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
FROM: Hamburg, GermanyGENRE: Powerviolence, FastcoreRELEASED: May 2, 2025
FROM: Los Angeles, CaliforniaGENRE: Fastcore, PowerViolence, GrindcoreRELEASED: January 1, 2025
Twin Tombs are a three piece band from Minneapolis, Minnesota who formed in 2020, from the looks of things. Twin Tombs play a vicious and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, metal, fastcore, and powerviolence within their sound. Musically, Twin Tombs can be loosely compared to bands such as Oxidant, Cell Rot, Stimulant, Water Torture, Backslider, and other like-minded bands. Since forming in 2020, Twin Tombs have released a seven song EP titled 4:03 in August of 2020. 2:28 is the band's latest EP, which was released on July 12th, 2021. On 2:28, Twin Tombs offer up three tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, metal, fastcore, and powerviolence. Overall, 2:28 makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Merked is a three piece band from Oakland, CA who formed in 2020, from the looks of things. Merked play a vicious, scathing, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, fastcore, and powerviolence within their sound. Musically, Merked can be loosely compared to bands such as Oxidant, Cell Rot, Iron Lung, Dropdead, Scalp The Pioneer, Kidnapped, and other like-minded bands. This is the band's debut EP, which was released on cassette via Goat Power Recreation on February 2nd, 2021. On their self-titled EP, Merked offer up seventeen tracks of vicious, scathing, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, fastcore, and powerviolence. Overall, Merked's debut EP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Grindcore, Powerviolence, Fastcore
Label: Coxinha, Lixiviat, Dead Heroes, Totalitarian Continues, Olga Hepnarova, Larmo Records
Tracks: 16
Length: 10.11'
Sheeva Yoga is a five piece band from Ostrava, Czech Republic who formed in 2008. Sheeva Yoga play a volatile and chaotic style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, grindcore, powerviolence, and fastcore within their sound. Musically, Sheeva Yoga can be loosely compared to bands such as Water Torture, Stimulant, Lies, Suffering Mind, Grinding Halt, and other like-minded bands. Since forming in 2008, Sheeva Yoga have released a split LP with Disney in March of 2008, contributed a track to the Play Fast Or Don't compilation in August of 2008, a twenty song LP titled Svet Ten Cert Vem in July of 2011, a split EP with Kumuru in August of 2012, a split 10" with Say Why? in September of 2013, contributed a song to the Communal Grave Vol. 3 compilation in March of 2016, a two song EP titled Covers Of Eclectic Acid Fastcore in March of 2017, and a split 12" with Dog Eggs in July of 2018. Vanitas Vanitatum is the band's latest LP, which was released via Lixiviat, Dead Heroes, Totalitarian Continues, Olga Hepnarova, and Larmo Records on March 5th, 2021. On Vanitas Vanitatum, Sheeva Yoga offer up sixteeen tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, grindcore, powerviolence, and fastcore. Overall, Vanitas Vanitatum makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Fastcore
Label: To Live A Lie
Tracks: 5
Length: 5.15'
Fading Signal is a five piece band from Raleigh, North Carolina who formed in late 2019, from the looks of things. Fading Signal play a vicious and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and fastcore within their sound. Musically, Fading Signal can be loosely compared to bands such as Infest, Countdown To Oblivion, Left For Dead, Oxidant, Stimulant, and other like-minded bands. Since forming in 2019, Fading Signal have released a self-titled three song demo in February of 2020. Nothing Feels Good Anymore is the band's debut EP, which was released via To Live A Lie records on January 29th, 2021. On Nothing Feels Good Anymore, Fading Signal offer up five tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, and fastcore. Overall, Nothing Feels Good Anymore makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, D-Beat, Powerviolence, Fastcore
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 8
Length: 3.20'
Stone Fleet is a five piece band from New Bedford, MA who formed in 2020, from the looks of things. Stone Fleet features members of Wound Man, Internal, Brother, and many other MA area bands. Stone Fleet play a vicious and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, d-beat, powerviolence, and fastcore within their sound. Musically, Stone Fleet can be loosely compared to bands such as Infest, Crossed Out, Spine, Negative Approach, and other like-minded bands. This is the band's debut EP, which was released on October 11th, 2020. On their self-titled EP, Stone Fleet offer up eight tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, d-beat, powerviolence, and fastcore. Overall, Stone Fleet's debut EP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Enjoy!
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