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NEW MUSIC REVIEW: STRIKE ANYWHERE

Strike Anywhere
Iron Front
Bridge 9 Records

It's fitting that Iron Front is Strike Anywhere's debut on hardcore label Bridge 9: the angrier sides of the political punk vets stand on its frontlines. "Invisible Colony" sets things off with a circle-pit pace and a group-vocal-backed critique of the "the divisible, glamorous United States." Frontman Thomas Barnett took the time to share his lyrical inspiration with ExpressNightOut.com who are streaming the new record. "Another song about the urban wasteland and state control and oppression," writes Barnett of the song "Blackbirds Roar" -- an undeniably toe-tapping, pop punk track that ensures that Strike Anywhere hasn't let go its trademark softer side.

For Fans Of: An outspoken Rise Against, The fence between Lifetime and Paint It Black (So, Kid Dynamite?), Bad Religion

Stream Strike Anywhere's forthcoming record, Iron Front, in a string of YouTube videos over at ExpressNightOut.com. The record will see release through Bridge 9 on October 6th.

Strike Anywhere will play Club Sound on October 14th with Crime in Stereo, Polar Bear Club and Ruiner.

NEW MUSIC REVIEW: HATEBREED

Stream the entire new, self-titled Hatebreed album, set for release September 29 on E1 Music, over at AOL Music.

Hatebreed is finally embracing its metallic side. The riffs on their 5th full-length are darker, more complex and more prominent. The solos are faster, cleaner and veer away from the run-of-the-mill runs of the past. "Hands of a Dying Man" and "Merciless Tide" are full-force thrash tracks! But never fear OzzFest crowd: this is Hatebreed we're talking about. There are plenty of headbanger-ball-jams on the record, just waiting to score that next Vin Diesel action flick. - DF

For Fans Of: Hatebreed, Hatebreed, Hatebreed

NEW MUSIC REVIEW: THE SWELLERS

Stream The Swellers' new album, Ups and Downsizing, on the band's MySpace Page. The record will see release through Fueled By Ramen on September 29th.

If you caught the band at Uprok a couple weeks back, you know that closing yours eyes during a Swellers set will beam you back to an Epitaph Records tour circa '97. Ups and Downsizing contains a good dose of the metal-production-meets-melodic-punk sound that bands like Lagwagon and Strung Out championed in the '90s ("2009," "The Iron"). But it also wears a gloss of Weezer-meets-Jimmy Eat World pop polish--most apparent on the track "Do You Feel Better Yet?" While this may have something to do with the band's new home at popstar preening camp, Fueled By Ramen, Ups and Downsizing succeeds in prettying up punk rock without becoming one of those awful mass-produced, money-makers (see the rest of the FBR roster). DF

For Fans Of: Fat Wreck Chords, Face to Face, Broadway Calls

NEW MUSIC REVIEW: EVERGREEN TERRACE

Stream Evergreen Terrace's new full-length, Almost Home, over on PureVolume. The record will be released September 29th through Metal Blade.

Since 1999, Evergreen Terrace has been crafting a sound that combines heavy '90s hardcore with Fat Wreck Chords-esque melodic punk rock. The Florida four-piece manages to make more sense of these seemingly bizarre sonic bedfellows with each release and Almost Home carries this torch. Songs like "God Rocky, Is This Your Face" and "The Letdown" find the band playing heavier than ever--something like a production-polished Turmoil--while others border on schmaltzy, John Feldman produced pop ("Losing Blood"). But when the band captures the middle ground on "Mario Speedwagon" and "Sending Signals," it seems that their genre-unifying mission has been accomplished. - DF

For Fans Of: Stretch Armstrong, Hardcore kids covering Strung Out, All of those young Victory bands poorly mixing pop punk with hardcore.