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No real surprises here with Sick of It All's masterpiece, "Scratch The Surface" being voted by you guys as your favourite release from the band. From the opening track "No Cure" right through to "Cease Fire" this is all killer, no filler. Runners up were "Blood Sweat & No Tears" and "Built To Last". Thanks to everyone who voted.

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Southern California’s Minority Unit, a band featuring multiple vocalists and comprised of members from Rotting Out, Soul Search, and Sleepwalkers, have announced that Sound & Fury Fest 2012 in Santa Barbara this July will be their last show.

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The Smith Street Band have just posted a short studio clip from their past month of tracking with Sam Johnson at Three Phase Studio. The forthcoming album is currently being mixed by Matt Voigt (Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly, The Dirty Three) at Melbourne's Sing Sing Studios.

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To coincide with the upcoming Weekender fest, Sydney's Chinese Burns Unit will be unleashing their debut 'S/t' 7" via Poison City Records. Chinese Burns Unit features Jay (Frenzal Rhomb), Glenno (Lawnsmell), Johnny T (The Optionals/ Grand Fatal) and John Irish (Crux/ Pure Evil Trio) playing punchy, infectious punk rock.

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From three separate nations comes the mosh bill of the year. The Nothing From No One Australian Tour this August will see Auckland's ANTAGONIST A.D., Cali metalcore outfit and Mediaskare Records label-mates LIONHEART join them, making their Australian live debut. 

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Trash Talk are currently on a 24 date tour of Europe with OFF!. They've been documenting their tour shenanigans along the way that makes for some interesting viewing.

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Recent visitors to our shores, Toxic Holocaust team up with Municipal Waste for an awesome split LP titled "Toxic Waste", a great play on words itself. This thrashing masterpiece of an LP is now available to download for free through Tankcrimes.

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Sydney band, Lo! have released a gory new video for track "Bastion", taken from their album Look and Behold out now on Pelagic Records! The video was completed in one shot in lovely Redfern, Sydney.

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Seminal hardcore group Hot Water Music finally answered the prayers of fans everywhere last month by releasing 'Exister,' their first new studio full-length in eight years. The iconic Florida foursome tells Noisey about growing up as a band and applauds one another's skills as musicians. 

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Revelation Records have confirmed a run of 25th Anniversary shows on the West Coast to take place at Irving Plaza in New York from October 11th to 14th. Whilst no word on who is playing has been announced, judging by the flyer art, one can probably surmise that Chain Of Strength will be reforming.

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