Friday, December 31

The Manges - Bad Juju

"Bad Juju" is the brand new album for The Manges,
Las Pezia punk rock veterans.
Very nice stuff if you're into leather jackets.
Produced by Joe King, it also features a song written for the band by Ben Weasel.
Available on cd, lp and digital download on TreAccordi.

http://www.mediafire.com/?74v16b4s3uk0lwv
http://www.manges.it/

Tuesday, December 28

SSWIISSH!! - Save planet earth...make no more children

SSWIISSH!! formed around La Villa Occupata squat in Milan, during summer 2005. They're now dead, but here's the cd-r they self-released.
It's fast old-school hardcore with thrash metal and grind influences, a real tornado!
Have a taste.


http://www.mediafire.com/?feyufwpmext

Saturday, December 25

FlatOut - Demo

Fastcore from California.
Unfortunately these guys lasted only about a year, but they started some new bands:
12 very short awesome blasts.
Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, December 22

Golpe De Foice - O Câncer da Terra

Brazilian school never lies.
This is Golpe De Foice from Formosa (Goiás), delivering 6 ultra-fast crossover thrash songs plus an Extreme Noise Terror cover.
Back to basics!

http://www.mediafire.com/?182btpm1s3kp6mx
http://www.myspace.com/golpedefoice

Sunday, December 19

The Vicious - Obsessive 7"

A year ago I was in that beautiful country known as Sweden and I'm thinking about it, so here's a swedish band for you.
This is the 2006 4-songs ep by The Vicious, punk band from Umeå. They play that kind of '77 punk mixed with rock'n'roll.

http://www.mediafire.com/?vmg21cqij0i
http://www.myspace.com/theviciousumea

Thursday, December 16

Meatlocker - S/t

Happy birthday Manium!

By the way, Meatlocker is a raging hardcore band made by three London-based australians plus an english singer. With ex-members of Voorhees.
Great shit, don't miss it!
Here you can buy this album on cd format.

http://www.mediafire.com/?71e51e5bi5vt6od
http://www.myspace.com/meatlockerhc

Monday, December 13

Grandine - Accendi la miccia dei tuoi pensieri

Many people say this is one of the best italian hardcore bands of the last decade.
Unceasing drumming plus some metal riffs in a good recording quality, with lyrics in italian language.
This is their 2001 album, released a year after the split with Leap For Joy.


 http://www.mediafire.com/?tiyjyiyjmzm

Tuesday, December 7

Government Warning - Paranoid mess lp

Gh-wait punk hardcore act from Richmond, featuring Alex from Grave Mistake Recs and Brandon from No Way.
They toured Italy with Wasted Time last year.
15 songs, angry fast and raw, no filler.
Here it is:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ndhdnmznqmn
http://www.myspace.com/governmentwarningrva

Monday, December 6

Final Exit - Umeå

Wonderful swedish hardcore band, featuring David Sandström on vocals and Dennis Lyxzén on bass (both ex-Refused members). They were active during the 90s, never played outside Sweden, and managed to release a couple of albums before disbanding.
They reformed in march 2007 just to play one show
(here you've got some nice live photos from their reunion gig).

 http://rapidshare.com/files/47742419/finalexit_umea.rar

Friday, December 3

Citizens Patrol - S/t lp

This is a band I love, so when someone told me they had released their first lp I was pretty excited.
Since 2006 these dudes put out a demo and a couple of grand eps and played tons of shows around Europe.
15 hardcore dutch songs, for fans of...hardcore.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mq4mnv2a832ph4b
http://www.myspace.com/citizenspatrol

Wednesday, December 1

Ohuzaru - S/t lp

Italian hardcore band with thrash influences.
With members and ex-members of Smart Cops, Gonna Fall Hard, La Piovra and L'Amico Di Martucci.
10 tracks and a nice hippie cover, released in 2005 on Agipunk/625 Thrashcore.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zyn2gxyzzzj

Monday, November 29

Henry Fiat's Open Sore - Mondo Blotto

This one goes out to Magnum.
I drove about an hour and a half to see HFOS last year, but when I arrived I found out the show was cancelled.
Anyway this is some good crazy punk garage music from Stockholm, in the veins of The Hives.
They have now split into two bands, HFOS and Friends Of Dorothy.

http://rapidshare.com/files/332721908/Henry_Fiats_Open_Sore_-_Mondo_Blotto__2008_.rar
 http://www.myspace.com/henryfiatsopensoreofficial

Friday, November 26

Scurvy Dogs - It's all gonna end

Scurvy Dogs were a punk hardcore band from the Bay Area, active between 1999 and 2006.
This is their only full lenght, recorded by Bart Thurber in 2003.
13 songs, great shit, with nice bass parts.
These guys play now in Abrupt (everyone except the singer) and in Fix My Head (the singer).

http://www.mediafire.com/?e3eayz3rzyu

Tuesday, November 23

Fucked Up live


I Fucked Up sono in tour di supporto agli Arcade Fire, e hanno deciso di occupare un loro "day off" con un'imperdibile data italiana, sabato 27 novembre al Mac2 di Schio (Vi).

Saturday, November 20

Rip It Up - S/t ep

Another Brains-tribute cover for the last ep by Rip It Up.
Angry punk hardcore from Newcastle.
Here you can download not just this one but everything they recorded.

http://www.myspace.com/ripituphc

Wednesday, November 17

Look Back And Laugh - State of illusion

LBAL was an awesome Oakland hardcore band with harsh female vocals. This one-sided clear vinyl was released in 2007, I think it's their last release.
Four songs in four minutes.

http://www.mediafire.com/?tjtxymtzzyd

Sunday, November 14

AC4 in Italia


Gli AC4 (formati da membri ed ex membri di Refused, Final Exit, The (I)NC, Regulations, The Vectors e molti altri) sono nel bel mezzo del loro tour europeo
-una trentina di date in due mesi- e hanno ben pensato di passare anche dall'Italia. Queste le date:

17 Novembre al Bloom di Mezzago
18 Novembre al Forte Prenestino de Roma
19 Novembre al Mac2 (Schio)

Thursday, November 11

Light Up! - Fields of deafness

Hardcore from Milan.
This cd was recorded live in studio in one day.
Fast hardcore with some midtempos.
Sometime it's too NYC-styled for me, but the guys are good. Keith Morris quote!


http://www.mediafire.com/?jjnjjmkbzt1
http://www.myspace.com/lightupfuck

Tuesday, November 9

Two fine bands I can't download


Minnie And The Fags

Raw punk with female vocals from somewhere in the Russian Federation.

http://www.myspace.com/minnieandthefags
 




Ledge Attack

Skatepunk from Jakarta.

Saturday, November 6

Shock Troopers - Blades and rods

Another great act from Palemmo, featuring mythical Piparino on drums.
What they do is that kind of music known back in the days as "crossover", aka old school thrash (Nuclear Assault, D.R.I...you know, the good one).
This is their second full-lenght; any kind of stuff is available from their MySpace page.

http://rapidshare.com/files/343464001/Shock_Troopers_10.rar
http://www.myspace.com/shocktroopers

Wednesday, November 3

Deep Wound - S/t 7"

DW's 1983 self-titled 7", released after their first-ever demo cassette.
Set up in Westfield, MA this short-lived hardcore band had J Mascis on drums and Lou Barlow on guitar, who later went on to form seminal rock band Dinosaur Jr.
It's very fast hardcore punk with downtempos, made by excellent adolescent musicians.

http://www.mediafire.com/?yznwzzynqzj

Sunday, October 31

Gonna Fall Hard - Demo 2008

2008 demo by venetian long-time hardcorers Gonna Fall Hard. Just 3 songs, NY hardcore style, self-produced on tape and cd-r.
They frequently changed bandmembers during their eight years of existence; the only original members still in the band are vocalist Dudu and drummer Buraz.
This is their last official release.

Friday, October 29

Hummingbird Of Death - Show us the meaning of haste

These guys are from Boise, a city with a funny name in the USA. However they're not funny; they are tough.
Grind, thrash and power violence mixed up with hardcore. A tornado!
They seem to be quite fast also in writing songs, as you can see from their discography in their MySpace page.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zmmotdogm2k
http://www.myspace.com/hummingbirdofdeath

Tuesday, October 26

The Rip Offs

Legendary garage punk band of the 90s from the East Bay Area.
Check out this nice article about them if you're interested.


Saturday, October 23

You Suck! - Lobotomized youth

New cd for one of the filthiest hardcore bands in today's Italy. This time they sound like they just put a microphone in the center of their rehearsal room or something like that, and I love it!
6 new songs and a cover, Godezza style.
Anyway they'll probably record again these songs in a better audio quality for the vinyl version of the album.

http://www.mediafire.com/?67odnyd56a2326m
http://www.myspace.com/yousuckhc

Monday, October 18

The Italian Stallion - Back to thrashland

Their last 7" before disbanding in april 2008.
They're from Wegberg, Germany and they released a bunch of 7". Members now play in Sniffing Glue and Abfukk (I think).
Fast whirlwind thrashcore, the way we all like.
Maybe not a masterpiece, but if you got 5 minutes...

http://rapidshare.com/files/130346818/The_Italian_Stallion_-_Back_to_Thrashland__2007_.rar
http://www.myspace.com/theitalianstallion

Saturday, October 16

Sick Of It All + Madball + Strength Approach live



E dopo il math-core dei Dillinger Escape Plan di ieri sera, stasera al New Age Club tornano a piovere bandane e tatuaggi con un altro concerto degno di nota: Sick Of It All e Madball. Ad aprire, i romani Strength Approach. Tutti più o meno freschi di album nuovo. Tutto a 20 euri.

Friday, October 15

Colin Farrell - Are not serious

Nice 2010 album for this new '77-style punk'n'roll act.
They were born as a band in June 2010 in Milano.
11 short songs, fast and catchy.
Next shows and more infos on their Facebook page. Nothing else to say!

http://www.mediafire.com/?8c21acd2ow2xyjd
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colin-Farrell/122937451086656

Tuesday, October 12

Crop Circles - S/t 7"

Crop Circles are a hardcore band from Trento (Italy).
They released a demo two years ago and now they're back with their first 7", made of the four songs from the demo plus three new ones, a nice job.
Here's the link from punk4free.org:

http://www.punk4free.org/downloads/func-startdown/1030/
http://www.myspace.com/ccircles

Sunday, October 10

The Dillinger Escape Plan live

I Dillinger Escape Plan suoneranno venerdì 15 ottobre al New Age Club di Roncade (TV). Il mio consiglio è di esserci, penso che il solo Greg Puciato ed i suoi bicipiti valgano i soldi del biglietto (20 euri)...
ecco se volete farvi un'idea su questi ragazzi date un'occhiata a questo video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-lxwlgyhhA

Friday, October 8

Crippled Fox - If I lived on Venice Beach

CxFx is a bandana thrashcore band hailing from Hungary.
21 fast songs (15 new ones plus 6 from the previous 2009 demo) with lyrics about being a thrasher, DIY ethics, the scene, bla blah bla. Anyway they're very active, playing shows and releasing stuff.
This should be some of their most recent shit.

Monday, September 27

No Friends - Traditional Failures

Another good work from No Friends, even if -in my opinion- not as good as their previous lp. Anyway, 6 brand new songs for you.
It's downloadable for free from their MySpace page, and there was also a clear/gold vinyl version but should be now out of stock.


http://www.mediafire.com/?yfnzjtmt1qt
http://www.myspace.com/wevegotnofriends

Saturday, September 25

Sista Sekunden / Iscream 7 Shower - Split

Now THIS is a nice split album. I love it.
8 songs, 4 by swedish Sista Sekunden and 4 by japanese Iscream 7 Shower, released in 2007 by a few different labels. They toured together across Europe this summer, and now they're about to tour Japan.

http://www.4shared.com/file/oKI_7P0z/SISTA_SEKUNDEN__ISCREAM_7_SHOW.html

http://www.myspace.com/iscream7showers
http://www.myspace.com/sistasekunden

Tuesday, September 21

BAP!! - Babarruna ta Aza Popularra

Another fine piece of history!
BAP!! were a punk hardcore band from Basque Country, active between 1984 and 1996. They started with lyrics both in spanish and basque, but ended singing just in basque language, and eventually evolved into a more complex and varied sound.
This is their debut self-released tape.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E5NHM5AF

Saturday, September 18

Razors Edge - Sonic! Fast! Life!

This experienced band set up in 1996 in Osaka, Japan presents to the world its latest album, called "Sonic! Fast! Life!". Actually I don't like too much this kind of stuff but I've always appreciated their style of doing music, a sort of ultra-fast pop-punk.
20 light-hearted songs, just to have some fun.

Thursday, September 16

Play fast or die! Fest




Play fast or die! Fest
con un sacco
 di bei nomi, come potete vedere dalla locandina.
Sabato 18 settembre

Monday, September 13

Anti Mtv Day 9

17-18 settembre 2010.
Anti Mtv Day, nona edizione.
Festival hardcore italiano con concerti, expo, distro, cibo vegan e non, proiezioni, contest di rutti e di coma etilico.
é tutto scritto qua.

Friday, September 10

Formaldehyde Junkies - S/t 7"

I came to know this band almost by accident, but I immediately loved it. When I listen to them I think about italian Peggio Punx, they play a similar kind of fast punk with some rock'n'roll, and even the recording quality sounds the same.
This type of bands reminds me why I started loving hardcore. Too bad it's only four songs!

Monday, September 6

Saturday, September 4

September To Dismember vol.4

Quest'anno il September To Dismember torna nella sede che ospitò la prima edizione nel 2006, La Scintilla di Modena.
Il festival si svolgerà stavolta nella sola giornata di sabato 11 settembre; inizio concerti alle 16, entrata a 5 miseri euri, campeggio libero.

Scaletta gruppi e tutte le info sono qui.