The Adolescents have released two more songs off their upcoming LP The Fastest Kid Alive. Be sure to check out these songs, Learning To Swim and Inspiration, here. The Fastest Kid Alive will be the first Adolescents release since 2005’s O.C. Confidential, and will be released on Finger Records.
The Adolescents have released two more songs off their upcoming LP The Fastest Kid Alive. Be sure to check out these songs, Learning To Swim and Inspiration, here.
The Fastest Kid Alive will be the first Adolescents release since 2005’s O.C. Confidential, and will be released on Finger Records.
Canada’s punk rockers DOA have posted another music video from their album Talk – Action = 0. The video for the song That’s Why I’m An Atheist can be seen here. DOA will be embarking on a Canadian tour in September.
Canada’s punk rockers DOA have posted another music video from their album Talk – Action = 0. The video for the song That’s Why I’m An Atheist can be seen here.
DOA will be embarking on a Canadian tour in September.
Looks like Green Day is pretty busy these days. Wouldn’t you be if you were co-producing a musical, being featured on Rock Band, winning awards, and touring like crazy? That being said, Green Day has posted the dates for their tour of the Americas with AFI. This tour will be starting in early August and […]
Looks like Green Day is pretty busy these days. Wouldn’t you be if you were co-producing a musical, being featured on Rock Band, winning awards, and touring like crazy? That being said, Green Day has posted the dates for their tour of the Americas with AFI. This tour will be starting in early August and will continue through October, with an extended break in September. You can check out the tour dates right here.
Green Day released the original cast recording of American Idiot: The Musical this past April on Reprise Records.
This October, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes will be teaming up with fellow label-mates Teenage Bottlerocket and Cobra Skulls as they embark on a nine show tour down the east coast. Tour dates can be seen here. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes latest release Have Another Ball came out in 2008 on Fat Wreck […]
This October, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes will be teaming up with fellow label-mates Teenage Bottlerocket and Cobra Skulls as they embark on a nine show tour down the east coast. Tour dates can be seen here.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes latest release Have Another Ball came out in 2008 on Fat Wreck Chords.
Yesterday, Texan post-hardcore group Everyone Dies In Utah revealed to their fans that they had signed to Tragic Hero Records. You can check out a video about this signing here. Everyone Dies In Utah have some new songs under their belt that you can listen to on their MySpace. Everyone Dies In Utah will be […]
Yesterday, Texan post-hardcore group Everyone Dies In Utah revealed to their fans that they had signed to Tragic Hero Records. You can check out a video about this signing here. Everyone Dies In Utah have some new songs under their belt that you can listen to on their MySpace.
Everyone Dies In Utah will be taking time off to record their debut album under this label. [Read more…]
Minneapolis punk act Banner Pilot are releasing a remastered version of their 2008 album, Resignation Day, on Fat Wreck Chords. The new version will include 2 out of print songs and is due out on September 14th. Here’s a little something Nate (bass/vocals) wrote about it: When we originally recorded Resignation Day back in 2007, […]
Minneapolis punk act Banner Pilot are releasing a remastered version of their 2008 album, Resignation Day, on Fat Wreck Chords. The new version will include 2 out of print songs and is due out on September 14th. Here’s a little something Nate (bass/vocals) wrote about it:
When we originally recorded Resignation Day back in 2007, issues came up during the recording that left us with little time for mixing. As a result, the record didn’t sound too hot. This was kind of a drag ‘cuz we didn’t feel like we did the songs justice. But! Sometimes you get a second chance; sometimes you can take something that was subpar and make it right, like when that Jason Mraz guy covered Blitzkrieg Bop. In our case, we were able to get Jacques Wait (who we worked with on our last album Collapser) to take a look at the original tracks and take a stab at remixing them. What he came up with was awesome, sounding like a new album. Usually something billed as a ‘remix’ will cause you to say “Uh, I guess the guitars are…. warmer now?” or “Oh, that’s cool that the ride cymbal has more zing in that one part now. Glad I bought this again”, but in this case we’re talking about a dramatic difference. Plus we added two more songs that are out of print, re-did the layout, and even changed around the sequencing. It’s like a whole new experience, maaan.
So if you checked out the album the first time around and didn’t dig it, give it another chance. We think you’ll like it. It’s like that one fairy tale where the first bowl of porridge kind of sucks but the second one is perfect.
Banner Pilot released their last album, Collapser, on Fat in September, 2009.
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Ashers hail from Boston, MA, and feature Mark Civitarese, better known as the lead singer of Hellcat Records’ The Unseen. Mark has also sang on other bands’ records, including Global Threat and Death Before Dishonor, so it’s pretty clear Ashers ain’t gonna be a barbershop quartet. Kill Your Master is their first release since 2008’s Cold Dark Place EP.
It’s not uncommon for bands to claim they mix metal and punk nowadays. Ashers are another band that make that claim, but for once, it leads to a positive outcome.
The opener and title track hits you straight in the face with the hard, fast hardcore punk. The sound is one that could only be made by an experienced musician- complex and well produced, but still raw. Just as Mark wanted, he will be pleased.
From the off, it’s also relieving to hear a screamer that knows what he’s doing. There’s no pig-squeels or death growls here, just angst-filled shouts, the punk way.
‘End Of The Rope’ is a fine example of new school hardcore punk that’s still true to its roots, think Gallows. Most of the tracks follow suit.
The metal influence is more prominent on some tracks than others, ‘Blood And Grain’ for example, which is also the longest track on the record and features a guitar solo towards the end, adding to the metal element.
The only flaw with this album is the slight lack of diversity. Each track has it’s own little personality, but they’re all very fast and very heavy, which means there aren’t really any stand out tracks. The entire record is only 25 minutes long though, so you should survive through it without your ear drums exploding.
Even though it’s claimed to have punk, hardcore, metal and rock elements, there’s not much of the latter two. It is very dark, angry punk though, so could be considered closer to the metal side of things. It’s definitely not chill out music, more like music to break stuff to, but then again, that’s exactly how hardcore punk should be.
The Unseen fans will not be disappointed, and a new set of fans may be drawn in, as this new style of hardcore punk has ever increasing popularity. And Ashers certainly do it right.
Punk ‘n Roll act, Flexx Bronco, have released a music video for their new tune Lauren Blues In A, and you can check it out right here. The song appears on the band’s latest album, Volume 2, which you can snag on the band’s website.
Punk ‘n Roll act, Flexx Bronco, have released a music video for their new tune Lauren Blues In A, and you can check it out right here.
The song appears on the band’s latest album, Volume 2, which you can snag on the band’s website.
Authority Zero have premiered the music video for the song Get It Right. The song can be heard on their latest album Stories Of Survival, out now on Viking Funeral Records. Click here to check it out. Read our interview with the band right here and a review of the album here. They also have a […]
Authority Zero have premiered the music video for the song Get It Right. The song can be heard on their latest album Stories Of Survival, out now on Viking Funeral Records. Click here to check it out.
Read our interview with the band right here and a review of the album here. They also have a bunch of U.S. dates so visit their Dying Scene shows page to see when they’ll be playing in your city. [Read more…]
Social Distortion has scrapped Pain, Death and Love’s Lost Cause as the projected title of their new album. Last Tuesday (July 27th) at the The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York, Mike Ness decided to spill his guts and revealed that the new album actually will be called Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes. If you don’t […]
Social Distortion has scrapped Pain, Death and Love’s Lost Cause as the projected title of their new album. Last Tuesday (July 27th) at the The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York, Mike Ness decided to spill his guts and revealed that the new album actually will be called Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes. If you don’t believe us, then click here for proof.
Social Distortion will embark full US tour this fall in support of their new album. As previously reported, the band has announced that drummer Scott Reeder has left the band to fully focus on his main project, Fu Manchu. Replacing Reeder on the drum kit will be Dave Hidalgo Jr., formerly of Suicidal Tendencies, Spinnerette and The Drips.
Social D recently signed to Epitaph Records, who will release the new album, which will be their first of all new material since 2004’s Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll, and the band’s first release of any kind since 2007’s Greatest Hits.