Young Turks are a band of five, hailing from Portland, Oregon, US and set to shock the hardcore scene awake and break the monotony of today’s bands. The band’s latest album is called Where I Lie, an album that had people wondering for a little while. It was going to be something great, something unexpected. … Continue reading
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Album of the Month: While She Sleeps – This Is The Six
It’s with great pleasure, that we’ve crowned While She Sleeps debut full length This Is The Six to album of the month. Lawrence, Mat, Sean, Adam, and Aaran have had our support since The North Stands For Nothing came out two years ago, and they played their very first show in Holland. It felt nothing … Continue reading
Review: V/A – Youth Crew 2012
Positive and Focused Records presents its third compilation EP, featuring a wide range of straight edge bands from around the globe. Youth Crew 2012 includes tracks from Chain Reaction, Truth, Make A Change, Enough, Truth Inside, xCurraheex, Step Aside, You’re Next, and Flex. The record was released digitally through Bandcamp, and on 7″ vinyl. It … Continue reading
Review: Soul Control – Bore Core
Formed in 2006 and signed to Bridge Nine’s roster, Soul Control is a hardcore punk band hailing from Providence, Rhode Island. They last left us with Get Out Now, a notable EP released in 2011, which redefined the limits of their personality and their own sound. Bore Core is a five-song EP, delivered in approximately 12 minutes of … Continue reading
Review: WOLF x DOWN – Renegades
renegade |ˈreniˌgād| noun a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles. • a person who behaves in a rebelliously unconventional manner. • archaic a person who abandons religion; an apostate. Raised from the industrial grounds of Ruhrpott, Germany, WOLF x DOWN has come to make a statement. Their recently … Continue reading
Review: Think Fanzine
We got a pleasant surprise in the mail today all the way from Greece: Think Fanzine. The 63-page booklet is written by Apostolis from World’s Appreciated Kitsch Records, and presents a variation of “cheap poetry, lyrical crap, words and images“, as stated on the cover. Before getting into details, I have to compliment Apostolis for … Continue reading
Review: Verse – Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace
Verse‘s new record is out today through Bridge Nine Records. The best way to describe this album would be, dazzling. Their latest effort Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace is a 31-minute long masterpiece that vocalist/lyricist Sean Murphy decribes as ” …completely human. The concept is set of life lessons shown to us by the life of a … Continue reading
Live Report: Making Moshkings Summerfest 2012 w/ Defeater
Hearing about All Teeth‘s break-up and Birds In Row‘s cancellation was a big letdown. However, we got some good bands in return leading up to a great show with some cool bands. On July 8th around 150 kids gathered in Alphen aan den Rijn, waiting with great anticipation for Defeater to set off their performance in Het … Continue reading
Review: The Ghost Inside – Get What You Give
For a few years now, after the release of their second effort, Returners, LA’s finest The Ghost Inside gained more and more recognition to rise and shine as one of the metalcore heavyweights. After endless touring around the world among Parkway Drive, Deez Nuts or Bleeding Through, it’s now time for them to prove they’re not just a hype … Continue reading
Review: Landscapes – Life Gone Wrong
Hailing from Somerset, United Kindom, Landscapes saw the light in 2010. After releasing their EP Reminiscence through Broken Night Records, the band is set to present their debut album Life Gone Wrong. The five-piece delivered nine tracks of melodic hardcore, that were released on City of Gold Records on July 2nd. Opener ‘Cemetery’, for which … Continue reading