So I’ve been cruising around London since Thursday night with my buddy Max Horn from Baronxbones. It’s been great escaping the weekly workflow and replacing sitting by the computer with hanging out, eating great vegan food, drinking craft beers and roaming around new parts of London that I haven’t seen before. On Saturday night we went … Continue reading
We’re very proud to announce that Northcote 2015 will be taking place on December 6th and that Legends Arising is the official media partner of this years edition. With the sold-out 2014 edition still fresh in our memories, we’re eager to share the plans for 2015 and announce the first names on the bill. So long, … Continue reading
On June 4th 2014, hardly two months after the successful third edition of Northcote, organizer Patrick Batenburg decided to throw in the towel. After organizing shows for ten years, he had seen and experienced enough and decided it was time to move on. On May 30th this year, he celebrated “The Last One” with befriended … Continue reading
The almighty Bane from Worcester, Massachusetts have announced their final run of European shows. The tour will take place this fall and will kick off on October 28th. Code Orange and Wolf Down will be joining Bane on the first leg of the tour and Backtrack will take over on the second leg. Get your … Continue reading
In a little less than three week our favorite European hardcore festival is taking place in Ieper, Belgium. Once again, Ieperfest has put a superb line-up together offering solid mix of punk, hardcore and metal bands. Props to the organization for dealing with so many last minute cancellations and finding proper replacements. This year I decided to … Continue reading
Last Saturday, another great edition of Smashfest took place at Capsloc in Capelle a/d IJssel. Anchor from Sweden, Rolo Tomassi from the UK and Ashes from Belgium played amongst a great local line-up that included All For Nothing, From The Heart, Run Like Hell and Mary Fields. The 101’s, Oakheart, The Right Notes and Note To Amy played acoustic … Continue reading
On August 14, 15 and 16, the 23rd edition of Ieperfest will take place in Ieper, Belgium. The organization added Ceremony, Stick To Your Guns and Chokehold to the bill amongst 15 other names, and finalized its 2015 line-up. They still have a few surprises up their sleeve, so keep your eyes peeled to this page, … Continue reading
On May 9th, Venezia Hardcore Fest will be held in Italy and we’re stoked to have our friends in No Turning Back, Kids Insane, Swain (formerly known as This Routine Is Hell) and HAWSER on the bill amongst a ton of other great bands. We absolutely love this DIY initiative so we want to give you … Continue reading
Smashfest completed its line-up by adding Ashes, Run Like Hell and contest winners Mary Fields. This years edition will be taking place on June 27th at CAPSLOC in Capelle aan den IJssel (NL). Among the confirmed acts are British mathcore band Rolo Tomassi, who’ll be releasing a brand new record via Holy Roar Records late spring/early … Continue reading
Belgian hardcore/punk/metal festival Groezrock finalized this years crazy bill by adding The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Loved Ones (Dave House‘s band), Nasty and Brutus. We recommend you get your tickets fast as some of our favorite bands are playing this amazing festival like Turnstile, Ceremony, Bane, Cold World, Basement, Title Fight, Comeback Kid, Stick To Your Guns, Trash Talk, … Continue reading
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