Converge have released a digital EP via Bandcamp, entitled Pound for Pound: The Wolverine Blues Sessions and featuring five versions of the Entombed song ‘Wolverine Blues’ with different vocalists on each. The various vocals were compiled into one final version of the cover, released on Converge’s split with Napalm Death, but are available individually via this release for … Continue reading
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Downpresser Stream Album in Entirety
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
Review: Cold Hearted – Lunacy
Cold Hearted is a Hardcore band from Florida playing tunes like they’re from New York. I first found out about them looking through Bandcamp pages endlessly. The first release they did was Illusions, often written as ILLUZNS. The sound of that record appealed to me, but I got even more into them because of the … Continue reading
Review: Palm Reader – Bad Weather
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
Review: Grader – Underheaven
Grader is a hardcore band from Aberdeen that got my interest ever since their first release I’d rather be the rocks than a fucking wreck came out. I kept an eye out for them and loved the demo they did back in 2011; it included a cool Danzig cover. Last year they came with Amnesty, … Continue reading
Review: Baptists – Bushcraft
We already knew that most productions affiliated with the name of Kurt Ballou are crafted for excellence. But still, see Converge guitarist retain as much regularity and quality trademark is impressive. Among recent groups who recorded at GodCity Studio, there is Baptists. Straight from Vancouver, the Canadians had already released a 7” self-title demo in … Continue reading
Album of the Month: The Rival Mob – Mob Justice
The Rival Mob a.k.a. The Mob from Boston have just released their latest record called Mob Justice. With members coming from bands such as Mind Eraser, Righteous Jams, Mental, xFilesx and many others, they put together their strengths and created a set of songs that yet again screams old school hardcore. The Rival Mob is … Continue reading
Review: New Waters – Lions EP
New Waters is a young Finnish group who recently signed to Blood and Ink Records (Ironwill, Blessed By A Broken Heart). After a self-released demo, the quintet unveiled their first real output, entitled Lions EP. If you’re wondering what to expect from these hardcore kids from northern cold, the answer is simple. Six songs in … Continue reading
Album of the Month: Brutality Will Prevail – Scatter the Ashes
Hardcore lives in South-Wales, at least if we are to believe Brutality Will Prevail, who are releasing their third full-length Scatter the Ashes on November 12th through Purgatory Records. Where their previous full-length Root of All Evil was still a straight-up hardcore album, their new release features more musical variation. Album opener ‘Life Lines’ sounds … Continue reading
Liferuiner Release Poison The Well Cover
Toronto, Ontario’s Liferuiner have released a cover of Poison The Well‘s song ‘Zombies Are Good For Your Health’. The track is engineered, produced, and mastered by Anton Delost at De Lost Studios in London, Ontario. Liferuiner: Facebook / Myspace / Twitter Continue reading