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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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Hardcore Band RUSTED Drop Brilliant Face Smashing Debut Album [Malaysia]
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...
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Metallic Hardcore Band AZERO Give Us Track by Track Breakdown of Sick New EP [Thailand]
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...
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DIVIDED WE FALL ZINE Submit Epic Singapore Hardcore Scene Report [Singapore]
Lion City Hardcore Scene Report Divided We Fall Zine Yo…it’s been a minute since we’ve put up any sort of hardcore scene report. Today the...
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INTERVIEW: Street Punk Band DUMMY TOYS Announce European Tour [China]
INTERVIEW | Dummy Toys China Punk Rock https://www.instagram.com/dummytoys/ If you haven’t heard of Chinese punk band DUMMY TOYS you’re missing out BIG time. Stop what...
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INTERVIEW: “I Don’t Think We Thought He’d Actually Turn Up,” John of Ready Eye Collective
INTERVIEW | John Kata Ready Eye Collective Promoter Cover Photo: Unknown – hit us up! Photo Credit: Roman Laris The photos below are an amalgamation...
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Enter Shinjuku – Japanese Electronicore Bands by Ryan Dyer
Enter Shinjuku – Japanese Electronicore Bands by Ryan Dyer You get off at Shinjuku Station and find your way through the crowd of people to...
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Thai Hardcore Label HOLDING ON RECORDS On Fire – Drop TWO New Releases in a Week
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...
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COLUMN: Metal Chaos from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh Article by Kim Beamish
Slam City III: Metal Chaos from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh By Kim Beamish @nondscript / www.nondscript.com A week-long festival of blistering riffs, guttural roars, and sweat-drenched chaos crashes...
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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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Pop Punk Band TAKEN ABACK Release MV For New Single ‘Speedster’ [India]
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Punk Band DIY DISRUPTION Release New Track ‘Who Killed Ra(h)ul’ [India]
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COLUMN: Metal Chaos from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh Article by Kim Beamish
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Crossover Thrash Band F.O.D. Release Fullset Live Video [Thailand]
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Shoegaze Band COMMEMORATE Release Tracks From Upcoming Debut LP [Malaysia]
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