Pilori out of Rouen, France play blackened hardcore with grindcore ferocity and crust fury. Sans Adieu came out April 17, 2026 with ten tracks of chaotic, crushing intensity. The quartet deliver over 37 minutes of unrelenting aggression sung entirely in French. The band blends blast beat violence with crust punk's raw energy and black metal's atmospheric darkness. Additional instrumentation by Benjamin Moreau from Fange on machines and Benoît Lefèvre from Auteyn on cello. Released on limited vinyl in multiple color variants, digipack CD, and cassette through Frozen Records and Terrain Vague.
FFO: Martyrdöd, Plebeian Grandstand, Hierophant
Tristis out of Germany play blackened post-metal with atmospheric hardcore intensity. Des Strebens Einzelner released March 4, 2026 with six tracks of crushing emotional weight. The quartet - Jana on vocals, Vinni on bass, Erik on guitar, and Nils on drums - deliver over 22 minutes of dynamic extremity. The band blends black metal fury with post-hardcore's melodic depth, shifting between blast beat aggression and atmospheric builds. Lyrics alternate between German and English, adding another layer to their dark soundscapes.
FFO: Amenra, Oathbreaker, Celeste, Rorcal
Human Shield out of Tennessee play powerviolence with metallic hardcore intensity. Forever Indebted dropped January 9, 2026 with six tracks of blistering aggression. The trio - Drew Miller on guitars/vocals, Will Shephered on bass/vocals/electronics, and Noah Guffin on drums - delivers nearly 11 minutes of relentless chaos. The band blends grinding powerviolence brutality with crushing metallic riffs and occasional electronic elements adding industrial textures to the violence. Short, explosive bursts of fury is what you get here. They previously released Sullen Population in February 2025 and a summer promo in June 2024, showing a consistent evolution in their punishing sound.
FFO: Sex Prisoner, Nails, Iron Lung
More local goodness for me. Eternal Wound out of Lexington, Kentucky play crushing metallic hardcore with death metal and black metal influences. Their side of the Inextinguishable Hate split released Draped In Black on September 19, 2025 has two tracks - "Taste Of Hate" and "Non Deus Meus" - delivering raw HM2-style brutality. The band channels extreme metal aggression into a hardcore framework, blending blast beats, dissonant riffing, and guttural vocals. The band previously released Paradise Lost in June 2024 and a demo in January 2023. Good shit.
FFO: RACETRAITOR, Nails, Gatecreeper, Full of Hell
UPDATE: Hey, sorry It's me again. I figured out my chat viewing issue, just posting my results here if anyone cares. I had to go into the settings on my NordVPN app on my PC, then to Threat Protection, and then i unticked the DNS filtering. AI told me it wasn't a big deal to do this, can't argue with that. On mobile (I use Brave browser), open the NordVPN app, go to tThreat Protection, tap turn off, reconnect. Should be good to go. I hope to post more bands here soon, just been working double shifts for a few weeks. Cheers.
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Hey everyone, I've been annoyed all week because I can't see the chat boxes, they aren't loading for me and I've figured out that it is my VPN (NordVPN for me). I've tried making website exceptions for my site and for the chat box site, but that doesn't seem to work. I have also switched from TCP to UDP, and vice versa, but no luck. If you are having the same issue, I guess you can try these fixes, and if something works, please let me and everyone else know. Or, maybe I am the only one having this issue. I just wanted to mention this in case other people were seeing this too and thought the chats were dead. You could always exclude your entire browser from the VPN but that would defeat the purpose. Sorry guys
First of all, sorry for the lack of posts lately, work has been crushing my soul. But I wanted to mention this even though it has been heavily publicized. Bo Leuders, founding member of Harms Way and the excellent Hardlore podcast, passed away last week. His death has been attributed to suicide. I am not the world's biggest Harm Way fan, but I know a lot of people are, so I wanted to mention this. If you want more info, just google it, there are a million articles covering it. Be safe out there.
God dammit, I love this fucking band. Out of all the thousands of synthwave artists now out there, GosT (IG / FB) always ends up being my favorite. Super aggressive, super metal, and easily (in my opinion) the hardest darkwave thing out there. Anyway, James Lollar, the founding multi-instrumentalist and producer behind GosT, has died at the age of 46, his management team has confirmed. GosT had been around since 2013 with over a dozen releases. I'm just gonna post a few below that I like, but if you are into this stuff at all (I'm sure a lot of you aren't LOL), check out their Bandcamp. Here is GosT's official statement on this:
I love Daggers. They are another band that has been with this blog since the beginning. Imagine if Motorhead was more hardcore punk and you've got Daggers (this is a good thing). They are from Liège, Belgium and have been playing garage-tinged hardcore punk infused with psychedelic rock n' roll noise since 2008. El Mundo Kaput came out April 1, 2026 with three tracks of raw, frantic energy. Live recorded at Jetson Studio, the band delivers nearly 10 minutes of chaotic, riff-heavy punk aggression. Released on Shield Recordings as limited 7" in orange and black variants, 300 copies total. Artwork by Thierry Tönnes capturing the band's unhinged approach.
FFO: Worms Feed, Goldust, Black Haven, AYS
The legendary Neurosis out of Oakland, California surprise-released their first album in a decade, An Undying Love For A Burning World on March 20, 2026. They play crushing post-metal with doom and industrial atmospheres. And thisalbum is thankfully more of the same, eight tracks of monumental, hypnotic heaviness. Featuring Aaron Turner (Sumac, Isis) on vocals and guitar - this monster is over 63 minutes of beautiful, fearsome catharsis shifting between tension and transcendence. The band's first show in seven years takes place at Fire in the Mountains festival in Montana.
Hatred Surge out of Austin, Texas play brutal powerviolence/grindcore death metal. Rotten To Forgotten came out March 20, 2026 but it aint new. It's got four tracks recorded from 2012 demo sessions. The trio - Hughes on bass, Sharp on drums, and Ulsh on guitar - feature different vocalists on each track: Azeta, Gomes, Nolan, and Walker bringing their own vicious styles. Originally tracked on 4-track in 2012, vocals recorded in 2021. Released by Cosmic Hearse as limited 7" with 32-page zine.
FFO: Despise You, Iron Lung, Spazz
Exit Life and Rejoice have joined forces and released a split on February 18, 2026 with six tracks of nasty metallic hardcore. Exit Life from Cleveland contributes three tracks of crushing, emotional intensity while Rejoice delivers three songs of aggressive melody and fury. Co-released by Delayed Gratification Records and Armageddon Records on limited red (100 copies) and black (200 copies) vinyl. Artwork and layout by Ilija Necovski. Both bands recorded at different studios but mixed together by Nick Corcillo at The Crypt.
Chronoboros out of Athens, Greece play sludgy post-hardcore with noise rock grit. Caregivers came out March 13, 2026 with seven tracks of dark, angular heaviness. The trio - Nikos Zalimoglou on guitar/vocals, Nikos Tzamalis on bass, and Iasonas Mitsios on drums - deliver nearly 26 minutes of grimy, visceral aggression. Guest vocals from Tsev on "Bone Char." Released on limited vinyl by Nothing To Harvest Records and BlackBox Records.
FFO: Converge, Unsane, The Jesus Lizard
GUD out of Drammen, Norway play heavy sludge with stoner and doom influences. Their demo released March 9, 2026 with five Norwegian-language tracks of slow, crushing riffage. The band describes their sound as "sludge'n roll" - grinding, down-tuned heaviness with groovy stoner vibes. This is over 25 minutes of oppressive, feedback-drenched sludge-doom.
FFO: Noothgrush, Thou, Primitive Man
Cell Press out of Montreal, Québec play experimental noise rock with mathcore chaos and sludge weight. Tabula Rasa dropped March 6, 2026 with four tracks of angular, dissonant heaviness. Featuring members from The Great Sabatini, Architect, Bleak, The Chariot, I Hate Sally, Typeface, Obelisk, Biipiigwan, ete... the band delivers nearly 17 minutes of crushing, technical aggression. Mixed by Scott Evans of Kowloon Walled City with guest vocals from Julien Lévesque and Mark McGee on "Orphan-Crushing Machine."
KNIFE VISION or SLAVEHOUSE (I have no idea if it's one or the other, or both) out of Columbus, Ohio play a raw black metal/punk hybrid fury. Chained to the Abyss dropped March 7, 2026 with five tracks of lo-fi, blackened aggression. This seems to be a solo project by "JN" blending raw black metal with hardcore punk intensity across 15 minutes of unrelenting darkness. Primitive production, hateful vocals, and relentless blasting throughout.
If you didn't know, as far as I'm concerned, Harrowed is one of the few "unofficial" bands of this blog. By that, I mean they have been here from the very beginning and really capture the kind of stuff that I am into. It doesn't hurt that everything they put out is virtually flawless. This "single" Dark Collective just came out with 2 songs and as suspected, I am blown away by how good this band is. They are like the 'Slayer' of blackened hardcore, it's banger after banger with them. Mandatory listen.
CONVICTED out of Gothenburg, Sweden play filthy stenchcore with a metallic d-beat vibe. Soaring Reality of Natures Demise dropped March 13, 2026 with eight tracks of raw, politically charged aggression. The quartet - Eli on vocals, Ivar on guitar, Eskhil on bass, and Walter on drums - rip through 24 minutes of relentless crust punk. Recorded in the freezing cold of an industrial area from January to February 2026. Available on limited CD at shows.
FFO: Deviated Instinct, Asocial, Nausea
Battsbury from Rome, Italy play atmospheric alternative hardcore with post-hardcore dynamics. CONTROHCORE released August 12, 2024 with eight Italian-language tracks of moody, introspective heaviness. The duo - Luca on baritone guitar/vocals and Claudio on drums/vocals - blend melodic tension with crushing weight across 25 minutes. The heavy baritone tones drive brooding, emotionally charged songs. Very very interesting and this sounds amazing for a demo/debut.
FFO: La Quiete, Raein, Øjne, Oathbreaker
Milkmaid out of Calgary, Alberta play crushing sludge & doom. Their self-titled release dropped March 8, 2026 with five tracks of heavy, oppressive brutality. The three-piece - Jade McLellan on bass/vocals, Marissa Ruggles on guitar, and Meghana Iyer on drums - deliver nearly 18 minutes of slow, grinding punishment. Dark atmosphere, tortured vocals, and massive riffs throughout.
FFO: Body Void, Khanate, Burning Witch, Sunrot
THE SLASHER out of Colorado Springs, Colorado play blackened negative hardcore with war metal intensity. SPITE dropped March 13, 2026 with four tracks of venomous aggression and hateful fury. Raw black metal meets crushing hardcore brutality and misanthropic vocals. Pure nihilism and rage channeled through relentless riffs and blasting drums. This is the first release from the band and they're already pushing some extreme boundaries. I love this smothering sound they have.
FFO: Full Of Hell, Vermin Womb, Hexis
STRAGGLER out of Oakland, California play frantic powerviolence with fastcore intensity. Without a Country dropped March 13, 2026 with three tracks of blazing aggression and crushing breakdowns. Combining fast/slow dynamics, guttural vocals, and unhinged fury - the band tears through it in under five minutes of pure chaos. This is the third release from the band and they keep getting heavier and faster.
FFO: ACxDC, Scalp, Infest, Man Is The Bastard
Strzyyga out of Kansas City, Missouri play blackened crust with raw black metal fury. Nocturnal Famishment dropped March 6, 2026 with six tracks of hissing, primeval hatred. D-beat rhythms collide with lo-fi black metal tremolo and grim atmosphere throughout. The trio - Blasphoghol, Ahriman, and Hammerlich - spew over 14 minutes of nocturnal aggression.
FFO: Young and in the Way, Ancst, Vestiges
My Condolences are a Northern Kentucky two-piece (Jordan on Baritone guitar & vocals with Corey on drums) that play sludgy d-beat hardcore with doomed-out screamo heaviness. Their debut The Pressure Builds dropped August 1, 2020 with eight tracks of crushing desparation and metallic aggression. They tear through nearly 21 minutes of slow, grinding punishment. D-beat rhythms meet sludge metal with a smothering weight and bleak atmosphere. This was released through The Ghost is Clear Records on a 45 rpm 12" lathe cut which is sold out. Live at Healer in Indianapolis 10/07/22, a cassette release, came out August 3, 2023 on Tomb Tree Tapes (also sold out) with five live tracks captured at Healer in Indianapolis. And if you're local, you can check them out on April 18th at DSGN Collective in Cincinnati playing with Lordship for the Sealer record release. Also, My Condolences features members of Flesh Mother, Scenario, Clouded, Burn Victim, Suffocate Faster & Suicide Pact. I'm really looking forward to hearing more stuff from these dudes.
FFO: Eyehategod, Torch Runner, Loma Prieta, Celeste
Porcupine out of Chicago/Pittsburgh play blackened chaotic hardcore with powerviolence ferocity. Martyrdom dropped February 27, 2026 with three re-mixed and re-mastered tracks originally released as a split with Griphook. Fast, chaotic blasts meet dark, metallic riffing and frantic intensity. The band tears through this in just over five minutes of pure aggression.
FFO: Jesus Piece, Cult Leader, Portrayal of Guilt
DeathFeeder from Newcastle, Australia play old school Swedish death metal. Unleashing Ruin dropped February 25, 2026 with four tracks of grinding, buzzsaw-toned brutality. Classic BOSS HM-2 chainsaw worship done right with crushing riffs and relentless aggression. Features members and ex-members of The Amenta, Lord Kaos, and Manticore.
FFO: Entombed, Gatecreeper, LIK
D.M.V. out of Washington, D.C. play abrasive noise punk with no wave chaos. Five Finger Discount dropped February 28, 2026 with five tracks of raw, distorted aggression. Tons of dissonant guitars, shouted vocals, and unhinged energy. First release from the band and it's deliberately ugly in the best way.
FFO: Couch Slut, USA Nails, Lovely Wife
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Another local band for me with a new release, you love to see it. Pain Begins out of Cincinnati, Ohio play heavy metallic hardcore with beatdown brutality. Tired Of Being Alive dropped February 27, 2026 with five tracks of crushing aggression. Slow, punishing breakdowns meet ferocious riffs and furious vocals - this is hardcore at its most nihilistic and punishing. Album art by Tommy Wilson captures the bleakness perfectly. The band's third release continues their descent into darker, heavier territory.
FFO: Sunami, GEL, Simulakra, Jesus Piece
SKALLAR from Baltimore play raw d-beat crust punk. Their 2026 EP dropped February 27, 2026 with five tracks of furious, metallic aggression. Grinding riffs, relentless d-beat drums, and politically charged fury - this is crust punk/metal done right. Cover art by Jamie Rosier sets the bleak tone perfectly. Fast, filthy, and uncompromising from start to finish.
FFO: KRUELTY, Röntgen, Discharge
VRUST out of Hamburg/Lübeck, Germany play blackened crust with a death metal bite. Their self-titled debut dropped February 23, 2026 with five tracks of dark, aggressive heaviness. This is crust punk meeting black and death metal fury - harsh vocals, grinding riffs, and relentless energy. Recorded by Joso at Bombrec_recording and mixed/mastered by Florian Zeh, the production keeps things raw and filthy. The three-piece tear through nearly 20 minutes of bleak, pummeling intensity.
FFO: Hellshock, Disfear, Celeste
HAMARR out of Indianapolis, Indiana play crushing death metal-infused hardcore. Necrotic Rituals dropped February 27, 2026 with ten tracks of brutal, death-obsessed heaviness. Midwest hardcore meeting old-school death metal - grimy riffs, guttural vocals, and pure aggression. The production is raw and unpolished, recorded and mixed at Champion O.I., giving everything a visceral edge. Guest spots from Alex Cloutier, Seth Bricker, and Kurtis Hall add even more brutality to the mix.
FFO: Gatecreeper, Xibalba, Incendiary, Vamachara
Even if this song sucked (which it most definitely does not), I would have posted this for the cover alone. In other news, everything is fucked. Good luck out there.
I've actually written about this release here before back in Two Thousand Fucking Sixteen! But christ this is fucking good, and it just got put on streaming sites again, so I'm writing about it again. Writhe from Hobart, Australia play fast, aggressive grindcore with powerviolence bludgeoning. It's pretty incredible, especially since it's 1-man project. With raw production, brutal riffs, glorious HM2 usage and relentless speed, this is grind stripped down to its nastiest form.
FFO: Wormrot, Rotten Sound, Nails
Trelkovsky is a relatively new band from the foggy lands of northern Italy. They started playing together a couple of years ago as a duo but recently became a trio. Their style can be described as a heavily black/post-black metal influenced screamo, inspired by the likes of Deafheaven, Bosse-de-nage, Orchid, La quiete, etc. This album Le stesse cose ritornano (which translates to "The same things come back") from last September channels existential dread and life under capitalism with lyrics about identity loss, paranoia, and pain. This is chaotic, heavy, atmospheric, and unrelenting. Please do check it out.
FFO: Jeromes Dream, Ampere, Loma Prieta, Oathbreaker, Birds in Row
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Perikunta out of Helsinki, Finland play crushing d-beat crust mixed with sludge. Tyhjyyden vanki dropped February 20, 2026 with eleven tracks of darkness - heavy, grinding, and relentless. The album mixes raw crust punk energy with slow, doomy breakdowns that hit you like a sledgehammer. Bleak, aggressive, and uncompromising.
FFO: Tragedy, Wolfbrigade, Rise And Fall
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Boycott The Baptist from the UK deliver four tracks of grindcore/crust punk on Father Egg, released February 13th, 2026. The band has been touring relentlessly since 2013, supporting acts like Wormrot, Discharge, and Trash Talk along the way. This EP leans into their Pig Destroyer and Eyehategod love while keeping the Black Flag punk energy front and center. Tracks range from the three-minute rippers to the sprawling six-minute closer "Jane Doe In Idaho." UK grindcore that's been road-tested to hell and back.
FFO: Wolfbrigade, Infest, Weekend Nachos
SHERM from Warren, Michigan unleash three tracks of grindcore on their demo, released February 13th, 2026. We got some interesting song titles here: "GRINDCORE COWBOY," "KENNY CHESNEY SONG," and "PIPE BOMB IN MY ETHIKAS." The whole thing clocks in under three minutes of crust/grindcore chaos. Michigan basement grind at its finest. Short, nasty, and ready to wreck your day.
FFO: Wormrot, Magrudergrind, Scalp, Insect Warfare
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.DotCursor from Oakland bring the chainsaw hardcore on Eternal, released February 13, 2026. Five tracks of metallic hardcore that pull inspiration from Nails, Converge, and Entombed's buzzsaw worship. The album rips through themes of hopelessness and despair with relentless aggression - no frills, no breakdowns for the sake of it, just pure Oakland heaviness. Think bleak vocals, crushing riffs, and the kind of intensity that makes you want to flip a table.
FFO: Ingrown, Harm's Way, Employed To Serve, Nails
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Life Pilot from Adelaide, Australia released the instrumental version of their self-titled album last month. Twelve tracks of chaotic metalcore without vocals - just heavy riffs and relentless aggression. The band has been around since 2012, building a reputation for writing heavy, angry songs and this instrumental release strips everything down to the core: the dissonant guitars, crushing rhythms, and noise metal textures that define their sound.
Mold Bunny blast through 15 tracks of deathgrind/powerviolence chaos on (H)are you afraid of the dark?. The entire album clocks in under 20 minutes with rabbit and horror movie-themed track titles like "Hopmare on Elm Street" and "The Texas Rabbit Massacre." Mixing slamming death metal with grindcore intensity and powerviolence unpredictability, the band delivers brutal, relentless aggression with a tongue-in-cheek horror aesthetic.
MIND/KNOT out of Rome deliver chaotic hardcore fury on Mortale. Six tracks explore mortality through distortion and sonic darkness, blending mathcore complexity with noisecore aggression. The EP rips through frantic rhythms and violent shifts, closing with the suffocating "Few Shadows Left Alone In This Void." Pure Converge/Dillinger Escape Plan worship filtered through Rome's hardcore underground.
FFO: Botch, The Chariot, Plebeian Grandstand
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NŪR out of Haifa, Israel deliver their 1st full-length Shock Mentality via Sludgelord Records. After years playing sprawling post-metal, the band shifted hard into aggressive sludge/hardcore with blackened edges—angrier, faster, and denser than anything they've done before. Eight tracks rip through media desensitization, political decay, and societal collapse, closing with "The Line Age," the track that originally sparked this heavier direction.
FFO: Portrayal of Guilt, Gaza, KEN Mode
Plunge out of Albuquerque, NM deliver five tracks of pure grindviolence chaos on Tour Demo. Released February 6, 2026, the demo alternates between sub-minute bursts of powerviolence and longer, grinding assaults that stretch past the three-minute mark. Tracks like "Unclaimed" and "Petroleum Party" explode with frustrated rage about societal collapse and manufactured narratives, while the extended cuts "Fluid" and "Violent Change" let the sludgy, noisy aggression breathe and mutate. The New Mexico hardcore scene keeps churning out brutal acts, and Plunge is raw, uncompromising, and ready to wreck eardrums.
FFO: Big Gulp, Sex Prisoner, Full Of Hell, Wasp Mother
Desgarro out of Córdoba, Spain bring Andalusian rage to the Spanish crust scene with Impasibles. The album locks into that classic D-beat attack with apocalyptic hardcore energy, channeling the same raw disgust that fueled early Discharge and Amebix. Southern Spain doesn't get as much crust attention as A Coruña's storied scene, but Desgarro prove there's plenty of venom brewing down south—metallic riffs stripped down to their ugliest, vocals torn to shreds, and rhythms pounding like riot gear on pavement. Pure stenchcore fury.
FFO: Wolfbrigade, Doom, Discharge, Tragedy
VerminKing out of Bielsko-Biała play Swedish death metal with that classic buzzsaw guitar tone. Formed in 2023 from musicians in the local metal-punk scene, they recorded their full-length LP in early 2025. The album pulls straight from the Stockholm playbook—raw, grinding, and built for heads banging and mosh pits exploding rather than technical showboating. Pure worship of the Entombed/Dismember sound, complete with D-beat hardcore energy underneath all that distortion.
FFO: Entombed, Entrails, Horrid
SWÆRMMM out of Stockholm play experimental mathcore with grindcore and death metal thrown in. Their EP Γ (Gamma) just dropped February 6, 2026 as part 2 of a planned trilogy, ¥ (Yen) came first in 2020. Gamma is five tracks of complex, chaotic rhythms that shift constantly, blending hardcore intensity with jazz-influenced experimental detours. Saxophone and charango show up to make things weirder. Short, brutal, and unpredictable.
FFO: Pupil Slicer, Daughters, SeeYouSpaceCowboy
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Sealer is a new band from Cincinnati, OH that play hardcore-adjacent noise punk with an experimental edge. Their self-titled debut dropped January 30, 2026 via The Ghost Is Clear Records, and has six songs pairing the queasy unease of noise rock with blasting hardcore. The members met as teenagers playing in different bands, then spent 20 years in projects like White Walls, RIVE, Fourth Wife, and Hissing Tiles before finally working together on this.
FFO: Chat Pile, KEN Mode, Couch Slut
