Coke Bust - Degradation 7" pre-order / European Tour

Washington DC Straight Edge outfit - Coke Bust and their brand new 7" - on Refuse Records! Following their two 7"s and full length LP on Six Weeks Records, these 6 songs are mind blowing full-throttle raging non-stop hardcore assault influenced by the masters from Infest, Heresy, Ripcord and Youth Of Today that will leave you on your knees begging for more. Everyday bullshit going on personal and political levels fueled the fire in the lyrical content. Recorded by Kevin at Developing Nations Studios and mastered by Smok (Post Regiment fame) in As One studio.

Limited version available in pre-order on orange vinyl with additional Coke Bust tour poster, regular 1st press on green vinyl.

But that’s not all - COKE BUST is coming to Europe next October for their very first time, check all the dates below! Special Coke Bust tour edition of "Degradation" 7" available at the shows as well as limited to 100 copies tape-version of the 7" with some extra live tracks. It's the first tape-release on Refuse since 5 or 6 years!
US press of "Degradation" 7" will be out some time later on Grave Mistake Records - gravemistakerecords.blogspot.com
Coke Bust: www.cokebust.com www.myspace.com/cokebust

Track list:
Side A:

1.Another fucking problem
2.Long gone
3.Keep out

Side B:

4.Degradation
5.No authority
6.Deathbed

Pressing info:

3 test presses
75 copies of special tour edition, different cover, hand numbered, orange vinyl (available only on Coke Bust European tour)
120 copies of limited edition pre-order version, orange vinyl w/ tour poster
347 copies on green vinyl.

Price:
Limited orange vinyl w/ tour poster 5 euro // $6,50 + postage
Regular green vinyl 4 euro // $5 + postage
Shipping dates: 2-7.10.2010
(shipping from Germany)

ordering: refuserecords@gmail.com
check mailorder list: refuserecords.prv.pl
www.myspace.com/refuserecords

Trapdoor Bookings and Refuse Records presents:
COKE BUST 'DEGRADATION ACROSS EUROPE' TOUR 2010

7.10. - Amsterdam, NL @ OCCI w/ EXTORTION, SEEIN RED ("Degradation" EP release party!)
8.10. - Mulheim, DE @ AZ CLUB w/ NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
9.10. - London, GB @ TBA w/ tba
10.10 - Birmingham, GB @ Wagon and Horses w/ NEVER AGAIN, BONESTORM
10.10 - Nottingham, GB (late) @ Old Angel w/ NEVER AGAIN, TREMORS, CURB CRAWL
11.10 - Glasgow, GB @ Fortress of Solitude w/ CLOCKED OUT, DEFENCE, LOBOTOMIES
12.10 - Leeds, GB @ The Fenton w/ NEVER AGAIN
13.10 - Canterbury, GB @ Chantry Social Club w/ NEVER AGAIN, NO REALITY, TREMORS, MOUTH
14.10 - Antwerp, BE w/ Backstage JC Den Eglantier w/ REPROACH, BITE DOWN, GET WISE
15.10 - Bremen, DE @ G18 w/ PLAGUE MASS
16.10 - Gothenburg, SE @ TBA w/ NEVER AGAIN, STAY HUNGRY
17.10 - Karlskrona or Aalborh, SE
18.10 - Hamburg, DE @ Rote Flora w/ AT HALF MAST, WORMS FEED
19.10 - Kortrijk, BE @ The Pits w/ BRUTAL KNIGHTS
20.10 - Gottingen, DE @ Juz
21.10 - Leipzig, DE @ Liwi
22.10 - Berlin, DE @ Scharni38 w/ SHORT FUSE, THE REBARKER
23.10 - Warsaw, PL @ CDQ, Hardcore 2010 Fest w/ STRAIGHTJACKET NATION, SHORT FUSE, A BIT OF BRAINDEAD, APE ATTACK!, SCHIZMA'90, GOVERNMENT FLU, SELFMADEBOMB, ONE KIND WORD, THE LINE.
24.10. - Budapest, HU @ Station 80 w/ CRIPPLED FOX, YOUTH VIOLENCE, P.F.A.
25.10 - Vienna, AT @ Arena
26.10 - Prague, CZ @ Klubovna w/ REMEK, PRAHA
27.10.- Freiburg, DE @ TBA

Skarhead announces European Tour

In continued support of the long-awaited new record “Drugs, Music & Sex”, which hit stores worldwide in November 2009, Skarhead proudly announces yet another highly anticipated European Tour! Despite external difficulties that forced the NYHC Veterans from participating in it's 2010 summer run, the band will now return to Europe this November STRONGER than ever!! With the release of “Drugs, Music & Sex”, through their new home I Scream Records, and the upcoming reissue of the DMS EP (featuring bonus demo sessions from 2001) through Reality Records, Lord Ezec & Company prove to be unrelenting and viciously determined.

As Skarhead parts ways with long time agent M.A.D Tourbooking, they are proud to announce the new collaboration with STRONGER BOOKINGS as it's new European booking agent. Danny Diablo aka Lord Ezec says: "Stronger Bookings is able to focus on making Skarhead a priority and help personalize every detail of our tour. Working with them has refreshed our entire outlook. M.A.D will always be one of Europe's leading agencies, and we wish all of our friends, as part of their roster, nothing but success in all of their future endeavorers".
Rounding out Lord Ezec's All Star Line up is long time Skarhead Favorite Puerto Rican Myke (District 9) on vocals, joined by Riggs Ross on Drums (Madball, Hatebreed, Ragmen), Mike Cools on Bass (V.S, Cro-Mags, Cold As Life, Sworn Enemy, AOM, Merauder), AK Rey (Vietnom, Tension), and Matty BK (Subzero, Merauder) on guitars!!
This is NYHC at it's finest!


Skarhead European Tour
November 5th at Versus Theatre in Wroclaw (PL) (with Danny Diablo)
November 6th at The Fresh in Warsaw (PL) (with Danny Diablo)
November 8th at Modra Vopice in Prague (CZR)
November 9th at The Arena in Vienna (AT)
November 10th - tba
November 11th at Ex Emerson in Firenze (IT)
November 12th at United Club in Torino (IT)
November 13th at Estraperlo Club in Barcelona (ES)
November 14th at Ritmo Y Compas in Madrid (ES)
November 15th - tba
November 16th - tba
November 17th at La Caravan Serail in Toulouse (FR)
November 18th at La Peniche Alternative in Paris (FR)
November 19th at Party Center 4km in Sofia (BG)
November 20th at JOC Ieper in Ypres (B)
November 21st at 013 in Tilburg (NL)


Right before the highly anticipated new Skarhead Tour, Lord Ezec will be on the road in Europe, in support of his new Danny Diablo album "International Hardcore Superstar" (released through Hellcat Records), starting October 22nd in Bulle, Switzerland. At the end of that run, on November 5th & 6th, Skarhead and Danny Diablo will be playing to shows together in Poland after which the Skarhead tour will kick off.

Danny Diablo European Tour
October 22nd at Ebullition in Bulle (CH)
October 24th at La Boite à Musique in Watrelo (FR)
October 26th at Transclub in Lyon (FR) (SOIA/Madball after-show)
October 28th at The Innocent in Hengelo (NL)
October 29th at Eventstage in Zizers (CH)
October 30th at United Club in Torino (IT)
October 30th at Pieffe Factory in Gorizia (IT)
November 2nd at Melodka in Brno City (CZR)
November 4th at Club 77 in Prague (CZR)
November 5th at Versus Theatre in Wroclaw (PL) (with Skarhead)
November 6th at The Fresh in Warsaw (PL) (with Skarhead)

Embrace Destruction - This Is Dedication

Show Of Force - Self Titled

The debut album by Show Of Force contains seven tracks of raging and tough old school hardcore. Hardcore is a genre where you can get away with taking a lot from other bands as long as it’s entertaining and that’s the case with this band.

Listening to these tracks it’s hard not to think of classic acts like Madball, Killing Time, Agnostic Front and such. They may lack the depth of Set It Off, Brightside or Victim In Pain, but nonetheless the band flawlessly executes all the aspects that define the NYHC genre and they do it with skills and practice. The songs sound catchy, fast and pissed off. The production is superb, but at the same time the clean sound doesn’t strip the rawness of the band. Musically, they’re head and shoulders above lots of other bands that play with this style. Lyrically, a large portion of the album deals with topics such as personal struggles, dirty politicians and fucked up society, all presented with an in-your-face delivery. I know it may sound cliché, but as long as they sound honest it’s cool with me. If I had to choose my fav track, I’d definitely go for Worst Case Scenario, a politically themed monster of a song with the chorus that will stick to your head for days. If you’re into NYHC, this is a must!

Review by Dloogi
Label: Real Recognizes Real Records
Year: 2009
Band's website

New EP from Harbour 81

Harbour 81 returns with a new 7″, following up their 2008 debut album ”Live Your Dreams”. The band features two ex-members from the legendary Dutch old school hardcore band SECOND CHANCE who broke up in 2007. Harbour 81 plays old school 80′s style hardcore in the veign of bands like Sick Of It All, Warzone, Slapshot & (early) Agnostic Front. The stream of the entire new EP can be found here

Edge Of Spirit sign with Demons Run Amok

Demons Run Amok Entertainment and Lucifers Legions Records offered bigger distribution to Japanese hardcore band Edge Of Spirit who recently signed with Lucifers Legions, and the band re-signed with Demons Run Amok, that caused release date change from October 27th into December 1st. The album titled Edge Of Spirit by Edge of Spirit will be released through Demons Run Amok Entertainment on December 1st, 2010 in Europe. The price will be 12EURO. For more infomation about the release, visit www.demonsrunamok.de

Pre-orders underway for 2nd press of Outbreak's self-titled album

From Think Fast Records: Pre-orders are underway for the second pressing of vinyl for Outbreak's self-titled album! If you missed out on the first press, don't miss the boat this time as the entire press is limited to only 500 copies. We're offering two different colored-vinyl variations including blue/black swirl (limited to 200) and white/black swirl (limited to 300). Each vinyl pre-order will come with a free digital download coupon (for high quality, 320 kbps mp3s of the album) as well as a free, full color poster for the upcoming Think Fast! Records & Think Fast! Booking Showcase Tour, which Outbreak will headline!

We've also thrown in the option to pre-order your vinyl with a discounted CD version of the album. Check out all the Outbreak pre-sale packages in our webstore here. You can stream 10 songs from Outbreak's self-titled album via MySpace. You can stream Outbreak's entire album from Think Fast! website here.
Here's some press the band has received since the album's initial
release back in November:

"Outbreak succeed at issuing a merciless hardcore assault while
sounding like they're having the time of their lives. ...tighter,
smarter and livelier than most current hardcore, Outbreak deliver
another impressive round."
- Alternative Press

"The odds were against them, but they said "fuck the odds" and wrote
the best album of their career. Punk as fuck, right? ...when a band
writes a self-titled album, it's assumed their intent was to define
themselves -- their sounds and their politics. Outbreak does this
while producing relentless punk rock tunes in the process."
- PunkNews.org

"Yes, Outbreak are releasing their new album both on Think Fast!
Records and on Universal Music's Trustkill. Yes, they're on the 'Saw
VI' movie soundtrack. Yes, they've chosen a more punk way for their
sound. But fuck no, they haven't got soft."
- Daily Music Reviews

"The artwork is brilliant, production is solid, and the tunes are
pretty much how they are meant to be in this genre from start to
finish. Everything a fan of the band would expect, and then some.
Fifteen songs, twenty minutes, one solid album."
- Bombshell Zine

"While I recognize, and appreciate more, the punk angle of Outbreak,
others who are into the omnipresent hardcore element running rampant
in rock and metal today will enjoy their raw, caustic edge. The pace
is unrelenting without being monotonous ...Outbreak's latest is a fast
and furious, ripping good time."
- DangerDog.com

"Outbreak does a fantastic job defining themselves with this album.
...it appears that they may have finally released an album impossible
to ignore. Their former releases, You Make Us Sick and Failure, while
hailed in the hardcore scene, can now be seen as mere stepping stones
to this release that may be the pinnacle of their career."
- Outburn

"What sets Outbreak apart from the pack of hardcore is while they
serve up all of the elements of good hardcore, they are not dogmatic
in bowing to the rules established for hardcore. There is a melodic
punk energy throughout the album that really pushes them over the top
for me."
- 410 Media

Ill Roc Familia Tour with Danny Diablo, Skam Dust and Shotblockers

Danny Diablo will be on tour in Europe between late October and early November 2010. Skam Dust, Panic, DJ Stress and other members of the Shotblockers will share the stage with the king from Queens for this 2 week tour around Europe! Check the show list below. A few more shows will be confirmed really soon so stay tuned.

October 22: Bulle - Ebullition - Switzerland
October 23: (FR) to be confirmed
October 24: Watrelo - La boite à musique - France
October 25: (FR) to be confirmed
October 26: Lyon - Transclub (after-show SOIA / Madball) - France
October 27: (FR) to be confirmed
Ocotber 28: Hengelo - The Innocent - Netherlands
Ocotber 29: Zizers - Eventstage - Switzerland
October 30: Torino - United Club - Italy
Ocotber 31: Gorizia - Pieffe Factory - Italy
November 01: Slovakia (venue to be confirmed soon)
November 02: Brno City - Czech Republic
November 03: Prague - Club 77 - Czech Republic
November 04: Wroclaw - Klub Senso - Poland
November 05: Warsaw - Klub Harlem - Poland

New merch from Xibalba on ColdCuts Merch

Coldcuts Merch got couple of new Xibalba designs in their webstore. Click here for more info! Also, do not miss the upcoming split featuring the band that will be out on BDHW Records.

By My Hands

By My Hands has been steadily making a name for themselves in the scene both on local and international level. With couple of succesful tours and releases behind their belt, things can only get better as the new album, Growing Older, Getting Colder, is a major step forward in terms of writing heavy and catchy songs that makes you wanna kill everybody in the pit. Read the interview, buy new album, buy creatine, go to their show!

By My Hands has been steadily making a name for themselves in the scene both on local and international level. With couple of succesful tours and releases behind their belt, things can only get better as the new album, Growing Older, Getting Colder, is a major step forward in terms of writing heavy and catchy songs that makes you wanna kill everybody in the pit. Read the interview, buy new album, buy creatine, go to their show!

There is a few year gap in between each of your albums. What’s been happening with By My Hands since the "Another Lesson Learned" came out?

CHRIS: Another Lesson Learned came out 2005, so quite a lot of shit has happened since then!
First thing we did since that release was tour with CDC and In Blood We Trust in the UK, then we release a 8 track split cd (4 from each band) with CDC on the now defunct Zone 6 Records. After this we toured east coast, central and southern USA with Leavenworth. That was one of the best times of our lives - we got to play with some many cool bands, cool shows, and hang with really cool people. We even played Dypshorias reunion show, and How It Ends last ever show, so that was extra special.
After this all we have been doing was writing new songs, and playing shows. We toured the UK a couple times over with Palehorse and xRepresentx too. That's about it!

Can you give us a little background on the new album? How do you think it compares to your previous record?

CHRIS: I think it sounds totally different from the split, and definately completely different from Another Lesson Learned, but still ultimately sounds like By My Hands. Of course, we think it is more mature and greater than anything we've released before, but bands always say that, otherwise, what'd be the point in writing new shit?
The metal influences definately don't shine through as much as they did in 'A.L.L' but, instead these sound more hardcore, more groovy, if that makes sense. There's definately more groove to this record. I think if you listened to all 3 records starting for the earliest to the newest you can definately hear the progression happening.

Is there anything different on this album that people might not expect to hear?

CHRIS: There's some sweet samples, a solo, some guest appearances, and a whole lot of heavy hardcore. I think more of our hardcore influnces shine through than the metal ones here, but it still definately sounds like BMH. Hopefully it has something that everyone can get down to or relate to.

How did you decide on the title, “Growing Older, Getting Colder”?

CHRIS: It's a lyric from the song 'Real' that appears on the album.
It just seemed perfect fit for the album name, given the lyrical content, and more importantly how we all feel/felt as a band during the writing and recording of the cd. It's been over 4 years since our last release, , we were having a lot of problems with recording the cd at the time, the hardcore scene was changing, the political climate was changing, our personal lifes were changing, the world was changing. The title means is exactly what it says, and a fair representation of how we feel as a band. You are supposed to mellow out as you get older, but we certainly dont feel that way, let's say.

In my opinion, one of the strongest points of the new album are the lyrics, with themes ranging from personal to socio-political issues. Care to tell us what inspired you when writing some of this stuff?

CHRIS: Thanks man, that mean's a lot.

As you said, a bunch of different issues are covered from song to song, and I tried to be as honest as I could about my feelings when I was writing, whether they were viewed as cliched topics or not. I really wanted to make my feelings clear to anyone who heard or read these words, I wanted the conviction to literally drip from the page. I didn't want to pull any punches, and I think I did that the best I could.

'The Hate', was inspired by a great dislike, shall we say, for organised religion. We live in a city, and indeed a country with a deep seeded religious divide and in-built intolerance. Vulernable people live, fight and die by this fear-obsessed fairytale right wing fascist-fed bullshit every other day all over the world, and I guess it's made me more than a little intolerant of it.
The song 'Trapped' touches on this vaguely but overall is more of a song about our city, the class war, and the state it's in right now.

'Worlds Apart' is more like a bit of a political statement on war than anything else. As you know, we regretably come from a country which hearlds an army that has been party to more than a few illegal occupations of other countries, especially in recent times, with the Iraq and Afghan wars. It's hard to live here, and see people, family members, friends.....sign up to these wars to escape their own struggles, the monotany of a jobless penny-less life on an estate, so that they vindicate their lives....made to feel like they've made something of themselves due to the pressure and praise heaped on them by national news and the like.....when in reality they are sadly used as political cannon fodder in this money-hungry horseshit that's used to divide the people. This song was written at a time the Palestinian land-grab war was prominent in nthe news too (even though the struggle continues, coverage has dwindled), so I guess it's my feelings, over all, on war and occupation.

Other stuff such as 'Real' 'Dead Words (The Truth Hurts) and 'Bad Beat' are more of the personal nature about feelings, opinions, and thoughts on events in and around life, and to be honest, I think I've rambled on enough about this subject...but if anyone is interested enough to want to know about the lyrics of the album, then I'd welcome any questions. Get at us via myspace/facebook or email; deadweightbookingATgooglemailDOTcom.



How did you hook up with Marked For Death records?

CHRIS: Well, Manuel at MFD emailed us, literally about 8 months before the album dropped, as he knew we were writing and looking for label.
From day one he was really into the music, our style, and our message as a band. He kept in touch with ideas he had for us, emailed constantly to check on us, and generally seemed really interested. We definately wanted a label behind us who shared our values and the same passion for our music as we do, so the rest is history.
Support a real label.
http://markedfordeathrecords.bigcartel.com/

SEAN: Yeah for sure, we've had a lot of good feeback from up and down the UK and Europe so far over the years, being from Glasgow hasnt been as much of a disadvantage as it may seem. In this day and age, location is becoming less and less important for bands. Aslong as your cd is floating about on the internet, people will hear it regardless of where your from, if they can get it for free they will probably listen to it, even if they've never really heard of you.
For us, we've always had good ties with bands in London and for a while it was a place that we had a lot of friends, and a fairly good following. Some of our first releases were on a London-based label, so our records were readily available. This was beneficial for us when bringing out a new record, because a lot of the older heads were famiilar with our earlier stuff, it meant that there was no hesitation for hardcore kids down that way to check out the new shit, and in turn, put us on shows down there. Something which can be hard for bands who are trying to book their own shows.

And how do you feel about the way UK hardcore has recently been represented overall? How do you feel about the bands that are currently active in the UK scene?

SEAN: At the moment there are a lot of really good bands in the UK, and conversely, a lot of completely garbage ones. Unfortunately, as with most places, when one good band pops up, so do a million other godawful carbon copies. On a global scale, the UK is being represented fairly well I think. From being over the states recently, Ive noticed that being from the UK is almost becoming an excuse to check out a band if your American, and as a result, people just cant get enough of UK bands.. Bring Me the Horizon, Architects, Your Demise, Gallows, You Me at Six, Dead Swans amongst others are all well killing it in the states at the moment, some more than others of course, but doing good none the less. OK so they may not all be hardcore, but have been in and around the hardcore scene and its fringes here at some point, like it or not. I remember Taking Names went to the US years ago too. That was a good band. Here in the UK, there are a lot of good smaller bands who are developing their own sound and have good ethics, which is refreshing to see in hardcore. For a long times theres been too much of an emphasis on how you look or how many tattoos you've got, so its good to see what Id consider "newish" bands (like us) like Brutality Will Prevail, Broken Teeth, Basement, Deal With It, True Valiance, More Than Life, Departures, Breaking Point, Deal With It, Cold Snap, Last Witness etc just doing whatever the hell they want, playing shit they like, not caring if people like it or not, while being supported by great DIY labels such as Purgatory or Holy Roar records.



How do you feel the scene in the UK differs from mainland Europe in general?

SEAN: I think the main difference would be the divisions in genre. In the UK, there isnt much of a crossover in genres, and people generally tend to stick to one strict style or genre of hardcore. In europe theres a much better sense of unity, and people will usually turn up to shows regardless of whos playing, simply to support music in their area. Also, from a musicians point of view, European promoters usually treat bands a lot better than UK promoters. Not that UK promoters treat bands badly, but promoters on the mainland go above and beyond to make sure you are fed properly, have plenty to drink at all times and have a nice place to stay. It makes a nice change from having to go around the crowd asking people for a place to stay, you know?


“No cheesey fake "endorsements", no "paid for" fancy myspace pages, No "band management" with fax & paging numbers.” – is it something you see often in UK? Do you think that increasing popularity of hardcore draws a lot of kids who are not getting it right?

CHRIS: I think its a "problem" worldwide, not only in the UK. I hate seeing bands who have more professionally taken "photos" than shows they've played, or more merch for sale than the amount of songs that band has written, bands with management and representation that haven't played out of their home town.....you know?
I see it all the time now-a-days. To me, it's totally crazy. Live fast die fast bands. They spring from nowhere looking for a fast rise to "fame" or whatever, get none, then change their name and start again.
For me, it all stems with the internet, and how easy it is to access things, like new bands....this was a great thing for me when getting into hardcore, but it also has its bad side...it also means that you can drop a band as quickly as you picked them up, for something new because of the saturation of bands trying to rise to fast.
Everything is disposable.
For me a lot of things are lost, for example interaction with a band, communication, you get me? Most of our friends, shows, and friends have came about from talking with real people directly rather than using management to send contracts and official bullshit to promoters and bands, while hiding behind an over-produced website with no substance.
A lot of unity is lost this way. It makes things more 'plastic'. Hardcore's more than just look or a "sound". It doesnt matter how much you "sound" like a hardcore band, hardcore is a mentality, and I think kids forget that.

So, in your opinion, what are some of the most important lessons in hardcore? What kids should keep in mind?

CHRIS: haha, I hate telling people what to do like I'm some kind of expert, cause I'm not, but in my opinion the best things you can do are;
Talk to people at shows, via email, whatever...be yourselves, and try and concentrate on the music first before you do anything else. Good music and real people stand the test of time.

Before we finish, what are future plans for the band?

CHRIS: Yes! We have been a band for 7 years, and 6 of those we've been playing shows, and all we have managed in mainland in europe is one show. We need to play on the mainland as soon as possible, so hopefully we will do this before the end of 2010, or at the beginning of 2011. Manuel from Marked For Death is currently oraganising a huge show for his label in Augsburg, so we can hopefully use this as a starting point for a tour.

We are also currently finalising a tour in South Africa with a band called Conqueror (http://www.myspace.com/conquerorhc) from Jo'burg. I really can't fucking wait for that.
Other than that, we are just going to continue as normal, play as many shows as we can, tour the album, and hopefully write some new shit.

If anyone is interested in booking us at any time, just get in touch.

Any last words for the readers? Anything you want to get off your chest?

Yeah - Big up to Dloogi and Hardboiled! Thanks for the support.
Support the zines, support your scene, and support real bands.