On the heels of their four-song demo, dingy Dutch doom act
Starve is already back with their first full-length outing, "Wasteland" (released by
Badger Records), which unloads 10 songs in nearly 50 minutes. All four songs from the demo appear here in re-recorded form, and there's a crisper recording this time out that gives the individual elements a bit more space in the mix – especially the vocals, which are a little more out in front now. Overall they maintain a natural sense of warmth and a thick, gritty density that fits this style perfectly, but now you can really hear the detail in those
nasty pulses of bass, and the vocals have an extra smidge of attitude and intensity that provides more emotion to the lyrical delivery. For the most part the songwriting approach is still a fairly straightforward dose of crawling, rumbling sludge with snarling vocals (though the lyrics definitely tend to have more of a serious message with this band), but they are starting to bring in a wider range of tactics. A handful of riffs toss in some extra dissonance (most notably the
excellent "Einzelgänger", which feels even more twisted than it did on the demo), occasionally the vocals will open up into a less strained form of yelling, the title track drops some wickedly piercing feedback, and there are a handful of bleak clean passages that flirt with a hint more of a bluesy flavor. Shit, there's even a quick bit of slide guitar in a couple tracks, and any band that breaks out the slide definitely means business! I never feel like I can really make my point with words these days, but hopefully the music will make the point for me…
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HARDCORE. Baltimore's irreverent PULLING TEETH is back with 1 song in the vein of SLAYER and NAPALM DEATH while Aaron Melnick (INTEGRITY, IN COLD BLOOD) debuts his new band SHIN TO SHIN on the flipside.
HARDCORE-PUNK. On probably BORN BAD's final output, the Winnipeg, Canada band rips through 2 tracks of ugly, fast hardcore that doesn't play nice and brings to mind the most vile of the early '80s Midwest hardcore bands. DURESS bring 2 tracks of their own of filthy, fuzzy and fast hardcore.
the darkest of grays" is PLANKS second full-length output and the first for their new label Per Koro. It features 12 songs that are pretty much different from their first self-titled record. Yet it is totally PLANKS. The band focused more on the dynamic aspekt in their music instead of sheer brutality.
Hudson Valley, NY's Colony come with their S/T debut release courtesy of Frequency Deleted Records on both 7inch and CD formats. 7 songs of non-stop intensity not unlike the heaviness of Eyehategod and his hero is gone mixed with the fast paced energy of Cursed and Converge
Finland Banda debut its first 10 songs which blends melvins psicoledia of punk touches that make it have its own stamp on your style of music. 
HARDCORE. Featuring Damian of FUCKED UP on vocals as well as former members of NO WARNING and TERROR, MILLENIAL REIGN do their best tribute to early INTEGRITY complete with dark vocals and wailing guitar solos. Guest vocals on 2 tracks courtesy of Chris Colohan (CURSED, LEFT FOR DEAD, THE SWARM).
ROYAL THUNDER (Mlny Parsonz – bass / vocals, Josh Weaver – guitar, Jesse Stuber - drums) formed in 2007 and has performed locally and nationally, sharing the stage with a range of artists from WOVEN HAND, BIRDS OF AVALON, NICK OLIVERI, SCOTT KELLY, NORMA JEAN, BLACK TUSK, and more. The band is currently writing for their debut full-length that is expected to see a 2011 release date.
We are a radical left political band from Chicago / Indiana. We strive to covey a strong stance against oppression focusing namely on current local social and political struggles such as; the olympics /the IOC, i-69, fascist organizing and gentrification. We seek truth, justice and equality in our music as well as in our lives.
