Death Before Dishonor: "Nowhere Bound" coming May 16th

Today, Boston hardcore legends Death Before Dishonor announce their sixth full-length album, Nowhere Bound, set for release May 16th on Bridge Nine Records. Across eleven tracks, the band deliver with furiosity through resilient vocals, thrashy riffs, and accelerated drums. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed), and recorded at Rock Valley Studio, Easthampton, MA and Planet-Z, Wilbraham, MA. It can be preordered now through Bridge Nine.

On writing the album, drummer Ben Hilton shares:

“Nowhere Bound is a collection of statements and observations that represent our mindset through the past 6 years since our last record. There are familiar themes from past records, like loyalty & friendship, but we also take on entirely new topics for us, like describing what it’s like to maintain your principles as you get older. Whether it’s a song about personal conflict, mental illness, or venting on the state of the world, these are thoughts that cloud our minds until we put pen to paper and address them.”

February single “Overruled” delivered a great sonic indication of what to expect on Nowhere Bound and now the band follow it up with the pummeling “Pushed To The Edge.” Centered around reaching a breaking point, the two-minute long track packs a thunderous energy ready for two-step mosh and epic shout alongs. Stream it HERE.

Death Before Dishonor has a number of upcoming shows including a record release in Boston on May 18th at Sonia with Missing Link, Shattered Realm, Street Power and more. The band will then head out on a west coast tour with Haywire in June. Full dates below.

Formed in 2000, Death Before Dishonor began its partnership with Bridge Nine Records with the release of Friends Family Forever in 2005, followed by Count Me In in 2007. The latter album marked a significant turning point for the band, helping them gain wider recognition in the hardcore punk scene. The band has since released several more albums on the label, including Better Ways to Die in 2009 and Unfinished Business in 2019.

Death Before Dishonor is Bryan Harris (vocals), Ben Kelly (guitar), Justin Viera  (guitar), Greg Chihoski (Bass) and Ben Hilton (drums).

CDs are available in North America from Bridge Nine, in Europe from Cargo and Coretex, and the UK from Warpath Records!

Photo Credit: Cyrille Bellec

HEAVYHEX Release New Single, "You Can't Stay Here"

Since forming in 2021, HEAVYHEX have quickly gained a reputation for their ability to translate raw emotion into their music, blending melodic and post-hardcore. Today, the band shares new single “You Can’t Stay Here,” serving as a teaser for a new album recorded by Jay Maas out this Spring on Bridge Nine Records. The song bursts with an impactful vocal delivery and winding riffs before heading into an infectious hook. Lyrically, the track addresses how the unhoused are treated with little regard. You can listen to it HERE.

Vocalist David Gastiaburo expands on the lyrics:

“You Cant Stay Here’ was written after NYC’s failed attempts to sweep homeless encampment sites. It was an ill attempt to force the homeless into shelters but it failed. Out of the 2,300 homeless people present during those sweeps, only 119 agreed to go to a shelter and most of them did not stay. Many were forced out with little time to take any of their belongings with them. These are people too, just like us, trying to get by.”

HEAVYHEX is the newest addition to Bridge Nine Records, joining the long running home to hardcore, which started in 1995 and has put out releases for Have Heart, American Nightmare, New Found Glory, Ceremony, Agnostic Front, H2O, Defeater, Crime In Stereo, and Strike Anywhere to name a few. The band is a part of the blossoming Long Island melodic hardcore scene alongside bands including Stand Still, Koyo, and Private Mind. The band’s captivating, sing-a-long ready live show has allowed them to share the stage with acts like Silent Majority, Militarie Gun, Soul Glo, I Am The Avalanche, and Spite House.

HEAVYHEX is Daniel Lukach (Guitar & Vocals), David Gastiaburo (Vocals), Cody Hermann (Bass), Jeremy Gardiner (Guitar), and Michael DiLello (Drums).

Single Artwork

Stay connected with HEAVYHEX!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heavyhexli/

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Bandcamp: https://heavyhexli.bandcamp.com/

Press Inquiries & Advances: Alexa Gallo - alexa@wordlesspr.com

Incendiary Device's Inspiration Playlist

Drew Stone and the ID crew have put together a playlist of the music that shaped them and inspire their sound. Give it a listen, so many classics on this one!

Incendiary Device Record Release Show Recap

This Saturday, Incendiary Device held their record release show at the Bowery Electric in NYC, supported by Rebelmatic, The Krays, Cortisol, and Pembroke. This show was organized as part of a series of free hardcore matinees spearheaded by ID vocalist Drew Stone, a fitting way to debut what he and the ID crew have been working so hard on.

Incendiary Device and Bridge Nine want to thank everyone who came out. It was a great show with unmatched energy and an exciting day for the band and all NYHC lifers. Their album is now available on streaming platforms, and you can pre-order vinyl, CDs, and merch on our webstore!

Photo by Steven J. Messina

Photo by Steven J. Messina

Photo by Steven J. Messina

Photo by @facephoto_77

Incendiary Device's Debut Album Now Available!

Today, Incendiary Device’s debut album is available on streaming platforms! You can also pre-order vinyl, CDs and merch via our webstore, all of which will be shipping in the next month.

Founded by NYHC journeyman, documentarian, and filmmaker Drew Stone (vocals), and Tristan D’Graves (bass), and rounded out by Shaun Brennan (guitar) and Mike Flaherty (drums), Incendiary Device’s music is steeped in early hardcore and classic punk while inescapably maintaining the edge and grit of their New York roots. Heavily influenced by Minor Threat, Negative Approach, SSD and early Black Flag, Stone and D’Graves share a rich musical history having played and toured together for over a decade in several New York-based bands (Antidote, The High & The Mighty, Drew Stone Hit Squad).

Incendiary Device’s self-titled release features 12 tracks that capture the energy and rage of NYHC with hook-laden songwriting sensibility, separating them from their peers. Thematically it focuses largely on the dichotomy between maintaining a youthful spirit at heart with the realities of being middle-aged in a technology-focused world. The album is self-produced, primarily by D’Graves and Stone with engineering by Brian DiMeglio at Found Soundation Studios in Brooklyn, NY, and mixing by Dan Korneff and Neal “Zum” Osteberg.

Incendiary Device has toured nationally and shared the stage with bands including Biohazard, Madball, Sheer Terror, and Gogol Bordello, and have announced a record release show on November 12th at Bowery Electric as part of the club’s long-running, free Sunday Matinee series.

Click here to pre-order the album & merch now!

Streaming

SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC | BANDCAMP

Incendiary Device Tracklist:
1. Incendiary Device
2. Negative Attitude
3. Accelerate
4. Punisher
5. Divided State
6. Breaking Point
7. Living in the Past
8. Crime Scene
9. Just What It’s Worth
10. Scarred
11. Nobody Owes You
12. Think For Yourself

Upcoming Shows:
11/12 - New York, NY @ Bowery Electric (Record Release)

Press Inquiries and Advances:

Alexa Gallo - alexa@wordlesspr.com

NYHC band Incendiary Device announce self-titled debut album out November 10th

Today, Bridge Nine Records announces the release of New York band Incendiary Device debut album, Incendiary Device, due out November 10th. Founded by NYHC journeyman, documentarian, and filmmaker Drew Stone (vocals), and Tristan D’Graves (bass), and rounded out by Shaun Brennan (guitar) and Mike Flaherty (drums), Incendiary Device’s music is steeped in early hardcore and classic punk while inescapably maintaining the edge and grit of their New York roots. Heavily influenced by Minor Threat, Negative Approach, SSD and early Black Flag, Stone and D’Graves share a rich musical history having played and toured together for over a decade in several New York-based bands (Antidote, The High & The Mighty, Drew Stone Hit Squad). Started in 2022, today the band share their first recorded music with the punchy title track “Incendiary Device.” The song packs that old-school character with electrifying guitars and comes alongside a fiery performance video, which can be watched HERE.

On the lyrics, D’Graves states:

“Incendiary Device is about the toxic nature of social media. Lyrically it uses the analogy between a weapon of war and social media as a social weapon. An incendiary device on the battlefield is not a precision weapon, innocent bystanders in the blast range become victims. Social media has the same effect. People spew hateful rhetoric from their phones and computers and sometimes extremely kind and genuine individuals get caught in the blast range. This song was inspired by a specific incident where an innocuous friend of ours became one of those targets.”

Incendiary Device’s self-titled release features 12 tracks that capture the energy and rage of NYHC with hook-laden songwriting sensibility, separating them from their peers. Thematically it focuses largely on the dichotomy between maintaining a youthful spirit at heart with the realities of being middle-aged in a technology-focused world. The album is self-produced, primarily by D’Graves and Stone with engineering by Brian DiMeglio at Found Soundation Studios in Brooklyn, NY, and mixing by Dan Korneff and Neal “Zum” Osteberg.

Incendiary Device has toured nationally and shared the stage with bands including Biohazard, Madball, Sheer Terror, and Gogol Bordello, and have announced a record release show on November 12th at Bowery Electric as part of the club’s long-running, free Sunday Matinee series.

Click here to pre-order the album now!

Click here to stream the single ‘Incendiary Device’ now

Incendiary Device Tracklist:
1. Incendiary Device
2. Negative Attitude
3. Accelerate
4. Punisher
5. Divided State
6. Breaking Point
7. Living in the Past
8. Crime Scene
9. Just What It’s Worth
10. Scarred
11. Nobody Owes You
12. Think For Yourself

Upcoming Shows:
11/12 - New York, NY @ Bowery Electric (Record Release)

Press Inquiries and Advances:

Alexa Gallo - alexa@wordlesspr.com

Bridge Nine Alumni Crime In Stereo Sign to Pure Noise Records

Long-time Bridge Nine band Crime In Stereo has just announced that they have joined the Pure Noise roster! We are lucky to have been a part of their journey, and happy to see them start a new chapter in their careers. Check out their new single, Hypernormalisation, and pre-order their forthcoming record and merch HERE!

American War Machine Join B9; New Song + Pre-Order

A project over five years in the making, we're very excited to bring you the debut of hardcore powerhouse, American War Machine. Comprised of members of Slapshot, Agnostic Front, Blood For Blood, and Intent To Injure, American War Machine brings you three unrelenting tracks of pure, no-frills hardcore punk on their upcoming EP 'Prey Drive', due out October 20th. 

Pre-order vinyl and merch here.
You can listen to the song "Becoming Death" here.

XXX Fanzine 1983-1988 Hardcore & Punk In The Eighties Book Up For Pre-Order Now

We have launched pre-orders for the xXx Fanzine: 1983-1988 Hardcore & Punk In The Eighties book! It's available as a stand alone book or as a deluxe package deal. For more details on the book and package, see below. Pre-order now! 

xXx Fanzine (1983-1988) Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties isn’t a mere collection of articles, reviews and photographs from one of Hardcore America’s best-known fanzines - it’s a chronicle of punk’s evolution in the 80’s; a story of music and ideologies in motion. xXX’s story picks up while the first wave of hardcore was in full swing. Major players including Minor Threat had already released landmark records and bands were loading up station wagons to play now infamous venues like The Channel, A7 or D.C. Space.

While based in Boston, xXx’s main writer and editor, Mike Gitter, not only concentrated on his own city’s burgeoning scene, spear-headed by bands like SS Decontrol and D.Y.S., but looked to other states and countries for xXx’s reportage. This hardcover, 11"x11", 288-page book documents a time when hardcore and punk were not mutually exclusive and bands and cities had a chance to develop their own diverse and strident sounds.

This creative ethos and aural zeitgeist is literally spelt out on the 19-song compilation that’s included with xXx Fanzine, with either download card or limited edition 12inch; a wide variety of current hardcore, punk and hard music luminaries including Strife, letlive., Fu Manchu and The Riverboat Gamblers contributed their interpretations to some of the most influential songs to come from xXx’s original era.

Now, in addition to reproducing (and restoring) countless interviews and pages from the ‘zine itself, xXx Fanzine re-interviews countless bands and musical prime-movers including Ian MacKaye, Keith Morris and members of Agnostic Front, Bad Brains and Cro-Mags to give the book a rare ‘then and now’ perspective. xXx Fanzine (1983-1988), Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties isn’t merely a look back at hardcore’s salad days, but a unique look at how punk’s music and message shook the mainstream itself.

xXx Fanzine (1983-1988) Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties features: 
Minor Threat, Misfits, Necros, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Husker Du, Jerry’s Kids, Black Flag, D.O.A., G.B.H, Void, Negative Approach, 7 Seconds, D.Y.S., Scream, Metallica, Corrosion of Conformity, Minutemen, The Exploited, Anthrax, Subhumans, Dead Kennedys, SSD, Henry Rollins, Descendents, Bad Brains, Youth of Today, Motorhead, Dag Nasty, Snapshot, Samhain, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Bad Religion, Fugazi, and more…

PACKAGE DEAL INFORMATION: 
The MASSIVE package deal comes with a copy of the hardcover, 11"x 11", 288 page xXx Fanzine book as well as the following items that are 100% exclusive to the package:

- A 19 song compilation featuring some of today's most relevant band's in hard music covering classic and influential hardcore/punk songs from the xXx Fanzine era. This is pressed on 12" vinyl available on 3 different colors. 150 red/white/black tri-color, 300 half red/half white, and 650 red. Vinyl colors will be given out on a first come first serve basis.

- An additional 64 page book that includes all three issues of Suburban Mucus. Suburban Mucus isn’t merely a companion piece and precursor to the book xXx Fanzine (1983-88) Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties. It’s a three-issue snapshot of the shape of punk to come: turning the dial all the way to the left and discovering a new musical revolution at the dawn of the 1980’s. Co-conceived in 1982 by xXx writer and editor, Mike Gitter, Suburban Mucus was an early vehicle for its high school aged editors to connect with Boston’s burgeoning hardcore sect and stake their claim in the D.I.Y. revolution that forever shifted punk’s paradigm and still echoes loudly today.

- A huge 24"x 36" full color xXx Fanzine poster that features some of the most iconic photographs featured in the book. This includes shots of Minor Threat, SSD, Jerry's Kids, Black Flag, Dag Nasty, and more!

- An additional 12"x18" poster showcasing the art of Brian Walsby.

Backtrack Reveal New Album 'Bad To My World'

We are excited to announce that we will be releasing a brand new Backtrack album, Bad To My World, on November 17th. Backtrack return with Bad To My World, their first album since 2014's Lost In Life. Along with longtime producer Nick Jett (Terror), they entered the Wild Arctic studio to lay down 10 brand new songs with Dean Baltulonis (Madball, No Warning). Backtrack continue in the classic NYHC tradition of bands like Madball, Killing Time, and Outburst while still remaining fresh and injecting their own unique flavor into the timeless sound. Since 2008 Backtrack have been a force to be reckoned with. Putting out records on hardcore's most relevant labels, touring the world, and writing some of the most urgent, honest, and aggressive hardcore music in the last decade. Bad To My World showcases Backtrack in their fullest form. Click HERE to be notified when pre-orders are launched. See the full track-listing below:

1. War

2. One With You

3. Bad To My World

4. The Deep Is Calling

5. Dead At The Core

6. Cold-Blooded

7. Gutted

8. Crooks Die Slow

9. Never-Ending Web

10. Sanity 

Bad To My World LP/CD/CS/Digital coming November 17th 2017

XXX Fanzine: 1984 Spotify Playlist

We have launched our second playlist in the xXx Fanzine Spotify series. This time, we cover the year 1984 with 19 songs curated by xXx's own Mike Gitter.

Gitter comments "In the year of George Orwell's dystopic classic, 1984, punk and hardcore were forging themselves into something new. The "old guard" had largely called it quits the year before, with the likes of Minor Threat, The Misfits and The Faith packing it in as scenes got bigger and a step removed from their original sense ofDIY inspiration (and desperation). What was coming into focus was a sea-change in the underground as the likes of Black Flag, Die Kreuzen and Corrosion of Conformity began to explore heavier, more intricate sounds as others, including Husker Du and Channel 3, pushed their songwriting beyond sheer speed and brazen slogans. As documented on Maximum Rock N Roll's Welcome To 1984 compilation, the worldwide scene was also changing, growing larger with bands ranging from Finland's Terveet Kadet, all the way to Italy's blistering Raw Power to the roughshod sweetness of Canada's The Nils pushing themselves to the forefront. In was the beginning of something new; the beginning of punk's season of soul searching. "

LISTEN HERE
Hardcore was coming of age.

Pre-orders for The Eulogy 'Last Days' are live!

Pre-orders for The Eulogy 'Last Days' are live! Head over to b9store.com/theeulogy to get limited vinyl. Head to bridge9.bandcamp.com to hear a brand new track 👊

Stream Entire Backtrack 7" Flexi - Bad to My World b/w Breaking Loose

You can now hear the entire @BacktrackNYHC flexi 7" Bad To My World b/w Breaking Loose (exclusive B-side) right now on Spotify / iTunes/ Bandcamp / etc! #BadToMyWorld Listen to both songs and if you haven't ordered the 32 page fanzine / flexi preview to the album, grab it at B9Store.com/backtrack shipping next week!

New Noise Magazine Streaming Jesus Piece / Malice At The Palace Split

New Noise Magazine are now streaming the upcoming Jesus Piece / Malice At The Palace split EP in it's entirety. Click HERE to give the EP a listen before it officially drops on May 19th. You can still pre-order the 7", as well as merchandise, at the B9store.

Malice At The Palace Stream "My Target"

Malice At The Palace are streaming a brand new song, "My Target", from their upcoming split EP with Jesus Piece. "My Target" kicks right off with breakneck speed and intensity, blurring the lines between metal and hardcore like some of the great bands from the 90's. Listen HERE. Pre-orders for the 7"EP, as well as merchandise, are still available HERE. The Jesus Piece / Malice At The Palace 'Split' EP hits stores on May 19th.