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Saturday, 16 April 2011

Victims - A Dissident (2011)

Genre: Crust / Hardcore punk

For fans of Swedish hardcore such as Wolfbrigade, Kontrovers, Skitsystem and American bands like Tragedy, From Ashes Rise - Victims

Monday, 11 April 2011

City and Colour - Live At the Orange Lounge (April 20, 2010)

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Genre: Folk, acoustic
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This limited edition EP and features a live performance recorded at the Orange Lounge back in 2008. Six killer tracks, check it out!

City And Colour - ITunes Live: SXSW (Live in Austin, TX/2011)

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Genre: Folk, acoustic
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This limited edition EP was released exclusively on iTunes and features 4 songs recorded during City and Colour's set at the 2011 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The EP includes the first recorded version of the new song "O' Sister", which is set to appear on the upcoming album Little Hell.

Sunday, 10 April 2011

Carpathian - Isolation (2008)

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Genre: Hardcore

Download from Mediafire Sources: 1, 2, 3,

This album peaked at No. 19 on the Australian ARIA charts, was voted No. 1 album of the year by radio program Short.Fast.Loud. and has received mixed reaction from reviews. If you haven't heard of Carpathian, they can be compared to Modern Life Is War and The Carrier..

The Cold Harbour - Long Road Blues (2011)

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Genre: Melodic Hardcore

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One of the best upcoming bands playing this style. Worth checking out.

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues (2011)

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Genre: Metalcore / Progressive Metal
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The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues is the first EP by American heavy metal band Between the Buried and Me. The EP may contain only three tracks, but they average out to being 10 minutes per song.

Friday, 11 March 2011

Skitsystem - Stigmata (2006)

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Genre: Crust punk

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Swedish crust punk containing members from previous metal bands. From the opening track 'Apokalypsens Svarta Änglar' this album kills, and the vocals particularly in tracks such as 'Stigmata' are so dramatic. Without a doubt one of the best crust punk releases.

Wolfpack - Lycanthro Punk (1997)

Genre: Hardcore / Crust

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Wolfpack was the former name of the Swedish hardcore punk/d-beat band Wolfbrigade. Some of the finest hardcore you will hear.

Sick Of It All - Based On A True Story (2010)

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Genre: Hardcore

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New York Hardcore, need I say anymore.

Architects - The Here And Now (2011)

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Genre: Metalcore

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If those metalcore fans, Architects fourth studio album. Check it out

Anarchoi - You Don't Have To Steal This CD - Its Free (2004)

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Genre: Anarcho-punk

Mediafire Source: 1, 2, 3

This is the second release from Sydney anarcho punk group - similar to Litmus Green, Holokaust. Influenced by Conflict, Oi Polloi, etc.

Tragedy discography

2000 - self titled

2002 - Can We Call This Life

2002 - Vengeance

2003 - Split with Totalitar

2004 - UK 2004 Tour EP

2006 - Nerve Damage

Tragedy is a crust punk band originally from Memphis, Tennessee. The band formed in 2000 from members of the influential modern hardcore punk bands His Hereo Is Gone, From Ashes Rise, Deathreat and many more.

Tragedy's albums have met with critical acclaim within the DIY hardcore community, and have had a large positive impact on the popularity of crust punk music that shares a similar sound. The band has had a cult following and celebrity status in some hardcore circles. They give little information about themselves in promotional materials and include minimal information in album inserts.

2000 - Self Titled LP Download: Mediafire sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2002 - Can We Call This Life. Download: Mediafire sources 1, 2, 3

2002 - Vengeance. Download: Mediafire sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2004 - UK 2004 Tour EP. Download: Mediafire sources 1, 2

2006 - Nerve Damage. Download: Mediafire sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Hammers - Year One

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Genre: Dark Hardcore, Crust

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If you love dark hardcore with chugging epic riffs don't look past UK's Hammer. For fans of Tragedy, Cursed, etc

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Rise Against - Endgame (2011)

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Genre: Punk
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This is the sixth release from Chicago's quartet.

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fungus (2008)

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Genre: Experimental / Progressive Rock

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If your not familiar with Omar Rodriguez Lopez, his best known for his work with At The Drive In, De Facto and The Mars Volta. If you're a fan of those bands or a fan of experimental/progressive music you can't ignore this artist.

Trap Them - Darker Handcraft (2011)

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Genre: Chaotic Hardcore

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For fans of Cursed, Converge. Possibly better than previous releases, so download and destroy!

From Exile - Monolith (2009)

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Genre: Progressive/Melodic Death Metal

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I don't think I've ever seen such bright colours used on an album cover for a metal band. Some of the progressions and vocal parts remind me of Mastodon, well worth checking you.