H2O have announced another slate of dates for the European continent, this time on the EMP Persistence Tour 2016 next year as part of a stacked lineup that includes headliners Ignite, as well as fellow support acts Terror, Iron Reagan, Twitching Tongues, Wisdom in Chains, and Risk It!. Check out those new dates below, and all of H2O's upcoming tour dates (including U.S. shows and a separate October run in Europe) here.
EMP PERSISTENCE TOUR 2016 w/ Ignite, Terror, H2O, Iron Reagan, Twitching Tongues, Wisdom in Chains, Risk It!:
14.01 Berlin, Germany @ Astra
15.01 Hamburg, Germany @ Grosse Freiheit 36
16.01 Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle
17.01 Torhout, Belgium @ De Mast
19.01 Pratteln, Switzerland @ Z7
20.01 Saarbrucken, Germany @ Garage
21.01 Munchen, Germany @ Backstage
22.01 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
23.01 Dresden, Germany @ Event Werk
24.01 Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli
Bent Life announce the Jaded Love Tour with the Beautiful Ones
Bent Life have announced a run of Midwest and east coast dates supporting the Beautiful Ones on the Jaded Love Tour. The pair will be joined on select shows by Purgatory, CIAC, and Regulate. Check out details below.
Bent Life released their Cheat Death 7" earlier this year on Bad Teeth Recordings and are plotting their debut LP for 2016.
The Jaded Love Tour - The Beautiful Ones w/ BENT LIFE and others
11/08 Kansas City, MO @ The Loft
11/09 Minneapolis, MN @ Poser Compound
11/10 Milwaukee, WI @ Borg Ward
11/11 Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
11/12 Syracuse, NY @ The Warehouse
11/13 Holyoke, MA @ Waterfront
11/14 Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
11/15 Warren, NJ @ American Legion
11/16 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space
11/17 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
11/18 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
11/19 Chicago, IL @ Jurassic Park
11/08 - 11/10 with Purgatory
11/11 - 11/17 with CIAC
11/13 - 11/15 with Regulate
Malfunction announced for Terror's The 25th Hour Tour with Code Orange, Take Offense, more
Malfunction have been announced as a support act for Terror's forthcoming The 25th Hour Tour in the U.S. (plus two shows in Canada), which takes place this fall and also features openers Code Orange and Take Offense on all dates. In addition, the tour will have regional support on respective blocks from the likes of Incendiary, Bitter End, King Nine, Blistered, and Blind Justice. Check out the entire itinerary above and below.
Also stay tuned for more information coming soon on Malfunction's Fear of Failure full-length debut.
Terror's The 25th Hour Tour dates
28-Nov - Chicago, IL - The Abbey w/ Code Orange, Take Offense, King Nine, Malfunction
29-Nov - Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew's Hall - The Shelter w/ Code Orange, Take Offense, King Nine, Malfunction
30-Nov - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar w/ Code Orange, Take Offense, King Nine, Malfunction
1-Dec - Buffalo, NY - Studio at Waiting Room w/ Code Orange, Take Offense, King Nine, Malfunction
2-Dec - Etobicoke, ONT - The Rockpile - West w/ Code Orange, Take Offense, Malfunction, Blind Justice
3-Dec - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB w/ Code Orange, Take Offense, Malfunction, Blind Justice
4-Dec - Worcester, MA - The Palladium w/ Code Orange, Take Offense, Malfunction, Blind Justice
5-Dec - Howell, NJ - GameChanger World w/ Code Orange, Incendiary, Take Offense, Malfunction, Blind Justice
6-Dec - Washington DC - Rock & Roll Hotel w/ Code Orange, Incendiary, Take Offense, Malfunction
7-Dec - Raleigh, NC - Kings w/ Code Orange, Incendiary, Take Offense, Malfunction
8-Dec - Orlando, FL - BackBooth w/ Code Orange, Incendiary, Take Offense, Malfunction
9-Dec - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Hell w/ Code Orange, Incendiary, Take Offense, Malfunction
10-Dec - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa w/ Code Orange, Take Offense , Malfunction, Blistered
11-Dec - Austin, TX - The Sidewinder w/ Code Orange, Take Offense , Malfunction, Blistered
12-Dec - Fort Worth, TX - Tomcats w/ Code Orange, Take Offense , Malfunction, Blistered
13-Dec - Oklahoma City, OK - 89th Street Collective w/ Code Orange, Take Offense , Malfunction, Blistered
14-Dec - Denver, CA - Marquis Theater w/ Code Orange, Take Offense , Malfunction, Blistered
15-Dec - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court w/ Code Orange, Take Offense , Malfunction, Blistered
16-Dec - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside w/ Code Orange, Bitter End, Take Offense , Malfunction
17-Dec - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction w/ Code Orange, Bitter End, Take Offense , Malfunction
18-Dec - Los Angeles, CA - Los Globos w/ Code Orange, Bitter End, Take Offense , Malfunction
19-Dec - La Jolla, CA - Che Cafe Collective w/ Code Orange, Bitter End, Take Offense , Malfunction
BoySetsFire premiere "Savage Blood" lyric video on APTV
BoySetsFire have premiered the lyric video for their new song, "Savage Blood", over at Alternative Press's APTV section. Stream the previously released "Cutting Room Floor" below as well.
BoySetsFire is due out September 25 via Bridge Nine in the U.S./Canada and End Hits Records everywhere else. North Americans are encouraged to browse pre-order options at B9Store.com and everyone else from End Hits. The LP and CD versions will be in retail stores in the U.S./Canada on November 20.
Modern Pain's 'Peace Delusions' out today
Modern Pain's new album, Peace Delusions, is out today. Pick up an LP, CD or digital copy atB9Store.com. Download it from iTunes or Bandcamp, or stream it via Spotify below. Physical copies will be in retail stores within the next two weeks.
Peace Delusions might 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. 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, however, a spacey, noisy punk record all its own.
H2O announce European tour
H2O have announced a European tour in support of their forthcoming album, Use Your Voice. These will come just before the band embark on a previously announced U.S. tour with Angel Du$t and GIVE, and Florida dates with the Attack and Boys No Good. Check out their entire itinerary here, with new dates below.
Use Your Voice is due out October 9 and will be preceded by a two-song teaser EP, Skate!, due out next week, September 11. Both tracks from Skate! are currently streaming online, and you can check them out below as well. Pre-order Use Your Voice on LP, CD, and digital formats at B9Store.com, with iTunes, Amazon (LP // CD // MP3), and Bandcamp pre-orders available as well.
Modern Pain's 'Peace Delusions' streaming in full
Modern Pain's Peace Delusions is now streaming in full via Bandcamp. Check it out below and grab an early download if you like what you hear. The album is officially out this Friday, September 4th, with LP and CD pre-orders from B9Store.com shipping now.
Peace Delusions 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. 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.
True Love playing FYA Fest III with Turnstile, All Out War, The Rival Mob
True Love have been announced as one of the bands playing FYA Fest III early next year. The fest features headliners Turnstile, All Out War and the Rival Mob and will take place January 2nd and 3rd at The Orpheum in Tampa, Florida. Check out the full lineup announced thus far below. Follow @fyafest onTwitter and Instagram and like them on Facebook for updates. Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 4th.
FYA FEST III - January 2-3, 2016 @ The Orpheum in Tampa, Florida
Turnstile
All Out War
The Rival Mob
Blistered
Criminal Instinct
Crisis Unit
Day by Day
Detain
Forced Order
Freedom
Fury
God's Hate
Head Creeps
Hit List
Ice
Jesus Piece
Jukai
Know the Score
Lost Souls
Mizery
Naysayer
Point Blank
Pulled Under
Pure Disgust
Regulate
Renounced
xRepentancex
Society Sucker
Spine
Stand Off
Three Knee Deep
Threshold
TRUE LOVE
H2O 'Use Your Voice' pre-orders launched; title track streaming; U.S. fall tour
H2O's forthcoming album and first in eight years, Use Your Voice, is now available for pre-order on vinyl, CD, cassette and digital formats with special package deals and a new shirt at B9Store.com. The second song from the record is now online as well--stream the title track over at Noisey. Digital folks can also pre-order Use Your Voice at iTunes and the B9 Bandcamp and get an IG of the previously released "Skate!". Both of these songs also make up the Skate! EP, out on 7" and digital formats September 11 and still available for pre-order while supplies last at B9Store.com. Use Your Voice will be in stores October 9.
In addition, the band have announced a series of Use Your Voice album release shows for November and December. The November dates take place in the Midwest and northeast and will feature Angel Du$t and GIVE on all shows, while December's run involves a short trek through Florida with Boys No Good and the Attack. Check out details above and below.
H2O Use Your Voice album release shows
November support: Angel Du$t, GIVE
December support: Boys No Good, The Attack
11/12 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's
11/13 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Cafe
11/14 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/15 Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room
11/17 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft
11/18 Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground
11/19 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East upstairs
11/20 Howell, NJ @ GameChangerWorld
11/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
12/03 Jacksonville, FL @ 1904
12/04 Ybor City, FL @ Crowbar
12/05 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
12/06 Margate, FL @ O'Malley's
Expire returning to UK/Europe with Deez Nuts, Nasty, more
Expire will return to Europe this November as part of Deez Nuts' Word Is Bond Tour, which also features special guests Nasty, Astroid Boys (on one leg), Coldburn (on the other), and Louie Knuxx. Check out those dates above and below.
EXPIRE UK/European tour dates w/ Deez Nuts, Nasty, Louie Knuxx
Nov 20 Schweinfurt, Germany @ Stattbahnhof*
Nov 21 Uden, Netherlands @ de Pul*
Nov 22 Birmingham, UK @ Rainbow*
Nov 23 Leeds, UK @ Key Club*
Nov 24 Glasgow, UK @ Ivory Blacks*
Nov 25 Sheffield, UK @ Corporation*
Nov 26 London, UK @ Underworld*
Nov 27 Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziekodroom*
Nov 28 Lingen, Germany @ Alter Schlachthof*
Nov 29 Berlin, Germany @ Cassiopeia*
Nov 30 Hamburg, Germany @ Gruenspann*
Dec 01 Prague, Czech Republic @ Futurum
Dec 02 Wien, Austria @ Flex
Dec 03 Budapest, Hungary @ Blue Hell
Dec 04 Lindau, Germany @ Club Vaudeville
Dec 05 Milano, Italy @ Lo Fi
Dec 06 Munchen, Germany @ Backstage#
Dec 07 Zurich, Switzerland @ Dynamo#
Dec 08 Colmar, France @ Le Grillen#
Dec 09 Bordeaux, France @ Iboat#
Dec 10 Vitoria, Spain @ Sala Jimmy Jazz#
Dec 11 Vigo, Spain @ TBA#
Dec 12 Lisbon, Portugal @ RCA Club#
Dec 13 Madrid, Spain @ Sala Caracol#
Dec 14 Murcia, Spain @ Sala Garage#
Dec 15 Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Razzmatazz 3#
Dec 16 Aix-en-Provence, France @ Le Korigan#
Dec 17 Paris, France @ Backstage by the Mill#
Dec 18 Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle 2#
Dec 19 Leipzig, Germany @ Felsenkeller#
Dec 20 Karlsruhe, Germany @ Knockdown Festival#
* - w/ Astroid Boys
# - w/ Coldburn
Defeater streaming 'Abandoned'
Defeater are now streaming their upcoming album, Abandoned, in full. Check it out at their official website. The album is out this Friday, August 28 on Epitaph.
B9Store.com still has a few LP and CD copies with online-exclusive red and blue vinyl variants available for pre-order.
War On Women plan short South Atlantic tour with Government Issue
War On Women will play a small handful of shows with Government Issue in the South Atlantic region this coming October, surrounding both bands' respective appearances at The Fest 14. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday, August 21st, with show info and ticket links available below.
War On Women are currently on the last leg of a European tour in support of their new self-titledalbum. Check those remaining dates below as well.
WAR ON WOMEN upcoming tour dates:
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
U.S. South Atlantic tour with Government Issue:
10/29 Richmond, VA @ The Camel - Tickets
10/30 Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof Tavern - Tickets TBA
10/31 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest 14 - Tickets
11/01 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade at Purgatory - Tickets
11/02 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle - Tickets
No Warning, Expire, Malfunction, Cross Me playing Heart Fest 9
Heart Fest 9, the annual all-ages non-profit hardcore fest taking place in Gatineau, Quebec, have unveiled their day-to-day lineups, and included are plenty past and present B9 acts. No Warning will play their first show in Canada in over a decade, with Expire, Cruel Hand, Malfunction, and Cross Me making appearances as well. The fest takes places from September 4th through the 6th and also features All Out War, Donnybrook, Stigmata, and Harm's Way among others. Get more info at onFacebook.
HEART FEST 9
Friday, September 4th - Centre Portuguais Les Amis Unis - Gatineau, QC:
Donnybrook
Harm's Way
Cruel Hand
Swamps
Nuke
Badlands
Exalt
CIAC
Lifespent
Six of Swords
Saturday, September 5th - Centre Portuguais Les Amis Unis - Gatineau, QC:
No Warning
EXPIRE
Stigmata
Give
Shai Hulud
Iron Golem
Clear
Wild Side
The Banner
Brick by Brick
Stone
Lions Lions
Sunday, September 6th - Legion Royale Canadienne - Gatineau, QC:
All Out War
Enforcers
MALFUNCTION
Homewrecker
Discourse
Get the Shot
CROSS ME
Eternal Sleep
Detain
Ransom
Sharp
Humanities
Modern Pain premiere
Modern Pain have premiered another new song, "4202", over at New Noise Magazine. The track comes from their forthcoming full-length debut, Peace Delusions, and follows BrooklynVegan's premiere of "Vivisepulture pt. 1".
Peace Delusions pre-orders are still available at B9Store.com (with B-side "Noose of Reality (redux)" as an exclusive bonus track) and will be out September 4. iTunes pre-orders get an instant download of another new song, "My Reality Is Slipping Away".
BoySetsFire announce self-titled album, premiere first single, launch pre-orders
BoySetsFire have announced details on their forthcoming new album, and premiered the first single.
Check out "Cutting Room Floor" on BSF fan Marcel Gimmin's Facebook. The self-titled effort BoySetsFirewill be available directly from Bridge Nine and digitally on September 25, with a wide release in NA retail stores due November 20. North Americans can pre-order it now at B9Store.com. End Hits Recordswill be handling the release for the rest of the world on September 25, and have a wide variety of pre-orders for customers in their regions available here.
There is a good reason why BoySetsFire's new album is self-titled. It is the final result of a fight for freedom that lasted years and a reawakening of all the strengths within the band, combined with the power of the close bonds between its members. The focus is on their own abilities, something that was not always easy for frontman Nathan Gray, nor the rest of the band, which includes Chad Istvan, Joshua Latshaw, Chris Rakus and Robert Ehrenbrand. The captivating euphoria that has been building around the band for years has been channeled into thirteen songs that contrast with the rage of the previous album, with rousing optimism seeping from every pore. You could say that the eponymous album is the light-hearted sister of the brooding While A Nation Sleeps... (2013, Bridge Nine).
While he was in the studio, Nathan Gray was delirious with joy and sounded more enthusiastic than in any previous interview:"This album has quickly become one of my favorites we've ever done, and I am dying to get it out there. In albums past, we've talked a lot about all the terrible things going on in this world, and this time, we've focused a lot on sort of overcoming all of that. It's a much more positive vibe. Musically, there are some incredible, huge sounds on this album. It's very much us."
The first track on BoySetsFire, "Savage Blood" opens the album with an unbelievable energy that breaks down barriers. It features the crushing sound the world has come to expect from BoySetsFire, but with a level of intensity the band has rarely achieved before. The anger that has defined many of the post-hardcore veterans' albums is combined with catchy hooks.
"One Match", the first single from the album and perhaps the most unforgettable tune since the band's smash hit "Rookie", makes it clear that it is a blazing torch that will light a thousand others in dark times. Despite the track's accessibility, its lovingly crafted details show that the band has the talent to take a huge step forward in terms of songwriting on their sixth album.
"Torches to Paradise", which is an explosive force in a philosophical band like BoySetsFire, whose members have very different beliefs, has a very special meaning for bassist Robert Ehrenbrand in particular: "To me it is about freeing myself from the burden of dogma and the imposed slavery of illusions brought upon us by society, religion and mind control...setting fire to 'paradise' (aka the illusion) we free ourselves and become what we truly can be, a self-empowered and free thinking, loving entity."
This self-produced and released album deserves even more respect when you consider the band's turbulent past: Originally formed in 1994, BoySetsFire was as good as dead about five years ago, when its members put the shards of an almost failed career back together, risking a reunion. The post-hardcore pioneers, who helped shape the genre with their albums After the Eulogy and Tomorrow Come Today, both released around the millennium, were victims of the music industry's demise and the failed attempt to work with a major label affiliated record company.
That brave comeback in early 2013 was based completely on the principle of self-determination and culminated in the release of one of their most successful albums to date, While a Nation Sleeps.... The album was hailed as "one of their most cohesive melodic hardcore albums, right up in line with 2000'sAfter the Eulogy, which many consider to be their best album" (Alternative Press) and "Comeback albums are often greeted with lofty, unrealistic expectations, but it is safe to say that BoySetsFire have surpassed even the wildest of these expectations with While A Nation Sleeps..." (Sputnik Music).
BOYSETSFIRE
s/t
Release: September 25, 2015
01. Savage Blood
02. Cutting Room Floor
03. Don't Panic
04. Ordinary Lives
05. One Match
06. The Filth Is Rising
07. Torches To Paradise
08. Coward
09. Heaven Knows
10. Fall From Grace
11. Dig Your Grave
12. Breathe In, Bleed Out
13. Bled Dry