NeverTheMore - NeverTheMore CD
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. If you've ever wondered what great bands like Appleseed Cast and Pop Unknown might sound like with a little more hardcore balls then here's your answer! NeverTheMore's self titled debut album has been two years in the making and worth every minute of it. This record is at once mellow and clever, whilst still edgy and powerful. These songs will be stuck in your mind after the first play. There are influences from all over the alternative rock scene blended to make an original and very emotive sound. NeverTheMore have arrived with a bang and will soon be on everyone’s lips and turntables. If music has ever moved you then get this now and prepare to be moved again!
For fans of: Promise Ring, Appleseed Cast, Mineral, Pop Unknown, Elliott, Braid, etc.
Skirmish - The Crooked and the Cavalier CD
The guitars start strumming at the beginning of ‘Fading Pace’ and when the drums and bass come in you immediately know the pit has already started up. This brand new UK band are bringing hardcore home. Mixing cool, old school stylings with original ideas and song structures they're up there with the likes of Steel Rules Die, Jets Vs Sharks & Winter In June and carrying the banner for UK hardcore.
There is also a chaos from the melody that reminds you of bands like USA's Planes Mistaken For Stars and the finger pointing vocals of the NYHC bands. The more you hear this record the more you’ll love it and want to see these guys rock out live. Now sing-a-long ‘Not In Our Name!’
For fans of: Steel Rules Die, Jets Vs Sharks, November Coming Fire, PMFS, Bane, Poison The Well, Winter In June, etc.
Vanilla Sky - Waiting For Something CD
Four young guys from Rome, Italy, heavily influenced by the sounds they heard coming from the USA, had the common dream of creating a special band. Back in 2002 they set off pursuing their dream and in their Dads garage recorded their first songs. These came out as a great demo and the buzz began. The band went on tour and released records on several European and Japanese labels. Soon thousands of kids were starting to get into Vanilla Sky's exciting sound. Now Vanilla Sky have recorded their first full album, ‘Waiting For Something’ and it is taking the pop-punk world by storm. The catchy and cool as hell guitar pop-punk is proving very popular with everyone who hears it and Vanilla Sky could well be Europe’s answer
to the likes of Blink 182, New Found Glory, Saves The Day and Get Up Kids. The band went out on tour again, including a stint with The Ataris, and the roar is continuing. This is just the beginning for Europe's premier Pop Punk band.
Striving Higher - Striving Higher CD
The ‘Old School / NYHC’ style seems to be very popular again in the
hardcore scene right now, but as we all know, every possible old school tune has been regurgitated at least ten times. Some bands do it better than others, and some add some new ingredients, breathing life into the formula and making it really special. STRIVING HIGHER do just that. Sheer old school power, comparable to more modern bands like BANE, MAINSTRIKE, POISON THE WELL and GRADE, get mixed up with influences of the US old school of hardcore like GORILLA BISCUITS, YOUTH OF TODAY and SICK OF IT ALL. The sound STRIVING HIGHER create has evolved and seems new, fresh and full of energy. It is cool, melodic hardcore but still with enough power to blow you away. Step up, if you think you’re ready.
Rentokill - Back To Convenience CD
Blasting intense Punk Rock with a political and powerful message,
RENTOKILL have been almost constantly on tour since their inception. The on-stage-experience at their shows takes the band to the next level and the sound can be compared to hardcore heavyweights like NO FX, PROPAGANDHI, RISE AGAINST, STRIKE ANYWHERE, RANCID and RICH KIDS ON LSD. There is always with a tasty note of individuality and progression in their music. With fast and exact drumming, striking melodies and hard driven guitars flowing aggressively along under the well thought out socio-political lyrics and the vocalist’s characteristic rasping voice. Nothing but raw emotion and catchy punk-rock, and this fifteen song studio album captures it perfectly.