Deal With It looking for dates. Help them out.

From Dead And Gone Records:

We're currently booking a UK & mainland tour for deal with it.

We have a handfull of UK shows to fill 25-27 June
One the mainland we have 1st & 2nd july free - we're looking for shows in Germany

Deal With It

Leeds, England

In an age where straight edge is all but done with, when it's more important to be vapid and ironic than to have an opinion on something, when a person is judged by their choice of trainer instead of what they're ready to commit, Deal With It arrived on the scene to bring back some integrity. Outspoken and energetic, they combine the best elements of Breakdown, No Warning, Cro Mags and Leeway.

Musically hard as a bag of hammers, and lyrically world weary and full of rage, Deal With It are a hardcore band in the truest sense of the word, and are a force to be reckoned with. "My world is coming down"

D&G Releases : 'World Coming Down' 7"
'World Coming Down' CD out in June

Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/dealxwithxit

* D&G will provide tour poster and promotional records.
* For information on available shows and the 'guarantee' get in touch

ianxwiles@gmail.com

Your Demise "caught by the fuzz"

Your Demise, who recently were crowned as the hardest working hardcore band in the UK, had a run in with the law in belgium this past weekend. Live on "May and Mates" on Totalrock, vocalist George described how they were stopped on a notorious stretch of road in Antwerp after being shopped in by a passing motorist. The band were charged with possession of a firearm with intent to use. The firearm in question was a BB gun purchased in Belgium. Apparently a dildo was also found in the vehicle.

The band were held for 23 hours, missing the first show of their mainland euro weekend jaunt. They were released to play the next show in Germany the next day, and will return to belgium to attend court to face the charges.

A statement from the band will be posted once available.

Seventh Cross to Split. Details of their last shows.

We regretably announce that Worcester five piece, The Seventh Cross, have decided to call it a day and part ways. The band will be playing two, possibly three last shows in the UK, with the all dayer on May 20th being their last London show.

London Calling will miss this band terribly and wishes all of the boys the best of luck.



From the band themselves:

hey.

as any of you who've been paying attention to the band will know, jon quit the band a month or so ago. we were bummed as he's been with the band since day 1 and he's a great dude, but we were gonna try and replace him. but then Jim started thinking about the band i guess, and after reflecting on the situation, he has decided to follow suit. he feels the band's best is in the past and it's time to move on. bum out. myself, reynolds and JJ don't feel the same, but as we've just lost the last 2 original members we feel it would be a bit fraudulent to carry on. napalm death, we are not. we're all a bit gutted, but that's life.

so, we're going to play some last shows.

London, the Underworld, Sunday 20th May w/ loadsa bands
TBC Leeds, the Fenton, Friday 25th may w/ clone the fragile, deal with it and betray these angels
Hereford, the Herdsman, Saturday 26th may w/ others tbc

the london show is an all dayer with loads of awesome bands, check the flyer:



note we're not on the flyer as we're a late addition to the bill, and that stout have pulled out.

as you can see the leeds show is TBC. i have booked the venue, but jim is a little unsure it's worth doing a leeds show because he thinks no one gives a shit. so, if you would like to see us do a leeds show, please comment to that jim can see it's worth doing. this isn't some dumb comment me pls i need attention0 thing, we're genuinely having trouble convincing jim it's worth it, and you can help us. i really want a last leeds show, it's my home town and leeds has always been good to the seventh cross, so yell on our myspace if you want us to do it. i'm not kidding. don't yell = no show.

so that's it, after these 2 (poss 3) final shows, the band is dead. we will be playing mainly songs from our full length scorched by the flames on vengeance so come down, have a dance and help us lay this beast to rest. we'll be selling off our remaining merch real cheap too. we could print some dumb last show shirt but this isn't about seperating you and your money, so we won't.

i think jon and jim are taking a break from bands for a while. JJ is looking for members to join with him in a black/death metal band nhor__@hotmail.com or get his myspace link in our members section. reynolds is already talking to a couple of well known UK metalcore bands about filling their vacant drum stools, so you'll all be seeing plenty of him and his cock soon enough. me and him are also planning on starting up a new group too, maybe with JJ if we can convince him to join. i have a new band too, HONOUR AMONG THIEVES which you should check out if you can be bothered.

we'd like to thank everyone for their support over the lifetime of the band, there are way too many people to mention but i'm sure they all know who they are. we've had a lot of good times and none of us will ever forget it.

keep it real, and keep it metal.


cheers

sheep & the seventh cross.

London Calling Podcast up now!!

Feel like listening to some hardcore demos on the way to work? Or want something new as background noise for an hour?

London Calling has its first podcast. Unlike many of the podcasts that are only playlists or someone talking into their PCs mic, ours was recorded at the Totalrock Studios and has a "radio show" feel to it. Its available to download from www.totalrock.com

Click on the Podcasts link on the right hand side of the page and then click on the hardcore demo show.

You can download this podcast two ways:
A. By right clicking on the link and saving it as "save target as" in IE or "save link as" in firefox

B. Via Itunes:

1. Launch iTunes.
2. In the Advanced menu, select Subscribe to Podcast.
3. Enter the feed URL in the text box and click OK.


I want as many people to hear this and would love feedback so if you could repost, that would be awesome. Also, if you are in band that has a demo track that you would like me to play, please drop me an email to london.calling.hc@gmail.com


thanks kids!

Down And Outs/ Death Is Not Glamorous Split out now!

From the wonderful folk at Dead and Gone Records:

Split 7" - Out Now!!!

We're happy to announce the release of this split 7" between two of our favourite bands and we're excited to bring you 3 brand new and exclusive tracks from Death Is Not Glamorous & the Down & Outs.

Death Is Not Glamorous follow up their 'Undercurrents' EP with more incredibly catchy and anthemic melodic punk anthems. I hope you've heard these boys already but for the fresh starters visit http://www.myspace.com/deathisnotglamorous. You can also hear a track from this 7"

'Boys From The Blackstuff' is still on our stereos and still no sign of the 2nd LP! Thankfully the Down & Outs have given us 2 7"'s and recorded three new songs for this split. You can hear 'Chris' Song' at their myspace http://www.myspace.com/downandouts

2 incredible bands from 2 incredible cities.

Death Is Not Glamorous are currently on tour please find the tour dates below and also details of their UK tour in June. Most dates are with a new band from the UK that you should check out called Fastpoint (7" on Audacious Art Experiment soon)

11/04 – Juz Mannheim, Manheim (Ger)
12/04 – Kulturpalast, Wiesbaden (Ger)
13/04 – Komma, Esslingen (Ger)
14/04 – Jugendtreff Arpke, Arpke (Ger)
15/04 – Koma F, Berlin (Ger)
16/04 - Club Jet, Prague (Cz)
17/04 – Kultiplex, Budapest (Hun)
18/04 – Shelter, Vienna (Aus)
19/04 – Barracuda Bar, Kassel (Ger)
20/04 – The Stage, Arnhem (Hol)
21/04 – Feierwerk, Munich (Ger)
22/04 – Baracke, Munster(Ger)
23/04 – Pumpe, Kiel (Ger)

13/06 – Rote Flora, Hamburg (Ger)
14/06 – JZ Scheun, Ibbenburen (Ger)
15/06 – Cricketers Rest, Norwich (UK)
16/06 - TBC, Brighton (UK)
17/06 – Club Ifor Bach, Cardiff (ÚK)
18/06 – The Attik, Manchester (UK) w/ Fastpoint
19/06 – Chillingham Arms, Newcastle (UK) w/ Fastpoint
20/06 – O'Henry's, Glasgow (UK) w/Fastpoint
21/06 - TBC
22/06 – Pilgrim, Liverpool (UK) w/ Fastpoint
23/06 – TBC, Hull (UK) w/ Fastpoint
24/06 – Upstairs @ The Dome, London (UK) w/ Fastpoint

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THANKS KIDS!!

LDN New Blood.

If you ask anyone that lives outside of London to define London hardcore, the answer would generally be "tough with breakdowns". This definition is blown out of the water by "Honour Among Thieves". With a more melodic sound than your average london band, Honour Among Thieves mix bane style vocals with tougher screams, and guitars that would feel quite at home in Comeback Kids debut record. The band already have a handful of shows, including support slots for Sick Of It All and Madball.

Next up is Jailbait. The band haven't even recorded a demo yet and have been hailed as one of the most promising bands to come out of London. The band earned this tag after their spectacular performance at Facedown Festival at the dome last month. While the band are not bringing anything relatively new to the table musically(but lets face it, how many bands do these days), they are, by far, the funnest hardcore band I have seen in a long time.

Please give both bands your time.

Help Out Deadfest.

Disclaimer: The beauty of hardcore is that when a hardcore kid is in trouble, generally, most hardcore kids will band together to help their fellow man out. When starting this blog, I promised myself that I would not use it for charity purposes, but as someone that has put on shows, I understand how much money has been lost and I also know how bad it feels to not be able to continue doing something you love because of money issues. I have also attended this fest two years in a row and would be gutted if its cancelled. This is why this news feature is here.

Deadfest is Swedens largest hardcore festival. Booked and promoted by Chris, also founder of Dead Vibrations, the fest is growing bigger every year and attracts people from all over the world, showcasing not only some of the best scandinavian hardcore bands, but also bands from all over the world. The weekend, held in Linkoping in Sweden, is one of the better fests in europe and always promises a good time.
Unfortunately, Deadfests future is currently in question due to financial issues. There is talk of the fest being moved to Finland, or being cancelled altogether. This would not only be heartbreaking, but it would also be a huge blow to swedish hardcore.

A paypal account has been set up for Deadfest, not by Chris himself, but by the guys from Rukus.se. If you would like to help the fest out, please paypal money to: helpdeadfest@gmail.com