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CHECK OUT: Female fronted Korean hardcore punk that RULES – Dead Gakkahs
By Unite Asia on July 23, 2015
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...
CHECK OUT: Pulling Teeth from Japan are insane…7 records in…alive since 1997
By Unite Asia on July 22, 2015
Yesterday we had the honor of spreading some much needed and well-deserved attention towards the dudes behind Indonesia’s great Straight Answer… Today we got another...
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Straight Answer – legendary Indonesian hardcore band
By Unite Asia on July 21, 2015
It is my IMMENSE honor to introduce a legendary Asian hardcore band through this website. This band is NO stranger to the Southeast Asian hardcore...
CHECK OUT: Explosive thrash metal from Jiangxi, China – Explosicum
By Unite Asia on July 21, 2015
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...
CHECK OUT: Post punk band Lindenwood from the Philippines (FFO Title Fight)
By Unite Asia on July 17, 2015
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...
Skateistan – a skateboarding initiative empowering the youth of Afghanistan
By Unite Asia on July 15, 2015
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,...
CHECK OUT: Blackhour- classic rock ala Iron Maiden from Pakistan – SO GOOD!
By Unite Asia on July 15, 2015
THIS IS THE JAM! Check out a classic rock band from Pakistan called Blackhour who have released a politically charged music video for a song...
INTERVIEW: Korean hardcore label Townhall Record’s annual summer party is on!
By Unite Asia on July 13, 2015
My brother Kyu of South Korean hardcore label Townhall Records and vocalist of Korean hardcore band No Excuses has been a massive supporter of my...
Hong Kong deathcore band Black Night Red Sky release live videos
By Unite Asia on July 13, 2015
It’s not often you see bands in Hong Kong really overcome that race barrier by just playing music. Hong Kong is mainly a city that gets along...
Filipino thrash metal band Distorted Mankind release music video
By Unite Asia on July 13, 2015
Distorted Mankind, thrash metal quartet from Makati City, Philippines have released their long awaited music video for the single entitled “Pure Hate”. The video consists of the...
CHECK OUT: Filipino hardcore band Empty drops debut full length
By Unite Asia on July 13, 2015
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...
INTERVIEW: Q organizer of Thai hardcore show paying homage to NYHC bands
By Unite Asia on July 10, 2015
On September 5th Bangkok’s hardcore scene will be taking over the town with a hot showing paying homage to NYHC bands. As soon as...
Even legends are supporting Asian hardcore! What’s your excuse?
By Unite Asia on July 9, 2015
Photo taken by: Silvy Maatman Even the legends are supporting Asian hardcore loud and proud! What’s your excuse? How many Asian bands are you aware...
REVIEW: Thought | Pushed Aside split 7″ (2015)
By Unite Asia on July 8, 2015
BAND: Thought | Pushed Aside RELEASE: split 7″ (2015) REVIEWER: Riz Farooqi of King Ly Chee FIND MORE INFO HERE: Thought: https://www.facebook.com/thoughtPH?fref=ts Pushed Aside: will get it… Final...
TOUR REPORT: King Ly Chee Asian Tour 2015 – Medan
By Unite Asia on July 4, 2015
Morning of our third show of the tour – Medan – DIY show at Amaliun Food Court. We all woke up well-rested because unlike our...
REVIEW: Caracal | Welcome The Ironists (2014)
By Unite Asia on July 3, 2015
BAND: Caracal RELEASE: Welcome The Ironists (2014) REVIEWER: Riz Farooqi of King Ly Chee FIND MORE INFO HERE: http://www.caracalnoise.com Final Rating: 100/10 Let’s start with how I got my...
PREMIERE: Filipino hardcore band Some Came Running release Society
By Unite Asia on July 2, 2015
Here you go – it’s been awhile since we’ve done any sort of premiere on the site and today’s the day that you get...
Killer rock metal band Punkh from India
By Unite Asia on July 1, 2015
Continues to be one of my favorite things about running this site…getting incredible bands submitting news about their music… Here’s another stellar band you have...
TOUR REPORT: King Ly Chee Asian Tour – Sonic Fair Medan
By Unite Asia on June 24, 2015
So…where did I finish the last report…oh right – sitting at the airport in Singapore. While sitting there and updating the site everything was hunky...
TOUR REPORT: King Ly Chee Asian Tour – Singapore Stop
By Unite Asia on June 14, 2015
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...