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Foo Fighters, Turnstile, The Cure, 100 gecs, Enter Shikari and more for Riot Fest 2023

Riot Fest has just unveiled its full, mind-blowing line-up for 2023, with the likes of Foo Fighters and The Cure headlining, and everyone from Turnstile to Mr. Bungle to 100 gecs playing…

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Album review: Drain – Living Proof

Everyone’s on about Santa Cruz hardcore mob Drain. This stunning second album shows why…

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Drain: “It’s about a good group of friends saying, ‘We can do this sh*t. We can make something bigger!’”

Three years that changed the world. That’s all it took to lift Drain from underground-popping cult heroes to bona fide hardcore superstars. On the eve of slamming second album Living Proof, frontman Sammy Ciaramitaro explains why the Santa Cruz scene leaders are still just getting started…

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DRAIN share new cover of Descendents’ Good Good Things

Watch the video for DRAIN’s cover of Good Good Things, which the band proudly call “a bit of a step outside of our lane”.

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Watch DRAIN’s action-packed video for new single FTS (KYS)

DRAIN have shared an important new single from their upcoming album Living Proof – watch the video for FTS (KYS) now.

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DRAIN unleash Evil Finds Light from upcoming album Living Proof

DRAIN have unveiled details of their upcoming second album Living Proof, which they call “the soundtrack of perseverance and people overcoming the naysayers in their world and inside themselves”.

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14 of the wildest moments from Outbreak Fest 2022

Hardcore mega-gathering Outbreak Fest celebrated its 10-year anniversary this weekend. We were there for every sweat-drenched spin-kick and free-flying stage-dive across a bonkers three days…

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Bay Watch: Drain

To kick off our new series showcasing the best of the Californian hardcore scene, we introduce you to Santa Cruz heroes Drain and their sun-soaked slabs of savagery…

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Vein.fm announce UK / European tour with Higher Power and Drain

In support of their new album This World Is Going To Ruin You, Vein.fm will hit the road with Higher Power and Drain this summer.

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The Sound Of 2022: The new artists reshaping rock music

As Kerrang! headbangs our way into another new year, it’s time to highlight the rising stars set to soundtrack the next 12 months…

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Watch the video for DRAIN's p*ssed-off new single, Watch You Burn

Santa Cruz bruisers DRAIN have signed to Epitaph and dropped their first single on the label: Watch You Burn.

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Is it hardcore? Is it metal? This is the new wave of violence

There's a new brand of heaviness happening in the United States, taking elements of hardcore, metal, thrash, grind and more to the extreme. But what is it all about?

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The 10 greatest vocalists in hardcore right now

Here are 10 hardcore frontpeople from the past decade who are keeping the scene alive, well, and real as fuck.

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Foo Fighters, Turnstile, The Cure, 100 gecs, Enter Shikari and more for Riot Fest 2023

Album review: Drain – Living Proof

Drain: “It’s about a good group of friends saying, ‘We can do this sh*t. We can make something bigger!’”

DRAIN share new cover of Descendents’ Good Good Things

Watch DRAIN’s action-packed video for new single FTS (KYS)

DRAIN unleash Evil Finds Light from upcoming album Living Proof

14 of the wildest moments from Outbreak Fest 2022

Bay Watch: Drain

Vein.fm announce UK / European tour with Higher Power and Drain

The Sound Of 2022: The new artists reshaping rock music

Watch the video for DRAIN's p*ssed-off new single, Watch You Burn

Is it hardcore? Is it metal? This is the new wave of violence

The 10 greatest vocalists in hardcore right now

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