The hardcore thread

sicboy I've always wondered how big Speed is within Aus. They seem huge here in the US in certain markets.

they're enormous... i swear you see a Speed t-shirt every time you leave the house. their music and business decisions are really not my thing, and i think have played a part in telling the next generation of hc bands in oz that "you too can work hard and get sponsored by a shoe company" which really bums me out... howeeever, i gotta admit it's been impressive to see em play the game and get to that level. just need more community-focused HC bands in their wake to level the playing field and provide that alternative, which is around here and there..

The guests on that "What Are You Listening To" YT show I posted somewhere were talking about some "giant separate HC scene" and I imagine Turnstile fits that - are they sponsored by anyone? It's a band name that would fall under, don't wanna hear them just from the name but had to investigate...This is a huge show and the sound is definitely more of a hybrid...

googling them, there is a big sponsorship company with the same name!
https://turnstilegroup.com/

Randall those free scion split singles were sweet though. my fav local shop would included coupons in their weekly emails - show the coupon, get a single while they lasted

May have mentioned this before; I'm digging this snotty Hattiesburg hardcore. Six songs, around 6 minutes. Silo Kids demo

The Sorry State weekly newsletter is my fount of hardcore knowledge. The staff picks section isn't limited to genre though so has a nice range of tips, which can include Daniel going deep into The Stranglers or The Undertones. I like it.

https://www.sorrystaterecords.com/pages/sorry-state-s-weekly-newsletter

Ha! In my world, Kasshuve's EP is recent, but it was released in 2020. Anyway, really good stuff

Al Dorado May have mentioned this before; I'm digging this snotty Hattiesburg hardcore. Six songs, around 6 minutes. Silo Kids demo

sick! i missed this one... the hattiesburg crew are so fucken cool. played there in 2018 and was blown away by what they were doing in such a small town with limited resources. and just the love of putting on shows and trying to find ways to keep things interesting. we were the only out of towner when we played so they set up a support band battle royal with this big digital clock counting down 10 minutes, each band had to play one song, change instruments, and were eliminated if they were still playing when the timer was out. winner got to headline the show with a full set. coolest thing i've ever seen!

Uptown ruler 666 420 MURO and YELLOWCAKE are the best two current hc bands

Holy shit, Yellowcake are intense

BARELY HUMAN when we played so they set up a support band battle royal with this big digital clock counting down 10 minutes, each band had to play one song, change instruments, and were eliminated if they were still playing when the timer was out. winner got to headline the show with a full set. coolest thing i've ever seen!

Wow! That is so hilarious and genius

Toxic State coming out with a Nisemono LP sometime soon most exciting thing for me

sicboy
in light of the egg punk drama i'll enthusiastically +1 the "members of snooper" band G.U.N. being one of the best recent LPs i've heard

FoolDiddly hell yeah

Fresh new combo out of Truro, Nova Scotia, featuring 50% of the people who made the aforementioned Misanthropic Minds 7".

Ruby I swear every new Nova Scotia punk band that comes across my various feeds includes Cody haha

sicboy Yes, Cody's the genius of these parts. Things would be mighty bleak without him.

I asked this over on the see/saw discord, but I figured I'd ask here too. I feel like I'm missing some formative hardcore history. Listening to some of the recent crop of more "weirdo" hardcore bands (Lasso, Electric Chair, Ancient Filth being three in particular), I'm realizing I'm not sure where a lot of these sounds came from! The answer is likely that they're influenced by lots of stuff outside of hardcore, but am I missing out on influential bands? Obvious reference point for EC is Poison Idea, but otherwise I'm trying to trace back some of these sounds to the source and feeling like I have some major gaps in my knowledge.

I also wouldn't consider any of them weird either. Just classic USHC like you said. Maybe bringing in some 'weirdness' via Void

sicboy I see what you mean with Void, but at this point they've influenced so many bands that whatever felt "weird" about them... Well, it doesn't anymore? Still the best though, don't get me wrong.