The second annual premier hardcore tour, Life & Death, has announced its first batch of confirmed bands: Turnstile, Backtrack and Heavy Chains. These three bands will appear alongside two more headliners, which will be announced June 9th, throughout the duration of the four-week-long North American tour spanning throughout August. Check out the dates below.
First announced is one of underground music's most interesting bands: Turnstile. From the release of their 2010 demo to their 2011 Pressure to Succeed EP, the band has walked a path all their own. A path that has quickly brought them a rabid following based off of their groove-driven melodic energies and insane live shows. They released Nonstop Feeling earlier this year on Reaper Records, and the album sounds bigger and louder than anything previous. The bright color scheme represents the idea of raw, unbridled expression, positive or negative, that is delivered in each of the twelve tracks. From the signature artwork to the energy-infused tunes, this record creates a vibrant slam of emotion that defines Turnstile more than ever as a band leading their own way.
Supporting band Backtrack hails from New York and has spent the last year and a half touring relentlessly on their debut album for Bridge Nine, Lost In Life, which was called a "damn awesome slab of modern NYHC" by Decibel Magazine. The band has become known for their insanely energetic and incendiary live shows and their performances will be no different along this Life & Death tour.
Also confirmed is New Jersey's Heavy Chains who have been making waves along the East Coast since their inception. The band has appeared on seminal festivals such as This Is Hardcore, United Blood, Black N Blue and many others and this tour will mark their first out West and back of 2015.
Stay tuned for headline slots to be announced and tickets to go on sale for the Life & Death Tour on June 9th.
LIFE & DEATH TOUR - FEAT. TURNSTILE, BACKTRACK, HEAVY CHAINS + 2 MORE TBA:
8/6 Rochester, NY @ The Harmony House
8/7 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
8/8 Howell, NJ @ Gamechanger World
8/9 Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
8/10 Greensboro, NC @ Greene St
8/11 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
8/12 Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
8/13 Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
8/14 Houston, TX @ Walter's
8/15 Dallas, TX @ Sons of Herman Hall
8/16 San Antonio, TX @ The Korova
8/17 Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red
8/18 San Diego, CA @ Epicenter
8/19 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
8/20 Los Angeles, CA @ Jewel's Catch One
8/21 Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro
8/22 Reno, NV @ Jub Jub's
8/23 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
8/24 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
8/25 Merriam, KS @ Aftershock Bar and Grill
8/26 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
8/27 Cincinnati, OH @ Legends
8/28 Detroit, MI @ Magestic Cafe
8/29 Toronto, ON @ The Rockpile
8/30 Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques
8/31 Amityville, NY @ Revolution
Modern Pain's 'Peace Delusions b/w Kill Yr. Idols' out today
Modern Pain's Peace Delusions b/w Kill Yr. Idols is officially out today! Pick up the 7" at B9Store.com. Digital Age folks can stream and/or download it at the following places:
Bandcamp
iTunes
Amazon Music
Spotify
This release is a teaser EP for the forthcoming full-length by the Texas powerhouse. "Peace Delusions" (which will appear in re-recorded form on the LP) offers a caustic, noisy preview of what's to come, maintaining a traditionally stomping and aggressive, forward-moving fast beat while conveying an eerie, paranoia-ridden atmosphere. The B-side, a cover of the legendary Sonic Youth's "Kill Yr. Idols", from an early EP of theirs of the same name, acts as a sensible referential point for where the band plan on taking hardcore: into the strange and unconventional.
The band is currently on a U.S. tour, with some dates including Dress Code. Check out the itinerary:
MODERN PAIN tour dates:
5/19 Tarpon Springs, FL @ Neptune's Lounge w/ Axis, Necrid
5/20 Miami, FL @ Churchill's Pub w/ Axis, Suicide Ritual
5/21 Jacksonville, FL @ Rain Dogs w/ Rhythm of Abuse, Unified Right, Society Abuse, Crisis Unit, Sleight of Hand
5/22 Atlanta, GA @ Hill St. House w/ Slugga, Nurse, PDC
5/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb's w/ Timebomb, Wet Fetish
5/25 Montclair, NJ @ The Meatlocker w/ The Banner, Outer Heaven
5/26 Brooklyn, NY @ The Acheron
5/27 North Haven, CT @ 85F State Street
5/28 Wilkes Barre, PA @ The Lamp Post w/ Haze, Goon, Witness Protection
5/30 Cleveland, OH @ Club Atlantis
5/31 Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary w/ Eyesore
6/01 Indianapolis, IN @ Haunted Spunkers Haus
6/02 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
6/03 Saint Louis, MO @ Fubar w/ Blindside USA, Perfect People, The Warden
6/04 Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom* w/ Dress Code, Free At Last, Traitor K9
6/05 Kansas City, MO @ The Sandbox* w/ Dress Code, Blindside USA, Beta Boys
6/06 Denver, CO* @ Mutiny w/ Dress Code
6/07 Salt Lake City, UT* @ Music Garage w/ Dress Code
6/08 Boise, ID @ Feral House* w/ Dress Code, Lumpy and the Dumpers, Mongoloid
6/09 Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge* w/ Dress Code
6/10 Portland, OR @ Blackwater* w/ Dress Code
6/12 Oakland, CA @ World Rage Center* w/ Dress Code
6/13 Santa Cruz, CA @ 418 Project
6/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Space 42* w/ Dress Code, Hell in the Cell, Haarm, Lost Cause
True Love tapped to support Modern Life Is War's Midwest 'Witness' shows
True Love have been tapped to support Modern Life Is War's forthcoming 10th anniversary Witnessshows in the Midwest. Also appearing at these gigs will be Coliseum and Xerxes. Check out those dates below. (Modern Life Is War also have other regional trios of shows planned for the east and west coasts with different sets of openers. Scope those on their Facebook and the image in this post.)
These shows come a few weeks after the band hit Bricktop Studios (Harm's Way, Weekend Nachos) with Andy Nelson to record their first proper full-length. More info on that soon.
TRUE LOVE w/ Modern Life Is War (playing Witness), Coliseum, Xerxes
July 17 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
July 18 - Des Monies, IA - Vaudeville Mews
July 19 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
Stream Modern Pain's 'Peace Delusions b/w Kill Yr. Idols' single
Modern Pain's Peace Delusions b/w Kill Yr. Idols is officially out tomorrow, but we're streaming the whole thing a day early. Check that out below and grab the 7" at B9Store.com if you like what you hear.
Peace Delusions b/w Kill Yr. Idols is a teaser EP for the forthcoming full-length by the Texas powerhouse. The A-side, "Peace Delusions" (which will appear in re-recorded form on the LP) offers a caustic, noisy preview of what's to come, maintaining a traditionally stomping and aggressive, forward-moving fast beat while conveying an eerie, paranoia-ridden atmosphere. The B-side, a cover of the legendary Sonic Youth's "Kill Yr. Idols", from an early EP of theirs of the same name, acts as a sensible referential point for where the band plan on taking hardcore: into the strange and unconventional.
Throwback Thursdays: H2O, Polar Bear Club, Defeater, Crime in Stereo
Throwback Thursdays are up! Limited quantities as always. Grab 'em at B9Store.com!
B9R157 - H2O - Don't Forget Your Roots - 1st pressing - black/300
B9R127 - Polar Bear Club - The Redder, The Better EP - 1st pressing - black/300
B9R107 - Defeater - Travels - 1st pressing - gray/400
B9R131 - Crime in Stereo - I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone - 1st pressing - red + black marble/400
After the Fall's 'Dedication' in stores today
After the Fall's brand new album, Dedication, is in stores today! Check it out at the following places online:
-B9Store.com
-Amazon
-iTunes
-Bandcamp
-Spotify
Or, pick it up in person at your local record store. Here's a partial list of places with the great taste to carry Dedication:
A.K.J. RECORD SALES
AMOEBA (HOLLYWOOD)
APPLAUSE MUSIC
BOO BOO RECORDS
BULL MOOSE MUSIC
C D CITY
DEARBORN MUSIC COMPANY
DESTINY MUSIC
DIMPLE RECORDS
DISC AND DAT
ERIC'S TRIP
FOREVER YOUNG RECORDS
HALF A MAN
HOLT ENTERPRISES
HOMER'S ACQUISITION CORPORATION
INDEPENDENT RECORDS OF COLORADO SPRINGS
J S MUSIC CORPORATION
JACK'S MUSIC SHOP
JOE'S RECORDS
LOST HIGHWAY
LOU'S INC.
LUNA MUSIC
MILLENNIUM ENTERPRISES
MOJO MUSIC MD
PORT OF SOUND RECORD SHOPPE
PRINCETON RECORD EXCHANGE
RASPUTIN RECORDS
ROLLING STONES CORP.
RZK
SALZER'S MERCANTILE
SHAKE IT
SILVER PLATTERS
SIREN TRADING COMPANY
SOUND GARDEN
THE COIRO CORP.
THE ELECTRIC FETUS CO.
THE EXCLUSIVE COMPANY
TRANSCONTINENT RECORD SALES
VINTAGE VINYL RECORDS
WATERLOO RECORDS & VIDEO
WEST CANTERBURY
ZIA ENTERPRISES
The band kick off their tour tonight in Allston, Massachusetts. Here are the details:
May 12 Allston, MA @ O'Briens ^
May 13 Brooklyn, NY @ Acheron %
May 14 Albany, NY @ Low Beat *
May 16 Montreal, QC, Canada @ Pouzza Fest !
Jun 18 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon+
Jun 19 Providence, RI @ Simons677+
Jun 20 S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground+
Jun 21 Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall+
Jun 23 Buffalo, NY @ The Waiting Room+
Jun 24 Toledo, OH @ Frankies+
Jun 25 Columbus, OH @ The Basement+
Jun 26 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection+
Jun 27 Erie, PA @ Basement Transmissions+
Oct 31 Gainesville, FL @ FEST
^ (w/ Heartsounds, Great Lakes USA, Tied to a Bear)
% (w/ Heartsounds, Ambitions)
* (w/ Drag the River, Heartsounds)
! (w/ 88 Fingers Louie, The Bruce Lee Band, The Planet Smashers, more)
+ (w/ Anti-Flag, The Homeless Gospel Choir)
BoySetsFire announce European tour with Silverstein, Great Collapse
BoySetsFire have announced a European tour set to take place in early October. Support will come from Silverstein and Great Collapse (members of Rise Against, Comeback Kid, Strike Anywhere, and Set Your Goals).
The band is currently hard at work on their next album, for which they're aiming a fall release through B9 in the U.S. and their own label, End Hits, the rest of the world. They last released While a Nation Sleeps... in 2013.
BOYSETSFIRE European tour dates w/ Silverstein, Great Collapse
01.10.2015 Hamburg [D] - Docks
02.10.2015 Amsterdam [NL] - Melkweg
03.10.2015 London [UK] - Islington Academy
04.10.2015 Hasselt [B] - Muziekodroom
05.10.2015 Munster [D] - Skater's Palace
06.10.2015 Wiesbaden [D] - Schlachthof
07.10.2015 Nurnberg [D] - Lowensaal
08.10.2015 Solothurn [CH] - Kofmehl
09.10.2015 Vienna [AT] - Arena
10.10.2015 Lindau [D] - Club Vaudeville
11.10.2015 Leipzig [D] - Werk 2
12.10.2015 Berlin [D] - Huxley's
Bandcamp sale this weekend
This weekend only get 50% off EVERYTHING on our Bandcamp page! Just use the code "halfoff" at checkout.
Throwback Thursdays: New Found Glory, Ruiner, Champion, Have Heart
Throwback Thursdays are up! Cool one for you this week, as three of these records aren't currently available from us on ANY variant. Limited quantities as always. Get 'em now at B9Store.com/Rare.
B9R186 - New Found Glory - Mania EP - 1st pressing - pink w/ black/500
B9R105 - Ruiner - I Heard These Dudes Are Assholes - 1st pressing - black/500
B9R056 - Champion - Promises Kept - 4th pressing - gold/1,000
B9R075 - Have Heart - The Things We Carry - 7th pressing - purple/1,000