Melodic Hardcore
Lagwagon Mini UK Tour – UK Tour Off
Californian Skate Punks Lagwagon, were due to hit these shores on Sunday 26th June for a whistle stop 5 date UK tour, but sadly due to a problem with Joey’s throat all the dates have been pulled. As tickets are being automatically refunded from the point of purchase, it doesn’t look like they will be …
Album Review: Descendents – 9th & Walnut
“It’s difficult to imagine there being that many collections of short, fast, fun, straight-ahead punk songs released this year that are as enjoyable as this.”
Track: Wildheart release the visceral excoriating and ultimately cathartic single ‘Backburner’
While hardcore is a genre I usually don’t write about, a track like ‘Backburner’ from Brisbane band Wildheart shines with such a passion. Termed ‘melodic hardcore’ to be precise, which is a much more accessible genre, I presume, than non-melodic hardcore – what makes ‘Backburner’ so special is the deep heartfelt messages and the pure …
See: Alexisonfire debuts video for Season of the flood
ALEXISONFIRE has just released a fan-fuelled video for ‘Season of the Flood’. The video is notably comprised of footage shot exclusively by AOF concert-goers in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. During the band’s January 2020 Western Canadian tour, fans were encouraged to shoot footage of the live performance of ‘Season of the Flood’ from their mobile devices …
Track: The Ghost Inside – Pressure Point
The ghost Inside release their second single to be taken from their forthcoming self-titled record out June 5 via Epitaph. This will be the first release since the tragic accident the band suffered back in 2015. We reported on the fundraising here on Backseat Mafia. Pressure Point is a brutal track from the start. The …
Track: American Nightmare – Life Support
Following the surprisingly melodic self-titled album that Boston hardcore punk veterans American Nightmare released in early 2018, the band have continued to evolve beyond their aggressive roots with their latest single, ‘Life Support’. The song features relatively jangly guitars and confident, singalong choruses and has a similarly up-tempo cover version of The Lemonheads’ ‘Left for …
Album Review: Ignite – A War Against You
A War Against You is the first release in ten years from California’s melodic hard-core punks Ignite. The band return with their own blend of fast paced melodic hard-core and thought provoking political, socially aware lyrics. The album opens with the signature almost operatic sound of frontman Zoli Teglas, belting out the opening lines with …