D Bloc has been around long enough to comfortably be crowned second heaviest active band in Detroit, only behind the legendary Never Ending Game. No member of this band is a stranger to Detroit hardcore, and they represent the scene proudly. Every D Bloc song delivers it’s own unique style of beatdown hardcore that gets the entire crowd moving.

Holy My Own… if you love heavy, no-nonsense hardcore, look no further. This band has released songs featuring some of the most well-known names in hardcore, but their sound alone makes them stand out among the endless sea of bands trying to have the exact same impact. They yell, they scream, they grunt. They shred guitar, they make you want to dance, and they’ll make you want to punch your best friend in the face.

Holy Blade could easily be considered a hardcore supergroup. With members from God’s Hate, Freedom, Forced Order, True Love, and Cosmic Joke, this LA-outfit set out to be a little different than every one of their other projects. Colin Young (the multi-talented hardcore legend and co-host of the podcast HardLore) brings a little bit of his influence from his time as vocalist in Twitching Tongues, but you can tell the material written by the band so far is mainly influenced by the former Detroit resident, Alec Faber, who is the lead vocalist and plays guitar alongside Young.

Prize Horse will be the first band on the Tied Down 2025 lineup that no fights will break out during. They’re a three-piece out of Minneapolis, Minnesota who label themselves as “alternative rock” but I don’t think that does enough to describe how well this band rides the line of shoegaze and grunge while still maintaining that dreamy, indie-rock feel.

Scarab is one of the most chaotic bands you can witness play a show in the modern era of hardcore. A product of Philadelphia, this band is pissed and they put that on full display in their music with a vocal style that is uniquely violent and lyrics that match the vocal’s intensity.

Whispers, one of many heavy hitters with releases on Flatspot Records, hails from Thailand and they’ve been making noise internationally for years. Originally forming in 2014, Whispers has been spending more than a decade becoming the arguably the biggest hardcore band in Southeast Asia.

Ante Up is a metal/hardcore outfit founded in the one and only Detroit, Michigan back in 2005. These dudes have been a pinnacle part of Detroit Hardcore for two decades, with it’s members forming many other bands over the years including D-Bloc and Doubt It.

Dynamite is a in-your-face hardcore band out of London, England. Formed in 2023, they hit the ground running opening for bands like Drain and Raw Brigade. Since then they’ve performed at Outbreak Fest 2024 in Manchester, United Kingdom and are going to have a busy 2025 playing Tied Down Detroit, Sound and Fury and the sold out Northern Unfest.

Exit Strategy brings true emotion, love, and brotherhood to every one of their sets, so be prepared to feel something real while banging your head. They formed in 2018, and although their discography isn’t very big, they hold nothing back with each track they release. They’ll be making their Tied Down debut in 2025.

Face The Pain is what some may call a hardcore super group, and it shows. They are straight edge hardcore at its finest. Face The Pain will have the new jacks and old heads two-stepping like absolute maniacs.

Lyuda is a hardcore 4-piece based just outside of Detroit. They’re a relatively new band in the local scene, but they’re making their presence known out of the gate. On March 21st they released a split on Top Floor Tapes with fellow locals, Concuss, and Lyuda dropped two of the heaviest tracks of the year.

Slice is a hardcore 4-piece based in Toledo, Ohio. Their thrash-inspired guitar riffs and unique vocals make them stand out in a city that is never short of up-and-coming bands.

With their classic NYHC sound, Steamroll truly proves to the world that New York is still a top-tier breeding ground for hardcore in the modern era. Catch them this summer at Tied Down Detroit 2025.