NIGHT BIRDS recording material for an LP and a 7"

NIGHT BIRDS. What a great band. I like them so much that I had a crazy trip planned out to catch them at the 2011 edition of the R'R Fest in Venlo, Netherlands. They were the only band I really wanted to see that day and from what the rumors had they were to play (if I remember correctly) around 7pm. Also on that day there was another show I wanted to go to. ABFUKK were scheduled to play in Duisburg, Germany around 9pm and since I hadn't seen the folks in quite a while already I did the math and decided that it was no problem to catch two awesome bands in two different cities on one and the same day. So I talked two of my friends into joining me and we went to Venlo early because neither of us had tickets. We arrived like half an hour after the doors opened but had to realize that it was too late already. The show was sold out. Fuck! What to do? Luckily a friend of mine had a spare ticket and some of his buddies were likely to have two more. Great. I bought the ticket and... Of course the other guys already got rid of their surplus before we could get a hold of them. Bummer! But we kept trying. To no avail. Three guys one ticket. Again the question what to do. The others convinced me to take it which I didn't really feel all that well with but admittedly didn't really put up too much of a fight. Come the time Night Birds are scheduled to play and I go inside. Already wondering why there's no bandmerch available anywhere. Some dudes put up their gear and I'm thinking: I never saw a picture of the guys but those fellas sure don't look anything like I'd have guessed but probably that's just my narrowminded thinking' And what have you. It wasn't them. We waited as long as possible but eventually had to leave for the other show so my bros could at least get to see one of the bands they took that trip for. To this day I can only speculate what happened. Fact is I didn't see Night Birds live yet. I hope that will change after they put out that new record on GRAVE MISTAKE & TAKEN BY SURPRISE and hopefully come on another euro trip. I need a second chance. I think I deserved that ;)

NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" LP

Yup, that's right! FINALLY a new NIGHT BIRDS full length in the works! NIGHT BIRDS have been pretty busy since 2011's THE OTHER SIDE OF DARKNESS hit the streets; playing a ton of shows (including Europe, the West Coast, and even Hawaii!), releasing the Fresh Kills singles compilation on LP, and most importantly managing to write a TON of new material! They will be hitting the studio exactly one week from today and we are looking to have the new LP out late Spring / early Summer of this year. We know that's pretty far away, but the band also has plans to release a single this Spring (on a label TBA) to tide you over until the new full length drops. NIGHT BIRDS also have a midwest tour booked this April/May with TENEMENT and GIVE, so if you are itching to hear some new tracks, be sure to catch 'em if they hit your town! And of course, the one and only TAKEN BY SURPRISE will be handling the European pressing of the new LP.

Sectarian Violence announce Upward Hostility LP & euro tour

SECTARIAN VIOLENCE is not only a bad ass name for a band they also shred everything to bits! I love that 7" they dropped last year and now they have a full length and another euro tour up their sleeves.

Here's the info from their blog:

Sectarian Violence will be releasing an LP titled "Upward Hostility" on Grave Mistake Records in America and Carry The Weight Records in Europe in March 2013. The ten new songs were recorded on warm, two-inch tape by Kevin Bernstein of Developing Nations Studios in Baltimore, MD at the tail end of the band's US tour last summer.

The record will be released just in time for the band's "Upward Hostility European Tour" hitting England, France, Spain and Portugal in March & April. The title track of the LP is available for preview on the Sectarian Violence Bandcamp:

Grave Mistake have this to say about the LP

GRAVE060: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE "Upward Hostility" LP

For a band with members in three different countries, SECTARIAN VIOLENCE seem to stay busier than most bands that live in the same city! After releasing their debut 7" last year, I was stoked to hear that the band was planning on releasing an LP for 2013. You may have gotten a little sneak preview if you picked up their "Conflict of Interest" demo this summer, but we've got ten blistering new tracks that should be out in time for their European tour this March/April! CARRY THE WEIGHT records will be handling a European pressing.

Carry The Weight have this to say:

So the SECTARIAN VIOLENCE 'Upward Hostility' LP is getting closer to release. We can't wait to unleash these 10 tracks of Straight Edge fury. Pre orders will begin in a couple of weeks. The LP will be out for their European tour in March/April.

And while we're on the topic of the always great Grave Mistake Records here's another LP I'm siked for:

GRAVE061: 86 MENTALITY "Goin' Nowhere Fast" LP

I've been talking about this reissue for a WHILE now ... but guess what? The damn thing has been sent off to the pressing plant, so it's officially going to happen! With both of 86 MENTALITY'S "S/T" 7" and "On the Loose" 7" out of print for some time now, we figured the easiest thing to do to keep this material in print would be to press it on one convenient 12"! This release will contain not only the tracks from those two EPs, but all of the extra tracks (demo track, OTL bonus tracks, covers) that appeared on the CD collection from 2005. So while there is no previously unreleased material, we've got a handful of songs seeing vinyl for the first time! We also plan to have some updated layout tweaks and liner notes, and the entire 12" has been remastered by Dan at Mammoth Sound, and sounds better than ever!

Religious everyday life aka Sectarian Violence

Carry The Weight Records just shared this on facebook:

SECTARIAN VIOLENCE to record a full length LP while in the US next month. The record will be out on Grave Mistake Records and Carry the Weight will be doing a euro pressing! XXX


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Flying under the Radar

I've always known there is a world outside all the hype stuff but it's hard to keep track of everything that's going on these days. So today I wanna tell you about two Bands that just recently caught my attention and another one:

First of let me share a few words about DEVOTION.
Quite some time ago I came across an online ad for a new record on Rivalry Records. Now I've never really followed that label. They had a few good releases but right now it seems they are defunct. The latest news on their website is about the release of the "new" Devotion LP that came out in Nov. 2009 and which you might still be able to order from the label. Although I wouldn't feel too good about ordering from a website that hasn't been updated in more than 1,5 years. Luckily the band has their own store where you can also buy shirts.
But let's get back to how and why I got aware of them. The ad I already mentioned grabbed my attention in a heartbeat. Unfortunately it is nowhere to be found anymore. Instead I can share with you the main attraction of that ad. The cover design for "Bastard son of affluence blues"

I so love that picture. Unfortunately I didn't have the time to check them out when I first saw it. It was during one of those being way to busy periods and with time I forgot all about it. Until I was reminded of the band about a month or two ago at a Punch show in my hometown. When I attended said gig because it was the last time to see my homeboy Dan before he went on tour I ran into a friend from Vienna who was talking to Aaron. I kinda know the guy because I put up a show for his old band Lights Out years ago and then meeting him again while he was chatting with the same friend from Vienna when he was touring europe with On. And what do you know. He also plays in Devotion. 

Knowing that I couldn't let it slide again and although it took me a while I finally did check them out.  And I gotta say I do like what I hear. If I come across it anywhere I'll definitely pick it up but I just don't like it enough to put in an order right away. Why? Well, I'm not too down with the style of music they play. War Pigs however was a similar band that I totally love. So if you're into them you might like Devotion too.

Let's say you are into Doomriders, Bars and Iron Age. Chances are you will love Devotion. Give them a chance. They deserve it. 

If you're still not sold check out a vimeo clip from one of "Bastard son of affluence blues" songs here or a clip they did for one of the three recently recorded songs here. US citizens might want to check their tour dates. 

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Ok. On to the next band although I bet that if you're into that kinda stuff you will most. likely know them for quite a while already. Their name crossed my path a few times already but somehow I never paid attention to the Night Birds. Which is such a fuckin' shame. 

I'm a sucker for Agent Orange up to their first LP and the Night Birds just have to be on the same page with me here. Incorporating equal parts of US-Punk that could just have been on the almighty Dangerhouse Records or bootlegged on the original Killed By Death compilation series and awesome Surf tunes that I as someone who actually doesn't know shit about the genre know best from the amazing Man Or Astro-Man?

Interested? Listen to the Night Birds on the Gravemistake Records bandcamp. I can't stop.

They are also coming to tour europe. Oh Yeah!

You can pre-order the upcoming LP from Grave Mistake Records and get previous releases and shirts here. 

Euro guys and gals can get the new LP from Taken By Surprise Records.

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Have you heard of the Rough Kids yet? I do have their Why so serious? 7" 

for quite a while now as well as their split 7" with the Irritones and just yesterday I bought their latest 7" Into the '00s. 

Boy is this another good one. Immediately I had to think of the legendary Zero Boys. Vicious Circle is such a damn good record and the Rough Kids are almost up to par. Yes, almost. It's not possible to write a song as good as Civilizations Dying or Amphetamine Addiction. But this band from LA is the closest thing to it so far. Both singles are available from the band. If you want the split you'd have to check your favorite record store/ distro or do a google search. It's still out there. Listen to one song of each record by hitting the above links.