On heavy rotation this week...

Life After Death - Scum of Society Forever
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The band actually put out this album in 2012, but although being much into their recent ep I never really had a chance to pay this one the attention it deserves. Turns out I was really missing out, cause this is first rate beatdown hardcore with tons of that sweet 90' sound. The vocals are sick, the songs are packed with hooks and twists, and the execution is flawless.

Take Offense - United States Of Mind
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Take Offense is back on the scene with this highly anticipated album. This is a killer record that perfectly blends in-your-face hardcore with creative song writing and superb musicianship. The vocals go from hard to melodic and definitely are one of the highlights here. Through I feel their previous ep had more stand out tracks, this is still good listen from start to finish.

Paura / Clearview - Rage Through Integrity (Split)
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Clearview plays raging hardcore that sounds like combination of the best elements of Madball, Terror and One Life Crew. The tracks go from fast to groovy, but they all bang and there's a serious sense of purpose in each of them. Paura's side of the split is kind of heavier and slower, not as good as Clearview but still decent.

Honesty Interview

Honesta is an international hardcore band with members coming from Paris and Belgrade. The band has its roots i Onesta, a name most of you might be familiar with, but because of line-up issues they changed their name in recent times. Musically, it’s similar NYHC influenced vibe, but they kind of added a strong socio-political theme to their lyrics. One of the things that caught my attention about them is their commitment to the issue of homelessness, with one of the members being a volunteer for Paris Red Cross Association. Anyway, check out the interview for more info about this!.

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True Spirit Tour #2

True Spirit Tour #2 is happening right now! Make sure you check one of the shows if you're anywhere around. No Turning Back, Anchor, A Strength Within and Light It Up - the line up is dope and I'm sure each gig gonna be hell of a fun! Peace!

Assorted News: Backtrack, Piece By Piece, Represent, Backfire...

As a reminder: Backtrack have teamed up with Revelation Records for new LP due out in 2014.

Backfire will drop new ep in 2014! As stated by the band, ”Where we belong” will be released in 2014 digital and on very limited vinyl only.

Ultra-rare Breakdown "Running Scared" demo tape from 1988. Out soon on limited (1,000 copies) vinyl from Painkiller Records. Also includes NYU Crucial Chaos live radio set from 88 and Giant Studios demo.

New ep from Piece By Piece is called Primite As Fuck and gonna drop via Solid Bond Recs. You can place your pre-order here.



Rucktion has released new CD by Cali's Hammerfist: Raw and angry, fast and ultra-heavy hardcore from these West Coast veterans, who are about to celebrate a decade in the game! Featuring Tom Tactic (Skare Tactic) on bass. Guest vocals by Dre (Donnybrook) and Davie (Force Of Change)! Includes 5 new tracks + their 7-track "Dead Dreams" EP, previously unreleased in Europe.

Check out new track from Benchpress taken off of the upcoming split with Martyrs Tongue. Click here.

Reaper Records plans inclunde: NYHC Compilation 7", new Sheer Terror LP, new Born Low 7",

According to Reaper Recs newsletter: Stigmata just got added to 2014s Breast Fest in NC and to the BNB Super Bowl as well. The guys are currently taking some time to write songs for a new record. Vinyl re-issues are also being discussed.

Erie straight edge warriors xRepresentx are streaming new track. Give it a listen here!

Too Old To Die Young is a title of the upcoming album from Vienna,Austria-based Spider Crew. It is due out in 2014 through One Voice Records.

Review: Desperate Times - New Course Of Action

Desperate Times - New Course Of Action (Ratel/Last Warning) - Both musically and lyrically, this album is a beast entirely and definitely some of the most powerful stuff ever recorded by a Polish band. There have been some line-up changes since their previous ep and this is first record with new vocalist, but it didn't hurt them a bit. The music is tight from start to finish and vocals rip it.

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Overthrown Interview

It’s always cool to learn about hardcore bands from different parts of the world. Not only you can discover tons of great music, but it also kind of gives you a sense of being a part of something big and important. So, this time it's Singapore. Although I just recently came across Overthrown, it turns out they have been churning their brand of heavy but no-bullshit hardcore since mid 90’, becoming one of the stalwarts of the local scene. Each band that keeps it DIY and manages to put out several releases and tour across Asia and Europe deserves respect. I hope this interview will shed some more light on the band for those not familiar, as well as make you check out their albums..

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RoughneckMedia: Power Trip footage from Germany

I just realized I haven't posted anything from RoughneckMedia for some time already, but these dudes are not slowing down and have been steadily putting out dope vids to their youtube channel. Here's one taken at Power Trip show in Bochum, Germany.

Ad Of The Day

Trivia: Gas Powered Records was started by Chris from In Effect fanzine and Nick from Coldfront. This classic album came out in 1996 and as far as I know, this was label's only release. The album was recorded at Motherwest Studios in Manhattan and produced by Mike Dijan.

Pizza Mental Attitude

Face Your Enemy is back with Pizza Mental Attitude, a homage to the finest of what Italian cuisine has to offer. Caserta region of Italy has a reputation of being a place where you can get some of the best pizza the country has to offer so these dudes know what they're talking about. Very dope way to set the tone for the upcoming release 'Toxic Vendetta' EP and bonus points for the Italian lyrics giving this song a cool vibe. If you wanna give FYE some support and cop some fly gear, check out their merch here.

Demo Daze: Manipulate, DisXease, Last Warning

Last Warning - Last Warning

Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil hardcore, suckaz!

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Manipulate - Demo MMXIII

This is the band everyone has been talking about recently and although I hope each one of reading this is already familiar with Manipulate, I gonna post this demo just for the sake of decency. This is real NYHC full in your face!

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DisXease - Demo 2013

Sao Paulo/Brazil hardcore from the dudes who used play in I Shot Cyrus / Newspeak / Pointing Finger. Fast hardcore with furious riffs and pissed-off vocals, it might sound played out but this demo is tight as hell!

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