The day is finally here, Cold World have returned with their latest monster record, How The Gods Chill. The band’s first release since 2008, this record displays an encouraging return to form. The long anticipated album was set loose by Deathwish Inc. on August 5th and boasts some of the biggest NYHC style riffs and grooves … Continue reading
We dreamed of save havens A lack of closure ate us from inside But our eyelids failed us And nothing ever changed Screams a desperate voice in ‘Prolouge: Modest Hopes’, lyrics that capture fear, disappointment and sadness. These are the subjects which are most present on this crushing debut album of OAK. OAK is a … Continue reading
Rude Awakening have come roaring out of Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts with their latest powerhouse of a record, Collateral Damage. Having teamed up with prestigious hardcore label Bridge Nine Records and hitting the road around the US and Canada, Rude Awakening are fresh and ready to start making their mark on the world of hardcore music. … Continue reading
Trap Them emerged in 2001 as one of the many bands that combines very fast-paced and short song-styled Nasum-esque Grind with Hardcore, Crust and Death Metal influences. Thirteen years later that particular sound is perfected on Blissfucker. Trap Them’s fourth, longest, most diverse and catchiest album to date. The Kurt Ballou (of Converge fame) produced … Continue reading
Proudly represented by the likes of Expire and Bent Life, the Midwest hardcore scene has been flourishing lately. Among the bands that are trying to make their way, there’s Cross me, a young quartet whose average age is only 20 years old. This band from Milwaukee, WI just released Paid In Full, a 7” EP on Flatspot … Continue reading
Dutch four-piece HAWSER formed in 2011 and have been touring Europe intensively since their off-set. After announcing their signing to Farewell Records this April, it seems that three years of hard work is beginning to pay off for these guys. Having already released a quality EP – Shallow Earth, in 2013, this budding hardcore outfit felt … Continue reading
Expire kicked in the doors of worldwide hardcore with their record Pendulum Swings in 2012. They toured the world from Australia to Asia, all the way through Europe and back to the US. Now the time has come for a new album, again brought to us by Bridge Nine Records and it is called Pretty … Continue reading
Angel Du$t, the “new” kids in town. At least, to this exact sub-genre. This is what happens when members from Trapped Under Ice, Turnstile and Diamond Youth get together and decide to start a poppy, punk band. Not a pop-punk band, but a really poppy-sounding punk rock band. We got to know the band when their Xtra Raw … Continue reading
Photographer Frank Botman attended the third edition of the True Spirit Tour, initiated by No Turning Back, at Baroeg in Rotterdam last Sunday. Here’s a selection of the pictures he took. Pictures by Frank Botman – www.facebook.com/frnkbtmnphotography Continue reading
Photographer Anne Carolien Köhler, co-editor of The L.A. Journal, attended the exclusive Dutch show of Downpresser at Extase in Tilburg. Our good friends in HAWSER and new band Fever opened up. Check a few shots from the show below. Fever HAWSER Downpresser Pictures by Anne Carolien Köhler – Facebook Continue reading
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