DEMOS/TAPES/CDRs: [last update: 02.12.2008] BLACK & BLUE - "Losing Season" Demo Top notch "modern hardcore" from the UK. Click for mp3s. CDr self released 2007 2,50 € BRAINBUSTER - "Bite The Curb" Demo 5 blasts of fast, head-splitting hardcore from Durham, England. Click for mp3s. CDr Bad Luck 2007 1,50 € The DOWN AND OUTS - "Live in Liverpool" 12 tracks of anthemic street punk, recorded live in Liverpool at the Masque Theatre in January 2006. Contains all the hits from the "Boys From the Blackstuff" full length and the "Forever Punk" 7". CDr Thrashgig 2006 5,50 € DROWNING IN NOVEMBER - Demo 2004 First demo of the Styrian metalcore outfit, contains 4 songs and 4 videos. CDr selfreleased 2004 3,- € GRAMERCY RIFFS - Demo 2008 3 songs of fast hardcore from this Nottingham based band. I wouldn't say they sound exactly like them, but comparisons to Look Back And Laugh and Talk Is Poison have been made... but whatever, this is damn good no-frills hardcore, so just give it a listen, okay? Super cool packaging for a CDr demo, too! CDr self released 2008 2,50 € EAT & RUN - Demo 2007 Fast, circlepit-friendly hardcore with lyrics about skateboarding, eating fast food and the "joys" of growing up... you get the picture. Gnarly! Click for mp3s. CDr self released 2007 3,- € The ELECTRICIAN - s/t The second tape for this chaotic hardcore/grind outfit from the US. This time they are more into that techgrind sound than into screamo, added some deep vocals and play more technical. Click for mp3s. This tape comes with amazing artwork by Spig. Tape Yehonala 2006 3,- € INJURY TIME - Demo 2005 4 songs of bullshit-free, tough hardcore from London's answer to (old) Blood For Blood. Featuring members of Ninebar, Kartel, Maldito & 17 Stitches. CDr selfreleased 2005 2,50 € KEEP IT CLEAR - Demo 2007 Keep It Clear from Vancouver, Canada, feature (former) members of Go It Alone and Blue Monday among others, but don't expect more "modern hardcore" from this, as what you get here are 5 tracks of hard-hitting hardcore somewhere between Floorpunch and Right Brigade. Click for mp3s. Tape Sailin' On 2008 3,- € KINGDOM - "II" Demo Cologne's finest kick out 4 jams of mid-paced, groovy hardcore with a rocking edge... Underdog, Supertouch, early Justice, anyone? Click for mp3s. Tape Kill The Hype 2007 3,- € MEANTIME - Demo 2007 Heavy hardcore from Daytona Beach, Florida, that'll have you moshing. Click for mp3s. CDr self released 2007 3,- € NEW MORALITY - "No Future" (Demo 2005) New up & coming band from the Netherlands that draws its influences from bands like Crown Of Thornz, Killing Time, No Warning and Breakdown. 4 songs. CDr Light The Fuse 2005 2,50 € NOBLE CAUSE - Demo 2006 No frills old school hardcore/punk from Vienna. 8 songs and an intro in just over 8 minutes. Featuring (ex-)members of On Point, Challenge & Remember The Nights. CDr self released 2006 2,50 € ONLY FORWARD - "MMVIII" Demo 3 songs of smashing modern hardcore from the UK. Click for mp3s. CDr selfreleased 2007 2,50 € PERMANENT MARK - Demo 2007 Debut demo of this new straight edge band from the Netherlands, delivering 5 tracks of youth crew hardcore. Click for mp3s. Tape War Inside 2007 2,50 € The PLAGUE STUDY CONTINUUM - Demo 2005 4 tracks of brutal, grinding techmetal from this Austrian outfit. CDr selfreleased 2005 3,- € PRAY FOR REDEMPTION - "Affection Fills The Void" Fast & powerful moshcore from Southern Germany. CDr Demons Run Amok 2004 2,- € The REAL DANGER - Demo The Real Danger (featuring members of Nothing Done) from Rotterdam, take their cues from bands like the Descendents or Face To Face and deliver 4 punkrock songs with catchy hooks and plenty of melody. Click for mp3s. CDr self released 2006 2,50 € RISING PASSION - "And Their Blood Will Tell Us..." First demo of this Austrian metalcore band. CDr selfreleased 2004 3,- € RUN LIKE HELL - Demo 2006 Another new band from the UK playing fast to superfast hardcore/thrash and doing it bloody well, if you ask me. Click for mp3s and make sure you listen to "Chain Gang"! CDr self released 2006 1,50 € SICK FIX - Demo Fast, pissed, female-fronted straight edge hardcore from Washington, DC & Baltimore... featuring members of Tradition Dies Here, Magrudergrind & Coke Bust! Click here for mp3s. CDr self released 2006 2,- € THIS DIALOGUE - s/t This Dialogue are from the us and play athmOspheric, doomy music in the vein of Isis and the likes. Click for mp3s. Artwork by Tyler Rauman, tapes are spraypainted. Tape Yehonala 2007 3,- € TURN THE TIDE - Demo 2007 3 tracks of modern, melodic hardcore from Finland. Click for mp3s. CDr self released 2007 3,- € VULTURES - Demo 2005 Hard-hitting, midpaced, rock-influenced hardcore from the Merseyside, think Suicide File meets the Hope Conspiracy with a healthy dose of Black Flag. 5 songs in slightly under 15 minutes, excellent sound quality for a demo. CDr selfreleased 2005 2,- € The WEIGHT - Demo 2007 6 tracks of melodic old school hardcore from Eastern Germany. Click to listen. Tape Powertrip 2007 2,50 € WON'T STEP ASIDE / NOTHING TO LOSE - Split Demo 2007 Please welcome the new blood of Viennese hardcore... putting Kaiserebersdorf on the map! Click here to listen to WSA or there for NTL. CDr Fat Head 2007 2,- € ZOMBIEFIED - Demo Vorchdorf Hardcore, the next generation. 6 tracks of rocking metallic hardcore feat. former members of Append:x & Burning Too. CDr self released 2006 3,- € v/a - "In These Days" A compilation tape showcasing mainly (but not exclusively) the German hc scene these days. Lame puns aside, this has tracks by A.Y.S., Anchors Aweigh, Blade, Break Through, Deny Everything, Empty Vision, Goldust, xGracex, Hoods Up, the Italian Stallion, Just Went Black, Lock & Load, Miles To Go, More Than Ever, Nervous Breakdown, Nine Eleven, Not Astray, the Realness, Ritual, Sniffin' Glue, Tackleberry, the Target, Today Forever & Within Walls. Hardly any unreleased tracks on here as far as I can tell, though I'm not perfectly sure in all cases as the info on this is somewhat scarce. Anyhow, this is still a nice mix tape for your next roadtrip and/or good way to check out some new blood. Tape BreakxOut 2007 3,- €