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INTERVIEW: Spending Time With Singaporean Oi Band THE BOIS – Back to The Roots
INTERVIEW | The Bois Singapore Oi https://www.facebook.com/theoneandonlytheboisterous Our good friend Baba, vocalist of long-running Singaporean oi band THE BOIS, has relocated to London and so...
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Massive Day for Global Grindcore – Pakistani Act MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS Return
As mentioned in a variety of our social media posts this past week, we’ve been eagerly anticipating a brand new 5 track demo by Pakistani...
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DEMO ALERT: Crust Band DEVIARE Are Fire – Dedicate a Track to Palestine [Singapore]
HELL YEAH. Singaporean crust band DEVIARE have released a 2 track demo and the vocals on this will kick yo’ fucking ass right now. The...
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CONCRETE JUNGLE – SE Asia’s Very Own Hardcore Fest Is Now On the World Map of HC Fests
Holy shit…if you’ve seen any of the IG stories, reels, photos, youtube links, of this past weekend of the inaugural CONCRETE JUNGLE held in Bangkok,...
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PREMIERE: Post Hardcore Greats CARACAL Drop New Music Video [Singapore]
MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE Caracal | Singapore POST HARDCORE What a treat this for us here at Unite Asia. We have been huge supporters of Singaporean...
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INTERVIEW: “In a world that tries to censor Palestinian voices…” Hass Ta-Fa of TRIPSUN/IKHRAS
“We were both passionate about the idea of reclaiming our identities in the grand scheme of punk, instead of being stuck playing white washed music...
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Hardcore Band RADIGALS Return With Brand New EP (HEAVIEST Release Yet!) [Singapore]
What a morning on Unite Asia…we just dropped new music from hardcore acts in India and Thailand and are about to get y’all to blast...
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UK X ASIA: Malaysia’s BODY RAG Take On Brighton’s BODYBAG
This was fun to put together! As a way to continue to try to bridge the UK scene with my home – the amazing Asian...
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Singapore Hardcore Band MYSTIQUE Reflect On Recent SE Asia Dates
So stoked when fullset live videos dropped of Singapore hardcore band MYSTIQUE from their shows on their recent trek through some SE Asian stops. The...
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“I’m F%&ing Straight Edge” – LIONCITY Hardcore Comp Out Now and It Rips [Singapore]
FIRE. The current state of the Singapore hardcore scene has been completely encapsulated in this brand new comp aptly titled ‘Lioncity Hardcore’ released by DIVIDED...
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A Scene You May Not Know Much About – MYANMAR – Has Launched 2 Metal Fests This Year
Human Rights Watch states the following about Myanmar: “Since staging a coup on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military has carried out a brutal nationwide...
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INTERVIEW: “My Ideal Would Be To Play in the Philippines” Dropset/50 Caliber Guitarist Speaks
INTERVIEW | John DROPSET / 50 CALIBER / BUN DEM OUT UKHC One of my first shows upon immigrating to the UK was watching an...
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Your Must Listen For the Week – Screamo Act LIMBS Unveil Intense New Album [Philippines]
In 2023 if you are able to find a band who releases a collection of material that differs from song to song to the point...
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Thai Straight Edge Hardcore Band MONUMENT X Release EP/Give Us Track by Track Breakdown
Thai straight edge hardcore band MONUMENT X have finally dropped their highly anticipated EP ‘Dawn of Equality’ on HOLDING ON RECORDS. Guitarist Niko states, “The...
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INTERVIEW: Hardcore Legends CHOKE COCOI On The Release of Their Debut Album [Philippines]
INTERVIEW | Choke Cocoi HARDCORE Philippines https://www.facebook.com/chokecocoi/ “I’ve already submitted my resignation from the band,” states Odessa, drummer of long-time Philippines hardcore punk legends Choke...
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Korean Punk Rock Band Rumkicks Announce UK/European Tourdates! STOKED!
As always, it’s cool when non-Asian bands announce Asian tour dates, but it’s MOST exciting when our bands go out THERE instead. This happens SO...
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DEMO ALERT: ‘Weaponized Asian American Diaspora’ Scream NO MODEL On Debut Demo [USA]
Yoooo…no joke, when this band’s photo came across our social media radar our initial response was, “Cool – Malaysia has a new hardcore band!” And...
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INTERVIEW: Comeback Kid Head To Asia – We Speak To Guitarist Jeremy
INTERVIEW | Jeremy COMEBACK KID “I’m caving, not worth saving The song’s faded but I’m deadpanned waiting for an avalanche I’ll be the last to...
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Singapore Hardcore Band Radigals Are Back and Ready To Go
A few days ago a new show was announced in Singapore featuring phenomenal bands like Indonesian act Peach and Malaysian band Unseen, along with local...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Slam City Seam Reap Festival Announce Full Lineup [Cambodia]
Very excited to help announce this sick new metal/extreme music fest to be held in Cambodia! The fest is called Slam City Siem Reap and...
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INTERVIEW: Malaysian Hardcore Punk Band Last Minute Release Fullset Live Vid and Interview
We’ve been writing about Malaysian hardcore punk band Last Minute since back in 2015 and actually wrote about them extensively in 2021 (click HERE). In...
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INTERVIEW: Forests’ Drummer – Niki – Makes His Own Toys / Heads to Comic Con
INTERVIEW | Niki Koh Drummer/Toy Designer Forests Singapore Our bud Niki is an amazing drummer, and an even better human being, who moonlights in a...
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INTERVIEW: “I Used To Be Into Hip Hop and Then I Heard In Flames” Andrew of Ripped To Shreds
INTERVIEW | Andrew Lee Ripped to Shreds Photo Credit: Greg Goudey It’s sick when a band we’ve been covering since their inception gets their...
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INTERVIEW: “There Wasn’t Anyone Like Us” Jeff Shares His Experience Growing Up in the US
INTERVIEW | Jeff Sour https://www.instagram.com/soursoundtrack/ Photo Credits: Cover Photo – Hannah Spiker All Black and Whites – https://www.instagram.com/thedumbpunk/ Over the many years that we’ve...
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Singapore Legends Plainsunset Release 7″ Immediately Sell Them All Out [Singapore]
Singapore pop punk legends Plainsunset just dropped a limited edition split 7″ with fellow Singapore brethren Sun Eater on Vanilla Thunder Records. As the label...
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Must Watch. 20 Minute Documentary About Vietnam’s Hardcore Scene Up Now [Vietnam]
Hardcore will always be this wonderful underground thing where people who truly believe in this culture will do whatever they can to keep it moving...
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Youth Crew Band Brave Out Release New Album – Give Us Track by Track Breakdown [Japan]
FUCK YES. Big day on Unite Asia and for Asia in general…today Japanese youth crew band Brave Out have released their debut full-length ‘World Rot’...
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INTERVIEW: Gap of Holding On Records and Jino of Loudly Prefer Talk Judgement Night
INTERVIEW Gap of Holding On Records Promoter, Entrepreneur, Label Honcho, All Round Amazing Dude Jino of Loudly Prefer Promoter, Vocalist, All Round Great Human Photos...
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TOUR REPORT: Indian Hardcore Band Pacifist Check In With a Great Tour Report [India]
TOUR REPORT | INDIA Pacifist, Dirge, Celestial Teapot Our friends in Indian hardcore band Pacifist recently announced that after a few years off, due to...
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Asian Hardcore Shows Back in Full Effect – Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia Represent
A few weeks ago we reported about how hardcore shows are roaring back in the Philippines (article HERE), and we know that Malaysia, Taiwan, and...
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It’s Here and It’s Brilliant – Thai Screamo/Shoegaze Band Soy Release Debut EP [Thailand]
It’s finally here and it’s frickin’ brilliant. Check out Thai shoegaze/screamo band SOY on their self-titled debut EP ‘Sin of Youth’. Not lying – this...
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SCENE REPORT: Hardcore Shows Back On in the Philippines by RJ
SCENE REPORT | Philippines RJ It’s March, and the restrictions are set to Level 1 (lowest) by the country’s pandemic response task force. This means...
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Emotional Hardcore Band Factor2Grace Return With Song Inspired by Friend’s Passing [Japan]
As someone from Hong Kong, I’m so touched that a Japanese band has released a brand new song ‘Remnant’ inspired by the passing of a...
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PREMIERE: Metallic Hardcore Band Noose Bound Unleash Debut Full Length [Indonesia]
Today we get to help premiere metallic-hardcore unit Noose Bound‘s long-awaited debut album ‘To The Same End’. The album is being jointly released by Samstrong...
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DEMO ALERT: Demo of The Year So Far Right Here Folks – 7 Tracks Straight to Your Face
Here you go…this is our release of the year so far in 2022. Check out this 7 track straight to your face rager by newly...
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Post Punk/Noise Duo Kvyle Launch Debut Single/Music Video [Hong Kong]
“abitoflove”is the debut single by Hong Kong post-punk/noise duo Kvyle. The dark, noisy post-punk track utilizes analog modular synths, extensive vocal and drums processing in combination...
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2021 – Unite Asia Top 10 List
With the way the world has been completely consumed with year TWO of this fucking COVID bullshit, it only makes sense that bands took the...
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PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Melodic Hardcore Act Defeat The Giant Drop 2021 Promo [Taiwan]
INTERVIEW | Defeat the Giant Melodic Hardcore Taiwan So stoked to help premiere both brand new songs, as well as a full interview, by Taiwanese...
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PREMIERE: “When We Heard Converge’s ‘The Saddest Day’ We Were Shocked” – Cloudburst
It’s been a minute since we’ve had the pleasure/honor to help premiere a fucking phenomenal record by another one of our favorite Asian hardcore bands....
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Emotive Punk Band Ex-name Gearing Up To Release New Album [Yakutsk/Russia]
Stoked to get some info from our Northernmost punk rock scene in Asia – Yakutsk. Emotive punk band Ex-name has announced that they’re working on...
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INTERVIEW: JC (What a Beautiful Day) Finding Her Way to Drums in China [China]
INTERVIEW | JC Drummer of What a Beautiful Day China Running this website all we’ve cared about is providing a space and platform for people...
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INTERVIEW: Songyi (Talkbats and Polluter) Talks To Us About Getting Into Punk Rock [Korea]
INTERVIEW | Songyi Vocalist of Talkbats and Polluter South Korea Always such a pleasure to be able to befriend insanely talented people all over Asia...
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Doom Metal Band Potion Drop New EP ‘Oath To Flame’ [Australia]
Anyone noticing a little kick we’ve been on? We clearly can’t get enough of Australian bands with us Asians in them. We’re not unfamiliar with...
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Favorite Release of The Week – Alternative Punk Act Hollow Suns Full Album [Japan]
Holy SHIT – we’ve been waiting for this for months now…we’ve been following this brilliant Japanese band called Hollow Suns who feature members of Japan’s...
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Calling All Metalheads – Indian Metal World Ask For Worldwide Donations – Go Help!
The Indian metal world has been putting out information into the world asking for anyone who is able to donate, to help donate money to...
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Malaysian Hardcore and Punk Rock Join Forces On Cover Song – What Song? Unite Asia
This seriously came out of nowhere…last night a video popped up across all our socials with very familiar names – King Ly Chee and Unite...
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Myanmar Punk Rock Bands Continue To Scream For Your Attention – The Sling Shot Release MV
While the people of Myanmar continue to bravely fight against a military regime, the punk rockers of Myanmar continue to be on the frontline and...
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INTERVIEW: Mina Lee Shares With Us Her Asian-American Experience
INTERVIEW | Mina Lee Twitter | Twitch When these are the headlines flooding the world as a direct result of a pandemic ravaging the planet...
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Punk Rock Band Mutant Monster Release Documentary w/ English Subtitles [Japan]
Formed in 2008, Japanese punk rock trio Mutant Monster have been making waves all over the world having performed in Asia and Europe. The has...
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Rock/Metal Act Voice Of Baceprot Release Video Interview/Live Performance [Indonesia]
Indonesian rock/metal band Voice of Baceprot have released a video interview and live performance of a track as part of UK-based Women of the World...
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Newly Established Cassette-Only Label Findme Announce Hong Kong Indie Music Compilation
Like much of the world, it’s been an absolute pleasure to see our own city of Hong Kong slowly return to the beauty of physical...
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Bombay Hardcore Act Pacifist Unleash New Single Ushering In Brand New Direction [India]
We’re currently at a loss for words. Though we’ve been writing about Indian hardcore band Pacifist since their inception/debut back in 2019 when they released...
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Thanks To Our Readers – We Only Just Found Out About Punk Band Go Lim – WOW! [Vietnam]
As mentioned before, we’ve been putting up daily conversation starters on our FB page and thousands of loyal readers from all over the world have...
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Hardcore Punk Band Last Minute Back in Action [Malaysia]
Malaysian hardcore punk band Last Minute are back in action! We were told about the band recently by a member of Singapore hardcore band Radigals...
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Unite Asia’s Top 10 Releases of 2020
What a year of music all over this planet but especially here in Asia. I thought it was going to be easy to pick my...
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Hong Kong Record Store Infree Records Celebrates 2 Year Anniversary With Signature Beer
It ain’t easy in a city like Hong Kong so fixated on making money to run a store based simply on a passion for something....
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Our Video Interview on New York Hardcore Chronicles Is Up Now!
It’s about 6am right now here in Hong Kong and I just wrapped up a live interview on the New York Hardcore Chronicles show! It’s...
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Dayum – Mince Grind Band Nauseate Release Their Debut Full Length [India]
Hot damn…all y’all punks who’ve already released best of the year lists might want to check this out. Indian mince grind band Nauseate have just...
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INTERVIEW: Global Grindcore Alliance Provide More Details Of Two Day Streaming Event
It’s been a fucked up year that doesn’t seem to be getting better. But on December 19 and 20, over 20 of the world’s baddest...
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Feminist Hardcore Punk Band EMASKÜLATÖR Release Music Video [Turkey]
Feminist hardcore punk band EMASKÜLATÖR have released a music video for their latest single ‘Sefam Olsun’. The band states, “It is our homage to...
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It’s Here! Thai Post Hardcore Giants BrandNew Sunset Drop Brand New Album ‘The Machiner’
As soon as you hit play and get hit with a barrage of fuzzed-out goodness – you know you’re in for something earth-shattering. Thai post-hardcore...
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EPISODE 09 Unite Asia Podcast | Jiwon and Jina of Billy Carter [Korea]
This is the 9th episode of the Unite Asia Podcast and this time we’re taking the podcast to Korea! We sat down with Jiwon and...
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Chinese Punk Rock Legends SMZB Stream Brand New Album – GO LISTEN
Out of nowhere…punk rock legends SMZB have released their brand new album. This is the same album that has been recently noted to have a...
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Vice Asia Release Important Mini-Doc About The Women’s Movement in Pakistan
Here’s Vice Asia’s write up for this important documentary you should all be watching: “The women’s movement in Pakistan had begun in the late 1970s...
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Japanese Hardcore Punk Band FORWARD Dedicate Song ‘ACAB’ To Hong Kong – Thank You
Woke up yesterday to an amazing message from an independent filmmaker in Tokyo, Tetsuya, who said “Hey man, Japanese hardcore band FORWARD has just released...
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EPISODE 05 Unite Asia Podcast | Aca of Straight Answer [Indonesia]
Here we go! The fifth episode of the Unite Asia Podcast! This time we invited an important figure from the Indonesian hardcore scene – Aca...
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EPISODE 04 Unite Asia Podcast | Yan of After After Party/Hard Candy [Hong Kong]
Unite Asia Podcast 第四集。 今次我請來punk 樂隊 Hard Candy 同 After After Party 嘅Yan接受訪問。 即使我哋住喺同一城市， 但係佢嘅punk rock 道路就同我截然不同！ Yan提到自己來自一個傳統的中國家庭，並喺一間非常傳統的本地學校讀書，佢點樣想擺脫所有嘅傳統枷鎖，過住自由自在嘅生活，活出自信。 訪問過程非常好玩。 要喺呢度同啱啱訂婚嘅Yan講聲恭喜恭喜！！！ Personally am very proud of...
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Dude…Our Current Favorite Speed Metal Band Hell Freezes Over [Japan] Release New Lyric Video
Dayum…this band is just straight up FIRE…Japanese speed metal band Hell Freezes Over has just released their debut album Hellraiser which you should DEFINITELY be...
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EPISODE 02 of the Unite Asia Podcast Up Now! Introducing Odessa of Hardcore Band Choke Cocoi
In our second episode of the Unite Asia Podcast, we talk to Odessa, drummer of Filipino hardcore punk band Choke Cocoi. We talk about how...
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This. Is. Awesome. Korean Street Punk Act Rumkicks Release Debut EP ‘Brutality’ and Music Video
This is fucking amazing…check out Korean street punk act Rumkicks on their debut 4 track EP ‘Brutality’. The band that features members of RUX, Aboutjane...
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Hell Yeah! Check Out Turkish Feminist Hardcore Punk Act EMASKÜLATÖR On Debut Album
This is what we’re talking about! When we get something a little more diverse in band personnel, attitude, lyrical content, and sound – dude –...
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Awesome Little Vid About Vocalist/Bassist of HRVST and Owner of Green Spell
We will support our buddy Melvin of Singapore sludge bad HRVST til the day we die. Check out this great little video that Today has...
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New Youtube Series ‘Crossover’ Launched Bringing Two Different Acts Together [Indonesia]
SUPER dope new initiative entitled Crossover in Indonesia by Live For Better Days who invite two very different artists together for a special crossover show....
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We Stand in Solidarity With The Philippines And Their Fight Against The “Anti-Terror Law”
Punks in the Philippines have banded together to release a compilation album entitled Know Your Enemy. Who is their adversary? The ridiculously written “Anti-Terror” Law....
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DEMO ALERT: Darkwave Act Maenad & The Ravers Release Haunting New Demo [Hong Kong]
Goddamn this is a busy Friday night on the site…bands all over Asia just keep dropping hits today. Check out Hong Kong darkwave act Maenad...
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Metal For Nepal Launch Fund-Raising Initiative To Tackle Humanitarian Crisis
We have seen how the world came together to support the BLM movement only to ignore the plight of migrant workers in Singapore, the political...
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Please Don’t Forget About Hong Kong. It’s Been A Rough Week, and The Worst Is Yet To Come
It has been a rough 11 months in Hong Kong, but these past few days have been the darkest yet. Not only have we been...
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PREMIERE: Hardcore Bands Bystander (USA) and Dagger (Hong Kong) Release Guillotine
PREMIERE | Guillotine Bystander (USA) | Dagger (Hong Kong) Joint Premiere with Noecho.net An international crisis demands an international response. Bystander (USA) approached Dagger (Hong...
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Happy Mother’s Day! Check Out Women’s Issue of Hong Kong Zine Gnawbone!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing people out there doing the best they can to raise and provide for their families! Some moms are...
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INTERVIEW: Band Manager, Anoop Bhat, Shares His Gold Advice For Bands
INTERVIEW | Anoop Bhat Band Manager Photo Credit: Vandana Dhruva Kumar Often the best types of interviews are the ones that come from casual conversation....
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Hong Kong Gets First Issue Of Protest-Inspired Underground Zine – Digital Version Up Now
Check out the first issue of a protest-inspired new zine in Hong Kong called Fragrant Harbor. We have an article in there as well entitled...
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Women Who Inspire Women Series: Zahra Paracha Guitarist/Singer-Songwriter
Women Who Inspire Women Series Zahra Paracha | Guitarist/Multi-Instrumentalist/Audio Engineer Pakistan https://www.instagram.com/zahrap_411/ So badass…just flipping through our IG account https://www.instagram.com/uniteasia/ these past few days to...
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Women Who Inspire Women Series: Rina Abdul Aziz Vocalist of Obstacle Upsurge
Women Who Inspire Women Series Rina Abdul Aziz | Vocalist Obstacle Upsurge (ex-My Precious) | Singapore https://www.facebook.com/obstacleupsurgesg/ Photo Credit: Niko Cezar The first time we...
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Asian Post Hardcore Greats – Legarda – Drop Emotional New Track During Emotional Times
Our friends in Philippines based post-hardcore band Legarda don’t mess around…we don’t think they half-ass anything. Any music they put out is of the utmost...
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Waking Up To Racist Attacks Against Asians in The West – Where Are The Bands?
That photo above is what I woke up to today. An old man’s shop in San Franciso was ransacked by a bunch of racist assholes...
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Changsha Based Punk Band Bao Qing Say “We’re From Hunan – We’re Not Scared of Shit”
No matter how much xenophobia exists on this planet when shit goes South, our brothers and sisters in China who play in punk, hardcore, metal...
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As Delhi Descends Into Mob Violence – Vocalist of Sarfaad Pens Poignant Article
No doubt you have seen footage of the tragic horror that engulfed the capital city of India, Delhi, yesterday. Today the vocalist of Indian band...
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Seed Toss Announce Further Details Of Taiwan Crossover Band Bazooka’s New Cassette
Bazöoka is a crossover metal band based in Taipei since 2005 whose debut album Toxic Warriors was released by German label Metal Inquisition Records. These...
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Screamo Greats Rekah Issue Band Update Including Lineup Changes [Indonesia]
Inspiring Indonesian screamo/post-hardcore band Rekah has kindly issued an awesome update because our little nosiness noticed they seem to have a lineup change! 🙂 If...
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Our Friends In Singapore [Disrupt.Co] Organize Benefit Show For Australian Wildlife
“AN ESTIMATED OF 1 BILLION ANIMALS DEAD” From Disrupt.co: In light of recent events, alongside the rest of the world, we’re heartbroken by the tragedies...
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Remember Under The Influence: New York Hardcore? We Look At Some Of Our Recent Favs
This episode of Noisey focused around New York Hardcore and its GLOBAL influence is one of the best introductions to this genre of hardcore. Near...
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PREMIERE: First Post Of 2020! Premiere of New Track By Japanese Hardcore Band Otus!
PREMIERE | Otus Hardcore | Japan https://www.facebook.com/otushc It is our great honor to start 2020 off with a fucking banger. Our dudes in Japanese hardcore...
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25 Year Anniversary In Style – Stoner Doom Metal Band Church Of Misery Announce US Tour
Goddamn…now that’s celebrating your 25th year as a band in fucking style. Check out Japanese stoner doom metal band Church Of Misery on their upcoming...
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Black Flag About To Rise Above Any Sort of Nervous Breakdown In Hong Kong! March 26!
We are super excited to help announce the first ever Hong Kong show for hardcore punk legends Black fucking Flag! The legends have already previously...
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PREMIERE: Stoked To Let Y’all Get In On This! Sawtorture Reveal First Track Off New Album
PREMIERE | Sawtorture MALAYSIA Negative Hardcore Beyond stoked to be able to unleash this face melter of a track! Four-piece Kuching based Negative Hardcore band,...
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PREMIERE: Metallic Hardcore Band Dagger Release Song Dedicated to Hong Kong
Metallic hardcore band Dagger are premiering a new track entitled Yellow Helmets (featuring vocalist Fraise Tam of doom metal band Chimeras). The band has dedicated...
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Iconic Black Flag Logo Gets The Hong Kong Protest Treatment – We Back This Hard.
The iconic Black Flag bars have been synonymous with punk rock and hardcore for decades. There is so much weight and meaning carried in these...
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In Anticipation of 20 Year Anniversary – Various Hong Kong Bands Release Covers of LMF
Hong Kong rap-metal legends LMF continue the countdown to their 2 day 20 year anniversary shows entitled LMFXXYEARFEST. For the past few months bands who...
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“A More Mature Sound…” Is Such A Cliche Statement – But In The Case of Blood Pact…
It’s hard not to get emotional or sentimental with some bands, especially when you have a history with the members and have watched/observed grow along...
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CHECK OUT: Monster New Hardcore Punk Band Sandy Good Outta The Philippines
Goddamn this monster of a band Sandy Good outta the Philippines just released this live video with those amazing throat shredding vocals and we’re HOOKED!...
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From Hong Kong To People All Around The World…
“To people all around the world, We, Hongkongers, just experienced a terrorist attack planned and executed by our Hong Kong Police Force. At about 10pm...
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Melodic Hardcore Band What A Beautiful Day Release Song Explanations [China]
Shenzhen based spoken-word melodic hardcore band What A Beautiful Day dropped their phenomenal debut self-titled full length on Real Deal Records. The impact the music...
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PREMIERE: Indonesian Hardcore Greats Under 18 Drop Brand New Oi Inspired Track and Video
How do you know when a band has been doing their thing for a long? When they suddenly drop all the tough guy posturing, and...
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From The Ashes Of Some Bruised Willies – Comes A Phenomenal Post Punk Act – Blood Pact
No joke…this started a Thursday morning better then we could have ever imagined. Hell, we don’t think we’ve had a better Thursday morning in...
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Hardcore/Power Violence Band VENT Hone In Their Love for INFEST On Debut Tracks [China]
Goddamn…this brand new band from China, VENT, have the elements of all the things we love – powerviolence, grindcore, blast beats, heavy ass riffs, in...
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Emo Band Playburst Unveil Full Debut EP Stream – You Should Be Listening Now [Malaysia]
Malaysian emo band Playburst have teased tracks and snippets of their greatness for the past few months…today you finally get to hear it in its...
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PREMIERE: Hard Not To Get Moved By Melodic Hardcore Band What A Beautiful Day [China]
Today is a big day for the CNHC family – China Hardcore. One of our own, doesn’t happen often, have finally put up pre-orders for...
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Singapore Post Hardcore Act Caracal Launch First Instalment of New Show Series
Singaporean post hardcore band Caracal continue to show the world how it’s done. If you play in a band in this day and age, you...
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INTERVIEW: David Boring Provide You A Roadmap Of Being A Band…And Then Burn It All
INTERVIEW | David Boring FROM | Hong Kong https://www.facebook.com/davidboringhk/ Photo Credit: Music Surveillance “You’re not punk, and I’m telling everyone Save your breath, I never...
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Emotive Punk Band Tidal Release Breathtaking Debut EP [Philippines]
Wow. Go press play. This is fucking amazing. Tidal from the Philippines showing the world how emotive punk rock is done the right way…throw some...
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Been A Busy Day Here – Metalcore Act Laofoye Drop Beautiful Acoustric Track [China]
Our friends in China (Zhuhai) based metalcore act Laofoye just dropped this beautiful acoustic version of an old song of there’s. When the vocalist sings...
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YES – Two Live Tracks Up By Punk Band Catpuke [Philippines]
This is what we’ve been waiting for in order for us to throw out a celebratory Happy International Women’s Day everyone! Check out Philippines fiery...
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Singapore Hardcore Band Plague Bearer Should Be On Everyone’s Radar – Fullset Video Up
We’ve watched this fullset video of Singapore hardcore band Plague Bearer like a hundred times already. We’re currently at work now, and still re-watching the...
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PREMIERE: Vietnamese Thrash/Punk Cut Lon Is Your New Favorite Band – Debut Album Out Now!
PREMIERE | Cut Lon VIETNAM https://www.facebook.com/cutlonband/ This is the band that we have been reppin’ hard as fuck since they stormed onto the Asian hardcore/punk/thrash/crossover...
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INTERVIEW: Vocalist Jofer Santos [Philippines] Talks To Us About Animal Rights Activism
INTERVIEW | Jofer Santos Vocalist and Animal Rights Activist Ascend From Ruins We’ve had a great bunch of people we’ve interviewed the past couple...
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Doom/Post Metal Act Feat. Ex-Member of Envy? HELL YEAH! Check Out Storm of Void [Japan]
Punishing, yet intricate, doom/post metal band Storm of Void have been dropped in our laps seemingly out of fucking nowhere. And we are so much...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Thai Post Hardcore Band Degaruda Unveil Track Off New EP
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE | Degaruda Thai Post Hardcore https://www.facebook.com/DegarudaMusic It is our immense honor to premiere the first track off of Thai phenomenal post hardcore band...
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Crucial Documentary To Watch Today – Khai Aziz [Second Combat] – Talks About Drug Free
We have known this insanely passionate human being for decades now ever since our old band, King Ly Chee, first traveled down to Kuala Lumpur...
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Crust Punk Band Kontrasosial Release Fiery Track Denouncing Duterte
Indonesian crust punk band Kontrasosial pull no punches on a brand new track they’ve released entitled Digmaan Kontra Droga. The message behind the track is so...
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PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Screamo Band Limbs Talk Politics and Inspiration [Philippines]
INTERVIEW/PREMIERE | Limbs FROM | Philippines RECORD | Exquisite Corpse https://www.facebook.com/limbs1991 Always excited to hear music and when that music is actually inspiring or makes...
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Nepalese Hardcore Act Neck Deep In Filth Cover Track Feat. Pakistani Grindcore Vocalist [Video]
X This is the shit we live for! This is what this site is all about… We recently got wind of something that happened at...
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The Women of Hong Kong’s Metal Underground Keeping Diversity Alive
Summa Li of Escharotic “Unfortunately, it is common for people to assume that women’s accounts of harassment come from a place of hysteria and hypersensitivity,...
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Philippines Hardcore Fest to Set It Off in 2019! Cavite Hardcore Fest Announce Full Lineup!
This is the way to start 2019 off! Philippines hardcore fest Cavite Hardcore Fest have announced the full lineup for the 2019 edition. Anyone who...
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INTERVIEW: Guitarist of Korean Hardcore Act Turn For Our Speaks To Us About Her Inspiration
INTERVIEW | Kang Suji Guitarist of Hardcore Band Turn For Our You gotta start by watching this short clip of Kang Suji ripping it...
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INTERVIEW: Acoustic Oi Singer Songwriter Jenny Woo Announces Asian Tour
INTERVIEW | Jenny Woo By Jon Dunbar https://www.facebook.com/jennywoooiproject/ Jenny Woo brings her unique “acoustic oi!” music to East Asia for the first time this October...
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INTERVIEW: Indian powerviolence act False Flag and Nepalese hardcore band Neck Deep in Filth
INTERVIEW | Neck Deep in Filth (Nepal) AND False Flag (India) Hardcore VS. Powerviolence Conducted by Trendcrusher False Flag and Neck Deep in Filth are two...
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INTERVIEW: “I identify as a woman, a proud transwoman at that” Mia Priest Speaks to Us
INTERVIEW | Mia Priest Singapore/Cambodia BAND: Nightmare A.D. PROMOTER: Get in the Penh As a website steeped in the ethics of hardcore and punk rock,...
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India/Pakistan powerviolence act Atif X Aslam release debut EP for free download
India/Pakistan powerviolence act Atif X Aslam have released their debut EP (originally released in 2014) for free download further below. For those unfamiliar, Atif Aslam is...
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INTERVIEW: Asian Post Hardcore Act Caracal Come Roaring Back [Singapore]
INTERVIEW | Caracal https://www.caracalnoise.com/ There are certain bands that come out of nowhere that hit you like a shit ton of bricks. One of those...
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Asian hardcore represent! Wanderlust release full length album – check out this INSANE track!
Yo! It’s only Sunday morning over here…haven’t even had our first cup of coffee yet and this breathtaking track from Indonesian hardcore band Wanderlust just...
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Our guide to the Asian acts in this year’s Hammersonic Festival Lineup!
Mammoth metal festival Hammersonic Festival have already announced some of the international acts taking part from Dead Kennedys, Ihsahn, H2O, In Flames, Brujeria, Vital Remains,...
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INTERVIEW: Executive Chef Joey of Singapore’s Ce La Vi speaks to us about his hardcore roots
From Hardcore Kid To Executive Chef INTERVIEW | Joey Sergentakis Executive Chef at Ce La Vi (Singapore) “What will we do with this voice we’ve...
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This is a long time coming – check out killer new Thai underground compilation
This is a long time coming – check out killer new Thai underground compilation – we’re glad that someone got this together to support the...
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INTERVIEW: China based merch company As One Merch speak to us about their hopes
INTERVIEW | As One Merch CHINA One of the best parts about hardcore and punk is the DIY culture that is so embedded into the...
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Bummer…Singapore hardcore band State of Pain have called it quits
Singapore hardcore band State of Pain have called it quits. Fuck…we’re taking this quite hard because the guys in the band are not only phenomenal...
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Hong Kong loves its metal, Aether release new track, inspire us to give you an HK metal recap
Hong Kong loves its metal. Hong Kong progressive metalcore band Aether have released a playthrough video for an insane new single. Though the band has already been...
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TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Storming Through Asia – Judge announce first ever Asian tour dates
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT Storming Through Asia Judge announce first ever Asian tour dates What a huge honor to even be remotely involved with this. About 10...
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Blackgaze band Dopamine release 3 track single on vinyl [China]
Blackgaze band Dopamine release 3 track single on vinyl . The band features the owner of Chinese metal label Pest Productions. https://www.facebook.com/Pestproductions/ Dopamine by DOPAMINE
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Taiwan hardcore band Defeat the Giant unleash full album stream – GET ON THIS
Taiwan hardcore band Defeat the Giant unleash a full album stream of their brand new record entitled Things We Grab In Shatters. YOU NEED TO...
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Singapore based underground label Slap Bet Records/Vanilla Thunder joins IG challenge
Owner of Singapore based underground label Slap Bet Records/Vanilla Thunder, Faisal, has put up a series of amazing photos documenting some of his prized record...
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Piece of garbage complains to China’s Bureau of Culture regarding punk legends SMZB
Piece of garbage complains to China’s Bureau of Culture regarding punk legends SMZB Written by Nathanel Amar Recently a screenshot was widely circulated amongst the Chinese...
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Singapore post hardcore band After The Sky release phenomenal new EP
Singapore post hardcore band After The Sky have released their brand new 4 song EP entitled Strangers…that’s 4 frickin’ phenomenal tracks. There are times that the...
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UniteAsia.org presents Year-Ender Show in Hong Kong – December 30 – Free Entry
We are thrilled to present our year-ender show to celebrate the amazing year that Hong Kong’s underground world of heavy music has had this year....
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INTERVIEW: We get behind the man who creates logos for worldwide slam bands – Kiryu
Always great to get behind the headspace of designers for some of your favorite artwork and logos. Today we spend some time with our friend...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Singapore’s Dangerous Fest announce lineup for 2018 edition!
ANNOUNCEMENT | Singapore’s Dangerous Fest January 6, 2018 Aliwal Arts Centre 3pm TICKETING: ticketbox.sg/dangerousfest Stoked to help announce the full lineup for the 2018 edition of...
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PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Tiger Pussy release music video and drop some knowledge [Philippines]
“Punk rock isn’t safe, linear or boxed in and though we may have different preferences, we somehow manage to come up with a cohesive and...
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Singapore hardcore band Recover release their out of print two full lengths online
Singapore hardcore band Recover (formed in 1996) have released their two out of print full lengths online. Vocalist Izar gave us some more information to this decision...
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Punk rock alive and fucking well in India! Check out Punk On Toast on brand new full length!
Punk rock alive and fucking well in India! Check out Punk On Toast on brand new full length! Yo just press play and listen to...
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Check out pop punk band Nut Punch on AWESOME 8 track debut EP [Philippines]
Check out pop punk band Nut Punch on their AWESOME 8 track debut EP . Frickin’ makes us want to find our leather jackets and...
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PREMIERE: NYC based Nepalese metallic hardcore band Sangharsha release final album
‘अन्त्य’ (antya) is the beginning of an end that we never saw coming. These songs are the most personal and intimate there has ever been....
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20 minute documentary video of Singapore/Malaysia skinhead scene released
A 20 minute documentary video entitled Skinhead Selamanya – Welcome to Eastern Oi has been released this morning and has already been shared hundreds of times. The...
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REVIEW: Shepherds the Weak | Biformity (2017)
BAND: Shepherds the Weak (Hong Kong) RELEASE: Biformity (2017) LABEL: Self-released REVIEWER: UniteAsia.org FIND MORE INFO HERE: http://shepherdstheweak.com/ Photo credits: Phey Palma This is a difficult one to review....
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Beatdown band Tiger release new music video – join growing list of Japan’s heavy hitters [Japan]
Beatdown band Tiger release new music video . Get that groove on! Wait til that break in the middle where they throw in some rapping as...
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INTERVIEW/PREMIERE: Nepal hardcore band Neck Deep In Filth speak to us about debut EP
“It’s all about leeching as much as possible before the next government comes in.“ INTERVIEW | Neck Deep in Filth HARDCORE FROM | Nepal https://www.facebook.com/neckdeepinfilth/...
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UK metalcore band While She Sleeps release music video compiled of Asian tour footage
UK metalcore band While She Sleeps recently completed an Asian tour including dates in Chinese speaking areas such as Taiwan, China and Hong Kong as well...
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Vietnam’s School of Mosh Fest announce 2017’s local lineup with brand new music videos!
We are here to announce some insane shit going on in Vietnam! Today one of Vietnam’s biggest underground heavy music festivals called School of Mosh have...
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Two hour crash course in Indonesian hardcore in this video – all in one place – get inspired
Two hour crash course in Indonesian hardcore in this video – all in one place – get inspired. AMPM Studio has released a killer 2...
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Kuching hardcore punk band Dance On Your Grave let their emotions out on 3 new promo tracks
Kuching City hardcore punk outfit Dance On Your Grave have released 3 brand new promo tracks. This is after a bit of a break…clearly while they were...
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Melodic hardcore band Lindenwood release phenomenal debut full length [Philippines]
Melodic hardcore band Lindenwood release phenomenal debut full length entitled Steady Lives . Fans of more gritty pop punk and hardcore in the vein of...
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New 13 minute video up now of grindcore band Chepang with 2 drummers destroy Nepal
New 13 minute video up now of grindcore band Chepang with 2 drummers destroy Nepal. D.E.S.T.R.O.Y. Look at that turnout and the circle pits…so sick!...
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Drop your shit and watch this…full documentary of Chinese punk legends SMZB up now
Drop your shit and watch this…full documentary of Chinese punk legends SMZB up now. The original documentary was actually released in 2015 but for some...
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INTERVIEW: Hong Kong death metal band Cadaver share some wisdom with us
INTERVIEW | Cadaver Death Metal Hong Kong There has been a plethora of political issues plaguing Hong Kong as of late whose impact has been filtering...
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COLUMN: ANOTHER STORY, ANOTHER CHAPTER, ANOTHER MILESTONE…GREYHOUNDZ
ANOTHER STORY, ANOTHER CHAPTER, ANOTHER MILESTONE… After nearly two decades of being among the top concert draws and one of the most intense live performers...
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Video documentary of Hong Kong’s retro/vintage motorcycle culture up now
Video documentary of Hong Kong’s retro/vintage motorcycle culture up now. The documentary was created by Michael Rush and is streaming in full below. “Café Racers...
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Indonesian melodic hardcore punk band Anolian release debut EP stream single
Indonesian melodic hardcore punk band Anolian release debut EP. The EP is being released by Skullism Records but there seems to be no website or...
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Hong Kong metallic hardcore band Dagger debut music video about youth suicide in Hong Kong
Hong Kong metallic hardcore band Dagger have debuted a music video for the track All Hope is Gone off the band’s self-titled EP. The EP was released this...
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It’s Clobberin’ Time! Sick of it All Announce Asian Tour 2017! Including Japan!
It’s a huge honor for us at UniteAsia.org to bring to you our favorite hardcore band – New York City legends SICK OF IT ALL –...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Hong Kong melodic metal band INDenial release debut album
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE INDenial Hong Kong Melodic Metal https://www.facebook.com/pg/indenialhk/ Five years into Hong Kong metal band INDenial’s journey, the four Hong Kong based metalheads (Wolf, Man, Alex,...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Hong Kong hardcore band Yau Dong unleash debut EP!
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE BAND | Yau Dong FROM | Hong Kong WEBSITE | https://www.facebook.com/loiterhk It is with incredible honor that we get to unleash yet ANOTHER China Hardcore...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Hong Kong metallic hardcore band Dagger release debut EP
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE BAND | Dagger FROM | Hong Kong WEBSITE | https://www.facebook.com/daggerhk/ Formed in January of 2017, Hong Kong metallic hardcore band Dagger have released their debut...
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Beijing hardcore band Unregenerate Blood release new full length! BLAST THIS SHIT!
Long running Beijing hardcore band Unregenerate Blood have finally released their brand new full length! The band is clearly back fuming cause they hold nothing back...
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UniteAsia.org announce first ever Unite Asia Showcase to be held in Hong Kong July 1
UniteAsia.org announce first ever Unite Asia Showcase to be held in Hong Kong on July 1. As our first ever “showcase” of any kind we...
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Indonesian hardcore band Veinn release EP with a track called Rape – go listen
Indonesian hardcore band Veinn release EP with a track called Rape. The heavy lyrical content is sung through so much pain…this is a band that...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Beijing hardcore band Unregenerate Blood release first track – SICK!
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE | Unregenerate Blood Beijing Hardcore Beijing hardcore band Unregenerate Blood has released the first track off their upcoming full length and this shit is an...
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Chinese crust punk band Disanxian debut album out now! Get on this!
Chinese crust punk band Disanxian debut album The Greatest Outrageous Famine out now! Get on this! https://www.facebook.com/disanxiansz The Greatest Outrageous Famine (極餓非道) by Disanxian (地三鮮)
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Indonesian hardcore band Straight Answer announce European tour – BE THERE!
Indonesian hardcore band Straight Answer announce European tour – BE THERE! Bands been active for over 20 years now building the world renown Indonesian hardcore...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Malaysian punk act Trophy Knives release track featuring Anti-Flag!!!
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE Trophy Knives (feat. Chris #2 Anti Flag) Malaysia Punk Rock Goddamn…we’re one lucky website that we get insanely talented Asian bands who want...
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Monsters of Asian post punk – Thailand’s Degaruda call it quits…bummer…
Monsters of Asian post punk – Thailand’s Degaruda have called it quits with the following announcement made on their facebook page. Degaruda was one of...
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Thrash metal band Rupture release debut album [China]
Thrash metal band Rupture release debut album . https://www.facebook.com/rupture666 Rise from the Mass Graves by Rupture
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2 of our favorite current Indonesian hardcore bands Frack & Stand Clear fullset videos up now
2 of our favorite current Indonesian hardcore bands Frack & Stand Clear fullset videos up now. These fucking bands come from a country FULL of...
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Punk band Communion [Philippines] release music video for a great track (FFO: Gaslight Anthem)
Punk band Communion release music video for a great track . This video is of a track called Thy Will Be Done off Communion’s record...
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CHECK OUT: NYC Migra Punk Fest wrap up article penned by Lian Ladia
NYC Migra Punk Fest Wrap Up by Lian Ladia Co-founder of plantingrice.com Taking a two hour train from upstate New York, we planned to stay in...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Myanmar dbeat crust punk Kultureshock release debut record
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE/INTERVIEW BAND | Kultureshock FROM | Myanmar GENRE | Dbeat Crust Punk WEBSITE | https://www.facebook.com/kultureshockmyanmar Goddamn…another huge honor on the site. Today we bring you...
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Finally! Myanmar based D beat crust punk band Kultureshock release track from album
Finally! Myanmar based D beat crust punk band Kultureshock have released a track from their newest album that came out a couple months ago. We’ve been dying...
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PREMIERE: HUGE honor for us to stream Indonesian post rock act Eleventwelfth’s debut EP
This is no joke to us…being able to put up a premiere for a band that we fully believe should be world renown is something...
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INTERVIEW: Photographer Skipp Zhang speaks about his journey to the US from China
INTERVIEW | Skipp Zhang PHOTOGRAPHER Photo Credit: Errick Easterday Often it’s the bands on stage or the audience losing their minds in the pit that is...
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New York City to host immigrant-focused punk fest March 3 – we back this HARD.
New York City is about to host an immigrant-focused punk fest March 3 which we certainly back HARD. Why? As much as we want our...
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INTERVIEW: Owner of Singapore’s Dangerous Goods Distro & Label – Paulo Alvarado
INTERVIEW | Paulo Alvarado Dangerous Goods Label & Distro WEBSITE | https://www.facebook.com/dangerousgoodsdistro/ Keeping tabs of what’s going on in any scene in the world is a full...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Indonesian youthcrew band Stand Clear release track from new record
Goddamn! We’ve been lucky two days in a row to show you the best of the best of Asian youth crew! This band ain’t not...
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Indonesia’s phenomenal heavy band Cloudburst announce Southeast Asian dates – band rules
Indonesia’s phenomenal heavy band Cloudburst have announced a few Southeast Asian dates. Since we think this band rules we are certainly going to encourage all y’all...
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Crowdkilling…one of the stupidest, if not THE stupidest, trends in heavy music.
Crowdkilling…one of the stupidest, if not THE stupidest, trends in heavy music. The post making the rounds right now sums up the issue best complete...
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13,000 people show up for Metallica in Hong Kong – have you heard of these HK metal bands?
It was a momentous night for us here in Hong Kong. Many of us have been involved in metal and heavy music in Hong Kong...
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Japanese hardcore band Endzweck celebrate 20th year by announcing Southeast Asia dates
Good personal friends of ours – Japanese hardcore band Endzweck – are celebrating their 20th year as a band by announcing that they’re finally returning to Southeast...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Malaysian hardcore metal giants Restraint release new music video
Tonight we are once again honored to help our brothers – Malaysian hardcore metal giants – Restraint launch something fucking spectacular. We got Restraint’s first music...
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Up The Punks release Philippines hardcore-punk short documentary video – MUST SEE!!!
Up The Punks release Philippines hardcore-punk tour video. Super documentary style video interviewing some movers and shakers of the beautiful Filipino punk rock community. Check...
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Taiwanese metal band Burning Island release full album stream – SO good.
Taiwanese metal band Burning Island have released a full album stream of their phenomenal new record Ghost Island At War. So rad to hear some metal...
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Pakistani mailorder & distro Grindkhor launches with Hong Kong hardcore band King Ly Chee
We love being one of the earliest to hear about cool shit happening in the world of Asian underground music… Brand new Pakistan-based mailorder &...
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Video footage emerges of Straight Answer playing shows again!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Our brother Aca of Straight Answer who suffered a massive stroke earlier this year and required repeated brain surgery, has been found...
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Such a thing of beauty…Filipino hardcore punk scene providing a platform for our sisters
This past weekend the Philippines hardcore scene welcomed back pretty fucking legendary all-female hardcore band Choke Cocoi. While talking to their guitarist Tweety she even...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Nepal’s grindcore unit Nude Terror unleash pure mayhem on debut record
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE BAND | Nude Terror From | Nepal Nepalese grindcore unit Nude Terror lay this planet to waste on brand new debut album entitled Personality Disorder. Today they’ve...
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Singapore oi punk band Generation 69 release debut music video
Singapore oi punk band Generation 69 release debut music video. Check it!
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Motherfucking scumbag gets caught on video copping a feel.
YOOOOOO for real! This video is going to piss you the fuck off! It’s time that anyone that is about empowering our sisters in our...
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INTERVIEW: Indian artist Anoop Bhat on designing artwork for Fuck The Facts and Dead Bhuttos.
INTERVIEW | Anoop Bhat WEBSITE | http://www.anoopkbhat.in/store Another one of those cool moments where we get to sit and chat with those unsung heroes behind your...
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INTERVIEW: Indonesia’s hardcore punk giants Thinking Straight call it quits…last words with Adit
For many people outside the world of Indonesian hardcore the words Thinking Straight may not ring many bells. Today however, we’d like to help change...
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CHECK OUT: Indonesian hardcore band Stepforward KILL it in these live videos
You gots to check out Indonesian hardcore band Stepforward as they rip through a blistering set caught in these live videos down below. https://www.facebook.com/Stepforward-1614064712196973/ Videos shot...
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INTERVIEW: Hong Kong raised Brian Kemsley of Outbreak, Gravemaker, Muay Thai champion
INTERVIEW | Brian Kemsley Outbreak, Gravemaker, Muay Thai Champion NYC Cover Photo: Dan Gonyea future-breed.com Hong Kong. Two words certainly not synonymous with hardcore or...
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Brand new Chinese hardcore label Real Deal’s first Mainland China compilation streaming now
Brand new Chinese hardcore label Real Deal is streaming their first ever first Mainland China compilation record. The record includes hardcore, punk and metal acts from all...
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Singapore label Dangerous Records announce full lineup for inaugural Dangerous Fest
Yeah…when your scene (Singapore) has so much talent within its own underground scene with so many top quality bands, but not only that, they also...
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SMZB’s new album streaming and available now for purchase! DO IT! [Chinese punk legends]
Chinese punk rock legends SMZB have finally made their newest album The Chinese Are Coming available for streaming and purchase from the bandcamp page down below! Get...
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Punk band Punk On Toast from India release live in practice room videos – band rules!
Punk rock band Punk On Toast from India have been putting up really cool live in the practice room videos and recently threw up their...
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Singapore hardcore band LC93 release new live video featuring vocalist of Radigals
Singapore hardcore band LC93 who recently celebrated the release of their intense full length entitled Wiser. Stronger. Together have released another live video from their explosive...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Malaysia’s Restraint release first track off new album
It is a huge honor for us to be able to premiere music from bands all over Asia. But when it’s a band that is...
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Filipino straight edge hardcore gets a huge boost with Life x Barrier’s debut EP
Filipino straight edge hardcore gets a huge boost with Life x Barrier‘s debut EP! 5 songs of passion spewed at you through the sounds of...
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Fuck Yr Brotherhood by Honey Andres (new column)
COLUMN | Fuck Yr Brotherhood AUTHOR | Honey Andres When sexism is the scene, its hurting more than just mainstream society Breaking the...
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Japanese punk rock band Freegan release 6 new amazing jams you HAVE to check out!!!
Japanese punk rock band Freegan release 6 new amazing jams you HAVE to check out! These are some of the best punk rock we’ve heard...
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THIS IS AWESOME! Typecast release first video episode of campfire acoustic sessions
THIS IS AWESOME! Typecast release first episode of campfire acoustic sessions…and oh man what a beautifully shot and edited video! The band comes complete with...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Chinese hardcore-punk compilation released by Real Deal Records
OHHHHHHHHH!!! It’s on folks! Check out what the Chinese hardcore and punk rock scene sounds like today in 2016! Here is the first taste of...
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Shanghai hardcore band Spill Your Guts release full stream of new album
Quick history of the band: Formed in 2012, Spill Your Guts is a hardcore punk band that blends their own unique style of fast, aggressive...
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Straight Answer Japan tour 2015 documentary video up!
FUCK YEAH! Straight Answer has allowed us to premiere their Japanese tour documentary! The documentary was self-filmed and edited after their Japanese tour in 2015....
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[VIDEO] Asian hardcore giants, Straight Answer from Indonesia, celebrate 20 years
Our brothers in Indonesian hardcore band Straight Answer, whom we clearly love VERY VERY much, just celebrated their 20 year anniversary with an immensely passionate hometown show...
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REVIEW: Overthrown | Walk The Talk EP (2015)
BAND: Overthrown (Singapore) RELEASE: Walk The Talk EP (2015) REVIEWER: Unite Asia FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/overthrownlchc Final Rating: 100/10 When this EP exploded through my speakers and I...
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REVIEW: LC93 | Wiser. Stronger. Together
BAND: LC93 (Singapore) RELEASE: Wiser. Stronger. Together (2016) REVIEWER: Unite Asia FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/LCninethree Final Rating: 100/10 “We acknowledge the vast sprouts of hardcore in the...
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UniteAsia.org & Real Deal proudly present China’s biggest hardcore fest CNHC Festival
CNHC Festival DATE: September 10, 2016 VENUE: School Bar, Beijing TIME: 3pm PRICE: 100RMB It is with immense honor that we at UniteAsia.org team up...
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SMZB release epic new video for an emotionally charged political song…amazing
This is probably the MOST epic song ever written by a Chinese punk rock band in the history of punk rock in China…check out SMZB‘s...
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Malaysian hardcore band Left To Fight release teaser for debut EP – shit sounds HARD!
Malaysian hardcore band Left To Fight have released a teaser for their debut EP entitled Ready For Enemy…the band brings the jams heavy and HARD with...
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Shenzhen (China) hardcore band release first demo and it fucking KILLS!
Shenzhen is a city right outside of Hong Kong. It has not been known as a place for many local Shenzhen bands to flourish and...
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Filipino hardcore metal band Barred release debut demos (FFO: 90’s hardcore metal)
Filipino hardcore metal band Barred have released a bunch of new demos and the tracks are chalk full of 90’s hardcore-metal love! Holy damn –...
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MOVIE PREMIERE: “Paradiddle” about a drummer who loses his hearing…
INTERVIEW | Film Maker MK Li FROM | Hong Kong Today we present to you our very first short film premiere on the website. The...
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Hong Kong hardcore band King Ly Chee release fullset pro shot live video from China music fest
Hong Kong hardcore band King Ly Chee have released a pro-shot fullset live video from performing at one of China’s biggest music festivals called MIDI....
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PREMIERE: In Effect Hardcore launches King Ly Chee’s new EP Be Water & Interview
In a few weeks time, Hong Kong hardcore band King Ly Chee is heading out to the US to do a few shows opening for...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Malaysian pop punk band Social Circuit music video/interview
Man…as soon as we pressed play on this beautiful music video by Malaysian newcomer (by way of Malaysian mainstay act Kids On The Move) Social...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Hong Kong emotional hardcore band Planck debut new song
Photography: Nathan Tsui https://www.facebook.com/NathanTsuiPhoto/ It is with great pleasure that we get to bring you an exclusive premiere of a brand new emotionally charged track...
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Korean oi punk band The Brigade release new music video
Korean oi punk band The Brigade release new music video. Super cool video and GREAT song!!! https://www.facebook.com/OiKOTK
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INTERVIEW: Meet Edwin the man behind American pomade company Pomps Not Dead
INTERVIEW | Pomps Not Dead FROM | USA http://www.pompsnotdeadpomade.com https://www.facebook.com/PompsNotDeadPomade Talk about making dreams come true…Edwin is a Pinoy punk rocker who started a new chapter of his life...
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Shenzhen based indie rock band Colin Phils release debut album
Shenzhen based indie rock band Colin Phils have released debut album on Hong Kong label Sweaty & Cramped. Check it out below! Facebook e,r,som,sa… by Colin...
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Indonesian hardcore band Alive release new album – stream single and video
There is so much YES going on this one track that Indonesian hardcore band Alive has thrown up off their new album that they just...
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Huge congrats to our boy Brian Kemsley (originally from Hong Kong) of Outbreak fame!
Our boy Brian Kemsley, who grew up in Hong Kong, has been in the US trucking it out in a variety of hardcore bands –...
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Indonesian oi band No Man’s Land release new music video
Indonesian oi band No Man’s Land release new music video. The song is super rad! It will be featured on No Man’s Land’s upcoming full...
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Annual Guangzhou punk rock festival FULL PUNK DAY announce full lineup
Punk rock in Southern China is quite a strange beast with that doesn’t receive as much praise and support (nor number of bands) as metalcore...
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PREMIERE: What A Beautiful Day (emotional hardcore China) new track!
Shenzhen based emotional hardcore act What A Beautiful Day have released a new track for all y’all to chomp on! The band has been part...
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Beijing oi-punk band Shave N’ Shut release fullset live video and premiere debut track
Beijing has a new oi-punk band ready to stomp on some heads! The band is called Shave N’ Shut (formerly known as Shut) and they’ve released...
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PREMIERE: Indonesian melodic hardcore band Strikes release full album stream
Bali man. Land of beaches and a chill as fuck lifestyle…far from the pristine location that you’d find a punk/hardcore scene of kids screaming their...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Chinese punk rock legends SMZB release new music video
Chinese punk rock legends SMZB have released a brand new music video. The video is dedicated to people fighting for justice in China and the...
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Indonesian killer Oi band Brothers Brandals release new album entitled Punk Anthem
Yo!!!!!!!! Made my fucking morning everyone!!! We at UniteAsia.org LOVE oi-skinhead-punk rock and when the band executes this style with full heart and soul, it’s...
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Benefit show announced to return the body of slain Malaysian vocalist back to Malaysia
A benefit show has been launched to bring the body of slain vocalist of Malaysian band Svatantrata, Azhar, back to his homeland in Malaysia from Vietnam....
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Singapore hardcore band Losing End showing the world how it’s done
Singapore hardcore band Losing End showing the world how it’s done. I’m not even from Singapore, but listening to this full album stream is filling...
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WE SLEPT ON THIS! Malaysian ska-punk Johny Comes Lately album out!
Oh my god…we can’t believe we slept on this stellar Asian ska-punk release from Malaysia! The boys behind this phenomenal band who have just put...
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Hong Kong thrash metal band Charm Charm Chu release album and announce China dates
Hong Kong thrash metal band Charm Charm Chu have officially released their debut album entitled Majestic Brewing Order. To support the release the band has organized...
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PREMIERE: Singapore’s Losing End debut new track off upcoming EP
Singapore hardcore band Losing End has released a stream of a new track from their upcoming EP entitled Devil’s Advocate on Powertrip Records out of Germany. The EP will...
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PREMIERE: Malaysian pop-punk band Social Circuit debut track (feat. KOTM/Mediancoast)
It is with huge joy that we get to premiere the newest pop punk band to join the Malaysian world of rock. The band is...
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If you’re a fan of a touring band and they don’t come to your city – THIS is what to do!
Legendary UK thrash metal band Onslaught will begin an Asian tour in a few days. While they’ve announced a bunch of dates in Vietnam, Indonesia,...
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Asian tour promoters listen up!
What’s up everyone! In light of recent disasters for bands like Total Chaos and I Killed The Prom Queen plus a number of other acts...
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Time to act folks! Total Chaos are stuck in Jakarta and need money to get back to the US!
Hopefully you’ve been following the unfortunate circumstances that Total Chaos have found themselves in. If you have no idea what we’re talking about then read...
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Total Chaos gets ripped off by promoter – Indonesian punks to the rescue
Story of the month unfortunately is not a happy one NOR one that will come as a shock to most people who live out here...
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Guangdong Hardcore Punk Ain’t Dead! Show organized by UniteAsia.org
What’s up all! We’ve been trying to restart hardcore and punk rock in Hong Kong for the past couple of months. We’re going by the...
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Sick of it All announce East Coast 30 year anniversary dates and bring out King Ly Chee!
H.O.L.Y. F.U.C.K!!! The almighty Sick of it All are spending their year traversing the world celebrating 30 years STRAIGHT of their band. They are currently...
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INTERVIEW: Philippines’ premier recording studio TOWER OF DOOM
INTERVIEW | Tower of Doom FROM | Philippines http://towerofdoom.net Very rarely do we launch an interview with a music video. But today is no ordinary day and this is...
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Indonesian female-fronted hardcore punk band Clownfish release new track (RULES!)
Clownfish is an Indonesian hardcore-punk band fronted by Aullina Luizzahro – who rocks the stage hard wearing her religious pride proudly! So rad to see how we...
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A good week…next must have record from Asia – Singapore’s Forests. Trust us.
You know when in life there are just some records that come out the exact right moment when your heart was in dire need of...
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PREMIERE: Hong Kong math-rock band Emptybottles. release brand new track
Emptybottles. is a fairly new Hong Kong math-rock band who has taken it upon themselves to get the word out there about the art they create....
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Female fronted Malaysian hardcore punk band Dance On Your Grace release MV
Female fronted Malaysian hardcore punk band Dance On Your Grace have released a new music video for rage-filled track entitled Civil Disorder. Anyone, and I mean...
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Singaporean post-hardcore band Forests release second track
Singaporean post-hardcore band Forests release second track from their upcoming full length…already turning out to be one of the best records so far this year...
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C.S.O. hardcore punk band from Singapore release new demos (FFO: Black Flag)
Started Sunday with a killer sludge song from Indonesian band Oath, and now we’re ending Sunday with this AWESOME release of 80’s style hardcore fury...
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CHECK OUT: Emotional hardcore band Disdain from Indonesia (FFO: More Than Life)
Another one of those situations where I was accidentally clicking around and uncovered a gem of gems…check out this heavily More Than Life/Landscapes influenced emotional...
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PREMIERE: The Caulfield Cult’s second single from their upcoming full length!
Very excited to present to y’all The Caulfield Cult‘s second single from their upcoming full length entitled Cult! The particular track that they’ve bestowed on...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Indonesian hardcore punk band Under 18 debut badass new track!
Fuck yeah! Sole purpose of this website from the get go was to support Asian hardcore, punk and metal. We had no idea that people outside...
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CHECK OUT: New Beijing oi-punk band Shut release debut demo
Fuck yes…to be the first website to debut awesome oi-punk from Beijing is such a HUGE honor for us! For this band, Shut, to be a band...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Indonesian emotional hardcore band Modern Guns debut single
It is our huge honor to debut an exclusive track from Indonesia’s emotional hardcore outfit – Modern Guns. These guys are gearing up to release...
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Phil Anselmo’s racism…an Asian perspective
It’s hard not to get emotional, or at least have some sort of emotional response, to someone that is well adored in the Asian metal...
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INTERVIEW/PREMIERE: Malaysia’s experimental rock act Yong Belar release new EP
INTERVIEW : Yong Belar FROM : Malaysia PHOTOS: Najeeb Some people you just have known for too long who have a strong track record of...
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Demonstealer’s Indian Metal Podcast release 12th episode – AWESOME
Yo…I love stumbling across shit for this website all the time…check out this AWESOME youtube-podcast called Demonstealer’s Indian Metal Podcast! The dude is hilarious AND...
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Thailand’s metal community lost a great person. RIP my friend.
Oh my god…what shocking news to come out of Bangkok, Thailand these past few hours. Many of you may recognize him from the Parkway Drive...
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Malaysian ska-punk band Johny Comes Lately release AWESOME MV
Yes yes yes yes…SO MUCH YES!!!! Malaysian ska-punk band Johny Comes Lately come in 2016 with one of the best music videos I’ve seen in...
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INTERVIEW: Singapore’s False Plaintiff stream full length
INTERVIEW : False Plaintiff Singapore emotional hardcore The lead up to this moment…the moment a phenomenal Singaporean emotional hardcore band called False Plaintiff finally unleashes...
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Indian post-rock band Aswekeepsearching release Russian tour documentary
One of our favorite bands/releases from 2015 was this Indian post-rock band called Aswekeepsearching. They released a full length last year that was on repeat...
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#prayforjakarta
This is happening in our neighbourhood…please spend a moment to think about the people whose lives are being lost at the hands of stupid stupid...
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Please do us a little favor – a plea from UniteAsia.org
Dear friends, labels and bands who we’ve helped and all our lovely readers, Can you please do us a favor? Can you help invite people...
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Hong Kong deathcore band Protoss unleash music video for new record
Hong Kong deathcore act Protoss who are about to release a brand new album with that fucking AWESOME cover above – have released a music video...
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Pakistani metal band Blackhour release new album (FFO: Iron Maiden)
Pakistani metal band Blackhour have released their new record Sins Remain on India’s Transcending Obscurity. You can check out, and purchase, the full length...
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Gary’s Top 10 Asian Releases of 2015 (Owner of White Noise Records)
Garys Top 10 Asian Releases of 2015 Owner White Noise Records http://www.whitenoiserecords.org Not to sound cheesy or paint a rather grim picture of Hong...
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Thank you message from UniteAsia.org + 2015 year end statistics
Dear readers, We’re already in on our third day of the new year and the posts haven’t stopped. This website has been a labor of...
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Nick’s Top 10 Asian Releases of 2015 (Vocalist of The Caulfield Cult)
Nicks Top 10 Asian Releases of 2015 Vocalist The Caulfield Cult https://www.facebook.com/thecaulfieldcult/ Stoked to have met some great people throughout Asia doing awesome things, and...
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Japanese post hardcore Envy’s full video from Hong Kong show up now…must see.
The best show I have seen in Hong Kong in many many years…Japanese post-hardcore band Envy made their third glorious appearance on our shores...
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Wow…”Post Rock Indonesia” Mixtape featuring 12 Indonesian post rock bands
Woah…sometimes as we continue to run this website we seem pretty damn overwhelmed with the fact that we are proud to be flying the flag...
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Trailer for Indian metal documentary up now! Can’t WAIT for the full doc!
Woah…2015 is nearly over but THIS is making me want 2016 to hurry the fuck up and get here already! A documentary about the Indian metal...
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INTERVIEW | PREMIERE: Endzweck (Japanese hardcore) break down what they’ve been up to!
Endzweck | Interview Japan Music Video Premiere BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS ALBUM: Tender is the Night It is with huge honor that we bring to...
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Malaysian post rock band Alphabetical Theory release music video (FFO: Coldplay)
Malaysian post-rock band Alphabetical Theory have released a new music video from their upcoming EP. The song is beautiful and the video is as melancholic as...
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Melodic hardcore band Exhibitors (Singapore) release new music video (FFO: More Than Life)
Melodic hardcore band Exhibitors from the Singapore deliver the goods in brand new music video for a song called Broken. For real, I’ve played this video back ten...
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INTERVIEW: Envy talk about Hong Kong ahead of Asia tour by David C. Bates
Overflowing with sound Envy talk about Hong Kong ahead of Asia tour By David C. Bates Japanese hardcore/post-rock band Envy talk about their new...
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Malaysian punk rock legends Dung release new music video
Malaysian punk rock legends DUNG have released a music video for the first track off their newly released split 7″ with Chinese punk rock...
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CHECK OUT: Depok (Indonesia) Hardcore Scene Report
Over the past year there has been certain scenes around Asia who consistently have been producing hardcore bands that are world class. Without a doubt, one...
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CHECK OUT: Singaporean band of elders LC93 get ready to release new music
As far as reinforcing what this website UniteAsia.org is all about, there is no better way to reiterate our mission then by introducing you to the...
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Malaysian instrumental postrock band Dirgahayu release brand new track (SO GOOD)
Malaysian instrumental post-rock band Dirgahayu has released a brand new track off a split record that they’re putting out with a Japanese band called Nothingness....
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Parallel Horizons launch new single featuring HK metal legend Tomy Evocation
Hong Kong metalcore band Parallel Horizons are back with a new single entitled Nefarious Agenda. To be blunt – it’s a heavy technical slab of...
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Hong Kong post-rock band Planck throw up amazing debut track
Amazing amazing post-rock band from Hong Kong debut new track entitled Persist. The band is called Planck…this track has so much insane potential. The whole...
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Overthrown launch full EP stream of their Don Fury-produced record!
Singapore hardcore band Overthrown have begun streaming their Don Fury produced EP entitled Walk the Talk! Check the jams out below and get on their...
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REVIEW: Final Attack | Thinking Straight
BANDS: Thinking Straight | Final Attack RELEASES: Thinking Straight – An Old Factory | Final Attack – From Dust and Ashes REVIEWER: Riz Farooqi of King Ly Chee FIND MORE...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Hong Kong indie-rock Hungry Ghosts
It’s always great to watch a band progress from humble beginnings into something breathtaking with song ideas that are unbelievably well thought out, packed with twists and...
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Heaviest song about riding a school bus! HK band Project 9 ready to ???.
This is the heaviest song you will ever hear about riding a bus. Yes – riding a bus. Press play on this brand new Hong...
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Amazing Indian post rock band A Mutual Question puts up new album for FREE DOWNLOAD
Don’t sleep on this… Mesmerising new release by India’s A Mutual Question entitled Strangeloop that contains 5 brooding, atmospheric tracks of beautifully crafted post-rock with an...
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Horror of Pestilence (Chinese deathcore) release full set live video and stream new album
Deathcore band Horror of Pestilence from Guangzhou China is gearing up to release their brand new record on October 17. They threw up this full...
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Grammy Winning Effort put up full album stream of debut record (FFO Refused, ETID)
The Asian version of Refused/Every Time I Die has thrown up a full album stream for KILLER debut album! The first song is complete with...
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Amazing emotional indie-rock band False Plaintiff from Singapore release single
Do it…press play and enjoy this heavy Touche Amore-inspired indie rock band from Singapore called False Plaintiff. Their Facebook states that this is a...
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Hong Kong punk rock band Milk Shake 7 release music video
Hong Kong punk rock band Milk Shake 7 has been pretty dormant for the past few years after having built a pretty good name for...
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Filipino metalcore Whitewalkers release awesome new single
For fans of Obey the Brave, The Ghost Inside type of metalcore – check out Whitewalkers from the Philippines. The track below explodes through your...
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Malaysia’s Massacre Conspiracy’s upcoming new EP called “KINGSLAYER” Teaser
Malaysia’s Massacre Conspiracy have announced the the track listing and a preview of their upcoming KINGSLAYER EP. The EP will consist of 5 new tracks + 1...
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Sick of it All Asian Tour 2015 starts today! See you on the road!
Sick of it All x King Ly Chee Asian Tour 2015 starts today! See you all on the road! If you see us (King...
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Sick of it All Asian Tour – Beijing show info up now (info for ALL stops here as well)!
NYHC hardcore legends Sick of it All‘s first ever show in Beijing will take place this coming October 3. All show info has gone up...
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Sick of it All’s first ever show in the Philippines announced!
WHAT’S UP PHILIPPINES! You ready to do this!? NYHC legends Sick of it All’s first EVER appearance in the Philippines in their 29 year history...
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Sick of it All Asian Tour first stop – Singapore lineup revealed! BADASS!
First show of the Sick of it All Asian Tour 2015 is Singapore! Poster and show info went up last week and just check...
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Uniteasia.org Announces Pre-Orders for Sick of it All Asian Tour T-shirt
UniteAsia.org proudly announces pre-orders for the official Sick of it All Asian Tour 2015 T-shirt! All promoters of the tour are awaiting your pre-orders now!...
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Korea’s annual ska festival set for August 29 featuring The Toasters!
Our buddies at Korean Punk and Hardcore facebook https://www.facebook.com/koreanpunkandhardcore?fref=ts reported today that Korea’s annual ska festival entitled New Generation of Ska Festival is set for August...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Indian hardcore – Death by Fungi release two new songs
The subcontinent…hard not to get all poetic when you’re talking about the lands in Southern Asia that consist of countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal...
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CHECK OUT | EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: The Lovesong (RIP) from Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of those weird animals where as international as the city the seems to be, in reality it stands pretty divided – and...
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CHECK OUT: Mindanao Hardcore Fest
Most of the hardcore world may still be talking about the massive This is Hardcore Fest that took place in the USA this past weekend…and...
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CHECK OUT: Female fronted Korean hardcore punk that RULES – Dead Gakkahs
Dead Gakkahs is a fastcore band from South Korea which features two female vocalists: Jeonn Juhl (guitar/vocals), Hur2U (bass/vocals) and is completed with drummer Mizno. Recently...
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CHECK OUT: Explosive thrash metal from Jiangxi, China – Explosicum
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…Terry, vocalist of Shenzhen-based hardcore band Sick Reaction, sent me a message and said that I HAD to check out this insane thrash metal band...
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CHECK OUT: Post punk band Lindenwood from the Philippines (FFO Title Fight)
I love love love when band members of bands send me messages saying “Hey Riz, can you check out this OTHER band I’m in?” Without...
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Skateistan – a skateboarding initiative empowering the youth of Afghanistan
One of the best things to come out of punk rock and hardcore is definitely growth in awareness of the world that you live in,...
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CHECK OUT: Filipino hardcore band Empty drops debut full length
Manila, Philippine’s long running hardcore giants Empty just dropped their debut album “The End Of All Things” which features 9 tracks of heavy hardcore including a...
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Jay of System Sucker speaks about jamming with his idol Robb Flynn on stage in Bangkok
Yesterday we posted a LIVE video that is like a dream come true for any metalhead anywhere on the planet…but for a metalhead right here...
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Robb Flynn Machine Head jams with Thai metalcore band System Sucker – video!
THIS is incredibly validating! How about having Robb Flynn of Machine fucking Head play at the famous venue The Rock Pub in Bangkok and have...
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BREAKING NEWS: Malaysia’s beloved venue The Wall catches fire – possible arson
Word has gotten out that a beloved venue called The Wall in the southern Malaysian city Batu Pahat, which is 100% run and owned by...
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A little plea from your buddies at UniteAsia.org
Dear all… The site’s been up and running for about 3 months and the feedback you have all given and continue to give is...
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Nick The Caulfield Cult issues emotional and on-point statement regarding logo drama
UPDATE: Recap of what has transpired. A few days ago the singer of a Singaporean indie-rock band The Caulfield Cult began posting his thoughts about...
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TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Sick of it All Asian Tour 2015!!!
UNITEASIA.ORG PROUDLY PRESENTS At what length does one go into introducing a band like Sick of it All that has influenced and inspired a legion...
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Singaporean melodic hardcore band Exhibitors release music video
Melodic hardcore band Exhibtors from Singapore have released this phenomenal music video recently for the song “Deceased”. The video beyond well done but the real...
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TOUR REPORT: King Ly Chee Asian Tour – Singapore Stop
Yo… So I’m sitting here at Changi International Airport in Singapore sipping on some (gin and juice – just kidding) latte and I was finally...
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Singapore heavyweights Out for Blood release live in studio video
Haven’t reported on these dudes that I love from Singapore in a LONG time…the band Out for Blood released a KILLER album a couple months ago...
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Hey all!
What’s up everyone, Thank you so much for all the love and support you’ve been giving this website over the past couple of months since...
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MUST WATCH NOW!!! Lion City Underground documentary!
Dude…stop everything you’re doing RIGHT NOW and watch this GREAT documentary about Singapore’s underground scene! Wow wow wow wow! So great…I LOVE that played Overthrown...
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PREMIERE: King Ly Chee premieres Re-Recorded Unite Asia feat. vocalists from all over Asia
<a href=”http://kinglychee.bandcamp.com/album/unite-asia-2015-free-download”>Unite Asia (2015 FREE DOWNLOAD) by King Ly Chee</a> FREE DOWNLOAD OF WAV AND MP3 FILES: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/68blv0xuv0hkvzz/AAA3-4e7Jpc9eXVmqjE4_evta?dl=0 Music record, mixed, mastered by Brian Wong...
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CHECK OUT: Vietnamese heavy hardcore Knife Sticking Head
Here you go…get yourself acquainted with some hardcore from Vietnam! Check out these heavy hitters – Knife Sticking Head. Hit them up on their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knifestickinghead...
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Thank you to all these bands for the love!
BAND: Shout Keepers FROM: Indonesia WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/shoutkeepersHC?fref=nf This means the WORLD to us!!! Thank you so much to Shout Keepers from Indonesia for showing us this...
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CHECK OUT: Free download of No One Cares full length Serpent Soul
The last time we posted about this hard-as-fuck hardcore band from Indonesia called No One Cares, our website almost blew up! Today – we’re going...
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CHECK OUT: Second Combat sounds more poignant now then ever.
Read the words of Second Combat below…more poignant then ever as a bunch of helpless human beings are tossed back into the ocean between countries...
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MUSIC PREMIERE: Indie rock band Sparrow from Beijing’s brand new EP!
Here you go! We bring you the FULL stream of indie-rock band Sparrow from Beijing’s brand new EP entitled “?????”. Big thank you to Guo...
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INTERVIEW: Thai post-rock band Inspirative
It has been an absolute pleasure these past few months getting in contact with tremendous bands from around Asia. Though we are a “punk-hardcore-metal” news...
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MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE: Typecast | Ceiling
Typecast | Ceiling More info: https://www.facebook.com/typecastrock/timeline It is our immense honor as a website that is all about promoting Asian punk rock, hardcore and metal bands/happenings to...
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REVIEW: Envy | Atheist’s Cornea (2015)
BAND: Envy RELEASE: Atheist’s Cornea (2015) REVIEWER: Riz Farooqi of King Ly Chee FIND MORE INFO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/envyOfficial.jpn?fref=ts Final Rating: 10/10…our first 10/10 review The first thing that...
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PREMIERE: Indonesia’s Final Attack premiere first track off their new album
NEW SONG PREMIERE BAND: Final Attack FROM: Jakarta, Indonesia SONG: Kata Mereka ALBUM: From Dust and Ashes (tentative release June 2015) LABEL: Armstretch Records From...
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Nepal Earthquake Relief Compilation
On 25 April 2015, a 7.8 richter earthquake devastated Nepal, leaving thousands dead (with the toll still rising) and tens of thousands homeless. A set...
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Singapore’s Overthrown issue massive update
These photos mean the world! If you are in a band anywhere in the world who support this website – grab that big fat black...
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Website updates!
Thank you thank you to all you worldwide supporters who have been checking out this page daily! And I mean WORLDWIDE! Our statistics show that...
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PREMIERE: Parallel Horizons from Hong Kong premiere their first music video
BAND: Parallel Horizons SONG: Psychosis FROM: Hong Kong CONTACT: https://www.facebook.com/ParallelHorizonsHK?fref=ts This is a big day for us here at UniteAsia.org! This is officially our very FIRST...
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SCENE REPORT: Rising City Hardcore from the Philippines
This is sick… Our buddy Pam from Mindanao just sent some information in about an awesome 4 way split CD that’s coming out featuring hardcore...
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CHECK OUT: Hong Kong metal band INDenial
CHECK OUT *This will be a new section where we introduce bands from Asia. BAND: INDenial FROM: Hong Kong STYLE: Metal CONTACT: https://www.facebook.com/indenialhk?fref=ts For our first...
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PREMIERE: Malaysian hardcore band Sharon Stoned’s new tracks
15 year old hardcore band from Malaysia called Sharon Stoned have been doing a series of Malaysian weekenders since the end of March. This run...
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CHECK OUT: Amazing punk rock band Sucker from Xi An, China
While on tour in China this past week we had the immense honor of playing with one of the best punk rock bands we have...
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Welcome to UniteAsia.org!
Yo… Welcome to this brand new little world of UniteAsia.org! Please spend some time looking through the site and enjoy this passion project all...
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Phenomenal Korean Punk Band SEOUL DOLMANGCHI Release New Music Video
FINALLY…one of our favorite Asian punk bands, Korea’s SEOUL DOLMANGCHI, have released a brand new EP entitled ‘Diary’ a few weeks ago. The release is...
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DEMO ALERT: Hardcore Band DETRACT Drop Bangin’ Debut Demo [Malaysia]
Malaysian hardcore punk band DETRACT have just dropped a bangin’ demo!!!! The members of the band are active in a variety of shoegaze and skramz...
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Newly Formed Metallic Hardcore Band CODE BREAKER Release Fullset Live Video [Malaysia]
Malaysian metallic hardcore band, CODE BREAKER, has released a fullset live video of their debut performance. Though they’re yet to release any official recordings, this...
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DEMO ALERT: Skramz/Blackgaze Band GEMPITA Release 2 Track Demo [Malaysia]
GEMPITA (from Malay gempita, from Sanskrit कम्पित (kampita, “shaking; trembling”) is a newly formed quartet from Dengkil, Malaysia, blending blackgaze, skramz, and atmospheric ambience into...
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Metallic Hardcore Band DESPISE Release New Single [Indonesia]
Following the success of their EP ‘In Your Face’, Indonesian Metallic Hardcore band DESPISE has unleashed a hard-hitting new single titled ‘THE GAME’. DESPISE has...
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UKXASIA: UK Based Hindu Beatdown Band SWEAR DOWN Release New EP [UK]
Well well well…as soon as we heard about a Hindu Beatdown band here in the UK, you KNOW we had to hit them up. Vocalist...
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Death Metal Band CHRONICLES Release Debut Full Length [Bangladesh]
CHRONICLES‘ debut full-length album, “Spirits of the Mortified,” is a garage-burning pyre of occult aggression enacted in real-time abyss-spiraling death metal. It puts to death...
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Neocrust Band RUGH Drop Music Video [Malaysia]
RUGH is a neo crust punk hardcore band from Malaysia formed in 2022. The band has dropped a music video for a track entitled ‘Quintessence’,...
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Beijing Hardcore Pride – UNREGENERATE BLOOD – Drop New Live Video [China]
Long-running Beijing hardcore band UNREGENERATE BLOOD drop sick new live video from their recent CNHC Fest set. Shit goes OFF! This is a multi-cam edited...
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Cebu Hardcore Band TURNPIKE Return With New Single ‘Peeling My Scars’ [Philippines]
Cebu hardcore band TURNPIKE has just dropped a brand new track, a brutal piece called “Peeling My Scars”, which is now available on major digital...
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NUCLEAR BLAST Subsidiary Sign Vietnamese Nu Death Band GAI [Vietnam]
NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS subsidiary BLOOD BLAST have announced their first ever Asian signing. The label has picked up Vietnamese nu-death band GAI. The label states,...
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UKXASIA: Brighton Based Death Metal Act BLOOD GUTTER Drop Debut EP [UK]
Our buds in Brighton-based death metal band BLOOD GUTTER were kind enough to send us this complete write up of how the band formed and...
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Dubai-Based Hardcore Band CULTURE OF COMPLAIN Release Live Album [Philippines/Dubai]
CULTURE OF COMPLAIN is a band born from the frustration of navigating life in a first-world country while feeling tethered to a motherland clinging to...
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UKXASIA: UK Based Hindu Beatdown Band SWEAR DOWN Release New EP [UK]
Well well well…as soon as we heard about a Hindu Beatdown band here in the UK, you KNOW we had to hit them up. Vocalist of the UK based...
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REVIEW: Hong Kong Post-Hardcore Act Wellsaid Release Sophomore Album ‘Lurking’
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REVIEW: Hardcore Punk Act SPIT Release Self-Titled Debut Album [Taiwan]
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REVIEW: Melodic Death Metal Band Reborn Release EP [Vietnam]
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REVIEW: The Most Important Punk Rock Release of 2021 – The Rebel Riot [Myanmar]
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REVIEW: Metalcore Band Prompts’ ‘Magenta Smile’ Gets A Full Review [Japan]
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DEMO ALERT: Hardcore Band DETRACT Drop Bangin’ Debut Demo [Malaysia]
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DEMO ALERT: Skramz/Blackgaze Band GEMPITA Release 2 Track Demo [Malaysia]
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UKXASIA: UK Based Hindu Beatdown Band SWEAR DOWN Release New EP [UK]
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Death Metal Band CHRONICLES Release Debut Full Length [Bangladesh]
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UKXASIA: Brighton Based Death Metal Act BLOOD GUTTER Drop Debut EP [UK]
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Phenomenal Korean Punk Band SEOUL DOLMANGCHI Release New Music Video
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DEMO ALERT: Hardcore Band DETRACT Drop Bangin’ Debut Demo [Malaysia]
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Newly Formed Metallic Hardcore Band CODE BREAKER Release Fullset Live Video [Malaysia]
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DEMO ALERT: Skramz/Blackgaze Band GEMPITA Release 2 Track Demo [Malaysia]
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Metallic Hardcore Band DESPISE Release New Single [Indonesia]
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