BOATROCKER are a four-piece post-hardcore from Wilmington, Delaware. They kind of remind of  a cross between early SMALL BROWN BIKE and THIS DAY FORWARD around the time of their 2003 Equal Vision full-length In Response. The band’s debut full-length, Delicious Jams, is out now digitally, with a CD release planned for late January.

Florida melodic-hardcore-with-horns band ONE WAY! have dropped the song “Fire Up Those Tubes Boys!” to their Bandcamp page. Explosion! Of! Energy!

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THE X PISTOLS, the new punk-rock supergroup that features members of the KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, HUMBLE GODS, DOGGY STYLE and punk legends D.I., recently sat down with OC Weekly to discuss the group’s new album and premiere the new song “Wild Side”. X Pistols are set to release their debut album, Shoot To Kill, on January 18th, 2011 through Suburban Noize Records.

“X Pistols is just straight-ahead, full-throttle. It’s a full-blown punk record,” Brad X told OC Weekly. “X Pistols is a full band. We have some of the other stuff in there, but the main force is just straight SoCal hardcore.”

- Crazy throwback recording style and vocals…

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Blood & Ink Records is extremely pleased to announce we have started working on a vinyl pressing of FIGURE FOUR’s seminal hardcore album Suffering The Loss! Details are still coming together, but we plan to have the LP out in time for their planned reunion at Rain Fest 2011 in May, if not earlier. That’s right! They’ve announced plans to play Rain Fest in Seattle the last weekend of May alongside TRIAL, MADBALL, MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD, and many more awesome bands!

For those unfamiliar with Figure Four, the band still stand as one of the heaviest hardcore bands to ever come out of the Spirit-filled scene. Featuring members who would later form such fan favorites as COMEBACK KID and GRAVE MAKER, Figure Four were distinctly treading their own path with previous releases on Facedown Records and Solid State Records. Stay tuned for more details and pre-order information to be announced soon.

Former Doghouse emo/indie-rock outfit JOSHUA have recorded their first album in eight years. The effort, titled Choices, was produced by J. Robbins and features nine new songs. You can stream the new tune “We Got Old” via Alternative Press. The full-length will be out on Waver Waver Records in Japan, with its US release still to be determined.

- Wow! Had no idea this was going on. I discovered this band while in college in the late 90s when they definitely a band on the rise (until things fell apart). One of the best songs from their early days, “Lovers Quarrel” is available on their Soundcloud page. Check that out too!

New Jersey straight-edge youth-crew hardcore band OUTLAST has made available a free download of the songs from their new EP Take Control. You can grab those tunes at this Mediafire link. The 7″ is currently available in three colors from label Bottled Up Records. RIYL: IN MY EYES, BLUE MONDAY, COMMITTED.

- Awesome release, great recording quality too!

MA stompin’ time artists VILLAINS have posted their new 7″ Trouble At Home on their Bandcamp page. You can stream it or elect to pay $5 for a digital download (perhaps a bit pricey since the whole thing is about eight minutes long…). The group previously released a full-length titled It’s Rough on Arrest Records.

One of the hardest parts of listening to a new record from a band you previously loved is the anticipation of “what is this going to sound like.” For most people, it is almost impossible to disconnect the album from the bands discography. I went through this with SMALL BROWN BIKE when they released the [...]