April 17, 2024

Bad Omens announce new album CONCRETE JUNGLE [THE OST]

Bad Omens‘ next album, CONCRETE JUNGLE, is on the way, and the band have just shared a pair of previews from their forthcoming collection of new songs, remixes, live tracks, and more. As promised yesterday, the first of the two cuts to premiere today is “THE DRAIN,” a collaborative song that finds Bad Omens working...

One Step Closer take us behind the scenes of their triple co-headliner with Anxious and Koyo

This is Tour Diary, where artists give us a behind-the-scenes look at life on the road. Earlier this year, One Step Closer hit the road with Anxious and Koyo, bringing their melodic hardcore to the masses nightly. As the straight-edge crew prepare to release their new album, All You Embrace — with the biting single...

Fan poll: 5 best hardcore vocalists of all time

Ever since its earliest days in the late ’70s, hardcore has been a communal space and a spiritual salve from the outside world. More than anything, though, hardcore is most often a genre that’s judged and defined by the live show — and what their frontperson can lend to the experience. Whether that’s commanding the...

10 albums that influenced Scott Dempsey of Stretch Arm Strong

Alternative Press teamed up with Stretch Arm Strong for an exclusive vinyl colorway of The Revealing, limited to 250 copies. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours. Since their inception in 1992, Stretch Arm Strong have brought a lot of light to hardcore with melodic songs and blazing positivity. Now, nearly two decades on...