Bands: Better Lovers Release: Highly Irresponsible Genre: Metalcore Country: USA Release Date: 25th of October, 2024 Released via Sharptone Records Better Lovers, consisting of members from chaotic hardcore legends Every Time I Die, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Fit For An Autopsy, are the wet dream of every 2000s metalcore lover. After both initially mentioned ..read more

Band: Touché Amoré Release: Spiral In A Straight Line Genre: Hardcore Country: America Release Date: 11th of October, 2024 Released via Rise Records At one point in time I thought I saw “the future” of my Hardcore-listening-history. In 2012 Converge were playing the Essigfabrik in Cologne with A Storm of Light, The Secret and Touch ..read more

Band: Nails Release: Every Bridge Burning Genre: Metal Country: USA Release Date: 30th of August, 2024 Released via Nuclear Blast Records Hardly any other band combines an aggressive and brutal sound as well as Nails. The band has been quiet for a long time, but after 8 years the fourth album Every Bridge Burning will ..read more

Band: Candy Release: It’s Inside You Genre: Hardcore, Punk Country: USA Release Date: 7th of June, 2024 Released via Relapse Records Candy have always been a band who have experimented with their sound. Many hardcore fans may find this off-putting, but for me it makes the band stand out from the crowd. So, I was all the more excited when Candy announced their new album. It’s Inside You will be released on June 7th via Relapse Records. The record features 12 energetic tracks and some interesting guest appearances like Aaron Melnick (Integrity), Justice Tripp (Angel Du$t, Trappe ..read more

Bands: Wonderful World Release: Universal Tension Genre: Hardcore Country: Germany (Düsseldorf) Release Date: 29th of March, 2024 Released via Side2Side Records Cover Artwork: Lydi van Fearg When I started browsing through releases for my plans to put up the Lower Rhine Underground YouTube channel a few months before I actually started in 2023, I have to admit that I was still a little unsure about what is going to find its way onto this channel. As usual, I was quite off the grid when it comes to supply and demand regarding musical output that did not move within the sphere ..read more

Band: God Mother Release: Sinneseld Genre: Hardcore, Punk Country: Sweden Release Date: 10th of May, 2024 Released via Self-released “Without music, life would be an error”, Nietzsche said something like this and it couldn’t be more right. Music is needed all the time, every time. People curate playlists for every occasion: holidays, weddings, travelling and the list could go on forever. Armed with tension arcs and a detailed dramaturgy life gets a significant boost of quality in those situations. Those aforementioned situations have in common that they last several days or wee ..read more

Band: Mastiff Release: Deprecipice Genre: Metal, Hardcore, Sludge Country: England Release Date: 22nd of March, 2024 Released via MNRK Heavy British steel is thriving. There is so much going on over there that it is very easy to get lost in that much greatness. On several occasions (here, here or here) we urged you to take a peek and with Mastiff’s new album Deprecipice (depression + precipice, helped me a lot to pronounce it correctly every time) this urge becomes even greater. The whole opening trio feels like an endurance exercise for your necks and extremities. “Everything ..read more

Bands: Knocked Loose, Deafheaven, Headbussa Date: 26th of February, 2024 Location: Live Music Hall, Cologne Promoter: Prime Entertainment, Live Nation Germany Photos: Thomas Transcended What a way to start off a week: a bruising Hardcore sandwich with Post-Black Metal beauty in the centre. Knocked Loose guesting at the Live Music Hall in Cologne and taking Deafheaven and Headbussa with them.  Headbussa @ Live Music Hall, Cologne Headbussa opened that evening with their Paris-blend of metallic Hardcore. From the get-go the band delivered grooving, positive Hardcore. Wh ..read more

Band: Mudhead Release: Create & Destroy Genre: Hardcore, Crossover Thrash Country: Germany Release Date: 12th of May, 2023 Released via Self-Released, Santa Diabla DIY Crossover Thrash is for party and swords, right? Right! When taking a look at the current scene in the spheres of Crossover Thrash, you either end up sticking to the OG masters such as Municipal Waste, Iron Reagan and surroundings or you move towards the youngsters that are eager to take over the game at the moment. Just think of representatives such as Inhuman Nature or Lowest Creature. It’s either prepare ..read more

Band: Burner Release: It All Returns to Nothing Genre: Metal, Hardcore, Death Metal Country: England Release Date: 23rd of June, 2023 Released via Church Road Records Being fit and healthy seems to be key in our times. Fitness is a big business and there are a plethora of ways to keep your body human like. High intensity interval training (in short HIIT) has been around for a long time and still is the standard burial method for a lot of body fat. What has anything of this to do with the debut of south London’s Burner? It All Returns to Nothing is a HIIT workout for your ears a ..read more