Hailing from the Hudson Valley in NY, Mindforce grew from the ashes of Living Laser after that band’s dissolution in 2016. Combining elements of crossover thrash…
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Comfort Food: Riley Gale of Power Trip on the Records He Comes Back to Again and Again
Music fans and creators are naturally inquisitive people when it comes to their art — always seeking out how one band pulled off this or spun…
Steve Gunn on His Evolution From Philly Hardcore Devotee to Guitar Virtuoso
Resurrection, Turning Point, Rorschach and Los Crudos are just a few in a line of names that you might not associate with the incubation of renowned…
Trevor of The Black Dahlia Murder on Hardcore, Punk and Indecision’s Influence on the New LP
Besides being a vocalist for one of the longest-running heavy metal bands currently, Trevor Strnad is nothing less than a music connoisseur. His The Obituarist column…
Comfort Food: Scott Vogel of Terror on the Records He Comes Back to Again and Again
Music fans and creators are naturally inquisitive people when it comes to their art— always seeking out how one band pulled off this or spun this…
Xibalba Address Hiatus Rumors, Ready New LP on Southern Lord
To many, the name of the game in hardcore is to create the most unrelenting music possible, and as such we’ve seen crossover into black metal,…
Dwid Hellion on the Passing of Genesis P-Orridge, new Integrity and COVID-19
Last week, the classic R.E.M. track “It’s the End of the World (As We Know It)” shoved its way back into the singles charts. Considering the…
Big Cheese on Channeling Motorhead and Sick of it All, Growing up UKHC
UK’s Big Cheese was formed in the middle ’10s out of the same scene that brought to light bands like Violent Reaction, Chubby and the Gang,…
Sammy Siegler on Kiss, Billy Cobham and the Parallels Between Cro-Mags and Coltrane
Very few artists listen exclusively to aggressive music, so in this recurring series we ask a musician about a band that they like that is outside…