Collateral
photograph by Meline Gharibyan
Collateral
RIYL Agnostic Front, Stop and Think, Outburst
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE While Collateral themselves seem to bristle at the increasingly common term “regular hardcore,” it’s not a bad shorthand for describing the South Florida band’s old-school, no-bullshit, side-to-fucking-side-inciting hardcore screeds.
Their 2024 seven-inch, We Still Know, has a classic NYHC bark, but a bite that feels distinctly modern in the way Collateral slyly pluck influence from the last 20 years of “old-school” hardcore revivalists, from Lockin’ Out stompers to Mosher’s Delight sprinters. Regular hardcore, but an irregular degree of mastery.
QUOTE “We just wanted a burst of short-and-sweet songs you can point your finger and dance side to side to,” drummer Michael says of their new EP. “That also incorporated our ideals regarding what the essence of hardcore sounds like, looks like, and feels like.
“Obviously, hardcore can be fun in a participatory way, but it matters a lot to us that we have things we want to say, messages we wanna pass on, especially to the younger generations coming into the scene currently.”
