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Iconic New York Hardcore Vocalist Eddie Leeway Pompino of Leeway Has Died

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Sad news as legendary Leeway frontman Eddie Leeway has died. The news was shared on the Official Eddie Leeway Instagram that Eddie, Edward Anthony Pomponio, had passed in his sleep on April 19th, 2024. The post was immediately followed by an outpouring of love and grief in the comments from the Hardcore and Metal music community. Eddie had been in hospice care since March 30th as he battled cancer for over four years. In true Eddie fashion, he fought and was positive until the end. Leeway is one of the most distinctive and copied hardcore bands, but hard to replicate their sound due to Eddie’s unique vocal delivery. Funeral arrangements have been announced at the links below. RIP Eddie Leeway!Continue reading →


Michael Gibbons Jr., Early Lead Guitarist for New York Hardcore Band Leeway, Has Died

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Sad news to report that Michael Gibbons Jr., an OG lead guitar player best known for his early records with New York Hardcore band Leeway, has died. No cause of death has been revealed as of press time. Friends in other bands and fans have shared news of his passing along with loving tributes on social media. In addition to playing on the influential first two full-length albums from Leeway, 1989’s classic Born To Expire, and 1991’s Desperate Measures (both Profile Records), Gibbons Jr. also played in the band Black Ice and Drunken Ozzy’s. Although retired from music, he remained well liked and active in the scene, participating in the recently released Leeway documentary, and as a guest on Hardcore centric podcasts such as the New York Hardcore Chronicles. RIP.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Grove Street – The Path to Righteousness

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I was a bit concerned when I got the press materials from Grove Street’s The Path to Righteousness (UNFD) as it stated that these English lads were looking to deliver something that blended elements from Hardcore, Metal, Hip Hop and other nineties buzzwords. Hell, I believe the copy read something like “the Beastie Boys with breakdowns, Pantera with prose,” and suddenly a giant exclamation point jolted out of my head like it was a Hideo Kojima production.

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EP REVIEW: Dead Heat – Endless Torment

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“Drinking beer, smoking marijuana, listening to Judas Priest…” stems from a shoddy news report detailing the Judas Priest lawsuit trial from 1990. But for those in the know, the sample from the said report was the awesome opening touch that Nails went with on the Among the Arches of Intolerance/In Pain single from 2015. If you don’t own the Decibel Magazine flexi, do yourself a favor and give it a listen on your preferred streaming platform. The same beer-swilling, reefer madness slogan would make perfect sense paired with another Oxnard, California standout in Dead Heat.

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ALBUM REVIEW: All Out War – Celestial Rot

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When we last heard of our New York heroes in All Out War they were still practicing a charged-up, violent brand of Metallic Hardcore on 2019’s Crawl Among the Filth. Yet it’s now 2023 and a global pandemic later and those gentlemen are again picking up that metallic mantle like it never went out of fashion on Celestial Rot (Translation Loss Records).

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This Is Hardcore 2022 Announces Full Line-Up Hatebreed, Thursday, Madball, Terror and More!

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This Is Hardcore has announced its full lineup for this summer, taking place July 9th at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia, PA. Heading up the stacked bill are headline bands such as Hatebreed, Thursday, Madball, Terror, and More! Tickets are on sale now at the link below:

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Iron Reagan Books Tour Dates with Sacred Reich, Leeway, and Enforced

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Iron Reagan, by Meg Loyal Photography

Modern Crossover Thrash meets the godfathers of the genre when Iron Reagan and Sacred Reigh team up for new tour dates this spring. Joining them will be reactivated hardcore legends Leeway and Enforced. The tour begins May 9 in Asbury Park, NJ and ends May 19 in Brooklyn, New York at the annual Black and Blue Bowl. Iron Reagan will first storm the shores of Europe this spring for tour dates with Madball (March 7-17) and the USA with Sick of it All. (March 21-31).Iron Reagan and Gatecreeper’s Split LP is out now on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records. Physical packages are available via Relapse.com and digital downloads via the bands’ Bandcamp page at the links below.Continue reading →


This Is Hardcore Festival 2017 Lineup Includes Buried Alive, Shelter, Madball, Terror And More

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This Is Hardcore Festival has just announced the lineup for this year’s festival, and it’s unbelievably awesome. Continue reading →