New album from Darkside NYC


Darkside NYC will be dropping new album Optimism Is Self Deception Vol. 1 & 2. With track titles like Kill All The New Jacks or Drink To Have a Good Time it seems they haven't lost it - I expect nothing but some seriously fucked up, antisocial and violent content from this record. You can pre-order a copy at their webstore (click here), and while you there cop the Ambitions Make Way for Dread if you don't have it yet - shit is classic!

Rat Path Interview


Rat Path represents Seattle and their latest release Mean Streets ep is filled with crushing hardcore laced with thrash heaviness. This style has been kind of popular lately and done many times with more or less success, but Rat Path still managed to pull this one off. The band claims to be influenced by likes of Life of Agony, Cro Mags and Slayer and it seems they did their homework cause the ep hits all the right notes. Tracks like Fools Fortune and Trip Hard are massive ear grabbers, check out their bandcamp if you don't believe me. Here's the interview with the band done via e-mail.

Review: Bleak Reality - Burden Of Shame


Bleak Reality - Burden Of Shame
(Anger Battery Records) - Burden is a debut ep by this Nottingham,UK-based band. It came out at the beginning of 2013, but I never really had a time to review it. The band plays heavy and malicious hardcore with a hard-as-nails metallic twist. The UK scene has spawned out many great bands in recent times, but this one definitely stands out.

Die Young - Chosen Path 12" EP pre-orders up now!


Ugly and Proud Records will be releasing the European version of the upcoming LP by Die Young (Texas). This version will be on a one sided 12" EP (while the US version is on 7") with an etched B side (the famous Die Young clock/logo skull will be engraved on the whole B side). Sounds pretty dope! The track list might be also little bit different. Three different colors are planned, 500 units in total. You can pre-order the record here.

Check out the the title track here:

HB Radio #15

This time I broke down the tracklist into several segments, I hope it makes it more interesting for you. Check out Life To Live part - basically, everything LTL dudes put out is of top quality and done with 100% respect to the true underground hardcore spirit. Provider, Cold Hearted and Violence To Fade have dropped some marvelous albums via this label.

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Video: City To City - War Made Easy



New clip by City To City for War Made Easy, which talks about how much green is to be made from world's conflicts and wars. It's a truly dog eat dog world.

Inner Self Interview


It seems like every band from Brazil I hear nowadays is harder than the next one. The scene over there seems to be going really strong and those kids seem to be totally into the just right type of hardcore - hard and in your face. Inner Self falls into this trend and is another band from over there worth checking out. They recently dropped Bringing The Rage Back which is a beast of a record - heavy, fast and reckless hardcore fronted by hard-as-nails vocals. Bands like this one shouldn't go unnoticed so here's an interview with Athos (vocals).

Review: Redemption Denied - Nothing Remains


Redemption Denied - Nothing Remains
(Control Records/Reality Records) - I'm feelin' this one! These tracks sound just like a modernized version of something off of one of early Merauder or Hatebreed albums, which is dope. Nothing Remains is a short but nasty listen that cuts to the bone with 4 tracks of gritty, 90s influenced metallic hardcore.

Demo Daze: Kingpin, Bad Habits, Backbreaker, Your Mistake



KINGPIN
The Path Of The Brave
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BAD HABITS
Parting Words
Tags: punk b7x hardcore metal thrash Pensacola
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BACKBREAKER
Cursed For Life EP
Tags: punk cursed for life dutch hardcore hardcore punk nederlands noord brabant The Netherlands
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YOUR MISTAKE
demo'13
Tags: metal punk hardcore Saint Petersburg
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Assorted News: Race Riot 59, Reaper's Path, St.Hood, No One Rules

Race Riot 59 discography coming soon via Unholy House Records. The label will also release new Crowd Deterrent album - two new songs, an old song re-done, and a cover of Fury Of 5 - Takin Respect.

Straight & Alert Distro is having a big winter sale from January 8th to February 11th. Check out discounted items here. More than 700 items on sale! The other news is that Germany's Dogchains have joined the label for a debut 7″. The release will be a collabolarion between S&A, Life To Live Records (USA) and Dogchains singer’s label, Balance Records (Germany).

The Dead Man's Chest will drop Negative Mental Attitude EP on Seventh Dagger Records. More info soon!

Reaper's Path have dropped new 7" ep Vicious Cycle via Powertrip Records. 4 new tracks, don't miss it!



Keep an eye on Culture Rot - a new label from UK. Their first release will be Think Ahead's demo tape. Boston influenced hardcore punk ffo. Negative Approach etc.

No One Rules - new 7" is coming out in 2014 on Solid Bond. Meanwhile, you can support these dudes by checking out their merch here.

Real Deal zine, done by Gary and Scott from Naysayer, is available here. Interviews with Bent Life, Criminal Instinct, Incendiary, No One Rules and Well Fed.

Bound X By X Modern X Age - The Zine #1 is out! Interviews with Bands like X Repentance X, Foreseen, Lies!, Lions and Get It Done! Interesting stuff (to read) about veganism and the straight edge; with controversial topics like hardline and political correctness. Get your copy here.

Check out new St.Hood track here. It's taken from their upcoming studio album, set to release in 2014, via Knives Out Records.