NYHC legends Madball dropped their 10th studio album on July 24th on Nuclear Blast Records titled “Not Your Kingdom”. The Madball lineup has changed over the years since their inception in the late 1980’s with Freddy “Madball” Cricien being the one constant. When the press release came out for the new album I was […]

FAR TOO LATE “DEMO ‘26” (Released June, 2026) The youth are alive and well my friends. Far Too Late is a band made up of teenagers reppin’ that New England hardcore out of Attleboro, Mass. They play roots style hardcore on the harder side. Similar to No Tolerance and The Rival Mob. I love the […]

Time X Heist are a straight edge hardcore band out of Denver Colorado. Their first show was in the fall of 2022 and since that time they have been a very active band with a bunch of releases as well as tours including three tours of Europe. Their latest album, “The Measure Of My Devotion” […]

STAB “IRISH GOODBYE”  RESTRAINING ORDER “USED LOVE”  BLUE ELEPHANT AND THE SEVEN SNAKES “TWEAKERS STOLE MY BMX” THE MISTAKES “BATTLE” BAD WORLD “MAKER OF RULES” HUMAN ISSUE “IN FLESH” STAB “NEW ENGLAND NUMB”  TO THE WIRE “EVERY DAY” MADBALL “REBEL KIDS” GOOD TEAL & NOIR BENNY “COMPANY” HUMAN ISSUE “THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER” END […]

Flatspot Records is one of the premier record labels out there today consistently putting out hardcore from across the world with bands like Terror, End It, Speed, Raw Brigade, Whispers, and Scowl all putting out releases under the Flatspot flag. The Baltimore/Brooklyn duo behind it all consists of Che Figueroa and Ricky Singh who many […]

Just a few months back I admittedly had never heard of Southern California’s Human Issue. A seemingly random email showed up with band info, photos and the music to their now released album “In Flesh” put out by Smart Punk Records. Their sound is diverse going from more hardcore style to more punk vibes from […]

REGRESS: LONDON, UK With their debut EP on the legendary Rucktion Records, London hardcore mob Regress perfectly capture not only the energy of their home city but also the harshness. This dichotomy unfolds over the five explosive tracks that make up their EP that came out this past January. In Effect’s Gavin Brown had the […]

Start Today out of Los Angeles are taking the modern day hardcore scene by storm with their charged Youth Crew style of hardcore and consistently playing out. They are currently in the midst of playing a 36 date tour opening for Terror, Pain Of Truth and End It. The average age of this five piece […]

Recently, Light The Fuse Records out of The Netherlands re-released the “Drowning Room” EP by the Brooklyn, NY band Lament whose roots date back to 1990. Lament’s early lineups had members that came from bands like Maximum Penalty, First Order and Social Disorder. Lament would release the 4 song “Drowning Room” EP in 1991 on […]

IN EFFECT SHORTS #5 . SCOTT VOGEL OF TERROR. POSTED APRIL 23, 2026. GRAPHICS BY: JON CONTRA. SCOTT ILLUSTRATION BY: ALEX RODRIGUEZ