Posts Tagged ‘hardcore punk’
Cro-Mags
Cro-Mags Cro-Mags are a hardcore punk turned crossover thrash band from New York City! The band, which had a strong cult following. Their first two considered the most influential. They were among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal and were associated [Read More]
Bhopal Stiffs
The Bhopal Stiffs are one of Chicago’s finest. Bhopal Stiffs formed in Chicago 1985 and existed until 1989. Formed by singers/guitarists Larry Damore and Vince Marine, bassist Steve Saylors, and drummer Dave Schleitwiler. Marine left in 1988 replaced with guitarist [Read More]
The Casualties
One of the hardest punk bands of the late 90s, the Casualties for many came to embody the image of street punks for many. Though their popularity never hit the mainstream, their large and passionate fan base has kept the band touring and releasing extensively for over [Read More]
Interview Dillinger Escape Plan
In February of 2009 Steve had a chance to interview “The Dillinger Escape Plan”. The band had big plans for this year and even with nearly half the year over with the band is moving strong through the months. TDEP plan to release a new album this year and tour [Read More]
Converge
Ask Kurt Ballou from veteran Massachusetts bruisers Converge about the band’s early days and you can almost feel the wince of embarrassment down the phone line. Forming the group as a teenager in the early 90s with vocalist Jake Bannon, they performed Minor Threat and [Read More]
Shai Hulud
Interview by Steve Tauschke | steve@staff.truepunk.com | with Shai Hulud’s Matt Fox. As a 14-year-old, Shai Hulud’s Matt Fox remembers spending long hours in a bedroom whose walls often shuddered to the thunder of metal kings Slayer. “My mother could never [Read More]
Raised Fist
Authors of the best European hardcore album of the year, “Dedication”, we took time to interview Raised Fist while they were touring Europe headlining the “Heart Attack Pakcage” with label mates Bombshell Rocks and The Peepshows. We talked to Alle, [Read More]
Ted Leo
Ted may no longer be a mod but guitar-popster Ted Leo is still counting the beat. Since 1999, the former Chisel survivor has performed with his own venture the Pharmacists. Truepunk caught up with him on the phone from New Jersey. Interview by Steve Tauschke | [Read More]
Life in your way
Life In Your Way is a Hardcore/Christian band from Connecticut in the northeastern United States. They have two albums: The Sun Rises and the Sun Sets… and Still Our Time is Endless (2003) and Ignite and Rebuild (2005). Interview by Carlo Gironi | [Read More]
Bad Religion
For more than a generation, SoCal punk vets Bad Religion have been pumping out the right balance of passion, melody and angst and the quintet’s 15th and latest studio album The Empire Strikes First stays true to the formula. Founding guitarist Brett Gurewitz – [Read More]
