Rising Belfast, Northern Ireland hardcore band Frayed Ends have just released their debut album, the formidable “Nothing At All” this past July and it is a pure statement of intent from start to finish. In Effect Hardcore’s Gavin Brown had the pleasure of talking to Frayed Ends guitarist Steve Martin and bassist Zac McBride to […]

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ILLAN KAAPAN “UNDENIABLE” EP (Life, Lair, Regret, Reason And Rage, Released August, 2026) Illan Kaapan is a hardcore band who resides in Naarm, Australia, but their home and roots are in Sri Lanka. Having released a demo last year, they follow it up with their new EP, “Undeniable”. The six songs are a fusion of […]

BDR: A LESSON IN HONORING HARDCORE CULTURE BY: MIKE MUSILLI. LEAD PHOTO BY: DANE RAWE Every so often there is a convergence of cultural awesomeness in our underground. And it’s worth noting whenever it happens. This past August offered us another one. Crucial hardcore label Indecision Records released an absolute banger from Tehachapi, California’s BDR. […]

In the early stages of the summer of ’26 we came across a good dose of hardcore demos that were essentially coming at us with a general theme of newer band, first or second recorded effort and just a lot in the way of hardcore grit and youthful energy that reminded us of when we […]

In the early stages of the summer of ’26 we came across a good dose of hardcore demos that were essentially coming at us with a general theme of newer band, first or second recorded effort and just a lot in the way of hardcore grit and youthful energy that reminded us of when we […]

Combust needs very little introduction in terms of the current-day hardcore music landscape goes. Formed in late 2017 in the NYC borough of Staten Island they have made a steady rise from their 5 song debut demo to where they sit today as a well-respected recording/touring hardcore band who fly the NYHC flag proudly. Guitarist […]

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 […]

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 […]