Josh James (Eighteen Visions/Stick To Your Guns) fronts a new straight edge hardcore band dubbed ALIVE. That outfit also feature Stick To Your Guns‘ guitarist/vocalist Chris Rawson, and drummer Adam Galindo. A product listing said of their vision for this project, which sports production from Taylor Young (Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate):
‘Born out of devotion to the uncompromising spirit of 90s Straight Edge hardcore, ALIVE delivers five tracks of raw aggression, conviction, and purpose. Drawing inspiration from the urgency and intensity of bands like Strife, Trial, Earth Crisis and Throwdown, ALIVE builds on that foundation with a sound and perspective all its own.
‘The Truth I Know‘ is as much an act of defiance as it is an exercise in self reflection.’
Their debut EP “The Truth I Know” just landed and features the following track listing:
01 – “The Truth I Know“
02 – “Soul Left Cold“
03 – “About To Snap“
04 – “Alive“
05 – “X’d Out“
You can find pre-orders for the physical release via planxrecords.com. This effort lands on this year’s edition of ‘Edge Day’ emerging as the first offering through a new straight edge record label venture launched by metal/hardcore podcast HardLore, PLAN X RECORDS. HardLore described their vision for that label overnight:
“Introducing PLAN X RECORDS, a new home for straight edge hardcore music.
PX001 releases tonight at Midnight, on Edge Day, from a brand new band called ALIVE.
I have been straight edge since I was 14 years old, and I’ve never thought twice, looked back, OR thought myself above or better than anyone.
But what I do know is that in a world that teaches us to numb ourselves, straight edge taught me how to feel. In a culture that profits from our continuous destruction, it can be the ultimate weapon… Against apathy, against excess, and most importantly, against the slow surrender of the self.
I have never understood the notion that we must poison our minds to escape our reality, we need only the strength to change it. There’s always a better way.
Initiate Plan X. Send demos: [email protected]“
