Palermo WHALES' ISLAND is back with a new EP

Starting last spring something was in the air, "rumors", at WHALES' ISLAND camp and it seems like, as history sometimes repeats, that one thing lead to another and to another again up to the point where the guys offially rebanded (I missed on the news dated May the 8th) to play a few show this summer, including the appearance at seventh edition of The Island's Revenge Fest in their home turf Palermo.
But the five-some didn't just get back together for the sake of playing some reunion shows and it's really fresh news they have recorded a couple of new songs at Palermo's The Basement for the new digital EP "Whales'Island MMXVII" that saw the light of the day on December 28th.

They shot a diy clip for the song "Don't Worry About It!". Watch it here https://youtu.be/pd_l1qfW3Ns

BLOODCLOT lyric video for new single, 'Up In Arms'

"Violence of sleep, movement of sheep, death raining down, blood paints the town, innocence is
killed..." words off "Up In Arms"...

BLOODCLOT - featuring true hardcore pioneers John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Joey Castillo (ex-Queens of the Stone Age), Nick Oliveri (ex-Queens of the Stone Age), Todd Youth (Danzig) - has launched their first single: the title track from their upcoming album, 'Up In Arms'.

View the lyric video for 'Up In Arms' here https://youtu.be/iIHihIuNBmY

Athens, Greece RUINED FAMILIES releases new LP

RUINED FAMILIES,  hardcore screamo band based in Athens,Greece, recently released a new full-length wax titled "Education" on Adagio830.

Formed in 2010, the band's new work follows-up two acclaimed LPs and one 7" and features 10 songs spanning just over 17 minutes.

Drawing elements from their previous record, "Education" touches on 90s screamo, fast hardcore and post-punk. Unavoidably marked by the lasting turbulence of the Greek condition, Ruined Families attempt to make the most out of a precarious present by putting frustration into words that speak the mind of contemporary youth.

Listen to and watch the video for the song "Imagine Of An Imagine" included in the LP https://youtu.be/FiFv_1DEuQ4

HARM'S WAY signs worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records

Sounds from the 90's? No!, it's fresh stuff from '00...

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of Chicagoan metal/hardcore unit HARM'S WAY! Currently writing the follow-up to 2015's acclaimed 'Rust', HARM'S WAY is expected to release their fourth full-length and Metal Blade Records debut in 2017.

HARM'S WAY comments: "We are very excited to be working with Metal Blade Records. Their longstanding history in the alternative music community speaks volumes. To join a roster of such highly influential artists is truly an honor. We look forward to the next steps we will be taking as a band on both personal and artistic levels."

Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel adds, "Super excited to be working with Harm's Way! We welcome them to the Metal Blade family. I have been a fan since Chris Santos turned me onto them!"

Germany's hardcore MIOZAN are back with a new record "Surrender Denied"

Heavy hitting old school hardcore from Germany barking loud and proud...

Shortly after forming in 1991, MIOZÄN started making waves in the Germany hardcore scene with
the release of their legendary "Offer Resistance" demo. That tape remained in the top ten reader charts of the underground magazine Zap, which at the time was the definitive voice of the scene. MIOZÄN quickly established themselves as a band that did not shy away from making political statements and taking a strong antifascist stance.Over the years the band played countless shows, tours and festivals right across Europe together with a "who's who" of the hardcore scene - bands like SICK OF IT ALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, IGNITE or MADBALL. As well as the positive reviews that their releases garnered, MIOZÄN earned themselves a reputation for being a live powerhouse - as German magazine Plastic Bomb put it - "If they were from New York, they'd be immortal!".

BOOZE & GLORY finished recording new album for Burning Heart Records

London's street punk oi! BOOZE & GLORY have announced they have finished recording their long
awaited and highly anticipated new album. Their first their recently signed worldwide deal with influential Swedish label Burning Heart Records.

The Orebro based label who also just signed Italy's Guida have a great pedigree that includes introducing the world to such as The Hives, Parkway Drive, Turbonegro, Refused, The (international) Noise Conspiracy and Millencolin among many others.

BOOZE & GLORY just recently laid waste to a sold out London show at The Underworld where they aired a couple of new songs alongside fan favourites. As part of a long-term push to promote the new record they have already confirmed two shows. First up is an intimate return to London show at the legendary 100 Club on Friday April 21, 2017 where The Warriors, Knock Off and Angry Itch will join them.

If you don't know this band watch the video for the single "Carry On" released last January https://youtu.be/kJA1W7eTb1s

MY ONLY announce a huge run of March 2017 UK/EU Tour Dates w/ POLAR + Giants + To The Wind

Norfolk/Cambridge based emo punk quartet MY ONLY are extremely pleased to announce they will
be supporting Guildford hardcore mob POLAR on their extensive March 2017 UK/European tour dates alongside Essex punks Giants and Seattle's To The Wind.

The band released their debut EP This Room & You earlier this year via Crooked Noise Records.

Watch here the video for their debut single "Sanctuary" which didn't make it in the EP but it's a damn gnarly tune to listen to  https://youtu.be/hPNVhVnWCQQ

VV.AA. ROCK AGAINST TRUMP compilation out through Major Letdown records

It's not really the first Rock Against... and sadly to say surely it isn't gonna be the last.
This 53-track-various-artist-featured compilation titled against the latest, newly elected and highlycontested president of USA is out through Denver based Major Letdown records.
I didn't know basically none of the bands here but Retox, but this big fat comp is really a no-letdown for everybody into music played by heart and DIY.

We have the comp up in streaming now. Go check it out! https://majorletdownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rock-against-trump

Fat Wreck Chords signs THE BOMBPOPS

Read on the lengthy press-release about FAT WRECK's latest addition to their family...

As the saying goes, you have your whole life to write your first record, and only a few years to write your second one. SoCal punk quartet The Bombpops are still caught up in the first part of that saying, though: Formed in 2007 by co-frontwomen Jen Razavi and Poli van Dam, The Bombpops are just now getting their debut full-length, Fear Of Missing Out, out into the world. However, according to Razavi, there are a lot of very valid reasons for the delay.
First off, the intervening decade found The Bombpops endure an absurd amount of lineup changes. “We’ve had three drummers and six bass players,” Razavi says with a sigh. “Each time felt like starting over.” Adding to that was an opportunity to work with No Use For A Name frontman Tony Sly, who expressed interest in producing the band before his sudden death in 2012. “I had one of the best conversations in my life with Tony at Punk Rock Bowling in May, and then he passed away in July,” Razavi laments.

Now streaming demo/EP debut from Lodi's SANGUEFREDDO

SANGUEFREDDO from Lodi, Italy got together in 2014 and finally managed to record and self-release their first 4-track demo/EP entitled "Non E' Più Come Prima".
The young four-some plays some rock sung in Italian and influenced by emo and 90's sounds as well as indie hardcore punk bands from the 80's like Husker Du.

Listen to the album here https://sanguefreddo.bandcamp.com/releases

Milano's GRAN RIVERA out with two EPs on This Is Core records

Milano's emo rock alternative combo GRAN RIVERA are out with two EPs on Genova's head quartered This Is Core records.
This band made up by four dudes well in their thirties plays some rock, sung in Italian, with emo and 90's influences and this double digital release, where the first EP "Pensavo Meglio" has been made available on Sept.16th and the second one "Pensavo Peggio" will it the net on Dec. 16th, marks the band sophomore document; Gran Rivera debuted in 2014 with the album "Aventador" again on This Is Core records.

Watch the video for song "Commozione In Circonvallazione" the https://youtu.be/Pnhb9UrZhkU

Hardcore punk band LAST LIGHT debuts new song "Conquer and Rise"

Rising hardcore-punk band LAST LIGHT, feat. ex-members of Unity, Uniform Choice, Ignite and
Outspoken, has released an incendiary new punk-rock anthem called "Conquer and Rise".

Conquer and Rise is a song about the fundamental insecurities everybody deals with. Sometimes it's wired into our life experience or sometimes these insecurities surface when we are challenged to perform or function outside our comfort zone. When fight or flight ensues we have the opportunity to advance or retreat. “Conquer and Rise” is the call to fight the questioning of self-worth, and the lack of confidence insecurity creates when we need to obtain or achieve a goal greater than we have before.” - Jae Hansel (vocals).

Listen to the song here https://youtu.be/p2IWY9spf-4

THE FLATLINERS just released a new 7" EP to hype up their partecipation at this year's The Fest

Toronto punk/rock band THE FLATLINERS got a new 7" vinyl EP out the day before their
appearance last weekend's The Fest (famed not to miss Florida's punk rock happening held in Gainesville).

The album is entitled "Nerves" and got released through Dine Alone records -digitally from the label store and in a limited 100-wax-copy available directly from band's merch during the festival.

Stream the 2-song EP here https://soundcloud.com/dine-alone-records/sets/the-flatliners/s-em9bW

Germany's pop punk STORYTELLER released a new video

Pop Punk is definitely not dead, not as of now and surely not in the very near future either...do you agree?

STORYTELLER just released a new music video for their song "Consequences", taken from their brand new album "Problems Solved", released on Let It Burn records last September 16th, 2016.
The album, their third outing, counting the debut EP and first full-length both dated 2013, was recorded at the Sawdust Recording Studios by Christoph and Peter.
The amazing artwork is by Chris Brodily / Hatrobot.com.
The record contains 11 late-summer bangers that hit the pop punk spot without bullshitting around and the 5 boys from Dessau, Germany seriously stepped their game up with this new release. Through extensive touring and playing shows & fests all over the country the band has reached the next level as musicians, without sounding too grown up on "Problems Solved".
Summer posi vibes are guaranteed!

Watch the video for "Consequences" here https://youtu.be/eVIc2JmzLJo

NERVUS get well spooky and cover a bunch of spooky songs

NERVUS is a Watford based indie-punk rock band that sounds like the wonderful amalgamation of
Alkaline Trio and Into It. Over It.. Nervus started as a bedroom project and saw guitarist/vocalist Em create and write music to help cope overcoming addictions in various different forms as well as working through their own gender identity.

Nervus' LP "Permanent Rainbow" comes out next Friday and because it's the spookiest time of the year they've only gone and done a Halloween covers record called Permanent Painbow. Featuring such spooky bangers as "Over At The Frankenstein Place from The Rocky Horror Picture Show", Obituary's "Chopped In Half" and Entombed/Roky Erikson's "Night Of The Vampires".

Stream it here https://soundcloud.com/user-457442235/sets/permanent-painbow/s-efA8i

GUTTERMOUTH interview

by marcs77

Do you remember of So Cal, Huntington Beach resident, punk rockers GUTTERMOUTH? You definitely should because the band has been around quite a long time now –’88 early 90’s– but perhaps you’re just too young and the name doesn’t say you that much as it actually does for the generation who was in their teens in the 90’s.
After 10 years since their last full-length release the guys are back with an EP doppietta; the first EP “Got It Made” was release last July and the second one, to be titled “New Car Smell”, is scheduled to drop on November 25th 2016 –both records are out through Bird Attack Records and Rude Records.
Years passed by, line-ups changed but Guttermouth didn’t lose any inches of their irreverence, sarcasm, wittiness and are still here to keep old punk rock spirit alive and kicking.

GAB DE LA VEGA launches a Bandcamp campaign to help the population of Haiti

Punk is always more than music, even when it's acoustic!
Italian punk-folk singer-songwriter Gab De La Vega has just launched a Bandcamp campaign to raiseawareness and funds for One Hundred For Haiti, a non-profit organization working to help the population of the Carribbean recently hit by Hurricane Matthew.

Here's his statement:

"Hey friends, this is very important. I guess many of you have seen the terrible pictures coming from Haiti in these weeks.
Hurricane Matthew hit this country very hard. Haiti is already struggling because of poverty and the consequences of an earthquake that happened in 2010.
People are in need of clean and drinkable water, shelter, food, medical assistance, and everything that is basic not just to live, but to survive.

Will GREEN DAY be still around in 20+ years like Rolling Stones?

A few days ago, while driving, I heard from the radio that GREEN DAY were releasing a new album "Revolution Radio", their twelfth, on Oct. the 7th and the band is booked to play four gigs in Italy, the last of them being hosted at Mediulanum Forum in Milano on Jan. the 14th 2017.
This "breaking news", kind of, hehe..., got two thoughts coming up in my mind; the first one, that led myself down memory lane when back in September 1995 (the date should be Sept. the 15th) I went with a bunch of friends to see Green Day in Milano in the same venue, a sport arena, then simply called Forum. It wasn't a long show, they played for less than one hour, and the stage was looking definitely too big for these Californian punks, freshly rocketed into rock stardom, after the release of groundbreaking "Dookie", but, you know, being myself pretty young and being Green Day a band I dug a lot at the time I'd enjoyed this show alot and walked out of the venue feeling like I had just attended something I would be reminishing about over the years -yet I would never ever thought to be writing about it 21 years later either.

GUTTERMOUTH “New Car Smell”, the follow-up Ep to band’s recent “Got It Made” Ep

EP doppietta by So Cal veteran punkers GUTTERMOUTH...

Rude Records is proud to announce the release of “New Car Smell”, the new EP from Southern California punk rock heroes GUTTERMOUTH, due out on November 25th worldwide in collaboration with Bird Attack Records.
The EP is the follow-up to “Got It Made”, their first EP of new music in 10 years, which was released in early July.
You can check the announcement here directly in Mark Adkins words! https://www.facebook.com/Guttermouth/videos/1276589559052523/

And listen here to the title track "New Car Smell" https://youtu.be/iUhSuaivXQ8

Roma's GRAND THEFT AGE called it a day but also drops their last record

Roma's hardcore street punk combo GRAND THEFT AGE announced last August the 20th they're calling it a day and that the guys will be playing a farewell show in their hometown -read below the official word from the band up on FB.
But that's not about it since the band during the summer completed the recording of their new album "Years Of Fury" which is gonna be released on the same day of the farewell show at CSOA La Strada on October 22nd, 2016; so a double celebration day for the Romans.

They already shared three new songs off the album via youtube, listen to these here https://youtu.be/qcn17OnacIk

Youth Crew records to re-release soon THINK TWICE's complete discography

I first got some head ups about this anthological straightedge HC release last January, at a Hardcore
show, where Milanos' Crash Box, Safe, Set Me Free and Die Trying played, and on September 23rd Italy's Youth Crew records finally revealed the official news about it through their fb. Read on...

Finally, the such long awaited THINK TWICE "The complete discography" (YCR 021) is ready!
27 tracks covering their whole legendary history, since the beginning (late 80's) when the second wave of italian hardcore was going to break out. It was the new season of hardcore pride more connected to the Straight Edge and positive lifestyle. Don't miss this essential chapter!
Youth Crew Records & Think Twice

Listen here to the song "Not A Question Of Age" off "Choices We Stand By" The Complete Discography https://youtu.be/1yvVrYJjW6Y

OBITUARY "Ten Thousand Ways To Die" Release October 21 on Relapse Records

The metal day part #2...

Death metal legends OBITUARY have announced Ten Thousand Ways To Die, a special two-song single containing a pair of brand new studio tracks plus a bonus live set of twelve classics and fan favorites from the band's storied catalog. Recorded in eleven different cities during the band's highly successful 2015 Inked In Blood world tour, the live tracks capture the incredible performances of a band that has stood atop the death metal pantheon for almost 30 years. "Ten Thousand Ways To Die" is sure to satisfy new and die-hard OBITUARY fans and will quench the bloodthirst of listeners until the band's new album drops in Spring 2017. 

Listen here to the opening track, and one of the new songs, "Loathe" https://youtu.be/VI8gz54O-i8

WE OUTSPOKEN's "All The Right Pieces" new album out

Don't forget your pop punk. And that Canada is always a hotbed for these bands...

Toronto, ON punk rock band WE OOUTSPOKEN returned with a new album titled "All The Right Pieces" on September 16.
"All The Right Pieces" was recorded at Canada's Metal Works Studios and was produced by Joel Kazmi and Blair Robb ( Sum 41, The Weekend) with the exception of track 7 ("Anything For You") which was recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during one of the band's South American tours.

The original album artwork was created by Winston Smith, the punk rock surrealist/collage artist behind the ubiquitous Dead Kennedy's logo, Green Day's 'Insomniac' art work, and many other works for Playboy, the New Yorker etc.

Listen here to the new record's title track "All The Right Pieces" https://youtu.be/E8nCuhKcOqw

Turbid North release video for ‘Pyramid Drones’

For the metalhead in you...

Alaskan Mountain Metal crew TURBID NORTH have launched a brand new video for the track ‘Pyramid Drones’. The song is taken from their second full length album ‘Eyes Alive’ which is penned for release on 30th September via Apocalyptic Witchcraft.
The album is released on limited edition 180 gram blood red vinyl -and comes with a patch.

Vocalist Nick comments:
“The video was shot in an awesome venue we play regularly in Fort Worth, TX called Tomcats West. We rented some lights and one camera on a tripod to film ourselves. Did about 10 takes with different angles. No camera man, completely DIY. It isn’t the most action packed video, but we needed something quick and I really thought it was important to show off the new lineup.”

Watch the video here https://youtu.be/HDtgu_LzCdA

MACHETE FUCK "Atavic Scars" demo now up in streaming

I'm bit of a partisan here being one of the band's guitarists, Michela (aka Michella Hall), one of our longtime writers. This being said I am happy to stream on our 'zine and introduce to you all MACHETE FUCK from Berlin, Germany.
The foursome features among its ranks ex-members of Discharge, Vagrants, Them Martyrs and Disgust and just released an 11-track demo entitled "Atavic Scars".
They play a blend of noxious extremely deafeaning d-beat HC metal punk with crust influences and doomy heavy slowed-down parts. So take bands like Discharge, Anticimex, Doom, Disrupt, Nausea, Hellbastard, Napalm Death, Converge, Nailbomb, Fudgetunnel and mix everything with Black Sabbath and Motörhead just to have a wee idea about what their music sounds like -if you're not accostumed to the genre yet. Anyway, definitely worth listening to them and watching out for their next moves.

Stream and dowload "Atavic Scars" here https://machetefuck.bandcamp.com/releases

SUCH GOLD's "Pedestals" reissue out through Bird Attack records

For those who don't know this band or missed to get this record Bird Attack records just re-issued
SUCH GOLD's 2010 dated EP "Pedestals".
The reissue features all six tracks from the EP, along with all songs from their splits with Into It. Over It. and A Loss For Words.
Pedestals was remixed by Vince Ratti (Brand New, Title Fight, Braid).

Such Gold will begin their tour supporting Millencolin on their upcoming Canadian leg of the "True Brew" tour next week - Millencolin's first coast to coast Canadian run in nearly a decade.

After the Canadian run, Such Gold will continue on their Fall tour, including appearances at at Pineland Music Festival in Millville, NJ and Fest 15 in Gainesville, FL.

DEAD TO ME are finally back! An upcoming EP release and read on about what kept'em off the punk scene and social loop...

San Francisco punx DEAD TO ME is back!

"I Wanna Die in Los Angeles"—the new EP due out October 21st—is the band’s first new material in five years! Recorded at Oakland’s Jingletown Studios, vocalist/bassist/songwriter Tyson Annicharico (aka Chicken) also took on the role of producer—a first with DTM. Bolstered by the engineering and mixing expertise of Ian MacGregor over a few weekends last month, I Wanna Die in Los Angeles is the beginning of the next chapter in Dead To Me’s decade-plus existence. Check back soon for a new song and pre-order. Below, Chicken reveals where DTM has been, and where they’ll be going in 2016 and beyond.

DIY documentary about Polish hc-punk band ZŁODZIEJE ROWERÓW now up in full with English sub

In a past entry up in 2013 we had talked about a DIY documentary about a band named ZŁODZIEJE
ROWERÓW; a punk hardcore band that played a prominent role among the Polish hardcore punk scene since the 90's.
The movie had its offline premiere on 8 November 2012 in Białystok with 120 viewers on a rainy evening in the middle of the week. Since then it has been screened in over 30 cities around Poland and abroad (including London and Berlin), and all screenings have been organized by enthusiastic people related in one way or another with the DIY scene.

The documentary is now available in full-with English subtitles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy4MPNvoK1E

SICK OF IT ALL - release “When The Smoke Clears” to celebrate their 30 year anniversary on November 4th, 2016

Our beloved hardcore legends from NYC...

2016 marks the 30 year anniversary of the legendary New York Hardcore band SICK OF IT ALL.
In order to celebrate this special occasion SICK OF IT ALL are releasing “When The Smoke Clears” on November 4th, 2016. The band didn’t just record five brand new tracks in their unique and classic old school style, but they also dug deep in their photo archives and pulled up rare photos as well as iconic shots from their past and present. Everything was compiled for a strictly limited, luxurious 60 page coffee table Artbook that is wrapped in fake leather and that comes with personal liner notes from people such as Davey Havok (AFI), Dennis Lyxzén (Refused), Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Arthur Smilios (Gorilla Biscuits) and Matt Kelly (Dropkick Murphys).

GAB DE LA VEGA new videoclip and European Tour this September

Those into some emotional and honest acoustic punk will find this entry of their interest...

The Italian punk rock singer-songwriter Gab De La Vega has a new videoclipout for his song "Against The Grain", opener of the album "Never Look Back", which came out last year.
Premiered now by Idioteq.com, the videoclip has been shot and directed last February by Jaden D.
Gab De La Vega is about to embark on a new European Tour, which will take him to Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria for the first time, along with some shows in Czech Republic and Germany.

Watch the video here of the song "Against The Grain" https://youtu.be/ItKfkHp0CC4

NOTOPIA demo 2016 now up in streaming

Stumbled upon this UK's band, that named themselves NOTOPIA, on European Skatepunk.
They still don't have any fb page so no additional info and their bandcamp doesn't help  for this either.

Check out their first 6-track demo which can be downloaded for free as well @: https://notopia.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2016

TESTAMENT live in Milano July 30th 2016

words and photos by marcs77

It took me a life to go and catch Oakland, Bay Area based legendary thrasher TESTAMENT live and honestly I don't have any clues why. Was it that metal shows are too much of big events for me to attend –prefer the no barriers setting at hardcore punk shows? Was it that they weren't on the bill of the few metal festivals I went to? Was it that during the mid 90's when I was a teenager Testament were no longer at their peak of popularity, if they actually got really there any time?    -this band deserved more than what they achieved.
I got introduced to the Californian thrash metal pioneers at some point around the release of "Low" (1994), a record I bought as soon as it was out, and from then I went on looking for their older material that blown me away since the very first listen of songs like "Over The Wall", "Apocalyptic City", "Alone In The Dark", "Into The Pit", "Trial By Fire", "Disciples Of The Watch", "Practice What You Preach", "Electric Crown" and "Return To Serenity" to name but a few. The master thrash riffing by Eric Peterson together with the varied yet trade-mark vocals by Chuck and superb lead guitar work by Alex made the band, in my view, to stand among the greats of the genre, who helped to bring thrash metal to the heavy music fans.
In over 40 years of being a band, the inception of group actually dates to 1983 when they were named Legacy and they had Exodus' Steve "Zetro" Souza on vocals, the five-piece went through its share of line-up changes that, however, always saw great, talented musicians taking over on one instrument or another (drums and bass) -the likes of James Murphy, Dave Lombardo, Paul Bostaph, Kris Kontos, John Dette, Glen Drover played on albums or toured with the band.
Sorry for these side notes to gig report, which I thought to write for the hardcore punk and punk kid who may have not heard of Testament.

REVENGE OF THE PSYCHOTRONIC MAN go extra-planetary in "I Wanna Be A Spaceman" video

If you like your punk thrashly fast and energic that's a band for you...

Manchester thrash-punks Revenge of the Psychotronic Man (RPM) have just revealed the video for ‘I Wanna Be A Spaceman’, the latest track to be taken from their critically acclaimed third full-length album, the Alan Partridge homaging Colossal Velocity, out now on TNSrecords.

Watch and share the ‘I Wanna Be A Spaceman’ video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFJ1mUtoPyw

THE DECLINE announce Summer EU Tour, 'Are You Gonna Eat That?' limited edition vinyl pressing EU Release: 29th July

THE DECLINE from Perth Australia are to hit Europe this summer for a continent wide tour.
The tour is in support of the release of a Limited Editon 12" splattered frosted clear vinyl pressing of 2011's 'Are You Gonna Eat That?' album, through Pee Records.

UK/EU pre-orders for 'Are You Gonna Eat That?' went live through Disconnect Disconnect Records in late April and sold out instantly.

Watch here the touring themed video for the track "Showertime In The Slammer" off the album "Are You Gonna Eat That" https://youtu.be/vZeaOjNFx5U and keep reading about their upcoming tour...

FIRE FROM THE GODS releasing their debut on Rise records on Aug. 26th

Some metalcore shit with a vision, positive message, interesting lyrics, some rapping and definitely a
bit of fresh air here. FIRE FROM THE GODS' latest signing at Rise records, read on this press item and watch the video for the song "Excuse Me"...

Austin, TX quintet Fire From The Gods will release Narrative, their Rise Records debut, on August 26.

To coincide with the launch of pre-orders, a music video is premiering for the track "Excuse Me" which can be viewed here.

NOFX new single "Six Years On Dope" being premiered now

NOFX’s brand new album, "First Ditch Effort", is out October 7th, but its first single is out today!

Watch the lyric video clip for the track "Six Years On Dope" here and read on the super-lengthy press-release from Fat Wreck Chords camp https://youtu.be/lPXc2gmNg0s

FOR TODAY call it quits, announce final Euro tour

Surely some of you remember FOR TODAY from the times and releases when the guys were on Facedown records. Here some latest news from Nuclear Blast headquarters, which signed them last year and released the album "Wake"...

Iowa-based powerhouse, FOR TODAY have called it quits earlier this month and have now announced their final European tour.

Stated the band: "After over 11 years as a band, 6 full length albums and 1 EP, we have decided to make 2016 the last year of FOR TODAY. When we started this band in 2005, we never imagined that our music would make it out of Sioux City, Iowa, let alone take us all around the world multiple times. Our lives have been hugely impacted by the time we've spent making music and touring. We met our wives, had kids and moved to different states because of FOR TODAY.

INTEGRITY sign to Relapse Records

One of the most recent signing at Relapse records...

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of hardcore legends INTEGRITY.

Originally formed in 1988, INTEGRITY are known for being one of the most incendiary and influential bands in American hardcore and modern metal history and have released 11 full-length albums and a litany of splits / EPs including a recent split with Power Trip.
INTEGRITY are set to record their new full-length album later this year which will be released by Relapse in 2017. Frontman Dwid Hellion commented on the new material and signing:

"It is a great honor to be a part of the Relapse family. I have been a longtime admirer of the label and excited to have our new album released under the Relapse banner.

-(16)- "Landloper", song off the new record "Lifespan Of A Moth out now via Relapse records

Sludge mongers -(16)- are back...and you'll soon realize this...definitely...

The sludge veterans in -(16)- are pleased to share "Landloper," the latest single from their full-length "Lifespan Of A Moth" released yesterday July 15th 2016  via Relapse records.

-(16)-'s Cris Jerue: "The song 'Landloper' is a tension-filled little ditty that deals with the inner craving to quit everything and live off the grid. Or take up residence on a blanket at the beach. Or subsist in the doorway of a bank. It doesn't fucking matter. Just get yourself anywhere else as soon as possible and become a free, unfettered hominid before time runs out. It's easily the most negative, positivistic song on the record."
Listen to the new song here https://soundcloud.com/relapserecords/01-16-landloper

GUTTERMOUTH stream new track "A Punk Rock Tale Of Woe"

10 years since their last release, the full-length "Shave The Planet", Southern California punk-rock heroes GUTTERMOUTH has just been released a new single.
"A Punk Rock Tale Of Woe" appears on the band's upcoming EP "Got It Made" which will be co-released worldwide via Rude Records and Bird Attack Records on July 15th. Regarding the new song, vocalist Mark Adkins says: "Uniforms don't describe most folks' reality. There's a skeleton in everyone's punk side of the closet".

Listen "A Punk Rock Tale Of Woe" here https://youtu.be/S0o1PNVMJI4

TODAY FOREVER announces new EP out on Bastardized Recordings/Membran

A band I'm following from the times of TRUESIDEMUSIC.de...

German, Kassel based, hardcore outfit TODAY FOREVER are about to release their new EP "Derangement".
Scheduled to be released on July 15th via Bastardized Recordings/Membran, "Derangement" is a genuine mix of melody and aggressiveness which will feature 9 brand new tracks!

Watch here the teaser of "Derangement" https://youtu.be/yY2Z-HPplBc

CAPSIZE audio and video singles off the new upcoming album ‘A Reintroduction: The Essence Of All That Surrounds Me’

Post-hardcore quartet CAPSIZE are gearing up to release sophomore album ‘A Reintroduction: The Essence Of All That Surrounds Me’, via Rude Records (worldwide excl. North America) on 22nd July 2016.

Ahead of this, the Southern Californians have unveiled their second new track, ‘I Think It’s Best We Don’t Talk Anymore’ - Listen to the track here https://youtu.be/BJAIWZgU4EY

Now streaming ['selvə] sophomore record "eléo"

It's actually more than a week that we are streming this record but it deserves the coverage and hopefully you'll be giving it a chance too, okay?

North Italy's post black screamo mongers ['selvə] have their sophomore record out.

The 4-song album follows up to their 2014's debut "lajf həbɪtʃuəl" and is titled "eléo"; you can stream it in its entirety and buy the digital download for the price you feel ready to pay off their bandcamp.

Here the link to the record https://selvapbs.bandcamp.com/album/el-o

Venn records newest signing GROVE STREET FAMILY stream new record

Video-game themed hardcore thrash punk crossover (hoodcore as they like to label it) from UK...

Venn Records are real proud to announce their newest signing, GROVE STREET FAMILIES (G$F for short).

G$F are a hardcore mob from Southampton, UK, while their songs set them in the world of Las Venturas of video game franchise Grand Theft Auto fame G$F are hitting real hard on this release and loading all bases along the way. Whether it's Juicy-esque hip-hop bangers and radio skits or dive-bomb drenched heavy hitting hardcore bangers - Grove Street Families has it on absolute lock down.

The new EP titled "Las Venturas" is their third EP outing, the first two being 2013's "The Los Santos" and 2014's "The San Fierro".

Stream here their 6-song EP in full http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-05-26/grove-street-families-stream-the-las-venturas-ep-in-full

GREAT THIEVES ESCAPE 4-way 7" split out through Flix records and No Panic! records

Berlin's Flix records and Jena based No Panic! records has just released a 7" 4-way split featuring 1 song each from punk bands SUCH GOLD (US), HARKER (UK), NO FUN (GER) and WALK THE PLANK (US).
The record is titled "GREAT THIEVES ESCAPE" and below, after the bandcamp player, you can read a track-by-track notes wrote by No Panic!.

Such Gold and No Fun have also video clips for the songs featured in the split that you can watch here too -just scroll down for these.

Stream here the 7"
https://nopanicrecords.bandcamp.com/album/great-thieves-escape-4-way-split

Streaming now DISMAL DREAM's "7TH Realm"

Streaming now the debut recording for Huntsville, Alabama's DISMAL DREAM.

It's a 6-track EP entitled "7th Realm" and the foursome plays a blend of thrashy-crossoverist hardcore metal.
They don't disclose much (quite a big understatement indeed) about their whereabouts. Anyway, I like them stuff.

Stream here the whole EP which can be also downloaded for a name your price deal off their bandcamp http://dismaldream.bandcamp.com/releases

HARM DONE interview

by marcs77

I got to know Alexis and the DIY Straight & Alert label/mailorder, and recently zine, when this French guy befriended me on fb and started sending press-releases about the stuff he was putting out through his own label (rather old-schoolish East Coast NY HC stuff indeed including his old band Raw Justice) and then at some point, it was in 2014, like out of a hat-trick I've learned about this new band that named themselves HARM DONE; first thing that caught my attention was the grim blackened imagery of cover artwork and the German Gothic lettering they did choose for their band moniker. What these guys play? Old-school NYC hardcore? Straightedge hardcore? Well, as soon as I listened to their music I understood they were totally about playing some straight-forward, obnoxious, obscure blend of hardcore and everything in between from there to death metal.
HARM DONE is the new band Alexis plays in and their music, including the debut full-length “Abuse/Abused”, has been released on Straight & Alert.

Sweden's THE BRONCO released music video off new EP "State Of Emergency"

Sweden's punkrock trio THE BRONCO just released the music video for the song "State Of Emergency" off the eponymous new EP out through Longbay recordings.

The title track "State of Emergency" is very much inspired by the present political situation in their native Sweden, as it closed it’s borders last autumn and declared state of emergency. The same goes for Sound of Guns, written after a gang related shooting killing eight people.

Matt Dee (voice/guitar): "State of Emergency" is honest old skool punk-rock’n’roll, warts and all. I grew up with glam, pop and punk. This EP is a mix of all that music.

Watch the video here https://youtu.be/W1fFOOPSDaM

DOGHOUSE releases music video for new track "Off With Their Heads"

Serbian melodic punk rock band DOGHOUSE have put out a music video for their brand new track
"Off With Their Heads", which is the first song the band released from their upcoming album on Morning Wood Records.

The working title of the new album is "Never Cry Wolf" and is scheduled for release in September 2016.

Watch the video here https://youtu.be/4iuOn7ErYRA

MOOSE BLOOD announce new album "Blush" to be released August 5th 2016

There's a new wave of EMO revival going, now you know it!, if you hadn't already smelled it in the air. Read on about new record from UK's
MOOSE BLOOD...

UK-based emo band, MOOSE BLOOD, have announced the release of their sublime upcoming album "Blush," which will be available worldwide on August 5th 2016 via Hopeless Records.

Their brand new single "Honey" got premiered as Rockest Record on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter.

Fans can listen to the song as well as check out the awesome new music video for ‘Honey’ now on the official Hopeless Records YouTube channel.

Watch the video here https://youtu.be/0P1WIpgKqcA