Tragic news to report out of Switzerland, as a fan has died from injuries sustained in a stage dive at a concert headlined by Suicidal Tendencies. The Jan. 22 show was part of the Persistence Tour that also featured Terror, Strife and Evergreen Terrace.
Hardcore heroes Terror have elected to cancel their upcoming Czech Republic concert. It's a show of solidarity for Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe, who is currently languishing in a prison in the country, facing manslaughter charges. Blythe has been incarcerated for over a month, having seen his bail denied by the prosecutor who protests his release
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One person not feeling the Refused reunion? Terror vocalist Scott Vogel, who took the stage to rant about his lack of support for the Swedes reformin' and performin'. He said, "A lot of bands that come around, they do their thing, they tell you how much they care, they write their songs, they write their lyrics, couple of years later, they disappear...
Terror will be storming through your town like a hardcore hurricane this Spring. The band is supporting its fifth album, 'Keepers of the Faith,' and will launch a strike against American and Canadian venues for the entire month of April on the Stick Tight 2011 tour, which also boasts Stick to Your Guns, Trapped Under Ice, Close Your Eyes, and Your Demise...
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. will host the first-ever Bringing It Back or the Kids Fest this coming May 13 and 14. It is being put together by Cliff Wiener. He knows a thing or two about what's going on in the hardcore scene, having run a variety of labels and clothing companies, such as Undecided Records, 567 Records, Royal Family Clothing and 1981 Straight Edge Clothing...
When Terror first announced they were going to record the follow-up to 2008's 'The Damned, the Shamed' some worried if the veteran hardcore act was going to inject some pop into the album, as New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert was set to produce...
Terror will be a veritable touring machine this summer, embarking on dates with Grave Maker, Foundation and Naysayer through late July. Heavy touring is something the band is no stranger to, and fans and consummate moshers can expect the band to mix the set list up on this go round...
Vancouver's Grave Maker are one of the newest bands on Victory Records, the label that put hardcore on the more mainstream map with its roster. While hardcore isn't anywhere near as popular as it was in the mid-to-late '80s and mid '90s, Grave Maker hope to amend that reality with their label debut, 'Ghosts Among Men,' which is due out June 22...