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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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SSS (Short Sharp Shock) formed in Liverpool, England in 2005, delivering a high-velocity crossover thrash sound shaped equally by hardcore punk, thrash metal, and grindcore. Signing to Earache Records, the band released The Dividing Line (2008) and Problems to the Answer (2011) before concluding their career with Limp. Gasp. Collapse. (2014) on Prosthetic Records. SSS operated at the more abrasive end of the British crossover revival, with a commitment to brevity and brutality that aligned them with the grindcore underground as much as the thrash audience. The band subsequently went on indefinite hold.
Ruthless Slam / Brutal Death Metal / Hardcore from Houston.
Staticlone formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2021, assembled primarily by George Hirsch and Dave Walling of Blacklisted alongside Jeff Ziga of Affirmative Action Jackson and Armalite. The band plays crust-inflected hardcore punk with d-beat rhythms, heavy metal riffing, and the kind of earned severity associated with acts like Disfear and Wolfbrigade. After releasing a 2021 demo, Staticlone signed to Relapse Records and issued their debut full-length Better Living Through Static Vision in March 2025. The project channels the experience of musicians who spent decades in hardcore into a deliberate and uncompromising record.
Dallas noise-punk cult legends. Close friends with the Butthole Surfers, acquired legendary underground status.
Stick to Your Guns formed in Orange County, California in 2003, developing a metalcore sound grounded in hardcore punk ethics, melodic hooks, and socially conscious lyrics. Their album Diamond (2012) debuted at number one on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and Disobedient (2015) and True View (2017) continued the band's steady commercial and critical momentum. Across eight studio albums through Keep Planting Flowers (2025), the band has remained consistent in both sound and values, maintaining a connection to the hardcore underground while growing a larger fanbase. Vocalist Jesse Barnett's direct and earnest lyrical approach has been a defining constant throughout the band's career.
Crossover thrash band from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, formed by vocalist Vinicius Blanc, guitarist Fabio Lannes, bassist Luciano Munhoz, and drummer Mauro Lopes. The band released the EP Batendo de Frente in 2021 on Extreme Sound Records, recorded at Tellus Studio in Niterói between October and December 2020.
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