Demos
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Check Out Sri-Lankan Hardcore Band ILLAN KAAPAN Outta Australia – Respect To Immigrants
As the world is dealing with the rise of far right anti-immigrant sentiment, we will always big up fellow Asians in the West making theirselves...
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DEMO ALERT: Hard Riffs. New Hardcore Band FINAL WAR Release Two Tracks [Malaysia]
Check out brand new Malaysian hardcore band FINAL WAR on their debut demo. If you’re into bands like ALL OUT WAR/MERAUDER, if you’re not, what’s...
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DEMO ALERT: Big Up South Asians in American Hardcore – NYC’s NO VALUES Drop Demo
Big up to our fellow South Asian diaspora especially out there in the west letting themselves be heard. Today we get to introduce newly formed...
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DEMO ALERT: Post Hardcore baiduri Release 3 Track Live Session [Malaysia]
baiduri is a four-piece post-hardcore band from Bangi, Malaysia. What began as casual jam sessions in 2022 slowly grew into something more intentional, and by...
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DEMO ALERT: Doom Metal Duo GRASS Release Demo [Malaysia]
Sam Dunn once described metal as a global tribe — a sentiment rooted in Tony Iommi’s iconic riffing and Ozzy Osbourne’s dark, transcendent provocations. From...
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DEMO ALERT: Y’all Need to Fuck With Toronto Hardcore Band ESKRIMA Now. NOW. [Canada]
YOOOOOOO…this debut demo by Canadian band ESKRIMA is hard as fuck. If you’re a fan of bands like Cold World (fuck right off this planet...
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DEMO ALERT: Chiang Mai Hardcore Brings The Heat With New Band WRATRED [Thailand]
Check out Chiang Mai new breed hardcore band WRATRED on their debut demo. The band states, “Our main influences come from our own scene –...
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DEMO ALERT: Good Friends, DIENASTY, Return As GUILTSTRIKE, Drop Demo [Philippines]
When da homies that we’ve known for years return as a new band (for reasons mentioned below) – we back that shit hard. That’s how...
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DEMO ALERT: “Our Vocalist Comes From Shoegaze” Beatdown Band SICARIO47 [Singapore]
Check out brand new Singaporean beatdown band SICARIO47 on their debut demo. The band was kind enough to give us a ton of info about...
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DEMO ALERT: Malaysian Hardcore Punk Act SEEK Release Debut Demo
Malaysian hardcore punk band, Sëek, have released their debut demo, ‘MANUSIAL’. The demo hits hard like a wave of complicit emotion and raw energy. This...
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DEMO ALERT: D Beat Hardcore CHASM Drop Debut [Korea]
A lot going on in South Korea…rip to the victims of Jeju Air…political upheaval with their shit president. No wonder there’s so much going on...
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DEMO ALERT: HM-2? Reverbed Vocals? Hatebreed Riffs? YES PLEASE! TERMINAL STATE
WHAT THE HELL. Yo this is crazy…HM-2 hardcore punk with some Hatebreed thrown in for some heavy riffage? Yes, please! Check out TERMINAL STATE from...
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DEMO ALERT: First Demo of 2025! Hardcore Band 090 Drop Heavy Bangers [Japan]
YOOOOOOO this is heavy AF. Check out Japanese hardcore 090 on their brand new 3 track demo unleashed on the world TODAY. The band has...
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DEMO ALERT: Newly Formed Punk Band EXIT WOUND Drop Queer Rage On Debut [India]
This is VERY cool…whenever we get to write about new hardcore punk bands in regions like India, it’s always super exciting! And when the band...
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New Raw Black Metal From Malaysia – SAYUGHEA Drop Debut EP
SAYUGHEA (Malay for ‘as it should be’) is a newly formed three piece black metal entity merges from the depths of despair. The band has...
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Political Punk Band COMPLY/RESIST Release Demo Touching On Collective Action [Philippines]
“Their name comes from a song of the same title from the legendary Canadian punk band Propagandhi, inspired by its meaningful message of dissent against...
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DEMO ALERT: Hardcore Band DETRACT Drop Bangin’ Debut Demo [Malaysia]
Malaysian hardcore punk band DETRACT have just dropped a bangin’ demo!!!! The members of the band are active in a variety of shoegaze and skramz...
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DEMO ALERT: Skramz/Blackgaze Band GEMPITA Release 2 Track Demo [Malaysia]
GEMPITA (from Malay gempita, from Sanskrit कम्पित (kampita, “shaking; trembling”) is a newly formed quartet from Dengkil, Malaysia, blending blackgaze, skramz, and atmospheric ambience into...
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UKXASIA: UK Based Hindu Beatdown Band SWEAR DOWN Release New EP [UK]
Well well well…as soon as we heard about a Hindu Beatdown band here in the UK, you KNOW we had to hit them up. Vocalist...
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DEMO ALERT: Metallic Hardcore Band MUTATION Unleash Debut Demo [Thailand]
Check out the newest addition to Thailand’s already thriving hardcore community. Metallic hardcore band MUTATION start their demo with creepy soundscapes before they demolish with...
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INTERVIEW: From Bangladesh To Scottish Hardcore – Vocalist of RESIST Talks To Us About Life
INTERVIEW | Farhan Vocalist Scottish Hardcore Band RESIST This amazing series continues today with a new instalment of documenting the small minority of Asians involved in UK hardcore. Today’s...
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REVIEW: Hong Kong Post-Hardcore Act Wellsaid Release Sophomore Album ‘Lurking’
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REVIEW: Hardcore Punk Act SPIT Release Self-Titled Debut Album [Taiwan]
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REVIEW: Melodic Death Metal Band Reborn Release EP [Vietnam]
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REVIEW: The Most Important Punk Rock Release of 2021 – The Rebel Riot [Myanmar]
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REVIEW: Metalcore Band Prompts’ ‘Magenta Smile’ Gets A Full Review [Japan]
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