The first demo from Rude Awakening available at Arrest Records

From Arrest Records webiste: We are proud to announce Rude Awakening to the AR family! RA is a brand new hardcore band from the Boston/MV Massachusetts/New Hampshire area that play heavy straight to the point no frills hardcore. Their 4 song demo was recorded by Ryan Stack from Andrew Lanes Recording Company in Haverhill,MA. Rude Awakening’s demo is now streaming at RudeAwakening.bandcamp.com and is available for download at Bandcamp. CD and cassette demos can be found in the Arrest Records E Store.

Plead The Fifth joins Arrest Records

Sacramento, CA’s Plead the Fifth has signed to Arrest Records! The band formed in 2007 and play bouncy energetic late 80′s NYHC influenced hardcore. PTF is currently in the studio recording a new 7″ for Arrest Records which is being recorded and produced by skinhead OG Mike from Pressure Point. Please check out their social networking site and online store below and be on the look out for their new record this summer!

For The Worse announced new album - For The Good, For The Bad, For The Worse

B9 veterans For The Worse announced that their new full length titled “For The Good, For The Bad, For The Worse” will be coming out on Arrest Records! This release will come in 10″ vinyl,CD and digital formats and will be available this winter!

Hammer Bros - Sleep Forever

I’ve been hearing a lot about this band lately and was eager to check what’s this hype is all about. As far as I know, the band has a couple of releases out already but this 7” is actually the first thing I’ve heard from them. So, does it live up to the attention they’ve been getting? Honestly, this stuff is straight up mind blowing. Heavily influenced by a classic, straight forward hardcore sound, Hammer Bros take things to another, more brutal level.
This 7” is a perfect representation of the gritty hardcore that is practiced as it was originally intended - raw and uncompromising. You get five songs full of anger, violence and manic destructive ways. This album works because band proves they’ve got their own way of doing things and can make a good use of classic hardcore moves to create something fresh and powerful. The breakdowns are crushing, the vocals insane and the adrenaline level never comes down. The best tracks here are mid-paced New Found Ends and thrash fused Sleep Forever, but all in all, every song here makes for a good listen. Check this album and their other releases!

Review by Dloogi
Label: Arrest Records
Year: 2010
Band's website