1) Straight Edge Boston Hardcore.
Get Fucked EP out now! Featuring members of On Broken Wings, Black My Heart, Shipwreck AD.
2) British Drum and Bass Act on the Moving Shadow label.
3) Short lived power violence band from Arkansas who used to be called Shut The Fuck Up.
Smoke or Fire is an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band originally formed in 1998, when western Massachusetts natives Joe McMahan (lead vocals and guitar) and Jeremy Cochran (guitar) got together with fellow Boston University students Ken Gurley (bass) and Nick Maggiore (drums), hailing from New Hampshire. Originally calling themselves Jericho, the boys released their debut album, When the Battery Dies, in 2000. Their fan base grew as they played DIY basement shows and small clubs throughout the Northeast.
Shipwreck are the next great hope of the Merrimack Valley hardcore scene. The same scene that gave birth to Converge, Cave In, Ten Yard Fight, Guns Up! and more. They embody the same spirit of rage that drove Integrity, Ringworm, and Merauder to hardcore greatness.
The Carrier are one of Boston's newest and most interesting hardcore bands. Their brand of powerful melodic hardcore is the next chapter of evolution in their genre. Emoting with a goose-bump inducing fervor unlike any other band out there today. In the summer of 2007, The Carrier released their debut 7"EP on the Words Of War label. This amazing three song 7"EP caught the attention of the hardcore community worldwide, paving the way for the band to tour throughout the year.
Negative Approach is an American hardcore punk band. They are considered one of the pioneers of hardcore punk, along with bands like Minor Threat, Bad Brains and Black Flag. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, Negative Approach existed from 1981-1984, and now again from 2006-present. Like most hardcore bands, they were little known in their day outside of their hometown. They are now idolized in the Detroit underground and the punk subculture, considered to be one of the elite bands of the
Stranglehold were a Punk band from Boston. They started in 1982 and broke up in 1984,in between they released one 12 inch and one 45 rpm for Taang! Records, they toured the country with The F.U.'S who they shared a practice space with and also played with the likes of the Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Dr Know,Iron Cross, Marginal Man, 45 Grave and TSOL.. Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomstranglehold
There are multiple artists with the name Scapegoat: 1. Powerviolence band from Boston
2. Hard rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina
3. Japanese visual kei band (also tagged as ＳＣＡＰＥＧＯＡＴ)
4. Bulgarian death metal band 1) Scapegoat is a powerviolence band from Boston, USA that is similar to Crossed Out that they've been dubbed somewhat of a Crossed Out tribute band. The band released a self-titled 7" in 2006 and self-titled 12" in 2011 - both on Painkiller Records. Website: http://www.myspace.com/scapegoatpowerviolence
Mind Eraser is a hardcore/powerviolence band from Boston, MA. Their first full length release was "Cave" in 2005. In 2006, they released "Glacial Reign" and in 2009 Mind Eraser released both the "Conscious Unconscious" MLP and the "The Prodigal Son Brings Death" 7 inch. "Conscious Unconscious is considered Mind Eraser's most experimental release to date, with 2 songs that each range in lengths of 10 minutes and up.
Intense hardcore music from Boston, Massachusetts. Signed to Bridge Nine Records and Think Fast Records. Recorded a demo released in 2003, in 2004 the “What Counts” EP (Think Fast Records), and full-length “The Things We Carry” (Bridge Nine Records) in 2006. Full-length “Songs To Scream At The Sun” (Bridge Nine Records) is their latest release to date. "Songs to Scream at the Sun" includes lyrics about vocalist Pat Flynn coming to terms with his family's history and present situation.