Human Animal offers Dark Days ep for free

Human Animal has just released debut EP "Dark Days" for free downloads! Members of the band has previously been involved in bands like Shockwave, Brother's Keeper, Prayer for a Fallen Angel, Abnegation, xDisciplex AD, Jesus Wept and more. Listen to the Ep here, or download it here.

New Blood: Scarred Mind

Germany’s Scarred Mind has just recently released Heavy Mental ep which is sure to make all the fans of heavy hardcore happy. The band takes a lot of correct NYHC influences to create some massive sound. Everything is pretty much in place, from thrash-infused groove parts to vicious breakdowns. Aggressive but well thought out music with the right attitude. The guys were kind enough to answer couple of my questions so check it out!

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Knuckledust - London Zoo

Totally DIY made clip from Knuckledust. Track taken from the brand new Bluff,Lies and Alibis album.

Narrow View - Rank and File

DIY video! Song taken from 7" on El Trasgo Records.

Brazen - Abyssal Demo 2012

Brazen is a heavy hardcore band from The Redlands, Australia and this is their newest recording after couple of demos. Their sound is heavy metallic hardcore played tight. They remind me of bands like Lionheart or Since The Flood in a way they incorporate metal into hardcore without actually sounding metalcore, and at faster parts they even have a Terror feel. The songs are fast and hard with stomping mosh parts and there are even solos now and there. Pretty tight! Definitely band to watch for! Download it!

The World On My Shoulders by Reality Check

Reality Check is definitely one of the most interesting bands out of Poland right now and they just have posted new song from the upcoming Ep. It's called ' The World On My Shoulders' and it's fucking amazing if heavy hardcore is your thing. Go check it out here.

Strike Hard Interview

Strike Hard has Just released new album called Prophecies which has an interesting lyrical concept to it, dealing with falling on hard times and trying to survive the worst. Joe, band’s bassist, gives more in-depth reflection on the album. It has already been released so go and check it!

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Terror's benefit tee for Hurricane Sandy Relief

Terror and Defiant Youth have released a limited t-shirt of which all the profits will go to American Red Cross to support the Hurricane Sandy Relief. Support the good cause and order the tee here!

Check out new War Hound songs

Check out new tunes by War Hound at their bandcamp. Next Level Demonstration 2013 is a showcase of two new songs, Truth and Next Level. And while you there, check out The Hardstyle, a compilation of band's previous work.

Menace - Infamous

New official vid by Menace. From the Agony album.

Pre-orders for Last Dayz / Cornered split launched

Ratel Records has launched pre-orders for anticipated Last Dayz and Cornered split 7". Last Dayz is a Polish-Pride crazy ass hardcore band def not for fans of reading books. No need to introduce Cornered as they played all over Europe a dozen of times and even US and A where they had a party of their lives. Each band contribures two tracks. This is a 3-labels joint release. If you live in Netherlands, go to The Limit Records, if in Greece contact WAK Records. If elsewhere, pick your favorite label or browse distros.

Rock Bottom streams Down With The Devil

Rock Bottom has posted the entire Down With The Devil album at their bandcamp. The band also offers the album for free download via the Zippyshare link. If you want to show your support, buy Rock Bottom's merch here, or check out the previous releases at Harvcore.

Yellow Stitches - Queen City Eve

Everyone should listen to this band!

On The Run - Demo

On The Run hails from Mönchengladbach, Germany and this is their first demo. It's 6 tracks including intro of hardcore that's somewhere between NYHC and more melodic sound. The songs are pretty tight and the band made sure there is some diversity and hook to each song. It's not as in your face and aggressive as some other band out there, but still is an enjoyable listen. Download it!

United Blood - Born to Lose

Track from the upcoming Split 7´ with Pushed too Far (BE) on Clenched Fist Records.

Straight & Alert weekly sale

This week Straight & Alert is getting rid of couple of records, fanzines and merch so click here and check out the stuff you can get at reduced prices. It includes music and merch from bands like Blacklisted, Creatures, Down, Earth Crisis, Exodus, Government Issue, No Turning Back , Cold World, Nuclear Assault, Obituary, Pale Creation, Possessed, Raw Power, Rise and Fall, Rot In Hell, Slayer, Broken Teeth, Common Cause, Guilty, End Of A Year, Broken Needle, Ark Of The Covenant / Abolition, Blkout, Born To Expire, Broken Patterns, Burdens, Burning Love, Cheap Thrill, Current, Foreseen, Omegas, Picked Clean, Poison Planet, Sabertooth Zombie, Steve Adamyk, Tremors, Truth Inside, Wrong Answer, Lose The Life, , Megadeth, Testament, Hardside, Into Another, Urban Waste, Venom, Deal With It… and many more!

Length Of Time streams Maleficious World

Belgium's legendary Length Of Time has posted brand new track from the upcoming album, 'Let The World With The Sun Go Down' due out via GSR Music. You can listen to Maleficious World here. Place your pre-order for the upcoming album here. The record comes on cd in a digi pack and features 5 brand new songs and a bonus track, as well as on picture disc 12" with the full demo "We Choose The Violent Way" as a bonus. Out November 16th!

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Fury (Russia) streams Demo 2012

It has been online for some time now, but in case you didn't know: Russia's Fury streams its entire demo on band's bandcamp profie. Check it out here. It's very raw, but some of you might like it. Plus, the band is female fronted and there's a Ceremony cover. Go and listen to the band here.

Empire Of Rats launches bandcamp

Empire Of Rats has posted 2 MMXII tracks and entire No Peace ep on their recently launched bandcamp profile. Go check it out! FFO: 100 Demons, Nails, Ringworm, Buried Alive, and Crowbar. Check out band interview here.

Empire Of Rats Interview

If you got any taste in hardcore you must have heard about Empire Of Rats and its debut No Peace ep, a thrash-infused monster that makes most of your favorite bands sound like pussies. On top of it, the Columbus, Ohio band got veterans from bands like Pitboss 2000 and Under One Flag. Can it get any better than this? Here’s a short interview with the band!

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Shinto Katana - Outlaws

New video from this Australian band. "Outlaws" is taken from the album "Redemption" album.

Spinkick - On The Corner

Official video for On The Corner from the Album Count On Nothing (2012)

Lay Waste joins Get This Right Recs.

Lay Waste will drop new ep on Get This Right Records! The Montreal,Canada-based band plays metal/hardcore crossover and has their debut Ep "Devastation" available for free download.

Doubledealer streams Heathen Rising

Heathen Rising, the new record by Doubledealer, is up for free listen at band's bandcamp. The 7" ep will be released by Get This Right Records. Check the new songs here!

Life Suxxx posts new track, 'No Peace'

Life Suxxx, new band representing the SOSF crew, has just posted new song 'No Peace'. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, Revenge Is Promised. No justice, no peace! Listen to the track here!

The Beautiful Ones Interview

The Beautiful Ones hails from Arizona, US with a pretty unique sound combining hard as nails hardcore with some weird influences going from rock to almost R&B. I know the way it sounds it looks like a fucking disaster, but the band is actually pretty dope all these elements make it fresh without sounding sissy. The band has recently released new record "Birth of Desire" on 6131 Records and everyone should check it out!

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New merch from Look My Way

Look My Way have a new t-shirt in their webstore. Every Dog Has Its Day tee is available in sizes from x-small to 3xl. Grab it here! And while you there, cop the 520 ep!

Morpain to release new 'Deny The Truth' EP

Morpain, a french Métal Hardcore band, will release new EP " in a week or two. Here's a teaser of how it's gonna sound. It will be a digital release, available for free streaming and download on bandcamp.

Relentless streams 'World I Despise'

Australian's Sydney based Relentless has just put one new track online! The song's "World I Despise" taken from their upcoming full-length "Turn The Curse" released early 2013 worldwide. Full-Length produced and recorded by Terror drummer's Nick Jett. Check the new track here. As a full time touring band, Relentless looking for the chance of touring around the world. Get in touch and spread the world.

Doubledealer joins Marked For Death Records

Marked For Death Records has announced that Doubledealer has joined its roster. Delaware,Us-based band has couple of releases under their sleeve and used to work with 6131 Records and Harvcore Records. For fans of Alpha & Omega, Strife or Terror. Check out their music here.

This Is Boston & SJ - 4-way Split

Bad Times Crew, Swamps, Hostage and True Hearted have just put out a split which you can download for free here! 9 songs in total, each band provides 2 new tracks except for Hostage which comes hard with three powerful crossover tracks. Their Grove Street Stomp is as good as it gets, could be as well taken from their Live at CBGB's album. Bad Times Crew plays vibrant, aggressive brand of hardcore taking cues from NY and LA bands. Cold Hearted takes similar approach, but their music is more on the heavier side of things. Swamps does not dissapoint neither and the mosh part at the end of Drowning Dry is perfect for some violent pit action. Download it!

Abolition streams 'Alienation'!

[official info] Abolition went back to the studio to record the successor of their self titled 12". Today we are beyond psyched to announce that The Essence will be releasing the new 7" entitled "Language of Violence" - definitely the finest effort Abolition has ever produced. More details on release date and pre-orders to follow soon. Check out new song Alienation and lyrics here!

Strife to drop 'Witness A Rebirth' on Nov 6th

Los Angeles, California's Strife are gearing up for the release of their new album, "Witness A Rebirth," which is being released by 6131 Records in North America on November 6th. The full length is the band's first offering in 11 years and features 4/5 of the line-up from their classic "In This Defiance" album released in 1997. STRIFE also recruited long-time friend and founding member of Sepultura Iggor Cavalera to record drums for "Witness A Rebirth," with Nick Jett (Terror, Rotting Out, Backtrack) handling production and Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed) mastering the release. Leading up to the release date, Strife have released episodic "making of" videos from their time recording "Witness A Rebirth," the latest available via YouTube here. The first installment can still be seen via YouTube here.

Crawlspace drops new album!

[official info] Crawlspace are back, more technical and skilled than ever with a bomb of an album aptly titled 'Carved Into Flesh'. High quality recording and an excellent mastering job by Nicolas Declève guarantee a album with 7 new tracks plus 2 old tracks off the MCD reworked into brutality! Crawlspace needs no introduction. The gang who introduced Limburg Tough Guy Fury have been around for a long time. After a devastating MCD on the now-defunct RPP Productions and a split with their bros in FULL COURT PRESS the band signed with Good Life's Subsidiary label Final Beatdown Records and released their legendary full length debut 'Enter The Realm of Chaos' CD/LP.

Narrow View releases Caught in a Trap 7"

Narrow View (Vancouver, Canada) has just put out a new 7" called "Caught in a Trap" on el Trasgo records (France). Six songs influenced by late 80's NYHC bands such as Cromags, Breakdown, Killing Time and Outburst. Check the new tunes on band's bandcamp page or the El Trasgo records bandcamp page.

Yellow Stitches - Queen City Eve

Official video by Yellow Stitches.

xStrenght & Couragex #4 available for free!

xStrenght & Couragex fanzine #4 is available as a digital edition and totally for free! Message from Michelle, creator of the zine: "After several months working on it (and after nearly 2 years since last issue) FINALLY! A new issue of this fanzine here, but just available on PDF file cause actually due economic things I can’t afford enough money for printing copies. I hope get some money as soon as possible and print at least some few ones. You won’t find a cut & paste zine, now Im able to spend so much time working on a hobby like this, now nearly all my time is about taking care of my daughter. I’ve could work on this zine just in some free/spare time that I’ve got available." Read it here!

One Life One Crew reveals future plans

Germany-based One Life One Crew has disclosed plans for the upcoming releases: Calvaria Fuck Fever's 'Cause of Chaos' will drop at 19.10.2012; Crackdown's 'Live it or leave it' will be out 27.10.2012; 'Fuck You 2' by Reduction is slated for release at 3.11.2012. Release date for the new Bravestar Album coming soon!

Evil Ways - Loveless

First official video by Evil Ways!

Fallbrawl - Pure Mayhem

Hate it or love it, Fallbrawl is as German beatdown as it gets. Guys from over there had always their own take on this genre which emphasized heaviness over everything else. Cannot say I am the biggest fan, but I don’t mind couple of bands of this style. In recent years Fallbrawl has emerged as the leading posse doing this shit and basically a band to go to when you feel the urge for that type of sound.

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