On July 2nd, Bridge Nine Records announced Nothing As It Seems, the debut album of Violent Sons. Six days later the record was released digitally, a fast and remarkable process for the new band with from members of Verse, Suicide Pact and Raindance. We asked founding member Sean Murphy (Verse) a few questions about Violent Sons. After … Continue reading
Violent Sons features members that are no strangers to the New England hardcore scene: Sean Murphy (Verse), Mikey Belcastro (Product of Waste, Suicide Pact), Evan White (Raindance) and Andrew Fortin got together in late 2013 when Murphy and Belcastro finally sat down after about a year of talking about starting a band. The two had … Continue reading
Nine Eleven is a somewhat cynical hardcore/punk group from Le Mans, France. 24 Years is their fifth release and showcases a much more matured sound than when they started nine years ago. Influenced by Spermbirds, Bane, black metal, and pretty much everything they get irritated, mad or sad about. These guys make music that “sounds … Continue reading
While you were listening to Defeater again, hoping for some new material, guitarist Jay Maas was busy recording a ton of bands at his own Getaway Studios. Among them are Great Reversals, a young band from Detroit, Michigan, who just released To The Ends of The Earth, a 4 song 10’’ recorded in Boston in … Continue reading
Verse‘s new record is out today through Bridge Nine Records. The best way to describe this album would be, dazzling. Their latest effort Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace is a 31-minute long masterpiece that vocalist/lyricist Sean Murphy decribes as ” …completely human. The concept is set of life lessons shown to us by the life of a … Continue reading
Verse are streaming a brand new track at GLUEHC.com, off of their upcoming album Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace. Check out ‘The Silver Spoon and The Empty Plate’ by Providence, Rhode Island’s finest now, including lyrics and explanatory notes. The album can be pre-oredered via Bridge 9 Records. Continue reading
Guns Up! are streaming their entire ‘All This Was’ DVD online, including live shots from their last and final show, an interview with the band members and some other great footage of the tours they did along the years. Guns Up! played their last show on February the 2nd, 2007 in Hudson, MA. The venue … Continue reading
Verse have put up their upcoming Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace album for pre-orders. You can get to it through the Bridge9 Webstore. The album is due out July 17th and will be available in 3 different vinyl colorways, CD, digital download and package deals. If you haven’t heard their ‘The Selfless of the Eath’ track, the … Continue reading
2012 is the year of break ups, and reformations. Unfortunately, Recklinghausen (DE) based hardcore/punk band Ritual is one of the great bands that have decided to throw in the towel… “We had to be honest to ourselves and admit that we didn’t actually feel like looking for an innovative hardcore sound anymore,” drummer Philipp Wulf … Continue reading
Verse have premiered a new song off of their upcoming album Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace, available on July 17th through Bridge Nine Records. Give ‘The Selfless Of The Earth’ a listen right below, via the Soundcloud player. Vocalist Sean Murphy exclusively stated to AbsolutePunk.net: “This song is mostly about how we react to the heavy burdens we … Continue reading
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