Review: Thug X Life - Jungle Law

Thug X Life - Jungle Law (Refuse Records) - The record is four cuts of fast and pissed off hardcore with shouted, rough vocals and breakneck tempos. Despite band’s name there’s no gangsta posing on here, instead you get honest and rather positive lyrics with straight edge message and real life topics. The production is raw, but this is only good for this type of music. The band slows down from time to time and these breakdowns are always on point. Fans of old American hardcore should take notice. If you like when bands don’t waste time on bullshit but go right for the throat from the very first note, this shit is for you. Can’t say it’s something I am personally too crazy about, but I do like to play this record now and then. Jungle Law was put out by Refuse Records and they did great job with package and everything.

Check out new Stay Hungry tracks

Stay Hungry has posted two new tracks from the upcoming 7" due to be released by Refuse Records in June. Release show will be at Refuse Records 20th anniversary fest 19-20th July.

ThugxLife 'All eyez on you' 7-inch on Refuse Records

Don't be misled by the name of the band. Right, ThugXLife stands strong, but on the positive side of the thing! Their music and lyrics are filled with youthful passion and they're full on straight edge HC with a good dose of anger. After well-received "You're the boss" demo and successful "Drug Free Tour 2011" with Cymeon X and Regres, this band from Poznan, Poland is coming with their debut 7". There's 8 songs influenced by the bands like Internal Affairs, Ten Yard Fight, Get the Most or Chain Of Strength. ThugXLife is a prove that the Edge isn't gone dull yet in Eastern/Central Europe! Songs "War" and "I still believe" from upcoming 7": thugxlife.bandcamp.com

Coke Bust - Degradation 7" pre-order / European Tour

Washington DC Straight Edge outfit - Coke Bust and their brand new 7" - on Refuse Records! Following their two 7"s and full length LP on Six Weeks Records, these 6 songs are mind blowing full-throttle raging non-stop hardcore assault influenced by the masters from Infest, Heresy, Ripcord and Youth Of Today that will leave you on your knees begging for more. Everyday bullshit going on personal and political levels fueled the fire in the lyrical content. Recorded by Kevin at Developing Nations Studios and mastered by Smok (Post Regiment fame) in As One studio.

Limited version available in pre-order on orange vinyl with additional Coke Bust tour poster, regular 1st press on green vinyl.

But that’s not all - COKE BUST is coming to Europe next October for their very first time, check all the dates below! Special Coke Bust tour edition of "Degradation" 7" available at the shows as well as limited to 100 copies tape-version of the 7" with some extra live tracks. It's the first tape-release on Refuse since 5 or 6 years!
US press of "Degradation" 7" will be out some time later on Grave Mistake Records - gravemistakerecords.blogspot.com
Coke Bust: www.cokebust.com www.myspace.com/cokebust

Track list:
Side A:

1.Another fucking problem
2.Long gone
3.Keep out

Side B:

4.Degradation
5.No authority
6.Deathbed

Pressing info:

3 test presses
75 copies of special tour edition, different cover, hand numbered, orange vinyl (available only on Coke Bust European tour)
120 copies of limited edition pre-order version, orange vinyl w/ tour poster
347 copies on green vinyl.

Price:
Limited orange vinyl w/ tour poster 5 euro // $6,50 + postage
Regular green vinyl 4 euro // $5 + postage
Shipping dates: 2-7.10.2010
(shipping from Germany)

ordering: refuserecords@gmail.com
check mailorder list: refuserecords.prv.pl
www.myspace.com/refuserecords

Trapdoor Bookings and Refuse Records presents:
COKE BUST 'DEGRADATION ACROSS EUROPE' TOUR 2010

7.10. - Amsterdam, NL @ OCCI w/ EXTORTION, SEEIN RED ("Degradation" EP release party!)
8.10. - Mulheim, DE @ AZ CLUB w/ NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
9.10. - London, GB @ TBA w/ tba
10.10 - Birmingham, GB @ Wagon and Horses w/ NEVER AGAIN, BONESTORM
10.10 - Nottingham, GB (late) @ Old Angel w/ NEVER AGAIN, TREMORS, CURB CRAWL
11.10 - Glasgow, GB @ Fortress of Solitude w/ CLOCKED OUT, DEFENCE, LOBOTOMIES
12.10 - Leeds, GB @ The Fenton w/ NEVER AGAIN
13.10 - Canterbury, GB @ Chantry Social Club w/ NEVER AGAIN, NO REALITY, TREMORS, MOUTH
14.10 - Antwerp, BE w/ Backstage JC Den Eglantier w/ REPROACH, BITE DOWN, GET WISE
15.10 - Bremen, DE @ G18 w/ PLAGUE MASS
16.10 - Gothenburg, SE @ TBA w/ NEVER AGAIN, STAY HUNGRY
17.10 - Karlskrona or Aalborh, SE
18.10 - Hamburg, DE @ Rote Flora w/ AT HALF MAST, WORMS FEED
19.10 - Kortrijk, BE @ The Pits w/ BRUTAL KNIGHTS
20.10 - Gottingen, DE @ Juz
21.10 - Leipzig, DE @ Liwi
22.10 - Berlin, DE @ Scharni38 w/ SHORT FUSE, THE REBARKER
23.10 - Warsaw, PL @ CDQ, Hardcore 2010 Fest w/ STRAIGHTJACKET NATION, SHORT FUSE, A BIT OF BRAINDEAD, APE ATTACK!, SCHIZMA'90, GOVERNMENT FLU, SELFMADEBOMB, ONE KIND WORD, THE LINE.
24.10. - Budapest, HU @ Station 80 w/ CRIPPLED FOX, YOUTH VIOLENCE, P.F.A.
25.10 - Vienna, AT @ Arena
26.10 - Prague, CZ @ Klubovna w/ REMEK, PRAHA
27.10.- Freiburg, DE @ TBA

Between Earth And Sky debut EP out summer 2010 on Refuse Records and Hellfish Records

Between Earth And Sky, a collection of five individuals bound together by a love for the writings of Ernest Becker and Samuel Beckett and endless amounts of vegan food at Vancouver's 'Bo Kong Vegetarian Restaurant' have finally after nine long years managed to pull their personal lives together long enough to synthesize their perspectives on tragic experiences into a collection of songs infused with anguish and hope. Profoundly inspired by the inevitability of suffering, the members of Between Earth And Sky delve deeply into irony by attempting to use powerful, fast, yet melodic hardcore songs with insightful lyrics in a vain attempt to unravel their anxiety about the inevitability of their demise.

Featuring a line up of experienced members (Greg Bennick, Alexei Rodriguez, and EJ Bastien of TRIAL and CATHARSIS; Sean Lande of STRAIN and BY A THREAD; and Happy Kreter of GOB and formerly a professional wrestler in Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling).

BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY will release their debut in the summer of 2010 on Refuse Records in Europe as a 12" and CD, and in the United States on Hellfish Records as a double 7".

More about the band can be seen, heard, and learned about at http://www.myspace.com/betweenearthandsky

Refuse Records: http://www.refuserecords.prv.pl http://www.myspace.com/refuserecords