Zero Progress - Champions of Hardcore

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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

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$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

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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

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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.

Headroom - Carry Me Away

 

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From: Manchester, UK

Genre: Emo / Alternative

Track List

1. Please

2. Gone

3. Carry

4. Awake

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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. 

I Was Afraid - No Love

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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

8. Arrowhead

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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."

Headroom - Headroom EP

 

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 From: Manchester, UK

Genre: Alternative / Emo

Track List
1. Outside
2. Slung
3. Miss
4. Headroom

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A new favorite of mine. First of hopefully many cool releases from this band.

Nigh - S/T Demo + Dominion In Judgement (Single)

 

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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

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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).

Bankrobber - If God Is Love Then Hate Is Real

 

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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

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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. 

Ends Meet - Nothing To Show

 

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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

9. Ricstep

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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

 

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From: Northampton, Massachusetts

Genre: Hardcore Punk

Tracklist

1. Clueless

2. Wrong X Opinion

3. Forbidden Bladez

4. Empty Headz

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It's the Warrior Prince you fucking stupid bitch, and I'ma live my life my way.

Light It Up - The Heaviest Weight

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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

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Light It Up from Germany. First full length from these guys, and its really cool.
 FFO: Born Low and Expire

Fuming Mouth / Gatlin - Split

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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.