You might stumble upon this review and think “why would a band such as Wiegedood be featured on a hardcore/punk blog?”. This is of course a legitimate question, so let me tell you why: Apart from the fact Wiegedood shares members with some LA favorites, your reviewer is an avid black metal fan and considers … Continue reading
As we get closer to the end of 2012, a year that celebrates a ton of great releases, we’d like to share our favorite releases with you. All our contributors compiled their personal top 5, of which they highlighted their #1. Enjoy the read! Tim van Reyswoud / Editor-in-chief 1. Expire – Pendulum Swings Pendulum … Continue reading
Milan, Italy’s Traces of You have signed to Destroy Your World Inc. for the European vinyl release of their forthcoming album Bleed The Truth. Traces of You spent the summer of 2012 in the studio working on Bleed The Truth, a new full-length set to mark another step ahead for the band. Recorded in Milano, mastered in Chicago … Continue reading
Ieperfest 2012 was hot, sweaty, dusty, and above all lots of fun. These are our highlights… The Mongoloids The Mongoloids portrayed their ferocious straight edge message in their early afternoon set on Friday. ‘True Colors’ was definitely one of the highlights of their set, featuring many sing-a-longs, and pile-ups. The band genuinely deserved a spot … Continue reading
Rise and Fall from Ghent, Belgium have been called “the next chapter of true hardcore/punk greatness”. Since 2004 they have toured the world and shared stages with the old elite and newcomers in hardcore, and they have seen the things major festivals have to offer. You could say the guys from R&F haven’t been sitting … Continue reading
Groundbreaking metal/hardcore band Converge has announced a summer tour in August 2012. The dates will include headlining shows as well as the summer festival appearances, including Hevy Festival in UK, Resurrection Festival in Spain and Ieper Fest in Belgium. On the headlining dates, Converge will be joined by supporting acts Rise And Fall and Birds In Row. … Continue reading
Rise and Fall have annouced a European tour with The Secret and Oathbreaker in support of their album release Faith. Stay tuned for more details on this Deathwish Inc. release. 03/17: Kortrijk, Belgium @ De Kreun 03/30: Koln, Germany @ Werkstatt 03/31: Mannheim, Germany @ Juz 04/01: Dessau, Germany @ Beat Club 04/02: Lund, Sweden @ … Continue reading
