Gone a-Crowd Killin'
If you don't flail like an epileptic having a spaz, you're not hxc-
a selection of modern hardcore/ beatdown/ powerviolence/ grind, along with my personal track recommendation from the release (in no particular order) |
| 1 |  | Last Witness
Give Up
Metalcore leanings are truly in evidence here, but the EP is crisp and much groovier than the band's debut
personal pick
>Dreamland Welcomes You |
| 2 |  | Desolated
The End
It took 5 previous releases to get here, but Desolated's 3rd full-length shows the band finding a sound that is not only murky and heavy, but actually rather entertaining
personal pick
>The End |
| 3 |  | The Endless Blockade
Primitive
Grind and hardcore mesh admirably on this standout powerviolence release
personal pick
>Raised By Wolves |
| 4 |  | Seditionist
Retract / Relapse
Brooding beatdown, for the more discerning thug
personal pick
>Green Water |
| 5 |  | Bearclaw
Gangland
DIY beatdown done right, utilizing the not-exactly stellar production to craft a raw, grizzled slice of hardcore.
personal pick
>Bugsy |
| 6 |  | Brutality Will Prevail
Root of All Evil
Their more recent releases have lost the vision somewhat, but BWP's 2nd full-length finds them on top form; sludgy, vicious and haunting
personal pick
>Early Grave |
| 7 |  | First Degree
Street Justice
If Deez Nuts did beatdown. Not sophisticated by any stretch, but it has enough energy to maintain convincing aggression
personal pick
>False Valor |
| 8 |  | Trap Them
Darker Handcraft
Grim, unrelenting hardcore- crunching guitars and rattling drums aplenty
personal pick
>Scars Align |
| 9 |  | Full of Hell
Roots Of Earth Are Consuming My Home
Powerviolence par excellence
personal pick
>Black Iron |
| 10 |  | Your Demise
Ignorance Never Dies
Before the more traditional hardcore stylings of the sentimental Kids We Used To Be, YD were a legitimate force to be reckoned with on the scene. A genuinely abrasive vocal style, slamming breakdowns and nihilistic overtones give the release plenty of character
personal pick
>Nothing Left But Regret |
| 11 |  | Nails
Unsilent Death
An aural assault from every direction: straight up brutal
personal pick
>Suffering Soul |
| 12 |  | Backtrack
Lost In Life
What they lack in substance they more than make up for in party vibes
personal pick
>Nailed To The Tracks |
| 13 |  | Knocked Loose
Pop Culture
An EP that feels much too short, Pop Culture is bile in sonic form; every bit as dispassionate and groovy as hardcore ought to be.
personal pick
>Manipulator II |
| 14 |  | Converge
Jane Doe
of course it's a cliché but a hardcore list without converge is just heresy.
personal pick
>Homewrecker |
| 15 |  | The Secret
Solve Et Coagula
battering, in a good way.
personal pick
>War Desire |
| 16 |  | Nasty
Shokka
Look at that, the Germans are good at violent, misanthropic beatdown. Who'd have thought?
personal pick
>Shokka |
| 17 |  | Agitator
Enter Vice Lords
Confirming traditional hardcore with a modern edge can still thrive
personal pick
>Natural Selection |
| 18 |  | Black Knives
The Thirteenth Hour
Unapologetic hardcore from France. Album suffers from occasional filler content, but when it's good it's very good.
personal pick
>Our World, Somewhere We Belong |
| 19 |  | Hundredth
Free
Metallic hardcore, made accessible and easy to digest.
personal pick
>Isolation |
| 20 |  | Pig Destroyer
Terrifyer
Rounding the list off with a grind behemoth. 21 vicious miniatures of relentless, undiluted hostility. Teeth-chatteringly good.
personal pick
>Thumbsucker |
| 21 |  | Stray From The Path
Subliminal Criminals
Honorable Mention
Alternative hardcore with a sharp metallic edge- party hardcore and anarcho-punk rebellion in equal measure
personal pick
>D.I.E.P.I.G. |
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