Those who saw Renounced play one of their recent European dates, already knew there was something big coming but now the wait is finally over: Renounced have unleashed Theories of Despair upon the world. Renounced’s second full length on Carry the Weight Records bulks with ruthless nineties metalcore riffs reminiscent of Disembodied or Unbroken but … Continue reading
Bay Area post punks Creative Adult announced their sophomore LP Fear of Life today, out August 5, 2016 on Run For Cover Records. The band premiered a new track ‘Charged’ and accompanying video from the upcoming record, which is also available for pre-order. The video for ‘Charged’ was directed by Timmy Lodhi and features vocals … Continue reading
Twin Red – formerly know as Client. – recently announced the release of their forthcoming full-length album Please Interrupt on May 27th via Evil Greed. I’m incredibly stoked and proud to exclusively stream the lyric video for the first new song called ‘All Over’ featuring singer André Fosster, his girlfriend Frauke Seefeldt and their two … Continue reading
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
Legends Arising 