We've got to break our chains...

There's a revolution within the positive hardcore scene stirring up in South Texas. Out of Corpus Christi, TX, Loose Chains comes at you with a new demo of 4 ripping songs of old school hardcore/crossover. This will make those who were around in 80's nostalgic for hardcore's heyday. Containing members of Broken Grounds, Loose Chains is straight edge, keeping the positive mental attitude in the present day, and promoting freedom of thought and character.

Based mostly on world topics, Loose Chains singer, John Ponchito, is attempting to open the eyes of the people. Showing them that they're too self-involved and not showing enough concern for the world around them. "Things won't fix themselves..."says John, so he wants people to realize that the world they live in can use some help. They don't hit certain topics with specifics, but they're opening the door to seeing more than our own lives.

They will be playing some shows with Last Minute Fix from Houston, TX later in the month. Go check them out if you're in the area.

April 28th - Laredo, Texas
April 29th - Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
April 30th - Corpus Christi, Texas

http://www.myspace.com/loosexchains

Loose Chains is:
John - vocals
Cris - guitar
Mark - drums
Seth - bass

Livin' the high life...

Just when you thought it was safe to goto the lake, here comes Livin' ruining your family vacation. Hailing from San Antonio, Texas, this 5-piece hardcore punk band comes at you with 4 new blazing tracks of the most unrelenting, drug-induced mayhem to ever be heard on a cassette. They play a good mix of old school hardcore with some southern rock jams tossed in. I'd recommend this to fans of bands like Annihilation Time and Doomriders.

The demo was recorded in mid-February at the Lakeshore estate of Clayton Price (Cats & Dogs), hence the name, "Lakeshore Demos." The demo is being released on Next Level Records, the people who brought you the Bitter End and Iron Age demos, aswell as, most recently, the Coptic Times demo.

They will be playing the Texas dates with the band Commando from Quebec, Canada for their US tour.

Livin' is:
Anthony - vocals
Justin - guitar
Larry - guitar
Rob - bass
Hermes - drums

http://www.myspace.com/livin03

ORDERING INFO:
To get yourself a copy of the demo you can send $2 to:

Robert Martinez
1851 Basse Rd
San Antonio, TX 78213

You can also PayPal to LockDownHTD@hotmail.com. (be sure to include your address)

Dresden bombing memorial?

No, it isn't a memorial for the bombing of Dresden in WWII. For those who are too young, including myself, to have ever seen them or even heard them (other than the shows in '03/'04), legendary Houston,TX hardcore punk/thrash band, Dresden 45, has reunited...again. They're back at it, and playing their first show in over a year on April 14th, 2006 with Helios Creed, Castle Siege, and Condemned Unit. So if you're in the Austin, TX area, you should try your best to get to that show. (click flyer to see full-size)

Dresden 45, or D45/D'45, formed in the fall of 1985 with it's first line up of Brumby Boylston, Charlie Hardwick, Oscar Gray, and Patrick Godbey. You can find alot of their old recordings on their LP turned compilation album on CD, Paradise Lost (Expanded), on Arclight Records.

D45 is:
Brumby - vocals
Patrick - guitar
Charlie - bass
Jeff - drums (of Blatant Disregard)

Here're some mp3s off of Paradise Lost (Expanded):
02 - No Need
05 - Briar Patch
08 - Guilty of Birth
12 - Coexistance
14 - Prozac
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til next time,
J

These are Coptic Times...

Things are going good for the blog's first night, haha. Well here's a little treat for fans of good jams:

Here comes another band exploding out of Austin, TX. Coptic Times comes at you with 5 tracks of raging old-school hardcore. Birthed from Matt Jaxxxon's love for Black Flag, he got the time to write some music after Iron Age got home from tour this past winter. There is no doubt in my mind that this band will blow up on message boards across the worldwide hardcore scene. The demo will be out later this week on Next Level Records, the people who brought you the Iron Age and Bitter End demos.

Coptic Times is:
Matt Jaxxxon - vocals (also of Iron Age & Hold Fast)
Zach - lead guitar (of Bitter Tongues fame)
Daniel - rhythm guitar (formerly of Black Lung Patriots)
Skinhead Rich - drums (of Bitter Tongues)
Nick Fast - bass (Hold Fast & Drop Out)

2006 Demo:
Lawlessness
Urban Decay
Cop Out
Lost Cause
All is Lost

Check them out here: http://www.purevolume.com/coptictimes

Keep it chill,
J