Los Angeles, Tokyo and Orlando are just three places that Long Island New York Hardcore crew Pain Of Truth will be visiting in the not too distant future as they plot a course between festival appearances and club shows while preparing for the grand unveiling of their sophomore album. Having Grammy Award winning producer Will Putney
Uniting members of Rude Awakening, Hammer Bros, Skinhead, Criminal Instinct, Life’s End, Hard Ca$h and Stab, who have traded in their aggression for vulnerability in Recollection. Formed as a coping mechanism for grief after the loss of a friend, the band debuted in 2025 with the striking EP “Vivid Dreams” and are set to return with
June, July and August will see Connecticut natives Balmora touring the living daylights out of North America. They’ll be sharing stages with Holder, Azshara, Cross of Disbelief, Hamartia, Almighty Watching, Hatebreed, Devourment, Snuffed on Sight, Face Yourself, Incantation, Killing Pace, In 2 Again, Empty Shell Casing, In 2 Again, The Test Dream and xSeraphx at various stops
Having lined up no less than 60 shows to take them from Boston Massachusetts to Birmingham Alabama this summer, its safe to say that Balmora are taking taking the release of their highly anticipated debut album “These Graven Halls” seriously. They’ve already unleashed first single “Ophelia” which features Brie Percy of Holder and now offer
“The album is basically what the title track says: don’t pay attention to anyone or anything else. Do everything your own way, no matter what.” ~ Anchit Chhabra
It seems that the pairing of Taylor Young (Nails, Kruelty, God’s Hate) at The Pit Recording Studio and Brad Boatright (Obituary, Internal Bleeding, Terror) at Audiosiege believe that sleep is for the weak as the prolific duo are once again credited with recording, mixing and mastering. This time it’s for “Extinction“, a new single from
It’s going to be one hell of a rollercoaster ride for Melodic Black Metal act Balmora as they have a stacked few months of touring ahead of them. They’re currently on a twelve date North American run with Poison The Well, Converge, and Spy that will be followed by another in June with label mates Holder
A long awaited, highly anticipated debut album from Chicago meets New Jersey Hardcore crew Hold My Own has been announced by label home Daze with “Negative S***” the first single. That finds Gregory Falchetto’s strong willed vocals match up against furious screams from Mike Shaw of Fatal Realm fame who also contributed a guitar solo to
Engineered, recorded and mixed by Andy Nelson.(Pain of Truth, Harm’s Way, Weekend Nachos) at Bricktop Recording with mastering by Brad Boatright (Obituary, Internal Bleeding, Creeping Death) at Audiosiege, ahead of April and May shows including LDB Fest in Louisville Kentucky, single “Countdown” has crawled out from Chicago meets New Jersey Hardcore crew Hold My Own.
Known for their live intensity, Holder are a five piece born of the west Massachusetts Hardcore scene who have been channeling late 90’s and early 00’s Screamo and Post-Hardcore influences through a modern lens like a ten year old burning ants with a magnifying glass since 2024. While other records languish like a tractor stuck in
