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Cutting Class went out to Europe in February and March to tour with good buddies Deny Everything from Germany and to celebrate this they we released a new limited edition European Tour four track EP. Only 100 have been made (hand screened sleeves, inserts and cds, the sleeve is even going to be hand stitched) and once they’re gone they’re gone. Luckily we’ll have of 15 of these copies to sell so keep your eyes peeled and get your order on when they’re up.

Rolling out of Leeds in 2008 Cutting Class have already established themselves as big hitters in the UK punk scene. Playing songs influenced by the likes of Paint It Black this is their first full five track release having already sold out of their self released demo. If you like your punk hard and fast get involved.

"If you like Kid Dynamite and Paint It Black you will love this band. Fast, energetic, furious, frenetic and passionate, the 5-songs on this record are raw as fuck yet shine like stars - I've listened to a lot of bilge recently and this EP is head and shoulders above other bands of a similar ilk." 4/5 - Punktastic

"...their youth doesn't stop their debut EP from being a fully-fledged rally of fun and furious hardcore. Ace." 7/10 - Rock Sound

Super positive melodic hardcore from Southampton. It's hard to get across just how infectious their positive attitude and their buckets of energy are - just listen to the tunes and you won't look back.

"It's that kind of fist-in-the-air feel which really ignites something and gets my musical juices flowing. It's that passion and emotion in the vocals, how you can just tell the band mean what they are saying - that's what makes this band so, so good." - Punktastic.com

"First band up were Our Time Down Here, bursting on stage these guys are pure hardcore. So much energy on stage the crowd were loving every minute of it and there 25 minute set just flew by, awesome stuff. They impressed me so much that there going to be featured in the first podcast so keep your ears peeled." - intricateindustries.com

This 7" puts together two of the finest UK and Italian pop punk playing in Europe right now. The Hotlines play intense faultless pop punk in a similar style to The Queers, Teenage Bottlerocket and of course The Ramones. Radio Days are seriously tight power pop for fans of The Beatles and anything with loads of heart and melody. With two tracks from each band including an awesome cover of The Paul Collins Beat's Rock'n'Roll girl, you can't really go wrong.

Southampton gruff indie punk.

"The three-way vocal attack adds an extra dimension, making tracks like 'A Swing And A Miss' and 'Something Worth Aiming For' essential listening. If it ends up that Circus Act end with these recordings, at least they've left us with one of the best UK albums of the year." - Punktastic.com

Belgian melodic hardcore.

"The guitars are simply perfect, and the drums follow perfectly too. From angry epic themes, backed up by fast drumming, to sorrowful delicate melodies (sometimes not that far from german black metal melodies) and slow breakdowns, the kids from Dieout never fall into cliches, and keep their music at a high level." - Loudside.com

Fire At Will are a modern sounding old school punk hardcore band from France. Taking experience from members of other French hardcore bands such as Up Rights (Commitment Recs) and Backsight (Eternalis Recs) Fire At Will take influence from all angles and cross all boundries of hardcore in this awesome 6-track EP.

"While listening to this album we noticed that the energy just drips right of this band. The singer has an excellent scream, and as it fits the genre, the songs are full of melody and nice tempo switches so that this album stays interesting." - InsiderMagazine.be

Values Intact are a 5 pieces band playing out of Palermo, Italy. Since 2003 they have played pissed off straight edge hardcore in the vein of bands like Count Me Out, American Nightmare and Carry On and have played around Europe sharing the stage with bands like Verse, Another Breath, The Difference and many others from the European background.

Backsight are a passionate and political melodic hardcore band from Toulouse, France. Formed in 2003 they quickly became one of Europe's most and talked about hardcore bands resulting in tours and festival appearances all over the UK and mainland Europe.

xKOTMx are one of Malaysia's top youth crew hardcore bands and have proved that by playing all over Asia with the likes of The Geeks, FC Five and Ignite

"In conclusion this split shows that the hardcore scene is teeming with many groups of excellent caliber who can go very far if they are given the opportunity." - MetalSickness.com