The Killer - Not All Who Are Lost Want To Be Found (2009)

After five long years since their debut full-length was released, The Killer is back with a new album chock full of dark destruction: Not All Who Are Lost Want To Be Found. More infuriated and merciless than their critically acclaimed previous effort, Better Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six, this new album is the perfect mix of all things brutal: low-end heavy hardcore and straight up dirge mixed with some of the heaviest, most destructive breakdowns.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/thekillerhc
Rock if you like: Convicted - Palehorse - Protestant

Track listing:
1 - God Forgot
2 - Final Prayer Of The Devil's Bastard
3 - Strange Terrain
4 - Lake Of Fire
5 - Goners
6 - It's Easy
7 - I Know What You Know
8 - Darker
9 - Higher Than The Sky
10 - The Truth Is(n't) Out There
DL

The Enemy Pilot - Petition For Perdition (2009)

The Enemy Pilot is a metal / hardcore / rock band from Helsinki, Finland. They blend elements from various influences and in turn have created a very unique sound with a lot of flavor. Fans of the european hardcore sound, this is right up your alley.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/theenemypilot
Rock if you like: Refused - Eden Maine - Shora

Track listing:
1 - Traces
2 - Hit And Run
3 - Dead Heroes
4 - Hospital Calls
5 - Your Catastrophe
6 - Them
7 - Headcase
8 - Fourth Reich
9 - Wanton Hearts
10 - My Home
DL

Municipal Waste - Massive Aggressive (2009)

"Municipal Waste is a crossover thrash band from Richmond, Virginia formed in 2001. They are known for their loud, drunken, party atmosphere and rowdy show attendees. Occasionally, they have been known to play unscheduled shows late at night. Municipal Waste are a crucial element of Richmond culture, and have three albums under their belts, including 2007’s The Art of Partying." -last.fm

Status: Active
Contact: Myspace
Rock if you like: Toxic Holocaust - Gama Bomb - D.R.I.

Track Listing:
1 - Masked By Delirium
2 - Mech-Cannibal
3 - Divine Blasphemer
4 - Massive Aggressive
5 - Wolves of Chernobyl
6 - Relentless Threat
7 - The Wrath of the Severed Head
8 - Upside Down Church
9 - Shredded Offering
10 - Media Skeptic
11 - Horny For Blood
12 - Wrong Answer
13 - Acid Sentence

DL

In The Face Of War - Everything You've Heard Is True (2009)

'Everything You've Heard Is True' is the 4th full-length album from In The Face Of War, and their first release in three years. This latest album is slightly more stripped down and straight-forward than their previous efforts but it shows a band that has been growing up and getting tighter every year.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/inthefaceofwar
Rock if you like: Tiefighter - The Carrier - Sinking Ships

Track listing:
1 - Sour Grapes
2 - Hawks
3 - We Keep On Fighting
4 - I Am A Lost Boy
5 - Gray Town
6 - Endless Summer
7 - Red Herring
8 - Indiana Jones
9 - On The Edge
10 - The Way Things Appear
DL

Downpresser - Age Of Ignorance (2009)

Southern California's Downpresser release their long awaited 2nd ep and prove that old school hardcore is alive and well. Age Of Ignorance is 6 songs of NYC influenced hardcore done the right way. Heavy, fast and pissed off!

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/downpresser805
Rock if you like: Cro-Mags - Leeway - Stigmata

Track listing:
1 - Arm's Length
2 - Shiver
3 - Underneath
4 - 360 Disease
5 - The Labyrinth
6 - Broken Walls
DL

Mammoth Grinder - Extiction Of Humanity (2009)

Austin, TX's Mammoth Grinder continue progressing with seven new songs that exceed anything they've released to date, with a gloomy, violent hardcore with Sabbath-esque breakdowns and thick and heavy sounding crust metal-laden riffs.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/mammothgrinder
Rock if you like: Weekend Nachos - Mind Eraser - Hatred Surge

Track listing:
1 - Total Extinction
2 - Societal Collapse
3 - Sentenced To Hell
4 - Resurfacing
5 - Frozen
6 - Devoured By Fear
7 - Life Returns
DL

Paint It Black - Surrender (2009)

Paint It Black are back with their 2nd Ep of the year. They stay true to their roots and continue to churn out Emotive Punk fueled Hardcore. Surrender is their Fat Wreck Chords debut and is 4 songs of blistering Punk Hardcore that will leave you wanting more.

Status: Active

Contact: http://www.paintitblack.org/
Rock if you like: Good Riddance - Kid Dynamite - Bad Brains

Track listing:
1 - Sacred
2 - Worms
3 - Cipher
4 - Surrender
DL

Deathbound - We Deserve Much Worse (2007)

DEATHBOUND strikes back with their ravishing third album. Grooving and rocking grindcore / death metal. They don't break any new ground in the grind / death metal world but they sure do write songs as good if not better than most of their peers.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/deathboundspace
Rock if you like: Nasum - Rotten Sound - Gadget

Track listing:
1 - Deceiving Shortcuts
2 - End The Guessing
3 - Gain Control
4 - Revolutions Against Nothing
5 - Connected To The Confusion
6 - Torn
7 - Debate Or Terminate
8 - Preaching Back To Preachers
9 - Betrayal Wears Your Face
10 - No Disease Like Us
11 - Final Element
12 - A Fraction Of Truth
13 - Never Been Worse
14 - Rockthrowers Among Us
15 - Landmine
16 - Put The Blame On The Devil
17 - Vansinne
18 - Ward 77
DL

Maudlin - Ionesco (2008)

Maudlin is a post hardcore/ sludge band out of Belgium. They combine atmospheric guitar work with a crushing rhythm section to create a very unique sound. Fans of all heavy music will be pleased with Maudlin's Ionesco.

Status: Active
Contact: www.myspace.com/maudlinrocks
Rock if you like: Cult Of Luna - Neurosis - Isis

Track listing:
1 - Solitaryecho (Bruises And Guilt)
2 - Drains Out Of Me (Endless Search)
3 - Without The Guilt (Escaping Shadows)
4 - I'll Cut (Distant Distortion)
5 - Nothingness (Nothingness)
6 - Ready (Receive My Faith)
7 - To Feel Faint (My Reality)
8 - As I Fall (Thunder Heart)
9 - Into The Dark Hands Of The Dancing Devil (Noise Between The Ears)
DL

Celan - Halo (2009)

Chris Spencer from Unsane and Ari Benjamin Meyers. Don't know if this is a one off album or not. It is awesome. Right up your alley if you liked Visqueen or Blood Run. Pretty heavy shit.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/celanband
Rock If You Like: Unsane - State of Conviction - JJ's Paradise Players Club

Track listing:
1 - Safety Recall Notice
2 - A Thousand Charms
3 - All This And Everything
4 - One Minute
5 - Sinking
6 - Weigh Tag
7 - Washing Machine
8 - Train Of Thought
9 - It's Low
10 - Wait And See
11 - Lunchbox
DL

Errata - Errata (2009)

A screamo/postrock band from Portugal who's sound that is familiar to most, Errata has given a new style from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Passive melodies and make-shift sequences, they have a very good sense of musical craftsmanship. I wish them the best of luck and keep your head on your shoulders...

Status: Active
Contact: Myspace
Rock If You Like: Envy - Thursday - Orchid

Tracklisting:
01. Permanecer
02. Estética Sentimental
03. Tempestade em Segundos
04. (In)existência
05. Honesty is Hard as Myths
DL

Insidious Decrepancy - Extirpating Omniscient Certitude (2009)

Extirpating Omniscient Certitude is just insane. I have a huge soft spot for brutal death but this is as brutal as it gets. I will say this is like listening to Deeds of Flesh on speed. Amazing guitar with some well crafted drum programming. BLAST OFF!!!

Status: Active
Contact: Myspace
Rock If You Like: Deeds of Flesh - Decrepit Birth - Origin

Tracklisting:
1. Contemptuous Inception
2. Tribulation
3. Slighting Salvation
4. Once Revered
5. Extirpating Omniscient Certitude
6. Perpetual Equanimity
7. Adorned In Agony
8. Derided Reticence
DL

Burnt By The Sun - Heart Of Darkness (2009)

Burnt By the Sun has returned with the staggering new and final album Heart of Darkness. Heart of Darkness clearly stands head and shoulders above the band’s renowned catalogue. Every aspect of this legendary band has been pushed to the limit: crushing riffs rain down like cement blocks, drums explode like gunfire and strident vocals howl against a modern dystopian society that besets us all, echoing the music's sonic sentiment. Heart of Darkness is both the heaviest Burnt By The Sun record, and stacked with the band's most memorable songs to date.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/burntbythesun
Rock If You Like: Endeavor - Disembodied - Human Remains

Track listing:
1 - Inner Station
2 - Cardiff Giant
3 - F-Unit
4 - A Party To The Unsound Method
5 - There Will Be Blood
6 - Goliath
7 - Rust | Future Primitive
8 - Beacon
9 - The Great American Dream Machine
10 - The Wolves Are Running
DL

Bone Awl - Meaningless Leaning Mess (2007)

After releasing many limited cassettes, splits, and 7"s, Bone Awl finally release their debut album. Like all of their previous releases, this is no compromise, and sticks to a primal and minimalist form of black metal. Each song rides an intense and violent pulse, with a tension and rawness that has not been previously matched by the band. While the music takes form in its bloody repetitive convulsions, the lyrics scream visions from a path that ends in death. A release that takes a unique and American stance on contemporary black metal.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/metaboneawl
Rock if you like: Akitsa - Malveillance - Vordr

Track listing:
1 - These Days Are Marked
2 - Pendulum
3 - One Nothing Between
4 - It's All Earth
5 - The Great Violence
6 - Without Hesitation
7 - Smiling Star-Wide
8 - I Am Only Lonely
9 - Head Of Silence
10 - Show Me
11 - Will A White Face
12 - Gray Heaps The Never Rot
13 - Meaningless Leaning Mess
14 - Crowned In Martyrmony
15 - Big Desicions
16 - Black Wings
17 - Be Still
18 - The King In Red
DL

Soul Control - Cycles (2009)

Drawing influences from bands such as Burn, Bane, Quicksand, 108, and Into Another, SOUL CONTROL breathes fire back into a long-dormant style of hardcore. Don't mistake this as a grasp at nostalgia; Soul Control is not content to simply emulate a sound from the last decade. Cycles is instead a new chapter, a progression from the classics of the genre.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/soulcontrolhc
Rock if you like: Burn - Quicksand - I Rise

Track listing:
1 - Beyond Words
2 - Pursuing Ghosts
3 - Like Spiders
4 - Silent Reality
5 - Playing Coward
6 - You'd Sing Too
7 - Fundamental Forces
8 - Flux
9 - End Times
10 - Life Circle
11 - Ashes To Iron
12 - Cycles
DL

Oroku - Living Through The End Time (2006)

The full length debut from these Lawrence, KS transplants. Now finding Seattle as their home, they have recorded this 13 song apocalyptic beast. With the addition of Lisa from Garmonbozia. Now they have a Remains Of The Day meets doom (the genre) meets filthy crust thing happening.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/oroku
Rock if you like: Fall Of Efrafa - Ictus - Malachi

Track listing:
1 - Vulture
2 - Disgust For Mankind
3 - Meaningless
4 - Death To The Sufferer
5 - Drow
6 - The Falling
7 - Spineless
8 - Terror
9 - The End Is Near
10 - Sgt. James Marsh
11 - Terror
12 - Fire
13 - Imaginary Friend
DL

Creatures - I, Lucifer (2009)

Creatures' debut full length, I, Lucifer, focuses on the band’s metal roots and pushes their sound further to the limit. Face melting solos, heavy-pulverizing riffs, and extreme speed is sure to provide something for everyone. With lyrics of depression, anger, and rage, this album will keep your head banging.

Status - Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/weareallcreatures
Rock if you like: Ringworm - Palehorse - Alpha & Omega

Track listing:
1 - I Lose
2 - Decimate
3 - Desolate
4 - IV
5 - Bottomless
6 - Burden
7 - Illusive Faults
8 - Suffer
9 - Death Reigns
10 - The Gates
DL

Black Friday '29 - Black Friday 2009 (2009)

It’s 2009 and Europe’s leading hardcore band Black Friday ’29 are back with the most crucial and inevitable release to date: ‘Black Friday 2009’. A clear and pissed-off statement full of aggression, straightforwardness and social criticism. Musically the band splays their self-created traditional hardcore style even further: heavier, catchier and more extensive than any of their previous recordings.
-Interpunk.com

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.blackfriday29.com/
Rock if you like: Panic - Carry On - Hands Tied

Track listing:
1 - Auri Sacra Fames
2 - Growing Colder
3 - Tell Tall Stories
4 - Set My Focus
5 - Memories
6 - Society Of Easy Solutions
7 - Instrumental
8 - No Farewell
9 - Totalausfall
DL

This Is Hell - Warbirds (2009)

In 2009, with the release of "Warbirds," This Is Hell is showing no signs of slowing down. The heartfelt conviction and energy of their previous releases is matched with a new found energy that's complemented by a production handled by legendary hardcore/punk producer Jim Siegel. "Warbirds" contains three brand new, original tracks as well as two covers to round out the release.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.thisishell.or/
Rock if you like: Ruiner - One Dead Three Wounded - Another Breath

Track listing:
1 - The Search
2 - Warbirds
3 - Worship Syndrome
4 - Crazy But Not Insane
5 - Never Tear Us Apart
DL

Burning Love - Demo (2009)

Burning Love are a grimey rock n roll band out of Ontario Canada. This demo features 6 tracks ripped from a cassette tape which gives the music even more grit. Features Chris Colohan (Cursed - The Swarm - Left For Dead) on vocals.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/burninglovers
Rock if you like: Cursed - Hour Of The Wolf - Doomriders

Track listing:
1 - Intro
2 - Lives Of The Saints
3 - Alien Vs. Creditor
4 - Money Shots
5 - I Don't Like You
6 - Burning Love
DL

Black Teeth - Ghost Town Anthems (2009)

Black Teeth are a dark hardcore band out of Peoria, IL. Ghost Town Anthems is their 2nd release and includes 5 new tracks. Black Teeth don't do anything groundbreaking, but they are extremely talented and excellent songwriters.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/blackteethpeoria
Rock if you like: Cursed - Modern Life Is War - His Hero Is Gone

Track listing:
1 - Ghost Town Anthems
2 - Downtrodden
3 - Breathe Sin
4 - Nails
5 - Oceans
DL

Cattle Decapitation - The Harvest Floor (2009)

The Harvest Floor is Cattle Decapitation's 5th full length CD and most impressive release to date. A perfect example of Deathgrind music done well, Cattle Decapitation encompasses a variety of styles into their sound creating a virtual rollercoaster ride effect. Deep guttural growling vocals and high pitched screams spew forth gore-laden lyrics from front-man Travis Ryan as the diverse guitar style of Josh Elmore and the monstrous bass sound of Troy Oftedal are accompanied by their new drummer David McGraw, who takes Cattle Decapitation to a whole new level of extreme speed and brutality. I know this has been out for a while but it's worth posting.

Status: Active
Contact: Myspace, Website
Rock If You Like: Misery Index, Pig Destroyer, Origin

Track Listings:
1. The Gardeners of Eden
2. A Body Farm
3. We are Horrible People
4. Tooth Enamel & Concrete
5. The Ripe Beneath the Rind
6. The Product Alive
7. In Axetasy
8. Into the Public Bath
9. The Harvest Floor
10. Regret & the Grave
DL

Argy Bargy - Drink, Drugs, Football Thugs

"Street punk" from the UK. That's all I can find.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/argybargyuk
Rock If You Like: Oi, Street Dogs, Cock Sparrer

Track Listing:
1 - Bothering Me
2 - Read All About It
3 - So Many Lies
4 - What Are You Fighting For
5 - Here We Go Again
6 - When Darkness Comes
7 - Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
8 - Found Out
9 - Whips And Chains
10 - Get Out Of My Life
11 - Vigilante
12 - Now Or Never
DL

Sabertooth Zombie - ... And Your Fathers Are Dead In The Ground (2009)

Sabertooth Zombie is an eclectic hardcore outfit from the north San Francisco Bay area. Fusing skate punk, thrash metal and hardcore, SZ pushes one of the most unique sounds in the current hardcore scene.

Status: Active
Contact: http://www.myspace.com/sabertoothzombie
Rock if you like: Ceremony - Trap Them - Lights Out

Track listing:
1 - Guide Me
2 - Cleft Stick
3 - Natural Life
4 - Grim & Hopeless
5 - Apples
6 - Children
7 - Lonely Town
8 - Grave Digger
9 - Body Turned Transmitter
10 - Voice On Tape
11 - Hex Sells
12 - Spacemen & Cops
13 - Dangerous Beat
14 - Insomnia
15 - Grim & Hapless
16 - Old Fools
17 - The Man That Lived And Died Asleep
18 - Like A Shadow; Like Shackles
DL

HARK! It's A Crawling Tar-Tar - Dorr Darr Gelap Communique (2005)

Hark! It's A Crawling Tar-Tar are a crust hardcore band out of Indonesia. They combine gloom, depression and angst which makes for a very creative sound. Lyrically they challenge the listener to open their minds and think about things we all take for granted and find as commonplace.

Status: Inactive
Rock if you like: His Hero Is Gone - From Ashes Rise - Tragedy

Track listing:
1 - HARK! HARK! HARK! 1-X-Y Common Thinking Errors To Avoid
2 - Samsul Bachri Menggugat
3 - ... And This Is Supposed To Save Our Marriage, Kundang
4 - Jual Daki Tuk Sesuap Nasi
5 - Kirim Balik Armada Itu Ke Gujarat!
6 - Situ Bagendit Terpaksa Di-Persona-Non-Grata
7 - Dorr Darr Gelapp
8 - Behold! Tempe Mendoan Governs Your Intellect!
9 - Kartu Garansi Setrika Di Neraka
10 - Runtuhnya Surau Mereka
11 - Gastrointestinal Disorder Ricochets In Rengasdengklok Expose; A Hoax
12 - Tagonian Kita Memang Tak Layak Dari Bandung
13 - Gramatikkaly Oppressed
14 - Tular Tularkan Tar-Tar Alias Spreading The Disease
DL

Fall of Efrafa - Inlé (2009)

"The long awaited final chapter of the "The Warren of Snares" trilogy, Fall Of Efrafa conclude their mythological tale of an uprising against an oppressive regime, based upon an interpretation of the classic novel "Watership Down" by Richard Adams. Inlé is crushing yet beautiful; ambient and atmospheric heavy post hardcore, bringing to mind the likes of Neurosis, Buried Inside, Envy, Earth and Godspeed You Black Emperor."

Status: Active, but not for long.
Contact: Official Site
Rock if you like: Ekkaia - Madame Germen - Ictus

Track Listing:
1 - Simulacrum
2 - Fu Inle
3 - Republic of Heaven
4 - The Burial
5 - Woundwort
6 - The Sky Suspended
7 - The Warren of Snares

Buy this.
Preorder Link
DL

Glass And Ashes - Self Titled (2008)

Glass And Ashes enter the fray with their 2nd album: a storm raging, a force of nature unleashed on barren landscapes, rending vast destruction as compelling art. Pummel and rage, burn and seethe, crossing from one side of melodic hardcore into the heaviest rock. The past is burnt and frayed. The future is unwritten.

Status: Active

Contact: www.myspace.com/glassandashes

Rock if you like: Planes Mistaken For Stars - As Friends Rust - 12 Hour Turn

Track listing:

1 - Seconds Before The Floor Drops Out

2 - To The Point Of Paralysis

3 - We Will Hang For This

4 - Bird's Eye View

5 - Alpha State

6 - North Flight

7 - Exit Wound

8 - Count Back From 10

9 - Dead Bodies Skyscrapers High

10 - The Rebuttal

DL

Off With Their Heads - From The Bottom (2008)

Off With Their Heads are a snotty punk group out of Minneapolis. From The Bottom is their 3rd full length and keep true to the style that they are known for. Lyrically OWTH are dark dire and desperate, and they mix that with somewhat upbeat music.

Status: Active

Contact: www.myspace.com/offwiththeirheads

Rock if you like: Dillinger Four - 88 Fingers Louie - Chinese Telephones

Track listing:

1 - I Am You

2 - Wrong

3 - 1612 Havenhurst

4 - Go On Git Now

5 - Until The Day

6 - Keep Fallin Down

7 - Terrorist Attack?

8 - Self Checkout

9 - Fuck This, I'm Out

10 - For The Four

11 - Ten Years Trouble

12 - I Hope You Know

DL

Dear Landlord - Dream Homes (2009)

Dear Landlord are a punk group out of Carbondale, IL. Featuring members of Off With Their Heads. They carry the torch high, burning the brightest when they step to the mic together for anthemic choruses cut by snotty leads and have a real knack for writing songs that get stuck in your head.

Status: Active
Contact: www.myspace.com/letslynchthedearlandlord
Rock if you like: Dillinger Four - Ann Baretta - The Movielife

Track listing:
1 - I Live In Hell
2 - Rosa
3 - High Fives
4 - Lake Ontario
5 - Landlocked
6 - Doormat
7 - Three To The Beach
8 - Park Bench
9 - Goodbye To Oakland
10 - Last Time I Checked
11 - Whiskey And Records
12 - Lost Cause
13 - Begging For Tips
14 - A World That We Never Made
DL

The Hope Conspiracy - True Nihilist (2009)

Boston's The Hope Conspiracy has been a brute force in the aggresive music community since its inception. Through years of relentless touring and now classic releases on the Equal Vision and Bridge 9 labels, The Hope Cons impact and influence is undeniable. True Nihilist is their latest offering and is a perfect example of how The Hope Con has matured and still kept the same elements of what got them to the peak of greatness.

Status: Active

Contact: www.myspace.com/hopecon

Rock if you like: Ruiner - This Is Hell - American Nightmare

Track listing:

1 - In The Shadow Of God

2 - Greed Taught, War Driven, Born To Die

3 - The Dismal Tide

DL