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Good Fight Music Sampler Featuring Conditions, Cancer Bats and More

Good Fight Music have released a sampler via Amazon and features tracks by Conditions, Cancer Bats and more.

1. Conditions "When It Won't Save You"
2. The Contortionist "Primal Directive"
3. Cancer Bats "Drive This Stake"
4. This Or The Apocalypse "Backlit"
5. Son Of Aurelius "Facing The Gorgon"
6. Rosaline "The Messenger, The Infinite"
7. I Am Abomination "Rock N' No Soul"
8. Son Of Aurelius "A Good Death"
9. I Am The Abomination "Greeting From Easter Island"

Download the Good Fight Music sampler here.

Walnut Tree Records Sampler Stream

A Walnut Tree Records sampler can be heard here.

Bridge Nine Records Sampler Is Streaming Here

The new Bridge Nine Records sampler is streaming here.

Big Scary Monsters Records Announce 2009 Collection Plans

Big Scary Monsters Records have announced plans to release a series of four compilation CDs featuring new, rare, unreleased, live and remixed tracks from the BSM roster.

Press statement:

"We're delighted to announce the launch of our '2009 Collection', a series of four compilation CDs featuring new, rare, unreleased, live and remixed tracks from the BSM roster. Each CD is limited to just 365 date stamped copies and will be released seasonally, with the Spring Collection kicking things off in February. The compilations will be sold separately for £5 each or you can subscribe to the whole series for £15 and receive a free collectors edition tin to hold all of the discs (photos coming soon), as well as other gifts and promotions through the course of the year.

Spring Collection is now available to pre-order and features 14 tracks including Mimas performing a wonderful cover of This Town Needs Guns hit, '26 Is Dancier Than 4', who return with 'Japanese Ultra Violence', a track which is previously unreleased in the UK. Other highlights include a massive dance remix of Pulled Apart By Horses, an exclusive album demo from Blakfish (as well as a track featuring members of the band singing a 'lounge' medley of Tubelord songs down the phone!), a brilliant old demo recording from Meet Me In St Louis, album/EP tracks from new boys Copy Haho, Wintermute and The Tupolev Ghost and loads more. As an added bonus, there are also two live videos including PABH and Blakfish playing some massive covers at a house party back in December. Most of these recordings won't be found anywhere else.

When purchasing/subscribing, let us know your preferred date and we'll do our best to stamp your CD(s) accordingly. The 'Summer Collection' will be released in May so look out for news and tracklistings for that one nearer the time."

Album Review: Various Artist - LAB Records Preview Sampler 2009

LAB Records are a UK independent label that is just over a year old but in that short space of time, it has established itself as a enthusiastic and expanding label with this sampler especially showing evidence of this.

This 2009 Preview Sampler showcases all 5 acts from its roster and with added extras. Brighton's The Auteur kick-off the sampler with the banging "Welcome Back", a track being a fine example of Britain's thriving Pop-Punk scene which puts some of it's American counter-parts to shame, with strong vocals, thumping drums and catchy guitars.

Next are fellow Brighton band, MiMi Soya led by fiery female vocalist Hero Olivia with "Don't Stand On Ceremony" a fast-paced track with a bassy verse and catchy chorus with light "woah-ohs" back vocals which leads.

Stamford singer-songwriter Rob Lynch, aka Lost On Campus slows thing down with his brand of acoustic folk pop music. "But A Bridge" is a track that builds up to a grand conclusion which includes electronic beats and strings with Lynch's bitter vocals fitting nicely on top.

Manchester's The Honeymoon Suite kick the album back into action with "Fight. Fly. Crow", a fast and powerful track with added gang vocals and rocking guitars. Overall the track will definitely get your toe-tapping or head nodding.

My Action Your Exit are next with "World You've Got". The Glasgow four-piece are another fine example of British Pop-Punk with tight musicianship and strong vocals from Scott Craig. In addition with good guitar playing from lead guitarist Andrew McKenzie.

The sampler also treats us with 2 bands who aren't part of the LAB Records family. First there is Clarkson with "Come On" a straight forward Powerpop/Rock song, which goes along at a nice, steady pace with a simple, yet effective chorus. The Night Life Crisis are next with "Running with Scissors" which showcases an Indie band with Pop-Punk sensibilities and backbone with it's light guitar riff and steady timing.

The Auteur make a return, however I have to say I was disappointed with "Routine" with its dance beat, synth keys and vocoder lead vocals made it sound to much like the awful, embarassing music coming from across the pound of late.

MiMi Soya's "Deathwish" get the remix treatment from The Auteur. Unlike the band's own track, dance beats, tweaked vocals and synth keys, somehow work on this track. Hero's vocals went well with the vocoder effect and thumping beats.

The sampler ends with another remix. This time Lost on Campus's track "Oh No!" is remixed by James K Sanford. Sanford has taken a 3 minute bouncy acoustic track (from his "Tell Them I Had A Wonderful Life") and pretty much ruined it by overloading with synth keys, echoed vocals and horrible dance beat.

The "LAB Records Preview Sampler 2009" is definitely a 2-sided affair with the 1st showing that Britain's independent scene is thriving with talent and great songs, whilst the sampler ends on a down note. Overall this sampler shows LAB Records are on to a good thing with a strong roster of acts and 2009 can only mean things will get better for all involved.

"LAB Records Preview Sampler 2009" is available now for 99p from LAB Records Online Store or is free when brought with other store items.

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LAB Records Release New Sampler

Manchester based label, LAB Records are giving away a free 10-track '2009 Preview' sampler with every release.

The label's roster includes The Auteur, MiMi Soya and Lost On Campus.

The sampler can also be brought seperately for 99p.

Visit the LAB Records online store for more details.

Doghouse Records Release "Give You Tell" Sampler

Doghouse Records have released the "Gives You Hell"Tour Sampler which features The All-American Rejects, Jet Lag Gemini, The City Lives and many more.

The sampler can be found here.

P Is For Panda Release Free Sampler

P is For Panda, the new record label of The Militia Group founder Chad Pearson, have reAndyleased a free sampler featuring bands such as Andy Shauf, Pasadena and Gasoline Heart.

The sampler can be found here.

Century Media Sampler Released

Hardcore/metal/punk label Century Media have released a new sampler. The sampler includes 16 songs from The Haunted, Fear My Thoughts, Intronaut, Stick To Your Guns, In This Moment, Architects and many more.

The sampler can be downloaded here.

Run For Cover Records Release New Sampler

Run For Cover Records have released it's Winter sampler which contains tracks by Nightmare of You, This Is Hell and Fireworks.

The sampler can be downloaded here.

Tracklisitng:

1. Fireworks - Dave Mackinder Vs. The World (from Adventure, Nostalgia And Robbery 7", out now)
2. Transit - Nameless (from Stay Home CDep out 01/20/09)
3. This Time Next Year - Cheers To A Late Night (from The Longest Way Home CDep, out now)4. Death Is Not Glamorous - Set In Stone (Soft Clicks CD, out 01/20/09)
5. This Is Hell - Cement Shoes (from Nightmare Of You / This Is Hell Split 7" )
6. Agent - Tough Lake, Mr. Muenster (from Awake In Their World 7")
7. Nightmare Of You - You Don't Have To Tell Me... (from This Is Hell / Nightmare of You Split 7")

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