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Ante Up - Prelude To Hell
Cast Iron Jaw - Bound By Ignorance
A critical measure of how successful is an album of this kind is how much variety is in the tracks without drifting too far from the core sound. In other words, how well all the elements go together so the album can be enjoyable from start to finish without using any cheap tricks like shitty clean vocals or whack rapping parts. And we all know that some bands got no shame when it comes to mixing hardcore with this type of crap and the results are usually pathetic. In case of Cast Iron Jaw, the album isn’t void of missteps, but it delivers what you would expect from such record. The sound is hard, the songs are nicely put together and vocals sound like they wanna cause a serious damage to the listener.
While the production is not as beefy as it should, some of the parts here still sound heavy enough while others lack a bite. I also would also get rid of some of the unnecessary passages in the songs which doesn’t add anything and just make the songs sound less focused. Overall, while not as intense as Shattered Realm, whose influence can be heard in some of the slower parts of the album, Bound By Ignorance is well crafted and strong album. I hope for even better next one.
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Life After Death posted new tunes
Life After Death has posted a new song, Cursed and Cuffed. Band's Facebook: 'So since Lifeless NLFTW said they were going to post a song, we decided we would post a rough mix of one of our new songs called Cursed and Cuffed so you could have new jams from both of our bands.' The song is crazy, definitely a good follow up to their debut album, Scum Of Society Forever, which came out on Filled With Hate last year. "Cursed, Cursed, Cursed to rehearse this fuckin fake as smile/ Cuffed, Cuffed, Cuffed to a soul that never gave a fuck"
Stoop Kid - Demo
Hard as nails hardcore out of Massachusetts, Stoop Kid delivers everything you need to start wanting fuck people up real badly. This is their first demo and it sounds tight. Pounding and crushing stuff delivered mostly in mid-tempos with the emphasis on groove and nice double bass work. The angry-ass vocals make you want to get your aggression out in a brutal way. Pretty sick. Spineless is my fav song, but all of them are solid. Download it!
Embraced By Hatred reveals the title of new album
Embraced By Hatred, German beatdown, is working on new album called "Trife Life". If you wanna see how it's going to sound, click here for the official teaser. It does not reveal much about the new music, but the classic joint that plays for most of the video is worth clicking anyway.
Fallbrawl - Mayhem
Fans of German beatdown will be happy to know that Fallbrawl just released new video.
Face Your Enemy to drop new album: 'Do The Right Thing'
The italian band is back with the upcoming follow up album to “Message In A Bomb”'s 2011. It will be entitled “Do The Right Thing” and will be produced by Urban Discipline (Ita)/CBC(Caserta Beatdown Clan). The album is scheduled to be released in June 2012. It is the Fourth chapter for the southern band always up with the heaviest hardcore influenced by rap and metal. “Do The Right Thing” was recorded and mixed by Marco (Traces Of You). Announced featuring with Ivan from Straight Opposition.Dome, the singer of the band, says: “Do The Right Thing” is just a tribute to all the stuff which left a mark on our generation, grown up between the nineties and the two-thousands. We have taken all the music, the albums, the covers, the comics, the movies, etc... which influenced our lives and then we have grinded, mixed them and then played them with our style. This is “Do The Right Thing”, hardcore like a lifestyle according to Face Your Enemy.
New Blood: World In Decline
A new force to reckon with if you’re into heavy-ass hardcore delivered with finesse and witty skills. And when it’s coupled with hard-edged vocals which spit nothing but no-bullshit real-life stories, the package is complete. World In Decline succeeds in combining street-smart attitude that’s some important in hardcore with deeper message to stay awake to the ways of the world. This is interview with Jason who handles guitar duties in the band. “Frustration is what we capture because we know that there are people like us who just need to get it out and we honestly don’t feel like singing and holding hands is a good way to show that.” If that quote does not convince you to continue reading, you’re on a wrong website.
A new force to reckon with if you’re into heavy-ass hardcore delivered with finesse and witty skills. And when it’s coupled with hard-edged vocals which spit nothing but no-bullshit real-life stories, the package is complete. World In Decline succeeds in combining street-smart attitude that’s some important in hardcore with deeper message to stay awake to the ways of the world. This is interview with Jason who handles guitar duties in the band. “Frustration is what we capture because we know that there are people like us who just need to get it out and we honestly don’t feel like singing and holding hands is a good way to show that.” If that quote does not convince you to continue reading, you’re on a wrong website.Could you give us a rundown on World In Decline – who is who, how did you guys get together and what was the reason to start a band?
World In Decline is myself (Jason)- guitar, My little brother Eric on Vocals for his first time singing in any band. Tom C –guitar, and Nick on Drums not his first band but his first time playing in an HC band. We had a bassist (Tom J), but he decided to leave on his own. He is a good dude, he just has other priorities. He rec. on the EP as well though.
The way we got together is kind of cool I guess. Almost like a script for a cheesy movie haha. My current other band Reckless has been kind of on the outs and our singer also plays bass in Rude Awakening(sick band) full time now, so I was looking to start my own thing and give it one last balls to the wall effort.
I am from Waltham MA which is a city right out outside of Boston. This chick who I have been lifelong friends with graduated college and had the usual grad party with friends and fam in our hometown. Her cousin showed up with her boyfriend at the time (Tom C )and it turns out he played guitar and was in bands and we kind of traded stories. We ended up just talking about music and life for most of the night and I told him about how I was trying to start something and he was right with me on it. After that I remember that my little brother would always bother me about trying to start something, but I was always busy with other bands…… so I asked him if he would want to sing and his response was as if I handed him a million dollars. So that is three members down.
Tom and I then discussed drummers because they always seem to be the tricky ones or have an ass ache about something. Maybe it is because they have the most equipment to carry I don’t know but anyway we found our drummer (Nick P) and the kid is a machine. He never played this style before and he just is constantly blending his background with funk/jazz and making us sound unique. He has the best attitude you could ask for. Tom J the former bassist was a good friend I approached for the last piece and was a kid I met from some mutual friends in college. We all mesh very well and have gotten about 10x better since the EP. The music has given us a friendship that spreads beyond the band, We sort of have a get together of friends down in Middleboro every weekend where we practice now and consider all our friends WID members because a lot of times they will be at a practice and give feedback. Two kid’s that especially help out are Mike and KC. It’s crazy because every weekend the group seems to get bigger and bigger and we are really grateful to be surrounded by so much positivity right now.
I dig the demo you guys put out just recently. It’s violent and heavy, just the way I like hardcore. What type of response have you been getting so far?
A lot of people seem to dig it. Some of the first responses I got which I have never heard before in bands I’ve been in was about potential. People dug what we did and said keep it up because it is only going to get better. I took that as a huge compliment and also being compared to Buried Alive at least 10 times haha. I tend to like heavier Hardcore and everyone will have different opinions of genres but I consider us an HC band. I also recognize and respect older more traditional styles of HC, but I like my music to be crushing so you won’t really catch me jamming out to Bad Brains or Slapshot. I am actually a huge Devourment fan to be honest.
Force Fed paints a pretty bleak portrait of life in the USA and the social and current political and social situation over there. Could you expand on this topic? What are some of the things that are most fucked up right now out there? Any hope for the change for better with the upcoming elections? What are your thoughts on that?
My first thoughts on that were complete surprise on my brother’s writing ability and lyrics themselves. Eric is 5 years younger than me and we are very close. We both have intense personalities and have the ability to understand and empathize with most people, but we also seem to have similar opinions of disgust with how the world works. Knowing my brother it was still very surprising to see how well he was writing lyrics and the thought he was putting into them such as this song.
To put this song in simple terms I think people are honestly just tired of trying to have hope in a world where that’s all it is. Hope, Trust, Change, are all tainted words used not only by politicians but most people. Also, did you ever notice how every time there is a crisis in our own country we always get distracted by something stupid like knitting sweaters for whales or something completely Insane. America gets captivated by so much stupid shit, but we can’t even fix ourselves, because we all have 2 second memories and yearn for attention from social media. Everyone’s mouth has turned into a second asshole in this country basically and everyone wants to be serious about the stupid things like how offensive it is to tell a poop joke. The people we look up to are letting us down and we are letting ourselves down. Most people will never stray from their social groups and I feel like playing in a band and seeing all walks of life and trying new things have really helped make me street smart, which is hard to say for a lot of people. I think my bro is just tired of seeing the same ignorance we all see, and the blame get tossed around, while the problems continue to worsen in any aspect of life whether it is politics or shitty friends or even catching yourself slipping. We all just need to man the fuck up sometimes and come to terms with things.
Is there a theme that runs throughout your lyrics in general? Is there anything you hope listeners to take away from your music?
Again I will try to speak on my bro’s behalf and the band’s the best I can because we have all talked about this a few times. We have all had more than your usual trials in life. Most of us have all had near death experiences which is also weird about us forming this band together. We have seen the very shittiest parts of life that you could possibly witness without being in a war probably. This comes from our own stories and other’s that have come in and out of our lives and influenced us. Some might say yea right, but there are bad areas and bad stories everywhere, even in the most prestigious/glorified areas there is always something dark that has happened. I think with our lyrics we tend to focus on the pain life brings but only as a way of venting. Everyone feels extreme emotion and I think it is a beautiful thing to let out on stage with a bunch of pissed off kids who need an outlet for a couple of hours, but these are the same kids who are most likely to hold a door open for an old lady or who are the first to welcome you at a party or something which speaks miles to how people perceive things. Frustration is what we capture because we know that there are people like us who just need to get it out and we honestly don’t feel like singing and holding hands is a good way to show that.
What inspired you to become a part hardcore scene and how long have you been in the scene? Do you have an particularly good stories connected with hardcore - great shows, awful shows, stupid stuff, etc, that you'd like to share?
Since being in Reckless I have been intensely immersed in the scene for about 3 years, but recently took a step back to work on this band. I have played in bands since 8th grade and on. I am 24 now so I have gotten to jam with some good guys who only helped me get better. I played in a metalcore band in high school called Whispers Shatter the Air and we got decent recognition and we got to play with The Acacia Strain. I just remember thinking how cool that was that I could play a show with one of my favorite bands and then not only watch them but have the singer give me the mic to scream in. It was just crazy to me and seeing everyone flip out was just so awesome. So after that band I was hooked, but didn’t really understand the genre differences until I got older. I would always mix up metal and HC which didn’t really matter. I know kid’s always do that now and get shit for it haha. It’s all heavy guys! So my transition from being more metal influenced to HC was when I had a bad accident as a laborer where my left hand got crushed on a job site by a front end loader. I had to jump out of the way because the guy let go of the brakes when I was chaining something to the bucket of the machine and the first thing I moved was my head but my hand got caught and crushed/ severed to pieces. The first thing I heard in the ER was amputation, but there was a hand specialist there and he wanted to try and save it because he heard I played guitar and 14 hrs that day and about 20 hrs total he did. It was very hard to move at first but then after a few months I got the itch to play guitar and slowly re -taught myself finger by finger. Then I had the sudden urge to start or join a band again, found these guys in an HC band called Few and Proud which we later turned into Reckless after I joined and A few months after that got picked up by Frequency Deleted Records out of Western Ma.
My best show moment was playing my first show in Few and Proud with Death Threat and the pit was crazy for us and it just felt so good to be back at it again. Haha and the ambulance had to come for our set too.
Also a crazy side note to this is that the other guitarist in WID, Tom C, burnt his hands really bad right before we made this band and together we have a lot of scars haha.
As far as the hardcore scene goes, what do you think about the current state of it?
The Hardcore Scene is on a definite upswing and has been being supplemented with some of the best bands to ever step on a stage right now in my opinion. This is the Revival era of HC and is where all of us will make our stamp. The sense of unity is back.
Whats playing on your stereo the most at the moment?
Surprisingly,
God Forbid-Determination, Also There is this slam band from overseas called Abominable Putridity that I am really into.
As far as Hardcore I am loving War Hound right now, and then Backtrack, First Blood, This is Hell, Terror, Shai Hulud, Incendiary, Rock Bottom, Suburban Scum, and new Stick to Your Guns (which surprised me) seem to have a good amount of play in my car as of late.
My go to album though for the past 2 years has been Oceano-Depths. That cd is just magic to me. So pissed and so good.
My all time favorite bands are The Acacia Strain and Devourment.
Tell us something about South Shore, MA? What are things to do or see over there? What are some other hardcore bands from your area people should give a try?
The band practices in Middleboro and it is a lot different then what I am used, being located right next to Boston where I am from. There is so much land there haha. Everyone has there niches there just like anywhere, it’s just shit is spanned out way more. We also chose so say south shore at the time because out bassist was from Quincy so he was the tie breaker.
The Home Base for any good MA band is Anchor’s up in Haverhill MA which is up North towards NH. So many good bands come out of and are a result of the Valley. Since I have been a part of it, Anchor’s Up has turned from just a venue to a brotherhood as well, Everyone is welcome there and everyone goes off to all the bands and pays respect. Just talking about it I miss it because I haven’t been there in a month or two since the Carriers last show there, before they played the Lido in Revere. I hope that World In Decline’s first show will be there, because I have had a lot of fun playing in Reckless at that Venue and have a lot of friends there.
Bands to watch out for are: Rude Awakening, Black Sheep, Hostage, Revenge, Apes of Wrath, Dry Heave, Colony, Abomination, Anti-Venom, East Beast, Word For Word, Street Sweeper, The Fake Boys, Powerwolves and The Bonus Army.
Also Labels that always give back to the scene and bust their ass are Frequency Deleted Records, Arrest Records, Shoe City Records, and RTF Records.
What future holds for World In Decline? I’ve heard you have started working on new songs already, what should we gear up for?
Honestly, The new shit is really good and I feel for the first time it’s something that will be able to stand on its own without me having to be like well we weren’t sure about this or we should of did that. Our first recordings we knew were only a stepping stone and it was just to get some shit out there and make a first attempt. We took a serious listen to the EP and all knew where we could improve and what we wanted to do and it has been a crazy change. We have so much fun with it and know the potential is there to make a monster. These next three songs are what will define our true start and help us make our mark.
Thanx for the interview, any last words?
If you hide behind a group you’re a coward.
Anyone who gave a shit about this interview and music in general- Thank you
And to you man, what you do for bands, fans, and and anyone who enjoys music, we appreciate it more than you know, so thank you for giving my band and many other bands a chance to be seen and heard.
World In Decline will be starting to play shows in the beginning of summer and recording 3 new songs around the end of this May so be on the lookout and add us on FB to follow us.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/World-In-Decline/190917647681682
In Clear Sight Interview
In Clear Sight’s debut album, ‘Fuck Fairytales, This Is Reality’, has been recently released by Clenched Fist records and it’s pretty strong effort if you’re into metallic, mosh-ridden hardcore. To be honest, I was expecting some mindless tough-wannabe mentality that that has been so played out in this genre, but it turns out there is a lot of thought to what they’re doing. I think their FB fanpage gives the best description of what they try to represent: ‘In Clear Sight is about getting your thoughts and goals straight. It's about not giving up to reach the goals you've set for yourself. At the same time these words refer to the scope of a gun. This metaphor reflects the power behind this beliefs.’ Here’s interview with Roger, one of the two vocalists of the band.
In Clear Sight’s debut album, ‘Fuck Fairytales, This Is Reality’, has been recently released by Clenched Fist records and it’s pretty strong effort if you’re into metallic, mosh-ridden hardcore. To be honest, I was expecting some mindless tough-wannabe mentality that that has been so played out in this genre, but it turns out there is a lot of thought to what they’re doing. I think their FB fanpage gives the best description of what they try to represent: ‘In Clear Sight is about getting your thoughts and goals straight. It's about not giving up to reach the goals you've set for yourself. At the same time these words refer to the scope of a gun. This metaphor reflects the power behind this beliefs.’ Here’s interview with Roger, one of the two vocalists of the band.First off can you just introduce yourself and your band? How long you’ve been around?
In Clear Sight was born in 2007. Three of our guys (Yannick, Tijs and Tom) started rehearsing in an old stable of Yannick’s grandpa. After a while they’ve added Fille Cools (singer) and Gael Renier (drummer) to the band. So In Clear Sight has been around officially since 2008. It didn’t work out very well with Fille. He had to work a lot en therefore he didn’t have enough time to play in the band. From then Kenny and me (both vocalists) joined in 2010.
‘Fuck Fairytales, this is Reality’ is quite strong name for an album. What other aspects of life influence your music?
We try to talk about a lot of things in our music. It’s my passion to write about problems which people find so modern or so obvious, that they won’t even think about it anymore. I am talking about the difference between rich and poor, children who are mourning about their parents’ divorce, the poor in Africa, nature disasters, losing friends or family, growing up, … Struggle For Life for example is about a friend of mine who had to struggle against cancer. This was a very difficult time for her but she overcame her illness and this made her stronger as person. This is one of the many things that I want to clarify to society, or at least want them to THINK about this!
What is the general message of the album? If you could have listeners take something from the album, what would it be?
Our general message is pretty easy if you think about it... We just want to say, look, life isn't easy and don't let anyone tell you it's a fairytale. But you can find strength in a lot of things, like music, friends and life experience. Don't be afraid, live your life, it’s worth it!
You guys have kind of a NYHC vibe, but there are also some metallic elements as well. Where does that come from? What kind of influences feed into your sound?
Actually we listen to all different genres of music. Hardcore is the main element for everyone in the band and there still lies our hearts, but aside from this we also listen to punk, metal, hip hop, drum&bass, dubstep, whatever, you name it... This is probably the reason why we have different kinds of influences in our music. In the end, aren’t we ALL musicians?
We feel that in hardcore you have to try to keep things interesting. We try to put something else on the table then other bands. So if you listen carefully you'll find some metal, you'll find some punk and even some hip hop. It's all there…
What are the bands you’re most glad to share a stage with?
We like to get to know people from all over the world. So it's always fun to play with international bands. But there are also some good Belgian bands we love to support. Go check out bands like BEAR, The Setup, ... Great stuff. Apart from these bigger bands, we can’t forget that it hardcore lives because there are a lot of unknown bands playing in little venues. Belgium has so many hardcore bands and the scene has always seemed to be very strong over here. So this is my message to all of your readers: come out, go to shows, represent hardcore, and the most important, get along and support each other!
What’s the scene like in your area nowadays?
I think it used to be bigger than it is today, but we can't complain. The Belgian scene is quite strong and this gives us the opportunity to play a lot of shows and to build up a local fan base.
Do you have any early memories of hardcore that stick out in your memory?
I have lots of good memories in hardcore. I used to live in Kontich, this is where Lintfabriek was. This is a small but fucking legendary venue. The people that worked there, the people who came to shows, everyone was one big family, like hardcore should be. All the great bands have played there. I remember going to shows there. But then a couple of years ago the venue had to shut down due to some fire security issues. We got to play on the last show there with my old band (Expect The Recoil). Good times!
Any last thoughts or shout outs? What’s next for In Clear Sight?
My biggest dream is to play on a real festival or going on a world tour. Playing with ‘the big ones’! I hope that I can make this dream come true with In Clear Sight. What’s next for ICS? I don’t know, we’ll just keep on rehearsing, playing shows, representing hardcore… just doing our very fucking best to grow and reaching more people.
And for the people out there? Don’t give up on hardcore, be yourself and live your dreams!
FUCK FAIRYTALES, THIS IS REALITY!
Life After Death - Scum of Society Forever
Northern Indiana SOSF band!Scum Of Society Forever" coming soon from Filled With Hate Records.
CDC to play Europe in June
CDC is going on short European tour in June 01-10, hitting couple of towns mostly in Germany with single shows in Poland, France, Austria and The Netherlands.
Danforth released Crime In Hell album
New Danforth album, Crime In Hell, contains 13 new Heavy Hardcore songs, a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Hiphop and Thrash-metal in an urban and incisive style. The voices alternates English and French, screaming and hiphop phrasing. Lyrics without concessions invhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifite listeners to share the rage of the band. Featuring US Hardcore Legends such as Danny Diablo (backings by Skarhead : AK Ray, Matty Pasta, Brett Evans, Brooklyn Larry) and Stikman (Fury of Five / Boxcutter / Full Metal Jacket). Recorded and mixed by Sébastien Langle at 8-ball Studio/LoutaProd, master by New Alliance East Mastering (Terror, Converge, Lofofora, ...)
Ablaze - Dead to the World
Ablaze´ first Song on the new split CD with The Black Path (on Marked for Death Records)
No One Is Safe - Strike First Strike Hard
As a general rule, every hardcore band that got at least one member with tattoos on his head is bond to get a good review on this website. Luckily, No One Is Safe’s music would hold its own even if they were bunch of skinny jeans-wearing hipsters. But they’re totally not. On both musical and lyrical side, the album boils over with pride, anger and testosterone. Even though the production is quite slick, everything is raw and uncompromising as it should. From the fast parts to breakdowns, everything seems to be in the right place.The heavy as fuck beats and massive guitar work provide a good foundation for dual vocal assault of Jouko and Timo. Those guys have both strong and aggressive voices which they carry with confidence and charisma. The things get even more intensive when they get couple of their mates to lay down vocals in some of the songs. Resist Forever is a monster of a song with bunch of people, like Matti of Cutdown, Abu from Third Man Down, Ville of Breamgod and Finnish rapper Eme, contributing their vocals. I like this type of crew mentality. The lyrics makes the package complete. No sissy stuff, it’s all about holding your own and standing up for your family and friends. Nothing too ignorant, but no poetry either. Bands like Cutdown, Bolt or Ratface have already proven that Finns got knack for this type groovy and aggressive brand of hardcore. No One Is Safe quite pretty well with those bands and I didn’t even suspect that album gonna be that good.
Review by Dloogi
Poolside Records, 2011
Bitter Taste Of Life Interview
The Swedish band has been around since 2008 but it was last year when it dropped its debut album, ‘Trapped In Lies’, on World vs Cometh records. Bitter Taste Of Life’s influences are pretty broad, you can hear some modern elements in their music, but they have a firm foothold in more traditional sound as well. They have a tour all across Europe, from Portugal to Poland, planned for May so make sure you show them support when they come to your area. The interview was done some time ago but for various different reasons is being published just now so please excuse if any questions seem to be outdated. It’s still a good read though, and the band is definitely worth checking out!
The Swedish band has been around since 2008 but it was last year when it dropped its debut album, ‘Trapped In Lies’, on World vs Cometh records. Bitter Taste Of Life’s influences are pretty broad, you can hear some modern elements in their music, but they have a firm foothold in more traditional sound as well. They have a tour all across Europe, from Portugal to Poland, planned for May so make sure you show them support when they come to your area. The interview was done some time ago but for various different reasons is being published just now so please excuse if any questions seem to be outdated. It’s still a good read though, and the band is definitely worth checking out!Let us know some basic info about Bitter Taste Of Life? How and when it all started, who’s in the band etc...
First of all, we'd like to say thanks for the support and giving us this interview. Keep up the good work with Hardboiled. It all started in late spring 2008 when Olle contacted us. Niklas, Niva and Rickard had another band that weren't going that well, so there was no doubts, we teamed up with Olle. Olle knew two other guys Joel and Marcus who where into hardcore so they tagged along. Unfortunately for us Marcus who played bass at the time had to leave for studies in the US. So we played our first show without bassplayer and for the upcoming shows Niklas and Joel took turns playing bass. After a bunch of shows and a quite unknown demo, Niklas went away for studies as well. Then we decided to put the band on hold for a while. Then in early 2010 Rickard, Joel, Olle and Niva started talking about reviving Bitter Taste Of Life again. During this period we got to know Simon, so he joined us. And by then Niklas was finished with his studies in Portugal and moved back home to Sweden, so we asked Niklas if he’d like to team up with us again and here we are. So now Bitter Taste Of Life is Rickard (vocals), Olle (vocals), Joel (guitar), Niva (drums), Simon (guitar) and Niklas T (bass)
How did you guys come up with the band’s name? Is there any deeper meaning behind it?
We were just brainstorming for a band name and when Bitter Taste Of Life came up we just felt, "this is it". So no, there's no deeper meaning behind it, just a band name that we felt fitted us.
Has anyone of you been in any other band apart from BTOL?
Olle, Joel, Rickard and Niva played in a band called Negative Vibes. Simon was in a band called Orson Sparks and is currently playing in the metal band Arreat Summit.
Can you tell us something about “Trapped In Lies”? What kids should expect to find in there?
It's a 6 track MCD with the signature Bitter Taste Of Life groove, grit and pit starter, with political and angry lyrics.
Lyrically, is there any concept to the album? Can you touch on some of the lyrical focuses of your songs? The lyrics is related to things you encounter in everyday life, what we've been trough and what is happening around us. We think it's very important to be aware of what's going on in our society now a days and how it affects us. Religon, addictions, exclusion and antifascism is some of the thing we touch in our lyrics.
How did you hook up with World vs Cometh?
Christian (also known as "Boris", "Chris") who runs the label is one of our best friends and we asked him if he was up for releasing the MCD and he said yes. And nowadays our guitarist Joel is part of World vs Cometh too. Make sure you all check it out and support them!
You guys are quite different from stuff I usually hear from Sweden. What’s your opinion about the scene in your country and what local bands you support?
A few years back the scene was insane every show was well crowded and everyone went insane when the bands played, but then something happened and the interest in the scene grew a bit cold for a while, not saying that people stopped putting shows up and so on but it felt different and many people you used to see at every show just stopped showing up. Big ups to all the elder ones who's still in the game and going strong. At the moment the scene is on the uprise again, at every show you see new kids, there's loads of new bands coming up and bookers who putting shows up. Shout outs to Norrköping Hardcore, SSE, GBG SXE, Sunpower Bookings, 026 Hardcore, KF Stationen, Västerås SXE and all the others who's putting shows together. There's loads of good bands coming outta Sweden you better check them out! Dead Reprise, Vulture Mob, Decades Of Blood (RIP), Stay Hungry, Elapse, Lose The Life, Keep Rising, Chain Reaction, Guilty, Angers Curse, Kaos, Kris & Helvete, Anchor is some of them.
What is your opinion about Refused? Would anyone get lynched in Sweden for saying their music sucked balls?
Haha! Personally I (Rickard) don't like them at all and I hasn't got lynched yet so I think it's ok to say that they sucked. But there's other ones in the band who likes them. And no question that they was and is a very important part of the Swedish hardcore scene and the development of it.
Let’s get political. In case Greece eventually falls down, followed then by Italy and then probably Ireland, Spain and so on, do you think we should gear up for Mad Max scenario in Europe in any near future?
Well, there's a chance it could get to that point, maybe not as extreme as Mad Max. As long as all the greedy fucks craves for more and can't see the effects of their actions, there will always be people who's going to make their voices heard, whether it's through violent actions, civil disobedience or on a political level.
So another year has ended... what were the best albums of 2011?
Expire - Suffer The Cycle, Grankapo - The Thruth, Vulture Mob - Feeding Time, 45 Stainless - O.G.B.D, Alley Gods - North State Of Mind, Q-Unique - Throwback, For The Glory - Some Kids Have No Face. That some of them… can't remember them all, haha.
What are the next steps for the band? Any chances for European tour?
We're playing at an awesome festival (Killing The Legacy Fest) in Turku, Finland in january, then we're going to focus on writing new songs for a upcoming 7" split with our brothers in 45 Stainless from Finland who will be released sometime around April or may on World vs Cometh. We're going on a European Tour in May between 11/5 and 26/5. It's going to feel good to be on the road again. Otherwise we got some shows planned here in Sweden and in the end of July we're going to play Zvera Fest in Latvia. And during the autumn we're going to work on a full-length cd and try to sort out a mini tour i east Europe.
