Last night I celebrated my birthday in the best way possible: by going to a show with people I love. That might sound a little corny, but I enjoyed every single moment of it. We missed out on local band Backbreaker, so Client. started off our night. These kids from Hannover, Germany have an amazing … Continue reading
On October 11th, the second edition of PITFEST takes place at Kinder- und Jugendzentrum St. Hubertus in Aachen. This amazing DIY fest is organized by our good friends at MERCHPIT.com and this year they’ve put together a smashing line-up yet again. To introduce you to all the bands and give you some fun facts we asked … Continue reading
If you’re into heavy hardcore and if you haven’t heard of Frustration yet, you’ve probably been laying under a rock for the past five years. In 2009, Frustration introduced themselves with their 5-track EP Endless Winter and followed up that release in 2010 with Demo MMX. They officially put themselves on the European hardcore map with … Continue reading
Swamps played a show at Winston in Amsterdam last night with support from HAWSER and Deathtrap. Here’s a selection of pictures by Frank Botman. Enjoy! Pictures by Frank Botman – Facebook Continue reading
About five years ago, I got in touch with a guy from South Africa named Pete Reynolds. Just like me, he was running a webzine and he had just published his first fanzine. Some time has passed and I’m glad to call Pete and his wife Cara good friends now. He just put out the second issue … Continue reading
Yesterday, we had the privilege of checking out Turnstile, Angel Du$t and King Nine for the second time in less than two weeks time. They played at Extase in Tilburg (NL) – the last, sold out, show of their tour. The 180 capacity venue was filled to the max, the atmosphere was good and people … Continue reading
Ieperfest, as usual, is one of the highlights of year for many involved in European hardcore. Three days in a row, from 11am till midnight, we get to enjoy the crème de la crème of modern day hardcore with a subtle wink to the good old days. This year in particular I was looking forward to see … Continue reading
After posting posting Expire‘s full set yesterday, filmed by Baronxbones, my good friend Max Horn urged me to check out World Weary, the band that opened up for them at The Camden Barfly in London. So I did. And I love them. World Weary released a demo EP in February this year and its intro … Continue reading
Weißwasser, Germany’s Light It Up are proud to share their forthcoming album, entitled The Heaviest Weight, with you through an exclusive stream with LegendsArising.com. After a demo release, the Dog Days EP, and relentless touring (as seen on the True Spirit Tour with No Turning Back) the band is all set for their August 3rd LP release. In 23 … Continue reading
On July 2nd, Bridge Nine Records announced Nothing As It Seems, the debut album of Violent Sons. Six days later the record was released digitally, a fast and remarkable process for the new band with from members of Verse, Suicide Pact and Raindance. We asked founding member Sean Murphy (Verse) a few questions about Violent Sons. After … Continue reading
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