SPINKICK! No. 2 — Proof the Pulse Is Still Here

SPINKICK! No. 2 — Proof the Pulse Is Still Here

Every once in a while, something drops that reminds you why we fell in love with this scene in the first place. SPINKICK! No. 2 did exactly that. No gloss, no gatekeeping—just Inland Empire hardcore in its purest form. A reminder that this culture was never about being perfect. It’s about being present.

From the first page, it’s all there—the curbs, the backyard shows, the late-night drives, the tagged walls, the bands grinding because they love it. You can feel the sweat, the urgency, the pride. These pages look like our lives—loud, messy, beautiful, and necessary.

This issue dives deep into the local lifeblood—interviews with Marked for Death, Kill Floor, and a wild wrestling talk with Enkased’s Braxton, plus a throwback with Gabe of Darasuum that takes you straight back to the Showcase days. Every conversation reads like catching up with old friends between sets—zero ego, all passion.

One of the standout features is the piece on Marked for Death, where you can practically hear the riffs and feel the hunger. It’s proof that even when the spotlight’s somewhere else, the underground is still building something real, something lasting. That’s what the IE does best—turn struggle into sound.

This isn’t nostalgia—it’s documentation. It’s a pulse check. SPINKICK! No. 2 shows that the torch is alive and moving. You can tell this crew loves the scene enough to make something by hand, for no other reason than it needs to exist. That’s DIY. That’s hardcore.

Major respect to the SPINKICK! team for keeping it authentic and loud. You’re doing sacred work—reminding the rest of us why we picked up guitars, cameras, and pens in the first place. The Inland Empire is still speaking, still resisting, still creating.

IE ‘til I die. Still Hardcore forever.

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