Official news:
It's been a long time coming, but all five new releases are now available in the webstore (and sooner or later in your favorite distro). Here is what's available now:
GRAVE032 - WASTED TIME "FUTILITY" 12" - RED VINYL
GRAVE033 - LOGIC PROBLEM "NO CENTER" 7" - RED VINYL
GRAVE034 - THE LADIES - S/T 7"
GRAVE035 - GOVERNMENT WARNING - PARANOID MESS 12" - CLEAR VINYL
GRAVE036 - GOVERNMENT WARNING - EXECUTED 7" - RED/WHITE MIX VINYL
There are some left over NO WAY FEST / RECORD RELEASE versions of the GOVERNMENT WARNING and WASTED TIME records, but when they are gone, they're gone. There are also some leftover limited sleeves for THE LADIES 7" from the "ROMANTIC GETAWAY" Fest in Cleveland a few months back. And of course, colored vinyl is available for these new releases (except for all but THE LADIES 7")
I also added over 100 7"s, 12"s, and zines to the webstore ... a lot of new stuff, some brand new releases and some that have been out for several months but this can be a good chance for you to pick up anything you've missed.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/site/
Bottom Feeder
Name: BOTTOM FEEDER
Location: Houston, Texas
Active since: winter 07
How do you define your overall style?
Dark metallic sound with n.y. and clevo influence
What’s your goal with this band?
To get hooked up with a label and eventually have a u.s. tour.
What do you have recorded so far?
Just the demo so far. We will be in the studio again this summer hopefully layin down new stuff.
How did you guys meet together and what was the reason to start a band?
All of us have always been in and out of bands and once all of them fell through, we started to talk about starting up a dark Clevo type band. A lot of the OG hard hitters around the Houston Scene (Will To Live, Pride Kills) started to die out and we are trying to bring something new to texas.
On your demo the music bear a lot of influences from the 90’ heavy music scene with a strong dark feeling to it - is that route you are trying to go?
yes!
Things you have been through in your personal life are reflected in your lyrics and I guess that to fully understand them one has to go through a bunch of shit themselves. Is there any massage you would like to convey to the kids out there feeling down and out or it’s more like a stress release for you?
Writing the lyrics help me release my inner past, growing up in broken households you see alot of fucked up shit that you cant do anything about. the majority of us can relate to these lyric one way or another
Break down the Texas hardcore for me a little bit. In your opinion what’s interesting going on over there?
Iron Age's new record "The Sleeping Eye" just dropped and it's fucking amazing. Bitter End is holding it down, and writing a new LP.
A new band out of Houston, The Burden, just got together and are bringing a different sound (this band rules!!). Power Trip is busting out and are about to put out a new lp on double or nothing (this band also rules!)
As your main influences you name bands from the 90’ so I wonder what do you think about what’s happening in hardcore and metal scene nowadays?
A lot of older bands are starting to tour and play the bigger hardcore fests. which is very fucking awesome. All hail the Cro-Mags.
You guys shared stage with variety of bands, some of them being big names In hardcore. What was the best gig so far and what bands are the coolest to play with?
Our favorite show so far to play was a last mintue show with product of waste, power trip, and on my side. The local venue was packed with kids flying around doing flips and singing along. The best bands to play with are the Texas locals. (r.i.p. Lie and Wait & Die Young.)
What are Bottom Feeder plans for the future?
Write new crazy material that will melt minds
Anything else you would like to add?
DANCE HARD OR DIE & smoke til you choke
Bottom Feeder at myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/bottomfeedertx
DOWNLOAD THE DEMO HERE.
Goodlife sign Chicago's King Of Clubz !
The Band's Statement :KING OF CLUBZ formed 2002 in Rock Island, Illinois. Right in the heart of the Midwest, U.S.A. Since their inception, they have brought the beatdown to their aggressive style of hardcore "Negative Hardcore".
KING OF CLUBZ bring you the live show that they would like to see- ROWDY! With 2 EPs, a split CD with Whatever It Takes and a full length album under their belts, they have had multiple European tours and played shows throughout the States from Colorado to New York with bands ranging from 18 visions, Walls of Jericho, Terror and Madball.
Presently KING OF CLUBZ is gearing up for another European tour and are ready to go into the studio to record another full-length CD for Belgium's own Good Life Recordings, which promises to raise the bar and bring an even more punishing sound than before !
Add KING OF CLUBZ on Myspace and check the fantastic tunes they have up now.
Famine and Forced Out - Irish HC Attack European Tour
HURRY UP! BOOKING presents his first IRISH HC ATTACK EUROPEAN TOUR 2009
FAMINE (Dublin, EIRE – www.myspace.com/faminehc)
Famine is a band that writes their music collectively and because of that their music is the result of five sets of different tastes and influences coming together to create something that incorporates elements of each while trying to avoid scene trends and tired clichés. The music shifts from the fast and intense to the epic and melodic while maintaining a heavy sound. The lyrics are intensely personal and deal with issues of family, love and regret - and the emotion of these themes is mirrored in the band’s music.
For fans of: Have Heart, Verse, Ruiner, Modern Life Is War and Blacklisted.
FORCED OUT (Dublin, EIRE – www.myspace.com/forcedouthc)
Forced Out is a brand new band featuring members from Purification, First Death and Real Talk playing some heavy and pissed off hardcore in the vein of Integrity, Guns Up, Bitter End and Terror. The band just recorded a demo and is about to gear up to record its first 7”.
PERIOD: September 20th – October 04th 2009
DETAILS:
9 people needing warm vegan food, a place to sleep and some money gas.
Please get back with your offer to: booking@hurryuphc.com
FAMINE (Dublin, EIRE – www.myspace.com/faminehc)
Famine is a band that writes their music collectively and because of that their music is the result of five sets of different tastes and influences coming together to create something that incorporates elements of each while trying to avoid scene trends and tired clichés. The music shifts from the fast and intense to the epic and melodic while maintaining a heavy sound. The lyrics are intensely personal and deal with issues of family, love and regret - and the emotion of these themes is mirrored in the band’s music.
For fans of: Have Heart, Verse, Ruiner, Modern Life Is War and Blacklisted.
FORCED OUT (Dublin, EIRE – www.myspace.com/forcedouthc)
Forced Out is a brand new band featuring members from Purification, First Death and Real Talk playing some heavy and pissed off hardcore in the vein of Integrity, Guns Up, Bitter End and Terror. The band just recorded a demo and is about to gear up to record its first 7”.
PERIOD: September 20th – October 04th 2009
DETAILS:
9 people needing warm vegan food, a place to sleep and some money gas.
Please get back with your offer to: booking@hurryuphc.com
SNS Records sale
Check it. FACEOFF, DTD, RFA/SC split and the Legends Stand Tall comp are all out now and there is a sale going on in the web store. Hit up the page and get some sweet deals for any cd just 5 bucks!
Embrace Destruction
"Just look around, inform yourself about the basic concepts of freedom, read any test of sociology and history and you will also recognize that we live in a kingdom of torture. Nothing is hidden really,everything is there,all the informations and all the answers...."
How are you feeling about the Kingdom Of Torture now that it’s out?
Of course we feel pretty excited, we got together only this October so for us it is a great achievement to have a full length out in such a short period of time.We are also really curious about how our message will be interpretated by the people.
What makes this album significant and what can kids expect from it?
This album its a real album with a real message.It is the expression of real feelings and real friendship and commitment. The HC kids can expect an album made of pure aggression and a message made of pure facts. Good old mosh like we grew up with 13 years ago but with some "modern" inserts as we don't want to remain slaves of our past. Hardcore,Thrash,Mosh & Beatdown,this is what you would find on the menu if our album was a "Cocktail".
Could you describe the sound of your new record? Powerful.Working with Daniel Giordana was a great experience for us.And what would you expect from a producer that spent most of his time on the road with Hatebreed,Madball and many others? We recorded everything in less than 24hrs and then basicly without guidelines Daniel added all the ingredients we were wishing in an album. We are totally satisfied and our next album "REIGN OF TERROR" will be produced by Daniel for sure.
How does it differ from what you were doing with your previous bands?
It depends.For me personally (Luca) not much. I used to play in mosh bands or metalcore w/breakdown bands and i am the lead singer of SAMARITAN,so maybe i would say the only thing for the 4 of us is that in this band the "ignorance" is at the maximum level. We don't have much time to come up with something different as we live at huge distances from each others but also we think that this is the best way to get to the kids. As the UK band Your Demise says "Ignorance never dies"....and that is the truth!
How did you come up with the name of the album?
Just look around,inform yourself about the basic concepts of freedom,read any test of sociology and history and you will also recognize that we live in a kingdom of torture. Nothing is hidden really,everything is there,all the informations and all the answers....but in this system we simply don't have the time to retrieve those informations.
What was the overall concept?
Kingdom of Torture is a concept album that speaks about the silent enemy who enslaved the human race.This enemies are not alien reptiles but an economical system based on the debt that put in chians our souls and lately our bodies as well.
Is there a theme that runs throughout your lyrics or music?
You bet.And through our merchandise as well. A few people are deciding for the mass and they are truly convinced that their decisions will save the human race. We are just human batteries that are placed in a social mechanism to serve the machine. Our life in general has no value at all or it has no more value than an object. We are still in time to react to all this and the best thing we can do is to sensibilize other humans on what is going on around them hoping that sooner or later we will be a sufficient number to start a rebellion ,NOT A WAR, but a rebellion to free our minds and our bodies and to live our lifes by ourselves.
What is happening nowadays it's just the result of a precise plan” – could you expand upon it a little?
Eh eh eh ...it would take me 3 or 4 pages to do that but i will try. Thousands of years ago already a plan was developed in the way that the keepers of the hidden knowledge would remain secret to the masses.A few will decide for the others in order to control and preserve the human race.The objective is not money but power,control and many things can be used to achieve this.The most smart ones historically were WARS, and the creation of the CHURCH ,followed by the division of the Religions. With the developement of the human race and mind those instruments were not sufficient anymore and so the modern Social Machine was created.The latest smartest move of all was the creation of the FEDERAL BANK in 1913.This monetary system related to the social system finally put in chains the human race.The smartest thing of all is that in ALL cases were the human themselves to ask for it ,driven by fear.Who asked for the FED? The population..Why?Driven by the fear of an economical crisis created by the bankers themselves. Lately....who asked for the patriot act?Who asked for cameras everyewere,for the control of private communications,for the chip implantations? The population...once again driven by the fear of terroristic attacks made by the governaments themselves.People has to win their fears,wake the fuck up and see who is the real enemy.That's why EMBRACE DESTRUCTION exists and that's why at our age we still make albums and play everywere we can.
What do you mean by that and who do you think is pulling the strings?
I mean that they achieved so much control that they don't need to hide anymore.Nowadays everybody knows who is part of skull and bones and who is part of the Bildenberg group.But nobody says anything. Everybody knows that the privatization of the water was forced to the 3rd world countries by a small number of private bankers with the promise of reducing the national debt,as everybody knows that the codex alimentarius will control every type of food that humans will consume. Isn't it enough? It should...but think about this also.When you are squeezed in a life in which you need to work as an animal just to survive,when you need to pay mortgages for houses,cars,fridges and everything else...who do you think have the time to think about things like that?
This is the apology of the control,this is why they are winning.This is why is our responsability to sensibilize people.
What emotions do you hope the band’s music evokes in listeners?
We tried to keep our lyrics as much simple as possible but EVERYTHING is documented.We also send bulletins on myspace with video informations.So we hope that our music will drive people to think with their own mind,to get to their own conclusions. It can also be that the conclusion is " this 4 guys are 4 fucking crazy nuttcases" and we will accept that as long as someone rediscover his individuality,his own thougths. This is also what we do during our shows,we don't want to force people to think about certain things talking for hours on stage.THIS IS WRONG.But our message is so clear and documented that is not easy to escape ,is not easy to don't stop and think just for one minute.And if this happens we achieved our goal. You don't even know how happy we are when we receive mails from guys from all over the world that ask us to explain them what we mean in this or this other song.There is still hope!
So what is your label situation?
We really cannot complain.Kingdom of Torture will be released in Europe,USA and Indonesia so far. We are still looking for releases in South America,Australia,Asia and Africa.
Why is your record being released by 3 different labels?
Actually as we speak the labels are 5 and we hope that the number will increase during this year. The reason is really simple.For us the most important thing is the message.So if we release with one label the distribution wont be able to spread the message as much as we want.Also if a label lets say in South America wants to release our cd they will need to buy the copies from a European distributor and with their economy this will kill them.
What we do instead is to offer our master (of course for free|) to the different labels interested so they can print the cd in their own countries at their own prices,we think that this is the most fair thing to do and also is the best thing to do if you want your message to be spread all over. As we said we hope to release also in countries that nobody cares of...we do and we do allot.
Your album will be also released digitally. Do you see MP3's as the way forward? Do you think CD's are still relevant?
We signed with Believe Digital because they can spread our message really everywere. For sure the MP3 will be the future and the present of the music but we still think that the CD is still important.In this digital world made of No Contacts and Virtual Realities it is still important to "touch" a cd,to open it and see the booklet,to feel what the artist want to transmit to you.If i like a band i want their cd no matter if i have the all discography in my IPOD.
Embrace Destruction consists of members from Italy and Holland. How did you guys find eachother and decide to start a band?
We know each other since a long time.We never had the occasion to play together.So it was easy for us to decide to do finally something together ,to share our ideas in a common bond.It was the right time to do it...for all of us.
Has the fact that you guys come from different countries been difficulty throughout the making of the band?
Not really.With the technology nowaday distances do not exists anymore.We write everything on the PC and we talk in conference via skype.I think we reharsed 3 or 4 times in total.We already wrote half of our next album,soon we will place an home recording on myspace. For the rest..we are not afraid to drive.We made so many kilometers during our tours with the other bands that driving 1'000km is a joke,even better if you can take a cheap flight eh eh eh.
Any plans of a tour or shows this summer to promote the new album?
Indeed there are.Kingdom of Torture Euro Tour 09 will start in August 7th.We are booking all the shows ourselves as we do for the rest of the things that regards ED.We are lucky enough to have a crew of friends that believe in what we do and in what we say and they help us allot. We want to do this tour to spread our message as much as we can and to give exposure to our cd as some labels are putting allot of effort into us,we think we need to give them something back.Many shows are still available so don't esitate to contact us.
Any major plans for the rest of the year?
We will record Reign of Terror in the spring of 2010 and we will release it in October/December 2010.It will be even more violent than Kingdom of Torture and we will try to talk about other topics always related to our beliefs. For the rest no major plans,we don't want to dominate the HC world ,we don't want to be the next "this" or the next "that" as we are too old for this crap.We just want to keep doing what we do best=tearing down stages. Come and check one of our shows to have the live proof.
Thank you guys for the space that you gave us here and for supporting the HC underground scene.If some of you readers are interesrted in our message please contact us on our myspace or google WILLIAM MILTON COOPER.
Embrace Destruction at Myspace
Jaguars
Name: Rob Hood
Band Name: Jaguars
Location: Sacramento, CA
Active since: July 2008.
How do you define your overall style?
Old school hardcore with some new school influence. Just heavy ass shit that you can't help to bang your head to.
What’s your goal with this band?
Well I started the band up when I left hoods back in the middle of '08, and the goal originally was to put together a new lineup of old friends and newly found friends to possibly tour or just make some killer tracks.
What do you have recorded so far? We originally did a 3 song demo under another name with different members in December '07. Then we recorded the "On The Prowl" EP in the middle of '08, and then recorded 3 new tracks just a couple months ago.
So, basically, when and why did you guys decide it’s a right moment to start a band?
Well I originally started the band up as a side project, but it quickly became my main project, and was always a main project for the rest of the guys because it was their only band. I was just ready for something fresh and to write my own shit.
Musically, how does Jaguars measure up to what you had been doing as a members Hoods, Suffokate & Havenside?
First off, no one else from either Suffokate nor Havenside have contributed to this band musically other than maybe 1 partial song. I'd say it has a lot of Hoods influence with the old stuff because I was in the band and a long time fan. I'd say it sounds like a lot of different bands, but still stands out on its own.
Let's talk about your latest EP 'On The Prowl’, where did that title come from and how does it apply to the content?
I'd say it kind of fits the theme of the band name. I also found it to be rather fitting because I felt that it was our first real release and it was us breaking into the world and our shit was on the prowl to capture peoples hearts.
Share a bit about some of the themes, some of the “topics” you sing about. Is there any message you want to spread to the listeners?
Well, we touch a lot on a lot of common topics that other bands do, but mainly talking about bitches, cops, fake friends and other hateful topics like that. However, the topics in the new tracks are as real as it gets. Some people will love it, some people will hate it, either way, it'll blow everyone's minds.
What is your main inspiration when writing?
I write whatever I think will sound hard, its hard to explain. Musicians will understand what I mean.
It seems that there are a lot of new bands coming out of Cali recently and most of them are really good. What’s your opinion on the hardcore scene in your area nowadays?
I have seen a lot of good bands popping up, which is definitely awesome. The hardcore scene around here is a bit dead because people are lazy and don't come out to shows. There are a lot of good cali bands coming up that everyone should check out, such as, lionheart, hammerfist, give em hell, take pride, martyrdom, 5 victims 4 graves, in clear sight and a lot of others that I can't think of off the top of my head.
What was your first introduction to hardcore?
I got into hardcore after listening to punk. I think I was around 10 years old or so. I used to go to shows at westcoast worldwide all the time, it was like a second home for me for many years. I can't imagine playing another type of music, because no other genre will ever capture the adrenaline fueled rush that hardcore brings.
In which direction would you love to take hardcore in the future? There really is no direction I want it to go. I feel like we're making it our own, just like a lot of bands do, and I hope that everyone can stay original in some way shape or form. I'm tired of seeing local bands all over the US every single night basically playing For The Fallen Dreams covers, so to speak of course, or trying to be Hoods. Shits annoying, no one takes the time to be creative anymore. I'm tired of seeing some shitty bands gain popularity by biting off of other bands originality.
Whats next on your agenda?
Probably write another 7 songs and make a full length, or just jam out on some shows, who knows.
Any last minute shout outs?
All our boys from all our friend bands. All the people I've met all over the world over the last few years. Thanks to all the people who listen and rep our shit, means a lot of all of us. Keep spreadin that shit, you have no idea how much it helps us out.
http://www.myspace.com/sactojaguars
Stillborn Records signs Abolish
Official press release:Stillborn Records has signed South Florida's up and coming Abolish to their roster. The metallic-hardcore band has entered Connecticut's Dexter's Lab Studios with engineer Nick Bellmore (Hatebreed, Death Threat) to record their debut full length, "Beyond Redemption," which is slated for a fall release.
The band commented: "We are very excited to be working with Stillborn, a label that is so well respected and has released some of the staple records in the hardcore and metal genres. With our new record, we wrote songs with the heavy groove we wanted to hear. We hope everyone enjoys the record as much as much as we do. See you on tour."
Stillborn owner and Hatebreed/Kingdom of Sorrow frontman, Jamey Jasta added, "I'm excited to be working with Abolish. Their sound is as hard as their work ethic!"
Check the band out at myspace.com/abolishkills and catch them on tour this summer and fall.
