SET ASTRAY debut EP "The Way Of All" out soon

We've not been updating the "Hot New Bands To Check Page" as of late (you know we're very lazy at

times) but if we regularly did SET ASTRAY, from Central Scotland UK, would make a good cut on that spot.

The harccore band debuts their first 4-track EP titled "The Way Of All" which is graced by a stunning horrific artwork in a black & white good ol' school fashion.

The record is out soon on CD on Thanks For Nothing records and a run of tapes will be available through TFN and Icebreaker Records as well (the latter make "The Way Of All" look like a demo coming straight outta the 80's/early 90's).

Stream the whole EP here

A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS premiered "What Counts" official video

Germany's A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS recently premiered the official video for the song "What Counts".

The brand new track will be featured on their full-length album entitled "Guerilla Heart" which is scheduled for release on August 23rd 2013 via Redfield records.
The five-some has been around for 10 years and the new effort follows-up to the split "Lifetimes" they shared with then labelmates Maintain in 2011. 

Watch the video here

INTO THE FLOOD - New album "Vices" in stores June 17th 2013, new video to be premiered soon

Seattle metal quintet INTO THE FLOOD has almost completed work on a new video for the title track of their Century Media debut album“Vices” due June 17th in Europe (digital only) and June 11th in the US.
The video was directed by Kyle Bishop and will be premiering soon.

Check out the video teaser:

WOLFxDOWN to release their debut full-length on July 2013

WOLFxDOWN, one among some of the most hardworking and committed European hardcore bands around these days, has recently revealed the cover-artwork (by illustrator Jon MacNair) of their waited debut on the lengthy distance due to be out in July 2013.

The new effort, the third recording from this German band hailing out of  Ruhrpott, is entitled "Stray From The Path" and will be out on Start A Fire Records, Powertrip Records,  Learn To Trust Records and Seven Eight Life Recordings (additionally to the new album the label will re-release "Renegades" 7" in South America as well).

X-STATE RIDE third full-length out on Indlirium records

Guastalla, Bologna, Italy's melodicore X-STATE RIDE has been around just about more the other Italian punk hardcore bands last (X-State Ride become a band in 2001). After the release of "Against Me", dated 2008 and out via Indelirium records and led by their DIY anima the quartet kept on playing shows, festival and touring Europe to recently enter in the studio for the recordings of their third output.
The new 11-track album is entitled "Home" and is out again on Indelirium records (this release marks the 50th milestone reached by the Sulmona, L'Aquila based label).

Stream the whole record here

L'INTERNO, 2013's Euro tour DIY video

L'INTERNO, melodic punk hardcore five-some from Bologna, Italy, have been recently touring, on their sophomore record "Lay Down Comfort", through Europe (from May the 3rd to May the 11th).
Surely some of you was at their shows and perhaps have been brave enough to step out to just to say "Hi" or have a small chat with the guys.
However, if you missed them they have shot a nice DIY video report entitled "GARISH END AS IN HELL" packing together some fresh memories of this tour.

Watch the video here

Now reviewed: HATEBREED, BORN FROM PAIN, GRAND THEFT AGE, FICTION REFORM, FEAR THE SIRENS, ALL TIME LOW and GRAVEYARD

by marcs77

HATEBREED The Divinity Of Purpose (CD)

This is one of the record I've been on quite kinda interesting await-mood for a while when its release date was close and posts + various ads/news were taking over the net channels.
I had left HATEBREED at the times of “Supremacy” (Roadrunner - 2006) and after that I had just listened to the random songs here and there (not a loyal behaviour, right?).
Then, what actually triggered all this anticipation on the new album from Bridgeport, New Heven based metallic hardcore heavy weights? Was I waiting for a modern variant of Hatebreed highly roadtested trade-mark hardcore (read about the Celtic Frost hardcore thing)? No really, don't worry, I didn't and I'm not spending all these words to say they actually did either.
“THE DIVINITY OF PURPOSE” is 100% Hatebreed

THE HOOKERS + EL CAMARO Milan's show report

Low-class whores chew high-grade metal- HC

by michela a.

It can be hard to step out of one of the Hookers’ shows completely uninjured. 'Cause these low-class-escorts of "heavy metal thunder from Kentucky” have been on stage since the mid '90s and are still terrorizing audiences all around the World with their raw, rude and supreme hc-metal cocktail Molotov. And the same they did last Saturday at LO-FI, in Milan, while sharing the stage with El Camaro from the Netherlands and the Clamps and Razorboy Hate Rock from Italy.