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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Devastating Death Metal / Hardcore from Austin.
Grindcore band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, formed in 2019 by vocalist Vinicius Braga, guitarist Alice Vitoriano, bassist Marcos Correa, and drummer Linnu Rodrigues. The band released Somos Nós a Doença in 2021 and followed it with Ensaio Sobre a Má Vontade in June 2024, a 22-track album recorded at Quarto do Pânico studio in Manaus addressing capitalism, police violence, and life in the Amazon's largest city. The band split up after completing Ensaio Sobre a Má Vontade.
Thrash, crossover, and hardcore punk band from Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, comprising Dã on vocals, Marlon on guitar, Thiago on bass, and Leo on drums. The band released the six-track EP Macahell on March 8, 2025, with songs including 'Fuga da Babilônia,' 'Madrugada Infernal,' and 'Moshpit!'
Vicious Thrash Metal / Hardcore out of Texas.
Sick of It All is a hardcore punk band from Queens, New York, formed in 1986 by brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on guitar, alongside drummer Armand Majidi and bassist Craig Setari. The band's 1989 debut Blood, Sweat and No Tears is credited with helping popularize the breakdown in hardcore and shaping the identity of the New York hardcore scene. Over more than three decades and twelve studio albums—including the major-label release Scratch the Surface (1994) and Wake the Sleeping Dragon! (2018)—they have sold over half a million records and remain one of the most enduring bands in the global hardcore punk community.
Houston hardcore punk. Fast, raw, and ripping.
Savage Death / Black Metal with Punk influences from Texas (early); San Diego, California (later).
Heavy Sludge / Death Metal / Hardcore out of Texas.
Slapshot formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985 from the remnants of Negative FX and DYS, with vocalist Jack 'Choke' Kelly as the band's most recognizable figure. At a moment when many first-wave Boston hardcore bands were drifting toward crossover thrash, Slapshot doubled down on the raw speed and directness of the original Boston sound, and their debut Back on the Map (1986) helped sustain the scene's identity through the late 1980s. The band's straight-edge lyrics and uncompromising stance made them influential well beyond the United States, particularly in Germany and Belgium. After nearly four decades of intermittent activity, Slapshot announced their farewell tour in 2025.
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