INTERVIEWS
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AN INTERVIEW WITH CAN’T LOSE
4-10-26
An interview with vocalist Olin May of Boston hardcore act Can’t Lose about the band and Boston Hardcore more broadly.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH BROKEN HABIT + A BONUS SHORT REVIEW OF THE NIGHTSHADE EP
4-8-26
An interview with Dublin’s Broken Habit covering the band’s origin story, the return of nu metal, the Nightshade EP, and much more!
AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. LAINA DAWES
4-6-26
An interview with Doctor Laina Dawes of Columbia University on heavy music scholarship, her book WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?: A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal, her upcoming book Engaged Aggression: New Ways of Thinking About Black Music, and more!
PHOTO CREDIT: ROSA BRIANDA
AN INTERVIEW WITH GENTILESKY
4-1-26
An interview with vocalist Yaprak Kırdök of Turkish-Sardinian punk/post-punk outfit Gentilesky on their origin story, the upcoming Dream LP, and more!
AN INTERVIEW WITH NEGATIVE FRAME
3-27-26
An interview with guitarist Olly Coyne of London metal-hardcore hybrids Negative Frame on their past, present, and future. “New Lows,” the first single from their first full-length album Break The Ice out August 7th, has just dropped!
PHOTO CREDIT: NICK HENRISSON
AN INTERVIEW WITH NAUTICAL MILE
3-25-26
An interview with Perth, Australian pop-punk outfit Nautical Mile on their return from hiatus.
AN INTERVIEW WITH DOCTORS JAN HERBST AND MARK MYNETT OF THE HEAVINESS IN METAL MUSIC PRODUCTION PROJECT
3-24-26
An interview with Doctors Jan Herbst and Mark Mynett of the University of Huddersfield about their groundbreaking research into heaviness in metal music production.
Splitknuckle @ Northern Unfest 2024
PHOTO CREDIT: GREG HALL
GREG HALL
3-20-26
An interview with Edinburgh-based photographer and videographer Greg Hall on the scene in Scotland, getting involved in your local scene, career highlights, and more!
ESCALATE
3-18-26
An interview with vocalist László Mészáros of Hungarian vegan straight edge hardcore band Escalate covering such topics as the Hungarian hardcore scene and their forthcoming EP for New Age Records, The Cry of Nature.
PHOTO CREDIT: SHAWN ROBBINS
INFERNAL DIATRIBE
3-16-26
An interview with vocalist Cam Garnett of Portland, Maine’s metallic hardcore band Infernal Diatribe covering their signing with Cheap Life Records, the Maine scene, and more!
PHOTO CREDIT: RUSS JOHNSON
MICROWAVES
3-13-26
An interview with Pittsburgh-based math-rock/experimental rock band Microwaves covering their upcoming release Temporal Shifter, genre labels, and more!
PHOTO CREDIT: JACOB HARMS
EYESOFSORROW
3-10-26
An interview with Twin Cities metalcore band eyesofsorrow covering their origin story, influences, releases, and more!
PHOTO CREDIT: BRADY LIBBY
FLOOR 13
3-9-26
An interview with Southern Maine chaos merchants Floor 13: “We…really enjoy experimenting with our sound, and do not want to be labeled as just one genre. We take creative liberties that in many ways would not apply to traditional hardcore and we want it to stay that way. We have always felt like that is what makes Floor 13 sound unique and undefinable.”
TRC
3-4-26
An interview with vocalist Chris Robson of London hardcore legends TRC, covering the band’s history, return, and more!
ETHAN BURKE OF SACO VALLEY UNITED
3-2-26
An interview with Ethan Burke of Maine hardcore label and booking agency Saco Valley United, covering the local scene, highlighting some of the great bands on their roster, and more!
WESTERN GRIP
2-27-26
An interview with Missouri doom country duo Western Grip, covering their origin story, breaking down their debut release Follow Your Nightmares track-by-track, and more!
LAST EMBRACE
2-25-26
From Bangor, Maine, Last Embrace: “I’d say we’re firmly placed in the Metallic Hardcore genre. When we started writing songs for this band, we looked at everything from the classics like Hatebreed, Merauder, and 100 Demons to more modern influences like Missing Link and God’s Hate.”
FEELS LIKE HEAVEN
2-23-26
From Stockholm, Sweden, Feels Like Heaven: “I have heard people call us melodic hardcore and compare us to the revolution summer sound, but I’d like to argue that we are just a hardcore band no matter what we sound like.”
CORRECTIVE MEASURE
2-20-26
Vocalist Braden Sinclair from Maine hardcore band Corrective Measure dishes on all things CM past, present, and future!
PHOTO CREDIT: SHAUN WILLIAMS
DIAMOND CONSTRUCT
2-18-26
An interview with vocalist Kynan Groundwater of Australian metalcore mavericks Diamond Construct on the new single “Discarded,” touring Europe, genre home bases, and more!
FAKE SMILE
2-13-26
An interview with Andrew Lohman of Maine hardcore band Fake Smile covering not just the band but the larger Maine hardcore scene!
FERAL NATURE
2-11-26
An interview with guitarist and backup vocalist Rob Hamilton of Norwegian hardcore band Feral Nature spanning such as topics as the band’s origin story, the new EP, and Deathwish Inc.
STAB
2-9-26
Maine melodic hardcore: an interview with Stab covering the small world of hardcore, Matchbox 20, and more!
MEL DIRIKOC OF EMERGENCY BROADCAST
2-7-26
An interview with vocalist Mel Dirikoc of London-based vegan straight edge hardcore band Emergency Broadcast! We talk about the new EP, activism, and more!
PHOTO CREDIT: SHAWN ROBBINS
COURTNEY SULLIVAN of RETRACT
2-5-26
An interview with vocalist Courtney Sullivan of Southern New Hampshire hardcore band Retract! We talk Eyestone Fest South, the state of the scene post-COVID, and more!
PHOTO CREDIT: ANNAPAOLA MARTIN
XABIER IRIONDO of Buñuel
1-26-26
An interview with legendary Milanese guitarist and sound manipulator Xabier Iriondo (Afterhours, Buñuel, and more), whose career spans decades and work spans more than 60 albums released through both independent and major labels. Here he talks about Buñuel's upcoming tour, tour life and logistics, and more!
ENDUSER
1-19-26
Beloved by John Peel, the Sweden-based breakcore and experimental drum and bass legend Enduser reveals the details of his long-awaited LP, talks Terror and Glassjaw, and more!
PHOTO CREDIT: CAROLYN FONG
EUGENE S. ROBINSON
1-9-26
Shows with the Circle Jerks, Barry Adamson, the Melvins, Jesus Lizard, King Diamond, terrible movies with Bill Cosby, TV commercials with Gus Van Sant, interviews with Samuel Jackson, Billy Bob Thornton, Charles Manson, dinners with Bill Clinton, Karl Rove, Joe Biden, songs with Lydia Lunch, Marianne Faithfull, Jacob Bannon, books on fighting on Harper Collins, a memoir on Feral House, bands Whipping Boy, Oxbow, and Bunuel, and written work that's appeared in GQ,
The New York Times, the LA Times, AdWeek, Hustler, Decibel, Wire, and many more. Now sublime interpreter of The Great American Songbook. A conversation with the legendary Eugene S. Robinson.
CHRIS FRENCH OF PR TRAIL
1-5-26
In the first interview of the new year, Manchester, UK-based Chris French of PR Trail discusses the Manchester scene, provides an in-depth look at the realities of public relations, and shares some of the best releases of 2025!
PHOTO CREDIT: MORGAN ROSE
SAHAN JAYASURIYA
12-4-25
Milwaukee musician and Don’t Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen author Sahan Jayasuriya discusses the book, the band, their influence, and more!
PHOTO CREDIT: CALUM MCMILLAN
calum mcmillan
12-1-25
An in-depth interview with the Scottish photographer and cinematographer with topics ranging from career to gear to generative AI!
PHOTO CREDIT: EMILY ROLLES
DEFICIT
11-26-25
Australian Deathstyle: The band’s origin story, the inspiration behind the new EP, Jingle All the Way, and more!
Dan volohov of discipline pr
11-21-25
All the Cores and More’s inaugural interview, with Dan Volohov, publicist, owner, and CEO of Discipline PR – an independent PR company representing a wide range of artists and independent record labels – on the eve of Discipline’s fifth birthday!
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