Video: Cruel Hand - 3S
Brand new vid from Cruel Hand for 3S, which is a new track from the upcoming 7" Born Into Debt, We All Owe A Death. I still can't decide if it's rad or not, but you do your judgement anyway.
Demo Daze: Higher Power Trife Life, Pulled Under
Higher Power - Higher Power Demo
Melbourne hardcore, members of Most Precious Blood, 50 Lions, Hit List & Outsiders Code. Dirty and rugged hardcore with punk vibe.
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Trife Life - Neighborhood Watch
... got me thinking like an animal. NY hardcore, pretty dope cause they don't mess around and keep it aggressive and straight to the throat all the time.
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Pulled Under - Demo 2013
Hardcore from Dallas-Forth Worth area with a mission to go back in time and bring back that 90' metallic hardcore back to life. Fans of Disembodied or Martyr AD check it out!
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Reviews: Last Dayz, Life After Death, No Second Chance, Isolated
Last Dayz - Fatality (Ratel) - One of the Poland’s finest hardcore bands comes back with yet another dope ep. After the split ep with Cornered which was already great, these new tunes shows a lot of progression. The basic formula on Fatality remains the same - the tracks are as arrogant and grisly as you would expect but everything just sounds better and harder. The band seems even more focused and forceful than on the previous eps. The lyrics span from personal to general topics like life and hardcore scene, everyone can relate to it. I saw these dudes live on couple occasions and every time it was a crazy experience with people throwing random stuff around and beating crap out of each other. Shit is real! Fatality is one of the slickest hardcore releases this year, no doubt.
Life After Death - Cuffed And Cursed (DIY) - It seems like every few years I come across a beatdown album that avoids the impulse to sound remotely modern. Instead of double bass and constant breakdowns, Life After Death comes through with that classic Bulldoze/Merauder/Hatebreed shit. I can't imagine any fan of these bands not liking this album. All the tracks on here are really dope. You get a handful of songs with that classic 90’ east coast metallic hardcore feel as well as a few that stray a bit outside of this lane. The topics of the songs are all about the stresses and bullshit of everyday life, kind of standard shit but always relevant. It’s probably the first time I paid for mp3 files but this ep is so good and the money goes to one of their folks who got himself in trouble with the law. So, help the brother out and get yourself some good hardcore music by buying it here. I wish it would be out on cd or vinyl one day.
No Second Chance - Face Reality (Rucktion) - No Second Chance is a London-based act that delivers some mosh-worthy hardcore tunes that blend chugging riffs with tons of breakdowns and vicious vocals. Generally the music carries the style of bands like Throwdown or One Nation Under, but my only problem is that it all sounds just like your average album of this style. It’s not entirely terrible, but nothing to write home about. It doesn’t help that I was never that much of a fan of this particular sound, and I can’t fight impression that it just lacks purpose and is just playing hardcore for the sake of playing music. There’s nothing pissed off, negative, or hateful about it. On the other hand, it might be due to very polished sound on this one, some more dirt would definitely give it some more force. This record is over and I can't remember this shit even playing in my speakers, that's how much of an impression it leaves.
Isolated - This is Q-Town not LA (District Records) - As much as I love eurocore bands like Only Attitude Counts, Ryker’s or Backfire, I just can’t get into this stuff. It’s mediocre and uninspired hardcore with punk and metal leanings which totally lacks the aggression hardcore should have. I would expect something more from a band which have been about 20 years in existence. Damn, sometimes I think it’s even worse than any Crushing Caspars album, but then I remember how terrible CC albums are. I'm only feelin' one or two songs on here, with most ranging from just ok to plain terrible. I'll probably never listen to this stuff again. Next.
Iron Reagan - Cycle of Violence
Not really a fan of all the weird metal stuff A389 Recordings are putting out, but I gotta admit when they drop something more in line of traditional hardcore it's always a blast. Iron Reagan is one of the bands that got my respect and this is their new clip - Cycle of Violence off of Worse Than Dead album.
New Blood: Cold Reality
Cold Reality is a new band from Budapest, Hungary that plays hardcore with tight vocals and heavy-ass grooves. They got one demo already, which came out earlier this year and I advice everyone to check it out cause it’s dope. I they keep it this way I expect cool things from these dudes in the future. Here’s interview with Balázs who handles vocal duties for the band.Stout to cancel European tour
Bad news - due to car accident involving the singer Tad the band has to cancel their upcoming European tour. Hope its nothing serious and the guy will get well fast! And of course hope to see the band in Europe when he gets better.
Grim Reality - Reunion Show in 2014
Demo Daze: Bad Attitude, Unfinished Life, Bluesbreaker
Bad Attitude - Brainfreeze
Bad Attitude are dudes from Cornered, Pantah and other local bands from Leeuwarden, the Netherlands area who teamed up for some old styled hardcore action. The demo is slated to get vinyl treatment later this year via War Inside Records (NL) and 46 Records (IER).
Unfinished Life - Expose My Demons
UKHC with tons of groove and force, all five tracks here are ripping hard!
Bluesbreaker - Arcanum
I saw this band life they were dope. Metallic hardcore with its own unique twist, you gotta check it out!
Detroit Hardcore Comp - Interview with Mike from Lost Time Recs
Lost Time Records are about to release a 7” compilation to feature couple of up and coming hardcore bands that represent Detroit hardcore scene. The bands involved in this project are Freedom, From Hell, True Love, One by One, and Retribution. Each band is contributing a brand new track! Check out the interview we did with Mike, the man behind Lost Time Recs, who shares some info about this project!!Iron Chains - Live @ Budapest
Dope live set from this Hungarian band playing at their home turf. I posted their demo some time ago so check it out if you haven't already. Iron Chains, fff: Merauder, Dead End Path, 25 ta Life, Stigmata...
Disrespect - Live at Core Tex Fest
Now that's a blast from the past! Disrespect reunited for the Core Tex Fest 2013 at legendary SO36 club in Berlin. I remember being into this band when their Hit The Ceiling album came out, and I totally admired the sense of fashion they exhibited on the backcover of the 7" split with Sidekick. Everyone into 90' chugga chugga hardcore should do their homework on this band. Truth be said, I haven't listened to their music since ages, but looking at the video it's cool to see they still got it.
16/09 Reviews: Cheech, Violent Reaction, Schizma, Sike...
Reviews of latest Cheech, Schizma, Sike, Violent Reaction, One Life One Sentence and couple more.
Assorted News: Death Threat, Down To Nothing, Brawl, Long Island Hardcore documentary...
Some cool stuff that happened in hardcore recently:
Finally, you can listen to the entire Death Threat and Rude Awakening split at Trible B's bandcamp. Order your copy here.
New Empire Of Rats is streaming here. Self titled full length album coming soon via A389 Records!
Life On The James by Down To Nothing is officially out! iTunes link here.
A documentary on the Long Island Hardcore scene is in the works. More info here.
NY's King Nine will drop new record called "Scared To Death" on November 12th via Mass Movement Records.
Backtrack teamed up with Bridge 9 for a new album. The band is working with producer Nick Jett (Terror) so the shit gonna sound like it should!
Boise, Idaho based hardcore band Brawl, has released a new single entitled “Contention”, which is the first taste of the bands upcoming new 7″ called “Back Biter”. The ep is scheduled for late 2013 and will follow suit with the band’s previous effort “Punishment” with an EP release via Westcoast Worldwide Records, and the 7 inch being handled by Irish Voodoo Records.
Seventh Dagger have launched pre-orders for new GhostXShip ep called Carry The Flame. You can order your copy here.
Cali heavyweights Sworn Vengeance are back and ready to drop new album.
Finally, you can listen to the entire Death Threat and Rude Awakening split at Trible B's bandcamp. Order your copy here.
New Empire Of Rats is streaming here. Self titled full length album coming soon via A389 Records!
Life On The James by Down To Nothing is officially out! iTunes link here.
A documentary on the Long Island Hardcore scene is in the works. More info here.
NY's King Nine will drop new record called "Scared To Death" on November 12th via Mass Movement Records.
Backtrack teamed up with Bridge 9 for a new album. The band is working with producer Nick Jett (Terror) so the shit gonna sound like it should!
Boise, Idaho based hardcore band Brawl, has released a new single entitled “Contention”, which is the first taste of the bands upcoming new 7″ called “Back Biter”. The ep is scheduled for late 2013 and will follow suit with the band’s previous effort “Punishment” with an EP release via Westcoast Worldwide Records, and the 7 inch being handled by Irish Voodoo Records.
Seventh Dagger have launched pre-orders for new GhostXShip ep called Carry The Flame. You can order your copy here.
Cali heavyweights Sworn Vengeance are back and ready to drop new album.
Cheech Interview
I guess everyone should be familiar with this band so I gonna skip the introduction. The band got new album out, called Beast From The East, via WTF Records. I talked with them just after it came out but it took about two months for my lazy ass to post the interview. My apologies! Anyway, here it is. I just gonna say the album is dope, the review coming soon!HB Radio #11 - Ground Zero
Only The Lawless Remain
As some of you already know, Death Threat will be releasing split 12" with Rude Awakening. The record will be out via Triple B Records.
New ep by For The Glory
New For The Glory is called Lisbon Blues and marks 10 years of the band. You can order your copy here. Musically it has the right groove and aggro I need from a hardcore band, but if you heard their previous albums you basically know what to expect. Lyrically, it deals with hardships of life when you have to make ends meet working your ass off for scraps. No Colors deals morons who think they're better based on the color of their skin - fuck racism is a basic rule of hardcore but it's always good to see bands setting the record straight.
UPDATE: Today I got tip from the band that Lisbon Story is actually a full length album, not ep. Well, that's even better!
Down To Nothing - No Leash
I am pretty much sure every hardcore kid smart enough to turn on their computer/smartphone/tablet has seen it already, but still gonna post it cause the song and vid are so good! New album out soon!
Providence / Hoods split coming soon!
Knives Out started out as a way for Providence to release their music, but after years of hiatus the label seems to be back in business. The label has announced their new release will be a 7" split between Paris heaviest Providence and Sacto Hoods. There will be 300, hand-numbered picture discs available, and the pre-orders are already up here. Due out in September!
"Back at it once again and ready to pile some new stones in this hardcore scene. A couple of releases are on the way. First to come is the PROVIDENCE / HOODS "Aces" collector split. Paris PROVIDENCE - Sacramento HOODS teaming up for the realz and not for the trendy fakes !!! This vinyl comes as limited 300 hand-numbered picture 7" artworked by Dave Quiggle (Shai Hulud, All Out War, Thick As Blood, Facedown Records...) and TONR."
Demo Daze: Break'em, Harsh Reality, Blind Justice, Mind Trap
Break'em - Demo II
Heavy and grooved out hardcore from Sweden with obvious NYHC influences. I could drop some band names for reference, but just download it and check it out for yourself.
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Harsh Reality - No Hope- No Faith
Cali hardcore at its best, if you're into bands like Donnybrook, Blood Stands Still or Skare Tactic, Harsh Reality is your thing. One song features dude from Runamok, which is another dope new band.
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Blind Justice - Mischief
This one is available on 7" vinyl here, but the band is cool with people downloading it for free. New Jersey hardcore in your face, the ep came out couple of months ago but it's just recently I came across this band. A perfect mix of fast parts and heavy breakdowns, nothing less than a straight up in your face agression.
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Mind Trap - Demo 2013
Features dudes from Short Fuse, Rearranged, Government Flu, Highscore, Vitamin X and some other cool bands. As to be expected, it's just some good, raw hardcore punk. They got 7" out on Carry The Weight records.
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Heavy and grooved out hardcore from Sweden with obvious NYHC influences. I could drop some band names for reference, but just download it and check it out for yourself.
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Harsh Reality - No Hope- No Faith
Cali hardcore at its best, if you're into bands like Donnybrook, Blood Stands Still or Skare Tactic, Harsh Reality is your thing. One song features dude from Runamok, which is another dope new band.
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Blind Justice - Mischief
This one is available on 7" vinyl here, but the band is cool with people downloading it for free. New Jersey hardcore in your face, the ep came out couple of months ago but it's just recently I came across this band. A perfect mix of fast parts and heavy breakdowns, nothing less than a straight up in your face agression.
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Mind Trap - Demo 2013
Features dudes from Short Fuse, Rearranged, Government Flu, Highscore, Vitamin X and some other cool bands. As to be expected, it's just some good, raw hardcore punk. They got 7" out on Carry The Weight records.
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Race Riot set from Summer Of Hate '13
Downpour Creative is streaming Race Riot 59 set from this yers's Summer Of Hate fest. Since it's currently my fav punk rock band, it would be cool to share it with both fans and for all the suckers not familiar. See also Letters, Smash Nazis and Wolves Amongst Men.
Redemption Denied to drop new ep!
So, the Belgian heavyweights Redemption Denied are dropping new ep soon - it's called Nothing Remains and judging from the new track they posted just recently, it's gonna crush! One of the songs that can make every serious hardcore kid go nuts. I remember seeing them play in Warsaw and they were dope - the amount of energy and vibe was off the hook. Plus, they seem like a legit dudes so give them so support and check out the new ep when it comes out.
Dynasty - Death Solution
New video from Dynasty from their recent album "Beyond Measure". The track is damn hard and the clip is nicely put together featuring some cool live action and some dude running around - there must be a deeper meaning to it but figure it out for yourself. Anyway, enjoy!
Hardcore Lessons #1
Why should you go around bashing one another
If they look or think different, why let it bother
Everyones got their own style, their own thoughts
Don't let it bother you, don't let it get caught
If they look or think different, why let it bother
Everyones got their own style, their own thoughts
Don't let it bother you, don't let it get caught
New Blood: Reapers Path
Heavy ass hardcore from Kiel / Schleswig area of Germany. I have posted their demo for download some time ago so check it out here if you haven't already. Fans of Shattered Realm, Merauder and Cold World should be on the lookout!Video: War Charge - New World Justice
Don’t run your mouth around me and my crew.
Don’t give a fuck about who knows you.
You’re just another sucka acting the fool.
You look for trouble, shit we’ll give it to you.
UK's War Charge has just dropped this vid for New World Justice. It contains some dope live action taken from their set in Glasgow and Icebreaker Festival in Birmingham.
Check out new Empire Of Rats song
Columbus, Ohio hardcore outfit Empire of Rats will release a new album this fall. The outing is self-titled and will hit streets on October 1st via A389 Recordings. Fans of 100 Demons, Hatebreed, and Cold As Life will probably want to investigate.
Featuring ex-members of Palehorse, Under One Flag and Pitboss 2000. Interview here. New song here. The album should be out on 12” vinyl on October 1st, 2013
Isolation A.D. drops After Death ep
Isolation AD has posted After Death, which is a 5 track ep, on their bandcamp. The band is totally ok with you downloading it for free, just enter "0" when it asks you for a price. You can also try this link. The material will drop on CD via Marked For Death Records and on vinyl via Made In The Usa Records. This is the first release with new vocalist Ivan from Dynasty and the re-recording of The Hammer features Nate from Xibalba. New video below!
Reviews: Crippler LBU, Kartel, True Valiance
I recently got a package from Rucktion Recs and been blasting these records for the last couple of days. Bands like Kartel or Crippler are probably either love it or hate it type of hardcore, but I got a soft spot for this sound. Nothing fancy about it, just grimy and heavy hardcore that hit the right spot. Check out the reviews after the jump!
Slam!
Let the boys be boys... everyone into tough-sounding hardcore not unlike Crown Of Thornz, One Life Crew or Krutch should be aware of Last Dayz. They rep Polish scene and have couple of fine releases under their belt. The band has just posted two new songs from their upcoming 7" ep. Pre-orders are starting soon and you will have a chance to get your copy here. Shit is so hard that it's scary!
Another Polish heavyweights are Desperate Times who also just posted some new tunes. "Go listen to the second track from upcoming "New Course of Action" 7".Ratel Records & Last Warning teamed up to put it out - 100 pcs of red wax and 200 psc of black wax." Pre-orders are supposed to start real soon!
Conqueror Interview
Hardcore straight outta South Africa. If pissed off and hard-hitting tunes and menacing vocals are your thing, don’t sleep on them! The band has already put out couple of eps that you can legally download as they share them for free. If you haven’t done it yet, do it now cause they 100% legit.
World Eater - About To Fall
I've been lucky to see those dudes live in Poland at their tour with No Turning Back, Redemption Denied, Strength Approach and couple other solid bands. Their set was a blast, the vocalist is one crazy dude and the whole band was on top of their game. Like their facebook page and keep yourself updated.
The Weight We Carry - War With The Elite
New TWWC video. Notice the classic Madball jersey on the singer, cool as hell! Anyway, TWWC is a great band and this is monster of a song! Also, check out the interview I did with the band some time ago - click here.
Free Terror mixtape
"Suffer to Return Harder" mixtape by Terror, brought to you by Reaper and Merch Connection. Free download here.
HB Radio #10 - Chin Test
This was supposed to be out weeks ago but due laptop problems and my laziness it’s posted just now. This time we get bands like Loose Ends, xDigx, Jungle Fever, Plus Minus, Concrete, Conqueror, Power Play and more. Most of these songs are monster, so check it out if you’re not familiar with these bands. I will try to get my shit together and post the next podcast in 2-3 week time. I got couple of dope tracks already selected for this one so it should be killer! You can open it in a pop-up window for more convenience.
Raw Justice Interview
Sharp and powerful hardcore out of France with the right amount of fuck-the-world attitude and hard-hitting lyrics. No bullshit here. There’s no shame in taking cues from the best of them so if you’re into The Rival Mob, Judge or Floorpunch, check this shit out!