Die Hoffnung were from Gainesville, Florida, and this is as far as I can tell something of a posthumous release. The band featured members of
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Morrow – Fallow (Alerta Antifascista / Halo of Flies 2018)
For those that don’t know (I counted myself amongst this number until several months ago), Morrow is a DIY emo-crust/ melodic crust punk band from
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Lemuria – Recreational Hate (Asian Man records / Turbo Worldwide, 2017)
I’ll be honest – this one slipped under the radar. It totally slipped by untracked at the tail end of 2017. I suppose by way
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This Is Not A Drill – Hysteria / Hypocrisy / Lies (self-released, 2017)
Lee from This Is Not A Drill hit me up on what my parents would no doubt refer to as ‘The Facebook’ the other day
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Trophy Jump – Depression Club (self-released, 2017)
Trophy Jump is a melodic punk rock band formed in Long Beach, California (not 100% sure if that bit is a joke, but I feel
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Amenra – Mass VI (Neurot, 2017)
Despite the absolute heaviness, there is an undeniable sense of melody to it throughout
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Car Bomb Driver at The Bends, December 23rd 2017
Car Bomb Driver/Chris Barrows Band/Kevin K Band Saturday, December 23rd 2017 The Bends, St Petersburg FL If a conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged,
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Minors – Atrophy (Holy Roar, 2017)
Fuck me. This is belligerent. In a good way, like. I don’t often listen to modern metal or metallic hardcore. It either doesn’t sit well
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Top 5 of 2017: Mark Lind – Ducky Boys/Warning Shots/State Line Records
So today we have a guest top 5 albums of 2017, courtesy of my internet buddy, Mark Lind. Some of you may know him from
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At The Drive In – In•ter A•li•a (Rise Records, 2017)
I like words. This is because on the rare occasions that I get in sync with them I feel fleetingly in control of things. I
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