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 pleasure of catching up with Regress guitarist Loz who told us all about the EP, Regress as a band, working with Rucktion and just how London has shaped their sound and outlook. Graphics: Jeff Snapshot. Regress band members: Marcy-vocals, Loz- guitar, Eddie-drums, Raina-bass, Lucas-guitar.  IE: ...

GUESSED WRONG, LONG ISLAND, NY Guessed Wrong are yet another up and coming Long Island Hardcore band who totally qualify as “fresh blood” having released their debut 4 song demo in October and who also have played a total of 5 shows at the time we are running this. Their demo absolutely crushes and I am really excited to see what this band grows into. We caught up with one of their two guitarists in Devon Dijan for this December 2025 interview. The rest of Guessed Wrong is: Dylan Dijan- guitar, TJ Martinez- drums, Carlos Gutierrez- bass and Matt Strick ...

LOVE SICK, LONG ISLAND, NY  On August 30th of this year there was a free Long Island Hardcore showcase show at the Massapequa VFW. Nine bands played, most of them would be considered new to very new. The turnout was insane as an entire train station parking lot that is always completely empty on the weekends was completely packed. One of the bands showcased on that night was Love Sick who had put out their “I Am No One Now” EP just a few weeks earlier. It turns out that three of Love Sick’s five members are also in the ...

BRAINWASHED PHILADELPHIA, PA Brainwashed are an old-school style hardcore band out of Philadelphia, PA that should be on your radar if they aren't already. This band got started in October of 2023 and have already played about 25 shows. Their self-titled debut came out in June of 2024 and their "Bloodbath" EP came out this past September. The band consists of: Christian Debuque (vox) Joey Ross (guitar) Travis McKayle (guitar) Jared Whalen (bass) and Kei Kiatpreecha (drums)... Members of Brainwashed have also been in: Minefield, Impact Driver, Luxe (Joey), The Bad Ups, FLPSDE, Spirit Flaw (Travis), Sunstroke, Spirit Flaw (Christian) ...

GOOD TEAL NEW JERSEY  Good Teal out of New Jersey recently put out one of my favorite releases of 2025. They have been “teasing” us with singles as far back as October of 2023 but on August 15th the wait for the full shipment was finally over and damn did they knock this one out of the park. With a total of 8 songs and 23 minutes of play time this debut brings substance and freshness along with a ton of musical diversity that can speak to you if you are a fan of say Turnstile all the way to ...

FREEZE OUT  HOUSTON, TX Houston’s FREEZE OUT are as fresh blood as they come having played their first show less than 6 months ago and their lone demo release is just a few weeks older than that. These boys bring the raw, old style hardcore sound to the table and have really shot out of the gate with a buzz building off of that lone 6 song release. We caught up with their singer Zach to get the lowdown in this April interview. The rest of Freeze Out is: Cam B and Erik on guitars, Mike V on bass, and ...

LEVEL THREAT. BRISTOL, UK With a sound that is aptly described as fast and fucked off, Bristol, UK hardcore band Level Threat made an immediate impact with their self-titled debut EP, which was released last year on Hoods Up Records. With Level Threat aiming to make even more of an impact in 2025, In-Effects Gavin Brown caught up with Level Threat bassist Gav and singer Merv to hear all about how the past 12 months has been for the band and what the future holds. Rob on guitars and Joe drums rounds out the Level Threat lineup.  Graphics by: Paul ...

LESSER BEINGS. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND Lesser Beings are a new band who hail from Glasgow, Scotland that consists of members who play in a whole host of both hardcore and metal bands including Hard Stare and Coffin Mulch. Lesser Beings released their self-titled debut EP last year, and it is a storming collection of hardcore anthems which marks them as definite ones to watch. In Effect's Gavin Brown caught up with vocalist Lev to hear all about the EP and how it has been received, highlights of 2024 and how it was for the band and what this new year holds ...

DEADSHOT. LONG ISLAND, NY Deadshot from Long Island, NY have only been around for about a year now but have created a good buzz so far opening on various bills, and now releasing their debut titled “Not A Shot” which is now available on CD from 51st State Records. I must have gotten 5 or so texts or in person interactions where people said “Yo, have you checked out them Deadshot kids?” After grabbing a copy of their debut my eyes were opened as they are already a really good band that sound like they have been together for longer ...

  SHREDS. UNITED KINGDOM  Shreds are a band, who are based in Sheffield, UK (although they have members further afield in the UK) who play loud and fast hardcore in the vein of Negative Approach and SSD with their own spin on it. Formed in late 2022, Shreds brought out a well-received EP, “The First 12 Months”, last year and have followed that up with their new one titled “Step Back” which came out on April 15th. In Effect’s senior UK correspondent Gavin Brown caught up with Shreds guitarist Dan, vocalist Jim and bassist Trevor to hear all about Shreds ...