Interviews
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INTERVIEW: Naz, Member of DOGVIOLET, Chats To Us About Her Path to Music in the UK
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...
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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...
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INTERVIEW: Qiuqiu of Chinese Powerviolence Band CHOU Based in Scotland [China/Scotland]
INTERVIEW | Qiuqiu Drummer Chou We continue with our focus on immigrants in the UK killing it in the heavy music scene here. Next up,...
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INTERVIEW: Bassist, Dom Lam (TEMPERS FRAY), Breaks Down Growing Up in the UK
INTERVIEW | Dom Lam Bassist Tempers Fray As a new immigrant from Hong Kong, when we travel around the UK and meet people involved in...
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INTERVIEW: British Nepali Guitarist of SYMBOL OF ORION/GRAVEN IMAGE – Saujan – Tells All
INTERVIEW | Saujan British Nepali Guitarist SYMBOL OF ORION | GRAVEN IMAGE After a weekend of the largest anti-immigrant protests to take place in the...
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We Continue To Celebrate/Support Asians Involved in the UKHC Scene – Meet Kuzz [UK/India]
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...
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INTERVIEW: UKHC All Iranian Hardcore Band MAZANDARAN Drop Immense Knowledge
INTERVIEW | MAZANDARAN UK / IRAN Photo Credit: Joe Leitch, Meline Gharibyan “We used this famous myth as an apt metaphor for the Islamic Republic’s...
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INTERVIEW: Thai Legends BORN FROM PAIN Release New EP With New Vocalist [Thailand]
INTERVIEW | Born From Pain THAILAND HARDCORE It was a complete shocker to see the boys in legendary Thai hardcore band BORN FROM PAIN suddenly...
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INTERVIEW: MELTING MARROW PRODUCTIONS Discuss DOLDREY, GIBRALTAR Taiwan Tour
INTERVIEW | Melting Marrow Productions TAIWAN “It’s always been my belief to fully dedicate myself to underground music and culture.” A few weeks ago we...
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INTERVIEW: “Our band’s all-Indian lineup plays a huge role.” Hardcore Act AGNI Chop It Up
INTERVIEW | Agni Singapore Hardcore https://www.instagram.com/agni.hc/ “We formed this band with the lack of South Asian (Indian) representation in the scene.” These words have rocked...
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INTERVIEW: “We’re not here to cosplay the 90s.” BLEACH Drop Phenomenal New EP [Indonesia]
INTERVIEW | Bleach Indonesian Hardcore https://www.instagram.com/bleachtodeath/ The beauty of running a website like this is that we get a barrage of submissions of music from...
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Japan Releases Amazing New ‘BEATDOWN HARDCORE GUIDEBOOK’ – Author Shares Thoughts
INTERVIEW | Beatdown Hardcore Guidebook JAPAN What a wonderful surprise! Kazutaka Miyamoto is the author of a brand new book entitled BEATDOWN HARDCORE GUIDEBOOK that...
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INTERVIEW: When Hardcore Kids Start Oi-Inspired Punk Rock And Win. SEOUL DOLMANGCHI
INTERVIEW | Seoul Dolmangchi Korean Punk Rock https://www.instagram.com/seoul_dolmangchi/ In the world of hardcore today, it’s hard to know whether or not today’s hardcore youth have...
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INTERVIEW: Spending Time With Singaporean Oi Band THE BOIS – Back to The Roots
INTERVIEW | The Bois Singapore Oi https://www.facebook.com/theoneandonlytheboisterous Our good friend Baba, vocalist of long-running Singaporean oi band THE BOIS, has relocated to London and so...
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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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INTERVIEW: Amazing Myanmar Punk Band NO U TURN Discuss Their Start
INTERVIEW | No U Turn MYANMAR Punk Rock Photos: Djavanshir Nico https://www.facebook.com/nouturnpunkrock It is always a pleasure to check out punk and hardcore bands from...
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ZINE/INTERVIEW: Vocalist of WHISPERS Launches First Issue Of New Zine TWO SWORDS
Always stoked to help out the Asian scene – our home, our place of birth, our everything. The vocalist of Thai metallic hardcore band WHISPERS...
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INTERVIEW: “We’re pretty honored to be doing what we’re doing.” Zuma of Kruelty About Touring
INTERVIEW | Zuma of Kruelty by Jeremy Duke Tokyo’s Kruelty was one of the brightest lights for Asian representation in heavy music in 2023. Their...
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INTERVIEW: “I Always Want To Put DIY Bands On The Cover” BLAST Mag Discuss Iconic Cover
INTERVIEW | Yos of BLAST Magazine THAILAND We still remember the day that Thai music magazine BLAST released the issue with this phenomenal, and now...
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INTERVIEW: “My Ideal Would Be To Play in the Philippines” Dropset/50 Caliber Guitarist Speaks
INTERVIEW | John DROPSET / 50 CALIBER / BUN DEM OUT UKHC One of my first shows upon immigrating to the UK was watching an...
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DEMO ALERT: Taiwan Unleash Debut Demo by Beatdown Band GUNPOINT [Taiwan]
Check out a brand new Taiwanese hardcore band called GUNPOINT, who’ve just dropped their debut demo ‘Don’t Ever Stop Moving’. The band were kind enough to send us some...
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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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CHECK OUT: Book, GRRRLPEDIA – An A/Z of Bands with Female Power, Out Now
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Straight Edge Hardcore Band FIGURE OUT Drop Brand New EP [Philippines]
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Post Black Metal Band MY DARK SECRET TRANSCENDENCE Release New Full Length [Thailand]
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CHECK OUT: Shanghai Hardcore Band NO MORE HARM Drop EP/Announce Own Label
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DEMO ALERT: Taiwan Unleash Debut Demo by Beatdown Band GUNPOINT [Taiwan]
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CHECK OUT: Book, GRRRLPEDIA – An A/Z of Bands with Female Power, Out Now
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Straight Edge Hardcore Band FIGURE OUT Drop Brand New EP [Philippines]
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CHECK OUT: Beijing/Tianjin Just Unveiled Brand New Youth Crew Band MAY I BE I
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Malaysian Grindcore Band TOOLS OF THE TRADE Drop MV [Malaysia]
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Post Black Metal Band MY DARK SECRET TRANSCENDENCE Release New Full Length [Thailand]
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