Animalhaus - Boys From Barley Hill

Hardcore/punk rock with Barricade members!

Ante Up - Prelude To Hell

Ante Up reps Detroit and if you claim to be into that Cold As Life/Dogz Of War/xTyrantx sound, there's now way you can miss this one. Three songs featured here serve as a teaser to full length which is planned for later this year. Musically, it's beefed up hardcore thats filled with rage and terror. Those guys play it like they could tear down the concrete blocks with their bare hands. Download!

Crowd Deterrent - Japan Tour 2012 Documentary

Watching recent Crowd Deterrent videos makes me think about how excited I was when I first heard Real Domain song by you know who. Everything about this style of hardcore is appealing. Crowd make some great tunes and have the ability to get their point across with great ease. They ain't taking no shit from anybody and play by their own rules. Musically, there’s always a hook to sing along with and easy-to-follow verses so I can just imagine the mayhem they cause during live shows. It's equally ignorant, provoking and violent, but they're also about staying true, respecting yourself and most of all, cheesy horror movies. This video is short documentary for band's Japan Tour 2012. Filmed by David Wilson. Produced by Downpour Creative and Crew Life. Get ignorant, bitches!

Get Wise - Clock's Ticking

Debut 7" called Clock's Ticking is out now! Ffo. Breakdown, Outburst and Warzone!

Human Demise - Of Wicked Men and Their Devices

Being that it is band’s third album already, I had a clue what to expect but in reality the sheer aggression and energy that fills Of Wicked Man… just blew me away. If you love the way Cleveland’s style sounds, the menacing tone of Ringworm and the way One Life Crew delivers, you’re at home with this album. It is powerful and hits straight to the gut, bringing song after song of that vicious and dark atmosphere, all while making sure the music stays aggressive from start to finish.

There’s no radical departure from what they did on previous releases, but it is all presented in a more mature and condensed package. No-nonsense, every song hits hard. It’s hard to listen to this stuff without letting the adrenaline and aggressive urges go into effect. And don’t confuse it with that Holy Terror hype that has seem to be going on recently.

The album is filled with high points and its best when listened as a whole. With their stabs at Clevo-style Human Demise manages to hold their own and does not fall into any clichés. The raw and gritty hardcore that fills Of Wicked Men… from the start to finish matches quality of any other hyped album of 2012. Human Demise has made its mark with today’s hardcore audiences by making it sure listeners can always count on the band to deliver in terms of a quality.

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Cast Iron Jaw - Bound By Ignorance

Cast Iron Jaw is a new band from the UK hardcore scene with a sound that doesn’t deviate much from the metallic beatdown style already done by number of bands, but that’s alright. The first track takes on slow-to-fast beatdown sound and the album gets progressively heavier as it evolves. Sometimes it’s slow and heavy with a pounding double-bass action, but there are moments when the band takes on a faster vibe.

A critical measure of how successful is an album of this kind is how much variety is in the tracks without drifting too far from the core sound. In other words, how well all the elements go together so the album can be enjoyable from start to finish without using any cheap tricks like shitty clean vocals or whack rapping parts. And we all know that some bands got no shame when it comes to mixing hardcore with this type of crap and the results are usually pathetic. In case of Cast Iron Jaw, the album isn’t void of missteps, but it delivers what you would expect from such record. The sound is hard, the songs are nicely put together and vocals sound like they wanna cause a serious damage to the listener.

While the production is not as beefy as it should, some of the parts here still sound heavy enough while others lack a bite. I also would also get rid of some of the unnecessary passages in the songs which doesn’t add anything and just make the songs sound less focused. Overall, while not as intense as Shattered Realm, whose influence can be heard in some of the slower parts of the album, Bound By Ignorance is well crafted and strong album. I hope for even better next one.

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Traveler - Nothing Lasts Long Enough

Traveler plays melodic and emotional hardcore that totally does not appeal to my tastes but I give them credit for being good musicians and having some kind of vision where they wanna go with this band. Plus, they played a show with No Zodiac and Rude Awakening, which actually is the best thing about them from my ignorant point of view. They seem like honest guys so give them a try if you in a mood for some heart melting melodies. Download.

Ante Up - See You In Hell

Official music video by Ante Up performing See You In Hell.

Listen to 'Life, By The Code' by Cleveland's Search Bloc

Life, By The Code is the title of new EP by Search Bloc. Four songs of that vicious Cleveland straight edge hardcore you either love or hate. You can listed to the entire EP here or after the jump. Life, By The Code is expected to be released on Seventh Dagger Records.

Listen to new songs from The Wrath!

The Wrath has posted rough version of the new songs on their Bandcame page. This new stuff sounds pretty bad-ass and definitely makes me hungry for the new album! More info about future release will probably drop soon!