Features
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INTERVIEW: “In a world that tries to censor Palestinian voices…” Hass Ta-Fa of TRIPSUN/IKHRAS
“We were both passionate about the idea of reclaiming our identities in the grand scheme of punk, instead of being stuck playing white washed music...
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Japanese Hardcore Legends LOYAL TO THE GRAVE Make Massive Announcement
What a MASSIVE announcement by our fellas in Japanese hardcore legends LOYAL TO THE GRAVE. After 7 long years, the band has just announced a...
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3 Asian Screamo Bands Hit The Road This June – US:WE/TNG/BENNU IS A HERON
This is the type of tour we are most proud to help promote. Asian screamo bands from 3 different countries: US:WE , TNG and...
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First Annual CONCRETE JUNGLE FESTIVAL Announce – MERAUDER/KICKBACK [Thailand]
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. If you’re aware of hardcore even in the slightest bit, you have SURELY caught wind of this brand new hardcore festival...
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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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UK X ASIA: Korea’s NO SHELTER vs. UK’s NO RELIEF
UK X ASIA With our ongoing UK X ASIA series on the website, our first article of Asian bands meeting UK bands went over so...
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Hardcore Band RADIGALS Return With Brand New EP (HEAVIEST Release Yet!) [Singapore]
What a morning on Unite Asia…we just dropped new music from hardcore acts in India and Thailand and are about to get y’all to blast...
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Cambodian Metalfest SLAM CITY Return For New Insane 2 Day Event [Cambodia]
SLAM CITY ASIA has announced the biggest annual Metal Festival here in Cambodia: SLAM CITY II METAL FEST!!! Featuring a total of 11 AWESOME bands...
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DEMO ALERT: Hardcore Kids Dropping Heat In New Death Metal Band – END OF ALL [Singapore]
As many of us hardcore kids know, the marriage of metal, death metal, hip hop, and more recently, adjacent elements like shoegaze/dreamgaze/grunge, are all part...
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UK X ASIA: Malaysia’s BODY RAG Take On Brighton’s BODYBAG
This was fun to put together! As a way to continue to try to bridge the UK scene with my home – the amazing Asian...
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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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CHECK OUT: Brand New Nepali Hardcore Band GOJA Prepare Debut EP [Nepal]
Before this band explodes, we want to make sure you’ve heard of newly formed Nepali hardcore band GOJA who proudly fly the ‘Terai Hardcore’ flag....
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SOOO GOOD. Check Out Brand New Hardcore Punk Band TAMAKI On Debut EP [Japan]
GODDAMN…check out brand new Japanese hardcore punk band bringing that raw goodness to the world of over-produced “hardcore”. The band, TAMAKI, have just dropped this...
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It Should Be Illegal For A Band To Be This Good. BLEACH Release Debut Album [Indonesia]
Yeah we said it. Indonesian hardcore band BLEACH have just dropped their debut album and it has left feeling all sorts of unease at just...
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One Band From Asia You Gotta Get Behind – BADWAVE – Debut 7″ Out Now [Philippines]
With moving to London this year, we’ve been blessed to see so many incredible bands…many of whom we never thought we would have been able...
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Come Celebrate Pakistani Thrash Metal Act TABAHI’s Second Full Length [Pakistan]
In a tumultuous world where chaos reigns, one band stands as a beacon of defiance and musical intensity. TABAHI, the sole thrash metal band hailing...
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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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“It’s Just a Cowardly Move” After Yet Another Show Gets Shutdown [Malaysia]
After yet ANOTHER show gets canceled in Malaysia, more and more promoters are not holding back their anger. “It’s just such a cowardly move. I’d...
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Korean Punk Scene Comes Together To Raise Funds for 10 Year Old [Korea]
The South Korean hardcore punk community have come together to organize a special benefit show entitled AS WE GROW to help raise funds for a...
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MUST LISTEN. Iranian Hardcore Punk Band TOF Drop ‘Brain Damage in the Middle East’ [Iran]
THIS IS SO SICK!!!! TØF تُف (Persian for “Spit”) is a two-man Hardcore Punk band from Amol, Iran. The band has been around since 2022, with the singer Kaaveh...
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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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Metalcore Band DVSKMANA Release New Single ‘Afterimage’ [Thailand]
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Insane Dark Hardcore Band GIBRALTAR Release Phenomenal Live Studio Session Video
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Filipino/American Band The Dollheads Drop New Single On Fat Wreck
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Hardcore Band MEA CULPA Tackle Korean Politics In New Single [Japan]
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Ska Punk Act THE FULL PLEDGE MUNKEES Celebrate 25 Year Anniversary [Singapore]
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