After 2013’s LP City Streets and 2014’s EP Dead End, Violent Reaction is back with their second full-length Marching On, out now on Revelation Records. This UK straight edge outfit hits it just right with their fast punk, hardcore and occasional oi music. With 14 songs this album clocks in at 19 minutes and is … Continue reading
This Routine Is Hell is no more. The Dutch quartet recently decided to operate under the band’s name Swain as they’ve felt they changed as individuals but also as a band. That being said, let’s just focus on the music. On a personal note, their previous record Howl was by far my 2013 favorite record … Continue reading
MERCHPIT.COM celebrated their second birthday last night in Aachen with City To City, World Eater, Cornered, Risk It! and Born From Pain. Photographer Frank Botman joined Cornered on the road and captured the sets. Check out his photo report below. Pictures by Frank Botman – http://www.facebook.com/frnkbtmnphotography Continue reading
After releasing their furious Songs Of Suffering EP almost 3 years ago, the four Californian lads of Disgrace are back with their debut album, True enemy. There hasn’t changed that much since 2012: the band is still signed to Closed Casket Activities, has 4/5th of the members of Twitching Tongues featured and plays a furious … Continue reading
Screeching metal and tribal like drums are the noises that mark opener ‘Infestation’, sounds that we hear Harm’s Way experimenting with a lot on their latest effort: Rust. The Chicago-based band have never sounded so “not-hardcore” since their inception in 2006 and apart from a couple of beatdown parts (like the amazing ending of ‘Cancerous … Continue reading
Based in Leipzig, Germany, Coldburn plays fast hitting hardcore with old-school feel to it. After releasing The Harsh Fangs Of Life in 2012 and touring through Europe and the UK like there is no tomorrow, they are back with their second full-length Down In The Dumps on BDHW Records. ‘Lingering Death (Melancholia II)’ and ‘No Need’ were … Continue reading
New kids on the block Reactions are making their mark with eleven tracks of pure Aussie, hardcore venom. Shane Edwards of Karma Studios has stepped into the engineer’s shoes, while the mighty Dogfight Records are to thank for unleashing this gritty little record on the unsuspecting public. With this behind it, Soul Witness ticks all … Continue reading
Last Saturday we celebrated the release of The L.A. Journal #2 at ACU in Utrecht (NL) with our own little party called L.A. Fest. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who came out to support us and hang out. We’re very grateful for the quality time we spent with (new) friends and … Continue reading
In the vast pool that is the modern hardcore scene, there are only a few bands that really can be considered essential for the genre. Among these acts, you’ll find Blacklisted. Since the release in 2005 of their first full-length The Beat Goes On, the Philadelphia quartet brought some fresh air to the scene, providing … Continue reading
Fryslân is back! Cornered comes from the Frisian province of the Netherlands, the only place where metal and (hardcore-) punk can coexist and mingle; Something that I hear in every Cornered record and something I really like about this band. The songs are as to the point and down to earth as the band’s attitude. … Continue reading
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