We return to the microphone to catch up on some recent gigs we've seen and then pick our favorite hc releases of 2025 thus far. Combust, Grand Scheme, Bulls Shitt, Age of Apocalypse, and much more.

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Intro song: Combust - "Belly of the Beast" (Live)

Outro song: Told Not to Worry - "Tonight, We Die in Battle"

Vlad of Delayed Gratification Records joins us to talk about his label's past, present, and future. Then, we argue for which Mental release is better: 'Get An Oxygen Tank' or 'Planet Mental.'

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Intro song: Innervision- "Ties"

Outro song: Mental - "Hate Me Now"

Writer and Endless Scroll co-host Miranda Reinert joins us to look back on "the wave" of post-hardcore from the early 2010s: Touché Amoré, La Dispute, Defeater, etc. and how all of those groups helped filter our generation into hardcore.

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Intro song: La Dispute - "Damaged Goods"

Outro song: Drug Church - "Slide 2 Me"