The Aggrolites from Los Angeles hit the stage back in 2002. The band was formed by musicians from The Vessels and The Rhythm Doctors, originally
Violent Way. This Oi! band from Buffalo had a major impact on the creation of our webzine, because they were one of the projects in recent years that pushed me to start writing about music again. When their first recordings appeared in 2021 in the form of a demo and...
We first caught Vilder at a moment when their only release was a demo from 2024. Toward the end of last year, the band released their first LP on Contra Records. Unfortunately, right around the time of its release came the news that the band was calling it quits. This...
Smooth Beans are a band from the Cantabria region in Spain that has been active on the scene since 2008. Their sound blends primarily reggae and rocksteady. From time to time I come across modern projects that like to label their music as “rocksteady,” but in reality it’s often just...
Dan from Street Rats Records has taken the path of releasing records by bands he believes deserve far more attention than they usually get. The next group to fall under his radar was the three–piece (at the time of recording) band The Appalled. They come from the Isle of Wight...
This crew from San Francisco set off on a European tour at the beginning of 2026 together with The Chisel and Lion’s Law. For the trip they equipped themselves with this compilation, which is now hitting the distro shelves. It’s a collection of older recordings released together on one LP...
Smashing Time is a band from New York. Their sound draws from many different inspirations, but at its core it’s still punk that crosses over with other genres. Melodic rock? Touches of Oi!? Melodic hardcore? I’m honestly not even sure how to define it exactly. In the end, though, I...