Terror is one of those bands that lives up to its name. You know exactly what you’ll get when you hear their name and that’s once again no different on album number five.

While the other Rancid members all already came out the closet with their own side-projects, Matt Freeman was kinda quiet compared to his brothers in arms.

When some snotty kid in tight jeans and a bad haircut tells you that the world needs a little punk rock and roll, it’s OK to roll your eyes, shrug your shoulders and say ‘whatever’.

Wow, this Dallas outfit really is all over the place on their debut album!

Whipping out a ton of whoa’s, singalong choruses and melodic hooks over a foundation of fast-paced drums and distorted guitars never fails to grab my attention when executed properly.

Hey, apparently you don’t need just three chords to make it in punkrock. Three songs are all you need! This is proven by The Holy Mess, an outfit operating out of Philadelphia.

When Pierce The Veil dropped their debut “A Flair For The Dramatic”, all I could think about was that the album title was quite the understatement.

On their fourth album Defiance Ohio continue to treat us to some finely carved out folk tunes. The band’s positivity is still as contagious as their socially aware lyrics are insightful.

Ben Murray and Laura Nichol were previously in the metalcore beast that was Light This City but their true calling has apparently always been punkrock.

Here to bring back crossover from where most bands left it in the late 80s and early 90s, is The Bitter End.