All posts by Contributors To The Counterforce:
RECALL - EP
Contributed by P-Lou Free Palestine I have loved RECALL since the first time I saw them! I remember listening to the demo tape out of my Sony Sports Walkman at work all the time. I was very excited when I heard an EP was on the way earlier this year. Released on 7” with 11pm Records and on tapes through Broken Skull, this new release from the freaks is exactly what it should be – a significant evolution of their sound while always staying true to the essence of the previous material. To me RE...
KALEIDOSCOPE – CITIES OF FEAR / DESTRUXION AMERIKA – GRITOS NOREÑO
This is not a review of a split – it's a split review! Two records, one review! Contributed by D. Alexander Holmes DESTRUXION AMERIKA is originally the brainchild of “Eskorbeto” the nom de plume for the vocalist of everyone’s favorite warp-speed Texas hardcore punk contemporary legends NOSFERATU. This release pairs them with the three core members of local NYC heroes TOWER 7 (everyone’s fav [sic] thrashy crust outfit from NYC’s post-pandemic years) and KALEIDOSCOPE (review imminently pending) (...
La guía para Mastodon y el Fediverso (¡para punks!)
#introducción El hardcore punk underground ha formado parte de las redes sociales corporativas desde MySpace. Hubo quienes se resistieron, y por otro lado los que lo aceptaron desde el primer momento, pero la mayoría de nosotrxs hemos seguido de forma pasiva el despeño de la cultura dominante hacia la distopía digital. En el año 2025 todas las bandas tienen una cuenta de Instagram, se necesita un evento de Facebook para cada concierto y solo ves un flyer si tienes la suerte de que aparezca en l...
Show review: UTOPIE (FR) and STEZK (CZ) in Prague
Montrealer DLA contributed this show review from their recent travels abroad. A show review and brief scene report from Prague! A punk show with hipster blazers and film photography? Let's go!!! If in Prague and if in need of a concert, do yourself a favor and hit up Eternia Smichov. I found myself there on a cold Tuesday night in March after some deep diving into the depths of internet forums sent me to the Berlin lefty/punk aggregator page StressFaktor (https://stressfaktor.squat.net/termine...