[december 27th] Thanks to everybody who supported us and our bands this year, it's been the best one for us so far! So let's look back a bit and maybe reveal some future plans as well... here we go, band by band: ABDUKTIO are currently on tour in the Baltics. Earlier this year they switched from Fullsteam Records to Combat Rock Industry and released the amazing "Yövuoro" 7"/MCD that actually hit the national sales charts at #6! Pretty crazy for a pissed off grassroots hardcorepunk band! BOMBSHELL ROCKS' latest album that was originally released on CRI in November 2005, was licensed to the UK (Household Name) and Northern America (Sailor's Grave). Currently we are working on deals for Southern America and Japan so it looks like the band will be busy supporting "The Conclusion" in 2007 too! ENDSTAND celebrated their 10th anniversary with their best album so far, "The Time s now". After the release they toured pretty much all over Europe, establishing themselves as one of Europe's biggest hardcore bands. Sometimes dreams might come true! HERO DISHONEST toured France and Spain in February with CONFUSA, released their wild "When The Shit Hits The Man" album in October, followed by a tour in the US and later Finland. An european tour is planned for April 2007 and rumor has it that they might hit Southern America later next year... I WALK THE LINE became the #1 band for Combat Rock Industry in 2006 straight from the beginning of the year when their second album "Desolation Street" was released - at least in Finland that is, but the rest of the world will follow! In the middle of their busy touring schedule IWTL also released a new 7"/MCD "Diamond Eyes" in July and hit #2 on the national charts. Desolation Street will be re-released on the legendary Gearhead over in the US on January 23rd. IWTL will tour Japan in January and the US in March. IWTL is currently putting together songs for their third album... KIELTOLAKI features members of older finnish bands such as Selfish and Phoenix Foundation but the music is totally something else... it's out of control classic Finnish punk, the best stuff in this genre in years! So after hearing their demo we just had to get to release something by them even though this style is also something new for this label, it's one of the things all of us grew up with... LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT hit the finnish scene like a storm with the release of their debut album "Navigate By Heart" in March. Their explosive blend of punk and 90s influenced metallic hardcore won over all kinds of people and the next album is planned after summer 2007... rumor has it they might be doing a long tour in mainland Europe with a certain big finnish hardcore band after the release... MANIFESTO JUKEBOX released their long-awaited third album "Strain" in April. As always they have been busy touring, including Finnish tours with The Sons Of Saturn and later Australia's A Death In The Family as well as a long european tour on their own. The next tour of Europe is scheduled for March 2007. NINE released the crushing "Death Is Glorious" MCD on CRI in March and the 7" version in November on Blacktop Records. Nine has signed with the finnish metal label Spinefarm and the next full album "It's Your Funeral" will be released on February 28th - the vinyl version will be on CRI! Touring all over the place will follow for sure. THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION's March-released album "Falling" is the most-listened CRI release this year here at the office. Too bad it has gone under most people's radars as the band do not follow any current trends, just play their powerful melancholic tunes. UNKIND's vocalist Janne moved to Sweden this year but the band is continuing as a 4-piece with guitarist Tommi and bassist Marko taking over vocal duties. They are finishing writing songs for the next album and making touring plans... WASTED were on hiatus most of the year, returning in October for their 10th anniversary tour across Finland. It looks like the members will be pretty busy with their other bands (Abduktio, I Walk The Line) in 2007 too but who knows, maybe there will be some new stuff from Wasted too... [december 11th] ABDUKTIO finally have a MySpace profile - check these guys out, this is the best band currently using finnish language as their weapon! -> ABDUKTIO MySpace NINE's amazing Death Is Glorious EP is finally available on vinyl as well, courtesy of Blacktop Records... [november 29th] The KIELTOLAKI "Totaalisen Tuhon Huominen" 7" is out now! Don't miss this if you have ever been into scandinavian hardcore, this is seriously some of the best shit committed to vinyl since the early eighties - believe us, we've heard a lot of it! HERO DISHONEST's "When The Hits Hits The Man" is now available from us also on vinyl. [november 14th] I WALK THE LINE goes to Japan in January! All the dates and opening bands are online now. [october 27th] We have lowered the prices of all items in our webstore! All LP/CD are now 10 euros and all 12"/10"/MCDs 5 euros. Happy shopping! In the end of November we will release the second EP from the craziest finnish hardcorepunk combo at the moment - KIELTOLAKI! The record is titled "Totaalisen Tuhon Huominen" = "The Tomorrow Of Total Destruction" and if that doesn't say enough check some tracks out for yourself here -> KIELTOLAKI I WALK THE LINE have signed a deal with the legendary GEARHEAD RECORDS! IWTL's "Desolation Street" album is already considered a classic in the scene over here and it will be re-released outside Finland on January 23rd 2007. Around this time IWTL will tour Japan and a tour of the US is in the works for March. Europe will follow.. but more about these later! [october 24th] The HERO DISHONEST "When The Shit Hits The Man" CD is available now! BOMBHSELL ROCKS will leave for their european tour this week, be sure to check them out! [october 21st] You can read HERO DISHONEST's US tour diary at CHAMBERS MAGAZINE's blog page HERE -> Make sure to pick up HERO DISHONEST's amazing new album "When The Shit Hits The Man" at one of their shows if you are around, or from Combat Rock Industry next week! THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION have recorded 2 new songs for a split 7" with the UK's FOUR DUMB KIDS. The band is currently taking a break from playing shows and will continue with some line-up changes next year... [october 12th] UNKIND have parted ways with vocalist Janne. They have already played shows with guitarist Tommi and bass player Marko taking over vocal duties and will continue with this line-up.. those who've seen them say the band is as raging as ever! They are currently getting ready to record a new album and are planning tours for next year. [october 4th] HERO DISHONEST have posted 3 songs off the new album on their MySpace profile, check them out HERE -> The album, titled "When The Shit Hits The Man", will be available from us on October 25th. [october 3rd] The new NINE album It's Your Funeral will be released on vinyl by COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY in March 2007. The CD is on SPINEFARM RECORDS. NINE's previous studio recording, the Death Is Glamorous MCD that CRI released, will be available on vinyl soon via BLACKTOP RECORDS I WALK THE LINE will tour Japan in January 2007, a bunch of dates have been posted now.. [september 11th] ABDUKTIO "Yövuoro" is finally available on vinyl too! Cursed with hard luck in every possible turn but totally worth the wait! [september 8th] I WALK THE LINE will tour Germany & Austria soon, check out the dates! BOMBSHELL ROCKS will tour Germany, Portugal, Spain etc in October / November, a bunch of dates are online now and more are on the way! HERO DISHONEST have completed the recording of their upcoming album "When The Shit Hits The Man" - it will be out just in time for their US tour in mid-October. [august 17th] Here's the COMBAT ROCK FEST schedule: 20:30 KIELTOLAKI 21:15 ABDUKTIO 22:00 DOWN MY THROAT 23:00 BOMBSHELL ROCKS 24:00 I WALK THE LINE Finnish punk rock legends WASTED have keep keeping a low profile for quite some time but in October/November they will do a 10th anniversary tour here in Finland! They finally did a MySpace profile, you'll also find the tour dates there. Check it out: -> WASTED MySpace [august 15th] If you are in Hellsinki next weekend don't miss the COMBAT ROCK FEST on Friday!! The lineup features I WALK THE LINE, BOMBSHELL ROCKS, DOWN MY THROAT, ABDUKTIO and KIELTOLAKI. Can't go wrong with bands like these.. and with the ticket you also the the upcoming COMBAT ROCK SOUND vol 2 CD for free from the show! I WALK THE LINE are back on MySpace again.. let's see how long it lasts before they start thinking IWTL are a threat to the Walk The Line movie marketing strategy again.. meanwhile you'll find them here -> IWTL MySpace [august 3rd] Holy shit! I WALK THE LINE entered the national single charts at #2 the week "Diamond Eyes" was released!! IWTL were outsold only by the "national summer anthem" of the moment here and beat all the multinational "entertainment" that's force fed through every media.. pretty amazing isn't it?! :) And what's maybe even more surprising, the musically and especially lyrically even more radical ABDUKTIO were #6 at this same chart.. So, if you haven't done so already, CHECK THESE BANDS OUT NOW! [august 2nd] ABDUKTIO have a new homepage online and will be playing with THE HAUNTED here in Hell on Friday 11th next week! HERO DISHONEST will start recording their new album today.. this time the CD version will be on COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY in most areas at least.. more details soon but get ready for a full-on thrashy punk attack!!! HERO DISHONEST will tour the US east coast / midwest in Oct/Nov!! [july 24th] First of all the new ABDUKTIO and I WALK THE LINE records are available now!! MANIFESTO JUKEBOX got back safely from their long Euro tour and are now making plans for the future with new guitarist Heikki. ENDSTAND and THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION are currently on tour in Europe. [june 30th] ABDUKTIO just got back from their european tour.. and of course right after they joined the Combat Rock family they got their share of the classic Combat Rock karma.. their van died already before the first show and they were stranded on a swedish highway for that night.. well, in the end things worked out and they rocked every bar/club/squat on their way! Here's the title track of the new EP for you to check out -> YÖVUORO [june 16th] Here's a new I WALK THE LINE song for you! -> NOWHERELAND [june 7th] ENDSTAND just got back from their eurotour... and already next week they are leaving for the next one, this time to France, Spain & Portugal! They dates are posted now. I WALK THE LINE have recorded a new EP and shot a video for "When I'm Gone" off the Desolation Street album - a new song will be posted here in a few days.. [may 27th] ABDUKTIO joins the COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY family! Though they're quite popular in Finland, elsewhere this explosive modern hardcorepunk band is one of our best kept secrets, propably mostly due to fact that their intelligent, thought-provoking lyrics are screamed out in our native language.. so open your eyes and minds & check them out! Their new 7"/MCD "Yövuoro" will be released in late July but already before that they will go on tour again with their friends ARMAGEDDON CLOCK - the dates are posted now! ABDUKTIO currently have a mini-CD and album out on Fullsteam Records, as well a a discography CD on OLD SKOOL KIDS. More info about the band can be found here -> ABDUKTIO The ENDSTAND morons have been sending messages from their tour, apparently many of you have been there supporting them.. thanks! MANIFESTO JUKEBOX will leave for their Euro Tour next week, they have a Combat Rock distribution stall with them so you can pick up the latest goodies.. LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT recently got back home from their first european tour and want to thank everybody who helped them out.. this was just the beginning! BOMBSHELL ROCKS and OI POLLOI and THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION are also on tour at the moment. [may 13th] ENDSTAND are on tour in Europe now, check them out if you get the chance! And pick up your copy of "The Time Is Now" album.. Just in time for the band's June euro tour, MANIFESTO JUKEBOX's classic debut album "Desire" is available again after a long time of being sold out. CD only unfortunately. UNKIND's latest album is also available again, on both LP and CD. They will also be touring Europe in June! I WALK THE LINE's "Diamond Eyes" 7"/MCD will be released on July 26th. THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION are leaving for a tour of England next week. Check out their amazing album "Falling". BOMBSHELL ROCKS will also go on tour next week, pick up "The Conclusion" if you haven't already! [april 25th] The legendary anarcho-punks OI POLLOI are becoming more active again and have a new album recorded. The previous one "Fuaim Catha" is still available on CRI, check it out! The band will be touring a lot, dates and more details can be found here: OI POLLOI Myspace -> [april 24th] Thanks to everybody who showed up at the ENDSTAND 10th anniversary show in Helsinki last Saturday - it was totally packed with over 700 people not only from Finland but also England, Germany, Austria... The long-awaited third MANIFESTO JUKEBOX album "Strain" is out now and it's getting an amazing response.. check it out for yourself!! LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT are leaving for their first european tour today, check them out if you can! [april 10th] ENDSTAND's "The Time Is Now" album is now out outside Finland as well, pick up your copy now! The band's european tour dates for May are also complete now. Here's another song from MANIFESTO JUKEBOX's upcoming album for you to check out -> -> Rise And Shine BOMBSHELL ROCKS have added more tour dates for this spring, check them out! [march 29th] The new ENDSTAND "The Time Is Now" LP is now available! Direct mailorder = clear vinyl!! Catch Endstand on tour in Europe in May. Also the BOMBSHELL ROCKS "Conclusion" album is now available on clear blue vinyl. BSR will tour a lot in the next months, keep checking for the latest dates! UNKIND will tour Europe in June, most of the dates are posted now. Unkind will record a new album for CRI later this year. THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION will tour the UK in May, the dates are posted now. MANIFESTO JUKEBOX will also be doing a lot this year. Their amazing long-awaited third album "Strain" will be released on both LP and CD on April 19th, here is a sample song for you to check out - > SHIP OF FOOLS MJ will tour Europe in June, most of the dates are posted now. They have a new guitar player, Jani quit the band to be able to concentrate more on running Combat Rock Industry and playing in I WALK THE LINE. I WALK THE LINE just returned from Germany and want to thank everybody who helped them out! They will be back in Europe in September and this time the tour will be booked by MUTTI'S BOOKING which is obviously great news! IWTL will release a new EP before this tour. [march 7th] The new BOMBSHELL ROCKS album will finally be available on vinyl at the end of March! LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT will tour Germany for the two weeks of May - if you want this amazing band to rock your town, please drop a line to Pia at Ushi Booking -> booking@ushi.de MANIFESTO JUKEBOX have completed the recording of their long-awaited third album! You can expect a sample song in the next few days.. MJ will tour Europe in June. [march 2nd] The new NINE and LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT records are available from our online shop now!!! I WALK THE LINE lost their previous MySpace account but they now have a new one.. so if you were friends with them just might want to add them again! To do that, go here -> IWTL will leave for a tour of Germany/Austria next week and "Desolation Street" will also hit the stores in G/A/S next week! [february 23rd] News from the ENDSTAND camp... they have a new guitar player - Tapio who some of you might know from On A Solid Rock etc, has replaced Juho who will now concentrate on Presley Bastards. Now Endstand have a solid line-up that allows them to tour as much as they want to... and you know they want to do that a lot! Stay tuned for dates soon! Meanwhile, here's a new track from the upcoming "The Time Is Now" album for you to check out -> Empty Promises So, the CD will be on LIFEFORCE outside Finland but the vinyl will be brought to you worldwide on COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY! [february 13th] THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION "Falling" CD is now available from our online shop! Their homepage is down because of technical problems but they have a new MySpace page, go check it out here -> PF MySpace HERO DISHONEST will leave for a short tour in France & Spain this week, heck them out if you are around and like your punk short, fast & sweaty!! BOMBSHELL ROCKS have posted a bunch of new stuff on their homepage, go check it out.. they are also on MySpace -> BSR MySpace [february 6th] Here's another song from the upcoming THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION "Falling" album for you to check out -> Don't Look So Sad The album will be available for ordering next week.. and we have to mention that the vinyl package will be something special! :) The band also has a bunch of touring plans lined up, the UK will be in May and Germany/France in July. In other news we have been really busy lately with the new I WALK THE LINE album, to everybody's surprise it hit the national sales here in Finland the week it was released and stayed there for this week too.. crazy! But amazing of course.. [january 23rd] BOMBSHELL ROCKS have done a video of the song "Bloodbrothers" off the new album, go check it out! -> Bloodbrothers [january 19th] LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT have finished recording their debut album "Navigate By Heart" and the result is no less than amazing!! The band have come a long way in a very short time.. they have posted a sample song on their new and improved homepage so go check it out here -> LHP LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT will tour Finland with ENDSTAND after the bands' new albums are released, and Europe in April/May - some ENDSTAND+LHP shows are also planned to happen in Germany, those will be nights you should not miss! [january 13th] Friday the 13th and we have good news! The new I WALK THE LINE LP/CD "Desolation Street" is now available! Go to the online shop to get your copy! I WALK THE LINE will tour Finland in January/February and Germany & around in March so make sure check them out! [january 4th] Just posted the cover art of our upcoming releases for the next few months... can't wait to get these out there! :) [december 30th] Thanks to all of you for this past year! It was a lot of fun with our 5-year party and some nice releases but we can promise you 2006 will be even better - especially for you people outside Finland! Most records we are going to release before the summer are already done and, all the bands have risen to the challenge and delivered even better stuff than we could have dreamed of! It will be easier for you to get hold of this stuff than before.. for starters we would like to welcome our new distributers, BROKEN SILENCE in Europe and POISON CITY over in Australia! COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY bands will also tour more than ever before in 2006, keep checking this site for dates! [december 24th] Merry X-mas kids! Here's some new music for you.. start off with a track from the upcoming NINE "Death Is Glorious" MCD : -> Everything Went Black Then something more melodic.. from THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION's "Falling" LP/CD : -> This Town The artwork and release dates of both records will be posted soon! [december 16th] I WALK THE LINE's new homepage is online now, check it out! -> IWTL BOMBSHELL ROCKS' "The Conclusion" CD is available for ordering through our online shop! If you wish to buy our releases digitally, they are now legally and easily available through a new finnish independent company The Record Office. [december 6th] BOMBSHELL ROCKS will start their German tour this week, check them out! I WALK THE LINE's second album "Desolation Street" is now ready and boy are we happy about it! Here's a song for you to check out : Dead Seeds -> The band has posted also another, more surprising song on their MySpace page. They will tour Europe in March, the dates will be posted soon! LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT are working on their debut album, titled "Navigate By Heart". They will tour Europe in April.. [november 16th] The devastating new DOWN MY THROAT album is available now! Ask your local dealer or order direct! [november 10th] BOMBSHELL ROCKS are back on the map and will tour Germany in December! This is your chance to hear new songs from the upcoming album before it hits the stores! [november 7th] BOMBSHELL ROCKS have finished recording their long-awaited fourth album "The Conclusion". It is totally worth the wait, the material can only be described as classic Bombshell Rocks! COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY has licensed the album to Household Name Records in the UK+Ireland and Thorp Records in the US, everywhere else it will be available through CRI on February 1st! Meanwhile you can check out a track from the album here -> Roma 2005 UNKIND is also keeping busy : not only are they well on their way with the follow-up to this year's classic "Ei Mitään" album, they will do a tour of Europe in December. The dates will be posted soon. And before this Combat Rock Industry will re-issue their amazing debut album "Mieliemme Tuhkasta" (originally released on Yellow Dog) with bonus tracks from Unkind's limited, rare split 7" with the UK's Sawn Off. Here's a sample track -> Rakkaudesta... ENDSTAND are currently on tour all over Europe and have signed with Lifeforce Records for their upcoming, yet untitled album. COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY will release it in Finland though! MANIFESTO JUKEBOX recorded the first half of their long-awaited third album in October and will complete it early 2005. The band is extremely happy about the results so far, reporting it is their most powerful stuff! You can expect an April 2006 release by COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY and many other labels all around the world, stay tuned for details and touring plans! I WALK THE LINE will record their second album "Desolation Street" in November. The album will be released on February 1st and followed by a european tour in March. Stay tuned for more details soon! [october 18th] It's metal time! We just posted two songs from DOWN MY THROAT's upcoming album "Through The River Of Denial" Check them out and mosh it up: VERMOUTH BREATH -> ARMS OF A SIREN -> [october 12th] UNKIND will tour Europe in December, stay tuned for dates soon! COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY will re-release UNKIND's debut album "Mieliemme Tuhkasta" on CD with bonus tracks before the tour! [october 10th] Whoa, finally our bands have gotten creative and come up with titles for their upcoming releases - so here's what you can expect: DOWN MY THROAT : Through The River Of Denial CD BOMBSHELL ROCKS : The Conclusion LP/CD NINE : Death Is Glorious MCD I WALK THE LINE : Desolation Street LP/CD [october 4th] ENDSTAND european tour dates for November/December have been posted! Make sure to check out one of the most passionate hardcore acts around!! And they will be having a Combat Rock distribution stall with them at all shows so bring your hard-earned cash as well :) [september 28th] We will be releasing a new MCD by the mighty NINE soon!! There will be 3 new songs and a Poison Idea cover, whoa!! NINE will also tour Europe with TURMOIL in Jan/Feb 2006. [september 20th] The SELFISH "Cause Pain" 12" has finally arrived!!! BOMBSHELL ROCKS, DOWN MY THROAT and THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION have been busy recording their upcoming albums in September and all of them have been enthustiastic about the results to say the least! Stay tuned for release dates, more info and music samples! [september 1st] The I WALK THE LINE "Demons Are Forever" video is online now, check it out here -> We are not computer wizards, it takes a while to download but we hope it is worth it! [august 22nd] I WALK THE LINE's video for the song "Demons Are Forever" will be premiered on Sat 27th at the Kellariravintola (Liisankatu 27) in Helsinki. It is also the release party of a new novel by the video director Katja Kettu and the awesome Sweatmaster will play live music! Welcome! The doors open at 18:00. Why is IWTL not playing, you might ask... the schedules are colliding once again, Ville and Antti's other band WASTED are playing in Berlin then. The Wasted tour dates can be found here. [august 18th] HERO DISHONEST will do a small tour in the UK next month, the dates are posted now! WASTED will start a tour of middle-Europe next week, the dates are posted now! They will have a Combat Rock distribution stall with them at all shows so remember to bring your hard-earned euros :) [august 6th] ENDSTAND will do a short tour in Germany in September, the dates are posted now! In November they will be back in central Europe for a longer tour, more news about that soon... HERO DISHONEST will play with DINOSAUR JR in both Stockholm and Helsinki next week.. whoa! Talk about crazy combinations... [july 22nd] FROM ASHES RISE are apparently breaking up... we don't know yet what will happen to the compilation we were supposed to release. If this is really it, we're sad but what can you do, they released some timeless music, hope it stays available! DOWN MY THROAT will record their second album in late August, you can expect a mid-october release. LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT are getting ready to record their debut album and will tour Europe this fall, the dates will be posted soon! Germans, make sure to catch BOMBSHELL ROCKS at the TINY TOWN FESTIVAL this weekend! [june 21st] WASTED will tour central Europe again in August/September! A bunch of dates have been posted now. MANIFESTO JUKEBOX spent last weekend in the studio recording demos of upcoming album stuff, sounds great! They have also posted a tour diary and pictures from their recent german tour on their website so check it out! I WALK THE LINE also have the songs ready for a new album to be released on CRI later this year! [june 13th] Whoa, an update finally... last month was hectic! We had a bunch of 5-year party shows around Finland and the Combat Rock Bowl-o-Rama night as well, all of them were amazing!!! First of all the new release... HERO DISHONEST "Juggernaut / Let Your Poison Scream" LP is out now! This baby comes in a gatefold cover and as the title suggests, includes their two previous albums for the first time on vinyl and what's good for you, for the price of one!!! HD just completed a tour of eastern / central Europe and already have plans for more touring in Russia in August and later in France/Spain! [may 5th] The COMBAT ROCK SOUND compilation CD is out now! 18 bands, 24 songs including the best of previous releases, rare tracks from some bands and cuts from upcoming releases. If you order anything from our mailorder in May you will get the compilation for free so act fast! The HERO DISHONEST "Juggernaut/Let Your Poison Scream" LP is finally at the plant. The band is touring Europe later this month, the dates are posted now! [april 20th] We have many kinds of Combat Rock party nights lined up for next month... unfortunately most of you will miss them as everything is happening in Finland! Oh well... we will post some photos so you can check them out with the "Combat Rock Sound" complilation CD as a soundtrack! :) If, however, you happen to be in Finland check out the gigs-section for event info! FROM ASHES RISE finally have their website up and running. Their first two 12"s are being re-mastered and the artwork is being re-done for a CD release on CRI later this year! The band is on tour in the US now, don't miss them! [april 5th] MANIFESTO JUKEBOX are back!!! The band will start touring again this spring / summer... the dates for a summer tour in Germany are posted now! You can expect new stuff from the band in late 2005. [march 30th] The UNKIND "Ei Mitään" LP/CD is out now!!! [march 29th] THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION will tour England in May! The dates are posted now. [march 19th] BOSS TUNEAGE, the UK label we have done many split releases with, is closing down. This is sad... thanks for everything Aston! Boss T is now offering crazy discount packages on the remaining stock so this is your chance to pick up some amazing stuff including I WALK THE LINE, MANIFESTO JUKEBOX and WASTED albums for next to nothing! Of course the CRI related stuff will still be available from us after Boss T is gone. [march 14th] BOMBSHELL ROCKS will tour Italy this week, check them out if you get the chance! They rocked Helsinki last saturday with ENDSTAND and WASTED at the Tikari Death Jam, it was an amazing night of skateboarding and punk rock at their best! [march 11th] In May it will be 5 years since we started COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY! Whoa... so, to celebrate the occasion we will release a compilation CD called "The Combat Rock Sound". Not very surprisingly, the thing mostly includes tracks from our past releases, they are favorites chosen by the bands themselves. Also included are rare tracks from I WALK THE LINE, MANIFESTO JUKEBOX and NINE and sample tracks from the two bands that have recently joined the CRI family: DOWN MY THROAT. After a long wait, the hardcore/thrash veterans from Helsinki will release a new album during summer 2005 and we are very happy to help them out! So if you don't mind metal, do yourself a favor and check them out! Here's a sample track from their recent (practice room) demo but it's still really good and will give you a picture of what to expect. -> Through The River Of Denial LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT. A totally new band from the Helsinki area. Their singer is a long time friend of ours (he runs Tikari Hateboards who have a deck and wheels from WASTED) but this is the first band he's ever been in and the other guys are really young... at least compared to us, ha ha! Their sound reminds us of Born Against mixed with more modern hardcorepunk. Here's a track from their demo for you to check out -> Giant In My Room [march 10th] HERO DISHONEST have posted a huge UK/US tour diary on their site, go check it out! -> Hero Dishonest [march 8th] The SELFISH "Cause Pain" MCD is now finally available! Sometimes it seems that the scene is located in MySpace these days... well, so we decided to go there too. So why not go there and become friends with us, we feel lonely! -> CRI on MySpace [march 7th] NINE will play 3 eastern USA shows with Turmoil, Coverge etc in April. The dates are posted now, go check out one of Europe's best kept secrets if you are anywhere near! [february 24th] THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION have a new homepage, check it out! www.thephoenixfoundation.info [february 17th] The UNKIND "Ei Mitään" album is now recorded and mastered. Just over 30 minutes of northern angst and misery will be unleashed of March 30th! The backbone of the album is furious rocking hardcorepunk but the band are not afraid to expand their limits either, on the other end of the specrtum there acoustic moment accompanied only by the darks sounds of a cello and pouring rain... anyway, here is a rocker for you to check out, it's the title track of the album and also includes the best bass solo we have ever released! -> Ei Mitään [february 7th] SELFISH will tour the USA in June, the dates are posted now! Before that the band will release the "Cause Pain" 12/CD on CRI/Feral Ward and celebrate their 15th anniversary! [february 3rd] BOMBSHELL ROCKS finally have a new website! The band is touring this winter/spring, first in France, then in Finland and Italy. The band's decision not to play with Bohse Onkelz in Germany has caused quite a stir in some circles, there's more about that too on the homepage. We can only say we are with the band on this one! So, here is your source for the latest BSR gossip : www.bombshellrocks.com I WALK THE LINE has posted a tour diary from their german tour on their homepage [january 27th] The WASTED (march/april) and HERO DISHONEST (may/june) european tour plans are posted. Japan's I EXCUSE have a new line-up and will be touring with LEATHERFACE in April! The dates are posted now. [january 26th] ENDSTAND have a new drummer! You can head over to their site to find out more -> Endstand [january 20th] THE BOMBSHELL ROCKS will tour France in February! The dates are posted now. The "Love For The Microphone" MCD will be released in France on Youth Way Records this spring. It is still available for the rest of the world on CRI! [january 13th] Happy new year, just a bit late... we have re-released THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION's amazing debut 7". It is available now on limited orange vinyl, be quick if you want to get a copy this time around! There is a lot of stuff in the works at the moment so it looks like there will be more frequent updates in the next weeks. [november 29th] We are pround to tell you we will release a new UNKIND album in March!!! UNKIND will tour the UK straight after the release, the dates are already posted. For those who are not familiar with the band yet, they play furious, dark but rocking hardcorepunk in the finest finnish tradition - that's right, this will be our first ever release with the lyrics in our native language which is something we are especially happy about. We have been waiting for something like this for a long time! UNKIND take the best influences from the genre and add a modern, strong touch of their own, as well write real, strong songs which is all too rare among the bands in this genre. They will hit the studio in February, we can't wait... More information about the band here: www.unkind.info [november 22nd] We will re-release THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION's self-titled one-sided 7" soon! This melodic masterpiece was originally self-released by the band back in 2002. [november 10th] Now that i stop to think about it, we haven't had to tell you any bad news in a looong time... well, THE STAKEOUT have split up. They were one of the best finnish hardcore bands ever. If you still find the WASTED/STAKEOUT 7" somewhere check it out! [november 9th] The limited edition picture disc 12" version of I WALK THE LINE's "Badlands" album is available now!!! You can only get this directly from us or the band! I WALK THE LINE will tour Germany in December, all the dates are posted. SELFISH will do a short tour in the beginning of December with japcore maniacs CRUDE!! The dates are posted now. WASTED will tour Europe in March/April 2005! We are booking it now, more info will be posted when we have it. European and Canadian tours are in the works for BOMBSHELL ROCKS, stay tuned for more info! [october 19th] ENDSTAND is on tour in central Europe and England now, go check them out! THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION will do a mini-tour in England next weekend, don't miss! They have also just recorded a 7" single to be released on the french label Stonehenge, and are working on an album for Combat Rock Industry! It's tentatively titled "Falling", more news as we get them... The layout for the SELFISH "Cause Pain" mini-album is finally done. Maybe this one, our longest-delayed release ever, will actually see the light of day in the near future... [september 30th] We have moved! The new Combat Rock Shop is now open at Fredrikinkatu 58, 00100 Helsinki. Welcome! The BOMBSHELL ROCKS "Love For The Microphone" 10" is now re-pressed and available on transparent red vinyl! [september 25th] We are moving! Please check the info page if you want to visit us. The PO Box, email addresses and telephone numbers stay the same. Moving may cause delay with emails and orders for the next week or so, thanks for patince in advance... [september 4th] The WASTED ”Heroes Amongst Thieves” LP/CD is out now and getting an enthustiastic response! WASTED is now busy touring Finland and european tours are planned for early 2005. I WALK THE LINE are touring Germany in December, the dates are posted now! IWTL is interviewed in the new Ox-Fanzine. HERO DISHONEST are leaving for a crazy tour of the UK+EIRE and USA next week, the dates are posted now! Many of the US dates are still unconfirmed so please check the band’s homepage or local promoters for updates. The band is interviewed in the Maximumrocknroll October issue, check it out and make sure catch them on tour if you can, they are one of the craziest live bands you are ever likely to encounter!!! In other news, we have an amazing vinyl from HD in the works – now, most bands release packages of vinyls on one CD but HERO DISHONEST are going to do it the other way around : we will release both the ”Juggernaut” and ”Let Your Poison Scream” albums on one 12” vinyl!!! Expect a March 2005 release. [august 16th] The ENDSTAND european tour dates are posted now! ON A SOLID ROCK have a new website, go check it out! -> OASR ”Steal It Back” is getting great feedback and the band is busy playing gigs all around Finland and will also appear the the Deadfest in Linköping, Sweden with Most Precious Blood etc… there are also plans for a european tour in the works so stay tuned! [julu 26th] Here’s a song from the upcoming WASTED album for you to check out! -> The Prisoner NINE’s ”Killing Angels” will be released in the US on Deathwish Inc! Hope this will help the band to get the attention they deserve… the vinyl, if you don’t already know, is out on CRI! It will soon be available from the Deathwish e-store for you americans. [july 20th] WASTED have finished recording ”Heroes And Thieves”! We will post the cover art and a sample song next week, stay tuned! The album will be released on September 1st! ENDSTAND are currently on tour, you can catch them headlining the Fluff Fest in Pilsen, Czech Rep. On Friday night this week! On Sunday they will play the Good Life Fest in Belgium… and in mid-august they will appear at the St. Feliu Hardcore Fest near Barcelona, Spain! HERO DISHONEST have a smoking new album out on their own label If Society (Combat Rock is also distributing it though) and have some pretty crazy touring plans lined up, check out their homepage for more info! www.ifsociety.com/herodishonest [july 14th] Many people have been asking where to find our releases lately, so we have posted a list of a few easy places to go! Here it is. In addtition to these many many small distros/mailorders carry our stuff all around the world, so keep your eyes open! -> The list [june 16th] First of all good news about ordering stuff from us : we now accept VISA and MasterCard, hope this makes it easier for you! Please email for exact info and price quote including postage. The BOMBSHELL ROCKS "Love For The Microphone" 10"/MCD is out now and it's getting a great response! The band is back at what they do best and that is punk fucking rock, catchy as hell yet raw and full of energy! Order direct or ask for it for your local distro or record store! Then we have the ON A SOLID ROCK "Steal It Back" 12"/CD. This band took the finnish scene by storm right from their first gig, and now that their first album is out we can only hope people all over the world check them out too - search them out, it will be worth it! Sincere, powerful metallic hardcore with a hint of melody in it... SELFISH finally recorded the CAUSE PAIN 12"/CD, and we can definitely tell you it was worth the wait!!! High tension, high energy rock'n'roll, that's what it is! Some people like to call it "japcore" and Selfish do it better than most of the japanese bands! Check out for yourself -> Just Kick It I WALK THE LINE just got back from their tour of the UK and Ireland. It was a rollercoaster ride of chaos, playing and misbehaving; thanks again to everyone who helped out! See you again some day, maybe! WASTED will record their much-anticipated third album in July, tentatively titled "Heroes Among Thieves". The band tells us it will be full of energy and catchier than ever - sounds like the perfect punk rock album we know they are capable of making! [may 16th] Whoa, life has been hectic for the last few weeks!!! The COMBAT ROCK SHOP has been open for a few days now and it's been great! We also have two new releases out: The BOMBSHELL ROCKS "Love For The Microphone" MCD and ON A SOLID ROCK "Steal It Back" CD. Vinyl versions are slightly delayed but will be available in a week or two! Both of the records are amazing, we have listened to them endlessly here at the shop! :) It's only spring but i can already say this is a great year for us! And it's getting even better... WASTED have finally booked the studio and are getting to record their third album, it will be released in late August!!! MANIFESTO JUKEBOX, I WALK THE LINE and THE PHOENIX FOUDATION will tour Europe soon, go check them out! SELFISH just returned from their UK tour with TRAGEDY and will hopefully finally record the "Cause Pain" mini-album soon... this project is taking ages and ages but i am sure it will be worth the wait! [april 28th] The I WALK THE LINE UK tour dates are posted now! [april 23rd] The MANIFESTO JUKEBOX / MINORITY BLUES BAND 7" is now available from us so distros etc please get in touch! The MJ japanese tour was amazing, thanks again to everyone involved!!! The PHOENIX FOUNDATION eurotour dates are posted now! [april 5th] Here's a song from the awesome upcoming BOMBSHELL ROCKS "Love For The Microphone" 10"/CD -> Tricked "Love For The Microphone" and ON A SOLID ROCK's "Steal It Back" 12"/CD will be released on May 21st!!! [march 25th] We will open a record store called COMBAT ROCK SHOP in the heart of Finland's capital Hellsinki on May 5th!!! So if you happen to be travelling here, stop by and say hi! More info will be posted soon at www.combatrockshop.com [march 18th] The MANIFESTO JUKEBOX / MINORITY BLUES BAND 7" is out now on Snuffy Smile over in Japan! We will be doing distribution in Europe, it will be released here in late April. We are happy to tell you that we will be releasing the BETWEEN US "Regrets & Apologies" record on the proper format, the seven-inch vinyl!!! The band is from Sweden and play passionate old school hardcorepunk with huge melodic guitars! BOMBSHELL ROCKS have recorded the "Love For The Microphone" 10"/CD - we will post a sample for you to check out soon. Expect a mid-May release. [march 1st] ON A SOLID ROCK have finished recording their CRI debut "Steal It Back". It will be released in mid May... check out a sample track from the record here -> "Masks" Here are some upcoming tour news: MANIFESTO JUKEBOX will tour Scandinavia in May, the dates are posted now. SELFISH will tour the UK with TRAGEDY in May, dates are coming soon... I WALK THE LINE will tour the UK in early June and THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION are touring Europe in June-July! [february 6th] The I WALK THE LINE "Badlands" CD is out now!!! So, this record is a slight departure of the style some might have come to expect from CRI but this is only a good thing - IWTL play high energy rock with cool keyboards ala MURDER CITY DEVILS and the band consists mostly of members of MANIFESTO JUKEBOX and WASTED, so you know they have the attitude down! Do yourself a favor and check them out! IWTL will tour England and Ireland in early June, stay tuned for the dates; and if you live in the UK or Japan, you will get the album from BOSS TUNEAGE. SELFISH are currently on tour in Europe, check them out! HERO DISHONEST will start their Scandinavian tour next week, don't miss the craziest hardcorepunk mayhem you are likely to encounter these days!!! MANIFESTO JUKEBOX will tour Scandinavia with TURBOSTAAT from Germany in May - if you want these bands to rock you town please get in touch with Jani at CRI for more info and booking... ON A SOLID ROCK are currently in the studio recording their CRI debut; we can't wait to hear the result! You can expect catchy, innovatice metallic hardcore with sincere attitude: seriously, OASR are really a breath of fresh air in the scene!!! [january 12th] MANIFESTO JUKEBOX has recorded for the upcoming split 7" with MINORITY BLUES BAND, to be released soon on SNUFFY SMILE. MBB will tour Europe in late summer 2004 but more about that later, here's one of the new songs for you to check out: If I Had A Soul The I WALK THE LINE homepage is now online at: www.iwalktheline.org There you'll find a sample song from the upcoming LP/CD "Badlands", tour dates and stuff like that. [january 2nd] Happy new year! Well most likely things won't be getting any better but at least there will be loads of new punk for those who care; let's start off with some news. These pages were down for some time because too many people downloaded the ENDSTAND "Fuel" video from the media-section! But now we should have enough capacity, so please do download! And if you happen to live in Japan you have the chance to check them out live as well!!! After the tour they'll take a break from touring and try to focus on writing a new album, to be released on Day After, late summer maybe... MANIFESTO JUKEBOX will record for a split with MINORITY BLUES BAND next week. MJ Japanese Tour dates are also posted now! SELFISH are getting ready to record a 12"/MCD entitled "Cause Pain" soon; and they will also tour Europe soon, for the first time in 7 years!!! The dates are posted now, check them out! WASTED are also getting ready to record a new album. Next week they are touring Finland with Sweden's SMALLTOWN. [december 8th] The NINE "Killing Angels" LP is out... check out this monumental combination of hardcorepunk and metal NOW!!! The ENDSTAND japanese tour dates are posted now. I WALK THE LINE will start recording their debut album this week, we will post mp3s in about two weeks... [november 30th] www.combatrockindustry.com is down, and because of that those emails are not working either.. the problem will be fixed sooner or later but please update your links and addressbooks and use these addresses from now on: general questions: info@fireinsidemusic.com Jani: jani@fireinsidemusic.com Janne: janne@fireinsidemusic.com Wasted: wasted@fireinsidemusic.com I Walk The Line: iwtl@fireinsidemusic.com [november 24th] The NINE "Killing Angels" LP will finally be released on December 5th! ENDSTAND will tour Japan in January, the dates will be posted soon; meanwhile, make sure to check out the "Hit And Run" 12"/CD! MANIFESTO JUKEBOX will record for a split 7" with Japan's MINORITY BLUES BAND soon. This will be released by Snuffy Smile Records over in Japan and MJ will tour there April 9th-17th. THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION recorded a bunch of stuff last weekend, you can expect many small releases on labels all around the world! If you are not familiar with PF yet, you might want to check out "These Days" 10"/CD on CRI and read their interview in the December issue of MAXIMUMROCKNROLL! Check out a rare UMLAUT interview in the lastest issue of Heartattack!!! HERO DISHONEST have a new bass player; the guy's name is LEISURE SUIT LARRY! Welcome! And attention all americans, watch out for the HERO DISHONEST US tour in August 2004!!! [november 17th] Check out some Endstand / Manifesto Jukebox tour-pictures here-> [november 6th] So, the CRI crew is back from the 5 week ENDSTAND / MANIFESTO JUKEBOX european tour.. thanks again to everyone who was involved in any way!! But hopefully this was the last time all of us are on at the same time - sure, it was fun but the amount of hassle before and after leaving, having to shut the "office" for 5 weeks... no fun! We are trying our best to catch up, if you have not received a reply to your email please be patient... OK. NINE is on tour with The Hope Conspiracy at the moment and the "Killing Angels" LP should be out by now - however, it is not. No thanks to the post office, the cover material had been damaged somewhere between Finland and Germany and when we heard about this from the plant, we were already gone and unable to send in new material until today. So, two more weeks and it should be available... The ENDSTAND "Hit And Run" 12"/MCD is out now and it's the best stuff the band has ever recorded! Some distros and shops got it from us while on tour, now we are starting to send out packages to the rest so hopefully you'll be able to pick up your copy all around Europe soon... Our next release will be the I WALK THE LINE album on both vinyl and CD. They are recording next month and you can expect a February release... oh, and this will be a co-release with UK's Boss Tuneage, nice! Japcore maniacs SELFISH have also confirmed plans for recording a 12"/CD for CRI late this year, this one will be a split release with Feral Ward from the US... [september 23rd] The ENDSTAND "Hit And Run" 12" is out now!!! If you want to order yours before the Endstand+Manifesto Jukebox european tour, you have one week left. Almost all dates are posted now in the tour section... please come to say hi! Distros, labels etc: we will have loads of CRI stuff with us on the road so feel free to ask about wholesale and trades at gigs too. NINE unfortunately had to cancel the UK tour with Converge because of Converge members' other commitments... but good news followed fast: NINE will first tour Europe with Entombed and Disfear, then with The Hope Conspiracy!!! The dates are posted now. NINE's new album "Killing Angels" is out now on CD on Burning Heart, the vinyl on CRI will follow in about a month. [september 3rd] MANIFESTO JUKEBOX just got back from the UK tour with I EXCUSE and WASTED... all the gigs were great, thanks again to everyone who helped and especially to the Hero Dishonest guys, Mates, Sned and Leo who saved our asses when vans died, were broken into etc... WASTED and I EXCUSE are now on tour in Germany, make sure to catch them! ENDSTAND is also keeping busy, the new record will be out soon and they are touring Finland all the time in September before before hitting the road in Europe for 5 weeks with MANIFESTO JUKEBOX. So, the CRI crew still consists entirely of members of the bands mentioned here... please understand that all the touring makes things run a bit slower, please be patient if replying emails and sending stuff out takes a few days, everything will be done when it's psysically possible... see you on the road, please come and say hi! [august 13th] NINE from Sweden has played their brand of rocking metallic hardcore for years; we have always loved the band and been friends with them so when heard about the possibility to release the vinyl version of their new album, we didn't doubt for one second! "Killing Angels" is an original monster blend of hardcore and metal, the cover art is done by Jacob Bannon (Converge) and perfectly fits the mood of the album... check out a sample song here -> Euthanasia The album will be out in late September and Nine will tour the UK in October with Converge. ENDSTAND have finished recording the "Hit And Run" 12"/MCD - check out a brand new song here -> "Fall" They will do a short tour in Germany later this month and spend the whole October on the road with MANIFESTO JUKEBOX!!! Speaking of MJ, their amazing debut 7" will be re-issued on CD by UK's Boss Tuneage before the late August UK tour - hey, that's soon! The limited picture disc 12" version of the latest MJ album "Remedy" will be out early September, also on Boss T. [july 30th] The WASTED "Here We Go Again" singles compilation CD is finally here! Only two and a half years in the making... but whatever, it's an amazing package!! 29 songs that have been next to impossible to hear for people outside Finland... yes, Wasted ruled right from the start!! The european pressing of the MANIFESTO JUKEBOX / I EXCUSE 7" also arrived today! Two songs from each band, remastered to do the powerful songs some justice... plus cool new artwork and red vinyl!!! There will also be some MJ re-issues on Boss Tuneage soon... Boss T will do a limited picture disc 12" version of the "Remedy" album and a MCD of the debut 7" - this one will also include the MJ songs from the I Excuse split. [july 18th] The WASTED "Suppress&Restrain" CD is now available again as a co-release on CRI and UK?s BOSS TUNEAGE! And the I EXCUSE/MANIFESTO JUKEBOX/WASTED eurotour dates are posted, check them out! ENDSTAND have now recorded the new 7"/Cdep and theit German minitour dates are also posted! [july 2nd] WASTED have a new bass player, his name is Jamppa, welcome!! Things are going well for the band otherwise too, the long-awaited "Here We Go Again" compilation CD should finally be out within two weeks! And their sold out debut album "Suppress & Restrain" will also be re-issued on CD by CRI and UK's Boss Tuneage! And what's even better, they already have the songs written for their next album!! But don't hold your breath just yet; it will be released sometime next winter... ENDSTAND will record a new 7"/Cdep in mid-July -expect a mid-September release! The band says the new stuff is again more aggressive than the last album... HERO DISHONEST have had loads of bad luck on their euro tour once again: please check out the remaining dates and show the poor kids some support, they deserve it!! The MANIFESTO JUKEBOX / I EXCUSE 7" should be out in two weeks, make sure to check it out and catch IE live somewhere in Europe with MJ and/or Wasted!! IE will record a new album this week, to be released before the euro tour by Tokyo?s Snuffy Smile... [june 23rd] The I.R.D. "Aldrig Köpt Aldrig Såld" 7" is out now -direct orders get limited color vinyl while supplies last so be quick!!! ENDSTAND has a new guitar player, his name is Juho! So, Jani decided to move to Sweden with the love of his life but luckily they found Juho straight away -by the way Juho is also the guitarist of mighty PRESLEY BASTARDS and the brother of CRI-webmaster and MANIFESTO JUKEBOX bass player Ville -keep it in the family!! Endstand will also tour Japan in January 2004 with the amazing 1000 Travels Of Jawalharlal!! By the way, HeroDishonest also has new 7" out and it kills!!! [june 14th] We have a hot new surprise release coming up very soon: ever wondered what it would sound like if members of bands as different as TOTALITÄR, MILLENCOLIN and NINE were to make music together?! Well, the result is awesome!!! The band is called I.R.D. =I REN DESPERATION ("IN PURE DESPERATION" in english). It's brutal straightforward hardcorepunk, with half of the lyrics in Swedish! -Check out the sample-mp3 at MEDIA-section!!! PHOENIX FOUNDATION are back from their euro tour; it was good, thanks again to everyone who helped out and came to the shows! The "These Days" record is getting amazing feedback, don't miss out on it, order now! HERO DISHONEST are leaving for a 5-week tour of Europe soon, make sure to check them out if you can and witness some of the craziest hardcorepunk action you're ever going to see!!! MANIFESTO JUKEBOX will join WASTED and I EXCUSE for 5 gigs in the UK in August!!! The dates will be posted soon! ENDSTAND will do a mini tour of Germany in August, the dates are posted now! [may 26th] THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION: "These Days" 10"/CD is now out in both formats! [may 14th] Check out the new and improved ENDSTAND -pages! By the way, CRI is going to release forthcoming 7" before fall's eurotour!!! [may 12th] Welcome to COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY’s new online home! There’s a lot of cool stuff in the works right now and we’re busier than ever, here’s a quick look at what’s up here at CRI camp. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: ENDSTAND had to cancel their May UK tour due to communication- and booking-related problems. Good news is that they are trying to re-schedule and hope to tour UK later this year. In July they will do a mini-tour in Germany and in October they’ll head out to Europe’s highways for a month with MANIFESTO JUKEBOX. Speaking of MANIFESTO JUKEBOX, they are now hotter than hell!!! The addition of bass monster Anger and Jani moving to guitar has worked out well, they are currently playing gigs in Finland and writing stuff for a new EP, to be released before the Euro tour in October. WASTED are taking it easy before their August/September Euro tour with Japan’s I EXCUSE. Their latest release, the ”Can’t Wash Off The Stains” 10”/MCD is getting amazing response everywhere and the long-awaited compilation of sold-out 7”s and other rare stuff should also the the light of day soon. More good news on the record front: CRI will re-release the first Wasted album ”Suppress & Restrain” together with UK’s BOSS TUNEAGE! HERO DISHONEST continues to prove they are the hottest live hardcorepunk band in the world with every gig they play… in June/July they will take the show on the road, check out the gig page for dates! They are also planning to tour Russia in September and rumour has it they might tour US in early 2004… stay tuned!!! The vinyl version of their scorching "Juggernaut" album will be out on CRI in June! The PHOENIX FOUNDATION ”These Days” 10”/CD will be out soon! The CD version also features their awesome hard-to-find self-released debut 7”. This is the best new melodic band we have heard in ages, it’s like ”Metal Circus” all over again! That’s right, amazing fast guitar driven punk with hardcore energy… and beware, they’ll tour Europe in May/June with THE STAKEOUT, see gig page for the dates - and check out ”Did I Expect Too Much?” from the new record here! I WALK THE LINE is a new band featuring members from MANIFESTO JUKEBOX and WASTED, they have just started playing gigs in Finland and plan to record in ummer… we can tell you the band is hot hot hot!!! So you can expect to hear more about them soon… ON A SOLID ROCK is the best hardcore band to emerge here since Endstand – we will release a new 10”/CD from them in late 2003. They are also planning to tour Europe, propably in September. Meanwhile do yourself a favor and check out ”Let It Die” from their debut 7” here! I EXCUSE from Kyoto, Japan will tour Europe in August/September with Wasted! Before the tour CRI will re-issue the Manifesto Jukebox/I Excuse split, originally released by Tokyo’s Snuffy Smile and sold out ages ago. I EXCUSE rocks like turbo-charged Leatherface so make sure to check them out!!! And last but not least… the OI POLLOI ”Fuaim Catha” CD is out now on CRI!!! We are stoked to issue their latest studio album for the first time ever on CD… it’s hard to find words cos they were one of the first grassroots punk bands we ever got into and they really inspired us way back when… and it doesn’t stop here, we will also be re-issuing the ”6 Of The Best” compilation CD of 6 classic 7”s!!! Rugger Bugger from England originally did that one since Sean folded the label, we will continue to keep in available. If you’re into political punkrock at all you really should check out both CDs, they’re essential and that’s a fact!!!