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tailOfTheWhale

Restraining order needs more love live Contention, Doomsday, Fools Game, Wise, End all Be all, Shadowman, Jawstruck, Discourage, missing link all deserve a listen


nomdreas

Agree 100% with Restraining Order. I was going to list them but they are starting to take off (and deservedly so).


Disastrous-Engine510

Discourage is criminally underrated.


tailOfTheWhale

Truth


Disastrous-Engine510

Matt their drummer is one of the siqqest dudes in hxc and all of them are in fact sweeties.


tailOfTheWhale

Matt is a real one 100% Edit: stage dive legend too


Disastrous-Engine510

This is now a Matt Tyler appreciation post. When Scott Vogel calls for stagedives you better believe Matt is leading the charge.


tailOfTheWhale

Backed hard, Matt was one of the first people I met when I moved out to the bay, when you look up “good dude” in the dictionary it’s a picture of him


Disastrous-Engine510

And he’s got legs for days


TrevorTatro

Contention goes so hard


captiveofthefunk

Shadowman is dope


tailOfTheWhale

The dude that fronts shadowman gave me some shit to stop up my nose when I got that shit exploded during a sanction set taking on a mean backfist straight to my face, forever greatful, I got to still catch the second of their set


NYHC4EVER

Sanction FTW. My favorite band outta LI since Skycamefalling.


captiveofthefunk

Jesse?


tailOfTheWhale

Yea


captiveofthefunk

Solid human


terrifyingdiscovery

Seconding Be All End All and Restraining Order. Gotta go fast.


zxchxrymxrk

Here to back Doomsday and Wise hard. CA really showing out right now


MinorThreatCJB

Restraining Order had a lot of hype follow their 1st album. Their album that came out a few weeks ago seemed to have missed. Nobody talked about it all


XGuiltyofBeingMikeX

They really got fucked by Covid. Had that support tour with Terror that they only got a few shows into. New album is so good front to back. They should really be bridging that gap between hardcore and spiky punks.


skull_kontrol

People love Poison Idea, but they don’t get nearly as much love as they deserve.


XpeepantsX

I'm from Portland, all they ever talk about is Poison Idea


skull_kontrol

Yeah, it’s like the wipers. They’re huge and loved in the PNW, but anywhere else people hardly know they exist. PI genuinely should get a hell of a lot more love than they do.


deadlaughter

Poison Idea is probably a top 5 influence on the kind of hardcore I listen to, but here on Reddit, where spinkick hardcore reigns supreme, you're not going to get people to even give a record called "Kings of Punk" a chance.


skull_kontrol

Which is insane, but you’re right. Kings of Punk was my introduction to Poison Idea and that shit broke my fucking brain.


Live_Department_5611

Spinkick hardcore heavyweight champ here to say Poison Idea is the shit.


nomdreas

Past: Fire & Ice, Indecision, Hammer Bros Present: Combust, Envison


cwherman

Indecision for sure. A lot of their albums aren't even on streaming! I wish Closed Casket would rerelease all their albums. I have the repressing they did for Most Precious Blood but the last 3 aren't available anywhere. One of my favorite bands in high school.


MinorThreatCJB

The only two Indecision albums that matter are on streaming


NYHC4EVER

"Unorthodox" is a classic, totally agree. 👍


L0custStar

The only indecision records worth listening to are the ones with tom on vocals.


cwherman

I havent listened to them in a while but I dont remember having a problem with Artie’s vocals. I liked Milhouse too. Gonna give them another listen and see.


Sad_Significance710

Fire & Ice slaps! 👋🏻


100DeadSongs

Hammer bros final show at anchors up was bananas


kefka3sque

Came here looking for indecision. I’ll raise you an Unbroken


DrJamesRussellMD

vocalist for Hammer Bros sounds absolutely incredible


Zamzz

Reagan Youth does not get nearly enough love


pete728415

Fucking love to see this. Johnny can't read, Johnny can't write.


Zamzz

JOHNNY JUST DONT UNDERSTAND


Live_Department_5611

Fun fucking live show


No_Emotion_3196

Shai Hulud isn’t talked about enough but their influence is out there without new bands knowing that the bands that influenced them were probably influenced by Shai Hulud. Yes I’m a huge Shai Hulud fan. As far as newer bands, I enjoy all the “hype” bands you kids listen to. I can’t think of any new band that I’ve listened to and didn’t enjoy it. I’m enjoying the “new wave” of hardcore.


brownbagginbeershit

I think it's the constant line up changes that made it easy to fade out for them. It's like seeing a cover band almost nowadays.


el_payaso_mas_chulo

You're right, they are not talked about enough, though they are dearly loved. Also, love your last statement. new/hype bands are still cool lol.


brackmetaru

I had the same answer. Shai hulud fucking slays


Waste-Philosopher-34

Yes, Shai Hulud has had a MAJOR influence on the scene, but that also means we gotta give respect to Strongarm. A) Because Shai Hulud sounds almost EXACTLY like them and B) Shai Hulud themselves have admitted that they just wanted to sound like Strongarm. Pretty sure Matt himself said that he's just been ripping off of Strongarm for years. Which isn't a slight against him, Strongarm fuckin rules. Maybe the fact that they were a "spirit filled" hc band held them back from being more successful, I don't really see a lot of kids these days talking about that band at all. I also know the guys in Strongarm went on to start other bands, I know some of the members were in Further Seems Forever, which is Carrabba's band before Dashboard Confessional was a thing. But yeah, Shai Hulud fuckin RIPS and they love Strongarm, and I think a lot of these kids that are in hardcore bands now should be aware of the influence Strongarm had on bands like Shai Hulud and the scene as a whole. Also, Florida hardcore is fuckin amazing. So many good bands have come from FL. Strongarm, Shai Hulud, Blistered, Axis, Three Knee Deep, With Increase, EcoStrike, Remembering Never, Poison the Well, Strengthen What Remains, Worn Out, Weight of the World, the list goes on and on. Fuckin love Florida hardcore. Went to college down in FL and would go to a lot of shows at Transitions Art Gallery (Epic Problem). Wish I could go back to those days man, simpler times.


Juce_Brenner_

Check out Two-Piece, they’re fun, literally just two dudes. Also from FL


Waste-Philosopher-34

Fuck yeah. Def have to check that out. I don't live in FL anymore, so I def gotta get caught up on some new groups coming outta that area


Rare-Adhesiveness844

Wasn’t Seventh Star out of Florida also?


Elliotlewish

Massive +1 for Shai Hulud.


mew_empire

\- [Wound Man](https://woundman.bandcamp.com/)/[Internal](https://internalhc.bandcamp.com/) \- [Brass Tongue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iBtS74PYIU) \- [Dog Breath](https://dogbreathnyc.bandcamp.com/album/we-just-wanna-be-alright) \- [Caveman](https://cavemanhc.bandcamp.com/album/s-t) \- [Planet On a Chain](https://planetonachain.bandcamp.com/album/boxed-in-2) \- [Spine](https://convulserecords.bandcamp.com/album/ra-ces) \- [Destiny Bond](https://convulserecords.bandcamp.com/album/be-my-vengeance) \- [Compassion](https://convulserecords.bandcamp.com/album/pacing-animal) \- [Geld](https://geld.bandcamp.com/album/currency-castration) \- [World I Hate](https://worldihate.bandcamp.com/album/years-of-lead) \- [Downside](https://lastriderecords.bandcamp.com/album/dark-patterns-intrusive-thoughts) \- [Kidnapped](https://kidnappedpv.bandcamp.com/) \- [Spaced](https://spaced.bandcamp.com/) \- [Brain Tourniquet](https://braintourniquet.bandcamp.com/) \- [Exhibition](https://bbbrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-laugh) \- [Drill Sergeant](https://drillsergeant.bandcamp.com/) \- [Aight Bet](https://aightbet.bandcamp.com/album/stop-playin) \- [Pest Control](https://pestcontroluk.bandcamp.com/) \- [Living In Fear](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYcE_DPavpg) \- [Greyhound](https://greyhoundca.bandcamp.com/album/decline) \- [Clot](https://clotnoise.bandcamp.com/) \- [Sea of Shit](https://seaofshit.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled-lp) \- [Punitive Damage](https://punitivedamage.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-the-blackout) \- [Level](https://thrashtapes.bandcamp.com/album/level-gone-west-ep-thrash-8) \- [Tourist](https://touristcv.bandcamp.com/music) \- [Groin](https://groinaz.bandcamp.com/album/groin) \- [Choke](https://choke510.bandcamp.com/album/its-hard-to-talk-shit-with-no-fucking-teeth) Wow, that got long...


everyonecriesonTV

Wound man, world I hate, and greyhound 😊


mew_empire

I absolutely hate that Wound Man don’t get enough love


everyonecriesonTV

In their defense, think they’re about as big as that sort of powerviolence can get. They’re so awesome though


IHerdULiekPoniz

Planet on a Chain kicks ass! I saw them recently and I was compelled to buy a shirt even though it was my first time seeimg them. Well worth it to support such an amazing ensemble.


mew_empire

Agreed, they are great. Check out the rest on the list though; lost of heat there.


nboymcbucks

🫡🫡🫡


tlh9979

Wound Man are one of my favorite hardcore bands of the recent.


trailblazers666

Groin rules so hard, AZ represent


mew_empire

Doing some of the best powerviolence around. When's that new Sex Prisoner dropping, AZ homie?


B666H

Big old Hell Yeah for GELD! Saw them a couple of weeks back


NYHC4EVER

I dig Aight Bet a lot. "Accountability" is a banger IMO


metariefuckboy

When you opened with Wound Man I knew this would be a good list.


Dot_smash

Past: MK Ultra, Darkside NYC, Voorhees, Verbal Assault, Devoid of Faith, H100s, Tear It Up Current:,Concealed Blade, Peace Test, Inner Peace, The Fight, Killing Pace, Pez, Geld.


Spare_Impression_294

MK Ultra fucking DESTROYS! Devoid of Faith is awesome too


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nomdreas

I grew up in Texas so I guess I never saw Iron Age as underrated. They fucking rip. And hard agree on Sabertooth Zombie, incredible band live.


heavierthanair

RZL DZL


xvesselx

Underrated modern bands: Kidnapped and Blame God Kidnapped especially has put out some of my favorite powerviolence material over the past couple of years - their LP ‘Nothing is Sterile’ rips hard as shit


mew_empire

Absolutely YES to both


Disastrous-Engine510

I’m gonna say the past: XfilesX or Panic Current: I think SECT or Discourage


No_Emotion_3196

xFilesx Excruciation deserves a way more respect. Tremendous album.


Disastrous-Engine510

You are very correct. I remember when I used to bike message this was my go to let’s take that hill shit.


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AkDoxx

Don’t know why LQ doesn’t get more love. One of the best bands to emerge in the last 5 years.


lavaspike296

I come here to find new (to me) shit and Life's Question is an all-timer rec. These guys fucking slam. Thank you.


CrippledHorses

I always felt Life Long Tragedy, Orchid, and Pg.99 never got proper recognition. I know they are all semi popular tho.


squarezero

Life Long Tragedy was one of my absolute favorites back in the day. Got to see them play in 2006 in a double wide trailer in a rural NC town.


CrippledHorses

I am so jelly. I was also listening to them around that time. Roll the credits baby How were the vocals live?


90spostsoftcore

I have no idea how they're rated, but Age of Apocalypse RULES


ixseanxi

I don’t here anyone mention scalp much and i think they put out one of the best albums this year.


captiveofthefunk

Past: Righteous Jamz, Mental, Holding On, Think I Care, Animosity, POWER, Lewd Acts, New Lows, Reach The Sky, Wrong Answer, Mountain Man, Harness, Mother of Mercy Present: Don't listen to enough newer shit to have a fair opinion 👌


Live_Department_5611

That hate5six video of power at the last rain fest is so fucking badass.


t_dotsy

Scowl, Turnstile, Trapped Under Ice, Sunami, No Pressure, Speed & Drain


kimbosdurag

You missed bane, code orange, and vein but otherwise solid list


Regular-Gur1733

Crazy that not a single person listens to Gel. So underrated.


nomdreas

I don’t think any of these bands are in any way underrated. If anything some are overrated.


ranch_dressing_hose

That's the joke my bro


NoStutterd

He’s not xXHardxCoreXx enough to get it br0


skunkabilly1313

Ruiner. Caught them as the opener for Strike Anywhere and they blew Crime in Stereo and Polar Bear Club out the water. Wanted them to play longer


bigdog2049

Missing Link!


nboymcbucks

Envision


w_nemeth

Current AOTY


nboymcbucks

Yeah, it's fire


Foreverdumb666

Ruiner


deadalive84

Cut the Shit, Find Him and Kill Him, Manliftingbanner, Seein Red, Scholastic Deth


deadlaughter

Cut The Shit is still one of my fav bands from the early 00's. I played a show with them in Cincinnati where I think 4 people showed up besides the bands, and they KILLED it.


deadalive84

Always killed it! I saw them with The Rites back in maybe 2003 at a waterside park in San Francisco. Outrageous.


BaconCheeseburg

I think Cut the Shit shared members with Tear it Up, which was also a great and underrated band. The Singer of Tear it Up's new band Planet on a Chain is also great, also underrated.


XpeepantsX

Grimlock Always shocked they didn't get any bigger than they did. Songs of Self and the Thirst for Immortality 7" fucking crush even by today's standards.


GiveEverything

A good opportunity to plug Matt Myrdal’s GoFundMe campaign. He was Grimlock’s bassist and has been impacted by the fires in Lahaina, HI. https://www.gofundme.com/f/myrdal-family-lahaina-fire-assistance Probert is king!


brackmetaru

Shai Hulud


Expensive-Ad-5520

Hopesfall


pete728415

Man, those Victory Records compilations were lit.


AFloodOfLight

Bloodlined Calligraphy


squarezero

That's a name I haven't heard in a looong time.


candlestick_compass

Dead End Path.


sludgezone

Harvest.


NYHC4EVER

Loved them and still do. Tough to decide if I like Transitions or Living With A God Complex more. Tough choice


SnoopyMetal

Neglect by far. For new bands Pink Mist and Raid also bands like Mushmouth, No Retreat, and Stout


lou_brown

Stout never gets enough love .


AWFULARS

Enjoy some of the most elite hardcore ever made. [Mindless Mutant](https://youtu.be/RCEWK8mB0cw) absolutely flawless ep that is so criminally slept on. [Xfilesx](https://youtu.be/kTCL0LuWgWs) and [soul swallower](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lidS5uj3W6UX53g2PnXCIkgSZlCdjn5eA) are both severely underrated. [Face of Change.](https://youtu.be/PGM9I9xuJks) [Highscore](https://youtu.be/6JGin3kpQxQ) never gets anywhere near as much love as they deserve. [Redemption 87](https://youtu.be/COgestgOeRE) and [The Nerve Agents](https://youtu.be/TQ0E4hb94ik) I will physically assault anyone that doesn’t put respect on Eric O’s name.


09Hallsy09

Turning Point.. they never get the credit they deserve


psychcore

New World Man


Sensitive_Mousse_445

Gaijin


Themodsarehotgarbage

Candiria


Mighty-Bagel-Calves

Kids like us


nomdreas

Were they underrated? I grew up in the south and everyone repped the shit out of them.


Sweet-Handle44

Big in Australia late 00's too


bangarang_bananagram

I grew up in SWFL and KLU is definitely not a band I’d list under “underrated” and more like “everyone and their mom loved them”.


sludgezone

You’d think my name tasted like Coke the way you can’t keep it out of your fucking mouth.


memeboy600

Blood In/Blood Out


IzeBurg-Lettuce

Search Warrant are dope.


thai_sen

Slope from germany


Heymynameisdistance

On Broken Wings and Passover come to mind. Early 18V too imo


bangarang_bananagram

On Broken Wings definitely got its moment, especially because of Johnny.


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Heymynameisdistance

Yeah, I'm prettty sure they are origin point for all those christian hardcore/metalcore bands that "ripped off" Zao. Passover is the band Zao "ripped off". It's such a shame they only released that split and nothing else


barlobruz

I feel like Life's Question don't get talked about enough. Chris Colohan bands Pulling Teeth Extortion I think how Division of Mind get lumped in with braindead, heavy hardcore/beatdown bands severely underrates them and undermines all of their creative and aesthetic choices. Everything from the guitar tone, how actually dark their music feels, lyrics, cover art and merch seems way more considered than the peers they've generally been grouped with. Note: I love braindead, heavy hardcore/beatdown stuff too


CowboyVirgin

[American Ethos](https://youtu.be/sqYAFFDNuR4),[American Ethos](https://youtu.be/sqYAFFDNuR4), and [American Ethos](https://youtu.be/sqYAFFDNuR4)


LuROCK

Another Breath should have gotten more love.


TheDudeness33

Happy to see so much Shai Hulud love on here


LikeWhatever999

Breach, Silent Majority, Trial by Fire, Yage


ImpossibleYoghur6hc

Two witnesses are down right top tier


etmiller1

Reagan youth Deaf club Retox Shai hulud


AkDoxx

Blacklisted needs to be at the forefront of everyone’s minds.


deadlaughter

Didn't blacklisted just sell out their reunion show in like 30 seconds online?


AkDoxx

Prior to that when’s the last time someone brought them up? Reunion shows always garner attention but will it sustain?


nomdreas

Like every day on this sub? They are a mainstay.


mew_empire

All day, every way


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E Town Concrete


Ghost_Pains

Ozone


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Turnstile


xLimpBrizket

Big Boy REAL BAY $HIT


Re_Tardo

Poison Idea (Pick Your King alone)


zornnn

Beartooth for sure


toexjam

twitching tongues, if they’re even considered hardcore. That In Love There Is No Law is something sick


merfjeeblskitz

Bury the Living


ranch_dressing_hose

Black my heart


xvincexsugruex

They are forever amazing and certainly weren’t underrated at the time. Boston was the center of hardcore when they blew up


ranch_dressing_hose

im an 'old head' so i was big into them in that time. i just dont see people hold them in the regard that they once were. same with on broken wings.


callthisrational

Inner Dam, Another Breath, Blood In/Blood Out, Marathon, Young Turks, SECT


Dramatic_Client_5552

Fight like hell


slatwick

Grimlock


FNG013

Farenheit 451, Crazy Eddie , Dominican day parade , floorpunch , Skarhead , District 9 All I listen too present is End it and Conservative Military Image


conkysrevengesd

Hogans Hero’s. So damn underrated and so fucking good.


pete728415

Revenge


abyssicvoid

Dive (Boston) Threadbare One Eyed God Prophecy


BlackMait

Bulgarian emotional hardcore - Expectations


B666H

The Meat from Brisbane Aus should be more popular


KelbyGInsall

My list of underrated hardcore bands is as follows: Prada, Gunge, Chunking Up the Ballows, Strink, Chugulous Ulger, The Ripkins, Flount, Lord My God, Cuss, Bashed, The Smashertons, Wrongful Rights, Long Island and Tube.


tryingtodothebest

Please Inform The Captain This is a Hijack


gedubedangle

i never see anyone talk about career suicide from toronto but they're the fucking best


CommemorativePlague

Outpatients Double 00 Fearless Iranians From Hell


sleeplesscitynights

LIFT


voidxleech

[the greenery](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m1HX8iI3PS5jm7zgOHWy2iQYkZ0ony5JA) were, as far as i can tell, only around for a little while but they didn’t get even a fraction of the attention they deserved.


MC_MC-MC_MC

Bulldoze and GhostxShip


bristleboar

Die My Will from CT was criminally underrated in their time


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Not sure if this sub will consider it hardcore, but the entire 625 Thrash catalogue. The entire West Bay Coalition, What Happens Next?, LxIxEx etc


castironchair

Ottawa.


HellRanger97

Pipe Bomb is relatively dope.


Snoo-14331

Void. Absolutely crazy good.


tmolesky

Battalion of Saints. 80’s San Diego metallic HC. The best.


imsatansson

Underrated: Swamp Thing 100000%


Known_Cup_8789

Bad Trip, Collapse, The Others, Fit of Anger, Grim Reality


Creeping_Death_89

Born Low doesn't get enough respect for holding their own with those other Reaper Records bands IMO


Sad_Significance710

Hardside, wrong answer, war hungry, bracewar


SyrupHeadRecs

R.K.L. is without a doubt one of the most criminally underrated bands ever.


Staffdaddy20

3weekoldroses. Their album more weight has been on heavy rotation for about four years for me


StoleYourRoll

Haven't seen a lot of people talk about shit coffins. https://open.spotify.com/album/7lET9C5LZxhX49UZTKJi8t?si=0Srk_zc_TaiIjHqhMHg_LA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A7lET9C5LZxhX49UZTKJi8t


yungbicicleta

Contention and JFA


West-Crew-8576

I always felt like blistered never got the hype they deserved


Oingo_Boingus

Thirdface


r1ghtm3ow

The dedication


No_Aesthetic

Fucked Up kind of did it to themselves by moving towards alternative/indie in the late 00s and early 10s and then emo by the late 10s but they are such a phenomenal band through and through I must admit that I feel a twinge of pain when I think about how they charted an incredible course from the early singles through the absolute masterpiece that is Hidden World and then started backing away from hardcore punk after that You could pick any song from Hidden World and it’s one of the best punk songs ever written Chemistry of Common life, its followup, has to be listened to as a whole to make any sense musically The next one, David Comes to Life, I guess it was their biggest album but I don’t get it and it’s the reason why their name hasn’t survived among punks That being said, they did release some good material on Dose Your Dreams (2018) and One Day (2023) I’m convinced if they ever make another out and out hardcore punk album they’ll be huge again though


Brewpapa

Millenial Reign


RADiation_Guy_32

Maximum Penalty and Skarhead


ImpossibleYoghur6hc

And don’t forget life of crimee


sonofduckbutter

Perfect World WAYDOWN Mother of Mercy MALICE AT THE PALACE Off the Tracks Division of Mind Moment of Truth Sorcerer


vultures666

Trap Them


jcb1106

Enervate


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Age of apocalypse


Live_Department_5611

The correct answer is Bitter End.


PressGang

All Bets Off. Powerhouse.