MOTHER OF MERCY - III
Six feet under records - juin 2009 - LP
20,00 $
INFO: To almost everyone, the Samhain reference in the band name should serve to give you a hint of where these guys are coming from. To elaborate, let me throw out some more names for you - Only Living Witness, Undertow, with bits of old Metallica and contemporaries Iron Age. In short, what Mother Of Mercy brings to the table is punishing mid-tempo hardcore that’s not short on monstrous riffs, demonic yowls, and parts designed to motivate every different variety of coreman to hurt the person standing next to them. After just a year and a half of existence they’ve released two well-received EPs on Collapse records, and in addition to their hometown dominance they’ve made it out to California for Sound and Fury ‘08 and just wrapped up a winter tour with the Mongoloids. Now with the release of their debut LP, Mother Of Mercy takes the time to flesh out their sound, as well as kick it up to the next level.

REBUILT- s/t
Silly girl records - 11 novembre 2008 - 7’’
10,00 $
INFO: Seattle, WA’s Rebuilt are ready to step into the Northwest hardcore scene’s void left when Champion, Go It Alone and Sinking Ships broke up, bringing four tracks of compentently-played, modern melodic hardcore on this debut 7» that can best be compared to Battery and the aforementioned Go It Alone and Champion. http://www.myspace.com/nwrebuilt

CIRCLES - Lay of the Land
Silly girl records - 7’’
10,00 $
INFO: Track listing: Lay Of The Land,The Lives Of Others
Press info:
100 color vinyl http://www.myspace.com/circlesvancouver

BURIED INSIDE - Spoils of failure
Relapse records - 3 mars 2009 - 12’’
32.00$
INFO: Buried Inside returns with «Spoils Of Failure,» the long-awaited follow up to the band’s now-classic Relapse debut «Chronoclast.» Four years in the making, «Spoils Of Failure’s» eight epic tracks marry dense, riff-heavy layers of instrumentation and caustic vocals with the deeply introspective and thought-provoking lyrics that have become Buried Inside’s trademark. For fans of Isis, Mastodon, Neurosis, Explosions In The Sky, High On Fire, Mogwai, Pelican, Big Business and Cult Of Luna.
http://www.myspace.com/buriedinside

EXTORTION - s/t
14 avril 2009 - 12’’
25.00$
INFO: Perth, Australia’s prime purveyors of powerviolence present a 12'' pressing of their debut self-titled 7'' on the A-side and a six-minute epic on the B-side followed by four bonus tracks. The 7'' recording marks where their Crossed Out and Infest-inspired sound began to take shape.

http://www.myspace.com/extortionextortion

THE RIVAL MOB - Raw life
Lockin’ out records - 14 avril 2009 - 12’’
16.00$
INFO: The Rival Mob bring a style of hardcore back to Boston, MA that has almost become a distant memory. Playing at breakneck speed, the sound is reminiscent of old DC/NY hardcore bands meshed with big riffs that will stick in your head. This extended EP has eight songs with lyrics that go hand in hand with the sound and spit like bitter bile through a buzz saw.

http://www.myspace.com/therivalmob

ON - control ep
28 avril 2009 - 7’’
10,00 $
INFO: Fronted by Jim Hesketh, formerly of Champion, Seattle’s On play an impassioned style of youth-crew inspired hardcore that brings together the heaviness of Battery, the melody of Dag Nasty, and the vocal delivery of Youth Of Today.

http://www.myspace.com/onhc

DEFEATER - Travels
Bridge nine records - 24 février 2009 - 12’’
15.00$
INFO: A truly honest, intense and dark album based as a narrative story of a man’s life set to a volatile soundtrack of hardcore fury, punk melody and metal technicality. Defeater has elements of Fugazi, Botch, Minor Threat and Modern Life Is War. Initially released on Topshelf Records, a label owned by Bridge Nine employee Seth Decoteau, Bridge Nine recognized the talent and passion of both Decoteau and Defeater and are now teaming up to get this incredible debut full-length out to the whole world. Vinyl version includes a 12»x24» poster insert, a CD version and download. http://www.myspace.com/defeater