Saigon metallic hardcore band Under Pressure have dropped their first music video, and it looks exactly like the scene it comes from: street mosh, slow motion hits, gang vocals, and a tattoo studio that’s been holding down underground culture for years.
No Headliner returns to Ho Chi Minh City for a fifth season, going big with two stages, two days, and more than 26 artists spanning alternative rock, hip hop, metalcore, shoegaze, soul, and more. A festival that bets on the music over the names. Blind tickets close June 8.
Bedlam Royals release their debut album The Gap, six tracks recorded at KET’s Studio and mastered by Cult of Luna’s Magnus Lindberg. Carrying the legacy of frontman Viktor’s former Serbian act LEER into a new chapter, it follows April’s single Ode To Not a King. Out now on Bandcamp.
Bedlam Royals debut album “The Gap” step out of shadow with a fresh post-metal sound. Instead of typical aggression, the record crafts a crushing sonic landscape driven by dreamy, euphoric, and deeply hypnotic melodies
A random weeknight at Blue Monkey Bar turned into one of the most charged shows Saigon has seen in recent memory. With Haywire headlining their first Vietnam appearance, the local lineup rose to the occasion and the crowd made sure nobody walked away disappointed.
Bro I don’t even know whose shoulder I landed on but thank you, genuinely.
I came with a camera and a plan.. Haywire, Boston hardcore, raw street punk fused into something meaner. Shoot the first three songs, stay professional. Then he pulls the crowd in like it’s a conversation and suddenly you’re not a spectator anymore, hold the camera up
Boston hardcore landed in Saigon for the first time, and Blue Monkey Bar held nothing back. Haywire brought the raw, street-level energy that made them a name worth crossing oceans for, backed by a local lineup that proved the city’s scene has plenty of its own weight to throw.
Long Tranh Hổ Đấu struggled on Friday, so Ethos Collective scrambled to rescue the weekend. Um Ba La opened its floor for an emergency Saturday lineup of ElbowDrop, 9xacly, Cut Lon, Taiwan’s Infernal Chaos, and KINH, with power cuts and a sauna of bodies included.
unstopable! power breakdown didnt stop vietnam metal hardcore underground scene to keep unleash its beasts;
the beasts;
Elbowdrop, Cut Lon, 9xacly, kinh
and Infernal Chaos from Taiwan
Long Tranh Hổ Đấu’s first “Long” day brought together a packed lineup of rock, hardcore, metalcore and pop-punk acts, showcasing just how alive and diverse Vietnam’s heavy music scene has become. Despite organizational setbacks and shortened sets, the festival still delivered nonstop energy, from chaotic pits and heartfelt hardcore speeches to experimental industrial performances and massive singalongs. More than anything,
