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.
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
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.
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.
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".
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!
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."
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!
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!
One Life Crew and Know The Score split in works!
One Life Crew and Know The Score will both be entering the studio early this summer to record a couple tracks for an upcoming split 7″. This will be the first new recorded material in almost 13 years for OLC. Both bands will be playing a couple of record release shows in support of the 7″. The split is due to be released on Double Or Nothing Records. More details coming soon!
Ruckus signed to Double Or Nothing Records. New album this summer!
Here's official statement from DON: We would like to welcome L.A.’s Ruckus to Double or Nothing. We will be releasing a full length record later this summer titled “Of Malice & Man”. A couple tracks from the upcoming record will appear on a limited run of cassette tapes that will be available only through the band at their upcoming West Coast show with Sheer Terror. More news and notes as they unfold.
I Scream Recordsigns European deal for new Trapped Under Ice record
I Scream Records and Reaper Records, Trapped Under Ice's US based label, have inked a deal for the release of the new TUI album in Europe, later this year. Trapped Under Ice will start recording their new full length, entitled "Big Kiss Goodnight", in June which will be produced Chad Gilbert, of New Found Glory, and engineered by Paul Miner (ex Death By Stereo) who has worked with H2O, Terror and Ignite, to name of few.
Stout signed to Filled With Hate!
After two full-CD releases on Rucktion Records (UK), Maryland´s Stout signed a deal with Filled With Hate Records. The band will release a new 7-song MCD this summer on FWH!
New Blood: Turnstile
Turnstile is a new hardcore band from the Baltimore/DC area and while most of you know them cause they've got Trapped Under Ice's drummer Brendan doing vocal duties, there's definitely more to the band. I was really into their demo and hearing Reaper is about to release their debut 7" just made this otherwise fucked up week worth suffering through. Check what the band is all about in this quick interview with the Brendan.
Turnstile is a new hardcore band from the Baltimore/DC area and while most of you know them cause they've got Trapped Under Ice's drummer Brendan doing vocal duties, there's definitely more to the band. I was really into their demo and hearing Reaper is about to release their debut 7" just made this otherwise fucked up week worth suffering through. Check what the band is all about in this quick interview with the Brendan.First off, who are you/what is your role in Turnstile?
-Whatsup! I'm Brendan and I sing in the band Turnstile
How did Turnstile form as a band?
- The band started when my friend/ neighbor, Brady ( who plays guitar in the band) came to me with song ideas that I thought sounded awesome. We began writing, and after a few months of workin together, we recorded the demo. The rest of the guys (daniel, franz, and sean) are some of my best friends who were down to join us.
Where did the name of the band come from?
- I got the name from one of my favorite Hot Water Music songs, "Turnstile".
What bands influence you guys?
- Bands like Madball, Leeway, Inside Out, and Maximum Penalty are strong influences on our bands style.
To my knowledge you are in 2 other bands, one being the almighty Trapped Under Ice, and pop-punk outfit Diamond (DMND). How do you deal with being in 3 bands? All which are catching a lot of attention?
-I love it! There's no rule or limit on anything that you do. The 3 bands have their own style and I love to write and play music, so it really works for me. It keeps me busy
What is the difference playing in each? Do you like one more than the other?
-Playing in each band is completely different from one another, but I love playing in them all. I like singing. Switchin it up from bein behind the drums. Plus I like jumping around.
Are the other members of Turnstile in any other projects?
- Our drummer Daniel Fang plays drums in Mindset, Sacred Love, Praise, and a new band called Peace. Bass-man Franz is a rapper. Check him out, Freaky Franz, Freaky Tales mixtape, he's cool!
What is the hardcore scene like in Baltimore?
- Scene in baltimore is cool. Venues like the Charm City Art Space do a lot of cool shows. Check out Mindset, Sacred Love, Give, Praise, Mob Mentality.
What is your process for writing lyrics? What do you write about?
- The lyrics I write are just about things that I feel: Social Pressures, Relationships, friendship, and just living.
For those who haven’t heard you guys, what can a kid expect picking up a Turnstile record?
- what to expect? Hopefully it just makes you want to dance and jump in your bedroom.
What has Turnstile released?
- we just released a 7" called "Pressure to Succeed" on Reaper Records! 6 songs!
Any new releases in progress?
- We just released our first record, but we do have some New stuff already that we are workin on!
Any upcoming tours/shows?
- We're playing June 1st in Baltimore and June 5th In DC, and Planning on Playing a lot more very soon!
Thanks for your time man, any final thoughts/shout outs?
- Shoutout to Patrick Kitzel and Reaper Records, Fire & Ice, Dead End Path, Hardboiled, Red Bull, Vans, and my friends.
Interview done by Jeffrey Wang
Sheer Terror to release new 7" in July!
This is probably the biggest news of this year! The Sheer Terror 7", featuring two new songs titled "Heresy on the Monkey Bar" and "Blue Shadows Will Fall", along with a cover song scheduled to be out in July. This will be released by almighty Reaper Records!
S.O.S. pre-orders up now at Reaper Records
Head over to the Reaper DIY Store and pick up the S.O.S. 7" "I Owe You Nothing" pre-order. Supplies are limited! 'I Owe You Nothing', the title track off of the new EP of the same name by S.O.S., is available for streaming today on the band's official Facebook page. Head to this link to check it out. Today also marks the launch of the band's "I Owe You Nothing" pre-order! Hit the official pre-order link to get your copy now.S.O.S. is:
Scott Vogel - Vocals (Terror)
Matt Henderson - Guitar (formerly ofAgnostic Front and Madball)
Sam Trapkin - Guitar (Trapped Under Ice)
Chris Beattie - Bass (Hatebreed)
Nick Jett - Drums (Terror)
The band got together over several New York winter days to record their debut EP. Each member contributed to all parts of the creative process, from every riff right down to the vocal patterns. At the helm of production was Dean Baltulonis, a producer and engineer who has been involved with some of the genres most iconic recordings (Agnostic Front, Madball), and was a natural fit for the session. S.O.S. emerged with a concise, tried and true, no frills hardcore EP titled "I Owe You Nothing".
The idea of S.O.S. first started to take shape around two years ago when Scott Vogel, front man for Terror, and Chris Beattie, bass player for Hatebreed, began discussing the possibility of making music together. The two had first met while touring the US together in 1995, and their discussions were simply focused on making music without stress or complications. While there was some back and forth regarding other potential members, the idea took a more serious turn when Matt Henderson, former guitarist of Agnostic Front and Madball, agreed to be involved. This would be Matt's first formal involvement in a band in over five years. For the next member, Vogel had to look no further than his own band mate, Terror drummer Nick Jett. Nick is razor sharp behind the drums and his ability as a prolific songwriter added another creative dimension. To round out the group and put the final piece in place, S.O.S. brought in guitarist Sam Trapkin from one of the best new bands hardcore has seen in years, Trapped Under Ice. Individually, the members of S.O.S. represent the past, present, and future of hardcore. While that warrants recognition in its own right, the music and the spirit is what leads the charge for S.O.S.
"It took years to finally get everyone in the same room, but the result is cool," states vocalist Scott Vogel. "We did what we set out to do; make a fast and angry hardcore record with no gimmicks or nonsense, and just have fun doing it. It seems like today everything is so professional and serious and this was just friends from some of my favorite bands making some music together."
New Blood: Hold Down
So this edition of New Blood is dedicated to Germany-based Hold Down. Some time ago I wrote about their demo: ”Hold Down plays hardcore that is both aggressive and very catchy. The band certainly has a flair for a proper hardcore sound without any cheap tricks. They stick to the basics of the genre but still keep it fresh and powerful.” I think this sums up the band pretty well and if you ask me, they certainly one of the most interesting upcoming bands from the Germany right now. Read the short interview and learn what they’re all about!
So this edition of New Blood is dedicated to Germany-based Hold Down. Some time ago I wrote about their demo: ”Hold Down plays hardcore that is both aggressive and very catchy. The band certainly has a flair for a proper hardcore sound without any cheap tricks. They stick to the basics of the genre but still keep it fresh and powerful.” I think this sums up the band pretty well and if you ask me, they certainly one of the most interesting upcoming bands from the Germany right now. Read the short interview and learn what they’re all about!For those unfamiliar with the band - what do you want people to know about the band and your music or message? How did you all meet and how long have you all been a band?
Hello everybody. Me ( sören/ voice) and our former drummer, now guitarplayer mathias, come from the same part of town in the cologne area and we had been playing in another band together before we came up with the idea to start Hold Down last year. We all have known each other for a few years except for our drummer Emilio from Guatemala, who just recently moved to Germany and joined us to finally get things started.
What's the toughest struggle for the band like yours? What's the biggest wall to get over?
Don´t know about the other bands but in our case the biggest struggle was and still is to get a dedicated crew together. It took us a while to find the right guys and we currently don´t really have a bassplayer, so that kind of slows us down in some ways. Another aspect is the fact that I moved to Bremen (300kms from cologne) a while ago and we do not get to hang out and play as much as we want to, but that´s life.
For those who have not heard anything from you how would you describe band's playing sound?
That´s a tough one to answer. I would rather recommend you to download our first output on this page to find out on your own. But I reckon our sound could be described as mainly midtempo orientated hardcore with the odd fast riff and some groove to it.
What have you released so far?
we just recently recorded our first songs as a demo which we didn´t really release in that kind of way. We just wanted to record those songs quite soon after we founded Hold Down to get it started properly. We posted them as a download on our myspace and it can be found here on hardboiled as well.
Who are your strongest musical influences and why?
Beside the all time classic bands from the 80´s/90´s who have defined the Style of Hardcore Music and paved the way for many great Bands, I would say that we´re mostly influenced by (mainly european) hardcore bands like bleed into one, solid ground, no turning back…just to name a few. Those Bands, among others, are the ones who have been working hard during the last years to make European Hardcore as strong and alive as it is today and they stick to the old nyhc-style without loosing their unique sound which is very important to me. That´s the music that we all like, but there are so many good bands around which makes it hard to break it down to a few names. I definitely don´t want to compare us with those great bands in any way, that would be just ridiculous, but since we listen to that kind of hardcore all the time it influenced our approach to play music and made us start something by ourselves.
Where do you draw your inspiration from when it comes to the lyrics?
When approaching a new song, I´m mostly influenced by my own surroundings and my own life. I don´t write lyrics about politics that take place on the international level because in my opinion there are so many things that go wrong in front of our own eyes, fucked up things happen and there are boundaries to get over for everyone of us. There´s a lot to do and countless aspects worth to think and write songs about. Beside the contradictions and problems that we have to face sometimes, there´s a lot of positive energy left inside. Friendship for example is a big part of life, and so there might be one or two songs about that as well.
Tell me about band's performance element – what should kids expect from your live show?
Well, I can´t come up with impressive tales concerning life shows since we haven´t played a single one with Hold Down yet. We don´t have a bass player right now which makes it impossible to play, but are currently setting things up and there are some shows coming up around may. I would say people can expect the things to happen, they do themselves. We´re not afraid to demonstrate the energy we have and if the people want to go mad we will definetely appreciate that. But I think it´s more realistic to say that the people should not expect too much movement in the crowd on the first shows because we´re not that well known and you know what that means.
Tell us what you have coming up that we can check for. Plans, gigs and releases planned for the upcoming months?
We can probably be seen on a few shows in early summer like I mentioned before.
We´re currently setting up a show near cologne to showcase our demo. We also have a couple new tracks and currently work on a few because we have more ideas than we can keep in our heads, which should make us hit the studio again in the later part of 2011.
Any closing thoughts?
Thanks a lot for the interview and everyone who took the time to check our sound, we appreciate that. If anyone is interested in filling Hold Downs void on the bass position, just hit us up. Keep moving!
