One of my all-time favorite bands, this should not come as a surprise to many of you - it's most likely one of your favorites as well, n...

The Mid-Eighties Crossover / Thrash phenomena has always been a favorite of mine - I'm not afraid to admit that. As a culture-locked tee...

More than just another "denim-cut covered-in-spikes band" , Portland's Hellshock surpass the masses of D-beat / Crustcore clo...

When your band is comprised of former members of Heresy & Iron Monkey, you know it's gonna be powerful & in-your-face scary. The...

Sack-blistering thrashy crusty hardcore from the land of Linux and vodka. These guys haven't stopped attacking you about the ears and br...

Legendary crusty-thrashcore from Nottingham, UK. I'd be hard pressed to think YOU haven't heard of them before, so I'll spare y...

While there's been quite a few lineups / eras of Verbal Abuse, it's pretty much a no-brainer to say that these guys were always at t...

Did you know that soccer is hardcore/metal as fuck? In the case of Santa Monica's Cryptic Slaughter it was! These young So-Cal teen rag...

If ever there was a NYC band that fit the crossover bill, it would be these guys. Many would label them as a "joke band" - (that ...

Chunka-chunka-chunka, Growl-growl-growl... I mean that in a GOOD way. Excellent contemporary more-newschool-hardcore-than-metal, and definti...

Rockin' 80's thrashcore from Germany. Inferno had some reknown in the States back in the day as they were a favorite of Pushead, and...

Some excellent Brazilian Hardcore (they always do HC well, don't they?) that pretty much runs the gamut of all things old-school whether...

Early eighties hardcore skate-thrashers from Toronto who had chops beyond their (mid-teens when they recorded this!) years - not unlike thei...

It's probably been posted elsewhere on other blogs better than this one, nor do I have much information about them to share with you, bu...

I was cleaning out the garage this weekend and found a box of old VHS tapes. In there was this gem, so I thought I'd fire up my old VCR ...

I wish I could tell you more about this thrashy/metallic darkened-hardcore crew from Japan, but web presence is nearly non-existent. I will ...

While Corpus Christi, TX may not be known as a hotbed for hardcore or metal bands, it did spawn a truly great thrashcore/crossover/whatever ...

Tokyo motherfuckin' grindrebel K-I-N-G-S, bitch. These guys are hard to beat. Enjoy this shit as it may be a bit slow around here over t...

Ear-bleeding SHRED in the form of some blistering thrashy dirt-head hardcore, straight from "over yonder-holler, Kentucky". It...