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Although hardcore is often considered a more simplistic style of aggressive music, bands have broken that mold by breeding offshoot subgenres with unique approaches. As the ’90s metallic hardcore movement developed, many took a more technical approach and began experimenting with every piece of their sound, leading to the entire mathcore movement. Like the songs themselves, […]

Beard rock heroes Able Baker Fox are back in action, the band formed in 2006 by members of the Casket Lottery (Nathan Ellis) and Small Brown Bike (Mike and Ben Reed, Jeff Gensterblum). Before they release a new album and hit (some of) the road later this month, we're premiering a new song and catching up with […]

Metalcore—a broad term for the raucous genre of music combining metal and hardcore—as we now know it owes a great debt to the groundbreaking bands who first forayed into the style. Today's metalcore simply wouldn't be the same without these 10 excellent forerunners. Check it out. SHAI HULUD Guitarist Matt Fox's “Guild of Misanthropy” has […]

With COALESCE reissuing their landmark 1998 full-length Give Them Rope today on 2xCD (via Relapse Records) and 2xLP (via No Sleep Records), frontman Sean Ingram broke down the lyrical themes of each song in this track by track. Please note that Sean Ingram is in no way trying to speak for any other member of […]

Coalesce frontman Sean Ingram talks about the upcoming return of Krazy Fest set for May 20 to 22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Coalesce—who have been on hiatus since last year—are among the many bands slated to reunite for the three-day festival.