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The Hatebreed set at The Fillmore Silver Spring proved why the band remains an enduring pillar of heavy music without ever leaning into nostalgia acts or cheap gimmicks. Walking out with zero intro tapes, backing tracks, or wasted fanfare, they launched straight into a wall of sound that immediately seized the room.

The live execution was remarkably tight. Guitarists Frank Novinec and Wayne Lozinak punched out razor-sharp, down-tuned riffs that cut cleanly through the venue's mix, while the rhythm section drove everything forward with relentless momentum. What continues to set Hatebreed apart live is that unmistakable heavy hardcore groove; cuts from Satisfaction is the Death of Desire and The Rise of Brutality hit with the same visceral weight as newer material, keeping the crowd locked into a constant, heavy bounce.

Frontman Jamey Jasta commanded the stage through sheer force of will rather than rock-star posturing. His between-song delivery stayed grounded and self-aware, shouting out the local DMV hardcore scene and keeping the room focused on the collective energy of the room rather than standard stage banter.

On the floor, the response was immediate and unrelenting. The general admission area turned into a massive, non-stop exchange of movement from start to finish, backed by a sound mix that delivered a chest-rattling low end without muddying the details.

They didn't reinvent the wheel last night, but they didn't need to. Hatebreed delivered a punishing, completely honest sixty minutes of heavy music that relied entirely on stamina, execution, and raw authenticity.

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Interlay hail from the Windy City, where they whip up a blustery form of noise-caked, melodic post-hardcore that you may decide to file in the shoegaze bucket. Today they’ve unveiled plans for their third EP, the Sylvia Plath-inspired Snow Covers Your Insides, and shared its lead single “Silo.” Something about the dramatic falsetto vocals and overall grandiose doom-and-gloom vibe remind me of Sunny Day Real Estate’s How It Feels To Be Something On, but more than that, if you’re a fan of Knifeplay at their most epically melodramatic, you’ll probably dig this.

The post Interlay Announce New EP <em>Snow Covers Your Insides</em>: Hear “Silo” appeared first on Stereogum.

In 2024, Chastity Belt’s Live Laugh Love was our Album Of The Week. The Seattle indie rockers have shared some songs since then, including a cool 764-Hero cover. Now, they’re back with two new songs, “I Could Say Less” and “Pavement,” the latter of which has nothing to do with Stephen Malkmus. Both tracks are about disillusionment, weighed down by gloomy guitars and resigned vocals. “I Could Say Less” starts with the question, “Why is everything so embarrassing?” “Pavement,” though, ends with hope: “Waking up with a little less dopamine/ Well it can be a good thing.” Listen below.

The post Chastity Belt – “I Could Say Less” & “Pavement” appeared first on Stereogum.

It’s been roughly 700 hours since Hour announced their new album Ghost Bridge and shared its title track. On Wednesday the elegant Philly ensemble offered up another preview of the record, the thoughtful and stunningly pretty “Pearls.” Hour’s style of music requires a lot of participants, and for the “Pearls” video, they managed to get almost all of them together in one place for a rehearsal filmed by William H. Travis. Consider it the “Oldie” video of DIY chamber music.

The post Hour – “Pearls” appeared first on Stereogum.

“…By the time those embarrassing videos turned up on the internet, my relationship with David — and David’s relationship with Megadeth — had already begun to deteriorate.”

The post Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Reflects On Firing David Ellefson In New Excerpt From His ‘In My Darkest Hour’ Memoir appeared first on Theprp.com.

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Sweet tea. Kudzu wrapped around anything that doesn’t move. Wearing a short sleeve shirt with a tie to church. While you can experience those things many places (less so the kudzu), growing up with their ubiquity is part of a cultural perspective that lends definition to the idea of being a southerner. In a similar […]

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Jacob Brunner releases the third Strawberry Hands album next week. So far the Philly musician has teased A Jazz Blessing For The Animal with the compelling singles “Dream Of Water” and “What Plant Jumps Over Me?,” and today he’s sharing “Song Of Descent.”

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Turnstile have added Obituary to the lineup of one of their US shows this month.

The Tampa death metal nasties will support the Baltimore hardcore punk stars during their stop at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 29, alongside Angel Du$t and Agnostic Front. Meanwhile, metallic hardcore outfit No Warning have been added to the bill this Saturday, September 12, at Woodbine Park in Toronto, Canada.

The acts replace electronic musician Yves Tumor on their respective lineups, after Tumor was accused of sexual assault and abusive behaviour last month. Tumor strenuously denies the allegations. The artist has also dropped out of Turnstile’s gig in Portland, Maine on September 26, with no replacement yet announced.

Obituary and No Warning join a genre-busting selection of support acts that Turnstile have put together for their ongoing North American tour. Appearing at select other dates are hardcore luminaries Hatebreed, rising rock band Die Spitz, synthpop project Porches, electropop musician Slayyyter, hip-hop duo Clipse and more.

Obituary’s addition to the Raleigh gig has surprised fans on social media. “What a random-ass lineup,” one commenter writes. “This is like Black Sabbath opening for Green Day,” says another.

However, Turnstile have a history of demolishing genre constraints. Last month, they issued a remixed edition of their 2025 album Never Enough, under the title Never Enough: Versions, featuring a roster of guest musicians including Elton John, Paramore singer Hayley Williams and death metal punishers Dying Fetus. Louder gave the album four stars out of five and called it “one of 2026’s boldest and most entertaining releases”.

Turnstile’s North American tour kicked off on September 5 at Bumbershoot festival in Seattle, just six days after they played MEO Kalorama festival in Lisbon, Portugal, 5,200 miles away. They performed at The Rave in Milwaukee on Wednesday, September 9, and touring continues on Friday, September 11, at Russell Industrial Center in Detroit.

This packed travel schedule continues what has been a whirlwind year for Turnstile since Never Enough’s release last June. The album was a commercial success, topping the UK Rock & Metal chart, and critically acclaimed. The band were nominated for five Grammy Awards at the 2026 ceremony and took home two: Never Enough won Best Rock Album and the single Birds won Best Metal Performance.

Meanwhile, Turnstile’s former guitarist, Brady Ebert, remains in custody after allegedly driving his car at William Yates, the 79-year-old father of frontman Brendan Yates. He was arrested in April and stands accused of attempted first- and second-degree murder. After insisting in court that he “did not commit a crime”, Ebert has been ordered to undergo a competency evaluation, to determine if he has the mental capacity to understand the charges against him.

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