In Effect Hardcore is happy to bring you the full version of an interview that ran in the latest issue of Outsider Magazine which came out a few weeks ago. Contact Outsider Magazine to find out how you can get a print copy. This interview was originally conducted on March 29th 2025 by Johnny No-Keys […]

Warren Lee has been a mainstay in the heavy music world for decades with his involvement with 25 Ta Life, the Pitchfork NY Hardwear brand and as a guitar tech for some of the biggest names in metal. Last year Warren along with Beto, Harry and Fred decided to put 25 Ta Life back together […]

New York’s ChumHuffer got on our radar in early 2022 with their “Blood In The Water” EP. After another EP in 2023 and a single last year they returned in early May with “Slaughterhouse Five” which really sees the “NY Shark Core” innovators hitting their stride as these five scene veterans really nail this new […]

The Hudson Valley of New York State is an expansive area stretching from Rockland and Westchester Counties all the way up past cities like Albany and Troy. With In Effect teaming up with (Hudson Valley based) Outsider Magazine in the last few years I have really had my eyes opened to many of the up […]

Death Before Dishonor are a force within the worldwide hardcore scene getting their start in Boston in the year 2000. They have brought their bruising style of hardcore around the globe with a thick discography to discover if you are new to the name. Their latest is called “Nowhere Bound” out now on Bridge Nine […]

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 […]

Hardcore G.A.S. (Gear and Style) returns with Rob Kabula who has played bass on some iconic NYHC releases including the Cause For Alarm EP (1983), Agnostic Front’s “Victim In Pain” (1984) and “Cause For Alarm” (1986) albums. In 1996 Rob would go on to form Against The Grain which would later morph into Dead Blow […]

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 […]

KILLING TIME LIVE ON CRUCIAL CHAOS WNYU NOVEMBER 21, 1996 KT ’96 L-R; CARL PORCARO, ANTHONY COMUNALE, SEAN O’BRIEN, ANTHONY DRAGO, RICH McLOUGHLIN (RIP) In the 1980’s, as the members of Breakdown, Raw Deal, and eventually Killing Time were making our way into the NYHC scene, WNYU’s “Crucial Chaos” with Spermicide at the desk was […]

Andrew Vacante is the lead singer of Combust from NYC. Their new album “Belly Of The Beast” just came out on Triple B Records and it is by far their best music to date. Andrew has been involved in the hardcore scene for quite a while now and always gives good answers to interview questions […]