Album Review: Hardcore by Dead Friends 46

In case you weren’t sure genre Dead Friends 46 is playing on their new album Hardcore, well, it’s hardcore.  Released December 1st by Rank-n-File Records, the California band draws inspiration from East Coast and West Coast scenes as well as the folks across the pond. As I pressed play on the opening track, I guessed… Continue reading Album Review: Hardcore by Dead Friends 46

Album Review: Broken Bottles, Broken Bones by The Ratz

By Jeff McCarthy The album Broken Bottles, Broken Bones is completely raw jams, with definitive tones of the presumed-dead punk rock of the early 80s. In these uninhibited short anthems, I can taste a little Bad Brains, a touch of Ramones and a slathering Sex Pistols. Fuck you Johnny London, Donald Trump sucks!! The Ratz… Continue reading Album Review: Broken Bottles, Broken Bones by The Ratz

Secret Hardcore Sunday, March 13th in New London

What can you do on a Sunday? Well, in the case of March 13 you can go to a ripping loud rock show in New London. You see, on that day, there is a show taking place featuring Fucking Invincible, Empty Vessels, Ascend/Descend and Idle Time at the Midian. Fucking Invincible features members of Dropdead… Continue reading Secret Hardcore Sunday, March 13th in New London

Split Review: Black Tusk’s Pillars of Ash and Savagist’s Invisible Birth of Death

What unites Pillars of Ash and Invisible Birth of Death?  One is straight-ahead, the other a more varied metal palette.  One band is little-known on a small label, the other Relapse road warriors.  But both bands are from Georgia, they’ve shared the stage, and coincidentally their promos appeared in my email inbox around the same… Continue reading Split Review: Black Tusk’s Pillars of Ash and Savagist’s Invisible Birth of Death

A Chat with Child Bite

Child Bite is a killer loud rock band from Detroit that splits the difference between noise rock, art rock and hardcore. The band, which features Shawn Knight (vocals), Sean Clancy (bass), Brandon Sczomak (guitar) and Jeff Kraus (drums), raised their profile significantly last year with the release of their Strange Waste EP on Housecore. They… Continue reading A Chat with Child Bite

Track Premier: “Pyramid Scheme/Friday the 13th (Pt. 2)” by Intercourse

One of our favorite local noisemakers, Intercourse, have become an interstate band as guitarist Kev King has moved to California.  But luckily for their Connecticut fans, they are still releasing recordings.  One of the great things about this band is that you can understand every single fucked up thing that vocalist Ricky Ahmed says, leaving… Continue reading Track Premier: “Pyramid Scheme/Friday the 13th (Pt. 2)” by Intercourse

Album Review: Vile Display of Humanity (Self-Titled)

Seattle-by-way-of-Chicago punks Vile Display of Humanity released their self-titled debut album this May, unleashing a twenty-song tribute to the ideals of brotherhood and social justice.  The whole thing was recorded on lead guitarist Dave Foster’s laptop, and honestly the production quality is better than you’d imagine for “punk band’s DIY recording” — a little vocal-heavy… Continue reading Album Review: Vile Display of Humanity (Self-Titled)