It's a beautiful world.

Converge

Of course, I am still alive. However, currently, there is nothing important I could write some words. People are still liars. There is still no god. Hardcore is already dead. Straight Edge isn't cool anymore.

I watched EDGE - The Movie last week wherein Ray Cappo talks about Straight Edge and intolerance in combination with the hardcore scene. I do not share his opinion in every point, however, with respect to the fact that hardcore is one of the most intolerant music scenes I am with him. Such a sad point.

I am looking forward to see one of my - still active - current favorite bands two times this week: Converge.
I hope I'll get some hardcore input on tuesday from Jacob Bannon.

Hardcore, life, liars, false friends -> Fuck you.

life. love. regret.

Tourdates

CARPATHIAN
RUINER
http://www.myspace.com/carpathian
http://www.deathwishinc.com
http://www.myspace.com/ruiner
http://youruiner.com
http://www.bridge9.com

16.07.10 Germany Stuttgart Juha West
17.07.10 Belgium Herk de Stad Rock Herk
18.07.10 Austria Rohr Bei Hartberg Burning Season Fest
19.07.10 Hungary Budapest Dürer Kert
20.07.10 Bulgaria Sofia The Box
21.07.10 Romania Craiova Korona
22.07.10 Slovakia Kosice Collosseum-Upstairs
23.07.10 Czech Republic Rockycany Fluff Fest
24.07.10 Germany Köln Positive Records Birthday @ Essigfabrik
25.07.10 UK Southampton Joiners
26.07.10 UK Bristol The Croft
27.07.10 UK Leeds The Well
28.07.10 UK Exeter Cavern
29.07.10 UK London Purple Turtle
30.07.10 Germany Marburg KFZ
31.07.10 Belgium Mol JH Tydeeh
01.08.10 Netherlands Amsterdam Winston
02.08.10 Germany Karlsruhe Die Stadtmitte
03.08.10 France Marseille Obundies
04.08.10 Italy Bologna Lazeretto
05.08.10 Germany Leisnig Sucks'n'Summer
06.08.10 Denmark Fredericia Fredericia Hardcore Festival
07.08.10 Germany Hannover The Rise 2010 @ Musiktheater Bad
08.08.10 Germany Trier Ex-Haus
09.08.10 Germany Münster Sputnikhalle
10.08.10 Sweden Gothenburg Fängelset
11.08.10 Germany Hamburg Hafenklang
12.08.10 Germany Berlin Cassiopeia
13.08.10 Germany Neustadt an der Orla Exil
14.08.10 Belgium Ieper Iperfest


THE CARRIER
CRUEL HAND
MILES AWAY
http://www.myspace.com/thecarrierhc
http://www.deathwishinc.com
http://www.myspace.com/cruelhand
http://www.bridge9.com
http://www.myspace.com/milesawayhc
http://www.resistrecords.com
http://www.bridge9.com

23.07.10 Belgium Leuven JH Sojo
24.07.10 Germany Köln Positive Records Birthday @ Essigfabrik
25.07.10 Czech Republic Rockycany Fluff Fest
26.07.10 Austria Wien Shelter
27.07.10 Hungary Budapest Dürer Kert
28.07.10 Italy Vicenza Jack Hole
29.07.10 Germany München Feierwerk
30.07.10 Germany Rostock Alte Zuckerfabrik
31.07.10 Sweden Stockholm Anger Management Festival
01.08.10 Germany Hamburg Hafenklang
02.08.10 Germany Karlsruhe Die Stadtmitte
03.08.10 Germany Nürnberg Desi
04.08.10 Germany Dessau Panic Room
06.08.10 Germany Leisnig Sucks'n'Summer
07.08.10 Denmark Fredericia Fredericia Hardcore Fest
08.08.10 Germany Trier Ex-Haus
09.08.10 UK Birmingham Eddies Rock Club
10.08.10 UK Manchester Moho Live
11.08.10 UK Glasgow Capitol
12.08.10 UK London Purple Turtle
13.08.10 Belgium Ieper Ieper Festival


CONVERGE
KYLESA
GAZA
KVELERTAK
http://www.myspace.com/converge
http://www.epitaph.com
http://www.myspace.com/kylesa
http://www.prostheticrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/gaza
http://www.blackmarketactivities.com
http://www.myspace.com/kvelertak
http://www.myspace.com/indierecordings

10.07.10 UK Brighton Concorde 2
11.07.10 UK Plymouth White Rabbit (Matinee)
12.07.10 Ireland Dublin Whelans
13.07.10 UK Birmingham O2 Academy 2
14.07.10 UK Glasgow Garage
15.07.10 UK Manchester Academy 2
16.07.10 UK London ULU
17.07.10 UK Colchester Arts Centre
18.07.10 Holland Lichtenvoorde Zwarte Cross * Converge only
19.07.10 Germany Hamburg Markthalle
20.07.10 Sweden Gothenburg Brew House
21.07.10 Sweden Stockholm Debaser Slussen
22.07.10 Sweden Malmö Debaser
23.07.10 Germany Berlin Columbia Club
24.07.10 Germany Nürnberg Z-Bau
25.07.10 Germany Bochum Matrix
26.07.10 France Paris Trabendo
27.07.10 France Bordeaux BT59
28.07.10 France Nantes Le Ferrailleur
30.07.10 Spain Galiza Resurrection Fest
02.08.10 Belgium Antwerpen Trix
03.08.10 Switzerland Geneve L'usine (Kab)
04.08.10 Italy Milan Magnolia Summer Open air
05.08.10 Italy Rimini Velvet
06.08.10 Germany München Feierwerk
07.08.10 Germany Leisnig Suck N Summer Fest
08.08.10 Poland Krakow Rotunda
09.08.10 Hungary Budapest Dürer Kert
10.08.10 Austria Salzburg Rockhouse
11.08.10 Croatia Zagreb Mocvara
12.08.10 Austria Wien Arena
13.08.10 Czech Rep Jaromer Brutal Assault
14.08.10 Norway Oslo Øyafestival * Converge only
15.08.10 Belgium Ieper Ieper Fest


DEFEATER
DEAD SWANS
MORE THAN LIFE
http://www.myspace.com/defeater
http://www.bridge9.com
http://www.myspace.com/thedeadswans
http://www.bridge9.com
http://www.myspace.com/morethanlifehardcore
http://www.anchorsaweighrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/daybydayrec

30.04.10 Germany Hain Schwarzer Adler
01.05.10 Belgium Mechelen JC Metteko
02.05.10 France Paris La Peniche Alternat
03.05.10 France Toulouse Les Saints des Seines
04.05.10 Spain Barakaldo/Bilbao Sala Edaska
05.05.10 France Bordeaux Heretic
06.05.10 France Rennes Mondo Bizarro
07.05.10 Germany Trier Ex-Haus
08.05.10 Switzerland Brugg Piccadilly
09.05.10 Italy Bologna Blogos
10.05.10 Austria Wien Shelter
11.05.10 Slovakia Kosice Tabacka Kulutr Fabrik
12.05.10 Poland Poznan Pod Minoga
13.05.10 Germany Berlin Lovelite
14.05.10 Germany Lichtenstein JZ Riot
15.05.10 Germany Bayreuth Rosenau
16.05.10 Germany Bochum Matrix
17.05.10 UK Southampton Unit
18.05.10 UK Birmingham Eddies Rock Club
19.05.10 UK London Underworld

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Snapcase cancelled European tour.

Here's the official word:

"Unfortunately we are forced to cancel our entire trip to Europe. We've been told by our airline that even if flights were to resume today it would be impossible to get us on a flight for at least a week and probably not until early-May. This of course is a huge disappointment for us all and we are deeply sorry to all our fans... We are currently working with our booking agent in Europe to make good on the cancelled shows at a later date."

[REVIEW] Goldust - Destroyer|Borderlines

Goldust from Germany/Münster, established in 2005 which are constantly playing their asses off released a new Longplayer on Let It Burn Records called Destroyer/Borderlines. They play a mix between Metal, Rock and Hardcore/Punk, however without resulting in the Metalcore genre. They remind me of Ringworm, at least onto the whole clevo-hardcore genre, which is definitely a good thing. The record starts with a doom bass solo and went into pure deep metallic rock, depressive and pissed off vocals are part of the whole record. “To no avail” adds to the depression misanthropy and pure hate, i.e. “slit the throat that uttered the truth”. The last song on the record called “Aenima” creates goose-bumps and heart palpitation with its break down parts and every now and then melodic vocal parts. The artwork which introduce you perfectly into the musical content was drawn by Daniel Ehrlich. As you will see, he did a great job.

Summarizing, this record is impulsive and authentic and Goldust put into hardcore the urgently needed power, heart and expression which is missing in today‘s hardcore scene. Destroyer/Borderlines is the best medicine to throw up the daily frustration of your soul.

www.goldusthc.com
www.letitburn.de

written by Irena-Lind Eder on behalf of Break Away

Another Show confirmed

We are proud to present you on 23 May 2010 at Shelter/Vienna the following concert:

myspace.com/withinwalls
myspace.com/alwayswantedwar
myspace.com/rhamusik
myspace.com/breakawayfanzine

breakawayfanzine.blogspot.com
www.shelter.co.at

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact us for further information!

Burning Fight Book

Nothing new but I just want to remind how good and interesting this book is: 

Burning Fight: The Nineties Hardcore Revolution in Ethics, Politics, Spirit, and Sound

Brian Peterson, the author is thinking about to come to Europe to read and talk from/about his book, so if you are interested to help and to realize his trip to Europe, do not hesitate to contact him. If enough people are interested in doing such an event, it may could be realized to get Peterson to Europe. 

MMX: The Deathwish/Malfunction/Six Feet Under Spring Sampler

Deathwish/Malfunction along with Six Feet Under Records released their new sampler called"MMX", which is free for download at DW Inc.

Bands included on "MMX" (in order of appearance): Converge, Narrows, Integrity, Blacklisted, Doomriders, Nails, Bitter End, Rise And Fall, Acid Tiger, Lewd Acts, Killing The Dream, Carpathian, 108, Starkweather, Overmars, J. Bannon, Eshas, Rot In Hell, As We Let Go, The Rival Mob, New Lows, 50 Lions, Trap Them, Mother Of Mercy, United Nations, Ressurection, The Carrier, True Colors, Foundation, Pegasus, End of a Year, Daylight, Irons, and Ceremony. 

Lastly, be sure to check out the two new videos located at the end of the sampler:
- Integrity "Invocation of the Blackest Curse" (Video trailer) For “The Blackest Curse” CD/LP
- Converge "Thousands of Miles Between Us" (Video trailer) For their “Thousands of Miles Between Us” DVD

Foundation on B9

Official Bridge9 press release:

Things are busy here at  Bridge Nine Records 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."

Foundation will be gearing up for a full US tour in May and June alongside Backtrack and Rotting Out before they head to the studio to record their Bridge Nine Records debut. With two releases under their belt (Hang Your Head 7" and S/T 7" on Six Feet Under Records) and influences such as Unbroken and Buried Alive, Foundation's first proper full-length is sure to be one of the best straight-forward hardcore records of the year. Drummer Champ Hammett said, "We can't wait to finish and record the new LP and tour non-stop - we want to hit all the fests and cover the US, hopefully Europe and other parts of the world. Get ready to see us everywhere in 2010 and beyond."

Let It Burn Records

Do you know how hard the guys from Let It Burn Records, based in Germany are working? Here is a short overview of their work:


- ZM´s Electric Lips Music-Video has been chosen by the Metalhammer-Desk to appear on the Maximum Metal DVD Vol. 150. The DVD comes along free with the April Edition of the almighty Metal Hammer Magazine and has a circulation of 80.000 copies. You can certainly say that Zero Mentality is in good company on this one: Kiss, Legion of the Damned, Airbourne, Lacuna Coil, Municipal Waste and Callejon are some of the other featured artists. The DVD contains 10 Video Clips and some nice extras. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=102210563


- Let it Burn Records released a 10 year anniversary label sampler titled "10 Years of Values and Vices" featuring 24 partly unreleased and exclusive tracks by ZERO MENTALITY, TO KILL, FINAL PRAYER, BLACK FRIDAY '29, TEAMKILLER, GOLDUST, STORM & STRESS, DEATHSPIRIT, BLACKOUT ARGUMENT, RED TAPE PARADE, TODAY WE RISE and THE CASSIDY SCENARIO. The sampler comes along as DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CARD (including video and photo material besides the music) and can be ordered here: http://www.letitburn.de/store/article/307/ for 3,00 Euro. 


- LET IT BURN RECORDS launched their very own iPhone/iPod Touch app a few weeks ago. The app features tourdates, free music, news, blog entries, tweets, videos, pictures and links of the label and its bands. you can download the app FOR FREE at www.app.letitburn.de.

- Further we have received the Goldust - Destroyer/Borderlines CD (to be released on 4 April 2010) which we will review in a few days. 

Please check for updates the following sites: letitburnrecords.com; blog.letitburn.de

Unbroken - London

According to an email sent out yesterday the Unbroken show in London is already sold out - just in case you are interested.

108 is NOT dead.

The band stated on their Facebook account that the singer Robert Fish has left the band, however, 108 will continue playing shows and promoting their upcoming album "18.61". There is no official statement who will replace Rob Fish.

Hardcore Show

We are doing a show for our friends in "Ritual" from Germany on Sunday, 3 April 2010 at Escape Metalcorner, Vienna.

GUTG vs. A3

Here we have on the one hand the Give Up The Ghost full length "we're down..." and on the other hand the new released full length of Alkaline Trio. Here is the question: do you see any similarity between those two artworks? 

(jacobbannon.com)

Refused?

Will there be a reunion or just a re-release through Epitaph Records?

We have found out that a Official Website is now available: http://officialrefused.com/

After having some further news for you, we will of course report again.

108 is dead.

A few days ago 108 decided to disband. Here is a note from Robert Fish, the singer of the band.

Aside from the practical side of being in a band with members spread throughout different continents I have found myself struggling to find my place within 108 due to the personal evolution I have gone through. I still find myself, at my core, aligned to the spirit of 108 but I am no longer comfortable with what 108 represents to most people and how that aligns to who I am. Over the years I have tried my best to disregard that aspect of being in 108 but I am tired of answering the questions about it and, more importantly, wrestling with how I address it personally without misrepresenting the rest of the band. We are a band with meaning but not a band defined by a meaning. What does that mean exactly?

Throw out what you think 108's purpose is/was because there was no specific purpose other than to explore who we are and how we relate to the world around us. That was it; plain and simple. In the beginning we all held a common interest in Gaudiya Vaisnavism (i.e. Hare Krsna) but even then it wasn't about being a Hare Krishna rather it was about the personal journey to navigate through all we experience as individuals in a world we can barely understand. People never got that which is understandable as sometimes I think it became blurry to us. When we got back together in 2006 we wanted to focus on who we are today and start redefining how people understood 108. In my eyes it never really happened and it has been a constant source of frustration for me. Here is what I know:

While I adore the lila of Radha and Krishna and find their love for one another to be very inspirational the fact is I am not a Hare Krishna. I do not believe in God and even the question itself seems unimportant, and at times ridiculous, to me. At one point in my life I needed a sense of something greater to keep myself together and the concept of karma gave me a sense of sanity and hope I needed to stay alive. I have have lost interest in even the questions what to speak of the multitude of answers offered by others. I don't claimed to have "truth" at my beckon call and to be perfectly honest it has never interested me. I am what I am and who I am and will embrace that which brings me hope and happiness and leave the rest for others to wrestle with and debate over. 108 will always be tied to Hare Krishna and I just don't have the energy to swim against that current anymore.

108 has been a critical part of my life and helped me navigate many personal traumas and crises. Triv and Vic are two of the most honest, sincere and heartfelt people I have ever had the honor of knowing and creating music with. They are two of my best friends and I hope to always have them as a part of my life. We wrote some songs that will always be at the core of my being and for that I am grateful. Many other people played a role in what 108 was and all that we created and to those people I will always be grateful. It is just time. In my heart I hope that in the near future we have the opportunity to play those songs again, at least one last time, and honor what the band and the songs have meant to us. Only time will tell if that happens. If it does great, if not I will have many amazing memories.

Thank you for caring.

With love...
Robert Fish


For myself 108 became one of the most interesting actual bands over the last few years. In 2009, I have seen those guys in Chicago and in Belgium at Ieper Fest. I think I don't have to mention here how special those concerts were. In my opinion this decision of 108 really makes me sad because there is one more interesting hardcore band lost, however, it seems to be the only right decision a honest one.

FOREVER IS DESTROYED!



Be sure to order there upcoming full-length called "18.61" released by DeathwishInc.

Shittalking

My friends from Will To Speak are currently working on a further issue. I am really excited about that.

Please keep the Ritual Show in April in mind. In May we will bring Within Walls to Vienna and in October Seed Of Pain will be our guest.

Further, as we write in every update, some reviews are in preparation. You should definitely buy the new records from Zero Mentality (Let It Burn Records) and Man The Change (Deafcult Records).

Tourdates

CARPATHIAN
RUINER
http://www.myspace.com/carpathian
http://www.deathwishinc.com
http://www.myspace.com/ruiner
http://youruiner.com
http://www.bridge9.com

16.07.10 Germany Stuttgart Juha West
18.07.10 Austria Rohr Bei Hartberg Burning Season Fest
21.07.10 Romania Craiova Korona
22.07.10 Slovakia Kosice Collosseum-Upstairs
23.07.10 Czech Republic Rockycany Fluff Fest
24.07.10 Germany Marl Positive Records Birthday @ Hot Hagenbusch
26.07.10 UK Birmingham Eddies Rock Club
27.07.10 UK Leeds The Well
28.07.10 UK Exeter Cavern
31.07.10 Belgium Mol JH Tydeeh
05.08.10 Germany Leisnig Sucks'n'Summer
06.08.10 Denmark Fredericia Fredericia Hardcore Festival
07.08.10 Germany Hannover The Rise 2010 @ Musiktheater Bad
08.08.10 Germany Trier Ex-Haus
11.08.10 Germany Hamburg Hafenklang
14.08.10 Belgium Ieper Iperfest


DEFEATER
DEAD SWANS
MORE THAN LIFE
http://www.myspace.com/defeater
http://www.bridge9.com
http://www.myspace.com/thedeadswans
http://www.bridge9.com
http://www.myspace.com/morethanlifehardcore
http://www.anchorsaweighrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/daybydayrec

24.04.10 Belgium Meerhout Groezrock *DEFEATER only!
25.04.10 UK Norwich The Marquee
26.04.10 UK Milton Keyenes Underpass/Craufurd Arms
27.04.10 UK Leeds The Well
28.04.10 UK Glasgow The Capitol
29.04.10 UK Bristol The Croft
30.04.10 Germany Hain Schwarzer Adler
01.05.10 Belgium Mechelen JC Metteko
02.05.10 France Paris La Peniche Alternat
03.05.10 France Toulouse Les Saints des Seines
05.05.10 France Bordeaux Heretic
06.05.10 France Rennes Mondo Bizarro
07.05.10 Germany Trier Ex-Haus
08.05.10 Switzerland Brugg Piccadilly
09.05.10 Italy Bologna Blogos
10.05.10 Austria Wien Shelter
11.05.10 Slovakia Kosice Tabacka Kulutr Fabrik
12.05.10 Poland Poznan Pod Minoga
13.05.10 Germany Berlin Lovelite
14.05.10 Germany Lichtenstein JZ Riot
15.05.10 Germany Bayreuth Rosenau
16.05.10 Germany Bochum Matrix
17.05.10 UK Southampton Unit
18.05.10 UK Birmingham Eddies Rock Club
19.05.10 UK London Underworld

SHAI HULUD
TO KILL
ENDWELL
http://www.myspace.com/profoundhatred
http://hulud.com
http://www.metalblade.com
http://www.moshtokill.com
http://www.myspace.com/tokill
http://www.gsrmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/endwell
http://mediaskare.com

26.02.10 Italy Mezzago Bloom
27.02.10 Italy Montecchio Maggiore(VI) E-20
28.02.10 Germany Stuttgart Juha West
01.03.10 Germany München Feierwerk
02.03.10 Czech Republic Prague OO7
03.03.10 Poland Katowice COGITATUR
04.03.10 Germany Berlin Cassiopeia
05.03.10 Germany Dortmund Spirit
06.03.10 Netherlands Goes 'ZLHC helps KIKA fest' @ 't Beest
07.03.10 UK High Wycombe The Nags Head
08.03.10 UK Bristol The Croft
09.03.10 UK Leeds The Well
10.03.10 UK Manchester Moho
11.03.10 UK London Purple Turtle
12.03.10 Germany Trier Ex-Haus
13.03.10 Switzerland Zürich Dynamo
14.03.10 France Dijon Les Tanneries
15.03.10 Germany Frankfurt O 25
16.03.10 Belgium Mechelen JC Metteko
17.03.10 Germany Hamburg Hafenklang
18.03.10 Germany Erfurt UNIKUM
19.03.10 Austria Wien Shelter
20.03.10 Spain Coruña Expocoruña *SH only
20.03.10 Italy Bologna Link * w/o SH
21.03.10 Italy Rome Traffic
22.03.10 Greece Athens AN Club * SH only

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We are doing some shows the next time:

here is the first: