CAPITAL ENEMY - Life Sentence (2016) + Demo (2015)

Australian hardcore Capital Enemy delivers pure underground aggression on "Life Sentence", blending crushing beatdown riffs, metallic hardcore energy, and tough guy grooves with zero compromise. The EP hits hard with stomping breakdowns, gang vocals, and raw street-level intensity that feels built for violent pits and packed DIY shows. Tracks like “Life Sentence” and “Undefeated” showcase the band’s heavy blend of hardcore, metalcore, and groove driven chaos, while still keeping that gritty underground attitude alive. A savage release for fans of beatdown hardcore and heavy Australian metallic hardcore.

CAPITAL ENEMY - Life Sentence (2016)

Streaming + Download (Capital Enemy's Bandcamp)

Tracklist:

1. Introduction 

2. Path To Misery 

3. Life Sentence 

4. Undefeated 

5. Shut You Down 

6. Pure Disdain

CAPITAL ENEMY - Demo (2015)

Streaming + Download (Capital Enemy's Bandcamp)

Tracklist:

1. Living Curse 

2. Weight Of The Unknown 

3. Pure Destain 

4. Prove Them Wrong

FOA: APOCALYPTIC BEATDOWN FROM THE STREETS OF KATERINI

 

FOA deliver a vicious blend of beatdown hardcore, metallic chaos, and raw underground aggression straight out of Katerini. Their sound hits with crushing breakdowns, violent grooves, and a dark apocalyptic atmosphere that feels equally inspired by holy terror hardcore and old school European metallic hardcore. Tracks from Final Omen Apocrypha showcase relentless energy, hateful vocals, and riffs built for total pit destruction, while still carrying a strong sense of identity and authenticity. FOA aren’t trying to sound commercial this is  hostile and proudly underground hardcore made for the streets and the chaos of live shows.

“From The Cradle To The Landfill” by FOA stands out  heaviest and darkest tracks featured on the Heavyweight Compilation Vol13 by I Love Mosh. The song brings a crushing mix of metallic hardcore, beatdown violence, and apocalyptic atmosphere, perfectly fitting the international underground spirit that the Heavyweight series has represented for years.

FOA Apocryphal Cacophony Beatdown Hardcore from Katerini, Greece

FOA - Promo 2026

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1. ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΛΙΚΝΟ ΣΤΗ ΧΩΜΑΤΕΡΗ (FROM THE CRADLE TO THE LANDFILL)

FOA - FINAL OMEN APOCRYPHA (2025)

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Tracklist:

1. KAPPA CITY SLAM 

2. BRAINDEAD FEAT. SWARM OF RATS 

3. ΜΟΙΡΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ 

4. ΦΟΡΟΣ ΑΙΜΑΤΟΣ 

5. ΟΙΩΝΟΣ ΕΣΧΑΤΩΝ FEAT. OVERPAIN 

6. SWAMP GHOULS / RAT GOD 

7. ΒΔΕΛΛΕΣ 

8. ΚΙΒΔΗΛΟΣ 

9. CROWDKILLER FEAT. ROIDRAGE 

10. ΕΡΥΣΙΧΘΩΝ 

11. ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΦΑΓΙΑ 

12. ΜΑΥΡΑ ΣΥΝΝΕΦΑ ΠΑΝΩ ΑΠ'ΤΗΝ ΕΔΕΜ

FOA - WAR ON ARMAGEDDON (2024)

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Tracklist:

1. Καμία Ελπίδα...(No Hope...) 

2. ...Μόνο Μίσος (...Only Hatred) 

3. Βγάλε τον Σκασμό (Shut the Fuck Up) 

4. Ναρκωκτονία (Narcocide) 

5. F.O.A. 

6. Από το Λίκνο στη Χωματερή (From the Cradle to the Landfill)

Soulbloom: Heavy Sounds Beyond Genre Boundaries

Emerging from Clarksville, Soulbloom delivers a powerful mix of modern metal and shoegaze, blending heavy riffs, atmospheric textures, and unpredictable songwriting into a sound that refuses to stay confined to one genre. Mixing instrumental passages with intense vocal driven sections, the project keeps listeners constantly guessing from track to track. With influences spanning multiple metal and shoegaze styles, Soulbloom brings an emotional yet crushing approach that stands out in the underground heavy music scene.

Soulbloom - Reanimate (Single 2026)

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Crooks Die Slow: Underground Bronx Violence.

Straight out of the Bronx, Crooks Die Slow bring a savage dose of street born beatdown hardcore loaded with crushing breakdowns, violent grooves, and raw New York aggression. Formed in 2024, the band carries the spirit of classic NYHC while delivering a modern, heavy hitting sound made for chaos in the pit. Built on intimidation, energy, and pure Bronx attitude, Crooks Die Slow are quickly becoming a name to watch in the underground beatdown scene.

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Crooks Die Slow featured on Heavyweight Compilation VOL13 by I Love Mosh with their track “Drown In Your Filth,” you can listen and download for free, alongside 43 more bands from around the world.

Crooks Die Slow - Promo 2026

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Tracklist:

1. Intro

2. Drown In Your Filth

3. Gunnin' For You

 

Beast From The East: Welcome 2 Fear City Hardcore.

Hailing from the streets of New York City, Beast From The East deliver a violent blend of beatdown hardcore, metallic riffs, and old school NYHC aggression. Formed during the 2020 lockdown era, the band quickly built a reputation in the underground scene through relentless live performances, heavy grooves, and unapologetically raw energy inspired by the golden era of Northeast hardcore. Their sound pulls influence from legendary acts tied to the New York and Long Island hardcore movement of the late ‘90s and early 2000s, combining crushing breakdowns with street-level attitude and pure mosh violence. 

Since their formation, Beast From The East have released a string of hard hitting tracks including "Murder Business", "Spite For Your Life", and "Player Haterz Anthem", continuing to push a sound rooted in gritty NYHC tradition while keeping the intensity fresh and modern. Known for their heavy live presence and dedication to the hardcore scene, the band represents the new generation of East Coast beatdown with a style built for chaos in the pit and destruction on stage.

Beast From The East featured on the latest edition of Heavyweight Compilation VOL13, released by I Love Mosh. You can download it for free alongside 43 more bands from all over the world.

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Beast From The East - Murder Business (Single 2026)

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Beast From The East - Player Haterz Anthem (Single 2024)

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Beast From The East - Spite For Your Life (2024)

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Tracklist:

1. INTRO 

2. SPITE FOR YOUR LIFE

Beast From The East - Chalkline '22 (Single 2022)

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Beast From The East - Welcome 2 Fear City (2022)

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Tracklist:

1. Chin Check 

2. Fraud 

3. Sidewalk Slam 

4. YATIMEISUP 

5. What's Beef?

Beast From The East - Fraud (Single 2022)

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Beast From The East - Snitch Hunt (2021)

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Tracklist:

1. Act of Volition 03:21

2. Chalkline 01:54

3. Crush All Fakes 02:12

4. This Life 01:50

5. Snitch Hunt

Gunsmith Pushes Greek Brutal Death Metal Beyond Borders

Gunsmith is a brutal death metal band from Athens formed in 2024. Blending crushing riffs, aggressive vocals, and relentless brutality, the band quickly made an impact in the local underground scene. Since their formation, Gunsmith have released their first single and performed at festivals and club shows across Greece, building a reputation for their intense live performances. The band is currently working on their debut EP, promising a heavier and more violent sound for the near future.

Their participation in Heavyweight Compilation Vol. 13 marks another step forward for the band as they expand their presence in the international extreme metal scene alongside the long-running compilation series created by I Love Mosh

 

Gunsmith - Ruined By Brother (Single Dec 2025)

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Doves Fall Hardest - Lies Of The Severed Tongue (Single 2026)

Doves Fall Hardest is a metalcore band from Clarksville, TN bringing back the raw emotion and chaotic energy of early 2000s melodic metalcore. Blending aggressive riffs, dark melodies, and intense hardcore influence, the band delivers a sound inspired by classics like Converge and Undying while keeping their own heavy and passionate identity alive.

P.S.Listening to this band’s song was a complete surprise. It brought back great memories filled with nostalgia, taking me back 25 years. We hope they will take part in our next Heavyweight Compilation this August.

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Doves Fall Hardest - Lies Of The Severed Tongue (Single 2026)

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Cycles Of Suffering - DEMO '26

DEMO '26 by Cycles Of Suffering is a no frills slab of beatdown hardcore that hits with pure pit energy from start to finish. The production stays hard, giving tracks like “Losing Game” and “Assisted Suicide” that street level heaviness demos are supposed to have. “Lockdown” closes things out hard, especially with the guest feature adding extra weight to the song.

You can hear influences from classic European beatdown and early tough guy hardcore. Definitely one of those demos that leaves you wanting a full EP immediately.

Cycles Of Suffering - DEMO '26

Beatdown Hardcore band from Finland

Streaming + Download (Cycles Of Suffering's Bandcamp)

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Tracklist:

1. INTRO 

2. LOSING GAME 

3. ASSISTED SUICIDE 

4. FADED 

5. LOCKDOWN (feat. Hans Cold Hearted)

Released April 25, 2026

ALBUM ARTWORK BY JUSSI KUNNARI

MIXING & MASTERING BY SAMULI KUJA-ARO

LOGO BY MIIKO-MATIAS KALKELA

 

DOGBITE - DEMO 2023

Dogbite delivered one of the harder underground European hardcore demos of 2023 with this record, a short but violent release packed with crushing breakdowns, metallic riffs, and raw beatdown energy. Coming out of Leipzig, Germany, the band mixes classic tough guy hardcore with modern metallic hardcore influences, giving the demo a grim and aggressive atmosphere from beginning to end.

Tracks like “DXB” and “Vicious Cycle” hit with stomping riffs, heavy two step sections, and production that keeps everything sounding hard and real. The feature on “LOVE:PAIN” adds extra weight, while “R.T.D.” closes the demo with pure mosh driven intensity. Despite its short runtime, the release never wastes a moment and feels built specifically for violent live sets and packed hardcore rooms.

Demo 2023 captures that raw underground hardcore feeling all demos are supposed to have: aggressive, and straight to the point.  

DOGBITE - DEMO 2023

Beatdown Hardcore band from Leipzig, Germany

Streaming + Download (Dogbite's Bandcamp)

Tracklist: 

1. DXB 

2. VICIOUS CYCLE 

3. LOVE:PAIN (feat. Mindwrecked) 

4. R.T.D

 

INCESTICIDIO - UN BUEN DIA PARA MORIR (2026)

INCESTICIDIO - UN BUEN DIA PARA MORIR (2026)

Blackened Hardcore band from Mexico City

Streaming + Download (Incenticidio's Bandcamp)

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Tracklist:

1. PURIFICACIÓN CON FUEGO 

2. VIDA PODRIDA 

3. ... Y DESPUÉS TE MUERES

4. UN BUEN DÍA PARA MORIR

 

Mad Diesel: Hardcore / Beatdown from Brooklyn, NY

Mad Diesel / Out Of Breath - Worldstar Hardcore Split (2016)

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Tracklist: 

1. BEEN Fucking You Up 

2. Radical Left 

MAD DIESEL - Post-Mortem Beatdown - Single (2015)

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MAD DIESEL - Mad Diesel EP (2014)

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Tracklist:

1. Intro / Deprogram 02:24

2. A.C.A.B. 01:25

3. STILL Fucking You Up 01:24

4. For Revenge 01:13

5. Death Sentence 01:25

6. System Shit 00:50

7. Narcissist

TIGER SHOT - Bring Back Your Life (2015)

TIGER SHOT - Bring Back Your Life (2015)

TigerShot was an hardcore project band from Cagliari, Italy with members of Baseball Furies, Inkarakùa, Dogmathica and Blacktones,ILL Brain, A War Inside.

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Streaming + Download (TigerShot's Bandcamp)

Tracklist:

1. Bring Back Your Life 

2. Our Struggle (Feat. Dome From Face Your Enemy) 

3. We Miss You 

4. Waiting For You (Feat. Luke From A War Inside) 

5. Backfire 

6. Our Gold Ship (Bonus Track)

 

xTESTIFYx - Demo (2025)

 

xTESTIFYx - Demo (2025)

Charlotte, North Carolina Straight Edge / Youth Crew

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Tracklist:

1. Intro 01:14

2. Lost Cause 

3. Loud and Clear 

4. Burnout

What It Meant - Demo II (2026)

What It Meant - Demo II (2026)

Portland Straight Edge in full effect.

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1. No Tolerance (For Intolerance) 02:03

2. Until The End 01:41

3. DBNO 01:31

4. I'm Not Jesus (Ramones)

What It Meant is:

Cody

Crucial D

Skot

Thomas

Members from: Reflex, Climate, Life Force, Dying For It.

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Thirsty of Hate: Curitiba Beatdown Violence

Curitiba’s Thirsty of Hate delivers a crushing mix of beatdown hardcore, metallic aggression, and Street level intensity. Built on punishing breakdowns, hostile vocals, and a raw underground attitude, the band channels chaos and rage into a sound made for violent pits and zero compromise. Representing the heavy side of the Brazilian hardcore scene, Thirsty of Hate stands for brutality, loyalty, and pure beatdown energy.

Thirsty of Hate - Porta 5 (2013)

Streaming + Download (TOH Bandcamp)

Tracklist:

1. CWBD

2. Porta 5 

3. Bolado 

4. Mente Criminal 

5. Sudamerica

Thirsty of Hate - Lado B (2012)

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Tracklist:

1. Intro 00:51

2. Lado B 02:02

3. T.O.H. 02:52

4. Fraqueza 02:22

5. Não É Capaz

 

Da Crown - Family First (2013)

Da Crown was a beatdown hardcore band from Santiago, Chile, delivering a violent mix of beatdown, metallic hardcore, hip hop and crushing street level aggression. Known for their heavy breakdowns, raw energy, and uncompromising attitude, the band represents the darker and more hostile side of Chilean hardcore.

Da Crown - Family First (2013)

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Tracklist:

1. DC

2. Welcome

3. Dirty Cash

4. En La Calle

5. Real War

6. Famila

7. Family First

ROT. Scum Hardcore From Mexico City!

ROT was a hardcore band from Mexico City known in the underground for their raw aggression, heavy riffs, and uncompromising energy. Carrying the spirit of old school hardcore with a darker metallic edge, the band built a reputation through intense live shows and a sound rooted in rage, resistance, and street level authenticity.

ROT - Hardcore Instinct (2012)

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Tracklist:

1. The Truth

2. Somos Más Fuertes

3. No Second Chance

4. Cruel Realidad

ROT - Tiempos de Odio (2015)

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Tracklist:

1. Entre Los Restos

2. Ascenderemos Feat Gerardo Pavon from Bodibag

3. Por Siempre

4. Somos Mas Fuertes

5. Cruel Realidad

6. Tiempos de Odio

7. Por Vida

8. Reign Of Terror

ROT - Tirano (2016)

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Tracklist:

1. Bajo Control 

2. Tirano 

3. Furia 

4. Sangre

 

Gravery - Icon of Sin (Official Video 2026)

 

Gravery is a Downtempo Deathcore combo from Italy, signed with Upstate Records USA and distributed by Bloodblast Nuclearblast. Their first EP "Everything that is born must Die" (2024) made its debut at #18 on the NACC TOP 30 HEAVY CHART in the USA radio after being premiered by DECIBEL MAGAZINE. Gravery played more than 120 shows in 11 countries EU/UK between 2024-2026.In 2026 Gravery will release a new EP via Upstate Records / Bloodblast Nuclearblast which will be released on May 15th and will be followed by a full USA Tour and an EU/UK Release Tour.

Gravery - Icon of Sin (Official Video 2026)

Gravery - Icon Of Sin (Spotify)

Taken from the EP "Purified in Blood", 05-15-26

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Band: Email     LinkTree    

Label: Upstate Records     

Distribution: Blood Blast   

EU Booking: 2kkbookings & Mgmt     

UK Booking: Kings of the North Promotions

USA Booking: Get In The Van Booking 

Hatred Barricade: Istanbul’s Sound of Pure Violence

Hatred Barricade (Istanbul, Turkey) is a name that carries weight in the Turkish hardcore underground. Formed in 2011, the band carved their lane through sheer aggression, blending metallic hardcore and beatdown into a sound built on punishing riffs, relentless breakdowns, and a savage dual vocal attack. Their releases, including Two Faced World, showcase a band with zero interest in playing it safe raw, heavy, and straight to the point. On stage, Hatred Barricade brings controlled chaos, turning every set into a violent release of energy. No trends, no compromises, just real hardcore from the streets of Istanbul.

Hatred Barricade - sons Of Cain (2016)

Streaming + Download (Hatred Barricade Bandcamp)

Tracklist:

1. Sons of Cain 03:25

2. Savior 03:04

3. Eyes of Farkhunda 02:54

4. Improvised Religion

Hatred Barricade - Two Faced World (2014)

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1. We Will Rise Together 

2. Bloodless 

3. Frustrating 

4. No Hesitation 

5. Dead Private 

6. Break Your Chains 

7. Payback 02:33

8. No Pain No Gain

Hatred Barricade - S.W.U.O.D EP (2011)

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Tracklist:

1. S.W.U.O.D 

2. 216 

3. Let's Begin The Fight 

4. Hatred Barricade 

5. Fucking Noise

 

Convicted to Die: Evolution Through Chaos and Time.

Convicted to Die (Orlando, Florida)

Forged in the early 2000s underground of Puerto Rico, Convicted to Die emerged in 2004 with a foundation rooted in metalcore, but never content to stay confined within a single sound. From the beginning, their identity was shaped by collision melodic death metal intensity crashing into hardcore aggression, laying the groundwork for something heavier, darker, and more unpredictable.

As the years progressed, the band sharpened their edge, pulling deeper from the extremes. Elements of brutal death metal and black metal began to bleed into their sound, adding a colder, more punishing atmosphere. At the same time, flashes of math-influenced structures introduced a chaotic precision tight, calculated violence beneath the raw exterior. The result: a hybrid sound that feels both relentless and controlled, savage yet deliberate.

After stepping away for 17 years, Convicted to Die has re-emerged in Central Florida with unfinished business. Time hasn’t softened their approach it’s refined it. The hiatus only amplified the weight behind their return, bringing a matured perspective while preserving the same ferocity that defined their early days.

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Convicted To Die - A Love For Hatred (Single EP 2025)

"A Love for Hatred" represents a mature return for the band, offering a tighter, more produced sound.

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Tracklist:

1. A Love For Hatred

2. Ablation Of The Cancer You Are

3. Endless Submission

Convicted to Die - ...If Tomorrow Comes (2024)

A relentless mix of aggression and atmosphere,  hits hard with a blend of metalcore roots and darker death metal influences.

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Tracklist:

1. An Escalating Riot 03:50

2. A Path Reshaped 04:07

3. Polycephalic 04:11

4. True Reflection 03:43

5. Afterlife and Seizures

Enjoy!