After around a year of existence and two single releases, Raleigh hardcore outfit BRICK has officially released its first EP. With a runtime of 14 minutes and six songs, there is plenty to talk about...
Digital hardcore is a genre that blends the attitudes and heaviness of hardcore music with the speed and synthetic chaos of electronic music. Digital hardcore doesn't just refer to one kind of electronic...
On June 7, 2024, Knocked Loose played at The Ritz in Raleigh for their tour promoting their new album, "You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To." The metalcore band hailing from Kentucky has properly solidified...
It's been a while since I've jumped into another genre that sounds made up.
A kaleidoscope of influences -- hardcore, post-hardcore, metal, new wave, disco, etc. -- consistently infused with cheeky...
I love heavy music. And as someone who is far from a genre purist, I love heavy music that experiments with the "hardcore" label. Music that challenges what hardcore can be is extremely special to me....
My goal in writing album reviews isn’t to rank albums and give them some arbitrary number. It isn’t to tell people they have to listen to a certain artist or track or they’ll be missing out for...
5 TRACK EP | Inflicter
I was going to write about some Chicago hardcore (hc) punk band, but I stumbled across this short little EP instead. Inflicter is from the UK and makes quick, ripping-loud, noisy,...
Something within me *clicks* with Pig City’s newest release “Pig City”. It’s inspired me to deviate from the normal way I write my album reviews. I’ve done a few odd approaches the past couple...
I didn't even know Omerta existed until December of last year when I and two other WKNC DJs took the drive to Greensboro to see Loathe at Hangar 1819.
Though they weren't headliners, their captivating...
After seeing friends' posts about a recent hardcore show they'd been to in South Carolina, I finally decided to check out DRAIN, and they easily lived up to their reputation.
DRAIN's first two EPs,...
Taking a brief detour from this month's Pride-based content (because I'm very sick and incapable of concerted research) to cover a recent show I attended.
This show was special, not just because it...
Hardcore and metal music aren’t some stiff sheet of protection from the elements. These genres are warm blankets when you have a 100 degree fever and your chills are shaking your body relentlessly.
The...
