Sunday, July 26, 2015

Oklahoma's NO X THANKS 7" debut out on xCommitmentx records

It's been more than 1,5 year since the last Commitment's release. It was Clear Path's "Wolf Pack" EP and I know you, like me, may have wondered what the label have been up to over this time and whether it was still on the map as far as releasing new bands goes. Yeah, they're still around and kicking and have shared some good news about an upcoming 7" as well as about several new releases in the works for the coming months.

The first release they will press is the debut 7” of Oklahoma based straight edge band NO THANKS.

Stream here one song titled "Creep" off the No Thanks 7" which is currently available on xCommitmentx rec bandcamp https://commitmentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/no-thanks



No Thanks was started early 2013 by Brandon Smith (vocals, drummer of Thought Crime) and Skyler Storm (guitar, of Steady Mobbin) to put Oklahoma Straight Edge back on the map, to bring the spirit of '88 in the Oklahoma hardcore scene. The two recorded a 6-song demo, that was released digitally in July 2013. In the meantime, Brandon and Skyler had managed to put a full line-up together, and No Thanks played its first official show at the Endless Summer Fest in Tulsa, OK, the same month.
No Thanks played some other shows in the Summer, and a demo tape release show in November. The band started working on songs for their debut 7", which was delayed due to several line-up changes and a long period of in activity.
No Thanks started playing local shows again late 2014, and will release their 7 song debut 7" on Commitment in August/September 2015.

No Thanks play energetic youthcrew hardcore, with songs touching not only the usual subjects like the benefits of a drugfree lifestyle and friendship, but also questioning the position of women in our society, the way people behave on the internet and the struggle those who are less fortunate have to deal with in our society.
The record comes on black (100 copies) and blue viinyl (200 copies), with an artwork done by Ev of Mindset/React! Records fame.

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