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Long Island, NY’s PAIN OF TRUTH will be releasing their debut 11 song full-length titled “Not Through Blood” on September 8th through DAZE. “Actin’ Up” is the first single off the new album and can be heard HERE. This first single features guest vocals from Steve Buhl from death metal band 200 Stab Wounds who is just one of 13 guest vocalists on the new album that also includes Freddy Cricien of Madball, Scott Vogel of Terror, Justice Tripp of Trapped Under Ice, Vinnie Caruana of The Movielife, Jay Peta of Mindforce, and Brendan Garrone of Incendiary. “Not Through Blood” was recorded and mixed by Andy Nelson at Bricktop Studio in Chicago, IL and mastered by Bill Henderson at Azimuth Recordings. It is available for vinyl pre-order now through DAZE. Pain Of Truth are currently on tour in Europe with No Pressure, Sunami, Restraining Order and C4 through July 9th where things wrap up at Belgium’s Ieper Fest. Pain Of Truth will be in Los Angeles the weekend of July 29th/30th for Sound & Fury as well as Philadelphia on August 6th where they will appear at the This Is Hardcore Fest.
RESTRAINING ORDER 2023: PHOTO BY: DARREN NANOS
RESTRAINING ORDER have a new single out for the song “Misled” which will be on their upcoming 12 song album titled “Locked In Time” due out on July 21st through Triple B Records. The new track comes with an accompanying music video which can be seen HERE. Speaking on “Misled”, vocalist Patrick Cozens states:“I don’t have all the answers to why and how I act the way I do. It’s unexplainable. Many sleepless nights have been spent with nothing but curiosity for an answer. It’s something we all do and it’s alright. You never stop learning about yourself. Every day we find out something new but at the same time can’t figure out why old habits continue.”
The writing and recording process for “Locked In Time” was expansive, beginning in fall 2019 and completed in late 2022 with drummer Will Hirst at the helm of recording and production. It allowed the band to focus on the nuances and build upon a diverse sonic palette. At the surface, “Locked In Time” is very much a hardcore record, but it also dabbles with garage, psychedelia and other classic rock influences. Melody and hooks lay alongside the speed and chaos. Ambitious song structures are highlighted by seamless transitions. It’s a record meant just as much to connect with as it is for dancing in the pit, which makes sense for a band on tour nearly nonstop.
Restraining Order are currently in Europe through July 8th alongside No Pressure, Sunami, Pain Of Truth and C4 which includes a number of festival appearances. After a short break Restraining Order will play The Rumble in Chicago (July 21st) and Sound and Fury in Los Angeles (July 29th weekend) and then meet up for an August run with Mindforce, Simulakra, and Scarab. The fall already has a Brooklyn, NY show with Gorilla Biscuits on September 9th, The Fest in Florida October 27th-29th), and Flyover Fest in Tulsa, Oklahoma (November 17th-19th) on the docket with more to be announced.
“Locked In Time” is available for pre-order now through Triple B Records.
Fury at Sound & Fury 2019. Photo by: Dan Rawe
CA’ FURY have released a new song titled “Vie” which is written and dedicated to their late friend Riley Gale from Power Trip. All proceeds from the release will go to the Dallas Hope Charities in his name. We recently asked Fury’s guitarist Madison for an update on the band…
“I would say this song (“Vie”) shouldn’t be seen as the direction the band is heading as it’s just a one off. That being said we do have a lot of different material written and are in the process of narrowing down the exact direction of our 3rd LP. Everyone is extremely busy with their own lives and outlets however we are currently on a brief UK/Spain tour right now with our brothers in Narrow Head and will be playing Sound And Fury this year (Los Angeles, weekend of July 28/29th) as well with some weekends booked to finish out the year. No hard timeline but there will be a 3rd LP as well as a reissue of some older material”.
“Vie” will also be available as a flexi-7” limited to 500 copies through Triple B Records. They are available for pre-order HERE and expect to ship in late July/early August.
CLICK HERE TO STREAM “VIE” BY FURY
NY’s SHUTDOWN are back from a recent 10 date tour of Europe with One King Down and No Turning Back. The band recently announced that they will have 2 releases coming out on Equal Vision Records. The first is called “Still… Against All Odds” which features 5 songs re-recorded (4 from the original “Against All Odds” album (1998) and one from their “Turning The Tide” CD (1995). The re-recorded material was brought about after the band attempted to re-issue “Against All Odds” for its 25th Anniversary but were blocked by Concord who acquired the old Victory Records catalog back in 2019. Just over a week ago “Decide” was released as a single for the re-recording with the remaining material set to be released first digitally this summer which will be then followed up with a limited run of limited edition vinyl. Click HERE to stream “Decide”. Following the reissue will be a new EP titled “By Your Side” which will have 6 brand new songs. Look for singles off of “By Your Side” to drop this fall with an estimated January/February 2024 release date for the full EP. Shutdown will be in Bogota Colombia this December as part of the 100% Bogota Hardcore Festival as well as a 1 off show in Puerto Rico in February.
Early 1990’s New York Hardcore/Death Metal pioneers CONFUSION have a discography titled “Storm The Walls: 1990-1994” out now on CD and all digital platforms via DAZE, with the vinyl version coming later this summer via NYC’s own Generation Records. You can check out “Storm The Walls” digitally through Bandcamp and Spotify. Vinyl pressing information is as follows – 300 on black vinyl, 100 on half black/half white vinyl (Generation Records exclusive), 100 on white with black and gray splatter (Daze Records exclusive). Click HERE to order through DAZE or HERE to pre-order the Generation Records vinyl.
UP IN THE LOCKER ROOM is a new podcast inspired by Crucial Chaos/ WFMU/Riptide Radio where bands come in and do a live set and get interviewed in host Darren Nanos’ mic’d up room in Long Island City, Queens. Recent guests include Junta, Wreckage, Firewalker, Wall Breaker, No Knock, and Roll Call. Click HERE for a bunch of ways to tune in to this new show that got started in March of 2022.
New Jersey’s LESSER MINDS have a new 2 song promo out now featuring the tracks “Saved” and “The Trojan”. Both tracks will soon be available on cassette through Ohio’s Blind Rage Records. Click HERE to check out the new Lesser Minds.
CT’s ZIONS BLOOD recently released a cover of Leeway’s “Who’s To Blame” with all proceeds going towards the Go Fund Me page for Leeway frontman Eddie Sutton who has been going through a grueling bout with cancer. Zions Blood released their debut EP back in February, click HERE to give it a listen.