Last Friday Citizen kicked of their first mainland Europe tour with Turnover. The show at Winston Kingdom in Amsterdam was sold-out within no time, which also led to a massive line in front of the door. Unfortunately, many people missed a part of Turnover’s set because of it, including Legends Arising photographer Frank Botman. Both … Continue reading
Last night Turnstile and Forced Order kicked off their European tour at a sold-out Winston Kingdom in Amsterdam. Yes, the bands arrived over an hour late, and yes people started to get a little grumpy, but HOLY SHIT what a good show. Forced Order nailed it and played a bunch of tracks off of their … Continue reading
Oakheart from Amsterdam are a brand new face in the Dutch scene and are jumping with excitement to share their demo EP with the world. Grunge mixed with alternative noise and punk rock, that’s how they roll. Smithsfoodgroup have the honors to officially release the two songs, ‘Everlasting’ and ‘Get Over, Move Away’, digitally on June … Continue reading
2014 saw the release of Pianos Become The Teeth’s beautiful, yet very different third album Keep You. A departure from their post-rock/screamo hybrid into more emo-ish territory, completely leaving screams behind in favor of clean vocals. Pianos are on their first European headline tour since 2012, and the sudden style change raises questions like if … Continue reading
We’re stoked to be teaming up with our buddies at Error-Error.com to present one of the finest shows to start the year with. With a new record under their belt, Pianos Become The Teeth are crossing the pond on January 14th to play 16 shows that bring them to France, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, and the … Continue reading
Last night Anne and I went to see GIVE in Amsterdam. A little later than expected, Dutch hardcore band Fever opened up. I was looking forward to finally see them live, as their name has been popping up on show posters regularly lately, but unfortunately they played a rather sloppy 15-minute set. The potential is definitely there … 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
New York hardcore legends Madball are hitting the road this month with Biohazard, Wisdom In Chains, Devil In Me and Final Prayer for the fifth edition of the Rebellion Tour. On April 29th, the bands will be playing at Melkweg in Amsterdam (NL). We have 2×2 tickets available for this show. All you have to do is … Continue reading
On February 1st, Reject Fest takes place at Volta youth centre in Amsterdam. Our friends in Hawser are among acts on the bill, along with The Kids’ Crusade, This Ends Tonight, Pantah and others. There will be a dubstep and drum & bass afterparty featuring GRMZZ, Atheist, Bassbozus and Dawa, hosted by MC Loudly. Doors … Continue reading
We are very proud to present one of the most exciting bands in modern hardcore in Amsterdam on November 15th. Touche Amore have released their amazing Is Survived By album in September, which is currently Album of the Month here at Legends Arising. This will be your chance to see their intense live performance in a small, … Continue reading
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