A decade ago, Simon Neil and Mike Vennart would be found sitting on the back of the Biffy Clyro tour bus sharing the most extreme, confrontational or just downright twisted music they could find. Simon had always had the name Empire State Bastard lurking in the back of his mind if he ever formed a sickeningly heavy band, leaving Mike with the challenge of writing music that could live up to that moniker. Now the results are ready to be unleashed with Empire State Bastard releasing their debut album Rivers of Heresy on Roadrunner Records.

One of the most consistent and tenured bands in metalcore, Norma Jean are back with their first album in 3 years, ‘Deathrattle Sing For Me’…

The sum total of their 2022 opus is a straight upgrade to SOUL GLO’s already brilliant back catalog, bursting with scorching new takes on old ideas and enough spirit and passion to set the entire scene ablaze…

The Baltimore band’s spectacular fourth record is all groove, riffs, and passion. It is not a crossover hardcore album that looks to transcend the genre, but one that tries to elevate it to its highest visibility…

The Armed have announced that their new album, ULTRAPOP, will arrive April 16 via Sargent House. The album features Mark Lanegan and Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen.

In a genre that can be unkind towards too much change, Architects' ninth album aims to challenge that mindset. "We can do whatever we want," drummer and primary songwriter Dan Searle tells Apple Music. "The ultimate question is, do we like it? And the answer is yes."

Be Well release their debut album The Weight And The Cost. It’s a bright, clean, catchy punk record with a whole lot of melody and a whole lot of emo influence. All these guys come from some version of hardcore, but Be Well aren’t really a hardcore band.

Last year, Japanese experimental metal band Boris released a double album called LφVE & EVφL. Now, they’re prepping a follow-up project pointedly dubbed NO.

Originating from Lucerne, Switzerland, Hanter Dro is an up and coming quartet whose vigorous post hardcore sound comes akin to the engaging experimental approach of Touché Amoré and La Dispute, juxtaposing hardcore heaviness with ambiance and atmospherics. Death by Algorithm will be the band's sophomore full length, scheduled to come out January 17th, 2020 through Little Jig Records.