erode the culture and sell us the stereotype,
assemble the image and make tenderness a product
our revolution; a product,
abstract folklore of distress
manufactured to calm a nerve;
crafted images deployed to prevent change
and numb our mindfulness
for inequality (which is real) and injustice
(which is only the expression
of something human inside of us)
we are weary, hoping to step ahead
better than being laid to rest
Dead Cross, Retox, and Qui members dish out subversive hardcore with an indignant smirk; come for the riffs, stay for the synth experiments. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2024
Knockout debut from a Buffalo, New York-based hardcore band who like their riffs sick, their drums fast, and their choruses sticky-sweet. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2024
New York hardcore meets classic thrash metal meets Jane's Addiction-esque alternative on the Brooklyn crushers' sensational debut. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 13, 2023
Chicagoans craft indomitable hardcore for uncertain times, full of mangled riffs, and larynx-shredding hooks—plus a touch of post-punk. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 13, 2023