GODS&DEVILS

RVA HC on the ups. Fire & Ice have re-recorded their demo and posted unmastered versions along with a new song, called Vices, on their MySpace. New record out soon on Triple B Recs.

http://www.myspace.com/fireandiceva

the Burden - Depressed Breath

LIFERS #2

LIFERS LIFE

Power Trip post new song, Armageddon Blues

Dallas crossover beasts, Power Trip, have posted the title-track from their upcoming EP on Double or Nothing Records, Armageddon Blues. It's a total rager. Be sure to pick up the new record and catch them out on tour. They'll be making appearances at both Sound & Fury '09 and The Great American Hardcore Fest.

Yo! The title track to our new 7" "Armageddon Blues" is up now on our myspace. And pre-order packages have also gone up over at http://WWW.DOUBLEORNOTHINGRECORDS.COM. We can't thank nick and pete enough for making this record and tour possible. The vinyl will be out on three different colors, and if you order them all you'll receive and exclusive shirt. Check them shits out.

www.myspace.com/powertriphc
www.myspace.com/powertriphc
www.myspace.com/powertriphc

POWERFKNTRIP!

No Harm Done/Offsides Split EP

Melodic hardcore has been on a downturn as of late, but from time to time a record comes along that is just so chock full of melody and hooks while maintaining that hardcore punk aggression, it makes you say, "Good times, full speed ahead." This is one of those records. A joint production from Seafoam Recordings and In My Heart Records, Florida's No Harm Done and Connecticut's Offsides find themselves on their own respective sides of this solid piece of wax. 6 songs of fast-paced, melodic hardcore. My old band played with No Harm Done down in Laredo, TX sometime in 2008, and some of the NHD dudes kept yelling for us to do a Buried Alive cover. Unfortunately, at the time, we didn't know any Buried Alive, but BA is def backed hard, and so No Harm Done is backed. haha. They play a good mix of fast pop-punk and hardcore. They have a real fun live show. Lots of energy. This is actually my first time hearing Offsides, but I always enjoy when bands have female vocalists. They also had an EP come out on Get Outta Town Records last summer. I still need to check that out, but these 3 songs made a good impression on me for this band. Solid aggressive melodic hardcore. Be sure to pick up this split 7" and catch both bands on tour together as they go across the US and Canada.

ffo: Kid Dynamite, Kill Your Idols, Hot Water Music, Good Riddance
notable tracks: Dangerous Years, Gone

No Harm Done:
1. Dangerous Years
2. Vs Vultures
3. GoodBye

Offsides:
1. Vacant Lots
2. Gone
3. With Great Honor

KILLER APE - Headed West

We, KILLER APE, will be heading out west to play at this year's GrownFest in L.A. We will be hitting the road with some real good friends of ours, Grave Robbers. They just took a hard hit with the passing of one of their guitarists no more than 3 weeks ago, but they are strong men and will push on forward in his memory. Killer Ape will go for about a week er so before splitting off in Las Vegas and heading back to Texas as Grave Robbers continue on for another week or two.

http://www.myspace.com/killerape09
http://www.myspace.com/graverobberstx

These are the dates we have set up so far for our stint of the tour:

Aug 2 2009 - San Antonio, Texas - the White Rabbit w/ Grave Robbers
Aug 3 2009 - Lubbock/El Paso, Texas - TBA - NEED HELP
Aug 4 2009 - Albuquerque, New Mexico - the Compound/Telos [???] w/ SHAI HULUD, Reign Supreme, Grave Robbers
Aug 5 2009 - Tucson, Arizona - Jacobs YMCA w/ Grave Robbers
Aug 6 2009 - Yuma, Arizona - Open Aired w/ Hammerfist, Grave Robbers, Beg for Life, Life or Death, Weight of Respect
Aug 7 2009 - Palm Springs, California - TBA w/ Hammerfist, Grave Robbers and Beg For Life
Aug 8 2009 - Los Angeles, California - GROWNFEST 3
Aug 9 2009 - Los Angeles, California - GAMC BBQ
Aug 10 2009 - Las Vegas, Nevada - TBA

the venue in San Antonio where we're having our tour kick-off employs a local graffiti crew to do art there and the occasional mural flyer. they decided to do one for our show on the 2nd. the guy sent us this pic of it's progress. hopefully it'll be finished by the weekend. 10 for $10 is this Saturday at that venue.


GROWNFEST UPDATE:

The rumors are true Death Threat has dropped all their west coast tour dates, which includes GrownFest on August 8th

Furious Styles is still playing the fest still, so don’t believe the bullshit on the space.

The ticket price for the day of the fest is no longer $20 we have charged it to $17 presale is still $15

New flyer will posted w/in the next couple days

http://www.myspace.com/killerape09
http://www.myspace.com/graverobberstx
http://www.myspace.com/grownfest3la
http://www.myspace.com/nbabdigital
http://summerseternal.blogspot.com
http://www.lifersmontreal.com

KILLER APE | GRAVE ROBBERS
TEXAS HARDCORE
LIFE IS PAIN

R.I.P. FRANKIE COOPER
WE LOVE YOU, BROTHER

DANCE HARD OR DIIIIIEEEEEE!!!!!!

NEW PRIDE KILLS SONGS

Houston hardcore heavyweights, PRIDE KILLS, have posted up a track of some new songs they've been jamming on their MySpace. They have been at the forefront of Houston, and Texas, hardcore since their start in 2002, and even though they had come to, what seemed to be, a definite hiatus, things have been stirring up around the PK camp, and believe me when I say that I couldn't be happier.

LIFE OF HATE

5q: A.H. of Take Offense

5 questions with A.H. of Chula Vista hardcore band, Take Offense. Discusses their upcoming 2 song 7", Suicidal Tendencies, CVHC, S&F '09, and the possibility of touring from the T.O. camp. Dig it.

New record, Happiness Under Chains. What's the word?

Well we had other plans for these songs, but that project sort of fell though, at least for now. So instead of letting these songs linger around we just decided to do a 2 song 7". Our friend Colin Tappe of Life's a Rape Records decided to release it for us, needless to say we are pleased. We're trying to get it together as quickly as possible and plan on having it out by this years Sound & Fury fest being held in Oxnard. So keep your eye's peeled for this one!


Join the Army or How Will I Laugh Tomorrow...?

Being a huge ST fan, I love both records. But I'm gonna have to go with How will I laugh Tomorrow... The production is obviously a lot better and the lyrics just really get to me. If the songs 'War Inside My Head' and 'A Little Each Day' were on that album instead it would be perfection.


Chula Vista Hardcore. Lots of good bands on the ups. What're some bands of worth that we should be lookin' out for?

There are a handful that will be doing a lot of great things in the future. My current favorite would had to be a band called Deadlined. Great guys that definitely know what they're doing. We also got Impulse, def for fans of Black Flag, Infest, SSD. Tantive IV & Stopping Power are also two other CV bands that are starting to come up which is really cool. My other band Down Again is trying to get it's shit together right now. We've been playing shows here and there and writing new material, so hopefully you'll be hearing some new stuff from us in the near future.

Sound and Fury '09. Stoked? What bands are you most excited to be sharing the stage with?

We are definitely very happy that we're playing this year. I've attended each one since '06 and I have a feeling this will be the best year since that one. Last year I sort of had an altercation with the people running that thing but that's cleared up for the most part which I am glad because I don't want there to be any problems this year. We're only playing for one reason and that's because I straight up just love hardcore, it's one of the very few things that make me happy in my life and I feel I need people to hear my music and listen to what I have to say. So we are pleased and plan on having a great time. There is a good handful of bands that I am looking forward to see. Here's a short list off the top of my head; Trapped Under Ice, Bad Seed, Floorpunch, Power Trip, Violation, Downpresser, Creatures, Alpha&Omega. I know there are more but you get the idea.

Touring? Any plans to hit the road in the near future?

I know we all desperately want to, it's just a matter of getting organized and saving up some cash. Hopefully we'll get something together towards the end of the year. But we'll see what's up!

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That's it for now. I'm gonna try to get at least one of these mini-interviews up as often as I can. Take Offense has one of the new songs up on their myspace. Make sure to check that out. Happiness Under Chains.