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There really isn't too much to say here, but... BLOODSTAINS from Orange County, California have quickly become one of our personal favorite Punk/Hardcore bands around these parts. We were turned onto these guys, via our fellow writer Punk/Hip-Hop supporter Ben Merlis somewhere on Facebook. BLOODSTAINS consists of frontman Cesar Eduardo "Eddie" Marin, guitarist David Espinoza, bassist Nick Espinoza, and drummer Vince Catanho. BLOODSTAINS self-released their 3-song demo tape, simply titled Demo 2020, late last year and more recently, uploaded a $5.00 cassette tape to tehir Bandcamp page. It sounds like, in an ideal world, BLOODSTAINS would have liked to been able to play a proper album release show for Demo 2020. Demo 2020 by Bloodstains "Unfortunately, due to restrictions, we can't have a proper release show for our demo tape we put out, but we will be live on Instagram tomorrow night, if you'd like to tune in and "stage dive" off your couch,...

BODY HEAT by TUFF TURF JE DOUBLE F is a self-proclaimed "Nihilist Punk-Rap" emcee and producer based out of Atlantic City, NJ . If you read his recent Beat-maker Bedrock #2 column published right here at The Witzard , JE DOUBLE F (AKA Jeff Richie ) you'll remember he's equally influenced by Gravediggaz 's 6 Feet Deep as he is by Glenn Danzig -fronted Samhaim 's Final Descent and Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine . "Fast, chaotic songs with no frills. Heavy touring schedule and DIY ethics; if Danzig met DOOM , you'd have JE DOUBLE F ," reads Jeff 's press release accompanying his latest album, HUMAN RITES . JE DOUBLE F has been making his own unique brand of Nihilist Punk-Rap since 2011, most of which has been released on his own Atlantic City -based music/film/book imprint, American Scream Records ; his discography includes, but is not limited to PAGANOMICS (demo sessions #1,) LOSE​/​LOSE split cassette, HALF-MAN , SONGS FO...

"I used to have tons of songs in my head, but since I couldn't play anything well and I didn't know how to use programs [so] I was never able to make them," Chicago emcee and former Cool Kids affiliate Hollywood Holt writes within his rather compelling Facebook Bio section. Now better known as simply HXLT (pronounced: "Holt" ), the former club-friendly rapper has returned with the lead-off single from his as-yet-untitled G.O.O.D. Music debut; " Holt 's manager told Billboard at the time of his singing that "it's like if Joy Division , The Strokes , and Dr. Dre made an album together."' Judging by "Live to Death," it would appear as though HXLT has somehow already managed to master the whole Psych/Punk Rock -leaning brand of Alt. Hip-Hop that Kanye 's former protégé Kid Cudi has spent the past five or so odd years aimlessly trying to hone and perfect. Although, prior to unleashing "Live to Death"...