The floor at Club Zion gets sticky around show three of any hardcore night—beer, sweat, condensation from bodies packed against Naka-ku winter—and by the time the headliners hit, you're not so much standing on concrete as adhering to it, which is actually ideal for the kind of moshing L2D has in mind for January 17th.
L2D—Livin 2 Die, one and a half years into their New York hardcore pilgrimage—runs the NEVER AGAIN series, and vol.3 is the biggest assembly yet. The occasion is dual: Goodfellowz from Niigata dropping their debut full-length Still the Hood, and Sugar from Hiroshima releasing Lucky. They're joined by three out-of-town veterans who've been doing this since the Bush administration, plus one brand new grindcore outfit whose members perform in ski masks because, honestly, why the hell not.
GOODFELLOWZ First Full Album "Still The Hood" official teaser
Sugar from their Dec. 16 show: A Ray of Hope vol.09"
Both bands earned this moment the old way—years of vans and small rooms and regional shows that matter to twelve people who remember every second. Goodfellowz has been at it since 2007. That's staying power in a scene where most bands dissolve before their second demo. The album even features a guest spot from TKC of BLINDSIDE—who's also on tonight's bill—which is exactly the kind of interconnected hardcore family tree that makes these shows feel like reunions for people who've never met.
Lost Commitment does that fast melodic Comeback Kid-style hardcore that somehow stays positive while everything around it is aggressively not. Public Menace plays beatdown so heavy it's basically designed to test the structural integrity of your ribcage—this is mosh music, unambiguous, the kind where you either understand it immediately or you stand very far back wondering if everyone's okay.
Then there's P.O.S.—Paranoia Only Survive—hitting maybe their third show ever, grinding out noisy chaos with half the band in ski masks, which is exactly the kind of absurd commitment hardcore rewards.
The flyer's hand-drawn by Kyohei from Menos of Majority, proper DIY aesthetic, and if you want the advance price (¥2,900 versus ¥3,400 at the door), you'll need to torioki—message the bands or the venue directly. If you don't know anyone involved yet, you probably will by the end of the night.
Fair warning: these shows get physical. Stage diving, hard moshing, the whole thing. If you're curious but cautious, stay toward the back first, see how it feels, move up if you're ready. No judgment in either direction—knowing your comfort zone is half of surviving a hardcore show with your dignity intact.
Doors at 17:00, music at 17:30. Seven bands, two releases, one basement in Naka-ku. The floor will be sticky by band three.
The Details
L2D presents "NEVER AGAIN" vol.3
GOODFELLOWZ 1st Album Still the Hood
Sugar Lucky Release Party
Lineup:
GOODFELLOWZ
Sugar
BLINDSIDE
LOST COMMITMENT
PUBLIC MENACE
P.O.S.
L2D
DJ: ZAKU
Venue:
Club Zion
2-1-10 Kamimaezu
Naka-ku, Nagoya
Website: clubzion.c-o-a-l.jp
Date:
Sat, Jan. 17, 2026
Times:
Doors 17:00 / Start 17:30
Price:
Advance ¥2,900
Door ¥3,400 (+1 drink)
Access
By Subway: Kamimaezu Station (Meijō Line / Tsurumai Line) — Exit 4 — the venue is right in front of it when you come up from the subway.
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