Combust, Blow Your Brains Out, and Imposter Team Up for Three-Way Split EP "United Nations"
New York hardcore band Combust, Tokyo's Blow Your Brains Out, and Brighton, UK's Imposter have released a three-way split EP titled United Nations, tying together hardcore scenes from three continents across seven tracks total. Stereogum reported on the release on September 23, 2026, noting that all three bands work from the same reference point: late-1980s to early-1990s New York hardcore.
Track breakdown
- Combust (New York, USA): 3 tracks
- Blow Your Brains Out (Tokyo, Japan): 2 tracks
- Imposter (Brighton, UK): 2 tracks
The split is a long-running format in hardcore and punk, where two or more bands share a single release, each contributing a handful of tracks. United Nations takes that format three ways, putting New York, Tokyo, and Brighton bands on one EP.
Same blueprint, three takes
Stereogum describes hardcore as a "universal language," and the appeal of this three-way split lies in how differently each band handles the same shared reference point: late-80s to early-90s New York hardcore.
Combust hails from New York, the birthplace of that vocabulary; Blow Your Brains Out represents the Tokyo scene; Imposter comes from Brighton, UK. These three hardcore communities have developed independently for years, and this split brings them together on a single EP.
For release details and where to listen, check the official accounts of the three bands.