Losing End from Lion City, Singapore are invading European territories next month. Their tour kicks off in Sheffield on May 9th and brings them through France, Germany and The Netherlands as well in two short weeks. Find the full routing below and make sure to attend a local show if you can. Losing End is … Continue reading
Bad Attitude from Leeuwarden, The Netherlands are currently preparing the release of a split EP with their brothers in Pantah. Positive and Focused Records will be putting it out on 7″ vinyl and the lads just released a new song off of it called ‘Social Decay’. Pantah also recently put out a new song from … Continue reading
Due to a few cancellations Northcote 2015 started 15 minutes later than planned. Cold Mind became the new opener. Their vocalist seemed to have had a rough Saturday night as he struggled through their set which, don’t get me wrong, was pretty decent. For the crowd it was a Sunday afternoon too. Although the attendance … Continue reading
New Belgian 5-piece Absolve recently appeared on our radar when we were in search of a band to replace Adjust on the Northcote bill. Absolve bring a hard hitting mix of hardcore to the table infused with personal conflict. To get a little more familiar with the band, we asked drummer Pieter Mijnendonckx to answer … Continue reading
On December 6th, the annual Northcote all-dayer will be going down at Bibelot in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. With bands like Such Gold, Vitamin X, Wolf Down and The Setup sharing the stage with upcoming names such as Adjust, Mercy, Lotus and Hesperian, this fourth edition promises to be a good one once again. We’ll be … Continue reading
Last night Turnstile and Forced Order kicked off their European tour at a sold-out Winston Kingdom in Amsterdam. Yes, the bands arrived over an hour late, and yes people started to get a little grumpy, but HOLY SHIT what a good show. Forced Order nailed it and played a bunch of tracks off of their … Continue reading
Hesperian is a band from Utrecht, the Netherlands that’s been around since 2013. They’ve left their mark in the European scene with their melodic blend of hardcore in vein of Carpathian, Verse and bands alike. They recently went through a rigorous line-up change, so I spoke with original band member and guitarist Robert Rozendaal. On … Continue reading
18 Miles from Heerhugowaard and Uitgeest in The Netherlands have released a video for ‘Set Free’, a brand new track off of their upcoming record. A new EP called Revive is scheduled for release on August 1st, so stay tuned for more info. These guys have really pushed themselves since their last record Darker Times and are set … 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
Teethgrinder from Zwolle, The Netherlands have released the second track off of their debut LP Misanthrophy called ‘ Death of the Individual’. The album is set for release on May 25th in Europe and on June 2nd in North America as CD, limited LP and Download. They released the first track ‘Hope in Death’ shortly after siging with Lifeforce … Continue reading
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