In their nearly 15 years of existence, Bane have established themselves as one of the defining, if not the defining, modern hardcore band. Through a combination of relentless touring and top quality recorded efforts including regular album releases and the occasional seven-inch or EP, Bane has built a loyal fan base worldwide. Their [...]

Within the limited confines of creativity that plagues the hardcore punk scene, where plenty of teenagers and twenty-somethings attempt to recycle the blindingly fast and ferocious riffs of Void, Koro, and early Black Flag, every now and then something incredibly original emerges that demands immediate absorption from anyone paying attention. While No Friends’ newest release [...]

We Were Skeletons’ newest, a 32-minute record, is made for fast music fans, for ears tuned less to melody and more to sheer speed; all the catharsis and release not coming from a pinpoint note or melody, but a hard-edged, primal excretion of human energy — the tuning fork of the heart ringing at the [...]

The musicianship of this Tennessee band and the recording quality of this release are both superb, so it’s disappointing that this band sounds like a less-interesting Modern Life is War.  Only two tracks on this digital EP are interesting enough to stand out from the rest: the slow instrumental interlude “Forgiven” and the brutal “Vultures, [...]

Available now for free download, Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 6 is our collection of the best and most popular tracks featured on VerbicideMagazine.com in the past couple months, with a few special, previously unreleased tracks mixed in.
Where else can you hear the folksy tunes of Mountain Man alongside the cacophonous metal blasts of Howl? Where [...]

Thin Ice are a Texas-based Christian hardcore band whose sound immediately calls to mind ‘90s Christian band xDisciplex A.D., and a slew of other ‘90s bands like Buried Alive and Integrity.  Picked up by Blood & Ink while still a project band, Thin Ice have since solidified their lineup, and this new EP — essentially [...]

“So here’s to our sleepless nights and singalongs/to the new kids and the old ones, this is our night and our show/the love once shared, belittled and betrayed/is not lost.” –With Honor, “To Believe”
The lifespan of most good hardcore bands is a short one — a few years bursting with creation, expression, and ending ultimately [...]

Nation of Thieves sound like I went back in time and kidnapped members of all the early ‘90s post-hardcore bands, held them at gunpoint, and forced them to write songs on demand.  But as much as they evoke the sound of early ‘90s post-hardcore, Nation of Thieves is not merely a carbon copy throwback band.  [...]

This is old music, old feelings. It’s a sound and style that had its moments — and moment in the sun — years ago. Listening now is an archaeological dig, uncovering bones in the shapes of palm-muted chugging guitars, howled and straining vocals, and breakdowns galore. Clocking in at just under 30 minutes, Give Up [...]

Coliseum is a niche band, the kind of music that is a home run or a strikeout depending on the taste of the listener — there is little room for middle ground. Abrasive guitars, the kind of singing that makes the listener’s throat hurt, pounding, ever-present drums, and screeching solos round out a very intense [...]

Since 2003, Coliseum’s powerful, classic hardcore and punk inspired sounds, exhaustive tour schedules, and unabashed independent streak has earned it a devoted fan base, critical acclaim, and the respect of its peers. Coliseum’s second full-length, 2007’s No Salvation (Relapse Records), captured the band at the height of this era with an outpouring of urgent riffs, breakneck speeds, [...]

Since 2003, Coliseum’s powerful, classic hardcore and punk inspired sounds, exhaustive tour schedules, and unabashed independent streak has earned it a devoted fan base, critical acclaim, and the respect of its peers. Coliseum’s second full-length, 2007’s No Salvation (Relapse Records), captured the band at the height of this era with an outpouring of urgent riffs, breakneck [...]

The Shrine is a force to be reckoned with. The self-titled single starts off with some average drums and guitar feedback. Then, suddenly, it sucks you in like a black hole with the drums bellowing and gurgling before the full band comes back in to smack you in the face with a soulful southern riff [...]

The Shrine has fallen through the rabbit hole of hardcore and come out into the Red Queen’s garden of blistering hard rock sound. Guitarist/vocalist Josh Landau roars and screams over the raging pulse of the pounding rhythm section, with Court “Murph” Murphy on bass and Jeff Murray on drums.
Their new single “Mirror Fits Like A Glove” [...]

Wait — really? GBH? Really? “Great Big Hair”? Hee hee hee! Oh, my aching’ Jeebus. These Brits have been spitting out street-ish, gutter-drunk, pyramid-studded, Knox-gel-haired punk rock for what? Close to 30 years now (I think the Exploited and Cocksparrer can battle them in the “Old Punk Cage Match” — ‘Sparrer would win, but I [...]