The story of Gulch was an amazing hardcore myth, and it got a beautiful storybook ending. Gulch came ripping out of San Jose, bringing a frantic, chaotic, confrontational sound and carrying themselves like post-apocalyptic warrior urchins. They quickly became the toast of the hardcore world. Their live show was famously intense, but they became even bigger during the pandemic, when they couldn’t play those shows. Gulch dropped one album and a few stray releases, and then they announced their impending breakup. Last year, Gulch headlined the Sound And Fury festival, the largest North American hardcore fest in history. It was their final show. They went out on top.
Spinebreaker, the San Jose-based band made up of Elliot Morrow and Cole Kakimoto of Gulch, Josef Alfonso of Sunami, Brian Do of Ripped to Shreds, Alex Herrera, and Justin Ton of Dead Heat. have announced that they will be releasing a new EP. It is called Cavern of Inoculated Cognition and will be .
45 Best Punk Albums of 2020
I think it goes without saying how insane of a year 2020 was, but there were things to be grateful for too, and one of those things is the incredible amount of great punk records that came out this year. Aside from the fact that so many of these albums had messages that resonated strongly this year, it was inspiring to see how the punk community came together during some of the toughest times, even in a year where we couldn t get together physically. Throughout the whole year, this vast community protested, amplified voices, launched fundraisers, and helped support so many people, and released a lot of great music in the process. I tried to narrow down the best of it to 45 albums and EPs, but it wasn t easy. Countless great records came out this year under the punk umbrella, and even stopping at 45 meant leaving out some great ones.