From: Sydney, Australia
Genre: Hardcore
Track List
1. Sick Tradition
2. Product Of Faliure
3. Blinded
4. Suffer Confined
5. Primitive Blast
Sick! Rad!
Monday, December 1, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Snarl - Demo
From: California
Genre: Hardcore
Track List
1. Intro
2. Waste
3. Tear You Apart
4. Rose
Found this while browsing Bandcamp recently and really dug it. Realized later on that Parker from The Story So Far does everything except drums on this. Half the people that read this will get way too excited, or will ignore it all together. Don't be fooled though, this is one of the grooviest things to come out all year. Whether the name "Parker Cannon" excites you or forces a groan out of you, this is definitely worth at least a listen.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Drawn In - A Higher Form Of Death
Genre: Hardcore, Thrash
From: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Track List
1. Exodus Pt. 1
2. Voidhammer
3. Acid Reign
4. Powerstruggle
5. Nuclear War (Bonus Track)
May very well end up on my list of favorite EPs of 2014.
Absolute Suffering - Demo i & ii
Genre: Hardcore
From: Holyoke, MA
Track List
1. Intro
2. Better Off Dead
3. Unforgiven
4. At All Costs
5. I Hate You
Cool new band featuring members of Revenge, Violence To Fade, Maniac and about every other quality band coming out of Western Massachusetts. Slayer/All Out War riffs and vocals that are vehemently barbaric.
Absolutely Moshing.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Zero Progress - Champions of Hardcore
From: Danville, California
Genre: Hardcore
Track List
1. Cutthroat
2. Move Away
3. Our Time
4. Scab
5. United Slam
6. $WING CHAINZ
7.Isolation
8. Valley Crew
9. Stage Diver
10. Gang Violence
11. Fuck You
12. Road Warriors
13. Early Days
14. Fuck You
$WING CHAINZ
Zero Progress released a killer album earlier this month.
Zero Progress broke up earlier this month.
Zero Progress.
Zero Progress.
Zero Progress.
(RIP)
Boddiker - Crime Upheaval
From: Detroit, Michigan
Genre: Hardcore \ Powerviolence \ D-Beat
Track List
1. Crime Upheaval
2. Rise of The Downtrodden
3. Halo of Bullets
4. Bath Salt Baptism
5. Vigilante
6. Executive Decision
7. The Isolationist
8. Drygulch
9. Social Control
10. We Are Watching
11. You Energy Blackmail
Track List
1. Crime Upheaval
2. Rise of The Downtrodden
3. Halo of Bullets
4. Bath Salt Baptism
5. Vigilante
6. Executive Decision
7. The Isolationist
8. Drygulch
9. Social Control
10. We Are Watching
11. You Energy Blackmail
Just came across this band a few days ago thanks to another cool blog,
Demonstration Of Style. Physical copies are already sold out, so take the hint.
Demonstration Of Style. Physical copies are already sold out, so take the hint.
Headroom - Carry Me Away
From: Manchester, UK
Genre: Emo / Alternative
Track List
1. Please
2. Gone
3. Carry
4. Awake
Download
Well, turns out there already is more from this band. Brand new EP from UK's Headroom and it's really good. Couldn't recommend this band enough.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
I Was Afraid - No Love
From: Little Rock, Arkansas
Genre: Emo / Alternative / Gloom Rock
Tracklist:
1. Carve
2. Strange Ceilings
3. Room
4. Sway
5. No Love
6. Care
7. Gifted
The sudden resurgence of modern pop-punk bands doing 90's emo-grunge (or as they so accurately describe it 'Gloom Rock') has been really hit-or-miss with me. A ton of bands are doing it, and a bunch of them just miss the mark. That being said, I Was Afraid's "No Love" ended up being one of my favorite releases of 2013.
They aren't as crisp and produced as some of the bands spearheading the genre like Basement and Superheaven, and I like that. It adds a more sincere tone to the record that I find lot of bands in the emo genre lack. The heavy reverb spread across the 8 tracks adds to the guitar grooves in a way that make you feel as if you're drifting in and out of sleep on a somber, rainy weekend morning (ex: Sway). The transition between shouted and near-whispered vocals isn't a new concept, but IWA does have a firm grasp on how to do it well. (ex: Room). The record is short enough that there generally isn't any filler, which is a bonus. All in all, this was a good record that I personally gave many well deserved plays. "I just want to share my disease.
So you can feel like me.
So you feel weak
like me.
I'll see you in my sleep
Where I can breath.
Where nothing means anything.
I'm so tired. I'm worn out.
Basking in the light of my phone screen's glow
I know that I'm alone.
I just want to share my disease."
Monday, August 25, 2014
Headroom - Headroom EP
From: Manchester, UK
A new favorite of mine. First of hopefully many cool releases from this band.
Nigh - S/T Demo + Dominion In Judgement (Single)
From: Dallas, Texas
Genre: Death Metal / Hardcore / Thrash
Track List
1. Forbearer
2. The Sightless Herd
3. Author Of Strife
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1. Dominion In Judgement
THE ALMIGHTY NIGH.
Texas has been a hotbed for some of the tightest bands in hardcore the past few years and this band is absolutely no exception. Both their S/T Demo and "Dominion In Judgement" are around two years old, but still entirely deserving of attention. Now, while Nigh went silent for about a year, good news is that they spent some time recording this summer. A couple new tracks are expected to be out soon, so be on the look out (In the hopes that they don't disappear again).
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Bankrobber - If God Is Love Then Hate Is Real
From: Denver, Colorado
Genre: Hardcore / Metal
Tracklist
1. Extinction
2. Decay
3. Silence
4. Shattered
5. Resist
6. Nothing
7. Breathless
8. Downfall
9. Greed
10. Control
Bankrobber is a Metallic Hardcore band from Denver, Colorado. Actually, I think they were a band from Denver, Colorado. I really have no clue. This band just fell off the map... but that doesn't excuse the fact that their debut full length is good. "If God Is Love Then Hate Is Real" was released early 2012, but I feel like it got swept under the rug because of their lack of activity. Fans of bands like Palehorse, Integrity, and Terror will enjoy it nonetheless.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Ends Meet - Nothing To Show
From: Western Massachusetts
Genre: Hardcore Punk
Tracklist
1. Unity
2. Figured Out
3. Face It
4. Everyone Else
5. Steer Clear
6. Clueless
7. Wont Get The Best Of Me
8. Nothing To Show
While on the topic of Warrior Prince, now would be the ideal time to post up Ends Meet. Sharing members with Warrior Prince, Violence To Fade, Revenge, and a medley of other Western Mass bands, these guys come together and managed to pump out a demo and full length within two months of being a band. They will be doing a weekend tour with Violence To Fade (Tripple B Recs.) in September, look out for 'em.
Warrior Prince - 豪華な
From: Northampton, Massachusetts
Genre: Hardcore Punk
Tracklist
1. Clueless
2. Wrong X Opinion
3. Forbidden Bladez
4. Empty Headz
It's the Warrior Prince you fucking stupid bitch, and I'ma live my life my way.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Light It Up - The Heaviest Weight
Genre: Hardcore
From: Weißwasser, Germany
Tracklist
1. Grain Of Sand
2. The Cave
3.Bare My Soul
4. The Wicked Path
5. Against The Odds
6. Lethargy
7. Cast Off
8. Broken Circle
9. The Heaviest Weight
10. Too Short
Light It Up from Germany. First full length from these guys, and its really cool.
FFO: Born Low and Expire
FFO: Born Low and Expire
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Fuming Mouth / Gatlin - Split
From: Boston
Genre: Hardcore/Death Metal
Fuming Mouth
1.Vault of The Sun
2. Ceremonial Death
Gatlin
1. Living Display
2. Nightmares From What You'll Find
3. Captivated
Still trying to get the hang of working one of these blogs, so its been a while since my last post. Cool to see that people have actually viewed my handful of posts, though. BUT, I digress.
This speedy little split comes whipping at you by two more MA bands by the names of Fuming Mouth and Gatlin. Both have that really nice Death Metal influence that has been kicking my ass lately and they do it really well. You can download Fuming Mouth's tracks for free on their bandcamp, while Gatlin's are up for stream only right now. Still worth the listen, so check them out.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Wretch - Misery
From: Worcester, Massachusetts
Genre: Hardcore, Metal
Tracklist:
1. Tolerance
2. Misery
3. Shattered Reflections
4. Puppet
Cool new band out of Worcester showing that MAHC is alive and well with a new EP that will keep you pitting.
Violent Vatican - Vice City
Genre: Jazz/Hardcore (???)
Tracklist:
1.) Welcome To Vice City
2.) Red Light
3.) In The Hole
4.) Brink
5.) Rose City Relapse
6.) City Limits
My very first post! Figured I'd start off with something a little weird to get the ball rolling. Very groovy, Very cool Jazz / Hardcore hybrid. I've personally never heard anything like this before and it blew me away. If you're looking to try something new or to broaden your horizons, this is a great pace to start.
My very first post! Figured I'd start off with something a little weird to get the ball rolling. Very groovy, Very cool Jazz / Hardcore hybrid. I've personally never heard anything like this before and it blew me away. If you're looking to try something new or to broaden your horizons, this is a great pace to start.
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