Issue 04 Available Now!
Back for more, Today Forever Issue 04 is the biggest issue yet with 92 pages, including full color cover, featuring interviews with Death Threat, Ceremony, Punitive Damage, Touché Amoré, Speed, Torena, The Barbarians of California, Palehorse, Soulless, Suffer No Fools, Ruin, Minus Numbers, Worst Ways, Bad World, Face Facts, and Dying Breath, along with complete coverage of For The Children, Sound & Fury, and Tied Down Detroit and so much more. A year in the making, Today Forever Issue 04 is the most complete and comprehensive issue yet!
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Featured in this issue:
Ceremony
From a bedroom in Rohnert Park to the sold out Hollywood Palladium, Ceremony has navigated a wild path through life and music, and they’re not done yet. Vocalist Ross Farrar recently took the time to look back at the band’s trajectory, memorable moments, experiments, and so much more and graciously answered my questions about all of it. “I go to shows or play shows and I’m a part of an event in time with lots of history,” muses Ross as he thinks back on his time in punk and hardcore, “I’m a part of that history now and can help kids get into other forms of music as they find their way. Ceremony is a doorway like that, I hope.”
Photo by Rob Coons
Speed
Speed’s mission to breathe life into Sydney hardcore has clearly been a success beyond their wildest dreams, and in the six years they’ve been together as a band, they’ve accomplished so much more, championing hardcore all around the world and upholding the ethos and values hardcore culture was built on every step of the way. “It’s been an insane ride, the craziest year of our lives,” begins vocalist Jem Siow when asked to recall Speed’s journey over last year since the release of Only One Mode on Flatspot and Last Ride Records. “We’ve been around the world three or four or so times, hung out with amazing people, lost a lot of sleep…” Jem graciously took some time to talk about the origins of the band, their incredible journey together, and what hardcore means to him.
Photo by Oscar Rodriguez
Touché Amoré
There are few lyricists more willing to lay it all on the line than Touché Amoré’s Jeremy Bolm, and he, along with his bandmates, have spent nearly two decades together traveling the world and making music from the heart that speaks to the soul. “We love each other, and the music and motivation still exists. So, we do, too,” observes Jeremy of the band’s longevity, and recently he took the time to talk with me about the band’s prolific trajectory, what keeps them coming back album after album, and the story behind the band’s latest album, Spiral In A Straight Line, out last Fall on Rise Records.
Photo by Ray Camacho
Death Threat
Formed out of the CTHC scene in 1997, Death Threat broke the mold with a sound as unique as the band itself, and in 2000, when the band was looking for a new guitar player, Wes Fortier was tapped to fill in when founding member CJ left. Twenty five years later Wes, Steve Teo, Aaron Butkus, and Jamie Pushbutton are still just as excited to be making music and playing shows together as they were in the beginning .Wes graciously took some time to answer my questions about his history in Death Threat, some of his favorite memories with the band and what they’ve been up to recently. Death Threat will forever be not only one of my favorite bands musically, but one that truly represents to me the capacity of hardcore to provide both an outlet and connection.
Photo by Danielle Dombrowski
Barbarians of California
Lifelong veterans of punk and hardcore, the duo behind The Barbarians of California, Eric Stuntman (Tinfed, producer for Deftness, Senses Fail, Gameface and more) and Aaron Bruno (AWOLNATION, Insurgence) are returning to their roots and leaving no holds barred. Their debut album, And Now I’m Gnashing My Teeth, written during the pandemic and entirely DIY produced, is full of heavy, anti-authoritarian anthems laced with raw riffs, melodic hooks, and the spirit of the scenes that shaped them. In this interview, Eric and Aaron took the time to answer a few questions about how punk and hardcore shaped their lives and careers, and the full circle experience of bringing The Barbarians of California to life.
Photo by Matt TxF
Palehorse
Formed in Connecticut in 2003, Palehorse is heavy, thrash influenced, metallic hardcore matched with equally scathing lyrics. An apoplectic commentary on our seemingly apocalyptic times. While Palehorse found themselves on a hiatus of sorts for a few years, in 2022, jolted to action by his brother’s suicide, vocalist Vinny Calandra felt inspired to breathe new life back into the band. “We…got something to prove as a band, unfinished business.” With the recent release of No Longer Secrets on Heroes & Martyrs Records, a comprehensive compilation of the band’s catalog, Palehorse are ready to throw themselves back in the mix with plenty of shows and new music in the works. In this interview, I had a chance to talk to Vinny about his history with the band, what inspires his music and writing, and the new music he “can’t wait to unleash…on the world.”
Photo by Adam Tanner
Punitive Damage
A self-proclaimed “fast, loud, and pissed off hardcore punk” band from the Pacific Northwest, Punitive Damage are on a mission to raise their voices, and the volume, as a positive force for change. “I genuinely do not believe you can be a hardcore band without politics,” declares vocalist Jerkova, “I think that’s the spice of life with hardcore, digging your toes in the ground and standing [up for] your convictions and values with your whole chest.” And that’s exactly what Punitive Damage have done with their latest EP, Hate Training (2024, Convulse Records), six blistering tracks of unfiltered rage and condemnation of the horrific events that are unfolding before our eyes in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. In this interview, Jerkova took the time to talk about the history and mission of Punitive Damage as well as what inspired them to write such a pointedly scathing EP and their take on the power of music and community in activism.
Photo by Oscar Rodriguez
Torena
With a rich history in punk and hardcore, Oxnard, California has produced countless renowned and influential bands like Stalag 13, Dr. Know, In Control, Ill Repute, and now… Torena. Devastatingly heavy and committed to the traditional ethos and spirit of hardcore, Torena carry the torch of Nardcore for a new generation and I recently had the chance to speak with vocalist/guitar player Julien Urias about the band, their latest release, No Control, and how it feels to act as new generation torchbearers for the legendary Oxnard scene.
Photo by Ray Camacho
2024-2025 Fest Coverage
The last year in hardcore has proven that things just keep getting better and better, with more bands, more shows, and bigger and better fests than ever before. I had the chance to see For The Children (December, 2024, Los Angeles), Tied Down (May/June, 2025, Detroit), and Sound & Fury (July, 2025, Los Angeles) for myself and am thrilled to bring you exclusive coverage and a look at three incredible fests that absolutely get it right.
Photo by Ray Camacho
Ten Questions
Ever wonder where your favorite band goes to eat after the show or what they’re listening to in the van on those long drives between venues? Ten Questions has got you covered. In this issue get to know a little bit more about Soulless, Suffer No Fools, Ruin, Worst Ways, Bad World, Minus Numbers, Face Facts, and Dying Breath. Check out the interviews, listen to the music, add their Instagram, and get your ass to a show.
Photo by Matt TxF
