Authority Zero originated in the sunny streets of Mesa, AZ in the the summer of 1994. Originally made up of Jason DeVore (vocals), Bill Marcks (guitar/vocals), Jeremy Wood (bass/vocals), and Jim Wilcox (drums), the four comprised the exotic punk sound that became Authority Zero. Initially starting off as a five-piece with rhythm guitarist Jerry Douglas, they soon became a four piece after Douglas moved on in 1999 to pursue service in the Air Force, though remained an integral part of the Authority Zero family. Over the course of the '90s, the band eagerly pushed its sound, playing countless house parties, colleges, and club shows in and around Arizona. Their live show and energy on stage quickly drew comparisons to that of Rage Against the Machine, and the local independent record store Zia Records caught on. In 2001, Zia issued Authority Zero's debut, self-titled EP " Patches In Time ". College radio, as well as main local Indie station The Edge 106.3 immediately jumped on the band, as the heavy drive of "One More Minute" and "Sky's the Limit" became moderate hits played in heavy rotation. That same year, Authority Zero scaled back on the riveting metal-like sound for structured hard rock that accented the band's multi-cultural backgrounds and diverse musical tastes. Atlantic's label sibling Lava signed Authority Zero within months of the Authority Zero EP becoming Zia's best-selling release. The band's full-length debut, A Passage in Time , appeared in fall 2002, containing nods to influences like Bad Religion , Dick Dale , Manu Chao , and Sublime . Tours with Guttermouth and H2O followed, spending time on the Warped Tour as well, and as the word-of-mouth buzz continued to spread, the band found itself having to play local shows under various alias in order to stay close to their hometown scene. Writing their next album in the span of a month, the band returned in 2004 with the culturally diverse and Latin-flavored , produced by Ryan Greene ( Lagwagon , Strung Out ). Subsequent touring and their deal with Lava done, the live acoustic Rhythm and Booze appeared in June 2006 on Suburban Noize. Authority Zero returned in late January 2007 with the faster skatepunk sounds of , again with production by Greene during which time Wood exited and the band. The group carried on with a temporary replacement before bringing in old friend from the Arizona music scene Dean Farmer who became the permanent bassist to date. In late fall of 2008, original guitarist William Marcks also decided it was time for him to retire due to the lack of time and ability to focus on family as well as to further his education. It was then that Authority Zero brought in another old time friend and fellow local AZ musician Zach Vogel on lead guitar. Through ups and downs, trial and error, and above all the desire to succeed and play to their dedicated friends and fans throughout the world, Authority Zero has overcome and pressed on with a vengance. With the power house four piece re-established, and having just having returned from a west coast tour with So-Cal punk legends Pennywise, they are gearing up to hit the road once again for the Jagermeifter tour featuring Pennywise and Island Reggae Rock outfit Pepper this Spring of 09'. More determined than ever, Authority Zero is back in the studio hammering away on their fifth full length album which is set for release in the fall of 09'. Authority Zero having been through hell and high water, is in full force and ready to take on the world.

Dog Eat Dog made its big breakthrough in 1994 with the hit single No Fronts and the album All Boro Kings. The story behind Dog Eat Dog started a little earlier though...

Dog Eat Dog has actually been around since 1990, when Dave Neabore and Sean Kilkenny decided to form a band of their own after previously playing in another band called Mucky Pup. A short while later Dave and Sean were accompanied by John Connor who was to act as the voice of the band and Dan Nastasi, who would play the second guitar. Besides these four guys, Dog Eat Dog went through a whole list of drummers, before finally being joined by Brandon Finley, who remains the drummer of the band today.

In 1993, after signing with Roadrunner Records, Dog Eat Dog released their first EP called Warrant. The EP was, as a joke, named after the band Warrant, who had just released an album called Dog Eat Dog. The release of the Warrant EP made it possible for the band to tour the Eastcoast of the US and their first overseas tour, supporting the Bad Brains in the U.K. and 7 Seconds & Big Drill Car in Europe.

Things really started rolling with the release of the All Boro Kings album in 1994. After the release of this successful album, which eventually sold more than 500,000 copies, Dog Eat Dog went for a second European tour supporting Biohazard together with Downset. Besides the hit single No Fronts the album featured classic Dog Eat Dog songs, such as Who's the King?, Pull My Finger and If These Are The Good Times. The album and hit single, produced by the late Jam Master Jay, resulted in Dog Eat Dog winning an MTV Europe video music award in 1995 for breakthrough artist, beating Alanis Morisette, Portishead and Weezer in the process.

In between touring just about the whole world, Dog Eat Dog went back into the studio in 1996 to record their second full length album. Play Games as it was named, saw them working together with such esteemed artists as The RZA from The Wutang Clan and Ronnie James Dio from Black Sabbath. The new album contained famous tracks like Rocky, Isms and Step Right In. With the release of Play Games, Dog Eat Dog went on doing what they do best: touring and playing live shows! During this very successful time, they found themselves playing with bands such as Rage Against The Machine, No Doubt, Sepultura, as well as HUGE acts like Ozzy, KISS, and Metallica.

In 1999, after three years of touring, Dog Eat Dog went back into the recording studio to make their third album Amped. The album contained the hit single Expect The Unexpected as well as other popular songs, such as Get Up and Whateverman. This third album saw the band trying out new music styles, including reggae and funk mixed with hip hop and punk. A short while after the release of the first single, Dog Eat Dog split with their record label, Roadrunner Records, having been disappointed by their support of the band and the new album.

Never a band that gives up, Dog Eat Dog continued doing what they do best, playing live. From 1999 until 2004, Dog Eat Dog toured through Europe and Asia, with several tours each year. So far the band has played in 38 countries and counting! In 2006, the band released their fourth album. The new CD, titled "Walk With Me", is out now on Wanted Records. Dog Eat Dog are playing the new songs, such as M.I.L.F., ESB, Walk With Me and Undivided along with all their classic hits at European festivals and club dates this Spring / Summer 2008. Dog Eat Dog is back, so Expect the Unexpected!

The Soulfly tribe is once again on the warpath.

Soulfly's sixth offering for Roadrunner Records, Conquer, may very well be the musical equivalent of the movie Braveheart. The songs – much like the warriors in the film - channel raw, unbridled rage through a cacophony of thrash guitars, infectious grooves, tribal polyrhythms and Max Cavalera’s unmistakable, thunderous roar. On this record, Soulfly unleash a metallic mayhem unlike anything they’ve done previously. Conquer shifts from unrelenting, precise speed metal to slow, brooding doom. Marc Rizzo’s lead guitar rips with the precision of a smart bomb, while Bobby Burns grinds out volatile, chest-caving bass lines. Drummer Joe Nunez crushes behind the kit, forging a rhythmic background for all-out sonic war. Once again, it’s the legendary Max Cavalera who stands at the eye of the storm, uniting the musical tribe and acting as its unofficial leader. His voice and guitar command the tribe into battle with each line and riff. Grab your war paint and prepare for the onslaught.

Since their Gold-certified, self-titled debut in 1997, Soulfly have remained one of metal’s most consistently brutal outfits. From the moment Max Cavalera left Sepultura to form Soulfly, he’s remained prolific. Four critically acclaimed albums and numerous world tours followed Soulfly’s now-classic debut. In 2007, Max once again partnered with his brother Iggor in Cavalera Conspiracy, releasing Inflikted in 2008 while Soulfly wrote and recorded Conquer. Produced by Max and mixed by Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Arch Enemy), Conquer spans a violent spectrum. Max comments, “After Cavalera Conspiracy, I wanted to write a stronger, uncompromised statement with Soulfly. What I [did] on this album is what I was aiming for. This is the Soulfly album that I’ve been trying to make for a long time.” That’s evident from the calculated rage and bludgeoning grooves that define songs like “Enemy Ghost” and “Rough.” With Conquer, Soulfly take no prisoners. Max explains, “It’s definitely Soulfly’s most battle-ready record by far. The vibe reminds me of movies like Gladiator and 300. It comes from a completely different place.” The assault kicks off from the first note of “Blood Fire War Hate”, and it doesn’t stop until the end of closing instrumental, “Soulfly VI”, which is a time-honored tradition the marks the close of each Soulfly album. Starting with “Blood Fire War Hate”, Max made a conscious decision to come out of the gates with all guns blazing, proclaiming, "I'm excited to open the record with a fast song. Usually Soulfly albums begin mid-tempo, but this reminds me of Beneath the Remains. This song also has one of the biggest hooks I’ve ever done. I can close my eyes and picture huge festival crowds singing it. When the fast part comes in, it’s just war.”

Soulfly’s previous albums featured guest appearances by notables, including Chino Moreno of Deftones, Sean Lennon, and Slipknot's Corey Taylor over the years. In the spirit of that collaborative tradition, Conquer sees Max with Throwdown’s Dave Peters on the standout track, “Unleash”, and with Morbid Angel’s David Vincent on “Blood Fire War Hate.” On “Unleash”, Peters and Max create a corrosive chorus that isn’t easily forgotten. Max says, “It’s the closest thing I’ve done to Pantera. Dave put some killer lyrics to the music. The fast part at the end is my favorite part on the album.” Firing off a throat-slicing riff and catchy hook, “Unleash” impacts like a wrecking ball. About working with underground metal hero Vincent, Max exclaims, “His screaming on that song was off the wall! To work with David was a trip. The song’s a full assault, and it feels really natural. It’s got that uncompromising attitude.”

Conquer’s cover artwork inspired the title and the picture holds a special significance for Max. “Usually, album titles are inspired by something else, like a movie,” he reveals. “The first sketch the artist sent me was amazing. It depicted this crazy guy with six arms holding six weapons. Each weapon represented one of our records. When I got the image, the word Conquer just came to me.” More importantly, Conquer is a personal statement for Max and of course, has a deeper meaning meant to be explored by the listener. “To me, it’s not about conquering the world. My statement on the record is conquering fear. If you conquer your fear, you conquer life and death. You’re truly free when you conquer your fear. So that’s why this name means so much,” he finishes.

Soulfly is truly a world music-inspired collective and the writing and recording process often sees Cavalera globetrotting for atypical inspiration. For Soulfly’s fifth album, Dark Ages, saw Max travel to five locations to record, but for Conquer, a trip to Egypt was all he needed. He says, “I like to mix cultures. The other Soulfly albums were more Eastern European-flavored. Sepultura was more Brazilian. Egypt has a big chunk of influence on Conquer. We visited ‘The City of the Dead’ while we were in Egypt. It’s a cemetery where families still live near their dead. That was crazy, creepy and wild. I didn’t know the Cairo trip was going to affect the album as much as it did.” The eerie, tribal outro of “For Those About to Rot” was a direct result of the trip, as Max recorded it live by the Nile. It’s a strange transition that heightens the musical tension. “By the Nile River, there was this crazy gypsy band playing killer music,” Cavalera recalls. “I happened to have my recorder so I recorded them and made an interlude out of their performance. It felt so authentic to have that outro—like old Sepultura. I’d rather the record sounds live than use a sound library from the Internet. That outro is subtle. I've been making records for so long, and I finally found the perfect balance between brutality and experimentation.” Therefore, Conquer is a truly organic sonic experience.

Max also sculpted a head-spinning trip into psychedelic metal territory with “Touching the Void”. Stretching past the seven-minute mark, the song oozes classic Sabbath sludge, while incorporating entrancing dub flourishes. For Max, that track’s extremely important. “Honestly, it’s a thank you to Black Sabbath for being Black Sabbath. It’s slow doom metal,” he says. On the track, Max also collaborated with French dub artist Fedayi Pacha. Of the experience, Max says, “Fedayi makes dark, really heavy dub—completely different from commercial dub. He did the outro for ‘Touching the Void,’ and he played a lot of weird instruments. Those little things definitely make this song special when you listen to it.”

In the end, Conquer, just like every note of music he’s ever produced, comes from Cavalera’s heart. He eschews studio trickery and computerized flourishes in favor of straightforward instrumentation and real world experimentation. “I do this for the love of music,” he says. “We could use the tools of the market to make a commercial record and sell more, but I wouldn’t be as happy inside. I made the choice, and we aren’t going down the easy road. We’re going down the fucked up road, but that’s the road that we know.”

With that sincerity, there’s no doubt that Max and company will conquer all roads ahead.

Legendary Hardcore/Thrash titans, AGNOSTIC FRONT, are back with another testament to the bands flawless legacy! Recorded at the now infamous Planet Z Studios in Hadley Massachusetts by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall), Warriors is the yet another landmark in hardcore’s history. Produced this time around by vocalist Roger Miret’s little brother, Freddy Cricien (Madball, Hazen Street), the bands message of family and unity has never come across stronger in their music. Warriors is a statement of strength in the face of adversity and few bands make a statement louder than AGNOSTIC FRONT.
In today’s civilization, people continue to suffer undergoing the grief, corruption, oppression and exploitation without a way to elude their troubles. Many have lived through these problems for ages, and the moment one tries to fight for what they believe is right, the elite brings them down and their voices are disregarded. For over a decade, AGNOSTIC FRONT has helped get these messages across to the populace to help solve these problems through socially driven music known as “hardcore.” In their latest offering, the band gives power and strength to these ignored voices. As one of the original hardcore bands that lived and breathed the problems that controlled their everyday New York City lifestyle since 1983, they have been amongst the most venerable and notorious outcasts of this hardcore movement.
These rarely confronted and always respected leaders of hardcore were established as one of the meanest-sounding bands in the emerging punk genre, helping to initiate the term "hardcore," and placing an entire uproar on the New York map by association. From the start, AGNOSTIC FRONT released a catalogue of fast and violent punk tunes consisting of distinctive and aggressive drumming, bass work, and a non-stop barrage of chaotic shouting. AGNOSTIC FRONT’s uncontrollable drumming and fuming guitars fill every minute like an onrushing storm of flailing limbs and incinerating transistors. The heavier paced balance between the energy and discipline of their earlier punk roots strikes a taut and vivid rock barrage that moshes in close formation. "It's social politics," Roger states. "The day-to-day reality of waking up, reading the newspaper, and walking around the neighborhood. It's a hard stare on why the world is still one fucked-up place, and we tackle the very real shit that's going down: gentrification's running rampant, street justice, world destruction, working wages, and backs are still being stabbed."
Long outliving their now-legendary contemporaries like Minor Threat, SSD, Dead Kennedys and Black Flag, AGNOSTIC FRONT could easily live off their laurels, but their fight is yet over! Throughout their storied history, AGNOSTIC FRONT have been anything but a ravishing group of individuals living prosperously and content. In fact, the band is more akin to have experienced growing up in adverse streets, undergoing arduous times, serving time in prison, become inflicted with murdered friends, the list would go on perpetually. But while there are definite vestiges of the past affecting them, they manage to continue and expose the conflicts they had to undergo in a compellingly evocative approach by relating it to their views of the world today.
AGNOSTIC FRONT continues to be living embodiment that "hardcore for life" isn't an empty slogan or a musical dead end. No one is born with tattoos. No one's born hardcore. But when the ink or the music sets in, you're changed. Their latest offering reaffirms that AGNOSTIC FRONT as a band, still operates like a musical razor blade. Regardless of their history, the proof is simple: AGNOSTIC FRONT’s anthems are hard, cutting, and the remarkable music continues to broaden with every release. “We support UNITY! We despise ignorance and hatred within our scene. The only people we should be at war with is those who oppress us, not with each other. Unite! Fight the system! Not ourselves! Believe – Hardcore

After 5 years of struggling and making some demo-tapes, in 1995 Discipline signed to Lost&Found Records from Germany.
The 1st release was the 5-track “Stompin’ Crew EP” in the summer of 1995. This one was followed up by their 1st album “Guilty as Charged” in 1996. The reactions to this dynamite Streetcore-album were overwhelmingly positive and the guys did a lot of shows, including a european tour with The Business to promote this album all over Europe.
Early 1998 the “Bulldog Style”-album was released, also by L&F Records. On this record Discipline already tried to combine the best of both worlds: Oi meets Hardcore. This album was a huge success again in the underground scene. Through hard work, the band gained itself a reputation of doing very energetic liveshows.
But like always, there was also another side to the coin……The amount of violence and fights at shows was growing and after a while Discipline almost got crucified for that.
Luckily, after some time the air cleared and the negative publicity stopped.
Unfortunately the relationship between band and recordlabel went downhill. The band decided to leave and signed to I Scream Records from Belgium.

The first release on the new label was the “Nice Boys Finish last” album in 1999. With this release Discipline definitely earned herself a place at the top of the entire European Street Rock -scene. To promote this album Discipline did a few European tours again with the likes of Agnostic Front, Dropkick Murphy’s and US Bombs.
These Dutch thugs also managed to get this album released in the US by Too Damn Hype Records.

This record was followed by the “Love thy Neighbor” album towards the end of 2000. One month earlier the “Hooligans Heaven EP” was already released. This song turned out to be a true ‘hit-single’ in the underground-scene and to the Hardcore football crowd.
To promote the album, Discipline was part of the “UNITY-Tour 2000”, with the likes of Agnostic Front, Ignite, Shutdown and The Forgotten.

The summer of 2003 saw the release of the “Everywhere we Go” single. This song is another football-anthem and has proven to be a real classic by now!
A few months later 2 albums were released at almost the same time. First there was the release of the live-split album with long time brothers Agnostic Front from New York City and a few weeks later the long-awaited new full-length album “Saints & Sinners”.
To promote this album the boys were part of the first Eastpak Resistance tour in Europe and did their first US-tour with the likes of Dropkick Murphy’s, AF, Hatebreed and Murphy’s Law.

Early 2004 the lads hit the studio again to record 3 brandnew songs and 3 cover-versions for the split-CD with longtime mates Argy Bargy.
These new songs are the best they have ever done: 6 hardhitting, melodic songs with aggro and a hardcore beat!! “100% Thug Rock” was released through Captain Oi! records in march 2004. One of the new songs titled “Red & White Army” is already the Football-Anthem for 2004.
To promote this latest release the boys played at all major summer-events again and did many headlining clubshows.

Through lots of touring and doing shows, Discipline has earned herself a large crowd of loyal supporters all over Europe and the US. Besides having done many headlining tours, the band has also shared the stage with the likes of Agnostic Front, The Business, Cock Sparrer, Madball, Sick of it All, Dropkick Murphy’s, Cockney Rejects, Biohazard and Ignite. The last few years they managed to play at all the major European festivals like Dynamo Open Air, Graspop, Holidays in the Sun, With Full Force, Pressure-Fest, Punk&Disorderly, Vans Warped Tour and the European HC Parties!!

At the moment Discipline are writing new songs for their upcoming new album. European release-date: May 9th 2005.
Also new dates are being booked for 2005 including a 4 dates Finland-tour, a Spanish tour, Italian dates and our first visit ever to Russia and Bulgaria! Make sure to check our website for updates!!

NO SURRENDER!!

Discography:
Stompin’ Crew EP 7”single (1996, L&F)
Guilty as Charged CD (1996, L&F)
Stompin’ Crew EP MCD (1998, L&F)
Bulldog Style CD (1998, L&F)
Skinhead & Proud CD (1999, L&F)
Nice Boys Finish Last CD (1999, ISR)
Hooligans Heaven EP CDS (2000, ISR)
Love thy Neighbor CD (2000, ISR)
Everywhere we Go CDS (2002, ISR)
Working Class Heroes (live) CD (2002, ISR)
Saints & Sinners CD (2002, ISR)
Rejects of Society (Best of) CD (2003, Captain Oi!)
100% Thug Rock (split) CD (2004, Captain Oi!)

Discipline has also contributed exclusive tracks to compilations like “The Dutch HC tribute to the real Oi”, “Worldwide tribute to the real OI”, “Respect your Roots”. All I Scream Records full-length releases have also been released on vinyl by german Knock Out Records.

Hailing from Bandung, Indonesia, KUBIK is the brainchild of FX.ADAM.J and LUCIMERS, they were childhood friends who have the same musical taste. They are combining elements of darkwave, heavy metal and electronica. Their music has re-defined the alternative music scene, as it stated in local newspapers as a band who changed the face of Indonesias music in the mid-90s. With the release of their most anticipated album in 2004, Velvet Words And Lies, they got a great review from the fans and the music media. Velvet Words And Lies, is a beauty of vindictive bile, a self-inflicted bruise and with modern textures of electronic music they create dark rock songs that are brimming with soulful emotion. No matter how complex the instrumentation or how unusual the sounds are, the music makes the songs easily accessible and intensely enjoyable. 

2008 NEWS!!! : F.X. ADAM J currently joined with KOIL as their bass player and very much involved in backing vocal & sound engineer for Koil's new released album 'Blacklight Shines On'. As for Lusimers DeLuciva is now a housewife still working as makeup artist and created a drum n bass project with Homogenic's member Deena called Tranquility.

Pure Saturday, Indonesian indie darlings. Formed by Muhammad Suar Nasution (vocals, guitar), Ade Purnama (bass), Aditya "Adhi" Ardinugraha (guitar), Yudistira "Udhi" Ardinugraha (drums) and Arief Hamdani (guitar) in 1994, they were pioneers of the Bandung indie scene. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1996, the first 5000 copies of which were sold innovatively via mail-order through a teen magazine. The album was then available on wide distribution after the band signed with Ceepee Records. The single "Kosong" made them household names, with the artistic accompanying video gaining heavy rotation. 


Their more complex and challenging second album, Utopia, was released in 1999 through Aquarius Musikindo. Because of family and business reasons, Pure Saturday was mostly inactive for several years, culminating in Suar's departure in 2004. After unsuccessful auditions to find a suitable replacement vocalist, fate intervened one day when Satria "Iyo" NB, the band's manager, filled in during rehearsals. The guy they were looking for was there all along! 

With their new lead singer in tow, Pure Saturday released its long-awaited third album, Elora, in March 2005 through FastForward Records. 

This made it official: Pure Saturday was reborn and ready to rock again!!. 

" After releasing our last record "Time for a change...time to move on", we are now working on a project which involving Bandung iconic metal band "BURGERKILL". The project itself started few weeks ago, and yet still has a lot to work thru. The has been quite an amazing excitement..as well as a though challenge ever since we have to be able to cope with all the ego-matters and ideas..as we know that the 2 bands perform different kind of music style. What would it be in the end? Somehow there's no clue so far..one thing for sure: WE ARE INDEED TRYING TO MAKE A SOMETHING NEW..NOT COLLABORATING !!! JUST WAIT AND SEE. CHEERS. " 

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2007 Pure Saturday (Album)
Baccott Management distributed by Ceepee Production 
Indonesian Best Alternatives (Compilation Album)
Aquarius Musikindo 
Banga (Single Bandung)
Utopia (Album)
Aquarius Musikindo
Pathetic Waltz (Mini Album Bandung)
Buka (Single)
Elora (Album)
Labyrinth Records 
Time for a change..time to move on (Album)