AS TALL AS LIONS sound like a band that’s worked tirelessly to perfect a distinctly UK indie rock sound with hints of mid 90s emo like MINERAL and THE PROMISE RING. Ruled rather by texture than force, “Lafcadio” is a release that swells with atmospheric inducement, and gentle, but soaring lead vocals (In the vein [...]

Boston’s Bridge 9 Records are currently running a promotion regarding certain items of their back catalog where two CDs cost $16, three cost $21, four cost $26, and five cost only $30. Here’s a list of the items included in the promotion:

No Warning – Ill Blood

Breathe In – From this day on

Cops and Robbers – Execution Style

Death Threat / Over My Dead Body – split

Holding On – Question what you live for

On the Rise – Burning inside

Reaching Forward – Burn the lies

Sinners and Saints – The Sky is falling

Slapshot – Digital Warfare

Slapshot – Greatest hits and crosschecks

Some Kind of Hate – Undisputed

Striking Distance – The Fuse is Lit

- Lotsa good things in that batch, especially the discs from HOLDING ON and SOME KIND OF HATE.

NPR has posted the audio of a feature on Ian MacKaye. Although much of it focuses on his latest project, THE EVENS, the historical aspects of his musical career are discussed, including of course, the topic of straight-edge. Check out the NPR page here, and additonally, you can stream three songs from THE EVENS as well.

Abacus recording artists BLEEDING KANSAS have added a new demo track to the band’s pureVOLUME site. It’s affectionately heavy and intense. According to theprp.com, the band will be doing a split 7″ with HORSE THE BAND sometime this fall.

Kamikazewords.com, the site of Ronen Kaufmann (ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, TRY.FAIL.TRY) has been given a through redesign, and a batch of new content. Part blog, part personal promo site, there’s always something interesting to check out on Kamikaze Words.

From Hand of Hope Records:

You can now checkout two new DONNYBROOK songs from their forth coming Hand Of Hope debut record Lions In this Game. You can hear the tracks “Check Your Chest” and “Purify” by going to handofhoperecords.com. Next week you will be seeing two new songs from GODS debut record I See You Through Glass available at the Hand Of Hope website. Both records will hit stores June 14th.

- This DONNYBROOK disc is going to be amazing.

I’ve been fairly into AUTHORITY ZERO since their debut album, “A Passage In Time,” plopped into my lap a little more than a year ago. With the band working steadfastly towards achieving West Coast punk rock nirvana, as well as working in strong elements of ska, reggae, and surf, AUTHORITY ZERO are nothing but ambitious. [...]

1. SADAHARU – The Politics of Dancing

2. CIRCA SURVIVE – Juturna

3. MARATHON – S/T

4. UPPERCUT – Four Walls

5. WRECKING CREW – 1987-1991