Artist: DEFEAT

Hat man sein Herz ersteinmal an eine Band verloren, wünscht man sich von dieser Band, dass sie sich möglichst niemalsnie verändert. AC/DC, Motörhead oder die Ramones sind auf dieser Schiene jahrzehntelang unfallfrei gefahren. "Ihr seid nicht die Ramones, denkt euch was neues aus", textet die Trierer Punkrock-Kapelle Love A auf ihrem tollen Debütalbum, ein Appel zu mehr Mut und Kreativität! Eine gravierende musikalische Veränderung geht allerdings selten kritiklos an einer Band vorüber (bestes Beispiel in diesem Jahr: Dredg). Als absolut begrüßenswert empfand ich die Erweiterung des musikalischen Kosmos allerdings bei Iron & Wine und Ghost Of Tom Joad. Dass „Black [...]

Gli ultimi giorni dell'anno sono giorni di classifiche. Questi sono gli album che ho ascoltato di più, sono parecchi perché quando ci son da fare delle scelte non riesco mai a decidermi. Non c'è un ordine, ho aperto la cartella della musica scaricata quest'anno e ho copiato e incollato i nomi dei dischi che son stati la colonna sonora del mio 2011, tutto qui. Come al solito puntando la copertina vengono fuori nome del gruppo, titolo dell'album e cliccandoci sopra si arriva a qualcosa da ascoltare. Divertitevi. [...]

We love Every Time I Die. We watched Every Time I Die. We photographed Every Time I Die. We gushed pure love about Every Time I Die. It's not difficult.

If you missed the first part of our Let's Get Heavy! feature last week, firstly send your eyes here to catch up, secondly you should no that we're going to start covering some bands from the heavier side of the spectrum. Our new writer Peter Neesam will mainly be taking care of that side of things and he has put together this selection of bands from the genre that you would do well to check out... Light Bearer [...]

Well over halfway through co-headlining a tour with Bane, Defeater certainly gives no indication that touring takes a toll on what happens on stage. After playing to a packed out, little venue in Nashville, TN on Veteran's Day, lead singer Derek Archambault stepped outside of The End's jam packed space to give Punknews' Copy Editor Amelia Cline, some insight as to what it is to tour non-stop, be featured on NPR, what Veteran's Day meant for them and what the next few months will bring for the best Hardcore band that's presented itself in years.

Last night, after winning my dodgeball championship (fuck yeah children's games), I rushed down to the basement of Philly's Broad St Ministry to catch the legendary hardcore band Bane. The basement was packed, and I made it just in time for Boston's Defeater.Defeater:I definitely have heard of Defeater before, but I haven't ever heard their music. They took the stage and a dedicated few

La Dispute Wildlife No Sleep Records 03 October 2011 by Alex Andrews "Honesty is the best policy." If ever there was a man to live that very sentiment, it's La Dispute's Jordan Dreyer. Yet almost as soon as he makes his entrance, Dreyer derails his train of thought to make an excuse for his idiosyncratic [...]

Bane have announced dates for their upcoming fall tour with Defeater , Dead End Path, Miles Away & Rotting Out (on select dates).

They've done it. They've survived. Tom Doyle and Ben Gibson have made it through to the other side of Hevy Festival 2011. Let's see what they got up to on the third and final day of the festival.... 1) A bleary eyed Sunday morning is kicked off (musically at least) by new Wold At Your [...]

Another amazing hard hitter from french electro DJ, Aaren Reale . If you don't know who he is click on that link on his name now and GET TO KNOW, that's all I am saying. This is a new remix that is going to be out on Beatport pretty soon. Epic electro meant for loud speakers. [Hack The System - End Game (Aaren Reale Remix)] [...]

• Hack The System - End Game (Aaren Reale Remix)

La Dispute stopped by Philadelphia's The Barbary this past Sunday, May 22nd to play a sold out show. The Grand Rapids group were joined by Defeater , Native, Former Thieves

Trail of Dead | Photo by Audrey Leon Happy Seis de Mayo, muchachos! We've got another beautiful weekend ahead of us, and I'm not even talking about the weather. Although, that is pretty nice, too. Hopefully, you aren't nursing terrible Cinco de Mayo hangovers from the many sold out concerts that happened yesterday because this weekend is bopping, big time. Without further ado, the staff at Loud Loop Press present our picks for this weekend's most happening shows including Big Science at Subterranean , . ..And You Will Know us by [...]

New scenes start with a bunch of like-minded people who want to create something new because they're unhappy with what they've already got. This is #UKSWELL.

Getting into the studio to record an album should be a pretty exciting time for any young band. However, this process is replete with numerous pitfalls, challenges, and - as demonstrated in the video above - options. The subject, Former Thieves, play hardcore in an angular and perpetually irate manner, leveraging hooks and shouts in [...]

It's a big week for metal releases. Children of Bodom, Destruction, The Human Abstract, Turisas, and Rival Schools are this week's heavy hitters, while new ones from Agnostic Front, Maruta, Jag Panzer, Swamp Thing and more give hardcore a surprisingly robust showing. After the jump, all the goods: Agnostic Front – That's Life 7" (Bridge [...]

This week looks promising, but there are several records I still haven't had a chance to hear thanks to an unusually busy schedule. That said, I can speak for the new Rival Schools , most of the Lupe Fiasco record, Kurt Vile and that Young Widows single. Other than that, I'll probably check out the Dinosaur Bones , Parts and Labor , Raekwon , Grails and Defeater albums whenever I get a chance. :: Alexi Murdoch [...]

[The seven-inch record is a cornerstone for hardcore music. Unlike metal that has diminished vinyl while perversely fetishizing it, hardcore continues to depend on the format as an essential platform for disseminating music. Characteristically shorter song lengths make it possible for a band in this scene to make a statement over the course of multiple [...]

Defeater's new album, Endless Days & Sleepless Nights, will be out March 8th on Bridge Nine Records. click through to read the official release notes and tour dates MYSPACE

Wow I haven't heard / played / listened to this DANGER -style heavy french electro in awhile. Aaren Reale got in touch with a new remix but it was his original stuff that I was really getting into. Black is a MEGA track, very dramatic, synthesized distortions and tough dance action going on. To some folks this kinda sound may be dated by now but to me it's awesome. Aaren is also giving away his his EP Black as a free download via his myspace . It contains [...]

Despite not being covered too often on this site, the staff writers here at Crustcake do not only listen to basement recordings of USBM bands. We all enjoy some hardcore. Modern Life is War's Witness is one of this staff writer's favorite heavy records of all time. I love hardcore that is moody and also epic and Modern Life is War was exactly that. I had been looking for a replacement for them