New Lionheart album out this November

Lionheart is prepping to embark on "The Built On Struggle Tour" to promote the new full length album coming out this November on Mediaskare Records. Lionheart with be joined by Donnybrook, Call to Preserve, and Stand United for a U.S. trek beginning on September 3rd and ending on October 11th. Band's new record "Built On Struggle" is by far the bands most innovating release to date. It also features guest spots by Karl Buechner (Earth Crisis), Lord Ezec AKA Danny Diablo (Icepick/Skarhead), Brandan Schieppati (Bleeding Through), Bruce LePage (orignal singer of 100 Demons), and a guest guitar solo by Dave Nassie (ex-Suicidal Tendencies).

Panic Records welcomes Casting Curses to the family

Established in 2007, Casting Curses initially set out to spread their brand of heavy meets melodic Upstate New York Hardcore while attending school together. Casting Curses new EP, Cold All Over Again is the culmination of years of progress made possible by years of friendship. Bringing various elements to the table, Cold All Over Again displays uniquely crafted songwriting that brings to mind 90's hardcore bands like Burn and 108. Expect Preorders to launch soon so pay Panic Records website a visit from time to time. Visit the Casting Curses Myspace to hear the first track from Cold All Over Again entitled American Ignorance.

No Redeeming Social Value - Super Fun Time Party Girl

Straight To Your Face - The Struggle

This is brand new track from the Straight To Your Face upcoming album which is due out 27th August. It's called The Struggle and will be released by German based label Demons Run Amok. Don't miss it!

New Ninebar album coming in 2010

As stated at their Myspace page, at the start of 2010 the band recorded 12 brand new songs for an upcoming full length release. You can listen to the rough version of one of the new songs, 'What Could Have Been', on their Myspace already. The currently untitled CD is due out later on in 2010 on Rucktion Records.

Morning Again reunion show

xStuck In The Pastx blog posted an info about Morning Again reunion that will take place in Miami on Saturday, December 11 2010! Other bands on the bill include Kids Like Us, All Hell Breaks Loose, Remembering Never, Knock Em Dead, Homestretch and Harbinger.Click here for more info about the show, venue and band's line-up.

Debut album by Stand United will hit the stores in September

Iowa’s Stand United are set to release their Eulogy Recordings debut “Adherence” on September 28th. The album was recorded at Audio Aggregate Studios (Des Moines, IA) with Dustin Miller. They just posted a new track “Adherence” on their Myspace page which was just redesigned.

Drummer Seth Gagle commented:
“This was our first full-length record so we really didn’t know what to prepare for coming into it, but we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. The tracking was tedious but really helped us learn as musicians. It made us all look at ourselves under a microscope and showed us our strengths, and our weaknesses. The fact that this record will be coming out on Eulogy Recordings still hasn’t really sunk in… It’s pretty unbelievable to us that all of our hard work in the studio is going to be matched by the hard work of Eulogy promoting it. I couldn’t be prouder of how “Adherence” turned out and I can’t wait to get out there and tour non-stop supporting it!”

Donnybrook "The Beast Inside" Set For October 12th Release

Los Angeles, California’s DONNYBROOK are set to release their new album “The Beast Inside” on October 12th on Eulogy Recordings. “The Beast Inside” is their highly anticipated follow up to “Lions In This Game” (2005). The album was produced by Dre Stewart (Donnybrook), Martin Stewart (Donnybrook/Terror) and Nick Jett (Donnybrook/Terror), mixing and engineering was done by Nick Jett at Blood Tracks, and mastering was done by Paul Miner at Buzzbomb Sound. The new track “Beg For Rain” has been posted on DONNYBROOK’S brand new Myspace page. They will be touring the U.S. this Fall on the “Built On Stuggle” tour with Lionheart, Call To Preserve and Stand United then head over to Europe for a headline tour in the Winter.

Steal Your Crown - For Real (feat. Booga)

Steal Your Crown from Portugal is pumping out some nice NYHC shit that is both catchy and aggressive. This song is very good and shows that the band definitely deserves more attention. If you're into Madball, you're in for a treat!

Pitfight - Unleashed

Pitfight is a soundtrack to hard times! I just have to start from the themes that are being touched on this album cause lyrically, this is one of the bands I’ve heard in a while. Mike, the vocalist, delivers a nice combination of personal issues and socio-political observations made from the perspective of the man who clearly sees that there is something wrong with this world today. Mad wrong.

Having strong lyrics is half the battle to create a solid hardcore album. Now let’s have a look at the music itself. Well, there ain’t no disappointment here as well. Given the name Pitfight you’re guaranteed to get some sharp, NYHC influenced hardcore and this album delivers that and much more. They maintain the strong hardcore vibe and agressive attitude but also infuse their music with powerful thrash riffing and some double bass action. Although the band takes a lot from the past, the music is above average and is skillfully delivered. They mix various influences easily so the disc stays fresh all the way through.

This is very strong effort. Definitely worth checking if you’re into heavier side of hardcore without it being a piss-poor attempt at metal. I just hope this band won’t go unnoticed and they’ll get the attention they deserve.

PS. CD includes also their 2009 demo so the fun never ends!

Review by Dloogi
Label: Pitfight Music
Year: 2010
Band's website