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Still waving the hardcore flag uncompromisingly
after more than ten years, Strength Approach keep proving what
hardcore is all about in a time of bands built on image and poses
more than dedication and attitude.
The band is going to give light to a new chapter
in its history with the release of its second full length "All The
Plans We Made Are Going To Fail", out in March 2008 and proving that
Strength Approach are far from slowing down or changing their style
to sell out to the music business. Recorded at Rome’s
Temple Of
Noise Studios by Mirko Ravaglia and Cristian Ice, with mastering
by Alan Douches at WWS studios in NY, the album is finally ready to
be released through
GSR records.
This new record is going to be a highlight in the band’s
song-writing career, with a more mature sound that perfectly mixes
aggressive yet melodic guitar lines with harsh vocals, resulting in
a desperate and catchy handful of the band’s trademark modern
hardcore tunes.
Formed in the Spring of 1996 in Rome, Italy,
Strength Approach breathed new life into their stagnant and boring
local hardcore scene. From their self titled debut 7”, and despite a
few line-up changes, the band never slowed down and continued to
record and release new material internationally, such as their “Keep
the Standards High” 7” on Belgium’s Siton records and their split
with Florida’s Esteem on German label Keep It Alive records.
With only this handful of recordings under their
belt and a 7” entitled “Just Leaving Home” to support, the band set
off on its first European tour hitting France, Spain, Portugal,
Germany, Holland, Belgium and England, co-headlining London’s Evil
Fest.
Another tour followed in 2001, this time focused
mainly on the Eastern Nations, where they headlined the region’s
biggest hardcore festival, Fluff Fest, in support of their “96-2K1”
Discography CD on Hold On Records, which sold out on that tour.
After settling into a stable line-up in 2002, the following year
Strength Approach released the second pressing of the Discography
along with the MCD “The Fall Through My Eyes”.
That summer, the band played 25 shows throughout
Germany, Holland, Belgium, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia,
performing at Fluff Fest again as well as appearing for the first
time at Endless Summer Fest in Germany. After some line-up changes
in 2004, the MCD was re-released, along with a full length on Wynona/Hurry
Up records titled “Sick Hearts Die Young”.
Yet another European Tour took place in
August of 2004, followed by two tours in 2005 to support their
new release. 2006 was another great year for the band, with
their first Japanese tour and extensive gigging throughout
Europe. At the end of 2006 Defiant Hearts released the "Piece by
Piece" 7", followed by more European tours, bringing us to 2008
and the release of their second full length "All the plans we
made are going to fail" on GSR records.
The band had the chance to promote the new
album by touring extensively as support act for bands such as Cro-Mags and H2O. Now, again the schedule is getting busy with more and more
tours to prove what its all about...
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