This is Jason Voorhees Hoodie created by Mark Ecko. This one will gain you a reputation of a serial killer without even killing anybody. See more images at Ecko Shop.
New merch from All Or Nothing
All For Nothing, awesome band from Rotterdam, have just updated their webstore with 2 new t-shirt designs. While you checking this out, make sure you order their long awaited Miles & Memories album!
House Of The Devil posters
Synopsis:
Sam (Jocelin Donahue) is a pretty college sophomore, so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job even after she finds out there is no baby. Mr. and Mrs. Ulman (cult actors Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov) are the older couple who lure Sam out to their creeky Victorian mansion deep in the woods, just in time for a total lunar eclipse. Megan (Greta Gerwig) is Sam’s best friend, who gives her a ride out to the house, and reluctantly leaves her there despite suspecting that something is amiss. Victor (A.J. Bowen) at first seems like just a creepy guy lurking around the house, but quickly makes it clear that Sam will end this night in a bloody fight for her life....
[Un]titled photography book update
I've just updated the article about the [Un]titled book with the answers from Patrycja Gagan, awesome photographer who apart from doing great work with capturing on film the sheer energy of live acts of such bands like Sick Of It All, Some Kind Of Hate, Terror and many others, provided work for couple of hardcore albums, fanzines and professional magazines. You can check out her work here and read the interview here
Toxins in Plastics Make Boys Play Like Girls
As the scientists revealed, baby boys exposed to certain plastics while in the womb are in a danger to be feminised, which means they will be less likely to play with 'traditional male toys'. They are also less into 'rough and tumble' games and instead moshing hard prefer to wear strange looking haircuts and listen to some shitty, whinning bands which are an insult to good taste.
Phthalates, chemicals used to soften many household plastics, have in recent years become a huge concern to scientists -- primarily because they mimic the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen, meaning they can have gender-bending effects. In a new study, researchers at the University of Rochester tested expecting women in their 28th week of pregnancy for traces of phthalates. They later contacted the mothers again when their children were between 4 and 7 years old.
Boys born to mothers who had had elevated levels of phthalates during pregnancy were less likely to play with "masculine" toys, like trucks and guns; instead they preferred feminized or gender-neutral toys. Previous research has linked phthalates to not-fun things such as genital defects, low sperm counts and small penis size.
Boys born to mothers who had had elevated levels of phthalates during pregnancy were less likely to play with "masculine" toys, like trucks and guns; instead they preferred feminized or gender-neutral toys. Previous research has linked phthalates to not-fun things such as genital defects, low sperm counts and small penis size.
Source: Asylum.com
Spit My Rage
"For us, hardcore is a lifestyle. We feel inseparable tie with the scene and we love performing, so our goal is to use the sounds and texts to create fun and joy for our fans and ourselves."
Name: Spit My Rage
Location: Poland
How do you define your overall style?
Hardcore. There is no metal, punk or emo in our music. (hehe) We don’t determine our style as modern, new york, new scholl, oldschool, etc. Music we play is nothing but our various compositions that we join together making the final effect. We want it to be both vigorous and brutal. We also believe every fan of HC may find something interesting in what we managed to create.
What’s your goal with this band?
For us, hardcore is a lifestyle. We feel inseparable tie with the scene and we love performing, so our goal is to use the sounds and texts to create fun and joy for our fans and ourselves.
What do you have recorded so far?
We recorded our first demo „You Can’t Break Me" in spring 2009. You may found there 5 compositions which we placed in the Internet so that they were available for free. In fact, we’ve just finished recording the second project. It consists of 4 songs and it will hopefully see the light of the day on the beginning of 2010.
Can you introduce yourselves for our readers and let us know where you are from?
For now, there’ve been 4 of us in the group, but we’re still looking for someone to play the second guitar. Mariusz (Guitar) and Baggio (Drums) are from Belchatow. Emilian (Vocal) is also from Bełchatow, but he lives and works in Lodz, from where Krzysiek (Bass) is from.
How did you all meet and how long have you been a band?
Baggio, Mariusz and Emilian know each other for years, Krzysiek was met while looking for bass guitarist. We started playing in 2008.
You’ve been going through some line-up changes lately. Any luck with finding a new guitar player so far?
When looking for someone to play the second guitar, we don’t want to make a random choice, you know. We need a person who understands hardcore, both from music and text point of view. Even though we haven’t found an appropriate guitarist yet, we are hopeful.
Can you tell a bit about the lyrics and themes in your music?
We write about things directly connected to us and our environment. Besides, we also tend to bring up an issue of personal feelings that keep us company in difficult times. We try to illustrate what’s important for us and what values we follow.
How many shows have you played so far and which one was the best and the
worst?
Frankly speaking, we’ve been giving concerts for few moths only. But how intensive they always are! In fact, there’re always better and worst ones, and there were also few cancelled at the last moment. However, we don’t want to concentrate on what went wrong, but to do our best every next time we have an opportunity to perform. Fortunately, there’re a lot of concerts ahead us and we can’t wait the tour across Poland planned for December!
What’s the scene like out there in Poland at the moment? What are some other bands you would recommend?
You know, there are some worse moments here from time to time, but concerts are generally even better than they used to be. Only this year we were happy to attend performances given by artists like: Terror, Bane, No Turning Back, Bishop, True Colors, Bitter End, Death Before Dishonor, Trapped Under Ice, Reign Supreme, 50 Lions, Grave Maker. If someone had told me a year ago that these groups will visit Poland in 2009, I definitely wouldn’t have believed that. As far as Polish bands are concerned, I may recommend Schizma ,Self Respect and Stone Heart.
Do you have any other releases planned in the near future?
As I mentioned before, we’ve already prepared our second demo and we want to make use o it at the beginning of 2010. However, we still don’t know yet how exactly it is going to be used to. I mean, we have some plans, but it’s too early to talk about it.
Anything else you would like to add?
Thanks for being interested in what we do, as well as for the time you spent with us. We gonna keep our fingers crossed for you ..cause what you do is really good! See you on the concerts!
Check out Spit My Rage at Myspace.
New music: Cold Hard Truth, Another Victory, Crown Of Glory and Fullback 89
This time we got new tracks from Cold Hard Truth, Another Victory, Crown Of Glory and Fullback 89. All of these songs sound pretty dope so let's cut the crap and get right down to business...
Cold Hard Truth
Cold Hard Truth took the beatdown scene by storm with their successful self released debut album Reflect The Conflict. The band is currently working on some new shit and to give you a taste of things to come, here's Punisher - one of the new songs with Pelbu of Knuckledust fame droppin' some guest vocals.
Another Victory
The band was born in 2006 and as they say, their style can be described as 'fast and strong metallic influenced Hardcore with a bit of mosh attitude'. The band is working on their debut album called 'Pray For Your Death' which will include 11 tracks of brutal hardcore. There are also plans for a video clip.
Crown Of Glory
Tight, strong, heavy, and downright tough Cali hardcore. While bands of similar style very often come off as trying too hard, Crown Of Glory make it all seem so natural and easy. There's lots of aggression pouring out of their songs and the band keep their sound focused, without falling into boring category. This song is one of the few the band has recorded recently and is planning to put on their upcoming EP.
Fullback 89
Here's something more in the old school style. Fullback 89 are from Spain and have a style that's heavily influenced by the old NYHC scene. While originality wasn't big part of writing process, it’s worth to check out this band for for the energy it delivers. It's a proof that it's still possible to make classic hardcore and sound fresh.
Cold Hard Truth took the beatdown scene by storm with their successful self released debut album Reflect The Conflict. The band is currently working on some new shit and to give you a taste of things to come, here's Punisher - one of the new songs with Pelbu of Knuckledust fame droppin' some guest vocals.
Another Victory
The band was born in 2006 and as they say, their style can be described as 'fast and strong metallic influenced Hardcore with a bit of mosh attitude'. The band is working on their debut album called 'Pray For Your Death' which will include 11 tracks of brutal hardcore. There are also plans for a video clip.
Crown Of Glory
Tight, strong, heavy, and downright tough Cali hardcore. While bands of similar style very often come off as trying too hard, Crown Of Glory make it all seem so natural and easy. There's lots of aggression pouring out of their songs and the band keep their sound focused, without falling into boring category. This song is one of the few the band has recorded recently and is planning to put on their upcoming EP.
Fullback 89
Here's something more in the old school style. Fullback 89 are from Spain and have a style that's heavily influenced by the old NYHC scene. While originality wasn't big part of writing process, it’s worth to check out this band for for the energy it delivers. It's a proof that it's still possible to make classic hardcore and sound fresh.
Only Attitude Counts - Triumph Of The Underdogs
With this album, kings of Vienna hardcore remain true to the basics of the style they’ve been perfecting for years but play their music with a certain vitality and freshness that isn't often heard from such long going bands like them..
What struck me when I was listening to this shit for the first time Is that it seems the band wanted to go heavier with their music. Not metal, but the overall feeling I get with this album, they seem to be more focused on displaying their musical skills and showing that they can write much more detailed songs then they did before. There is some thrashy feel to some of the songs and it really works for them. They can go fast and aggressive or slow and menacing but the execution is always flawless. Usually, when hardcore bands do that we get a shitty album that tries to mimic metal, but that’s fortunately not the deal here. Take a song like Make Amends for example, with its catchy chorus backed up by typical punk rock gang vocals and a hint of melody in the riffing which is broken up by a slick breakdown with pounding drums, double bass and some heavier guitar work. It’s a short part, but effective. Although they added a little more variation, the songs on this album are straight forward as always and mostly up-tempo. The riff work is above the average, ranging from some punk rock infused tunes to straight up metal and the rhythm section is pounding.
With this release Only Attitude Counts has taken their old school experience along with new ideas and passion to make an album that's both aggressive and modern. Even after listening to it countless times, it remains effective and catchy. It’s more musically detailed without ruining the raw sound the band is known for. I like the consistency of the album. The keep it tight right from the start and it gets more intense as the album plays out.
Author: Dloogi
Label:Swellcreek
Year: 2009
Taggers - cop's training video
Taggers is actually a real training video for police in Los Angeles from the early 90's. Advice for the coppers how to fight with the taggers that is give here is marvelous, especially one about chasing for the fattest guy if you're out of shape. Priceless!
Eyes To The Sky - All Bets Are Off
The sound of this album makes me think of Throwdown and I just couldn’t escape this comparison. It is in the slow to mid-paced groove where the band feels most comfortable and the fast moments are really few and far between. While the band isn’t on the level of Throwdown in their prime, they still deliver some mean and uncompromising shit.
Lyricalwise, the album is filled with aggressiveness and the vocalist Ryan is dropping some seriously anti-social verses about self pride, brotherhood and bringing pain upon those who oppose him. This is the way I like it actually. While I overall enjoyed the album, ETTS’s weak links seem to be the lack of good ideas to give their songs some variation. The band doesn’t try any new tricks and instead rely on a well set out formula of mosh driven hardcore. While they manifest some good ideas now and then , this is not enough to keep the album interesting for more than a couple of spins. I mean, they got what it takes to make a good music, whether it’s a solid musicianship or angry and convincing vocals, but somehow there aren’t many moments here that excite me. The albums opens up with some solid tracks and then the whole excitement seems to be disappearing somewhere along the way. Despite some strong moments early on, the album as a whole sounds relatively flat. They get my blood rushing again with the last song Live And Die Honor. Never mind its cheesy title , the band brings a lot more emotion out of this song with the right groove and nice guitar lines. It seems ETTS is finally starting to get things more vibrant and too bad it’s happening in the last song.
I know they’re working on a new record right now so I hope they will be able to carve out more of their own identity with the new songs. Overall, this is not a bad album and if you want just something to mosh to, it should play its part. I’ll be checking out another ETTS album for sure but it’s gonna need some more creativity to succeed.
Author: Dloogi
Label:Seventh Dagger
Year: 2008
