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
Please introduce yourself and your band. “Me (Lorens Meijer), Luke Heuer, Tom Burggraaff, Tom Damen and Niek Biemans are Backbreaker. Backbreaker is a hardcore punk band from Tilburg. We are a band for over two years or so.” How did you come up with the band name, Backbreaker? “It’s a very uncomfortable wrestle move.” Define … Continue reading
On June 4th 2014, hardly two months after the successful third edition of Northcote, organizer Patrick Batenburg decided to throw in the towel. After organizing shows for ten years, he had seen and experienced enough and decided it was time to move on. On May 30th this year, he celebrated “The Last One” with befriended … Continue reading
The almighty Bane from Worcester, Massachusetts have announced their final run of European shows. The tour will take place this fall and will kick off on October 28th. Code Orange and Wolf Down will be joining Bane on the first leg of the tour and Backtrack will take over on the second leg. Get your … Continue reading
Our good friends from Israel in Kids Insane have announced their return to European grounds. On July 11th, they’ll embark on a 3-week tour through Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, France and Belgium. If you’ve never seen Kids Insane live before, I’m urging to make it out to one of … Continue reading
Leeds has a new band making name for themselves in a rapid rate. Higher Power put out a video last week for a new, self-titled track that was shot by Natalie Wood (Wondergirlphoto) and edited by Max Horn (Baronxbones). They’re currently writing their debut LP that will be out on Neutral Words Records, so it … Continue reading
These days, five years without a new album are enough to consider a reunion tour. Miles Away – from Perth, Australia – never broke up though. It did take them some time to overcome the difficulties of one band member moving to Berlin and produce a record the entire band was proud of. Their 2005 … Continue reading
Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Cross Me have signed with Bridge Nine Records. “With signing to Bridge Nine, we see the opportunity to push ourselves harder on every level,” the band said about the partnership, “musically and with touring. And we couldn’t be more excited for it.” Cross Me only formed in 2013 but already released two impressive … Continue reading
Ghostwriter. from Berlin, Germany only came onto my radar recently, but they left a noteworthy impression. Their heavy blend of metal-infused hardcore is now re-molded into their latest 5-track effort Hell Can Wait that I’m stoked to exclusively premier in its entirety. Pre-orders for their EP are available now via Epidemic Cloth and Mind Control Records on … Continue reading
After getting an invite from vocalist Jonathan Edwards, I went to see Teethgrinder for the first time on a week day in Leiden, The Netherlands late 2014. With no expectations, just knowing I’d be in for a butt load of noise, I was absolutely blown away by their intense live show and heavy sound that reminded … Continue reading
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