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This past week Eddie Sutton and LEEWAY released the first new Leeway music since 1995’s “Open Mouth Kiss” album in the form of the track “I’m Your Pusher”. This 4 plus minute track was recorded at Soundwars Studios and is the “A side” to an upcoming 2 song 45 RPM 7” which they hope to release by year’s end. This mid-paced track brings back the sound and feel of both “Open Mouth Kiss” as well as their 1994 release “Adult Crash”. Backing Eddie on this new song are: Dan Nastasi- guitars, Gordon Ancis- lead guitars, Dank DeLong- bass and John Milnes- drums. Listen to the new track HERE.

THE ABDUCTORS are this really good Punk/Oi band from Connecticut that formed in 2009 and have multiple releases to their name including 2017’s “Coming Home” which put them on our radar. Becky and Mike McAuley caught up with their drummer Stefan for a quick 6 minute video interview which you can check out HERE.

The new SICK OF IT ALL album “Wake The Sleeping Dragon” is out now, and along with it comes the third music video off of it in “That Crazy White Boy Shit”. Check it out HERE and then head over to our reviews section to see what our dude Core Junkie had to say about it as well.

IRON REAGAN (who make the best fucking music videos) did it again with the track “Patronizer” which sees them in a bar fight over an ice cream cone. Check that video out HERE

Freddy Alva's "URBAN STYLES GRAFFITI IN NEW YORK HARDCORE" book that came out in 2017 is sold out on its first edition run but now comes word of an expanded 2nd edition with an extra 40 pages of material which includes a 24 page interview with the legendary REVS featuring never before seen photos. In addition a new chapter has been added that includes "NYHC Graffiti Tattoos" and has interviews with INK, VERS, and Steven Huie. Extra pieces to the "Black Book" section have also been added. The new edition will also have music from Crazy Eddie and Johatsu with a song each on a limited edition flexi-7". Both bands have graffiti writers featured in the book. Look for all this to be released in mid-December. Pre-orders for the US can be found HERE and Euro pre-orders can be found HERE. 

On November 2nd UPSTATE  RECORDS will be releasing "Volume ll" which is a 26 band CD compilation featuring a collection of hardcore and metal bands which will also be available digitally via Bandcamp. Bands on "Volume ll" are: DISSENT, SAFETY SWITCH, DEPARTED, ON SIGHT, PENITENTIARY, CROWNED KINGS, REFUGE, BALOR, THE CUT THROATS, NO GOOD DEED,  COMPANION, CAPITAL ENEMY, VIOLENCE BY DESIGN, THREAT 2 SOCIETY, INHERENCE, FATASS, EMBRACE THE HOSTILITY, CONCRETE, FROM WITHIN, NORTHERN HIT SQUAD, HAPPYFIST, SNIPERS OF BABEL, LUNG RIPPER, THE LAST STAND, SHORT FUSE, and IRON PRICE. Pre-orders are available HERE. 

Later this year Upstate Records will also be releasing a 10 song vinyl/digital download/streaming Motorhead tribute titled "Damaged Cases". Bands on this release include; SHEER TERROR, STREET DOGS, BRICK BY BRICK, RUST, AMERICAN WAR MACHINE, UNRULY BOYS, THUG RIOT, MCGUIRE's MOB,  COUNTIME, and THE FIGHTING 40TH. 

In February of 2019 Upstate Records will be releasing the new BRICK BY BRICK 9 song album titled "Hive Mentality" which will be released on CD, vinyl as well as streaming and download.  You can also click HERE to check in with Upstate Records 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

After releasing a demo, a 7” and a split EP it is now time for MINDFORCE to finally put out their debut full length and that will happen on November 16th when they release their “Excalibur” on Triple B Records. In late September they put the title track to the new one up online and now comes another new on in “Nightmare”. You can check out both of these tracks out HERE.  In August of 2017 we had Mindforce on our Fresh Blood page as an up and coming band. 2018 sees them really building on the momentum they have created. Check out that old interview HERE. 

New releases from REVELATION RECORDS include Washington's SHOOK ONES with the 11 song "Body Feel" which is out now. Click HERE to check it out. 

MORNING AGAIN (FL) with a 4 song 7" titled "Survival Instinct" due out November 9th. You can hear the track "Reinventor" off of this EP by clicking HERE.  

Revelation will also put out the new TORSO (CA) 7" titled "Build And Break" in January. Torso's "Sono Pronta A Morire" from way back in 2015 is 11 tracks of pure insanity if you have never heard of this band. Check it out HERE. Please support one of our most loyal sponsors by clicking on their banner ad right across the top of this page and check out what they have going on and for sale! 

ACTIVATE are finishing up work on their new 12 song full length titled "Critical Mass Extinction". The album was recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by their singer Jeff "Stress" Davis at his studio The Chop Shop in Philadelphia. The new one will feature a track titled "Turn Invisible" that will feature HR from the Bad Brains and Vinnie Paz from Jedi Mind Tricks. Label and release date to be determined. 

Since our last update we found out that Holland's RUN LIKE HELL called it quits. They have releases that date back to 2013 and had a split EP with Traces Of You back in 2016. Their music will live on and you can check out some of it by going HERE. 

Long Island’s ENEMY OF THE STATE have also announced they have broken up. Thank you for your modern day take on 1980’s era thrash/crossover. See what YOU missed by clicking HERE.

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October 31st is the date LEEWAY NYC plans to release their new track called “Pusher” which will also be accompanied by a music video. This will be the first new music Eddie Sutton has done under the Leeway name in over 20 plus years and will also feature Gordon Ancis who was the old Leeway’s first lead guitar player. About the new song Eddie told us “The song is called “Pusher” even though the whole chorus has me saying “I’m not your pusher”… it’s a song about enabling a significant other from the streets while fighting drug addiction”.  On the new song’s sound Eddie also told us “the other beautiful thing is this track and the one that will follow SOUNDS LIKE LEEWAY… if we all were together I do believe the natural flow that we created here sounds as if it was done by the same band today. Say what you want when you hear it but you can’t front because it’s just as good. Every man delivered. I’m grateful to finally get here and with all the right people who believe in me moving forward as the Last of The Mohicans.” “Pusher” will be followed up with another new track (as well as video) with digital downloads to accompany each tracks release and eventually a 45 RPM hard copy with both songs included. Photo by: Danielle Dombrowski

CA’s THE EULOGY have put out a new track called “Kings And Thieves” which is from a recent recording session they did for an upcoming split. Click HERE to listen. The Eulogy will do a 5 date California run with H2O and Comeback Kid starting on October 17th. About a year back we did an interview with their bassist Kevin Norton which you can check out HERE. 

CoinToss Records has hooked up with the newly formed Arizona band POINT BREAK to release their new 2 song demo on a limited edition cassette. These guys are definitely worth checking out as they do not sound like a newly formed band and are already in the planning stages for their debut full length which will be a concept album due out next year. Click HERE to listen/stream and HERE to buy the cassette from CoinToss. 

MA’s ANTAGONIZE follow up their April 2018 5 song demo debut with 2 new tracks titled “2018 Promo” which will be part of an upcoming full length on Triple B Records. Antagonize features former Bane frontman Aaron Bedard on vocals. Click HERE to check out their new stuff. 

NEW VIDEOS:

Since our last update we have posted a slew of new videos by MADBALL with “Freight Train” which is off their new album “For The Cause which came out in June, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES with “Sippin On Insanitea” off of the newly released “Still Cyco Punk After All These Years” which is mostly a re-recording of singer Mike Muir’s 1996 solo album where he went under the name Cyco Miko, TERROR with “Spirit Of Sacrifice” which is off their new album “Total Retaliation” out this Friday (September 28th) on Pure Noise Records, FULL SCALE RIOT with “Push”; a new single they just released, CANDY with “Good To Feel”, the title track off their 9 song debut LP due out this Friday, THE CASUALTIES with “1312” off their new album “Written In Blood” due out October 26th on Cleopatra Records and lastly LUICIDAL with “Institucionalizado", a remake of the Suicidal Tendencies classic “Institutionalized” . Luicidal features former Suicidal Tendencies bassist Louiche Mayorga who helped write the early 1980’s ST classic. They have a new album titled “Born In Venice” due out on October 12th on Cleopatra Records. Although Luicidal has Mike Avilez set as their frontman they decided to bring in Ceci Bastida to do vocals for this smart remake. Click the blue hyperlinks to view each video individually or click HERE for the In Effect videos page which has over 60 current music videos from punk and hardcore bands from across the globe. 

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The new TERROR album (their 7th overall) will be titled "Total Retaliation" and is set to come out on September 28th on Pure Noise Records. The track "Mental Demolition" off the new album can be heard HERE. September 28th also sees the start of the "Total Retaliation Invasion" which will be an 18 date U.S. tour that will start in San Diego and end up in Philadelphia on October 16th. Alongside Terror on this tour will be Harms Way, Backtrack, Year Of The Knife and Candy. Terror is currently in Europe finishing off an 11 date run on Sunday August 12th in Hannover Germany. On September 16th Terror plays a one off show in Costa Rica. Pre-order "Mental Demolition" HERE. 

SHEER TERROR will release a new 4 song 7" on Reaper Records due out August 31st titled "Pall In The Family". "The Moons Gone Out" is 1 of the new tracks and you can listen to that track now by clicking HERE. Sheer Terror start a 10 date European tour on August 24th in Leeds, UK and wrap things up on September 2nd in Belgium. Click HERE for pre-order info from Reaper Records.

NJ's NIGHT BIRDS are back on September 21st with a new 8 song mini album on Fat Wreck titled "Roll Credits" "My Dad Is The BTK" is the new song and video they are pushing and you can check that out HERE. Mike Hunchback who played with Night Birds between 2009 and 2012 produced and played on this new album and will join the band live marking the first time Night Birds have played as a 5 piece in their 10 year run. The band has also announced a series of shows to coincide with the new release starting off in Denver on September 27th. This on again/off again run of shows takes them all over the U.S. and wraps up in Boston on December 15th. 

Cro-Mags founder HARLEY FLANAGAN has jumped into the world of podcasts/vlogs recently unveiling "The Harley Flanagan Show" which can be seen on You Tube. 4 episodes have been posted since it went online on August 1st with episodes running between 20 and 32 minutes in length. Click HERE to check it out.

While on the topic of podcasts and the Cro-Mags JOHN JOSEPH was recently a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience (Episode 1152) for a marathon 3 hour and 22 minute sit down. Check that out HERE. 

CRIPPLED EARN from the Bronx have a new track out titled "Bring Me The Wolf". Listen to that track HERE. The song will be one of 3 new songs included on a limited edition CD run of their debut EP titled "Swine" that came out in 2017 on Morsecode Recordings. For release date and other Crippled Earn info stay glued to their Facebook page by clicking on that blue hyperlink at the start of this paragraph. 

Someone we feel deserves a shout out and more press is Finn McKenty who runs "THE PUNK ROCK MBA" which has a Facebook group page as well as a You Tube page with dozens of videos that promote "Career, Business + Life Advice For The DIY Community". With an abundance of websites, podcasts, and "vlogs" out there it can be hard these days to come up with original and fresh takes on topics and Finn seems to be doing just that with the MBA. Give 'em a shot when you get a chance.

On July 9th PISSED OFF RADIO released their 5th charity compilation featuring 53 punk, hardcore and metal bands from around the world. Pink Ink Fund and T.E.A.L. Walk will be the recipients of the money raised. Since 2013 Pissed Off Radio comps have raised more than $5000 for various cancer charities with the help of artists and fan donations. To find out more about this compilation and the charities that it is raising money for please click HERE.

SICK OF IT ALL will be headlining the 2019 edition of the annual Persistence Tour which will kick off on January 17th in Berlin and end on January 27th in London. Booze & Glory, Municipal Waste and Walls Of Jericho have also been announced for Persistence 2019 with more to come in the upcoming weeks. Click HERE to keep up with Persistence 2019 happenings.

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NY’s SCARBORO will follow up their 2017 full length “Here Comes The Hangover” this fall with a new EP titled “Wolves On The Radio”. Once again WTF Records from the Netherlands will be behind the release but first up will be a single on an upcoming Pissed Off Radio compilation for charities in July. The band has also recently added Vinnie Alva (formerly of Murphy’s Law) on drums. 

Los Angeles’ TERROR have a new album coming out this fall on Nuclear Blast Records with the title of “Total Retaliation”. The album was produced (and currently being mixed) by Will Putney who has previously worked with Body Count and Knocked Loose. Terror finishes up an 11 date European run today (July 1st) and is set to head back between August 2nd and 12th. 

As we told you in our June 6th update BEACH RATS are a new band based out of New Jersey who feature member from Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Lifetime and Bouncing Souls. (Damn). “Wasted Time” is the 5 song EP they will put out on Bridge 9 Records on July 27 th and the first check in is now here with the track “Lonely For The Night” which you can check out HERE. You want pre-orders you say? Click HERE. 

Hot off the press (June 29th) is the new DEVIATED STATE with their new 12 song effort “No Way Out”. Check it on Bandcamp with the “Name Your Price” option. Look for a review and more soon! Click the "No Way Out" cover on the left to listen. 

More hot off the press stuff (June 29th again) with the new CONVERGE titled “Beautiful Ruin” which is a 4 song EP recorded during the “The Dusk In Us” sessions (13 song album from 2017). Check out the video for the new track “Melancholia” by clicking HERE. On July 6th Converge kick off a run of shows in Seattle with Neurosis that runs South through California and ends up in Austin, TX on July 21st. Click HERE to listen to “Beautiful Ruin”. 

Since our last update we got 5 new videos for you all to check out. Germany’s AGGRESSIVE with “Deep Inside”, Chicago’s 2 MINUTE MINOR with “Unite The Crew”, LA’s COUNTIME with “Innocence Lost” and two from Seattle’s GOOD TOUCH with “One Hundred Years” and “All Together”. Look for Good Touch’s new 8 song self-titled album on June 29th through CoinToss and Snatchee Records. Pre-orders can be found HERE. 

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SHEER TERROR will release a new 4 song 7” this summer titled "Pall In The Family" with Reaper Records handling US distribution and Dutch label Rebellion Records also releasing the same songs as a limited edition 45RPM 12” with a silkscreened B side. Track listing for this new EP is: “The Moon’s Gone Out”, “Bohacks, Wetsons, Tung-Bo & Me”, “North Shore Love Affair”, and “Get Me Off This Rock”.

NOT LIKE YOU RECORDS/ZINE recently released a 12” vinyl compilation titled “Benefit For Big Frank” with Big Frank being the guy who managed Zed Records, ran Nemesis Records and played in Carry Nation. Frank suffered a heart attack in April of 2016 and with medical bills mounting and his business put on hold Not Like You Records wanted to help out in any way they could. Each band was handpicked by Big Frank and all donated their time and their music to this great cause. Big Frank has described it as "showing my diverse taste in music and is a pretty good representation of the direction my label would have gone had I carried on with it all these years." Featuring artists as diverse as Terror, Integrity, Electric Frankenstein, Nails, Done Dying, Himsa and more, there is something on here for even the most discerning fan. Click HERE for more info about the comp and how to order it. 

“The International Hardcore Connection” known as SECRET SOCIETY just put out a video for the track “Ride Or Die” which is off their June 2017 10 song full length titled “Out Of The Game”. The band features members from the United States, Bulgaria, Australia, and Europe. Watch the video by clicking HERE. 

Hungary’s TOUCH have a new promo cassette out as a preview to their new LP which will be recorded this July. Two new songs and a cover of “Bring It On Down” by Oasis are available via their Bandcamp page with the ever-so-popular “Name Your Price” option. Back in May 0f 2017 we featured these guys on our Fresh Blood page. Check that short interview out HERE. Touch liken themselves to be a good mixture of the Bad Brains, Burn, Absolution, and “the whole Washington DC hardcore vibe”. Give ‘em a shot! 

MADBALL continue their promotional push for their new album “For The Cause” with a 2 minute interview with lead singer Freddy Cricien where the questions is asked “do bad times make great music?” CLICK the photo to the left to check out the video. The new Madball hits next Friday, June 15th on Nuclear Blast. Also for the June 15th weekend be on the lookout for an in depth interview with Freddy here on In Effect where he breaks down the new album from start to finish.

BLIND JUSTICE will have their new full length out on June 29th titled “No Matter The Cost”. Flatspot Records and Edgewood Records team up for the Jersey band’s second full length which will feature 10 tracks. You can listen to the new track titled “Never Enough” by clicking HERE. Pre-orders are available now through both labels. 

SPINE from both Chicago and Kansas City will have their new 9 song album titled “Faith” out on June 15th on Bridge 9 Records. “Your Reason” is one of the new tracks and you can check it out by clicking HERE. 

BEACH RATS is a new band featuring Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion), Ari Katz from Lifetime, and Bryan and Pete from the Bouncing Souls. A new 5 song EP (“Wasted Time”) is due out on July 27th on Bridge 9 Records with a track listing of: “Lonely For The Night”, “Stay All Night”, “Sports Stink”, “Skins, Brains, And Dubs” and “Wasted Time”. “Fast, melodic hardcore punk that will leave the listener begging for more” is promised.

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LONDON'S RUCKTION RECORDS TURNS 20

IN EFFECT SALUTES OUR UK FRIENDS 

2018 marks 20 years of dedication, hard work and passion for London Hardcore label RUCKTION RECORDS, and on June the 2nd the label celebrates this milestone with a huge show, featuring 10 UK bands who span right across the history of Rucktion, from early signings such as Nine Bar and Diction, all the way through to newer acts such as Proven, Life Betrays Us and Tempers Fray.

Since 1998 Rucktion Records has consistently released and supported music from across the hardcore spectrum. The label is known primarily for popularizing the hard and heavy London sound pioneered in the 1990's by bands such as Knuckledust and Ninebar, a style and a scene whose influence can be seen to this day in current Rucktion acts such as Prowler, Bun Dem Out and Idle Hands.  However, Rucktion has always been keen to expand outside of the capital, working with bands from all over the UK as diverse as True Valliance, Divide, Broken Oath, Deal With It and Chains Of Hate, showing a willingness to support UK hardcore as well as a desire to transcend genres. In addition to this, Rucktion has released several recordings from overseas acts such as Pennsylvania USA’s highly successful Wisdom In Chains, long-standing Belgian veterans Surge Of Fury, and cult favorites from Baltimore MD, the legendary Stout.

Crossing through subgenres and scenes, from raging hardcore punk to furious metallic beatdown, Rucktion Records has always refused to be pidgeon-holed. A visit to one of their regular London gigs will confirm this, as the label has been consistently putting on shows in the capital for well over a decade. For much of this period Rucktion had a regular monthly residency at London’s iconic 12 Bar Club in the heart of the capital’s West End, putting on bands from all over the UK and beyond. Due to development of the area the club sadly closed its doors for the last time in early 2015. The loss of this venue and these nights left a major hole in London’s scene, until Rucktion secured regular slots at the Unicorn in Camden, where they continue to put on a wide array of acts several times a year. The label is also keen to promote talent from all over the world, distributing numerous  bands and other labels, via mail order and at any show featuring Rucktion acts, alongside an ever-increasing selection of Rucktion t-shirts, hoodies, caps, beanies and more.

Rucktion's latest signing, London’s Ironed Out, feature members of several other Rucktion acts, and have a fresh new sound that takes the established formula from their previous bands to a whole new level,  while proudly displaying their strong roots in the scene they grew up in. Sticking as true as ever to the DIY ideals that first inspired them all those years ago, Rucktion Records continues to support local talent and build on the strong legacy it has created over the last two decades.

NEW MUSIC FROM MADBALL & MORE!

In case you missed it MADBALL released the first musical check in to their new album titled "For The Cause" due out on June 15th on Nuclear Blast. The new track is titled "Old Fashioned" and you can check it out in the form of a lyric video by clicking the graphic to the left. 

Boston's SLAP SHOT have their new 11 track album titled "Make America Hate Again " due out on June 1st on Bridge 9 Records. "Trainwreck" is the second song to be leaked out ahead of the release date. Check it out by clicking that blue hyperlink above. 

Upstate NY's EGODESTROYS put out a cool new video for their cover version of Peter Gabriel's "Games Without Frontiers" which was originally released back in 1980. The cover song is off of their 14 track debut LP titled "A New Cold War" which came out in December of 2017. Click HERE to watch it. 

FAST BREAK! RECORDS who are releasing the US version of the new WISDOM IN CHAINS full length on July 20th have released a 42 second promo clip to support the new WIC release. Check it out HERE. 

Our friends over at WTF RECORDS (NL) have a nice lineup of new releases out now and on the way from 3 Dutch bands that all vary in the styles of hardcore punk that they play, something that is pretty common if you look up and down the WTF roster.

First up is the new PROBATION 6 song EP titled “Fucked By Life” which is hard and heavy as fuck. A video for the track “Imperial Needle” is out now and can be seen HERE.

Next is SUPERHERO STATUS who will release the 7 song “Escape The Herd” EP on May 25th. Superhero Status have more of that uplifting old-school sound that reminds me of H2O a lot.

Last up for this round of WTF releases is the new GET SOME 5 song EP titled “Freaky, Filthy, Frustrated” due out on June 1st. The video for the song “Yourself” can be seen HERE.

WTF is also a distro and seems to specialize in CD releases while also branching out beyond their borders with recent releases from NYC’s Scarboro and Boston’s Cheech. A label that is doing good things and should be on your radar! 

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WISDOM IN CHAINS will release their upcoming album titled "Nothing In Nature Respects Weakness" this July on Fastbreak! Records in the US and on Demons Run Amok in Europe. The 13 tracks were recorded at Mountainside Studio in Pocono, PA between January and March of this year. Tenative track list is as follows: “Life Lessons”,  “Already Dead”, “Someday”, “Better Than I Was”, “Ultimatum”, “The Boy And The Cave”, “Heart Of A Champion”,  “Slow Drown”, “Palisade Cliffs”, “Turn My Back”, “Truce”, “Duck Down”, and “Halfway There”. Guest on the new album include vocal spots by Madball’s Freddy Cricien, Angelique from Philadelphia’s The Benderz, Davin from Eaten Alive, and Matt from Tacoma, WA’s Noi!se. This release will be Wisdom In Chains’ first new full length since 2015’s “The God Rhythm”. 

Eddie Sutton and LEEWAY NYC are set to head out on a 16 date run of shows with Florida's Rhythm Of Fear starting on April 30th in New Orleans, LA and ending up in Dallas, TX on May 18th. The tour will see them cover much of the Southwest US with a Seattle date on May 7th as well as 4 stops in California. Around this same time last year Leeway NYC was coming off the tribute show for Vision's Dave Franklin in Asbury Park, NJ and there have been some shakeups lineup wise with Dan Nastasi (Mucky Pup) and Fred Delacruz (Silence Equals Death) joining the band on guitars and John Milnes (Mucky Pup) joining the band on drums. Plans are in the works for a scheduled summer release of new music as well. Stay tuned for more info. Top photo by: JC Photo Media. 

Hong Kong's DAGGER are back with a new track titled "Live Your Life" which you can hear and download for free by clicking HERE. In May of 2017 the band released their debut 6 song EP digitally and on cassette. "Live Your Life" was recorded in February of 2018 along with 2 other songs that will be released later in 2018 as part of a split 7" with a still unannounced band. Dagger guitarist Riz runs the UNITE ASIA website which covers the Asian underground music scene inside out. 

SLAPSHOT have their new album “Make America Hate Again” due out on Bridge 9 on June 1st. “Remedy” is the first new track to be leaked out and you can listen to it by clicking HERE. 

NJ’s RAZORBLADE HANDGRENADE will have their new 12 song album titled “Till The Casket Drops” out later this month. 5 years in the making this will be their first new material since 2011’s “Tales From The Bricks”. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Cannon Studios in NJ. Look for them at this year’s BNB Bowl (May 20th) in NYC opening for both Agnostic Front and Judge. 

On June 1st SLAPSHOT will release “Make America Hate Again” on Bridge Nine Records. The 11 track album was recorded at The Wild Artic in Portsmouth, NH with Dean Baltulonis. Track listing is as follows: 1.”Edge Break Your Face”, 2. “Hypocrite”, 3. “Remedy”, 4. “Alone”,  5. “Cry For Help”, 6. “Trainwreck”, 7. “I Got Your Number”, 8. “It’s All About You”, 9. “Make America Hate Again”, 10.”White Flag”, 11.”One Last Chance”. 

Chula Vista CA’s TAKE OFFENSE are back with a new 5 song EP titled “Tensions On High” due out on March 30th through Flatspot Records. This is their first new release since their “United States Of Mind” album back in 2013. Check out the new track “Trust” by clicking HERE. 

WAR ON WOMEN have shared their new song “Lone Wolves” off of their upcoming Bridge Nine album “Capture The Flag” due out on April 13th. Click HERE to listen. 

NRSV: "WASTED FOR LIFE"

NO REDEEMING SOCIAL VALUE who have not put out a new record since 2012's "America's Favorite Hardcore Band" EP are getting closer to completion on their next release which will be a full length album titled "Wasted For Life". New tracks include: "Brew Crew" (a tribute to their friends), "Don't Tell Me" (a punk rock anthem), "I'm Gonna Puke" (a country western song), and "Shatterproof" (which will be the first single, and will be released on 7" by Pitchfork). Recording and mixing has taken place over the past year and change at various studios with their drummer Glen Lorieo adding on to his own personal list of NYHC band recordings. Dead City Records will handle the U.S. release which should be available on digital, CD and vinyl. 2018 marks 30 years of brew, mayhem and hardcore for the NRSV Crew.

HARDCORE VHS: 

On Wednesday March 28th Nighthawk Cinema in Brooklyn, NY will hold their second installment of their VHS series screening "LIVE IN NYC '91" which is also commonly known as the "In Effect video". Ticket info can be found HERE. The long out of print VHS tape was filmed on January 19th, 1991 at the "Superbowl Of Hardcore IV" at NYC's Studio 54 and featured Agnostic Front, Sick Of It All and Gorilla Biscuits amongst others with live footage from the show and interviews with members of the NYHC scene including members of Cro-Mags,  Murphy’s Law and Nuclear Assault. In addition to the screening there will be a Q&A session to follow the showing of the film that will include Sick Of It All's Lou Koller, Walter Schreifels from Gorilla Biscuits, director George Seminara and former In Effect Records guy Howie Abrams who is busy these days being one half of the Merciless Radio show along with his co-host Ill Bill. Merciless plays a good mix of thrash, crossover and hardcore along with interviews like the recent one they did with Udo Dirkschneider of Accept fame. Merciless has been at it for 2 years and are up to episode #62 so they must be doing something right. Find out more about Merciless HERE.

THE SOUND OF REVOLUTION:

The 3rd installment of THE SOUND OF REVOLUTION FESTIVAL has been set for November 2nd and 3rd in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Over 20 bands have already been announced for the 2 days of shows with more bands still to be announced. Click the flyer on the left for more info. 

2 MINUTE MINOR:

Chicago’s 2 MINUTE MINOR will have their new album “Blood On Our Front Stoop” out on May 4th on Indie Vision Music (CA) and Zap Records (Scotland). Check out a teaser of the new track “It’s A Disease’ by clicking HERE. 

BERTHOLD CITY:

Pre-orders are available now for the upcoming BERTHOLD CITY 7” titled “Moment Of Truth” which will be released on WAR Records on March 30th. The 6 song 7” features 3 songs from their July 2017 demo along with 3 additional tracks from that same recording session. Mastering was handled by Don Fury who has worked with Gorilla Biscuits, Youth Of Today, Agnostic Front and many other NYHC bands dating back to the 1980’s. Get more info on this pre-order HERE and listen to their music by clicking HERE. 

NEW HEART:

Indiana’s NEW HEART will have a new 12 song album titled “Feel The Change” out on May 4th through Blood & Ink Records. This is their first release since new singer Hayden French joined the band. You can listen to the title track by clicking HERE. Pre-orders which are available now can be found HERE. 

CORPORATE CITIZEN are a new band out of San Diego who just put out their debut 4 song EP this past January. You can check out their song “Scaredey Cat” performed live from their February 17th show in Oceanside, CA by clicking HERE. Some may remember Corporate Citizen’s guitarist Steve O’Brien from his days as the bassist for NYC’s Crown Of Thornz. Their "What Would He Do" EP can be downloaded for free HERE. 

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STATE OF MIND RECORDINGS has two new releases on the way from Lousiville, KY’s BY THE GRACE OF GOD and Long Island NY’s OUT LIVE DEATH. By The Grace Of God’s “Above Fear” will have 6 songs and be released on a 1 sided silk screened 12” vinyl as well as on CD and digital. Look for “Above Fear” to be released on March 30th. Listen to the new track “(Drowning In) White Tides” by clicking their new album’s cover on the left. 

OUT LIVE DEATH will have their 12 song “Has The Past Taught Us Nothing” full length out on CD/digital as well as an LP version which will be limited to only 100 copies. Look for a March 10th release date as well as Out Live Death playing at the Amityville Music Hall on that same date for their record release show. Check out OUT LIVE DEATH’s video for the new track “We Will Not Rest” by clicking their photo below. Pre-orders for BOTH of these releases can be found HERE. 

WATCH OUT LIVE DEATH'S NEW VIDEO "WE WILL NOT REST" BY CLICKING BELOW

BURN TO RELEASE NEW 2 SONG EP 

Last September NY’s BURN released their first ever full length titled “Do Or Die” and just a little over 5 months later they return with more new music. A 2 song 7” limited to 500 copies will be available at Burn’s merch table when they kick off a European tour in Germany on March 7th. The new track “Mountain” can be heard by clicking on the new EP’s cover on the left. The flip side to this EP will have a track titled “Break Free”. The tour with Sweden’s GUST runs through March 23rd and also makes stops in the UK, The Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, and Italy.

BLACK 'N BLUE BOWL 2018 will be spread over 3 days this year running from May 18th through May 20th in NYC. Bands AND venue/venues to be announced shortly. The iconic Webster Hall which has hosted many BNB’s in the past has been closed for renovations since August of 2017. 

ROTTING OUT TO PLAY SOUND & FURY 2018

Los Angeles’ SOUND AND FURY FESTIVAL made their first announcement for their 2018 edition with 26 bands being announced including a reunion from ROTTING OUT.

Weekend ticket passes are on sale now and info can be found by clicking on the flyer to the left. 

Toronto’s NO WARNING have a new video out for the track “In The City” off of last October’s “Torture Culture” full length. Click HERE to watch. 

PUNK ISLAND 2018 will be held on Saturday June 23rd on New York City’s Randall’s Island. This year will have 7 stages and run from 10am until 8pm. This is the shows 11th year and in the past close to 100 bands have performed in one day. If you want your band to play at this event click HERE to find out more. “All Ages, All Day, All Free”.

Old St. Louis friends BETTER DAYS have new music out in the form of the new track “Raw Deal” which can be heard HERE. In 2017 Better Days had some lineup changes which now sees them as a 5 piece for the first time since 2011. The lineup shift has also brought upon a musical shift with the band scrapping all of their previous work. Moving in a direction that sees their influences of Kill Your Idols, Gorilla Biscuits and Dag Nasty coming to the forefront. 7 new songs are recorded and will be released with the title “Away Team” in 2018. 

Baltimore’s WAR ON WOMEN will have their new album “Capture The Flag” out on April 13th on Bridge Nine Records. The album will have 12 songs including “YDTMHTL” which can be heard HERE.

QUICK HITS: 

IF I RULED THE WORLD PODCAST:

Be on the lookout for a new podcast based out of New York called IF I RULED THE WORLD which is hosted by George Reynolds and Sam Hoyos. To date the duo have 7 episodes available for listening which includes lengthy chats with Gavin Van Vlack of Burn, Tim Williams of V.O.D. and Arthur Shepherd who not only has been in a bunch of bands but also runs one of NYC’s most popular venues in the Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn. Upcoming interviews are scheduled with Tommy Corrigan of Silent Majority and Crown Of Thornz, Skarhead frontman Ezec. Click their logo to check them out. 

DO YOU KNOW HARDCORE WEBSITE:

One of our favorite current running fanzines is called CHILLER THAN MOST out of Hungary which has 5 issues (plus a special Give issue) out since their start in 2013. Now comes an online presence from the same guy doing Chiller Than Most in the form of a new website called DO YOU KNOW HARDCORE  Same vibe, same feel as Chiller Than Most as “fanzine culture” is celebrated, dissected and brought back to life in the form of re-posts of old interviews as well as original content. The site went up on January 1st and there are already close to 30 entries so smarten up and go check in with the man Attila by clicking on those blue hyperlinks! He is still working on his paper zine and the new issue of Chiller Than Most will be out next spring!

BLACK RYAN HISTORY MONTH REVISITED:

February is Black History Month and in honor of the man… Ryan Bland from NY’s ACHE, we are gonna repost this cool feature we initially had run a few years back titled “Black Ryan History Month” which is an original piece written by Ryan which covers in detail some great/crazy/scary moments relating to punk and hardcore within his own personal history. Check it out by clicking on Ryan's pic! 

ARMS RACE NEW 7" OUT NOW:

Painkiller Records' first release of 2018 is the new 4 track 7" from the UK’s ARMS RACE titled "The Beast" which is the follow up to their 2016 LP "New Wave Of British Hardcore". You can stream or download the new one by clicking HERE. The U.S. version of this release is limited to 500 copies and can be ordered HERE. Arms Race will play a few shows surrounding Washington DC's Damaged City Fest which happens the weekend of April 5th through April 8th. 

NEW READING MATERIAL:

PRESSURE DROP FANZINE issue # 1 is out now featuring interviews with Hatebreed, Zero Tolerance, World Be Free, Give and Samiam. This 44 page debut issue also comes with a flexi 7" that contains new songs by World Be Free, Berthold City, Zero Tolerance, Initiate, and Pure Heel. Pressure Drop #1 is the collective work of Andrew Kline (Strife), Scott Vogel (Terror), and Patrick Kitzel (Reaper Records). Order HERE or click on the RevHQ advertisement at the top of this page.

NEW MUSIC FROM IR:

IRON REAGAN returns on March 2nd with a new 8 song split EP on Relapse Records with Arizona death metal band GATECREEPER. IR will have 5 new songs including the new track titled “Paper Shredder” which you can check out HERE. Pre-orders for this new release are available HERE.

TRAIL OF LIES DEBUT FULL LENGTH OUT SOON:

Syracuse NY’s TRAIL OF LIES will release their 8 song debut full length 12” titled “W.A.R.” on February 28th on Edgewood Records. The band has a bunch of live shows lined up to support the new release that run through June and include Brick By Brick Fest in Altoona, PA on February 17th, Puerto Rico on March 10th, United Blood Fest in Richmond, VA on April 6th, The Rumble Fest in Chicago on April 27th, Wild Rose Fest in Calgary on May 11th, and Sound And Fury Fest in L.A. in June. U.S. pre-order info for “W.A.R.” can be found HERE. 

MADBALL BACK IN THE STUDIO:

Fresh off their European run on the 2018 Persistence Tour with Hatebreed, MADBALL entered the recording studio earlier this week to start working on their new album titled “For The Cause” with Rancid’s Tim Armstrong. The title track was released late last year as part of a split with Wisdom in Chains and now comes a lyric video for that same track which you can check out HERE. 

NEW TURNSTILE LP LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AWAY:

TURNSTILE will have their new 13 song album titled “Time & Space” out on February 23rd on Roadrunner Records. Check out the music videos for the new tracks “Real Thing”, “Generator” and “I Don’t Wanna Be Blind” by clicking them blue hyperlinks! Turnstile will be in Australia with Turnover from March 5th through the 13th before starting a U.S. run with Touche Amore and Culture Abuse that kicks off on April 9th in Cleveland and runs through May 7th in Boston. Don’t forget United Blood Fest in Richmond, VA on April 7th as well! 

TWO MAN TO HEAD WEST FOR PUNK ROCK BOWLING:

Congratulations to Long Island’s favorite Hockey Punks TWO MAN ADVANTAGE as for the first time in their 20 plus year history they will be headed west to play at the Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival. May 26th is the date at the Fremont Country Club in Las Vegas, opening for the legendary Subhumans from the UK as well as the Unseen and Bishops Green. Look for a short run though California to follow their PRB appearance. Two Man’s latest is called “Bar Down” and features 6 brand new tracks that came out in 2017 and is now available on CD and is also available on their newly created Bandcamp page which you can check out HERE. 

CUP 'O JOE:

Aaron Dalbec who you may remember from playing guitar in BANE has started his own coffee roasting company called Essex Coffee Roasters. Get more info by clicking HERE. 

WORLD EATER TO CLOSE UP SHOP:

After almost 9 years together Germany’s WORLD EATER will be breaking up after a final tour this May. We did an interview with these guys back in early 2014 and they were a really good band that was popular in Europe but didn’t get as much attention on this side of the Atlantic. Check out their “About To Fall” video from 2013 and tell us that these guys didn’t deserve some more attention! Good luck with whatever is next fellas!