Untamed Force by FORESEEN •  †  • Finland's Foreseen have been around for a better part of a decade, throwing their weight around in th...

The Divide by Sepsis •  †  • Here's an illusive slab of frenetic crust punk/hardcore from the murky depths of Australia few here will be...

Where Do We Go From Here? by Dead Last •  †  • I haven't been overly hyped on a wide range of hardcore releases so far this year but thi...

Cataclysm by Grinning Death's Head •  †  • Youth Attack Records always has my attention. It's consistently putting out crude and bi...

Direct Threat (LUNGS-206) by DIRECT THREAT •  †  • There was a decent crop of angry and demented hardcore that was released in 2021 (omitted...

•  †  • Before I dig into my top picks for 2021, I reached out to a few familiar faces within the sphere of metal and got them to send me th...

•  †  • New Skourge  EP is right up my alley! Nothing new being invented here, in fact it's more of a regurgitation of things already ou...

DOMESTIC EXTREMITY by SCALP •  †  • Beatdown hardcore with it's hands dipping into the pots of influence in the way of metal, thrash, pu...

Unscrew My Head by EKULU •  †  • New York hardcore has a hype to it, there's no escaping that, and sometimes that hype is overhyped. In ...

Bootlicker LP by Bootlicker • † • Bootlicker are Vancouver's contribution to the incredibly blown out and raucous federation. A frantic...

Reign of Terror by Mindforce •  †  • Mindforce released one new song. Just one. Not sure if it's leading to a latter full-length releas...

Skeleton by Skeleton •  †  • The formula on this self-titled is an easy enough one to pin down, a grab bag influence of first wave b...

Last Standing Village by GOD'S BASTARD •  †  • I try to keep my ears planted to the ground when it comes to anything released by...

Take A Chance On Rock 'n' Roll by Couch Slut •  †  • Couch Slut have been around for the last 6 years quietly making a lot o...

Institution by Regional Justice Center |•  †  • Here's a blazing quick EP for you to flash through in less time than it takes fo...

The Void by Combust NYHC •  †  • Very good tough guy New York hardcore. Heavyweight riffs and a kick drum that sounds like a 44 cali...

The Grand Descent by Fuming Mouth •  †  • Fuming Mouth comes in swinging haymakers on their debut, The Grand Descent , and for the ...

From Me To You by One Step Closer •  †  • Evidently this month has turned up hardcore here on SHOM, and that's very much okay fr...

Mass Delusion by Deflect •  †  • Found these Deflect a couple years back when they released the EP Downward Spiral and wasn't e...

Half Alive by EKULU •  †  • Second EP is by Ekulu , and man do these guys know how to draw salivary molecules out of your tongue thr...