Richmond, VA’s Fire & Ice will be crossing the pond at the end of this year. They’ll be touring Europe from December 10th till December 19th, hitting Germany, France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. Broken Teeth will join them on the road in the UK. See a complete list of dates below: 10/12 – Nurtingen, Germany 11/12 … Continue reading
Last Sunday we went out to see Torrance, California’s punk outfit Joyce Manor in Castricum, the Netherlands. While till in awe of their 2011 self-titled debut LP and jamming this beautiful vinyl on a regular basis, the band released their third full-length album Never Hungover Again on Epitaph Records last summer. SPIN praised the band’s … Continue reading
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
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
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
Born from the ashes of Twitching Tongues, Soul Search, Disgrace and Harness, Californian hardcore outfit Forced Order have joined forces with Revelation Records. Boasting influences like Integrity and In Cold Blood these guys have a raw 90s, metallic hardcore sound. After their recent signing Forced Order are gearing up to release their first 7″ single on the … 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
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
Southern California based four man hatecrew, NAILS, have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment to release their as-of-yet-untitled third album, as stated on their Facebook-page. This rabidly anticipated full-length, is currently tentatively scheduled to be unleashed upon the masses sometime in the first quarter of 2015. “After waging an oppressive blitzkrieg against the world … Continue reading
Rock and jazz infused Ukrainian hardcore band Bluesbreaker have announced a European tour. The band will kick off the two week run in Berlin on May 30th and pass by eight more countries before their last show in Potsdam, Germany on June 15th. Stay updated on all shows through the Facebook-event. 30/05 GER/ Berlin31/05 GER/ Leipzig01/06 … Continue reading
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