I haven’t been this excited about a hardcore release in quite a long time. Why? Mainly because Cross-Check, while clearly functioning within the genre of hardcore, are unlike just about any hardcore band I’ve ever heard. Overall, the band loosely fit into the 90s style of hardcore—chugga chugga mosh parts, combined with plenty of fast two-steppin’ circle pit rhythms, screamed/shouted vocals as opposed to growled (anyone else getting a little tired of the overused deathcore

Twas The Night Before Christmas all cuddled with your spouse. Not a speaker was blasting throughout the whole house. No Stryper, or Vengeance, or Rex Carroll & The Bleed! Well we’re gonna fix that with this special release from, THE LEAD! Can you believe it has been 30 years since the release of one of the most classic Christian punk rock albums ever! Florida punk legends The Lead are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their most iconic album ‘Burn This Record’ with a very s

Say what you want about fans of heavy music, but they are loyal forever. If a pop star takes a leave of absence from recording music for a couple decades and then returns, will they still have an audience? Probably not. Here today, gone tomorrow. If a metal band, a hardcore band, or a punk act do the same, you better believe fans will be pulling concert shirts out of their closets and cheering for their heroes as if not a day has passed. So there was a lot of excitement among

Transcending The Genres East West (Psalm 103:12) was a Christian rapcore/rock band from California who actually trace roots back to the late 80’s and was largely driven by vocalist/guitarist Mike Housen. Over the subsequent decade (‘90’s) they released a few albums and experienced many line-up changes but never really hit it big until they released The Light In Guinevere’s Garden in 2001. This very diverse, catchy and spiritually charged release featured perhaps the band’s b

I couldn’t sleep, so I figured I should catch up on writing my reviews. I put on my headphones and cranked up the new War Of Ages album, Void, because I have been waiting what seemed an eternity, even though it was only two years for their new album. "The Watchers" kicks in with almost what I would consider a mantra of even a short in your face sermon of sorts and Leroy Hamp’s in your face vocals let you know that War Of Ages are here and mean business. Clocking in with 11 so

Santa Cruz, California, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Thumper Punk Records is honored to announce the release of “The Flame Still Burns” from Living Fire. Heavy NYHC and metal influences flavor the band’s traditional punk sound, and allow the musicians to display their advanced skills. Through eight songs of passion and glory, Living Fire shines the light of Faith and Hope on the world’s darkest corners. “The Flame Still Burns” is available for streaming and immediate download a

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We are very excited to introduce you to American Arson and their brand new EP "Rise & Fall", out today on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and everywhere else music is sold and streamed. Employing on-the-fly vocal and instrumental looping alongside multi-amp stacking, American Arson creates a massive, driving rock sound with just two performers. Punctuated by raw, razor-throated vocals and drop-tuned, buzzsaw guitars, American Arson is rock n' roll the way it was meant to be played: l

I must admit, I’m late to the Platoon 1107 party. I’d heard of them and had a song or two on compilations, but hadn’t really dug into their material. When I had the chance to review Part 4 of their Day of Anger series, I gratefully accepted with a small amount of trepidation, having not heard parts 1-3. So even though they’ve been released over the span of the past year, I’m reviewing them here all at once. Let me start by simply saying, Wow! Having expected pop-punk (for

The Blamed Album #7 IndieGoGo Campaign (for physical merch) https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-blamed-full-length-album-number-7#/ Hardcore Punk band, The Blamed, are back with their 7th album. As a follow up to last fall's surprise ep release, the band is seeking to raise enough funds to cover manufacturing of physical media such as Vinyl and CDs. Check out their really cool campaign via IndieGoGo right here. The band are releasing a new ep exclusive to this campaign fea