Hailing from Kagawa, Japan, they were birthed out of the ashes of the cult Japanese crust punk band Effigy, members playing with over 35 years of crust punk history bring you grinding metallic crust punk for fans of Amebix, Axegrinder and Hellbastard.
Boston based crust punk channeling the sound and feeling of 80s crust and metallic hardcore punk. Female-led classics like Sacrilege and Détente are immediate points of reference, but Lifeless Dark manages to bring in aspects from 80s thrash and death metal less common in most punk bands.
New York’s crust punk stalwarts. In the era of globalization, and the ease with which influences are spread, it’s difficult to hear bands that retain local and regional sounds. Flower is a New York crust band that sounds like New York crust punk. So you long for the sounds of New York bands like Nausea, look no further.
Operating in Richmond Virginia since 2018, Destruct plays raw and noisy hardcore punk. Working hard, and having toured the US with bands like Life (Japan), Deletar (France), Rocky and the Sweden (Japan), Absolut (Canada) and 2 trips to Europe, and releasing a steady stream of notable record releases, they show no signs of slowing down. Musical comparisons could be made to bands with similar influences like Framtid from Japan.
The undying spirit of the classic UK punk band Discharge lives within New York punk band No Fucker. Noise Not Music is the ethos they live by, and bring an intensity unmatched, and almost always requiring hearing protection. Winding down a 20+ year career which has included split 7”s and tours with the legendary D-Beat raw punks Disclose from Japan, No Fucker will be playing their final US shows in 2026.
Philly’s chief raw punk unit. A well-oiled machine pushing the sounds of Swedish hardcore bands like Anti-Cimex, Skitslickers, and Bombanfall in a more intense direction. Operating since 2022, they have most recently their debut LP “The Terrifying Power Of Bombardment” and a collection of early material “The True Disaster” in 2026 to widespread critical acclaim.
A Philadelphia 3 piece bringing you the horrific sounds of the grotesque and macabre brought to live through intense hardcore punk. Playing in a totally unique style, Early Grave feels as if LA’s cult 80s punk band The Stains were undergoing A Clockwork Orange style brainwashing with the most twisted horror films and underground heavy metal. Their debut LP “Violent Winter” will be released in 2026 on General Speech records.