Posted by Metal Insider on July 18, 2018
After eight years of free and highly-curated shows, an NYC tradition, the House of Vans, is calling it quits after this Summer. And while the shows have included bands like Quicksand, Converge, Gwar, Mutoid Man and more over the years, the last heavy show they’ll be having took place last Saturday (14) with Suicidal Tendencies […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on March 28, 2016
The deeper we go into 2016, the more festival announcements we get and this time around, Philadelphia’s This Is Hardcore Fest revealed their lineup for 2016 and looks to be a really fun one. The event will be held in Philadelphia, PA on August 04th-07th and there are some big names like Turning Point, who […]
Posted by Steven Varsanyi on March 30, 2015
The yearly hardcore fest is ready to take Philadelphia by storm once again. It will be taking place July 23 at the Union Transfer and July 24, 25, and 26 at the Electric Factory. This is Hardcore 2015 (or This is Hardcore X) is celebrating the festival’s 10 year anniversary with another great lineup showcasing […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 17, 2013
While Kings Destroy have a hardcore background, with two members having logged time in Killing Time, the band traffics in sludgy stoner rock. Their 2010 debut album, And the Rest Will Surely Perish, established them in and around the NYC area, but they’ve stepped it up for their sophomore album, A Time of Hunting. Produced and recorded […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 1, 2013
This Is Hardcore has been the go-to festival for hardcore fans in Philadelphia for seven years now. This year’s addition, though, is getting a heavy dose of shock rock thanks to GWAR. It’s been announced today that none other than GWAR will be one of the co-headliners to this summer’s This Is Hardcore festival. Also […]
Posted by Metal Insider on July 16, 2012
Freddy Cricien has been a part of the New York hardcore scene for most of his life, having performed onstage with his brother/Agnostic Front vocalist Roger Miret by the time he was 7 years old. And not only did he go on to form Madball, but also recorded their highly revered debut Ball Of Destruction, […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 10, 2012
This Is Hardcore Fest has taken place in the city of brotherly love for the past six years now. And earlier today, the Philadelphia hardcore festival officially announced this year’s lineup. Bands like Terror, Cro-Mags, Earth Crisis, Gorilla Biscuits, Blacklisted, H2O, Ringworm, Breakdown, Bane and many others have been confirmed for this year’s edition, which […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on July 19, 2011
It’s easy to remember the bands from the ’90s and early 2000s that made waves back when CD sales were still high and chart positions were more competitive. But what about the bands that were on the second tier? These names are often forgotten, left to the back pages of history books and the dusty […]
