Some B9-affiliated bands (Alcoa, Defeater & Terror) are in the 2023 Furnace Fest lineup, and a ton of friends! September 22nd through the 24th in Birmingham, Alabama. Get info and grab tickets HERE!
The 2023 Record Store Day List is Now Available!
Bridge Nine Records has celebrated many a Record Store Day as a record label, but we’re excited to be celebrating our first as an actual record store! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 22, 2023 and come visit us! Not only will we have Agnostic Front’s new United Blood extended session 12” LP, we’ll also have other Record Store Day excusive releases and Chris will be pulling special pressings from the Bridge Nine Records vault!
What Is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event that was created to celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store. Artists will often have records pressed and released specifically for RSD. For this reason, RSD releases are not available for pre-order and cannot be held in advance. Instead, folks are encouraged to engage with their local record store and let them know what RSD releases you want them to carry! This helps them plan what to order, how many, etc.
So be sure to let your local record store know you want them to carry Agnostic Front’s new United Blood extended session 12” LP!
Also, be sure to review the full Record Store Day 2023 list here and comment to let us know what we should carry here in the Bridge Nine Records store! To learn more about Record Store Day, go to https://recordstoreday.com/.
Agnostic Front "United Blood" 40th Anniversary LP For Record Store Day
2023 RECORD STORE DAY EXCLUSIVE: Originally recorded by Don Fury and released by the band in 1983, Agnostic Front’s United Blood EP helped lay the foundation for the New York hardcore scene. This extended session 12” LP is cut at 45 RPM and features unreleased versions of the band’s classic and earliest recordings. Be sure to let your local record store know that you want them to carry this for Record Store Day – April 22, 2023! #RSD2023 #RSD23 #RecordStoreDay
Happy Valentine's Day from Bridge Nine!
Valentine’s Day heart collage made entirely from Bridge Nine’s vinyl discography
Turns out, we’ve pressed a lot of records on red vinyl!
Regardless of whether or not you have a special person in your life, have a Happy Valentine’s Day!
Don't Stand In Line Series Episode 1 Now Streaming On Youtube
Scene from the old Bridge Nine vault in Episode 1 of Don’t Stand In Line, streaming now on Youtube
The first season of Anthony Moreschi’s (Ten Yard Fight, Stand & Fight) six-episode series Don’t Stand In Line is finally headed to Youtube. One episode a month will be added, so watch the first one HERE if you haven’t checked it out yet!
Matt Summers (Shark Attack) Bowl - This Friday, February 4th
Matt Summers of Shark Attack sustained a brain injury a few months ago, and this show is a benefit for him and to support him during his recovery. It’s at the Union Transfer in Philadelphia, doors are at $5pm, grab tickets HERE!
SPINE on tour in the Midwest
SPINE is hitting the road for the first time in a while as of today, if you’re in the area, hit up one of their shows! And if you haven’t picked up either of their records from Bridge Nine, grab those HERE!
American Nightmare Announce New 10" EP, Bridge Nine Has An Exclusive Variant
The new EP from American Nightmare and their first 10" vinyl release, which will be officially released on 6/01/23. This is the "evergreen" variant of their new EP on vocalist Wes Eisold’s Heartworm label that is limited to 250 copies and is exclusively available from Bridge Nine. Pre-order your copy HERE!
Dedicated To The Next World is AN refusing to rest on legacy. The legendary hardcore punk band returns with four new songs that sound like classic and future AN, stripped down and sped up to their trademarked urgency and live violence. With stream of conscious lyrics and existential dread, these are revival songs for the modern disenchanted.
"How I Got Away" recalls AN's anthemic hardcore sound ala tracks "We Are" and "The World Is Blue." "Self Check-Out" is a minute-long punk blister. "Real Love" flies like speed fueled Stooges and "Praying Hands..." nods to the influences of Bad Brains and Negative Approach.
Having started in 2000 and initially breaking up in 2004, the band reunited in 2012 and subsequently launched a second life of lauded shows and records proving that there is life after youth.
Recorded live to 2 inch tape by American Nightmare drummer Alex Garcia-Rivera at Mystic Valley Recording Studio in Boston. Mastered and cut for vinyl by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service.
Shipping late May 2023.
Track Listing:
01. How I Got Away
02. Self Check-Out
03. Real Love
04. Praying Hands On Fire
Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits) After Party Performance 2/24/2023
Bridge Nine is proud to sponsor a special Walter Schreifels performance alongside our friends Hardcore Stadium and Triple B Records on Friday, February 24th at Zuzu at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA. This is an after party for the Gorilla Biscuits show earlier that evening, so if you’re down to stay out late, this starts at 11:00PM!
Bridge Nine x Linas Garsys (American Nightmare, Hope Conspiracy, AFI) Skull T-Shirt Re-Issue
Bridge Nine x Linas Garsys T-Shirt Collab
For Friday the 13th, we've dug into the t-shirt vault and brought back one of our favorites, this blood-spattered Bridge Nine t-shirt illustrated by none other than Linas Garsys (American Nightmare, The Hope Conspiracy, AFI). Linas was an early contributor to Bridge Nine's visual look through several of our album covers (American Nightmare's The Sun Isn't Getting Any Brighter, Cops & Robbers Execution Style, Striking Distance The Fuse Is Lit), as well as probably a dozen different t-shirt designs, many featuring his trademark blood spattering. Originally released in 2002 and briefly available with a slightly different design in 2013, we're bringing this skull design back for a limited time, printed on a black Gildan Hammer tee and in true early-2000s spirit, a black Independent Trading Post brand zip-up sweatshirt. Skull illustration pocket print on front, and a blood-spattered Bridge Nine logo on the back. Grab one online HERE and at the Bridge Nine record store in Beverly, MA while you can!
Sean Lipinski (Holding On): Rest In Power
Sean Lipinski, R.I.P.
Sean Lipinski (Holding On, The Real Enemy, Regret, Sunset, Comeback Kid) passed away on December 27th, 2022 following complications from an aggressive brain tumor. His obituary can be found HERE.
I had a chance to get to know Sean over twenty years ago when he was a member of Holding On. They released an LP on Bridge Nine, toured the East Coast and Sean kept in touch long after the band broke up. He was always checking in and saying hello, he made connections with people everywhere and maintained them better than most. He will be sorely missed.
Sean leaves behind his wife Samantha and daughters Madeline and Tabitha. Please consider making a donation in Sean’s honor to assist his family during this time HERE.
Rest in Power, Sean.
-Chris
B9
Have Heart "The Things We Carry" LP Silver Edition Available Now!
Have Heart The Things We Carry Silver Edition LP
We are super excited to announce that our latest Silver Edition LP has landed, this time with Have Heart for The Things We Carry LP. Limited to one copy per person and available in our brick and mortar record store AND online HERE!
As with all of our silver editions, these LP’s are pressed on silver vinyl, and the jackets are black and white and printed on silver board, giving each record a striking appearance. These are limited to a one time pressing of 1,000 copies.
25+ Years of Bridge Nine Silver Edition Series:
1. American Nightmare "Year One" - SOLD OUT
2. Ceremony "Rohnert Park" - SOLD OUT
3. H2O "Self-Titled" LP - Available Now!
4. Terror “Lowest Of The Low” LP – Available Now!
5. Death Before Dishonor “Count Me In” LP – Available Now!
6. H2O “Nothing To Prove” LP – Available Now!
7. Have Heart “Songs To Scream At The Sun” LP – available from select retailers
8. Have Heart “10.17.09” LP – Available Now!
Recap of Our First In-Store Event with War On Women
On Monday, November 28, 2022, we were lucky enough to have War On Women stop by for our first in-store event. The band hung out with some fans and played a few acoustic songs; the full video, shot by Bill Fulkerson of OTC Industries Productions, is above and features songs “White Lies”, “Big Words”, and “Silence Is The Gift”.
The band left to kick off their East Coast tour with Cancer Bats at the Middle East in Cambridge that evening and sounded incredible. Be sure to check them out if they come through your city! Also be sure to join our mailing list, as we’re hoping to host more of our bands and artists in the future for free, intimate shows and in-store events.
ROLL CALL is Headed to South East Asia!
From our friends over at UniteAsia.org:
YOOOOOOO…
Super stoked to join forces with Bridge 9 Records and all the amazing Asian promoters and announce that brand new NYHC band Roll Call will be hitting SE Asia in February of 2023. Some of the dates include them hopping on the already announced One Step Closer dates so MAD thank you to those promoters for allowing our boys to jump on.
Whenever we put these things together it always takes an immense amount of time and heart. None of these promoters do this for a living – it’s all a side gig that they do simply for the love of this music and culture. Often, they put on shows at a loss and they just quietly eat that shit. So big ups to any promoters anywhere on the planet who are still doing this shit on a DIY level putting in what they can, when they can to keep this shit moving.
Though Roll Call is a newer NYHC band, the members are veterans of the hardcore scene playing and traveling the world in acts like Outbreak and others. Mainman behind this beast is someone very familiar to Unite Asia – Brian Kemsley who we’ve covered extensively on the site on many occasions because of his time growing up in Hong Kong and through his Muaythai accolades (read about that HERE and HERE). But it’s his most recent project – a straight-up in-your-face hardcore band – that we’re stoked to talk about today.
“Cornell and I are both Muaythai fighters and will be in Thailand training this winter, so since half the band was already gonna be in Southeast Asia, we just needed to convince Chad and James to fly over in order to do some shows. Thankfully Riz from Unite Asia, along with each local promoter, was able to help us out. We’re a new band and grateful for the opportunity to play in Asia. I was born in Taiwan and grew up in Hong Kong, so this is extra dope for me to get to do this. Asia fucking rules!” states Brian when asked about his thoughts on finally getting to be in a band that’ll be playing out here in Asia.
We’ve teamed up with the following promoters so to get more details hit them all up directly! To read up more on the band hit up this link for a dope write-up on DSCVRD Magazine HERE.
Feb 4 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – RVDA Records
Feb 5 – Manila, Philippines – Still Ill Records
Feb 6 – Cebu, Philippines – Friends Fun Hardcore
Feb 8 – Bangkok, Thailand – Holding On Records
Feb 9 – Jakarta, Indonesia – Driftt Records
20 Years Ago Today x 4 Big B9 Releases (11/26/2002)
Chris Wrenn showing off part of B9’s class of 2002
Twenty years ago today, Bridge Nine had the honor of releasing four killer albums. No Warning’s Ill Blood, Slapshot’s Greatest Hits, Holding On’s Question What You Live For and Ramallah’s But A Whimper. A few months later, we released Terror’s Lowest Of The Low EP and promoted them via our first promotional CD sampler, which we pressed 10,000 of and distributed for free. All of those records are monsters in their own right, and it helped document a very special time. Thankfully, most everyone from the class of 2002 is still out there crushing it, either in those bands, or in new projects! The spirit lives on and we are proud to have been a part of it.
These four were released on the same day, 20 years ago.
Albums by Slapshot, Holding On, Ramallah & No Warning
The back of Bridge Nine’s first promotional CD sampler