Indianapolis post-hardcore band Gamma Pulse are streaming a brand new song on their MySpace page. It’s titled Faults and the band makes no mention whether it will appear on an official future release. The band released their EP The Road Less Taken in January, 2010
Indianapolis post-hardcore band Gamma Pulse are streaming a brand new song on their MySpace page. It’s titled Faults and the band makes no mention whether it will appear on an official future release.
The band released their EP The Road Less Taken in January, 2010
Vancouver punk rock act Cambridge have announced that their new album due out this summer on Rebel Time Records will be titled This Is Not A Victory and you can check out the track listing here. This is good news for those who like aggressive/melodic political street punk (that was a lot of adjectives). At […]
Vancouver punk rock act Cambridge have announced that their new album due out this summer on Rebel Time Records will be titled This Is Not A Victory and you can check out the track listing here. This is good news for those who like aggressive/melodic political street punk (that was a lot of adjectives). At the risk of sounding like a broken record, their song Problems This City’s Got is an f’ing great tune and if it’s any indication of what is to come on the new album then I’m stoked. Give it a listen on their MySpace page.
Orange County hardcore band Stick to Your Guns have have announced that their third full-length album The Hope Division will be released June 1st on Sumerian Records. The album will be a follow up to 2008’s Comes From the Heart on Century Media. The artwork and tracklisting for The Hope Division can be seen here […]
Orange County hardcore band Stick to Your Guns have have announced that their third full-length album The Hope Division will be released June 1st on Sumerian Records. The album will be a follow up to 2008’s Comes From the Heart on Century Media. The artwork and tracklisting for The Hope Division can be seen here and you can hear two songs from the new album titled Where the Sun Never Sleeps and Faith in the Untamed by visiting the band’s MySpace.
Pre-order the album here.
Canadian punks The Flatliners sat down for a video interview in which they discuss amongst other things their latest album Cavalcade, and their tour in Australia, and then perform an acoustic version of Carry the Banner. Check it out here. Cavalcade was released April 13th on Fat Wreck Chords.
Canadian punks The Flatliners sat down for a video interview in which they discuss amongst other things their latest album Cavalcade, and their tour in Australia, and then perform an acoustic version of Carry the Banner. Check it out here.
Cavalcade was released April 13th on Fat Wreck Chords.
Swedish punk act, Splitside, are streaming another new track, Holocaust, from their upcoming album, This Sinking Ship (listen here). This Sinking Ship is scheduled for a 12 May 2010 release. Every day until the album’s launch, the band will be releasing a new track to their MySpace. This Sinking Ship is the follow-up to the […]
Swedish punk act, Splitside, are streaming another new track, Holocaust, from their upcoming album, This Sinking Ship (listen here).
This Sinking Ship is scheduled for a 12 May 2010 release. Every day until the album’s launch, the band will be releasing a new track to their MySpace.
This Sinking Ship is the follow-up to the band’s 2007 release, Our Days Are Numbered, both of which released on Knuckle Ride Records.
Every Friday the punk rock geniuses here at Dying Scene are going to unleash a little bit of punk scene trivia all over your asses. Today’s “fun factoid” is about the seriously unexpected hardcore punk roots of a very non-punk artist – Moby: Many of you may recognize the name Moby as the name of […]
Every Friday the punk rock geniuses here at Dying Scene are going to unleash a little bit of punk scene trivia all over your asses. Today’s “fun factoid” is about the seriously unexpected hardcore punk roots of a very non-punk artist – Moby:
Many of you may recognize the name Moby as the name of the thick rimmed, glasses wearing, electronica DJ and singer-songwriter. What most of you don’t know, however, is that Moby was heavily involved in the 80’s Connecticut hardcore scene. Richard Melville Hall A.K.A Moby played guitar for a short-lived hardcore band called The Vatican Commandos. The band formed in 1982, releasing three EPs and appearing on a few compilations before throwing in the towel in 1985. On an even weirder note the cover art for their second ep Just a Frisbee was drawn by Rob Zombie! To stream some of the songs by The Vatican Commandos and see rare pictures of the band visit their fan page on MySpace. To hear Moby’s interesting take on hardcore and particularly the club The Anthrax check out 4:35 (roughly) in this video.
What first sparked my interest in researching this was Moby’s appearance on NBC’s 30 Rock in which Moby can be seen in the background wearing a Bad Brains t-shirt. I thought to myself, “There’s no way he listens to punk rock.” Little did I know that Google was going to seriously prove me wrong.
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As a famous poet once said, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” Forus‘ EP “Aaron’s Revolution” will give you an example of such poetry. In my opinion, the French skate punk scene is one of the most thriving scenes in punk rock today. From Uncommonmenfrommars, to Straightaway, to Straighten Things Out, to OC Toons it’s all rockin’ and not stoppin’ – proving that France is becoming a huge contributor of the European punk rock scene.
Well the time has finally come for Forus to hit it big time with their highly anticipated EP. After a lot of hard work, the guys have come up with a tight/fast/tech sounding release that any true punk fan will appreciate. Enjoy the touch of metal in the music with the always good sounding blast beats. “Aaron’s Revolution” comes packed with 6 tracks of fast mind-boggling tunes. For starters, production wise, you can’t go wrong with Christian Carvin at the helm; enough said.
“The Link” (instrumental) starts off the EP with guess what, speed – that’s right, and it gets accompanied with tempo changes and progressiveness all together. It’s like a punch in the face but much worse! I really do get reminded of Slovenia’s Low Value with this starter track. Pay special attention to the guitar work and again, tempo changes. “Every Second is an Hour” follows suit and you can hear Michel’s European style vocals which bring the melodic element in abundance. Again, you hear the tempo changes and the sheer originality. What brilliance, just like Slick Shoes – Far From Nowhere. You will surely get to like certain guitar riffs throughout the EP and even though some might not last as long, Forus will continue to sail through and they’ll come up with an even better following sequence guaranteed. Next we have “Aaron” in which the guitar-monies are of the same quality as “The Link”. It’s just a good ride till the end of that run, enjoy. “Welcome to the United Cigar” continues the Forus trend as they seem to be able to go from slow to fast transitions as good as any band I know. Any music lovers/bands know that it is a tough process when it comes to making the track flow well. Next, my personal favorite of the EP, “Watch Me Fall”, delivers Michel’s best vocal patterns and it shows off his true potential on the mike. A strong chorus line from his part proves my point as well. As with most releases today, a track with a more intended bass line is heard throughout and the song delivers. In the end we have “Lifelong Sofa Ride” which has little guitar stop/go’s at the intro, ala Beerbong, which are small but still add a special touch to the track. On many albums bands tend to finish off with an acoustic track, a cover song, or even a different style but Forus just keep on rolling and ride the wave to the end.
With every track less then 3 minutes long (except “Watch Me Fall” at a bit more time) Forus have delivered a straight up punk rock release served to us right on a plate. The amount of work that this band has put into marketing, myspace, recordings, shows is something that should be commented. As far as dedication you can not get any better and as far as music, the same.
May the Forus be with you.
Wow, big news in The Used camp. For some undisclosed reason the band was “forced” to cancel their European, UK and Russian tour dates which apparently resulted in the band parting ways with their management. The band deeply apologizes to fans and announces that they have already begun writing their next album. The Used released […]
Wow, big news in The Used camp. For some undisclosed reason the band was “forced” to cancel their European, UK and Russian tour dates which apparently resulted in the band parting ways with their management. The band deeply apologizes to fans and announces that they have already begun writing their next album.
The Used released their last album, Artwork, in September, 2009.
Philly’s Dirty Tactics pairs up with Virginia punk band Landmines for a 10 day tour on the east coast. The list of tour dates is as follows: May 5 at Ormsby in Oittsburgh, PA May 6 at Spark Community Center in Syracuse, NY May 7 at Manhattan Pizza in Burlington, VT May 8 at PA’s […]
Philly’s Dirty Tactics pairs up with Virginia punk band Landmines for a 10 day tour on the east coast. The list of tour dates is as follows:
May 5 at Ormsby in Oittsburgh, PA
May 6 at Spark Community Center in Syracuse, NY
May 7 at Manhattan Pizza in Burlington, VT
May 8 at PA’s Lounge in Somerville, MA
May 9 at Lulu’s Lost and Found in Brooklyn, NY
May 10 at Bosnia House in New Brunswick, NJ
May 11 at Ava House in Philadelphia, PA
May 12 at The Camel in Richmond, VA
May 13 at Radfest Prefest Show in Wilmington, NC
May 14 and 15 at Radfest in Wilmington, NC
Christian metal band, For Today, has posted their new music video for their track Saul of Tarsus (The Messenger). The video is available here. The band will be headlining the Scream the Prayer Tour along with many other hardcore Christian bands. For more info on the tour, click here.
Christian metal band, For Today, has posted their new music video for their track Saul of Tarsus (The Messenger). The video is available here.
The band will be headlining the Scream the Prayer Tour along with many other hardcore Christian bands. For more info on the tour, click here.