BBMA Band Of The Week #8: Absorption

Absorption

Metallic 90's style Hardcore/Metalcore from the UK.
Released their demo last year, through MMW on CD and as BBMA24 on Tape.
FFO: Pain Runs Deep, Sunrise, Arkangel, ...

Who are you, what are you doing in the band?

Yooo. It`s Patrick here. I’m trying to play on guitar(s) in Absorption. Alex is doing vocals 

and Don drums. We have lost some band members recently. So for now it’s only 3 of us.

How has the band evolved since the beginning? 

Ohh well. When we started with this band (me and Don) we didn’t expect that we
gonna record something so fast. Supposed to be a fun band for weekends only.
Just few friends enjoying playing in band and making some cool noise together so we are very
happy that we did release our debut EP on CD (Mark MY Words records) and Tapes
(BBMA and Coercion Cassettes ). We have learned a lot during that process and we are ready
for more now. Maybe we are not active that much (band members problems, work, family)
but we are working on new stuff and this is the main thing I think.

What have you accomplished so far and what are your goals for the future?

Recorded demo – done. Release this – done. Write some new music – working on this.
Release something new – working on this. Few slightly further bands goals – play more shows
especially one in H8000 area, one in Japan and one in your bedroom.
After these 3 shows I think we can say it’s over for us.

Any upcoming shows/releases/anything else you wanna tell us about?

Yes. At the moment we are looking for solid band members (guitar and bass) so we can start
thinking about shows etc. We are working on few songs which we wanna release on split
r next ep. We are talking to some bands about this so we will see what future will bring.

How do you feel about bbma as a label? 

In what do we suck most/what could we do better in the future?

Damn this is the moment where I have to lie again – yeah BBMA is cool, we like them,
nice people etc. It’s good to work with them ;-) But to be serious – BBMA is doing very well
I have to say. In short time people started recognizing your name. That’s good. Keep that hard work. Hope that we can work together again in the future as a band and as a label.

Thanks a lot! Feel free to add some shoutouts!

Thx for giving as a chance to say few words!! To everyone else – support DIY,
support your local scene, support small bands and labels. Fuck the hype.
Listen to Slayer, play Fifa and remember – there is no god!! Fuck!

https://absorptionhxc.bandcamp.com/

Ps: For this Week, all products Absorption related are on Sale from the BBMA Webstore.

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BBMA Band Of The Week #7: Vatican

Vatican

90's Style Metalcore/Crymosh Band from Savannah (GA).

(Ex-)Members of Coastlines playing music in the vein of Bands like:
Poison The Well, Zao, Prayer For Cleansing, ...

I had the honour of releaisng their debut EP "Drowning The Apathy Inside" as BBMA15.

Who are you, what are you doing in the band? 

I’m Jonathan Whittle and I sing for Vatican. 

How has the band evolved since the beginning?
What have you accomplished so far and what are your goals for the future? 

Since January 2015, we started off as a 4-piece, all from Savannah, Georgia.
We’ve written an EP called “Drowning The Apathy Inside” which was released on April 20th.
Around the time of summer was our first tour with a band called Without, also from Savannah,
and we headed out to Texas and back. We also picked up a new bassist, Jonathan Mackey,
which at the time was newly living in central Florida, originally from Long Island.
December 2015, we went on our second tour with Bind from Florida, and headed
up the east coast. January 2016, our close friend from Atlanta, Tom Lovejoy joined the band,
then went on various short runs with bands like Sanction, Jukai, Detriment, and Heavens Die.
In March, we went on a tour to California and back with Down In It (NC).
Future wise, we’d like to eventually do another US run and hopefully hit Europe and/or Japan. 

Any upcoming shows/releases/anything else you wanna tell us about? 

We’ll be doing another east coast tour from February 22nd to March 6th with Heavens Die. 

As a full 5-piece, we’ve finished writing a full length, which will temporarily be titled 

“Ache of Eternity”. We recently just put out a 4-way split with our friends in Sanction (LIHC), Funerals (Portland), and Iron Curtain (Inland Empire, CA) thanks to Bitter Melody Records. 

The split is now streaming on our bandcamp, and a preorder link is currently up on the page, 

for those wanting a physical 12”. [http://bittermelodyrecords.limitedrun.com]

How do you feel about bbma as a label?
In what do we suck most/what could we do better in the future? 

I’ve always thought BBMA was a very pro, great label.
There’s not much I can pick on, with a label that’s always supported us beyond what we hoped.
Just keep being consistent and pushing hard ass bands. Thanks a lot! 

Shoutout to BBMA! And also Bitter Melody and Blasphemour Records. 

Everyone should check out: Heavens Die, Vein, Separated, Sanction, Jukai, Bind,
Vamachara, Yashira, Tourniquet, Iron Curtain, Funerals, Cast In Blood, King of Summer, 

Queensway, Hangman, Detriment, Laid 2 Rest, Year Of The Knife, Invoke,
Of Feather And Bone, Dwell, Riot Stares, A Life of Torment, Invoke, Presagers, Shame,
Hands Of God, Frameworks, Basaran, and Mothmother.

https://vaticanga.bandcamp.com/

Ps: For this Week, all products Vatican related are on Sale from the BBMA Webstore.

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BBMA Band Of The Week #6: Forward To Eden

Forward To Eden

90's Style Hardline (Vegan-themed) Metalcore Band/Solo-Project from Germany.

(My own Band/Project) Demo CD (2015), Split 7" w/ Content With Dying (2016)
and Compilation Tape/CD (2016) all out on Bound By Modern Age Records.
FFO: Culture, Unborn, Statement & The Vegan Jihad!

Who are you, what are you doing in the band?

I'm Tim a.k.a. xRULEx and basically I am Forward To Eden. 

In FTE's first Incarnation (2014-2015) I did Vocals, Guitars & Bass.

In FTE's current Incarnation (2016-2017) I am doing Vocals & Guitars.
Besides that I am also singing in Castigator (Death/Thrash Metal Band)

and Through Chaos & Solitude (Melodic Black Metal Solo-Project) right now.

How has the band evolved since the beginning? 

What have you accomplished so far and what are your goals for the future? 

I kinda started this band/project (wrote the first songs for it) in late 2012/early 2013.
After I realized that I wont find people to bring it on stage with, I decided to do it as a solo project and recorded a first promo track with my good friend Rat (the man behind Statement).
Unfortunately he didn't had the time to record a whole demo with me and so it took some more time
until the first "demo" was released. This time with "The Vegan Warrior" on Drums.
Then, in late 2016 I had my first great achivement with my first Vinyl 7" release
and shortly after a CD release on another label than my own!

For this year, there is a lot more planed as well - the next Split 7" is already in the making
and there are also some possible line ups for a soon-to-be show in discussion - be prepared!

Any upcoming shows/releases/anything else you wanna tell us about? 

Shows? We'll see - I won't stand in the way of that.
Releases? Hopefully a lot! Probably some. Definitely at least 2 this year.

How do you feel about BBMA as a label? 

In what do we suck most/what could we do better in the future? 

Actually, I'd love to release on any other label(s) as well - so, feel free to get at me!
In what I do suck most? Probably in trying to do too much at once... like working a full time job,
doing the label, 2 solo-projects, a band and still managing private life (girlfriend, family, friends)

and hobbies (the gym, reading comics/mangas, watching series/movies, etc.) - I think I could be

a lot more productive if I'd cut out 2 or 3 of them... but yeah, I don't think that that will happen.
So... for now you'll have to live with that - but feel free to do your share and contribute in

listening to my output (https://boundxbyxmodernxage.bandcamp.com), spreading the word about it
and last but not least placing an order from the BBMA Webstore, so that I can continue. Thanks.

Ps: For this Week, all products Forward To Eden related are on Sale from the BBMA Webstore.

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...and if you still want to know a little bit more about Forward To Eden and my motives,
check out this interview I was given a couple weeks ago:
http://cialkoxzieleni.blogspot.de/2017/01/en-tim-rule-forward-to-eden-castigator.html

BBMA Band Of The Week #5: No End In Sight

No End In Sight

Vegan (lyirc- & ethicwise) Metalcore/Thrash-Metal with a punky DIY attitude.
By Members of Minus Youth, Pessimistic Lines, Lion City, …

No End In Sight were founded in 2004, but have underwent some line-up and style changes
since then. Their first full-length was released in 2008 and their second in 2012. Then, in 2015
I had the honor of co-releasing their third full-length "Black Clouds" on a Tape, as BBMA09.
FFO: At The Gates, Iron Maiden, Arch Enemy, Motorhead, …

Who are you, what are you doing in the band?

Hi, my Name is Kevin and I defend the Guitar Hero highscores in No End In Sight.
I joined the game in 2011 as a result of periodic line-up changes in the band’s history. Lucky me. 

How has the band evolved since the beginning? 

 What have you accomplished so far and what are your goals for the future?

Our sound has changed pretty much from the first steps in 2004 until today.
Starting as a teenage-Hardcore/Punk tryout, we more and more focused on solid Metal styles
and found ourselves most comfortable with fast forward, thrashing riffs with enough groove
for all the headbangers out there. After several sampler features and 3 full-length albums,
including “Black Clouds” as the latest release in 2015, we’re now about to fire up a Split 7”
in February 2017 together with Berlin Hardcore Beast SEEK NOTHING out on BBMA.
This is gonna be 10 minutes of sheer heaviness, no excuses. 

Any upcoming shows/releases/anything else you wanna tell us about? 

We’re planning some shows with SEEK NOTHING in April and May in order to promote our Split
and be on the road for a good time. Playing live has always been the most important thing for us
as a band. We don’t want to write songs for the rehearsal room. Driving long distances for
small shows and little money is all we need. But we’re also writing new material constantly.
Due to the slow progress that is typical for us, I can’t tell when the next release is gonna happen.
For now, we’re just curious about the Split 7”. 

How do you feel about BBMA as a label?
In what do we suck most/what could we do better in the future? 

BBMA already released our “Black Clouds” album on tape as a donation for Animal Equality Germany, which has been a great success. At our first meeting with Tim, we had an extra funny time with trash horror movies and a lot more trash talk. Thanks again for sharing your flat with us!
He was instantly up for our request to release the NEIS/SN Split on BBMA and puts a lot of time
and effort in his label/booking/music activities. We’re happy about the cooperation and surely our paths will cross again. For a future advice of what you can do better: drain your zero % beer down'
the sink and tune up your fridge with the real hop juice! Love Metal, Hate Fascism. 

https://noendinsight.bandcamp.com/

Ps: For this Week, all products No End In Sight related (except for the new Split 7",
which just went up for pre-order) are on Sale from the BBMA Webstore.

30/Jan/2017 http://bbmarecords.com/shop/ 05/Feb/2017

BBMA Band Of The Week #4: Titan

Titan

Chaotic early 00's Style Metalcore/Crymosh (...Skramz?) from Belgium.

Members of xHeartfeltx and Serenity Fails. They self-released a Demo in late 2014

and in early 2016 I had the honor of releasing their Split 7" w/ Witness The Fall as BBMA23.

FFO: Jane., Shai Hulud, Converge, Kindred, …

Who are you, what are you doing in the band?

I'm Dimitri Derwael and I play guitars in Titan.

How has the band evolved since the beginning?

Somewhere in the fall of 2013, Wim (drummer) asked me if I wanted to do a 1-time-gig-band-project together with Hans (Guitars) from ex- Once...Never again. The intention was to play a few 90's heartcore songs (Poison the Well, SkyCameFalling, Once Never Again and we wrote 1 own song)
for a birthday of a (now common) friend. Hans played guitar, I played bass and did backing vocals, Wim played drums and Jim took on the Lead vocals. After that 1 gig we decided to stay rehearsing and write some songs (maybe play some shows - who knows?). Being a guitarist I wouldn't trade
that place so we found Kevin who is now playing bass. Our initial intention was to play a mixture
of old Poison The Well (Distance make the heart grow fonder...era) with Skycamefalling and in a way we still do...but we all have very diverse taste in music so yes, you'll hear those 90's influences
but along with some black metal riffs here and there, some screamo/Skram atmosphere and some
Post Rock/Hardcore ambience. As long as it has that sound of melancholy, despair and rawness,
we're open to any influence ;)

What have you accomplished so far and what are your goals for the future?

We all have demanding jobs and/or a children so it's difficult to set goals because we all have other/higher priorities. But in the mids of all that turmoil of family/work life, we managed to release
a demo (2 songs - self released) in 2015 and in 2016 we recorded a split 7" released by BBMA together with #crymosh heroes "Witness The Fall". The last one also got released on
Mark My Words Records by Patrick Klosinkski in the UK. Both BBMA and MMW are sending stuff to Japan and those people seem to be crazy about what we do. We never really expected that!
Our future goals are to hopefully do a mini tour, but certainly hit the studio very soon again. We've got enough songs to fill another 7" on both sides (or do a split 10"/12"?? -
get in touch if you're intersted?!)

Any upcoming shows/releases/anything else you wanna tell us about?

Our last release was a colaboration between BBMA and Witness The Fall and that proces was just
so amazing. WTF and Titan were in the same studio on the same weekend and we did backing vocals for each other - mixing and mastering was done by the same engineer in such a way to make
it sound like a whole and it turned out just like that! Aron and I designed the artwork, I did the digitalisation and lay-out and Aron did the massive amount of screen printing DIY (!!). That release isn't just about good it sounds and how satisfied I am with the end result - sound and artwork-wise. For me this was also something I will look back at with nostalgia because I don't think that such
a close collaboration will ever be possible again. It was and still is, truly heart warming :).

How do you feel about bbma as a label?
In what do we suck most/what could we do better in the future?

How can you give any negative feedback on a guy who does all this? The question should not be what BBMA could do beter/more as a label but rather "what should/could we do for Tim to support BBMA and all the wonderfull work he is allready doing?". If you're reading this: Please go to
the webstore and buy something. Titan stuff is on sale in the same week this interview gets online - but other stuff is great as well. Check out First Fight Down, Forward To Eden, Heartfelt, Castigator, Renounced, Sentenced To Burn, Not Dead Yet, Witness The Fall (of course!),;..So get out your wallet and spend that cash so Tim can continue to grow as a label and continue to support those
90's oriented bands with a sincere message that so many HC-bands lack nowadays.

[thanks a lot - do as this wise man says ^_^]

https://titanxcore.bandcamp.com/

Ps: For this Week, all products Titan related are on Sale from the BBMA Webstore.

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BBMA Band Of The Week #3: xLAIRx

xLAIRx

 

 

Vegan Straight Edge 90's Style Metalcore from Melbourne, Australia.
One of my favorite recent bands playing that Style. I had the honor of releasing this
on a vinyl 7" as BBMA16 in 2015 - which is now already sold out though.
Also the band itself is now (more or less) defunct,
but there are constant rumors about a re-union - read for yourself!
FFO: The Path Of Resistance, Shockwave, Culture, Earth Crisis, ...

Death To Betrayers. XVX.
 

Who are you, what are you doing in the band?

I’m Robert and I am one of the two vocalists of XLAIRX,
I’m joined by Michael, War, Pestilence, Famine and Death.

 

How has the band evolved since the beginning?
What have you accomplished so far and what are your goals for the future?
 

This band started as a small project but spawned to gain more members to preach
our version of the Vegan Straight Edge jihad, the war of all that is good against all that is evil.
We hope to inspire a new generation of warriors to take up arms and rebel against the stupidity
and futility of modern mankind. So far we have put out our debut 7’’/tape Wrath Of The Immaculate through life.life.regret. records (AUS), BBMA (GER), Cause And Effect (ENG), Cold Hand (USA) and Diorama (INDO). We have been overwhelmed with the support we have had from near and afar, it’s been fantastic to see others involved in the fight for human, animal and earth liberation.
 

Any upcoming shows/releases/anything else you wanna tell us about?

 

At this point we plan to record new songs this year but with members around the planet
attempting to defend mother gaia this has slowed the process down. 

 

How do you feel about bbma as a label?
In what do we suck most/what could we do better in the future? 

 

We feel at home on BBMA amongst some of the most straight forward revolutionary music
waging war with the true message of change, the vegan straight edge. Thanks a lot! 

 

Feel free to add some shoutouts:

Thank you to everyone who has supported us, listen to Rebirth and Denial.

 

https://boundxbyxmodernxage.bandcamp.com/album/wrath-of-the-immaculate

 

Ps: For this Week, all products xLAIRx related are on Sale from the BBMA Webstore.
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BBMA Band Of The Week #2: xJustified Violencex

xJUSTIFIED VIOLENCEx

"Real Hardcore For True Straight Edge Warriors"

Militant oldschool Straight Edge hardcore from Maryland.
FFO: xWidowmakerx, Casey Jones, xBishopx, Minority Unit, ...
I had the honour of releasing their Album entitled "The War" on tape as BBMA26.

Who are you, what are you doing in the band?

1. I AM MACK. I PLAY GUITAR AND DID VOCALS ON THE WAR. 

(and obviously have a broken caps lock or a favour for upper-case letters)

How has the band evolved since the beginning?

What have you accomplished so far and what are your goals for the future?

2. SINCE WE STARTED THIS BAND BACK IN '88 WE HAVE ONLY GOTTEN
MORE POWERFUL. BACK THEN TIMES WERE TOUGH. RIGHT BEFORE WE WERE
GOING INTO THE STUDIO, JAKE DID THE RIGHT THING AND BEAT THE HOLY HELL OUT OF THIS KID WHO WAS BLOWING SMOKE IN PEOPLES FACES AT A SHOW HERE
IN TOWN. HE PUT THAT BASTARD IN A COMA AND WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. JAKE GOT OUT AND WE WERE GOING BACK INTO THE STUDIO WHEN HE BROKE PAROLE AND GOT PUT BACK IN. WE DID 'BEATDOWNS ON BOWERY' AND DONATED THAT MONEY TOWARD GETTING HIM A BETTER LAWYER AND SHIT LIKE THAT. 

EVENTUALLY HE WAS OUT AND FINALLY JOINED US FOR THE THIRD ALBUM, STRAIGHT EDGE OR DIE AND HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE.

SINCE THEN WE HAVE DONE 3 FULL US TOURS, PUT OUT S.E.O.D. AND THE WAR
AND WE PLAN ON GETTING MUCH MORE POWERFUL AS WE CONTINUE. 

Any upcoming shows/releases/anything else you wanna tell us about?

3. MORE SHOWS ARE COMING UP. UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE LEARNED THAT
WE CAN'T POST ABOUT SHOWS LOCALLY ANYMORE, NEARLY EVERY TIME WE
POST ANYTHING ABOUT IT ONLINE THE PIGS SHOW UP. IT'S ALSO GOTTEN HARD
TO PLAY OUT OF TOWN TOO SO WE NEVER POST IT. THE PEOPLE WHO WANNA KNOW ABOUT THE SHOWS KNOW. BUT THAT SHIT IS RARE. LIKE A DIAMOND.
GOTTA KEEP THAT SHIT UNDERGROUND. MORE SHOWS AND SHIT
ARE COMING IN 2017. GONNA HIT IT HARD AND FAST.

A MUSIC VIDEO FOR ''STRAIGHT EDGE WATCH DOGS'' IS IN THE WORKS AS WELL. KEEP YOUR PEEPERS PEELED FOR THAT SHIT.

GOING FORWARD WE ARE PLANNING TO BECOME MORE POWERFUL.
THIS NEXT ALBUM WILL BE OUR FIRST AS A 5 PIECE. 

How do you feel about bbma as a label? 

In what do we suck most/what could we do better in the future?

4. TIM AND BBMA HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT INSANELY SUPPORTIVE
OF US AND OUR QUEST. COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER PLACE TO CALL HOME.

SHOUTOUT TO HIM FOR ALL THE SUPPORT, SHOUT OUT TO RINKY FOR
BEING THE DUDE HE IS, SHOUTOUT TO CRUNCHER FOR HIS HELP
COMING UP WITH THE NEW VID. xCROWBAR CREWx REPRESENT.

STRAIGHT EDGE OR DIE. JXV 2K17 WEAR A FUCKING HELMET
BECAUSE THIS RIDE IS ABOUT TO GET ROUGH.

https://xjustifiedviolencex.bandcamp.com/

Ps: For this Week, all products xJustified Violencex related are on Sale from the BBMA Webstore.

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