STRIFE Guitarist Issues Year End Update, First Show of 2013 Supporting Cro-Mags at Key Club February 1st

Via - Rei Nishimoto

 

December 23, 2012 (Los Angeles, CA) – Completing a successful year with their long awaited return to the hardcore scene with Witness A Rebirth (6131 Records), Los Angeles hardcore band STRIFE guitarist Andrew Kline issued a year end message:

I want to personally thank everyone that has support Strife throughout 2012... Every blog post, every interview, every tweet, every friend that was told to listen to our new record... It all helps. We put alot of hard work into Witness A Rebirth and I want to thank all of you for helping it be a success!

As we a wrapping up 2012, we are definitely looking towards the future, and we cant be more excited. We will be hitting the road as much as we can, and we can't wait to play some of the new songs live and hang out with friends all over the world. Next year you can catch as in Europe... Playing Groezrock for the first time, as well as playing countries like Portugal and Poland for the first time ever! We will also be touring Scandinavia for the first time since 1995!

We are working on returning to some of our favorite places including Japan, Mexico, Australia, and South America... Of course we will do our best to return to Brazil, where we tracked a lot of Witness a Rebirth as well!

Thanks again for making 2012 a year to remember!

Andrew

Top 10

Agnostic Front – Live at CBGB’s (Re-issue)

Bad Brains – Into The Future

Black Breath – Sentenced to Life

Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind

Expire – Pendulum Swings

Fire and Ice – Not of This Earth

Stick to Your Guns – Diamond

Take Offense – Under the Same Shadow

Vision of Disorder – The Cursed Remain Cursed

Xibalba – Hasta La Muerte

They will be doing their first show of 2013, opening for CRO-MAGS at the Key Club in Los Angeles, CA on February 1, 2013.

STRIFE was recently added onto rotation on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal Channel. Andrew was recently interviewed by host Zeena Koda and “Torn Apart” was debuted on their channel.

 

 

 

 

 

STRIFE To Appear On Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal Thursday, December 13th 10 AM EST, ‘Torn Apart’ On Rotation

Via - Rei Nishimoto

December 12, 2012: Los Angeles hardcore band STRIFE will be appearing on SIRIUS XM’s Liquid Metal Show Channel 40 with host Zeena Koda. The interview will be running on Thursday, December 13^th at 10 am EST and Saturday, December 15^th at 12 noon EST.



 

 

Guitarist Andrew Kline will be appearing on the show to speak about Witness A Rebirth, and will be playing songs from the record including ‘Torn Apart,’ which is now airing on Liquid Metal.

To request Strife on Liquid Metal, call 877-87-HEAVY or email liquidmetal@siriusxm.com.

Strife recently completed a string of East Coast dates, giving fans their first taste of their latest album, as well as older favorites.

El N Gee in New London, CT recorded the band’s complete set from their November 30^th show and made it available for viewing at http://vimeo.com/55325214?action=share&post_id=757070228_305744942876266#_=_

The band’s set at the Armory in Philadelphia, PA from December 1^st is also available at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxFBcEH2BCc&feature=youtube

 

STRIFE Featured On BBC Radio 1’s Punk Show With Mike Davies, Witness A Rebirth Out Now

Via - Rei Nishimoto

Rick Rodney - Vocals, Andrew Kline - Guitar, Chad Peterson - Bass, Todd Turnham - Guitar
 Pepe Magana - Drums

 

November 15, 2012 – Southern California hardcore band STRIFE was the featured guest on BBC Radio 1’s Punk Show With Mike Davies this week. Guitarist Andrew Kline and bassist Chad Peterson appeared on air with host Mike Davies, while playing ‘Torn Apart,’ ‘Never Look Back,’ ‘Carry The Torch’ and ‘Life Or Death’ from Witness A Rebirth, their brand new album out now on 6131 Records.
 

On the show, the two members discussed the making of Witness A Rebirth, the state of hardcore music, along with playing a variety of their favorite punk and hardcore songs.
 

Witness A Rebirth is available for streaming at http://noisey.vice.com/blog/stream-witness-a-rebirth-strifes-new-record
 

Listen to the show at the link below:
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0114807
 

Strife will be playing these select upcoming shows:
 

November 17– Aladdin Jr – Pomona, CA

November 18 – 924 Gilman Street– Berkeley, CA

November 30– El N Gee – New London, CT

December 1– The Barbary – Philadelphia, PA

 

 

 

 

STRIFE "WITNESS A REBIRTH" DEBUTS AT #3 ON ITUNES METAL CHART

Via - 6131records.com & Rei Nishimoto

First new album in 11 years makes huge release day splash - band to appear on BBC Radio 1

 

 

 



The long wait has ended and the world finally gotten a chance to hear the new album Witness A Rebirth from Los Angeles, California's STRIFE when it was released yesterday... and it seems people love it! In fact, the album debuted at #3 on the iTunes Metal Chart and #162 on iTunes overall.

 

To continue promoting their hugely successful new release, STRIFE are scheduled to appear on BBC Radio 1's Punk Rock Show with Mike Davies this coming week, airing at midnight GMT in the UK on Wednesday 11/14 / 4pm PT in the US on Tuesday 11/13.

 

The show can be heard live here:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

 

And will be available for the following 7 days here:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/mikedavies

 

Witness A Rebirth is the band's first new full length in over 11 years and was produced by Nick Jett (Terror, Rotting Out, Backtrack), with mastering handled by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed). STRIFE also recruited long-time friend and founding member of Sepultura Iggor Cavalera to perform drums for the album, plus tapped vocalists Scott Vogel (of Terror) and Billy Graziadei (of Biohazard) and guitarist Marc Rizzo (of Soulfly) to contribute to the release.

 

6131 Records have teamed with Vice / Noisey to offer a stream of Witness A Rebirth in entirety, available here:

 

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/stream-witness-a-rebirth-strifes-new-record

 

STRIFE have also made a music video for the lead single from the album, "Torn Apart," which can be seen here:

 

 

 

 

Win A Schecter Guitar Courtesy of Strife

Via - Rei Nishimoto

Win A Schecter Guitar Courtesy of Strife, New Album Witness A Rebirth Out November 6^th via 6131 Records

November 1, 2012 (Los Angeles, CA) – Strife and Schecter Guitars wants to give you a free guitar! As part of the long awaited release of the Los Angeles hardcore band’s comeback release, Witness A Rebirth (out November 6, 2012), the band is running a contest to give one lucky person a guitar for spreading the word about the release.
 

Please make sure to post the following image to your Instagram account with the hashtags #strife #schecter #6131 and #witnessarebirth.
 

Enter by following the band at their Official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/strifelosangelesand their Official Twitter page at @strife_la.
 

Enter as many times as you like. One post will equal one entry.
 

Contest winners will be announced on November 12^th