BAYWAY: NEW JERSEY Bayway’s “The Newport Sessions” release from April of this year hit us like a ton of bricks bringing back vivid memories of 90’s era unapologetic East Coat Hardcore. They have been around for less than a year, have played only a few shows to date and are a perfect candidate to be up next on In Effect’s Fresh Blood page. Check out what their frontman Jayway had to say in this July 2023 interview. Lead photo by: Sean P.  IE: Hey, what's up guys? Can you start off by telling us when the band got started and ...

DEFIANT PATH: SAVANNAH, GEORGIA   GRAPHICS BY: PAUL TURANO.  ALL PHOTOS SUPPLIED BY DEFIANT PATH DEFIANT PATH CRUCIAL LINKS:  DEFIANT PATH INSTAGRAM DEFIANT PATH "SPRING PROMO" DEFIANT PATH BANDCAMP

XCELERATE: SOUTH FLORIDA   REVIEW BY DESTIN PLEDGER (ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 9TH) XCELERATE “BUSTIN OUT” EP (K.O.T.P. Records, Released November, 2022) Xcelerate are a newer hardcore band from South Florida, and prior to this debut EP, had only one demo out. The demo was solid so I had my eye out for something new from these guys if it popped up. I noticed a post from K.O.T.P. Records out of Tallahassee about a song premier off this upcoming EP that was available to listen to. The track that premiered was “When Does It End?” and it wasn’t what I ...

TOUCH (BUDAPEST, HUNGARY) Graphics by: Bas Spierings THE LOWDOWN: Touch are a 5 piece hardcore band out of Budapest Hungary who initially got their start in August of 2014 but after some lineup changes relaunched in the spring of 2015. In September of 2015 they released 2 promo songs which eventually made their way to their first EP titled “Illusion Of Truth”. In mid-February 2017 Touch released a 4 song EP titled “Rearrangement” and this is what caught my attention with some very well played hardcore with this clean, crisp sound that is hard to ignore. This EP is available ...

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PERFECT WORLD- BROOKLYN, NY Brooklyn NY’s Perfect World officially got together in March of 2018 and went on to put out their 4 song demo that August. The band consists of: Chad-vocals, Jay-bass, Brian-guitar, Aaron-guitar and Jimmy-drums. To date they have played less than half a dozen shows and are currently working on their debut full length. Their sound is undeniably infused with raw NYHC influences which is probably most evident within the first minute of their demo on the track “Explaining Myself” that features one of those old-school intro busts that can get a crowd off their asses and ...