Get Your Vinyl Fix at 2nd Avenue Records
10.09.2026
Get Your Vinyl Fix at 2nd Avenue Records Portland Oregon is a city of many record stores, which shouldn’t come as a shock. On a long enough timeline, they’re all worth checking out. But what if you’re only in town for a day or two and can only feasibly make it to one? Which do
Read more: Get Your Vinyl Fix at 2nd Avenue RecordsArtist Feature: Stowazen
10.06.2026
Welcome to the first of many artist features, where we’ll dive into an artists work and glimpse into their creative approach and overall philosophy of life. We’re proud to introduce a truly unique practitioner of intricate, organic, insectoid ink work. Stowazen, tell us a bit about yourself…
Read more: Artist Feature: StowazenSunami & End of Dayz at Eastbank Esplanade
09.19.2026
This past Sunday, September 13th, 777 Booking hosted what’s likely to be the first Beatdown Hardcore show held on Portland’s Eastbank Esplanade (you know, the place where they filmed ‘The Dream of the ’90s’ Portlandia bit). It was a joint headliner with Sunami, coming through to support Seattle’s own End of Dayz with the release
Read more: Sunami & End of Dayz at Eastbank EsplanadeThe Devil is in the Details
09.17.2026
Vinyl is cool as hell, and nowadays music can be pressed in any color combination available. When it comes to appreciating this physical medium, the devil really is in the details. We’re kicking off this series with a slightly older release that really stood out. Knocked Loose’s 2021 EP A Tear in the Fabric of
Read more: The Devil is in the DetailsSeptember Merch Roundup
09.16.2026
Active bands in 2026 can’t really afford to pull a Fugazi and go merchless. Table sales can often make or break a tour run. We believe repping your favorite bands IRL is a certifiably non-algorithmic way to get their name out there and make some new friends in the process. Who hasn’t looked up a
Read more: September Merch RoundupHeavy Legends: Rogues Gallery pt.1
09.04.2026
Heaviness has always existed within music. Beeethoven’s 5th Symphony is an undisputably heavy composition. The Blues trade in some very heavy subject material. It makes sense that this musical framework supports the basic structures of punk, hardcore, and metal. In order to start establishing context for all of the new stuff that’s being made in
Read more: Heavy Legends: Rogues Gallery pt.1A manifesto, of sorts
08.27.2026
Things aren’t so good– the oligarchs are ransacking the state, AI stays hot on the heels of artists and writers with endless claims to eliminate the role of human creativity in society. To top it all off everything is either on fire or underwater. After surviving a pandemic and creeping societal collapse, we see a
Read more: A manifesto, of sorts
Welcome fellow travellers
This is an artistic repository, created as a place to step outside of the algorithm and showcase the work of artists and makers within the cultures of metal, hardcore, and extreme music.
This is a place to venture deeper into the metaphoric dungeon– to unearth arcane processes, forbidden inspirations, and guilty pleasures.
Our mission– to exist as an independent editorial voice and a platform to amplify the work of creators on the fringe.