Don’t worry about the wealth of the Belgian hardcore scene; it’s doing just fine. Between the recognized ones (Deathwish affiliated bands, Church of Ra), newcomers and old legends; some equally hard-working and assiduous bands follow their way. Among them, there’s Daggers, a grubby hardcore-punk oriented quartet from Liège. Born in 2007, they already got quite some material under their … Continue reading
Dutch band BackBreaker from Tilburg, the Netherlands, is of one of the newest editions to the Noord-Brabant hardcore scene. The guys have put out a 3-track EP called Cursed For Life, a short, fast and aggressive, to-the-point release. The songs are about personal struggles towards others and mainly an outburst of pure frustration towards the … Continue reading
“Sorry for you ears”. It’s a curious statement that accompanies every digital release by Throatruiner Records; a young French label/distro specialized in modern hardcore, crust, sludge and other extreme music genres. Not only does this label have an impressive and quality roaster (Birds In Row, No Omega, Direwolves, etc.), they also put most of their … Continue reading
Influental Hardcore Punk/Metal label Deathwish Inc. has released a Spring 2013 Sampler, which is available for free digitally. It contains 26 songs of Deathwish bands, as well as Deathwish Distributed labels Black Market Activities, React!, Sealegs, Secret Voice, and Six Feet Under. Expect songs by the likes of Converge, Touché Amoré, Code Orange Kids and … Continue reading
Ceremony has announced the release of their new debut called Zoo, it is due out this march. Together with the album they will release their second single from Zoo; ‘Adult’ as well as a track that will not be featured on the album called ‘Start Over’. The first single and leading track of the album … Continue reading
Mediaskare Records comes with another very generous offer. They have put hardcore band Redeemer from Arizona, US their newest EP up for free downloads. Their new First Degree EP is now being streamed on their Facebook for you all to enjoy or can be downloaded song by song through Soundcloud (or complete via a single … Continue reading
The Christmas gifts keep coming! This time it is Mediaskare Records who brings us a tasty Christmas treat; a free 26-tracks sampler. The downloadable content is nearly all tracks from recent releases. Mediaskare Records states it is; “…a way of saying thank you to all of our supporters.” The tracklisting is as following: 1. As … Continue reading
As Enemies Arise go digital and take a leap into the future with their recent decision to not release their latest EP Grief on CD but stick purely to free downloads. The band stated: “This is the age of internet, smartphones and shared information. Our lives revolve around money. Everything you do is expensive. That … Continue reading
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