.sh/fromhomethey...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
THE SADDEST LANDSCAPE announce Alone With Heaven, their first full-length in 10 years, out April 24 via IODINE RECORDINGS. New single “From Home They Run” is out now. Recorded in part with the late Steve Albini.
dthw.sh/fromhomethey...
dthw.sh/fromhomethey...
Miami hardcore band POWERPLAY drop new single “Liberosis,” their first release via TERMINUS HATE CITY, featuring Andrew Neufeld of COMEBACK KID. An anthemic take on mental health, pressure, and finding strength through community - youtu.be/VDSjZ7SUgH4?...
January 28, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Miami hardcore band POWERPLAY drop new single “Liberosis,” their first release via TERMINUS HATE CITY, featuring Andrew Neufeld of COMEBACK KID. An anthemic take on mental health, pressure, and finding strength through community - youtu.be/VDSjZ7SUgH4?...
STRESSED return with A World From Ashes. Adelaide hardcore pushed deeper into metal, cold and confrontational, carrying the weight of bands like REPRISAL, ARKANGEL, and MORNING AGAIN. A message-driven violence built for movement, sweat, and impact. lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-worl...
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
STRESSED return with A World From Ashes. Adelaide hardcore pushed deeper into metal, cold and confrontational, carrying the weight of bands like REPRISAL, ARKANGEL, and MORNING AGAIN. A message-driven violence built for movement, sweat, and impact. lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-worl...
It’s late, MTV’s still flickering, and some random loud band crashes in - no clue who they are, but it’s heavy as hell, so you don’t touch the remote. Filth is Eternal www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pyt...
Filth is Eternal - Stay Melted (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Filth Is Eternal
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January 15, 2026 at 8:18 PM
It’s late, MTV’s still flickering, and some random loud band crashes in - no clue who they are, but it’s heavy as hell, so you don’t touch the remote. Filth is Eternal www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pyt...
NIRVANA's Tourette's goes hardcore with Swedish XIAO! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZom...
Tourettes
YouTube video by Xiao - Topic
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January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
NIRVANA's Tourette's goes hardcore with Swedish XIAO! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZom...
Thoughts on the new POISON THE WELL? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkNr...
Poison The Well - Thoroughbreds (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
YouTube video by SharpTone Records
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January 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Thoughts on the new POISON THE WELL? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkNr...
New single “Hangman” just dropped from VALLEY OF DOVES from Alabama. Alternative/post-hardcore at the core, but they’re clearly pulling from that DEFTONES heaviness, some DREDG atmosphere, and twisting it into their own version of solid thick riffed rock. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjf4...
January 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
New single “Hangman” just dropped from VALLEY OF DOVES from Alabama. Alternative/post-hardcore at the core, but they’re clearly pulling from that DEFTONES heaviness, some DREDG atmosphere, and twisting it into their own version of solid thick riffed rock. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjf4...
GILLIAN CARTER just put out a live record captured on August 31, 2025 at The Orpheum in Tampa. gilliancarter.bandcamp.com/album/live-i...
January 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
GILLIAN CARTER just put out a live record captured on August 31, 2025 at The Orpheum in Tampa. gilliancarter.bandcamp.com/album/live-i...
In the ’80s, Italian punk scenes connected without the internet — through fanzines, letters, and real addresses. Paolo Palmacci’s Fanzinet project maps nearly 700 of those publications, bringing back a physical, slow, deeply human network that once held entire scenes together.
Seee how community worked before the web: Fanzinet - building a living archive of 1980s Italian punk fanzines - IDIOTEQ.com
In the early 1980s, if you wanted to be part of something, you had to leave the house. You wrote letters. You waited. You photocopied pages by hand, stapled
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January 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM
In the ’80s, Italian punk scenes connected without the internet — through fanzines, letters, and real addresses. Paolo Palmacci’s Fanzinet project maps nearly 700 of those publications, bringing back a physical, slow, deeply human network that once held entire scenes together.
MASS CONTROL back in full blunt-force mode. “Illusory Walls / Chasm” is short, heavy, no filler — straight 90s-core energy with teeth. Sydney / Blue Mountains grit, leaning hard into EARTH CRISIS, INTEGRITY, IN COLD BLOOD territory. Zero mercy. lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/illuso...
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
MASS CONTROL back in full blunt-force mode. “Illusory Walls / Chasm” is short, heavy, no filler — straight 90s-core energy with teeth. Sydney / Blue Mountains grit, leaning hard into EARTH CRISIS, INTEGRITY, IN COLD BLOOD territory. Zero mercy. lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/illuso...
CASTxDOWN unleashes straight edge FURY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhVt...
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
CASTxDOWN unleashes straight edge FURY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhVt...