New King Of Clubz

If a band has its previous records released by labels like Filled With Hate or On The Attack you can guess with high confidence what type of sound they’re up to. King Of Clubz is take-no-shit, raw and heavy hadcore that brings to mind the good old days of early Biohazard and Hatebreed (before both became joke of a band). I got their debut MCD called The Day You Die and even though I haven’t listened to it for a while, I remember it was solid. Raw and forceful, but honest. This shit is from 2003, go figure. Three years later and the band releases split with Whatever It Takes which to me is the highlight. Everything fits just right, from the artwork to the music. WIT has some crazy titled tracks on this one, like Teddybear Bastard or Champagne Whores. Work of genius. KOC has songs with titles like Betrayed, Suffering Begins or Inked In Blood, scary shit. On top of that, there’s a Madball cover. Don’t ask me about the albums that followed cause I lost touch until King Of Clubz / Providence split which was a banger. But from what I heard The End and Outlast were decent so I might catch up with this stuff.

To my surprise the band is still active and they will be releasing “Vile Times” via Knives Out Records (France). You can trust this label to make this stuff worth any price as they did a marvelous job with Grimlock and Crawlspace re-releases. Listening to the new tracks made me feel like I woke up in late-90’/early-00’ again. Band’s aggression and directness are on display here in 10 tight tracks encompassing love and hate, brotherhood and revenge, integrity and determination. KOC still don’t play with finesse and get on with this shit like they’re young again. Most of the tracks go from mid-tempo to faster, but not too fast tempos carried by tight musicianship and rough, forceful vocals. Pretty decent comeback.

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Review: Enemy Mind - No Safe Space

Enemy Mind is a name that ring bells in beatdown circles. The band released their self-titled debut in 2009, followed the same year by split with Line Of Scrimmage, but has been mostly silent since. So this new album can come as surprise cause many believed the band is long dead and gone. They’re not and this new record on BDWH is a proof. They always were on the heavier vibe but with these new tracks the band got heavy as shit with death metal influences all over. Not to say the core element is gone. Despite all that metal stuff you can hear where they come from and there are some hints of Hatebreed, Bulldoze or Built Upon Frustration breaking through from underneath the surface.

No Safe Place is not a bad record but it’s not like after first listen I couldn’t wait to tell people about it. The thing is that, I’m not so crazy about death metal, I can barely sit through entire Morbid Angel record. I can’ even tell you how this one compares to current standards for death metal. There were times when listening to this album I thought to myself I’d rather be listening to Madball.

The title is a play on sensitive college kids and if you’re offended that’s your problem. The band is from Pittsburgh and they don’t have safe spaces over there.

Overall, the album doesn’t do much to differentiate itself from the other metallic beatdown bands we’ve heard countless times before in recent years, but if you enjoy hadcore of that style, then it’s worth checking out.

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Video: Cold Hard Truth - TruthGetta

I wasn't aware Cold Hard Truth were active again but it turns out the new album Truthgetta is dropping on FWH Recs as we speak. Back in the days I was very much into Reflect The Conflict, but I got mixed feelings about this new track. They used to be more Shattered Realm than Nasty, but somehow this old school beatdown groove is gone and they moved toward something way more modern. The whole album is posted on their bandcamp and I can easily name tracks that are better than the title one, like Violence Is The Answer - the shortest one but most tight. On the other hand, there are tracks that are fast but don't really go nowhere and after their over I don't remember any of it. Best thing for you to do is to check it out yourself and make up your own opinion.

News from BDHW: World of Pain and Whatever It Takes

New World Of Pain shows the band stays on track with recent happenings in the world and they are concerned about all that shit. 'End Of Days' is exactly the same as I feel about this stuff.

"END GAME" pre order starts 26th February with CD and Digital at http://www.bdhw-shop.com followed by the the Vinyl pre order starting April 01st (Limited Vinyl).

New Whatever It Takes:

"DEATH BLOW" pre order starts 26th February with CD and Digital at http://www.bdhw-shop.com followed by Vinyl pre order April 01st (Limited Vinyl).

Download: Contempt - MMXIV

Contempt from Barrie/Ottawa area. Tags: barrie beatdown breakdown hardcore heavy metal metalcore mosh slam Ottawa.

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Review: King Nine - Scared To Dead [Ratel]

This shit is made so you get inspiration to harden the fuck up. This is heavy metallic East Coast hardcore done just like it was meant to be done from the start. All the tracks on this one feature a gritty heavy sound, with stomping grooves and aggressive (and pretty skilled) riffing topped off with seriously harsh vocals. There are no funny-style reaches on the record, no clean vocals, melodic riffs or any of this shit. Being from NYC you can tell these dudes soaked up One Second Thought, Fury Of V and Bulldoze. You can tell where band’s influences are, but King Nine is bringing it to the forefront with their own unique style and personality.

If you need something to put you on the champion mindset, this is it. Scared is a blistering listen which easily muscles its way into the upper echelon of hardcore heavyweight league. Listening to this makes me think about crazy shit like gorillas beating each other to bloody mess over who’s the baddest mother fucker in the jungle! Nasty stuff!

If you're dead broke and can afford to buy just one album this year, make it this one. Or steal it if you really have it, I don't care, just get it! There's something in that East Coast water that breeds these animals!

Review: Redemption Denied - Nothing Remains

Redemption Denied - Nothing Remains (Control Records/Reality Records) - I'm feelin' this one! These tracks sound just like a modernized version of something off of one of early Merauder or Hatebreed albums, which is dope. Nothing Remains is a short but nasty listen that cuts to the bone with 4 tracks of gritty, 90s influenced metallic hardcore.

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Video: Drowning - Judgement

This is brand new video from Drowningout of Chicago. Dope live footage with kids going crazy and beating the shit out of each other!

Download: Overpain - Underrated Overhated

Overpain hails from Salonika City, Greece and plays brutal and heavy hardcore that fans of Fury Of V, Out To Win or Knuckledust should dig. The band is at their best during the faster and more dynamic songs, but fans of breakdowns shouldn't be dissapointed neither. The one impressing feature of the album is a long list of guest features. Dudes like Olle and Rickard from Bitter Taste Of Life, Jon from Warhound, Jake from Hammerfist or Gerardo from No Zodiac lend vocals on couple of the songs. Actually, the list is even longer but you get the picture. I have no clue how managed to get all those people involved, but it works for album's advantage in my opinion. Props to the band for letting everyone download the album for free. Download it!

Download: World Gone - Demo

World Gone hails from Hamilton area in Canada and delivers some crushing beatdown hardcore. From hatefilled vocals to ripping guitars to massive breakdowns, the band got it all covered. Checking out their FB profile I noticed they name bands like One Second Thought, Irate and Sworn Vengeance among their influences and that shit is right cause if you wanna do it properly, you gotta know where to take cues from. All in all, this is a solid demo and I will definitely check out their full lenght (coming in 2013!). Download!

Hometown Hate and Danny Crane split in the works

Hometown Hate(Mass, US) and Denny Crane (Berlin). Not much info is available now, except the the bands will release some of the songs off the album before it drops. The record will be entitled For The Underground and should be out in January, 2013.

Crawlspace drops new album!

[official info] Crawlspace are back, more technical and skilled than ever with a bomb of an album aptly titled 'Carved Into Flesh'. High quality recording and an excellent mastering job by Nicolas Declève guarantee a album with 7 new tracks plus 2 old tracks off the MCD reworked into brutality! Crawlspace needs no introduction. The gang who introduced Limburg Tough Guy Fury have been around for a long time. After a devastating MCD on the now-defunct RPP Productions and a split with their bros in FULL COURT PRESS the band signed with Good Life's Subsidiary label Final Beatdown Records and released their legendary full length debut 'Enter The Realm of Chaos' CD/LP.

Face Your Enemy - Do The Right Thing

Face Your Enemy is back to drop bombs on your ass. The band has cooked up ten new tracks which are no doubt their best work to date. I still dig their previous albums, but this shit over here is definitely step in good direction. They moved away from the typical beatdown sounds of their previous outputs and focused on more vibrant sound. The music still goes hard and heavy, but they keep it diversified with a lot of different influences running from traditional hardcore to straight up metal.

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Kings Of Hate - The Fire That Never Ends

California Beatdown Hardcore. For fans of Suffokate or Nasty.

Line Of Scrimmage posted new track

Line Of Scrimmage posted new songs from bands latest demo, entitled Stepping Stone and Wolf Tickets.

Drowning and World In Decline join BadAss Recs

BadAss Records will release debut ep by Chicago-owned Drowning entitled "Prey For Me". Six tracks of massive hardcore. Also, the label has plans to release new music from South Shore,MA-based heavyweights World In Decline. Stay tuned, more info coming soon! Other plans of the label include Facewreck (LGHC, Toxcity, Liége Belgium) MCD + shirts in September, and Rape Of The Vines 7".

New Blood: Ante Up

Things seem to be going good for Ante Up in 2012. After couple of years of hiatus, the band got their shit together, started playing shows and released 3 song demo called ‘Prelude To Hell’ which sets the bar high when it comes to that heavy, streetwise Detroit hardcore. The new full length ‘See You In Hell’ is planned to drop this year, and judging by the three songs already available, it’s gonna be hell of a record. Here’s an interview with Matt C who handles guitar duties for the band.

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Ready To Die - Demo 2012

Ready To Die reps NJ with that heavy brand of hardcore this state is famous for. Lots of breakdowns that just call for some violent dance floor action while the vocals spit about living in the world of hate without any hope for change for a better. It has this throwback sound that reminds me of Second To None, Cold As Life or any heavy band released by Back To Basics back in the days. Definitely you don't want to miss this shit if you're into that style. Download!

The Last Charge to release new full length, Straight Outta Nowhere

The Last Charge has teamed up with BDHW Recs for a "Straight Outta Nowhere" full length release. The album should drop in September, but pre-orders packages are already available here. Check out the promo track, 'Under The Gun', here. This is band's first release in 5 years, and will bring 11 tracks of bone-crushing beatdown the band is known for!

Hometown Hate posted new track

Hometown Hate has posted new song off the upcoming album. The band is working on a new full length, but not much info is available right now. Just stay tuned!