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A status update was posted recently: Straight Edge has now been registered as a trademark in Japan. We need to file an opposition and have it revoked.
Putting a label on a way of life, monopolizing it, and turning it into profit — then mocking the people who push back against it. Straight Edge was never meant to belong to people like that.
Compared to everything happening in the world, maybe this seems small. But sometimes small things become part of something much bigger that eventually reaches your own life. You never really know how things connect.
If you agree with this, please sign. And please help spread the word.
This isn’t about whether you’re Straight Edge or not. Standing up against something unjust is simply part of being human.
先日ステータスが更新され、日本でストレートエッジが商標登録された。異議申し立てを行い、登録を抹消しなければならない。生き方にラベルを付けて独占し金を儲ける。それに反対する奴を嘲笑する。ストレートエッジをそんな人間たちに渡していいわけがない。世界で起きている事と比べたら些細なことかもしれない。でも、その小さな事が、明日の自分に降りかかる大きな事と繋がるかもしれない。何がどう繋がっているかなんてわからない。もし賛同してくれるのなら、署名して欲しい。そしてこの事を多くの人に広めて欲しい。
ストレートエッジかどうかなんて関係ない。理不尽に立ち向かうのが人間だから。
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ド衝撃の前作から三年ぶりのCaptain Jazzのアルバム。今回は大胆に歌やメロディを取り入れてガッツリemoに絡み、それが持ち前の一級Skramzパートを際立たせている。The Product(製品)をテーマにした映画的でシニカルで少々の狂気が滲む徹底した歌詞の世界観。しっかり実力派。
The new album from Captain Jazz, arriving three years after their absolutely mind-blowing last release. This time they take a bold step by leaning heavily into vocals and melody, diving deep into emo territory—and that contrast only makes their trademark top-tier skramz passages hit even harder. Lyrically, the album builds a cinematic world centered around the theme of “The Product,” drenched in cynicism with a subtle undercurrent of madness running through it. No gimmicks here—they’ve clearly got the talent to back it all up.
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スウェーデンのxserenityx。BalmoraやUndying,State Craft感のあるブレイクダウンを主軸とした重厚なメタルコアスタイルがメインだけど、それらの源流の一つである同郷のAt The Gatesにも繋がる郷愁とエクストリームの融合も感じるパートもあり、聴けば聴くほど奥深さを感じる。
Sweden’s xserenityx. At its core, they deliver a massive metalcore sound built around breakdown-heavy songwriting that recalls bands like Balmora, Undying, and State Craft. But there are also moments that channel the same blend of melancholy and extremity found in fellow Swedes At The Gates—one of the roots that helped shape this style in the first place. The more I listen, the more depth and layers I find in it.
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セントルイスのVOLITIONの昨年のEPに続く新作。Magnitude以降Broken Vow等々スタイルのsXeハードコアの潮流のメロディよりも強度に重点を置いたゴリゴリのサウンドが堪らない。最後のFloorpunchのカバーがルーツの一つとして現代にこう合流するのか！と非常に説得力がある。
St. Louis’ VOLITION returns with a new release following last year’s EP. Instead of leaning into the more melodic side of the post-Magnitude wave of sXe hardcore in the vein of Broken Vow and others, they double down on sheer heaviness and raw intensity—and it absolutely crushes. Pure, riff-driven force from start to finish. And that Floorpunch cover at the end? It lands with real impact, making you think: so this is how one of their roots converges with the present day. It feels completely earned and surprisingly convincing.
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NYロチェスターのThe Last Wordのデビュー作。00年代初頭メタルコアバブル以前のNientara等のTribunal RecordsやPlague By Child,Nehemiah周辺のブルータリティと混沌が更に極まった作風。相当量のEvilとHolyが同時に襲来する「マジか…」と絶句する音作りで、とにかく強烈。
The debut release from The Last Word out of Rochester, NY. It pushes the brutality and chaos of the pre–early-2000s metalcore boom era even further, channeling the spirit of Tribunal Records bands like Nientara and the world around Plague By Child and Nehemiah. The result is the kind of sound that hits with an overwhelming surge of both evil and holy energy at the same time — the sort of record that leaves you staring into space thinking, “Are you serious…?” Absolutely devastating and intensely powerful.
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コロラドから現代ストレートエッジハードコアの最前線へとライジングしたTIME X HEISTの新作。Comeback Kidの Turn It Around期辺りにTEN YARD FIGHTのストロングさを加えたような進化を遂げつつ、従来のyouth crewスタイルがベースにあるので全くのブレを感じさせない内容。
The new release from Colorado’s TIME X HEIST, a band that’s risen to the forefront of modern straight edge hardcore. They’ve evolved into something that feels like Turn It Around-era Comeback Kid injected with the strength and punch of TEN YARD FIGHT, yet the youth crew foundation is still fully intact, so it never comes across as a stylistic detour or loss of identity.
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インドネシアのDay Of Salvationの2年ぶりの新作EP。元々クオリティの高いFURY / Edge Metalスタイルだったけど、今回はその単音リフやブレイクダウンなどの手持ちの駒だけを最大限に利用し、純度を保ったまま、サウンドの可能性を拡げる仕上がりになっている。ジャケも良い。
The new EP from Indonesia’s Day Of Salvation, their first release in two years. They were already delivering high-quality FURY / Edge Metal-inspired hardcore, but this time they’ve taken the core elements they already had — single-note riffs, breakdowns, and the essentials of their style — and pushed them to their fullest potential. The result expands the possibilities of their sound without sacrificing its purity or identity. The artwork is great too.
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ロシアはブリャンスクのGIANT STEPS。ATARIやGOOD CLEAN FUNのような90's後期のPositive Youthに、STAY GOLD辺りの00's要素を取り入れたサウンド。ハードコアとして不変の題材を歌詞にしているのに、厳しい社会情勢や土地柄も相まってか「生き残るための切実さ」が重く響く。
From Bryansk, Russia, GIANT STEPS deliver a sound that blends late-’90s Positive Youth hardcore in the vein of ATARI and GOOD CLEAN FUN with early-2000s influences reminiscent of STAY GOLD. Lyrically, they deal with themes that have always been central to hardcore, but given the harsh social realities and the environment they come from, there’s a deeper weight behind it all — a desperate urgency, a sense of fighting simply to survive.
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ボストンのRISKがBBBから新作。骨の髄まで染み込んだBLOOD FOR BLOODやDeath Before Dishonor等のBHCイズムを更に強靭にして現代に継承しているサウンド。ギター陣のメタリックアプローチに、やたらとアタック強めで主張してくるドラムの音作りが極めてハードコアで堪らない。
Boston’s RISK are back with a new release via BBB. Their sound carries the BHC ethos of Blood For Blood and Death Before Dishonor deep in its DNA, then hardens and reinforces it for a modern era. The metallic guitar approach hits hard, but what really seals the deal is the drum production — aggressively punchy and constantly pushing to the front of the mix. That unapologetically hardcore feel is absolutely irresistible.
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ハノーバーのETERNAL ENEMYのデモ。ゴリゴリのリフワークにキャッチーでMoshableなパートの応酬にコンパクトでアグレッシブな構成。ドイツにしては珍しいと無知ながら思うSkinlessや近年のInternal Bleeding、Fatal Realm的なハードコア接近のNYDMやブルータルデススタイル。
Hanover’s ETERNAL ENEMY demo is packed with crushing riff work, catchy and moshable parts, and compact, aggressive songwriting. Maybe this is just my own ignorance speaking, but for a German band, it feels surprisingly close to that hardcore-leaning NYDM/brutal death style associated with Skinless, the more recent era of Internal Bleeding, or Fatal Realm.
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オレゴンのTOLLS。自称Northwest Desperationに相応しいCatharsisを Counterparts化させて、果てしない絶望の中に放り込んだようなヘヴィネスとサッドネスの坩堝。リリースは2018年からと既に中堅どころだけど、ここに来て醸成してきた世界観が炸裂している。見事に化けた。
TOLLS from Oregon. Their self-described “Northwest Desperation” sound feels like taking Catharsis and dragging it through the emotional weight of Counterparts — a crushing collision of heaviness and sadness that completely sinks you into endless despair.They’ve been releasing music since 2018, so they’re hardly newcomers at this point, but everything they’ve been building toward finally erupts here. A total transformation, and they absolutely nailed it
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ベルギーのBlood Redemptionの07年作。当時H8000の若手？と思ったらex-Spirit Of Youth/Solid,Legionといったベテラン勢のバンドなのに驚いたほど、Killswitch Engage等々の当時のUSのハードコアルーツのメタルコア勢に接近、完成度では全く引けを取らないサウンド。名盤。
Belgium’s Blood Redemption released this in 2007. At first I assumed they were just another younger H8000-related band, so it was genuinely surprising to find out the members came from veteran acts like Spirit Of Youth, Solid, and Legion.
Instead of leaning fully into classic Belgian hardcore, they moved much closer to the US-style metalcore rooted in hardcore that bands like Killswitch Engage were pushing at the time, and the level of songwriting and execution absolutely holds up alongside those records. A classic album.
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