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The Hard-Ons – Suck And Swallow 25 Years 25 Songs

Boss Tuneage have helped put out this retrospective compilation spanning the Hard Ons entire career. Which seems, from I can work out, to actually be 27 years. Still, poor mathematics on my part (or their part – I can’t quite decide) aside, this a lengthy discourse involving

Move Back East – Demo 2009

Move Back East admits: “being a 5 piece pop-punk band at the moment it’s hard to make yourself stand out”. Ain’t that the truth? Unfortunately for the Salisbury quintet this three-tracker doesn’t offer quite enough to suggest that the band is going to

*Shels are movie stars

*Shels are to feature on the soundtrack to the new movie Never Surrender. Get more details at www.imdb.com/title/tt1307989/

Dissolved In dates

Dissolved In tour in May: May, 1 2009 08:00 PM – The Roxy , Barrow in Furness, – May, 2 2009 08:00 PM – The GRV , Edinburgh, – May, 3 2009 08:00 PM – Dexters , Dundee, – May, 6 2009 08:00 PM – Rockers , Glasgow, – May, 7 2009 08:00 PM

Her:Enemy – Hold Onto Something

Album turning point: ‘Cold Heart’, track number three, happily flitters by with some syrupy vocals and serious pop credentials before the chorus absolutely rips it a new one. Throaty and deep, full of menace, and just completely unexpected, this change-up perfectly exemplifies where Her:Enemy get it right.

Glamorous

PT understands the Glamour of the Kill will be playing Leeds Festival.

Atlantic Hearts – Demo 2009

Kent quartet Atlantic Hearts opens this four track recording like they mean it. ‘Intro’ is a one minute scurry of brutal hardcore with vocals more evocative of Brazilian metal legend Max Cavalera than the current crop of hXc heroes. It’s actually an encouraging introduction in its brevity