Japanese rave mainstay M-Project has been flying the UK hardcore flag for years via Off Me Nut, Mokum and his own Terraform Music, and he's just put out Noctilucent (TFCD-027), his first UKHC-focused album in three years since Rave Expedition 3.

The 10-tracker mixes brand new cuts with remodelled favourites including Vibrations and Bright Future, plus a collab with HiroHiro on More Than Enough. Geek Jack opened international CD orders on 5th November 2026, and M-Project himself shared the news on X. Proper album news from a producer who knows how to keep the rave sound alive. Check it out!

M-Project - Noctilucent (Terraform Music)

Two names that need no introduction if you've got any 90s hardcore in your bones: Charly Lownoise and Dune. They've teamed up with vocalist Diandra Faye on Heaven Is A Place, out since 30th October 2026 on Bionic Bear (cat BIO105).

The You Love Dance write-up calls it a hard-hitting hard dance smasher with pure happy hardcore energy and a 90s touch, and the single comes with an Original Mix and an Extended Mix. Nice to see the old school icons still making new ones. Check it out!

Charly Lownoise, Dune & Diandra Faye - Heaven Is A Place (Bionic Bear)

If you were around in the 90s you'll know Dune, and if you weren't, Hardcore Vibes and Who Wants To Live Forever probably still ring a bell. The German happy hardcore legend is back with a modern remake of George Benson's Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (NGCMLFY), out now on UK hardcore label OneSeventy (cat ONESEVENTY244).

He premiered it live at We Love The 90s in the Netherlands last year, and the single finally landed this week with an Extended Mix and a Radio Edit. OneSeventy is usually home to the modern UK hardcore crew, so it's a nice crossover for a classic name. Have a listen!

Dune - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (OneSeventy)

Bonkers needs no introduction round here, and the label is still putting records out. The latest is Dance You Got The Chance from Sam Laxton (BONKERS093), out since 21st October 2026. Sam announced it on X as a "90s Happy Hardcore inspired single" and reckons fans of the first 2 Bonkers compilations will find it right up their street.

Bonkers calls itself a multi genre hard rave brand these days, so it's nice to hear the old sound getting a look in. Have a listen!

Sam Laxton - Dance You Got The Chance (Bonkers)

Love him or hate him, Darren Styles keeps them coming. His latest is a team-up with TOZA called Give It To Me, out on hardstyle label Dirty Workz since 22nd October 2026 (cat DWX2231). LimeSounds lists the extended mix as happy hardcore at 160bpm, so no warning needed for the die-hards this time.

When we checked the Beatport Hard Dance / Hardcore top 100 this week, there it was among the neo rave and hardstyle crowd. Good to see a hardcore name holding its own in there. Check it out!

Darren Styles & TOZA - Give It To Me (Dirty Workz)

HTID has been a fixture in Sydney and the UK for years, but Melbourne has never had one. Until now! HTID presents Klassic 2027 is the first ever HTID in Melbourne, at Pica in Port Melbourne on Monday 25th January 2027, the night before the Australia Day holiday.

Klassic is a classics show from start to finish: 8 artists with 3 b2b sets. Gammer and Hixxy fly the UK hardcore flag alongside D-Block & S-te-Fan, DJ Isaac, Noisecontrollers, Stonebank, Warface and Wildstylez, with Scott Alert v Dean Dee in support and Villain hosting.

General tickets went on sale on 23rd October. Dust off those classics!

HTID presents Klassic 2027, Pica Port Melbourne

If you ever made the trip to The Sanctuary in Milton Keynes you'll know the address, V7 Saxon Street. Dreamscape, Helter Skelter and plenty more made history there between 1991 and 2004, and this Saturday (7th November) it all comes back for the last time with Sanctuary Forever: The Final Chapter at Arena MK, 2pm to 1am.

The bill reads like a who's who: Hixxy with MC Whizzkid, Sy b2b Seduction, Sharkey, Dougal b2b Vibes b2b Force, a 90 minute History of Helter Skelter set from Billy Daniel Bunter and Slipmatt b2b Phantasy, plus Scott Brown, Breeze, Vinylgroover and Ramos and Supreme in the A-Z.

The organisers say final release tickets are on sale and it's over 75% sold out. "No rewinds. No second acts." Last dance it is then!

Sanctuary Forever: The Final Chapter, Arena MK

Remember Eufeion? The Futurecore Records producer we covered back in 2013 for his debut album Digital Age is still flying the uplifting UK hardcore flag. Eufeion has announced that "Skybound", the second release on his new project Fox Hop, is out now on streaming and digital platforms.

According to Beatport the release (cat FOXHOP002) landed on 30th October 2026 with a Radio Edit and an Extended Mix. In Eufeion's words: "Skybound tells the story of magic & adventure in a fantasy realm where the sky is your guide". Have a listen!

The sky is your guide

If you've been into hardcore for a while you'll know the name Vinylgroover, and his own label The World of Obsession. The Obsession camp has just released a brand new DJ Evo Extended Remix of Vinylgroover & Technophobic - The Rave Theme, a track from Vinylgroover's 'Time' album back in 2014.

According to the Beatport listing the single is out now (3rd November 2026) on The World Of Obsession Recordings, cat NTWO180, and it's also streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

Good to see the classics still getting dusted off. Check it out!

The Rave Theme, Evo style

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