Night Lunch-Table For Two EP (2021)

Country: New Zealand
Genre: Post Punk, Metal, Doom, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 19.30'

Night Lunch is a two piece band from Dunedin, New Zealand who formed in 2019.  Night Lunch play a tense, discordant, and insanely heavy style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, metal, doom, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Since forming in 2019, Night Lunch have released a digital single titled Minimum Wage in May of 2019 and a seven song EP titled Double Trouble! in August of 2019.  Table For Two is the band's latest EP, which is slated for released on August 1st, 2021.  On Table For Two, Night Lunch offer up six tracks of tense, discordant, and insanely heavy post punk, metal, doom, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Table For Two makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Wakhan Corridor-ii EP (2021)

Country: New Zealand
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 2
Length: 2.0'

Wakhan Corridor is a new four piece band from Hamilton, New Zealand who formed in 2020, from the looks of things.  Wakhan Corridor play a chaotic, volatile, and tense as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and screamo within their sound.  Musically, Wakhan Corridor can be loosely compared to bands such as Orchid, Wolves, Jeromes Dream, Saetia, Hundreds Of Au, and other like-minded bands.  ii is the band's debut EP, which was released on March 31st, 2021.  On ii, Wakhan Corridor offer up two tracks of tense and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Overall, ii makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!  

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Hedge Fund Trader-S/T LP (2020)

Country: New Zealand
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Grindcore, Powerviolence, Emoviolence
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 10
Length: 13.10'

Hedge Fund Trader is a three piece band from New Zealand who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Hedge Fund Trader play a scathing and vicious as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, screamo, grindcore, powerviolence, and emoviolence within their sound.  Since forming in 2017, Hedge Fund Trader have released a self-titled Discography EP of early material in July of 2017 and a five song EP titled No Birds in October of 2017.  This is the band's latest EP, which was released on January 19th, 2020.  On their latest EP, Hedge Fund Trader offer up ten tracks of scathing and vicious as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, screamo, grindcore, powerviolence,and emoviolence.  Overall, Hedge Fund Trader's latest EP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Swallows Nest-S/T EP (2019)

Country: New Zealand
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Screamo
Label: Zegema Beach Records
Tracks: 4
Length: 9.55'

Swallows Nest is a band from New Zealand who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  Swallows Nest play a killer style of post hardcore, punk and screamo.  Musically, Swallows Nest can be loosely compared to bands such as Beau Navire, Todos Caeran, Adobe Homes, and other like minded bands.  Since forming in 2018, Swallows Nest have released a split EP with Crowning in February of 2018 and a split EP with Snag in April of 2018.  This is the band's latest EP, which was released via Zegema Beach records on June 12th, 2019.   On their latest EP, Swallows Nest offer up four tracks of brutal sounding post hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Overall, this is an awesome EP and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Crowning/Swallows Nest-Split EP (2018)
Snag/Swallows Nest-Split EP (2018)

Long Distance Runner-No Escape EP (2019)

Country: New Zealand
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 9.0'

Long Distance Runner is a five piece band from Auckland, New Zealand who formed in 2016.  Long Distance Runner feature members of Parents, Sere, How Get, and Body 125.  Long Distance Runner play a chaotic and volatile style of hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Musically, Long Distance Runner can be loosely compared to bands such as Orchid, Dangers, Cassillis, Lentic Waters, Capacities, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2016, Long Distance Runner have released a six song EP titled No Value in March of 2017.  No Escape is the band's latest EP, which was released on March 22nd, 2019.  On No Escape, Long Distance Runner offer up six tracks of chaotic and volatile sounding hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Overall, No Escape makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Long Distance Runner-No Value EP (2017)

Total Ruin-S/T 7" (2019)

Country: New Zealand
Genre: Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Limbless/Never Not Fun Records
Tracks: 4
Length: 11.25'

Total Ruin is a three piece band from Wellington, New Zealand who formed in 2016, from the looks of things. Total Ruin features members of Meth Drinker, so going on that alone, you know you're in for a special treat.  Total Ruin play a killer style of ugly and dirty sounding punk and noise rock.  Since forming in 2016, Total Ruin have released a self-titled demo in March of 2017.  This is the band's latest 7", which was released via Limbless and Never Not Fun records on April 19th, 2019. On their latest 7", Total Ruin offer up four tracks of ugly, dirty, and blown out sounding punk and noise rock.  Overall, Total Ruin's latest 7" makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Total Ruin-Demo (2017)

Bodyache-Vehement Suffering EP (2018)

Country: New Zealand
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Powerviolence, Grindcore, Noisecore
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 10.15'

Bodyache is a one man band from Christchurch, New Zealand who formed in 2018,from the looks of things. Bodyache play a vicious and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, metal, powerviolence, grindcore, and noisecore within their sound.  Musically, Bodyache can be loosely compared to bands such as Full Of Hell, Intensive Care, Blame God, Vermin Womb, and other like-minded bands.  Vehement Suffering is the band's debut EP, which was released on September 22nd, 2018.  On Vehement Suffering, Bodyache offer up six tracks of raw, ugly, vicious, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, metal, powerviolence, grindcore, and noisecore.  Overall, Vehement Suffering makes for an awesome listen and is definitely worth checking out.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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Walkhan Corridor-S/T Cassette (2018)

Country: New Zealand 
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 6.10'

Walkhan Corridor is a four piece band from Hamilton, New Zealand who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  Walkhan Corridor features 2/3rds of the band Hedge Fund and the band plays a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and screamo within their sound.  This is the band's debut six song EP, which was released on September 16th, 2018.  On their self-titled debut, Walkhan Corridor offer up six tracks of chaotic, volatile, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Overall, Walkhan Corridor's debut EP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Meth Drinker / Dead Instrument Split (2016)

When Doom met Grind: Meth Drinker / Dead Instrument Split

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Meth Drinker - s/t (2011)
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Bridge Burner-Mantras Of Self-Loathing EP (2015)

Country: New Zealand
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Crust, Grindcore
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 4
Length: 11.0'

Bridge Burner is a four piece band from Auckland, New Zealand who formed in 2015.  Bridge Burner formed after the demise of Graves.  Bridge Burner play a venomous and brutal as fuck style of hardcore, punk, crust, and grindcore.  Mantras Of Self-Loathing is the band's debut four song EP, which was released on November 17th, 2015.  On Mantras Of Self-Loathing, Bridge Burner offer up four tracks of vicious sounding hardcore, punk, crust, and grindcore that's an absolute must listen for fans of Mammoth Grinder, Hatred Surge, and Nails.  Overall, Mantras Of Self-Loathing is an amazing EP that should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!  Look for physical copies of the EP in January.

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Meth Drinker-Oil LP (2014)

Country: New Zealand
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Sludge
Label: Raw Birth Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 40.0'

Meth Drinker is a hardcore, punk, and sludge band from Willington, New Zealand who formed in 2011.  Meth Drinker play a mid-tempo, yet scathing and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, sludge, and doom.  Musically, Meth Drinker can be compared to bands such as Bottom Feeders, Reproacher, and Altar Of Plagues.  Since their inception in 2011, Meth Drinker have several releases under their belts including a self-titled LP released in 2011, a split 12" with Open Tomb in 2012, a split 12" with Moloch in May of 2013, and a self-titled 7" in May of 2013.  Oil is Meth Drinker's debut nine song full-length LP.  Oil was released via Raw Birth record on November 1st, 2014.  On their debut full-length, Meth Drinker offer up nine tracks of bone crushing mid-paced tracks of hardcore, punk, and sludge.  Overall, Oil is a killer LP and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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