The thumpin’ impact of The Pleasure to Remain so Heartless, takes no longer than a few seconds to signal to the listener that KANE HODDER is no ordinary band, merely going through the motions with thoroughly mediocre music. KANE HODDER are aggressive, diverse, clever, and frustratingly hard to pin down. To some degree, the neurotic [...]

From theprp.com:

DOOMRIDERS and COLISEUM will be issuing a split release through Level Plane on November 08th. DOOMRIDERS will be contributing one new track and a cover of DANZIG’s “”Possession”" while COLISEUM will chip in two new songs and a cover of DANZIG’s “”Am I Demon.”"

- Weird, but cool…

Boston’s Bridge Nine Records have added another band to their growing line-up. This time, it’s the gruff hardcore of THINK I CARE. The band released their Mongrel titled EP in 2004 on Walk All Night Records, and B9 is carrying the 10″” vinyl version in their store. A new full-length is expected in early 2006.

Band Bio:

Although existing as a band for over seven years, Think I Care has only recently begun to earn the respect and recognition they’ve long deserved. Musically, picture four guys who grew up on early 80′s Boston hardcore, give them copies of Celtic Frost’s Morbid Tales and Sheer Terror’s Just cant hate enough and witness the mongrel it spawns. Lyrically, singer Jason Clegg’s

bitter and spiteful words reflect growing up and outcast in the industrial town of Winchendon Mass, hit hard by factory closings and economic recession in recent years. Winchendon also has a rich tradition of producing some of the ugliest sounding hardcore to ever come out of the state, and Think I care is no exception. Never dramatic, these guys play the best kind of hardcore; abrasive, reactionary and totally genuine.

After a considerable period of no updates on our previous MySpace page (don’t blame Elliot, I think he was out hunting chickens in Borneo or something like that), we’re starting anew, and this time, with one of those fancy, customized domain names… whoo! Make friends with us at myspace.com/pastepunk. We hope to make this worth your while, so the larger our friends list goes, the more likelihood we’ll be able to send out links to exclusive music content and stuff like that. Thanks!

Spotted on Absolutepunk.net:

“”Two lucky winners will receive two tickets to the Boston Red Sox game on September 18th against the Oakland As as guests of A Wilhelm Scream. The day starts with the winners and the band getting an insiders tour of Fenway park at 10am, the game starts at 2:05pm. Yes, there will be hot dogs involved.”"

Enter here.

- Ignoring the fact that the its the Red Sox (GO METS!!), the combination of A WILHELM SCREAM and baseball is positively wonderful.

These dates are for the Eastpak Antidote Tour – more info can be found at antidotetour.com.

2005-10-31 Glasgow Academy

2005-11-01 Leeds University

2005-11-02 London Astoria

2005-11-03 Norwich UEA *New date*

2005-11-04 Birmingham Academy

2005-11-05 Manchester Academy

2005-11-07 Brussels AB

2005-11-08 Tilburg 013

2005-11-09 Oberhausen Turbinenhalle

2005-11-10 Paris Le Bataclan

2005-11-11 Lyon Le Transbourder

2005-11-12 Barcelona Apollo

2005-11-15 Zurich Xtra

2005-11-16 Vienna Gasometer

2005-11-17 Erlangen Landshalle

2005-11-18 Trier Messehalle

2005-11-19 Hamburg Grosse Freiheit

2005-11-20 Gothenburg Trägårn

In related news, you can check out a brand new RANDY song, titled “”Evil”" right here. The band’s upcoming release, Randy The Band is expected to hit shelves in Europe on October 10th, while a North American release date is currently unknown.

From Fatwreck.com:

“”San Francisco hardcore phenoms, WESTERN ADDICTION, are wrapping up the recording process with producer Alex Newport and have a studio journal along with updates aplenty posted on their site. Anglophiles beware. The band is shooting for November 1st as a release date for their debut Fat full-length dubbed Cognicide. On top of all that, they are touring Japan in mid-November with NOFX and The REAL MCKENZIES.”"

If you have been watching the news in the past 24 hours or so, I’m sure you’ve been exposed to footage of the catastrophic damage reported in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Donations to the Red Cross are simple to make and will help feed and clothe the hundreds of thousands left homeless.