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3 POINT TURN: Lovesong Unabomber (Added November 2011)
6 song 7” - € 3
3 Point Turn are from Hoogeveen, home from bands like One Day Closer, Point Of Few and Gabriel’s Despair (3 Point Turn feature some former members of this band) - on their debut-7”, 3 PT mix melodic punkrock (especially in the singing) with melodic old school in the style of Atari and Oil.
ANCHOR: Relations of Violence (Added June 2011)
4 song 7" - € 4
The label writes: This is a surprise release since it wasn't announced before and here it is! 4 brand new songs of one of the most hard-working current bands in Europe. This Vegan Straight Edge HC band from Sweden already has done several European tours and recently a North American tour. This new 7" is following their "The Quiet Dance" full length on Refuse and Catalyst. "Relations of Violence" brings a darker, but also more intense approach to what the band has done before. There's still a strong 90's hardcore influence in there, but we can definitely also hear some influences from the best cuts of Swedish hardcore punk history (for example, bands like Anti-Cimex) or recent dark heavier bands like Cursed. It's all served up in original and unique way, sounding like a perfect combination with a powerful impact where message and content is still important.
ANXIETY ATTACK (Added September 2011)
8 song 7” on Build Me A Bomb a.o. - € 4
The label says: After an early Boston hardcore influenced demo tape, this young band from Lille (France) brings some fast punk hardcore with some youth crewish parts that reminds Life's Halt or DS-13. Clear red vinyl and silkscreened cover!
APPROACH (Added January 2011)
4 song 7” on Amendment - € 4,50
The label says: Ex members of Remission and Remains To Be Seen playing 90's influenced hardcore a la Judge, Strife, Mouthpiece and Against The Wall. Comes with download code.
ARMA CONTRA ARMA: Let No One Deceive You (Added November 2011)
7 song 7” on Lengua Armada - € 3
One of the first Lengua Armada-releases, in the style of Los Crudos, from 1997.
AUTORITÄR – TOTALITÄR (Added November 2011)
8 song split 7” on Yellow Dog - € 6
Two Discharge-type bands team up on this 1999 split 7”.
BACK FROM THE DEAD – 4 WAY SPLIT (Added June 2011)
26 song compilation CD on Refuse - € 8
This record compiles four Polish bands. The Age is featured with the six songs of their Commitment EP: six songs of melodic straight edge youth crew hardcore. Crush All Fakes follow which seven songs that were supposed to be a MCD on Refuse. Next is Insurrection, a band inspired by 90s new school hardcore with the six songs that were also released as a 12” on Rebellious Records. Last is X's Always Win, a straight edge band that was around in 2005 and 2006, with their demo songs.
BLACK SPIRALS: Consuming The Rests (Added August 2011)
7 song 7" on Defiant Hearts - € 4
France was not known for bearing great hardcore bands during the last years but at times there are some really promising and fresh bands on the rise. And Black Spirals from Paris tops them all with their uncompromising sound. Their music combines different hardcore styles at which the most obvious influence is TRASH TALK - fast parts, heavy breakdowns, agressive vocals - but all played with an originality and a variety that makes the songs very diversified. An exceptional record far above average.
BRANCH DAVIDIAN - GRG: Split (Added August 2011)
7 song 7" on Defiant Hearts / S.B.S. - € 4
DH08 is a split 7" from US trashcore bands GRG (OKC/Oklahoma) and Branch Davidian (Austin/Texas). The labels calls this the "massacre record"...remember? 1993 Waco (Branch Davidian sect) and 1995 Oklahoma (Timothy McVeigh) ...nuts! The music of both bands is a massacre, too!!! Trash to the bone...
CARRY THE TORCH / SIGNS OF HOPE: Split (Added August 2011)
7” on Goodwill - € 4
The label writes: Carry The Torch, that debuted on Detonate Records, hail from Sacramento, California and play screaming HardCore reminiscent of Shai Hulud and Strongarm. Signs Of Hope, that debuted with their 9 song 7"EP on Goodwill records, offer here 2 new songs in their familiar pissed off Oldschool HC vein. Cover art by the almighty Brian Walsby, known for his record covers of acts like 7 Seconds, Melvins, Cinder. This comes on red vinyl ltd. To 400!!!.
COLUMNAS: Reanudar(Added January 2011)
5 song 7” on Amendment - € 4,50
The label says: After El Eterno Enemigo broke up, 2 of the members decided to continue composing music for a new project including former and current members of Reconcile and Nueva Etica. Buenos Aires’ Columnas embody the sound of mid 90’s hardcore bands like Undertow and Strain, adding some modern riffs to their sound, furthermore marked by a top notch guitar and drum works. Add to this, lyrics about social topics like consequences of drug traffic for our younger generations, and the right to self-determination, the result is a quality hardcore/punk release. Comes with download code.
CRITICAL POINT: Trial & Error (Added June 2011)
6 song 7" on Commitment – € 4
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Portugal had a very active straight edge scene, with many active bands, that seemed more socially and politically aware than most of the other European bands. More than 10 years later, we find some of the survivors of these days in Critical Point. Started as a project band in 2009 by vocalist Rafael, former drummer of Pointing Finger, Time X and New Winds, and drummer David, who played guitar in Pointing Finger and Broken Distance, the duo was joined by some other Portugese scene veterans, recorded a demo (that was re-released in 2010 as a 7” on David's Salad Day Records) and went on a European tour with brother band Pressure (in which David and Rafael rejoined with former Pointing Finger-vocalist Diogo). Late 2010, the band entered the studio to record 6 songs for their first official 7”, for Commitment Records. Aggressive and heavy, with a sound mixing the youthcrew sound of the late 1980s and Judge's re-interpretation of New York City hardcore, angry, but still retraining a positive outlook on life, Critical Point proves Portugese straight edge is still alive and kicking!
CURRAHEE: Back On Track (Added August 2011)
5 song 7” EP on Commitment – € 4
Manchester's straight edge troupee xCurraheex has been going through hectic times in the last two years, with a lot of membership changes, causing delays with recordings and cancelled shows. But these times belong to the past – vocalist Smit and drummer Mike are now joined by Mike Wright and Adam on guitar and bass respectively and are back on track! Hence, the title of the record! This 7” contains five songs, partly recorded more than over a year ago, that were only recently finished by the new line-up. Compared to their previous release, the 'Why We Fight' 7”, the guitar work is a bit more experimental, with quite some tempo changes and breaks, but despite that, it's still 100% energetic and fast straight edge hardcore. Artwork is again done by Javi and the record comes on green vinyl!
CURRAHEE: Prohibition X (Added September 2011)
17 song CD on True Spirit - € 7
This CD on the Brazilian label True Spirit compiles the three first Currahee 7””s: the debut 7” that was released on Double Cross Records, and the 'Why We Fight' and 'Back On Track' 7”'s that were released on Commitment Records. Perfect way to check out this great Manchester youthcrew straight edge band for people who don't have a record player.
DAMAGES: Love's Labor (Added September 2011)
6 song 7” on Life To Live - € 4,50
“Love’s Labor” combines various musical influences from all members, with obvious comparisons to early 2000's hardcore, into 9 minutes of manic, mostly straight-forward, fast hardcore punk. The subject matter is that of depression, loss, and heartbreak.
DELIVER: Deliverance (Added November 2011)
Picture disc 7” on Demons Run Amok - € 4
The label says: Stuttgart has always been a melting pot of subcultures and hardcore bands that had something to say. After the loss of some important bands spokesmen in recent years, the same old generation is going to take on the word again. Demons Run Amok is extremely proud to present you DELIVERs EP DELIVERANCE on vinyl. Not in black vinyl, but as a worthy limited to 300 Picture 7 ". This is the first Picture 7" of this alliance and the beginning of a series of 7”es DELIVER will release on DRA. Deliver and DRA will put out all three to four months another Picture 7” and build up a whole album in different variations with an outstanding artwork and free download. Think of Cro-Mags meets Comeback Kid!
FINAL PRAYER: Berlin (Added November 2011)
3 song 7” on Demons Run Amok - € 4
The wait is over! Three years after their last album Berlin's very own Final Prayer return with three recently recorded songs. The new release, entitled “Berlin”, contains two new songs of their brand of energetic hardcore which have a more catchy and slightly melodic feel to them. The third song is a cover of Ideal's Neue Deutsche Welle anthem “Berlin”, featuring guest vocals by Nico Wfahm and Bernd Kurtzke of the famous Beatsteaks, done in a way only Final Prayer could have done it. Inspired by life in Berlin – a city that has inspired all form of political opposition ranging from the early workers movement to anti-fascist resistance to the student uprisings in the 1970s and todays attempts to reclaim the city from becoming another boring, fully commercialized hipster town- the record tells stories of resistance and struggle past and present.
THE HEADLINES: Wake Up (Added August 2011)
7" EP on Goodwill - € 4
The label writes: The Headlines are an amazing PunK Rock band from Sweden. They are not afraid to use female vocals, sax or harmonica, but they still keep their songs catchy as hell. This is the PunK Rock at it's finest! Think The Clash at it's best and Rancid at it's very, very best. An absolutely amazing band. 400 copies on WHITE vinyl!!!
IDENTITY: Rise To Power (Added June 2011)
4 song 7” on In Our Hands - € 4
Idenity from Poland features some familiar faces, like members of bands like The Age (aka Second Age), X’s Always Win and Last Item. The band plays hardcore in the style of bands like Dead Stool Pigeon, strong, powerful and well-produced, with the feet firmly in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but still reflexing the spirit of the 21st century. Thoughtful lyrics and cool packaging make up for a strong release!
IT'S NOW: Resister Y Exister (Added September 2011)
7 song 7” EP on Commitment – € 4
It's Now is a straight edge hardcore band from Monterrey, Mexico. Already around since 2004, this 7” is their first international release, making them the second Latin American band on Commitment. It's Now is inspired both by political Spanish language bands like Los Crudos and by the late 1980s west coast straight edge sound (Insted, Chain Of Strength). On this 7”, that is more like a mini-album with 16 minutes of music, It’s Now rage through 7 songs of varied, aggressive and political hardcore. Comes on three different colours of vinyl: black, blue and white.
IVY LEAGUE (Added September 2011)
4 song 7” on Life To Live - € 4,50
After settling into their sound, Ivy League proudly brings to you their self-titled debut 7? on Life to Live records. This record brings forward emotion and passion, and it (hopefully) has something everyone can relate to. With influences spanning from early Drive-Thru bands, to fast aggressive hardcore, this “Ivy League” is intense with emotion, both lyrically and musically.
JUST SAY YO! #4 - € 2,50 (Added June 2011)
Fourth issue of the cool French fanzine. This issue features interviews with On, Bridge And Tunnel, The Movielife, The Saddest Landscape, Austin Lucas, Bökanövsky and Hate5Six, plus reviews, columns and more.
KEEP IT REAL #10 - € 3 (Added August 2011)
The 10th issue of Greece’s premier hardcore zine, this time featuring interviews with Fucked Up, Bitter End, Glasses, Dwid of Integrity, Lemuria, AC 4, Antimob, Throats, A Endstand/Manifesto Jukebox photo report, review, columns, etcetera.
LAST MILE: Heavyweights (Added November 2011)
4 song 7” on Demons Run Amok - € 4
The label says: 4 new songs from this Danish killer outfit.Making a name for themselves with their debut CD “Last Mile” and playing constantly since that releasedate Last Mile hits you with their next 7”. Think of Terror meets No Warning meets American Nightmare!
LOST BOYS: Work. Life. Regret (Added November 2011)
3 song 7” on Thrashbastard - € 4
The label says: Catchy, mid-tempo hardcore/punk inspired by bands like ANGRY SAMOANS, CIRCLE JERKS or BLACK FLAG among others. It’s LOST BOYS’ 6th release, after a demo (on tape and later on vinyl), the first EP, the Split EP’s with STRONG AS TEN and SUNPOWER and the Split-LP with THE IRRADIATES. This new 4-Song-7“ (including a M.I.A. cover) brings you raging hardcore/punk heavily influenced by the 80’USHC with a bit of Boston and lots of California in the mix. It’s furious, melodic and aggressive, the guitar (garage-ish) sound give an extra abrassive touch together with the raspy vocals. The Cover-Artwork is done by Andrei Bouzikov.
MCRACKINS: I'll Stick To Beer (Added November 2011)
3 song 7" on No Frills - € 3
The McRackins (Canadian poppunk band) most popular 7-inch, includes the Russian Radio hit (no joke) Puppy Mill. A 7-inch about staying away from the porcelain god.
MINUS APES (Added November 2011)
6 song 7” on Thrashbastard / Inge's Revenge - € 4
The label says: Awesome new band from the outskirts of Berlin that seem to be around 19 years old on average. Their tracks usually clock in at about a minute or so, and in there franticness, they manage to drive home more sentiment than most bands can do with a box set. Sure it’s negative (lyrically) and angst ridden to the core, but hey, the world does suck a bit after all. While most kids are oblivious to this fact because they’re playing Rock Band or partaking in other meaningless endeavors, these Minus Apes are pounding in the nail of truth with a voice that only pissed-off kids can muster up. I’ll be damned if MINUS APES don’t remind me of STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, ANGRY SAMOANS, T.S.O.L. and ADOLESCENTS. This is a band for people that don’t like people. And all the others…
NADA QUEDA – IT'S NOW: Split (Added September 2011)
10 song split CD on True Spirit - € 7
This is a split between Nada Queda from Argentina and It's Now from Mexico, on Brazilian label True Spirit Records. Both bands are political and vegan straight edge. The three songs of Nada Queda have more of a screamo-metal style, while It's Now mix classic Latinamerican hardcore and youthcrew hardcore. The It's Now songs have also been released on 7” on Commitment Records.
NEVER FACE DEFEAT: Convicted (Added November 2011)
Picture disc 7” and CD - € 5
The label says: Never Face Defeat from the suburbs of Koblenz comes along with their new output called “Convicted”! Three years on from their previous effort “Changing Times”, Demons Run Amok will release this as a limited Picture 7” Disc with bonus CD for free!!! The layout is absolutely awesome and the 7” is limited to 300 pieces. Never Face Defeat is raging influences from bands like Kickback, Merauder or Agents Of Man! Powerful and passionate NY styled Hardcore.
OUT ON A LIMB (Added November 2011)
4 song 7” on Thrashbastard / Destination Unknown - € 4
The label says: First 7” of this Chemnitz based new band out of the ashes of VIDEO VIOLENCE. Four songs of raw, wavy punk with a little melancholy desperate prevailing mood. Without any question there is some Wipers-influence. Cover-Artwork by Alex Cuervo from HEX DISPENSERS.
OVERLOOKED: Nothing Is Sacred (Added September 2011)
4 song 7” on Life To Live - € 4,50
The debut 7? from North Carolina’s own Overlooked, “Nothing is Sacred” is 4 songs of unforgiving hardcore. With lyrics ranging from personal conflict to pure hatred, you can always feel the anger that this band embodies in their short and to the point songs. Musically reminiscent of early 2000's hardcore, “Nothing is Sacred” is fast, heavy, and everything in between and all in under seven minutes.
POISON PLANET: Boycott Everything (Added August 2011)
5 song 7" EP on Refuse – € 4
The label writes: Poison Planet is a political vegan straight edge hardcore punk from Chicago, USA. The band gathers members among others from Halfmast, No Time Left, Boiling Over, Raw Nerve and Cold Shoulder. Poison Planet play fast and pissed off 80's hardcore punk in the vein of Negative Approach, Violent Minds or 86 Mentality. The message coming from Poison Planet's music is a straight and fearless reaction to the political and social vision of today's world, which still needs to be challenged and questioned. As the members admit themselves, the works of Howard Zinn or Naomi Klein have a big influence on the band's approach to the world. According to Poison Planet, veganism, straight edge or social activism are ways of remaining aware of and critical towards the political and cultural mechanisms surrounding us. "Boycott Everything" is the brane new release by the Chicago-based band including five tracks of fast and aggressive hardcore.
PRESSURE: Your Rage (Added August 2011)
6 song 7” EP on Refuse – Demons Run Amok – Salad Days – € 4
The label writes: Pressure was formed in the Autumn of 2008. After years of playing together in Pointing Finger, missing the action and noticing the lack of new hardcore bands to open local shows, Pressure picks up where its members past bands left off, bursting an extremely powerful and emotional style of old-school straight edge hardcore with lots of sing-alongs and sincere lyrics. Following their demo, released also as a 7"EP, in the beginning of 2011 Pressure entered Dalma Productions Studio and recorded Your Rage EP, featuring 6 tracks of uncompromising old school hardcore, mostly pretty fast with heavy breakdowns and mosh-parts. The drums are loud, the vocals are pissed and fit perfectly with the crunchy sound of the guitars. No matter what the next trend in hardcore may be, Pressure doesn't care. If you like youth-crew, in your face old school hardcore, this will be right up your alley. Features members of bands like Pointing Finger, Broken Distance and Critical Point. For fans of Carry On, In My Eyes and Mouthpiece.
REMAINS TO BE SEEN: Defined Identity (Added January 2011)
7 song 7” on Amendment - € 4,50
The label says: Phil and Daniel played in this band before starting Remission. Straight Edge hardcore a la Insted, No For An Answer and Hard Stance.
Robert recommends: From 2007, but it sounds as if it was recorded in 1988. Classic straight edge youthcrew hardcore from South America, certainly one of the best youth crew records I’ve heard coming from South America. The last few copies of this record! Comes with download code.
THE RENEGADES OF PUNK (Added November 2011)
9 song 7” on Thrashbastard - € 4
The label says: "This Brazilian band plays a very familiar style of fast punk that borders on hardcore. The distortion on the guitar is light and the riffs are often tinged with a more basic garage-y flare that works well here and lands this band somewhere near REGULATIONS or something like that with angry female vocals. This is a really great demo." (MRR)
RIGHT IDEA: Right way (Added June 2011)
8 song 7” on Refuse - € 4
The label writes: 7" contains 8 brand new songs of the Cleveland band. Expect a high-energy straight edge hardcore in the vein of Straight Ahead, No For An Answer, DYS or Youth Of Today. The positive energy, intensity and sing-a-long parts are all there, with the message of enthusiasm, hope and optimism.
THE SETUP: Crawl And Reign (Added November 2011)
7” on Demons Run Amok - € 4
The label says: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Fueled by the current violent state of the world and personal struggles, The Setup have embarked on a mission to create the perfect soundtrack for all hostility to come. Indifferent towards trends and scene antics, pissed off with the fear propaganda and disgusted by ignorance, The Setup are not afraid to take their stance, using intense musical and lyrical messages. Over the years The Setup have been earning street credentials with their breakthrough record “The Pretense Of Normality” and the steady touring that followed. Faced with the ordeals inherent to underground music and constant touring, members were bound to come and go, leaving the band behind with a line-up that’s the most efficient and confident to date. Two years after their last album, and determined to continually progress while sticking to their trademark heavy-hitting and technically skilled sound , The Setup have returned to the studio with a take-no-prisoners approach.
THE SMASHROOMS: Questions (Added January 2011)
4 song 7” on Epidemic - € 4
The label says: From Brescia, Italy, The Smashrooms put out a new piece of vinyl about one year after “The Wind Of Tomorrow”. A mix between anthemic old school and 90s style hardcore. Lyrics with a message but expressed from a personal point of view. White vinyl.
STRENGTH APPROACH: Stand Your Ground (Added November 2011)
7” on Demons Run Amok - € 4
The label says: After more than two years spent on the road supporting their last full-length, relentlessly shreddingstages throughout Europe, USA and Australia, as well as a few line-up changes, the hardcore powerhouse from Roma, Italy known as STRENGTH APPROACH is about to come back with some heat for your eardrums. This record is the proof the band has crushed all odds faced during their almost 15-years existence, are here to stay and have settled themselves as a true legend of Italian hardcore. Serving as a preview of their full length "WITH OR WITHOUT YOU", these new songs show the harder side of the band, a much more mature songwriting and the band's will to step up their sound to a new level. The new record has artwork by Dave Quiggle (Sick of It All, New Found Glory, Sworn Enemy)
TRUTH INSIDE (Added August 2011)
5 track 7” on Ugly And Proud - € 4
Truth Inside from Florida put out a strong demo in 2010. That demo was supposed to be re-released by Just Another Day Records. When Just Another Day Records threw the towel in the ring, fortunately, Truth Inside found a new home at Bulgaria’s Ugly And Proud Records. The band decided to re-record the songs of the demo, and here is the result: 5 songs of pure 80s youthcrew energy!
WOLF DOWN: XXVI (Added November 2011)
4 song 7” on Catalyst / Start A Fire - € 4
When German vegan straight edge band Sink Or Swim broke up, some members of the band continued in a new vegan straight edge band, and that band is Wolf Down. This four song EP, which is released as a collaboration between Catalyst Records from the USA and Start A Fire Records from Germany, is the debut of Wolf Down. From the lyrics and the quotes of anarchist thinkers as Bakhunin and Emma Gold it is clear that Wolf Down is not only a vegan straight edge band, but also a very political motivated band. Musically, the bands fits in very well with most other bands on Catalyst: heavy hardcore/metalcore with aggressive and powerful vocals done by singer Larissa. Comes in cool artwork.
YOUTH AVOIDERS: Demo 2010 (Added September 2011)
7 song 7” on Build Me A Bomb a.o. - € 4
The label says: Vinyl press of their 2010 demo tape, these songs had a lot of good feedback so we thought they deserve to exist on a 7" piece of wax. This is four Parisian guys playing hardcore with a power-pop touch that could be compared to Dean Dirg, Idle Hands and some Observers and Autistic Youth vibes.