Stabbitha and the Knifey Wifeys return with Disgust, an explosive new album shaped by twelve years of songwriting, live shows, anger, mortality and musical evolution. Read More …
Tag: Hardcore Punk
Madball Not Your Kingdom Review | Hardcore Legends Still Reign
Nearly forty years into their career, Madball prove they still own New York hardcore. Scooby dives into Not Your Kingdom, an album packed with crushing grooves, massive production and the unmistakable attitude that made Freddy Cricien and company legends. Read More …
Day Of Contempt Return Home: Adelaide Hardcore Legends Deliver an Unforgettable Lion Arts Factory Show
After a 15-year wait, Adelaide hardcore icons Day Of Contempt returned to headline Lion Arts Factory alongside Forge, Hammer 618 and Life Pilot. Read our full review of one of the biggest local hardcore shows of the year. Read More …
Dwarves Deliver A Twenty Minute Punk Blast On Jenkem | Crannk Reviews
They may be Dwarves, but speedy outbursts are how they roll! Dwarves have brought out their new album Jenkem, a fascinating, fast paced, mashed genre set of tracks to get your heart and head pumping. The Chicago band has spent many years producing and thrashing Read More …
Frusen Sorg: The Sound of Frozen Grief Finally Breaking
Sweden’s Frusen Sorg are turning trauma, instinct and emotional honesty into some of the most compelling extreme music of 2026. We sat down with Kalle Mattsson to discuss Smärtpunkter and the philosophy behind the chaos. Read More …
Dwarves Will Never Let You Down: Blag Dahlia Talks JENKEM, Chaos And Punk Rock Freedom
There are bands that grow old gracefully, soften the edges, polish the mythology and try to become respectable. Then there are Dwarves. For decades, Dwarves have been one of punk rock’s most infamous and impossible to neatly define forces. Punk, hardcore, garage rock, dirty pop, Read More …
The Flatliners Face The Cold World
The Flatliners’ Chris Cresswell joins Killer from Crannk to talk Cold World, existential dread, creativity, songwriting, punk rock longevity, and surviving 24 years together as a band. Read More …
Descendents Made Punk Feel Like Home for the Outsiders
Milo Aukerman talks punk outsiders, nerd culture, stage intensity, coffee obsession and the lasting legacy of Descendents ahead of the band’s 2026 Australian tour. Read More …
Koyo Return With Barely Here, A Lean And Anthemic Punk Record Built For The Heart And Pit
Koyo have returned with their sophomore album Barely Here, out now via Pure Noise Records, and this one wastes absolutely no time getting straight to the point. Ten songs. Twenty eight minutes. No overblown padding. No trying to reinvent the wheel just for the sake Read More …
Hardcore Punk Legends DFL (Dead Fucking Last) Turn Chaos Into Clarity With “Second Chances” As New Album Fuck It Nears Release
Hardcore punk has always thrived on speed, aggression and attitude. But every now and then, a band that built its name on chaos finds a moment of clarity that hits just as hard. For DFL, that moment arrives with their latest single “Second Chances.” More Read More …
Mid Youth Crisis and the Long Echo of Happiness and Authority
A deep-dive into Mid Youth Crisis’ landmark album Happiness and Authority, tracing its roots from One Inch Punch through to Blueline Medic and exploring how its influence shaped Australian hardcore and the heavy music that followed. Read More …
SOULFLY, NAILBOMB & SNOT – The Forum, Melbourne, January 30, 2026 Presented By The Phoenix AU | Photo Gallery By Outback Bob
The Forum, Melbourne was a pressure cooker on Friday, January 30, 2026, as Soulfly, Nailbomb, and Snot tore through the room in a night of uncompromising heaviness, groove, and pure catharsis. From tribal riffs and political fury to chaotic energy and pit-level madness, this triple Read More …