NC Hardcore

Two kids holding up Haywire I Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye posters in front of a wall of framed hardcore show memorabilia

I Don’t Want to Say Goodbye – Will Hardcore Become The New Grunge?

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I came here to brag on the new Haywire release, I Don’t Want to Say Goodbye, and got completely sidetracked… And I know why. As I write this, the timing feels appropriate. Turnstile just took the Saturday Night Live stage, bringing their particular brand of shoegazey hardcore into the mainstream. I remember watching something similar happen in real time with Nirvana and Green Day—watching an obscure, unknown, non-household-riffraff genre suddenly get shoved into the living

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YAMALOKA performing live at Snug Harbor in Charlotte, NC with vocalist at the front of the stage

YAMALOKA – Snug Harbor – Charlotte, NC – 09.21.26

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Justin DriscollHello, my name is Justin Driscoll and I call the wonderful state of North Carolina home. I might have taken your photo at some point or met you at a Rock N Roll show? However, I also have many other facets of my life I am passionate about. I started this site to talk about some of those things. Whether it be guitars, guitar gear, Harley’s, Jeep stuff, photography, vinyl or travels, I’ll be

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No Snow Days in Hardcore: Inside YAMALOKA’s Blizzard-Born Studio Sessions

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“There are NO snow days in hardcore music.” – I wholeheartedly meant it when I typed it in the group chat on day three of tracking our debut EP, Sermons Of The Damned. At that point, it wasn’t just a statement—it was the reality we were living in. Snow was dumping outside, roads were getting worse by the hour, and somehow, that only made us push harder. I play guitar in YAMALOKA, a five-piece, no-frills hardcore

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