Advent - Pain & Suffering now streaming in full HERE!
Advent 'Shadow of Death' song premiere on Lambgoat!
"Fans were a bit surprised when North Carolina hardcore/metal act Advent announced their reformation last March, four years and two albums after disbanding. At the time, vocalist Joe Musten said, "It's a decision we all made together about nine months ago and we are all finally to a point where we are able to move forward."
Fast forward nearly a year and the quartet is set to release a new EP titled Pain & Suffering through Bridge Nine Records, their first new record in more than seven years. Today we're pleased to exclusively unveil a blistering new track from the outing titled "Shadow of Death." Listen below, and consider pre-ordering the EP."
Click HERE to listen to the exclusive premiere from Lambgoat!
LEMURIA Re-Issuing Their First Album, Support Tour
Before they released the Pebble and The Distance Is So Big LP's on Bridge Nine, Lemuria released their debut LP, Get Better, on Asian Man Records. To celebrate that album's tenth anniversary, they are collaborating together again to re-issue it on December 16th, and then hitting the road and playing the album in its entirety. Check out more info on the reissue HERE!
Click here for Tour Dates: http://www.stereogum.com/1908245/lemuria-announce-get-better-reissue-tour-share-rare-b-side-big-gold-adults/tour-dates/
Alcoa announce split 7-inch with Choir Vandals: new song + pre-order
Defeater frontman Derek Archambault's alt-country solo vehicle, Alcoa, teams up with Midwest indie rock up-and-comers Choir Vandals for a split with never-before-heard material from both acts. Alcoa contribute a pair of B-sides from the sessions for his fantastic 2015 sophomore full-length, 'Parlour Tricks', while Choir Vandals provide two brand new songs, on the heels of several well-received EPs, including the recent 'Bedroom Songs (Demos 2014-16)'. Both Alcoa and Choir Vandals will be touring together overseas in support of the release, which hits stores on November 4th 2016. Pre-orders are now available at the B9store.
Stream Alcoa's 'What a Fool' over at Substream Magazine, here!.
Tracklisting:
1) Alcoa - At Home
2) Alcoa - What a Fool
3) Choir Vandals - Lucifer Yellow
4) Choir Vandals - The Center
Ireland/Uk/Russia tour dates w/ Choir Vandals and Alex Green :
November 5th Hanger / Dublin*
November 6th Sanctuary / Basingstroke
November 7th Factory / Manchester
November 8th Broadcast / Glasgow
November 9th Busker's / Dundee
November 10th Mulberry Tavern / Sheffield
November 11th Blue Line / Bourmemouth (Matinee)
November 11th TBA (Evening)
November 12th TBA
November 13th The Flapper / Birmingham
November 14th Boston Music Room / London
November 15th Backstage / St. Petersburg *
November 16th Jack Jane / Moscow*
November 17th Plavuchy Dol / Murmansk*
November 18th Art Vorota / Kaliningrad*
*Alcoa ONLY
Bent Life's 'Never Asked for Heaven' out today!
Bent Life's new album, Never Asked for Heaven, is officially out today! Pick up an LP, CD or digital download at B9Store.com or download/stream it at your favorite online outlet below:
-Bandcamp
-iTunes
-Amazon MP3
-Google
-Spotify
Expire announce new album, 'With Regret'
Expire return with their third full-length, With Regret, due out September 23rd. A little heavier and just as fierce as ever, the Midwest Blood champions cruise across sub-two-minute juggernauts purging their feelings on damaged relationships and introspective exorcisms. With Regret is the first Expire album recorded outside of their mainstay studio, Howl Street, having traveled up to Chicago's Bricktop Studios with Andy Nelson. The new environment takes them out of their comfort zone and results in subtle new twists to the band's sound, which bounces with a caustic, fraught anxiety, more memorable riffs, and focused vocals that retain all their previous bile and despair.
Expire, who formed back in 2009, have released two highly-acclaimed full-lengths (Pendulum Swings, 2012 and Pretty Low, 2014) and a handful of EPs (Grim Rhythm in 2010, Suffer The Cycle in 2011 and Sink With Me in 2012), and most recently released their Old Songs compilation earlier this year. They've toured the globe countless times over in their seven-year career, and in support of With Regret they'll canvas North America with Stick To Your Guns, Stray From The Path, and Knocked Loose. Tour dates can be found below, along with track listing and cover art for With Regret.
Song premieres and more news coming soon. For now, sign up for With Regret pre-order notifications here.
With Regret track listing:
1. Fighting The Slip
2. Divide And Conquer
3. Hidden Love
4. Regret
5. Medicine
6. Vultures
7. Live Or Die
8. Fair Weather Friend
9. Turned To Dust
10. Ghost
11. The Harsh Truth
12. Beyond My Reach
13. Fear In Control
Better Ash Than Dust Tour: Stick to Your Guns / Stray from the Path / EXPIRE / Knocked Loose:
09/08 - Seattle, WA at Studio Seven
09/09 - Vancouver, BC at The Rickshaw Theatre
09/10 - Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theatre
09/11 - Orangevale, CA at The Boardwalk
09/12 - Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
09/13 - Denver, CO at Marquis Theater
09/15 - Chicago, IL at The Bottom Lounge
09/16 - Detroit, MI at Shelter
09/17 - Toronto, ON at The Opera House
09/18 - Montreal, QC at La Tulipe
09/19 - Howell, NJ at GameChanger World
09/20 - Worcester, MA at The Palladium
09/21 - New York, NY at The Gramercy Theatre
09/22 - Philadelphia, PA at Voltage Lounge
09/23 - Richmond, VA at The Canal Club
09/24 - Jacksonville, FL at 1904 Music Hall
09/25 - St Petersburg, FL at Local 662
09/27 - Houston, TX at Walter's
09/28 - San Antonio, TX at Alamo City Music Hall
09/30 - Mesa, AZ at Nile Theater
10/01 - San Diego, CA at SOMA
10/02 - Anaheim, CA at Chain Reaction
Burn's '...From the Ashes' EP digital download available with pre-order
The vinyl for Burn's forthcoming 7" EP, ...From the Ashes, has unfortunately been delayed until August, but all pre-orders get an instant digital download - the only place on the web it's available! Reserve your copy and get the download at B9Store.com.
True Love's Heaven's Too Good for Us out today
True Love's brand new album, Heaven's Too Good for Us, is out today! Pick up a copy from the store, or download and/or stream it at the following places:
-iTunes
-Amazon MP3
-Google Play
-Spotify
-Bandcamp
Bent Life's Never Asked for Heaven set for release
Lincoln, Nebraska natives and recent Bridge Nine signees Bent Life have announced their debut album for the label, Never Asked for Heaven, which will be released August 5th. The album, which was recorded with Terror's Nick Jett, showcases the band evolving into an aggressive powerhouse with clarity and precision, capable of thudding riffs and surprisingly memorable, gutting hooks. Inspired by Pantera's harsh groove and Hatebreed's tightly performed bulldoze, Bent Life have emerged from a long writing process revitalized and better than ever. Sign up for pre-order notifications here.
Bent Life are relative Midwest Blood veterans, having churned out brute-force hardcore since 2010. They've cut their teeth sharing the stage with Harm's Way, Comeback Kid, Expire and countless others, and have played at Rain Fest, Midwest Blood Fest, Concrete Fest and more. The band have a three-day Midwest jaunt with Weekend Nachos coming up at the end of July and will announce more tour dates and song premieres in support of Never Asked for Heaven soon.
Never Asked For Heaven track listing:
1. Introduction
2. Lock
3. Thanks for Nothing
4. Hands of Lead
5. Stab Me
6. Cheat Death
7. Kick
8. Painless
9. War
10. Permanence
Tour dates w/ Weekend Nachos:
7/29 Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
7/30 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
7/31 Milwaukee, WI @ Club Timbuktu
Death Threat's Peace & Security repressed on vinyl
Death Threat were formed in 1997 by former members of Connecticut powerhouse Hatebreed, opting for their own strain of tough and decidedly real hardcore. Their style culminated in the 2000 cult classicPeace & Security, now available on vinyl for the first time since its original release, licensed from Triple Crown Records. A gruff, thick take on the NYHC sound perfected by progenitors like Sick of It All and Madball ca. Set It Off, Peace & Security offers honest takes on mortality, personal growth, societal ruin and even love.
Pick it up with a new shirt at the B9Store.
True Love announce 'Heaven's Too Good for Us' out July 1
photo by Julian Berman
With a demo and an extended EP on Baltimore's REACT! Records under their belts, Detroit straight-edge hardcore band True Love are thrilled to announce their Bridge Nine debut full-length, Heaven's Too Good for Us, due out July 1st.
Recorded in the summer of 2015 with Andy Nelson at Chicago's own Bricktop Studios, Heaven's Too Good for Us is thirteen songs of razor-sharp hardcore, clocking in at a breathless 17 minutes. True Love races and pummels through anthems of taking back what's owed, straight-edge fury, broken vows, and the real truths of love lost and sometimes found. Tracks like "Your Side" and "Where It Ends" ache and twist with promises of forever, backed by crushing walls of guitars and "nobody stands still" breaks, while tracks "Kill for That" and "Stay True" showcase their ability to slow from frenetic, breakneck speeds to a mid-paced groove that leads to a controlled chaos. The record also features guest vocals from Turnstile's Brendan Yates and Forced Order's Nick Samayoa.
As far as the lyrical world created by singer Dominic Vargaz is concerned, listeners are either with him, or against him. While True Love initially started as an attempt to resurrect a forgotten sound, with the dual buzzsaw attack from guitarists Alec Faber and Brad Walker, and rhythms driven by bassist Joe Palleschi and drummer Derrick Daniel, the sound becomes entirely their own. Whether they're playing blistering sets on their home turf of Detroit, or playing shows across the country with peers and the bands that defined their sound -- their vision is uncompromising.
Song premieres and more info from True Love coming soon. For now, sign up for pre-order notificationshere and check out the album cover art above and track listing below:
Heaven's Too Good for Us track listing:
1. Piece for a Piece
2. Your Side
3. Out in the Streets Pt. I
4. Kill for That
5. Midnight People
6. Young to Die
7. Where It Ends
8. Chained Melody
9. The One and Only
10. Out in the Streets Pt. III
11. Meant to Take
12. 'Enouement
13. Stay True
Upcoming TRUE LOVE shows:
May 14 Washington, DC @ St. Stephens (React! showcase / Final Mindset show)
August 7 Philadelphia, PA @ This Is Hardcore Fest
TRUE LOVE ONLINE:
Bandcamp
Facebook
Twitter
Burn rise '...From the Ashes'; stream and pre-order new EP now
Legendary New York hardcore act Burn have unveiled their new EP, ...From the Ashes, streaming it in full right now at Noisey. This brand new three-track EP will be released on 7" colored vinyl via B9 on July 15. Pre-order it now and get your copy ahead of the street date. Check out the band's upcoming tour dates below as well.
BURN tour dates:
April 13 Phoenix, AZ @ The Nile
April 15 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
April 16 Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
April 17 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
April 18 Houston, TX @ Walters Downtown
April 20 St. Petersburg, FL @ Local 662
April 27 - Lichtenstein, Germany @ Juz Riot
April 28 Saarlouis, Germany @ Jus Saarlouis
April 29 Schweinfurt, Germany @ Alter Stattbahnhof
April 30 Meerhout, Belgium @ Groezrock Fest
May 1 Berlin, Germany @ S036
May 2 London, UK @ The Old Blue Last
May 27-29 Seattle, WA @ Rain Fest
August 4-7 Philadelphia, PA @ This is Hardcore Fest
August 12-14 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (The Wrecking Ball)
Cross Me's 'Forever Cursed' EP out today
Cross Me's Forever Cursed EP is officially out today! Grab the 7-inch and/or digital download and/or stream it at any of the links below:
-B9Store
-iTunes
-Spotify
-Bandcamp
-Amazon [MP3]
-Amazon [7"]
-Google Play
Cross Me premiere "Numb" music video, Forever Cursed pre-orders launched
Cross Me have premiered their music video for "Numb", the first track from their forthcoming EP,Forever Cursed. Check it out at RevolverMag.com and pre-order Forever Cursed now at B9Store.com.
Cross Me are the latest band to consider themselves part of the current Midwest Blood hardcore movement, and a furious participant they are. After touring hard for a young act and seasoning and developing their sound along the way, they're ready to release their Bridge Nine debut. The four-songForever Cursed EP is a mean, turbulent 10 minutes of hardcore with deep introspection and heavy thrash and metal influences that gives them character and unique flair amid a crowded modern hardcore field. Forever Cursed will be in stores March 11 on 7" vinyl and digital formats.
Check out the band's remaining tour dates below as well, leading up to an appearance at Midwest Blood Fest next week.
Cross Me, On Tour:
1/29- Odessa, FL @ The Goat House
1/30- Panama City Beach, FL @ The Den
1/31- Baton Rouge, LA @ 524 Studios
2/1- Houston, TX @ The White Swan
2/2- Dallas, TX @ RBC
2/3- Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
2/4- Nashville, TN @ Coco 66
2/5- New Albany, IN @ Midwest Blood Fest
Cross Me - Forever Cursed EP track listing:
1. Forever Cursed
2. Waste of Life
3. Cold
4. Numb
Expire's Old Songs out March 25, available now from B9
Milwaukee's finest are gearing up to release their third full-length later in 2016, but before they do that, they're looking back at some of the material they first made their name on. In 2011, Expire were a young and feisty quartet scraping their way through some of the most fierce and fresh hardcore around. Old Songs collects that era's material onto one convenient release for fans, including their first two EPs and their contributing track to the 2012 America's Hardcore compilation. The LP packaging includes a spot UV and embossed jacket with a heavy duty printed dust sleeve. Check out the track listing below.
Old Songs will be in stores March 25, but you can order the vinyl now and pre-order CD and tape versions at B9Store.com.
Expire - Old Songs track listing:
1. 3:56
2. Navy Blue or Black
3. Expired
4. Darker
5. Anchor
6. Sold Short
7. Sleep Lost
8. First Fall
9. Grip
10. Focus
11. Tucked Away