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Interview: Vile Mind Guitarist Ryan Herndon on How the West Virginia Oxy Epidemic Informed Their EPs
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (936+ words) By Carlos Ramirez | @noechonet | 6. 5. 2026 I caught up with Vile Mind'guitarist Ryan Herndon'to discuss the making of Doomed Future, the state of West Virginia Hardcore, balancing family life with band responsibilities, and some of his favorite hardcore releases of 2026 so far....
Frusen Sorg: Swedish Blackened Crust Outfit Channel Trauma and Grief on Debut Album | Features
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (466+ words) By No Echo | @noechonet | 6. 4. 2026 Stockholm's Frusen Sorg wasn't supposed to become a real band. What began as a cathartic side project between longtime collaborators Martin Sandstr'm and Kalle Mattsson quickly took on a life of its own, resulting in Sm'rtpunkter,…...
Bitter Man: Hardcore Scene Staples Join Forces, Deliver Ripping Debut Demo | Features
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (363+ words) By Carlos Ramirez | @noechonet | 6. 3. 2026 Former Such Gold guitarist Nate Derby spent years sitting on the songs that would eventually become Bitter Man, a new hardcore band out of Tampa, Florida. Written before the pandemic and carried through a period of…...
New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Staring Contest
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (602+ words) By Carlos Ramirez | @noechonet | 6. 2. 2026 Their formation story: (Fiona, vocals): "Staring Contest formed shortly after Bryton's and my emo band broke up in 2024. I wrote our demo in the months following the breakup, and then we got together with Scout on…...
Blind: Rising UK Hardcore Outfit to Take "Crooked Path" on Next Release | Features
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (279+ words) By Carlos Ramirez | @noechonet | 6. 3. 2026 "We were all involved in the local scene as teenagers between 2006 and 2012," Dan explains to No Echo. "After life got in the way for a good few years, we got together to see if we could…...
Best Hardcore Albums and EPs of 2026 (So Far) | Lists
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (1301+ words) Best Hardcore Albums and EPs of 2026 (So Far) No Echo...
Condition One Singer Danny Coggins on Their New Release, Bay Area Hardcore Pride | Features
1+ week, 2+ day ago (215+ words) By Carlos Ramirez | @noechonet | 5. 11. 2026 Since then, Condition One has settled into a rotating but tight-knit group'Justin, Mike, Danny, Josef Alfonso (Sunami, Big Boy), Nate, Keone'built on a decade of shared history going to shows together. "Everybody's been friends for years,…...
New Hardcore Band Spotlight: x NECESSARYDEMISEx
1+ week, 4+ day ago (317+ words) By Carlos Ramirez | @noechonet | 5. 29. 2026 Their formation story: (Lucas, bass): "We all met through going to shows, though we kind of knew each other beforehand. Oliver and I went to college together, and James and I used to skate together around…...
Truster: Edmonton Doomgaze Trio Explore Faith & Reclamation on 'Creeping Thing' LP | Features
1+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) By Carlos Ramirez | @noechonet | 5. 28. 2026 Truster have never shied away from heavy subject matter. The Edmonton doomgaze trio's new record, Creeping Thing, pushes that intensity even further, digging'deeper into questions of religion, autonomy, devotion, and reclaiming power. The band started working…...
Corruption Pact: Paris Band Refine Their Death Metal-Driven Hardcore on Debut Album | Features
1+ week, 5+ day ago (723+ words) By Carlos Ramirez | @noechonet | 5. 28. 2026 Now preparing to release their upcoming LP, Unanswered Cries, through Born Dead Collective, Corruption Pact seem noticeablymore focused than before. Recorded at France's Disvlar Studio and mixed/mastered by Pest Control's Ben Jones, the album also…...