6131 Records have teamed up with Terrorizer Magazine to stream the new full length album by Downpresser. It’s the first record since three years by the Santa Barbara, California band. VocalistDan Weinraub said: “‘Don’t Need A Reason’ has been a long time coming. The process of writing, re-writing, recording, and re-recording the songs on this album spanned three … Continue reading
Our album of the month is no less than Rotting Out’s The Wrong Way. Their 2013 full length and follow up of Street Prowl. This record is a true follow up, in sound and feel. It screams Los Angeles hardcore and takes Street Prowl and kicks it up a notch. The songs are rawer, old … Continue reading
One of Chicago’s most brutal Hardcore forces, Harm’s Way, will release their Blinded EP very soon on Deathwish Inc. The new material is promised to be “their heaviest and most adventurous so far“. That’s the amazing artwork (by Florian Bertmer) above. Check out the tracklist for Blinded, as well as Harm’s Way oldie ‘Scrambled’ below. … Continue reading
Pantah is a new band based in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. They just released their 5-track demo for free. There is little information available about this band, except that they are signed at War Inside Records. We gave their new demo a spin and want to share our thoughts. Starting the record with an intro and … Continue reading
Leading festival in all that is Punk, Hardcore and Metal, Ieperfest, released the beautifully coloured artwork for their 2013 edition. Check it out above. The organisation also stated: “We’ll be adding 2 US bands, 1 Belgian band, 1 German band, 1 Finnish band and 1 Brazilian band to the Ieperfest 2013 line-up later this week. … Continue reading
I don’t think Terror needs introduction; this band has been around for about ten years now and everybody in the hardcore scene knows Keepers of the Faith. I myself am more a fan of older work like Lowest of the Low, Always the Hard Way and One With the Underdog. Keepers of the Faith had some nice … Continue reading
Revolt is the first half of Hundredth’s double EP titled Revolt/ Resist, that is released through Mediaskare and No Sleep Records. The EP features five new tracks, and clocks just under the fifteen minute mark. Amongst these new songs are ‘Ruin’ and ‘Free mind, Open Spirit’, that were put on YouTube with an accompanying lyric video a few weeks prior to the release of … Continue reading
At one point in their careers, many bands release a record that changes their rankings. Call it maturity or whatever you want, but it’s easy to recognize an album that will last. When This Routine Is Hell announced their trip to the USA last summer to record their new album with the omnipresent Kurt Ballou … Continue reading
Provider released their debut EP Lacrimos on March 18th, 2013. I can tell you the same old story that they have five band members, had their first show in 2012, and are a “screamo influenced hardcore” band, but what interest me most is where they are from: Durban, South Africa. It’s not a big city, but … Continue reading
It has been ten years since I saw Benea Reach in a tiny local venue in the Netherlands; they were the first Metal-influenced band I had ever seen and I fell in love instantly. Dark-haired Norwegians; head-banging; the singer who ran after me when I left, to hand me a free patch; the experience is … Continue reading
Legends Arising 