The first review for the Hangin' Tough 7" is online:

Stageload Jan. 7th 2014

So manch einer mag sich vielleicht gar nicht mehr daran erinnern, doch bis 2008 wüteten z.B. Bands wie Hoods Up aus Hamburg in der deutschen Straight Edge Szene. Auch Something Inside aus Senftenberg gaben sich bis Ende 2011 die Ehre und prügelten einem schnellen Straight Edge Hardcore á la Floorpunch um die Ohren.

Doch auch in Köln hat sich aktuell ordentlich was getan – Hangin’ Tough sind wieder da. Nach ihrer im Oktober 2011 veröffentlichten „Heart & Soul Demo“ schlägt die Straight Edge Moshkapelle erneut zu und versorgt uns mit einer sieben minütigen Self Titled EP die über Good Intentions Hardcore am 20.10.2013 veröffentlicht wurde.

Athletisch, wuchtig und geradeaus nach vorne, so startet die Partie mit „Hangin’ Tougher Than Ever“. Hier bekommt man ohne Umwege die volle Packung rein gedrückt. Schleppender Bass, klassischer Beat auf den Drums und flinke Gitarrenriffs, was will man mehr?
Dass die Burschen auch auf fesche Sneaker stehen, wird schnell bei „Heart On My Feet“ klar. “I’m just like you, just with better shoes. Because i wear my heart on my feet“. Sneaker und Hardcore? Geht immer! In den nachfolgenden Songs geht es dann beinahe ausnahmslos um das Straight Edge – Dasein sowie dessen way of life. “This is a struggle we will always win. So fuck you! I’m Straight Edge!“ Für Nicht-Straight-Edger rein textlich gesehen auf Dauer doch recht anstrengend und ermüdend.

Hangin’ Tough spielen Hardcore der eher älteren Schule, gemixt mit modernen moshigen Parts die live unglaublich fett rüberkommen. Eine Platte die in keinem Straight Edge – Haushalt fehlen darf, für Nicht-Edger jedoch kein Muss ist.

Available now & coming soon

Here's a little news flash of recent additions to the shop and what we have coming our way.

In the Label Section we got these beauties out for you:

GIHC.002 Counter - demo 2012 Tape

GIHC.003 Hangin' Tough - s/t 7"

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From xCATALYSTx we got this nice accesoir in:

The X-watch

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The Distro features these news:

Billy The Kid - jonestown CD
(newly remixed & remastered incl. bonus track)
Circle Takes The Square - decompositions 2LP
(exclusively available through us incl. some leftover special tour editions)
Finisterre / Geraniüm - split 7"
Infinite Void - s/t LP

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Coming Soon from Radio Raheem and Painkiller are these classic NYHC rippers:

The Abused - 7" + demo LP

Breakdown - running scared demo + live LP

The High And The Mighty - crunch on demo 1984 7"

Sacrilege - demos 1985 LP

And Ugly Pop cover your Skinhead roots with the following fine re-issues:

The Business - harry may 7"

Cockney Rejects - flares 'n slippers 7"

Unfortunately the announced No Thanks LP seems to have been lost in transit. 

No thanks and a big F U to german customs.

Hangin' Tough full stream as of now

As of now you can stream the whole Hangin' Tough 7" and check out all the lyrics.

Things are looking good for an Edge Day 2013 Release Show on Sunday Oct. 20th here.

The shirt pre-orders will only be available until Monday morning.
So get on it and save those 2 bucks.
You know you're gonna need it anyway.
Also this is your last chance to get your size XXL.

XXL will not be available anymore from Monday morning on!

Pre-order here

STREAM one track off of the upcoming HANGIN' TOUGH 7"

YO!
We put up a track off of the upcoming HANGIN' TOUGH 7" on

our soundcloud



and bandcamp.


It's also up on the band's own bandcamp

>>> Pre-order still available incl. some Shirt bundles that will save you some money!!! <<<

HANGIN' TOUGH 7" pre-order

Yo wassup,
this blogging thing is really taking a back seat to everything else that's going on in my life. Sorry 'bout that. Life's a mess... life's stress... but I won't bore you with the details. You probably know what I'm on about so let's cut to the chase.

After two sold out pressings of the HANGIN' TOUGH demo on Save My Soul Records in 2011 which is available as a free download on their bandcamp or still as the US Tape release on Crackin' Up Tapes we agreed to put out their 7" for which the pre-orders are up for a while already with the Pre-Order sleeve out of 50 copies on black vinyl already being sold out and regular black vinyl edition out of 50 being down to 26 copies available as of now so you better act fast if you still want to get one of those. If you can't be bothered with what color vinyl you get you can relax though. Still plenty of white vinyl copies available.

As a little teaser we put up some Shirt bundles that save you 2€ compared to buying each item seperately. Also this is your ONLY CHANCE to get the Shirt in SIZE XXL. There will probably be more Shirts printed than there are pre-ordered but there will most likely be no XXL available after the pre-order ended. So get on it!!
More Hangin' Tough Shirst are available from their shop.

Here's a snippet of what's to come. Cologne Straight Edge in full effect.

THIS IS DEDICATED TO THE KIDS WHO STICK TO THEIR BELIEFS.... KEEP IT UP!!!


This is GIHC.003

pressing info as we planned it:
50 copies black vinyl + pre-order sleeve
50 copies black vinyl
200 copies white vinyl

exact numbers in the releases section as soon as the records are back from the pressing plant.

Peace out
G.

PS:
For everyone wondering what's happened to no. 2.... we ran into some difficulties that totally are all our fault which we sincerely would like to apologize for but we're still on it. Tapes are with us already we just need to get the covers figured out. That's the problem if you want to do something special but end up realizing you don't have the time for it. SUCKS!!! SORRY!!!!