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From Wednesday 20 August 2014

Drive Like Jehu Reunite

Seminal post-hardcore outfit Drive Like Jehu will reunite for a free, all-ages show in San Diego later this month. Their gig at San Diego’s Balboa Park on 31st August will be their first since breaking up in 1995. The band disbanded shortly after the 1994 release of their cult album, ‘Yank

Monday 18 August 2014

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) – You Will Eventually Be Forgotten

Empire! Empire! (I was a Lonely Estate) took a novel approach promoting their second full-length album, ‘You Will Eventually be Forgotten’. In the months before the album’s release, each track’s lyrics were posted on their Facebook page. As one of the flagship bands of the so-called emo “revival”

Thursday 14 August 2014

Bear Arms announce album and stream track

Post-hardcore/alt-rock types Bear Arms are to release their debut album, ‘Strength and Conviction’ on 20th October via Struggletown Records. The band have also released its first track, ‘Courage’ , which has already received airtime on  the Radio 1 Rock Show.

Thursday 07 August 2014

Devil Sold His Soul to release new EP, ‘Belong ╪ Betray’

Progressive-metallers, Devil Sold His Soul are to release a new 5-track EP, ‘Belong ╪ Betray’. This will be their first release through Basick Records and their first with new vocalist, Paul Green. ‘Belong ╪ Betray’ is set for release on November 17th 2014. The tracklisting is as follows: 1. Devastator 2. Time 3. Unveiled 4. # 5. Alive The EP will be

Wednesday 06 August 2014

Incite to release ‘Up In Hell’

Incite, the Phoenix-based metal outfit fronted by Richie Cavalera, are to release their new studio album, ‘Up In Hell’ on September 1st. Cancer Bats’ Liam Cormier will provide guest vocals for the track ‘Rightful Spot’. Meanwhile, the title track is streaming on their soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/incite-band/up-in-hell The

Matahari – ‘Shameless’

Matahari’s debut album ‘Shameless’ feels decidedly retro. The album brings to mind numerous melodic hardcore bands from the mid 00s. The occasional slow-burning experiment in lumbering tempos aside, ‘Shameless’ builds upon a foundation of the corpses of bands such as Ruiner, Go It Alone and Life Long Tragedy. Meanwhile,

Friday 01 August 2014

No Bragging Rights reveal ‘Outdated’

Following  the announcement of their new album, ‘The Concrete Flower’, No Bragging Rights have unveiled its first single, ‘Outdated’. The album comes out 23rd September via Pure Noise Records. The Riverside, CA melodic hardcore band have also announced they will be supporting Sense Fail on their ‘Let

Thursday 31 July 2014

Crows-An-Wra – Kalopsia

Crows-An-Wra’s debut album is an eclectic, colourful affair. The Cornish quartet builds from a wide range of influences and crashes them together fluently. Fundamentally, the connections to defunct UK screamo bands Ravachol and Crocus (3/4 Ravachol + 1/4 Crocus = Crows-An-Wra) are difficult to ignore. Crows-An-Wra essentially sound