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There are not many Australian artists who can sell out a venue of that size. While those working for and in Australian hardcore know it is longevity that prevails, there has been more local enthusiasm for it than ever before. Vastly fan-supported and outside of corporate control, these acts have established themselves over the past decade through consistent touring and an unwavering social media presence. Since founding Resist Records in and signing Parkway Drive in , Graham and his assistant Dani Chalmers can count releases under their name. In fact, keeping its severance from the commercial world has always been the core stratagem. A culture that promotes respect, family and self-preservation. Many bands now making their way to the forefront seem to be either uneducated on the culture or just blatantly ignoring it. Nixon receives countless emails, letters and Facebook requests per week, some from aspiring bands, and some from self-professed booking agents, tour and band managers — emails which have a reverse effect on the artist the person is trying to promote. It could be argued that underground hardcore reached the point of adversity with Byron Bay five-piece Parkway Drive. The Sydney and Melbourne scenes are particularly tendentious; dedicated weekly heavy music events like Hot Damn!
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You see it in their eyes and their horror movies; you hear it in their accents and especially in their music. That is, straight up and down hardcore—rough and tumble, brutal walls of sonic destruction…. These are bands you might not have heard of, yet, but will absolutely be demolishing a venue near you in the not-too-distant future. Hailing from Melbourne, aka Rock City Australia, Born Free have begun drip feeding us with cuts from their forthcoming self-titled album, out June 7. With a crushing wall of noise from which there is no escape and lyrical content inspired by social issues such as global warming and perils of being human, Born Free embody the most authentic hardcore traits. Even for the most dedicated of hardcore fans, Cursed Earth are absolutely savage. About as heavy as a freight carrier, the band have earned a reputation on Australian stages as one of the most brutal live acts going around, and this furious energy absolutely translates through their studio recordings. The West Australian band have funneled all of their rage and red-hot hatred into their forthcoming release, The Deathbed Sessions , which drops May
Hardcore, at its essence, thrives on community. How do you build and maintain a sense of community when everyone is forced to isolate and locked down in their home? In many ways, Australians are already familiar with isolation. Cast away in the Southern hemisphere, far from the well-worn touring hubs of the U. With a relatively small population, primarily located in cities and urban centers spread along the Eastern Coast—sometimes separated by several hours and hundreds of kilometers—this has necessitated the creation of diverse regional scenes. Despite the global pandemic putting stage dives and floor shows on hold for much of and into , several youngblood hardcore acts hit the studio, determined to use their time at home to forge ahead towards a brighter future. Through a strong sense of communal solidarity fostered by local record labels— Best Wishes , Last Ride , Life Lair Regret , Reason and Rage , Greyscale , NoPatience , and more—these acts are on the vanguard of Australian hardcore in a new decade, doing things their own way.
