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First release of the year after a quiet 2022. Last year was used to plan all future releases of 2023, and so here we go!  ÁSPERØ -"Alienação e Confinamento" - in CASSETTE and VINYL format. Formed in 2018, Ásperø directly portrays the bitter and dark daily lives of millions. Composed by veterans of São Paulo’s hardcore scene, with ex-members of Constrito, Live by the Fist, xEscurox, I Shot Cyrus, Fim do Silêncio and O Cúmplice, the band mixes Hardcore and Death Metal in a non conventional way. It pours out screams and social anomalies caused by flawed Brazilian government policies, filled...

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    Hello there everybody! Today the dear people at "Double Dare Ya Podcast" aired their 13th Episode, in which I am super happy to announce I am the guest! In our talk we spoke about a range of topics not exclusively related to hardcore, but for sure all linked. I'll try to be as chronological as possible.  Here goes a list of links to topics and bands we spoke about, including the Brazilian hardcore scene bands I mentioned and a social project that deserves the highlight and financial $upport.  Soooo, without further ado... lets go! -------------------------------------------------------------------------   xAmorx - First sxe band...

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  In partnership with Populus SPECIALTY COFFEE ROASTERY, illustration by the renowned Camila Rosa and design by the great Bruno Caporusso , I am launching this Specialty Coffee to cope with this pandemic times we are living in, once Catering for bigger groups it's nearly impossible at the moment and my work place it's closed since November 2021 waiting for the end of the knockdown restrictions on restaurants.    THE COFFEE Bob-O-Link MIRIM, BRAZIL "This coffee comes from the Bob-O-Link collective that unites around 50 farmers and focuses on using integrated farming methods that place a focus on the environment and humankind. THE STORY Bob-o-link...

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Since forming in 2015, Dying For It has been busy carving out a niche for their frenetic strain of melodic hardcore. Beginning in the wake of Sacramento-based heavy hitters Dance For Destruction and New Deal, Dying For It came together in the dry expanse of Northern California's Central Valley to blend the urgency and desperation of early-2000s hardcore with the spirit of 1980s youth crew. For fans of the Portuguese golden era of Together and Reaching Hand, as well as American Nightmare. Recorded in June 2016 at Earthtone Recording Company by Patrick Hills. My People Records 2021. MPR-002Releasing date: 12.03.2021...

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"This one comes out swinging with a decent recording and a powerful mix of melodic hardcore and heavier breakdowns. Dying For It is a hardcore band from Redding, CA, formed in 2015 and this is their second release to date.     Born To Deny is sometimes heavy, sometimes bold and aggressive, but overall it stays a catchy and compelling record. Musically, it draws influences by everyone’s favorite hardcore bands like American Nightmare, Modern Life is War, Go It Alone, and The Suicide File. The lyrics revolve around the idea of self and body image. It’s about the struggle to accept yourself...

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