Gaijin, which plays Deviant Libation in Tampa, Florida on July 11, 2025. Credit: Photo via gaijin3/Bandcamp

Old dudes, stay out of the pit for this one. Gaijin plays an almost reckless, barbaric style of slam-ready hardcore that sounds like a torn muscle waiting to happen.

Influenced by everything from nu-metal to pop, rock and even hip-hop, Gingey Fanning, vocalist for the Port Charlotte band, recently told No Echo that his group also draws influence from anime (“Deathnote” inspired the song “Kira”).

Thrashy Bradenton band Losing Vision (among the many outfits coming to Brandon this year for FL Rules Fest) opens at Deviant Libation in support of a tough 2023 album, Vessel of Violence, produced under the masterful ear of homegrown hardcore hero Prison’s Austin Coupe.

There’s no cover for the Gaijin concert at Deviant Libation in Tampa on Saturday, March 8—but any donations will go towards two touring bands from Philadelphia, Vulture Raid and Vespid.

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This article appears in Mar 6-12, 2025.