Goddamn…it’s hard to believe that a band who have just delivered a phenomenally written heavy hardcore record only formed in 2022! But here we are...
Metallic hardcore band A ZERO fucking rule. The band just dropped a brand new sick-as-hell EP entitled ‘Vengeance’ that ticks every goddamn box in the...
INTERVIEW | John Kata Ready Eye Collective Promoter Cover Photo: Unknown – hit us up! Photo Credit: Roman Laris The photos below are an amalgamation...
On the eve of Thai hardcore act CARRY ON dropping their brand new EP – the face-melting 8-track ripper ‘City of Life and Death’, we’re...
The Japanese Surgeon-Turned Grindcore Musician – Kandarivas by Ryan Dyer The grindcore scene in Japan is rich, with bands like Self Deconstruction and Flagitious Idiosyncrasy...
As someone who has been performing in Thailand since 2003 with our band King Ly Chee, we have in our almost 20-year history of performing...
PREMIERE | Blow Your Brains Out Japan Hardcore Quality Control Records Photo Credit: Takumagg Means a lot when a whole bunch of things come together...
YOOOO…stoked for Thai powerviolence band Speech Odd as they celebrate the release of their brand new EP ‘Odd World’ out today all over the planet!...
20 years in the game, Malaysian straight-edge hardcore band Kids on the Move are an emotional beast. “Time passes, changing. Do I just go along?...
INTERVIEW | Winston Dirti, Defeat the Giant SE Asia rightfully gets lots of the world’s attention as one of the MUST-go locations on the global...
YOOOOOOO… Super stoked to join forces with Bridge 9 Records and all the amazing Asian promoters and announce that brand new NYHC band Roll Call...
BAND: Wellsaid (Hong Kong) RELEASE: Lurking (2022) LABEL: Sweaty & Cramped REVIEWER: Arthur Urquiola Photo Credit: Gideon de Kock FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.instagram.com/wellsaidhk/ PICK UP THE RECORD HERE: https://sweatyandcramped.bandcamp.com Local Hong...
INTERVIEW | Andrew Lee Ripped to Shreds Photo Credit: Greg Goudey It’s sick when a band we’ve been covering since their inception gets their...
Long-running Hong Kong hardcore band King Ly Chee who had disbanded in 2017 reformed last year (2021) with what is considered the “classic” lineup here...
Goddamn…Thai hardcore is out showing the world wassup! Earlier this month, metallic hardcore band Whispers hit Malaysia and Singapore, a few days ago Thai hardcore...
I don’t know why, your every hello feels like every goodbye A fleeting glimpse of beauty like ephemeral rainbows in the sky Or like how...
INTERVIEW | Jino Slamman Booking Asia Promoter As consumers of live music, we really need to stop more often and give it up to local...
As we take stock of the releases that have come out from Asia just these past few months, it’s inspiring to know that bands continue...
When Malaysian death metal influenced hardcore band Body Rag unleashes their HM-2-drenched chaos on this first taste of their new EP, you will sit up...
Damn…this is crazy good. Don’t sleep on this!!! Check out Osaka-based hardcore punk band Oops on their debut collection of music released on Mouse Records...