TIT FOR TAT! People told us that friendship and business should be separated to avoid conflicts but with Let it Burn, Blacktop, Storm & Stress and The Blackout Argument it is exactly the other way round. Call it imperialistic or cartelization but we have the best times signing each other’s bands. Yeah right, whatever… Storm & Stress would have deserved no other record label but Let it Burn Records, anyway. This is going to be a blast!

Storm & Stress’ spiritual adviser and manager Wazskostas Testosteron says: “The band is really happy to be part of a new family, the Let It Burn Records family. In times of pure asociality, where no one can save them from their genetic and mental decay, there was no other way to help Storm & Stress getting their pants back than selling their soul to Let It Burn Records. Chris and Feivel definitely are the best missionaries for the lost souls in Storm & Stress. I just phoned the gaming HQ in Ibbenbüren and got the band’s feedback, which was: ‘Good.’”

Storm & Stress' fabulous "Sin" MCD will be out October 31, 2008.

2008 is one hell of a year for LET IT BURN RECORDS. Never before we have enlargened our roster with such a great amount of bands within such a short time. The latest addition to the family are THE CASSIDY SCENARIO from Linz (AT). We have basically witnessed the whole band evolution since day one and were impressed by their extremely high degree of professionalism and dedication.

Risen from the ashes of Austrian supergroup ESTATE, THE CASSIDY SCENARIO break completely new grounds compared to their predecessors, musically and conceptually. Influenced by bands such as Will Haven, This Is Hell, Modern Life Is War, Poison The Well and Comeback Kid and with a restless 'on the road' attitude the bands career will further accelerate.

THE CASSIDY SCENARIO will release their debut album "Withstanding Voracity" on Let it Burn Records in early 2009. The band is currently preparing for the studio to record with Toni Meloni (Principal Studios / Caliban, The Sorrow, Estate, etc). The album artwork has been created by noone less than Dan Mumford (Gallows, Bring Me The Horizon, Set Your Goals, The Black Dahlia Murder, Architects, etc.).

Here's the band's statement on this signing: "To hell with all puff pieces about signing news and so on, here's what we all think: It feels good that there are people that like what and how we do it, people who trust us and who we trust. Thanks to the guys at LET IT BURN RECORDS for their efforts and their support. We know that they'll do an amazing job as they did with all their great artists in the past. There could be no better home for our upcoming debut album 'Withstanding Voracity'."

We here at LET IT BURN RECORDS are looking forward to the liaison and are happy to give THE CASSIDY SCENARIO an extra boost on their way to the top.

TOUR with THE CASTING OUT
RTP will be on tour with THE CASTING OUT from delaware/USA in september/october. Its nathan from boy sets fire's new band
they are awesome, please check them out at
www.myspace.com/thecastingout
tour dates can be found below!

SPLIT 7" with END OF A YEAR
is out now and availabe in black and very limited white and white/green vinyl mitch clem did the artwork and the colored copies are almost sold out so hurry up and get in touch with
www.myspace.com/cobraxrecords
to get a copy!!!

FULL LENGTH
RTP are about to finish the work on our debut album "ballad of the flexible bullet" the limited coloured vinyl and cd version will hopefully be available just in time for our tour!

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next RED TAPE PARADE shows:

24.09.2008 D - Frankfurt a.M. / Nachtleben + THE CASTING OUT

25.09.2008 D - Bochum / Matrix + THE CASTING OUT

26.09.2008 D - Hannover / Korn + THE CASTING OUT

27.09.2008 D - Berlin / Magnet + THE CASTING OUT

28.09.2008 D - Dresden / Scheune + THE CASTING OUT

29.09.2008 A - Wien / Arena + THE CASTING OUT

03.10.2008 D - Lindau / Club Vaudeville + THE CASTING OUT

04.10.2008 CH - Basel / Sommercasino + THE CASTING OUT

05.10.2008 D - München / 59to1 + THE CASTING OUT

06.10.2008 D - Schweinfurt / Stattbahnhof + THE CASTING OUT

07.10.2008 D - Stuttgart / Kellerclub + THE CASTING OUT

08.10.2008 D - Trier / Exhaus + THE CASTING OUT

THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT got a double-page feature in the current issue of STARDUST MAGAZINE and a half-page at FUZE MAGAZINE. Chris talks about the sense of free online release, crucial changes in the music industry and the deeper sense behing "smile like a wolf". check it out (pdf links below):

THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT have released a limited 7inch version of their fabulous "Smile Like A Wolf" EP. it contains 3 songs of the download ep and one exclusive bonus track. read the band's statement:
"To not bore you to death with the usual 'we are so happy that label X has released our release Z"-chatter I will cut this short: Niko / Blacktop is one hell of a cool guy and when the idea came up to release a limited 7inch of "Smile Like A Wolf" there was only one option for us, Blacktop Records." We know that some of you kids might have problems with the new Blacktop catalog. A lot of Niko's latest signings do not really reflect what's commonly understood under the term 'hardcore' but take a second now and listen up: who gives a fuck?! Niko is doing an amazing job with Blacktop since day one and broadening his roster with bands that might not be as 'crucial' as some of his previous signings is daring but at the same time it deserves to be supported. So take the thumb out of your ass and check out some new bands that do/did not split after the first demo and 7inch."

And here's what Niko / Blacktop has to say about the cooperation:
"Everyone who claims to know me has realized that I to sign whatever band I like, no matter if the kids think it does or does not fit in the Blacktop roster. And here we go once again: I loved The Blackout Argument since the day Chris gave me their first EP. I’ve seen them live, shared stages with them and worked with Chris’ label Let It Burn Records and it has always been a pleasure. I like professionalism, I like well-organized and dedicated bands & people and I like the so called 'Modern Hardcore'. Confront The Blackout Argument with whatever stereotype prejudice you like, it's a hardcore band, so get your hand on this release and be enlightened."

Read here what Martin SG has to say:

"yo
some may already have heard the news:

solid ground decided to call it a day. nothing really bad happend. it
is just that over the last 1 or 2 years, it was getting harder and harder to keep the band going on a level that we wanted to. due to job responsibilities, among other duties, we couldn't dedicate as much time to the band as we wanted to.

however we feel that there is also no reason whatsoever to stop the band right here and now. we are still going to play the bunch of shows this summer that are already booked, plus we want to finish this band in an appropriatebway. so we are going to do one last european tour in october. which by the way is being book by our friends at avocado bookings as i write this.

we always felt that playing shows is one of the most important and
fun things with solid ground. so everyone out there that wants to see us one last time, make sure to come out to those last few shows and have fun!
check our website for dates and venues. we definitely will give a 120 % for each and every show - just as we always did.

after our european tour we will play one official last show here in
switzerland, which will be announced later on.
the madness is not over yet !
if all goes well, we are even going to record the last four songs that we just wrote. we are very proud of these tunes and, like every band, we think our latest stuff is our best! :-) so we feel it would be a shame if those songs would never see the light of day.

and in case you don't know or i forgot to mention ... the guys in
CHEAP THRILLS rule big time!!! check out these boys if you haven't yet."

The Blackout Argument are going to hit the road in August together with one hell of a crazy band from the UK called ARCHITECTS (Century Media), supporting "Smile Like A Wolf". Make sure you catch them at one of their shows...

The free online ep by The Blackout Argument is now free for download at WWW.SMILELIKEAWOLF.COM. Go get it!

we are excited about releasing our first non-physical sound carrier. It's gonna an online EP by Germany's most promising underground act THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT (Courtesy of LIFEFORCE RECORDS). The 5-song EP is entitled "Smile Like A Wolf" and will be FREE for download at WWW.SMILELIKEAWOLF.COM from June 1, 2008.
"Smile Like A Wolf" are the band's first recordings with their new vocalist Raphael Schmid. THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT are going to release their next regular album in January 2009 on LIFEFORCE RECORDS.

HERE'S THE BAND'S STATEMENT:
"Dear lovers & fighters,
In times when the music industry is stumbling across its own feet, it is time to break new ground. As a band you have 2 choices, you either play the game by the old rules hoping you're one of the few at the mercy of the old marketing and promotion strategies. Or you can trailblaze your own pathway through the ever-changing music business jungle.
Sounds a lot like biz-talk, but in the end it's all about you, the fan, the listener, the fuel that keeps The Blackout Argument running. We have toured with Boy Sets Fire, Parkway Drive, This is Hell, just to name a few, played shows all over Europe, we have various releases out on great independent labels, a ongoing record deal with Lifeforce Records, got massive press attention all over the place, worked with some of the most renowned designers and have a long list of partners and supporters. Yet still, this is all about you. It's you who we are trying to reach with our message and music.
To go the most direct way without detour to your hearts and ears we decided to release a FREE DOWNLOAD EP in June 2008. It's titled "Smile Like A Wolf" and contains 5 brand new and exclusive songs, by the way the first recordings with Roughael, our new singer. No fees, no email-registration, no myspace friend requests requiery or any other bullshit. Just go to www.smilelikeawolf.com and download the songs for free alongside a complete cd artwork and lyrics.
We put at least as much effort in "Smile Like A Wolf" as in any other release we put out so far. We spent hours and hours at the practice place, later on in the studio, forced our most drastic life experiences into lyrics, got Dave Quiggle (Rise And Fall, Sick of it All, Atreyu, War of Ages, etc.) to do the artwork and Milchglas Media to do the web development, to make sure "Smile Like A Wolf" is gonna fully satisfy us and you. This is our hearts and our lives, this is what we love to do and this is what we want to share with you, the fan, the listener, the fuel that keeps us running.
Chris, Sascha, Phil, Roughael, Chris
(a.k.a. THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT)"

Listen up: DEATHSPIRIT have launched their website. Big thanks go out to the guys in MILCHGLAS MEDIA who took care of the realization of this project. You can listen to all DEATHSPIRIT songs in high quality here. check it out: www.deathspirit.de

The Let it Burn Showcase Weekend is over and I wanted to blast out a short but big THANK YOU to everyone who was involved:

first of fall Nanouk / Avocado, my partner in crime who contributed a big part to both shows with his professionality and weird haircut!

then of course all the bands who played the two shows.

Final Prayer, Today We Rise, Solid Ground & Deathspirit: thanks for rocking out!

Mike Chamrad for taking some genius pictures!!!

Martin Metzger and his wife for muffins, distro and transportation.

also both promoters, Franz / Feierwerk and Anselm/Juha West who did a great job and delivered enough booze and food to make all bands happy.

and last but not least a big shout out to all the kids who showed up, danced, sang along and lost blood & sweat at both showcases.

See you all next year for the Let it Burn Showcases 2009!

it goes without saying that our most recent family addition TODAY WE RISE will also join the bill on the LET IT BURN SHOWCASES on Apri 4 and 5. They will share the stage with their new label mates SOLID GROUND, DEATHSPIRIT, FINAL PRAYER and MISCREANTS.

We continue the Let it Burn crusade with the addition of yet another new familiy member. TODAY WE RISE is the first band ever to be signed as a result of sending us a demo and not because we have known them already before. I guess this fact speaks for itself. We are at least as excited about this collaboration as the band is and look forward to releasing their debut album in autumn 2008.

Voices from TODAY WE RISE: “Right from the start we felt a great deal of passion in everything LIB does, a feeling that has only become stronger so far. We are in contact with the label all the time - something that is really important to us. Keeping a close knit relationship with everyone we work with is a key factor for this band. We want to keep it as personal as possible, and this is something LIB definitely has provided so far. Everyone in this band is really stoked about the signing and the help we have already received. We feel that this was the right thing to do and that LIB will help us becoming the band we want to be.”

We have been keeping track of TODAY WE RISE ever since their first demo, which already impressed us a lot. The fact that the band, even without any label support, managed to play in almost every corner of the map and make themselves a name as a hardworking and dedicated band finally led to their signing with LET IT BURN RECORDS.

TODAY WE RISE: “With the support of the LIB staff we feel that we finally can use our potential to the fullest extent – We feel blessed to have support from people who not only work in the industry, but on top of all things play in a great band themselves – every piece of advice they will give us is not based on some marketing strategy or trend thing, but a result of something that the people of LIB have gone through themselves."

We already got the chance to pre-listen some of their new material, which only fortified our belief that 2008 will be the year of TODAY WE RISE.

The SOLID GROUND / CHEAP THRILLS tourdates are all confirmed now. please check our tour-section or the AVOCADO BOOKING website to find out when SG is playing your city and make sure you show up.

Who would have thought that? Only one signing in whole 2007 and 2008 starts with three in a row! After DEATHSPIRIT and RED TAPE PARADE we announce the third band that will enlargen our roster: Swiss hardcore legend SOLID GROUND have joined us and will release their highly anticipated new album "Can't Stop Now" March 15, 2008. Needless to say that we are honored to work with a hardcore band of such high integrity.

Can’t Stop Now features 15 tracks of hardcore the way it was initially meant to be. While still staying true to their unique sound, SOLID GROUND's new material turned out to be way heavier and severe than songs previously written.

The band decided to upload three brand new songs to their myspace profile. You can also download them in high quality in our audio section.

As touring is SOLID GROUND's "calling card", they're gonna hit the road with CHEAP THRILLS in March 2008, just starting off on the release date of the album. Check out the AVOCADO BOOKING website for dates and info.

The new year starts with a great announcement: We have just teamed up with RED TAPE PARADE from southern Germany and thus enlargened our roster with one of the most amazing new hardcore/punk bands these days.

Label owner Chris Zehetleitner about the signing: “We here at LET IT BURN just fell in love with the passionate music this band plays and most of all with their upright ‘we don’t give a fuck’ attitude. In times of ‘clone wars’ within the underground scene, a band like RED TAPE PARADE is exactly what we were looking for!”

Oise Ronsberger-Palmer (bassist) about the origin of the band: “So in 2006 i was pretty done with hardcore in a musical sense. More assholes then you can shake a stick at, more clichees that any self respecting punk could take. Punkrock - once a radical form of music that insprired us to escape our own boring lives and to pick up our instruments - now seemed to split up in several ridicolous sub-genres. Macho-jock-metal, self indulgent emo, ironic post-punk hippness and shitty overproduced corporate pop-punk-wolves-in-punk-sheep- clothes.
But then i recieved a package from Revelation Records that contained cds by Sinking Ships, Shook Ones and - most important - End Of A Year. I realized that i still wasn' t done playing loud, distored music filled with anger and post-teenage angst. A few phone calls later the musical backbone of what was to become RED TAPE PARADE practised for the first time in december 2006. All of us were active in several punk/indie bands like Static84, Driving The Salt, Anything but yours, John Deere or Là Par Force. Spring 2007 we found our singer Wauz (probably the last Lagwagon fan on planet earth) and after only practising once as a complete band we recorded our eight song demo in a few hours in a messy practise space in Regensburg.”

Within a few months the band released their debut demo for free on the internet and got great reactions from both, listeners and press. In order to work on their first full length album, RED TAPE PARADE started talking to labels: “We started to feel them out and we now found some that we think know where we are coming from and what this band is about.” The CD version of the album will be released by LET IT BURN RECORDS, the vinyl version by FIELDS OF HOPE. There’s also going to be a south-east-asian CD pressing done by BASEMENT RECORDS.

Oise Ronsberger about the cooperation: “I know Chris for a long time and the fact that he knows the ‘music business’ from both sides - musician and label owner - makes him so much more reliable as a partner.”

The debut album will be recorded and mixed in late March 2008 with Californian based producer Mike Drohman at out-o-space studios in Goettingen with the help of engineer Tom Spoetter. The release date is scheduled for July 15, 2008.

It's been a while since the Let it Burn Family embraced a new member, but now we take pride in signing DEATHSPIRIT from Southern Germany. With almost all members of disbanded PAINT THE TOWN RED, this band has some familiar faces and old stagers in their rows. DEATHSPIRIT's self titled debut-mcd will be coming your way soon. To get an idea what this band is about, check their myspace.

If you want to see 5 metal heads going nuts in a recording studio you should definitely check out CRISIS NEVER ENDS studio-diary....

Yup, it has been quiet for a little while in the Final Prayer camp. That doesn´t necessarily mean we´ve been lazy, as we´ve been busy working on new songs, writing lyrics as well as chilling in Barcelona whilst playing a festival there, hehe. You´re right, no complaints from our side about how hard it is playing in a band: we continue to have a blast all the time. As you´ll be pleased to know we got our studio-dates booked at the end of november, so a new full length should be out spring 2008. We´re in the middle of talking to some labels who are willing to put it out. Whenever we´ll have additional informations on this we´ll let you all know. The record will have about 10 new songs on it and it´s gonna be a rager for sure. We have a couple of shows lined up in the next couple of months, although live-performances will be limited due to the band still being in the midst of the songwriting process for the new record. So come out and say hello if we happen to play anywhere near your place!

P.S.: Check out the Berlin HC Sampler on Mad Mob rec. (www.madmob.de), featuring a ton of Berlins coolest Bands! We did a cover-version of Alone in a crowds “is anybody there” for the sampler. That song, our more correctly our version of it, is previously unreleased, so go and check it out!

The ideal of “hard living” used to be synonymous with hardcore/punk. Clashing with authority, facing life's woes and the victimizing effect society can crash down upon weary shoulders were standard institutions that fueled the greatest creative minds and outlets. Gone are those days of desperation. Outrage is now faked and urgency is mimed by multi-generational clones who’ve never known what the wrong side of the tracks look like.

Heaven forbid someone shouts what the world really looks like; the dirt, the grime… And no one dares to throw retribution back at the social order. Like a caged beast living under the yolk of a destructive and gritty civilization, retaliation must come. When humanity has run amok, unchecked with its coldness, there needs to be a line in the sand.

When thoughts are chained and oppressed, when ideas are beaten out of the masses with propaganda, what hope is there to cast off the shackles and think freely, to see how the world really is?

Does anyone dare throw reprisal at this dark culture where society’s sickly grasp tightens around the neck of the outraged?

Despair gives way to anger which can only be bottled for so long before the truth comes roaring, comes shouting, resisting and defying with every ounce of strength until the truth be known to all that can hear.

Check out the latest issue of FUZE MAGAZINE for a short but indeep MISCREANTS interview. You can download the magazine for free at the link below.

Just a short note to let you know that MISCREANTS debut MCD "Welcome The" is out to destroy you now!

Miscreants and guitarist Rick Venema have officially parted ways, on good terms.
"The time came for both parties to cut the gordian knot and make a decision for the band's sake. Rick's a great bandmate and a good friend but in order for things to move forward with Miscreants we needed to let him go. No hard feelings. No regrets. We'd like to thank Rick for all his efforts and wish him the best of luck in the future. We are looking forward to touring with him one last time this summer!
After Miscreants' upcoming European tour with Age of Ruin, in support of our August 3rd release on Let It Burn Record, we will not immediately be looking for a replacement.
We are in the middle of writing a new record - halfway done as a matter of fact - and will look for a full-time member once the record has been recorded. Until then we will ask friends to fill in for Rick upcoming tours and see where that takes us..."

Everyone listen up, Final Prayer has just been added to the WITH FULL FORCE bill for Sunday 1400. If you're at the festival make sure you wake up early to mosh the hell out of the metalheads!

Friends, bookers, promoters and music fans!! Miscreants will be on tour all throughout Europe with Age of Ruin from August 7th until August 23rd. Joining us for the last week of that tour are Denmark's permier thrashers, As We Fight. Anyone interested in booking a show for this date, please contact jelle@claritybooking.com

Directly after the AoR / As We Fight tour Miscreants will be doing an additional 2 weeks of shows all across Europe to support the release of their EP 'Welcome the Miscreants'. Anyone interested in booking Miscreants from August 23rd until September 8th. Please get in touch through eucatastrophebooking@gmail.com

Its been a long time since we signed a new band last time but it was definitely worth the waiting. Let it Burn Records heartly welcomes the Miscreants from Holland! We're constantly observing the European underground music scene and Miscreants is definitely one of the most promising bands these days. Within the short time since their formation they have showed more dedication and guts than most other bands out there. Above all Miscreants have recorded one hell of a debut MCD which we are more than proud to release. To get an idea of what we are talking about simply check out their song "Blood As Spirit" and you'll know.

"I am extremely pleased to work with Let It Burn Records" says Miscreants' vocalist van der Velde. "Chris (LIB) showed great interest in the band from the start. He is as excited about the band as we are and has given us great confidence. We aim to prove that his interest and Let It Burn's efforts to get us out there with this release are well deserved. Expect to see us out on the road all over the place with all sorts of bands, proudly flying the Let It Burn flag from our 'Ship of Fools' ( i.e. van)! "

We are looking forward to working with Miscreants and are happy to have enlarged our roster with such an amazing band.

Check out what you have missed. This is the last song AWOKEN ever performed.

We have some not so good news from Switzerland's Mosh-Metallers Dark Day Dungeon. Read their offiicial statement: "Dear friends and enemys, lovers and haters. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose it all. Dark Day Dungeon was never destined to win. So once again we're losing. This time our guitarplayer Attila Varga. For the last three weeks we've been talking things over and over and sadly some decisions had to be made. We are all very unhappy with his decisions but have to respect that of course. Attila will leave the band. We're still good friends though! No fights, no bullshit talking, no nothing. All the shows that have been booked will be played normaly, don't worry. And the band will go on! We just don't know how yet. After the final shows with Attila we'll take a break, form the new team, maybe even record all the new songs we've written, release them. If it's gonna be under the name of Dark Day Dungeon remains to be seen. Thanx for reading and we'll keep you posted."

we are heartbroken that one of the greatest and hardest working bands in our roster decided to call it a day. Here's the official statement by the band:

With regret and sadness, we are announcing our end. For us, Awoken has always been more than a band. It has dominated our lives for 4 years and it was, and still is a symbol of friendship, ambition, and perseverance. We achieved so much more than we ever set out to and it has been an honour representing UK hardcore across Europe. It's difficult to explain the reasons why we're calling it a day, but let's just say that we've hit a metaphorical brick wall. We've grasped every opportunity that has been thrown at us and now we're all out of new pathways. We could go on, losing money on tours and hacking away at the same cities, but we've always been adamant that Awoken should never, ever become stagnant in any way. It has never been a "weekend" thing so we'd never be happy just playing the odd show, or recording a few songs whenever we've saved enough money. In short, Awoken is all or nothing. We've been living our dreams, and sooner or later, reality was always bound to come crashing down. We always did things our way, mostly DIY, and we always stuck to our guns no matter what changes might have brought us more success. We hope that we will always be seen as a positive part of the London, UK, and European hardcore legacy and we cannot thank enough those who have helped us to achieve everything we did. You know who you are.

We will be playing our final show at The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town, London, on the 18th of February, and we would like to invite everyone - from old friends to new kids - to come and say farewell.

Over and out!
-Awoken

Listen kids: Hard 2 Earn Records finally released their JOINING FORCES 4 YOUR EYES DVD! The DVD features 31 Underground Metal/Core videoclips by bands like Under Siege, Perzonal War, Born From Pain, Fear My Thoughts, Black Friday 29, Six Reasons To Kill, Crisis Never Ends, Opposition Of One, Caliban, End Of Days, Deadsoil, Mixery Speaks, Koroded, Shortage... just to name a few. This is good stuff for only 9,99 Euros (including shipping in europe), so check it out!

CRISIS NEVER ENDS metal-killing-machine "A Heartbeat Away" has been officially released yesterday! The masterpiece of heavy music comes along with an altered artwork. Check out the "Friends like You" Mp3 and mosh along. In case you haven't picked it up yet, here's your chance! Special price at the LET IT BURN Online Store!

The year 2006 is over and we want to shout out a big THANK YOU to all the kids who supported LET IT BURN RECORDS in the last 12 months. In times when more and more smaller labels die down and hardcore it getting more corporate and heartless everyday we are thankful to run this label the way we feel comfortable. We will stick to our working ethic in 2007 and hope to find new bands and kids who share the same passion for underground music and a hardcore / alternative lifestyle. Show your passion, hope and a raised fist!

We want to draw your attention to a great show taking place this friday in Wangen / Germany. The Healthcare Festivity is going to present you some of the most promising new hardcore bands: For Heaven's Sake, The Sorrow, My Escape Avenue and Reach My Hand. If you're living in southern Germany (or your parents own a helicopter) make sure you show up this friday to mosh along!

Everyone in Final Prayer is really happy about the fact, that we´ll be supporting Comeback Kid, together with Rise & Fall and Justice, on their short tour in February. There will only be six shows in Holland, Belgium and Germany, which should all be a blast, so don´t miss this shit! We´ll be playing some gigs before the tour as well, so go and check out our tourdates and … see you all in da pit.

The dates for the Comeback Kid tour are:

22.02.2007 Germany , Karlsruhe @ Substage
w/ Rise and Fall, Final Prayer, Justice

23.02.2007 Germany , Leipzig @ Conne Island
w/ Rise and Fall, Final Prayer, Justice, Black Friday 29

24.02.2007 Germany , Bochum @ Matrix
w/ Rise and Fall, Final Prayer, Justice,Black Friday 29

25.02.2007 Belgium , Hasselt @ Muziek-o-droom
w/ Rise and Fall, Final Prayer, Justice, Omission

26.02.2207 Holland , Amsterdam @ Melkweg
w/ Rise and Fall, Final Prayer, Justice, Omission

27.02.2007 Germany , Berlin @ Magnet
w/ Rise and Fall, Final Prayer, Justice

Some update on our show-schedule for the next month. As you can see the tour with Awoken is fully booked. We still lack a show on the 23rd of november somewhere in the western part of Germany, Holland or Belgium on the way to the UK. If you can help us out, please get in touch with felix@finalprayer.de. We´re sorry, but we had to cancel our show in Erlenbach on the 4th of November for personal reasons. We´ll try to make up for it as soon as possible. Our show in Bautzen has been re-scheduled from the 26th of december to the 22nd of december, so please take notice of that as well. (Felix / Final Prayer)

Another chapter in the LET IT BURN saga: Southern Germany united. Stuttgart's metalkings CRISIS NEVER ENDS have teamed up with LET IT BURN RECORDS for a rerelease of their amazing album "A Heartbeat Away". The band says: "as some of you might have read in the latest interviews we gave about CNE: the rumours are true. CNE quits with Beniihana - Records in case of different reasons. Thanx to Bjoern for his efforts in the past and becoming and staying a friend. Our press of "A heartbeat away" is nearly sold out so we decided to look for a new label who wants to do a re-press. We are glad to tell you that we are now part of the LET IT BURN RECORDS roster. The releasedate for the re-press is scheduled to beginning of 2007! Album artwork will be announced the next days."

Besides playing a couple of shows with amazing bands like Solid Ground, No Turning Back etc. throughout the last weeks, we´re busy writing new songs and preparing for our Winter Tour with Awoken which starts November 23rd. Nevertheless we´ll play the Maximum Destruction Fest II this Saturday in Essen. The line-up looks amazing and it´ll be fun times for sure. There´s still plenty of tickets available and even Emo-Chris from Let it Burn records will be there, so why no jump in your car this Saturday and make a road-trip to Essen. If you do, be sure to check us out, and eventually rage, while we´re playing from 18.00-18.30 h on Stage 2!!! We´ll also play a rad show this Sunday in Rosswein with 108, Blacklisted, Rise & fall and SHC, would be rad to see some of you there, too.



Sorry, the rest is for german speaking people only: Der Tourreport der Final Prayer/ Crisis Never Ends summer tour 2006 findet sich im gerade erschienen Three Chords Fanzine. Fotos und (schmutzige) Details vom “Leben on the road” en masse… Das Fanzine gibt es beim Plattenhändler eures Vertrauens oder online über www.threechords.de zu bestellen.

Alright kids, check your timeplaners and mark that UK heavyweights AWOKEN are going to hook up with Berlin's Mosh-Squad to destroy Europe in December / November! This is definitely going to be one of the best tours this year with two of the most promising European Hardcore Acts. AVOCADO BOOKING is taking care of this business so make sure to check out their website about the latest news on this event.

Final Prayer added last minute to Sucks `n Summer Festival 2006. Replacing Bridge To Solace the band will mosh around 0.40 am on the AJZ-stage. Be there or be dead!

Again to all our german-speaking friends only: Number 8 of the famous Three Chords Fanzine from Germany will feature an exclusive report about our summer tour with Crisis Never Ends, so if interested in some ranting about things that happened “on the road” keep your eyes open for the upcoming issue. By the way: printed fanzines rule! Get off your ass, do a zine. None more needs to be said… By the way some new dates added to the show-section. C ya all in da pit very soon!!!

The recordings are finally finished and to convince yourself how powerful and brutal hardcore can sound you can now check out AWOKEN's "Fortune favors the Strong" through our media player or mp3 section!

Our show in Essen on the 3rd of June together with Crisis Never Ends has been cancelled. We need help. If you can help us out with a gig on saturday, 3rd of june, please get in touch asap: felix@finalprayer.de! Thanks a lot in advance...

To all you HC-kids who are too to buy our new album: www.truesidemusic.de is giving away 3 copies of our CD. Check their website for details. Aight!

Hi everybody, if interested in reading a bit on the history and opinions behind Final Prayer, get yourself a copy of issue 1 of The Heat Fanzine (in english), which turned out awesome. Over 60 A4 pages of interviews with a ton of HC and Metal bands, reviews and lotsa more interesting shit.

There's also a short feature on Final Prayer in the first issue of Stardust Magazine (in german), get that if you are a Kraut or speak the language of the Krauts, haha. Some reviews and interviews on the new record have been launched via the Let it burn-website, so go and check the media section on www.letitburnrecords.com! That's it for now, hope to see all of you at our record release party this coming friday (5th of may) in Berlin. Should be crazy...

FP wishes to thank everybody, who made our 5-day tour over Easter fun times. Broken microphones, strings, drumsets and a broken van couldn't keep us from wrecking venues and peoples flats in Germany, Holland and Belgium. The Frietjes in Gent were equally good as rocking out again with our friends in Teamkiller, Solid Ground, Cataract, and Born From Pain. Meeting old friends and new people, seeing Rise & Fall, Clobberin Time ("Danke, wir waren Mötley Crüe!") and many other great bands perform and having Philipp a.k.a. "Junior" with us as our Merchandiser was great fun, too. As of now we're keeping our fingers crossed that the dudes at I.C. Recordings get our LP done until our release party on the 5th of May. See you there or elsewhere on the road.
"Back in the van, our for the next show, traffic jams and cops - we don't care at all, more stories to tell - our mums will be shocked, nothing can stop us - we're always on top!" (FP - always on top)

The swiss brutality moshers of DARK DAY DUNGEON have launched their new website. go and check it out! Hell Yeah!

AWOKEN have just recently announced the title of their upcoming album on LET IT BURN RECORDS. This masterpiece of neck-break-mosh will be called "Death Or Glory" and is going to hit the streets in June 2006, followed by a full European tour. Stay tuned for more information...

Zoli, singer of BRIDGE TO SOLACE did some guest vocals for THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT's (ex-PAINT THE TOWN RED, ex-FLYSWATTER) debut-recordings. You can check out the amazing song titled "So much You and Me" at THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT website or at their myspace profile.

Our ex-family mates FEAR MY THOUGHTS just got signed to CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. Check out the band's statement: "We´re absolutely happy to announce that we have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records.
This label has always hosted bands we love, from one of the very first CM releases of our local buddies in Poltergeist, or be it their current roster with great and influential bands like Nevermore, Napalm Death, Celtic Frost or The Haunted. We´re excited for the things to come, and grateful for having one of THE labels in the world as our partners in crime. Thanks for believing in us and thanks to all the people who brought us where we are today. BIG shout-outs to our wives and girlfriends, to our families, to our friends, to our former labels, and finally to all the people out there who like to crash the dancefloors (or their living rooms) while listening to FEAR MY THOUGHTS! Without you...you know the deal!"

Mosh-Jerks beware! We have just posted a brand new song of FINAL PRAYER's upcoming destroyer "Right Here Right Now". The track is titled "Out of Content" and will fucking destroy your life.

The master cd of FINAL PRAYER's debut album "Right Here Right Now" has arrived at the let it burn headquaters today and has left a trail of devastation. Still speechless, more info coming soon.

UNDER SIEGE's new album "Days of Dying Monuments" just returned from the pressings and is now available for a special pre-sale-price for a limited time, 4 weeks before the official release date. Check out our shop and order your copy today!

Final Prayer and Let it Burn Records are happy to announce that our friends in I.C. Recordings will put out the vinyl version of Final Prayer's soon to be released first album, entitled "right here, right now", this spring. Since we all love vinyl and have been knowing the guys from I.C. Recordings for years, we are totally psyched about this. CD and vinyl should be available at our record release party on the 5th of may at the Tommy-Haus in Berlin (other bands appearing on the bill are Teamkiller, Deadsoil, and The Working Dead). The official release-date will be announced soon. Stay tuned...

Listen: SCARS OF TOMORROW's European Tour will start by the end of this week. They will share the stage together with HAND TO HAND (Lifeforce Records) which should be an intersting package. Go there and mosh.

"We finished the bass- and guitar-tracks by now and the overall sound turned out to be just great. We're all psyched about the recording - it was/ is big fun and Kai Stahlenberg and the whole Kohlekeller Studios crew is a great bunch of people to work with. Last sunday Micha Teamkiller and Jogges from Sidekick came round and did some guest-vocals on two of the songs - turned out amazing as well. We're now working on the vocals and hope to have the whole thing mixed and mastered by the end of next week as well, so Chris Let it burn can send the shit to the pressing plant."

We are stoked to announce that Germany's most dedicated underground band is back with a new release on LET IT BURN RECORDS. The new masterpiece's name is "Days of Dying Monuments" and includes 7 brand new tracks along with their 5 songs form the sold out “Ten Angry Men” split release with A Traitor Like Judas. Guestvocals by Joh Destiny. All tracks recorded, mixed and mastered at Kohlekeller Studios (Crematory, A Traitor Like Judas, Six Reasons to Kill, Final Prayer, etc.).
Alright now check out their brand new song "The Great Depression", and start loving the band as much as we do here at LET IT BURN RECORDS.

Final Prayer made it safe to Kohlekeller Studios in Darmstadt, although temperatures in Germoney dropped to about minus 15 degrees Celcius lately. The drums are already recorded and everything runs smooth so far. We're working on a vinyl licensing deal with a couple of labels and will announce more details about the vinyl version of "right here, right now" very soon. Other than that, the band has booked a couple of release shows in april and may and will most likely do a full UK tour at the end of may. Go check out the shows-section and get off your lazy ass to see FP live. That's it for now folks, mosh or be moshed.

your favourite Canadian Rockers of KERSEY have launched a new Song! Regard this as an appetizer for their upcoming full length CD out in late summer 2006 on LET IT BURN RECORDS. Check it out (media player & mp3 section) and bow down in awe.

check out PENGUINS COLLAPSE BOOKING. This is a new booking agency with an amazing rooster so far: CRISIS NEVER ENDS, MORE THAN EVER, FOR HEAVENS SAKE, COME CLOSER, SEMANA SANTA and DAYLIGHT SEVEN TIMES amongs others.

" Wondering what the new album will sound like? (cliche time): expect the unexpected. It's going to be more metal, more punk, more hardcore, more rock, more melodic, less melodic, and more interesting than anything we've ever done (and perhaps anything that the UK scene has ever done). Too many HC albums present 12 identical songs. Those records get boring. And just in case you're starting to get concerned, no it's not gonna be a metalcore album with lame clean vocals. It's gonna be a hardcore record through and through, taking influence from all the truly important bands." (Awoken)

A quick note to inform you that SIRENS debut MCD "Calling" has hit the road NOW! you can order your copy directly through our online store or get a hold of it at your local music dealer. It's all packed in a nice and stylish digipack, so check it out!

I hope you all had a good start in 2006! The Let it burn family wishes you all the best. We have loads of interesting news coming up soon, so stay tuned!

MERRY X-MAS! ;-)

FEAR MY THOUGHTS early discography CD "Smell Sweet Smell" ist OUT NOW! You can order it straight from our online store for a special price. You will love it!

Unfortunatelly the BLEED THE SKY / BRIDGE TO SOLACE tour in december has been cancelled because BLEED THE SKY preferred to play the Persistence Tour instead. check out the Avocado-Website to check out the full statement. However, BRIDGE TO SOLACE will play most of the shows on their own now.

we have started a huge Let it Burn Records Christmas Sale today! Check out our webstore and find all our releases lowered in price + some special deals! Buy your christmas presents today and make your friends and familiy happy.

We very proud to welcome FINAL PRAYER from Berlin into our family. Already being a highly respected and well established engine within the hardcore scene, FINAL PRAYER are about to move one step further on the ladder. After a demo on Our World Records, a split CD with CRISIS NEVER ENDS and a full European tour with TEAMKILLER, the band’s next step is now to release their debut full length CD entitled “Righ Here Right Now” on LET IT BURN in Spring 2006. Expect heavy, traditional Hardcore with pissed off, socio-critical lyrics somewhere between Madball, Ten Yard Fight and Terror. The release of “Right Here Right Now” will be followed by exensive touring all across Europe in order to support it.

nuff said.

We are happy to anounce the following new entrant to the LET IT BURN family: SIRENS from Germany!

SIRENS' debut EP entitled "calling" will be a split release between Poisonfree Records and Let it Burn Records, two labels that found their interest in this astonishing new band at the same time, and then doing it the fair, punk rock way - teamwork cooperation. Sirens includes (ex-)members of BLEED INTO ONE, NO LESSON LEARNED, NYARI, 7TH SEAL BROKEN, TEAMKILLER, so the term "allstar-band" is really well placed here.

Recorded at You are Gay studios (run by Jörg, the drummer of MOVIES OF THE FUTURE), their sound includes some blistering mixture of classic hardcore with a modern edge, ranging from youthful, spiritfilled anthems to melodic and mature passages, taking the essence of 80ies and 90ies hardcore plus a dose of the present. Out comes a unique mixture from dedicated scenesters who know what they do and who will convince you that traditional hardcore can still be vital and attractive, even in 2005.

The SIRENS debut EP will be released on January 1, 2006 in a beautiful digipack.

SIRENS will be on tour presenting introducing their EP to the kids. Some weeks before the official release, you will be able to buy their record at their shows already, so check them out.

21/11/05 Matrix, Bochum with Bane, Comeback Kid;FC Five, ToKill
24/11/05 TBA, Ruhrgebiet with ToKill
25/11/05 JZ Solinen Gräfrath with Sport, Willschrey, Lt.Mosh
26/11/05 DasHaus, Ludwigshafen with Right Here, The Rumble, 7thsealbroken
27/11/05 JuHa West, Stuttgart with Endstand, Italian Stallion

yes, there IS a life after PAINT THE TOWN RED and it sounds and looks like this: www.theblackoutargument.com - check out my new band and fall in love with us. Start being excited NOW.

check you the new issue of SLAM ZINE and win one of 10 copies of KERSEY's "Bloodshot" debut. And read the Coheed and Cambria story! PS: hey internet junkie: you have to go to the store to buy SLAM ZINE, it's a PAPER mag.

Dark Day Dungeon are currently looking for a new bassplayer. Check out their statement:
"Everybody - as you might have heard - we are looking for a new bass player to complete our team. There were several ups and downs with Piotr and yesterday he decided to quit the band. As we wrote here some time ago, he was sick and wasn't able to practice for a while. After all this, he didn't seem to regain health and now wants to have more time for himself. He will be still with us for the next few shows though. And hopefully until we have found a new teamplayer.
Now, all of you bass players: Contact us at theband @ darkdaydungeon.com and let us know something about you. Everybody is welcome and there is no reason not to write if you're looking for a band. You will be invited to our studio and we show you all you need to know about Dark Day Dungeon's past, present and near future."

win copies of KERSEY's and DARK DAY DUNGEON's latest releases at fomp.de! Check out this contest.

The wait is over: DARK DAY DUNGEON's new full length record "By Blood Undone" has hit the streets and can be purchased from your local record dealer or directly through LET IT BURN RECORDS. If you're into heavy metal hardcore music and dig bands such as DARKEST HOUR, IN FLAMES and GODFORBID you have to own this CD. Go get it.

PTTR is going to play their final show tonight. it is going to take place in Munich (Backstage Club) together with their friends in BRIDGE TO SOLACE, ENDSTAND and ENLIVEN. The show starts at 8 oclock pm. No entrance fee. Be there!

AWOKEN have just started their 4 weeks European tour with HOODS from Sacramento. The first few shows were amazing, make sure to check them out when they're playing in your hometown!

A short message from our favourite hungarian rockers of BTS:
"Hey everyone! Our webspace owner informed us, that they are currently moving servers, therefore the bridgetosolace.com site and email accounts are currently out of service for about a week. Till then, please email us at zoltan.jakab@bprnr.com or visit our myspace site http://www.myspace.com/bridgetosolace. The BTS website will be under heavy construction in the coming weeks, as we are currently working out a php based program with a new design. Rock, BTS"

we have updated our myspace profile. if you're hanging out there a lot feel free to add us at http://www.myspace.com/letitburnrecords

holy fuckin mama... be prepared for one of the best records ever released through LET IT BURN RECORDS.

Just a quick note to all the bands that have sent in their demos over the last few weeks. In case you didn't receive an answer yet, please be a a little patient. We're getting loads of stuff and it takes quite some time to listen to all the music. We will definitely let you know what we think. Thanks!

The PREMONITIONS OF WAR / BENÜMB split CD is out now! you can order it from our online store or your favourite record dealer. If he doesnt carry this masterpiece of metal/grind brutality tell him to get in touch with us.

FEAR MY THOUGHTS (Lifeforce Records) have released 2 albums on LET IT BURN RECORDS in the past. Since both CD's ("Vitriol" and "23") are sold out again, we decided have them repressed on one CD. The release will have a completely revised artwork and comes along with all lyrics and some liner notes. A release date will be announced soon.

Line-up Changes Awoken has suffered the loss of some much-loved members over the past 6 months. As some of you might remember, we went on our first European tour in March with a replacement vocalist, our good friend Sheep. Our absence since that tour has been due to time spent finding a permanent replacement. We are pleased to announce that our new vocalist is none other than Scott White (some of you might remember him as the ex-guitarist of our good friends The Break In). Prepare yourself for some of the best hardcore vocals you’re likely to hear. Sorry to everyone who contacted us offering to audition. We appreciate the support you showed us. Secondly, we are extremely sorry to announce the departure of another of our original members, guitarist Tom. As with Kris, it is nothing personal and has not effected our friendship in any way. Tom has been having a difficult time lately and does not feel he is able to give Awoken his full commitment any longer. He is playing his farewell show with Awoken at Destruction Fest on Friday 22nd July at The Underworld. Please come and show your support as he has been an integral part of everything we have done since day one. He will be sorely missed. Awoken will continue as a 4-piece, stronger than ever, with renewed determination. We are now: Adam – Bass / Dan – Guitar / Duncan – Drums / Scott - Vocals

European Tour with HOODS Unfortunately for Europe, Donnybrook have had to pull out as support for the upcoming Hoods European tour. Fortunately for us, we have been asked to step in as their replacement. At the end of August we embark on a 5-week full 2nd European tour. We are highly privileged, being big Hoods fans ourselves. Dates include Ieper Fest and Dead Fest. Check our shows section for full up to date details of the tour.

BTS have swichted guitar players. Read the band's official statement: "Our long time buddy and partner in crime Krisztian Alberti decided to part ways with Bridge To Solace to focus on his family in the future. We wish him well and thank him for the past 5 years and all the fun and good times we shared. His replacement is already found, Balint Szollar, who's not only an amazing guitarplayer but an all around good dude. The new lineup already played it's first show on a Hungarian Festival. Bridge To Solace is on a summer break, therefore going to play only 3 shows during the summer, including Europe's biggest summer festival, the week-long Sziget Festival in Budapest. The band is currently scheduling dates for the fall, as well as a new website is under construction."

We're on vacation from Friday June, 17th till Sunday June 26th. During that time no emails will be answered, please be patient. thanks.

The KERSEY debut MCD is now available through our online store! Order your copy today for 8,00 Euro + Postage.

An exclusive song from DARK DAY DUNGEON's upcoming release "By Blood Undone" ist now available! Check out this amazing metal anthem!

the promotion campaign for KERSEY's debut mcd "Bloodhsot" has started. In Europe ON FIRE PROMOTION is taking care of business. Check their website for the lates reviews.

the highly anticipated split battle between PREMONITIONS OF WAR and BENÜMB is in the pressings now. The official release date had to be rescheduled to the end of June but it's worth the wait....

AWOKEN have just finished their Euro-Tour with PAINT THE TOWN RED and SOLID GROUND. It was the band's first tour on the mainland but the resonance was extremely good. The band will now focus on writing new material for their upcoming full length CD on LET IT BURN.

BRIDGE TO SOLACE have just hit the road with their friends in UNDYING. The first few shows were a big success. Check them out if they play your hometown!

we have just uploaded a brand new THE CRIMSON DIVINE song to our mp3 section and the jukebox. The track is entitled "Theory of the Diabolical male" and is the first sign of the upcoming monster release "end times".

Awoken are just about to leave for their first European tour with PAINT THE TOWN RED (Thorp Records) and SOLID GROUND (Dead Serious). Check our tour section for exact show dates.