Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Stream: Hoax - LP

"Western Massachusetts' HOAX presents their highly anticipated self-titled, self-released 12 song debut LP. After a relentless string of EP's and tours, this release marks a new standard in DIY hardcore punk. Taking their pummeling, mid-tempo sound and expanding it into something far sicker and hideous, they have leveled the horizon with a series of anthems as you've never heard before. A huge collaborative effort masterfully engineered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air studios, this LP features contributions from 14 of the underground's finest artists and comes housed in a full-color, double-scored folder enclosing 6 double-sided poster sized inserts."

Hoax LP Cover
Catch Hoax playing in your city!

8/21 – Brooklyn, NY at 538 Johnson with Warthog, Crazy Spirit and Pharmakon, 8pm
8/22 – Richmond, VA at Sacred Matter (929 W Grace St) with Barge, Asylum and Nightstalker, 9pm/$8
8/23 – Savannah, GA at Spare Time (36 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd) with Nailbiter and Dead Yet?, 9:30pm/$5
8/24 – Miami, FL at Churchill’s (5501 NE 2nd Ave) with Nunhex, Prayer Chain, Street Judge, and Search and Destroy, 9pm/$5
8/25 – Tampa, FL at the Social (1909 N 15th St.), 7pm
8/26 – Tallahassee, FL at the Ghazi House, 6pm.
8/27 – New Orleans, LA at Pubic Belt with Psychic Blood, Classhole and Mystic Inane, 8pm.
8/28 – Austin, TX at Mohawk Night Club with Impalers, Kurraka, and Glue, 9pm/$8
8/29 – Marfa, TX at Padre’s with Solid Waste
8/30 – Albuquerque, NM at TBA with TBA
8/31 – Phoenix, AZ at Wall Street (2450 E Chambers St) with Gay Kiss and Berith, 8pm/$7
9/1 – Las Vegas at New Venue with Whip Hand, Nests, Value, and No Contact, 7pm/$8
9/2 – Los Angeles, CA at TBA
9/3 – San Francisco, CA at Ormolycka Sutro Baths Cave with DJ Dog Dick and Condition, Evening/$free.99
9/4 – Portland, OR at the Know with Condition and KL’ubb, 8pm
9/5 – Vancouver, BC at Anza Club as part of Distort Vancouver IX
9/6 – Day off
9/7 – Vancouver, BC in a backyard with White Lung, Absolut, and Life Form in the afternoon.
9/8 – Olympia, WA at Old School Pizzeria (108 Franklin St NE) with Hysterics and Gag, 10pm/$5
9/9 – Boise, ID at TBA with TBA
9/10 – Salt Lake City, UT at TBA with TBA
9/11 – Denver, CO at Seventh Circle (2935 W. 7th Ave.)  7PM
9/12 – TBA with TBA
9/13 – Omaha, NE at Sweatshop Gallery (2727 N. 62nd St.), with Powerslop, 7pm
9/14 – Minneapolis, MN at TBA with TBA
9/15 – Chicago, IL at Club Rectum with Cardiac Arrest, No Class, Violent End and Pillage, $8
9/16 – Detroit, MI at CAID (5141 Rosa Parks Blvd.) with Scum, Dead Church, and Diane Rehm, 8pm/$8.
9/17 – Toronto, CA at Parts and Labour (1566 Queens St. W) with S.H.I.T., Dawn of Humans, and Ruidosa Inmundicia, 7:30pm/$10

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Stream: Fissure - S/T

The next next next next next coolest thing in hardcore powerviolence *insert tough genre here* that will fuck you, your dad, your mom, your dog, your girlfriend, your teacher, your boss, your co-workers, discogs.com, your record collection, and your appetite for anything related to heaviness over lightness up. 

Fissure Cover

Friday, August 16, 2013

Stream: Haruka - Demo

14 tracks in 2 songs from CV's newest for your listening pleasure here!, never have I heard songs that capture the essence of punk hardcore with the the ambient gaze of Chelsea Wolfe perhaps with a scab bite of melodic hardcore and a melody of metal-y riffs! I can only imagine what possible release this up & coming Chula Vista band will be delivering with this wonderful gallop of modern hardcore for us to feast our eyes on physically.

Demo Cover

Download the demo here!

Stream: Constant Fear - Demo

Constant Fear is the latest punk hardcore band to appear from VENTURA, CA. Starring an all star line-up of members ranging from Knife Fight, Dry Rot, Sea Lions, and Uranium Orchard recorded by Nick Townsend of Catholic Spit/C.O.P./Kent State/Knife Fight! I saw them preform with the Vaginors and Stoic Violence @ Zoey's a while back and these guys got some POWER! Give their demo a listen!

Demo Cover

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Stream: Twitching Tongue's New Album!

Twitching Tongues @ Rock City Studios taken by Amy Carla Nelson


I saw Twitching Tongues with Nails this year and thought they were fucking killer and typically I'm not into all hardcore, I'm really nit-picky BUT those Danzig esque howl at the moon vocals with those beautiful melodic intro lines really got me stoked. Anyways get the stream here and order the album online here!

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Monday, August 12, 2013

Review: Night Demon - S/T

NIGHT DEMON - ST 7" and CD


Shadow Kingdom? Cool. Who ever puts this thing out has their hands on a goldmine!!! 

The Night Demon ST releases have been a much anticipated addition to my local hero's collection hailing from Ventura/Hueneme, Ca and it does not disappoint. This New Wave of British Heavy Metal homage goes a step further, reinvents, rejuvenates and re-re-re-shred-ifies everything that is AWESOME about metal! 

Before the smoke machine, dueling Flying V's, gallops, head bangs, satanic lyrics, fist pumps, leather jackets and ripping solos even start you'll notice that this amazing incarnation is more then professional. As a "members of" group they've got the entire thing down. From product placement everywhere that matters, reviews on every prominent metal blog and in every magazine that's still in print, to their professional art work, embroidered patches, trademarked band name and huge Night Demon banner behind the band.

THEN once they start playing you'll immediately see what the hype is about. The sound is perfect, the brought in lighting makes it right and the entire package is something you never want to miss!

Ok now to the recording.... take everything I said before and translate it into a ear drum raping, brain melting, neck aching excuse to grow your hair past your shoulders. Every other review I have seen has broken down each song, each song part, each lyric to its core influence or what they think its influenced by... so I'll spare you that and just tell you if you like metal, or like music, or have more then 3 brain cells rubbing together you have to pick this up NOW! It sounds like the band that influenced every band that was ever worth listening to... Simple but more then amazing, solid riffs with solid back beats and even more solid lyrics and vocals laid over top.

The only bad part about this recording is 1. I'm gonna wear out my needle listening to this thing 2. its going to be tough to top but after hearing a lot more of what the band has to offer live I know they will continue to push the envelope on the Newest New wave Of British whatever whatever... JUST GET IT NOW!!!

NIGHTDEMON.NET - Pick up all their merch and keep up to date... 
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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Replica / Completed Exposition West Coast Tour Stop - the Biko Garage


5th show into their 15 show West Coast Tour Replica and Complete Exposition have already set the bar very very high for the "local" talent to reach. The Biko Garage Collective hosted these two super shredders along with LA's Obliterations and the brand brand brand new SB/Ojai Catastrophe.

First... the Biko rules. Hosting DIY shows for as long as I can remember - early 2000 - from Against Me (before they drank from water bottles and other things they stood 'against'), Kylesa, Vitamin X, The Geeks, to pretty much every Indie/Hipster/Acoustic/Bum Rock jam you cold think of. Ran by a collective of punks and college kids that truly embodies the philosophy from "donations only" to spreading the DIY Gospel... I can't say enough great things about this place! Many many many good times had. 



Starting it off in their second appearance was Catastrophe. Members of all kinds of rad stuff including Become and Midnite Brain these guys and gal set out to start a hardcore band. Mission accomplished. Very very solid for just starting but they all know what they're doing. Maura gets brutal on the mic with Dicharge-esque, classic crust feel on the delivery over tastey riffs full of Black Flag, RKL and everything old school and FAST. 

Following the great start were LA's Obliterations. Members of everything awesome they started it off hard and fast. Heavy Heavy Heavy Rock influence as with anything amazing. Rock hard riffs and amazing stage presence from all members... the drummer especially impressed on top of just moving to the states from Euope.


Then setting up, after enjoying Isla Vista's Woodstock's Pizza, were Complete Exposition from Osaka, Japan. More then any one this was the band I had come to see - I've got a fetish for Japanese Thrash/fast core stuff and this was right up my alley! Jelly Roll Rock Heads, Anti-System, Nice view and ANYTHING off Thrash Ahoy.... these guys had it all. 3 piece assault, seriously fast and perfect riffage with very little English spoken between the members. Hardcore mixed with fast core all rolled into one while rolling on the floor. A must hear, must see thrash fest! Words cant explain... oh yeah... they both played bass! One with power chords and one with bassy riffs... tough as hell!


Finally up were the Bay Area's REPLICA. Members of No Statik, Infect, X's X's, Duck and Cover to name a few bands I've only barely heard of. Members from Brazil and everywhere else...like most people who "Live" in Oakland few are actually born there. I had heard the recording and thought I knew what to expect. These ladies plus dude drummer completed shredded my psyche from the very first note.  Brutal vocals and riffs the four piece ripped the crowd a new one and was the perfect end to a perfect show! 





If you get a chance GO TO THEIR SHOWS!!! Here's the rest of their Tour Dates


Aug - 8 - LA - East 7th Venue in Downtown L.A. (E. 7th & Decatur) with Bastard Noise, To the Point, Blazing Eye

Aug - 9 - San Diego - The Spot

Aug - 10 - LA - The Power of the Riff Fest

Aug - 11 - San Jose - House of the Dead Rat

Aug - 12 - Arcata - The Big Tree

Aug - 13 - Tacoma - 2nd Cycle Tacoma's Community Cycle Center

Aug - 14 - Olympia - Le Voyeur

Aug - 15 - Seattle - Black Lodge

Aug - 16 - Portland - Blackwater

Aug - 17 - Oakland - Dead Fest (CE only)

Aug - 18 - San Francisco - The Knockout



A Few More Photos From My Crappy Camera Phone

Catastrophe


Completed Exposition

Obliterations

Completed Exposition

Replica


Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Stream: Stressors - Summer Tape 2013



STRESSORS is the BEST THING to COME OUT of the BAY AREA. Everything they create is FUCKING AWESOME. One of the most UNIQUE bands I've ever heard in PUNK HARDCORE. I mean they fucking stack riff after riff after riff in each song, so many fucking parts that this puts your verse chorus verse chorus punk hardcore to shame! I feel STRESSORS is very under-rated in the HARDCORE community against their competing locals such as ZERO PROGRESS, but honestly the dudes from STRESSORS are the nicest guys you'll ever meet. I mean fuck I'm not into wrestling, being edge, or any of that BUT the dudes from Stressors are guys I could shoot the shit about video games, young adult bullshit, technology, or straight up being weird.. They once slept-over at my house and I've booked three shows for them, GET INTO EM!

I'll post a review of the Stressors 7" and talk more about STRESSORS later.

Stressors Tape Cover
Listen to the TAPE for FREE & DOWNLOAD it for FREE HERE!

Stream: Obliterations - S/T 7"

KICK AGAINST THE PRICKS, WE ONLY LIVE TO DIE; Shout it loud & proud BROTHER! Obliterations is a new four piece rock n' roll get-up from Los Angeles, CA and man these guys got some grit on their teeth! Featuring members of Black Mountain, Saviours, Bluebird, Nigh Horse, & Pink Mountaintops these long hairs are releasing their debut 7" on Outer Battery September 3rd, 2013! Currently Obliterations is ripping up the beautiful state of California and you should not only give them a listen, but check them out! (tour dates on the bandcamp page!)

Obliterations \m/

Stream: Creetins - Demo

FAST, LOUD, DISTORTED IN YOUR FACE HARDCORE BROUGHT TO YOU BY CRETINS FROM RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. THIS DEMO FUCKING RIPS! FOR FANS OF 80'S HARDCORE OR BANDS LIKE DOUBLE NEGATIVE, WASTED TIME, OR GOVERNMENT WARNING!

Do you like loud music? Do like everything that has come out of Richmond Virginia via the Grave Mistake / No Way Records label? Do you like FAST, LOUD, DISTORTED IN YOUR FACE hardcore? Are you looking for the new band that has the fast punk hardcore sound you're looking for, but hasn't been around for 10 years so you wanna be the first one to pick-up that super rare demo tape that all of your other punk rock peers will laugh at, scold, & question while they continue to listen to the same 10 already popular bands while talking shit to you on the internet for wanting to like something that they "don't" already like? Well here is CRETINS from Richmond, Virginia...

Demo Cover
Listen to the DEMO for FREE here!

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

News: BRAIN DAZE MUSIC FESTIVAL



The Biggest 2 day event featuring the gnarliest Current Rockers, Punks and Shredders galore!

Mini Ramp, Bar w/ I.D, first come first served Camping, Food, fun and All around AMAZING times!!!


*No Whimps or Cry Babies

Monday, August 5, 2013

Review: Dirty Fences - Too High Too Kross

Hello boys & girls I have right here the raddest Rock N' Roll group to straight out of New York that I first learned about through Venice's very Eliminator Records! Through a contest on instagram I won a nice little package that came with possibly one of the greatest tapes I had so far heard this year by this band called DIRTY FENCES.



Side A begins as if a drunk RNR' burn-out stoned jean jacket wearing long hair stumbles out of a bar with the aims to kill those who have wronged him yet he knows all he wants is someone else's love (tonight) when the protagonist goes through the ups/falls of what to believe in yet where to go, but hey HEAVEN IS TONIGHT! It doesn't matter what the fuck is going on through your cranium, "In his eyes you're going no-where, HEAVEN IS TONIGHT!"

Meet me at the door? It'll all be okay, because I'll get by what-ever I need done. And you'll stand behind your couch, and you'll watch me from the "cold", and I don't care about what you got, because I "know". And now those who long to be with me stay by me and I'll keep you by my side and we'll be alright under your leather. But now I'm "Too High Too Kross" and "I don't need nothing, but when I come back you gotta gimme something."because your white lies have brought me down this deep dark adventure that I've indulged my life to for several years, but for what? So you could "Pull apart my heart and take it where you go?" But the difference between you and me is "I've got a soul and I know I'm alright tonight". I don't need you, I can take care of myself. I can leave you where you are and I'll be alright. But "I'm too high to cross so I cross myself" and what am I? I say things and know things, but do I through with them?


But it can't end. I put you in a corner of my mind, "back in my corner, let it be over, tonight" It doesn't matter how many drugs or how much alcohol I consume you'll "always be on my mind". YET WHO THE FUCK IS THIS GUY? This guy who is now in your life, I guess that's the downfall of living in this big city. As big as it is, he's a loser, you dropped the ball, and you'll just do what-ever someone else says.. and "you know i'm your guy", but all these times "I've been saving my nickles & dimes", it doesn't matter how much heart I have or how much I put up with.. I still have what no one else bothered to save. And I did what no man even bothered to do. So now I can live life in regret, but each dime is "precious". Waste everything away, waste your life, waste yourself, I'll still be getting by without you.

Seriously if you dig 70's Punk/Rock N' Roll, Ramones esque 4 chord riffs, rapid back and forth vocals, sing a-longs, and honestly.... GOOD FUCKING JAMZ that you can listen cruising down the road (I pop this bad boy in the tape deck of my suburban all the time!) then you gotta go get this tape from either Eliminator Records or the LP from Volcolm Entertainment!


Written by John Williams