Time X Heist are a straight edge hardcore band out of Denver Colorado. Their first show was in the fall of 2022 and since that time they have been a very active band with a bunch of releases as well as tours including three tours of Europe. Their latest album, “The Measure Of My Devotion” […]

Flatspot Records is one of the premier record labels out there today consistently putting out hardcore from across the world with bands like Terror, End It, Speed, Raw Brigade, Whispers, and Scowl all putting out releases under the Flatspot flag. The Baltimore/Brooklyn duo behind it all consists of Che Figueroa and Ricky Singh who many […]

Just a few months back I admittedly had never heard of Southern California’s Human Issue. A seemingly random email showed up with band info, photos and the music to their now released album “In Flesh” put out by Smart Punk Records. Their sound is diverse going from more hardcore style to more punk vibes from […]

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 […]

Start Today out of Los Angeles are taking the modern day hardcore scene by storm with their charged Youth Crew style of hardcore and consistently playing out. They are currently in the midst of playing a 36 date tour opening for Terror, Pain Of Truth and End It. The average age of this five piece […]

Recently, Light The Fuse Records out of The Netherlands re-released the “Drowning Room” EP by the Brooklyn, NY band Lament whose roots date back to 1990. Lament’s early lineups had members that came from bands like Maximum Penalty, First Order and Social Disorder. Lament would release the 4 song “Drowning Room” EP in 1991 on […]

IN EFFECT SHORTS #5 . SCOTT VOGEL OF TERROR. POSTED APRIL 23, 2026. GRAPHICS BY: JON CONTRA. SCOTT ILLUSTRATION BY: ALEX RODRIGUEZ     

Hardcore G.A.S. (Gear And Style) is back. The brainchild of my old friend Andrew Monserrate from the NYHC band Stand Proud. A few years back he pitched the idea of doing “guitar magazine style interviews… but for hardcore musicians”. I love working together on these with Andrew every few months as he gets really excited […]

I don’t recall my first in person interaction with photographer Carl Gunhouse but my guess would be it happened either in or outside of a early to mid-90’s hardcore matinee at CBGB’s. Over the years Carl has been a solid contributor to the hardcore scene through his photography and has an amazing knack for showing […]

Vile Mind out of Huntington, West Virginia released their debut EP “Endless Suffering” last May and have not looked back having a busy run ever since as they build up their local scene along with the recently formed Huntington Music Collective. One might not think immediately of hardcore when you are talking about the Appalachian […]