Killing Time: new album samples

Yeah, that's right mother fuckers, the NYHC legends are coming back with the new album! Click here to listen to the samples!

New Album "Three Steps Back"

Killing Time is now in the studio recording our third full-length album appropriately named "Three Steps Back." The album is scheduled to be released in early 2009. The band started work on the album in January 2008 after returning from our tour of Japan and South Korea. To write the material, we decided to bring it back to where it all started—Drago’s parents’ garage, the place where Breakdown had formed and where the classic “Brightside” record had been written and rehearsed. We see “Three Steps Back” as both a return to the band’s roots and a new vision of what a classic hardcore band can still accomplish. We think that these twelve news songs bring New York Hardcore back to its punk beginnings while still offering up that classic Killing Time crunch and power.

In Cold Blood discography to be released on Demons Run Amok

We are really happy to announce that the IN COLD BLOOD –Suicide Kings Discography CD will be released through Demons Run Amok! Release date is: 01.06.2009

Newjacks: IN COLD BLOOD are one of the founders of so called Clevo Style, back in the days. If you are into Integrity, Ringworm or Rise and Fall, the missing Band is IN COLD BLOOD!
This is a must have for fans of dark, apocalyptic Hardcore!

This CD is a compilation of the long time sold out 7 “ (released in 1995), exclusive songs from various session in 1998 and a live set, recorded in 1998.

Get your copy through our webshop (www.demonsrunamok.de) or through our distributors worldwide!

Line Of Scrimmage and Enemymind to release split CD

Line Of Scrimmage and Enemymind are set to release the split CD. It will contain 3 songs from the New Yorkers and 4 from the Pittsburgh guys. Expect the new CD by the beggining of July.

Fed Up! live from CBGB's coming soon

FED UP! Live from the historic CBGB's. The Best Quality Live at CBGB's Album since Agnostic Front. Funny in between banter ALA Paul Bear from Sheer Terror or Jimmy G. from Murphy's Law. 16 tracks in all including covers from Breakdown and The 4 Skins. A Classic Live Record!!!!
Pre- Order Now and get Exclusive Extras!!!!! Click here.

Jungle Juice - Jungle Jamz

Jungle Juice - Jungle Jamz
Hellfish Records 2009

Fucking go! It’s 80’again and hardcore is fast, powerful and angry. This album offers some awesome pissed off old school hardcore punk tunes that make me think of bands like Black Flag or Poison Idea. The music is straight in your face and vocals are aggressive and mean. Most of the songs are short and fast but there are also some nice breakdowns.

Actually, there are more mid paced parts and breakdowns than one would expect, but it doesn’t change the fact that the overall pace of the album is fast. The lyrics got some pissed off attitude to them so even if most of the songs are anti-social, anti-war, anti-politics, the band comes off as some seriously angry bunch of guys who are here to make sure their voice is gonna be heard and not like the pack of crying hippies. I really like the No Glory song, where they mix the USA anthem with the furious anti-army punk rock. The opening track is also great, probably my favorite one. Lyrically, the best one gotta be Changed, Not Impressed and Nowhere Fast. If you recently have had problems with your neighbors, boss, co-workers or your girlfriend you should like em too. There are 10 songs on the CD and most of them don’t even hit the 2 minute mark. It’s not a problem with me cause every time I finish listening to it I want to listen to the record again. Definitely worth checking out if you like old school hardcore they way it was meant to be played.


Jungle Juice @ Myspace
Hellfish Records

Next Step Up - The Unreleased Heavy video

In the absence of strength the opposition flourished
And they've tried to destroy that which we have nourished
Talking shit about pride and the white man's glory
It's just a scam to hide your weakness
A science fiction story
Spreading racist lies, you know that shit is whack
This scene is ours and now we're taking it back

Straight Opposition

We want to tour everywhere and then we want to speak and sing fuckin loud with everybody we’ll meet in...'

Your last album is called "Gathered against mediocracy". What does it refer to? Just the Italian government or or has it any broader meaning?
Mediocracy is the place where critical judge become confused and much more useful day by day; You can call this place Italy, Spain or Europe, anyway, if you take a look above the massification process that we live actually, you’ll find the Mediocracy’s heart.

Who writes the lyrics and what kind of subjects do they deal with?
I write the great part of the lyrics approved by the whole band. The lyrics meaning are about and against mass society’s condition; we are afraid to live in a place full of puppets where the 85% people doesn’t care about real social conditions; sometimes it seems that this world is very happy and proud to fall in every sort of enslavement.

What was the reason to allow kids to legally download your albums?
We wish to spread as much as possible our music with the following message.

You tackle issues that nowadays many artists shy away from. How important is the message in hardcore?
We personally think that hardcore music was, after some punk bands, a kind of musical expression totally based on a political/social approach, and it should be cool for us if it something of that will keep still this spirit for the future also. But, anyway, we are not fanatics, so we think everyone has the right to keep his attitude and his own feelings to take inspiration from, to play hardcore. This is shouldn’t be a closed mind music.

Do you think that there are less hardcore bands that deal with social topics in their lyrics because since there are no big problems with i.e. racism in the hardcore scene its like preaching to the converted?
Yes I understand very well your intelligent ask. Actually every topic about racism is seemingly older than this world and a lot of people could be tired and bored to speak about that; but also I think that if we know a lot about this phenomenon, it doesn’t matter that we have to stop the struggle against it, because racism is a sort of cancer that groove day by day, too hard to stop it.

Where do you get your information and facts from, that look beneath the surface?
Everyday we learn something to refuse…this evidence is in front of us daily but, of course, it depends by ours starting feelings or ours will to change: for example we must see the events on media shows for the accurate contrary than media industry prepare for us. Sometimes it seems that what is false is what has been present to you as the only chance for your real life, as your only social structure or your only kinder society. For example in Italy, it’s urgent to keep this faculty: to doubt about everything has been showed to you.


What do you think about the book Gomorra? Do you think it reflects the state of the Italian state and life in your country?
We did finish to read Gomorra’s book two or three months ago and it has been a sort of personal confirmation for some past( and present ) thoughts about Italy. Roberto Saviano speaks about Campania region especially, but we have Mafia in Sicilia and Sacra Corona Unita in Puglia. That’s not all, because each Italian citizen has one real enemy called Silvio Berlusconi with all from his mafious, corrupted and ULTRA XENOPHOBIC bastard government.

How did Straight Opposition come to existence?
S.O. come to life by the will of Luca ( guitar ), Ivan Parbone ( drums ) and me ( Ivan, vox ) to play urban music in a fast way with a critical attitude in the lyrics. After two years passed in studio to write songs we decide to start with live activity seriously since 2006. So, since 2006 we play everywhere to spread our message and rage. About studio’s work we have recorded the following releases: promo 2004 ( self produced ); step by step ( 2006/ Indelirium Records ); finish what you started split (2008 world appreciated kitsch, Greece ); gathered against mediocracy ( 2008, Indelirium Records ). Our whole discography it should be out in the both cd, due to the bldclot Record’s will to reissue it.

What's your approach as a band, what are your goals?
We want to tour everywhere and then we want to speak and sing fuckin loud with everybody we’ll meet in.

Who do you all consider your biggest musical influence(s) and how the hell have acts like Pet Shop Boys or Inxs had any impact on your sound?
We are influenced by a lot of fuckin cool bands like slapshot, knuckledust, strife, sick of it all, strife and a lot more too many to mention it. Anyway we listen don’t listen hardcore exclusively but we like rock, electronic and classic music also. About Prince or Inxs, ahahaha! These names was wrote on space just as kidding. They never was a direct influence for the straight opposition’s sound, even it could be very very interesting play like prince or boy george! Ahahahah!

What is it about hardcore that appeals to you?
Oh yeah a lot of elements, but especially 2 above the other ones: energy and intensity;

Do you have something like an early hardcore memory? Who were the bands that impressed you back in the days?
Yes of course, first of all it is important to say that we listen a lot of new hardcore bands than a lot of oldest. Personally, for example, I kept my preferences for old school or mid 90’s school that impress my self more than new kids ( maybe luca’s too ). So I adore: slapshot, youth of today, ss decontrol, rykers, bulldoze, 108, biohazard, strife, backfire!, sick of it all, uniform choice, unity, bold, napalm death, minor threat, and a lot more.

What made the bigger impression on you then - music or lyrics?
Beside music and lyrics, I think the theatrical way also to communicate some feelings. If you look for some singers like Jello Biafra or Jack Kelly, you’ll discover something’s new and really primitive about the way to represent theirselves with the own suggestions too.


Getting back to present times, is it fair to say that you are happy with the current state of hardcore scene and music?
As I said before, now things are different, that’s obvious! About current situation we didn’t ask seriously to our self if are we happy or not; maybe it depends by the current situation that we are living for in a particular moment. Maybe some experiences are good, sometimes bad too bud it’s very difficult to express any definite thought about it. Maybe I don’t like to look at kids who’s think that bands like Heaven shall burn or All shall perish plays really and uncompromising hardcore, but, ok…shit happens! Nowadays we have to remember that there’s no just one definition about hardcore but one thousand point of view about what is or what is not this music.

How’s the hardcore scene in Pescara like?
I’m not so much interested about my city. I have nothing to say, I’m sorry.


Any last words for the readers?
Yeahhh! We have the big wish to make a tour in your country! So, please, help us to book shows and prepare yourself to sing along…and at last but not least, support OLD SCHOOL HATE and those the kids who sacrifice their own life to keep real hardcore spirit alive!!!
CIAO E GRAZIE!!!
Ivan D.M. and Straight Opposition 2009;

Straight Opposition at myspace

Pre-order: xRepresentx - The New Inquisition

Click here to buy pre-order. Will ship on June 16th. All preorders will come with a free copy of the Seventh Dagger Fest DVD.

REPRESENT "THE NEW INQUISITION" TRACK LISTING
1. T.P.S.H.
2. SWIFT JUSTICE
3. TYRANT KING
4. THE LONG HAUL
5. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
6. THE JOKER
7. END OF AN ERROR
8. OUT OF MIND
9. BONUS TRACK

True Valiance - Hooked On Revenge

True Valiance - Hooked On Revenge
Rucktion 2008

The opening riff on the first song sounds like taken straight from the Urban Discipline album (Punishment!!!) so I was immediately hyped about the rest of the record and even though it turned out to be less NYHC influenced that I thought, it still made a good impression on me.

True Valiance are from Bristol and have been around since 2006. I’ve heard people comparing them to bands like No Warning, One King Down, Earth Crisis or Until The End and I can agree they borrow some elements from all of these acts but they mix it up with style and skills . There are moments when NYHC seems to fit it, but then the breakdown comes giving it a strong new school feel in the end. Lyrically, with the album title like Hooked On Revenge and considering the rest of the bands on the Rucktion label, I was expecting some heavy thug guy stuff but it turned out to be more on the political side of the things. Some of the themes they deal with in their songs are racism, police state, apathy, society etc. There are only six tracks on the album so it doesn’t get tiresome but I wish they could diversify their songs a bit in the future so there could be more gems like You’ll Never Understand, an adrenaline filled orgy of mosh which alone makes it worth to get this album. It’s a good and solid record overall, but I just don't think this one shines like some of Rucktion’s other releases I’ve heard recently.


True Valiance@ Myspace
Rucktion

Death Threat to release Lost At Sea on Reaper Rec.

It is lived and it is loved. It is preached and it is followed. It is breathed, ate and slept. It is the life we have chosen. As the soundtrack of our lives, it offers relief from what ails and for Connecticut's DEATH THREAT it is an inextricable way of being. A statement of purpose that keeps the group coming together time and again. A big middle finger in the face of all adversity. A "1,2, fuck you!" to the weekend warriors and tourists. Since their inception, the group has had the ability to pull together myriad factions into a cohesive group, even if for only a precious half hour. Chalk this up to the group being both credible and humorous. What a concept! Just one listen to their debut release, 1998's "Last Days", and you know they're not here to fit into any preconceived molds. Follow it up with 2000's. "Peace And Security" and 2002's "God And Government" and you can see a group as it should be — growing in talent without abandoning its core mission. The bands 3rd full length, 2004's "Now Here Fast" is the prime example of a band's complete reanimation of there musical influences. Classic hardcore and punk chants, riffs and breakdowns, all in the signature DEATH THREAT style. Shortly after the release of "Now Here Fast", the group decided to fracture and pursue other individual ventures. A great document of this time is the release of the Price Of Pain/Crowns Of Kings split EP on Reaper Records. The two sides comprised the new projects of the DEATH THREAT family. 2009 will bring great things to the bands fans as the group is set to release its newest offering, "Lost At Sea". The recording is a 4-song kick to the eardrum. A return to form by the band that helped knock a genre on its ass. This year will bring many live appearances by the band.