Download: Pantah - Demo 2013

I came across this band by accident but it turns out it's damn solid demo. Pantah hails from The Netherlands and delivers powerful NYHC-influenced hardcore with agressive attitude and good skills. If a band names Warzone, Cro-Mags, Youth of Today and Judge you know it's gonne be the shit. The demo is available on tape from War Inside Records. Highly recommended stuff, we need more bands like this! Download it!

Summer Of Hate 2013

Fucking yeah! This is awesome! Summer Of Hate 2013 line up is One Life Crew, Merauder, Stout, Crowd Deterrent, Life After Death, Taste The Steel, King Nine and more! That's more toughness and testosterone than UFC event! July 13th, Grog Shop, Cleveland, Ohio!

Upperhand is about to bring hardcore pride back with Chains of Shame 7"

Mind Rot Records will be releasing Richmond, VA's Upperhand debut 7" called "Chains of Shame." As the label says, "featuring members of Break Away and Friend or Foe this record should please anybody who is fans of Murphy's Law, Breakdown and the Cro-mags." I love all of these bands and I am sure I will love Upperhand when I hear the 7". Show your support and buy pre-orders here.

Listen to World Gone Mad by Demolition

Demolition's new 7 inch, World Gone Mad, will be out on Trible B records. The band is from Canada and plays fast and tight hardcore. The title track is mental!

New Shin To Shin track proves Aaron Melnick is genius

Shin To Shin is a band of Aaron Melnick of Integrity/In Cold Blood fame and they got new tune on recent A389 MMXIII digital mixtape. Check out their tune here.

Joe Lauzon: "The Problem Solver"

Here's a cool documentary which was published in December 2012 as a part of Vice's Fightland series, filmed and directed by McFarland & Pecci. If you're scratching your head cause the name Ian McFarland sounds familiar, it's possibly because he used to play bass for Blood For Blood before pursuing full-time documentarian and commercial director career. Judging from the clip, Joe Lazon is a really cool and intelligent dude and I respect that he is not taking the easiest route, but instead choses the hard way to make his dreams reality. You might know him from The Ultimate Fighter 5, but here's more insight into his mindset as a figher and what motives him to go on. After watching this, also check out documantary about Dan Hardy, which was also filmed by McFarland & Pecci.

Strength For A Reason and Look My Way to tour Europe

Strength For A Reason and Look My Way will tour Europe this May/June. Tour dates:
24-05 Dresden, Germany @ Chemiefabrik
25-05 Essen, Germany @ Weststadthalle
26-05 Hannover, Germany @ Faust (Mephisto)
27-05 Tilburg, The Netherlands @ Extase
01-06 London, UK @ 12 Bar
02-06 Tessenderloo, Belgium @ JH Tessloo

Clenched Fist streams Guns N' Roaches

Clenched Fist posted new track, Guns N' Roaches! Shit is powerful!

Download: Side Split - 2nd Self Demo

This Chicago band delivers real hard tunes on what I suppose is their debut demo. 2nd Self boasts 4 tracks of raging hardcore, simple and aggressive with tons of energy. There is some thrash feel in their music which I like, and some of the riffs and hooks are above average. I dig that the band is far from boring, but they know that hardcore should be delivered raw and uncompromising. Perfect example that you don't have to stretch out songs to sound good if you know what you’re doing. Side Split have really earned my respect with that demo. Download it!

HB Radio #8 - Trouble Shooters

Here’s a nice little collection of bad-ass hardcore to start April with! 20 tracks in 45 minutes. From old school to new school, these are all legit bands that proudly represent what’s important in hardcore – hard work, dedication, tattoos and being awesome all the way. Just check out the first track by Reality Check, which I personally think are the future of hardcore in Europe. Apart from RC, it features tracks from Warbrain, Life After Death, Mad World, Crowd Deterrent, The Killer, Rotten Souls and many more. Good chance to check out new bands if you don’t know some of these names! You can open it in a pop-up window for more convenience.