DRUG CONTROL - Clear Sight EP

Location: San Diego, US

Release: New Age / Straight & Alert, 2018
Artwork: Denis Halilovic

Farewell release from french label Straight & Alert, out with a boom!!

DRUG CONTROL comes in a sequence of crucial records. The new EP, their fourth instalment, was very anticipated and it does justice! 5 tracks clocking around the 1 minute mark, urgent youth crew with mad fast breakdowns, a blast from start to finish! 



PRE-ORDER 7" soon!

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Be sure to check the remaining dates on their Eurotour w/ Dedicate and slam dance at will. 

All the best to Alexis S&A in his new journey! Your work will be missed.

CUTTING THROUGH - Empathy EP

Location: Portland, US

Release: New Age Records, 2018

CUTTING THROUGH belongs to a fine collective of individuals involved in punk music for almost 2 decades, the Northwest Hardcore crew.

Be it '88 or '08, for them the Youth Crew is still alive and they just won't quit. Empathy is probably their best material, passionate and to the point. Slightly better than last year's LP but as dope as their demo. 




For those living under a rock, New Age is back on the game full force, next month they will throw one hell of a party!! 😱

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COUPE GORGE - Troubles

Location: Brest, France 

Release: Offside Records, 2018

Coupe du monde? Not quite. COUPE GORGE is here with a follow-up to their 2016 split w/ The Hammer (a showcase of Negative Approach worsphip).

Troubles is a great Hardcore Oi! 12", 8 tracks catchy af! From fast to mid paces, its all here. Another great add to the growing french scene, alongside the more known Rixe and Syndrome 81.


  
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[+ split]

DENIM & LEATHER - Sacred Autism

Location: Manchester, UK

Release: Drunken Sailor, 2018

The album of the year to many europeans, definitely one of the most fun! In their third release DENIM & LEATHER offers an inventive, catchy, abrasive and a more broadening record than its previous effort back in 2016, released by Milk Run Records. Mostly beacuse now its a LP insted of an EP, more room for creativity.

Their sound has guitar distortions and fuzzed riffs similar to Black Flag/Pissed Jeans plus the speed and aggressiveness of Poison Idea, all sprayed with a UKHC scent.

First pressing comes in a small batch of 300 LPs, don't sleep!

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MIL-SPEC - Changes

Location: Toronto, Canada

Release: Lockin' Out, 2018

With releases on Moshers Delight, Advanced Perspective (both sold out) and now Lockin Out, canadians in MIL-SPEC has brought the spotlight to their heads.

Changes EP shows their best material and reveals the direction they are heading to, together with FURY they try to offer something different inside the hardcore punk realm without losing its core.

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[EP + Demos]

RAW BRIGADE - Kicking Your Face

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Release: DIY, 2018

First Colombian act to be featured here!! RAW BRIGADE just released their debut EP: 6 tracks in 7 minutes of raging youth crew, bringing to the table a mix of the past and contemporary old school hardcore.

Since last year's record, a split with another colombian act REVIVAL, they've tightened their sound quite substantially which got the attention of the folks at THIS IS HARDCORE fest. Yeah! Another south american representative since Clearview.

For download, we have here a 2-song promo taken from the EP, a kick in ya face!

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PEACE TEST - 3 Song Promo

Location: New Bedford, US

Release: DIY, 2018

Hot from the oven! PEACE TEST is back and they mean business, nearly 2 months after the demo they already present a promo with 4 minutes of pure straight forward and rabid music.

Either a label got interested or not, I feel more music is on its way. 

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