INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ACE STALLINGS AND MELINE G. Since the early 2000’s, the City of Richmond, Va. has built a reputation of being one of the best hardcore scenes in America, with an even more diverse… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY BUDDY BRYANT AND CHLOE MURO Virginia is known for many things, but one of the things it is most known for in the hardcore scene is a huge number of quality hardcore bands… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY BRENO CAROLLO, NUNO FANGUEIRO, AND MATT GILL Since releasing their demo in 2006, the members of Washington, D.C.’s infamous straight edge hardcore band COKE BUST have been tearing up basements and house shows with… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY RELAPSE RECORDS AND ROBERT ESCUE What do you get when you combine the punk and metal influences of vocalist Tony Foresta and guitarist Phil “Landphil” Hall of MUNICIPAL WASTE, as well as drummer Ryan… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS AND VIDEO PROVIDED BY VINCENT CASTELLANO Don’t let their name fool you. PISSGHETTI means business. They are in the business of spreading good vibes, and so far, the business is good. Formed in late 2013… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY THROUGH IT ALL PHOTOGRAPHY Though VENOMSPITTER is new to the Richmond music scene, it’s band members are seasoned veterans of the local metal and hardcore scenes, and they already have close connections with other… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY FRANK VENZOR PHOTOS BY DAVID JEFFREY AND CHLOE MURO If you’re into hardcore and you live in Virginia, you probably only ever hear Richmond or Virginia Beach bands, but Virginia is full of awesome hardcore bands from every… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS AND VIDEO BY ACCIDENT PRONE AND FIRE AT WILL PHOTOGRAPHY Formed in late 2011, ACCIDENT PRONE of Norfolk combines elements of punk, hardcore, and thrash. Their band consists of guitarist James Detterman, vocalist David Paine, bassist Mark… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY CHLOE MURO Since they formed in the spring of 2013, STRANGLEHOLD has been decimating local shows and gaining much respect by the older, more established bands of the Virginia hardcore scene. Though they are… Continue Reading
LIST COMPILED BY JOE FITZPATRICK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It has been a crazy year in the Virginia music scene, but we would not have it any other way. Every genre was on their game this year from metal to EDM to punk… Continue Reading