June 29th, 2009

Whoa, we finally got all the stuff we need to release the long awaited KAKKA-HATA 77 "Ei Taa Lama Paahan Kay" EP!!! It is at the pressing plant now and will be available at the same time with the UNICEF and LAMA re-issues, in the end of July! There will be 4 different covers - portraits of finnish politicians drawn by the one and only JYRKI NISSINEN!

June 23rd, 2009

ST.HOOD's long awaited second album "For The Dead" will be released on August 12th!! We just got the master a while ago, it's one massive record - big in-your-face production and great songwriting.. check it out yourself, samples are available now at the ST.HOOD MySPACE PROFILE!

The next 7"s in our re-issue series, UNICEF "Kakimassaa" and LAMA "Nimeton" will be out on July 29th - pre-orders at COMBAT ROCK SHOP are available now! NOTICE : In Finland these will be available from COMBAT ROCK SHOP directly only, not from other stores!!!

May 26th, 2009

I WALK THE LINE are leaving for yet another tour in Europe, the first show is tomorrow in Malmo, Sweden and from the IWTL are continuing to Germany.. go check them out, this is the last Black Wave Rising!-tour, from now on IWTL will focus on writing and recording their 4th album!

Thursday 28th is not only Wendy O. Williams' 60th birthday (well, it would have been anyway..) but the release date of the long awaited THE HEARTBURNS compilation CD "Too Much Drugs Too Much TV". This thing features a bunch of early 7"s that sold out in no time back in the day.. raw, dirty and catchy stuff, be sure to pick it up!

May 20th, 2009

LAMA's "Totuus Loytyy Kaurapuurosta" 7" entered the national singles charts at #5 - so thanks everyone, our birthday was happy!!! Also Ratsia has done really well, the "Taalta Tulee Yo" 7" was #8.

May 19th, 2009

The LAMA "Totuus Loytyy Kaurapuurosta" 7" is sold out. Don't ask, we simply don't have them, even under the counter OK? OK!

SMALLTOWN's "Implosion" is streaming now at PUNKNEWS.ORG, go check it out & pick up the LP/CD if you like what you hear!!

Tomorrow, May 20th, is COMBAT ROCK INDUSTRY's 9th birthday - whoa hard to believe that so much time has passed since our first ever release under this name, WASTED's debut album Suppress&Restrain! The years have flown by so fast.. but anyways, this year we are taking it easy, next year it's the 10th anniversary and there will be a lot of stuff going on! This year, we will give you 50% off from all CRI releases bought from COMBAT ROCK SHOP or our mailorder tomorrow, May 20th!!! Mostly this means LPs and CDs for 5 euros, 7"s for 2,50 euros!

May 13th, 2009

The RATSIA "Taalta Tulee Yo" and LAMA "Totuus Loytyy Kaurapuurosta" re-issue 7"s are out now! They are limited to 500 copies so get your copy NOW!

LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT will play with RISE AGAINST in Helsinki on October 27th. Check out their albums Navigate BY Heart and Gift, plus the Misanthropic Humanist 7"+DVD set if you haven't already!

April 29th, 2009

The ATOM NOTES' debut 7" will be released next week! Check it out if you like rock'n'roll, hehe! And especially if you're into bands like MANIFESTO JUKEBOX, WIPERS, HOT SNAKES/RFTC and so on.. ATOM NOTES will play with THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY in Jyvaskyla on May 2nd! ATOM NOTES' first tour in Germany & around is scheduled for later October, before that you can catch them at shows all around Finland, get in touch with the band directly for booking OK!

SMALLTOWN's long awaited new LP/CD "Implosion" will finally be released on May 6th! Pick it up, don't waste time - it's the perfect soundtrack for this spring and upcoming summer!

April 22nd, 2009

I WALK THE LINE sends greetings from Christchurch, New Zealand! The Australian tour was a blast, thanks to everyone involved - the NZ part starts today.. IWTL will be back home next week and will play two shows with THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY straight away!

More news about all kinds of stuff next week..

April 2nd, 2009

I WALK THE LINE are leaving for their tour of Australia and New Zealand next week!!

Australia's A DEATH IN THE FAMILY will leave for a tour of the US with THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM soon! Get your copy of the A DEATH IN THE FAMILY / MANIFESTO JUKEBOX split CD now if you haven't already!

The ATOM NOTES 7" will be released on May 6th! The band will play their first shows soon, make sure to check them out! This is the long awaited new band from people you know from ENDSTAND, MANIFESTO JUKEBOX etc - so you know they know how to rock and roll!!!

The next singles in our classic finnish re-issue series are RATSIA "Taalta Tulee Yo" and LAMA "Totuus Loytyy Kaurapuurosta". They will be released on May 13th. The first two RATSIA re-issues sold out in a week so don't waste time if you don't want to miss these - they will be available for pre-orders in COMBAT ROCK SHOP on Monday April 6th!

THE HEARTBURNS' long awaited compilation of sold out seven inches, compilation and demo tracks is called "Too Much Drugs, Too Much TV" and will be released on May 28th - the day the mighty Wendy O. Williams would have turned 60 if she was still alive!!!

March 23rd, 2009

The latest addition to the Combat Rock family, downstroke warlords ATOM NOTES have completed recording their debut EP - two songs are now up on their brand new MySpace Profile. The ATOM NOTES 7" will be out in the beginning of May!

RATSIA's "Lontoon Skidit" re-issue 7" is already sold out and also the "Tama Hetki Ja Tulevaisuus" 7" is down to the very last copies.. the next two singles in the re-issue series will be RATSIA's "Taalta Tulee Yo" and LAMA "Totuus Loytyy Kaurapuurosta". These will be out in May!