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Things are busy here at Bridge Nine and we are more than excited to announce another addition to our roster – Atlanta’s Straight Edge Hardcore stalwarts FOUNDATION. No strangers to to the road, Foundation has been seen on tour all over the country; most notably with BANE and on HAVE HEART’s final string of shows last Fall. B9 Owner Chris Wrenn said, “We couldn’t be happier to sign Foundation – these guys have been working hard over the last few years and officially caught our attention last summer when we were all blown away by their live show. It’s important for us as a label to have a solid, straight edge hardcore band and Foundation is the best band in that genre right now. CHAMPION and HAVE HEART did great things for Bridge Nine in the past decade and after their demise we are excited to pass the torch over to Foundation.”

- The news comes just days after the label signed Pennsylvania metallic hardcore band MOTHER OF MERCY.