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New DIY Conspiracy interview with Janick of Varning Productions about the long-running A Varning From Montreal Festival, taking place September 17–19, 2026.

Since 2007, Varning has brought together d-beat, crust, punk, and hardcore bands from Montreal and across the world while strengthening DIY connections, community, and grassroots organizing.

We talked with Janick about the history of the festival and Katacombes (RIP), gentrification and Montreal’s underground infrastructure, keeping a DIY festival financially sustainable and politically motivated. Janick also shares some of the newer local bands worth checking out.

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/a-varning-from-montreal-festival-2026/

This year’s lineup includes Military Shadow, Mob 47, Πλεκτάνη, Bootlicker, Destruct, Dominación, Salvaje Punk, Warkrusher, Ultimate Disaster, Total Nada, Portal Tomb, and many more.

#punk #crustpunk #dbeat #varning #montreal

Sometimes it just feels good to let rip some ferocious riffs, pound the drums at headbanging velocity, and rail about society’s ills at a pitch that a caveman can appreciate. At least that’s how I imagine New Mexico’s Street Tombs approaches their songwriting. In 2023, they gave out a good ol’ thrashing on their debut, Reclusive Decay, which didn’t see coverage here, but did land on Decibel’s top 40 albums of the year. Though Reclusive Decay had barely above 30 minutes of music, it’s taken three years to release Existence is Corruption, yet another 30 minutes of high-octane crusty punk. Maybe they used that time to research the thematic content of their lyrics, whose topics include the “complacency, corruption, and destruction” that plague modern society. Nah, who am I kidding? They just want to bludgeon you over the head with the well-honed vocal, riff, and d-beat attack they’ve spent that time sharpening.

Street Tombs combine the punky influence of early d-beat purveyors, Discharge and Celtic Frost, with the physical, in-your-face riffage of Bolt Thrower. This blend makes for a high-energy attack with endless riffs and plenty of whiplash as your neck attempts to navigate their bruising soundscape. Existence is Corruption is a no-frills dose of death metal, skipping the usual atmospheric opener and going straight for the jugular on the pummeling “Pestilent Storm.” This proves the norm, as song after song blasts with furious drum beats and killer riffs, only really pausing for atmospherics once, when “Systematic Suffering” ends on some guitar feedback and atmospherics, to horrifying effect. The risk for this kind of approach is that the music might bleed together, but Street Tombs keep their riffs creative and mix up the pacing. There are plenty of brief but spectacular solos as well as mood shifts that allow the guitars to dig in at a different, less furious angle. So yes, the caveman will dig what these guys are doing, but so will the more evolved among our species.

While they have the vibe of early Discharge, Street Tombs filter it through more modern production values, giving the instruments more punch. This probably comes across on the drums more strongly than anything else. Ben Brodsky’s performance provides a sturdy foundation for the music, and his sheer power gives a boost thanks to a relentless, pounding energy. Brodsky has the sense to lay back and get creative in order to avoid any fatigue from constant d-beat jackhammering, notably some mid-tempo antics on “Systematic Suffering.” The riff attack from David McMaster and Damian Jacoby also engages the brain at a primal level, yet there’s a progressiveness to how they play, allowing surprising developments to permeate the songs. “Mental Mutilation” displays this ability to engage carnal pleasures while the guitars organically shift, leading to a fabulous, though sadly brief, solo.

As much as Street Tombs does mix things up, a uniformity begins to creep into Existence is Corruption. Yes, there are shifts in tone and pacing within songs, but the persistent d-beat blasts and deathly riffs still dominate the record. It’s hard to complain when they play them this effectively, and in such a brief package, yet it does mean individual tracks begin to blend together. Given the style, the 3-4 minute range is the sweet spot, which means the songs that reach or hit the 5-minute mark start to feel repetitive (“Upset the Grave,” “Deceptor”). Jacoby’s vocal delivery similarly suffers from a one-dimensional nature. Don’t get me wrong. I love his vocals and believe they add a distinctive personality to the music, but the lack of diversity in delivery does contribute to that sense of uniformity. In all, these are some nitpicky ways of saying Existence is Corruption didn’t quite break the score counter, but it came close.

These streets may be mean, they may be ugly, and they may be gritty, but most importantly they are loads of fun. Where some death metal acts seek to be as dense and incomprehensible as possible, or insert levels of high artistry in their work, it’s refreshing that acts like Street Tombs exist to engage your id, though with a high level of creativity, mixing intellectual stimulation with brain-melting riffs. These guys don’t do anything that hasn’t been done before, yet they excel at it and have written a record that’s some of the most fun I’ve had with death metal this year.

Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Carbonized Records
Websites: Bandcamp
Releases Worldwide: August 21st, 2026

New Music Review: Cánidos – Dis-cografía (2017-2025) (2026; Exabrupto Records, Fiadh Productions)

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/canidos-dis-cografia-2017-2025/

Raw d-beat crust from Tijuana, Mexico.

#punk #crustpunk #dbeat

This new self titled tape by Lilles' CLEANCORE KILLER is rad as fuck. Really scuzzy d-beat-ish crust punk. It's scuzzy and raw and nasty but also polished enough to listen to. What I'm saying is, you might like it.

https://cleancorekiller.bandcamp.com/album/s-t

#punk #France #crust #Lilles #stenchcore #CrustPunk #DBeat #LillesFrance #FrenchPunk #FrenchCrust @Defiance @FeloniousPunk @NMYCMBTNT @kevin

New Music Review: Totalis – Griefstate (2026; Organize and Arise, Phobia Records, Cimex Records)

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/totalis-griefstate/

Crust punk supergroup, or maybe just an old-timers’ one-off project, featuring members of Napalm Death, Skitsystem, Anti-Cimex, War//Plague, Detestation, and Dishumanitär.

P.S. The album artwork is not AI. It’s Andy Lefton’s established style he has been developing for many years. In the last few years, though, people on forums like Reddit, often completely unfamiliar with his work, have accused him of making AI art.

#crustpunk #punk #hardcorepunk #metal

New Music Review: Hongo – Aquellos Tiempos Que Aún No Vivimos (2026; In My Heart Empire, La Agonía de Vivir, Ruido y Pasión Records)

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/hongo-aquellos-tiempos-que-aun-no-vivimos/

We write about so many records, and with that come plenty of different opinions, tastes, and obsessions. But sometimes a record is so phenomenally good that consensus comes easy.

The new Hongo album is, without much debate, everyone’s favorite record of 2026 so far.

A quote from the review:

"We hold our breath waiting for those exquisite yet powerful outbursts, whether they come at the end of a song or suddenly appear in the middle. After them, the fragile, quiet parts return, only to collapse again into beautiful epic neocrust riffs that reach the listener’s sensibilities and expose the soul’s vulnerability. Hongo’s blend of dark, sludgy heaviness and black metal greatness is still unique, and the vocals are openly emotional and heartfelt, ranging from the deepest growls to fragile shrieks and shouts.

Hongo have obviously progressed a lot and achieved a wonderful, bleak piece of art with this record. Their musical journey, which started back in 2000, continues to explore new paths and territories, always armed with minor chords and the melancholic nature of their particular style. I think this is one of the best records of 2026 so far, if not the best, surpassing a lot of other great releases."

#punk #crustpunk #metal

Hoy solo me da pa poner una, pero no vea qué copla ninio!
CROW NOISE - BLEEDING OUT
https://crownoise.bandcamp.com/track/bleeding-out-track-feat-on-basement-noise-3-7-compilation
#juevespunk #punk #crustpunk

New Music Review: Arüspex – The Death Instinct (2026; Fellowship of Enemies, Fiadh Productions)

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/aruspex-the-death-instinct/

Blackened crust with an occult aura.

#punk #anarchopunk #crustpunk

Filip from the xDekonstrukcija Yugoviolencex archive project continues documenting the ex-Yugo hardcore punk scene with a new list featuring ten more bands from the region that have not previously been covered by DIY Conspiracy.

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/10-ex-yugo-hardcore-punk-records/

#exyugopunk #punk #hardcorepunk #crustpunk

Son temazos desde la Catalunya más rebelde, que seguro no te van a dejar indiferente. Si lo tuyo es el #punk rebelde, inconformista y protestón "Los Despojo" son tu #banda.

#bandcamp #DIYmusic #DIY #Street-Punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #hardcore #Hardcore-Punk #Oi! #Crust-Punk #Crustie #Anarco-Punk

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Torpor, Bastard Idol, Pearl, Cascades MOVED TO EXHIBIT A

Exhibit A, Wednesday, August 12 at 07:00 PM EDT

CRIMINAL TRAP VOL.4

"SECRET BEACH OR BUST"

AUGUST 12 @ EXHIBIT A (4981 AV DUNN)

TORPOR - vintage hardcore

https://torporsanglante.bandcamp.com/album/wasted-innocence

BASTARD IDOL - weekend punk

https://brokenskull.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2025

PEARL (Baltimore) - rock of love

https://pearl-music.bandcamp.com/album/love-grief

CASCADES - tyrannical crust

https://likeweeds.org/cascades/

$10-15 PWYC / NOTAFLOF

ALL AGES - BYOB

7PM / 19H

flyer by Alex Apostolidis

https://montreal.askapunk.net/event/torpor-bastard-idol-pearl-cascades

New Music Review: HOPE? – Hell on Planet Earth (2026; Desolate Records, Agipunk)

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/hope-hell-on-planet-earth/

Debut LP from one of the finest anarcho/crust bands from the US empire.

#anarchopunk #punk #crust #crustpunk

So! Samstag, Wochenende, Urlaub. Ordentlich abgekotet, erfrischend geduscht, Frühstück verschlungen. Gleich Mundgully entfernen - doch zuvor amtliches #DBeat #CrustPunk Gerödel. Guten Morgen! 👊🏼💥🎶 ->

Bandcamp-Link zum Abum "Run With The Hunted" von Wolfbrigade -> https://wolfbrigadesl.bandcamp.com/album/run-with-the-hunted

Gout – Marijuana for Non-Medical Purposes
#Metal #crustpunk #doommetal #sludgemetal #SaltLakeCity
CC BY-NC-SA (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike) #ccmusic
https://goutslc.bandcamp.com/album/marijuana-for-non-medical-purposes

Tú tan de crush y yo tan de crust!
Hilerri - Tortura Sistematika
https://hilerrirawpunk.bandcamp.com/track/tortura-sistematika-2
#JuevesPunk #Punk #crustpunk

La banda cordobesa Desgarro, está preparando una K7 que hará saltar por los aires las pletinas del planeta #dBeat & #Crust

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#metalpunk #punk #crustcore #crustpunk #d-beat #metalsky #crossover #press #music #underground #diymusic #diy #counterculture

New Music Review: Extinction of Mankind – Slaves to No One (2026; Xtinction Records, 783 Label)

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/extinction-of-mankind-slaves-to-no-one/

The latest album from Extinction of Mankind faces up to an increasingly dystopian reality to a soundtrack of brutal relentless anarcho-crust. It takes aim at warmongers, governments, religion and the media and reminds us we all have a role to play in resistance.

#punk #crust #crustpunk #anarchopunk

#AnsïA once trallazos que van desde el #CrustPunk al #Hardcore collectorseriesdiy.bandcamp.com/album/cs-041... #metalsky #punksky #punk-rock #punk #hcpunk #crustie #dBeat #HC-punk #prensa #música #press #music #culture #counterculture #contracultura #underground #vanguardia #rock #hardcore-punk #HxC

[CS-041] / "Deshielo", by ANSÏ...

Buenos días!
Tú tan de crush y yo tan de crust:
Hellkrusher - Fascist Regime
https://rflrecords.bandcamp.com/track/fascist-regime
#JuevesPunk #Punk #crustpunk

New Music Review: Barren Hellscape – Anti-Holocaust (2026; Razored Raw, Archaic Records, Distorted Sedition, Drunk Scum Records)

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/barren-hellscape-anti-holocaust/

Anti-Holocaust reminds us that we’re all caught inside an ongoing war against humans and animals alike, raw and bloody fuel for a profit-driven machine.

The review was written by Craig, who is currently dealing with serious health issues, so let’s send him strength, luck, and wishes for recovery.

#punk #crust #crustpunk #freepalestine

New Music Review: Φορμόλη – Tombs of Hell (2026; Aspects of Noise, Septic Aroma of Reeking Stench, Gore Kitty, Extreme Earslaughter, Nothing to Harvest Records)

Link: https://diyconspiracy.net/formoli-tombs-of-hell/

Bleak, urgent crustgrind from Greece that blasts against prisons, exploitation, and capitalist despair.

#crust #crustpunk #grindcore