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Cro-Mags And Ringworm Concert Photo Gallery And Review – From Madison Live! In Covington, Kentucky, March 17, 2023

Posted in concerts, hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 27, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Stone/Metal Odyssey – above: Harley Flanagan/Cro-Mags

I went with my buddy Troy to see Cro-Mags and Ringworm, down in Covington Kentucky, at Madison Live!, on March 17, 2023. Both of these bands have been on my bucket list for many years. Suffice to say I had an amazing time seeing and hearing these bands, up close!

The line-up for Cro-Mags has changed over the years; however, the legendary band founder Harley Flanagan has once again proved to his fans he is still at his very best in performing live. With a mixed crowd of both younger and older fans, the Hardcore stage diving and insane pit of yesteryear was non-existent; save for a pit that was more congenial than over aggressive.

Photo Credit: Stone/Metal Odyssey

Two or three scuffles broke out in the crowd and Harley Flanagan was very quick to diffuse the scuffles. Harley made it clear his lack of tolerance for fighting. Harley also let his feelings be known for unity, brotherhood and being grateful for your loved ones. I couldn’t agree more. There were parents that took their little kids to this show. As for the music, I couldn’t stop moving; with my cane and screwed up knees. We’ve all gotten older and Harley doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone. He’s forever immortalized in Metal and Hardcore history.

Photo Credit: Stone/Metal Odyssey
Photo credit: Stone/Metal Odyssey – above: Human Furnace of Ringworm

Cleveland Ohio’s Ringworm didn’t hold back nothing. They blazed and thundered through their set of songs like killer hornets. Human Furnace led his band like the Metal titan he is, vocally menacing. Opening for Cro-Mags, Ringworm set the Metal vibe on course. I always have more energy in the first half of any concert; thus I went into the pit with my cane and enjoyed every second of it. My fellow Metal brethren joined me in the pit, to cheer me on and make certain I didn’t fall down. It was more a nostalgic ceremony of yesteryear than anything else. I was so grateful to the brother/sisterhood that graciously joined me in celebration. My knees hurt so bad out there and the love and support I received from that Metal gathering brought me close to tears. I’ll never forget that night. God Bless them all and both bands. – Stone

Photo Credit: Stone/Metal Ofyssey
Human Furnace and me!

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KRUELTY – Brutal Second LP From Tokyo, Japan Metallic Hardcore Quintet, ‘Untopia’ Now Streaming; Album Sees Release Tomorrow On Profound Lore Records + Japan And European Tours Begin

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on March 16, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

photo by Jun Sabio

Stream KRUELTY’s Untopia HERE.

Untopia, the second LP from Tokyo, Japan’s brutalizing metallic hardcore quintet KRUELTY, is now streaming in its entirety on the eve of its worldwide release through Profound Lore Records.

Formed in Tokyo in the summer of 2017, KRUELTY has emerged as the most notable artist to find that sweet spot where heavy beatdown hardcore and ‘90s American/Scandinavian death/doom metal meet. This devastating amalgamation becomes the blueprint of brutality and slam the band unleashes. With KRUELTY, you will hear the ultimate convergence of some of the most punishing death metal riffs and the most mind-blowing breakdowns influenced by Japanese and ‘90s East Coast hardcore bands.

photo by Seijiro Nishimi

2020 saw the release of KRUELTY’s debut album A Dying Truth and revealed itself as one of the heaviest albums that year. With their second LP, Untopia, the band will release an album even more massive in scope and ultimately heavier than their debut. The bulldozing seven-song record was produced by Taylor Young at The Pit Studios (Nails, Xibalba, Section H8) while the band was touring in the US earlier this year, mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Terminal Nation, Mindforce), and features artwork by Norwegian artist Sindre Foss Skancke.

Endure KRUELTY’s entire Untopia LP now at YouTube RIGHT HERE.

Untopia will see release through Profound Lore tomorrow, Friday, March 17th, on LP, CD, CS, and digital formats. Find preorders HERE and watch the “Harder Than Before” video HERE.

KRUELTY continues touring across the planet in support of Untopia. Having just completed tours of New Zealand and Australia, KRUELTY will now crush through their home country this week for ten dates on the Untopia Japan Tour, running from March 17th through April 2nd. Less than two weeks later, the band heads to Europe for the Untopia European Domination Tour 2023, running from April 12th to May 7th with special guests Gates To Hell, and Splitknuckle on select dates. See confirmed dates below and watch for additional tour announcements to post shortly.

KRUELTY Untopia Japan Tour:
3/17/2023 B.B. Street – Yokohama, JP
3/18/2023 Socrates – Kyoto, JP
3/19/2023 Keith Flack – Fukuoka, JP
3/21/2023 Hood – Nigata, JP
3/22/2023 東高円寺二万電圧– Tokyo, JP
3/23/2023 Bears – Osaka, JP
3/24/2023 Rizin – Kagawa, JP
3/25/2023 Agit – Hiroshima, JP
3/26/2023 Zion – Nagoya, JP
4/02/2023 Bushbash – Tokyo, JP

KRUELTY Untopia European Domination w/ Gates To Hell, Splitknuckle:

4/12/2023 Le Temps Machine – Joué-Les-Tours, FR
4/13/2023 Orbeko Etxea – Llodio, ES
4/14/2023 Sala Rouge – Vigo, ES
4/15/2023 Núcleo A70 – Lisbon, PT
4/16/2023 Let’s Go Rock Bar – Parla, ES
4/17/2023 La Deskomunal – Barcelona, ES
4/18/2023 Secret Place – Montpellier, FR
4/20/2023 Le Glazart – Paris, FR
4/21/2023 The Green Door Store – Brighton, UK
4/22/2023 The Cab – Newport, UK
4/23/2023 Deadwax – Birmingham, UK*
4/24/2023 The Lubber Fiend – Newcastle, UK*
4/25/2023 Flying Duck – Glasgow, UK*
4/26/2023 Percy Picklebackers – Nottingham, UK*
4/27/2023 Boom – Leeds, UK*
4/28/2023 New Cross Inn – London, UK*
4/29/2023 Treftpunt – Gent, BE
4/30/2023 Bloodshed Fest @ Metropool – Hengelo, NL
5/03/2023 Klub Pod Minogą – Poznan, PL
5/04/2023 Gerber 3 – Weimar, DE
5/05/2023 Kulturzentrum dasHaus – Ludwigshafen, DE
5/06/2023 Rocas – Luxembourg, LU
5/07/2023 Baroeg – Rotterdam, NL

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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CAPRA – Metallic Hardcore Outfit Announces April Shows Supporting Killswitch Engage And More; Headlining Tour Underway

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on March 13, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Tyson Pate

Louisiana-based metallic hardcore outfit CAPRA will support Killswitch Engage on five special shows this Spring. The short April run will make its way through Baltimore, Charlotte, Norfolk, Lancaster, and Cleveland. Additional support will be provided by Currents.

Comments vocalist Crow Lotus: “Killswitch Engage puts on one hell of a show and we were lucky enough to catch them headline Furnace Fest 2021! It’s going to be an honor to share a stage with them. We’re all stoked!”

The dates with Killswitch Engage follow the band’s Southeast headlining tour, currently underway. This June, CAPRA will appear on Benefit Bash to help support the Sloss Furnace Foundation. Presented by Furnace Fest, the event will be held on Saturday, June 17th and features Darkest Hour, The Acacia Strain, Integrity, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, Left To Suffer, and others. Profits from the event will go toward improving areas related to the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark including stage repair, enhanced lighting, planting new grass etc.

See all confirmed dates below.

CAPRA [remaining dates]:
3/14/2023 The Sentient Bean – Savannah, GA
3/15/2023 Boggs Social – Atlanta, GA
3/16/2023 Conduit – Orlando, FL w/ Thirst
3/17/2023 SFL Bar – Port Saint Lucie, FL w/ Thirst
3/18/2023 The Legion – Tampa, FL w/ Thirst
3/19/2023 Mosey’s Downtown – Panama City, FL

w/ Killswitch Engage, Currents:
4/10/2023 Rams Head – Baltimore, MD
4/11/2023 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
4/13/2023 The Norva – Norfolk, VA
4/14/2023 LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival @ Freedom Hall/Lancaster Convention Center – Lancaster, PA
4/15/2023 Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
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6/17/2023 Benefit Bash @ Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark – Birmingham, AL [info]

Formed in 2016 by guitarist Tyler Harper and drummer Jeremy Randazzo, the initial idea for CAPRA was to create something that would be fresh while still giving listeners a sense of nostalgia for the sounds of the late ’90s and early 2000s hardcore and punk scenes. Following various lineup changes, and adding Crow Lotus (vocals) and Trevor Alleman (bass) to their ranks, everything came together.

The band’s most recent full-length, In Transmission (2021) — recorded with Jai Benoit (Golgothan, Father Rust), then mixed by Taylor Young (Nails, Twitching Tongues), and mastered by Brad Boatwright (Pig Destroyer, Integrity, Torche, Idle Hands) — represents the culmination of years of hard work, reflecting everything they’ve been writing and pouring into the band since solidifying the lineup.

The band is currently putting the finishing touches on new material with details to be unveiled in the weeks to come. In the meantime, preview and purchase In Transmission at THIS LOCATION.

http://www.instagram.com/capraband

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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NIHILIST DEATH CULT’s (members ex-Pestilence, Abyss, Tribe of Pazuzu, Soulstorm) Release Video For “Obey & Consume” Off Debut “Death To All Tyrants”

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore metal, hardcore punk, Metal, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , on December 14, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Nihilist Death Cult has recently released its debut album“Death To All Tyrants”. They are now releasing a video for the track “Obey & Consume”, which is about just following blindly and not questioning anything, and being a good consumer. The time to fight is always now, not later and it was inspired by John Carpenter’s “They Live”.

The video can be seen and heard via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.

The album “Death To All Tyrants” is in-your-face punk rock that combines angry riffs and hate-fuel lyrics about how the corporate-sponsored news media feeds you the stories and ideas they are paid to push. This record is about the victims standing up to the tyrants, it’s about choosing your own path and not blindly following norms if they don’t suit you. Bassist/vocalist Nick Sagias writes most of the music, but takes in input from his brother, drummer John Sagias and guitarist Ethan Bolduc. He shares their writing process:

“When I started writing for NDC, I knew that I wanted it to be aggressive, relentless, savage, no breakdowns, short songs, angry hardcore punk, the fact that my brother’s drumming fit perfectly in that and he was into it was a bonus for this otherwise it probably never would have happened. We just wanted to do this relentless style that we love and miss. Poison Idea, early DRI, early Bad Brains, the early dbeat bands, Discharge and GBH, that stuff gets the blood pumping and that’s the kinda stuff we wanna hear and see live.”

Those that get to witness Nihilist Death Cult play live can expect seasoned veterans going up on stage and putting on a show to match the energy of the music. There are no shoegazers here, just three passionate guys that want people to get into their music. They may be from Toronto but they are not a typical attitude Toronto band, they are the antithesis of that attitude.

The relatable lyrics are well enunciated making each of the nine songs on the album easy to pick up and get into. Nihilist Death Cult is recommended for fans of early DRI, early Bad Brains, and Nails.

The album was released on December 2, 2022 and is available at https://nihilistdeathcult.bandcamp.com

Lyric Video – Death To All Tyrants – https://youtu.be/PJR04jl5roI​

Music Video – You Get What You Deserve – https://youtu.be/43tPCS0dbP4

Track Listing:​

  1. Follow The Money (1:06)
  2. Hunting For Prey (1:38)
  3. Obey & Consume (1:55)
  4. Wake Up! (0:57)
  5. Death To All Tyrants (1:25)
  6. Ready For War (2:07)
  7. Imperium (1:49)
  8. Is This Progress? (2:01)
  9. You Get What You Deserve (1:04)
    Album Length: 14:07

Album Recording Band Line Up:
Nick Sagias – Bass/Vocals
John Sagias – Drums
Ethan Bolduc – Guitar

Live Band Line Up:
Nick Sagias – Bass/Vocals
John Sagias – Drums
Ethan Bolduc – Guitar
Rick Kowalski – Guitar

Source: Asher Media Relations

For more info:​
​https://www.facebook.com/NihilistDeathCult​
​https://www.instagram.com/nihilistdeathcult​

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HARM’S WAY – To Play For The Children Toy Drive, HeartSupport Festival, And More!

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore metal, hardcore music, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on December 9, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Vince Edwards

Chicago hardcore unit HARM’S WAY have announced a trio of live dates. On December 16th, the band will play a headlining show at The X Bar in Cupertino, California. The following night, the band will appear at The Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California for day one of the two-day For The Children Toy Drive – an annual event that collects toys to be distributed to those in need – where they’ll play alongside Rotting Out, Drain, King Nine, Koyo, Fuming Mouth, and more.

In February, the band will take part in the inaugural HeartSupport Festival in Orlando, Florida. Launched by August Burns Red frontman Jake Luhrs to benefit his HeartSupport non-profit foundation, HARM’S WAY will perform on day two of the two-day fest alongside Rise Against, The Ghost Inside, Spiritbox, and many others. Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

HARM’S WAY:
12/16/2022 The X Bar – Cupertino, CA [tickets]
12/17/2022 For The Children Toy Drive @ The Belasco Theater – Los Angeles, CA [tickets]
2/19/2023 HeartSupport Festival @ Central Florida Fairgrounds – Orlando, FL [tickets]

HARM’S WAY’s most recent full-length, Posthuman, was released on Metal Blade Records in 2018. Having grown with each subsequent release, Posthuman was a devastating addition to HARM’S WAY‘s catalog. In 2019, HARM’S WAY released a remix EP of Posthuman titled PSTHMN, a record the band called, “the evolutionary counterpart to our 2018 full-length, Posthuman.” PSTHMN includes four remixed and reinterpreted tracks by artists that have continually inspired and influenced the band throughout its tenure.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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AGNOSTIC FRONT – To Kick Off US East Coast Tour This Week!

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on December 7, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Jörg Baumgarten

New York City hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT will close the year with a final run of US shows along the East Coast. The ten-date journey begins December 8th in Tampa, Florida and runs through December 18th in Albany, New York. Find tickets at THIS LOCATION. See all confirmed dates below.

AGNOSTIC FRONT:
12/08/2022 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
12/09/2022 Gramps – Miami, FL
12/10/2022 Debauchery – Melbourne, FL
12/11/2022 Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL
12/12/2022 Radio Room – Greenville, SC
12/14/2022 Canal Club – Richmond, VA
12/15/2022 House Of Independents – Asbury Park, NJ
12/16/2022 The Meadows BK – Brooklyn, NY
12/17/2022 Reverb – Reading, PA
12/18/2022 Empire Live – Albany, NY

Founded in 1982, AGNOSTIC FRONT stands among the most esteemed pioneers of the hardcore genre. No band comes close in sonic and socio authenticity and sincerity where the struggles of survival on the streets have quite literally given life to a sound that remains as impactful today as it was over four decades ago. AGNOSTIC FRONT’s battering, socially critical sounds serve as the foundation of true New York Hardcore and helped initiate the emergence of crossover thrash. The group disbanded briefly in the early ‘90s but returned in 1998 with the crushing sounds of Something’s Gotta Give. Following a slew of pummeling offerings, the band, led by the inimitable roar of Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma’s legendary charismatic guitar playing, released their critically lauded twelfth album Get Loud! in 2019, which, with its unapologetically honest lyrics and signature aggression, makes clear the band’s penchant to persevere.

Order AGNOSTIC FRONT‘s Get Loud! and more from the Atomic Fire Records webshop HERE.

Watch the band’s previously released videos for “Spray Painted Walls,” “I Remember,” “Conquer And Divide,” “Urban Decay” and more at THIS LOCATION.

AGNOSTIC FRONT:
Roger Miret – vocals
Vinnie Stigma – guitars
Craig Silverman – guitars
Mike Gallo – bass
Danny Lamagna – drums

Source: EARSPLIT PR

http://www.atomicfire-records.com

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JASTA Jam In Orlando September 16th Adds Bobby Hambel From Biohazard

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 11, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

From: Stillborn Records newsletter:

Hey everyone,

Big news coming from the Jasta front! We’ve just added Biohazard’s very own Bobby Hambel to the September 16th Jasta Jam in Orlando, Florida! Grab your tickets through the button below before they run out! Meet and greets are available for purchase at www.martyrstore.net

Thanks! Jasta

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CAPRA – Metallic Hardcore Outfit Announces September Tour With The Grasshopper Lies Heavy + Shows With Eyehategod, Exhorder, KEN Mode, And More!

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 4, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

Louisiana-based metallic hardcore outfit CAPRA will return to the stage next month with Texas post hardcore outfit, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. The journey runs from September 16th in Austin, Texas and closes with a performance at Furnace Fest in Birmingham, Alabama on September 23rd. The week-long tour includes two shows supporting statemates Eyehategod.

Comments guitarist Tyler Harper, “With Furnace Fest coming up, we’re beyond ready to be back on the road with our friends in The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, one of the sickest bands in the Texas underground right now and to be doing a few shows with the legendary Eyehategod! These dates are going to be a blast and among our last few shows of the year. Come out and party with us!”

Additionally, the band will terrorize their home state in October on a pair of shows supporting Exhorder as well as a show with KEN Mode Halloween night. See all confirmed dates below.

CAPRA w/ The Grasshopper Lies Heavy:
9/16/2022 The Lost Well – Austin, TX w/ Eyehategod
9/17/2022 Growl and Division Brewery – Arlington, TX w/ Eyehategod
9/18/2022 Labyrinth⁠ – Little Rock, AR
9/20/2022 Sundown Tavern⁠ – Ruston, LA
9/21/2022 TBA – New Orleans, LA
9/22/2022 Thirsty Hippo⁠ – Hattiesburg, MS
9/23/2022 Furnace Fest – Birmingham, AL +⁠
w/ Exhorder:
10/27/2022 Grant Street Music Hall – Lafayette, LA
10/28/2022 The Lot Downtown – Shreveport, LA
w/ KEN Mode, Frail Body, UT/EX:
10/31/2022 Gasa Gasa – New Orleans, LA

+CAPRA only

Preview and purchase In Transmission at: blacklightmediarecords.com/capra.

Formed in 2016 by guitarist Tyler Harper and drummer Jeremy Randazzo, the initial idea for CAPRA was to create something that would be fresh while still giving listeners a sense of nostalgia for the sounds of the late ’90s and early 2000s hardcore and punk scenes. Following various lineup changes, and adding Crow Lotus (vocals), Trevor Alleman (guitar), and Ben Paramore (bass) to their ranks, everything came together. In Transmission — recorded with Jai Benoit (Golgothan, Father Rust), then mixed by Taylor Young (Nails, Twitching Tongues), and mastered by Brad Boatright (Pig Destroyer, Integrity, Torche, Idle Hands) — represents the culmination of years of hard work, reflecting everything they’ve been writing and pouring into the band since solidifying the lineup.

“We wanted it to be the heaviest and most complete record we could possibly lay down, composed of only the best songs we’ve written over years of playing together,” says Paramore. “It’s the best set of songs we’ve ever had, and we’re all extremely proud of them, and each other, so we hope it sounds like a total passion project — because it is.”

CAPRA:
Crow Lotus – vocals
Tyler Harper – guitar
Trevor Alleman – guitar
Jeremy Randazzo – drums
Ben Paramore – bass

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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EYE OF THE DESTROYER – Release Crushing Single “What Goes Around Comes Around”

Posted in hardcore, hardcore music, Metal, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on June 11, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

EYE OF THE DESTOYER have released their explosive new single “What Goes Around Comes Around”. The song is now available on all streaming platforms.

Listen: https://youtu.be/HenaKEkhVuA

Initially formed in 2013, by Joe Randazza and Chris Halpin, EYE OF THE DESTOYER spent five years touring the US pre-pandemic, and their first full-length Baptized in Pain released in 2019. Now in 2022, reunited with original drummer Dave Mericle, “What Goes Around Comes Around” sees the band’s unyielding drive continue.

Musically the new release leans significantly into the New York Hardcore influence of BIOHARZARD and MADBALL while still showcasing the huge influence of SUFFOCATION in the quartet’s sound. EYE OF THE DESTOYER recreate the anticipation and thrill of the mosh pit through deliciously distorted guitars, punchy percussion and unrelenting energy.

What are you waiting for? Dive straight in to this fierce, invigorating offering. EYE OF THE DESTOYER showcase a new direction in their journey through “What Goes Around Comes Around” and it’s one you won’t want to miss.

Members:
Joe Randazza – Vocals
Chris Halpin – Guitar
Dan Kaufman – Bass
Dave Mericle – Drums

Album Credits:
Recorded at the Soap Factory in Roselle Park, NJ
Produced by Eye of the Destroyer
Mixed and Mastered by Joe Randazza

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyeofthedestroyernj/
Bandcamp: https://eyeofthedestroyer.bandcamp.com/

Source: C Squared Music

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HATEBREED – Headlining THIS IS HARDCORE FEST In Philadelphia This July!

Posted in hardcore, hardcore metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on April 28, 2022 by Metal Odyssey

HATEBREED will be headlining the ‘This Is Hardcore Fest’ in Philadelphia this July!

LONG LIVE HATEBREED.

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BILLYBIO “Feed The Fire” – Releases On November 30th, Via AFM Records! Album Details!

Posted in hardcore, hardcore metal, Metal, Music, music news, news, rock music, world news with tags , , , , , on October 20, 2018 by Metal Odyssey

From AFM Records:

AFM RECORDS is exited to announce BillyBio “Feed The Fire” – the first solo album from Billy Graziadei of BIOHAZARD and POWERFLO will hit the streets 30th of November worldwide! Check out the track list below:

Track Listing:
01 Freedom’s Never Free
02 Feed The Fire
03 No Apologies, No Regrets
04 Generation Z
05 Sick And Tired
06 Remedy
07 Sodality
08 Rise And Slay
09 STFU
10 Trepidation
11 Untruth
12 Enemy
13 Disaffected World

“Feed The Fire” will be available as Ltd. Vinyls (AFM exclusive color), CD, Download & Stream.

Pre-order here: http://afmrec.de/BillyBio

LONG LIVE BILLY GRAZIADEI.

STONE.

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FRIEND OR FOE – Flatspot Records To Issue “Foe” EP By Richmond Hardcore/Punk Act In August; Shows With SICK OF IT ALL Announced

Posted in hardcore, hardcore punk, Music, news, punk, Punk rock, rock music with tags , , , , , on June 18, 2016 by Metal Odyssey

Friend Or Foe - 2016 - promo live band pic - #MO9099ILMFSO

Richmond Virginia based FRIEND OR FOE has hooked up with Flatspot Records for the release of their newly completed Foe EP this August.

Following FRIEND OR FOE‘s 2012 Know Your Rights EP on Reaper Records/Solid Bond Records and 2014 Outsider EP on Triple B Records, Foe sees the straightedge Hardcore/Punk outfit at their best yet. Packing five new tracks onto their third EP, the band’s undeniable NYHC influences see the band delivering coalescing the inspiration of Breakdown, Sick Of It All, Killing Time, Agnostic Front and the like with their own hard-hitting, energetic flow. Foe was recorded in the Winter and Spring months of 2016 at Studio F12 by Sam Deyerle and mastered by Mike Reaves and features art by Steven Kulesza.

Flatspot Records will release FRIEND OR FOE‘s Foe EP on August 18th and the label will issue a limited, pre-release cassette single on July 6th, bearing an advance of the track, “True —” which features guest vocals by Jimmy Williams of Maximum Penalty – as well as an exclusive non-EP demo track on the B-side called “Invincible.”

Friend Or Foe - FOE EP - promo cover pic - 2016 - #MO999ILMFSO3326

Foe – Track Listing:
1. Foe: Paid The Price
2. Never Loosen Your Grip
3. Battle Scarred (Wardogs III)
4. True
5. Earn It

____________________________

Containing current/ex-members of Bracewar, Fire & Ice, Iron Boots and more, FRIEND OR FOE has toured the U.S. East Coast multiple times and Europe twice; alongside the likes of Naysayer and Fire & Ice. The band has played at some of the world’s prime Hardcore and Punk festivals including United Blood Fest, Black & Blue Bowl, Sound & Fury, Ieper Fest and others. The band will be touring regularly in the coming months surrounding the release of their third record, the Foe EP, and onward through the rest of the year, including shows in Richmond and NYC in July, as well as a set of five shows supporting Sick Of It All across the East Coast in September.

FRIEND OR FOE – Tour Dates:
7/09/2016 Northside – Richmond, VA w/ Manipulate, Red Vision, New Solution
7/23/2016 Niagara (A7) – New York, NY w/ Countdown, Regulate, Heavy Chains (Dr. Know Benefit After Show)
9/07/2016 The Rex Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Sick Of It All
9/08/2016 Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH w/ Sick Of It All
9/09/2016 Majestic Cafe – Detroit, MI w/ Sick Of It All
9/10/2016 The Waiting Room – Buffalo, NY w/ Sick Of It All
9/11/2016 Trick Shot – Clifton Park, NY w/ Sick Of It All

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* For more info:

Facebook: Friend Or Foe

http://friendorfoerichmond.bandcamp.com

http://www.flatspotrecords.com

Flatspot Records

https://flatspotrecords.bandcamp.com

___________________________

Source: Earsplit PR

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LONG LIVE FRIEND OR FOE.

Stone.

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POISON IDEA – Declares Indefinite Hiatus; Cancels Upcoming Tour Dates

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, Music, punk, rock music with tags , , , on May 28, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Poison Idea - promo band pic - 2015 - #052715PIMO

Upon returning from their successful European Tour which consumed the past several weeks, POISON IDEA has returned home and announced that the band is going on hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. The band has issued that they need to address some health issues and personal matters, and all upcoming shows for the indeterminable future have been cancelled or postponed. Additional details on the band’s future plans will be announced at a later date.

Portland, Oregon’s undisputed kings of punk, POISON IDEA released their critically acclaimed Confuse & Conquer LP through Southern Lord Recordings in April of this year. Setting everything in its path ablaze with the energetic pummeling assault the band has assaulted the planet with for three-and-a-half decades, and by incorporating the use of epic piano segues, the album is an instant classic for all POISON IDEA fans as well as one of the most undeniably important releases in the punk/hardcore realms this year.

The band’s first new album since 2006’s Latest Will And Testament, and first since the passing of their great friend and guitarist, the iconic Tom “Pig Champion” Roberts, Confuse & Conquer boasts thirty-five minutes of thundering, infectious rage recorded in the band’s hometown by Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust) and mastered by Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise) at Audiosiege, and proves that absolutely nothing can stop this legendary act and all attempts are a futile waste of time.

Confuse & Conquer LP is available on colored 12″ vinyl and CD including shirt and vinyl bundles HERE, and the album is streaming in full and available for digital purchase HERE.

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Formed in 1980, POISON IDEA became a household name in the hardcore/punk scenes early in their career, and are known as one of the most notoriously in-your-face acts in the American musical underworld, with an enraged, high-energy live set even more rambunctious than the massive roster of singles, EPs, full-length studio and live releases and more, across a realm of labels including Pusmort, Alchemy, American Leather, Bitzcore, Tim/Kerr, Taang!, Farewell, TKO, Southern Lord, Candlelight, and their own Fatal Erection.

They’ve been an incredibly influential act to major performers including Nirvana, Pantera, Napalm Death, Machine Head, Eyehategod, Emperor, Turbonegro and an endless list of others. Soaking up respect from generations of hardcore punks and dishing none out, the dastardly denizens of mid-paced punk shred are in trademark form on Confuse & Conquer.

POISON IDEA‘s new masterpiece proves itself both identifiable and rewarding to listeners who have encountered them at any point from their 1980 birth onwards. Their forceful hardcore pummel is underwritten with dark humor, rage, disdain, and moments of real melancholy well beyond the usual remit of the genre, but it’s to be expected of Portland’s nihilistic champions, proudly unaligned with any other sound out there.

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Source: Earsplit PR

* For more info:

Facebook: Poison Idea ( Official )

http://www.southernlord.com

http://southernlord.bandcamp.com

http://twitter.com/twatterlord

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SOCIETY SUCKER – Get This Right Records Confirms New Release From North Carolina Hardcore Outfit

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , on August 15, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Get This Right Records confirms the September release of the new self-titled EP from Wilmington, North Carolina-based Hardcore outfit, SOCIETY SUCKER.

Delivering their own slamming brand of NYHC-influenced East Coast hardcore, SOCIETY SUCKER takes lessons from classic bands like Subzero, Next Step Up and Merauder, delivered in a brutal delivery akin to contemporary powerhouses Trapped Under Ice, Incendiary and Suburban Scum. Having quickly surged to the forefront of the quickly growing North Carolina hardcore scene since forming in the Summer of 2013, the band has performed heavily regionally along the East Coast with an extensive list of local and international touring acts.

Following their debut demo dropped last year, the Summer of 2014 will bring forth the first official release from SOCIETY SUCKER, having recently hooked up with Get This Right Records for the unleashing of the self-titled EP. With five enraged tracks loaded with more brutal hooks than a fleet of whalers, Society Sucker was recorded in February of this year at The Skylight Studio with Vince Ratti and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, and bears bold cover art by Steven Kulesza.

SOCIETY SUCKER is a band committed to keeping hardcore hard. This is the proof.

Get This Right Records will release Society Sucker digitally and on 7″ vinyl on September 16th. Stand by for music from the EP and more to be leaked in the coming days.

Society Sucker – Track Listing:
1. Sentenced
2. Burdened
3. The Hangman
4. Repeat Offender
5. Powerless

With other shows and tour plans in the works SOCIETY SUCKER has locked down a hometown record release show for their new record on September 13th, with Criminal Instinct, Discourse, Heavy Chains, Fairlane, and Rapid Change joining the chaos.

SOCIETY SUCKER Live:
9/13/2014 Reggie’s – Wilmington, NC *record release show w/ Criminal Instinct, Discourse, Heavy Chains, Fairlane, Rapid Change

SOCIETY SUCKER:
Ian Geiger – vocals
Robert Grant – guitar
Chris Dodson – guitar
Jared Register – drums
Lenny Hall – bass

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on SOCIETY SUCKER:

https://www.facebook.com/societysucka

http://societysucker.bandcamp.com

http://www.twitter.com/societysuckerhc

http://societysucker.storenvy.com

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https://www.facebook.com/gtrrecords

http://getthisrightrecords.bandcamp.com

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LONG LIVE SOCIETY SUCKER.

LONG LIVE HARDCORE.

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TWITCHING TONGUES – To Release “World War LIVE” Album Through Closed Casket Activities

Posted in hardcore, metal music, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on July 5, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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TWITCHING TONGUES and Closed Casket Activities are proud to announce the World War LIVE limited “live” LP/CD.

Recorded live in the Van Nuys stadium called THE PIT in front of twenty screaming fans, this is (not) a true testament to the event that occurs when this band hits the stage. The band was tired of hearing “they’re better live,” so here it is. With a setlist comprised mostly of songs from their latest LP, In Love There Is No Law, as well as previous material, the record almost doubles as a best-of the band’s current stage. The album cover was made by the legendary Sean Taggart (Carnivore, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front) and hardcopy buyers will regret their purchases slightly less with the addition of bonus material.

Closed Casket will release World War LIVE on CD, LP and digital download on August 12th; preorders will be available shortly. A video trailer for the album is playing below:

World War LIVE – Track Listing:

1. Eyes Adjust

2. Burn Forever

3. Preacher Man

4. Feed Your Disease

5. Sleep

6. Good Luck…

7. In Love There Is No Law

8. World War V

9. Sorry I’m Not

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on TWITCHING TONGUES:

https://www.facebook.com/twitchingtongues

https://twitter.com/twtchngtongues

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http://www.closedcasketactivities.com

http://www.facebook.com/closedcasketactivities

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LONG LIVE TWITCHING TONGUES.

LONG LIVE HARDCORE.

LONG LIVE METAL.

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RUN WITH THE HUNTED – New Full-Length From Arizona Punk/Hardcore Unit Streaming In Its Entirety; Preorders Available

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, music news, Punk rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on May 29, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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With the official detonation of their forthcoming new full-length, The Sieve And The Sand, now less than a week away, Arizona punk/hardcore unit, RUN WITH THE HUNTED, offers rambunctious ears a chance to hear the record in its entirety!

A name derived from classic dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, The Sieve And The Sand serves as the follow-up to the band’s 2011 self-titled full-length, which Punknews fittingly commended for its “heavy, lurching mosh parts.” Engineered and mixed by Alex Estrada (Touche Amore, Nails, Joyce Manor) and mastered by New Alliance East (Converge, Dropdead, Doomriders), RUN WITH THE HUNTED defies genre norms, sporting a maturity seldom realized in hardcore, seamlessly weaving in and out of multiple genres while maintaining the constant sense of urgency and desperation for which they are known. The result is a seven-track monolithic offering fit for The Secret, Champion and Burning Love enthusiasts, encompassing a lifetime of pain, struggle and a desperate search for meaning and purpose in an otherwise careless world.

Metal Insider notes, “The band’s fourth album… should make fans of Every Time I Die or Converge feel right at home with their wild energy bound together by a focus on tight playing, knowing exactly when to lash out and when to remain poised” while American Aftermath boasts in a 9/10 review, “RUN WITH THE HUNTED have written their best record yet, plain and simple. The Sieve And The Sand is an intelligent, yet chaotic excursion lined with existential musings. Basically, do not sleep on this band.”

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Sink into The Sieve And The Sand, now streaming in its entirety below:

The Sieve And The Sand will be released via Panic Records on June 3rd, 2014. For North American preorders, point your browser HERE. For European preorder, scroll HERE.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on RUN WITH THE HUNTED:

http://www.runwiththehunted.storenvy.com/products

http://www.runwiththehunted.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/runwiththehuntedaz

http://www.thesieveandthesand.com

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http://panicrecords.net

http://www.facebook.com/PanicRecords

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LONG LIVE RUN WITH THE HUNTED.

LONG LIVE PUNK/HARDCORE.

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Harley’s War Continues… New York Hardcore Legend HARLEY FLANAGAN Recording New LP For Southern Lord

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, hardcore punk, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 24, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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New York Hardcore icon, HARLEY FLANAGAN, is currently in the process of recording his newest LP, to be released on Southern Lord later this year.

With his musical roots tracing back to the beginning of the 1980s, FLANAGAN was involved in NYC punk act, The Stimulators, before even hitting his teens. In the mid-’80s he founded the legendary hardcore/crossover act, The Cro-Mags, directly after which the band releasing their seminal Age Of Quarrel LP. At the beginning of the millennium, the artist formed his own HARLEY’S WAR and released their debut album, Cro-Mag, in 2002.

FLANAGAN and several other players recently started laying down the basic tracks for the impending yet-to-be-named album, which will close the extensive twelve-year gap since the band’s initial works were released, and will undoubtedly be one of the premiere hardcore/punk releases of the year.

Issued FLANAGAN on signing with Southern Lord and the ongoing recording process of the new material: “I think that this is some of the hardest stuff I have written in a long time. God knows there has been a lot of inspiration over the last few years.” Southern Lord owner Greg Anderson this week stated on the upcoming release: “The demos we have heard thus far are incredible! We’re really looking forward to hearing this when it’s completed.”

FLANAGAN is a black belt under Renzo Gracie and teaches at the Renzo Gracie academy in NYC, as well as having a book and several other projects in the works.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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Website: http://www.southernlord.com

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LONG LIVE HARLEY FLANAGAN.

LONG LIVE SOUTHERN LORD.

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Italian Grind/Hatecore Gods CRIPPLE BASTARDS Confirmed For Obscene Extreme

Posted in grindcore, hardcore, hardcore bands, metal music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on April 14, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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You could say this is a ‘grindcore hat-trick’ as it is the third OEF appearance in 2014 for Italian hate mob Cripple Bastards after headlining the insane Obscene Extreme Asia in Tokyo and Obscene Extreme Australia in Melbourne earlier this year. But if you really want to see the Bastards play at home, then Obscene Extreme Trutnov is the grounds for the final massacre. They have been blasting the shit on stage since the festival’s birth back in 1999 and raised the most infernal stage diving pits for countless times through the years that followed.

26 years after their conception Cripple Bastards still hold the banner high as Italy’s most hostile and aggressive grind/hardcore unit around. With one foot firmly in the past and all the vicious savagery of manic fast 80’s hardcore extremity, Cripple Bastards are also charging forwards. With bloodshot eyes and a rabid ‘get out and bite them’ attitude, this band are ready to introduce their brand new 2014 full length ‘Nero In Metastasi’ on Relapse Records and they will consolidate their ongoing mission of bringing nihilistic, fuck-you-all, grinding hatred to every corner of an underserving mankind.

Cripple Bastards will also be introducing for the first time ever on Trutnov’s Battlefield their 5 piece line-up with new axeman Wild Vitto on second guitar which will only enhance their wall of hate/grind fury!

Listen to ‘Malato Terminale’ taken from the ‘Nero In Metastasi’ album!

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Obscene Extreme Festival 2014

July 16 – 20, 2014

Trutnov – Battlefield Czech Republic

Website: www.obsceneextreme.cz

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ObsceneExtremeFestival

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Confirmed Bands:

Possessed + Brutal Truth + Immolation + Cattle Decapitation + Cripple Bastards + Morgoth + Machetazo + Master + Doom + Nunslaughter + Filthy Charity + Katalepsy + Vitamin X + Vallenfyre + Warcollapse + Demonical + Beheaded + Abortion + Bolesno Grinje + Prophecy + Contrastic + Dark Horse + Gutslit + Jesus Crost + Kruger + Nuclear + Suffer The Pain + Ultimo Modo Cannibale + Zombie Inc. + Warfect + Kaliyuga + ACxDC + Bloodsoaked + Raw Power + EU’S Arse + Ed + Twisted Truth + Radiolokator + Idiot Ikon + Rectal Smegma + Besta + We Are The Damned + Final Exit + The Kill + Turbokrieg + Nazareno El Violento + Utanforskapet + Forenssick + Kadavarificker + many more!!

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(Source: Future PR)

* For more info on CRIPPLE BASTARDS:

Website: http://www.cripple-bastards.com

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LONG LIVE CRIPPLE BASTARDS.

LONG LIVE GRIND & HARDCORE.

LONG LIVE OEF.

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BIOHAZARD – 2014 European Tour Dates, Cities And Venues Announced

Posted in hardcore, hardcore bands, Metal, Music, news, rock music, rock music news, world news with tags , , , , , on March 2, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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BIOHAZARD – The super legendary BIOHAZARD will be embarking on a major European tour, beginning this April! Take a Metal glance at the dates, cities and venues below, to see if BIOHAZARD will be in your area:

USA DATES:

04.04. Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft
05.04. Providence, RI @ Firehouse 13

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EUROPEAN TOUR – 2014:

08.04. Lyon, Fr @ Clascon
09.04. Ivry Sur Seine, Fr @ Hangar
10.04. Winterthur, CH @ Salzhaus
11.04. Colmar, FR @ Grillen
12.04. Durbuy, BE @ Durbuy Rock
22.04. Wien, AT @ Arena
23.04. Lahr, DE @ Universal Dog
24.04. Solothurn, CH @ Kofmehl,
25.04. Dresden , DE @ Reithalle
26.04. Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
27.04. Berlin, DE @ Astra
28.04. Hamburg, DE @ Markthalle
29.04. Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
30.04. Magdeburg, DE @ Factory
01.05. Essen, DE @ Weststadthalle
02.05. Villarrobledo, ESP @ Vinarock Festival
25.07. BAUSENDORT, DE @ RIETZ OPEN AIR
26.07. Lindau, DE @ Umsonst & Draußen
27.07. BALATON, HUN @ ROCK BEACH FESTIVAL
30.07. Pfarrkirchen, DE @ Bogaloo
31.07. Moravska Trebova, CZ @ Pod Parou
01.08. TERCHOVA, SK @ TERCHOVSKY BUDZOGAN
03.08. Albi, FR @ Xtreme Fest
06.08. Marburg, DE @ KFZ
07.08. Chemnitz, DEa @ Rock im Betonwerk
09.08. Derbyshire, GB @ BLOODSTOCK Festival
10.08. BLACKPOOL, GB @ REBELLION FESTIVAL
14.08. Nuneaton, GB @ Queens Hall
15.08. London, GB @ Underworld
16.08. Dinkelsbühl, DE @ Summer Breeze FEST

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* For more info on BIOHAZARD:

Facebook: Biohazard

Facebook: Billy Biohazard

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LONG LIVE BIOHAZARD.

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SATANIC MALFUNCTIONS – UK Hardcore/Punk Act’s First Album In Twenty-Two Years Streaming At Decibel

Posted in hardcore, hardcore punk, Punk rock, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on October 17, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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Them, the first LP from UK hardcore punk trio SATANIC MALFUNCTIONS, is out now via Poland’s demolition experts, Selfmadegod Records. Surging with rabid, old-school circle-pit intensity and politically oriented, cynical and pissed-off lyrical tirades, Them dispatches twenty tracks in just over thirty minutes, resulting in one of those “get this now” releases for devotees to acts like Active Minds, Disorder, Doom, Atavistic, Electro Hippies, L’arm and Heresy.

Decibel Magazine is now hosting a full-on stream of the entire Them LP to celebrate its release, joined by a rapid interrogation of SATANIC MALFUNCTIONS’ percussion specialist, Ade. Check it out RIGHT HERE.

Pick Them up via Selfmadegod, who in 2012 also released the SATANIC MALFUNCTIONS Disgrace To Music 2xCD compilation both previous LPs and all EP and compilation tracks. Merch bundles are available now direct from Selfmadegod HERE, and Them is available digitally HERE.

The newest SATANIC MALFUNCTIONS LP since the Scarborough, UK-based act’s 1990-releasedDisgrace To Humanity, the whirlwind of old-school hardcore punk on Them is a throwback to the mid-late ’80s hardcore scene when grindcore was only beginning to take shape. Recorded by Bri Doom, of UK crust legends, Doom, Them proves that the quartet — vocalist Kai, guitarist Yaga, bassist Ryan and drummer Ade — haven’t let their guard down, and are as capable of deploying the same aggressive, ultra-fast and frenzied socio-political musical melee they did more than two decades ago.

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

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LONG LIVE SATANIC MALFUNCTIONS.

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