MAR 24, 2010

JAN 5, 2010

SAVING GRACE "UNBREAKABLE" OUT NOW
Saving Grace's new album "Unbreakable" is available now! Like all Strike First releases, the physical CD version is a limited edition, environmentally friendly digi pack which you can pick up in our online store, Amazon, Interpunk, Smarkpunk or other online retailers. Or you can get the digital version at iTunes or Amazon MP3. Also, congratulations to Clement Sigonneau of Pelham, NY for winning the Saving Grace Skateboard deck!

DEC 1, 2009

SAVING GRACE “UNBREAKABLE” PRE-ORDER ONLINE NOW
You can now pre-order the upcoming Saving Grace album “Unbreakable”. There are 4 options available and all pre-orders will be entered to win a one of a kind Saving Grace skateboard deck! Also, this album comes out on January 5, but all pre-orders will ship by Dec. 15 for pre-Christmas delivery (international orders might arrive after Christmas). So check out the pre-order sections of the online store and get your orders in!

OCT 28, 2009

STRIKE FIRST RECORDS SIGNS LETTER TO THE EXILES
We are happy to announce the addition of New York's Letter To The Exiles to the Strike First roster. Fronted by former Alove For Enemies vocalist, Erich Barto, Letter To The Exiles released their debut "A Call To Arms" in 2008 on Harvest Earth Records and are currently writing and recording for their Strike First full length which will see an early 2010 release. Check them out on myspace here.

SEPT 22, 2009

STRIKE FIRST RECORDS SIGNS SAVING GRACE
We are happy to announce the signing of New Zealand's Saving Grace to Strike First Records. The 4 piece hardcore metal hybrid have been making waves worldwide for a half decade during which the band's list of accomplishments includes the release of a self titled Demo EP in 2005, a split with friends Upheld in 2006 and their highly anticipated studio album 'Behind Enemy Lines' in 2008 which received rave reviews across their homeland and beyond
in USA and Europe, and took the band on a 35-date whirlwind tour across New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and USA.
Their Strike First Records debut "Unbreakable" will be released in January of 2010. Check out the bands myspace to listen to a new song and stay posted for a pre-order to be announced soon.

MAY 28, 2009

“LET YOUR KINGDOM COME” TOUR
The Great Commission and Earth From Above will hit the road together this summer on the “Let Your Kingdom Come” tour. This tour will start on the west coast and work it’s way out to Cornerstone Festival and then onto most of the rest of the US. Check out all of the dates in the tours section

MAY 26, 2009

IN THE MIDST OF LIONS “OUT OF DARKNESS” OUT NOW
The debut full length from St. Louis based In The Midst Of Lions is out today. You can pick up a copy in our online store or on iTunes as well as most any other online retailer. Make sure to check out all of the bands merch as well in our online store. In The Midst Of Lions will be touring all summer so check back soon for those dates to be announced.

APRIL 28, 2009

THROUGH SOLACE “THE WORLD ON STANDBY” OUT NOW
The brand new full length album from Through Solace titled “The World On Standby” is out today. Pick up a copy on iTunes, the Facedown online store, amazon.com and most any other online retailer. Check out a couple new songs on the bands myspace and spread the word!

APRIL 23, 2009

IN THE MIDST OF LIONS SIGNS WITH STRIKE FIRST
We are happy to welcome In The Midst Of Lions to the Strike First Records family of bands. Their debut album “Out Of Darkness” will be out on May 26 and you can pre-order in now in our online store. Check out a new song on the bands myspace and let them know what you think of it. In The Midst Of Lions will be playing at Cornerstone Festival this summer on the Anchor stage as part of the Facedown / Strike First day there, so stay posted for all the info on that and keep your eyes out for more ITMOL tour dates.

APRIL 14, 2009

EARTH FROM ABOVE “NUMBERED WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS” OUT NOW
The debut Earth From Above full length is out now!  Make sure to pick up a copy in our online store, on iTunes, amazon.com, or at select Southern California Hot Topic stores.  Check out a few songs at the bands myspace page and stay posted for summer tour dates to be announced soon.

MARCH 19, 2009

EARTH FROM ABOVE PRE-ORDER & NEW SONG
You can now pre-order the upcoming Earth From Above debut album “Numbered With The Transgressors” in our online store. This album will be released on April 14 so make sure to check out the pre-order that can get you a T-shirt and the CD for only $14.99! Earth From Above just posted a new song on their myspace titled “Salvage” so check that out here.

MARCH 12, 2009

FACEDOWN FEST TICKETS ON SALE AT C28 STORES
Starting today, Facedown Fest 2009 tickets are on sale at these 3 C28 locations:
 
Riverside, CA – Galleria at Tyler Mall
Temecula, CA – Promenade Mall
Escondido, CA – North County Fair Mall
 
There are no ticket charges on these tickets, so make sure to pick them up at any of these stores if they are in your area.  You can also buy them at the Glasshouse Box Office / Record Store in Pomona (just a few doors down from the Glasshouse).  Facedown Fest 2009 is April 3 & 4.  Check out all of the bands and info here. 

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

THE GREAT COMMISSION “AND EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW” OUT NOW!
The debut album from Southern California’s The Great Commission titled “And Every Knee Shall Bow” is out today. You can pick it up in our online store, iTunes, and most all online retailers. You can also pick up a copy on sale at select Southern California Hot Topic stores. The Great Commission are out on tour now with A Plea For Purging and Venia. Check out the dates for that in the tours section and head on over to the bands myspace to hear some songs from the new album.

JANUARY 22, 2009

THE GREAT COMMISSION PRE-ORDER UP NOW
You can now pre-order the debut full length from The Great Commission titled “And Every Knee Shall Bow”. This album comes out on Feb. 17 but you can save some money buy pre-ordering with some sweet combo deals. Check them all out here. The Great Commission is currently out on tour with Take It Back! and Wrench In The Works and will be out in February with A Plea For Purging and Venia. Check out all of their tour dates in the tours section.

A HOPE FOR HOME VIDEO ONLINE NOW
Check out the new video from A Hope For Home for the song “Iniquity: An Offering”. Their album “The Everlasting Man” just came out this week so make sure you check that out as well.

JANUARY 20, 2009

A HOPE FOR HOME “THE EVERLASTING MAN” OUT NOW
The Strike First debut from A Hope For Home titled “The Everlasting Man” is out and available now. This is an incredible album from start to finish and it’s packed with creative songwriting that is a breath of fresh air in today’s somewhat stale climate of generic heavy music. Do yourself a favor and check out some songs on the bands myspace page and then pick up the album in our online store, on iTunes or at Smartpunk, Interpunk, or Amazon.com. Check out our tour section for all of the bands upcoming tour dates including a show in Chino, CA w/ Sleeping Giant @ The Stronghold! A Hope For Home will also be playing at Facedown Fest 2009. You will be hearing about this band a lot in 2009!

JANUARY 6, 2008

THE REKONING OUT NOW
The Rekoning’s debut album “The Road Less Traveled” is out today.  Like all new Strike First releases, these are limited edition digi-packs that are available online through our online store, Amazon, Interpunk, Smartpunk and most other online retailers.  You can also buy it on iTunes and Amazon MP3.  The Rekoning is playing their CD release show this Friday in Chino, CA @ The Stronghold, so if you live in Southern California, check that out.  Their label mates, Earth From Above are also on the show. Also, to read a review for "The Road Less Traveled" from Pure Grain Audio click here!

HOPE FOR THE DYING IN OUTBURN MAGAZINE
Check out the new issue of Outburn magazine (The Bronx on the cover) for a full page interview / feature on our very own Hope For The Dying. Some big tour plans will be announced shortly for these guys so be checking back for that.

DECEMBER 8, 2008

TAKE IT BACK! / WRENCH IN THE WORKS / THE GREAT COMMISSION TOUR
We have 3 bands going out on tour together in January. Take It Back!, Wrench In The Works (Facedown Records) and The Great Commission, will be covering a good part of the US over the period of a month. Check out all of the tour dates in the tours section and support this tour if it comes your way. You won’t be disappointed.

DECEMBER 4, 2008

STRIKE FIRST RECORDS SIGNS A HOPE FOR HOME
It’s with great excitement that we bring to you the newest addition to the Strike First roster: Portland, OR’s A Hope For Home. A Hope For Home have been touring consistently throughout the northwest and have self released their own material before joining up with us for their newest album “The Everlasting Man”. This 11 track album will be available January 20th and you can pre-order it now in our online store. Check out some music from the upcoming album at the bands myspace page and welcome them to the family while you are there!

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

HOPE FOR THE DYING AVAILABLE NOW
Today marks an exciting day for all of us at Strike First / Facedown. It is the release date of our first Strike First album in a couple of years, and that is the self titled release from Hope For The Dying. This metal gem marks a new direction for Strike First Records, as it is a limited edition, environmentally friendly packaged CD that contains no PVC plastic. If you pre-ordered the album in our online store, then it’s on it’s way and you should have it within a day or so. If you didn’t pre-order it, you can order it now for immediate shipping from any of these online retailers: Facedown online store , Smartpunk.com, Interpunk.com, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com & FYE.com. You can also buy the MP3 version of the album at iTunes or on Amazon MP3. Keep in mind that the physical copies of this album are limited and that’s why they are not readily available in physical stores, but that is why we have kept the price down so that the slight shipping charges won’t make it unaffordable. We have a busy year ahead in 2009 with Strike First and this is just the beginning!

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

THE REKONING SIGNS WITH STRIKE FIRST RECORDS
It’s our pleasure to announce the signing of Southern California’s The Rekoning to Strike First Records. The Rekoning bring an old style punk rock / hardcore sound to the label in the vein of Facedown alumni The Deal and Hanover Saints as well as such greats as Dropkick Murphys, Rancid, and Sick Of It All. Their debut album “The Road Less Traveled” has an official release date of Jan. 6, but you can pre-order it now in our online store for early Christmas delivery. So check out The Rekoning on their myspace page and then check out the pre-order for “The Road Less Traveled” in our online store

OCTOBER 30, 2008

EARTH FROM ABOVE JOINS THE STRIKE FIRST ROSTER
We are very excited to announce the addition of Southern California’s Earth From Above to the Strike First roster. These guys have been tearing up Southern California for awhile now and will be recording their debut full length in January with engineer Chris Eck (Impending Doom, Mirrors Of Dead Faces, Oblige) for a Spring release date. Head over to their myspace to listen to a brand new pre-production song titled “The Antidote” and check out some of their upcoming California shows that they have coming up as well. Oh, and don’t forget to take a look at some of the sweet merch available in our online store for these guys

OCTOBER 20TH, 2008

HOPE FOR THE DYING PRE-ORDER NOW ONLINE
The first release under the newly re-launched Strike First Records will be released on November 25 and it is the self titled album from Hope For The Dying. It’s available for pre-order in our online store now. Remember that all physical CDs are PVC-free, digi pack packaging and are all limited edition so make sure to get your pre-orders in as these albums will not be available in retail stores. You can check out a song from the album on the Strike First myspace here

THROUGH SOLACE POST NEW SONG
We have a brand new Through Solace song titled “Almost” on our myspace page. This is a pre-production song for their upcoming Strike First album that will be released in the Spring of 2009. Check it out and make sure to see the guys on their first US tour from Nov. 29 – Dec. 9. Check out the dates for those here.