Gillian Carter

Gillian Carter is a brutal hardcore punk band signed to Skeletal Lightning. The Champaign, IL based label sports a broad range of acts who showcase original, experimental takes on genre convention

HardcoreAudiotreeAugust 9, 2019orlando, florida, gillian carter

Wolf King

Wolf King is a blackened hardcore band from the West Coast. The gnarled, heavy as hell quartet is influenced by bands like Converge, Gatecreeper and Trap Them.

HardcoreAudiotreeAugust 9, 2019wolf king live, san francisco, california

C.H.E.W.

C.H.E.W. is a hardcore punk band with thrash and screamo elements. They write super intense, raw tunes with relentless, chaotic instrumental noise.

HardcoreAudiotreeJuly 2, 2019c.h.e.w. live, Chicago, illinois

portrayal of guilt

portrayal of guilt create brutal post hardcore/Punk with death metal Influences.

HardcoreAudiotreeFebruary 20, 2019portrayal of guilt, metal, punk, Austin, Texas

Gouge Away

Gouge Away is a special kind of hardcore band. They create seething, aggressive music as melodic and catchy as it is cathartic and brutal.

Hardcore, Staff PicksAudiotreeNovember 19, 2018

Vein

Vein is a hardcore quintet who pen intense, catastrophic tunes with flecks of nu-metal and math-metal. They chug along with a relentless fury, revealing the high degree of musicality at the core of these brutal rippers.

Hardcore, Staff PicksAudiotreeNovember 12, 2018

Such Gold (Session #2)

Such Gold is a melodic hardcore quartet with skate punk and metal influences.

HardcoreAudiotreeAugust 17, 2018

Birds In Row

Birds in Row is an experimental hardcore punk/metal trio who write punitive, exasperated tunes with equisitite, dark textures.

HardcoreAudiotreeJuly 25, 2018

Drug Church

Drug Church is a hardcore punk band who write fast-paced, aggressive songs that take a sardonic approach to issues of social concern.

Staff Picks, HardcoreAudiotreeMay 17, 2017drug church live

Bear vs. Shark

Bear vs. Shark is an iconic, energetic, experimental post-hardcore band from Michigan who went on hiatus nearly a decade ago.

Staff Picks, HardcoreAudiotreeOctober 30, 2016bear vs. shark live

Gatherers

Gatherers is a dreary hardcore band who pen atmospheric tunes with heart-wrenching lyrical content.

HardcoreAudiotreeMay 20, 2016gatherers live

Defeater

Defeater is an experimental hardcore project centered around the story of a family from WWII. Based off characters from lead vocalist and lyricist Derek Archambault’s life, the dense discography tells the family’s tale through each member’s eyes.

HardcoreAudiotreeApril 24, 2015

Joliette

Joliette is a Mexican hardcore band. Frontman Fernando Obregon delivers harsh, guttural screams in his native tongue to add an exotic spin on the genre. This approach is where Joliette’s unique appeal lies.

HardcoreAudiotreeDecember 1, 2014

Being As An Ocean

Being As An Ocean is an emotional post rock/hardcore band. The genre-bending newcomers meld sporadic hardcore, grand floating post-rock intricacies and powerful metallic chugging.

HardcoreAudiotreeOctober 22, 2014

letlive.

Letlive. is best known for the stage presence of oft-bearded, liberally tattooed front man Jason Butler. Equal parts thrash metal, punk, and hardcore with a dash of classic rock become letlive.

HardcoreAudiotreeNovember 24, 2013

Such Gold

Such Gold is a melodic hardcore/punk band from Rochester, New York.

HardcoreAudiotreeMay 3, 2013