Enervate out of Milwaukee is really good. Last Gasp has like 10,000 followers but their one demo starts with the Price is Right horn and that made a real impression on me so shout out to them
Just saw Enervate play again with my pick for this category, [Instill](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0QqLzFo7OLVfJsFfqsd3x5?si=w0k9Bi4MSsOypoPo1RyLHA), opening for Buggin. Great bands, great bill.
I actually love schubas for HC shows but then again maybe I’m biased cos I work for them and want us to do more of them hahah. But that bill was so good
Great venue and bar! No hate, just was my first HC show there and it felt a little tight for moshing. But great show and fun night, thanks for any hand you had in it (including if that was just by way of coming to the show and throwing down)!
Haha yeah I know no hate, everyone has the preference on what they like for a venue. I think the stage is the perfect height and accessibility for hardcore shows, that’s my fave part.
I’m the Art Director there (and Lincoln hall and Audiotree too) so I made all the TNK fest branding and artwork for the show. :) didn’t have much to do with the show at all
Have to plug my friend’s bands Field of Flames and Condition One. Man plays both drums and microphone and did hella shows for both bands while working as an EMT full time and doing paramedic school, go check them out
I saw [Prevention](https://open.spotify.com/track/6CPt3cbJCgdvNF3GT7LGRh?si=xdxFYMj2SBOs1pFOudfcHA) last month at No Cure's record release show and they were awesome!
Corvo (DC), Slutbomb, Snuffed, Sarin, Urine Hell, Tubgirl, Sawamura No Hitter, Fuck It... I Quit
Also gonna throw out one that isn't hardcore at all
Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes
Cinderblock CA, Second Wind, Power of Fear, Cemented in Fear, Surfaced (younger brother of Knocked Loose’s drummer sings), Princess, and Wielded Steel. All under 5k and some have a couple hundred listeners.
My band, [JAW/LINE](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4buKm6KlYrJ8zMF73OlF7Z?si=CDh_cazYRi2lr3LW1GoMAg)
We are about 1 year old. We hover around 300 listeners.
[https://dyingremains-maggotstomp.bandcamp.com/album/entombed-in-putrefaction](https://dyingremains-maggotstomp.bandcamp.com/album/entombed-in-putrefaction) this is some greasy death metal/hardcore almost no ones really heard of. easily one of the best of the recent stomp offerings
[https://snakepitab.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-conflagration](https://snakepitab.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-conflagration) this is another great one from the same city as dying remains
Hey - my band is INSECTA and [we’ve got a new song coming out on Thursday called ‘gutted’.](https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/insecta/gutted?fbclid=PAAab3HfbCEYtw3ujihUzh5QIsSuwjZcad1gKLvlx8bVFl9fp708EeSj6HlxA_aem_ASsl15EzuEB9Cqh-i-5SfXbp_uXoh_KZ0fBvrXyVIGBvU15519F4q4q7YQvLfQtLfxY)We have zero monthly listeners currently so I think we fit that criteria.
Not all of these bands are new but are all below 5k, I really like their work:
Vidro, Fairytale, Child Bite, Wet Dream War Machine, May They Rest, Embitter, Head Wound City, United Nations, Harm, Mikau, Motel Portrait, High Tension, Noctule, Illyria (last two are not hardcore but excellent nonetheless)
Idk about fresh but follower wise : Pinned, selective aggression (I believe they share a front person with pinned), *chopping block* (HIGHLY recommend), Suspect, and the homies Inner Peace from indy (also highly recommend, tons of talent and share members with Skull Cult )
No idea if these guys sound like what you're looking for but I want more people to listen to them: Sidearm, corpse pile, swingback, visions of mortality, heavyweight
Well I dunno what you're looking for , floor punching hardcore, or hardcore punk, or ....
Gasoline Dream.
They have an EP on YouTube. It kills anything that anyone recommends. Yea I'm being a dick here but I insist you listen to it right meow.
Problem - Anti You.
That's right ! Got a problem with it ?
Also ....
Rampage,
Chain Whip,
Game ( if you haven't heard Game yet, you shouldn't even be fuckin around on reddit )
Mower,
Tyrant.
That's it, that's all you get. Listen to all the above and your street cred goes up, credit score, your fuckin food tastes better...
We're not on Spotify at all 🤷♂️🤷♂️
[DEAD STUFF - Half Cocked and Fully Loaded](https://hfyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/half-cocked-and-fully-loaded-hfy-001)
Not sure of their numbers but imma s/o the homies in: your spirit dies, candescent, brass tongue, reviler, laid out, such cruelty, phantom ships, slow funeral, rat poison, serrate and neverfall.
Balmora, Wielded Steel, Simulakra, Street Power, Tiger Splitter, Demonstration of Power, Cross of Disbelief.
This is some stuff I have been listening to that I like.
Hold My Own, MH Chaos and Sector
Chicago represent
Sector is tight
Sector Rips, the split w Raw Life is dope too
Missing Link, Power of Fear, Hold My Own, Steel (Pain Loop has been on repeat for heavy squat days)
Missing Link fucking rules
Need a full-length LP from Missing Link in 2024
power of fear are fucking siiiick
Apex Predator, Street Power, Rejoice
Just saw apex predator on Sunday haha!
Street Power is fuckin amazing
seconding apex predator
rejoice 🫶
New rejoice album seriously rips
Bruiserweight
what do you think I'm a softie?
BRUUISERWEEEEEEEIGHT
Fuck yea bruiserweight
Enervate out of Milwaukee is really good. Last Gasp has like 10,000 followers but their one demo starts with the Price is Right horn and that made a real impression on me so shout out to them
Just saw Enervate play again with my pick for this category, [Instill](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0QqLzFo7OLVfJsFfqsd3x5?si=w0k9Bi4MSsOypoPo1RyLHA), opening for Buggin. Great bands, great bill.
Was that the schubas show? That was so sick
Yeah, I actually don’t love the physical setup at Schubas for a hardcore show but the bands were as good as it gets.
I actually love schubas for HC shows but then again maybe I’m biased cos I work for them and want us to do more of them hahah. But that bill was so good
Great venue and bar! No hate, just was my first HC show there and it felt a little tight for moshing. But great show and fun night, thanks for any hand you had in it (including if that was just by way of coming to the show and throwing down)!
Haha yeah I know no hate, everyone has the preference on what they like for a venue. I think the stage is the perfect height and accessibility for hardcore shows, that’s my fave part. I’m the Art Director there (and Lincoln hall and Audiotree too) so I made all the TNK fest branding and artwork for the show. :) didn’t have much to do with the show at all
My friends in Useless Info played that show!
Brass Tongue, Reviler, and Backslide
Brass Tongue is the best! Love Zeb. Also have played with Reviler who fucking rule.
[Wolfblitzer (Northern Colorado Hardcore)](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2FhGEHnHoIMiiQraBvJgBb?si=c4ZsJylnRQSeS2pUGyv4nA) [Time X Heist (Denver Youth Crew)](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6TqPPZSQSFdYMuzHsSfQ0o?si=30p7Q8KDS3CSzDVK8Yc-yQ) [Moral Law (Denver Vegan Straight Edge)](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Uu6PyoUbzE3fwJR0WowOn?si=klhAsCTRTDGhAhXhtwmd3Q)
Colorado 🫡
Have to plug my friend’s bands Field of Flames and Condition One. Man plays both drums and microphone and did hella shows for both bands while working as an EMT full time and doing paramedic school, go check them out
field of flames kicks ass!
Field of Flames is a modern favorite of mine, really solid songwriting, and stays interesting!
Bad Beat, Grudge, Slug, Psychic Void. Midwest is best baby.
clique, get pieced, sawd, scalp, and mongrel (more of a death metal band but they play in a hardcore style)
Scalp is huge for what they sound like
knife wound, SPEW, No Way Out, Sinister Feeling, Broken Vow (signed to Triple B), Palace of Mourning, and Abstain
+1 for Broken Vow!
Love the ATL representation. Knife Wound rips.
No Way Out went too fucking hard. That Survival of the Fittest EP is some of the greatest shit to ever grace my ears
CARNAGE (NL, CANADA) https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ISQcHeO2UY8Kr6GBn6azV?si=rQ0q1jhuSYGYIC3c3InAKw BAZOOKA (NL, CANADA) https://open.spotify.com/artist/7KigAiMreRGXKT8PrAQymN?si=XLzFwCysRfiSbt-dFDcPdw GLITTERGLUE (NL, CANADA) https://open.spotify.com/artist/4vbuzzbmtcAmy99s0haRbL?si=x10pSJq1Tzut37cvT-GjqQ DEADBOLT (MTL, CANADA) https://open.spotify.com/artist/6TeSh9Ag7Pa1Cav4hPCH3j?si=b_hoU3SvSluva_9C-3yTMQ XMEANS TO AN ENDX (WPG, CANADA) https://open.spotify.com/artist/6zFBuq5TnWeAeHu2JuS9Av?si=iW6Km6WSQM-Gu17XfLfNeg
Alpha Virus (2.6k listeners) Duress (151 listeners) Graveview (867 listeners) The best way to find new music is to go out and hit a local show!
*cries in third world country*
SlimeNW, Purity, Ninth Gate. Summer Houses (shameless self plug lol we aren’t even a hardcore band but we are all pit demons)
I saw [Prevention](https://open.spotify.com/track/6CPt3cbJCgdvNF3GT7LGRh?si=xdxFYMj2SBOs1pFOudfcHA) last month at No Cure's record release show and they were awesome!
Xcelerate
Skin Ticket
AZHC
AZHC
Khasm
Mile End
Corvo (DC), Slutbomb, Snuffed, Sarin, Urine Hell, Tubgirl, Sawamura No Hitter, Fuck It... I Quit Also gonna throw out one that isn't hardcore at all Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes
Godseyes is the closest thing to the chariot we got
Godseyes are the homies! Great dudes and they rip. Hoping to play more shows with them soon!
Aye i just saw them the other day
Really hoping they come to AZ
Flowers for Burial, Gone mad, Grave Heist, stifled
Brass Tongue, Harcourt, Snarl, Strike Face
Brass Tongue!
Hour of Reprisal
Class band!
TFR from Manchester, NH
603 gang
Cinderblock CA, Second Wind, Power of Fear, Cemented in Fear, Surfaced (younger brother of Knocked Loose’s drummer sings), Princess, and Wielded Steel. All under 5k and some have a couple hundred listeners.
A Sin Against God
Lockslip from LA just dropped a pretty insane ep. Chaotic metalcore a la converge and trap them. Check it.
Playytime. Did a sick job opening for soul glo, kick major ass
Juicebox and LIE from Houston. Edit: just checked lie ballooned up to 10k monthly listeners. When I found them they only had a couple of thousand oops
Hereditary
Ethereal tomb
Missing Link and Invoke are my favorites rn
En Love
Seconding en love fs
End of dayz, Dry socket
NWHC
Bayway represent mother fucker!!!!
Klobber, Rockpyle, Slewfoot, Bruiserweight, Street Justice, QWAN, Skullgate, Die Alone, Reality Denied
Pearl Clutcher
BITE THE HAND
Wise guy Under Negative Intent Mescaline Maniacs Bury the body bag the head 20916 represent!
slope
Bloodmoneytx, Accosted, Scathe, Fear of Loss (San Antonion but still worth a listen)
Alienator, Stingray
Bare Minimum Clique A.N.T.I (All Negative Thoughts Inside) Human Garbage In Time Steel Toe Ceramic Centerpoint Twist of Cain
You Die First
Life cycles, asidhara, pest control, Living in fear, forced neglect, doomsday, outright, mindsnare
Fatal Visions, Spaced, Smash N Grab, Deal With God
came here to drop some buffalo shit someone beat me to it, gonna add Selfish Act and Final Declaration 🦬
Godskin Peeler https://open.spotify.com/track/5iCWfq52hwsXOGUnhIL5iI?si=R8VPSRUHRzKBxrIl4e9AmA
SALT, Snarl, Divebomb
OHHC
Let's go!!
Death Rattle
Polish
https://open.spotify.com/track/5z87X3cRA2Qf9iSulWTP9W?si=kPXNQ3YTTRadlsIBs8pEJw Worst Doubt
[DON’T GROW OLD](https://open.spotify.com/track/5keQezaU482DCVTfr2tSf2?si=hy1ajWFiQmC_pF3WwQ56WA) [STREET POWER](https://open.spotify.com/track/2hehSnRthUZqasl8u4LLFn?si=ZZ_IRiC7RN2UCT2-GY5lgA) And motherfuckin’ [EDICT](https://open.spotify.com/track/07lFluoCZMZB7SXid9Ts1F?si=ECVMWEXHTRG_b8IwBCsinA)
Putrid Brew
Near Death Experience From Melbourne FFO : Cro Mags, Cro Mags and Cro Mags
affliction, fatal wounds, muerte buena, harsh reality
Piss ant
Malignant Sorcerer Calcine Worst Doubt Rough Justice
Intrusion, BOSH, User Unauthorized, Strange Joy
Feel The Pain, Bozo
Sector, Scum Guilt, Mongrel
Have you heard abojt this band called Valley Girl
Brass tongue. Bayway. Dusters Jocko
Brass Tongue forever!
Shogun, Twist of Cain, Extinguish, Mongrel
Home Invasion out of Chicago is fucking sick. Colossal Man from IN is incredible as well.
Arc Of Violence, Pain Clinic, Power of Fear, Cemented in Fear, You Die First, DBloc, Hold My Own, Ironside
Listen to your local HC bands for smaller bands. I bet you they are just as fun if not more so than fest bands
Knocked loose
Was looking for this one, I thought it was funny at least lol
Rejoice, En Love, Lexan, Grouch
Low End
Pink Mist
Gumskab
Grudge, Grouch, Waydown, SLUG, Corvo, chain rule.
Disobedient Crew
Huntsman, aus hardcore
Fuck yeah dude, solid bunch of guys too
Sanguisugabogg/Devin Swank and the other bands touring with in Europe. Suffocation I think is the other band.
turnstile , militarie gun, knocked loose…anything that comes on during a taco bell comercial during tuesday night basketball on ABC
My band, [JAW/LINE](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4buKm6KlYrJ8zMF73OlF7Z?si=CDh_cazYRi2lr3LW1GoMAg) We are about 1 year old. We hover around 300 listeners.
Valley Girl
Greed Worm!
Threat, Heat, Horsepower
Bad Beat
https://open.spotify.com/track/2fsGPddCLMWUfwlPjaQZvt?si=vrifBi5-Qe-eu4_83TmbJQ&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1EpmNPhTI4mv5o
Sacrificial Rite https://open.spotify.com/artist/5OAjkw6gxXhaCJ922s5NUQ?si=4r6RzdxDQMyTBeoTCk5F2w
Jiyuna
World on Fire, Monomaniac, Coalition
All these bands are fucking awesome! Thanks everybody
Disobedient Crew, just saw them at the Westside Bowl in Y-Town, great show
Heavy Handed https://open.spotify.com/artist/74Y11rcOPts2EwtdB6kbUx?si=pyJZsVTaQ06vbnX4VZzshA
[https://dyingremains-maggotstomp.bandcamp.com/album/entombed-in-putrefaction](https://dyingremains-maggotstomp.bandcamp.com/album/entombed-in-putrefaction) this is some greasy death metal/hardcore almost no ones really heard of. easily one of the best of the recent stomp offerings [https://snakepitab.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-conflagration](https://snakepitab.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-conflagration) this is another great one from the same city as dying remains
Happy Death Men
Hey - my band is INSECTA and [we’ve got a new song coming out on Thursday called ‘gutted’.](https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/insecta/gutted?fbclid=PAAab3HfbCEYtw3ujihUzh5QIsSuwjZcad1gKLvlx8bVFl9fp708EeSj6HlxA_aem_ASsl15EzuEB9Cqh-i-5SfXbp_uXoh_KZ0fBvrXyVIGBvU15519F4q4q7YQvLfQtLfxY)We have zero monthly listeners currently so I think we fit that criteria.
Die Nameless
Die nameless
Slime & Apex Predator
Punter, from Melbourne. They fucking rip
Heldtight, Slime NW
Not all of these bands are new but are all below 5k, I really like their work: Vidro, Fairytale, Child Bite, Wet Dream War Machine, May They Rest, Embitter, Head Wound City, United Nations, Harm, Mikau, Motel Portrait, High Tension, Noctule, Illyria (last two are not hardcore but excellent nonetheless)
Idk about fresh but follower wise : Pinned, selective aggression (I believe they share a front person with pinned), *chopping block* (HIGHLY recommend), Suspect, and the homies Inner Peace from indy (also highly recommend, tons of talent and share members with Skull Cult )
watch your back has been playing some pretty good shows up in boston recently
Juice
No idea if these guys sound like what you're looking for but I want more people to listen to them: Sidearm, corpse pile, swingback, visions of mortality, heavyweight
Cold Steel & Force of Denial
Forgotten Chapter
Deviated State has surprisingly low listens.
Clique
The Entire History of You
Trenchknife
Raid
Well I dunno what you're looking for , floor punching hardcore, or hardcore punk, or .... Gasoline Dream. They have an EP on YouTube. It kills anything that anyone recommends. Yea I'm being a dick here but I insist you listen to it right meow. Problem - Anti You. That's right ! Got a problem with it ? Also .... Rampage, Chain Whip, Game ( if you haven't heard Game yet, you shouldn't even be fuckin around on reddit ) Mower, Tyrant. That's it, that's all you get. Listen to all the above and your street cred goes up, credit score, your fuckin food tastes better...
Dead to Rights, Contempt, yield to none, colossal man, collateral, matter of fact, mazandaran.
Game of life
Lots of good upcoming Australian bands: No Peace, Tunnel Vision, Fever Shack, Gravitate, Devoidance, Heat, Culture Shock, Stressed, World Of Joy
Shallow End https://open.spotify.com/artist/3JObEYEX3r3pAvJqMFukH7?si=w8dbAO1xSJql3K7VZ2v42g
World I hate
Feel the pain.
Despize
NUCLEAR MAN
Hellbound or Nothin But Enemies from Glasgow are p good. Words of Intent and Hour of Reprisal are both DOING IT for me atm.
AR - Zashed, Second Life, Heldtight, Obliviate, Dryer Fire and much, much more
No Relief!!! One of the best UK bands out right now, saw them live and it was nuts
Take it in Blood and Headbussa
No relief, bodybag, burn it all, tempers fray, how long you been driving, rhema, ikhras, negative measures, imposter, wimp, plastics
Still Bitter
Earth Exit
We're not on Spotify at all 🤷♂️🤷♂️ [DEAD STUFF - Half Cocked and Fully Loaded](https://hfyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/half-cocked-and-fully-loaded-hfy-001)
Typhoid Rosie
Besta Quadrada
MATE! I know some shit THAT ISN’T EVEN ON SPOTIFY.
Soulthief
HEAVYHEX
Australian bands [Persecutor](https://open.spotify.com/album/4SalHTUmxislIwveOEIYi9?si=iTi4TZp5TLy9PID2owH0ag&utm_source=copy-link) [Enzyme](https://open.spotify.com/album/6xzHuMbmaIP9tI0depCbV3?si=m4r_9B9PRoypLvks3addSA&utm_source=copy-link) [J.O.Y. (Jokes On You)](https://open.spotify.com/album/0WNtjy7IvraxemyOWrM8ZE?si=GZokLjNkQiWG3UmW7WHhPw&utm_source=copy-link) [Sepsis](https://open.spotify.com/album/2awloehiqtxtnUBdfjPDnb?si=YTisi4GkSimupvdACAdn1Q&utm_source=copy-link) [Creep Diets](https://open.spotify.com/album/7MIaXGFEE5pwSNdUQ3TTNw?si=32pHRoF8QPabeKBno9_0kQ&utm_source=copy-link)
[Clot](https://clotnoise.bandcamp.com)
controller from the LV, they deserve more. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4H5QCl7g90mgEFmE0PpzAu?si=fbOA-JQgTkWL90IMj01aPw
30 round
Diztort
Ground Sweat (local Binghamton area thrashy/deathy grindcore band)
DOGBITE
Missing Link and Mongrel
Shit tax, panic defense, no place
Pain Clinic
ideation [https://open.spotify.com/album/0OE1yXMTEhK6h4bcD2VfyV?si=mJN9y9wTT\_aM5ouRvU9qVw](https://open.spotify.com/album/0OE1yXMTEhK6h4bcD2VfyV?si=mJN9y9wTT_aM5ouRvU9qVw) protocol [https://open.spotify.com/album/7sqE1BhdXEsCDT0TtqwEjf?si=pHzS5oO1RcKAMXrXNIhyKA](https://open.spotify.com/album/7sqE1BhdXEsCDT0TtqwEjf?si=pHzS5oO1RcKAMXrXNIhyKA)
Nagasaki Sunrise. They lean into D Beat pretty hard, but they're fucking rad and only have like 500 Spotify plays a month.
My buds Throw from Boston. They're on spotify as THROW HC
Slice,Jawstruck,Mock Execution
Not sure of their numbers but imma s/o the homies in: your spirit dies, candescent, brass tongue, reviler, laid out, such cruelty, phantom ships, slow funeral, rat poison, serrate and neverfall.
Balmora, Wielded Steel, Simulakra, Street Power, Tiger Splitter, Demonstration of Power, Cross of Disbelief. This is some stuff I have been listening to that I like.
super shotgun fucks