The metro Chicago area is like a hot mess of hardcore and punk bands right now. Seems like more and more great music is coming from the entire Chicago area. From The Eyes of Servants is no exception, although they are not from Chicago, they are relatively close. You may be familiar with this band, they actually used to be more of a metalcore band, but changed direction and took on more of a hardcore sound which is reminiscent of Take It Back (whom will be breaking up very soon). Not only that, From The Eyes of Servants will be on tour with Nothing Til Blood and We The Gathered in a few months. So give these guys a look, they have a new album that is coming out soon and you should pick it up!
Band: From The Eyes Of Servants
Music Style: Posi Hardcore/Punk
Hometown: Rockford, IL
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Q: Where and when did “From The Eyes of Servants” get it start? I had never even heard of you guys….are you fairly new to the scene?
A: Well actually FTEOS first started playing in 2009. They started out as a metalcore/breakdown core band along the lines of for the fallen dreams and Emmure. Eric and I didn’t join the band until April of this year. In April FTEOS lost their vocalist after having lost their bassist earlier in the year. Eric and I felt a clear calling to join the band and totally reinvent the style. From there we all wrote our
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Usually when I think of “melodic hardcore” I think of every band that I have ever heard that is some bush-league screamo band that doesn’t even come close to being a hardcore band. So what comes to mind when I think of melodic hardcore or post hardcore? How about bands like Quicksand, Fugazi, maybe 1.6 Band (look them up, you won’t be disappointed). So, when I heard With Increase, I was excited cause these young guys have some how figured out what a billion crappy screamo/metalcore bands have failed to figure out….how to actually play melodic hardcore. I was lucky to catch these guys live at Cornerstone 2011 and they play with an intensity level that is sure to get you moving and pumped. Check out the interview we did with the guys from With Increase, if you have the chance, hang with them and see them play, they are super cool dudes.
BAND: With Increase
MUSIC STYLE: Melodic/Post Hardcore (done right fool)
HOME TOWN: Tampa, FL
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Q: With Increase has been around for a while, how far does the band go back and how did it get its start?
Travis – With Increase started in 2008 as a not very good tough guy mosh band that Paul, Justin and I started while we were in high school. We’ve been through several line up changes, stylistic changes, and a name change to get to what With Increase is now.
Justin – Doug our bassist joined early 2009 and our newest addition to the band
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I am a sucker for punk, especially good punk. Growing up I listened to bands like The Misfits, The Meatmen, The Ramones, Fear, The Descendents, The Circle Jerks, and Black Flag to name just a few of my favorites. Besides being old and particular about my music, I really enjoy the raw side of all these bands. For example the sloppy driving guitars of Black Flag, the emotion behind Ian MacKaye singing “guilty of being white,” or Lee Ving and the rest of Fear whipping up the crowd before each song they played live. So, when a band comes along that draws from influences that I count among some of the bands that hooked me into punk then it is worth noting. Let me introduce you to Unshackled. These guys are out of El Paso, Texas and are churning some serious punk out. For real, check them out, if you are a fan of any of the bands above then you will LOVE Unshackled. Plus, they bridge the gap, and dare I say, play some Oi! type songs???? Yup. Read below to learn more about these guys and you can pick up their new album NOW from Thumper Punk Records in conjunction with Caustic Fallout. Do as I say…..
Band: Unshackled
Music Style: Punk/Street Punk/Oi!
Home Town: El Paso, Texas
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Q: I was reading that Unshackled formed in 2006; how come in 2011 we are just now hearing of Unshackled? Give us some detail about how
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Seems like Cornerstone 2011 was quick this year. HXCChristian.com had a tent this year located next to the Legacy Stage. Micah who runs the Legacy Stage reached out to us and asked if we could team up. Of course we said yes. So we were right in the middle of all the action. This year we had our great DIY Gatorade, gave our free stickers, and other freebies. We also did our annual spaghetti dinner on Thursday night. We cooked 36 pounds of spaghetti and made 7 gallons of sauce for our event. Every year, we are happy to serve hungry mouths at Cornerstone. We do what we do because 1. The Lord tells us to serve our fellow Christians, and 2. We love the Christian hardcore scene, its people, and the bands. What a better way to express our thanks and support than by feeding as many folks as we can. And a special thanks to everyone who felt moved to give a donation, no matter how small or large, this helps keep us going, so thank you!
There were so many great bands playing this year, in particular, Blood & Ink records did a B&I family and friends day at the Solace Stage (which spanned two different days). What was cool about this show is that it included such great B&I bands as Venia, Jawbone, Friends, Dependency, Thin Ice, Ironwill, Thirtyseven, Divide The Sea, and Debtor, but also bands including Cool Cough (side project of the guys
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Every couple of years a band bursts onto the scene that has the momentum of a snowball rolling down a hill. Dynasty is a band like that. These dudes have been playing for a number of years but were recently signed to StrikeFirst Records propelling them into a whole new arena. So these guys are putting some solid NYC hardcore style music out with a slight twist of hip hop. Funny thing is these guys are from LA! So read the great interview below that John did with the guys from Dynasty and make sure to check them out on their upcoming tour with Call To Preserve and Dead Icons and at Cornerstone Festival this year (hint – they will be the hardcore band doing covers of Beastie Boys songs).
BAND: Dynasty
MUSIC STYLE: Straight Up Hardcore
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles
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Q: So can you tell me a little about the history of Dynasty? I see from press materials that you’ve been together for 6 years. How did you all come together? Were any of you in other bands? Are any of you in other bands at the moment? I’m guessing here but it looks like there may be some brothers/relatives in the band?
A: Well we started practicing and writing in 2004 but actually started gigging in 2005. My brother Marcel (guitar) was in the band in the early years but was actually the one who quit the band because of the drugs and alcohol issues going down in the band. He actually
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For those of you who have not heard, HXCChristian.com will have a comp album due out around March 16th. Special thanks to our pals at Thumper Punk Records who helped with all the heavy lifting on the comp. “We at HXCChristian.com are really excited for this comp album to be released,” says Josh of HXCChristian.com, “not only did a ton of great bands step forward to contribute to the album, but the proceeds will help HXCChristian.com to continue to have a great presence at music festivals such as Cornerstone.” While HXCChristian.com keeps it overhead low by a pure DIY ethic, we really like to do it up at Cornerstone. Last year, we had an official generator tent where we were able to have bands do “meet-and-greets” with all the folks who attend Cornerstone. Leroy – lead singer for War of Ages, Andy – lead singer of A Plea For Purging, and the guys from Debtor, all came out to answer questions about the band, life on the road, and how God has used them to reach out to people at shows. We also had a pancake breakfast with Call to Preserve, and a free spaghetti dinner where we must have fed 200 people. We look forward to doing it bigger and better at Cornerstone this year. So, by purchasing a download of this comp, or buying the disc will help support our efforts.
Enough about us…..Who is on the comp? Well, we had 25 bands
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