CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE / NESSERIA Split

CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE (Denver - USA) are without a doubt one of the most apocalyptic bands these days : between blackened grindcore and filthy sludge, these four tracks are the perfect blend of all the most extreme stuff you could find. For fans of Today Is The Day, Robinson, Admiral Angry, Khanate...
On the other side, NESSERIA (Orléans - France) is delivering here their best material to date, still as intense and pissed than on their previous full-length, but in a dirtier and more complex way. For fans of The Secret, Buried Inside, Cursed or Trap Them!

Tracklist:
CTTTOAFF:
1. Opaque
2. Wrinkled Claws
3. Lower Than Life, High As The Sky
4. S.I.T.W
NESSERIA:
5. Freistadt
6. Mercure
7. Fils De La Fin De Siècle
8. 1789

Stream and download from bandcamp or from mediafire and if you like it, buy it!

Plebeian Grandstand/Bone Dance/Divider Split

Three bands, three different interpretations of hardcore/punk, two continents, one policy: Destroy.

BONE DANCE (Boise, Idaho, USA) doesn't want to be your friend. The nihilism you'll hear from these self-described "five loud dudes with shitty attitudes", playing their exceedingly raw brand of chaotic hardcore/sludge, will ring a bell whether you're into GAZA or KEN MODE, BOTCH or CURSED. Conceived with a colossal sense of brutality, yet never forsaking their punk ethos, "West" and "Conniver" will further consecrate this band as one to watch. Remember this goddamned name.

No matter how paradoxical it may seem, DIVIDER (Long Island, New York, USA) would prefer to unite rather than to divide. Uniting the sound of more modern filthy hardcore bands with a strong sense of punk emergency, these two tracks ("Gaia" & "Halios Geron" ) introduce Chris Tzompanakis behind the mic, best known for his work with the influential group SKYCAMEFALLING in the early 2000's. If you're into DEADGUY, THE POWER AND THE GLORY, or VISION OF DISORDER, you've found the perfect soundtrack for your next bare-knuckle boxing match.

As for PLEBEIAN GRANDSTAND (Toulouse, France), if the shrapnel-laden assault that was "How Hate Is Hard To Define" had you asking for more, this time around there won't be any survivors left to beg for a rematch. If the explosion of screaming and distortion that is "Woe Is Me" isn't enough, then the hallucinatory "Woe Is You", with its NEUROSIS inspired, trance-like drums, and a throbbing bassline that builds to a crescendo which threatens to tip the richter scale, certainly will be. The first time I heard these tracks, I felt like ripping off my eyelids. And I won't be the one.

TRACKLIST:
1. Bone Dance - Conniver
2. Bone Dance - West
3. Divider - Gaia
4. Divider - Halios Geron
5. Plebeian Grandstand - Woe Is Me
6. Plebeian Grandstand - Woe Is You

Stream and/or download from bandcamp or download it from mediafire here. And if you like it, support these bands and BUY a copy!

Purple Mercy

I was always a fan of Life Long Tragedy and I, as well as the rest of the true hardcore fans, was super bummed over their break up back in '08. Especially since I was never fortunate enough to ever see them perform live. Luckily though, a few members of LLT went on to play with a band called Purple Mercy. They don't have have that ''AW FUCK YEAH LETS MOSH AND FUCK SHIT UP'' attitude, but they're just as intense.

Purple Mercy have that slow, heavy tempo with a psychedelic vibe that'll have you angrily bobbing your head. A lot of instrumental comes into play when listening to this band which makes for a very chill listening experience. They still have that hardcore attitude, just a little more laid back. My buddy, Alex, actually hooked me up with a download link for this band today. I had previously never knew they existed and I owe him one for this. He never lets me down when I'm in need of new music to check out.

Anyway, I'm on my third run-through of their self-titled album and I can't get enough. I thoroughly enjoy this band, and I'm positive that you will, too.

Tracklist:

1. 1970's Acid Fuck Fest
2. Beware
3. Cashed Hit
4. No Hymn
5. Holy Vultures (Multiversal Mind Axe)
6. Drifting On The Salton Sea
7. Black Winds Of The Underworld
8. Swine Language

Download their S/T LP here, and if you're into it, buy yourself a copy as well.

Scrog

Scrog was a local tampa metal/sludge/hardcore band of which members went on to join the excellent Light Yourself On Fire among other projects. This album compiles everything they released over the years (mostly long out of print seven inches). Think older Converge, Noothgrush... good stuff especially if you're from the Florida area and want to check out a cool older band.

This is a complete discography and most of it is extremely rare to come across. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
1.Disapointment Growing
2.Window
3.Desperation
4.Both Hands Open
5.Hanging On
6.This Desperate Hello
7.Learning To Use
8.Speak
9.Bobby On Voice Mail
10.Catalyst
11.Hammer Falls
12.Eeie Invited
13.Cage
14.Dying Of Thirst
15.Hands Hide Sun
16.Honest To God
17.She Sain
18.Forever Burning
19.The Queen Is Dead

Download it and if you like it, buy it!