Expire - Pendulum Swings (2012)

Pendulum Swings is full of simple and stripped-down yet super fun and heavy hardcore mixed with Suicidal Tendencies-style trash – a must have for any fan of hardcore. Recorded at Howl Street Recordings in Milwaukee, WI and mastered by Jay Maas of Getaway Recordings (Defeater, Bane, Cruel Hand), this record is sure to be on of the heaviest exports from the Midwest this year.

Status: Active

Contact: facebook

Rock if you like: Terror - Swamp Thing - Trash Talk

Track listing:

1 - Just Fine

2 - Reputation

3 - Spit Out

4 - Dig Deep

5 - Anxiety

6 - Abyss

7 - Bark

8 - Sleep Lost

9 - Pills And A Promise

10 - YDN

11 - Focus

12 - Pendulum Swings

DL

Nomads - Night​.​Owls​/​/​Mayhem​.​Aficionados​/​/​Death​.​Seekers (2012)

This is one of the best EPs we here at the_hive have received in quite a while now. LA's Nomads play vicious, pissed off hardcore punk with many different influences. Judging by the 3 songs on this EP Nomads are on the right track and should be a force not to fuck with in the next few years.

Status: Active

Contact: http://nomadspunk.bandcamp.com/

Rock if you like: Trap Them - From Ashes Rise - His Hero Is Gone

Track listing:

1 - Insomniac

2 - Slaughterhouse

3 - Rot

DL

BANKROBBER - If God Is Love Then Hate Is Real (2012)

Ten songs of heavy, pissed off, hardcore from Denver, CO. Powerful, abrasive and influenced by mid-90s hardcore, features just under 20 minutes of socially conscious anger and rage.

Status: Active

Contact:bankrobber666.bandcamp.com/

Rock if you like: Palehorse - Integrity - Crucified

Track listing:

1 - Decay

2 - Silence

3 - Shattered

4 - Resist

5 - Nothing

6 - Breathless

7 - Downfall

8 - Greed

9 - Control

10 - Extinction

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Blighted - Deliberate (2012)

My friend's band just put out their new record. It rules and you should give them money for it. Stream it here and if you like it, buy the record and a shirt here.