Pale Creation’s Twilight Haunt reissue on A389 Recordings

A389 Recordings set to reissue Pale Creation - Twilight Haunt LP. Eccentric Cleveland artists Pale Creation will be re-releasing their classic, long out of print Twilight Haunt album for the first time on vinyl via A389 Recordings. Originally released in 2000 as a CD on East Coast Empire Records, Twilight Haunt is heralded by fans and peers, as an underrated classic of the metallic hardcore genre, extending it’s influence far and wide. When asked about thee group, Integrity frontman Dwid Hellion put it simply: ‘I accept their gift of art’.

Over the years, Pale Creation kept busy with various EPs including their 2009 comeback EP Wake Of Temptation, which garnered favorable reviews among the press and fans. The group is currently in preperation for its first new full length album since the original release of Twilight Haunt.

PALE CREATION’s Twilight Haunt will be released November 28th as a limited edition LP with never before seen lyrics and photos. The album will also be available digitally through the retailer of your choice.

- I picked this up from eMusic years ago on a whim and wasn’t disappointed. “Metallic hardcore” from a time when you could actually detect hardcore influences in their music…

New merch from Pay No Respect

Pay No Respect got some new merch in their webstore. The Damage Is Done t-shirt is available on blue Gildan soft style with white and red ink print. There are small, large and XXL sizes left.

New Blood: Out Of Time

Out Of Time is new and upcoming hardcore band out of St. Louis with some tough as nails sound and sharp attitude to match. Not many Missouri bands are getting attention here in Europe but this one is definitely worth checking out. They've got demo tape already out and there are plans for releasing it on vinyl as well. Not to mention the upcoming split on 6131 Records. Brennen, band's singer, explains how the band got together, what they're up to and shed shed some light on band's future plans.

Out Of Time is new and upcoming hardcore band out of St. Louis with some tough as nails sound and sharp attitude to match. Not many Missouri bands are getting attention here in Europe but this one is definitely worth checking out. They've got demo tape already out and there are plans for releasing it on vinyl as well. Not to mention the upcoming split on 6131 Records. Brennen, band's singer, explains how the band got together, what they're up to and shed shed some light on band's future plans

Can you tell us something about the band? Who is who in the band and how did you got together to form Out Of Time?
My name is Brennen and I sing in Out Of Time. Out of Time started practicing at the beginning of 2011. Jake Lindsay (Bass) and myself got in touch with our friends Travis Downey (Guitar), Kyle Caldwell (Guitar), and Ross Gordon (Drums) in St. Louis. They had been working on a new band and wanted us to be a part of it. So Jake and I drove made the drive from Champaign, IL to St Louis, MO. We put out a demo in June and did an east coast stint this past summer.


What has the response to your demo been so far? How is the tape selling? I have heard there are plans to press your demo in seven inch format. What’s up with that?
Honestly, way more awesome than i ever expected. The tape is on it's second pressing as of right now. We put out a few copies for our east coast dates on our own. Once they sold out, Born Ill from California then put out 100 tapes for us. Lost Time Records from Michigan will be pressing a mastered version of our demo on 7" in time for our January dates out west.

And can you tell us about the upcoming split? Who are the other bands involved and what label is to release it? Music-wise, how different are the songs on the split from your demo?
We are putting out a 3-way split 7" with our good friends in FOCUSEDXMINDS and ANOTHER MISTAKE. It will be released by 6131 Records in Spring, and we couldn't be more excited about it. As far as new songs go, the new jams are the best we've written yet. We're definitely starting to come into our own with these new tracks, and I'm very excited to let everyone hear.

You seem to be real hard working band, with all release plans and number of shows you do. What is your main source of motivation? And what are some of the toughest challenges you face running a hardcore band?
Honestly, the thing that keeps this band going is our mutual love for hardcore and touring. Hardcore is one of the few things in my life that makes sense to me. I remember going to shows when i was younger and seeing some of my first hardcore shows. I remember thinking "maybe someday my band will be someone's first experience of hardcore". Hardcore has given me a place to call home and has allowed me to do more with my life than i ever thought imaginable at age 19. The least we can do is try and leave our mark on it.

What are the records or bands that made the biggest impression on you in 2011?
I'm probably the worst person to ask this question to, seeing as I'm not always the most up to date on newer releases. New Naysayer, Rotting Out, and Dead End Path full lengths were all awesome for sure. 2012 has me really excited for new releases. Bent Life are doing a 7" on 6131 that I cannot wait for. Renegades is also putting out a new 7" on Lost Time. That band and that label both are extremely underrated.

Do you guys listen to any bands from Europe?
I always have and always will love Justice. Forever bummed I never got to see them. Wardogs had one of the coolest demos I've heard in a while. Sucks they called it quits. Lost Time is putting out a Bang Bros demo on cassette. That band is awesome. Our good friends in Expire just had a stint over in Europe too. Shout outs to those guys.


Ok, thanks a lot for doing it. If you want to share any future plans or any final thoughts before we wrap up, now is your chance.
Check us out on our Midwest Weekend with Another Mistake or our West Coast tour this January! Midwest on Top!

Earth Crisis - Total War

CodeXRed and Brawl to join Irish Voodoo Records

Restless folks at Irish Voodoo Records have some exciting plans for 2012. First, CodeXRed from Reno, Nevada, has joined the family for the 7" due to be out next year.
The other new band added to the rooster is Brawl from Boise and they also gonna work on new 7" in the upcoming months. Check out label's website for more info!

Fire & Ice - Breathe

Copykill to release new album, on New World Error, Dead Serious Recordings

Copykill, hailing from Germany’s notorious Ruhrpott area, will release their new full-length album via Dead Serious Recordings, titled “New World Error”. The effort was recorded, mixed and mastered by Alexander Dietz (Heaven Shall Burn) at Chemical Burn – Audio Solutions in Germany and features nine new songs and one re-recorded song. It is the first album to be recorded with their new vocalist on the mic, Sascha Kargoscha, after long-time bandmate Chris Mattheis left the band earlier this year. Before leaving, Chris contributed one last guest appearence to the new album. Additionally, a guitar solo has been layed down by Mille Petrozza, known singer/guitarist of Germany’s thrashmetal legend, Kreator.

Wisdom In Chains - Chasing the Dragon

Providence to play Moscow this October

Providence is playing Moscow at October, 15th. If you're anywhere around make sure you attend this show cause one of the best beatdown bands nowadays plus bunch of crazy Russian kids makes a dangerous combination! More info can be found here. For all you hardcore nerds, Facebook site for the show is here. The other bands on the bill are Broken Fist, Wild At Heart, Last Man Standing and Bona Fides.

Steel Nation to tour Scandinavia in October

Official info: Steel Nation is without question one of the most unique, polished, and destructive hardcore bands to emerge from the great state of Pennsylvania in recent memory. Steel Nation has managed to forge their own sound in an age of carbon copies by expertly bridging the gap between the street level sensibilities of classic New York Hardcore bands and the technical punishing fury that was perfected in Cleveland by such acts as Integrity and Ringworm. This is the first time the band hits the european stage - Forever Wounded in Scandinavia Tour 2011.1/10 - WHERE IT BEGINS Fest - Skylten/Linköping, SWE w/ Naysayer, Downpresser, Guilty, Rotting Out, World Eater, Providence and more.
2/10 - TBA
3/10 - Kungen/Sandviken, SWE w/ Ink Stained Promises
4/10 - TBA/Stockholm, SWE
6/10 - Lutakko/Jyväskylä, FIN w/ St Hood, Escape To Death
7/10 - Lucky Monkeys/Lappeenranta, FIN w/ St Hood, Worth The Pain
8/10 - Lepakkomies/Helsinki, FIN w/ St Hood, Foreseen



The tour is being set up by: Sunpower Booking, Nerd Bird Booking, World vs Cometh, Green Menace Records, Monument Records

Retaliate to release new shit

Retaliate has posted two new songs on their bandcamp profile. The new tracks are called Can't Relate and Defined By Silence and are tight as fuck. The new album will be called "Thors Without A Rose" and is slated for a release in August.

Nasty - Incum

X Tyrant X posted new song from the upcoming EP!

Detroit hardcore band xTyrantx has posted a new song called worthless featuring Jay from Suicide Machines/Hellmouth from their new EP titled Extinction due out on Eulogy Recordings, you can check it out here: facebook and stereokiller. Pre-orders have been posted and should have a late august release, Filled with Hate records (Germany) will be releasing it on 7" multi-colored vinyl w different artwork no word yet on the release date.

Epidemic Records will release "Sold Souls" 7" from Raindance

Two unreleased songs from the band and an amazing cover of Helmet (yeah, I said Helmet!) will be on this new piece of vinyl, which will be pressed in colored wax! This awesome US hardcore band has been around for a while and already visited Europe (who had the chance to see them during their tour with Wait In Vain in 2009 can confirm the band's potential on stage!) and guess what - Raindance will be touring Europe again in winter 2011! Visit Epidemic Records website for more info.

Search Bloc - Straight Edge Omerta

The first demo from Rude Awakening available at Arrest Records

From Arrest Records webiste: We are proud to announce Rude Awakening to the AR family! RA is a brand new hardcore band from the Boston/MV Massachusetts/New Hampshire area that play heavy straight to the point no frills hardcore. Their 4 song demo was recorded by Ryan Stack from Andrew Lanes Recording Company in Haverhill,MA. Rude Awakening’s demo is now streaming at RudeAwakening.bandcamp.com and is available for download at Bandcamp. CD and cassette demos can be found in the Arrest Records E Store.

Reign Supreme signs with Mediaskare

Philadelphia, PA based REIGN SUPREME has signed with Mediaskare Records and will release their upcoming EP Sky Burial later this year through the label. “All the bands I know on Mediaskare love being on the label. That was pretty much enough for me,” commented vocalist Jay Pepito on why the band chose Mediaskare. Adding, “We just want to work with a label that will bend over backwards to help us achieve our goals as a band, we feel like Mediaskare is that label.”

The band will soon enter the studio with their long-time producer Will Putney to begin recording their new 7-song EP Sky Burial.

“Sky Burial comes from the Tibetan tradition of bringing the dead to a mountain, or other place where vultures gather. The vultures and other animals consume the corpse, and hence, it becomes a vessel to feed and care for these creatures,” explained Pepito on the title for the EP “It’s a cool idea, wherein your empty shell of a person becomes of some utility to some other thing, and I just found the idea of that fascinating; it makes more sense to me than embalming the dead in an attempt to preserve some self-imposed idea of what they were like in life, and then tossing that homemade mannequin into a pine box, and letting it rot. It seems to me to be more pragmatic, to let yourself be the thing that sustains your ecosystem. It reminds us that we are just animals, that we are not special because of our smart cars and Facebook, and that we, in a sense, are simply carrion.”

Speaking to what they want their fans to get out of Sky Burial, the band stated, “We just want them to enjoy it. We hope that it brings emotions out in them, and that our music becomes the soundtrack to some of the best years of their lives. There is no socio-political agenda with us, we are just angry, and want to rage.”

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Bayonet Pre-Order Up Today at Mightier Than Sword Records

Pre-order for the first EP from NJ-based hardcore band Bayonet is available today from the Mightier Than Sword webstore. Bayonet features members of hardcore music favorites Senses Fail, The Banner, Suburban Scum and Fit For An Autopsy. On their debut self-titled 12", the band recalls the glory days of the past decade's early hardcore scene, with a sound many have compared to American Nightmare, Tragedy, Kid Dynamite, and Hope Conspiracy. The first pressing is limited to 500 records, with 100 on black 180-gram, 200 on clear yellow brown swirl, and 200 on marble swirl clear grey.

Bunch of more news from GSR: Knuckledust and Backfire

Taken from GSR newsletter: Knuckledust will hit the studio soon after the summer to record "bluffs, lies and alibis". Their new record will be released sometime late 2011. Their fourth album for GSR, and not just that, 'cause of their 15th anniversary, we will also rerelease "Time Won't Heal This". Backfire!'s hunger for more, is not only obvious by their participation at the 10th anniversary of the Sucks 'n Summer festival, but also with a brandnew album! Backfire! will hit the studio in November. The new Backfire! album is due for early 2012.

Kickback to release new album this September!

Here's the official info from GSR newsletter: Kickback will release a brandnew record on September 15th 2011, ".. et le diable rit avec nous...", Feat.: 8 new songs, 2 covers and 1 extra track... and some very special guests! Stay tuned for more news.

New promo video from Strength

Hailing from the Ruhrpott area Strength started up in 1993 as kids, now getting older but definetly not wise. Their upcoming full length album is entitled "Predominance" and will show you the essence what Strength are made of. If you are into Hardcore style mixed up with Metal riffs just like Hatebreed, All Out War or Merauder, you better keep these guys in sight. Finally the promo-trailer is online here and will get you a first impression to "Predominance".

Kickstarts - Crime Rate

8control - Our Time

Pre-orders underway for vinyl version of Sick of it All's latest album

Think Fast! Records is now taking pre-orders for the vinyl version of Sick Of It All's latest album, "Based On A True Story". You can check it out here. The first press is limited to only 1000 copies and there are three different vinyl versions to choose from including white/black swirl (limited to 150 copies), grey/black swirl (limited to 350 copies) and black vinyl (limited to 500 copies). Yes, there are discounted package deals available for the collector nerds who need to have more than one copy. The record comes in a gatefold jacket with SOIA's iconic dragon logo embossed on the front cover! Pre-orders will ship in July while the record officially hits (vinyl-friendly) retailers on July 12th. This is a must have for SOIA fans, and trust us, it'll be worth the wait!

Crowd Deterrent - Show of Supreme Force

Hardcore Is More Than Music 2011

Here's the Hardcore Is More Than Music movie with guys from bands like Agnostic Front, Madball, Hoods and others talking why racism sucks and why it should not be accepted on hardcore scene.


In recent years we have been witnesses to new trends amongst neo-Nazis. Still more and more of them leave the skinhead image, and try to “catch onto” something else. One of the targets for them is the hardcore scene.

They find the aggressive music and uncompromising lyrics impressive. The leading figures of Czech neo-Nazi scene have been trying to infiltrate to hardcore shows and to take pictures with famous faces of the international hardcore scene. But they do not care about HC ethics, history or culture of hardcore. They only care about the “tough guy” image and macho poses. But that has never been what hardcore is about. People in hardcore scene differ from one another in many aspects, and that’s a good thing. But hardcore has never been connected to racism or Nazism. Hardcore community has always been a space for the people to meet without prejudice. And we want it to stay that way. That’s why we turned to some of the bands that have something to sa y. Among them were the bands whose shows attracted Nazis, who attempted to attend them. You can find the views and opinions of these bands on this DVD. Our questions remained the same, but the answers varied significantly. But they have something in common – there is no space for racism, prejudice and Nazism in the HC scene.

For us, HC scene is a family. For Nazis, it is just another scene they wish to abuse to gain support for their political goals.

With The Light Of Truth - book about Straight Edge related tattoos

Tattoos and hardcore have always gone hand in hand and here's a book which aims at shedding some light on this part of culture. With The Light Of Truth is a book profiling over 50 Straight Edge tattoo artist from across the whole globe. The official website states: "A collection of Straight Edge related tattoos and art and profiles of some of the best tattoo artists in the world. This book has a worldwide release of September 2011. Submissions are now closed. History is being made."

Face your Enemy - Loyal

Think Fast! to release worldwide vinyl version of upcoming Earth Crisis album!

Official info: There’s no argument that the single underground band to stir the most controversy regarding their ethics and beliefs is none other than Syracuse legends, Earth Crisis. Forming in the early 90’s, Earth Crisis has remained a constant influence, combining heavy riffs with Karl Buechner’s signature commanding vocals. Not only have they stood as one of the most aggressive acts in the genre through their musical style, but also in their politically-charged beliefs.

Earth Crisis’ message of human, animal and environmental liberation has caused shockwaves that resonated beyond the music industry. They have received national media coverage on CNN, TBS, FOX, CBS, MTV, and ABC. Charismatic vocalist Karl Buechner has spoken in front of members of Congress about teens and substance abuse. Earth Crisis epitomizes commitment, fortitude, and resilience and is an established and embraced trademark in the international metal, hardcore and punk communities.

It is with great honor to announce that the band's latest album "Neutralize The Threat" will be exclusively released worldwide on vinyl via Think Fast! Records. The release is under exclusive license from Century Media Records. Think Fast! co-owner Larry Scott says of the release, "This is a pinnacle moment, not only for the label, but for me personally. Earth Crisis has always been, in my opinion, an inspiration to unapologetically speak on behalf of what you believe is right."

Earth Crisis has continued along this path of breaking new ground, constantly working and reaching more people spreading their message to the masses. Their relentless touring has put them in front of countless national and international audiences - from the U.S. to Canada, to Europe, Japan and South America. In October 1999, they played Bogota, Columbia's Rock al Parque Festival for over 120,000 people. They have toured with bands ranging from Sepultura and Downset to The Misfits and Snapcase.

With “Neutralize The Threat,” Earth Crisis has never been stronger or more relevant. Look for the exclusive vinyl version to surface in August, with pre-orders expected to launch early on in the Summer.

Born To Hate has released new album - “Romper la Baraja" - on Cruzare Records

Born to Hate are back with their second record titled “Romper la Baraja” (“Break the deck”). New 9 songs of furious hardcore with mid-tempo and breakdown parts influenced by bands like Death Threat or Madball. The lyrics are in spanish! You can order it from Cruzade Records!

No Future - debut 7" of Last Dayz is out now!

The debut EP from Poland-owned Last Dayz is out on the Ratel Records. The EP is 4 songs with roughly 9 minutes of pure hardcore. If you haven’t heard these new tunes, check them out on band’s myspace or bandcamp profile. Order it here if you're into hardcore with fat balls and fists of steel!

Desensitized to release new 7″ on Irish Voodoo,

Desensitized has joined Irish Voodoo Records! Currently, you can find the band working on new material in anticipation of their upcoming 7″ on Irish Voodoo, playing NYC and the surrounding areas, and generally having fun doing what they do best: making the music that they themselves would want to hear. The band came together in the spring of 2010, when Greg McGonagle, Jelani Wilson, and Jhonn Thomassen met during Black N’ Blue Bowl at New York City’s Webster Hall. The three of them quickly hit it off, and they were soon renting practice spaces by the hour, writing songs as a three piece with Greg on vocals, Jelani on drums, and Jhonn on guitar. Before they could even recruit a fourth member, Desensitized recorded their 6-song demo with Glen Lorieo and James Williams at Night Owl Studios in NYC. The demo was recorded, mixed, and mastered in a matter of days, with Jhonn and Greg splitting up the bass parts, many of which were written just a few days before entering the studio.

War Hound Interview

Damn, it's been almost two years since I made the first interview with this band and look where they are now - the band has inked a deal with Europe-based I Scream Records and their new recording are getting mega positive feedback. The kids are definitely feeling their heavy and hard-hitting take on hardcore - they go hard but they make sure it's also smart and fun. Here's the short interview on what's currently happening with the band!

Damn, it's been almost two years since I made the first interview with this band and look where they are now - the band has inked a deal with Europe-based I Scream Records and their new recording are getting mega positive feedback. The kids are definitely feeling their heavy and hard-hitting take on hardcore - they go hard but they make sure it's also smart and fun. Here's the short interview on what's currently happening with the band!

Whatsup dudes! So to start off introduce yourself/your role in the band.

Jon does vocals
Ronnie plays guitar and also does vocals
Nico plays drums
Sean plays guitar
John Bro plays bass

How did Warhound form?

We started in a garage about two years ago. Pretty typical haha

I know you guys are influenced by NYHC, any specific bands? Or bands from elsewhere?

We are definitely influenced by NYHC. Bands such as Life of Agony, Biohazard, Madball and Merauder are some of our favorites. We're also influenced by bands that aren't from NY such as Cold as Life, Fury of Five and the Bad Brains.

When writing lyrics, what is the thing that motivates each song? (Reason for writing)

Each song has it's own message. We all work on lyrics together, and these lyrics reflect problems/situations we've all had to deal with.

Are any of you in other projects?

Ronnie and Nico are in a youth crew style band called "Head Stomp"

You guys are gaining a lot of popularity after your release “Return Of The Hardstyle”, how do you guys feel about this?

We're very excited for the future. We really hope that it continues. We just want to keep playing songs for our friends, that we love to play.

What is “Hardstyle”?

Hardstyle is "joke" term that really just means a harder/heavier style of hardcore. If your wondering what other bands would be considered "Hardstyle" in our opinion: check out Next Step Up, Fury of Five, Cold as Life

Being from California, I have no clue what hardcore is like in Chicago, what are shows like over there?

Shows in the Chicago Suburbs have gotten a lot bigger as of lately. We're very proud of that. A lot of kids have been coming around, new faces and old faces. Shows out here are very fun.

What has War Hound released so far?

A few demos when we were first started
A tape called "Call of the Hounds"
As well as our most recent tape "Return of the Hardstyle"

What can kids expect when they pick up a War Hound record?

Groove, Passionate lyrics and HEAVY BREAKS ;]

Any upcoming releases?

We'll be releasing a full length in 2012.

What is your current label situation? How do you like it?

We're signed to I-Scream records. It has been awesome.

Where can a kid find some War Hound merchandise/records?

warhound.bigcartel.com
coldcutsmerch.com/warhound
bornill.bigcartel.com

Any tours/upcoming shows?

We'll be on the road with Line of Scrimmage in June. We also have some dates with Hardside and Born Low.

Thanks for your time, I personally am extremely pumped to see you at Sound & Fury this summer. Any final thoughts or shout outs?

Shout out to No Zodiac, Silverhammer, Born Low, Lockdown (VBHC), Big Mouth, FocusedxMinds, Den of Daggers, Reaper Records, Unfinished Business, Twitching Tongues, No Regrets, Unreckoned and BIOHAZARD!!!!!

Interview done by Jeffrey Wang!

Dead End Path Interview

Pennsylvania-based Dead End Path has made a lot of noise with their debut Death Walks Beside Us 7" on Triple B Records. Their in your face style of hardcore backed up by some heavy-ass riffing and breakdowns has not gone unnoticed and shows and tours with some of the best current hardcore bands soon followed. I am sure most of you are looking forward to their upcoming album which is also due on Triple B, and if you wanna learn more about the band and its future plans, check out this interview.

Pennsylvania-based Dead End Path has made a lot of noise with their debut Death Walks Beside Us 7" on Triple B Records. Their in your face style of hardcore backed up by some heavy-ass riffing and breakdowns has not gone unnoticed and shows and tours with some of the best current hardcore bands soon followed. I am sure most of you are looking forward to their upcoming album which is also due on Triple B, and if you wanna learn more about the band and its future plans, check out this interview.

Let us begin! Intros are needed, what is your name/role in the band?

I am Uriah and I sing for Dead End Path. Foose plays bass, Ryan plays guitar, Jason plays drums and Ian plays guitar.

How did the Dead End Path form?

We started up from an idea Foose and I had. We wanted to start a band that was a mix of all the bands we loved. Outburst, Breakdown, etc. It all came together pretty quick actually. I went on tour with a friends bands for a couple weeks in the summer of 2009 and when I got back the demo was pretty much written. We practiced a few times then recorded our demo Sept. 1st 2009 and played our first show Sept. 24th 2009 with Foundation at the Black Lodge in Kingston PA. That's pretty much it. It's been a really fun and eye opening experience...

What is the story behind the bands name?

No story really, we had a long list of names. Dead End Path always really stuck out, it's a great Merauder song obviously but I think it has more meaning than that. If I didn't have this band, I feel like it the dead end path would be an easy one to take. It's a pretty hopeful and positive name to me actually now that I'm thinking about it.

Are any of the members in other projects?

Naw not really, at least not at the moment. This band is pretty time consuming and our name focus right now. I'd love to start a more straight forward hardcore band, just for fun and to play locally. But I think I speak for everyone when I say DEP is our main focus right now. Foose, Jason, our friend Maddod (bass player of Stick Together) and I were in a NYHC hardcore cover band a couple summers ago called Jail Of Depression, we covered Cro-Mags, Outburst, Warzone and Breakdown. That was fun haha.

What bands influence you guys?

Like I said early on our influences were pretty straight forward, just a hardcore band influenced by other hardcore bands. Outburst, Breakdown, Madball, Merauder and Biohazard were all big influences on the demo. While writing Death Walks Beside Us, we were all really into Alice In Chains, Only Living Witness, Metallica, Leeway and Mobb Deep. I think all of those influences reer their heads in some way or any other on the record. For our new record, It's been a year since we wrote the 7" so all our of tastes have expanded even further. Burn, Death, Meshuggah, and Dismember were all influences musically on the new record. More of a darker sounding record. Everyone in the band has a really open and eclectic taste in music so we have alot of different influences to pool from. It's really cool honestly, it makes things not so predictable haha

What song means the most to you and why?

This is a hard question. I'd have say the song "Faith/Void" off our new LP probably has the "most" meaning, it was kind of a hard song to write. It's just about losing someone close to me and being really angry about it and not knowing why the people I loved were being put through this. Deliver Us... is about something specific that happened to me, so that one is tough. There are a couple songs about my dad, and some about growing up in the trailer park. Everyone song has a meaning to me and mean the most to me in their own way. I guess it's kind of a cop out answer but it's the truth.

You guys are doing a pretty big tour with Title Fight, Touche Amore, and The Menzingers soon, how do you feel being the only “heavy” band on the tour?

Yeah dude, really excited about this tour actually. We definitely are the most ignorant band on the tour haha. Umm I think in certain places it might be a little bit awkward, but we've tour a few times and have friends in most of the places we're playing so at least if all else fails they'll make us feel at home. I'm really not too worried about it. I think DEP will be a nice change of pace, every band is soo different from one another I really don't see anyone being bored the entire time. Plus Title Fight are our best friends and we've known the Menzingers dudes for awhile so it'll be fun hanging with all of our friends. I think the people that haven't heard of us before this tour will be into us. I have faith

What can kids expect to see at a live show?

Hmm that's a hard question - well usually you can expect me to be wearing something ridiculous on stage ala a sleeveless sweatshirt, you can count on Foose moshing the kids in the front row while he's playing, you can expect Ian's amp to screeching and squealing the whole time, you can expect Ryan and Foose getting pissed at him for it, you can expect Jason just feeling the vibe and you can expect me laughing at all of them. Honestly though, I just want people to have a good time. Everyone is there for the same reason, to have fun so that's kind of the philosophy we go by. No violence, no bullshit, just fun. Stage dive, sing along, mosh yourself into a frenzy and be excellent to each other.

What is your discography so far?

Our demo came out in December 2009 on Collapse Records and is out of /300. Out 7" came out the summer of 2010 on BBB records and is out of /1000 and our new LP is coming out on BBB records and is out of /1000.

Any new releases coming up?

As I mentioned we have a new LP coming out this summer on Triple B Records. It still doesn't have a title but I can promise you it is our best material to date. I'm really excited for people to hear it. I think it's great.

What is the most memorable show you have played?

Most memorable show would have to be Richmond VA on our winter tour with Stick Together. It was probably the 5th time we had played Richmond but the vibe was just incredible and our set was actually bonkers. Definitely one of the best sets we've ever played. Also United Blood a couple weeks ago was amazing for us. This is tough, there are alot of good shows that we've played.

Most memorable show you have attended?

Damn, hmm. Frostbites last show was one of the coolest shows I've ever been to. Lifetime,Cold World and War Hungry played a show together in 2007 and that was incredible. Any Title Fight show in WB is great. Any Title Fight show period. Anytime seeing UNDERDOG is great. They're my favorite band.

I personally am from California, where are you guys from? How is it different show wise?

We're from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It's about two hours north of Philadelphia. We have a great hardcore scene here right now. Between the WB kids, the Scranton kids, the Philly kids, and the NY/NJ kids, it's great. Alot of different types of kids coming to shows and supporting every band. It's a great time for hardcore. The only major difference i've ever noticed between east coast and west coast kids is circle pitting. We're not really accustomed to that here haha.

Thanks for your time, any final thoughts/shout outs?

Thank you Jeff and HBFV for doing this interview, it was great. Shout out's to all of our friends everywhere. Check out the new Title Fight record "Shed", check out Lifeless and Not Til Death. Make sure to get the new War Hungry, Disengage, Stick Together and United Youth records when they drop and last but not least check out our new record when it drops this summer. Catch us on the Title Fight tour!

Interview done by Jeffrey Wang!

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