Spider Crew - Expect The Unexpected

Love them or hate them, Spider Crew are back and they’re still doing their thing. On Expect The Unexpected music is tied to the style band developed on their previous outputs, but at the same time they updated their sound with some fresh ideas.

They definitely have this streetcore sound down quite well and sound comfortable in this league. . The first thing I noticed is that it sounds heavier than their previous albums and I like it that way. Spider Crew is not just copying Agnostic Front riffs, but making this type of music in their own style of NYHC sound. There’s something about their music that when you hear it, you immediately know it’s them. A type of album you listen to it that immediately paints a picture in your head of you fucking the shit up at their live show. From catchy choruses to breakdowns, they keep the energy level steadily high. This is raging and straight forward hardcore with catchy hooks and aggressive vocals. On the production side, thinks are looking better than ever, with raw yet clear sound, making it easy to hear what's going on. I know this is not an album for everybody but if you’re feeling like doing some damage to public property on the Saturday night, this is just a perfect soundtrack.

Author: Dloogi
Label: Superhero/Swell Creek Records
Year: 2009

Check out the band at Myspace

Seekers Of The Truth - 2 Decades Shunning Masks

I have to be honest – last time I heard Seekers Of The Truth was on „The Nightmare Remains…” compilation about 10 years ago and as far as I remember I liked it. Since then, I haven’t kept a track of what’s been going on with this French band and now it turns out they’re celebrating 20 years of existence with this album.

Seekers Of The Truth might be not the most known group off the French scene, but they’ve been doing their thing for quite a time and this album proves they’re still good at it. I've been jamming this album everyday in my car for the last week and I have to say that they still go strong with an old school sound filled with gang vocals, memorable hooks and powerful vocals. With 20 years under their belt, band knows how to match aggressiveness and melody. Musically, they remind me of bands like Sick Of It Al or Shutdown but I wouldn’t say they sound exactly the same. They have parts made for sick circle pits, but from time to time they get heavier. There are 20 tracks in here but they pack their music with enough life and energy to keep it interesting from start to finish. There are moments here that are totally passable, it would be hard to avoid with such an amount of music, but luckily they’re few and far between. Overall, the band is not crossing any boundaries, but they simply deliver good and honest hardcore. Give it a try if you’re into old school sound!

Author: Dloogi
Label: Disagree Records
Year: 2009

Check out the band at Myspace

Enough Said - Prevail

Straight from the Wuust Coast Antwerp comes Enough Said. Their debut EP called One Step Ahead is out so give it a listen if you like raw and aggressive hardcore!

PxHxT - Left For Dead

PxHxT plays fast hardcore with a good balance of melody, emotions and vitality.

Narrow View - Always A Price

Narrow View is a band from Canada heavily influenced by classic hardcore sound not unlike Agnostic Front, Slapshot and Negative Approach. I actually got couple of their songs on my hard disk and believe me - they all kick ass! I want to see all the kids moshing to Always A Price!!!

This Is Hell June/July tour dates

This Is Hell June/July tour dates:

6/11 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre w/ Sick Of It All, more
6/12 Garden City, NY @ Garden City Ethical
6/13 Pennellville, NY @ Monirae's
7/9 Linthicum, MD @ St. Christophers
7/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Springdale VFD
7/12 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
7/13 Indianapolis, IN @ The Dojo
7/15 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
7/16 Omaha, NE @ The Commons
7/17 Denver, CO @ Blastomat

Resilient

Resilient hail from Lima, OH and have just released split CD with Bodycheck. They hold their own when it comes to writing slick and heavy hardcore songs with an dark and emotional touch.

Band’s name: Resilient

Location: Lima, Ohio

Active since: August of 2009

How do you define your overall style?

Hardcore with influences such as thrash metal and punk.

What’s your goal with this band?

To keep making songs, releasing them, playing shows, and just having fun with everything we put ourselves into.

What do you have recorded so far?

A five song demo we recorded in the summer of 2009 and the five songs on the Bodycheck/Resilient split.

Who is who in the band and how did Resilient come about?

Addison on vocals, Ryan on drums, Danny on bass, and Kurtis and Cory on
guitar. It all started with Ryan and Kurtis making songs together slowly for a
few months and then we picked up Addison and Danny together sometime in August of
2009. We've known them for many years so it wasn't tough at all. We've been in
bands with each other before so we had no problem getting in sync with each other.
We played a few good shows together as a four piece and then we picked up our
good friend Cory in March after he moved back from New Mexico. We've also known him for a while and he's really talented, so he learned all the songs in practically no time.

Could you please tell us a little about the split you’re doing with Bodycheck? How did you hook up with them?

-We first got the idea after we played a show with Bodycheck in Marion, Indiana. They liked our set and asked us to record a split with them. And we agreed of
course. We recorded the songs back in January with Geoff Montgomery from the
Ensomberoom in Fort Wayne. We've recently gotten our artwork finished by Adam Sidwell, the brother of Bodycheck's drummer. Now we're working on sending it in to our dudes Grey and Dan at Midwestern Decline so they print 500 copies on CD.

How would you describe the music on your side of the split?

Not as "tough" or "masculine" as Bodycheck, that's for sure. We don't really know exactly how to describe our songs. Our demo and our split recordings are different styles, so we're always changing our style a little with each and every new song. These recordings, we'd consider them to be dark, groovy, and gloomy.

I’m really liking the lyrics for the new songs. What/who are your inspirations when writing?

The lyrics that I (Addie) have written for Resilient are mostly things I've written before but never had the chance to say through music. I write what I am thinking most of the time.

How did you get into the hardcore scene? What was it that made you follow this lifestyle?

It's different for every member. We had shows in Lima sometimes when we
were younger and getting interested in that music drives you to look into it more. That's what happened to us.

What’s the hardcore scene like in Ohio nowadays? What are some other bands from over there you feel everybody should give a try?

In our area, there aren't many hardcore bands. There are a lot of good bands though. If you are trying to listen to bands from the Western Ohio area, you should listen to Pizza Hi-Five and Drunk Surgeon (Grindcore from Lima) and Hookerspitwindex (Grindcore from Dayton) and Disconnected (Hardcore from Toledo). Our guitarist Cory is also playing guitar for a band called The Mighty Morphin' Methheads. They are a super fast punk band. They should have some music coming soon.

What are your plans for the future?

Touring, full length in the process, and maybe more splits. We are happy with our music but always want to progress. We're always looking for ways to tweak the bolts and make our songs tighter and better. Hopefully, we'll still be around each other long enough to really develop our music into something greater.

Anything you would like to add?

Bands come and bands go. Never count on someone else to "revive" the scene and bring
shows around the area. Go out and talk to bands and venues and keep hardcore going. Put forth an effort and have fun doing it. Don't trust record labels and big business, DIY till I die. Check up later because we're releasing a three way split with Hinder and Buckcherry. It's gonna be DOPE!

Check out their Myspace.

New Deadscore merch

Deadscore, Kuala Lumpur City hardcore commando, have teamed up with Mosh Apparel for a new t-shirt design. First of all, check out this band cause they're really good, and then check out Mosh Apparel cause they have some really designs posted at their website.

Danny Diablo vs. The Vendetta feat. Ceekay - Snow White

Ill Omen & Get Stitches - Split 7"out now!

This split release by two Turku City, Finland, based bands, Ill Omen and Get Stitches, features two new songs by each band. With quite few featuring artists lendign their talents to both band's songs, it's certain that metallic hardcore fury of these two bands is urgent and delivers. Check out two songs off the split from the band's Myspace sites. Record is released in cooperation with Killing The Legacy Records & Poolside Records. 1:st (and probably only) press is 300 pcs on black vinyl. Order info: Price - 5 euros + shipping. Drop an order by email: illomenhc@gmail.com