FUGAZI live at St. Augustine’s Church, Washington DC, circa 1990. Photo: Patrick West.

Violent, unstable, wired straight into panic and distortion. .gif from god @dotgiffromgod return with their third full-length, Dissimulation, released today via Prosthetic Records @ProstheticRcds www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxZt...

TERROR, 2026

Scrappy emo/post-hardcore with real glassjaw-type vocals — In 2 Again drop Coins, Currency, Tokens… May 8 on DAZE. 2 tracks up now. dazestyle.bandcamp.com/album/coins-...

Steve Albini in Tokyo, 1992 — recording “Nai-Ha” with Zeni Geva + cutting Superunit tracks. Now collected on “Superunit: Maximum Implosion” (2xLP, Record Store Day, April 18). “Angel” drops April 14 — first digital release of this stuff in years.

Shooting Daggers drop “Glow” with Dennis Lyxzén (Refused) — track on gender identity and breaking roles, with vocals crossing over each other the whole time. Full feature + background on “The Real Life Thing” up on the site.

BRING ME THE HORIZON playing Count Your Blessings in full – July 10, 2026, B.E.C. Arena, Manchester (Outbreak Fest). Line-up includes: Static Dress, Rolo Tomassi, Dying Wish, Heriot, Ca Underwater, Still In Love. Pre-sale: Apr 15, 10:00 GMT (album reissue pre-orders).

HALF MAN - hard as nails hardcore. Taste it at lastriderecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-can-... co-release on Last Ride Records / Burning Hammer Records.

CLUE (South Pemalang) just dropped their S/T via Trueline - youth crew roots but twisted their own way. idioteq.com/inside-clues...

Take a trip down memory lane with Lindsay and Mercy from Football, etc. in an interview where they discuss 'The Draft' 15th Anniversary Edition. From @idioteqcom.bsky.social: idioteq.com/football-etc...

Karol Kamińsky wrote a beautiful and detailed article for @idioteqcom.bsky.social that covers our history, both our records, and includes interviews as well as a song-by-song analysis of all the themes and inspirations in Leave The Light On. Read the rest of this piece at the link in our bio💡

Bo Lueders has died, confirmed by Hardlore and those close to him. A key part of the hardcore scene through Harm’s Way and beyond, known for his steady presence and real involvement. His loss is being felt widely.

RECKONIZE don’t do polite. “Dead 2 Me / Nowhere 2 Run” = two shots at scene tourists and loudmouths. idioteq.com/metallic-har...

A frantic mix of emo, screamo, post-hardcore and noise drives Tell Me All About It, the new eight-track release from Portland’s Its You! Its Me! And There’s Dancing!. oliverglennrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tell-m...

Samstrong Records just put out Hit The Nails On The Head, the debut LP from Riptide, a hardcore band from Pare, East Java, active since 2016. - samstrongrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hit-th...

One of the best emo punk records to come out of that era. Ten years on, “Cult” still hits because The Caulfield Cult never tried to romanticize the mess. idioteq.com/10-years-of-...

Pacific Ridge Records dropping an 18-track tribute to Finch's "What It Is To Burn" on April 28. 18 indie bands, seven genres. A proper nod to this amazing classic. pacificridgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-trib...

Noc Walpurgii turns 30, but this was never just another fest. Since 1996, it’s been about making actual space in the DIY scene for women, queer people, and everyone pushed to the side. Still here, still needed. Multi-artist interview up now on idioteq.com/noc-walpurgi...

UNSTABLE SHAPES tap into the legacy of RITES OF SPRING on their live take on “For Want Of.” idioteq.com/unstable-sha...

"The band is entirely for us, about creating a good time for ourselves and, for me whilst performing." The Shits walk through their forthcoming album Diet Of Worms 'Track-By-Track for @idioteqcom.bsky.social idioteq.com/noise-rocker...

24 years after their start, TERROR still reign as one of the most influential bands in hardcore. (photo by Mark Miller)

STORMO just released SOGNI CHE INVADONO IL CIELO — a 6-track record focused on survival, pressure, and trying to move forward when conditions are against you. Out now. stormo.bandcamp.com/album/sogni-...

INCENDIARY just released Product Of New York (2026) — a remastered collection of their early material, featuring updated versions of tracks like “Not Your Prophet” and “God’s Country,” now available digitally and on limited vinyl. incendiary.bandcamp.com/album/produc...

Emo band Joie De Vivre release Rarirties = joiedevivreband.bandcamp.com/album/rarities

They said it might be the last time it felt this exciting. 26 years later, still not true. HELLFEST NJ 2026 @Hellfestdotcom @Trustkill @hatebreed July 3–5. Jackson, NJ.

New Hindsight feature up - Dylan talks the debut LP "Some Things Never Change," straight edge without the corny stuff, writing about his absent father for the first time, and the NJ/Philly rooms and bands keeping hardcore moving right now. @RebirthRecords_ #hindsight

OLTH screamo demon is back! 'O.' now streaming at open.spotify.com/album/54Dh5D...

☠️ Hellfest is July 3/4/5, 2026 at The Dome at Adventure Crossing in Jackson, NJ and will feature Hatebreed, Glassjaw, Vision Of Disorder, Disembodied, First Blood, Haywire, Twitching Tongues, Bayway, Bleeding Through and many more. 🎟️ 3 day passes up now at Hellfest.com​

Basement announce "WIRED" — first new album in 8+ years, out May 8th via @runforcover . Two singles out now. Produced by John Congleton. European tour this summer. The band nearly broke up before making what guitarist Alex Henery calls the record he "always wanted Basement to sound like."

Universal Sin is out. DIE YOUNG (TX) w/ MIKE SCORE (ALL OUT WAR). dieyoungtx.bandcamp.com/album/univer...

CEREMONY release Live at the Hollywood Palladium today via Relapse Records. Recorded at their sold-out LA headliner two years ago to the day — Rohnert Park played live in full, plus tracks spanning the band’s catalog.

CARRY ON are back. California hardcore legends reunite for summer 2026 shows, including SOUND AND FURY. A long-overdue A Life Less Plagued re-press is also on the way. Twenty-five years later, this chapter opens again.

Many thanks to @idioteqcom.bsky.social for profiling my new band! idioteq.com/50-days-at-i...

How do you like Citizen I.C.E., by Dropkick Murphys / @haywire617? "they've poorly trained an army for our kids to fear today / The gave 'em masks and weapons and sent them on their way / They're knee-deep in proud boys, thе party never stops / Too scared to join thе military, too dumb to be a cop"

BAYWAY dumped World Of Bayway Vol. III out of nowhere: slow pressure, knuckles first, via @Trustkill - The drop lands just before they head into a packed stretch of shows, including HELLFEST WEST and a long US run with SNUFFED ON SIGHT on select dates. trustkill.bandcamp.com/album/world-...

Pittsburgh horsecore pack Kicked In The Head By a Horse just dropped “Memento mori” and it hits like blunt force trauma. Short, super heavy, twisted, merging chaotic metalcore with deathmathcore, no breathing room. BLOOM/DECAY EP, out February 18. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbL4...

LIKE A PEET, KEEN TO THE RUSTLE OF LEAVES, by LIMBS. Metallic and chaotic, drifting into noise, post-rock tension, and eerie synth textures. MAJORITY RULE colliding with the unpredictability of WRISTMEETRAZOR, filtered through experimental lens. zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/like-a...

Rock album of the week: Love, Keep Me Afraid by Muttering. "Songs about love... searching for answers in a deep pool of self reflection." muttering.bandcamp.com/album/love-k...

Brighton post-hardcore/screamo outfit Chalk Hands have dropped a powerful new video single titled "Pauvre de Moi" - their second taste of upcoming sophomore album The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us. Pre-orders are currently live through Dog Knights Productions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ6h...

Belfast groovecore band Survivalist has released their sophomore album "A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone" via Seek And Strike Records, xploring themes of isolation, mental health, and emotional endurance. survivalistgc.bandcamp.com/album/a-plac...

New Strife @Strife_LA cover special coming up on Feb 3 on IDIOTEQ

Costa Rican band Adiós Cometa just released "Un destello de luz" — nine tracks caught between wanting to flee and choosing to stay. Angular guitars, restrained distortion, post-hardcore edges meeting spacey shoegaze. idioteq.com/costa-rican-...

Grave Heist (Hudson Valley, NY) dropping new EP 'Fate Of The World' Feb 27th - recorded with Don Fury First single "Pale Blue Dot" out now. linktr.ee/graveheistny

OUTBREAK FEST 🔥SUN: Basement, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed (2 albums!), Trapped Under Ice, TRASH TALK, Snail Mail, La Dispute, Nothing. SAT: Alexisonfire (Crisis!), Converge, PUP, High Vis, Touché Amoré, Quicksand. FRI: The Front Bottoms (Talon of the Hawk!) // outbreak-fest.co.uk

NOFX is back and as usual, they don't give a f**k. "Minnesota Nazis" supports protests against ICE violence in Minnesota. "America, why can't we all agree / It's ok to judge and have some hate for people / If you base it on their ethics / Not their ethnicity" www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU6s...

VENEZIA HARDCORE FEST 2026 is locked in. May 15–16, CS RIVOLTA (Marghera, Italy). ANGEL DUST, BRACE WAR, NUOVO TESTAMENTO + more. Skate ramp, food, no nonsense. Italy goes hard again.

REFUSED wrapped up their hometown chapter in UMEÅ with three sold out farewell shows. We’ve got a loose photo report from all three nights capturing the bands the people and the room. idioteq.com/refused-clos...

THE SADDEST LANDSCAPE announce Alone With Heaven, their first full-length in 10 years, out April 24 via IODINE RECORDINGS. New single “From Home They Run” is out now. Recorded in part with the late Steve Albini. dthw.sh/fromhomethey...

Miami hardcore band POWERPLAY drop new single “Liberosis,” their first release via TERMINUS HATE CITY, featuring Andrew Neufeld of COMEBACK KID. An anthemic take on mental health, pressure, and finding strength through community - youtu.be/VDSjZ7SUgH4?...

STRESSED return with A World From Ashes. Adelaide hardcore pushed deeper into metal, cold and confrontational, carrying the weight of bands like REPRISAL, ARKANGEL, and MORNING AGAIN. A message-driven violence built for movement, sweat, and impact. lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-worl...