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NEGATIVE BLAST

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The New San Diego Sound
New LP Destroy Myself for Fun out now on @threeoneg / @vitriol_records

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Fireplay is up now on Streaming 🚬 by @negativeblastsd

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Three One G @threeoneg welcomes Negative Blast @negativeblastsd to the family!

If you’ve had your eye on San Diego hardcore in the past five years, Negative Blast shouldn’t be a new name. Over the course of two demos, an LP and a split 7”, the band has proven to be as unconventional as they are prolific, merging traditional West Coast hardcore sensibilities with an ever-expanding sonic palate that’s heavy on experimentation. That’s truer than ever on their newest LP, Destroy Myself For Fun.
Recorded at Sunsick Studios by the band’s own Alex Jacobelli and mastered by Brad Boatwright at Audiosiege, Destroy Myself For Fun chronicles a band evolving in real time. Where their previous LP, Echo Planet, iterated upon the California hardcore that forms Negative Blast’s musical foundation, Destroy Myself For Fun bends it almost to its breaking point. The core influence of West Coast greats like Black Flag and Adolescents shines through as brightly as ever, and the band’s affinity for post-punk flourishes is still detectable, but several moments of unabashed guitar heroism bring to mind the hardcore-informed desert rock of bands like Fu Manchu. Which is to say nothing of the abundant and shockingly catchy choruses. It’s this disregard for convention that makes them a perfect match for San Diego’s legendary Three One G, who have teamed up with the band’s previous label Vitriol @vitriol_records to release Destroy Myself For Fun.
If anything in the above text has you angrily sweating through your Crucifix shirt, don’t get it twisted—Negative Blast is still very much a hardcore band. Tupatupa moshparts and chorus drenched guitars will ring as familiar anchor points to anyone who’s kept up with the last decade’s hardcore zeitgeist. The difference is that instead of playing to a form, Negative Blast is just playing. This is not curated cool for the fingerless leather glove crowd. It demands more of the listener. Yes, Destroy Myself For Fun is a hardcore record, and it’s a loving ode to one of the form’s most foundational precepts: Everything ain’t for everyone.

📸 Becky DiGiglio @yourethenight

#negativeblast #threeoneg taken in San Diego, California by @negativeblastsd

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⚡ New Interview ⚡
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Martin speaks with Rain Pesebre, frontman for San Diego hardcore outfit Negative Blast, about their relentless sound, underground ethos, and what drives the band forward
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👉 Read the interview at The Sleeping Shaman [🔗Link in Bio – tap 'Latest Interviews’ on Linktr.ee]
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@negativeblastsd @kuyapi.sd @threeoneg @vitriol_records @thechainworld @mroc71
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#Interview #NegativeBlast #Hardcore #HardcorePunk #TheSleepingShaman by @negativeblastsd

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TOWER BAR SUNDAY MATINEE!!
Sunday, October 11th. Please welcome MESS @mess.82 back to @thetowerbar, with special local guests @negativeblastsd, and @handpayusa from Los Angeles.
DON’T MISS THIS!!
EARLY SHOW!!
Doors at 2pm.
Show at 3pm.
$15.00 / 21+.
The Tower Bar, San Diego, CA.
Flyer by @spicyxpits.psd
#mess #negativeblast #handpay #thetowerbar #sandiego taken in The Tower Bar by @negativeblastsd

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Good morning you well-adjusted and fully functional human beings. We’re hitting up the Casbah w/ @fea210 and @ratasenzelo Aug 27. Gunna be a damn good time. See you there, bud. (21+) by @negativeblastsd

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Negative Blast @negativeblastsd - Destroy Myself for Fun limited cassette. Available directly from the band.

Negative Blast formed in San Diego during the depths of the pandemic when longtime buds Rainier Pesebre @kuyapi.sd (vocals) and Alexander Jacobelli @sunsickstudio (guitar) began trading riffs and ideas in isolation. Jacobelli and bassist Patrick Callaway @pat_call_o_mite were touring buddies in their respective bands Lewd Acts and Hour of the Wolf during the early 2000s hardcore punk renaissance. Within two weeks of Rain and Alex jamming ideas, Pat relocated from Chicago to San Diego, cementing the songwriting core of the band.
Jacobelli, who operates Sunsick Studio in La Mesa, engineered and mixed the band’s early recordings, allowing Negative Blast to develop and release material quickly. Their first EP, The First Four Months, was followed by DEMO 002. Initial shows featured Sam Rich (Del Vipers, Riverboat Gamblers) on drums before the group began work on their first LP, Echo Planet, released through Quiet Panic Records.
Midway through the record, Callaway reached out to Mario Rubalcaba @chimbot (Earthless, Hot Snakes, Rocket From the Crypt), who joined on drums. With Rubalcaba, the band released a split with LA hardcore act SWEAT via Vitriol Records.
In 2025, drummer Hunter Martinez @h_criminal (Decent Criminal, Human Issue) stepped in as a permanent member. His energy is captured on the band’s 2025 full-length, Destroy Myself For Fun.

Destroy Myself for Fun is available on limited edition vinyl via Three One G @threeoneg and Vitriol @vitriol_records. taken in San Diego, California by @negativeblastsd

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4 months ago

NEGATIVE BLAST | Bikes Del Pueblo | 03.20.24

@negativeblastsd at @bikesdelpueblo last month.

#hardcore #sdhc #punk taken in Bikes del Pueblo by @negativeblastsd

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6 months ago

Sick snaps of our set at @bleak_out_tacoma a few weeks ago

Photos by @ayo4ko taken in Airport Tavern Music Hall by @negativeblastsd

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@negativeblastsd in the PNW this weekend!
4/2 - Seattle, WA @ Georgetown Liquor
4/3 - Everett, WA @ Strange Ways
4/4 - Tacoma, WA @ Airport Tavern @bleak_out_tacoma
4/5 - Portland, OR @the_high_water_mark by @negativeblastsd

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7 months ago

A great night with @humanfuturerecords and friends. DIY and all ages punk spaces are dying in San Diego, and we were honored to open our space to the DIY community. It is important we protect the spaces we have left in SD, especially in times when community, connection, and creative expression are needed most. Just sprinkle in punk and bikes, and then you have a bike pit going. Great night. Thank you!

@noguardoi @axecollectorsd @negativeblastsd @theseizesd @illplot.hxc @notverypunkrock by @negativeblastsd

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Holy Smokes look what we did! Bleak Outlook is upon us! Weirdo rock n roll vacation is just over 2 weeks out. It's not too late for a weekend pass. There's about a dozen left. We'll be selling them til opening night.

We'll have free zines w/ the schedules, afterparties and info available starting at gig #1 - Thursday, April 2nd @tupacarts

See y'all soon. taken in Tacoma, Washington by @negativeblastsd

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April 2. Free heater at GLC in stupendous Georgetown USA. We’ll be sharing the spotlight with Negative Blast from the dark realm known as San Diego. This heater is free, and commands your attendance, if you want to rock like the good tax paying citizen you are. Free! Free! Free!!!

@glcseattle
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