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New York – especially Queens and Brooklyn – has presented countless legendary hardcore punk bands with a penchant for shouting vocals, fast drumming and metallic riffs.

90s veterans H2O are exponents of the more melodic part of the genre's family tree where the crushing heaviness doesn't exclude a pop hook you can remember after leaving the concert.

Meanwhile, front man Toby Morse is an advocate of the straight-edge lifestyle. Even though the music and the environment is raw you can easily reach far without the use of substances.

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