Tough times all over the world…not just recently, been going on for decades. Iranian diaspora hardcore punk band SIYAHKAL have just released a single off...
Liverpool, UK based DIY punk quartet SOURFLAKE have released their highly anticipated debut EP ‘Spite’. Described as having “copious amounts of energy and zeal”, the...
Yooooo…it’s been so long…check out South Korean hardcore band NO SHELTER on this brand new hard-hitting EP entitled ‘Life is Justification’. “We’ve signed with the...
“Being Muslim wasn’t just a part of identity anymore—it became something to justify.” Forged in anger, solidarity and decades of shared experience, GRAIL GUARD announce...
Check out dem boys in Thai death metal band G6PD on their brand new single entitled ‘Black Sun’. This track also serves as the band’s...
After a significant hiatus, CELESTIAL GORGE is back with their first single from the upcoming album, releasing late 2026. Redemption is a cry for clarity...
Vancouver-based nu-punk project BIG CITY GERMS have announced an expansive new tour titled 38 Dates Later, bringing the band across 16 countries throughout Asia and neighboring regions in spring 2026....
While the world has gone completely mad, this SHOULD be the time for aggressive bands to write hard music. Enter long-running Nepali hardcore powerhouse, STRANGLE,...
INTERVIEW | Naz Vocalist/Guitarist of DOGVIOLET Photo Credit: Tommy Lin Yo…welcome to 2026! We’re starting the year gearing up for our new band MASHAAL‘s debut...
The dudes in Malaysian beatdown band MONEYBAG have just announced a massive Malaysian tour where every show will only 10RM to get in. Check out...
INTERVIEW | Farhan Vocalist Scottish Hardcore Band RESIST This amazing series continues today with a new instalment of documenting the small minority of Asians involved...
Yeah, you know as SOON as we saw information about a punk band outta Iran, we were all over it. We have been blessed to...
INTERVIEW | Qiuqiu Drummer Chou We continue with our focus on immigrants in the UK killing it in the heavy music scene here. Next up,...
The Russian territory of Yakutsk is a scene that we gladly write about. The scene has always been more punk focused and so when beatdown...
INTERVIEW | Dom Lam Bassist Tempers Fray As a new immigrant from Hong Kong, when we travel around the UK and meet people involved in...
INTERVIEW | Saujan British Nepali Guitarist SYMBOL OF ORION | GRAVEN IMAGE After a weekend of the largest anti-immigrant protests to take place in the...
INTERVIEW | Kuzz British Indian Guitarist HUMAN DECEIT / CAVEKILLER After interviewing both British/Iranian hardcore punk band MAZANDARAN a few weeks ago, and then British/Malay...
SOUR | Hardcore By Jeremy Duke A Korean boy on the cover of SOUR’s Heaven, USA stands cross-armed beside a weathered sign, staring defiantly at...
Many of us immigrants who move to the West often head out to hardcore shows in our new adopted homes solo. Coming into a space...
INTERVIEW | MAZANDARAN UK / IRAN Photo Credit: Joe Leitch, Meline Gharibyan “We used this famous myth as an apt metaphor for the Islamic Republic’s...