Wrestling with trance, memory, and gentrification: YEAR OF NO LIGHT revisit “Les Maîtres Fous”

“I Won’t a Friend” by emo act PENNWOOD RD. is about growing up without a map and trying to hold onto something real

Algorithmic noise and fallow space: MUNICIPAL SENTIMENT’s “C builds on code, texture, and Buffalo’s experimental undercurrent

FUCK MONEY’s self-titled debut is not what you’ll hear live — and that’s exactly the point

KING YOSEF announces “Spire of Fear” with haunting video for “Molting Fear” shot inside an abandoned nuclear plant

Hardcore goes psychedelic in “Ugly Boys” from Berlin hardcore band R.O.S.A.

ADIÓS COMETA premieres the raw and abrasive video for new single “Candelaria”

THE ERADICATOR returns with “My Lucky Stink” a blast from Florida’s newest squash punk lineup

Blackened hardcore band ERODE share “Coiled”, new album coming up DAZE

Rock’n’roll infused hardcore punks WALK THE PLANK return to Germany for the first time since 2018 with a new bassist and plans for fresh recordings

Pop punk act RINGPOP! hit Warped Tour DC with their biggest crowd yet and left the stage buzzing

FATES MESSENGER declares “Eternal War” with Tim Williams of Vision of Disorder as they prepare full EP

This album hit me mid-ride and nearly made me crash — OBSTRUKTION’s “The End Takes Form” channels pure, controlled chaos

LEFOKOLODI’s debut EP is a loud, messy, honest thank-you letter to their South African scene and their heroes

Mellow shoegazers SLOW CRUSH Slow Crush unveil “While You Dream Vividly” ahead of upcoming album Thirst

FOX LAKE torch genre lines again with “Freestyle” featuring Avoid and announce new record New World Heat

UPON A FIELD’S WHISPER – “Of Flesh and Wool” reflects on shared humanity in a collapsing world

SUSPENDED IN COBWEBS critiques power and doubles down on dissonance with new EP “Pig Debris”

Screamo act PRETENDING confront impermanence on “Friendships Fading like Sunworn Prints on Your Grandparents’ Wall”

Hardcore band SHUTDOWN returns with By Your Side, their first new release in 25 years, and announces summer U.S. and European shows