STILL X STRONG EURO TOUR '12

Artwork: Ribas @ Corpo Fechado Tattoo

Begins tomorrow the Still x Strong european tour!!
It's great to see another local band going abroad and spread their work that began 2007 and has evolved so much since than.

A new brutal EP was accomplished specially for this occasion named GIRL, check em out:

This weekend the IEPERFEST takes place in Belgium, a 3-day festival like no other, they will be there, what about you?

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REMAIN - As Sharp As Knives

Location: Nederlands

Release: Not Just Words, 2005 (out of print)

Another Not Just Words Records release (#13), lost in time.. a co-release with Light The Fuse Records.

Featuring ex-members of The Dead Scenestars and Spirit 84. REMAIN delivers a solid, honest, pissed off and anger fueled hardcore. Expect no hypes, expect no fake poses on this debut 8 song 7".

Strongly recommended for fans of Floorpunch, Judge and A Chorus of Disapproval.

While you are here don't forget to check their full-length "Out Of Anger". 

DOWNLOAD (new link!)

RALPH MACCHIO / VENDETTA EURO TOUR

Two local bands are touring europe for the next 30 days, so if you have the chance go check 'em out!!







HARDCORE WORLDWIDE, ONE SCENE UNITY

DIEHARD YOUTH - 4 Years The Hard Way

Location: Tehachapi, California
Release:  Specimen 32, 2004 (out of print)

You can't talk about IN CONTROL without mentioning DIEHARD YOUTH... actually you can. The fact is that they were tourmates, made guest appearances in each others songs, they were around the same period (1999-2004) and so on.. I believe Tehachapi is near Oxnard.

Other similarity is their music composition and writing, fast posi-core with some melodic thrown in here and there. Fun Fact: Andy Diehard had an obsession with a '99 motion picture called Boondock Saints, a movie about a righteous bodyhunter duo, which were used as skits on their records.

In Four Years The Hard Way you can check all their out of print vinyl releases, demo versions of some songs that were re-recorded in their last and best album "Without The Kids We Would Be Dead", songs from compilations, splits, a slew of covers (Cro-Mags, Gorilla Biscuits, 7 Seconds, INFEST, Minor Threat and... YOUNG MC) and a few Boondock citations, total of 35 songs:

1-4 [split 7" with Line of Scrimage]
5-11 [self titled 7"]
12-14 [split 7" with Flames Still Burns]
15-18 [split 7" with UpSide Down]
19  [Anger Management 7" comp]
20 [Prevent This Tragedy 7" comp]
21-35 [Demos and COVERS - Andy's selection]

DIEHARD YOUTH WAS:
Andy Diehard - vocals
Dave-hard - guitar
Rick or Without You - guitar
JJ - drums
Mike Warrior - bass

After 2004, Andy began a new hardcore project called With or Without You, which is also done. He also used to run a brand called BUST! Streetwear, supported by several cali bands.

PURCHASE (last copies!)

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--------POSITIVE BUT PISSED--------

IN CONTROL - Another Year

Listen: www.myspace.com/inxcontrol

Location: Oxnard, California

Release: Indecision Records, 2001

The first LP from one of my all time favourite IN CONTROL, the ones responsible for the Nardcore revival in the 2000's.

They played with infectious energy and aggressiveness yet with the awareness and consciousness that hardcore punk is established upon. Another Year is a 15 tracks album that ranges from melodic to full-on NYHC style breakdowns and mosh anthems that will leave you asking for more!


They disbanded in 2004 and members went to form Annihilation Time and RETALIATE.

PURCHASE

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Cold World 80's Baybeez Remix

Graffiti by 7seconds

One day I saw in a Cold World's wikipage their discography and it was stated there an album called 80's Baybeez Remix which I never heard about.

After months pursuing it I came across Nick Woj's (drummer/DJ) blog where he posted his many mixtapes and still do in a new tumblr account HERE.

This mixtape in particular was uploaded around 2008 and got notoriety by the it's name, it consists of several skanky old school hip hop songs mixed into one single track following this order:

1. the singing mc breeze-discombobulator-bubulator
2. shakespeare and the last empire-my old jams still slam
3. jvc force-strong island
4. tuff crew-smooth momentum
5. mc lyte-survival of the fittest
6. spyder d-the ny butt
7. mc ez & troup-get retarded
8. the fearless four-dedication
9. cool c-juice crew dis
10. supreme force-you gotta come out hard
11. m.c. boob-do the fila
12. spike vst-gucci down
13. suprelover cee cassanova rudd-girls i got em locked
14. the uptown crew-uptown's kickin it
15. steady b-stupid fresh
16. the ghettovetts-battle call
17. three times dope-greatest man alive
18. alliance-bustin loose
19. cash money & marvellous-ugly people be quiet
20. masters of ceremony-dynamite
21. don baron-action
22. ice cream tee-can't hold back
23. awesome dre and the hardcore committee-executioner style
24. kings of pressure-nosy bodies
25. mark the 45 king ft. big daddy kane-the 900 number
26. tuff crew-my part of town remix

Pop this thang on your car and roll out with your homies yo!

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THIS ONE GOES OUT TO PAULO GONZ & ROBO BENKÖ - shake dat azz brotherz

UPPERCUT - Tables Turned

Listen: www.myspace.com/uppercuthardcore

Location: Nederland

Release: I Scream Records, 2006 (out of print)

Last album by the dutch Uppercut, 13 tracks of angry old school hardcore packed with breakdowns. All the energy from their previous album "A Luta Continua" plus a better production can be heard on this record.

They were making a similar sound to what other european old school bands were doing at that time, bands like No Turning Back, Nothing Done, Death or Glory and Abusive Action. No further info can be found about them, even their I Scream page has jack squat.

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TOUGH LUCK - United Blood 2012 Demo

Location: Richmond, Virgina

Release: DIY, 2012 (sold out)

Virgina Beach, Richmond thats the place to be! Another great band comes outta there.

Touhg Luck participated in this year's Unite Blood Fest and recorded 2 new tracks on tape, listen 'em up:

DOWNLOAD 2012 DEMO

Last year they released thru Last Anthem Records their debut EP called Fifth Column, 7 songs of pissed off late 90's style hardcore. Recorded with Mike Reeves (Swamp Thing, Bracewar, Fire & Ice, etc.) with guest vocals from David Wood, Andrew Carr, and friends. 

PURCHASE

DOWNLOAD FIFTH COLUMN [2011]

RUDE AWAKENING - The Awakening

Location: Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts

Release: Arrest Records / Triple B Records, 2012
Artwork: Raf The Might

RA's 2011 demo was a total blast to my ears and now their debut is just out on CD at Arrest and on 7" (3 colours available) at Triple B.

This EP has 5 new heavy hardcore tracks and two rerecorded classics from the demo, 7 total. Featuring guest appearances by Chris Linkovich from Cruel Hand and Sweet Pete from In My Eyes. Artwork by Rafael Wechterowicz, pre production with Ryan Stack and recording,mixing, and mastering from Dean Baltulonis.

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If you missed, download their official 2011 demo HERE.

OUT CROWD - Our Struggle

Quick post about the hottest (after Boston Strangler maybe?) north-american new sensation: Out Crowd is on the loose!

Stomp Records from Spain has just put out their so-far-discography on a 7", that means it contains their Demo and their side on the split with Written-Off! Pressing info: 400 on black, 100 on red. To order drop a line to antixtodo@gmail.com

..also very soon on REAPER