WORLD EATER - Demo MMX

Listen: www.stereokiller.com/worldeater

Location: Saarland, Deutschland

Release: DIY, 2010

Good demo by these german old schoolers! 9 tracks, 2 covers (SSD and Straight Ahead).
Musically they fall between Nothing Done and Shark Attack.

A new 7" is due by late September'11 on Save My Soul Records, 8 brand new tracks on it. Looks nice! Sounds better! A european tour is scheduled alongside Rotting Out and Downpresser to support the new album. 

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CLOSE CALL - Someone Talked CD

Location: Boston, USA

Release: Stab & Kill / Gloom Records, 2002

Speaking of Gloom Records, CLOSE CALL came to mind. That song 'All Too Safe' featured on the 'Someone Talked' EP is an anthemic hard-as-nail track!!

This CD version released by Stab & Kill Records (later known as Perfect Victim) compiles the following tracks:

1-7 from Someone Talked 7"
8-10 previously unreleased
11 from Destroy All Monster Comp.
12 from All Systems Go! Comp.
13 from Boston Drops The Gloves: a tribute to slapshot
14-20 live on WERS 2001

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DOWN IN FLAMES - Three Seven Inches On One CD

Location: New Jersey, USA

Release: Gloom Records, 2001 (out of print)

18 tracks, 12 minutes! This CD compiles 3 out of 5 DOWN IN FLAMES releases: Start The Fucking Fire 7", Tear It Up Split 7"and Gate Crashers Split 7". The other 2 not listed here are: the first s/t 7" (1999) and the latest s/t 12" (2002) on 625 Thrashcore. Limited to 1.000 copies.


Gloom was a fine label, specialized in fast and thrash core based in Albany, NY. They released stuff by the likes of Toxic Holocaust, Cut The Shit, The Rites, Close Call to name a few. It seems their website just got offline. Good era.

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Down In Flames 1999-2002

COMMITMENT RECORDS '11 Releases

Dutch label - Commitment Records has just announced 3 new releases, one is already out and 2 are on the way.

From Manchester, Currahee take cue from Ten Yard Fight and put together a new 5-songs-EP after 2 years since the Why We Fight 7". Artwork granted by Javier. Check this one song preview:

If you are into youth crew you should know about Critical x Point by now, if not heres another chance -Trial & Error:

Due to september, mexican It's Now debut EP contains 7 songs of fast, political vegan straight edge sang in spanish:

MEDIA BLITZ - A Voice Of Our Own

Location: Orange County

Release: RedShift Records, 2011

They are back with a new EP, 7 songs of fast socal hardcore punk.
Showing some recording improvements and even more thrash elements compared to their first EP 'No Regrets', that was on my stereo for several weeks on 2010.

If you dig Lights Out, Right On and The Germs, be sure to give these guys a listen:



PURCHASE: mediablitz.bigcartel.com 
 

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 photo by MATT CRAIG/DEADMANPHOTOGRAPHY

GUILTY - Demo 7"

Location: Sverige

Release: Green Menace, 2010

Who likes Cro-Mags or Warzone? I do and so the swedish in Guilty. I'm not sure this can be called a demo, it sounds amazing! Not far from other european acts like Deal With It, World Gone Mad, The Ice and Liferide.

7 songs that busted my house down. Hope they go through and write a full-length. They share members with Big Deal and Lions Den.


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The label behind it, the young Green Menace, has been putting out only gems so far, bands coming from Finland, Austria, Sweden and UK. One of them, Values, I already put on my blog earlier, here.

Some of their current available releases are up on bandcamp, check it out:
  

HARDCORE NEWS 2 "The Expansion Pack"

 

Back by demand, another batch of rock'n'roll releases worldwide, switching the axis a bit from the usual US hardcore scene.

This time the trip begin in UK. Wardogs presents 'Outcast Behaviour' out by Carry The Weight, possibly one of the best things from 2011 so far, being a Warzone fan such as myself, couldn't be different! This artwork is from the limited edition (taken from a funny scene in the 'Happy Gilmore' motion picture), photo of the 7" took by Arty. BUST:

Still in UK, two crossover releases: Lifeless's 'Judgment Day' and SSS "Problems To Answers". Lifeless from Middlesbrough brings us their lastest in the old fashion DIY method with 10 songs of furious thrash, heres a sample:

Speaking of furiosity, Shorp Sharp Shock from Liverpool, in their third full-lenght, delivers another mayhem soundtrack.

Their first self titled full-lenght (out on Dead & Gone and Earache) remains one of my fav of all time.

Here's one track sample for the unitiated.

Polish label Refuse Records has a slew amount of releases lately, one of them got my attention (besides Double Vision and Poison Planet) it's Nothing's new 12" 'Double Dose Of Negativity' from Germany. Members played on Highscore and Durango 95, now they are all about 80's NYHC.

In Brazil, a few releases passed under my radar. From the South, Fatal Blow put together 11 songs also heavily influenced by traditional NY hardcore. A joint release by OneVoice/No Mercy Records/Detesto Recs

The youth crew genre is kept alive by Positive Youth. They are touring Europe next month with their new EP to be released by 78 Eight Life Recordings.

From the shores of São Paulo, Like A Texas Murder stirs things up with their crossover caiçara. A new album has just hitted the streets (or cyberspace), check it out:

IDENTITY - Rise To Power

Location: Warszawa, Polska

Release: In Our Hands Records, 2010

After my last post I kept on 'researching' the Polish h×c scene and end up discovering Identity, and got hooked right away! NY's Inhuman came to mind.

Last december they put out their first EP 'Rise To Power', 7 songs full throttle hardcore. Give it a chance, press play and spread the word.

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HARDCORE NEWS "O Jornal do Rock Duro"

 

A lot is happening right now in the hardcore front, worldwide! Let's begin this quick journey in Warsaw with polish Double Vision debut EP on Refuse Records, playing classic positive hardcore this album holds promising, below 2-songs preview:

  

Youngblood records newest release, due by the end of this month it's Sacred Love's "Dividing Lines" from Baltimore. A 5-songs blast of old school, no frills. If you're not familiar to them check their excellent demo.

The new songs can be previewed on Youngblood's facebook. To pre-order it go here.

Chilean's Remission has just dropped another bomb in a format of 7 inch, split with north american's Police & Thieves released by Amendment Recods. Both showing their melodic approach on hardcore without losing it's energy, no B9 bs here, if you know what I mean. Hear one of the Remission's contribuition:

2011 marks a new chapter in the brazilian hardcore, some very good productions are hitting the streets... HARD! First we have Ralph Machio new album entitled 'Welcome To Your Doom' on Caustic Records. Contagious old school sure to leave no one standing still. Mastered by Paul Miner and artwork signed by marvelous Bill Hauser. Check it oooout:

Still x Strong just put out their debut full-lenght on 78 Life Recordings entitled 'Cornerstone'. Influenced by seminal hardcore acts such as Earth Crisis and The Path of Resistance, they developed their own in-your-face vegan straight edge music.

In the thrash front we have LO-FI and O.D.P. doing what they do best, tearing the shit up! If, somehow, you didn't heard what they are capable of I suggest you to download their finest work 'Cream Cheese'.Oooh it sounds lovely and sure tastes amazing! Be on the lookout for these maniacs, I know I will.

Maybe on the second semester we can hear some fresh tunes from Final Round and Scoring The Game, two promising bands Im particularly eager to check out. Meanwhile stay with Clearview new tunes from the album 'Pure Mayhem' that are about to see the light of the day anytime soon:

RIGHT ON - Reality Vacation CD

Location: San Francisco

Release: Malfunction + Rumble Records, 2006

Que bela banda hein? Mistura elementos do fastcore com youth crew, algo entre Lights Out e Outbreak como dizem por aí.

Reality Vacation é o segundo e último EP da banda, lançado em conjunto com a Rumble Records, mini selo que lançou 4 discos apenas. Um deles já postei aqui, o Dispute, depois postarei o Shipwreck e o Trash Talk todo mundo já conhece.

Na realidade este post trata-se do CD do Reality Vacation que contém todas as músicas já gravadas pela banda, ou seja é outra discografia disponibilizada para seu deleite. Contém além do Reality Vacation as faixas do No Joke EP + Demo Sessions, 24 faixas no total!

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