chemical-x out of New Jersey who formed in late 2020 have been gaining a lot of momentum recently with a relentless do it yourself approach which includes three cross country US tours and the release of their latest album “Is This Tomorrow?” which came out on Creep Records back in June. The entire band contributed […]

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FURY, FORCED ORDER, SOUL SEARCH, ILLUSION, BLOOD AND TEARS, EVERYBODY TAKES ONE @MILKY’S, LOS ANGELES, CA  AUGUST 13, 2026 Having had a planned trip to Los Angeles the week of the Sound And Fury Festival(opens in new tab) provided a unique opportunity as this was this lifelong New Yorkers first ever West Coast hardcore show and […]

Supporting real DIY hardcore punk in various forms is something we take seriously here at In Effect Hardcore and when we noticed 3 independent labels out of New York all recently releasing old-school style compilations on cassette and CD we took notice. Greg from New Found Hope (Queens, NY) grew up around the corner from […]

  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 […]

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” […]

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 […]