London Callings Summer Tips.

Please note, opinions of post are purely mine. Any comments and/or inclusions should be added to thread in Mindless Discussions on the board and a new post will follow this next week..

Summer Festivals:

Pressurefest-
While the line up isn't as huge as previous years, there are still some amazing bands playing, including exclusive sets from Death Threat, Cold World, and rumours surrounding Shattered Realms set being allegedly their last show ever in europe. Other class acts to check out are The Mongoloids, Trapped Under Ice, Death Before Dishonor, Bitter End, Meltdown, H2O and Trapped Under Ice.
The UK is taking over with sets from Knuckledust, Ambush, Bun Dem Out, Six Ft Ditch and Dirty Money.

Going to be tremendous.

Ieperfest-
I say this every year, but this year, the Bruno and gang have really outdone themselves. Not only are one of the best hardcore bands of all time, As Friends Rust, playing, but throw in Bloodclot (JJ from the Cro Mags), Outbreak, Ringworm plus about 20 more incredible bands and you have set the stage for the best european open air hardcore festival.

Shows not to miss.

Check out LDNLove for all show listings. This week, Trapped Under Ice are playing at the Grosvenor. The Underworld is also host to a number of bands coming through town including Madball and Negative Approach next week, Converge and Integrity twice, Bane and H2O in July and As Friends Rust/Outbreak, Bloodclot, and Verse/Have Heart/Shipwreck in August to name but a few.
Shows are being announced everyday so keep checking LDNLove and add us to your subscriptions so you can see when shows are added.

Recommended Music:

Crime In Stereo- Trouble Stateside (especially Bicycles for Afghanistan)/Is Dead (Both Bridge9)
Killing The Dream- Fractures (Deathwish)
The Banner- Frailty (Ferret)
Your Demise- Blood Stays On The Blade (Thirty days of Night)
Hellbent Diehard- S/T (Rucktion)
Anything by New Found Glory. Anything By Yellowcard.
EVERYTHING BY SOIA/WISDOM IN CHAINS/ DEATH THREAT.

Recommended London Hangouts:

Saturday afternoon (from 4pm) Jugs of Cocktails at the Cro Bar.
Rucktion Monthly 12bar show every first Saturday of the month.

Recommended Reads:

World moves Fast- New blog that is updated often.
Fully Backed- South Wales. READ.
Crazed Civilization (TERRIBLE Self promotion. Sorry. Go read the interviews with Sheep and Dave Heck)

People that needs to win Big Brother:
Kat or Darnell.

NEW HELLBENT DIEHARD ALBUM!!

One of the most promising UK hardcore bands around at present, Hellbent Diehard, have just released their debut album on Rucktion Records. This from the boys at Rucktion:

The long-awaited Hellbent Diehard full-length cd has just dropped!

"Featuring members of Ninebar, Diction, Frightener, Downtrodden and Last Hours Of Torment and guest appearances from Nicktion (Diction), Pierre (Knuckledust, Bun Dem Out) and DBS (Injury Time, Kartel), this album truly pushes the boundaries of what can be considered heavy hardcore!"

Only available from our webstore and from the band at the moment...
£8.70 postpaid in the UK

www.rucktionmusic.com

Check out Hellbent Diehard live at the next Damage Control fest on 5th May @ Jamm Bar.

The official release show for this album will be at the May 12Bar show on the 3rd May alongside Surge of Fuy from Belgium, Honour Among Thieves, Warchrist and 2 other bands.

Honour Among Thieves Sign to GSR

Honour Among Thieves have signed to european hardcore label GSR music, and are planning to release an album in October of this year.

The band made this announcement this week:

We are very proud to announce that we have signed a record deal with GSR Music, home to awesome bands such as The Setup, To Kill and Knuckledust. We've known the fine folk at GSR for a while now and couldn't be happier with the signing. We're honoured that they've asked us to join their tremendous roster and cannot wait to start working with them.
We will be recording our debut full length album in July and the release date has been set for October. More details to follow shortly.

The band will be playing with Cruel Hand and Miles Away this Monday at the Underworld

London Scene Report in Terrorizer!!

London hardcore bands such as Ninebar, Diction, Kartel and Honour Among Thieves, to name a few, have been featured in this months Terrorizer magazine. Written by Ian Glasper, formally of old UK band Stampin' Ground, the feature has been written from the heart by someone that was integral part of London Hardcore, therefore will give a honest educated view.

Terrorizer is available from all good newsagents so pick up a copy now!!

London Calling Podcast No 4 up!!!

The 4th London Calling Podcast is up on the totalrock site.

To download this, please go HERE and download the podcast ending with "02".

The podcast features music taken from demos from mainly UK Hardcore bands with a couple of worldwide bands thrown in the mix.

If you would like your band to feature on this, please email london.calling.hc@gmail.com

Download all the podcasts and tell all your friends!

London Calling Highly recommends the following bands.. .

Cheat To Win (UK)-
This band played their first London show at Facedown fest at the dome roughly a year ago. Watching them, the thoughts that entered my head were "this band are incredible.. so tight for a band that have just gotten together" and "his voice reminds me of the dude from Mentals but the music is thrashier". If you are a promoter, PUT THIS BAND ON. Give them a listen.. And someone to tell them to put "shark infested waters" back up on their myspace and tell them to play it live again. Thanks.


The Ice (Germany)-
There are certain european bands that do things right. Every country in europe has them. We have it here with Knuckledust and, I would say, Dirty Money, Holland has it with Born From Pain for the tough guys, No Turning Back for everyone else (heh).. Belgium has it, in some peoples eyes, with Justice and Germany have it with Black Friday 29.. They can now add another band to this list. The Ice are one of the most talked about bands in West Germany at the moment. I could give you the schpeel and say "if you love the cro mags etc etc, listen to them" but im not going to. Oh. I just did.

Cheap Thrills (Germany)-
This band played the 12bar with borrowed time last autumn, and totally blew everyone that was there watching away.. With an energy that is severely lacking with a lot of hardcore bands of the moment, the band mix old and new school hardcore effortlessly.. They are touring next month with solid Ground from Switzerland (playing the Underworld on 18/03). Check them out if you can. You will not be disappointed.

Living Hell (US)-
The hype behind this band first reached these shores last Ninjafest. Bands from America were all talking about how awesome they are. While the band arent doing anything groundbreaking, what they are doing is absolutely incredible. Not in a long time have I been left wanting more like I have with this band.

Homicidal (US)-
Featuring ex member of Bulldoze/Crown Of Thornz/ Conspiracy and Hatebreed. Thats all I have to say.

Blood Stands Still (US)-
This band are just finishing a European tour with Furious Styles and Your Demise.. featuring members of Donnybrook, the band were one of the most talked about on the tour package after they played London.. if you like Death Before Dishonor, check them out. One of the most highly recommended on this list.

HAT Tour diary

Honour Among Thieves, (possibly?) Londons hardest working hardcore band, have just completed their european tour, and have kindly put a tour journal up on their myspace for us...

The diary can be located in the blog here: http://myspace.com/honouramongthieveshc

RIP The Break In

The Break In, from Kent, have decided to call it a day, releasing this official statement:

"This is the end...
As of January 2008 The Break In are no more.
At the beginning of the month Dan Frye decided to leave the band. The rest of us feel that due to him being the only remaining original member, it wouldn't be right to carry on as a band without him.
We'd like to take this chance to thank everyone who has helped us out over the years.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust... "

They will be very much missed.

Dirty Money.....

Congratulations to Londons own Dirty Money who have made it into two major publications this month.

Firstly, Vice (there is a bigger image on the forum, where you can read what is written underneath):


And secondly, Metal Hammer:

Updates!

- As you all know, this year was the last Ninjafest. 2008 will bring a new festival, held on the same weekend at the same venue with the same format but under a different name. Running Riot Fest will be held on the 25th and 26th October at the Underworld and promises to follow where Ninjafest left off. A myspace page has been set up and band submissions are currently being taken. Please add the page for future developments.



- London Calling is looking for new writers... we would like more people to update the news (UK based), as well as column writers (anywhere). If you would like to write about anything or simply do a scene report, please drop me a mail to: London.calling.hc@gmail.com. The banner on the messageboard is also currently up for grabs so if you would like to advertise there, please email.



Finally, I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic new year, and I hope that 2008 brings you all that you hope and wish for.