When faced with the term "hardcore" in 2019, there is a cringe level that can only be topped by the term "metalcore." However, if you handed over a cocktail consisting of vintage old school classic hardcore/crossover like "Crossover"/"4 of a Kind"/"Thrash Zone" era D.R.I., classic punk like "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" era Discharge, the raw production of classic hardcore like "Animosity" era C.O.C. and the delicious riffy goodness of "Beg to Differ" era Prong, then

NYC hardcore/crossover pioneers Agnostic Front were at the forefront of a movement back just before your author was introduced to heavy metal. The band's second album "Cause for Alarm" was a mainstay, where songs like "The Eliminator" and "Bonber Zee" were played weekly on the college radio station that administered the foundations for a metallic education. There was a bit of a revolution going on in New York City when punk, metal and thrash collided for what would be known a

Born in 2012, The Scourge - featuring Helstar members Andrew Atwood (vocals/guitars) and Garrick Smith (bass) - released the debut EP "First Comes Destruction" in 2014. Now five years later, the band plans to horrify your Halloween like Michael Myers did to Haddenfield. If you are one of those fans looking for a technical progressive masterpiece, then The Scourge isn't for you. "Warrant for Execution" is pure unadulterated metal played in the classic style of old school thras

Unleashing the latest release "Daño Colateral" digitally this past April, Mexican thrashers Centauro will be making the new album available as a physical CD on June 30, 2018 through Bandcamp and distributor Ablaze Productions. Pre-order over here. Leading up to the "Daño Colateral" physical release, the band teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com for the premiere of the new lyric video "Colmando un Oscuro Vacío," which you can check out over at this location, or more convenientl

Swiss thrash metal act Bloodlost issued a video clip for the new single "Evil to the Cross," which is available in the player above. The song appears on the band's upcoming fourth full length album "Diary of Death," which is coming July 6th via El Puerto Records. Pre-orders can be made at this location. The track listing and cover art are available here: 1. Hell Collide Heaven 2. Need of Brutality 3. Necromancer 4. Evil to the Cross 5. The Ghost of my Way 6. Lord of Destructi

Chilean blackened thrash act Hellish is streaming the new song "The Walker of Shadows," which is available in the player above. The song appears on the sophomore full length " The Spectre of Lonely Souls," which will be released on July 27th via Unspeakable Axe Records. Grab your copy now, as pre-orders can be made at this location. Many continents can lay claim to being formative breeding grounds for various pieces of the extreme metal puzzle, but perhaps none were such a me

Refuge, the German metal band featuring current and former Rage members Peavy Wagner, Manni Schmidt and Christos Efthimiadis (representing the 'classic era of Rage'), has finally released the new original album "Solitary Men" via Frontiers Music Srl today (June 8th). Grab a copy over here! To celebrate, the band released a video clip for he new song "The Man in the Ivory Tower," which you can enjoy in the player above. The track listing can be found here: 1. Summer's Winte

Alabama thrash/crossover act Kamikaze Zombie released a new video clip for the song "The Story of Jane Doe," which is viewable in the player above. The video was directed, shot, and edited by Ben and Nadia Robertson of 1931 Productions. The song is taken from the band's latest album "Night of the Nuberus," which is available now. Stream the album in full AND grab yourself a copy right from the Bandcamp player below. In other recent news, the band will be hitting the road for

U.K. melodic thrash band Armortura released a new video clip for the song "Hellbound." Check it out in the player above. The song appears on the band's debut self-titled album, which dropped back in January via Mighty Music. Armortura was formed in North East England in April 2016 by ex-Holosade members Phil De Sade (vocals) and Paul Trotter (guitarist), who, after a chance meeting at a Rock Night back in March 2016, decided to catapult their creative musical ideas and shared

Just ahead of its release on Friday, May 25th, Ottawa thrash act Infrared premiered the entire new album "Saviours" over at Metal Underground.com at this location, but you can just check it out in the player above. Digital pre-orders for the album are available via iTunes. Vocalist / guitarist Armin Kamal comments: "Infrared is extremely excited to release our sophomore album 'Saviours' to the world today. This has been in the works for about 2 years now and is something we a

Flotsam & Jetsam just kicked off the North American tour in support of HammerFall this week, and today released a new lyric video for "Monkey Wrench." The song appears on the band's latest album "Flotsam & Jetsam," which was issued back in 2016 via AFM Records. A new album is due to be released via AFM Records later this year. Check out the clip above and the confirmed live dates here: 5/18 Winter Park, FL – The Haven * 5/19 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade * 5/20 Ralei

Refuge, the German metal band featuring current and former Rage members Peavy Wagner, Manni Schmidt and Christos Efthimiadis (representing the 'classic era of Rage'), is streaming the new single "Mind Over Matter." Check it out in the player above. The song is the latest track issued from new album "Solitary Men," which is set to dop on June 8th via Frontiers Music Srl. Pre-orders are available over here. The track listing and artwork can be found here: 1. Summer's Winter

Ottawa thrash act Infrared premiered the new single "Saviour" over at Pure Grain Audio at this location, but you can just check it out in the player just above. "All In Favour" appears on the band's sophomore album "Saviours," which drops on on May 25th, with digital pre-orders available via iTunes. The track listing can be found here: 1. Project Karma 2. The Demagogue 3. Saviour 4. The Fallen 5. All In Favour (song streaming here) 6. They Kill For Gods 7. Father of Lie

Brazilian thrash act Nervosa released a video clip for the new song "Kill the Silence," which you can check out in the player above. The song appears on the new album "Downfall of Mankind" coming June 1st via Napalm Records. Pre-order the album over here. Guitarist Prika comments on the new song and video: “A perfect scenery to compose lyrics that encourage overcoming. It talks about things that hurt you and that you’re not alone. This new video symbolizes a new phase in the

New York thrash legends Overkill released a live clip of the song "Second Son," which you can check out in the player above. The clip is featured on the band's upcoming new Blu Ray/DVD/live CD "Live in Overhausen" coming May 18th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-orders can be made at this location. The track listing can be found here: 1. Coma 2. Infectious 3. Blood Money 4. Thanx for Nothin' (see clip here) 5. Bare Bones 6. Horrorscope 7. New Machine 8. Frankenstein 9. Live Yo

U.S. black/thrash metal legends Sathanas is streaming the new song "Of Wrath And Hellfire" in the player above. The song appears on the band's new album "Necrohymns," which drops on July 10th via Transcending Obscurity Records. One of the most unheralded bands in history, Sathanas have gone from strength to strength even though there's often little to no acknowledgement of past efforts. The new release 'Necrohymns' should change that as it proves to be an absolute ripper from