Endzweck in Europe in August!
Endzweck will finally return to Europe in August!! The screamo hardcore band that formed in 1997 was quite active internationally for a while, but then, about 10 years ago they…
New video and album from Shadows!
After releasing the Chain Reaction single back in March, Shadows dropped its first full album last week, accompanied with a brand new (and pretty cool) music video for the track…
Heaven In Her Arms: new album, re-issue and EU tour!
The guys from progressive hardcore group Heaven In Her Arms keep themselves extremely busy nowadays and in the next few months they will have a new album and a re-release…
Nervous Light Of Sunday returns with new EP on new label!
Tokyo based hardcore band Nervous Light Of Sunday will return with a new EP, called Sinsousinri (深層心理 / shinsō shinri) that will be released on the newly launched Instill Records…
Beyond Description: The Robotized World – new full length from the thrash / crossover group!
Beyond Description is a four-piece band, that formed in 1988 and that is known for its highly political, anti-capitalist lyrics and its shift from the early, more hardcore oriented sound…
Tokyo 2016 #11: Endon, Unarm, Collapse Society, Preparation Set, Belgrado (SP) @ Earthdom, 2016.09.17
Tokyo 2016 is a 13 part series of photo & live reports from September, 2016, documenting a deep dive into the city's various underground music scenes. In Japan (just as…
Systematic Death @ Obscene Extreme 2017! [Updated!]
While the World's best and biggest grindcore / extreme hardcore Festival, the infamous Obscene Extreme probably won't ever top last year's lineup of Japanese bands when Melt-Banana, Death Side, Palm…
Shadows announces new single, Chain Reaction and its first full album!
Shadows, the melodic punk / hardcore group formed by ex-FACT members (check out the in-depth interview with them here!) will be back with two new releases this Spring! First, they…
Hybrid melodic punk and the legacy of FACT – an interview with Shadows
While Shadows - which plays a unique version of melodic punk rock with a bit of a hardcore and metalcore influence - is a pretty new band, that's only been…
Fight It Out: Most Hated – new album in February!
Fight It Out, Yokohama's beatdown style hardcore punk group will be back with its new, altogether third album next month! The band, known for its strongly NYHC influenced sound and…