Nurse - Self Titled EP

WOW this one is a certified banger and it went largely unnoticed. Every song is a hit especially the first track, total barn burner. props to Scavenger of Death for giving this a proper release. go buy and sport!

FFO: S.H.I.T., DiE, The Scam, Die Kreuzen

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Gaucho - Desplazados EP

"The darkness and hate of living in the modern day is inescapable. People will always try to control you, force their ideologies on you and bind you with their ridiculous laws. Sooner or later you will get tired and hit back. And if true passion is there, you will succeed. It is hard not to hear the passion on this record. Gaucho delivers a Colombia-via-Canada raw hardcore pogo march to the death of tyrants far and wide. Members of S.H.I.T. give us a 5 song window into the struggle for a higher quality of life and we thank them for that."

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Kafka - 6 Track EP

"Taking inspiration from Finnish and other 80's Scandinavian punk and adding their own flare and intensity, KAFKA makes some of the best punk going on right now. Hailing from Tokyo Japan and rising from the ashes of MORPHEME and DROPEND to annihilate ear drums!"

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Sang - Món Oblidat EP

This gem right here, recently put out by La Vida Es En Mus is a total HC scorcher. 

Playing In the same vein as their counterparts from their home country of Spain like Atentado and Firmeza 10 but sung in the Catalan language.

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Eel - Self Titled EP (2015)

"After a bit of down time since their last record, EEL has emerged from whatever local Pittsburgh landfill they came from with some more sonic blasts of the blown out noise infused hardcore punk pounders that they’ve made themselves known for with their past few releases. This particular slab features three original rippers followed by a DISORDER cover to close it all out."

Narcoleptics - Self Titled EP (2015)

NUKE YORK RAW PUNK

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Vial - You're Not Safe EP

"Vial are urgent and exciting, simple and pounding, an LA band who sound like a lost gem from the city's bizarro early punk past. They wouldn't be out of place on the New Underground Life Is . . . comps, for instance. Lucky us - since they're not a band whose chapter has already folded, we get to get in deep with them and watch them grow."

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FLQ - Self Titled EP

SCHOOL JERKIN IT

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Black Panties - Self Titled EP

"Debut hard vinyl after a flexi and a handful of cassettes from this St. Louis band. It seems like a lazy comparison because Lumpy put out the record and they're from the same city, but if you like Lumpy & the Dumpers I think it's safe to say you'll be on board with Black Panties as well. In the similarities column this has, like Lumpy & the Dumpers, a kind of rock n roll-informed songwriting that's performed with a very DIY / raw punk sensibility (particularly in regards to the vocals). In the differences column, Black Panties are a whole lot faster than Lumpy, and on the last track they even have a punk-at-hardcore-speed song that recalls stuff like the Dwarves, Brutal Knights, or the Ladies, though of course filtered through the deliberately skewed midwest slime punk sensibility. This is a really hot style right now so I'm just kind of inclined to like all of this stuff from St Louis and NW Indiana, but Black Panties recommend themselves by staking out a unique sound and managing to play music that is incredibly fast and intense but still catchy. Another quality Lumpy release, in other words."

Ajax - Self Titled (2015)

"New York's AJAX follow up their demo and Self Titled 7" on Katorga Works with undoubtedly their best material yet. The four tracks on this new recording continue their perfected blend of early Boston influenced hardcore and Swedish, Totalitär influenced riffs and gruff, Choke-esque vocals. Features members of Creem, Warthog and Nuclear Spring."

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Blazing Eye - Self Titled EP

"Hailing from Los Angeles BLAZING EYE sound lay somewhere between ZOUO, THE SEXUAL and QLOAQA LETAL. That is Japanese inspired hardcore punk with demonic vocals and hard as nail beats which is extremely hard to shake once you hear it. The four distorted tracks on this EP mix perfectly the low end reverb soaked Japanese influences with the best of the International Hardcore Punk of the early 80's. Making it a masterpiece of timeless punk."

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Mystic Inane - Eggs Onna Plate EP + MUSIC VIDEO

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Severe - Distorted Views 12" EP

 

"Connecting someplace in the soup of hardcore in the 21st where the cult of cynicism and the discipline of ego collide and divide. Severe come at a sharp angle. An ep filled with the kind of disgust reserved for personal turmoil, the self doubt and humility of monks, and it sounds good on wax too."

members of VIOLENT FUTURE and BAD CHOICE

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Hardcore: Gimme Some More

"The preeminent HC comp of 2015, without a doubt. Beach Impediment has rolled out the red carpet for six of the best in contemporary HC - S.H.I.T., PEACEBREAKERS, MERCENARY, IMPALERS, VIOLENT END, and AJAX. A total steamroller of an EP mandatory for any true heads out there."

Blazing Eye - Ways To Die CS

New Tape from LA's finest, Blazing Eye.

DEVIL MUSIC FOR SATAN PUNX

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Permaculture - They Advance EP

"2nd EP from Ryan (Social Cirkle, Confines) and Jen (Nuclear Family, Nervous Trend). 4 new tracks that build on the peace-punk/’Penis Envy’ vibe of the debut record whilst adding some post-punk touches and a more hardcore edge in places."

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The Flex - Don't Bother With The Outside World EP / Flexual Healing Vol. 5: Do Ya Think I'm Flexi?

MACHO JOCK HARDCORE 2K15, FTW!!!

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Public Assault - No Way Out EP

"young guns from Northwest Indiana playing early Dischord Records riffs the way they should be played; with absolutely no regard for anyone. In a (literal) state of Neo-Nazis, economic collapse, and no future, these four teens are writing music that reflects the fact that while some kids are growing up looking at Facebook and a college education, the land that America forgot is raising children destined to a steel mill that will be closing before they are even old enough to drink. No hope, no future, oi, oi, oi?"

p.s. Huge props to Sud Denim blog for the rip.

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Stupid Life - Self Titled EP

"Finally after months and months of waiting the Stupid Life 7" is being unleashed upon the world. Stupid Life has been playing around the Los Angeles area for over a year honing their skills and becoming a staple of the LA punk scene with their charismatic live shows and infectiously catchy songs. As demonstrated by their name they take cues from classic Kyushu noise punk a la Confuse and Gai but have an underlying Swankys groove that propels the songs into Japanese pop madness filled with guitar leads, outrageous solos, blasts of noise, and some of the downright most memorable songs in modern punk. Quite possibly the best noise punk band that isn't a noise punk band, Stupid Life are all incredibly talented musicians who do not hide behind a wall of noise and distortion to disguise their inability to play; instead contorting and manipulating the noise to suit their needs. Hands down one of the best releases I have ever worked on and I am incredibly proud to bring the world Stupid Life."

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Simfuckers - Fucker EP

"Following two lauded and highly publicized demo tapes, Australia's SIMFUCKERS finally unleash their debut 7" upon the world and what an ungodly racket it is. Originally to be released on a German label, Video Disease rescued this record from the pit of obscurity it was bound to drop in to so it would reach a much more receptive and rabid audience.

Six songs of snotty, nasty punk that seethes angst and frustration. Blown out, ugly, and downright idiotic songs that could only come from some of the master minds that helped make Vaginors and Bloodclot Faggots so special. HAIL THE NEW DAWN OF AUSTRALIAN PUNK!!!"

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