On July 19th, hell’s gonna break loose in the small rivertown Capelle aan den IJssel in The Netherlands. Focused Minds, Bastions, Cornered, No Omega and HAWSER will be shredding the stage, just to name a few. We have the privilege to give away 2×2 tickets for this fest. All you have to do is head … Continue reading
It’s always thrilling to see bands we like try different things. When the announcement was made a while back in 2013, that Welsh heroes Bastions were set to release a two-part conceptual EP, it was fairly intriguing to hear where this could lead. Less than a year since the release of four tracks designed as Bedfellow Part 1: The … Continue reading
Up River have released a brand new video for their song ‘Confide’, which will be featured on their upcoming debut album Undertow. The album will hit stores on the 28th April through Holy Roar Records. Up River are a four piece hardcore band hailing from Brighton, England. After numerous member changes and gracing the stage with … Continue reading
With Incubate festival only two weeks away, we decided to tip some of the more heavy, hardcore/punk oriented names of the festival. They all play the Sunday afternoon, September 22nd, which seems to be a good opportunity to check them (and this festival in general) out. Bastions A band we at Legends Arising have adored … Continue reading
Palm Reader is a band from England that first got my attention because of the custom spray painted editions of their self titled EP. I wasn’t too siked about what I heard; it felt like a Bastions 2.0, the dark emotional kind of hardcore that is very popular in the UK. However, they really grabbed … Continue reading
The second day started very good, mainly because of the performance delivered by Bastions. The band, which replaced Trash Talk, opened their set in front of a discrete but respectful audience with ‘With Love’, from their new EP (reviewed a few weeks ago). The group gave everything they had and the sound was really captivating, … Continue reading
Bastions and Battle For Paris from the United Kingdom are playing at ACU in Utrecht on Friday evening, March 8th. We’re very excited to present this show and this is your chance to win 2×2 tickets. Bastions have recently put out the first part of their EP Bedfellows, called The Bastard Son. Check our review here. Make sure … Continue reading
The United Kingdom-based hardcore band Bastions is just five days away from releasing the first part of their brand new 10” EP called Bedfellows. Part 1 of their EP called The Bastard Son hits hard with a darker, more frenetic atmosphere than ever before. The four tracks have a total runtime just over 11 minutes. … Continue reading
We’re excited to welcome Bastions (Holy Roar Records / Tangled Talk Records / In At The Deep End) and Battle For Paris (Tangled Talk Records) from the United Kingdom to ACU in Utrecht on March 8th. In collaboration with SmithsFoodGroup we’re presenting this Dutch show, which will be kicked off by locals in Asylum at 9PM. Be there, only 6 euros! … Continue reading
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