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Agnostic Front Echoes in eternity – Hardcore Without Compromise Agnostic Front "Echoes in eternity" explodes out the gate like a Molotov cocktail lobbed into polite society-fifteen tracks of pure punk defiance, thrash-drenched riffs, and pit-ready hooks that spit in the face of conformity. Forty-five years in, these New York hardcore legends still pound out anthems charged with streetwise fury and world-weary wisdom, never slackening the reins or diluting the message. If you’re searching for the heart-throb of rebellion in 2025, look no further than the sonic battering ram that is "Echoes in Eternity." ECHOES IN ETERNITY Raw Power, Ruthless Energy: Track Highlights Forget your precious intro-‘Way Of War’ kicks in with boots, gang vocals, and triphammer drums, launching headlong into chaos. Every second screams aggression; 41-second riff massacres like “Art of Silence” lay waste to any notion of restraint. ‘Sunday Matinee’ proclai...

About Bastard Cröss Crossripper Crossripper de Bastard Cröss In an era where the Black/Thrash scene is saturated with clones and interchangeable productions, it's rare for an album to stand out with such a distinct personality. Yet, the debut album from Philadelphia band Bastard Cröss, titled Crossripper , is one of those gems that commands attention. While it's a ferocious fusion of black metal and thrash, this record holds some surprising secrets. Here are four key points that prove Crossripper is much more than meets the eye. 1. More Than Just a Black/Thrash Album: A Surprising Touch of Glam While the core of the album is a "ferocious combination of Black Metal and Thrash," it incorporates a surprisingly wide range of influences. It incorporates elements of early death metal and punk, but the most unexpected influence is found on the track "Demons At Midnight." This song is an "impressive fusion of thrash and 80s glam/US...

YELLOWCARD BETTER DAYS: Punk Heart, Renewed Fire, Zero Compromise YELLOWCARD BETTER DAYS isn’t just a comeback ALBUM (👈 available), it’s a gut punch of nostalgia fused with raw, unfiltered emotion. After nearly a decade of silence, the Jacksonville punk heroes return with a record that screams rebellion, redemption, and unapologetic honesty. Produced by Blink-182’s Travis Barker, this new chapter is as explosive as it is vulnerable. It’s not just a revival, it’s a rebellion set to melody, a sonic middle finger to time, doubt, and everything that tried to bury punk’s pulse. “Better Days,” the title track, doubles as both an anthem and an exorcism. Ryan Key sounds reborn, delivering vocals that shred through heartbreak and renewal with equal force. Sean Mackin’s violin, the band’s secret weapon since Ocean Avenue, howls like a war cry over Barker’s relentless percussion. The addition of Avril Lavigne on “You Broke Me Too” transforms heartbreak into a cinematic act of rebellion, ...

Paradise Lost Ascension: Cathedral Hymns for the Defiant Paradise Lost Ascension isn't just a new album, it's a funeral procession set to riotous doom and gothic grandeur. 2025 marks nearly 40 years of Paradise Lost, and their seventeenth full-length, " Ascension " (👈 available) detonates any notions of retirement with riffs heavier than guilt and melodies sharper than regret. Released on Nuclear Blast, this record fuses the band's funeral march vibes with flashes of punk venom and stoner defiance. It's the album you spin when you want to burn churches, not with flames, but with thunder. From the opening gates of "Serpent on the Cross," Holmes unleashes guttural roars that feel like your last confession, while Mackintosh's guitar leads tear through the gloom with all the grandeur of a blackened cathedral collapsing. "Tyrants Serenade" tiptoes between Type O Negative’s gothic creep and crust-drenched melancholy, while "Salvatio...

Die Spitz Something To Consume: an album that spits fire and bleeds truth Dive into Die Spitz Something To Consume Listening to Die Spitz Something To Consume is like being thrown headfirst into a storm, roaring riffs, razor-sharp guitars, pounding drums, and voices that scream and whisper in equal measure. This debut full-length (👈 available) from the Austin quartet isn’t just an album, it’s a battle cry against mediocrity, a dare to feel something raw and untamed. Produced by Will Yip, a heavyweight when it comes to raw, uncompromising sound, Something To Consume dropped September 12, 2025 on Third Man Records. It’s 11 tracks of restless energy, balancing fragility and ferocity in a way that feels dangerous, unpredictable, and alive. The record kicks off with Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry for the Delay) , a playful nod to skate-punk nostalgia before erupting into chaos. Then comes Throw Yourself To The Sword , a feral explosion of guitars and p...

Death Whore album Blood Washes Everything Away: Punk Hellfire Meets Death Metal Mayhem The Death Whore album “Blood Washes Everything Away” spits, snarls, and batters every sense like a sledgehammer in a meat locker. Standing on the faultline between crust punk, old-school death metal, and grindcore, Death Whore crash onto the 2025 scene with one brutal mission: leave no eardrum untouched, no poser unscathed. Born from the sullied backrooms of Nancy, France, their debut LP blends guttural growls, unrelenting speed, and slabs of sonic concrete to crush modern apathy under a wall of razor-sharp riffs. If this record doesn’t get blood on the pit floor, you’re not listening loud enough. Mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate) and clad in Ethan Lee McCarthy’s (Primitive Man) nightmarish artwork, the Death Whore album is a 35-minute riot. Tracks like “Motorthroat ’79” – the anthemic single and video shot in the sweat-soaked Nirvana Pub Club – lurch and rip, fusing Motörhead swagger with a hi...

Deftones Private music: From Whisper to Screams, Hardcore Remains Unbroken Private music isn’t just an album drop, it’s an uprising. As their tenth studio offering, released August 22, 2025, it’s the sound of a band with zero fear of reinvention, spitting in the face of complacency and dragging metal, punk, shoegaze, and raw emotion into a single, explosive vortex. Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Mastodon) returns to beef-up every riff and shoot melodies into the stratosphere, while Chino Moreno reigns as the genre's most enigmatic frontman, shifting from crooning siren to a banshee shriek in a heartbeat. With new blood Fred Sablan thumbing out seismic bass under Carpenter’s tech-grind guitar attacks, Deftones Private music feels like both a well-honed grenade and a swirling acid trip in the dark. The album opens with “My Mind Is a Mountain,” a track that barrels out the gate and sets the tone for forty-two delirious minutes. “Locked Club” rips with syncopated, grungy riffs,...