Colombian Necktie is a metal/punk band from LA with some chaotic vibes and hardcore twist. Sounds like a combo of His Hero Is Gone, Converge and Blacklisted; all with their own spin.
Backflip! - Give Your All
From the band: "Four guys from a small town wanting to bring the raw style of music that's just full of energy and full of passion that we have for it. This is what we live for, making the music that we love to listen to and that we love to write. Stay updated for new songs and throw a banner on your page and support"
Sheer Terror show in Europe!
This is the most important gig of the decade, century and quite possibly, millennium. On 22th of January 2011 the one and only Sheer Terror will appear on stage in Antwerpen, Muziekcentrum Trix! I don't feel we need any introduction here, if you don't know the name - hardcore is not for you! Along with the New Yorkers, the bands list include Rise And Fall, Supertouch and The City. Tickets can be purchased here.
8Control - new album in works, new merch out now
Exciting news are coming from the 8Control camp! After having toured europe this year (Deez Nuts, TRC, Sick Of It All, Strife, Agnostic Front, Knuckledust, Ghost Inside, Pay No Respect to name but a few) the band is currently mixing their new effort to be out soon in Europe and UK on 2 labels (soon to be announced). They will be working now with SGR Artists Management (Gallows, TRC, Heart In Hand) for all the press and management stuff in UK. From the band: "This is a true and positive good thing for all of us... basically it means more exposure, more shows and more mosh parts around Europe in the months to come.". Make sure you also check new merch available and some lastings in their webstore.
Vow Of Hatred - Vow Of Hatred
Here’s a self titled album from Pittsburgh based hardcore band practicing the heavier side of the genre. Starting things off with a slow and heavy intro, the band sets the tone for the rest of the material. Vow Of Hatred falls into beatdown category and they’re pretty good at what they do.
I mean, with so many beatdown bands around nowadays, it’s really hard to come up with some style of your own. These cats are not yet there, but still, this shit lives up to the standards of the genre. The quality of the recordings is decent, the musicianship is not that bad and the vocals are strong and hateful. My only gripe is that the band is bringing nothing new to the game. With every song here I’ve got a feeling I’ve heard it before. Maybe I got too picky when it comes to beatdown, but breakdowns and double bass doesn’t make up for lack of good ideas. On the brighter side, there are couple moments here that really do it for me. Let’s just mention ‘We’re Glad You’re Dead’ with its vicious mid paced groove, nice built up and a powerful fast part made for some serious ass kicking in the pit. This is a type of stuff I want to hear more from them!Review by Dloogi
Label: Clandestine Records
Year: 2010
Band's website
Bloodstained - Saligia
One of the most promising Polish hardcore bands comes back with and they’re breakneck sound is heavier than ever. This time Bloodstained dishes out a collection of sick tunes that melt some beatdown influences with Kickback-like depravity.
This album holds nine tracks (including intro and outro) of furious, metallic hardcore with monster breakdowns, sick riffs and drums that hit like thunder. Avoiding any clichés, complex, yet brutal. Compared with their previous effort, by which I mean 3-way split with Crawling Ground and Envy, the overall tone of their music got darker while the lyrics are soaked with sickness and all the nasty stuff humanity is capable of. You know, those little filthy thoughts you try to hide in the darkest corners of your mind but you know they creep waiting for the moment to explode. The only difference is that these guys got the guts to scream it all aloud. The cold aggression and rawness of these songs set them apart from much of the competition in their weight division. I also gotta give them props for using Soul Contre Tous movie samples as there is a strong connection between the music and how Philippe Nahon’s character went insane in the movie. Highly recommended!Review by Dloogi
Label: Ratel Records
Year: 2010
Band's website
New merch from Six Feet Under records
Six Feet Under records have recently added couple of new items to their pre-order section: Two new Rival Mob shirts, two new Ink and Dagger shirts, Foundation red Judge Schism ripoff longsleeve and Floorpunch Bold ripoff.
No Reprieve to release new EP soon
California based No Reprieve are in currently working hard to get their debut EP out. The band has been around for 3 years now and they're still unsigned. As Erick, their guitarist, told us: "at this point and time we arent sure if thats a bad thing or not. Very mixed feelings about labels seeing as how we come from DIY roots." Commenting on the upcoming release, he added: "This new E.P is the center stone of everything this band has worked hard for. It not only shows the hardcore world that we are ready to contend amoung the heavy weights and not just be the backyard hardcore heroes that everyone has come to know and love. But it also introduces our new darker tone. We wanted to keep the same aggression in our music but add a creepier, sinister sound to it all. The songs all give out a similar message. The realization of ones self regret, inner tourment, and complete self destruction. With lyrics like "My once beating heart turned dead cold. bargained my soul for some silver and gold. take a look in the mirror, and regret what I see. Anger, hatred, and lust. Become the better part of me." This E.P is meant to bring out the demons in everyone. And it allows them to embrace them and use them to their own advantage. Don't get us wrong we are still a bunch of hardcore kids. But we wanted the whole Idea of this new release to be very theatrical." EP will be avaliable for sale soon on band's Myspace website.
Full Blown Chaos signed with Ironclad. New album in 2011.
Full Blown Chaos have signed with Ironclad Recordings. The band will release their new album through the label in early 2011. Ray Mazzola, vocalist: "We have reinforced our style of writing with a more prevalent sound while keeping to our roots of audible mayhem. We are a 5 piece now so we are capable of doing so much more."
Danny Diablo and Grizz Rock present Kaos 13
In 2008 the unstoppable “international hardcore superstar” Danny Diablo and the legendary rapper Grizz Rock from Ruff Ryders crew created a new music project named KAOS 13. Crossover that combines heavy guitar riffs and dark atmosphere with hardcore metrics and hip hop beats. Both frontman define the KAOS 13 project as their most varied and most successful project of recent years “With KAOS 13 we managed to create a perfect mix of all our influences from New York Hardcore to heavy metal, passing thru the hip hop. Tha KAOS 13 sound is something revolutionary!”
In the next weeks we will announce the official release date of their new album named “Street Warrirors” on Countdown records – Real Recognizes Real records. “The recording sessions of “Street Warriors” lasted more than a year” adds Danny Diablo “During this time we worked in the studio with several friends such as Ill Bill, Slaine, G-Fella, DJ Apokalypze and many others. Soon you’ll have in your hands the result of this year of work, and nobody will be disappointed!”Pending further information, visit the KAOS 13 pages on Facebook and MySpace:
www.facebook.com/kaos13dms
www.myspace.com/kaos13dms
