Maryland Hardcore band POURED OUT have joined the Facedown family

We love that bands playing their hardcore heavy and metallic. Read on about Facedown rec. latest addition to their ever growing family...

POURED OUT have struck a significant blow to the scene with their 90s era metal-influenced hardcore—heavy on the hardcore. Their debut self-released EP “Blind Heart,” recorded and engineered by Josh Schroeder at Random Awesome, shows off the bands’ technique in an unassuming way, letting classic elements like breakdowns and blast beats take the lead. Formed in 2014, Poured Out now bring their dynamic Maryland-style hardcore to Facedown Records with the re-release of “Blind Heart.”

Poured Out will be recording their full length for Facedown Records in May with a summer release date. They have also been added to the line up for the 2016 Facedown Fest in Pomona, CA on May 14.

Listen to and watch this promo clip for the insane song "American Justice" from the EP "Blind Heart" https://youtu.be/3vj_e6aBlmc

Canadian Skate Punk Legends BELVEDERE reveal 'Hairline' video

Lotta of technical-melodic-hardcore-(SKATE)punk fans have been waiting this moment for so long.
BELVEDERE are back, finally. Time for shred punk again!

Canadian skate punk legends BELVEDERE have revealed the video for 'Hairline', the first track to be taken from their long awaited new album, which shows the band back at their stunning best on this pacy, break-neck sonic assault.

Watch and share the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir74ozbkKZM

AUF BEWÄHRUNG "Nachtschatten" now in streaming!

These guys don't reveal much about themselves «AUF BEWÄHRUNG is an strictly antifascist streetpunkband from northern Germany» but let their music and lyrics do the talk, and we like it so.

Now streaming in its entirety their new full-length titled "Nachtschatten" out via Twisted Chords records.

Stream the album here http://aufbewaehrung.bandcamp.com/album/nachtschatten

HANDS UPON SALVATION releases video clip for the song "Envision The Forsaken"

Yogyakarta, Indonesia H8000 hardcore-metal influenced HANDS UPON SALVATION recently
released a music video for the song "Envision The Forsaken" off their last full-length record "Entity".
This is the second visual piece from this album released on Hellavila in 2012, the first being the one for the song "To Inherit The Purity".

The 5-piece band is not a newby on the crazy South Asian and international hardcore metal scene being around since 1998.

Last year they took part to the 3-way split release out on Diorama records featuring also Lies! [from The Netherlands] and Deconsecrate [from Belgium] and including the aforementioned tracks plus the song "As Winter Calls".

Watch now the video for "Envision The Forsaken" here https://youtu.be/MU4YSmnP2c8

RETOX's Justin Pearson interview

by Michela A.

There are at least 2 different ways of being into hardcore punk. One is to take your instrument up, shout it out loud and play around with your band- sometimes it does work.
Other thing is when you put all life into it, absorbing ethic and aesthetic of the punk subculture of the early years and then feeding the scene playing and producing mind-blowing music, pushing traditional HC sounds beyond any conceivable limits. With an ethic– Justin Pearson’s way.

Last year, in April, RETOX were touring in Europe on their new LP “Beneath California” and we had the chance to spend some time talking with Justin Pearson (who's also in the newest Dave Lombardo's punk metal project Dead Cross with guitarist Mike Crain) before Retox show in Berlin. No doubts he is as engaging and true as on stage.
Time has passed «even more because of our lazy editor -editor note», but I guess many of the ideas Justin shared with us are not likely to change soon.
The awesome backstage pictures are courtesy of Sibilla Calzolari who also published a photo-book of backstage pictures; for more details check out http://www.sibillacalzolari.de/.

gan: The first time I saw you Justin on stage was on 2007 in Milan with the Locust. I was there primarily for the comeback of a legendary Italian hardcore punk band called Sottopressione. Then I heard this fast paced, aggressive grindcore delirium and it just blew up my mind! I soon became Locust-addicted and then came the Retox, featuring 2/4 of the Locust. So Retox is your latest project, isn’t it? How were Retox born?

TO KILL ...hunters will be hunted!!!

Sharing a blog entry by our bro Marco at Toxic tape records about a limited 50-copy cassette tape re-release of Roma's TO KILL farewell album "Antarctica" to support the Ocean wildlife conservation organization SEA SHEPHERD, where To Kill's singer has been working with after his band called it a day...

hello,

some weeks ago i met my old friend josh (FACE THE FACT & TO KILL) during the last BANE show in leipzig, we haven't seen us for very a long time and we had a nice chat about life, music & work. for some years now he is out on sea and a part of the SEA SHEPHERD troops. so talking about his work was much more excited than talking about mine ;-)

WHATEVER IT TAKES new album "Deathblow" out in March, LP version in April

I do comdemn violence of any sorts or for any purposes, and on this base we wouldn't give any room to bands like Belgium's WHATEVER IT TAKES. But they do their damn thing so well. So whatever...

Whatever It Takes is a side project with members of 'Die My Demon', 'One False Move' and 'Outcast' with 1 Goal, 1 Mission: Putting the 'Hard' back in Hardcore: !

More than 10 years in the game they recently teamed up with Beatdown Hardwear Records for the release of their new full-length effort 'Deathblow, out in CD/Digital on 25th March and on LP on 29th April. 10 Tracks who take us back in hardcore history.
Whatever It Takes recorded at 'Hearse Studios/Kortrijk' and mixed and mastered with Manuel Cohnen ( Parabol Studios Germany ).

Yesterday they released the video clip for the song "Paying Prices". Watch the video here https://youtu.be/66Sx-PpPZ-U

FAINTEST IDEA reveal third album details, 'Increasing The Minimum Rage' out 1st April 2016 via TNSrecords

Wanna hear some pissed off angst fuelled ska-street-punk rock? Suit yourselves...

Kicking around the streets of sea port market town Kings Lynn in one form or another since 2008, the rudeboy street punks of Faintest Idea are pleased to announced they will release their third album ‘Increasing The Minimum Rage’ via Manchester-based punk and ska label TNSrecords on 1st April 2016.

“The new record sounds heavier both musically and lyrically than our previous releases” comment the band “With free market capitalism still rampant things don’t look too great for the younger generation. The album is a reflection of the time we find ourselves in, it is the sound of people trying to keep hope in a seemingly bleak future.”

The new album was recorded with Hieronymous Melchers (the man behind the control desk on releases from legendary names from the ska punk scene including Capdown, Citizen Fish, King Prawn and Snuff) and mastered by Massimiliano Giorgini (Anti Flag, Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Common Rider), the 11 track album also features guest performances from Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers) and Sean Howe (Random Hand).