Backtrack follow up 2009 EP 'Deal With The Devil', with twelve new tracks in the tradition of hard hitting core like No Warning, Breakdown, Cro Mags. While there seems to be a plethora of bands around currently playing this style, there is something about Backtrack that really helps them rise above the pack. The music is really well structured with plenty of room to breathe in breakdowns, while that traditional sped up verse riffage really propels things along. The more I listen to this band, the more I like them as vocally it's very appealing with a clean, raspy sound almost like a milder Scott Vogel at times. Good record, be sure to check them out on tour with Iron Mind in January.
HIGHLIGHTS
Introducing REND From Adelaide
SECRET WORLD Interview With Guitarist Josh Campiao
CROSSCHECK Interview With Drummer George
NEWS
FULL OF HELL Drop "Broken Sword, Rotten Shield" Title Track...
Full Of Hell have announced a new EP will be released via Closed Casket Activities on May 16th.
CROSSFACE Release Debut Self Titled Album
Brisbane band CROSSFACE have released their debut self-titled album through BIG Records.
SUNSTROKE Release New EP Featuring Inside Out Cover
SUNSTROKE have released a new single "Hell of a Year for Daisies" backed up with a cover of Inside O...
ONE STEP CLOSER Release New Track "Jinx"
Wilkes-Barre punk heroes One Step Closer are back with a massive new single, "Jinx."
PIG PEN Join Flatspot Records For Debut LP
PIG PEN announce debut album Mental Madness out June 27th on Flatspot Records
HARD ONS Announce New 7" With JERRY A Of Poison...
The Hard-Ons are releasing a new single with guest singer and old mate Jerry A from legendary Portla...
TOURS
THE GIFTHORSE "Give My Body To This Town"...
After a few years on hiatus and a couple of new bands forming out of the ashes of the initial breaku...
OUTRIGHT "Avalanche" Reason and Rage
What felt like a long time coming, has definitely been so damn well worth the wait. Melbourne's Outr...
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM "Get Hurt" Island Records
The Gaslight Anthem return with their fifth full length album, having released last album "H...
NEW BLOOD
Introducing REND From Adelaide
REND are a new band out of Adelaide who dropped an awesome two track EP last year off the back of a ...
Introducing DEFIANT GROUND From The Gold Coast
DEFIANT GROUND are a new band out of the Gold Coast who have just released their demo through Set Th...
Introducing BULLY SQUAD From Sydney
BULLY SQUAD are a new band out of Sydney who dropped an impressive demo this year through New Ethic ...
INTERVIEWS
SECRET WORLD Interview With Guitarist Josh Campiao
We catch up with Josh Campiao from Sydney band SECRET WORLD to talk about their debut 7inch "Guilt I...
2024 The Year In Review
Welcome to our annual end of year wrap up, as we celebrate and dissect 2024, the year that was.
CROSSCHECK Interview With Drummer George
Perth (Boorloo) band CROSSCHECK are set to release a new 7 track EP "On The Offensive" through ...
LOOKING BACK
Revisiting BAD BRAINS 1994 Australian Tour w/ THE...
The "Rise" tour of 1994 was the one and only visit the BAD BRAINS would make to Australia with THE M...
Looking Back On HENRY ROLLINS and the HARD...
In this latest feature of Looking Back we investigate how the classic release of "Let There Be Rock"...
Revisiting NIRVANA's 1992 Australian Tour
Nirvana's 1992 tour of Australia is etched into the history books as a feat of legend for many reaso...
COLLECTORS
Inside REGAN CADD's Record Collection
Regan Cadd is from Melbourne and really likes youth crew hardcore, especially the glory days of R...
Inside MATT FOOTY HORVATH'S Record Collection
Matt "Footy" Horvath has been an avid collector for a very long time and owns some very. very, ra...
Inside RYAN WILLMOTT's Record Collection
Take a peek into the record collection of Ryan Willmott, filled with Mindsnare, Radio Birdm...
CRUCIAL FIVE
Graham Nixon on TRIAL AND ERROR RECORDS
Resist Records kingpin, Graham Nixon breaks down his top five favourite releases from the Trial an...
Nigel Melder on RESIST RECORDS
Trial and Error Records mastermind, Nigel Melder breaks down his top five favourite releases from ...
Nick Horsnell on REVELATION RECORDS
Miles Away frontman, Nick Horsnell delivers his top five releases from the Revealtion Records cata...
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