Hardcore
Full Album Stream: Kiritsis – “Kiritsis”
March 31, 2025 Emily Bellino
Indy sludge outfit Kiritsis share their debut album.
Scott Burns Book Signing Session Announced at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2025
March 27, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Meet legendary death metal engineer Scott Burns at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 4 to sign copies The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997 at the Decibel merch table!
Video Premiere: Feed the Beast – “Tombs Underneath the Tombs”
March 14, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Southern California hardcore band Feed the Beast have dropped their latest album, Mercy, the band’s first for Futureless. Check out the video for “Tombs Underneath the Tombs” with us today.
Video Premiere: Hellgrammites – “Bayonet”
March 12, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear fierce Denver metalcore outfit Hellgrammites get all stabby on new track “Bayonet,” from their upcoming Ethos EP.
Track Premiere: Xiao – ‘Control’
March 4, 2025 Emily Bellino
Swedish powerviolence purveyors Xiao debut the explosive title track from their new album.
Video Premiere: Industrial Puke – “Hoax-Mongers”
January 29, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Swedish D-beat crusters Industrial Puke hurl their vitriol at “Hoax-Mongers” on their brand new single for Suicide Records.
Track Premiere: Mutagenic Host – “Artificial Harvest of the Obscene”
December 2, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Hear UK death demons Mutagenic Host rail against the horrors of unchecked AI on new track, “Artificial Harvest of the Obscene.”
Video Premiere: Trench – “MY COLD BLOOD” (feat. Johannes Persson of Cult of Luna)
November 20, 2024 Tim Mudd
In an age of predictability, watch Calgary’s Trench smashes the mold with their blend of metallic hardcore and experimental edge with a little help from Johannes Persson of Cult of Luna.
Listen: Converge Release Live Album Benefitting Hurricane Victims
October 7, 2024 Emily Bellino
Converge release a new live album to benefit those affected by Hurricane Helene.
Full Album Stream: Life Abuse –Systemization
October 2, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
East Coast hardcore lifers in Life Abuse get crusty on new Armageddon Label debut, Systemization
Video Premiere: Concrete – “Cyber Vermin”
September 26, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Watch New York bruisers Concrete drop a new video, “Cyber Vermin,” ahead of their full-length Mortualis, out January 10 via Upstate Records.
KILL SCREEN 046: Greg Puciato of BETTER LOVERS Reminds You to Enjoy Games Responsibly
September 25, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
In rediscovering his past love of gaming, the hyper-prolific vocalist remembers to love the present.
Video Premiere: Matriarchs – “The Day You Slipped Away”
September 10, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
California metalcore crushers Matriarchs process grief in new lyric video for “The Day You Slipped Away.”
Video Premiere: Spread Thin – “Gaslit”
September 5, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Watch Wisconsin’s heavy hardcore hitters Spread Thin‘s new video, “Gaslit,” from their July album World of Snakes.
The Hostage Situation Unleashes Frenetic Visuals in New Music Video for “The Last Leg”
August 28, 2024 Tim Mudd
Marking their first new music in 18 years, Arizona’s hardcore veterans, The Hostage Situation, have made a thunderous return with their latest single, “The Last Leg,” and an equally intense music video to match.
Track Premiere: Take a Spin on RIOTOUS INDIGNATION’s “Wheel of Misfortune”
July 3, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Addressing heroin addiction, Riotous Indignation‘s new single “Wheel of Misfortune” focuses on a harsh reality without any spin.
KILL SCREEN 041: Tyler Norris and Jack Beatson of FOREIGN HANDS Don Their Gaming Personas
July 3, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The vocalist and guitarist have much to say about one gaming’s influence on their brand of hardcore.
Full Album Stream: Blind Girls – “An Exit Exists”
July 2, 2024 Emily Bellino
Australian screamo crew Blind Girls stream their heaviest record to date.
EP Premiere: Diploid – ‘MANTRA’
July 1, 2024 Albert Mudrian
Spend 10 minutes with Australian grind/noise force Diploid. And then spend the next hour catching your breath.
ESCUELA GRIND Unveil Exclusive New Track, “Distant Disruptor,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
June 27, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this flexi disc single from Escuela Grind featuring an exclusive new song available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Full Album Stream: Desolat – “Get Sick And Let Me Watch You Die”
June 13, 2024 J. Andrew
Get sick and enjoy some righteous noise from Austria’s Desolat with an exclusive full stream of their new album.
ESCUELA GRIND to Release Exclusive New Track, “Distant Disruptor,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
May 30, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, June 3 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from New England blast force Escuela Grind.
Video Premiere: Giant Spider – ‘Exit Plan’
May 9, 2024 Emily Bellino
NYHC trio Giant Spider make their entrance with “Exit Plan.”
Knocked Loose’s New Album Is Their Heaviest, And Most Metal, To Date
May 6, 2024 Emily Bellino
Previewing Knocked Loose‘s new album before its Friday release.
Scott Burns Book Signing Session Times Announced at Metal & Beer Fest Philly
April 10, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Meet legendary death metal engineer Scott Burns at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 12-13 to sign copies The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997, with author David E. Gelhke at the Decibel merch table!
ONE MONTH AWAY! Metal & Beer Fest Philly! “Metal & Beer” Tickets ALMOST SOLD OUT!
March 12, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Exclusive special sets from Deicide, Biohazard, Dying Fetus and Crowbar headline the rapidly-approaching Metal & Beer Fest Philly 2024!
KILL SCREEN 032: Aaron Heard of JESUS PIECE Is Ready to Bring the Fight to You With an Exclusive ‘…So Unknown’ Fighting Stick Courtesy of CENTURY MEDIA!
March 6, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The vocalist has decades of experience with fighting games—and thanks to Century Media, you start your training with a custom Hori Fighting Stick α!
Track Premiere: Prisoner – ‘Leaden Tomb’
February 1, 2024 Emily Bellino
Prisoner‘s latest single is a violent eulogy for the environment.
Video Premiere: ’92 – “Above the Law”
January 25, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Now in a room take a view of the video from California hardcore crushers ’92.
Scott Burns Book Signing Announced at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly!
January 12, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Legendary death metal engineer Scott Burns will make a rare appearance at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 12-13 alongside author David E. Gelhke.