May reviews: A THEORY OF JUSTICE, ROTTING OUT, COUNTERPUNCH, GOOD RIDDANCE, NO BRAIN, NO SHAME split, ADOLESCENTS/SVETLANAS split, M.O.R.A., NAPALM DEATH, FINAL PRAYER

A THEORY OF JUSTICE A Theory Of Justice (CD)

by marcs77

This new EP from Lodi resident A THEORY OF JUSTICE is out, as you perhaps have noticed, since last December (I've actually been at the release party they played at Clam) and it was really about time to make some deserved justice to the sophomore effort these guys worked hard on.

Their first DIY released recording “Athena” crossed the thin lines laying between new school hardcore and metalcore while, coming as a clear surprise for some, the new work shows up a sharp change in direction toward a sound that at very first listen reminded me of two of the most exciting bands in the damn forward-moving roster of Trustkill records; I am talking about that metallic angular (post)hardcore played by the likes of Nora and Poison The Well.

Bologna's TO ASHES is our newest "hot new band to check out", go ahead

by marcs77

These guys from Bologna remind me of early To Kill, or, going back of about another decade, and considering only the Italian scene, Roma's xPurificationx, but Germany's Wolf Down as well as a whole bunch of bands off the xCatalystx records catalogue come to mind too. Metallic hardcore punk with a socio-political stance to it.
Read on to know more about TO ASHES...

gan: You guys started out not long ago. How did it all go?

MY DISTANCE / THE MEMORY split out on Indelirium records

Two Italian hardcore bands, L'Aquila's MY DISTANCE and THE MEMORY from Termoli, have a new split album out through Indelirium records (on April 4th), label that released other stuff from these bands.

The record is entitles "Bridges" and you can now listen to one track off each band up now on Indelirium records youtube channel.

MY DISTANCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfmP9oAdmXE

New RISE ABOVE DEAD album out through Moment Of Collapse records

Moment of Collapse Records will once again join forces with Italy's Milano based underground band RISE ABOVE DEAD to release their next full-length album called "Heavy Gravity" and follow-up to 2012's debut "Stellar Filth".

The new album has been engineered by Riccardo “Paso” Pasini at Studio73 - Recording.
The band went through a lot of changes and is acting from now on as a fully instrumental four-piece and plays a hypnotizing version of postrock with metal influences.

Those who dig in bands like Pelican, Russian Circles and Toundra should definitely take a listen to it.

Listen to the album now in streaming on their bandcamp profile http://riseabovedead.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-gravity

MILES AWAY releasing "Tide" LP on May 5th Via Six Feet Under Records

Long-running Perth, Australia hardcore punk outfit MILES AWAY are streaming 'TIDE', their first album in five years, on Noisey (couldn't we give you this opportunity as well. Sure we can!).

The LP (out May 5th in U.S. on Six Feet Under Records) features eleven songs that were recorded and mixed with Jay Maas (of Defeater) at The Getaway Recording in Haverhill, MA, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.

"TIDE" features guest appearances by Zach Jordan from Bane, Jake Woodruff from Dreamtigers, Dahei Yamanaka from Japan's Cleave and renowned Aussie crooner Jamie Hay who put in time with A Death In The Family, Pitfall and Conation.

Stream here "Tide" in full https://soundcloud.com/sfu_records/sets/miles-away-tide and keep on reading about this band whether you are still not accustomed with Miles Away and what they have been up to over these five years since the release of "Endless Roads".

SENSES FAIL will release sixth studio album "Pull The Thorns From Your Heart" on june 30th

Los Angeles, CA – Influential post-hardcore band SENSES FAIL has announced they will be releasing their highly anticipated sixth studio album titled "Pull The Thorns From Your Heart" on June 30th via Pure Noise Records. As a teaser of what’s to come, the band has partnered with Noisey.com to reveal the record’s first new song and video for their track“The Importance of the Moment of Death”.

Watch here the new video for “The Importance of the Moment of Death” now and read on Senses Fail's frontman talking lengthly about their new effort.

Soundlab Studios announce new series of Live At The Lab Sessions, GRADER session up

Kinda interesting project going on over in Essex, UK...

Live At The Lab is a new project from Soundlab Studios, Essex, focusing on bringing the best bands that the UK has to offer, performing live studio sessions on their dedicated YouTube channel.

"We wanted to focus on showing people some of the great bands from the underground scene in the most natural way possible, and to us that's in the form of a live performance" says Jack Longman from Soundlab "In this episode we have Aberdeen hardcore-punks GRADER debuting two new tracks from their forthcoming record as well as one single from their last effort 'Underheaven.'"

The TDON Records-signed band will be supporting Welsh rock legends Funeral For A Friend across Scotland this May as well as appearing at this years Hevy Fest in August.

Watch here the performance by GRADER https://youtu.be/Hl3EjIM2oG0

FAT WRECK CHORDS celebrates a quarter of century and Fat Mike invites everybody to the party with a video clip

I think everybody into punk rock music, who was in his/her teens during the 90's, has a special place in their minds and hearts where San Francisco, CA located indendent punk rock label FAT WRECK CHORDS inhabits.

The label started out in 1990 by Nofx bassist/singer Fat Mike and his wife Erin has gone a long way to celebrate 25 years.
Read on a post off Fat Wreck about this important milestone and what they're gonna do to celebrate the way these events deserve to...

Fat Wreck Chords is 25!!! A quarter of a century?? We can hardly believe it ourselves! Who would have thought that something that started all those years ago in Mike and Erin's kitchen would still be around today! We've been through weddings and divorces, births and deaths, rehabs and reintoxications, and we are still pumping out some of the most influential punk rock around. After 25 years, we think we've earned the right to throw a proper party and celebrate the fact that we are old! So, starting on August 6th: a bunch of our bands will be playing together all across North America on the Fat Wrecked for 25 Years tour. To cap it off there will be a massive two day blowout festival in our hometown of San Francisco, where we will shut down the streets and blast out the tunes.

Stay tuned, because the official Fat Wrecked For 25 Years tour will have additional bands added, plus surprise bands added to specific shows. Come out and celebrate with us!

Watch the video clip where Fat Mike announces the FAT Tour 2015 https://youtu.be/UGN1TUt2lyc