Review: Liferuiner - Future Revisionists

Liferuiner’s latest release “Future Revisionists” has proved to be a solid album to fit in the hardcore genre. Anyone looking for a new hardcore band to spice up their usual mix of things will enjoy the Parkway Drive/The Ghost Inside-esque style that Liferuiner represents. They have a very old-hardcore sound that will please any nostalgic listener of the genre. Songs like “Harvest Famine” will fully represent the bands melodic/hardcore sound with its screamy cleans and progressive guitar. This type of style can be heard consistently throughout the album with songs like their opener “Vacant”. This song starts the album off in a good direction, plunging the listener right into the sound that Liferuiner has created.

Once you get past the mediocre recording quality of the album, you will soon find that the punk beat verses and ambient guitar mirror a certain The Ghost Inside quality. Liferuiner creates the same atmosphere of honesty and encouragement that can be heard in The Ghost Inside’s “Get What You Give”. Though this is a compliment, Liferuiner isn’t 100% there yet. The band has a style that borderlines musical immaturity and professionalism. They have the song structure of a local band but the content that resembles masters of the genre. The vocals of the album are a bit monotone and some of the breakdowns will bore a listener after a while but overall this band has a unique potential in them. The ambient guitar, while not innovative, smoothly moves the album along. This certain instrumentation is done very well on the album and it keeps the listener entertained and mesmerized.

The closing song “Self Purgatory” ends the album off in a bang, leaving the listener in a daze. Though this band has a long way to go in terms of maturity and progression, so far “Future Revisionists” is something that I recommend be picked up if you are in need of a new sound. If you are a fan of The Ghost Inside or Parkway Drive you will probably enjoy this band’s latest release. Keep an eye on this band and what’s yet to come of their discography as the potential in “Future Revisionists” is very promising.

Rating 7.5/10

Hoist The Colors Announce West Coast Tour Dates

Los Angeles based Celtic/punk band Hoist The Colors has announced a west coast tour in support of their most recent album, Miles To Go Before We Sleep, that will kickoff on June 27th in Las Vegas and culminates on July 13th in El Segundo.  In anticipation, Hermosa Beach independent label Hardline Entertainment is giving away the band’s song, “Gold,” for free.

 Download Hoist The Colors’ song “Gold” now at http://hardlineent.com/store/hoist-the-colors-gold/.

Terraplane Sun Release Official Video for Get Me Golden

Terraplane Sun have released a video for the song “Get Me Golden” which is on the band’s forthcoming EP Ya Never Know, to be released on July 16th via Trauma 2 Records. The video can be seen here. “Get Me Golden”, the lead single, is available on iTunes now.

Having kicked things off recently as an opener to Imagine Dragons at the Hollywood Palladium, the band is set to tour throughout the Summer in support of the new EP.

Frontman Ben Rothbard dishes on “Get Me Golden”, "Golden was written with the notion that if you really want something, you gotta go and get it. One thing we’ve learned as a band, and even as just individuals, is that very little will fall in your lap…and if it does, chances are it won’t happen again. You need to really go after exactly what you want, whether it’s love, a goal, a challenge, etc."

THESE HEARTS Release First Studio Diary

THESE HEARTS have released their first studio diary in anticipation for the release of their sophomore album Yours To Take, out July 9^th. Go behind the scenes for a look at what has gone into making their most dynamic release to date as the band talks about what the album means to them, the sacrifices they’ve made, the bands they look up to and understanding what makes an album truly great.

Phinehas Announces Summer Headlining Tour

California Christian metal act Phinehas are excited to announce their first of four back-to-back US tours they will be playing in support of The Last Word Is Yours To Speak. The first tour, is a solo headlining tour that begins July 5^th in Bakersfield, CA and takes them to the 2013 Red Cord Festival, that they are co-headlining, on July 13th before finishing the run July 18^th in Willmar, MN. Phinehas’ first single, entitled “Fleshkiller,” from their forthcoming album is still available for free download from http://phinehas.us.

Norma Jean announce new album, Wrongdoers

Norma Jean will release their new album, Wrongdoers, on August 6th via Razor & Tie. You can find the track listing below

Track Listing
01) Hive Minds
02) If You Got It At Five, You Got It At Fifty
03) Wrongdoers
04) “The Potter Has No Hands”
05) Sword In Mouth, Fire Eyes
06) Afterhour Animals
07) The Lash Whistled Like A Singing Wind
08) Neck In The Hemp
09) Triffids
10) Funeral Singer
11) Sun Dies, Blood Moon

Victory Records’ Summer Music Sampler Now Available

Victory Records’ Summer 2013 music sampler is now streaming on YouTube. Watch and listen to this interactive video here.

The Summer sampler features COUNTERPARTS’ newest single “Wither” from their upcoming album, The Difference Between Hell And Home, along with new tracks from THESE HEARTS and ERIMHA. Pre-order packages are available at VictoryMerch.com. 

1.      TEAR OUT THE HEART – “Infamous Las Words”

2.      SNOW WHITE’S POISON BITE – “Will You Meet Me In The Graveyard”

3.      THE BUNNY THE BEAR – ”In Like Flynn”

4.      TERROR – “Hard Lessons”

5.      CONTINENTS – “Idle Hands”

6.      THESE HEARTS – ”Miserable”

7.      AS THEY BURN – “Dream Collapse”

8.      CLOSE YOUR EYES – “Valleys”

9.      EMMURE – “Protoman”

10.   SEEKER – “She” (DEMO)

11.   COUNTERPARTS – “Wither”

12.   FALL CITY FALL – “Lovebirds”

13.  THE ROYALTY – “Won’t Be Long”

14.   SILVERSTEIN – “Smashed Into Pieces”

15.   HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS – “Ohio Is For Lovers”

16.  ERIMHA – “Verdict Of The Soul”

Ed Banger Records "Ed Rec Vol. X" Out Now

Distinguished dance label Ed Banger Records is celebrating their 10th anniversary with the release of Ed Rec Vol. X, featuring contributions from Justice, Busy P, Breakbot, Cassius, Sebastian, and more.

The 14-track collection is currently #10 and climbing on the iTunes Electronic Music chart, and earning critical acclaim with Mix Mag declaring it “a perfect 10” and Elektro Magazine lauding the “characteristic mash of EDM, rock and hip-hop. Still bringing the party.” The album is now exclusively streaming on Vice.com’s new Thump blog here. Earlier this month, Rollingstone.com gave us a sneak peek of the release with their premiere of French electronic-duo Cassius' contribution “Sunchild" here.

God Is An Astronaut Announce Seventh Studio Album

Irish post-rock band God is an Astronaut has announced plans to release their next studio album, Origins, in North America on September 17th via Rocket Girl records.  

God is an Astronaut’s seventh full-length album, Origins, is their first as a five-piece and cements their place as one of the world’s most intense, musically- and visually-inventive post rock bands. Renowned for their searing live shows in which the music is married with provocative projected imagery, GIAA consider each of their albums to be a sonic ‘photograph or snapshot of who we are in that moment of time’ and Origins is perhaps their most saturated, striking snapshot to date.

Saves The Day's ex-drummer joins Motion City Soundtrack

Claudio Rivera (ex-Saves the Day) has officially joined Motion City Soundtrack on drums.

Ladies and Gentlemen, let us be the first to introduce you to our newest member: Claudio Rivera! He is an old friend who has played many roles in our life as a band over the years. We are very excited to embark on this musical journey with him at the drum helm. Be sure and give him the glad hand should you spot him this summer at the Vans Warped Tour. Hell, that goes for any of us. Take care and we’ll see you soon.