Jaguars

Name: Rob Hood

Band Name: Jaguars

Location: Sacramento, CA

Active since: July 2008.

How do you define your overall style?
Old school hardcore with some new school influence. Just heavy ass shit that you can't help to bang your head to.

What’s your goal with this band?
Well I started the band up when I left hoods back in the middle of '08, and the goal originally was to put together a new lineup of old friends and newly found friends to possibly tour or just make some killer tracks.

What do you have recorded so far?
We originally did a 3 song demo under another name with different members in December '07. Then we recorded the "On The Prowl" EP in the middle of '08, and then recorded 3 new tracks just a couple months ago.

So, basically, when and why did you guys decide it’s a right moment to start a band?
Well I originally started the band up as a side project, but it quickly became my main project, and was always a main project for the rest of the guys because it was their only band. I was just ready for something fresh and to write my own shit.

Musically, how does Jaguars measure up to what you had been doing as a members Hoods, Suffokate & Havenside?
First off, no one else from either Suffokate nor Havenside have contributed to this band musically other than maybe 1 partial song. I'd say it has a lot of Hoods influence with the old stuff because I was in the band and a long time fan. I'd say it sounds like a lot of different bands, but still stands out on its own.

Let's talk about your latest EP 'On The Prowl’, where did that title come from and how does it apply to the content?
I'd say it kind of fits the theme of the band name. I also found it to be rather fitting because I felt that it was our first real release and it was us breaking into the world and our shit was on the prowl to capture peoples hearts.

Share a bit about some of the themes, some of the “topics” you sing about. Is there any message you want to spread to the listeners?
Well, we touch a lot on a lot of common topics that other bands do, but mainly talking about bitches, cops, fake friends and other hateful topics like that. However, the topics in the new tracks are as real as it gets. Some people will love it, some people will hate it, either way, it'll blow everyone's minds.

What is your main inspiration when writing?
I write whatever I think will sound hard, its hard to explain. Musicians will understand what I mean.

It seems that there are a lot of new bands coming out of Cali recently and most of them are really good. What’s your opinion on the hardcore scene in your area nowadays?
I have seen a lot of good bands popping up, which is definitely awesome. The hardcore scene around here is a bit dead because people are lazy and don't come out to shows. There are a lot of good cali bands coming up that everyone should check out, such as, lionheart, hammerfist, give em hell, take pride, martyrdom, 5 victims 4 graves, in clear sight and a lot of others that I can't think of off the top of my head.

What was your first introduction to hardcore?
I got into hardcore after listening to punk. I think I was around 10 years old or so. I used to go to shows at westcoast worldwide all the time, it was like a second home for me for many years. I can't imagine playing another type of music, because no other genre will ever capture the adrenaline fueled rush that hardcore brings.

In which direction would you love to take hardcore in the future?
There really is no direction I want it to go. I feel like we're making it our own, just like a lot of bands do, and I hope that everyone can stay original in some way shape or form. I'm tired of seeing local bands all over the US every single night basically playing For The Fallen Dreams covers, so to speak of course, or trying to be Hoods. Shits annoying, no one takes the time to be creative anymore. I'm tired of seeing some shitty bands gain popularity by biting off of other bands originality.

Whats next on your agenda?
Probably write another 7 songs and make a full length, or just jam out on some shows, who knows.

Any last minute shout outs?
All our boys from all our friend bands. All the people I've met all over the world over the last few years. Thanks to all the people who listen and rep our shit, means a lot of all of us. Keep spreadin that shit, you have no idea how much it helps us out.

http://www.myspace.com/sactojaguars

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Full Blown Love Blast - new Ep by Tonedown

NEW EP - "FULL BLOWN LOVE BLAST" - will be proudly released this summer!!! It includes 5 songs full of hate, love, blast's and fuckin' metal influenced hardcoreshit... heavy new stuff and some good old songs are on it.

http://www.myspace.com/tonedownberlin

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Stillborn Records signs Abolish

Official press release:

Stillborn Records has signed South Florida's up and coming Abolish to their roster. The metallic-hardcore band has entered Connecticut's Dexter's Lab Studios with engineer Nick Bellmore (Hatebreed, Death Threat) to record their debut full length, "Beyond Redemption," which is slated for a fall release.

The band commented: "We are very excited to be working with Stillborn, a label that is so well respected and has released some of the staple records in the hardcore and metal genres. With our new record, we wrote songs with the heavy groove we wanted to hear. We hope everyone enjoys the record as much as much as we do. See you on tour."

Stillborn owner and Hatebreed/Kingdom of Sorrow frontman, Jamey Jasta added, "I'm excited to be working with Abolish. Their sound is as hard as their work ethic!"

Check the band out at myspace.com/abolishkills and catch them on tour this summer and fall.

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Years Spent Cold, Left To Vanish East Coast tour dates

Years Spent Cold andLeft To Vanish will do the East Coast tour together in July. Confirmed dates are:

7/4 Wheeling, WV @ Yesterdays
7/5 Mt. Airy, MD @ Mt. Airy Firehall
7/6 Virginia Beach, VA @ Gil's
7/7 Goose Creek, SC @ Weekends Pub
7/8 Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G
7/9 Jacksonville, FL @ TBA
7/10 Winter Park, FL @ Island Oasis
7/11 West Palm, FL @ The Pit
7/12 Ft. Myers, FL @ The Garage
7/14 Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery
7/16 Orlando, FL @ H2O Live
7/17 Spartansburg, SC @ Ground Zero
7/18 Danville, VA @ Plan B
7/19 Lynchvurg, VA @ Riverfront Skatepark
7/20 Fredericksburg, VA @ The Golden Monkey

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Goood Old Days - Only Attitude Counts split CD out now

Click here to order!

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IGNITE European Tour

Here are the dates:

Jul 2 Musikbunker- Aachen, Germany
Jul 3 Vainstream Festival- Munster, Germany
Jul 4 Beastfest Festival- Wiesbaden, Germany
Jul 5 With Full Force Festival- Roitzschjora, Germany
Jul 6 Rock For People Festival- Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Jul 8 Easy- Zwiesel, Germany
Jul 9 Club Vaudeville- Lindau, Germany
Jul 10 Rock Am Bach Festival- Merzig, Germany
Jul 11 Campo Sportivo Meloni- Olbia, Italy
Jul 12 Hof Ter Lo- Antwerp, Belgium
Jul 13 Watt- Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jul 14 Iduna- Drachten, Netherlands
Jul 15 The Rock- Copenhagen, Denmark
Jul 17 Jarocin Festival- Jarocin, Poland
Jul 18 Hegyalja Fesztivál- Tokaj, Hungary
Jul 19 Deichbrand Open Air Festival- Cuxhaven, Germany
Jul 30 SMOCL- Lasko,Slovenia
Aug 1 Resurrection Festival- Viveiro, Spain

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Flawless Victory need help with the European tour

FLAWLESS VICTORY (Russia/hardxtimes records) - Straight Edge band from Russia, it was founded by 18-year guys in August 2007 and rapidly announced itself as a perspective band from Moscow city. In the beginning of the bands history not all of the members were Straight Edge kids, but later they came up with the idea of drug free youth, and as Tim (the front man) told "I think, that primarily Hardcore is self-improvement, so it was very big step up in our lives". Lyrically, the band messages an idea of problems inside and outside of the person, of what has happened around us, all this is supported with
a furious energy and passion on the shows. Flawless Victory has played with local bands and such foreign bands as: Die Young, Have Heart, Nine Eleven, Honor Among Thieves and more. During this two years, Flawless Victory has released one Demo (December 2007), which consists of 4 songs, "Young Hearts" EP (October 2008) and the presentation of the 7' EP "Freedom" (on English) is prepared now, it will be in June 2009.

http://www.myspace.com/flawlessvictorymscxxx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqU08UtCQy4


PERIOD:
11.10 - 1.11 2009

TRAVELLING PARTY:
8 people

CATERING:
Warm vegan/vegeterian meals

ACCOMODATION:
Somewhere to sleep has enough mattresses and is clean and comfortable, shower.

BACKLINE:
The band will bring their own backline which cannot be used by the other bands, if not agreed otherwise.


11.10.Slovakia - Need Help
12.10.Hungray - Need Help
13.10.Hungray - Need Help
14.10.Austria - Need Help
15.10.Austria - Need Help
16.10.Czech Republic - (Pisek)
17.10.Czech Republic - (PRAHA) Edge day w/Fumbles In Life and more...
18.10.Germany - Need Help
19.10.Germany - Need Help
20.10.Germany - Need Help
21.10.Germany - Need Help
22.10.Germany - Need Help
23.10.Nederland - Need Help
24.10.Nederland - Need Help
25.10.Germany - Need Help
26.10.Germany - Need Help
27.10.France -tba
28.10.France-tba
29.10.France-tba
30.10.France -tba
01.11.Belgium - tba

Contact :
www.myspace.com/xthreatx
xthreatx@gmail.com

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New merch from Providence

New merch by Paris heavy weights Providence. Click here to get in touch with them.

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Summer of Hate '09

Summer of Hate '09
Saturday July 11th @ The Vineyard in Kent, Oh

Expect the same as always... the hardest bands form NEOH/Western PA region plus some of the best HC bands the rest of the US has to offer for a reasonable price... plus all the BBQ you can handle. The show is right around the corner from Samoan Rob's DEFIANCE TATTOOS so there will be plenty of BBQ and fun!

Confirmed To Appear:
STOUT (MD)
CROWD DETERRENT (OH)
KNOW THE SCORE (FL)
BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT (IN)
CONVICTED (IL)
AMERICAN WEREWOLVES (OH)
SUBURBAN SCUM (NJ)
TASTE THE STEEL (PA)
NO END IN SIGHT (MN)
ENEMY MIND (PA)
EMPIRE (OH)
DEATHRIGHT (PA)
NOT WITHOUT RESISTANCE (PA)
THROUGH TRIALS (KY)
RELENTLESS (MN)
Plus Special 2 Guests!!!

MORE INFO: http://www.myspace.com/summerofhate2009

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Eden Demise

"You know, we ve been through a lot of shit all these years, so the album title is more like a statement, a message to all these people who caused us so many problems. Something like 'Go fuck yourselves! We are takin' over!'..."

First of all, congratulations on the new record. I’ve been listening to this stuff for some time now and I’m definitely feeling this album. So how long did it take you to put it together, and how do you feel about the results?
Thanx bro, i m glad you like our stuff! We started working the songs for the album right after we released the "Scars of a shattered world" EP and we entered the studio in June 2008. We are 100% satisfied from the results! Everything went better than we expected.

If you had to advertise the new album to somebody who never heard of Eden Demise, what would you say to them? What do you feel you’re bringing to the hardcore world and what separates you from the next band?
Well, The Takeover gives nine tracks of furious hardcore with thrashy riffs, urban grooves and heavy as hell breakdowns! We made an album that we'd like to listen. After all we are fans ourselves so we d like to create something that could make us bang our heads! I believe that we made a tight hardcore album, and although our influences are obvious, it's absolutely Eden Demise.

What can people expect from The Takeover and what does the name represent?
They can expect straight, in your face, brutal beatdown hardcore! You know, we ve been through a lot of shit all these years, so the album title is more like a statement, a message to all these people who caused us so many problems. Something like "Go fuck yourselves! We are takin' over!"


Lyrically, your album doesn’t fall into one category. There are some personal songs, as well as some political stuff. So what's the message you are sending through your music?
I have some personal lyrics with battle attitude. As i told you before, i had to express some negative feelings cause we ve been through tough times. On the other hand i wanted to share my thougts about where this world is heading. We live in "organized" societies and we are forced to follow a specific life model without knowing that we are forced. We are like the chained dog. You give it some hugs and some food and it s happy. It s happy cause it doesn't know how is to be free. Anyway, the message in general is simple. Respect yourself so you can respect others. Thats the start of everything. From being a better person to changing the world.

You guys use a variety of influences, from hip hop to rap. What are some key elements and influences that have shaped the band over the years?
Look, we all listen to hip hop a lot. We also do shows with local hip hop bands. But what really made us want to play this kind of music is that late 90s /00s sound, from bands who merged thrash riffs with ultra heavy breaks and kept their hardcore attitude without being metal! Bands like Shattered Realm, Stampin' Ground, Shockwave, Kickback, Figure Four etc.

Do you think that taking influences from the other genres is something hardcore needs in order to stay fresh?
I think that hardcore music have been always related with other genres like metal or hip hop. From Madball and Biohazard who put some metallic riffs and rap style vocals, to all these Slayer influenced beatdown hardcore bands. After all, Hardcore is about attitude, not just a music genre!

How did your relationship with On The Attack Records come about?
We really wanted an underground hardcore label with respect for the scene and the bands. The guys from On The Attack are very cool and they have some really awesome bands in their roster so when they told us that they were intersted in releasing our album we made the deal. Nice and simple!

How would you compare your first EP, Scars Of A Shattered World” to your first full-length album The Takeover?
First of all The takeover was recorded, mixed and mastered more professionally and that's obvious! I think The takeover is more aggressive, more brutal, more tight. Although I like them both, and some of the EP's tracks are my favorite, it s like comparing a Ford Mustang with a Fiat Punto!

Where do you think the hardcore scene is heading? What's next for the scene?
I guess that hardcore is getting more brutal, more aggressive and heavier. Beatdown, beatdown, beatdown!

How do you feel about the state of Greek hardcore? And who do you think are the best bands from your area?
Actually we don't really have a solid hardcore scene in Greece just people and few bands who are tryin to create one. We have noumerous great acts who play extreme metal, death metal, sludge, metalcore etc but not hardcore. But the efforts are really hard and more and more kids are getting into that whole hardcore thing.

How did you get into the hardcore scene in the first place? What are some of the bands you were listening then?
I used to listen to a lot of hip hop, thrash metal stuff like Slayer and Vio-lence and some hardcore stuff like Biohazard, Madball, Agnostic Front when i was at school. But the band that really blew me away and put me for good in Hardcore scene was Kickback with their "Forever war" album. That stuff made me see the world different! For real!


Having song like Chains Of Slavery and Self-Destructive World, how do you feel about the recent riots in Greece?
The occasion for the riots was the murder of a 15 years old teenager by a cop. But it wasn t the only reason. Economic scandals and cases of political corruption had come to light recently. The government was falling apart. Our education is going from bad to worse, and the period before the murder incident, Police was uncontrolled and officers were acting like a bunch of bullies by harassing young people and making unreasonable arrests. All these things brought people to the edge and led them to act violently against everything. The question is if after all these street fights with the Police and destruction, things are goin' better. Actually the results are more surveillance cameras in the streets, more police power, more "control". That leads us to the conclusion that every action has its consequences and every move you make, someone will try to use it against you. That doesn't mean that we have to stay and watch without doin' anything, just that we have to think twice before we act and consider the consequences. That doesn't mean though, the message hasn't been delivered. What happened these days is something that the government should keep in mind seriously. They have to know that people are not blind and patience has its limits!

Any final thoughts or statements for the readers at Old School Hate?
Have your eyes open, support your local scene and don't forget to get "The takeover"!! Stay safe, cheers!!

Eden Demise at myspace

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Dead Vows - Bad Blood

Dead Vows - Bad Blood
Refoundation 2008

This is my first experience with this band, and I must say that I am impressed. Dead Vows pull off truly aggressive and meaningful hardcore.

Judging by the cover, I expected some dark, apocalyptic hardcore with strong metal influences but it’s nothing like that. Instead, it strikes the perfect balance between old school sound and the modern hardcore with some rock’n’roll twist to it. That’s what I like about it - they manage to stay true to the roots of hardcore while still putting their own spin on it. Bad Blood has no shortage of great moments. The music is mainly fast but often band slow down to do awkward things. Usually, I don’t like this type of experimentation and rockish passages but this time it fits the music pretty well. At some moments it reminds me of Sick Of It All from the Scratch The Surface era, especially with the vocal department. The lyrics are well written and have a deeper meaning to them so you're actually hearing and hanging on to every word the singer is spitting. All of these aspects combine to make Bad Blood an album worth checking out by every hardcore kid who can appreciate some fresh ideas but still wants their hardcore to sound as it is supposed to.


Dead Vows at Myspace
Refundation Records

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Awaken Demons: release date revealed

The new album "The Mirror" by Awaken Demons will be released through Trustkill on August 04th.

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Crooked Ways "Crime Of Passion" to be released soon

Brand new 5 Song 7" EP Recorded and Mastered at 8 Houses Down Studios w/Artwork by Mike Bukowski. Click here to order!

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New merch from Winds Of Plague

http://thirddegreemerch.com/windsofplague

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Twenty Fighters - No Camino Solo

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Shattered Realm/Toe Tag - split CD

Shattered Realm/Toe Tag - split CD
Eulogy/Alveran 2008

I don’t think this record needs any introduction. Shattered Realm is the band that gets most of the attention here and that’s understandable. They established themselves in the forefront of the metallic hardcore style and are one of bands who can’t fall off musically if they tried. Toe Tag is a new name in the game but don’t let it fool you. Those guys have been around probably longer than most of the kids reading this, having been previously involved in classic acts like Until The End or Mourning Again.

The album kicks off with the 3 songs by Florida based Toe Tag. A split CD with a well established band like Shattered Realm is a huge start for the upcoming band like them but hopefully they live up to the expectations. Toe Tag brings nothing but fire and terror with their brand of heavy and aggressive hardcore. The band has all the right tools. A heavy and intense style, good song writing ideas, punishing drum and thick riffs. Toe Tag bring the groove oriented hardcore which makes me think of mixture of bands like Shattered Realm with more NYHC oriented stuff, like Until The End or Since The Flood. Overall, this is very well produced and each track is structured. They delivered songs that should rank very high on the every hardcore kid list and I hope to hear more from the in the future.
Next, we get 3 songs from Shattered Realm. Their last album hinted towards a more hardcore oriented style compared to their earlier records and that did it for me. This was definitely the direction I had wanted the band to take. Just like Toe Tag, they contribute here 3 songs and these are truly aggressive and thundering tunes. Expect some heavy and powerful riffs and angry, deep vocals with a surprisingly heavy production to back them up. There song writing is complex with pace raging from fast parts to twisted breakdowns and if this doesn't have you moshing violently then nothing will. The music is drenched in an evil atmosphere, with lyrics about survival in this cold and harsh world. They also contribute the best song on the album, Bring The Violence Back/Every Man For Himself, which sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. Originally performed by Fury Of V cover, the vocal attack by Joe Hardcore, Joe None, Chris (formerly SR, now doing vocals in Suffer The Living) and Greg from Mongoloids makes it one of the best hardcore cover tracks ever. If you want the hardest shit out there, here is my nomination.


Shattered Realm at Myspace
Toe Tag at Myspace
Eulogy Records
Alveran Records

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Bite Your Tongue

Name: BYT (Bite Your Tongue)

Location: Moorpark, Ca

Active since: May 10th, 2008

How do you define your overall style?
Punch

What’s your goal with this band?
Deliver the most energy-filled music & shows possible

What do you have recorded so far?
A 5 song EP that we recorded 6 days after being a band, one of the songs was actually written in the studio (Piece of Mind) & we were only in the studio for 12 hours.. & it was over a year ago..

To the people who don't know you, how would you describe your style and sound?
its not pop, its not happy

So, how did you guys find each other and decide to start a band?
Corey (drums) & TJ (guitar) had talked about making a band for years, & finally decided to jam (May 10th, 2008) we only played for about 45 mins, but thats all it took to write our intro on the 2008 EP. The next day TJ was at a friends house (Brennan) & remembered that Brennan used to play guitar way back when & asked him to play bass in a hardcore band (we made it clear & obvious that we didnt want '2-steps' or 'breakdowns'). We three then invited Steven because of his startling voice when he would yell out the window at oncoming traffic or pedestrians, then we let Wes join without even trying out... just cuz we like him, turns out hes pretty damn good at guitar..

Your EP is coming out this summer. What can someone expect from it?
Faster... Better. We dont even like any of the songs we have recorded because the new shit is just that much better, we definitely grew as a band all toward the same goal without even realizing it, you'll see.. Oh, & it might actually be a full length.. it'll just take a little longer.

Who are your influences? Who do you look up to?
No Warning.

Lyrically, would you say there is a running message for the Bite Your Tongue?
Most songs are about things we hate, pet peeves, or anything else that gets us going enough to write a song about it..

What's your favorite part of being in a hardcore band, creating new music or performing? And why?
creating new music, after every song we write everyone in our band says: "dude, thats my new favorite song"

What are some other Cali bands you’re feeling right now?
The Boondocks, brand new, but rad as fuck..

Hardcore scene in Cali seems to be blooming right now. How supportive it is to a new upcoming bands like yours?
i guess its cool, gives us a couple places to play our tunes

Do you guys listen to any bands from outside the USA?
No Turning Back.

Anything you’d like to add to the kids out there?
Party
Bite Your Tangue at Myspace

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Hoods - MS

Hoods - "MS" from Will DaRosa on Vimeo.

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Beg For Life - Means To An End

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Life Or Death to release Abomination on July 14th

Official statement:

5 years after the release of "Sentenced" we are finally ready to release our new album entitled "Abomination" on July 14th 2009. This will be our most crushing and intense recording to date as we have spent the past 2 years writing, fine tuning and recording it. Tell all of your friends, your family, anyone you know.

http://www.myspace.com/lifeordeath

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11.06.09 Warsaw - l’Esprit Du Clan

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All pics taken by Lostorpedos.

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Bravestar

Bravestar is here to remind you that after the hard work of keeping it real, getting tattoos, shopping for Nikes and breaking the society rules, there's also some time for fun in life of the hardcore kid. So relax for a bit and chill out, Bravestar are having a BBQ and you're invited...

First of all, how, when and why did the band start?
We started our band in mid 2007 and played our first show in December the same year. We all were members of other bands and we knew each other a long time before we decided to start Bravestar as a band only to have fun with our mates. We don´t want to make money with our music, we just want a big party on every single show. We are only a bunch of hardcore-loving idiots who don´t take themselves so seriously.

What are the band's main influences?
The whole old stuff like Madball, Rykers, Slapshot, Warzone, AF, etc… but also a lot of bands like Shattered Realm, Reign Supreme, Weight of the Crown, Folsom and Death Before Dishonor.


Your debut album has just hit the streets. What should kids expect from the A Warriors Heart release?
You can hear that we had a lot of fun in the studio, while recording the new CD. There are guest appearances by Samis (Reduction), Tommy (Havok) and Chris ( Force of my Brothers). The 12 songs are quite diversified and very detail-loving. Someone who likes all the different kinds of Hardcore will enjoy this CD.

How did you come up with the BBQ theme? What is your formula for a great BBQ?
Look at us! We all love to eat a good steak…or two;) If you just take a look at our pics, you will recognize that the name “Full Blown Chaos” would go better with us;) Hardcore is all about having a good time with good friends and we think BBQs are exactly that. We enjoy our time together and have a big party.

If you could invite anybody to a bbq, living or dead, who would it be?
Maybe Raybeez! Eva Longoria would also be nice as a guest….just to look at her, of course;)

One of your songs deals with the subject of racism. How do you feel about racists coming to a hardcore shows and do you think it’s a problem nowadays in Germany?
We are absolutely against racism and Hardcore has to be a racist-free scene! We don´t tolerate these assholes neither on our own shows, nor on any other hardcore show. Here in Germany, many people work against racism and fascism and we go along with them, with our songs and our attitude. Although many bands sang many songs about this problem, we think, that this topic mustn´t be forgotten. We want to make our position clear.

What are some other themes in your lyrics? Where do you get your inspiration to write?
We deal with what we see in the world out there, on TV, what we read in newspapers and also with what everyone of us has to cope with. We talk about friendship, about people who talk shit about us, about the scene, about BBQs etc…


What’s playing on the stereo when Bravestar is having a BBQ?
Oh, there’s a lot of stuff playing on the stereo during a BBQ……we’re really into many kinds of hard music. We don’t listen to hardcore only…..we also listen to many metal-stuff. At the moment we listen to the new releases of Suffer The Living, Boxcutter, Dead End Tragedy and Bun Dem Out.

What does hardcore mean to you?
What does Hardcore mean to us? It means exactly the same to us, what it should mean to every “Hardcore kid”. It´s all about having a good time with good friends at good shows, like I´ve already said. It embodies everything that we stand for, as it is against racism and fascism. You can be straight edge, a vegetarian or a vegan, but you can also be beer-drinking, meat-loving guys, like we are. You will not be more “hardcore”, if you are straight edge or something, because there aren´t any criteria you have to fulfill.

You guys seem to be playing a lot of gigs lately. How important is for you to get on the stage and perform and what people should expect when going to one of your shows?
It´s very important for us to get on stage, as we can keep contact to our fans, to the people who like our music and to the other bands. As I said, we always try to have a big party on our shows. You will have a lot of fun, if you don´t take yourself too seriously. I think you can see how much fun we have, while we´re on stage. We love meeting new people and convincing them of our music.

What’s the scene like out there in Germany at the moment?
It´s still a really fast growing scene. There are many new kids, many new, cool bands coming up at the moment and so there are a lot of shows you can go to.

For somebody just getting into the German hardcore scene, what are 5 albums would you tell them to go get?
I think the must-have releases from Germany are the following:

Black Friday 29 – The Pursuit Of Happiness
Fallbrawl – Cold World
Dead End Tragedy – Unpreventable
Rykers – Brother Against Brother
Still Screaming – Continue The Fight

But nowadays there a lot of great bands here in Germany…..Force Of My Brothers, One On One, Reduction, Created Hate, Cunthunt 777, The Platoon, Circle Of Death, Butcher, With Open Arms, Today We Rise, Make It Count, SuckaPunch, Screamin Silence……just to name a few….


Thanx for the interview. Anything else you would like to add?
Check out our new songs @ www.myspace.com/bravestarbdhc2007!! Order our new CD “A Warrior’s Heart”!! Visit us at one of our shows!! Keep the scene alive!! Thanks!!
All the best
Marshall Bravestar

Bravestar at myspace.

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Hot On The Streets - Ep

Hot On The Streets (USA)

EP

http://www.myspace.com/hotscrew

They name Beer, Weed, Money, Bitches, Dippin', The Chardelley Show, Skate, Pizza, Self Destruction as their main influences and after hearing this shit I can pretty agree. The songwriting is flawless, the production thick and heavy and the vocals pissed as hell. GET THIS!

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Nothing Between US

Name: Nothing Between Us

Location: Warsaw

Active since: November 2008

How you define your overall style?
Hardcore- it’s like a mix of raging Hulk with Johny Bravo attitude.

What’s your goal with this band?
We don’t have a sort of plan or goals for the future. We just wanna play as many gigs as it’s possible. Just have fun coz of makin music we love.

What do you recorded so far?
We’ ve recorded an Ep this spring.

Please give a brief history of the band, including current line up.
D:Me and Kalina were talking a lot about our favorite bands. We were like those two old guys from Muppet Show.One day after few beers we said ”fuck it all…let’s start a band”..Then we started looking for a line-up and it was hard you know...it took the whole summer to do it ..which was strange coz we all knew each other and at october/november we started making our own songs..
Current line-up is:
Biały - bass
Sten - guitar
Kalina – guitar
Wróbel - drums
Darek and Koza - vocals

What’s your biggest influence when writting songs?
D: I can tell only for myself...we aren’t a political vegan/sXe band. I’m writin’ only about shit i know!! I’m also addicted to nerd stuff...


What are the biggest obstacles when running a band in Poland? Explain some of the frustrations you come up agains?
I think there aren’t many problems! But when it comes to the frustration thing … I think It’s always connected with money and our everyday life obligations that we have to manage! You have to make choices in your in life which bring you peace or happiness, it’s always your decision! We decided to start a band, it was our decision, and stand up for things we love the most – HARDCORE!
The scene in Poland is strong and still growin’ which is good and bad. All you need to do, to support it is: hardcore kid attitude, passion in heart and guts twisted by anger.

Has any band member played in other bands, if so what ?
D: Yeah
I was growling in ”Angst For The Memories”.
Kalina was playing guitar in ”It Burns Within”
Sten is the current bass player in a deathcore massacre called LET RAVENS COME
Koza used to sing in Princess (tech grindcore ) currently is making strange noises in ANUS MAGULO...
Whitey is just Whitey - we picked him up coz he’s just a crazy mosh warrior. You should see his 2step...it’s like “wow!”.
And last but not least - Wróbel...and there’s problem coz he’s played in so many bands during the last 6 years, that even he can’t count them! Is he that good or…

Do you think hardcore music is on the rise nowadays?How do you feel about hardcore bands signing to major labels,playing big festivals etc.?
D: Yeah and it is strange to see that for most of the kids it’s only temporary fashion, but they act like they’ve seen the first Minor Threat show...you know what i mean???
About bands playin for majors..it’s their choice..i know it’s propably easier but we will not go that way...i can promise you that..100% DIY...

What is your favourite track you hace ever recorded ,why and what is it about?
We love all of them...it’s imposible to choose one...it’s abstract just like the fight between Robocop and Terminator...

What people should know about Polish scene in general?what other bands would you recommend checking out?
Just come and see by yourself...
Definetly check :
Stone Heart – they are making a new Ep and belive me they are gonna be huge..crazy miners:D
Death Row - the best barbecue hardcore from Warsaw
Hard to Breathe – mad punks with psycho vocalist ...
Regres – you laugh, you scream, you cry, you dream…they are full of passion and they force you to think in positive way. This is true hardcore magic! Like polish BANE or so…

What you’ve got planned for 2009.
We don’t have any plans...but we do have a few goals: play as much concerts as we can, release our Ep somewhere besides the internet, we want to touch our baby born…

Any final comments?
Stay Frosty....

Nothing Between Us at Myspace

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Born Low - Only Death Will Deliver

Born Low (USA)

Only Death Will Deliver

http://www.myspace.com/bornlow

"Reincarnage," a 10-inch record and digital download that will be available through Reaper Records (www.reaper-records.com) later this year.

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Global Beatdown - 4 way split coming soon

The split-CD will feature 4 international HARDCORE bands:

MTG (USA)
BLOOD BY DAYZ (GER)
DOWN TO CONCRETE (PL)
BORN INTO SUFFERING (AUS)

4 Bands, 23 songs and about 60 minutes of furious Beatdown-Hardcore mixed up with some Metal and HipHop-flavour! The CD will be available in late June or at the beginning of July!

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Prepare for devastation re-release 7/7 on Eulogy

The latest album by those Detroit SxE warriors is being re-released by Eulogy this June. Place your order here.

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Beatdown Hardwear Clothing.... new collection online

The new collection for all the good lookin dudes out there has just been revealed by Beatdown Hardwear. Everything is kept stylish but with the raw street edge to it and it's just the way we love it. To purchase some of this goodness just go to beatdownhardwear.de.

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Sin Or Swim (D) & In One Piece(FIN): Split 7" out now

pidemic Records and Start A Fire Records present: SINK OR SWIM / IN ONE PIECE split 7"!

Sink Or Swim is a political vegan straight edge band from Germany. A hardcore in the 90's style mixed with more furious sounds, typical of these years! Direct lyrics loaded with messages, a 360° political approach to vegan straight edge! (www.myspace.com/xsinkorswimx)

Then their finnish split-mates: In One Piece. A straight edge skate hardcore band, even in this case with 90's sounds but with a good thrash influence! Clear lyrics, personal and meaningful for a band with something to say! (www.myspace.com/inxonexpiece)

The record is available also in a limited edition in green vinyl!

Special deal for distros! Trades can be ok too! Get in touch!

http://www.myspace.com/epidemicrecordshc

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Some Hardcore 2009

FINAL LINEUP:

GUNS UP! (usa)
Disbanded in 2006, back for some shows in 2008, and back in Europe for a single show in 3 years. not to be missed! Think of GUNS UP! dummie

KICKBACK (fr)
Paris's notorious hatemongers are back, THE band that defined 90'ies european metalcore, yes metalcore (not crapcore), backing their new album "No Surrender" hard! Think Arkangel or maybe KICKBACK ;)

ARKANGEL (be)
BXHELL legendary Metalcore Band back in the region to get raging on again! Think Lenght Of Time and Purgatory

RISE AND FALL (be)
Representing Deathwish hatred on Friday, and also presenting their new full lenght "our circle is vicious", punkmetal ass phuck! Think Ringworm and Integrity

LEWD ACTS (usa)
Representing Deathwish hatred on Saturday, raw pised and punk as hell, touring europe for the first time along with the Gold Kids! Think of Trash Talk and Ceremony

THE LEGACY (uk)
Cult UK act on Visible Noise recs, after canceling their tour with Kiling The Dream and The Carrier early this year, they're back for the first shows after a way to long period of silence! Think of Killing The Dream and Life Long Tragedy

DIRTY MONEY (uk)
London's fittest, presenting their upcoming full lenght on Some Hardcore 2009. Think of DIRTY MONEY!

SURGE OF FURY (be)
LGHC! Liege's finest back in the region, duck or get hit by banks in the pit! Think Bulldoze or maybe Irate

GOLD KIDS (it)
Unstoppable band from sardinia, touring almost 365/365 a year (ok not quite, haha) bringing the island disease once again to Messancy. Think of American Nightmare and Panic

RHYTHM TO THE MADNESS (be)
Oldschool hardcore, more accurate: in the new york style. Having done a small tour with Cold World in 2007, done a bigger tour with Blacklisted in 2008, doing a weekend tour with Cold World in Summer 2009, inbetween that playing some of the coolest hc fests in Europe, getting kids to rage hard on their tunes. you know? Think of: Cro-Mags and Leeway

SAID AND DONE (nl)
Oldschool HC from the land of the dope smokers, good vibes and high fives along with some hard rage. Think of Justice or Leeway

STAYxHUNGRY (swe)
Sweden's most brutal and also newest signing to the Reflections family, fast pissed off and angry Hardcore. Think of Ceremony and Trash Talk!

OATHBREAKER (be)
Rise and Fall's little nephews, well not quite. Doing hardcore the old clevo style and combining it witha female voice, HARD RAGE! Think of Rise And Fall and RIngworm!
COLD SNAP (uk)
Hard hitting metallic hardcore in the vein of early 90'ies nyhc. Think Deal With It or Cro-mags

THE ICE (de)
Hard hitters! Brutal and moshable old school hardcore from Cologne. Think Of Cro-Mags

WORLD GONE MAD (be)
Brutal rage from the flemish side of belgium, influence of Bands like Bitter End, Cro-Mags, Leeway etc in undeniable, so you know what you'll get! Right?

ENDBRINGER (de)
4 young hotshots fired up with their passion for loss, pain and suffering. Think late Life Long Tragedy or maybe a brutal version of Switchblade

WORLD PEACE (de)
Dinslaken's very own World Peace, getting their asses ready to give you some old fashioned HC. Think of No Warning and some (oh what a surprise) Cro-Mags

KILL FOR PEACE (fr)
Fast hardcore in the vein of Terror with some more agressive and brutal mosh parts. Nice guys and hard rage. btw download their latest release, it's for free! CORNERED (nl)
Hate, hate and more hate, they just LOVE TO HATE! For fans of a fucked up version of Trash Talk LAST ROUND (be)
Brvtal Deathbeatdown from liege, get you airmax and tracksuits ready! Think of Despised Icon and early Nasty

HEAD TO WALL (lux)
Young hotshots fueled by their daily emotional misery to tear it up. Think of Bitter End and Dirty Money

BALBOA (be)
Ex-Des Mafios, doing it the same way just more upbeat. For Fans of Bulldoze and Six ft Ditch

THE LAZY BONES (be)
The not so hardcore band on the bill. Think of Motörhead raping The Bronx


TICKETS:

PRESALE TICKETS ARE:
-30 euro for both days
-20 euro for a single day
NOTE: THERE ARE ONLY 300 TICKETS THAT WILL BE SOLD, WE RECOMMEND YOU GETTING THEM IN PRESALE.
CHECK THE TICKETS BLOG FOR INFO ON BUYING THEM


LOCATION:

The venue is called "The Rider's Park", it's a skatepark build up by a nice guy who give's promoters and bands the opportunity to put of their shows in 2 rooms next to the skatepark, one packing about 100 people and the other packing about 400 people. It's located in Messancy in the south of Belgium, just on the Border To Luxembourg and France and about 60 km from Germany on the Border of Trier and the Saarland.

MORE INFO:

http://www.myspace.com/somehardcorefest

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Pressure Festival 2009

FESTIVAL TICKET: 35 EUR
1-DAY-TICKET: 19 EUR
Alveran Store,Nordring 68, 44787 Bochum
All CTS-presale-counters Germany
www.alveranshop.com
www.eventim.de
www.konticket.de
Goodlife @ http://www.hardcore.gl
http://www.perkororecords.com/
http://www.coretexrecords.com/
pressurefesttickets@gmail.com (UK only!!!)

Location
JUZ Papestrasse
Papestrasse 14
5147 Essen
Germany

FINAL LINE-UP AND RUNNING ORDER:

Saturday, June 27th
Doors: 13 pm

Shattered Realm 21.00 - 22.00
Betrayed 20.00 - 20.45
Black Friday ‘29 19.15 - 19.45
Bun Dem Out 18.30 - 19.00
Ninebar 17.45 - 18.15
xRepresentx 17.00 - 17.30
Special Move 16.15 - 16.45
Coalesce 15.30 - 16.00
xKingdomx 14.50 - 15.15
Dead Vows 14.10 - 14.35

Sunday, June 28th
Doors: 12 am

Have Heart 20:00 - 21.00
Death Threat 19.00 - 19.45
Nasty 18.15 - 18.45
No Turning Back 17.30 - 18.00
Rise And Fall 16.45 - 17.15
Strength For A Reason 16.00 - 16.30
The Boss 15.15 - 15.45
The Mongoloids 14.35 - 15.00
Cheap Thrills 13.55 - 14.20
Shipwreck AD 13.20 - 13.40
New Morality 12:50 - 13:05

Pressure Festival The Real Deal: August 8th - August 9th

TURBINENHALLE OBERHAUSEN

FINAL LINE-UP
Agnostic Front (US)
Ambush (UK)
Casey Jones (US) *NEW*
CDC (US)
Ceremony (US - exclusive Euroshow)
Death before dishonor (US)
Denied (US) *NEW*
DYS (US)
Evergreen Terrace (US) *NEW*
Fatal Recoil (BE) *NEW*
Folsom (US)
Fucked up (US) *NEW*
H2O (US)
Hang The Bastard (UK) *NEW*
In Blood We Trust (DE) *NEW*
xKingdomx (US)
Madball (US)
Onesta (FR) *NEW*
xRepresentx (US) *NEW*
xRhinocerusx (US)
Skare Tactic (US) *NEW*
The Red Chord (US)
Trash Talk (US)
Walls Of Jericho (US)

More info: http://www.myspace.com/pressurefestival

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Ruiner set to record new album

Official press release:

Bridge Nine Records's anti-heroes Ruiner will be heading into The Magpie Cage with producer J. Robbins (Paint It Black, Against Me) beginning on July 6th to record their follow-up to 2007's critically acclaimed "Prepare To Be Let Down." Vocalist Rob Sullivan said, "The songs we have written for this record are honestly the best work we have ever done. We took a lot of time off to deal with personal lives, having been on the road for about three years, and wrote some of our best music yet. The addition of a new guitar player last year changed things in such a positive way as well. I spent a lot of time thinking about what I would write lyrically for this record and I think it encompasses to the best of my ability where I am now."

Titled "Hell Is Empty" (which was agreed upon via a 5-way rock-paper-scissors battle), the songs on this new album are somewhere between "What Could Possibly Go Right" and "Prepare To Be Let Down." While the record is a step forward musically, it will return to a less "safe" writing style that Ruiner has taken in the past. "Hell Is Empty" will no doubt be some of Ruiner's best and most dynamic work to date.

"Hell Is Empty" will be recorded with J. Robbins, whom Ruiner has worked with in the past. Sullivan went on to say, "Earlier in the year we recorded a cover of Oasis's 'Morning Glory' which we hope to have out this summer on Vinyl Collective. After that experience, we knew J. was whom we would want to work with on the next LP. His musical and recording endeavors are all over the place and he holds no presumptions of what you should sound like as a band. He just wants the best sounding record you have in you to make."

Expect "Hell Is Empty" to be available in stores and online on September 22nd, 2009, and Ruiner will be on their first full U.S. tour since the summer of 2008 this coming October in support of its release.

http://www.myspace.com/ruiner

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New album by Crackdown - Day Of Reckoning

More info: http://www.myspace.com/crackdownhc

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Halloween 2 new poster and trailers

I can't really imagine someone not looking forward to this movie. With all the shitty horrors hitting the big screen recently, you gotta admire movies like this one. Real fucking old school!

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Promotional commercial for new Merauder album "God Is I"

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Special Move - Curse Of The Blackwater

Special Move - Curse Of The Blackwater
Rucktion 2008

These guys have been around since 1998 and after a demo, two MCDs and one full length, this is their fifth release to date. I can’t say I’ve been following all of their work but knowing some of their past songs I knew what to expect and didn’t get disappointed a bit.

Special Move are heavy and brutal and that’s what you basically expect from bands like this one. It sits in to pretty standard heavy hardcore with a more UK aesthetic coupled with metal grooves but it delivers some solid songs. The pace of the most of the songs range from slow to mid tempo but they understand how to vary things by speeding it up from time to time. I imagine the only beef some people may have with it is the fact that it is that kind of album that never changes course. Never tries to do anything different. I got no problem with that but if you’re not into this type of hardcore you might get tired pretty soon. Lyrically, they offer a word of wisdom on such topics like blind society, mind control, revenge, shattering the temples and revenge. It is hardly a classic but there are tracks on there that you will return to and play again and again. If you like when bands keep it straight and heavy, make sure you check it out!

Special Move at Myspace
Rucktion Records

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Bays - Demo

Bays (UK)

Demo

http://www.myspace.com/bayshc

4 friends doing what they love the most. Nasty old school with attitude!

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Observer Music Monthly on hardcore kids

According to Observer Music Monthly, this is how hardcore kids dress like nowadays (mostly applicable to Britain only). The main question is - are things looking so bad in UK at the moment?

"The hardcore kid

As if there weren't enough teen tribes already, someone just had to go and invent another. This is a 16-year-old from Leeds, who, by mixing the hair, piercings and tight jeans of emo with the chavs' favourite New Era caps and Nike windbreakers, has got the new hardcore look down to a T. I'm not particularly happy about any of this. When it's dark, late at night and perhaps I'm not perfectly sober, there's no way of knowing whether I'm supposed to avoid these kind of kids before they mug me or give them a shoulder to cry on." - Observer Music Monthly

Good news are - we got more style than Nu Ravers freaks, Goths and definitely way more good taste in clothes than the Indie Bohos, whoever they are. But, where are the good old days of 'ugly and proud' gone?

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Rebel Troops posted new song

Click here to listen to the new track by Rebel Troops. It's fast and brutal! Straight outta Boston!

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Confronto - Confronto

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For The Glory - Survival Of The Fittest

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Screamin Silence CD "Bad Mood" pre-order

1. CD DEAL
Get the Screamin Silence CD "bad mood"
for the SPECIAL PRE ORDER price 7,- €

2. PACKAGE DEAL
Get the Screamin Silence CD "bad mood" and the new
Screamin Silence "S2" Design" Shirt all together for only 15 €

Just go to the BDHW WEBSHOP and get your DEAL.

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Folsom merch

Click here.

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Preorder To Kill new ep benefit for Seashepherd

THAT'S WHAT THE BAND GOT TO SAY:

Hey everyone here we are. so you can start preordering the Maelström ep in cd version.
it's a digipack cd in a carton sleeve and we are really excited about the artwork. again thanks to matteo from hurry up for doing that.

So we have a special deal for the preorder.

1 Maelström ep cd version
1 brand new shirt that will be printed in this color just for the preorder.
1 Maelström poster
1 Maelström button
1 Sticker

All this for 15 euroes plus shipping.

This is a suggested price but dont forget that Maelström is a benefit release for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (www.​seashepherd.​org) Please support the cause and donate more than just 15euroes if you can. We will provide to forward everything to them.

Sea Shepherd is an association that fights everyday to preserve the marine wildlife in every possible way.

to preorder your copy of Maelström now!!!!! write to: themaelstromawa​its@​gmail.​com

Talking about preorders, TO KILL - WHEN BLOOD TURNS INTO STONE 12" pre order is up now. check http:​/​/​www.​demonsrunamok.​de/​ to get your copy.

MEGASUPPORT
TK

p.s. here is the limited color navy/light blue shirt for the preorder.

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New stuff from Benecove Clothing

Hardcore punk outfit, for the kids by the kids!! Benecove Clothing is back with the new line of limited shirts, longsleeves and more! Check out new designs overe here. You can place your order via e-mail: benecoveclothing@gmail.com. New stuff, including band merch, is coming soon!

(They also do merch in small quantities - expect great quality and low prices! Get in touch for details).

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