Hatred Surge (final performance), Peace Decay, Scorched Earth, Ninth Circle, Burnt Skull [outside]

For those braving the heaving, howling waves of Texas hardcore, no band quite reaches across the waters like Hatred Surge. Though the powerviolence trio officially disbanded in 2013, its members continued to trawl even heavier depths, surfacing in some of the last decade’s heaviest warhorses: Power Trip, Mammoth Grinder, Impalers. Gathered together for a “final” one-off performance in honor of departed sometime-bandmate Wade Allison, they now curate the future of the genre. Carrying the uncommon influence of Japanese hardcore, Peace Decay highlights a fierce ATX supporting slate rounded out by manic D-beaters Scorched Earth, blackened crusters Ninth Circle, and scrape rockers Burnt Skull. —2859246