The most famous track by the band Defeater is titled “I Don’t Mind.” To most listeners, it’s a soft, pretty song about a man’s relationship with his wife. The first time I’d ever heard it, that’s all ...

Boston hardcore band Defeater recently announced their anticipated first album in four years (self-titled), and released the promising lead single “Mothers’ Sons,” and now they’ve added a run of ...

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Derek Archambault has known – and been smitten with — punk rock and hardcore for nearly two decades. By age 5, Archambault’s father had showed him the Clash and Elvis Costello; thanks to a friend’s ...

Four Year Strong have announced their upcoming tour featuring Defeater on all dates, and separate sections with Superheaven, Elder Brother, and Speak Low. Sept 1, 2015 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop Defeater ...

Given that I’m a jet setting go-getter always on the move, I didn’t have the time or the energy to rank my favorite EPs of 2009. But if I had, Defeater‘s Lost Ground 2×7″ would likely have topped that ...

Massachusetts-based hardcore band Defeater is celebrating the release of its new studio album. The band has pushed at the confines of the genre, playing with lyrical concepts and the narrative logic ...

Boston hardcore band Defeater are sharing a brand new music video for their Abandoned single, “Divination.” You can view the visuals below, via Substream Magazine. Abandoned, which was released ...

A press release sent out in March has led to a bit of a controversy around acclaimed Massachusetts hardcore band Defeater. The band's label originally sent out a press release about a one-time ...

Dover's Derek Archambault has been screaming into a microphone since 1998, chasing the constant hardcore itch that has placed him on some of the biggest stages around the globe — sharing bills with ...

Ghost Fame are a very promising new-ish band from Lowell, Massachusetts, and they take clear influence from the New England melodic hardcore sound of the late 2000s (Defeater, Have Heart, Verse, The ...