Category: Hardcore

21 December 2022 / Experimental

KEN Mode – Null

KEN Mode might be one of the most unique bands of the last two decades. Starting in 1999 as a hardcore/noise rock band by brothers, Jesse (guitar/vocals) and Shane Matthewson…

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14 December 2022 / Hardcore

Blame Kandinsky – Eclectic Ruiner

Greek hardcore quartet, Blame Kandinsky, released their debut album in 2017 and used the global lockdowns of 2020 to prepare their sophomore effort. Like many, they had the rare luxury…

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9 November 2022 / Hardcore

Dead Cross – II

The global pandemic put Mike Patton in a state of inertia alien to his way of living. As a self-confessed workaholic, he released records with Tētēma, Tomahawk and Mr Bungle…

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24 October 2022 / Album of the Week

Terror Cell – Caustic Light

*** Go to our YouTube channel in the link below to see the video review of this record in episode #10 of the SBR Album of the Week. There are…

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30 September 2022 / Hardcore

Stray from the Path – Euthanasia

Stray from the Path are a band with much crossover appeal. They started as a mathcore-influenced hardcore unit, worked with Misha Mansoor of Periphery for 2009’s Make Your Own History,…

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10 September 2022 / Album of the Week

The Callous Daoboys – Celebrity Therapist

*** Go to our YouTube channel in the link below to see the video review of this record in episode #4 of the SBR Album of the Week. Georgia mathcore…

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11 August 2022 / Hardcore

Stick to Your Guns – Spectre

Most metalheads wince when somebody mentions Orange County, California. Those of us on the other side of the pond blame it for the pop-punk invasion of The Offspring, Reel Big…

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10 August 2022 / Hardcore

Bastions – Majestic Desolation

Welsh hardcore quartet, Bastions, released their debut album to critical acclaim in 2011 and looked set to spearhead a new UK scene. Their split in 2015 came as a blow…

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8 August 2022 / Hardcore

Ithaca – They Fear Us

Inexplicable as it may sound, Ithaca’s 2019 debut slipped under the radar of this reviewer. As a band often mentioned in the same sentence as Employed to Serve and Svalbard,…

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1 August 2022 / Hardcore

Is there anything more overpowering than metallic hardcore music with a purpose? Australian quintet, Outright, are the definition of confrontational punks who live the DIY ethic and practice what they…

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