In 2010, four kids crossed paths and started playing music together for the sake of playing music together. Their band name only saw the light of day when they were preparing for their first try-out show and had to put a name on the bill; LOTUS, a reference to a Shipwreck A.D. song on the … Continue reading
Hailing from Antwerp, Belgium, youngsters in LOTUS bring a fresh wave of groovy punk hardcore to the table. They know exactly what they want, how they want it and when they want it. So after playing together for a number of years they have carefuly scheduled the release of their 8-track album Israel on November 22nd. I spoke … Continue reading
Freshly rechristened Code Orange – formerly known as Code Orange Kids, have come surging out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with another outrageous foray into the world of demonically heavy music. Set loose by Deathwish Inc., I Am King – the band’s second full-length release, blurs the already hazy lines between hardcore, metal and punk. This remorseless … Continue reading
Got 20 minutes of free time? Good. It’s just what you need to listen to what might possibly be Punch‘s best release yet. The Bay Area-based quintet, whose members also officiate in Loma Prieta, is not known to make any concessions in their music. With They Don’t Have To Believe, recently released by Deathwish Inc., … Continue reading
Basement have announced four shows with Cloakroom in the UK and Belgium. The kick off date will be the bands first Belgian appearance since the conclusion of their indefinite hiatus. The three UK shows that will follow are the bands first non-festival dates following this years Reading and Leeds appearance. The shows go on sale … Continue reading
On July 11th, hardcore super group Only Crime will be playing at 013 in Tilburg (NL). The band was formed by Good Riddance singer Russ Rankin and Bane guitarist Aaron Dalbec. Only Crime is completed with Doni Blair (Hagfish) on bass, Bill Stevenson (Descendents/Black Flag/All) on drums and Matt Hoffman (Modern Life Is War) on … Continue reading
Angel Du$t, the “new” kids in town. At least, to this exact sub-genre. This is what happens when members from Trapped Under Ice, Turnstile and Diamond Youth get together and decide to start a poppy, punk band. Not a pop-punk band, but a really poppy-sounding punk rock band. We got to know the band when their Xtra Raw … Continue reading
