Shadowtalkers

  By Ryan Germ Suicide Eyes is going to be this generations American Nightmare. There, I said it. If you know me I’ve been saying this since I first heard their demo but now that they released an LP I finally feel like I can say this and state my point clearly. I’ve seen Suicide Eyes more times than I’ve seen any band in 2025, probably more than I’ve seen my own dad’s band that year and spun this record a solid 10-15 times on its release week and let me tell you it’s for a damn good reason. Don’t believe me? That’s fine because we are about to dive into their debut record, The Love Is Gone. The first track Misery Loves Company opens with feedback before immediately slamming you with a groovy 2 step part on the toms which you know I’m a sucker for and emotional screams from vocalist Ben Stuckey. It then transitions into a standard fast part for a little while before switching onto the ride for the second half of the fast part before going half time on the crash giving a stompy feeli...

By Ryan Germ and Scott Danshaw   The 90’s. Definitely THE most diverse time period in hardcore. You had bands pioneering beatdown like Kickback and Bulldoze, bands in the youth crew revival like Ten Yard Fight and Floorpunch, bands laying the base for the melodic hardcore style that would become prevalent in the 00’s like Kid Dynamite and Bane, and bands doing whatever the fuck like Ink & Dagger and Refused. What records did we pick from this era? Well that’s what you’re here for so without further ado here’s our top 5 90’s HC records. Scotty D’s List: Refused - The Shape of Punk To Come: This is hands down the most important punk/hardcore record ever. Such a major step forward creatively for Refused and a major departure from the more straightforward hardcore on their earlier records. Incorporating techno samples and interludes they took what Ink & Dagger started exploring on their self titled record and expanded on it. No other record has done as much for pushing punk to ...

Written by Ryan Germ Starting in late 2024 XBONGX is a band hailing from Providence, RI that I can’t really describe beyond being a very promising Mathcore/Metalcore outfit that’s blowing up quicker than Squidward in that one scene of SpongeBob. Their bio on streaming proclaims themselves as “401 METALLIC WEED MOSH” prior to this split they released a demo just days after their first show and a record entitled RESIN in June. Starting off with their side of the split is a song called Pharaoh, and within 10 seconds you get greeted with harsh vocals and panic chords, with drums that feel like they’re kneeing you in the face before they let up for a moment only to punch you even harder, to wrap up track one there’s a nasty breakdown before leading into track 2: Ignite. Now this one comes out of the gate swinging giving major Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza vibes before leading into a heavy breakdown with gang vocals and a brutal guttural that make it pop. Finally a semi melodic lead comes...