Hoods - "MS" from Will DaRosa on Vimeo.
Life Or Death to release Abomination on July 14th
Official statement:5 years after the release of "Sentenced" we are finally ready to release our new album entitled "Abomination" on July 14th 2009. This will be our most crushing and intense recording to date as we have spent the past 2 years writing, fine tuning and recording it. Tell all of your friends, your family, anyone you know.
http://www.myspace.com/lifeordeath
Bravestar
Bravestar is here to remind you that after the hard work of keeping it real, getting tattoos, shopping for Nikes and breaking the society rules, there's also some time for fun in life of the hardcore kid. So relax for a bit and chill out, Bravestar are having a BBQ and you're invited...
First of all, how, when and why did the band start?
We started our band in mid 2007 and played our first show in December the same year. We all were members of other bands and we knew each other a long time before we decided to start Bravestar as a band only to have fun with our mates. We don´t want to make money with our music, we just want a big party on every single show. We are only a bunch of hardcore-loving idiots who don´t take themselves so seriously.
What are the band's main influences?
The whole old stuff like Madball, Rykers, Slapshot, Warzone, AF, etc… but also a lot of bands like Shattered Realm, Reign Supreme, Weight of the Crown, Folsom and Death Before Dishonor.
Your debut album has just hit the streets. What should kids expect from the A Warriors Heart release?
You can hear that we had a lot of fun in the studio, while recording the new CD. There are guest appearances by Samis (Reduction), Tommy (Havok) and Chris ( Force of my Brothers). The 12 songs are quite diversified and very detail-loving. Someone who likes all the different kinds of Hardcore will enjoy this CD.
How did you come up with the BBQ theme? What is your formula for a great BBQ?
Look at us! We all love to eat a good steak…or two;) If you just take a look at our pics, you will recognize that the name “Full Blown Chaos” would go better with us;) Hardcore is all about having a good time with good friends and we think BBQs are exactly that. We enjoy our time together and have a big party.
If you could invite anybody to a bbq, living or dead, who would it be?
Maybe Raybeez! Eva Longoria would also be nice as a guest….just to look at her, of course;)
One of your songs deals with the subject of racism. How do you feel about racists coming to a hardcore shows and do you think it’s a problem nowadays in Germany?
We are absolutely against racism and Hardcore has to be a racist-free scene! We don´t tolerate these assholes neither on our own shows, nor on any other hardcore show. Here in Germany, many people work against racism and fascism and we go along with them, with our songs and our attitude. Although many bands sang many songs about this problem, we think, that this topic mustn´t be forgotten. We want to make our position clear.
What are some other themes in your lyrics? Where do you get your inspiration to write?
We deal with what we see in the world out there, on TV, what we read in newspapers and also with what everyone of us has to cope with. We talk about friendship, about people who talk shit about us, about the scene, about BBQs etc…
What’s playing on the stereo when Bravestar is having a BBQ?
Oh, there’s a lot of stuff playing on the stereo during a BBQ……we’re really into many kinds of hard music. We don’t listen to hardcore only…..we also listen to many metal-stuff. At the moment we listen to the new releases of Suffer The Living, Boxcutter, Dead End Tragedy and Bun Dem Out.
What does hardcore mean to you?
What does Hardcore mean to us? It means exactly the same to us, what it should mean to every “Hardcore kid”. It´s all about having a good time with good friends at good shows, like I´ve already said. It embodies everything that we stand for, as it is against racism and fascism. You can be straight edge, a vegetarian or a vegan, but you can also be beer-drinking, meat-loving guys, like we are. You will not be more “hardcore”, if you are straight edge or something, because there aren´t any criteria you have to fulfill.
You guys seem to be playing a lot of gigs lately. How important is for you to get on the stage and perform and what people should expect when going to one of your shows?
It´s very important for us to get on stage, as we can keep contact to our fans, to the people who like our music and to the other bands. As I said, we always try to have a big party on our shows. You will have a lot of fun, if you don´t take yourself too seriously. I think you can see how much fun we have, while we´re on stage. We love meeting new people and convincing them of our music.
What’s the scene like out there in Germany at the moment?
It´s still a really fast growing scene. There are many new kids, many new, cool bands coming up at the moment and so there are a lot of shows you can go to.
For somebody just getting into the German hardcore scene, what are 5 albums would you tell them to go get?
I think the must-have releases from Germany are the following:
Black Friday 29 – The Pursuit Of Happiness
Fallbrawl – Cold World
Dead End Tragedy – Unpreventable
Rykers – Brother Against Brother
Still Screaming – Continue The Fight
But nowadays there a lot of great bands here in Germany…..Force Of My Brothers, One On One, Reduction, Created Hate, Cunthunt 777, The Platoon, Circle Of Death, Butcher, With Open Arms, Today We Rise, Make It Count, SuckaPunch, Screamin Silence……just to name a few….
Thanx for the interview. Anything else you would like to add?
Check out our new songs @ www.myspace.com/bravestarbdhc2007!! Order our new CD “A Warrior’s Heart”!! Visit us at one of our shows!! Keep the scene alive!! Thanks!!
All the best
Marshall Bravestar
Bravestar at myspace.
First of all, how, when and why did the band start?We started our band in mid 2007 and played our first show in December the same year. We all were members of other bands and we knew each other a long time before we decided to start Bravestar as a band only to have fun with our mates. We don´t want to make money with our music, we just want a big party on every single show. We are only a bunch of hardcore-loving idiots who don´t take themselves so seriously.
What are the band's main influences?
The whole old stuff like Madball, Rykers, Slapshot, Warzone, AF, etc… but also a lot of bands like Shattered Realm, Reign Supreme, Weight of the Crown, Folsom and Death Before Dishonor.
Your debut album has just hit the streets. What should kids expect from the A Warriors Heart release?
You can hear that we had a lot of fun in the studio, while recording the new CD. There are guest appearances by Samis (Reduction), Tommy (Havok) and Chris ( Force of my Brothers). The 12 songs are quite diversified and very detail-loving. Someone who likes all the different kinds of Hardcore will enjoy this CD.
How did you come up with the BBQ theme? What is your formula for a great BBQ?
Look at us! We all love to eat a good steak…or two;) If you just take a look at our pics, you will recognize that the name “Full Blown Chaos” would go better with us;) Hardcore is all about having a good time with good friends and we think BBQs are exactly that. We enjoy our time together and have a big party.
If you could invite anybody to a bbq, living or dead, who would it be?
Maybe Raybeez! Eva Longoria would also be nice as a guest….just to look at her, of course;)
One of your songs deals with the subject of racism. How do you feel about racists coming to a hardcore shows and do you think it’s a problem nowadays in Germany?
We are absolutely against racism and Hardcore has to be a racist-free scene! We don´t tolerate these assholes neither on our own shows, nor on any other hardcore show. Here in Germany, many people work against racism and fascism and we go along with them, with our songs and our attitude. Although many bands sang many songs about this problem, we think, that this topic mustn´t be forgotten. We want to make our position clear.
What are some other themes in your lyrics? Where do you get your inspiration to write?
We deal with what we see in the world out there, on TV, what we read in newspapers and also with what everyone of us has to cope with. We talk about friendship, about people who talk shit about us, about the scene, about BBQs etc…
What’s playing on the stereo when Bravestar is having a BBQ?
Oh, there’s a lot of stuff playing on the stereo during a BBQ……we’re really into many kinds of hard music. We don’t listen to hardcore only…..we also listen to many metal-stuff. At the moment we listen to the new releases of Suffer The Living, Boxcutter, Dead End Tragedy and Bun Dem Out.
What does hardcore mean to you?
What does Hardcore mean to us? It means exactly the same to us, what it should mean to every “Hardcore kid”. It´s all about having a good time with good friends at good shows, like I´ve already said. It embodies everything that we stand for, as it is against racism and fascism. You can be straight edge, a vegetarian or a vegan, but you can also be beer-drinking, meat-loving guys, like we are. You will not be more “hardcore”, if you are straight edge or something, because there aren´t any criteria you have to fulfill.
You guys seem to be playing a lot of gigs lately. How important is for you to get on the stage and perform and what people should expect when going to one of your shows?
It´s very important for us to get on stage, as we can keep contact to our fans, to the people who like our music and to the other bands. As I said, we always try to have a big party on our shows. You will have a lot of fun, if you don´t take yourself too seriously. I think you can see how much fun we have, while we´re on stage. We love meeting new people and convincing them of our music.
What’s the scene like out there in Germany at the moment?
It´s still a really fast growing scene. There are many new kids, many new, cool bands coming up at the moment and so there are a lot of shows you can go to.
For somebody just getting into the German hardcore scene, what are 5 albums would you tell them to go get?
I think the must-have releases from Germany are the following:
Black Friday 29 – The Pursuit Of Happiness
Fallbrawl – Cold World
Dead End Tragedy – Unpreventable
Rykers – Brother Against Brother
Still Screaming – Continue The Fight
But nowadays there a lot of great bands here in Germany…..Force Of My Brothers, One On One, Reduction, Created Hate, Cunthunt 777, The Platoon, Circle Of Death, Butcher, With Open Arms, Today We Rise, Make It Count, SuckaPunch, Screamin Silence……just to name a few….
Thanx for the interview. Anything else you would like to add?
Check out our new songs @ www.myspace.com/bravestarbdhc2007!! Order our new CD “A Warrior’s Heart”!! Visit us at one of our shows!! Keep the scene alive!! Thanks!!
All the best
Marshall Bravestar
Bravestar at myspace.
Nothing Between US
Name: Nothing Between UsLocation: Warsaw
Active since: November 2008
How you define your overall style?
Hardcore- it’s like a mix of raging Hulk with Johny Bravo attitude.
What’s your goal with this band?We don’t have a sort of plan or goals for the future. We just wanna play as many gigs as it’s possible. Just have fun coz of makin music we love.
What do you recorded so far?
We’ ve recorded an Ep this spring.
Please give a brief history of the band, including current line up.
D:Me and Kalina were talking a lot about our favorite bands. We were like those two old guys from Muppet Show.One day after few beers we said ”fuck it all…let’s start a band”..Then we started looking for a line-up and it was hard you know...it took the whole summer to do it ..which was strange coz we all knew each other and at october/november we started making our own songs..
Current line-up is:
Biały - bass
Sten - guitar
Kalina – guitar
Wróbel - drums
Darek and Koza - vocals
What’s your biggest influence when writting songs?
D: I can tell only for myself...we aren’t a political vegan/sXe band. I’m writin’ only about shit i know!! I’m also addicted to nerd stuff...
What are the biggest obstacles when running a band in Poland? Explain some of the frustrations you come up agains?
I think there aren’t many problems! But when it comes to the frustration thing … I think It’s always connected with money and our everyday life obligations that we have to manage! You have to make choices in your in life which bring you peace or happiness, it’s always your decision! We decided to start a band, it was our decision, and stand up for things we love the most – HARDCORE!
The scene in Poland is strong and still growin’ which is good and bad. All you need to do, to support it is: hardcore kid attitude, passion in heart and guts twisted by anger.
Has any band member played in other bands, if so what ?D: Yeah
I was growling in ”Angst For The Memories”.
Kalina was playing guitar in ”It Burns Within”
Sten is the current bass player in a deathcore massacre called LET RAVENS COME
Koza used to sing in Princess (tech grindcore ) currently is making strange noises in ANUS MAGULO...
Whitey is just Whitey - we picked him up coz he’s just a crazy mosh warrior. You should see his 2step...it’s like “wow!”.
And last but not least - Wróbel...and there’s problem coz he’s played in so many bands during the last 6 years, that even he can’t count them! Is he that good or…
Do you think hardcore music is on the rise nowadays?How do you feel about hardcore bands signing to major labels,playing big festivals etc.?
D: Yeah and it is strange to see that for most of the kids it’s only temporary fashion, but they act like they’ve seen the first Minor Threat show...you know what i mean???
About bands playin for majors..it’s their choice..i know it’s propably easier but we will not go that way...i can promise you that..100% DIY...
What is your favourite track you hace ever recorded ,why and what is it about?
We love all of them...it’s imposible to choose one...it’s abstract just like the fight between Robocop and Terminator...
What people should know about Polish scene in general?what other bands would you recommend checking out?
Just come and see by yourself...
Definetly check :
Stone Heart – they are making a new Ep and belive me they are gonna be huge..crazy miners:D
Death Row - the best barbecue hardcore from Warsaw
Hard to Breathe – mad punks with psycho vocalist ...
Regres – you laugh, you scream, you cry, you dream…they are full of passion and they force you to think in positive way. This is true hardcore magic! Like polish BANE or so…
What you’ve got planned for 2009.
We don’t have any plans...but we do have a few goals: play as much concerts as we can, release our Ep somewhere besides the internet, we want to touch our baby born…
Any final comments?
Stay Frosty....
Nothing Between Us at Myspace
Global Beatdown - 4 way split coming soon
The split-CD will feature 4 international HARDCORE bands:MTG (USA)
BLOOD BY DAYZ (GER)
DOWN TO CONCRETE (PL)
BORN INTO SUFFERING (AUS)
4 Bands, 23 songs and about 60 minutes of furious Beatdown-Hardcore mixed up with some Metal and HipHop-flavour! The CD will be available in late June or at the beginning of July!
Beatdown Hardwear Clothing.... new collection online
The new collection for all the good lookin dudes out there has just been revealed by Beatdown Hardwear. Everything is kept stylish but with the raw street edge to it and it's just the way we love it. To purchase some of this goodness just go to beatdownhardwear.de.
Pressure Festival 2009
FESTIVAL TICKET: 35 EUR1-DAY-TICKET: 19 EUR
Alveran Store,Nordring 68, 44787 Bochum
All CTS-presale-counters Germany
www.alveranshop.com
www.eventim.de
www.konticket.de
Goodlife @ http://www.hardcore.gl
http://www.perkororecords.com/
http://www.coretexrecords.com/
pressurefesttickets@gmail.com (UK only!!!)
Location
JUZ Papestrasse
Papestrasse 14
5147 Essen
Germany
FINAL LINE-UP AND RUNNING ORDER:
Saturday, June 27th
Doors: 13 pm
Shattered Realm 21.00 - 22.00
Betrayed 20.00 - 20.45
Black Friday ‘29 19.15 - 19.45
Bun Dem Out 18.30 - 19.00
Ninebar 17.45 - 18.15
xRepresentx 17.00 - 17.30
Special Move 16.15 - 16.45
Coalesce 15.30 - 16.00
xKingdomx 14.50 - 15.15
Dead Vows 14.10 - 14.35
Sunday, June 28th
Doors: 12 am
Have Heart 20:00 - 21.00
Death Threat 19.00 - 19.45
Nasty 18.15 - 18.45
No Turning Back 17.30 - 18.00
Rise And Fall 16.45 - 17.15
Strength For A Reason 16.00 - 16.30
The Boss 15.15 - 15.45
The Mongoloids 14.35 - 15.00
Cheap Thrills 13.55 - 14.20
Shipwreck AD 13.20 - 13.40
New Morality 12:50 - 13:05
Pressure Festival The Real Deal: August 8th - August 9th
TURBINENHALLE OBERHAUSEN
FINAL LINE-UP
Agnostic Front (US)
Ambush (UK)
Casey Jones (US) *NEW*
CDC (US)
Ceremony (US - exclusive Euroshow)
Death before dishonor (US)
Denied (US) *NEW*
DYS (US)
Evergreen Terrace (US) *NEW*
Fatal Recoil (BE) *NEW*
Folsom (US)
Fucked up (US) *NEW*
H2O (US)
Hang The Bastard (UK) *NEW*
In Blood We Trust (DE) *NEW*
xKingdomx (US)
Madball (US)
Onesta (FR) *NEW*
xRepresentx (US) *NEW*
xRhinocerusx (US)
Skare Tactic (US) *NEW*
The Red Chord (US)
Trash Talk (US)
Walls Of Jericho (US)
More info: http://www.myspace.com/pressurefestival
Halloween 2 new poster and trailers
I can't really imagine someone not looking forward to this movie. With all the shitty horrors hitting the big screen recently, you gotta admire movies like this one. Real fucking old school!
Special Move - Curse Of The Blackwater
Special Move - Curse Of The BlackwaterRucktion 2008
These guys have been around since 1998 and after a demo, two MCDs and one full length, this is their fifth release to date. I can’t say I’ve been following all of their work but knowing some of their past songs I knew what to expect and didn’t get disappointed a bit.
Special Move are heavy and brutal and that’s what you basically expect from bands like this one. It sits in to pretty standard heavy hardcore with a more UK aesthetic coupled with metal grooves but it delivers some solid songs. The pace of the most of the songs range from slow to mid tempo but they understand how to vary things by speeding it up from time to time. I imagine the only beef some people may have with it is the fact that it is that kind of album that never changes course. Never tries to do anything different. I got no problem with that but if you’re not into this type of hardcore you might get tired pretty soon. Lyrically, they offer a word of wisdom on such topics like blind society, mind control, revenge, shattering the temples and revenge. It is hardly a classic but there are tracks on there that you will return to and play again and again. If you like when bands keep it straight and heavy, make sure you check it out!
Special Move at Myspace
Rucktion Records
Observer Music Monthly on hardcore kids
According to Observer Music Monthly, this is how hardcore kids dress like nowadays (mostly applicable to Britain only). The main question is - are things looking so bad in UK at the moment?
"The hardcore kid
As if there weren't enough teen tribes already, someone just had to go and invent another. This is a 16-year-old from Leeds, who, by mixing the hair, piercings and tight jeans of emo with the chavs' favourite New Era caps and Nike windbreakers, has got the new hardcore look down to a T. I'm not particularly happy about any of this. When it's dark, late at night and perhaps I'm not perfectly sober, there's no way of knowing whether I'm supposed to avoid these kind of kids before they mug me or give them a shoulder to cry on." - Observer Music Monthly
Good news are - we got more style than Nu Ravers freaks, Goths and definitely way more good taste in clothes than the Indie Bohos, whoever they are. But, where are the good old days of 'ugly and proud' gone?
Hip Hop Appreciation Post
I don't know man, but from what I've heard, this new album by Blaq & Primo isn't as good as Rewind (Deja Screw):
This song didn't make it to the Reality Rap album which is a shame cause it's one of the best they ever made:
Here's instrumental, where is your freestyle homie?
And I couldn't not post some real deal Warsaw hip hop:
This song didn't make it to the Reality Rap album which is a shame cause it's one of the best they ever made:
Here's instrumental, where is your freestyle homie?
And I couldn't not post some real deal Warsaw hip hop:
I For Us Records news
Some news just before the summer! Our next releases wil be the 7 inches from DIE OUT! ("Iteration" - release in july) and WAY DOWN ("Ghost Please Die" - release in august). Our very own DIE OUT! offer us 4 brand new songs of melodic punk-hardcore. The band is heading to a more aggressive and raw way. No need to say that these are the best songs they have written so far! A preorder deal (record + t-shirt) will be available in the coming weeks. For those who will buy the 7 inch : you'll be able to download the 4 tracks in mp3 format and you'll also get 4 BONUS SONGS! A song is already available on the band's Myspace page.WAY DOWN is a young band from Germany but they already developped a well matured sound. The 7 inch will feature 4 songs + a intro and a downloading code will be offered to get all tracks in digital format, including one bonus song! Their melodic hardcore will surely please fans of Have Heart or Verse! A first song in available on our player.
In september, we'll release (in co-production with a few other labels) the new album from NINE ELEVEN, "City Of Quartz". After numerous tours all over Europe and a singer change, the band recorded this album that will largely surpass their prior one (the already great "Use Your Disillusion"). Expect a new song in the coming weeks!
And finally, in november will arrive the first EP from AT LEAST WE TRY. Expect agressive and intensive shit! The band has a few great gigs coming up (Dour Festival, shows with Madball), support them and come say hello after the show
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR GREAT DEALS ON OUR WEBSTORE : OUR 11 CD ANNIVERSARY PACKAGE & OUR SUPER PRICES ON ALL OUR SEPARATE RELEASES. PLEASE SEE OUR MYSPACE FOR MORE INFOS : http://www.myspace.com/iforusrecords
Refuse Resist news
REFUSE RESIST was born in a garage just north of Boston with a goal to create music that they would want to listen to and sing along to. After two years of non-stop writing and playing shows with some of their main influences, they are doing just that. Inspired mainly by the straight-forward, in-your-face music that used to be called hardcore punk in the decade of the 1980's, REFUSE RESIST brings back that familiar sound with current lyrics and some new hooks.Two new songs: http://www.thorprecords.com/bands/refuseresist.php
Gypsy put up two songs on the Six Feet Under website
Gypsy just put up two songs on the Six Feet Under website.
www.sixfeetunderrecords.com
"Me Against The World" is off the upcoming 7" single. "Sleep Well" is a basement demo track. Gypsy features Alex from Cold World, Foster from Blacklisted, Rifkin from Bad Seed, and Drew from Let Down. They will be playing shows this summer with Title Fight across the US.
http://www.sixfeetunderrecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=732
www.sixfeetunderrecords.com
"Me Against The World" is off the upcoming 7" single. "Sleep Well" is a basement demo track. Gypsy features Alex from Cold World, Foster from Blacklisted, Rifkin from Bad Seed, and Drew from Let Down. They will be playing shows this summer with Title Fight across the US.
How many of the best bands from past years have come from Wilkes Barre PA? Well heres another one. Gypsy features members of Cold World, Blacklisted, Bad Seed, and Let Down. Dont look for any mosh parts here though, this is more in the vain of Jawbreaker, Seaweed, Dinosaur Jr, and Knapsack. Melodic hardcore with a rough edge to it. This is Gypsy's debut release and is a 2 song single. The track "Me Against The World" is up right now on the SFU myspace. But if you go to SFU website you can hear an extra demo track "Sleep Well"
Go preorder the 7" nowhttp://www.sixfeetunderrecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=732
xThe Warx - Confront
xThe Warx - ConfrontSeventh Dagger / Dogfight 2009
Through the hard work and dedication xThe Warx have established themselves as one of the leading bands in Australian scene. I’ve been following those guys since the split CD with xThe Wrathx and it’s good to see those guys getting better and better with every release.
When it comes to both music and lyrics, they work really hard to be remembered as a band that doesn’t compromise for nothing and know how to hold their own. The level of aggression displayed on this mini album is unbelievable. What I like about it is even though they take a lot of influences from new school metallic hardcore, they don't forget to pay tribute to the roots of their music. What you can expect is fast but heavy hardcore with catchy songwriting, brutal breakdowns and crazy circlepit parts. On top of it is the thick production giving those songs clear, but still aggressive sound. The riffs are devastating but they do find time for some clear and rounded parts , retaining the sense of melody now and there. The band seem determined to prove that even though they’re known for their serious straight edge stance, they’re not monothematic when it comes to the lyrics. Of course, SxE lifestyle is still on the agenda, but they also touch such topics as child abuse or hardcore being a place where sense of unity and brotherhood is still more important than your new kicks or haircut. In my opinion Confront is their strongest work to date and my only beef with this record is that it’s so short. Only 5 songs leaves you wanting more but it’s still worth to get your hands on this one.
XThe Warx @ Myspace
Dogfight Records
Seventh Dagger Records
Syracuse Vegan SxE Documentary
A show from 1995 about the hardcore scene in Syracuse featuring Earth Crisis and some other sXe/vegan kids. Thanx to youtube user Guav (also featured in the video) for posting this!
Iceberg
Name: IcebergLocation: Northern Indiana
Active since: April 08
How do you define your overall style?
Fast paced heavy hardcore
What’s your goal with this band?
Have fun, travel, play music, and release aggression
What do you have recorded so far?
We just finished a 6 song EP and we have an old demo that was recorded when we first started
Please give a brief history of the band, how did it get started.
We all were just sick of the shitty music that was being played around here and we wanted to start a band that we were in to
What are some key elements and influences, both musical and non musical, that have shaped Iceberg to what it is today?
We all grew up listening to punk and hardcore and its been a good outlet for shitty days and frustrations
Who write the lyrics and what do you sing about?
Steve writes most of the lyrics and takes inspiration from built up stress.
What's your label situation? Who you signed to and do they have distribution?
We have been talking to a couple of labels and are kind of waiting to see which one works out
What’s the scene like out there in Indiana at the moment?
I'ts growing a lot more people are getting in to throwing shows and starting bands...for the most part its good...everyone is getting involved and thats what our scene needs right now.
What are your views on the file downloading? Is it destroying the scene or is it a tool to help upcoming bands blow?
It helps people get their music out and to us thats what hardcore is about just getting your message out and not trying to profit
How are you finding the Myspace hype? Love it or hate it?
It helps with shows and its easier for people to discover us outside of our local scene
With bands like Hatebreed getting the major recognition, are media in USA interested in hardcore?
Are there any radio stations in your area that are supporting this type of music? No we feel its still more underground and that the majority of the people dont want to hear the truth about life. No radio stations support our music in this area.
What’s the worst fashion you have ever witnessed at a show?
We are not really worried about how people are dressed as long as they are there for the right reasons and to help build our scene.
Of all the places you played, which do you think has got the best moshers?
Its all about the hoosier hardstyle haha.
So what's next for Iceberg?
Shows, hang outs, and tyring to get our music out
Any shout-outs or anything you wanna add?
Any given second, nowhere bound, choking on reality, karloff, blood in blood out, after the quarrel, body check, trontor, black teeth, joshy for driving us to all our shows, New Republic Tattoo and anyone else who is supporting us and this music.
Iceberg at Myspace
Death Before Dishonor new 7"EP coming real soon
Death Before Dishonor and Bridge Nine Records are proud to announce the release of a limited edition 7" EP and digital download titled "Our Glory Days" on June 16th. Featuring two tracks, "Coffin Nail" and "Our Glory Days" (featuring guest vocals from Mark Unseen), from the group's upcoming album, "Better Ways To Die," and an exclusive song only available on this EP, this is the first taste people will get of what Death Before Dishonor is set to unleash July 28th."Better Ways To Die" is Death Before Dishonor solidifying their name as one of the front-runners of the Boston hardcore scene worldwide. Somehwere between the harder punk edge of Rancid, the working class anthems of Dropkick Murphys, the hardcore attack of Hatebreed and the precision and fury of Slayer, Better Ways To Die truly is the sound of an American hardcore band that knows their roots and history-and they're not afraid to step beyond that.
The band is gearing up for a worldwide onslaught of touring. Starting in the USA with the 10 for $10 tour-along side Poison the Well, Madball, Terror, Bane, VOD and more. Then off to Europe August 6th and then it will just keep going as always.
http://www.bridge9.com/
Denied post 2 new songs from the upcoming "Prayers for the Enemy" album
Check out two new Denied tracks from the upcoming release "Prayers for the Enemy" for summer of 2009: Profit from your pain and God of War
La Vida Loca by Christian Poveda
In Central America they are referred to as the maras: modelling themselves on Los Angeles youth gangs, these groups are now spreading terror in El Salvador and further afield. A childhood at once terrifying and hateful but strangely captivating which typifies the disintegration of family life within Salvadorian society and the despair in which they have grown up. "La Vida Loca" is what life is really about over there : youths who suffer; who defy us; who look down on us; who resent and dislike us. "La Vida Loca" is a documentary about absolute human solitude.Though this vision of evil stirs up our fears and provokes nightmares, I also hope it shall invoke compassionand cause us to question our notion of the world. And so, like cornered dogs, this lost generation responds with pessimism, revolt and death. A total lack of communication !
"The intense world of El Salvador gangs is lensed with in-your-face style in docu helmer Christian Poveda's problematically nonjudgmental La Vida Loca. Poveda spent one year with the ultra-violent, heavily tattooed members of the M-18s, and, though he shows the brutality, the helmer adopts a sympathetic tone that, if not quite glamorizing the life, conveys the sense of an enthralled anthropologist unsuccessfully struggling for objectivity.
Docu employs a cyclical rhythm, following various members as they boast and briefly describe their lives."
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Jay Weissberg
Eden Demise - The Takeover
Eden Demise - The TakeoverOn The Attack 2009
I can’t really say I know many hardcore bands coming out of Greece. To be honest, I can think only about a few, and when it comes to the heavier side of hardcore, only Senseless pops in my mind at the moment. But with the debut release by Eden Demise, things are about to change and their debut album ‘The Takeover’ is bound to put Greece back on the map.
Knowing other bands On The Attack has been putting out, I expected some raw, in your face hardcore with a metallic edge and I can’t say I’m disappointed. Eden Demise have been captivating audiences with their special blend of hardcore and metal and they’re really good at what they do. The album is filled with crushing riffing, reckless breakdowns and sheer hostility in the vocals department. Low points will be hard to find on The Takeover as the album offers some really tight songs for those craving the metallic, a bit thuggish side of hardcore. Although it’s over 30 minutes long, the album maintains its high-energy vibe from start to finish. And the band prove themselves to handle their instruments with skills and fresh ideas. With a sound raging from NYHC to straight up metal, this record is hitting the spot for me. Lyrically, expect the tales of pride, vengeance, brotherhood and fighting for your rights. Some of the lyrics may seem a little played out, but they’re all well written and can get deep and mature at some moments. I have no doubt the band placed themselves among the best metallic type of hardcore bands in Europe right now. The Takeover fucking rocks, there’s no half-stepping that.
Eden Demise @ Myspace
On The Attack Records
Hit List
Name: Hitlist
Location: St.Louis Missouri the durrrty
How do you define your overal style?
Like a tank running outta gas.
Whats the goal of this band?
To play music about the hardships of bein poor and to paint girls with deco markers.
What do you have recorded so far?
Winter demo and street violence out on on the attack records due out soon
Brief history?
Everybody is pretty much douin there own thing.
New album dropping?
soon
Main influncenes?
punishment, shatterd realm,wu tang, bobby digital,drama, davy jones locka, mf doom, sir c and danegerous, hatebreed,alias,sole,gza,i-20,greyskul,
Hardcore in st.louis?
The only good bands in st.louis is Drama.
Nex thing to give hardcore a bad name?
Nappy headed hoes.
Do you have any lyrics you live by?
"I wake up in the morning and i ask myself if life worth livin or should i blast myself?"
Plans for 2009?
To get the baddest bitches i can
Final comments?
Givin shot outs to my graffiti crews OFB and TKO ..big shot outs to CRISTO BOKE ED BOXX KENR WAR42 NIPTUK CRACKULA LOVE YNOT FOZL GUTS MHAP BDC and all my homeies that take me to their spots to get up when im outta town...get the fuck at me if i come through.!
big thanks to old school hate for the interviev.
Hit List @ www.myspace.com/hitliststl
Planet Asia on hip hop... and emo
Do you think hip-hop has gotten too nice?Planet Asia: I think hip hop has turned gay. These dudes are walking around feminine. When I come home, my woman is soft, I am the hard one. You shouldn't be a petite ass dude. That goes to all of them tight jean niggas. Back in the day when you looked unique that meant your music was unique. Now motherfuckers look unique but their music sucks. We were about gear too, but we were about skills first. If you see someone rocking some tight jeans, they are rocking that emo shit. Fuck that emo shit. There is an unspoken manual to this shit and everyone out right now is totally disrespecting it.
A lot of what you are describing seems to reflect the whole hipster-hop movement.
Planet Asia: That shit isn't even hip-hop. If you are signing and your shit sounds like a house record or alternative record that could be played on a station other than Tony Touch's radio program or DJ Mugg's Soul Assassins, then your shit is gay. If I walk by a fag club and they are dancing to your music happily, you are a fag rapper. I just call it how I see it. Also, thank god for the Internet because it is just a big screen for cats to just play themselves. That's why you don't get many blogs from Planet Asia or my girl all in the video. I don't want you to know who my real girl is. My chick is sacred. These rappers are killing themselves as artists because they have no mystic. Shut the fuck up. Make people wonder. A lot of these rappers are taking themselves out. That's why you have to give respect to Pete Rock because he doesn't have to work with Planet Asia. That's why you have to give respect to Muggs because he doesn't have to work with Planet Asia. They are doing this shit for the silent code.
Source: Urb Magazine
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Death Before Dishonor "Our Glory Days" 7" release party
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xThe Warx merch pre-order
xThe Warx got some new merch for all the good looking dudes out there so drop by their myspace page and check out what they got to offer. The orders will ship out the 18th of June.
Jungle Juice
If you love hardcore raw and angry, Jungle Juice is definitely a band worth your attention. Their recently released debut album delivers nothing but a pissed off music backed up by a 'fuck the world' attitude. If you feel like breaking the law today, this might be a good soundtrack!
First of all, congratulations on a new full length. For those who have never had this chance, how does it feel to hold your own record in your hands?
JAKE: Thank you, and really it is overwhelming to think how far we've really come.
STAN: It's crazy to think that less than a year ago, we started this band as a joke. And I never thought the day would come where we would actually play shows, much less have an album of our own.
TED: Yeah, it feels INCREDIBLE, it's something I'm really proud of.
Mad Mike: I'm still trying to let it set in; still surpirses me everytime i see it and play our songs on my ipod.
What kind of response have you received since the Jungle Jamz hit the streets?JAKE: Nothing but positive feedback.
STAN: Everyone seems to dig it so far, which is good.
TED: Everything that I've heard is very good, nothing negative.
MIKE: People have been very supportive and have given us the best compliments, the response has been better than i imagined.
CHRIS: We have lots of good friends and kids we have never met that come out to a lot of our shows and buy our CD then turnaround and tell us how much they liked it which is cool.
How would you describe the overall style of the record?
JAKE: A pissed off style of music with various influences. We really just wrote this record for ourselves not anyone else.
STAN: My current mindset.
TED: A really raw, intense plethora of experiences, opinions and emotions jam packed onto a disc.
CHRIS: Expressing the daily bullshit that goes on that everyone has to deal with in the world, in a pissed off way.
Are there any songs on it that you are especially proud of?
JAKE: Blood which was the first song off of 'Jungle Jamz' we released. We were skeptical since we had only released demo tracks prior to it but the feedback was awesome.
STAN: Nowhere Fast, for sure, probably one of the best things I've ever written, I can just sit back and admire that.
TED: Officer Down because it was the first time I tried vocals and it turned out great.
MIKE: Barrell Roll, I like seeing people go nuts everytime we play that.
CHRIS: No Glory, it's sweet.
There are a lot of 80’s hardcore influences in your music. How do think the band fits into the hardcore scene nowadays with all the metalcore bands getting the most of the attention?STAN: We're inspired by 80s hardcore big time, however I think we've kind of developed a sound we can call our own, which makes us stick out.
TED: I try not to focus on metalcore bands and their attention. Kids seem to like our music so we seem to fit in fine in the hardcore scene nowadays.
CHRIS: Well, I don't really care about any metalcore bands. I am doing what i like to do, so i am happy.
Given the name of the band, what’s your stance on alcohol and drugs?
STAN: We're game.
JAKE: None of us do like hardcore drugs, but we're down to smoke weed and we're down to drink booze.
TED: Life would suck without 'em.
MIKE: Not too much my style.
CHRIS: I'm down for the occasional drink and smoke.
Is anybody in the band Sxe?
ALL: No.
Many of your lyrics deal with society and it’s fucked up ways. How is living in a place as Little Rock like?
JAKE: I love little rock, but it really has it's shitty qualities. Shitty people along with even shittier cops.
STAN: I've been more observant of my surroundings, and I've come to realize that if I were to drop dead, or not be able to keep food on the table or if I was going through any kind of hardship where a helping hand is needed, the average person, really doesn't give a shit. Regardless of location, a lot of people suck everywhere.
TED: I never really liked Little Rock, or society.
Mad Mike: Little Rock is the bible belt capital, where the religious bible thumpers frown down upon anything.
In Officer Down you deal with a police harassment issue. Does it happen often in USA that cops stop you because of your look, tattoos or stuff like that?
STAN: There's so many small, rural towns in Arkansas, where the cops really have complete control. I don't hate cops in general, however I'm not too fond of anyone who has authority and chooses to abuse it. I've actually been pulled over on my way home from work and had my car torn apart by a cop, and after he asks me if there is anything in my possession that would get me in trouble, I tell him no, he smiles back at me and says, "now, son, you can't bullshit a bullshitter", already making his assumption simply by appearance and nothing more. Then after he couldn't find anything to use against me, he left, half the shit it my car broken, or fucked up. I wrote officer down in my head on the way home from that experience.
TED: I'm young and have only had unfortunate experiences with the police.
MIKE: Profiling is part of the job now and it's bullshit.
Being against the Iraq-war, how do you feel about the Barack Obama winning the election?
TED: The fact that Bush is out of office and McCain didn't take his place is what I'm most proud of.
STAN: Let's hope things start getting better in that area. I'm hopeful.
You've shared a stage with a wide range of bands. What were some of the memorable gigs you’ve played?
JAKE: The first house show we ever played or Murderfest in Tulsa. House shows are always cool.
MIKE: This frat house we played in OKC.
TED: Definitely our show with What Life Is and our CD release show with All Teeth.
CHRIS: well me being new to the band i have only played 5 or 6 shows with jungle juice but my favorite was with our boys in ALL TEETH.
What are your views on downloading and file-sharing?
STAN: I think it's cool. With the type of music we play, it's not like we'll be rolling in cash from record sales.
TED: I could care less, I know I wont be getting rich off of this band.
MIKE: If you like a song and can get it, go for it. You get a song and show your buddies, then they get it and show theirs, it'll benefit the band through exposure.
CHRIS: For touring bands it is nice to get some money for selling merch and cds but i could careless if someone got ahold of our music in any way.
Is it threatening to the hardcore scene in any way?TED: Hell no. If bands like us were featured on TRL and money was needed for mansions and cars, but the only thing good hardcore bands need money for is to tour and live off of.
CHRIS: I don't think too many people in the hardcore scene care unless they are in it for the wrong reasons.
What are Jungle Juice’s plans for the future?
STAN: Expect some new stuff very soon. We've done a lot of writing recently, and I think it surpasses anything we've done so far.
JAKE: True Violence on Tape (www.myspace.com/tvt714) will be putting out a rerelease of 'Jungle Jamz', we're really stoked on that.
TED: Yeah the TVT cassette release will include some new bonus tracks. Besides that, we want to do a split and tour as much as we can.
MIKE: I don't see us slowing down anytime soon.
CHRIS: We are having some fun right now, and plan on heading west this summer.
Anything else you would like to add?
JAKE: Pick up our cd and merch from www.fuckhellfish.com
MIKE: Listen to our stuff, and let us know what you think.
STAN: Be on the lookout, tons of touring this summer, so give us a place to eat, shit, and sleep.
TED: Do drugs and set your preacher on fire.
CHRIS: Fuck the pigs.
Jungle Juice at myspace
Double Or Nothing to release One Life Crew CD collection
Double or Nothing is extremely proud to announce that we have teamed up with the Clevo hardcore legends ONE LIFE CREW to bring you the CD collection "Is What It Is".
Featuring 53 songs with a running time of over 74 minutes, "Is What It Is" is the definitive offering from the one and only One Life Crew.
"Is What It Is" features special enhanced packaging as well as expanded linear notes from the original members of OLC along with entries from Joe Hardcore, Scott Vogel, Richie Krutch, and more.
And its only $5 if you preorder now. $5!
We also posted some brand new, exclusive OLC merch along with the CD Preorders. A bunch of tees and 2 basketball jerseys are up right now in our official big cartel store.
http://www.doubleornothingrecords.com/olc/
Sentenced To Fight
Name: Sentenced To Fight
Location: Las Piedras and Juncos , Puerto Rico
Active since: february 2008
How do you define your overall style? We define our style as music that comes from the streets from our hearts , filled with hate you know agressive music with themes from our everyday living ,from our problems here in Puerto Rico , basically We are all Sentenced To Fight in this life.
Whats your goal with this band?
Our goal is to deliver good music take it as far as possible for the world to see that in Puerto Rico there is a hardcore scene that still lives , we want to deliver a message a message of patriotism and loyalty , Love for your country and a message of fighting to live.
What do you have recorded so far?
We have recorded our demo that you all know is up to download for free at our space . and we al looking forward to record a video for Jauria Guerrera and a full Lenght that we are working on since January
For those who don’t know, introduce your band and let us know what you're about.
Sentenced To Fight is a Five Piece Hardcore band straight from the streets of Puerto Rico , our members josito in the drums, gernie -bass and backing vocals , melvin -guitar and backing vocals ,brian-guitar and Joey vocals we are all boricuas hasta la muerte we defend our homeland and family till death and making music is our life so sentenced to fight its all about delivering hardcore music with solid lyrics and not allowing shit from no one Because we have work hard to maintain this.
“Sentenced To Fight was born after a lot of sacrifice” – is it hard to run a band in Puerto Rico?Yeah its hard its pretty hard because we all have to work and we do in different shifts so is very difficult to practice and keep an band together but we have survive and keep this shit together till now and we aint quitting
Could you tell us something about your demo? What has been the response so far?
Each song has a different message and we enjoy playing each and every of them live.
OUR DEmo wich is self titled has four songs Fuerza bruta , Jauria Guerrera , Nuestra Guerra and Mi Pueblo. Each song has a different message and we enjoy playing each and every of them live. Jauria Guerrea is this song about how we as a young generation are full of hate because of the system and we dont take shit from no one , we hate hipocrites , we stay and fight as soldiers united, only with real people with our homeland until the end and everybody likes this song wich was written by melvin and is dedicated to a guy that started talking shit about us and thats whats it all about the sing along " tu moriras , te lo juro ..." his just dead ...
What is Beatdown Family? What other bands are involved in it?
Beatdown Family we are just a couple of friends that we consider ourselves family and we like to do shows and stuff so basically there are no bands in it , is just a label for show booking.
Whats the hardcore scene in Puerto Rico like? How do you feel about hardcore nowadays? What’s exciting and what needs to be changed in the scene?
The Harcore Scene here is very full of energy people are very very crazy , and we love that but lately it started falling down people stopped going to shows , they are more into metalcore stuff but hardcore bands still play everywhere anytime so we still fight to maintain hardcore alive .
What other bands are you listening to right now?Los Brothers , Everydays Fight , Rise in Sorrow , Color of Blood , quejidos del seol , with open force , obey the lie, all of them local bands ...
From the outside : Billy The Kid , Nueva Etica , Confrontacion , Versus and a lot more
So whats next for your band? What you got coming up next this year?
We want to finish our full Lenght and tour everywhere man this year we gonna still Be Playing here in Puerto Rico and working on the Full Lenght and when its ready we go out on tour !!!
Sentenced To Fight at myspace
Killing Time: new album samples
Yeah, that's right mother fuckers, the NYHC legends are coming back with the new album! Click here to listen to the samples!New Album "Three Steps Back"
Killing Time is now in the studio recording our third full-length album appropriately named "Three Steps Back." The album is scheduled to be released in early 2009. The band started work on the album in January 2008 after returning from our tour of Japan and South Korea. To write the material, we decided to bring it back to where it all started—Drago’s parents’ garage, the place where Breakdown had formed and where the classic “Brightside” record had been written and rehearsed. We see “Three Steps Back” as both a return to the band’s roots and a new vision of what a classic hardcore band can still accomplish. We think that these twelve news songs bring New York Hardcore back to its punk beginnings while still offering up that classic Killing Time crunch and power.
In Cold Blood discography to be released on Demons Run Amok
We are really happy to announce that the IN COLD BLOOD –Suicide Kings Discography CD will be released through Demons Run Amok! Release date is: 01.06.2009
Newjacks: IN COLD BLOOD are one of the founders of so called Clevo Style, back in the days. If you are into Integrity, Ringworm or Rise and Fall, the missing Band is IN COLD BLOOD!
This is a must have for fans of dark, apocalyptic Hardcore!
This CD is a compilation of the long time sold out 7 “ (released in 1995), exclusive songs from various session in 1998 and a live set, recorded in 1998.
Get your copy through our webshop (www.demonsrunamok.de) or through our distributors worldwide!
Line Of Scrimmage and Enemymind to release split CD
Line Of Scrimmage and Enemymind are set to release the split CD. It will contain 3 songs from the New Yorkers and 4 from the Pittsburgh guys. Expect the new CD by the beggining of July.
Fed Up! live from CBGB's coming soon
FED UP! Live from the historic CBGB's. The Best Quality Live at CBGB's Album since Agnostic Front. Funny in between banter ALA Paul Bear from Sheer Terror or Jimmy G. from Murphy's Law. 16 tracks in all including covers from Breakdown and The 4 Skins. A Classic Live Record!!!!Pre- Order Now and get Exclusive Extras!!!!! Click here.
Jungle Juice - Jungle Jamz
Jungle Juice - Jungle JamzHellfish Records 2009
Fucking go! It’s 80’again and hardcore is fast, powerful and angry. This album offers some awesome pissed off old school hardcore punk tunes that make me think of bands like Black Flag or Poison Idea. The music is straight in your face and vocals are aggressive and mean. Most of the songs are short and fast but there are also some nice breakdowns.
Actually, there are more mid paced parts and breakdowns than one would expect, but it doesn’t change the fact that the overall pace of the album is fast. The lyrics got some pissed off attitude to them so even if most of the songs are anti-social, anti-war, anti-politics, the band comes off as some seriously angry bunch of guys who are here to make sure their voice is gonna be heard and not like the pack of crying hippies. I really like the No Glory song, where they mix the USA anthem with the furious anti-army punk rock. The opening track is also great, probably my favorite one. Lyrically, the best one gotta be Changed, Not Impressed and Nowhere Fast. If you recently have had problems with your neighbors, boss, co-workers or your girlfriend you should like em too. There are 10 songs on the CD and most of them don’t even hit the 2 minute mark. It’s not a problem with me cause every time I finish listening to it I want to listen to the record again. Definitely worth checking out if you like old school hardcore they way it was meant to be played.
Jungle Juice @ Myspace
Hellfish Records
Next Step Up - The Unreleased Heavy video
In the absence of strength the opposition flourished
And they've tried to destroy that which we have nourished
Talking shit about pride and the white man's glory
It's just a scam to hide your weakness
A science fiction story
Spreading racist lies, you know that shit is whack
This scene is ours and now we're taking it back
