Crown of Thornz have premiered a new track over at InEffectHardcore. "The Kiss of Death" comes from their upcoming 7", Nothing But Tragedy, which is now available for pre-order at B9Store.com with a new shirt design. The Nothing But Tragedy 7"/DL will be out August 14.
Crown of Thornz were an NYHC mainstay during the mid-1990s alongside acts like Madball, H2O, and Vision of Disorder. Street-wise and charismatic graffiti artist Lord Ezec spearheaded the band in 1994 with high school friend (and future Shelter member) Franklin Rhi, recruiting future Breakdown member Mike Dijan. They would quickly become a live favorite on the scene with energetic and tight performances that ignited crowds with their musically and emotionally heavy style that drew inspiration from Cro-Mags and crossover-era Agnostic Front while ruminating about love and hate dichotomies, senseless violence, and contemplative introspection. Their recorded output was limited: There was only 1995's Train Yard Blues EP on then-hardcore pillar Equal Vision Records, and 1996's Mentally Vexedfull-length on local cornerstone Another Planet. But both releases found attention worldwide, and the band would tour all over on them until their demise in 1998.
Now, we are excited to present Crown of Thornz's first recorded output since a 1998 split single with Aggressive Dogs. Nothing But Tragedy features two new tracks: "The Kiss of Death", a somewhat more straightforward representation of the CoT sound that nonetheless moves their thudding, mid-tempo hardcore style forward. The B-side is "No Reason Why" (not to be confused with the Gorilla Biscuits classic), an epic, darkly affecting rock song, the likes of which CoT have never quite approached, with a booming, heady chorus to boot.
After the Fall announce northeast tour with Such Gold and The Moms
After the Fall have announced a two-week-long run of tour dates supporting Such Gold in the northeastern U.S., with two dates in Canada as well. Also joining the two bands will be the Moms. Check those out below. After a tour with Anti-Flag and an appearance at Pouzza Fest in Montreal, the band continue to traverse the landscape in support of their latest effort, Dedication. Expect more tour dates soon!
AFTER THE FALL dates w/ Such Gold, The Moms
7/31 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
8/1 Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha
8/2 Ottawa, ON @ Pressed
8/3 Albany, NY @ VFW 6776
8/4 Boston, MA @ TBA
8/5 Hamden, CT @ The Space
8/6 Amityville, NY @ AM Music Hall
8/7 Brooklyn, NY @ Suburbia
8/8 Erie, PA @ BT Theater
8/9 Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
8/14 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
Terror drops off The Life & Death Tour; Crown of Thornz added to three dates
Terror have dropped off the upcoming Life & Death Tour with frontman Scott Vogel dealing with a recent back injury. The band posted the following message:
"The European tour is going great, thanks to everyone over here for making things so smooth without Scott. His back therapy is well and he will be back to full strength soon.
We have decided that it is best to not rush his recovery or force more shows until Scott has returned. After much deliberating, we are pulling Terror off the Life & Death tour. This is a real bum out for us as we were really looking forward to this one. The line up is amazing, please make sure you still come out to those shows and support that tour.
Also, you can expect us to put together a tour for the end of the year when the new record is out to make up for this one. "
The tour will now be co-headlined by Bane and Turnstile, with previously announced support from Backtrack, Forced Order, Mizery, and Heavy Chains. Select dates will now also have regional openers Power Trip, Death Threat, Bitter End, and recent B9 signees Crown of Thornz, who will drop a new 7" later this year.
THE LIFE & DEATH TOUR 2015 feat. Bane, Turnstile, BACKTRACK, Forced Order, Mizery [8/6-8/25], Heavy Chains
8/6 Rochester, NY @ The Harmony House
8/7 Holyoke, MA @ The Waterfront Tavern**
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 Gril*
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
Chris Wrenn featured on 100 Words Or Less: The Podcast
Ray Harkins has posted his latest episode of 100 Words Or Less: The Podcast, which features B9's own Chris Wrenn! Stream and download that here. Here's the description from Ray:
"Episode 164 - Bridge Nine is an institution. Now, 20 years in the label is synonymous with hardcore, punk and above all, quality. The owner of the label, Chris Wrenn, and I spoke over Skype one afternoon about many things including dedication to independent music, guerrilla marketing in Boston to get the labels name out there and finally, hustle. It's a very inspiring listen for anyone wanting to get their creative juices flowing."
War On Women announce European tour
Baltimore's feminist punk heroes War On Women are gearing up for a UK and European tour this August. The headlining tour - which marks the second overseas jaunt for the band - includes 20 dates in various territories and the full routing can be found below. Vocalist Shawna Potter commented, "This will be our second time touring Europe/UK but it's the first time we're going out on our own. We're so stoked to see some friendly faces when we play with our friends Anti-Flag and Against Me! at Punk Rock Holiday, and BoySetsFire at Family First Fest. And to see the German countryside again!"
War On Women recently released their self-titled debut full-length which tackles issues of institutionalized sexism and patriarchy through an uproarious blend of riot grrrl, thrash and rock with sarcastic dalliances and furious aggression. Featuring 11 tracks, the album was recorded with J. Robbins at the Magpie Cage (Against Me!, Coliseum, Lemuria) and is a natural progression for the band and just as blistering as ever.
Additionally, War On Women just wrapped a string of U.S. shows with punk stalwarts Refused, Anti-Flag and many others. Along the tour, they made a stop in NYC to play live on the Chris Gethard show, and their performance is not unlike the legendary FEAR performance on SNL (in our opinion). Watch War On Women perform "Say It" on the Chris Gethard show below.
More War On Women info coming soon. Keep up with them on Facebook and Twitter.
WAR ON WOMEN - ON TOUR
01.08 (CH) BERN - "No Borders No Nations" FESTIVAL
02.08 (D) LUDWIGSBURG - VILLA BARROCK
04.08 (Slovenia) TOLMIN- PUNK ROCK HOLIDAY
05.08 (D) COLOGNE - SONIC BALLROOM
06.08 (D) SOLINGEN - COW CLUB
08.08 (D) DUSSELDORF - THE TUBE
09.08 (UK) CAMBRIDGE - THE PORTLAND ARMS
10.08 (UK) LONDON - MONTAGUE ARMS
11.08 (UK) BRISTOL - THE EXCHANGE
12.08 (UK) EXETER - THE CAVERN
13.08 (UK) EDINBURGH - WEE RED BAR
14.08 (UK) NORWICH - THE OWL SANCTUARY
16.8 (B) IEPER - IEPERFEST
17.8 (D) HAMBURG - HAFENKLANG
18.8 (D) HANNOVER - CAFE GLOCKSEE
19.8 (D) BERLIN - KOMA F
20.8 (D) WIESBADEN - KREATIVFABRIK
21.8 (D) KOLN - PALLADIUM w/BOYSETFIRE
22.8 (D) ROSTOCK - M.A.U. CLUB
23.8 (D) BERLIN - RAMONES MUSEUM - SPECIAL ACOUSTIC SHOW
31.10 (USA) GAINESVILLE, FL - FEST
Modern Pain announce 'Peace Delusions' LP, out September 4
"...Modern Pain take more references from hardcore of yesteryear, soaking in everything from SSD to Infest to Warzone and beyond to create their vitriolic punk rock anthems." - Noisey
Modern Pain's forthcoming full-length can be described as "if In Utero was a hardcore punk record," but even that might be underselling the Dallas, Texas band's first full-length. Titled Peace Delusions, this new album resembles a golden artifact unearthed from the '80s American hardcore underground, harnessing the unbridled aggression of groundbreaking acts like SSD, Poison Idea and Infest and filtering it through the caustic, ashy atmospheres and unfettered noise rock of Texan predecessors Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard, as well as Moss Icon's murky, wordy pathos. This unpredictable, nerve-damaging, half-hour-long debut full-length remains at its core a spacey, noisy punk record and will be available on all formats September 4th from Bridge Nine. Also unveiled today was the album's cover art (above) by ZZ Ramirez of the Ukiah Drag, along with the album track listing which can be found below. Song premieres, pre-orders, and more for Peace Delusions will surface soon.
This past Spring, Modern Pain released a two-song teaser seven-inch, "Peace Delusions" b/w "Kill Your Idols" (which premiered on Noisey), and toured the U.S. in support of it throughout the majority of the month of June. Stay tuned for more news coming soon from Modern Pain and Bridge Nine and check out Modern Pain music and merch in the B9Store.
Peace Delusions track listing:
1. Vivisepulture pt. 1
2. Ego Death
3. Holy Foundations Crumble
4. When the Hymn Fades
5. My Reality Is Slipping Away
6. World Inverted
7. 4202
8. Peace Delusions
9. Leave Me Here
10. Vivisepulture pt. 2
Iron Chic to support Good Riddance east coast dates with Off With Their Heads
Iron Chic have been tapped to open up for Good Riddance on the first leg of the latter's upcoming North American tour. They'll appear on east coast shows alongside Off With Their Heads. (Fire Next Time take Iron Chic's place for the tour's second leg.) Check out the dates Iron Chic will be playing below as they continue to support 2013's The Constant One (and a 2014 split EP with Low Culture on Dead Broke/Dirt Cult).
IRON CHIC dates w/ Good Riddance, Off With Their Heads
09/24 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
09/25 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
09/26 New York, NY - Marlin Room
09/27 Asbury, NJ - Asbury Lanes
09/28 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
09/30 Quebec City, QC - Salle Multi
10/01 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre
10/02 Ottawa, CA - Ritual
10/03 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
Defeater announce new album, 'Abandoned', premiere new single/video
Defeater have announced their new album, Abandoned, coming out on Epitaph on August 28. That's the artwork above, and track listing below. They've also premiered a new song, "Spared in Hell", via a music video. Check that out below. Pre-orders from the label are available here, with an iTunes pre-order for the deluxe version containing two bonus tracks and a digital booklet here.
The band recorded it earlier this year with guitarist and longtime in-house producer Jay Maas. The label says that "Abandoned is the most relentlessly raw and uncompromising chapter so far, powered by a renewed sense of artistic ambition and a plot twist no one expected.
Abandoned was written and recorded in a welcome period of relief in Archambault's life, after he'd finally received a life-changing surgery that repaired severe hip damage he suffered in an injury. Archambault's surgery, he says, allowed him to redouble his connection with his own writing, leaving him clear to truly inhabit what he calls his own Glass family--after the famous J.D. Salinger characters. The new album chronicles the story of a lapsed Catholic priest, whose battles in Europe during the war drag him first toward faith and then his own poisonous faithlessness.
Archambault states:
'One of the threads running through this record is how people sometimes look for the answers to their problems in the darkest places.'"
ABANDONED TRACK LIST:
1. Contrition
2. Unanswered
3. December 1943
4. Spared In Hell
5. Divination
6. Borrowed & Blue
7. Penance
8. Remorse
9. Pillar Of Salt
10. Atonement
11. Vice & Regret
DEFEATER U.S. TOUR DATES w/ Four Year Strong, Expire [9/1-9/23], Superheaven [9/25-10/11], Speak Low If You Speak Love (full band) [9/1-9/12], My Iron Lung [9/14-9/23], Elder Brother (acoustic) [9/25-10/11]
09-01 Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
09-02 Shelter - Detroit, MI
09-03 The Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
09-04 Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
09-05 The Firebird - St. Louis, MO
09-06 The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
09-08 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
09-09 The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
09-11 The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
09-12 Hawthorne Theater- Portland, OR
09-14 The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
09-15 Epicentre - San Diego, CA
09-16 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
09-17 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
09-18 Club Red - Tempe, AZ
09-19 The Works - Albuquerque, NM
09-21 Gas Monkey - Dallas, TX
09-22 Red 7 - Austin, TX
09-23 Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
09-25 The Social - Orlando, FL
09-26 O'Malley's - Margate, FL
09-27 Local 662 - St. Petersburg, FL
09-28 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
09-29 Exit/In - Nashville, TN
09-30 Headliners - Louisville, KY
10-01 The Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
10-02 Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, DC
10-03 Shakas Live - Virginia Beach, VA
10-04 Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
10-06 Gramercy Theater - New York, NY
10-07 The Chance Theatre - Poughkeepsie, NY
10-10 The Waiting Room - Buffalo, NY
10-11 The Middle East - Cambridge, MA
True Love playing National Edge Day in Boston
True Love will be playing National Edge Day 2015 in Boston, which takes place over the Edge Day weekend later this year, October 16 through the 18. They'll join the likes of Stop and Think, Mindset, Invasion, Waste Management, No Tolerance, and many more. Cambridge venues The Middle East and Hardcore Stadium will host. Day-to-day lineups haven't yet been meted out but you can see the lineup so far (more TBA) in the accompanying flyer, and below.
National Edge Day 2015 /// October 16-18 /// Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East & Hardcore Stadium
Stop and Think
Mindset
Invasion
Waste Management
No Tolerance
Stick Together
Freedom
Clear
Ancient Heads
CIAC
Disengage
Violence to Fade
Breakaway
Burst of Rage
Iron Edge
Spirit of Youth
TRUE LOVE
Protestor
Take Control
Todd's War
New Vision
Direct Impact
Burning Fight
Bent Life's 'Full Skull' and self-titled EPs digitally reissued today
Bent Life's Full Skull and self-titled digital EPs are available once again as of today. Download and/or stream it at the following places, or at the online platform of your choice:
-iTunes
-Amazon MP3
-Spotify
If you prefer vinyl, we still have some of the last copies available of the Full Skull 7" released by 6131 in 2013, and the import Full Skull 12" compilation, which includes the self-titled and an Antidote cover, released by FITA last year in Europe. Grab 'em at B9Store.com.
Be sure to check out Bent Life's latest release as well: their Cheat Death single.
Expire to support Four Year Strong / Defeater tour
Expire have been tapped to support the first half of Four Year Strong's fall headlining tour, which also features B9 alumni Defeater on the whole thing. While Expire are on the bill, which includes the Midwest and west coast regions, openers on respective legs include Speak Low If You Speak Love (full band) or My Iron Lung. (Superheaven will take Expire's place for the second half of the tour, which visits the southeast and east coast, and Elder Brother [acoustic] get the fourth slot then.) If this is all a little confusing, check out details below.
Expire continue to hit it hard in support of last year's Pretty Low.
Four Year Strong, DEFEATER, EXPIRE, Speak Low If You Speak Love (full band):
Sept 1 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Sept 2 - Detroit, MI @ The Shelter
Sept 3 - Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
Sept 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
Sept 5 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird*
Sept 6 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Sept 8 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
Sept 9 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Sept 11 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Sept 12 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
*no Expire
Four Year Strong, DEFEATER, EXPIRE, My Iron Lung:
Sept 14 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
Sept 15 - San Diego, CA @ The Epicentre
Sept 16 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Sept 17 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Sept 18 - Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
Sept 19 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Works
Sept 21 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
Sept 22 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
Sept 23 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
Four Year Strong, DEFEATER, Superheaven, Elder Brother (acoustic):
Sept 25 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
Sept 26 - Margate, FL @ O'Malley's
Sept 27 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Local 662
Sept 28 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade - Hell
Sept 29 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In
Sept 30 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner's Music Hall
Oct 1 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
Oct 2 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
Oct 3 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Shakas Live
Oct 4- Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Oct 6 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Oct 7 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Oct 8 - Montreal, QC @ Theatre Rialto
Oct 9 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
Oct 10 - Buffalo, NY @ The Waiting Room
Oct 11 - Boston, MA @ The Middle East Downstairs
Throwback Thursdays: No Warning, New Found Glory, Polar Bear Club, Have Heart, more
This week's Throwback Thursdays are now up at B9Store.com!
B9R030 - No Warning - Ill Blood - 2nd pressing - blood & piss w/ screen print/300
B9R186 - New Found Glory - Mania EP - blue/500
B9R123 - Polar Bear Club - Chasing Hamburg - 1st pressing - pink/400
B9R075 - Have Heart - The Things We Carry - 7th pressing - purple/1,000
B9R076 - Triple Threat - Into the Darkness - 1st pressing - clear/300
B9R141 - Lemuria - Pebble - 1st pressing - clear/700
B9R151 - DYS - More Than Fashion: Live from the Gallery East Reunion - 1st pressing - white/300
B9R126 - Strike Anywhere - Iron Front - 2nd pressing - clear green/1,000
Check out Hierophant's Southeast Asia Tour video
Hierophant just posted up this cool little video documenting some fun times from their recent tour of Southeast Asia, set to the song "Inferno", which is from their latest crusher of an album, Peste. Check it out!
Throwback Thursdays: Have Heart, Defeater, Crime in Stereo, Ruiner, International Superheroes of Hardcore, Polar Bear Club, Gallows
This week's Throwback Thursdays are up! Grab 'em at B9Store.com! If you missed it last week, we're doing 8 different record variants now, with some available at a special discount.
B9R096 - Have Heart - Songs to Scream at the Sun - 2nd pressing - green/1000
B9R107 - Defeater - Travels - 1st pressing - brown/900
B9R131 - Crime in Stereo - I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone - 1st pressing - red + black marble/400
B9R125 - Ruiner - Hell Is Empty - 1st pressing - clear/500
B9R091 - International Superheroes of Hardcore - Takin' It Ova! - 1st pressing - red and black spatter/2000
B9R110 - Polar Bear Club - Sometimes Things Just Disappear - 1st pressing - aqua blue/2000
B9R127 - Polar Bear Club - The Redder, The Better EP - 1st pressing - white/400
B9R175 - Gallows - S/T - 1st pressing - white w/ black spatter (Hot Topic exclusive)/500
Expire, Cruel Hand, Champion among Amazon digital music specials for second half of June
We've got a couple cool digital music specials going on at Amazon for the second half of June. Check 'em out:
$6.99 RECENT HITS [until 6/22]
Expire - Pretty Low
$5 ALBUMS [until 6/29]
Cruel Hand - Lock & Key
$3.99 ALBUMS [until 6/29]
Panic - Dying for It EP
$0.69 SONGS [until 6/22]
Betrayed - "A Light in the Darkness"
Champion - "The Truth"