on vacation

Since I started doing this blog never took a whole month vacation and thats the case now!

Will be BACK 25th of August, meanwhile visit

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PROCLAMATION - Taken By Force

Location: Boston, USA

Release: Brigde 9 Records, 1999 (out of print)

Taken by Force figures on my top 10 albums of that period! It was also my first B9 record, sixteen songs around 19 minutes, including 2 covers by INFEST and SIEGE!! So you know you're up to, fast and mean HARDcore.

Don't know much about their background but B9 gave the weirdest release note back then, mentioning they were hated and controversial (!) The lyrics are indeed very direct and holds no remorse, packed with sxe pride.

Another interesting aspect here is the artwork's theme chosen: Ash from the Evil Dead series, plus a excerpt from 1990's Total Recall at the end of the CD completes the cool ill concept of the album.

Before this record they put an EP in 1998 also through B9 and some scattered demo songs that can be found in their discography CD "Let The Truth Be Told". But frankly? Taken by Force is their BEST!

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(Let The Turth Be Told - Director's Cut Discography)

"2014 marks the 15th anniversary of Proclamation's Bridge 9 CD, Taken By Force. Drummer Nate Gendron & I decided to make the band's discography available for free download to celebrate the anniversary.

Originally released on CD by Life Sentence Records and then digitally by Hold True, Let The Truth Be Told contained the band's complete output in remixed (B9 releases) & remastered form.

However, we were legally hamstrung on including certain content. The version for free download is the "Director's Cut" of the discography and includes everything as we intended it to be heard. Please feel free to tell anyone who might be interested" - Mark Fields Jan, 2014

CLEARVIEW EUROTOUR '13

THE GAME IS ON!!!

IMPACT|BOOKINGS PROUDLY PRESENTS:

CLEARVIEW EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR 2013
24.07 Leonberg GERMANY
25.07 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
26.07 Kozmin Wlkp POLAND
27.07 Torun POLAND
28.07 Fluff Fest CZECH REPUBLIC
29.07 Dresden GERMANY
30.07 Frankfurt GERMANY
31.07 Padova ITALY
01.08 Torino ITALY
02.08 Barcelona SPAIN
05.08 Toulouse FRANCE
06.08 Bordeaux FRANCE
07.08 Nantes FRANCE
08.08 Herleen THE NETHERLANDS
09.08 Ludenscheid GERMANY
11.08 Ieper Fest BELGIUM
14.08 Rostock GERMANY
16.08 Days of Fury Fest DENMARK
17.08 Gavle SWEDEN
18.08 Goteborg SWEDEN
20.08 Berlin GERMANY
21.08 Chemnitz GERMANY

FACEBOOK EVENT: www.facebook.com/events/342127832584402/
BANDCAMP: www.clearviewnp.bandcamp.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/clearviewhc
VÍDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe8sq9JjzZk
CONTACT: impactbookings@gmail.com

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I will join Clearview in this tour and share some photos in facebook's page, the blogspot will remain without updates during this period.

BROKEN TEETH - Collections

Location: Manchester, UK

Release: Neutral Words Records, 2013

Just got my copy of BROKEN TEETH's collections on tape nicely packed by this new UK label, Neutral Words. The tape gathers their S/T 7", the Seeker EP and the "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" 7", 10 tracks total.

The improvement here is very noticeable, record by record, in which their latest 2012 album "Ain't No Rest..." stands out the most. SOLID!

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DEMONWOMB - CURSED EP

Location: Vienna, Austria

Release: PowerTrip Records, 2012

Just realised  how awesome this record is and how it's rarely talked about. I was listening to it in the streets the other day and caught myself doing some non-sense air guitar.

Cursed is filled with monstrous fast skilled riffage, taking cues from masters like Slayer and Pantera! Definitely anyone can sense some Slayer's golden era feel throughout the EP.

In these past few years the metallic hardcore genre has evolved so much across the globe, something apart from that boring 90's and early 00's metalcore, now incoporating thrash and crossover elements. Demonwomb is most certainly in the front of this new wave of bands.

PURCHASE [2nd press]

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(official download + 1 bonus re-recorded song from Demo)

ps.: you may check an old post about another metallic band hosted by PowerTrip Records named WORLD GONE MAD! Great label.

DOWNSIDE / LEGIONS - Split 7"

Location: Newcastle/Sydney, Australia

Release: Death's Grip, 2013 (pre-order)

They promised new material and here they are, split 7 inch with aussie mates DOWNSIDE, which contributes with 2 new songs (follow up to their 2012 Demo). Both bands play dark, metallic hardcore, top notch!

Before the release of their first LP, LEGIONS drops a lengthy 6 minutes song à la Iron Maiden, marked by a superb production. Soothing evil intro and a neck-breaking breakdown!

Fuck all your tortured souls and your hollow hopes
No control as the terror grows
Your restless eyes don’t tell no lies
Haunt the sky, blinding sight

The guilt floods back at the worst of times
Buried by the shame I didn’t let you die

DOWNLOAD new link! [320kbps]

MOOD SWING - Endless Cycle Demo

Location: Sydney, Australia

Release: Death's Grip, 2013

Brand new band from Australia! Members come from other cool Sydney bands: Phantoms, Distance and Legions whose bass player assumes vocal duties on MOOD SWING.

With such a know-how their Demo came out none other than great! 7 tracks 2-steps style, influenced by the lockin' out sound. If everything goes well, more music is on the way!

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, here in Brazil, its our turn to show discontent to our representatives, our bloodsucking politicians. No more corruption, no more police violence. Fuck FIFA World Cup.

Can’t just sit back, its time to REACT! 

HARDCORE NEWS 11 "Bring it Down Under"

Lately lots of bands from the first wave of hardcore punk are coming back, doing reunion shows, recording new stuff and shit. It seems Ricktalife got caught up in this scenario and decided to bring back his old side project COMIN' CORRECT, resurfaced after 8 years! 

For those who are clueless, this was intented to be more of an old school version than 25 ta Life with less chug chug mosh parts, even though some songs are hard to differ. New full-length is out NOW, guest appearance by Mr. Roger Miret.

I've been listening to a lot of aussie bands lately and LEGIONS gotta be one of my fav current bands right now from the down under land. Their latest album "The Gravestone Path" matches up to Guilty's S/T 7" or maybe even Iron Age's Sleeping Eye, if only it was lengthier (being a 4-song EP) it would be a 10 out of 10! 

New material is done, ready to see the light in 2013 anytime now, but its seems they've added new elements to their music, as we can hear in this new song from their upcoming full-length. Meanwhile, rejoice yourself with the Gravestone Path:

From Sydney comes BONELESS, comprised of ex-members from Bad Blood, but this time around they went for a more straight up hardcore, resembling Nothing Done and SOIA in some parts. I honestly preferred Bad Blood, but you be the judge.

7 inch out by Rest Assured Records!

Continuing the australian saga, Melbourne based WARBRAIN is getting ready to deliver another set of pure gold enraged hardcore, just after doing a great split 7 inch with Minus (also has a new record out!). The hellhound artwork theme is preserved though!




Belgians TOXIC SHOCK are about to lay down their very first full-length through Reflection Records, destined to be one of those instant classics in the crossover thrash genre.

All ingredients are here, headbangin' riffs, 11 fingered solos technique, insane vocals, growls and shouts. Daily Demons is expected to be out this month! Here's a preview:

Scottish WAR CHARGE were featured in this blog's Hardcore News 5 (2012), from an awesome Demo to a killer debut EP on Purgatory Records, pre-orders available.
This guys are not fooling around!




Carry The Weight Records next offering is a split between 2 UK bands:

BREAKING POINT is not new to this blog, so far all their albums were well produced with songs thats inflicts involuntary mosh moviments to any listener. On the other side, FINAL RAGE appears with an overdue new material since their 2011's Tombstone EP, fierce as fuck!



Also, eyes (and ears) peeled for new stuff coming out soon from Afflictive Nature, Forsaken, Enough, Irond Mind and No Warning!!

RIPTIDE - Mind Beach

Location: Wilmington, US

Release: DIY, 2013

Artwork: Ben Kocinski

Too much going on between May and June, great time for hardcore punk indeed!

North Carolina's RIPTIDE is back with another blast. They maintained that LOC feel from the Demo (finally available in tape) in their new effort, Mind Beach EP.

This may be the type of hardcore I like the most, chill and fast (!). Just the perfect soundtrack for that sidewalk surfin' or slammin around. A 9 out of 10 fo sho!

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CONTAINS: EP + RAD SUMMER COMP. TRACK

ED - Future Primitive

Location: Bologna, Italia

Release: FOAD Records, 2012
Artwork: Spoiler

Its been 4 years since ED's last record. Guess what? Last year (aka 2012) they dropped a new LP paying homage to the Powell Peralta's movie Future Primitive, aw yeah! 

8 tracks fueled with fast rock'n'roll AND skateboarding themed lyrics, how that sounds for you? I was not aware of this new album, but now they have a facebook page giving away links to download all ED's records for free, including this one!!

F.O.A.D. Records did the CD version that also contains all their previous releases (only availabe on vinyl until now) limited to 1.000 copies. The LP version with Spoiler artwork is being handled by the dudes themselves and its limited to 100 copies. 

Future Primitive (2012): www.mediafire.com/?e9qxevxmef88n5q

Senza Ragione ep (2009): www.mediafire.com/?f4c85fn6e0qhw0h

Nailed to the board (2007): www.mediafire.com/?84hcnamgaodwzd3

split Sumo/ED 7'' (2005): www.mediafire.com/?ijxla1qa7v4ze3f

That Nailed to the Board LP was on my top shelf all year long back then, killer record and artwork. And now for some extra good entertaiment, a videoclip!