all things old school: August 2018

Thursday, August 30, 2018

GROOVE MASTERS - Vol.1


Representatives from all over the globe are bringin' funky fresh metallic music to the masses, from past pioneers in LEEWAY and 24-7 SPYZ to present days, where we can witness the rise of some (Higher Power / Turnstile's Real Thing video clip is dopey) and the fall of others (Fire & Ice), this style of hardcore is secured for another decade with a new wave of groovey bands!



JUST ICE (Canada)
The canadian JUST ICE (not the rap group) started out with a full-blown self-released EP in 2017 (pictured above). Sometimes flirting with beatdown elements they sure deliver a good amount of mosh-inducing moments, loaded with fat ass basslines! Props to the cosmic funky artwork.
JUST ICE's 5-song self-titled EP is up for download here (link at the bottom), their brand new 2-song Promo tape is being handled by LSC Records.  




NO BRAINER (Australia)
Another damn cool group from Perth, NO BRAINER brings a tight mix of Lion Crew, Turnstile and The Others, LOC Sound meets Planet Perth! A lovely surprise from Australia which is currently dominated by grinding death/noise core.


For download we have this new 3-song EP out on Best Wishes Records, their demo (out last year) can be found on Bad Noose.




SHELF LIFE (Italy)
New Venetian sensation, SHELF LIFE yo! Judging by the cover art one of their influences speaks out plus a dope intro makes everything fall into place apparently, but it doesn't end there, they draw their main influence from 90's metallic and heavy Biohazard sound which makes everything more interesting!

Their 7-song EP was released earlier this year by Youth Of Today Collective, check the page for more info on italian scenery and, eventually, physical copies of this record.




FOOTSTEP (Russia)
Although it's not new, Russia's answer to this style is the killer FOOTSTEP and their Boomerang EP from 2016. All sang in russian, they manage to keep on a high level of enjoyment from start to finish, a 2-steps delight! The planet deserves a new record in the near future!

This band came across my way through Arty from Straigth On View 2.0




SOLAR MESSIAH (Ireland)
The Irish hidden gem!! I found about SOLAR MESSIAH through another irish act, Hollow Truth which they shared members with, now that the latter called it quits maybe it leaves room for a new recording with Solar. Their latest EP Lucid Dreamz is from 2016, out on tape by Never Meant Records.

The melodic elements they added to their groove sound gave them a distinct-diverse musicality, truly a nice surprise.




SLOPE (Germany)
SLOPE was featured here in the blog years ago and proved that sometimes promising bands does break through, in 2017 they released the dope af Losin' Grip EP on BDHW, the record is massive.

In support for the album they did a small run of fun artsy video clips. Turn it up and move those feet!! 




DOWNLOAD - Volume 1
[Just Ice / No Brainer / Shelf Life / Solar Messiah / Footstep / Slope]

Check back regularly for a possible vol.2, bands like Violent Stomp are up to somethin'!


Bonus: KINGPIN (Ukraine)
This band is so freakin' awesome that I had to add them here with a special "so-far-discography"! KINGPIN has been quiet lately, their last record is a single from 2016, anyway they put out a far out collection of songs in 4 years as a band: 3 EPs, 1 Demo and 1 single in total. That Cold Front cover is ace!!

 DOWNLOAD - Kingpin Discography




Many other funk metal-oriented hardcore acts were already featured here throughout the years such as the excellent POWER WRENCH (USA), WILDFLOWER (Belgium) and SLOW BURN (USA), look it up.

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

TRUE FORCE - No Way Out

Location: São Paulo, Brasil
Release: Thinking Straight Records, 2018

Great great surprise from my hometown, TRUE FORCE presents 2 new powerful tracks! Metallic hardcore with the right (best) influences, from the 80's masters in Cro-Mags to late 00's metallic champs in Bitter End, Violation and Rhythm To Madness to name a few.

This EP is short but shows the band's finest moment, flawless production.

Friday, August 17, 2018

ZERO - Nobody Owes Me Anything / Can You Help Me?

Location: Ontario, Canada
Release: DIY, 2018

Canada's best kept secret, ZERO! Bo (Climinbin' Aboard) and the guys just put out a new single together with WINDOC, a slowed tempo metal core project also from Ontario.

Back to ZERO, last year they self-released a 2-song tape, a very solid record! But this new single shows them progressing to a more intense sound, works perfectly! Maybe in 2020 a LP comes out, until then here's their discography:

2014 - Demo Tape (Powered Records)
2015 - Promo Tape (United Voices Records)
2016 - Say No More 7" (Powered / Insight Records)
2017 - Can You Help Me? Tape
2018 - Nobody Owes Me Anything Single 



DOWNLOAD
[Discography 2014-2018]


Sunday, August 12, 2018

KRUST - Sex Tape

Location: Jersey Shore
Release: Edgewood Records, 2018

Shore dudes are back with 2 new rompers! Also don't forget to check their other (main) project new album as Blind Justice, if you haven't.





Thursday, August 9, 2018

BLINDSIDE USA - Fountain City Sessions

Location: Kansas City, US
Release: Killing A Sound Records, 2017

Doing some recap on 2017 releases found a few I was unaware, this is the case for the final release from BLINDSIDE USA, a 4-song EP recorded live, perfect display of rawness and raging hardcore!

Fountain City Sessions came out in very limited quantities and can be a pain to find as the label behind it went offline.



They've always joked about the band's name as there many out there, in special the Belgium one. They've pulled out one last prank about it in their final show flyer.




In 4 years as a group they put out the following records:
2014 - Demo (Straight & Alert Records)
2015 - Promo
2015 - Wave Of Regret EP (Straight & Alert Records)
2016 - Summer '16
2017 - Fountain City Sessions (Killing A Sound Records)

DOWNLOAD [Discography]

You can now find members of Blindside USA playin in DEVIL'S DEN

Monday, August 6, 2018

FIXATION - Marked EP

Location: Philadelphia, US
Release: War Records, 2018
Artwork: Linas Garsys

Another gem from War Records, this time they present FIXATION and their sheer fast hardcore, a rad new group that started in 2017.

At the beginning of this year they've put out a 4-song Promo for a 8-song EP scheduled to go out at the end of this week! FFO: Sorry Excuse, No Tolerance, Infest. 

PRE-ORDER 7"
DOWNLOAD PROMO
[+ Demo]



Visit the label's bandcamp after August 10th to stream the whole EP, from what I heard it sounds damn impressive! 

Friday, August 3, 2018

DIZTORT - Demo

Location: Huntington Park, US
Release: Advanced Perspective, 2017

Steamroller hardcore, it's DIZTORT! The demo everyone's talking about with no presence whatsover of the band on social medias (like Mil-Spec etc). Let the music do the talking, I won't even ramble about how badass the bass sounds and how aggro the vocals are, just useless at this point.

Demo is sold out, new EP to drop anytime now.



DOWNLOAD
[includes new single "Survival"]

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

WASTE - Promo 2018

Location: Göteborg, Sverige
Release: Moral Panic Records, 2018

Ferocious swede hardcore! This 2-song promo shows WASTE stepping up their game, yet Andrea keeps delivering one hell of a singing, just brutal.

Last year they presented their debut EP on Refuse Records, full-speed no holds barred sxe punks! The promo comes in tape format which can be found in their current european tour




PURCHASE EP "Executioner"
DOWNLOAD
[Promo + EP]