HAND “YOU, THE WORLD AND THE BAD NEWS” EP (RELEASED AUGUST, 2026) Hand come to us from the COUNTRY of Georgia, not to be confused with the Southeastern US state that has brought us cool things like Foundation, The B-52’s, Method Of Doubt, and 2 and 2 hanging sliders from Mark Wohlers. For those also seeking a geography lesson within their hardcore music reviews we will tell you that Georgia is located just East of the Black Sea with Turkey and Armenia to its South and Russia to the North. Although considered to be located at the crossroads of Eastern ...

CANNONBALL “S/T” (Youngblood Records, Released October, 2025) Christmas has come early!!! and by that I mean X-Mas, and by X-Mas I mean XXX-Mas. Yes indeed, the Don of In Effect has given this loyal soldier a release from the incredible, PA based Youngblood Records. That release is the new self-titled LP from Sheffield, UK’s own Cannonball and holy hand grenades do I dig this straight edge hardcore punk. Where is Sheffield you ask? Well, it’s like to the right of Manchester. It is home to the Steel City derby where the Blades forever clash with the Owls. Sorry had to ...

 CLICK ON ALBUM COVERS FOR BAND SOCIAL MEDIA   PLANET ON A CHAIN “CULTURE OF DEATH” (Revelation Records, Released April, 2024)  If you’ve been a longtime fan of hardcore/punk then you are probably aware that Revelation Records has remained one of the prominent labels since its inception in 1987, signing such bands as Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Sick Of It all, Warzone and now… Planet On A Chain. If you are not familiar with the latter, it’s time to meet.  Although forming only a few years ago, Planet On A Chain or POAC are far from being new to the ...

FAHRENHEIT 451 "2 SONGS" (Released January 2024) NY's Fahrenheit 451's initial run as a band started in 1995 and ran through the year 2000. Their 1996 release "The Thought Of It" was hands down the one "must own" piece of Fahrenheit material with an impressive debut demo and solid compilation tracks also on their resume. Six years after their breakup an all-encompassing discography was released on CD which brought a few new titles into the fold and at the time seemed to be a nice bookend to this bands run. The sounds that were classified as hardcore were changing in ...

BANE @ ROADRUNNER, BOSTON, MA JUNE 17/18, 2023. WORDS BY JOSH DERR. PHOTOS BY JC PHOTO MEDIA   In 2014 Bane released “Don't Wait Up”, an album billed by band members as the final act in their collective story.  What followed the record's release was a 2 year long farewell tour in which Bane circumnavigated the globe twice, criss-crossing continents in what was lauded as their absolute "final backward glance" at the legacy of one of hardcore punk's most sentimental bands.  The tour culminated in their final 2 shows to sold out crowds at the Palladium in Worcester Mass in ...

ROLL CALL “PERPETUATE” (Bridge 9 Records, Released October, 2022) Every so often, you come across a band that grabs your attention immediately. Roll Call is that band for me. New York’s Roll Call came to formation when guitarist, Brian Kemsley of Outbreak (and part-time crime fighter) and drummer, James Philip of Final Fight/Sea Haven, got together and wrote six songs, which eventually became the “Perpetuate” EP. The two recruited vocalist, Chad Leddy of Perfect World (as well as a NYC fire fighter) and bassist, Cornell Ward, to complete the band. Roll Call dispenses six tracks of ferocious hardcore that will ...