[tour] Anchor (SE) SE Asia Tour (Mar 2012)

Hailing from the metal and hardcore hotbed of Sweden, ANCHOR bring a heavy, aggressive hardcore sound with howled vocals and devastating mosh parts, but not without its speed and urgency, taking cues from bands like JUDGE, ENTOMBED, SKITSYSTEM, and VERSE. Members have done time in THE SMACKDOWN, BALANCE, DEAD VOWS, DAMAGE CONTROL, and SET MY PATH, and their message is one of compassion and awareness. They are, naturally, vegan and straight-edge. XVX in your face!

Brought to you by Bigmouth Booking and Learn To Trust Records. Watch out for them in your city!

[tour] TakexOnexStep (ID) Singapore/Malaysia Tour (Feb 2012)

More tours! It's been so long since we've had that bit of xposicorex we're starting to think it's making the scene regress a little bit! We kid, but next month sees us West Java straight-edge hardcore kids TAKExONExSTEP storm through Singapore and Malaysia for a short 3-day tour. We don't always see Indonesian DIY hardcore-punk bands getting out of their home countries so we're in for a rare treat! They will also be releasing their The Future Value EP on this tour so look out for that.

Definitely for fans of the likes of CARRY ON, CHAMPION, and HOLDxTRUE! Let's get that index finger (or thumb! or pinky!)  ready for some finger-pointing action soon, kids.

Brought to you by Learn To Trust Records. Singapore show organized by Prohibited Projects.

[tour] Up And Atom (AU) SE Asia Tour (Feb 2012)

Well, whaddaya know -- more Aussies! Feb really shows us a chockful of 'em tours and mid-month it comes in the form of Melbourne pop-punk band UP AND ATOM! Simpsons' reference aside, this 5-piece female-fronted outfit who in the past has dropped a demo and naturally, played a bunch of shows, are just getting started. They'll be releasing an EP this month, so what better opportunity than to embark on a SE Asia tour right now?

We're loving that upbeat and happy 'easycore' sound! Look out for Singapore show details soonish.

Tour brought to you by Kongsi Jahat Syndicate and Learn To Trust Records.