Sharks Roar

I love Sharks Roar!!!! I came across them a couple of months ago and fell for them like that cute nerdy girl on the bus you see every morning. Anyways the music fell just at the right time as we started getting some sun and made the journey to work a tiny bit more pleasurable.

They play a great indie/garage band kinda still with more over tones of punk/emo etc etc and when it's all played out it just sounds great. They put their album up for download (link Below), so getting ready for summer? Then jump on this.

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Sharks Roar Album

Arcing

Awesome little band that has popped up out of the ashes of the amazing Tiny Hawks. It features two of the members and a new girl on bass. There are not any tracks up on their myface page as yet but there is a pretty brilliant video of them that you should check out.

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Drowningman

I have been meaning to post this for ages, but alas i am lazy. So over the past few weeks i have been having this album "Rock And Roll Killing Machine" and have fallen in love with it all over again. It simply is one of the best hardcore albums ever, with amazing guitar work alot different from all the other bands around at this time and vocals that are delivered with so much rage that it will make you nose bleed.

There is something quite sinister about the album, i think it's mainly down to the lyrics and the semi dirty sound of it all. Rarely does an album have such an impact but that it did.

Drowningman - Rock And Roll Killing Machine

The End of History?

So a great new hardcore band from the sunny UK. Featuring ex members of the awesome Jesus of Spazzareth then you already have an idea of what these dudes about. They only have one track up at the moment but it's amazingly good, short (like 38 seconds short), fast and unrelenting. The future looks bright!

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The Madness of the Crowd Zine

Cool new little zine from one of the guitarists from Guilotines (see below post). Interesting small look at the music that surrounds his area with interviews with Amateur Assassins (an amazing band you should check out) and also Jake from Power Negi Records.

First issue has just gone out so go and snap one up!

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Guilotines

Super fast spazzy stuff from some kids in the Midlands UK. Playing Daughters styled hardcore with tints of all kinds of badness. With tracks rarely going over 30 seconds blink and you shall miss them!

They have an impressive line up of forth coming ep's with Henry Fonda, Kaza and Black Mass to name a few. So definitely a band to keep your seedy eye on this year.

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My Castle, Your Castle

Awesome new band from Scotland. Playing old decent emo/screamo tunes that at the moment are rough recordings but still adds the certain dirty demo, one take recording quality that i love! With the whole emergence of great US bands playing this stuff, midwest Penpals, Grown ups, The Exploration, Merchant Ships, Boyfriends etc etc cool to see someone closer to home doing it.

They have now hooked up with a new guitarist and are currently recording, so keep your eye put for their new stuff.

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Bill Shatnerrr New Track

UK Spazzcore giants have come out of retirement to carry on their journey into hardcore. Currently recording new tracks for a split with the awesome You Suck and Guillotines that should be out later in the year.

Go and check out their new track Charlie and the Zombie Factory (rough mix) on their myspace.

Also can still download their frantic demo here - DEMO

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Amaget

Hurrah another local band, from Burnley (a small trip down the road), and hell what a band! Powerful, noisy riffs with super thumped drums and you could imagine this guys would be loud as fuck live and leave your ears ringing for days. At points they sound like some unborn child from Skingraft Records, with occasional vocals and spazzed out guitar riffs coming at you like a bare knuckle cage fighter that will leave you half beat to death in a pool of your own blood. Awesome.

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MOTIM

These guys are so fucking awesome! They play some great screamo/metal/hardcore music from Brazil. But unlike most bands in these genres they play with intelligence drifting in and out of the said genres with ease and unboundable energy. This is one of the best ep's i have heard in a long time, so get it!

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EP

Bluetip

So here is one of my favourite bands of all time! Bouncing out of Washington DC, home of some of the best post hardcore bands ever and these guys in their prime were it. I deciding to go for their first album Dischord No 101 as for me is the most energy packed of of their albums. From the first "Fuck This Shit" lyric to the odd country and western track at the very end then there is many fully complete albums as this. Anyways enough brown nosing, grab a copy.

Dischord No 101

Eigenheimer

Here's something a bit different. I have been listening to this guy for the past few days. Popping out some great ambient/dance/acid jazzy/chiptune from the Netherlands then this guy has something for everyone. Some of it reminds me of the early 90's dance stuff like 808 State, which is only a good thing. So get your glow sticks ready and get the guys first two albums!

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For No Gold

TWO

Teeth

Time for some more Powerviolence/Thrash me thinks. Bullying their way from California come Teeth a straight up no bullshit band that play hard and play fast! The kind of band you can massacre in short waves with Mac 10's.

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Live at Spawn Ranch (First Recordings)

Demo

New Years Rough Tape

Carlton Banks

Awesome Mexican Screamo with a pretty cool name! They have some really good tunes packed full of energy and mayhem. All the tracks are well put together and add something a bit different from the US, Euro screamo stuff that is around at the moment.

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Demo

Giuseppe

Ahh great little band from Providence, US. Playing some sweet little instrumental tracks (with occasional vocals) and only being two of them then even bigger kudos for making the sounds pretty full with some decent guitar and drum parts.

They are embarking on a pretty big US tour soon with other wicked bands like Merchant Ships and Broken Chords Can Sing Alittle, so get out there and check them out in the real world. You can listen/download some of their tracks at their Bandcamp site thing.

Giuseppe Bandcamp

N.O.P Records

So here is a great wee label putting out really good punk/ska/hardcore tunes for all you little kids. It's always great to see small labels helping out and doing their best to put out quality music and N.O.P Records are great at what they do.

They have put out bands such as Shatners Revenge, Dregs of Society, Rat Pigeon and some more. All of their releases have also been put up for free download as well on their myspace page, and really are worth a check out.

So support underground music and support the small labels busting their balls to put out great music. Go and check them out at their myspace below.

N.O.P Records

Find Him And Kill Him

Yep more thrash. This time from the US, and a great band that show no compromise on record or live. Fast, furious and some witty social commentary. Get this and ten minutes later you'll want to be in a thrash band...and who doesn't!

Find Him And Kill Him - Cut Them To Pieces

Quattro Stagioni

Dirty Grindy/Powerviolence from these evil kids from Germany. They did split up at one time and then came back to put out another record (as far as i am aware, i could be very very wrong), either way this is awesome, fast, brutal and kicks you in the face, steals your wallet and then uses the money to buy your girlfriend a bunch of roses on Valentines day.....

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Claire Danes

So here is Claire Danes (if you are not already a fan that is), a great punk/pop/emo kinda band from Rochester, New York. The songs are just a nice size and play through quite easy with up beat drums and pop like guitar riffs then it all adds up to be rather fucking good!

Below is their first 2 demo's, but go and wave hello to them and buy one of their awesome T-Shirts!

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Demo's 1 & 2

xHaroldshitmanx/WWWW REPOST

So here is a repost for the Haroldshitman/WWWW boys as they are trying to plan out a summer tour across the UK. They are looking for dates between 2nd - 11th July but if you can help then go to their profiles and send them a message with any details and spread the love.

Here is the split we did together and it is ohh so awesome - ZX004 xHaroldshitmanx/WWWW Split Tape

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