Now this is some good punk rock! This Florida band has been kicking around for quite some time now, and have been seriously lacking in output. Thankfully, after years of waiting and anticipation, “Cheap Trinkets” shows that THE BELTONES were just honing their craft in the meantime. As a four piece, these guys get plenty [...]

Hell yeah, this rocks. As a long time fan of BURN vocalist Chaka, and his longtime running project, ORANGE 9MM,” it seems almost too good to be true to have a new EP of BURN material sitting before me. For close to a decade now, Chaka has been combining hardcore and hip-hop into a stellar [...]

It’s hard to review a show of this magnitude because of it’s 4 stages and amazing lineup. While respect is due to all the bands who played this weekend, I decided to watch the big names and/or the bands who have impressed me before… Okay, this is pretty tough for me to do, but I [...]

Getting new discs from bands that you adore is like a small scale lottery win. BANE bring in the payload though. I could probably speak at length on why BANE are so darn good, but honestly, I don’t need to – their music does the talking. “Give Blood” is their second full length, with their [...]

Woohoo! After a lengthy delay, we finally have some new BIGWIG! As one of the premier melodic hardcore outfits to roam the world in the past half a decade, these guys have amassed a loyal following based on their relentless touring schedule and previous two albums. “An Invitation to Tragedy,” will not only appease current [...]

This disc is awesome. Aftering seeing BRAND NEW for the first time just a few weeks ago, I was very much curious to see what their debut full length would sound like, and I am more than impressed. Although they’ve been branded as “cute” in their bio, and other assorted emo-pop-punk references make prominent appearances, [...]

To me, THE BUSINESS are like pro-athletes. Even when pro-athletes grow old and become hampered by injuries, they still retain enough skill to whoop the collective asses of virtually all those who come near. Michael Jordan, at age 75 will still probably play basketball better than the majority of most high-school players. And thus, one [...]

One of Europe’s largest punk bands finally gets a release licensed to the US, woohoo! BURNING HEADS are on the Epitaph Europe’s roster, and Victory bought the license to bring this stateside, and I’m pretty happy this fell into my hands. This very loud and heavy punk rock that similar to KILL YOUR IDOLS, or [...]