You wouldn’t think when a punitive blast beat and a hostile scream comes in without a warning that Life Below hails from sunny Durban, South Africa. Delivering their first songs soberly assembled under the name I, Life Below, a young quartet that started to play music only a year ago, is another addition to the … Continue reading
LBHC! For those of you who didn’t know, Luxembourg hardcore quintet Blanket Hill released their first EP called Kaizen a couple of weeks ago. The EP contains six tracks filled with straight up, groovy and heavy-as-fuck hardcore. Kaizen starts off with a quote from the show The Sopranos: “We’re in a situation where everybody involved … Continue reading
On the 20th of November Bridge Nine Records will bring out Malfunction’s first full length album. While their EP on Reaper Records sounded a bit generic, this time Malfunction seem to have found their own sound. Fear of Failure was mixed by Taylor Young who earned his stripes in Nails and Twitching Tongues. Young’s influence … Continue reading
Peasant from Cape Town, South Africa have released a video for ‘Nosedive’. The song is the second single off of their second EP Circles. The video features footage of several shows around the country in support of both the Dead Hand and Circles EP’s, both of which can be downloaded for free on Bandcamp. Peasant: … Continue reading
Buffalo, NY’s Malfunction have released another new track off of their upcoming Bridge Nine Records debut record Fear of Failure. You can stream ‘Final Thoughts’ in the Soundcloud player below. Pre-orders for Fear of Failure are now available via the B9 webstore. Malfunction: Facebook / Bandcamp / Pre-order Fear of Failure Continue reading
After ten years of being a band, Foundation is calling it quits. With that decision they join the ranks of Have Heart, Champion and other great Straight Edge Hardcore bands who decided to quit at the peak of their success. It needs no doubt that Foundation will soon gain the same legacy. But before they close … Continue reading
Freedom are a testament to how powerful straight edge is across the globe right now. After thundering out of Detroit in 2014 with debut 7” Pay the Price in tow, the band left in their wake a number of poison-free hardcore anthems. Now, a year on, their new LP USA Hardcore is a more than worthy successor. Like Pay the … Continue reading
The nineties are back! Don’t worry, I’m not talking about eurodance or bad haircuts but about what seems like an early metallic hardcore revival. Earlier this year we heard bands like xRepentancex and Renounced reinvent the sound of bands like Arkangel, Morning Again, Earth Crisis and All Out War. Named after a Strife song, Blistered … Continue reading
Formed in Gothenburg 2007, rock ‘n’ roll band The Kendolls bought a van in 08′ and started touring all over Europe. Playing filthy bars, squats, floors, clubs or festival stages wherever.Through touring the live show and songs were getting better and more chaotic. This month they’re releasing their third full-length record Autonomania via White Russian … Continue reading
Birds In Row from Laval, France have released a music video for ‘Can’t Lie’, a new track from their upcoming record. Personal War is available for pre-order now via Deathwish and Throatruiner Records direct before its October 30th street date. Birds In Row: Facebook / Web / Pre-order Personal War Continue reading
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