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- This Is Hardcore festival: the honest guide
This Is Hardcore, Philadelphia's longest-running hardcore festival, turned 20 in 2026. The venues, the reunions, and what first-timers should know.
- Youth crew history: the movement and the music
Youth crew was hardcore's most optimistic decade. Straight edge, unity and fast singalong music, 1985-1992. The story of Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits.
- Review: Propagandhi, At Peace, the eight-year comeback
Propagandhi's first record in eight years is slower, sadder and split the fanbase in half. Our honest track-by-track review of At Peace, and who it is for.
- Screamo vs skramz vs emocore: the honest guide
Skramz is screamo's joke name; emocore is something else entirely. The honest breakdown of three genre labels fans argue about, with bands and dates attached.
- Gear check: the 300-dollar hardcore guitar rig
A 300-dollar hardcore rig that actually works: used guitar, loud amp and one pedal. What to buy, what to skip, and why the amp matters more than the guitar.
- Sound and Fury festival 2026: what to know
Sound and Fury 2026 runs August 15 and 16 at Exposition Park in LA. The lineup, the kickoff shows, the bag rules, and the answers first-timers actually ask.
- Powerviolence explained: the full story
Powerviolence: hardcore's fastest, strangest corner. Short songs, sudden breakdowns, and a sound fans argue about. The full story from Siege to the modern wave.
- Where to start with screamo: the honest guide
Skramz is screamo's joke name, and punk's most broken-hearted corner. The honest entry path: records for beginners, what to skip, and where the modern wave lives.
- Review: Carrion Spring, Those We've Lost and Continue to Lose
Carrion Spring's long-awaited full length is melodic, angry and ridiculously well made. Our honest review of the Zegema Beach record, track by track.