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July 11, 2006
Within’s debut full length hits stores today on Strike First Records. Pick up a copy today at any of these fine stores: Hastings, Hot Topic, Tower, FYE (select stores), Best Buy (select stores), Virgin, Cats, Music City, Bull Moose, Newbury Comics, Rasputin Records, Dimple, Zia or your favorite indie store. You can also order it directly from our online store. If you pre-ordered a copy, then check your mailbox soon as all pre-orders shipped out yesterday.
You can now pre-order Call To Preserve’s upcoming debut “Unsinkable”. Just $14.99 gets you a copy of the CD, a T-shirt and a poster! Check that out here and make sure to check out the bands Pure Volume page to hear some of the new songs!
July 3, 2006
Within just finished their video for “If This Means Death”, the first track on their upcoming debut full length “The End Is Near…Consider Yourself Warned”. Check it out here. This album hits stores on July 11. If you have not taken advantage of the pre-order off yet for this album, you still have time. $10.99 gets you the new Within and the new Alove For Enemies CD on Facedown Records. You won’t find a better deal than that. Check it out here.
June 20, 2006
We're providing your summer soundtrack - free of charge! Head on over to Pure Volume where you can download or stream 16 tracks from Facedown & Strike First bands like Demise Of Eros, Call To Preserve, Flee The Seen, Inked In Blood, Jesus Wept, Nodes Of Ranvier and more. Tell your friends!
Summer is here! There are tons of tours that our bands are participating in. Anam Cara is finishing up dates with Becoming The Archetype and will be out with xDEATHSTARx in July. Call To Preserve is out with The Red Baron. Within is out with Every New Day, Counting The Days is out with Ruiner, Jesus Wept will be out with Seventh Star in August and Kingston Falls is out with Stars Are Falling. Check the tours section for info on all tour dates.
June 19, 2006
You can now pre-order the upcoming Within record "The End Is Near…" in our online store. Check this out: $10.99 gets you the CD as well as the upcoming CD from Alove For Enemies “Resistance” on Facedown Records. Two great records for one low price. Check it out here.
Be checking back soon for a Within video for the track “If This Means Death”. They’ll be touring this summer with Every New Day so stay posted for those dates as well.
June 12, 2006
STRIKE FIRST / FACEDOWN SALE @ HASTINGS STORES. We've partnered up with a bunch of the Hastings stores to offer you some great prices on a bunch of our titles. We're talking $7.99 - $9.99 for full lengths by Nodes Of Ranvier, Flee The Seen, War Of Ages, Jesus Wept, Inked In Blood, Bloodlined Calligraphy and Comeback Kid. So if you have a Hastings in your town, make sure to check this sale out!
June 2, 2006
Call To Preserve has two new songs up at their purevolume page. You need to hear these, they came out incredible! We are very excited about this release.
Demise Of Eros are wrapping up the recording of their debut full length titled "Neither Storm Nor Quake Nor Fire" this weekend. This release will be in stores on Aug. 22. We heard a couple of unmastered tracks today and it sounds amazing. This album will be top notch! We’ll have the cover art and some music up as soon as we get it back from the mastering studio.
May 26, 2006
We just heard the un-mastered copy of the upcoming Call To Preserve record and it sounds incredible! It’s getting mastered this week and we’ll get a couple of MP3’s online as soon as it’s finished. The album is called “Unsinkable” and will hit stores on August 8. Prepare for a very heavy album!
Now is the time to pick up some Strike First releases at a great price. We are doing a 3 for $23.99 special so head over to the specials section of the store to check that out.
May 23, 2006
Jesus Wept has completed their video for "Broken Crown". You can view it here.
Call To Preserve and Demise Of Eros entered into the studio this weekend to work on their upcoming releases, keep and eye out for new tracks posted soon!
The new record from Within entitled "The End Is Near, Consider Yourself Warned" is set to hit stores July 11th, you can check out some new songs at their purevolume page.
April 25, 2006
There are three new songs up on our Myspace from Today Forever, Within and Anam Cara. Summer tours are starting to come together, Kingston Falls and Anam Cara both have dates posted in the tour section.
April 11, 2006
Today is the release date for the 3 new records from Jesus Wept, Kingston Falls and Anam Cara. You can find them now at select Best Buy, Tower, Hot Topic and indie records stores. They are also available in our online store and iTunes.
March 29, 2006
Anam Cara's van hit a wet patch in the road Last night near Las Vegas and caused their van to flip and injure a few of their members. Everyone is OK, just some broken bones, stitches and bruised spirits. The van was totaled and some gear was destroyed, they will not be able to make it to Facedown Fest this weekend. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as they fly home and take some time to recover. If you would like to leave words of encouragement, visit their myspace page.
MARCH 21, 2006
We are proud to welcome Call To Preserve to the Strike First roster. This Florida based hardcore band has toured up and down the east coast with Seventh Star and are currently finishing the writing process of their debut full length that will be out later this year. Check them out on Pure Volume here.
MARCH 14, 2006
Counting The Days and The Redemption Song both have records coming out today! You can find Counting The Days at select Hot Topic and Tower Records locations and The Redemption Song at select Tower Records locations. It's also available in our online store. Make sure you check the tours section and see where you can see both bands on the road this spring.
Don't forget to mark your calendars for April 11th, Jesus Wept, Anam Cara and Kingston Falls all have records coming out that day as well.
Podcast episode #2 is up in the media section, Erin from the mail order room was kind enough to host this episode, she did a great job!
MARCH 6th, 2006
Say hello to Today Forever and Within! These guys are the newest additions to the Strike First family and we could not be happier. Make sure you check out their myspace and purevolume pages, they both will have releases coming very soon.
There's a brand new song from Anam Cara's upcoming full length "Ready To Live" on their Pure Volume site. The song is called "You're Not Aware" and the album hits stores on Apr. 11 along with the new Jesus Wept and Kingston Falls records!
The War Of Ages video for "Stand Your Ground" is online now. Check it out in the media section. (link to media section). War Of Ages will be touring this month with label mates Kingston Falls so check out the dates in the tours section for more info.
FEBRUARY 22nd, 2006
Head over to the online store to pre-order the new records from Counting The Days and The Redemption Song. All pre-orders come with a free Strike First Records T-Shirt.
April 11 will be the street date for 3 new records: Jesus Wept "Shows Over", Anam Cara "Ready To Live" and Kingston Falls "The Crescendo Of Sirens". Jesus Wept and and Kingston Falls both have new songs on their Pure Volume sites so check that out. A brand new Anam Cara song will be up by the end of the week, so be checking back.
JANUARY 24th, 2006
Counting The Days and The Redemption Song have both posted new songs ontheir purevolume pages for their upcoming March 14 new releases. You can check that out in the media section.
We are also happy to announce that Jesus Wept will be releasing their sophomore release (and first full length) with us entitled "Show's Over" which will be out April 11th. Stay tuned for a new MP3 to be launched within the week!
War Of Ages will be hitting the road with Hell Within (lifeforce) starting Feb. 3, also check the tour section out for a few new tour additions.
JANUARY 11th, 2006
Counting The Days and The Redemption Song both have CDs coming out on March 14th, 2006. Get ready for a double dose of hardcore fury! Keep checking back for information on pre-ordering those. April 11th, 2006 we will see new CDs from Anam Cara and Kingston Falls. Check out Kingston Falls on tour all this month. Dates are in the Tour section.
War Of Ages hits the road with Hell Within (Lifeforce) in a few weeks. Look for those dates in the Tour section soon.
Label veterans In Due Time are disbanding. Details on that can be found here. We will miss them and wish them the best of luck!
DECEMBER 5th, 2005
Welcome to the all new Strike First Records website! There's a lot of great new things going on at Strike First and this website is just the tip of the iceberg, make sure you check out all the new features and keep checking back.
War Of Ages has just been confirmed to tour with Hell Within (Life Force Records) in February. Be checking back for those tour dates.March 14, 2006
NOVEMBER 17, 2005
We are happy to welcome Pittsburgh, PA's Demise Of Eros to the Strike First roster. Make sure to check them out at their Pure Volume and My Space pages. These guys are an incredible band and we are really excited to have them on board. A full length is in the works and a tentative release date of Summer '06 is planned.
NOVEMBER 1, 2005
Anam Cara are working on their debut full length that is set to be out on Strike First in March 2006. After some member changes, touring and writing, these guys have really developed into a great band with an incredible sound. Get a preview of their new material at their Pure Volume and Myspace pages. Anam Cara will be touring in November with label mates War Of Ages so check the tours sections for those dates.
OCTOBER 12, 2005
We are proud to announce the addition of another great new band to the Strike First roster - Kingston Falls from Goshen, Indiana. They are currently promoting and playing shows on a self released 5 song CDep and they are writing for their debut Strike First full length which will be out in mid-2006. Check out the band on Pure Volume and stay posted here for tour and news announcements.
After a short hiatus, Hit The Deck have announced that they are back at it and are working on new material. We'll keep you posted on their upcoming shows and news. Check out the official announcement at their site.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2005
We are proud to announce the addition of Counting The Days to the Strike First Family. Formerly known as Blackout, Counting The Days bring their old school sound to the label and will be playing this years Facedown Fest East Coast. Check out the bands PureVolume site to hear an MP3.
