METH RATS
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Born in the era of apocalypse politics in a bleak world, Baltimore’s METH RATS plays in-your-face, thrash tinged Hardcore Punk influenced by everything from early 80’s Dischord, to modern day hardcore, and everything in between. Consisting of a gang of veterans from the Baltimore music scene. METH RATS’ diverse musical background and unique writing style lends a fresh “play whatever the fuck we want” take on fast, aggressive music that leaves you wondering what they’ll do next.
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If you’re into melodic hardcore punk music and don’t know who Totally Slow is yet, fix that oversight immediately. Hailing from Greensboro, North Carolina, Totally Slow’s brand of melodic hardcore is some of the best around right now. Originally formed in 2013, Totally Slow has refined their sound and lineup. The result of this arrives in the form of their…album.Originally released in June, Casual Drag features ten in your face tracks that will appeal to fans of hardcore, ’90s skate punk, and music with thoughtful lyrics. When listening to Casual Drag, you’ll find yourself transported to the days when Fugazi, Adolescents, Pennywise, and Agent Orange ruled the stage. While there’s definitely a comfortable familiarity to their music, Totally Slow’s songs focus on the issues of the day. If those issues frustrate you, then Casual Drag is a must listen. Totally Slow relates and are just as angry and frustrated as you. They don’t sugarcoat it at all on Casual Drag. It’s full of progressive anthems. We need them now, more than ever.
SWEAT
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“Gotta Give It Up finds the band moving through territorial influences that range from the Wipers to Cro-Mags, Masshysteri to Rival Mob, & Motörhead to Thin Lizzy, with a sprinkling of disco cadence.” That was included within the press information for Sweat, a Los Angeles-based outfit comprised of members of such bands as Graf Orlock, Dangers, and Ghostlimb. Formed in 2019, the quartet does a bang-up job of melding their wide-ranging aforementioned influences into a style that packs the punch of hardcore, the swing of hard rock, and the balls of punk.
SUPER REG
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Super Reg is a punk hardcore band from North Carolina.
