Smash Your Enemies streams Diseased, feat. Rob Watson

Smash Your Enemies has just released brand new track with a guest vocals by Lionheart's Rob Watson. Definitely a banger if you like fat, gritty sound of Detroit hardcore. Check it out!

Download: Hollow Truth - Demo MMXII

The crossover sound seems to be quite popular nowadays with a slew of bands trying be the next Cro-Mags or Leeway, but Dublin-based Hollow Truth displays skills and ideas that make their debut demo solid and enjoyable. If you're into hardcore with a strong thrash vibe, you have to check it out. Throughout the 4 tracks that make up the demo the band successfully experiments with a blend of core and metal, and some of the songs sound straight up 80' crossover. If you like this stuff, you can also buy the demo on tape from here, it seems some copies are still available. Download it!

Until The End to play show in March

Until The End will play reunion show in March with the 'Blood In The Ink'-era line-up! The show will take place on 23rd of March in Lake Worth, Florida. Other bands on the rooster are include Coldside, Old Habits, Lowpoint, Ironside and more.

Video: Relentless - Undefeated

This is new video by Australia's Relentless for Undefeated off of their latest album, Turn The Curse. Haven't heard the album yet, but this track is powerful!

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District 9 to drop SoutBronxMemoirs

More good news from District 9 - the band will drop four-track SouthBronxMemoirs ep on iTunes. The EP will be also released via Dignified Bastard as a limited vinyl edition in in March - only 100 hand-numbered records available!

World Of Pain streams new song, 'Fight The Tide'

World Of Pain have posted new song on their Stereokiller profile! The track is entitled Fight The Tide and is taken from the band's upcoming album, Improvise & Survive. The record should be available in early April on BDHW, in collaboration with Us Versus Them. Fight The Tight is one of the hardest tracks I've heard in a while, totally alpha male hardcore made for war. [Pic by Tanner Douglass]

New Tough Luck 7" to be out on Solid Bond Recs

Solid Bond Records will release six song 7" by Tough Luck entitled 'Heavy Fortune'. Check out Forever Rigid track off of the Ep here. The Ep is on pre-order at label's webstore and should be shipping in February. "Join me on my level of pain, feel the hurt again and again. I'm on the bottom, can't fail anymore, I never knew your face, just the hate you store. Tear down the past of what could never be, because you fail and you fail and you don't believe in me..."

New Blood: Seconds Of Peace

Seconds Of Peace is a new band from Germany which really impressed me with their debut demo they dropped not so long ago. Those five tracks displayed just the right balance of different influences ranging from classic NYHC to crossover sound, and everything was delivered with force and conviction. So, check out the interview I did with the band lately where they talk about the origins, influences and idea behind the band and some more stories.

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District 9 to debut new material on B'n'N Takeover

Classic Bronx hardcore act District 9 will be featured on Black N' Blue Takeover show tomorrow (January 29th). There will be some discussion, but the most important thing is that the band will debut new material! Listen to the Black N' Blue Takeover live on East Village Radio from 8pm to 10pm ET. Archives are available here.