DETROIT DIAMONDS - Demo

Had enough of Detroit?

From the same dudes who gave you Hawk I, Build & Destroy, Detroit Birds and Rzl Dzl, here's DETROIT DIAMONDS:

Bass: Carlos Ruiz
Drums: Derrick Daniel
Vocals: Ryan Mills
Guitar: Rob Mansel
Guitar: Ian Courtney

Recorded By Rob Mansel & Aaron Lichko
Backups: Detroit Birds Choir 

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2 Years Retrospective Compilation

Time flies, 720 days has passed since I starded doing this, in celebration heres a 16-song-compilation collab with my buddy Arty from Straight On View blog.

The idea was simple, gathered 8 tracks each from bands we posted previously. For that, we chose somewhat underrated bands that are actually amazing!

If you liked any of these songs and want to know more about the band, just lookout for them on our blogs and show your support.  

Tracklist

SIDE ALL THINGS OLD SCHOOL:

1. FRESH TRASH (Spain) - Fresh Cash
2. EARTHQUAKE (USA) - Assumptions/Think Again

3. WORLD EATER (Germany) - Desperate
4. LIFERIDE (Switzerland) - Abadoned Future
5. LIE AND WAIT (USA) - Awakening 

6. RADICAL ATTACK (Canada) - Dead Reality
7. PUSHING ON (USA) - What's Right?

8. ABILITY (USA) - Buried

SIDE STRAIGHT ON VIEW:

9. SIKE (Ukraine) - Voice On The Wall / Graffiti

10. GUILTY (Sweden) - Forced

11. THE PACK (Russia) - In Wolf Skin

12. WORD ON THE STREET (Canada) - H.R.M. Mayhem

13. STICK TOGETHER (USA) - View Of One

14. KNOCKDOWN (USA) - Take Control

15. SURVIVAL (UK) - The Razor's Edge

16. SOUL SEARCH (USA) - Burning


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GOOD FELLAZ - 4 Jamz From Western Africa

Location: Islas Canarias, España

Release: SuperSoldiers Tapes, 2011 (sold out)

The blog has made 2 years of existence and 200 posts so far but things are a bit slow actually, not much time left after i began to study again at night (2nd major in accounting)..


Nervertheless heres some cool shit to check out! GOOD FELLAZ are back with a 4-song demo of their upcoming full-lentgh (to be released in 2012?), as fun and delightful as usual. WORD!

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POWER TRIP - Lockin' Out 7''

Location: Dallas

Release: Lockin' Out, 2012 (pre-order)

Lockin' Out Records is very often mentioned here and it's always a pleasure to hear some news from them. As for this time they announced a new 7 inch.

Power Trip takes a step further on the metal realm, similar to what Violation and Iron Age did. I really enjoyed this, but it would be much better if it was a LP! Extra props to the Prong cover!!

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Link provided by the band, please visit POWER TRIP's website for some nifty info/updates! 

TURN THE SCREW - S/T

Location: St. Niklaas, België

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

In the mid-2000's Belgium was at their peak when it comes to old school hardcore, with bands like Justice, True Colors and Rise and Fall touring up and down, it quickly became a reference worldwide.

Turn The Screw was part of that bloom, 4 teenagers bringin' it down lockin' out style. They started in 2003, released a demo in 2004, the self titled EP in 2005 and broke up in 2006.

For fans of Mental, Stop & Think and DYS.

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REINFORCE - Happy Teenagers Do Not Paint Their Rooms Black!

Location: North Carolina

Release: Mendit Records, 2001 (out of print)

Its been a while I wanted to upload this, so to begin this year's posts I chose a posi band, Reinforce.


Heavily inspired by 7 Seconds, they released one demo (back in '96 I believe), 2 EP's and the "Happy Teenagers..." full-lenght in 2001. Even though the LP is more poppy than the previous ones, it remains as my favourite. 15 tracks of catchy hardcore punk produced by Mr. Roger Miret out on Mendit Records that has closed long ago.


On that same very year some of these guys began a new project, The First Step.


REINFORCE WAS:
GUITAR - THE HARD EDGE
VOICE - J-FORCE
BASS - CHUNKS MCNABB
DRUMS - THE WIZARD 


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ALL THINGS OLD SCHOOL 2011 SAMPLER

The 2011 sampler is here, it was supposed to be an all-brazillian-compilation but didn't get much support from bands so, what the heck, I did it anyway and filled with some 2011 highlights and other hard-to-find songs. Happy Holidays!

1. BEASTIE BOYS - The Bridge [from Beastie Show Breaks]
2. WINGS, BEER & SPORTS - Babysitter's Club [from More Coke!] *unreleased* 
3. DEAL WITH IT - My Body is a Cage [from Single] *rare*
4. RETALIATE - The Dance [from Thorns Without a Rose]
5. ONE TRUE REASON - Maddog [from Kings Can Fall]
6. CREEP DIVISION - Circle of Trust [from I WANT OUT split]
7. VICTIM - In the Streets [from Electrocutioner]
8. FINAL ROUND - It's Time To Do [from My Conviction Single]
9. THE DITCH - Next Song [from S/T 7"]
10. EASY WAY OUT - Headcase [from Comin' For You]
11. INTERLUDE by Frenzal Rhomb
12. NEWGATE POTENTIAL - See Us Got Potential [from Polonaise Of Death]
13. GUILTY FACES - Sick with Hate [from Domestic Bliss]
14. LO-FI - I Got a Girl [from Cream Cheese]
15. LEPTOSPIROSE - o instrumental desse som vai pro i shot cyrus e a letra que se foda.pra quem é...nem vale a pena tocar nesse assunto [from Aqua Mad Max]
16. OMEGAS - Sex Hero [from Blasts of Lunacy]
17. PROCLAMATION - Side by Side [from Let The Truth Be Told] *rare*
18. CLEARVIEW - Passionate Crime [from Pure Mayhem]
19. WARDOGS - The Wrong Way [from Demo]
20. BLEACH BOYS - Party Sharkz [from Family-Man or Astroman] *unreleased*

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- Dedicado aos meu amigos(as) -

SUPPORT UNDERGROUND CULTURE 2

Retrospectiva 2011, discos adquiridos durante o ano que foram sucessos na vitrola lá de casa, afinal nem só de mp3 se faz um movimento, mas ajuda, encurta distâncias e divulga mensagens.

I'd like to give big thanks to Robert Commitment and Mr. Dobek Ohashi (nippon ruler!) for making this a stronger and trustful community. Also to everyone who downloaded or shared something from this blog, my sincere thanks, obrigado, arigato, danke, gracias, spasibo, hvala, merci,..

1. WARDOGS "Outcast Behaviour" Carry The Weight Records

2. STOP & THINK "Both Demos" Lockin' Out

3. CHAMPION "Promises Kept" Bridge 9

4. ENOUGH "Something We Can Build" Iron Mind Crew

5. FREE SPIRIT "Free Yourself" Triple B

6. V/A "To Us It Was So Much More" 1124 Records

7. VIOLATION "Devoured" 1917 Records

8. CEREMONY "6 Cover Songs" Bridge 9

9. ONE LIFE CREW "It Is What It Is" Double Or Nothing

10. SEASICK "Two Years Of Hub City Hardcore" Damage Done Records

11. GOLDEN DISTRICT "Heavier Than King Kong's Nutz" High Hopes Distro

12. VIOLATOR / BANDANOS "Split" Cospe Fogo

13. THE DEGENERICS "Generic Record Collection" Soul Rebel

14. BLKOUT "No Justice No Peace" Resist Records

15. LASTING VALUES "Keep The Distance" Can I Say?

16. COMMON CAUSE "Statement of Purpose" Powered Records

17. NIGHT BIRDS "Fresh Kills Vol.1" Grave Mistake

18. NIGHT BIRDS "The Other Side Of Darkness" Grave Mistake 

19. CLEARVIEW "Pure Mayhem" Caustic Recordings

20. VICTIM "Electrocutioner" Collapse Records 

21. NAYSAYER "No Remorse / Down But Not Out" Reaper Records

22. CRITICAL POINT "Trial & Error" Commitment Records

23. BIRDS OF A FEATHER "Chapter 5" Commitment Records

24. HAVE HEART "Live At Sound & Fury 2007" Bridge 9

25. GOLDEN X "S/T" Positive and Focused

26. X-MEN "We Won't Take Part" Commitment Records

27. TURNSTILE "Pressure To Succeed" Reaper Records

28. WICCANS "Skullduggery" Katorga Works

29. TAKE OFFENSE "Tables Will Turn" Reaper Records

30. BLACKLISTED "We're Unstoppable" Deathwish Inc.

31. PRODUCT OF WASTE "You Wont Take Me Alive" Frequency Deleted Recs

32. TRAPPED UNDER ICE "Big Kiss Goodnight" Reaper Records

33. INNER REASON "Something To Prove" Youth Crew Records

34. GRAVE MAKER "Bury Me At Sea" Damage Done Records

35. SSS "Problems To The Answer" Earache

36. RZL DZL "Both" Lockin' Out

37. CARRY ON "Life Less PLagued" Bridge 9

38. BEASTIE BOYS "Hot Sauce Committee Part Two" Capitol

40. BACKTRACK "Darker Half" Reaper Records

41. AMERICAN NIGHTMARE "Year One" Bridge 9

42. DOWN TO NOTHING "All My Sons" Dead Soul Records

43. WORLD EATER "S/T" Save My Soul Records

44. ANTIDOTE "Thou Shalt Not Kill" Bridge 9

45. BURN "S/T" Revelation

46. IRON MIND "Hell Split Wide Open" Dead Soul Records

I waited 3 months for this to arrive, totally worth it - IRON MIND's full length. Art done by the singer himself, more at www.samoctigan.com

HARDCORE NEWS 4 "Fast Times"

Another year has come to an end as fast as ever and hardcore punk has shown no signs of slowing down, as my friend Jerry said hardcore is rock'n'roll only hope.

Without further ado I'll list some really cool upcoming and newly released albums. First I want to take my hats off to my friends at Final Round, after the X-Punch project, the Final Round demo, now their debut EP will be out soon in 2012. We share very similar tastes when it comes to crucial hardcore and it clearly appears in these recordings, Im talking about Warzone, Straight Ahead and Righteous Jams. Listen 'em Up!!

Also from Brazil, two very anticipated records are just out from local heavyweights: CLEARVIEW "Pure Mayhem" and QUESTIONS "Life Is a Fight" worth every minute, I'm talking about gold here, breakdowns that will tear your arms off.

Good news coming from Sweden, expect a warmer winter with almighty GUILTY new EP and the debut EP from CHAIN REACTION. Man! These swedish know how to rock, hard.




In France, representing the youth crew comes NO SOLUTION! with their sick demo, hope to hear more from them next year!



Two most anticipated french releases due 2012 from xDIGx and Dan Forth:





In Uncle Sam's homeland expect some serious shit coming from labels such as Back To Back, Triple-B, 6131, Iron Mind Crew... and YoungBlood that just put out 4 records! Gotta check 'em all out!!!

BANG BROS - The Bang Bros Do America

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Release: Lost Time Records, 2011 (sold out!)

This is a special US tape version that contains their 2010 Demo, their side w/ Wardogs split and one brand new track, 5 on total, sold out on pre-order!!!

Dublin old school on full effect. Don't waste any more time, start slammin' to the original bang bros sound.

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SHOUT OUTS TO MR. BENKO, take care brother!!