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Ryan O'Connor

(He/Him)
Braintree
As seen in: Medium, New Noise Magazine, Boston Hassle, No Echo
Covers:  Music, Skateboarding, Politics, the weird and wild of Boston and the South Shore.
Doesn't Cover: Anything that bores me.
BHC // I went to your favorite opium den and no one knew you // ✍️ @noechonet
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Blood Tithe: Boston Death Metal Crew Drops First Taste of New LP via "Luciferian Dawn" (PREMIERE)...

Blood Tithe: Boston Death Metal Crew Drops First Taste of New LP via "Luciferian Dawn" (PREMIERE)...

Track premiere of Boston death metal band Blood Tithe's song "Luciferian Dawn"

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A.N.T.I.: Meet the LA Hardcore Band Behind One of the Best Debuts of the Year | Features

A.N.T.I.: Meet the LA Hardcore Band Behind One of the Best Debuts of the Year | Features

All Negative Thoughts Inside is comprised by ex-members of Law of Power.

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Horrible Earth: Boston Grind Band's Latest Album Was Made for These Nightmarish Times | Features

Horrible Earth: Boston Grind Band's Latest Album Was Made for These Nightmarish Times | Features

Interview with Boston grindcore band Horrible Earth on their new album 'Weakened By Civilization' which dropp…

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Clot: Atlanta Grind Band Takes "A Repetitive Path of Dissonance" on New Track (VIDEO PREMIERE) | ...

Clot: Atlanta Grind Band Takes "A Repetitive Path of Dissonance" on New Track (VIDEO PREMIERE) | ...

Atlanta grind band Clot premiere single "A Repetitive Path of Dissonance" off their debut full-length record,…

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No Cure: Metallic Straight Edge Hardcore Band Keeps Winning Streak Alive on New Track | Features

No Cure: Metallic Straight Edge Hardcore Band Keeps Winning Streak Alive on New Track | Features

"Parasite (TWO SHOTS)" is another banger from the Birmingham, Alabama quintet.

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No Cure: Metallic Straight Edge Hardcore Band Keeps Winning Streak Alive on New Track | Features

No Cure: Metallic Straight Edge Hardcore Band Keeps Winning Streak Alive on New Track | Features

"Parasite (TWO SHOTS)" is another banger from the Birmingham, Alabama straight edge quintet No Cure.

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Krypt: Georgia Thrashers Are "Ripe with Sin" in New Music Video (PREMIERE) | Features

Krypt: Georgia Thrashers Are "Ripe with Sin" in New Music Video (PREMIERE) | Features

The title track to the Augusta group's latest album is a riff fest.

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Opposition: Massachusetts Hardcore Unit Creates Music for the Spin Kickers | Features

Opposition: Massachusetts Hardcore Unit Creates Music for the Spin Kickers | Features

If you dig 100 Demons, Suburban Scum, and ripping up the dance floor, look no further.

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Interview: Joe Krewko: Edict Vocalist on Reuniting w/ Bury Your Dead for Live Dates, 'You Had Me ...

Interview: Joe Krewko: Edict Vocalist on Reuniting w/ Bury Your Dead for Live Dates, 'You Had Me ...

Interview with original Bury Your Dead vocalist Joe Krewko on his life, newfound sobriety and return to music…

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Inconvenience Store: Experimental Noise & Hardcore Coexist on MA Outfit's New EP | Features

Inconvenience Store: Experimental Noise & Hardcore Coexist on MA Outfit's New EP | Features

The duo's ' I Don't Want To Miss You Forever' EP just arrived on streaming outlets.

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Pure Bliss: Syracuse Metallic Hardcore Unit Crushes on "The Age of Judgement" (PREMIERE) | Featur...

Pure Bliss: Syracuse Metallic Hardcore Unit Crushes on "The Age of Judgement" (PREMIERE) | Featur...

"Without giving too much away, I will say that Machine Head's 'Burn My Eyes' was on repeat..."

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Record Label Profile: Crimewave Records | Features

Record Label Profile: Crimewave Records | Features

Their recent releases include Time X Heist, Street Power, Princess, and Brass Tongue.

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Krypt: Georgia Thrash Band Premieres "From the Depths" Music Video | Features

Krypt: Georgia Thrash Band Premieres "From the Depths" Music Video | Features

The song comes from their 2022 album, 'Ripe With Sin'.

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Album Review: Sanguisugabogg - Homicidal Ecstasy -

Album Review: Sanguisugabogg - Homicidal Ecstasy -

Ohio's down tuned drug death masters Sanguisugabogg return with crushing Sophomore album 'Homicidal Ecstasy.'

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Torn in Half: Boston Death Metallers Return with "Comfort of a Coffin" (PREMIERE) | Features

Torn in Half: Boston Death Metallers Return with "Comfort of a Coffin" (PREMIERE) | Features

Premiere of Boston death metal band Torn In Half's new single "Comfort Of A Coffin"

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Climb: '90s Alt-Influenced Massachusetts Hardcore Band Talks Debut EP | Features

Climb: '90s Alt-Influenced Massachusetts Hardcore Band Talks Debut EP | Features

Feature for South Shore Hardcore band Climb

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Conservative Military Image: Chicago Band Bolsters US Skinhead Scene via Violent Hardcore | Featu...

Conservative Military Image: Chicago Band Bolsters US Skinhead Scene via Violent Hardcore | Featu...

Feature for Chicago, IL skinhead rockers Conservative Military Image.

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The World: Meet Boston Hardcore's New Collective | Features

The World: Meet Boston Hardcore's New Collective | Features

Feature of Boston hardcore supergroup The World. Featuring members of A Loss For Words, Hammer Bros. and Blac…

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Street Power Team Up with The World & Yield Crushing Results on "Pay the Price" (PREMIERE) | Feat...

Street Power Team Up with The World & Yield Crushing Results on "Pay the Price" (PREMIERE) | Feat...

Premiere of "Pay the Price." The crushing new single from Street Power featuring members of The World.

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Under The Influence: Converge - Jane Doe

Under The Influence: Converge - Jane Doe

Article about the influence of Converge's "Jane Doe" released in 2001

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Wasp Mother: Massachusetts Grinders Step Things Up on 'Self-Loathing' EP (PREMIERE) | Features

Wasp Mother: Massachusetts Grinders Step Things Up on 'Self-Loathing' EP (PREMIERE) | Features

Wasp Mother drops their new EP "Self-Loathing"

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Warlock Guitar Cabinets' Aaron Sjostedt on Hardcore, Skinhead Culture & Starting a Business | Fea...

Warlock Guitar Cabinets' Aaron Sjostedt on Hardcore, Skinhead Culture & Starting a Business | Fea...

Interview with Warlock Guitar Cabinets CEO and founder Aaron Sjostedt on Hardcore, Skinhead Culture & Startin…

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Klaxon: Rhode Island Oi! Band Debuts New Demo | Features

Klaxon: Rhode Island Oi! Band Debuts New Demo | Features

Interview with new Rhode Island Oi! band Klaxon about their new EP "Sound The Alarm"

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Album Review: Dead Tired - Satan Will Follow You Home

Album Review: Dead Tired - Satan Will Follow You Home

Hamilton, ON hardcore rockers Dead Tired have released their newest album, 'Satan Will Follow You Home,' thro…

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