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
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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
RECVRSE are a two-piece out of Los Angeles playing hardcore/crust/skramz, and they only put out their first demo last October. SUFFER & REMEMBER is their debut LP, eight tracks dropped January 29th, and it moves fast, Politically blunt lyrics over a record that doesn't waste a second. All the money from it goes to SFV Mutual Aid, which tells you everything you need to know about where these guys are coming from.
FFO: Frail Body, Ohyda, Shin Guard
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FROM: Fallbrook, CaliforniaGENRE: Grindcore, Powerviolence, HardcoreRELEASED: March 24, 2025
FROM: Southern CaliforniaGENRE: Melancholic Post-Metal, GrungegazeRELEASED: March 13, 2025
FROM: San Diego, CaliforniaGENRE: Powerviolence, Hardcore, PunkRELEASED: February 13, 2025
FROM: Fullerton, California GENRE: Noise, Grindcore, Black Metal RELEASED: February 14, 2025
FROM: California GENRE: Death Metal RELEASED: January 19, 2024
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Noise Rock
Label: The Ghost Is Clear
Tracks: 4
Length: 8.0'
Children's Letters To God is a two piece band from Austin, Texas and California who formed in 2020. Children's Letters To God features members of Exhalants and Deaf Club, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special. Children's Letters To God play an explosive and chaotic style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, screamo, and noise rock within their sound. Pulling The Knife Out Of My Back is the band's debut EP, which was released on cassette via The Ghost Is Clear records on February 19th, 2021. On Pulling The Knife Out Of My Back Children's Letters To God offer up four tracks of volatile and chaotic sounding hardcore, punk, screamo, and noise rock. Overall, Pulling The Knife Out Of My Back makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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