RBNX (short for The Raddigan Brothers Noise Experience) and Car Bomb Parade have teamed up for a split EP, which is out now. What to expect? Seven songs in total from these NY-based bands, clocking in neatly at 20 minutes.

Poughkeepsie, NY’s RBNX kick things off with three concise hardcore punk songs  and a cover of Bim Skala Bim’s ‘Not In Anger’. Formed by lifelong friends Mike Dietz, Phil Bartsch, and Kyle Behnken, RBNX likes to mix up hardcore and punk with a bit of ska. Opening track ‘Any Means Necessary’ is the one to remember here: aggressive, relentless and melodic all rolled up together.

Next up: Car Bomb Parade who like their hardcore in your face and ominous. Their sound is more akin to the likes of Negative Approach and Black Flag with a bit of Blood For Blood thrown in for good measure. I’m liking what I hear on a song like ‘Sick! (And Feral We Shall Be)’, but it’s not quite hitting home for me yet.

“Nothing Here Is Yours represents the last 4 years of our lives and everything we’ve been through together. It truly marks a new chapter for us collectively and we couldn’t be prouder.” 

Phil Bartsch, RBNX, (Drums)

Our song “Any Means Necessary” is about war profiteering. Creating war and regime overthrows that are executed for greed. Normal people die as fodder with guns in hand, or blown up as bystanders, while the rich hide and promote peace, and profit. -Mike Dietz, bass

RBNX, which will perform in the final slot on Sunday, consists of hardcore-punk old souls from Poughkeepsie. Drummer Phil Bartsch’s arms move in a blur, yet his body remains static. Kyle Behnken studied classical music in college, which informs his intricate guitar licks.

In Effect Hardcore is pleased to bring you the music video premier for "Jah Is Dead" by the Poughkeepsie, NY 3-piece RBNX. The track is the first single off of their upcoming 10 song release titled "Nothing Here Is Yours" which will first be available on all streaming sites on September 29th with CD, cassette and colored vinyl versions all available through PATIENT ZERO RECORDS. We got in touch RBNX's drummer Phil to give us a little more background to the song and video for "Jah Is Dead" and here is what he had to say.



“We’ve lost a lot of people close to us, we try to raise awareness to drug addiction and mental health. it’s part of why we do what we do. This song is about struggling with addiction, overcoming, and having a support system that picks you up when you’re at your rock bottom... as for the video itself, it was shot by Steve Miele last summer at Good Time Film Company in Poughkeepsie NY. It took one day to film and we are currently working with Steve on our next two singles to be released later this summer!"

"World To Burn" is a call for environmental action, specifically in getting rid of the infrastructure (and people) that are causing the current problems and advocating for a fresh start. In many ways, it's a familiar DIY mantra: through working together, people are capable of enacting greater change.

“Jah is Dead” already starts out with a clever title, riffing off the common Nietzschean phrase “God is Dead.” Musically, it’s unabashed hardcore at its finest, beating you around the head with simple guitar riffs and faster-than-light drumming. The song’s false ending at approximately the 90-second mark is a big part of what makes this song so successful because, after tying everything up with a musical bow on top, the song unleashes its fury once again to end in a much less perfect—and, therefore, much more punk rock—manner.