Out via the British extreme music-centered label Church Road Records, UK Hardcore five-piece unit Still In Love launches a debut full-length entitled Recovery Language – with thematic focuses circulating around the discourses of generation trauma, catharsis, emotional release, and personal boundaries. Highly introspective and deeply rooted in raw, intense emotions that speak of resilience, the aggression-laden UK Hardcore undertones of this album fit the recurring themes so well, with a hint of Post-Hardcore influences as well. Continue reading →
Borstal, a new UK based hardcore band featuring Nick Barker (Brujeria, ex-Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Testament), Pierre Mendivil (Knuckledust), and members of Dripback and King Of Pigs, has dropped a new music video for its debut single “Vicious Circles”. Their debut EP, At Her Majesty’s Pleasure, on April 1 via 4Family Records. The EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Monolith Studios by Charlie “Squid Commander” Wilson in Tottenham (September 2020). The EP also features a cover version of The Last Resort’s “King Of The Jungle”, featuring a guest appearance by British oi legend Arthur Kitchener, father of Lee Kitchener (Borstal guitarist). Along with the release of “Vicious Circles”, BORSTAL has also revealed the cover artwork for “At Her Majesty’s Pleasure” created by Gary Ronaldson from Bite Radius Designs. Watch the video for “Vicious Circles” now!
Refuse To Lose
Karma
We Stand As One
Vicious Circles
Worm Food
King Of The Jungle
Borstal is:
Pierre Mendivil – Vocals
Lee Kitchener – Guitars
Jamie Hunter – Guitars
Wez4 – Bass
Nick Barker – Drums
Here is the cover for our debut EP “At Her Majesty’s Pleasure”, available to pre-order vinyl & merch bundles via https://www.4familyrecords.com
Releases: 1st April 2021
Produced by Charlie Wilson at Monolith Studios London
Following a few excessively raw and highly abrasive EPs, the UK’s Employed To Serve turned a few heads in 2015 with the release of their hungry—nay, starving and salivating—debut full-length Greyer Than You Remember. Now, with The Warmth Of A Dying Sun (both Holy Roar), they are poised to turn quite a few more.Continue reading →
