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

Bands: Incendiary Release: Change The Way You Think About Pain Genre: Hardcore/Metalcore Country: USA Release Date: 26th of May, 2023 Released via Closed Casket Activities Cover Artwork Daniel Danger Long Islands finest Incendiary return with their newest catalogue entry Change The Way You Think About Pain after an absence of almost 6 years after releasing Thousand Mile Stare in 2017. Once again produced by multi – talent and the go-to producer guru for most contemporary core bands of the last years, Will Putney, rest asssured that this collection of ten new tracks packs quit ..read more

Band: The St. Pierre Snake Invasion Release: Galore Genre: Hardcore, Rock Country: England Release Date: 21st of April, 2023 Released via Church Road Records Cover Artwork Church Road Records Some things just never get out of style: combining unhealthy but tasty food beyond imagination, dad jokes and pairing Rock with Hardcore. Ever since the Chariot have left, there was a hole in my musical horizon. The St. Pierre Snake Invasion (short TSPSI) are here to take a place beside them up there. Roughly four years since Caprice Enchanté TSPSI grace the world with a NOT ABOUT-C ..read more

Band: Rile Release: Pessimist Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal Country: USA Release Date: 27th of October, 2023 Released via Church Road Records Side-projects of bands you love are mostly pleasant surprises. Known people put in another constellation creating more stuff you’ll surely love. Sam Richards (bassist of Cult Leader) founded Rile in 2012 with him on guitar and long-time friends Brian Fell on drums and Matt Mascarenas on bass. Now, more than ten years into their existence, they gave birth to their full-length Pessimist. Mixed by THE MAN of good sounding Hardcore himself, Ku ..read more

Band: Year Of The Knife Release: No Love Lost Genre: Hardcore, Metal Country: USA Release Date: 27th of October, 2023 Released via Pure Noise Records For any touring band, there is probably nothing worse than being involved in an accident. That’s exactly what happened to Year of the Knife this June. During a serious car accident all members were injured. Singer Madison Watkins was injured so badly that she is still recovering and is lucky to be alive. Keep on fighting Madi! Despite the current situation, there is good news on the horizon. Year of the Knife are back with their ..read more