Screamo Index’s new monthly playlist is up, curated by Levi, who is an old screamo head, so you should follow if you are too

Mathcore Index’s Best Tracks of March 2025 playlist is live, featuring: @JackalTwins @wearesnooze @rottingindirt Heavy Heavy Low Low @deadhournoise @fallfiftyfeet @Kurama_TX Secret Cutter @fakepollocks @stormoband Crossed @666hardcoreband + more

New project alert: New York based dissonant indstrumental math rock duo Radiance, surprise drop a full EP today. Radiance is Pyrrhon guitarist Dylan DiLella and former Pyrrhon drummer Alex Cohen. FFO Yowie, Charger Port, You Slut! dylandilella.bandcamp.com/album/radiance

Finally! The 1st of 2 Yowie 2025 releases for pre-order! Split release from Yowie and Pili Coït as 2-song single, 6-song CD or a special bundle out May 16. A Bandcamp-only mashup blends pieces of the 2 tracks from the split here: yowie.bandcamp.com/album/split skingraftrecords.com/news_desk.html

Out today, I Know How You Will Die, the new album from Snooze - FFO: Periphery, The Contortionist, Delta Sleep wearesnooze.bandcamp.com/album/i-know...

Great history and analysis of Converge - Jane Doe via Daydream Deluxe

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The updated lineup for Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11-12 at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale now: linktr.ee/mathcoreindex

Mathcore Index’s Best Tracks of January & February of 2025 (and a couple late 2024 arrivals) playlist is live, featuring: @Gnostician_pa @callousdaoboys @wearesnooze @fallfiftyfeet @Kurama_TX @Kaonashipa @thinshred @strayfromdapath + many more

LINEUP UPDATE: announcing the addition of Santa Rosa post-hardcore / screamo outfit, State Faults, as part of our 8th annual fest See the band as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th-12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale now.

Announcing a new band for day 1 on Tuesday

Mathcore Index Fest 2025 day 2 tickets are live, July 12th at 924 Gilman sponsored by The Hard Times Shows, featuring: Missouri Executive Order 44 Black Sheep Wall Steaksauce Mustache Lockslip Rob Ford Explorer The Arson Choir Carmen Sixteen

Mathcore Index Fest 2025 day 1 tickets are live, July 11th at 924 Gilman sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social, featuring: Heavy Heavy Low Low Duck Duck Goose nsixhundred Rex Kwon Do + TBA

TICKETS FOR MATHCORE INDEX FEST 2025 ON SALE NOW, MORE BANDS TBA linktr.ee/mathcoreindex

The full lineup for Mathcore Index Fest 2025, tickets on sale tomorrow at 9:00am PST.

Very excited to announce that headlining our 8th annual fest is California mathcore outfit and MySpace-era progenitors, Heavy Heavy Low Low See them as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th-12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale tomorrow at 9:00am.

Closing out day 2 of our 8th annual fest, Missouri mathcore outfit, Missouri Executive Order 44 See the band as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th-12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale this Friday, March 14th at 9:00am.

Returning for their 2nd year in a row and first in-person iteration, Barstow mathcore outfit, Duck Duck Goose See the band as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th-12th at 924 Gilman sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale this Friday, March 14th at 9:00am.

Making their first appearance on our 8th annual fest, Southern California sludge metal act, @blacksheepwallband See the band as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th-12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale Friday, March 14th at 9:00am.

Also returning for their 3rd MIF appearance on our 8th annual fest lineup, Oregon based mathcore act Steaksauce Mustache See the band as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th-12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale this Friday, March 14th at 9:00am.

Returning for their 2nd MIF appearance on our 8th annual fest, Reno based math rock duo, Rob Ford Explorer See the band as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th-12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets go on sale Friday, March 14th at 9:00am.

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Spaced shouting this one out on release day: super sick new album from Jackal Twins, recorded and mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City - FFO: The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, The Chariot jackaltwins.bandcamp.com/album/cuzco

The next band in our 8th annual fest lineup, Los Angeles based mathcore band, @lockslip.bsky.social See them as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th-12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale Friday, March 14th at 9:00am 🎥: 197media

Forgot to shout this one out on release day: new album from Dead Hour Noise, mathcore from Michigan - FFO: Converge, Botch, Meek Is Murder deadhournoise.bandcamp.com/album/slow-b...

Another new single from Heavy Heavy Low Low, so good to have em back youtu.be/x4OTkOWy7bM?...

Another first time appearance on our 8th annual fest lineup, Bay Area based metalcore / mathcore band, Rex Kwon Do See the band as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th and 12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale Friday, March 19th at 9:00am.

Also performing as part of our 8th annual fest, Oakland based mathcore band, Carmen Sixteen See the band perform as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th and 12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social Tickets on sale Friday, March 14th at 9:00am 🎥: @diydevotee

Stoked to announce the first act of our 8th annual fest, Los Angeles based screamo / sasscore outfit, nsixhundred See the band perform as part of Mathcore Index Fest 2025, July 11th and 12th at 924 Gilman, sponsored by @hardtimesshows.bsky.social @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social

Super sick show tonight in Baltimore

New album from Rotzak as now as well - FFO: Every Time I Die, Underoath, Steaksauce Mustache open.spotify.com/album/1yO5t7...

Another one I spaced on release day: new EP from More of Myself to Kill - FFO: Between the Buried and Me, The Contortionist, Cryptodira

Realized I spaced shouting this one out on release day: THIN switching it up a bit on their new EP - FFO: Daughters, The Sawtooth Grin, The Number Twelve Looks Like You thinshred.bandcamp.com/album/the-ov...

Lineup announcements start this week. @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social

New Snooze single, so naturally I’m walking around teary-eyed this morning open.spotify.com/album/4Ls0qW...

Grindcore time: new God Complex EP is fucking bonkers open.spotify.com/album/6n5Mpq...

BAY AREA FRIENDS, TONIGHT: Roll out to Stay Gold Deli in Oakland for the homies in Thin with support from Wink and Delve, sponsored by Hard Times Shows and Mathcore Index!

You know what tome it is youtu.be/DrCQZzLTbJM?...

Mathgrind is often too abstract for me, but Black Matter device has musicality, hooks, dynamics,& sense of groove that gets them over without sacrificing chaos. Their 2022 record was one of my favorites that year, and based on this set at @mathcoreindex.bsky.social fest I need to get their latest.

#ripping some riffs in 9, getting totally #wild and #crazy with this #mathrock #omg

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Extremely nasty debut EP from athousandangelsandseven via Zegema Beach Records, featuring members of Endless, Nameless - FFO: Gaza, Daughters, Missouri Executive Order 44 zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/athous...

Debut album from locustfurnace., East Coast technical death grind / mathcore open.spotify.com/album/2pwTcb...

New Jackal Twins singles sounding sick, debut LP out March 7th open.spotify.com/album/6uzqtj...

ICYMI: yearly playlist is up open.spotify.com/playlist/5le...

Out today, debut EP from Worm Circus, post-hardcore / mathcore from Potsdam - FFO: From a Second Story Window, Converge, The Bled open.spotify.com/album/05cbyF...

On that note, our corresponding Best of 2024 playlist is live, featuring too goddamn bands to list open.spotify.com/playlist/5le...

ICYMI: Best of 2024 is up, I’ll try to put it into article form but no promises open.spotify.com/episode/6rd9...

Bay Area, July: Mathcore Index Fest 2025