smlDTN_promo_webMelbourne will be home to the inaugural THE STORM mini-fest this March. The dark clouds are rumbling and ten of the best bands in local and international hardcore will get together to appease the great ones in the great pit in the sky. This show is gonna wash away the insincere!

smlShackNorthern New South Wales tyrants of drear and isolation, Shackles, are a dark reminder that hard work often pays off. Stacking up a hefty catalogue of releases across the vinyl and tape formats in barely two years, prolific may be one word to describe the group; ferocious, vulgar, and barbaric may be others.

smlFrozen_Over_Mood_Swing_CoverMelbourne based label Life Liar Regret have launched preorders for LLR015, a split 7'' between Melbourne's Frozen Over and Sydney's Mood Swing. You can listen to a song from each band.

smlCOlossusMelbourne band COLOSSUS are currently streaming four songs that will soon be available as a 7inch soon. The EP release is a precursor to an upcoming full length.

smlXXXOver the course of five years (1983-1987), Boston’s xXx Fanzine chronicled the rise and rebirth of Hardcore America. The Salad Days. The Death of Hardcore. The Revolution Summer. The Punk-Metal Crossover. Straight-Edge Revivals. Skate-Rock. The Rock Against Reagan. Emo-Core. Brian Walsby Cartoons. Pushead Ads. Com- bat-Core. It’s all here.

smlfairweather-self-titled-e1391717400269airweather are back together again and have premiered a new song entitled “Carte Blanche” from an upcoming self-titled album, which will be their first full-length release in nearly 11 years!

smlHaP3Poster_FirstAnnouce_WEBUnwritten Law & Implants join Strung Out, Face to Face, The Casualties, Ten Foot Pole, Death by Stereo, Big D & the Kids Table, Masked Intruder and Heartsounds.

smladolescents-1372782825Adolescents will finally be hitting Australian shores for the very first time in their 30 year history. They'll play 4 highly anticipated shows up the east coast of Australia this July for the first and let's face it, probably the last time ever.

smlHarleyFormer CRO MAGS bassplayer and one time frontman Harley Flanagan has released a demo track of a new song titled "Trust No One". The song is presumably set to be released by Southern Lord on an as of yet unannounced release.

smlGetRadGet Rad have premiered a music video for the song ”Word Is Bond”, from their upcoming split 7″ with Sweet Cobra. The video features live footage recorded at the 2012 Gilead Music festival.

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