the hope conspiracy

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 […]

Annoying, sparkly and pink as Valentine’s Day may be, it’s also annoying to hear people incessantly whining about it. Don’t be that person. Turn up your headphones instead. The AP editorial team has crafted a sad and angry playlist just for you loveable Cupid-slayers! [Image: Edited Drop Dead Clothing Hate Hearts skirt detail]   FALL […]

All Pigs Must Die Nothing Violates This Nature When All Pigs Must Die dropped 2011’s visceral God Is War, a damn fine record by anyone’s standards, they were still that band with members drawn from the ranks of the Hope Conspiracy, Bloodhorse and Converge. On Nothing Violates This Nature, the Boston hardcore mob demonstrate once […]

We’ve all felt that familiar itch to just run and never return. Whether it’s because we’ve felt alienated by our surroundings, that our dreams were bigger than our hometown or that we were no longer welcome sometimes, the flight instinct calls. Because that’s a feeling that often resonates with artists, it’s no surprise that we […]

Holy Fever (featuring members of the Hope Conspiracy, the Suicide File and others) will be releasing a new, two-song single for Record Store Day, Apr. 21. Check out the cover art below. The A-side, “Ghost Story,” can be heard over at Punknews.org.