Tacoma, Washington’s NEVER LOOKING BACK play a hearty amalgamation of powerful, mid-paced, Northwest hardcore not unlike scene forebearers STRAIN, and the recently defunct BLUE MONDAY. Not quite as old-school as CHAMPION or as melodic as SHOOK ONES, NEVER LOOKING BACK accentuate their plodding tunes with belligerent screaming and earth-tearing breakdowns. Fragile Hearts is fierce, but [...]

Hydra Head’s weird-shit-man-soundscapers KAYO DOT have their brand new full-length Blue Lambency Downward streaming at this location. RIYL: wearing a tin foil hat while catnapping in your homemade bomb shelter.

From the inbox:

Equal Vision Records’ first two-disc CD/DVD compilation! Exclusively available through MerchNow.com and Hot Topic retail stores.

Features BRAND NEW music videos from Chiodos and Pierce The Veil, along with great videos from our back catalog. See the classics from Converge and Coheed and Cambria, plus newer videos from The Color Fred and more.

Also includes a 15-track CD comp with new exclusive tracks from Cinematic Sunrise, Damiera, and a Sky Eats Airplane demo!

DVD TRACKLISTING

1. Chiodos – “Lexington.(Joey Pea-Pot With A Monkey Face)”

2. Circa Survive – “The Difference Between…”

3. The Color Fred – “If I Surrender”

4. The Fall of Troy – “Ex-Creations”

5. Pierce The Veil – “Yeah Boy And Doll Face”

6. Fear Before The March of Flames – “Taking Cassandra…”

7. Damiera – “Via Invested”

8. Dear And The Headlights – “Sweet Talk”

9. Olympia – “Olympia Is A Motherfucker”

10. Armor For Sleep – “Car Underwater”

11. Dustin Kensrue – “Pistol”

12. The Prize Fighter Inferno – “Who Watches The Watchmen?”

13. The Sounds of Animals Fighting – “Skullflower”

14. Weerd Science – “Conspiracy Theories Without Mel Gibson”

15. Bear Vs Shark – “Catamaran”

16. Coheed & Cambria – “Devil In Jersey City”

17. Converge – “Concubine / Fault And Fracture”

CD TRACKLISTING

1. Chiodos – “Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money, Pigs Get Slaughtered”

2. Circa Survive – “Living Together”

3. The Fall of Troy – “The Dark Trail”

4. The Color Fred – “Get Out”

5. Alive In Wild Paint – “Ceilings”

6. Dear And The Headlinghts – I’m Bored, You’re Amorous

7. Damiera – “The Disillusionist”

8. Cinematic Sunrise – “Goodbye Friendship, Hello Heartache”

9. Sky Eats Airplane – “Long Walks on Short Bridges”

10. Pierce The Veil – “I’d Rather Die Than Be Famous”

11. Fear Before The March of Flames – “‘Mouth”

12. Hot Cross – “Turncoat Revolution”

13. Olympia – “M-80″

14. The Snake The Cross The Crown – “Behold The River”

15. Modern Life Is War -”Stagger Lee”

From the inbox:

Hello, again! We will be streaming a brand new SET YOUR GOALS song with trig.com this coming Saturday, May 3rd … It’s been a long time since we’ve written and recorded anything new, so we are all very excited to share this with you, and happy to be working in part with trig.com on this release as well.

We will also be playing the Bamboozle “Hoodwink” pre-fest on May 2nd, under the name THIRTEEN DAY GETAWAY. Hope to see you there.

Vancouver’s DAGGERMOUTH have been at the near forefront of the LIFETIME/KID DYNAMITE/NEW FOUND GLORY melodicore revival over the past couple of years, and have built a fanbase by sticking to the basics – fun, fast, heartfelt songs, and shows everywhere. DAGGERMOUTH have carpet-bombed North America with live appearances and like their contemporaries in SET YOUR [...]

The UK’s Dead and Gone Records checks in with a slew of updates:

DEAL WITH IT – End Time Prophecies LP

This masterpiece is currently being recorded in a bleak Yorkshire town as I type. If the songs we’ve heard live are anything to go by this release will blow World Coming Down out of the water. As soon as we have Mp3′s to share they will be on our site/myspace and you will hear about it. Expect a mid summer release for this one with some really cool pre-order offers. Deal With It will be hitting the road around Europe to promote the LP through late summer and the Autumn.

Here’s an update from Rotherham from singer Micheal “The guitars have been finished, the bass is being recorded as I type, and the vocals are being done tomorrow. All I’m saying is, if riffs could kill, people would be heading for fallout bunkers by now. Artwork is being done by Ed Repka who has done stuff in the past for Death, Megadeth, Municipal Waste, Necro, Nuclear Assault and many more. Expect to hear a new song on our page in the next few weeks”

- myspace.com/dealxwithxit

Introducing – IRONCLAD

Ironclad and D&G seems such a sweet combination. South Wales’ new breed has caught our attention with their demo and recent shows. We’re happy to announce that we will be working with the band in the future, all starting with an EP we hope to have out in the autumn.

Things are looking up on this island and Ironclad as just one of the reasons why. If you like your hardcore fast, pissed and genuine (think Right Brigade, Striking Distance blah blah) then check out the myspace link below. Make sure you add them to your friends list and pick up a copy of their demo from our online store. A LOT more to come from Ironclad.

- myspace.com/ironcladhc

DIRTY MONEY – Summer Plans

Its going to be a good summer for Dirty Money! Lots of shows are planned and a new record in the works. The 7″ is now out of press and with no immediate plans to repress you will need to pick up the CD is you want to hear No Escaping This.

The split with Baltimore’s TRAPPED UNDER ICE is currently being worked on with Dirty Money recording their tracks soon. If you’ve heard TUI’s new EP on Reaper then you know that the band is phenomenal. We will be getting copies in our distro soon but make sure you pick up a copy from www.reaperrecords.com Hope to have a release date for the split soon (A389 to release in North America).

Dirty Money are touring with LION OF JUDAH & Trapped Under Ice this June. The dates are totally locked down yet but you can find the schedule below. We will announce the full dates as soon as we have them. DM will have CD’s and a ton of new merch with them. They’re also hoping to make it to the US and record a new EP by the end of the year.

- myspace.com/thedirtymoney

From the inbox:

This upcoming weekend, Rochester, NY punk band SAKES ALIVE!! will be heading into the studio to record four songs. The three original tunes will be appearing on the band’s upcoming debut 7″ to be released on Barrett Records based out of Syracuse, NY. The forth song will be a cover of KID DYNAMITE’s “Living Daylights.” The band is a recent addition to the upcoming Kid Dynamite tribute release. The record, titled “Carry The Torch: A Tribute To Kid Dynamite” will be released on CD via Oregon’s Copper Lung Records and on vinyl via New Jersey’s Black Numbers label. The band also played debuted their new lineup this past weekend in Buffalo, NY at a show with Paint It Black and Cloak/Dagger.

link: sakesalive.org

Huzzah… a gas tax holiday! Brilliant!

We’re totally screwed.