
BOTCH
WE ARE THE ROMANS
Hydra Head
Unless you’ve been living under a rock that’s underneath another even bigger rock in a cave in the middle of nowhere, you probably already know what’s up with this milestone/motherfucker of an album. Initially released in the year two grand, Botch’s final full-length was/is the kind of devastating metallic hardcore explosion that the term “metallic hardcore” could/can only aspire to. In fact, these dudes nailed it so hard that the bands that came afterward had to start calling themselves “metalcore” out of respect. And today, it’s actually even worse: Ever since Botch went tits up back in 2002, there’s been a steady, obnoxious stream of MTV2-jocking carpetbaggers that have ripped off our Sea-Tac boys (currently members of esteemed rock outfits like Minus The Bear, These Arms Are Snakes and Roy) riff for riff. We’d name names, but why fuck around with pretenders to the throne when you’re already in bed with the kings? Re-released here in a totally sweet double-disc edition featuring the original recording plus bonus live tracks and the entire album in its hi-fidelity demo version, We Are The Romans is bigger, better, and more Roman than ever. So man the goddamn ramparts already, ’cause it’s time to burn this motherfucker down.

MOHO
HE VISTO LA CRUZ AL REVES
Beat Generation
With tours through France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Hungary, England, Italy, (and in their homeland of Spain) few bands have played as intensively as this heavy three piece has in their three years together. Their first full length “20 Uñas” released in USA by Shifty Records and in Europe by Throne Records gathered fantastic reviews linking them to heavy hitters (both in sound and attitude) such as Electric Wizard, Bonzgilla, Black Sabbath, and High On Fire. Having spent their time in bands like Denak, Looking For An Answer, Like Peter At Home, and Matarife (just to mention a few) the band developed a raw, crude, and no frills sound. This album is a testament to what they’ve achieved with their sound. Recorded in only five hours in a rigorous live-in-the-studio fashion, the result is a brutal punch in the face driven with beautiful simplicity and taken to a level that will prove painful to the weak eared listener.”He visto la cruz al revés” is an insane metal exercise infested by the punk spirit while the songs evolve and lead you over sick riffs that reek of mold. The vinyl press is limited to 600 copies on 180 gram vinyl and gatefold sleeve.

HOODS UP
ARMS STILL OPEN
Refuse Records
Debut CDEP of this straight edge hardcore band from Hamburg, Germany. Their music is pounding high energy old school / youth crew hardcore influenced by bands like Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, The First Step, In My Eyes, Chain Of Strength or Ten Yard Fight. No doubt, they're bringing back positive spirit and important issues with their lyrics from vegetarianism to social, personal and scene related ones. CD release contains all the songs that appeared on 7" on Commitment Records and 5 more songs, 4 of them released on their sold out demotape and unreleased Hands Tied cover. New recordings was done in legendary Bunt Studios by Menno Baker.

LETS GROW
DISEASE OF MODERN TIMES
Refuse Records
After some years of activity and two 7"s released on US labels like 625 and Know Records, this band from Belgrade, Serbia managed to release their full length album. This is no bullshit, high-energy, great sounding hardcore, taking the best elements of fast US 80's hardcore with good examples of european hardcore without any re-hash and not being stucked in the past. This how real hardcore should sound in 2006, with very good sound, fast tempos but also good amount of diversities in their songs, to keep them kicking through all the 14 songs on the recordings.

HIT ME BACK
LIFE
Refuse Records
This is full length-release from this Los Angeles straight edge hardcore punk band. After two 7's and two split 7"s we have it here thirteen brand new songs that have more influences of more anthemic and melodic early 80's punk and hardcore, but still with fast and thrash hardcore parts. You can expect lots of youthful expression and energy coming out of this record. Their lyrics covering personal and social issues, not forgetting about some humor and passions of the band members - skateboarding and records collecting. All the songs were recorded in LA by Craig Ums (What Happens Next?). CD version contains eight bonus songs. Seven of them are taken from "Only Magic School Bus Goes Back In Time" 7"ep (including Heresy cover) and one coming from the same session, previously never released.

I SHOT CYRUS
DISCOGRAPHY
Refuse Records
Great ultra fast sXe hardcore band from Sao Paolo, Brazil with members active since years insuch bands as hardcore scene as Point Of No Return, Infect, NoViolence, Newspeak and legendary Ratos De Porao! This release contains their recordings since 1997 to 2001, some of them for a first time released and most of them previously released on two split 7"s and compilations between 2000 and 2003 and also two bonus songs taken from "Tiranus" LP/CD on 625 Records from US. 21 songs with SSD coversong. Contains 8-pgs booklet.

PELIGRO SOCIAL
NO RELIGION
Tank Crimes
Rousing pissed off San Francisco high energy melodic hardcore punk en espanol. Mind bendingly catchy and anthemic. This debut album is follow up to split ep with Oakland's anarcho punks Born/Dead. Featuring members from now defunct SF punkcore band Cropknox. These 10 songs have a sound simular to classic 80's Spanish punk bands like Eskorbuto, but with even more fire and rockin' Gn'R style guitar leads. '77, '82, 2006, punk rock is timeless when it's this good, an instant classic.
