Yet again, Walnut Creek, California’s The Story So Far stood for a filled up venue in Eindhoven. Earlier this year, the band played in Dynamo with The American Scene opening up for them. During this European run the honors went out to Seahaven. Local band Call It Off opened up, which was their first show and apparently a great … Continue reading
Via Altpress: Modern Life Is War drummer Tyler Oleson has been taken into custody after leading police on a short chase through the band’s hometown of Marshalltown, Iowa last night. The incident began when Oleson “basically flipped off the officer” in an adjacent patrol car and then “tried to run it off the road,” according to police Sgt. Melinda … Continue reading
“Modern Life is War is an active band again.” A couple of weeks ago, the announcement of Marshalltown’s finest return to business after six years of hiatus made the Internet got super excited. Despite all the enthusiasm that this kind of announcement usually generates, it is always legitimate to question the significance of a reunion. … Continue reading
Defeater thought it time for a new release, a sequel, a follow-up and now it is here. The new record, their third full album is called Letters Home: Ten new songs that tell the story of a post-WWII American family. Inspired by his two grandfathers, vocalist Derek Archambault wrote the lyrics for this album as … Continue reading
Surfing the wave of a grunge / emo revival, Citizen is a young group from Ohio who delivers Youth, their first album. After two splits with bands such as Turnover and The Fragile Season, and an EP called Young States, Citizen is now ready to take off with his debut LP: 10 tracks for 30 … Continue reading
Concrete is a Hardcore band that has been around since 2010. In 2011 they released their first demo and in 2012 they started recording for their first full length. Now that full length record is out, released through Innerstrength Records. The record is called Deadlock and is a NYHC inspired 8-track album. ‘No Way Out’ is … Continue reading
Alpha & Omega is a Hardcore band from Los Angeles that started in 2007. With influences drawn from Hardcore, Crossover and Metal, you know the material is guaranteed to be heavy. Their last album Life Swallower released in 2010 gained positive reviews and 7” single ‘Sink’ had fans waiting for the new record to be … Continue reading
Reactions is a band from Australia that I only found out about recently. When I was asked to write a review about their new 7”, I listened to one track of them shortly and said yes. It’s always cool to get to know new bands and this one sounded very promising. The new 7” called … Continue reading
War Charge is a Hardcore band from Scotland. They released a self-titled 7” in 2012 filled with hardcore jams and hard hitters. A year later they are releasing the New World Justice EP on Purgatory Records. So what do you get when a great hardcore band had a year to grow and comes with a … Continue reading
Who would’ve thought that Dynamo in Eindhoven (NL) would sell out on a rainy Thursday evening. It was a pleasant surprise, and by 8 o’clock the venue was packed. However, the majority of the people were clearly there to see The Story So Far play, and opening act Life’s Too Short For Us couldn’t get … Continue reading
Legends Arising 