I don’t know about you but when I think of Lubbock, Texas the only thing that comes to my mind is Bobby Knight. While the Hall Of Fame basketball coach is known for his aggressive demeanor, something tells me the dudes in THE DEAD SEE would not only be able to take a chair shot [...]

When I first heard these guys, I immediately got a SAY ANYTHING-esque vibe from them, which makes sense to see them opening up the recent SAY ANYTHING/MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA/BIFFY CLYRO tour currently criss crossing the country. However, after seeing them perform a full set, it’s clear that these guys have a very good future ahead of them. Max Bemis-esque vocals mixed with heavier guitars and consistently solid drumming makes for a great combination. It’s a shame that no one in the audience really cared that they were even on stage, because their perfectly crafted pop tunes played just as good in a 2,000ish person venue as I’m sure they would in a tiny 20 person basement.

To see more photos, of WEATHERBOX and BIFFY CLYRO, click here. To see pics of headlining acts MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA and SAY ANYTHING, click here.

SEEKER are a relatively new straight-edge hardcore band from Austin, Texas. The group plays 80s style hardcore with big influences from ABSOLUTION, BOLD, BEYOND, BURN, and so forth. You can check out several somewhat crudely recorded demo songs on the band’s MySpace page. I recommend listening to “Subtle Cull” first.

After nearly seven years of space in between material, H2O has finally posted a new song. The (still? formerly?) popular hardcore band has added the tune “1995″ to its MySpace page. The track is from their upcoming full-length Nothing To Prove, which was produced by Chad Gilbert, and engineered by Paul Miner. A limited edition, two song 7″ EP titled Still The Same Fellas will be released shortly before the full-length.

- Woo! Late ’90s H2O flashback in full-effect!!

Hardcore’s epic “Sound & Fury” festival is gearing up for its 2008 event. A tentative line-up has been announced, and tickets for the three day weekend can be purchased here (single and weekend tickets).

A free downloadable sampler of Sound & Fury bands can snagged here.

Sound and Fury Festival

July 25th-27th, 2008

Annihilation Time

Blacklisted

Bracewar

Ceremony

Cold World

Colin of Arabia

Downpresser

End of a Year

Guns Up!

Have Heart

I Rise

Let Down

Lie and Wait

Living Hell

Mother of Mercy

New Lows

No Apologies

No Truce

Pressure

Rad

Reign Supreme

Robot Whales

Shipwreck

Sinking Ships

Soul Control

Spanish Bombs

Staring Problem

Striking Distance

The Carrier

The Mongoloids

Trap Them

Trapped Under Ice

Trash Talk

Underdog

Violation

Warpriest

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The Deathwish Live Series is a series of FREE live recordings of Deathwish/Malfunction affiliated artists. These recordings are from a variety of sources: Radio shows, official live recordings, bootlegs, and more. We are giving these recordings away as a thank you to the listeners who continue to support independent music.

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Deathwish Live Series 03 features PULLING TEETH performing an amazing set @ Sound & Fury Festival 2K7. In this set Pulling Teeth rip through songs from both their Vicious Skin and Martyr Immortal albums. They also unleash a great cover of one of the greatest metal bands of all time.

This release also kicks off the “Sound & Fury” Editions of our DW Live Series. The “Sound & Fury” Editions are made up of professional soundboard recordings from the 2K7 Sound & Fury Festival in CA. Look for more “Sound & Fury” Editions to be released via Deathwish leading up to this year‚Äôs event.

mp3: PULLING TEETH – Live Set From Sound & Fury 2K7 (.zip)

Apparently the guys in MOBILE are a big deal in Canada. They’ve won major awards (Grammy equivalents), sold a ton of records (nearing platinum), and been featured in award winning movies (Oscar equivalents), or so the press surrounding the US release of their album, Tomorrow Starts Today, would have you believe. With that said, the [...]

New Jersey’s ENDGAME have decided to disband. The melodic hardcore band released an EP titled Distracted on Get Outta Town Records earlier this year and a split with MOVEMENT in 2006. More information can be found on their MySpace page.

- Gahh… too soon! Too soon! I was really hoping to hear another EP or a full-length from this band. Distracted showed so much promise. Boooooooo….