Free Samplers

Now, for all our adoring fans out there, we have a little treat. Both Holy Roar Records and Deathwish Inc. have put out free sampler CDs for people to download and thoroughly enjoy. After to speaking with Holy Alex, I have been given his blessings to repost the HRR sampler here, so I thought "why not put up Deathwish's too, they probably wouldn't mind." So here they are with tracklistings and a few words from me.




Holy Roar Records Sampler 09 Tracklisting -
1. Brontide - Crunk Anansie
2. Youves - Big Arexic
3. Holy State - Repeat and Fade
4. The Ergon Carousel - Ironclad
5. the_Network - 500 pounds of idiot
6. Throats - Reign of Low (tape version)
7. Maths - Untitled Album Demo
8. Cutting Pink With Knives - Aylburton
9. Rolo Tomassi - Cirque Du Funk (4Music Session version)
10. November Coming Fire - Return of the Black Dog
11. Jealous - Ruins

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There are some really fucking fantastic tracks on this sampler, of which most are unreleased or off of out-of-print tapes and demos.

Brontide are a mathy loop based progressive alternative rock group who are going to explode soon. As a well known comparison, imagine what Foals could accomplish if they allowed themselves outside of the indie box. Brontide will be your new favourite band in a year or so.

Youves were known as Mirror! Mirror! but had to change their name due to legal complications. Youves have a really great aggressive techinal indie-rock type sound. If you enjoy Danananakroyd then give this a go.

Holy State are going to be London's finest Hard Rock band, if they haven't achieved it already. Very new, very good live, go and see them at Old Blue Last for a free show coming very soon.

I'll be honest, I'm not a big fan of the next two tracks. However, if you're into grindcore, it'll be worth checking out Ergon Carousel's track, its very fast and heavy. I do like The_Network, but I find this track a little tiresome. The_Network sound like 4 apes making heavy fucking punky metal, with keyboards. (After kindly being corrected by a member of The_Network, I should make an amendment. 5 Apes, with electronics, sorry Gentlemen. :) )

Throats are amazing. London's take on the Converge sound. This is an older track, from their split with Maths, but a different recording. It's a bit clearer in sound than on the Split. Its really really fucking heavy. They are a lesson in brutallity, without being stupid techdeathmetal trolls. I cannot recomend this band any more, for people who are into agressive or heavy music.

The Maths track is a demo for their forthcoming album. If this track is anything to go by, then the album is going to be a stormer. Maths sound like a super technical modern At The Drive-In, but with a very dark edge. Also check out their tracks from the split with Throats. Great stuff.

For those of you who haven't heard them, they sound like being lead by Cyndi Lauper and Van Halen through a 300 mph multicoloured dream. I am a very big CPWK fan, as seen on my Last.FM (add me up), with my favourite release being Populuxxe, of which this track is a b-side. It's a shame this didn't make it on the album, because it is already one of my favourite CPWK's tracks. Popy noisy fun!

Unreleased Rolo Tomassi radio session track. The sound recording isn't levelled well, but no radio session is. This does not do the band's live show justice. See them ASAP.

This is an unreleased track from NCF's unreleased album. It's a damn shame they split, as if this track is representative of the album, it would have been a fucking sick record. Super fast metallic hardcore, with super awesome riffs and break neck drum lines. If you are a hardcore fan then check this shit OUT.

I cannot wait to here more stuff from Jealousy. I had never heard them before this track and it is fucking BRUTAL! Very heavy metallic harcore, sounding kind of like Ruiner and Converge having a scissor fight, in a dirty alley.






Deathwish MMIX Sampler Tracklist -
1. The Hope Conspiracy - In The Shadow Of God
2. Narrows - Chambered
3. Lewd Acts - Nightcrawlers
4. Coliseum - Last Wave
5. Victims - Breaking Out
6. Reign Supreme - Slipping Away
7. Trap Them - Flesh and Below
8. Nails - Lies
9. Rot in Hell - Coyotenia
10. Mother of Mercy - Divide
11. Carpathian - Spirals
12. 108 - Forever Is Destroyed
13. Ressurection - Culture
14. End of a Year - Walter Miller Jr.
15. Doomriders - Do You Like To Slam Dance?
16. Pulling Teeth - Bloodwolves
17. Integrity - Learn To Love The Lie
18. Supermachiner - Bitter Cold
19. J. Bannon - Heavy Blood (Empty Version)

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I'm not going to do such a long write up on these tracks, as they dont cover as many different styles as the HRR sampler. If you are a fan of any of the Deathwish Inc. bands, harcore or challenging punky agressive music, then download the sampler.

The tracks which really stand out, without listing the whole fucking thing, are the tracks by Hope Conspiracy, Coliseum, Victims, Reign Supreme, Trap Them, Doomriders (Just a little hint, the Doomriders track is a cover, even Holy Alex didn't get it), Integrity and Supermachiner. In fact, the Supermachiner track is probably the most terrifying thing I have heard in my whole life. It sounds like the inside of a norwegian serial killers mind, but acoustic.

I hope you all enjoy these samplers, I know I am. I will try and put up some more interesting and rare stuff in the near future, maybe even the KO at Home demos (google it).

Max