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SEVENTH STAR IS BACK!

Seventh Star have just announced a reunion appearance at the January 9 Brick City Nerd & Art Festival in Ocala, FL. Here’s a statement from the band: “After playing our last show in Ukraine in 2008, we really couldn’t imagine ever playing another show again. But you know how these things go with hardcore bands. We’ll […]

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FACEDOWN LEGACY: XLOOKING FORWARDX “THE PATH WE TREAD”

Ten years ago, Maryland straight edge hardcore band xLooking Forwardx totally killed it with their Facedown debut album “The Path We Tread.” The angry old-school hardcore anthems are still some of our favorite songs, and as vocalist Justin Chaillou finds out sometimes the more things change the more they stay the same. I’ve heard people […]

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FACEDOWN LEGACY: NIV “TO BURN AGAIN”

No Innocent Victim have been a SoCal hardcore staple for almost two decades. Their last album “To Burn Again,” is a sort of open letter to the Christian hardcore scene. Vocalist Jason Moody explains. Corey [Edelman, guitarist] was over at my house. We were hanging out and as it always does, the topic turned to […]

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RIVAL CHOIR TOURS AS MOTS ONE LAST TIME

You can catch Mouth of the South on the road one final time this month. They’ll be out with Creations during November playing MOTS songs live for the last time. Next year they become Rival Choir and release “I Believe, Help My Unbelief.” You can read more about Rival Choir at www.rivalchoir.com.

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RIVAL CHOIR ALBUM DETAILS

Rival Choir will be releasing their new album “I Believe, Help My Unbelief,” early next year. Rival Choir is a continuation of Mouth of the South. With their newest direction as a band both musical and missional, the new name fully encompasses their new inclination and sound.

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FACEDOWN LEGACY: THE DEAL “YESTERDAY, TODAY & FOREVER”

The Deal’s Rick Remender takes us back to a time when old-school punk and hardcore still ruled the SoCal scene. The Deal was still a fledgling band when we went in to record Yesterday, Today and Forever. Being backed by a label was an entirely new experience for all of us. We had just heard […]

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INTO THE SEA VINYL

Attalus “Into the Sea” vinyl is finally here and it’s beautiful. Thanks to everyone who waited so long for this to get pressed, we think it was worth the wait. Orders are shipping now, and you can still pick one up while they last at MerchNow.

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