IN REVIEW: BHS Crew, Total War & English Rose

BHS Crew: V/A

(2008 BHS Service)

Very solid and hard hitting compilation album from several Hungarian bands such as Feher Torveny, Tar Had, Pushing Onwards, and Bombs Not Food (being the standouts), amongst a few other up and coming bands. If you like hardcore / metalcore and good covers of classic songs, then pick this up. ~Steve Skam
Tracklist:
01- Ars Militaria - Martyrdom
02- Csontfej - Varosi Hadviseles (Plunder and Pillage cover)
03- Csontfej - 14 szo
04- A.N.V. - Haboru
05- A.N.V. - Az arulo bere
06- Tar Had - Honnan jottek ok
07- Tar Had - SHARP (Project Vandal cover)
08- Tar Had - Odin es Thor
09- Pushing Onwards - Porba hullik
10- Pushing Onwards - Media valyu
11- Pushing Onwards - Nature is fighting back (PoR)
12- Feher Torveny - BHS Crew (Blitz cover)
13- Feher Torveny - R.A.C.
14- Agressziv Fellepes - Szolgalunk es vedunk...
15- Agressziv fellepes - Kell, hogy erezd
16- Bombs not food - Szelessavu baloldal
17- Bombs Not Food- Bombs Not Food
18. Bombs not food - Stevie Wonder (Szappangyar cover)
19. Heldentod - Vision of a higher existence
20. Full Metal Jacket - Szavazz
21. Full Metal Jacket - Pribek

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Total War: This Is Defiance
(2008 Arisches Reich production)

Great straight edge, old school hardcore hailing from Detroit. This album starts out strong and keeps the momentum up, until the very end. My personal favorite tracks are "KYLDD" & "Death Of A Nation". ~Steve Skam
Tracklist:
01 - Land Of The Weak, Home Of The Slave
02 -Death Of A Nation
03 -Worthless
04 -France
05 -Kill Your Local Drug Dealer
06 -Kill Everyone In H.W.
07 -Hatred Is My Life
08 -Path Of Cowardice
09 -I Will Find You
10 -To think of you

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English Rose: The White Album (Punk As Fuck)
(2007 Rampage productions)

An intense and vulgar display of punk fuckin' rock from one of England's best. The standout tracks for me are "Fuck 'em all", "My life, My fate", and my personal favorite "You Make Me Smile." The later song boasts the lyrics "Antifa Ha Ha Ha," and creating a rather addictive tune.

Compared to their last release, the Goodnight Left Side split with Kill Baby Kill, it seems they abandoned the classic RAC sound and went for more of a balls to the wall punk sound; which works very well for them. If you like your RAC loud and heavily influenced with punk this is most definitely the album for you. ~Steve Skam
Tracklist:
01- Bastards (A.C.A.B.)
02- Always outnumbered, never outgunned
03- For freedom we will fight
04- Our flags of war
05- I don't need ist - I don't want it
06- You make me smile
07- No good, dirty scum
08- I remember you all
09- You won't kill our spirit
10- Show some pride
11- Fuck 'em all
12- My life - my fate

Brutal Attack, Honky Tonk Knife Fight, Hatelordz, Total War & Still Burnin' Youth

Recently Diehard records just re-released two aditional Brutal Attack albums on CD..."Steel Rolling On" and "Valiant Heart" which include 5 bonus demo tracks and a nice 8 page booklet.

Also released on Diehard, a limited vinyl 7" from Australia's Honky Tonk Knife Fight, which is a new Punk & Roll band featuring members of Blood Red Eagle. Limited to 1000 hand numbered copies, the album is available in different varied shades of marbeled color vinyl.

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Coming soon on Die Hass Fabrik records out of Germany, brand new material by Hatelordz. a 7" including 3 tracks titled "Friday Night Riot." Available in two different covers

Also available soon on DHF is a 7" split of Total War and Italy's Still Burnin' Youth, titled "Generation X." Reportedly come in two different covers each.

Still Burnin' Youth [pictured at top] is the Uprise Direct featured cover artist for the month of April.

Want your band to be featured? Send us a high quality live [or promo] pic of your band, or your favorite band [with permission]. Please include with the photo a sample MP3 of the same artist. Please email all entries to UpriseDirectZine@yahoo.com.

Sudden Threat Exclusive!

Exclusive to Uprise Direct first, a sample off the upcoming split to be released with OPOS records, Sudden Threat.

Sudden threat is a side project of Total War. The band been working on their upcoming debut recently. This song is titled "Don't Need You" and will be featured on the upcoming release. It may be a little rough because this is not the final mix, however, I'm sure that won't stop you from enjoying it.

Brutal Attack, One Family, Total War

In two weeks Hatecore records is set to release the brand new album of legendary Brutal Attack, titled "The Real Deal."

A sample track from the upcoming release titled "Outlaw" is available HERE. Having listened to the available sample and viewing the cover art (left) it sounds like Ken has taken this work in a more upbeat direction, leaning toward rockabilly /southern rock. I anticipate hearing the full album after it's release...

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The albums "One Family" parts 1 & 2 originally released by OPOS records, are being released on vinyl. The CDs which featured Moshpit, Attack, Non Divine, Forbidden, R. Purity & Total War, are now being combined onto one joint LP. SFH records are pressing a limited run of 500 albums.

100 Yellow/Black/Yellow

150 Yellow/Black

250 Black

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The drummer of Total War had announced the creation of a hardcore styled side project last year titled Sudden Threat. Sudden threat is currently in the studio writing and recording for their first release, coming soon.

The vocalist from Total War is currently filling in on bass for Empire Falls, who are set record their second release with Final Stand records this year.