While in Paradiso’s big room a sold out show by Dutch Hiphop group The Opposites was going on, visitors of the small, intimate upper hall experienced something truly amazing. A friday evening full of diverse sounds, including dreamy soundscapes, heavy breakdowns and fast-paced drum rolls. Title Fight was back in Amsterdam, and bought Whirr and Dead … Continue reading
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
The second day started very good, mainly because of the performance delivered by Bastions. The band, which replaced Trash Talk, opened their set in front of a discrete but respectful audience with ‘With Love’, from their new EP (reviewed a few weeks ago). The group gave everything they had and the sound was really captivating, … Continue reading
When all of the Netherlands was celebrating the inauguration of their new king Willem-Alexander, there was a dedicated group of kids that traveled to Kaatsheuvel (NL) for Queenscore. Ten bands played from 1pm until 10pm, with No Turning Back, Backtrack and All For Nothing headlining the bill. Sold out to the max, it was a … Continue reading
Saturday. After having heard the not very inspiring Metalcore/Deathcore from both Buried Verona and Atilla, and the hard-hitting hardcore from Six Ft Ditch, the real fun begins at 13:40 with John Coffey. The good friends from the Netherlands played the MacBeth stage at Groezrock last year and upgraded to the Etnies stage to defend their great debut … Continue reading
I don’t think Terror needs introduction; this band has been around for about ten years now and everybody in the hardcore scene knows Keepers of the Faith. I myself am more a fan of older work like Lowest of the Low, Always the Hard Way and One With the Underdog. Keepers of the Faith had some nice … Continue reading
Revolt is the first half of Hundredth’s double EP titled Revolt/ Resist, that is released through Mediaskare and No Sleep Records. The EP features five new tracks, and clocks just under the fifteen minute mark. Amongst these new songs are ‘Ruin’ and ‘Free mind, Open Spirit’, that were put on YouTube with an accompanying lyric video a few weeks prior to the release of … Continue reading
Utrecht based hardcore formation This Routine Is Hell have released a music video for ‘Howl’, the title track of their latest effort. Check our review of Howl here. This Routine Is Hell: Web / Facebook / Bandcamp / Tumblr Continue reading
Provider released their debut EP Lacrimos on March 18th, 2013. I can tell you the same old story that they have five band members, had their first show in 2012, and are a “screamo influenced hardcore” band, but what interest me most is where they are from: Durban, South Africa. It’s not a big city, but … Continue reading
It are good times for Hardcore in the Netherlands. In the last couple of weeks we’ve seen several bands release their (first) records. Running Out, Hawser, To The Test and New Morality all delivered very solid records. Let’s see if the full-length Darker Times (Perspective Records) by 18 Miles can keep up. They are called … Continue reading
Legends Arising 