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Showing posts with label Soul Vice. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT - Blackout Demo

Location: Tokyo, 日本
Release: Bowl Head Inc, 2019
Artwork: YOYO Tome

Every other year comes a band from Japan that totally rocks my socks off, straight outta Tokyo surges BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT (not to be confused with the australian one).

Fresh demo with 5 hard tracks to be reckoned with, influences goes from NYHC in Madball and Outburst to more contemporary sounds that I relate to BACK TO BACK RECORDS hosted groups, such as Blind Justice and Violent Situation.


Speaking of that label, another japanese band comes to mind: SOUL VICE, a project from Tome (Bowl Head owner) that was suppose to release a record through Back To Back around 2015, unfortunately that never happened. As I suspected they share members with BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT and with another Nippon band that I dig a lot called Stand United.

On a side note, TRIPLE B RECORDS just signed another Bowl Head band, SAIGAN TERROR, which is more Ratos de Porão type of hardcore.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

STAND UNITED - 此処に立つ理由

Location: Tokyo, 日本
Release: Six Feet Under Records, 2014
Artwork: YOYO Tome

They are BACK! Dave SFU always keep an eye on Japan for the coolest bands. STAND UNITED debut EP will be the label's #097 release, and before that he already put out records by Inside and As We Let Go.

This debut EP 7" entitled "Koko Ni Tatsu Riyū" shows improved production over their Demo (2013) which was already pretty good! The vocals stands out, powerful and sang 100% in japanese. Their local peers consist of one of today's best bands in Japan: Soul Vice, Doggy Hood$, Elephant Stone... For more fine Tokyo Hardcore check out the compilation THIS IS TOKYO!

Last saturday (december 6th) Stand United participated in TRIPLE B's Fest with a great set! Glorious time for Japanese and worldwide hardcore.



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PRE-ORDERS HERE