On a nice, sunny Saturday evening (May 19th) we gathered at Dynamo in Eindhoven (NL) for a promising night filled with good music. It was the very last night for Every Time I Die to play alongside Cancer Bats, Set Your Goals and Make Do And Mend, before flying to Russia for another run of … Continue reading
WIN: 2×2 Tickets For Twitching Tongues/Frustration Tour
We teamed up with our friends at No Decline Booking to give away 2×2 tickets for the Twitching Tongues/Frustration tour, which is kicking off on June 1st at Innocent in Hengelo (NL). If you want to go to one of the shows for free with one of your friends, all you have to do is … Continue reading
The Hardcore Help Foundation Delivered Donated Goods To Refugee Camp
Volunteers from The Hardcore Help Foundation have delivered donated good at a refugee camp in Ter Apel, The Netherlands this weekend. With no access to basic needs such as water, food and roofs above their heads, around 350 people are living in this camp and it’s still growing. The HHF delivered clothes, towels, food, water, … Continue reading
Check Out Our T-Shirt Design
We’re happy and proud to finally reveal the design for the t-shirt we’ll be printing soon. We couldn’t be more honored to be collaborating with No Turning Back, All For Nothing, War Charge, John Coffey and all involved photographers to make this design happen. A sincere thank you goes out to all of them! The … Continue reading
Q&A: Ritual
2012 is the year of break ups, and reformations. Unfortunately, Recklinghausen (DE) based hardcore/punk band Ritual is one of the great bands that have decided to throw in the towel… “We had to be honest to ourselves and admit that we didn’t actually feel like looking for an innovative hardcore sound anymore,” drummer Philipp Wulf … Continue reading
Down To Nothing Bass Player Starts Solid Bond Records
Down To Nothing/Trapped Under Ice bassist Jared Carman has started a new label under the name Solid Bond Records. Currently, you’ll find All My Sons from Down to Nothing, and a demo 7″ by Friend or Foe in their webstore, next to two t-shirts. We’re excited to see what the future holds for Solid Bond, … Continue reading
Verse Premiere New Song
Verse have premiered a new song off of their upcoming album Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace, available on July 17th through Bridge Nine Records. Give ‘The Selfless Of The Earth’ a listen right below, via the Soundcloud player. Vocalist Sean Murphy exclusively stated to AbsolutePunk.net: “This song is mostly about how we react to the heavy burdens we … Continue reading
Gideon Release New Song
Our friends in Gideon have released a new song off of their upcoming Facedown Records album Milestone. The track, ‘Prodigal Son’, can now be listened to below via the lyric video. Milestone is due out on July 3rd, and pre-orders will be up next week. Continue reading
All Teeth Break Up; Former Thieves Joins Defeater On European Tour
Cali hardcore five some All Teeth have called it quits. Right before their upcoming European tour with Defeater they have decided to pull the plug. Read their statement below: “We are sad to announce that after many years of world travel and friendships built, we have decided to disband. Thank you to everyone for your … Continue reading
Soul Control Announce Details EP
Providence, RI’s post-hardcore/noisecore/whatever-core’s finest, Soul Control, are back with a five-song E.P. (with a bonus song available digitally) that will once again push the boundaries of the term “hardcore”. Guitarist Jim Connolly commented, “One more quirky cliche phrase on how this is our best material to date. I wouldn’t say there’s one direct musical influence … Continue reading