Tag: Sick of it All

NEWS: Hoods smashing up Europe in October!

Celebrating 25 years together are Sacramento Californian Hardcore crew Hoods who will be upon our shores for a run of 4 shows in October during a European trek. Expect cuts from all 13 of their releases, not least 2014’s “Gato Negro” out via Artery Recordings! Influenced by the likes of Madball, Sick of It All,

NEWS: Sick Of It All. November.

Canadian Hardcore Punks Cancer Bats will continue their love affair with our part of the World in November when they will be joining Comeback Kid in supporting the legends that are Sick Of It All! Hopefully the New York Hardcore veterans will play our personal favourite “District”! 21th Glasgow, Slay 22th Sheffield, Corporation 24th London, Electric

Throwback: “The Great Red Shift” by Most Precious Blood!

“Our Lady Of Annihilation” by Brooklyn New York Metallic Hardcore crew Most Precious Blood from 2003 that took everyone by surprise. They had formed a couple of years earlier from the ashes of another band called Indecision and were based around the axe wielding duo of Rachel Rosen and Justin Brannan. The bands second album

Review: “Gamechanger” by Sworn Enemy

Sometimes you need to take a step back in order to take a step forward. It’s taken 5 long years for Queens New York Metallic Hardcore crew Sworn Enemy to make “Gamechanger”, an album that is produced by Robb Flynn of Machine Head and engineered, mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren, famous for his work

Review: “True Love” by Born From Pain

Dutch Hardcore veterans Born From Pain have forged a 22 year career, “True Love” is the bands 8th studio album. Widely considered to be one of the leading bands of the European Hardcore scene and having shared stages with everyone from Hatebreed to Slayer, the band have a reputation to uphold. Instrumental pounding opening “Glück

Throwback: “District” from Sick of it All!

In the spirit of last night’s EMP sponsored The Persistence Tour, which was cracking good fun, we’re going to pay tribute to Queens New York Hardcore Punks Sick of it All!  Throwing back nearly 20 years to their Mike Pappa Directed, animated and designed video for “District” from 2000’s “Yours Truly”! Not only is it

Live Review: The Persistence Tour @ O2 Forum, London

The Annual EMP sponsored Persistence Tour rolls into London and the O2 Forum in Kentish Town bringing with it a fine selection of bands within various Hardcore Sub-genres. Each show on the tour has had a local band opening up, however this afternoon is different. West Midlands Extreme Metallers Napalm Death are the special guests!

NEWS: Persistence Tour 2019 announced!

The Annual Persistence Tour will once again be upon our shores for a single date in January! The Hardcore Meets Metal tour ploughs it’s way across Europe with some big names until finally stopping in London! The line-up for the annual one dayer has been unveiled as follows; SICK OF IT ALL IGNITE WALLS OF

NEWS: Persistence Tour 2019 line-up!

With 3 additional bands yet to be announced (last year’s incarnation was 7 strong), this year’s incarnation of Persistence Tour will once again have a single UK show on 27th January at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London alongside the usual German, Belgian & Czech republic shows. The bands announced so far are Sick