H8000 book is in the works

As it was posted on H8000 Central blog, in 2011 a book covering H8000 crew will be released. From the original post on this subject: "The H8000 book will see the light of day somewhere in 2011, there's a ton of work on this project. There's too much great history to just let it slide in obscurity. There's a ton of pic's, the one and only record collection list, flyers, posters and a ton of writing and interviews..it's basically history from the late 80's to the mid 90's. There's some interested parties to put it out as a good looking book, stay tuned for this one.." Moreover, all of the H8000 zine issues will be brought together into one book and released later this year. Sounds exciting as H8000 bands are vital part of European hardcore history!

Burdened - Loose Screws

Loose Screws is new song from Burdened taken off of their new 7 song EP called "Tasteless". Being so lucky to be able to hear the full material already, I can honestly say that it is going to be massive! Fast and angry hardcore the way I like it!

New Negative Approach 7" is due out on Taang!

Negative Approach have posted three songs from their upcoming 7-inch, Friends of No One. The 7-inch and CDEP is due out on Taang! Records and actually represents material recorded in 1984 but (officially) released for the first time this year. Check out the title track as well as "Genocide" and "I Got a Right" from the EP on their MySpace page. The band's 10-Song EP is being reissued on October 12, 2010 by Touch and Go Records.

Rick Ta Life testing vocals for new Comin' Correct album

It seems like Rick Ta Life is working on a new Commin' Correct album that is slated for 2010 release. At least there's a youtube video with Rick testing vocals for some new track. Last 25 Ta Life album was pretty cool and this new stuff sounds good as well so hopefully this upcoming album won't dissapoint.

Colombian Necktie - Black Ash

Colombian Necktie is a metal/punk band from LA with some chaotic vibes and hardcore twist. Sounds like a combo of His Hero Is Gone, Converge and Blacklisted; all with their own spin.

Backflip! - Give Your All

From the band: "Four guys from a small town wanting to bring the raw style of music that's just full of energy and full of passion that we have for it. This is what we live for, making the music that we love to listen to and that we love to write. Stay updated for new songs and throw a banner on your page and support"

Sheer Terror show in Europe!

This is the most important gig of the decade, century and quite possibly, millennium. On 22th of January 2011 the one and only Sheer Terror will appear on stage in Antwerpen, Muziekcentrum Trix! I don't feel we need any introduction here, if you don't know the name - hardcore is not for you! Along with the New Yorkers, the bands list include Rise And Fall, Supertouch and The City. Tickets can be purchased here.

8Control - new album in works, new merch out now

Exciting news are coming from the 8Control camp! After having toured europe this year (Deez Nuts, TRC, Sick Of It All, Strife, Agnostic Front, Knuckledust, Ghost Inside, Pay No Respect to name but a few) the band is currently mixing their new effort to be out soon in Europe and UK on 2 labels (soon to be announced). They will be working now with SGR Artists Management (Gallows, TRC, Heart In Hand) for all the press and management stuff in UK. From the band: "This is a true and positive good thing for all of us... basically it means more exposure, more shows and more mosh parts around Europe in the months to come.". Make sure you also check new merch available and some lastings in their webstore.

Vow Of Hatred - Vow Of Hatred

Here’s a self titled album from Pittsburgh based hardcore band practicing the heavier side of the genre. Starting things off with a slow and heavy intro, the band sets the tone for the rest of the material. Vow Of Hatred falls into beatdown category and they’re pretty good at what they do.

I mean, with so many beatdown bands around nowadays, it’s really hard to come up with some style of your own. These cats are not yet there, but still, this shit lives up to the standards of the genre. The quality of the recordings is decent, the musicianship is not that bad and the vocals are strong and hateful. My only gripe is that the band is bringing nothing new to the game. With every song here I’ve got a feeling I’ve heard it before. Maybe I got too picky when it comes to beatdown, but breakdowns and double bass doesn’t make up for lack of good ideas. On the brighter side, there are couple moments here that really do it for me. Let’s just mention ‘We’re Glad You’re Dead’ with its vicious mid paced groove, nice built up and a powerful fast part made for some serious ass kicking in the pit. This is a type of stuff I want to hear more from them!

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

Bloodstained - Saligia

One of the most promising Polish hardcore bands comes back with and they’re breakneck sound is heavier than ever. This time Bloodstained dishes out a collection of sick tunes that melt some beatdown influences with Kickback-like depravity.

This album holds nine tracks (including intro and outro) of furious, metallic hardcore with monster breakdowns, sick riffs and drums that hit like thunder. Avoiding any clichés, complex, yet brutal. Compared with their previous effort, by which I mean 3-way split with Crawling Ground and Envy, the overall tone of their music got darker while the lyrics are soaked with sickness and all the nasty stuff humanity is capable of. You know, those little filthy thoughts you try to hide in the darkest corners of your mind but you know they creep waiting for the moment to explode. The only difference is that these guys got the guts to scream it all aloud. The cold aggression and rawness of these songs set them apart from much of the competition in their weight division. I also gotta give them props for using Soul Contre Tous movie samples as there is a strong connection between the music and how Philippe Nahon’s character went insane in the movie. Highly recommended!

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

New merch from Six Feet Under records

Six Feet Under records have recently added couple of new items to their pre-order section: Two new Rival Mob shirts, two new Ink and Dagger shirts, Foundation red Judge Schism ripoff longsleeve and Floorpunch Bold ripoff.

No Reprieve to release new EP soon

California based No Reprieve are in currently working hard to get their debut EP out. The band has been around for 3 years now and they're still unsigned. As Erick, their guitarist, told us: "at this point and time we arent sure if thats a bad thing or not. Very mixed feelings about labels seeing as how we come from DIY roots." Commenting on the upcoming release, he added: "This new E.P is the center stone of everything this band has worked hard for. It not only shows the hardcore world that we are ready to contend amoung the heavy weights and not just be the backyard hardcore heroes that everyone has come to know and love. But it also introduces our new darker tone. We wanted to keep the same aggression in our music but add a creepier, sinister sound to it all. The songs all give out a similar message. The realization of ones self regret, inner tourment, and complete self destruction. With lyrics like "My once beating heart turned dead cold. bargained my soul for some silver and gold. take a look in the mirror, and regret what I see. Anger, hatred, and lust. Become the better part of me." This E.P is meant to bring out the demons in everyone. And it allows them to embrace them and use them to their own advantage. Don't get us wrong we are still a bunch of hardcore kids. But we wanted the whole Idea of this new release to be very theatrical." EP will be avaliable for sale soon on band's Myspace website.

Full Blown Chaos signed with Ironclad. New album in 2011.

Full Blown Chaos have signed with Ironclad Recordings. The band will release their new album through the label in early 2011. Ray Mazzola, vocalist: "We have reinforced our style of writing with a more prevalent sound while keeping to our roots of audible mayhem. We are a 5 piece now so we are capable of doing so much more."

Danny Diablo and Grizz Rock present Kaos 13

In 2008 the unstoppable “international hardcore superstar” Danny Diablo and the legendary rapper Grizz Rock from Ruff Ryders crew created a new music project named KAOS 13. Crossover that combines heavy guitar riffs and dark atmosphere with hardcore metrics and hip hop beats. Both frontman define the KAOS 13 project as their most varied and most successful project of recent years “With KAOS 13 we managed to create a perfect mix of all our influences from New York Hardcore to heavy metal, passing thru the hip hop. Tha KAOS 13 sound is something revolutionary!”

In the next weeks we will announce the official release date of their new album named “Street Warrirors” on Countdown records – Real Recognizes Real records. “The recording sessions of “Street Warriors” lasted more than a year” adds Danny Diablo “During this time we worked in the studio with several friends such as Ill Bill, Slaine, G-Fella, DJ Apokalypze and many others. Soon you’ll have in your hands the result of this year of work, and nobody will be disappointed!”

Pending further information, visit the KAOS 13 pages on Facebook and MySpace:

www.facebook.com/kaos13dms
www.myspace.com/kaos13dms

Hardcore press review

Here's a short recap of stuff that deserve your attention: Check out Integrity live in Holland 1995 videos that were posted on Grace Of The Unholy blog. Don't miss an interview with Tony Rettman, author of the upcoming book "Why Be Something That You Are Not!" about Detroit hardcore scene that DFPS posted. A Riot Of My Own got nice Right Idea interview. Brainwrecked is an awesome blog with a lot of info about 90' hardcore scene, like Inhuman, Clubber Lang, Cold As Life and much more! The official diary of the in-progress Rob Lind ("White Trash Rob" of Blood for Blood, Ramallah, Sinners & Saints) can be found here. AsIce brind us a nice review of this year's Black'N'Blue Bowl. On the non-musical side of things, Opium website got interesting interview with Vincenzo Natali, director of “Splice”. Horror Porn: Can We Take It Seriously? Horror-movies.ca got the answer.

Rap appreciation post

Life is not only about hardcore so here's a short collection of rap videos you're not gonna see on MTV anymore. From old to new, from Nine to Jada, this is for the kids who can appreciate a good beat and skilled rhyming. And if you enjoy Freddie Gibbs track that was posted here, make sure you pop his new album, Str8 Killa No Filla! Anyway, enjoy!

Jadakiss - Who's Real ft. Swizz Beatz, OJ Da Juiceman



Nine Feat. ARL Da X'rsis - Ova Confident (Remix)



Tucka Da Huntaman - Watch Your Back



Freddie Gibbs - The Ghetto

New EP from Earn Your Scars will be out this year

The new Earn Your Scars EP is titled "Play Your Cards" and it will most likely be released in October. What you can expect is same old hardhitting style with lyrics about friendship, betrayal and loss of people close to you. Earn Your Scars represents Kolding and Fredericia in Jutland, Denmark and as a part of the FAF-crew.

Hatred

Hatred as a band is a relatively new name in the Quebec hardcore landscape, but the guys behind it have been active in the scene for years playing in various bands, promoting shows and doing other stuff to keep this shit alive. They've recently released a debut EP entitled 2010 filled with dope grooves and neck breaking breakdowns so it's good reason to find out what's their all about.

Name: Gates Pompizzi, Bass player of Hatred.

Location: We are from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Active since: 2009.

How do you define your overall style?
Heavy, Catchy, Hard.

What’s your goal with this band?
To tour, and see the corners of the world we haven't already seen in other bands.

What do you have recorded so far?
We have recorded a 4 songs EP entitled "2010" with works for a full length in early 2011.

For all the kids out there who may not have heard of you, could you give us a short introduction?
We are 'Hatred' from Canada, and if you haven't heard of us, just listen and you'll make your decision, We are 4 dudes out to have a good time and play some heavy, catchy shit. www.myspace.com/hatred514 or just download our EP for free online @ http://www.mediafire.com/?q2nmmfoz3jm

What are some of the moments that stand out to you when thinking back about the band’s history so far?
We joke and laugh about all the shows we've played together in other bands, cause this band is pretty new, but funny shit thats happened to us on tours, and people that just make us laugh by being alive.

You guys just dropped 4 track EP called "2010" recently. Could you tell us something about and what’s been the response so far?
The response has been awesome, kids love the songs, we are having a lot of fun stepping on stage for people that love our music and just sweatin it out. As long as kids are partying, hanging out and digging our stuff, we don't plan on stopping.

If you had to compare your musical style to any other band, what would it be?
Well the obvious would be First Blood, Reign Supreme, Hatebreed, Terror and there are a couple more that I've been told we sound like. But so far no bad ones, so I'm cool with that! hahaha

For anyone who has never been to your hometown, Montreal, can you describe it for us and how the hardcore scene is there?
It's not so bad, we like it, only I really live in Montreal, Justin is from right outside the city, Slim is from the native reserve, and Ben is from Granby, QC, but as per Montreal, the scene is really on and off, but most of it is bullshit politics for the most part.

Gigs are the essence of hardcore. What can people expect at your live show?
A lot of bouncing, mosh and sing alongs.

What would you consider the best album of all time?
Oh man, there are a lot, But I won't comment, cause I listen to more rap/hip hop then hardcore most times, but I have a lot of personal favorites.

Anything you would like to add? Future plans? If you wanna talk shit, here’s your chance!
Yeah just shout outs to everyone who listens to our band, supports us and downloaded our album and passed the link on, Shout outs to my brothers in Liferuiner, TooPureToDie (RIP), FTFD, Ghost Inside, WLFPK Crew, all the MTLxHC local bands we are down with, TNS, www.headrushbrand.com, and dont forget to add us on facebook, myspace or whatever and download our EP and pass it on. We want to be in your city ASAP!

Check out band's Myspace

Domination - Reborn

Hailing from San Francisco bay area, Domination brings a deadly mixture of hardcore and metal. This one is called Reborn and is taken from the upcoming EP!

Cold Blooded - Ten Years

Cold Blooded from Portugal has been around since 2009 and if you like hardcore that's heavy and on point, give it a listen!