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This is our weekly roundup of new screamo, skramz, powerviolence and hardcore. It covers the seven days from May 25 to May 31, 2026. We checked the usual sources for the column: the r/Hardcore weekly thread, r/Screamo, IDIOTEQ, Bandcamp Daily, Zegema Beach and a set of dated Bandcamp searches. Ten records made the list, all released this week, every date confirmed at the source. Each one has an embedded player so you can hear it in full.
- Resina's Tafonomia is our pick of the week: Italian screamo with a strong post-rock and shoegaze influence.
- Screamo and skramz made up most of the week, with demos from Oakwood, amelodicmemory and body issues.
- Hardcore and powerviolence are also represented, from Horecrux in Russia to Can't Lose in Boston.
1. Resina: Tafonomia
Resina is a one-man screamo project from Italy. Tafonomia is a six-track album, released May 29, 2026. The band's own genre tags are italian screamo, post-rock, shoegaze and metal.
The album's title refers to taphonomy, the study of how a body decays after death, and the lyrics follow that theme. It is our favorite release of the week.
2. Horecrux: S/T 2026
Horecrux are from Kazan, Russia. Their self-titled release came out May 30, 2026 and runs nine tracks. They file it under powerviolence, grindcore and hardcore punk.
Russian hardcore and powerviolence does not get much coverage in English-language press, so this is worth a look if those tags appeal to you.
3. Can't Lose: Death Is Not The Worst Of Evils
Can't Lose are a hardcore band from Boston, made up of Dom, Jake, Koomey, Andrew and Olin. Death Is Not The Worst Of Evils is a six-track release from May 29, 2026, filed simply under hardcore and punk. It came out with Physical Therapy and Delayed Gratification Records.
It is a short release, six songs in total. A solid pick if you are after straightforward hardcore.
4. Oakwood: Blurred Away
Oakwood are from Austin, Texas. Blurred Away is a ten-track album, released May 29, 2026, and sits across screamo, skramz and midwest emo.
At ten tracks it is one of the longer releases this week, where most entries are short demos.
5. Fear Of Loss: Summer Of Hate
Fear Of Loss are from San Antonio, Texas. Summer Of Hate is a three-track release from May 25, 2026, on the metallic hardcore and beatdown side of things.
At three tracks it is one of the shortest releases this week.
6. BIG IRON: The Demo
BIG IRON's The Demo came out May 29, 2026 through the German label Collective Memory. Five tracks of straight hardcore punk.
It is the band's demo release. Worth a listen if you follow new hardcore bands.
7. amelodicmemory: Demo
amelodicmemory is from Sydney, Australia. This two-track demo came out May 29, 2026, and the band lists it under bedroom skramz, math rock and midwest emo.
It is a short, two-track release. One to keep an eye on if those tags are your thing.
8. body issues: demos
body issues are from Lynchburg, Virginia. demos is a two-track release from May 29, 2026, with the songs "stained glass" and "transparent skin." It falls under emoviolence, screamo and skramz.
It is a short, two-track demo. Worth a few minutes if those tags appeal to you.
9. thethingsishouldvesaid: I.D.E.K(IRK) iphone demo
thethingsishouldvesaid are from Anaheim, California. "I.D.E.K(IRK) iphone demo" is a single, released May 29, 2026, and the title is accurate: it was recorded on a phone. The band tags it screamo, post-hardcore and emo.
It is a single-track release. Worth a couple of minutes if you follow new bands in the scene.
10. Raw Nerve: Demo 2026
Raw Nerve are from Swansea, Wales, made up of Eric, Aaron, Rilla, Mop and Kearney. Not to be confused with the older Chicago band of the same name. Demo 2026 is a four-track hardcore punk release from May 30, 2026.
It is a four-track demo, and a solid way to close out the week.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as skramz, and how is it different from screamo?
Skramz is just an affectionate nickname for old-school, chaotic late-90s screamo, the raw and dissonant end of the genre. Functionally it means the same thing as screamo. This week Resina, Oakwood, amelodicmemory and body issues all sit squarely in that lineage.
When did these records come out?
All ten releases came out between May 25 and May 30, 2026. We pulled every date straight from the band's own Bandcamp credits line, not from aggregator feeds that lag a week or two on these micro-genres.
Where can I hear the full releases?
All of it is streaming in full on Bandcamp, and every record above has an embedded player. Buy the ones you like. Bandcamp pays bands far better than the streamers do, and most of these releases are name-your-price.
That is the week: ten releases, from Resina's Italian screamo to a Welsh hardcore demo, with skramz and powerviolence in between. Back next week.
About Shorter Faster Louder. We cover screamo, skramz, powerviolence and hardcore punk, with a weekly roundup of new releases. Every record is checked on the band's own Bandcamp before it runs: real dates, real genres, no recycled press releases.
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