United States of Horror (Vinyl LP)

Hardcore shows have a way of prompting eureka moments in attendees. Whether this is owed to the music's carnal purity, its defiant spirit, or its crass spectacle is uncertain. Either way, these shows are often sites of transformation. Such is the case with Ho99o9, a duo based in Los Angeles who splice old-school hardcore with gritty hip-hop. Growing up in New Jersey's public housing system, its members—who go by theOGM and Eaddy—stuck mainly to the likes of DMX and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. During their teen years, in the late-2000s, the pair began venturing across the Hudson to see lauded punk bands like Hoax and Dawn of Humans.