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Haywire – Conditioned for Demolition LP
Boston Hardcore – all day, every day! A burst of fresh blood on the U.S. hardcore scene, kicking hard in every direction. This is the
Misantroop
13. 8. 2025
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Boston Hardcore – all day, every day! A burst of fresh blood on the U.S. hardcore scene, kicking hard in every direction. This is the
Boston Hardcore – all day, every day! A burst of fresh blood on the U.S. hardcore scene, kicking hard in every direction. This is the kind of hardcore I’m into – tempo shifts, builds from groovy, head-nodding parts into crushing blasts of sound, and a fast, clipped vocal right up...
Battle Ruins are a phenomenon. Their self-titled 7″ EP from 2010 was the first release that introduced them to the world under the Rock ‚N‘ Roll Disgrace Records label. Now, in 2024, this classic gets a repress – this time on 12″ vinyl in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, courtesy of...
This mini LP was released in 2023 as a collaboration between Try And Stop Me Records and Mister Face Records. Intimidation is a four-piece band hailing from New Jersey and western Massachusetts, USA. They seem to come from the same tribe as bands like Violent Way, Restraining Order, Klaxon, The...
I’d been looking forward to this record ever since the first mentions of it appeared. I discovered the Canadian project First Attack on Bandcamp, where two songs were initially released. What immediately caught my attention was the involvement of vocalist and guitarist Greg Huff, known from bands like Glory Stompers,...
Contra is the second full-length album from Chicago’s Fuerza Bruta. This crew delivers top-notch Oi! punk that, in my opinion, ranks among the best the global scene has to offer. The record kicks off with a dark, choral intro that sets an occult tone — one that runs through the...
Šminky padlejch královen (Makeup of Fallen Queens) was released in 2021 on Cecek Records. It’s the eighth studio release from this Prague-based band—counting their split album with kindred spirits Supertesla. Nežfaleš has been around long enough to develop a distinctive and unmistakable voice. At the same time, their music reflects...
Usual Suspects are a skinhead band from Los Angeles, and Culture Class & Country is their debut LP. I hadn’t heard of them before this record, and from what I could dig up, it’s a relatively new band. Judging by the photos in the insert, they’ve got a mixed lineup...
Direkt was a Prague-based Oi!/punk band active between 1996 and 2004. Their album Odpočívej v pokoji (Rest in Peace) now stands as a posthumous relic of the band’s existence. But it’s not a compilation of old recordings dug out of the archives — the band briefly reunited for this occasion...
Bootboy rock? Rock’n’roll? Punk’n’roll? Skinhead rock’n’roll? Bovver beat? Call it what you want — what really matters is that this debut 12″ from Boston’s Badterms is a damn fine slice of rock’n’roll. The opening track Low End Living is an instant hit — one of those songs that makes you...
No point pretending to be neutral here – Shaved For Battle from New York are easily one of my favorite bands of recent years. Their album Still Hated & Proud first dropped in 2024 in the US via Oi!tism Records and Liberty Or Death Records. A year later it got...
La Inquisición from Barcelona was formed on the foundations of the band Secret Army. While Secret Army played energetic punk rock with English lyrics, La Inquisición retained that same drive but switched to Spanish and took their sound in a much darker direction. Since their formation in 2015, the band...
The Belgian trio Midnight Tattoo delivers a two-track EP, released in 2022 by the German label Contra Records. Hailing from Antwerp, the band has been active since 2013. Over the years, they’ve released one full-length album, three standalone EPs, and a split EP with the British outfit The Warriors. Midnight...
In my opinion, Komintern Sect ranks among the foundational pillars of French Oi! punk—right alongside bands like Camera Silens, R.A.S., Reich Orgasm, and Snix. Their legacy was firmly established as early as 1983, thanks in part to their appearance on the now-legendary Chaos En France compilation (Chaos Productions), which introduced...
This record is an absolute beast! The five-piece Canadian band The Enforcers released it on Lionheart Records in a limited run of just 206 copies – and I’d say they’re one of the best new bands to emerge in recent years. Rock Against Society is raw, powerful, and bursting with...
The third release from the Munich-based hardcore bootboy band Choke Combat. After their demo on No Fuss Tapes and a debut LP on Try And Stop Me Records, they now return with a four-track EP, once again released under the TASM label. Choke Combat are now a four-piece, and stylistically...
Lion’s Law are slowly becoming veterans of the scene. After thirteen years of existence, they belong among the most active touring bands, well-known for the raw energy of their live performances. Putting aside Si Le Ciel Vient À Tomber—an album featuring French-language versions of older songs—this is the band’s fifth...
Usual Suspects are a skinhead band from Los Angeles, and Culture Class & Country is their debut LP. I hadn’t heard of them before this record, and from what I could dig up, it’s a relatively new band. Judging by the photos in the insert, they’ve got a mixed lineup...
This record is an absolute beast! The five-piece Canadian band The Enforcers released it on Lionheart Records in a limited run of just 206 copies – and I’d say they’re one of the best new bands to emerge in recent years. Rock Against Society is raw, powerful, and bursting with...
No point pretending to be neutral here – Shaved For Battle from New York are easily one of my favorite bands of recent years. Their album Still Hated & Proud first dropped in 2024 in the US via Oi!tism Records and Liberty Or Death Records. A year later it got...
Šminky padlejch královen (Makeup of Fallen Queens) was released in 2021 on Cecek Records. It’s the eighth studio release from this Prague-based band—counting their split album with kindred spirits Supertesla. Nežfaleš has been around long enough to develop a distinctive and unmistakable voice. At the same time, their music reflects...
The Belgian trio Midnight Tattoo delivers a two-track EP, released in 2022 by the German label Contra Records. Hailing from Antwerp, the band has been active since 2013. Over the years, they’ve released one full-length album, three standalone EPs, and a split EP with the British outfit The Warriors. Midnight...
Lion’s Law are slowly becoming veterans of the scene. After thirteen years of existence, they belong among the most active touring bands, well-known for the raw energy of their live performances. Putting aside Si Le Ciel Vient À Tomber—an album featuring French-language versions of older songs—this is the band’s fifth...
La Inquisición from Barcelona was formed on the foundations of the band Secret Army. While Secret Army played energetic punk rock with English lyrics, La Inquisición retained that same drive but switched to Spanish and took their sound in a much darker direction. Since their formation in 2015, the band...
In my opinion, Komintern Sect ranks among the foundational pillars of French Oi! punk—right alongside bands like Camera Silens, R.A.S., Reich Orgasm, and Snix. Their legacy was firmly established as early as 1983, thanks in part to their appearance on the now-legendary Chaos En France compilation (Chaos Productions), which introduced...
This mini LP was released in 2023 as a collaboration between Try And Stop Me Records and Mister Face Records. Intimidation is a four-piece band hailing from New Jersey and western Massachusetts, USA. They seem to come from the same tribe as bands like Violent Way, Restraining Order, Klaxon, The...
Boston Hardcore – all day, every day! A burst of fresh blood on the U.S. hardcore scene, kicking hard in every direction. This is the kind of hardcore I’m into – tempo shifts, builds from groovy, head-nodding parts into crushing blasts of sound, and a fast, clipped vocal right up...
Contra is the second full-length album from Chicago’s Fuerza Bruta. This crew delivers top-notch Oi! punk that, in my opinion, ranks among the best the global scene has to offer. The record kicks off with a dark, choral intro that sets an occult tone — one that runs through the...
I’d been looking forward to this record ever since the first mentions of it appeared. I discovered the Canadian project First Attack on Bandcamp, where two songs were initially released. What immediately caught my attention was the involvement of vocalist and guitarist Greg Huff, known from bands like Glory Stompers,...
Direkt was a Prague-based Oi!/punk band active between 1996 and 2004. Their album Odpočívej v pokoji (Rest in Peace) now stands as a posthumous relic of the band’s existence. But it’s not a compilation of old recordings dug out of the archives — the band briefly reunited for this occasion...
The third release from the Munich-based hardcore bootboy band Choke Combat. After their demo on No Fuss Tapes and a debut LP on Try And Stop Me Records, they now return with a four-track EP, once again released under the TASM label. Choke Combat are now a four-piece, and stylistically...
Battle Ruins are a phenomenon. Their self-titled 7″ EP from 2010 was the first release that introduced them to the world under the Rock ‚N‘ Roll Disgrace Records label. Now, in 2024, this classic gets a repress – this time on 12″ vinyl in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, courtesy of...
Bootboy rock? Rock’n’roll? Punk’n’roll? Skinhead rock’n’roll? Bovver beat? Call it what you want — what really matters is that this debut 12″ from Boston’s Badterms is a damn fine slice of rock’n’roll. The opening track Low End Living is an instant hit — one of those songs that makes you...