Foreign Hands

Acolytes of early 2000s metalcore, Delaware-and-Pennsylvania-bred band Foreign Hands, have injected the genre with new life by taking every opportunity to ratchet their raucous sound and high-energy live shows to new heights.

HardcoreAudiotreeNovember 8, 2024Foreign Hands

Kharma

Formed in 2015, Chicago hardcore band Kharma packs a pummeling rhythmic punch made to get the pit moving.

HardcoreAudiotreeAugust 1, 2024Kharma

SPY

Bay Area hardcore punk band, SPY, specialize in ratcheting up certified burners that hit listeners like a bag of bricks.

HardcoreAudiotreeJuly 9, 2024SPY

Initiate

Hardcore is as massive and eclectic as ever. With numerous acts attempting to expand the genre sonically, Initiate sets themselves apart from the rest of modern hardcore by fusing Crystal Pak’s vicious, searing vocals and sharp, metallic riffs with the band’s melting pot of melody and groove.

HardcoreAudiotreeFebruary 16, 2024Initiate

Zulu

Known for their dynamic interplay between power violence and classic soul / reggae samples, Los Angeles hardcore band, Zulu, has successfully pushed heavy music into a new realm.

HardcoreAudiotreeJanuary 30, 2024Zulu

Johnny Booth

If you've been searching for a band to bring you back into the fold of heavy music, New York's Johnny Booth are here to answer your plea! Paying homage to their forebears while avoiding mimicry, the band sustains their taste for the visceral pleasures with tightly wound and carefully plotted metalcore.

HardcoreAudiotreeJanuary 26, 2024Johnny Booth

Restraining Order

Western Massachusetts hardcore band Restraining Order carry the torch of their old-school fast hardcore forbearers into a new era.

HardcoreAudiotreeJanuary 11, 2024Restraining Order

JIVEBOMB

An unrelenting force, Baltimore’s JIVEBOMB are tried and true elemental hardcore punks!

HardcoreAudiotreeJanuary 10, 2024JIVEBOMB

END IT

END IT hails from Baltimore, MD and they want you to know it! Since forming in 2017, the five piece has garnered praise for its ability to address the paradoxical feeling of unease and hope within their community.

HardcoreAudiotreeNovember 1, 2023END IT

Incendiary

With revolutionary fervor, Long Island, New York hardcore band Incendiary delivers a sound of its own, mixing time tested passion and modern power.

HardcoreAudiotreeOctober 25, 2023Incendiary

Narrow Head

Masters of songwriting, Houston based hardcore band Narrow Head write songs that match the pain, pleasure, and confusion of modern life.

HardcoreAudiotreeOctober 18, 2023Narrow Head

Jeromes Dream

Jeromes Dream is a hardcore band based in San Francisco, sharing a history with bands like Orchid, Saetia, Reversal of Man, and pageninetynine.

HardcoreAudiotreeJuly 11, 2023Jeromes Dream

CANDY

Part of a thriving hardcore scene, CANDY are a thoroughly uncompromising and aggressive band whose attack combines punk at its most ferocious with several schools of bombast including metal, electronica, and Brit-pop.

HardcoreAudiotreeJune 7, 2023CANDY

DRAIN

Santa Cruz band, DRAIN, took a beautifully brutal approach to busting out hardcore burners during their Audiotree Live Session.

HardcoreAudiotreeDecember 15, 2022Drain

GILT

Bridging post-hardcore sensibilities and emo aesthetics, GILT has been making a name for themselves by using their music as a conduit for navigating topics such as gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia, and mental health.

HardcoreAudiotreeNovember 22, 2022GILT

Buggin

Buggin (fka Buggin Out) is a hardcore band who combine aggressive grooves with playful punk energy.

HardcoreAudiotreeJanuary 25, 2022Buggin

Amygdala

Amygdala is a ferocious hardcore punk band whose lyrical content centers on the struggles of marginalized peoples.

HardcoreAudiotreeDecember 2, 2021Amygdala

One Step Closer

One Step Closer is an alternative hardcore punk project formed in 2016. They write aggressive, anguished tunes about isolation, depression and loneliness with intense vocals and gnarly breakdowns.

HardcoreAudiotreeOctober 14, 2021One Step Closer

Record Setter

Record Setter are an intensely emotional punk band who weave blistering hardcore throughout jangly, confessional melodies.

HardcoreAudiotreeApril 27, 2021Record Setter

For Your Health

For Your Health is a vicious emotional hardcore quartet whose brutal songwriting is laser focused on eviscerating oppressive systems and replacing them with equity.

HardcoreAudiotreeApril 5, 2021For Your Health