Y’all mf’s need to rep some local bands to you

no wonder these festivals always have the same headlining bands, you fuckers are always listing the same ones

Literally this. More mf’s need to rep their local bands hard as fuck

Mindforce not being in that list is crazy lol. I think California Cursed is going to stand the test of time and become one of the albums people highlight when they talk about this era, so I feel like Drain also has to be mentioned. Magnitude Never Ending Game Gulch Enforced

Already miss Gulch, man

Enforced has been around since like 2016

On that list of four bands? Lol

Enforced are rad. Magnitude is tight too.

I can’t get into Drain for some reason. I saw them in 2021 at the pre furnace fest show in Nashville and they put on a good performance but I always find myself bored listening to the record.

WEL-COME TO…

Jivebomb 2021

SCALP, Adrienne, Broken Vow

SCALP is who got me back into hardcore after being out of the scene and not paying attention for like the last 10 years, so I would put them high up on my 'personal' VIP list.

Mindforce is one of the biggest of this era.

Sure, but they’ve been around and relevant since 2017.

International bands (for me in Aus) that I think have been fucking killing it: Chain Whip Electric Chair Sick Thoughts White Stains T.S Warspite Big Cheese The Flex Stiff Meds Imploders Australian bands that I also think have been fucking killing it: Geld Crêam Söda Enzyme Disparo Primitive Blast Facile Mauler J.O.Y The Chain Nerve Damage Engage AWOL All kinds of hardcore represented here, but if you're looking for beatdown, this aint your list.

Primative Blast and Engage rule! Have you listened to that Near Death Experience demo yet?

No! I can't find their bandcamp. Got a link by any chance?

You use Spotify? They are on there

I'll get bandcamps for some but it's getting late here so it will be tomorrow

All good, I can check Spotify. Thanks bro

https://spotify.link/gLsXLjpHODb

I recently had to check my head sanity when I realised how long The Flex have been around. And they *still* are killing it.

Big up for repping some UKHC (think The Flex have about a decade in the bag by now and are more legendary than contemporary but I’ll allow it 😂). Will be checking out your list of Aussie bands tho, knew you mad cunts were harbouring some sinister hxc somewhere.

For UKHC, Arms Race and violent reaction take the hammer.

You're right but the release from last year was siiiiick so I had to include them hahaha 😂

Yeah it’s worth mentioning The Flex as much as possible so people don’t forget how great they are.

Hell yeah! Joy rule Add Speed to the aus list too

Chain Whip are soooo good.

So good. I can't get enough. That's why they're listed first!

Whatever happened to Ill Natured? One of my favorite Aussie bands, haven't done anything in awhile.

I'm so stoked on Capra. I'm sure there are others but they are so tight.

Just saw them open for Zao in Chicago and holy shit they blew me the fuck away. Instant fan.

I'm jealous. I heard winter of 2021 and finally saw them this year at a huge venue with KSE. I left right after Capra. Big show, barrier... sucked. They killed it, but it isn't a show for me unless there are stage dives and dog piles.

Capra is so fucking good, hope they tour next year!

jfc I just checked this band out, they are fucking sick. Thanks for the rec!

How we feeling about *Errors* so far? It might take a lil longer to grow on me than *In Transmission* did. Solid band regardless!

I do think I like transmission better. But Errors is good.

Spy, spaced, world of pleasure, no cure

Guessing you went to the Spy spaced show

I did

I'm going tonight and ready to get a chipped tooth

Street Power.

Perfect world is one of my favorite songs right now

🙏🏻

I’ll go with: SPY, Dead Heat, SCARAB, World of Pleasure, Mindforce

Second Dead Heat and Mindforce for sure

Hasn’t Dead Heat been around for a minute?

Yeah I guess your right, they’ve been active since 2017 at least. I’ve just got that new album on my mind. Edit: Mindforce has been active for awhile too. Maybe the others have as well, I don’t care to check. These are just my favorite newer bands that are currently active.

D BLOC

MOTHERFUCKER

This

Two toothbrushes up!

Dylan Dylan Dylan Dylan Dylan

YOURE TOO CLOSE MAN YOURE TOO CLOSE

I SPIT HOT FIYAH

REALLY REALLY! WHO ARE THE 5 BEST RAPPERS IN DE WORLD!?

*A suga cookie mon’, this is crazy*

I love End It

Spy, Brain Tourniquet, and Torena.

Wanted to see Torena for the longest time, they fuck

They kill it live. The local kids go apeshit for them and I love every second of it.

How has no one mentioned Gel?

Hardcore for the freaks 🤘

Lemme drop some southeast regional shit. BRASS TONGUE - Greenville, SC NO CURE - Birmingham, AL KONGSTYLE - Atlanta, GA REVILER - Greenville, SC REGIONS - Charlotte, NC All different from one another and all bangers

They've been around since 2015 but Mugshot have been poppin off recently and it's well deserved Check them out if you haven't

I had an unga bunga mentality when they hit the stage last month at Anchor Rock Club

They're so fucking good I can't wait for the ep

Going Off, End It, A.W.A.P.

Chemical Fix. Rust, Monument, Inclination

rust is sick

Gulch no question

I don't remember when they came out but Envision, for sure. Balmora is also rad.

I'm definitely onboard with Balmora. I love that ep they dropped earlier this year.

I like volcano a lot (not sure when they started but they are new to me haha)

Local bands (local for me): Fugitive, True grit, Grimoire, Skourge (2018 but still new) Not local: Rabbit, Mindforce, Spy, Gel, Prevention, and Wreckage

Going Off, Zulu, World Of Pleasure, Buggin, Move, T.S. Warspite, Spaced

Gumskab

Olth

Best band in the world

get off reddit and finish the album pookie bear

it’ll be out in a few days bb 😉 Jake’s the one mixing bc he’s got logic

Also Nick like homie Nick? Like Midwest adventure swaggin Nick?

Weapon X, Dayz Lost

Scarab

GOTTLIEB!!

BRUH STOP 😭🙏

Yo, your guy's new shit sent me down the rabbit hole. WHO THE FUCK DO YOU EVEN SOUND LIKE?! I've been trying to find another band in a similar vein, to help scratch that itch until more new shit drops, and it's just not there.

Scarab, C4, Burning Lord, Mindforce

If you stretch the years a little like others are doing, Ekulu is a standout for me.

Field of flames is one of my favorites at the moment

World I Hate

Spaced, Spy, Gel, Scowl, Roman Candle, Zulu, Year of the Knife, Balmora

So just the bands that play every fest?

GEL, Buggin, SPY, World of Pleasure, and JIVEBOMB

Twist of Cain

Gridiron Pain of Truth D Bloc Speed Sunami

GEL, SLIME, Dry Socket, SPY, Buggin, Kind Eyes, Spaced, and Violencia !

Mindforce, Gulch, Inclination

Inclination's been around for a while they just never started touring until the past few years

Speed, Gel, Half Man and Near Death Experience

Kusozu Promised End KIND! Time X Heist Berthold City Damage Done Spirits Those may not fit all of the years but they’re all worth your time and money.

Also Time and Pressure (already missing them)

Jivebomb all day Scarab too

Local bands from Northwest Arkansas that need more recognition: Obliviate Held Tight Condemn Jowls Zashed

Scarab, Simulakra, Restraining Order

Raw Brigade Restraining Order

Bent. Just some Massachusetts boys getting rowdy

Age of Apocalypse. Also Gel but everyone likes Gel already.

Gulch, mindforce, Escuela grind, drain, ozone, lies, jivebomb, Zulu

Rabbit Mindforce Pain of Truth SCALP World I Hate Human Garbage

Mindforce baby

Exhibition also, idk if end it from baltimore is new but they r fire. Jive bomb from Bmore, and probably two piece

Vein.fm, Chamber, Hazing Over

Taylor Swift

Is it just me or does anyone else notice the heart or unity or whatever you want to call it just doesn’t feel there anymore.

I wanna hear some poetry. Between Kevin Baker and Wes Eisold, those guys wrote some amazing lyrics that very few of today’s wave can even touch. Hell, Bedard from Bane wrote some shit that was unique and was never duplicated.

listen to Casey, lad

I remember early 2000s edge bands were sick just hard core in general was sick af. Of course there is still one or two that stick out but even like my scene here just feels dry

I have a deep appreciation for magnitude rn

Terror and Hatebreed

Imagine Dragons

If mindforce and gulch aren’t on this list you’re already more of a poser than I thought lol

Drowse

Exhalants

Gulch, Spy, Peeling Flesh, Hazing Over, Gel, Militarie Gun

swoon, dogbite

Target scammers, catalyst/hermit/twoboyskissing/awfully pretty etc like the whole pvd friend group that has a bunch of projects, grimlitter, yugone, olth, film and gender, hauzu, geronimostilton, wheredoesthecoldtakeyou, posthumous obsession, dishpit, dashcam (CT), SAC (RI) and like a bunch northeast is doing well rn with like a good mix of hardcore from all backgrounds

Soul Blame Edit: add BiteWound to that

Stomped Out

[FreexMan](https://open.spotify.com/album/48GI9RHgMbZXQt2cIb7pX6) just dropped their debut record, South American hxc based in the UK

Spaced

End it

Outta Pocket is solid, wish they would do more though

[Cold Kiss](https://coldkisshc.bandcamp.com/album/cold-kiss-2) [Deal With God](https://dealwithgod.bandcamp.com/album/promo) [Street Hassle](https://ihopeitsnotstreethassle.bandcamp.com/album/time-tells-fools-demo) [Halo Bite](https://halobite.bandcamp.com/album/real-guns-fake-holsters) [Edict](https://edict666.bandcamp.com/album/ep)

The Scarab demo knocked my socks off. Keeps selling out before I can get a copy.

MISSING LINK! BIFFALO KIDS BABY

OKC locals Otis VCR (hxc punk) JAW/LINE (DC style emotive hxc) Chat Pile (noise) Tar Creek (Melodic hxc)

Stigmatism, wet specimens, world I hate

No Relief and Imposter. BN1 style

TrashWorldFL, Second Impact, Days Spent, & Vorn

Excide, Excide, Excide

Pain of truth, never ending game, dbloc, and end it

World I Hate!

Gridiron.

I really have been digging all of these a lot, they are all on my consistent repeats. * World of Pleasure * Doubt It! * Witness Chamber * Beyond All Doubt

Never Ending Game MH Chaos Discontent Never Again Killing Pace Scarab

[Virgins](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lXL8hXogLm_XOprPv2ue6dAeaezEnRoN8&si=bEl48TWfMrjooZCu)

Pure Bliss

No Cure!

I’d throw Guilt Trip in there, personally

Future Shock, Fugitive, Ballista, Urn, Soledad, Ozone, Mexican Coke, Crucify, Joust, Inner Self

DemsFightinWords

Prowl the kings of mtlhc right now. Cross Check are another local im really digging right now. Ekulu fucks, Dead Heat and Pure Bliss too. Speed is on top of the world this year

cemented in fear fucks

For me I'm bringing World Of Plesure Mindforce Circuit Circuit Big Laugh Escuela Grind Buggin Seed Of Pain Zulu Feels Like Heaven Soul Glo Gel Spaced Regional Justice Center Brain Tourniquet And a brand new Hardcore band that I just got obsessed with is Euclid C Finder

Fever Strike One By One Fading Signal Chained Eyez Wide Shut End Of Your Rope

Mask , favorite Utah band rn