Hardcore: Celebs Rumors

Speed have shared a hard-hitting new single, ‘The First Test’, which has caught attention online for using a flute in its breakdown.The Australian hardcore band’s new song is taken from their forthcoming album ‘Only One Mode’, which will land on July 12 via Flatspot Records in the US and Last Ride Records in Australia. It follows their 2022 debut EP ‘Gang Called Speed’.Tackling the experience of finding oneself as a marginalised individual – in frontman Jem Siow’s case, as an Asian-Australian – the song notably features Siow playing a flute solo over its funk-infused breakdown.Check out ‘The First Test’ below:Siow also plays the flute in the introduction to the album’s opening track and lead single, ‘Real Life Love’, an instrument he also teaches children how to play.“I always thought it would be too gimmicky,” he told NME in a recent interview.

Militarie Gun have released their first single of 2024, ‘Thought You Were Waving’, along with a music video for the song.Militarie Gun released the music video for ‘Thought You Were Waving’ on Wednesday (July 17), a day after the single was officially released on streaming platforms.In the clip, the band’s members are seen blissfully going about their day as havoc wreaks around them – arsonists, murderers and kidnappers carry out their misdeeds with no protest from the spectating band members.‘Thought You Were Waving’ arrives as the band’s first single of the year. However, in June, the band recorded a new song, ‘Gun Under The Gun (GUG)’, for the Post Malone-curated soundtrack of 2K’s WWE 2K24.According to the band, they were given just 24 hours to create the track and took influence from Motörhead’s classic theme for WWE legend Triple H.

Download 2024 yesterday (June 10) over its partnership with Barclays Bank – which has ties to Israel – have announced a show together in Birmingham to raise money for Palestine.Pest Control were the first band to pull out of the Donington Park festival, saying that they would not “take part in an event whose sponsor profits from facilitating a genocide.” Later on, Scowl, Speed and Zulu all followed suit, with Scowl revealing that Pest Control had alerted them to the issue.This Friday! A benefit for Palestine

Scowl, Speed and Zulu have become the latest bands to pull out of Download 2024 over its partnership with Barclays and the bank’s ties to Israel.The news follows a similar move from Leeds hardcore band Pest Control who announced they would be pulling out earlier today (June 10), saying that they would not “take part in an event whose sponsor profits from facilitating a genocide.”In a statement posted to their social media, Scowl wrote: “We will not be playing Download fest this year due to Barclays Bank sponsorship of the event and Barclays’ connection to Israel and the genocide Israel is committing in Palestine.“Free Palestine!”They directed fans to the Bands Boycott Barclays campaign for more information and thanked Pest Control “for bringing this to our attention”.Meanwhile, Speed wrote on their social media accounts: “SPEED will no longer be playing Download Festival this Friday June 14 due to the recent news of Barclays Banks sponsorship of the event and their involvement in the war in Gaza.”Zulu announced they would be dropping out shortly after. In their statement, they said: “We will not be playing Download Festival as we just got word about Barclays Bank and their sponsorship of the fest.

Poppy has spoken to NME about her brutal, Madonna-inspired metal track ‘New Way Out’, the ongoing success of hardcore, collaborating with Bad Omens and Knocked Loose, and injecting more whimsy into her music.‘New Way Out’ is the first taste of new music from Poppy since the release of 2023’s ‘Zig’.“The mission for that album was to make a dance-inspired piece, but for this project, the goal is to bring a new level of intensity to my music,” Poppy told NME. “It feels like a good time for it as well, because there’s a lot of tension out there.”Teasing that her fans have “been waiting for this sort of musical foray from me,” Poppy explained her deeper exploration of hard rock, having first dabbled in metal with 2018’s ‘Am I A Girl?’ before really embracing the genre with 2019’s industrial ‘Choke’ EP and 2020’s ‘I Disagree’.“I still think ‘New Way Out’ is uncharted territory for me,” she continued.

Shellac have just released their final album ‘To All Trains’, nine days after the band’s lead guitarist Steve Albini passed away.The legendary record producer, or audio engineer as he preferred to be described, was the mastermind behind iconic albums such as Nirvana‘s ‘In Utero‘, Pixies’ ‘Surfer Rosa’ and Manic Street Preachers‘ ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’. He died on May 8 of a heart attack while at Electronic Audio, his recording studio in Chicago.He also had a highly influential and accomplished recording career, notably as part of the bands Big Black (1981-1987) and Shellac, a noise rock and hardcore band that had been together since 1992.Their new album is their first in 10 years, and was first announced in March.

The Story So Far have shared details of a UK and European tour, set to take place later this year – find ticket details below.The upcoming tour will comprise 13 shows across the UK and Europe, and kicks off with an opening slot at the Engine Rooms in Southampton on October 23. From there, seven more headline dates are scheduled for Bristol, Oxford, Glasgow, Newcastle and Norwich.A slot at Outbreak festival is also listed amid the headline shows, taking place in Manchester on October 27, and the last of the UK dates are set for the O2 Institute in Birmingham and The Roundhouse in London on November 1 and 2 respectively.From there, Parker Cannon, Kevin Geyer, Ryan Torf and Will Levy will head overseas for four gigs across Europe.These include a show at the Trix venue in Antwerp on November 5, and continue with shows in Hamburg (6) and Cologne (7).

Static Dress are back with the dynamic new single, ‘Crying’.

Trophy Eyes have spoken out about a “heartbreaking” stagediving incident involving frontman John Floreani that left a fan needing spinal surgery.During a show at Mohawk Place in Buffalo, New York last week (April 30), Floreani stagedived into the crowd, but one fan – Bird Piché – ended up with serious injuries, requiring emergency surgery.The Australian post-hardcore band have now shared an official statement on their social media channels, alongside a link to a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for Piché.https://t.co/mzqqCkgidR pic.twitter.com/vY9OPl6CcJ— Trophy Eyes (@trophyeyesmusic) May 3, 2024“As the result of a tragic accident on the night of April 30th, a Trophy Eyes fan was injured at our Buffalo NY show,” they wrote. “We elected to immediately shut down the show as John accompanied them to the hospital with their family.”“Out of respect for the family, we have refrained from speaking about this publicly so far, but with the blessing of their family we are now able to say how truly heartbroken we are to be here now.

Knocked Loose have brought out Poppy to perform ‘Suffocate’ at Sick New World – watch fan-shot footage of the performance below.Last week, Knocked Loose released a new song, ‘Suffocate’ featuring Poppy. The track marks the third single from the hardcore band’s upcoming third album ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’, which is due for release on May 10 via Pure Noise.This marks the first time that ‘Suffocate’ has been performed live, as Poppy joined the band onstage in Las Vegas halfway through the track.

Gel have returned with an aggressive new single, ‘Mirage’ and announced a new EP, ‘Persona’.The New Jersey hardcore band will release their new five-track EP on August 16, which is the follow-up to 2023 album ‘Only Constant’. It also marks their first release on new label Blue Grape, which is also the home of bands such as Code Orange and Spiritual Cramp.Notably, ‘Mirage’ is the band’s longest single to date, clocking in at just shy of three minutes.“We really wanted to fill out the songs more and make them more nuanced,” explained vocalist Sami Kaiser in a press release.

Fever 333 have announced that they have formed a new band together.Aric Improta and Stephen “Stevis” Harrison both made their departure away from the group in October 2022 – surprising fans by sharing their own respective statements confirming that they had left the line-up.Now, the two have confirmed that they have got a new band together called House Of Protection, and revealed that they will be releasing the first taster of their sound soon.They shared the news with a joint Instagram post, which blends together a series of pretty intense visuals, along with a voice-over that says “Welcome to the House of Protection”.No music is featured on the video although, based on the clips, it appears that Harrison is taking on the role of frontman, and will be delivering some intense and chaotic vocals not too dissimilar from that of their former group.At the end of the video, it is confirmed that House Of Protection’s music will be arriving via Red Bull Records – the same label which has long been home to Beartooth.A post shared by House of Protection (@house_of_protection)While there is not yet any previews available of what the band will sound like exactly, the two have worked with enough bands in the past to presume that the final result will be pretty intense.As highlighted by Loudwire, aside from their time in Fever 333, Harrison has taken on the role of bassist for metalcore group The Chariot, while Improta is still contributing to the releases by post-hardcore act Night Verses.House Of Protection’s first song is set to arrive next week (April 30).After their departure last October, frontman Jason Aalon Butler was left as the sole remaining member, and Harrison alleged that “things were pretty bad internally” between the

Knocked Loose have unveiled a crushing new single ‘Suffocate’ featuring Poppy — listen to it below.Last night, the American hardcore band shared the video for ‘Suffocate’ via Pure Noise’s YouTube channel. The track starts with a furious, hard-hitting riff as the band waste no time, diving straight into the heaviness and aggression.Soon, Poppy joins them, screaming and leading the band into a heavy reggaeton-inspired breakdown.

Scowl have announced that they have pulled out of Welcome To Rockville Festival next month, due to the US Army’s sponsorship of the event.The Californian hardcore band confirmed the news on their social media accounts yesterday (April 2).“We will not be performing at this year’s Welcome To Rockville Festival in Daytona Beach, FL due to the US Army’s Sponsorship of the event,” the band wrote in a post on X.The hard rock and metal festival, which is taking place in Daytona Beach, Florida from May 9-12 this year, has its full list of commercial partners listed here, including the US Army.We will not be performing at this year'sWelcome To Rockville Festival in Daytona Beach, FL due to the US Army’s Sponsorship of the event.— SCOWL (@Scowl40831) April 2, 2024NME has contacted Welcome To Rockville for a response to Scowl’s decision.This year’s edition of the festival is set to be headlined by Foo Fighters, Slipknot, Motley Crue and Limp Bizkit. Joining them on the bill are acts including Judas Priest, Greta Van Fleet, Queens of the Stone Age, Sum 41, Disturbed, Primus and Anthrax.Scowl were one of the first bands to similarly withdraw from SXSW last month for the same sponsorship connection with the US Army.At the time, the band wrote: “Scowl is no longer performing at any of our previously scheduled ‘official’ SXSW showcases.“We came to this decision in protest of the US Army’s sponsorship of SXSW.

Militarie Gun put their own spin on Blur‘s hit ‘Song 2’ during a festival appearance over the weekend – check it out below.The Californian quartet performed the iconic Britpop track during a set at Louisville hardcore festival LDB. Given the group’s ’90s alternative rock influences, it sounds like it sat with the rest of their songs quite cohesively.Fan-filmed footage of the cover shows the crowd responding rather enthusiastically to it, with frontman Ian Shelton being surrounded by gig-goers preparing to stage dive.According to Setlist.fm, Militarie Gun have been playing ‘Song 2’ in their setlist for quite a few of their recent shows, with the potential that it might be a long-term part of their set.Check it out below:.@militariegun covering Song 2 by Blur goes so incredibly hard omfg pic.twitter.com/bh4sbRLznF— kero’s corner (@_ouijabored) March 22, 2024In January, the Californian band released a new EP, called ‘Life Under The Sun’, featuring re-worked tracks from the band’s 2023 debut album ‘Life Under The Gun’, for which they linked up with a series of collaborators.Manchester Orchestra came on board ‘My Friends Are Having A Hard Time’, while they also collaborate with Bully (on ‘Never Fucked Up Twice’) and Mannequin Pussy (‘Will Logic’).

Knocked Loose brought out Static Dress frontman Olli Appleyard to perform ‘Billy No Mates’ last night (March 9).The Kentucky band are currently on tour in the UK and last night played Project House in Static Dress’s hometown of Leeds, where Appleyard and the band joined forces for a special rendition of the track from Knocked Loose’s 2016 debut album ‘Laugh Tracks’.The tour is set to conclude at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum tonight (March 10).Check out fan-filmed footage of their rendition of ‘Billy No Mates’ below:olli fuckin appleyarddont try copyright block me this time elon pic.twitter.com/9N5g29YJBo— cam (@camageddon_) March 9, 2024It’s not Appleyard’s only big guest spot of late – in January, he performed ‘Diamonds Aren’t Forever’ with Bring Me The Horizon on two dates of their recent arena tour, where Static Dress was one of their support acts.Meanwhile, Knocked Loose recently announced a new album, ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’ and dropped its lead single ‘Blinding Faith’. It is set to land May 10 via Pure Noise, which is set to feature collaborations with Poppy and Chris Motionless from Motionless In White.“On this album, we go the fastest we’ve ever gone; we go the scariest we’ve ever gone.

Scowl and Gel have become the latest bands to pull out of SXSW over the event’s ties to the US Army amid the current Israel-Hamas conflict.The festival will take place in Austin, Texas from March 12-14 but has already seen numerous artists who have pledged their support to Palestine pull out because the US Army sponsors the event. Eliza McLamb, Okay Shalom and Squirrelflower have all dropped off the line-up, the latter of whom also pointed to the festival’s ties to the defense contractor RTX Corporation, which has supplied weapons to Israel.Now, two more bands have also announced that they are pulling out.

Knocked Loose have announced a new album, ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’ and dropped its lead single ‘Blinding Faith’.The Kentucky metalcore band will release their third LP on May 10 via Pure Noise, which is set to feature collaborations with Poppy and Chris Motionless from Motionless In White.Per a press release, the album’s title came from a conversation that frontman Bryan Garris had with a woman who was sitting next to him on a plane. When he admitted that he was finding it particularly difficult to manage his “borderline phobia” of flying, she told him, “You won’t go before you’re supposed to.”“On this album, we go the fastest we’ve ever gone; we go the scariest we’ve ever gone.

Turnstile have announced a new sneaker collaboration with Converse set to drop this week.The Converse x Turnstile Chuck 70 and Converse x Turnstile One Star Pro are set to drop on Thursday (January 25), retailing at $95 (£74.57) and $80 (£62.79), respectively.The Chuck 70s pairs an all-black canvas with translucent details, featuring prints on the outsole and sockliner, along with a reflective ‘Turnstile Love Connection’ tour graphic.The One Star Pro pair, meanwhile, channels the band’s passion for skateboarding in the leather design, which has glitter stars on the side and a clear outsole with album cover art and embossed foxing tape with song lyrics. They also include the three lace options.This year Turnstile have shows and festivals booked in Latin and South America and Europe.

Action Bronson has been announced as a headliner at Manchester’s Outbreak Festival this June.The US rapper will top the bill at the Manchester festival this summer, which takes place at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre from June 28-30.The announcement comes after the hardcore and punk festival – which is billed as “a platform to the UK’s consistently thriving counterculture” – announced their first batch of acts in December.Action Bronson will headline the Friday of the festival (June 28) alongside JPEGMafia, Flatbush Zombies, The Garden and more, followed by Basement on Saturday (June 29).Tickets are on sale now from here with full weekend passes available, as well as single Friday and combined Saturday and Sunday entry.Other acts announced on the line-up include Soccer Mommy, Show Me The Body, Poison The Well, Angel Du$t, Mannequin Pussy, Ceremony, Touché Amoré, Movements, Incendiary and Mindforce.Organisers have said that more news will be coming soon, and you can check out the full line-up so far below.2024Much more still to come including 3 headliners.Tickets on sale now.https://t.co/22df2EgSFI#Outbreak24 pic.twitter.com/PXhmoLybpo— Outbreak Fest (@OutbreakFest) December 15, 2023Elsewhere at the festival, Joyce Manor will commemorate the 10-year anniversary of ‘Never Hungover Again’, Nothing will perform 2014’s ‘Guilty Of Everything’, The Hotelier will celebrate a decade of ‘Home, Like Noplace Is There’ and Thursday will perform a set comprising tracks from two of their most celebrated albums, ‘War All The Time’ and ‘Full Collapse’.Last year’s edition of the festival was headlined by Denzel Curry, Death Grips, Converge and Bane.Action Bronson’s last album, ‘Cocodrillo Turbo’, came out in April 2022.

Beartooth have announced details of an upcoming UK and European tour set to take place next autumn. Find a full list of upcoming shows and ticket details below.Kicking off in October next year, the tour will see the American rockers launch the dates with six shows across Germany before making stops in Vienna, France and Belgium.

Knocked Loose’s Bryan Garris has spoken to NME backstage at Reading 2023, and discussed going viral at Coachella and how his Kentucky upbringing shaped their sound. Watch our full interview above.While Loyle Carner brought an emotional message to the Main Stage, the US hardcore giants tore up the Festival Republic stage on the opening day of the festival — proving to Reading punters how they left such a lasting impression at their recent US festival appearances.Before they took to the stage, however, frontman Bryan Garris caught up with NME backstage, and gave us an insight into the UK artist that the band can’t get enough of, and his anticipation to see the response from mainstream crowds.“I’m feeling good! Yeah, excited. I’m very happy to be here.”“I feel like we thrive [by] just staying busy, you know? So it feels good to be here.

Boygenius‘ Julien Baker has finally joined Turnstile onstage to perform the band’s ‘Underwater Boi’ – watch fan-shot footage below.While performing at Rock En Seine in France on August 25, Turnstile brought out Boygenius member Julien Baker for a special performance of ‘Underwater Boi’, taken off their celebrated 2021 album ‘Glow On’.On the original track, Baker provides backing vocals, harmonising with Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates. This marks the first time the two acts have performed ‘Underwater Boi’ together.Watch fan-shot footage of the collaboration via @boygeniussource on X/Twitter below.Julien joining Turnstile today in France! pic.twitter.com/Af1Z7Qbfa4— boygenius source (@boygeniussource) August 25, 2023JULIEN JUST CAME OUT TO SING “UNDERWATER BOI” WITH TURNSTILE TODAY IN FRANCE pic.twitter.com/c8c5u4FewY— boygenius source (@boygeniussource) August 25, 2023More of Julien today with Turnstile at Rock en Seine! pic.twitter.com/ZPv4X9cRiB— boygenius source (@boygeniussource) August 25, 2023More of Julien singing with Turnstile earlier tonight in France! pic.twitter.com/dG6z7E3Iwg— boygenius source (@boygeniussource) August 25, 2023Later that same day for Boygenius’ set, Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates and Viagra Boys‘ Sebastian Murphy joined the trio for a performance of ‘Satanist’.Y not Brendan Yates, de Turnstile, saliendo a gritar en Satanist de Boygenius, mi corazón por favor.

Scowl‘s Kat Moss has responded to the “industry plant” criticism the band have gotten by asking: “Is our success never valid enough for you?”The frontwoman of the California hardcore band took to X/Twitter to voice her feelings on the constant criticism Scowl faces. Quoting Bikini Kill’s track ‘White Boy’, the vocalist tweeted: “I’m so sorry if I’m alienating some of you, your whole fucking culture alienates me!”She proceeded to share a statement that read: “I am sick of hearing the phrase ‘Industry plant’ every single time Scowl experiences success.

Thirty Seconds To Mars brought out Knocked Loose frontman Bryan Garris at Lollapalooza on Friday (August 4) – check out footage below.Garris lent his screams to the Jared Leto-fronted band’s 2006 hit ‘The Kill’ at the Chicagoan festival, which concludes today (August 6).“I sang the kill with 30 seconds to mars today,” Garris tweeted after the set – check out fan-filmed footage of his and Leto’s collaboration below.@BryanGarris_ x @JaredLeto was wild. #Lollapalooza #Lollapalooza2023 pic.twitter.com/plIXKIP68m— kelsey. (@m4rvelgirl) August 5, 2023I sang the kill with 30 seconds to mars today— Bry (@BryanGarris_) August 5, 2023Lollapalooza isn’t the first mainstream pop festival Knocked Loose have been at this year – they made headlines when footage of their performance at Coachella went viral, and they also performed at Bonnaroo.

Militarie Gun have shared details of a new tour across Europe and the UK, set to kick off later this year. Find a full list of tour dates below.Announced today (August 2), the live shows follow on from the hardcore band’s debut album, ‘Life Under The Gun’, which arrived earlier this year.

Post Malone singing Militarie Gun’s ‘Do It Faster’ backstage with the band’s frontman. Check it out below.The moment took place backstage during the rapper’s If Y’all Weren’t Here, I’d Be Crying Tour, which is currently making stops across North America.While audience members are enjoying his renditions of fan favourites including ‘Sunflower’, ‘Chemical’ and ‘Circles’, the rapper is breaking out some covers while backstage, and is a particular fan of NME cover stars Militarie Gun.In footage shared to Twitter, Post Malone — whose real name is Austin Richard Post — can be seen joining the frontman of the American rock band for an impromptu rendition of the band’s breakout track ‘Do It Faster’.Both are captured bouncing along to the track and screaming the lyrics “Push me up, push me out / Waste my time, waste my life /As I sit and wait for you /I don’t see, when it’s up to me / Why I got to be your stooge.” Check out the moment below.DO IT FASTER pic.twitter.com/ViQHGAne0Y— militarie gun (@militariegun) July 10, 2023Already, the video has captured the attention of both Militarie Gun fans and Post Malone fans, who have responded to the footage urging the two to join forces.“Collab when?” one wrote, while others shared their excitement at seeing the two together.

LDB Fest (Life And Death Brigade Fest), which took place last weekend (March 18, 19).A 20-second clip posted on Twitter by hate5six sees the disabled festivalgoer crowd-surfing to the stage before being assisted by vocalist Matt Honeycutt. Once they were up, the fan headed back towards the edge and into the audience.“Hardest shit I’ve ever seen,” wrote videographer Sunny Singh, who captured the footage.

Fresh off the success of “Godzilla vs. Kong” (the rather unlikely jolt of life the theatrical release business needed earlier this year), it appears that Adam Wingard isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

“I remember when ‘Taxi Driver’ came out and Michael became known as a ‘poet of the streets’—I think that was the wording, and it seemed right to me. Michael was the one who really controlled the visual palette of ‘The Last Waltz,’ and on ‘Raging Bull’ he and his team met every single challenge—and there were so many.

The hardcore band's hometown album release show tomorrow (March 14) can't go ahead as usual due to the coronavirus pandemic