February Punk/Hardcore releases on Bandcamp

This is not a random list of releases but albums on
Bandcamp that I have actually brought or been sent.


Hands down my favourite find of the month, Stiff
Richards play primal punk'n'roll, digging deep from
the rich well of riffs which was first mined by the MC5,
Stooges, Sonics etc but much faster. Pedal to the metal
tunes that want to make me jump up and down.



Adrenalized are having fun with melodic hardcore.
Controlled solos are sprayed around the tuneful, breakneck
riffs with gang vocals and plenty of power.



Let's go skate crazy with Sober Daze. Great crossover
punk being played with a sense of fun and purpose. Makes
me wish I still had my board.


Better Than Mending play cathartic post-hardcore which
sometimes can come across as another cut'n'paste band
but these guys bring real passion and honesty to the party.



Gamblers fuse raucous punk and hardcore riffing with big 

hooks to create something entirely their own. Very infectious

stuff here.



Anarcho-punk and spoken word combine to make The
Mighty Ur something rarely heard in my collection.
And it fucking works. Socio-political lyrics over the top
of what sounds like Stooges outtakes from "Funhouse"
are of course gonna sound very cool indeed.



The World is a Vampire delivers a serving of unsettled 

noisy goth punk. Add doses of 90's grunge and goth influence 

but create something truly nightmarish with it as they layer 

on bouts of vicious hardcore and moments of complete dementia.

Michigan's Cloud Rat absolutely stuns here with some of their 

best material. A gorgeous haunting piano and vocals track devolves 

into the swirling maelstrom that could only be Cloud Rat - 

blistering and dynamic grinding hardcore with Madison's pure venom on vocals.

 

Straight ahead, no fucking about hardcore that delivers
it's message in short, sharp, shocks.


Punk rock with catchy as hell choruses and gruff but tuneful
vocals. Anthemic riffs compete with solid song writing and
sometimes that's all you need.


Influenced by 80’s and 90’s punk rock waves and the 

skateboard lifestyle, Blowfuse crafts a style all its own, 

mixing the agressiveness of hardcore punk, the catchy

 melodies of 90’s punk rock, the powerful classic rock riffs, 

with acid and paranoic lyrics.

Mathcore and post-hardcore. Brutal with variation between clean
and chaos. I felt kinda worn out at the end but in a good way.


Noise rock and punk recorded live. Great sound, all yelping vocals
and angular riffs. Say hello to Metal Jeff!


Dr Ghost play anarcho-punk and crossover as if their lives
depend on it. Double bass drum madness drives these scorching
tunes to a frenetic conclusion that makes you press play
when the album ends.

Until next month ......farewell.