Welcome to the third installment of Hardcore Explorer… In Effect Hardcore's attempt to show the global reach of hardcore punk. Last time around we brought you bands from upstate NY and New Zealand. This time around we got The Path from Burlington, VT and Nuggets from Gothenburg, Sweden, two bands seperated by over 3700 miles. Both bands have recent releases out and both definitely should appeal to those who follow and like the types of hardcore we cover here at In Effect. Thank you to Matt and Jocke for replying to our questions, to Tim Snow, Andreas Ljungman, Björn Wallin ...

Welcome to the second installment of Hardcore Explorer… In Effect’s attempt to show the global reach of hardcore punk. Last time around we brought you three bands from India, Sweden and Idaho who played varying styles of hardcore. This time around we have Hamilton New Zealand’s Drop Off Point and Albany, NY’s Male Patterns who should appeal to the NYHC fans out there with comparisons having already been made to Sick Of It All and Sheer Terror. Both bands put out new music this year and both were eager to take part in this article. Drop Off Point is: Garreth ...

Hardcore Explorer is a new feature here at In Effect where we bring together bands and people  from all corners of the world to show the reach that hardcore punk music has. With this first installment we went with some bands from places that aren’t traditionally known as hardcore hotspots. I have rocked all three of these bands’ music on my phone, in the car and at home and really like what each is doing. Hardcore Explorer is not here just to show that there are bands set up in far off places… these bands are here now and putting ...