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The One Thing That Still Holds True
Beyond the costumes and the corpse paint, black metal and hardcore have one shared obsession—and we're still both struggling with it.
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AM Radio: November 2023
The best new hardcore and community-made music, updated monthly for Anti-Matter.
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Happy Thanksgiving: A Low-Key Merch Drop
As we approach the end of our first year, I wanted to mark the occasion with a physical touch—and a thank-you exclusive for paid subscribers.
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An Introduction: Part 1
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In Conversation: Ned Russin of Glitterer
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Keep It Like a Secret
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Happy Thanksgiving: A Low-Key Merch Drop
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An Introduction: Part 2
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In Conversation: Popeye Vogelsang of Calling Hours
He's best known as the singer for Farside, but 28 years after our original interview, Popeye has found the resolve to ask for your ear again—even if…
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Ambition Now
In a culture that sometimes mistakes ambition for arrogance, our own self-worth sometimes takes the hit. How many moments of greatness will we miss…
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In Conversation: James Spooner
As the filmmaker behind the Afro-Punk movie and cofounder of the Afropunk Festival, James Spooner gave a voice to Black punks everywhere. Now he's…
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Radio Clash
It was the first and only public debate that hardcore has ever seen. Is there anything left to discover from the Born Against versus Sick of it All…
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In Conversation: Justice Tripp of Angel Du$t
In both his creative and personal life, Justice Tripp is only interested in being true and saying yes to that—whatever the consequences. It looks a lot…
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Just Like Crossing Over
…And you will know us by the disparate conversations we have over metal and emo in hardcore.
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AM Radio: October 2023
The best new hardcore and community-made music, updated monthly for Anti-Matter.
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