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    “Antipode”: An Interview with Doğa Sultan on Her Zine-Book Archiving SWANA Punks

    If you’ve ever walked the streets of İstanbul, you’ve likely seen Doğa Sultan’s graffiti, tags, and stickers plastered all around. If you’ve been to the beloved venue Karga, you’ve probably met her while she was working non-stop on whatever collective project she was taking on at the time. Maybe you’ve even caught her in the […]

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  • The Prize In the Red LP

    After a small string of killer singles and EPs, Melbourne’s the PRIZE reward (sorry…) the masses with their debut full-length and, as expected, it rules. The PRIZE’s sound is both distinct and timeless, immediately calling to mind the power punk sounds of the late ’70s while also carving out their own lane half a century […]

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  • Haram Why Does Paradise Begin in Hell LP / ليش الجنة بيتبلش في الجهنم؟

    HARAM returns with Why Does Paradise Begin in Hell?, their first full-length in years, and it’s as devastating as expected. Rooted in hardcore punk but saturated with emotional and political urgency, the album blends Arabic and English lyrics to explore themes of displacement, faith, and fury. The New York band continues to redefine what hardcore […]

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  • Confront Guilty or Not Guilty? LP

    Textbook Japanese hardcore from Mie. There was an EP ages ago and they kept popping up on comps (and in whispers), but if you’re gonna wait twenty years before releasing your first full-length…make it sound like this. This is classic Burning Spirits-style ‘core with sweeping leads and intense yowls shouted through a throat filled with […]

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MRR Radio #1962

On this week’s MRR Radio, Eric begins pondering his end-of-year lists with selections from hardcore punk records that came out in 2025.

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Set 1
THE MASSACRED – Allegiance
THE HELL – Circling The Drain
LANGUID – Highest Power
HEADSPLITTERS – Onslaught For Peace
NISEMONO – 諦めたい (Akirametai)
Set 2
TOTAL CON – Common Enemy
NECRON 9 – Bad Habits
SISTEMA OBSOLETO – Esmagado Pela Engrenagem Capitalista
S.S.I.K. – Pressure
ULTIMATE DISASTER – March To Oblivion
Set 3
PUÑAL – Nadie Te Puede Calmer
KALEIDOSCOPE – Manufactured Squalor
CONTRAST ATTITUDE – Resignation
NO SECTOR – Flush Your Brain
SUBVERSIVE RITE – Charge Into Chaos
Set 4
TOTAL NADA – Lamebotas
ELECTRIC CHAIR – Barbed Wire Fence
ALIENATOR – You’re Nothing
NUCLEAR FEAR – D.T.Z.W.M.
TRAMADOL – Crucifixion
Set 5
FUCKIN LOVERS – Arrogance
WARTHOG – Iron Fist
AYUCABA – Oxido
PURE TERROR – Accused Of Terror
NEGATIVE CHARGE – Chained To Life IV
Set 6
ACID CASUALTIES – Southern Cross
DELETÄR – Funambule
STUNTED YOUTH – You Are What You Hate
TRAUMATIZER – Murder
HARAM – The Last Night
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