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Chinese metalcore crew Life Awaits have recently dropped their album, “Fluorescent”. The latter is indeed out now via Famined Records! Life Awaits crashed on to the Asian heavy scene with the release of debut album “Waves” in 2017. Blending intense, resonating breakdowns, atmospheric arrangements and soaring melodic injections, the Beijing …

Have you ever heard about Round Eye ? These laowai (foreigner) punks are based in Shanghai and they do punk the traditional way : impolite, shocking, dissonant and irreverent. They’ve just dropped a new music video for their single “Do the drumpf” and it’s exactly what you can expect from …

Beijing hardcore-punk band, Struggle Session is heading out on a five-week, seven-country, thirty-three show tour of South America. They will play squats, house shows, generator-powered street shows, and maybe even a couple venues. Watch the promo video below:

French punk-rockers Bare Teeth have announced they will be touring through Japan and China in April, to promote their first EP called “First the town, then the world“, released in May 2017. They will also join the Punk Rules Okay Tour for 2 show in Tokyo, and bands like Belvedere, …

This March, renowned pop-punk outfit The Dickies are bringing their anniversary tour to China for three nights, with Shanghai’s Round Eye in support. Check the dates below and make sure to catch them on tour! March 2nd – HANGZHOU – MAO Livehouse w/ Round Eye & 切 March 3rd – …

It’s not the first time we have an interview with a China-based band at Distrolution. Round Eye is from Shanghai but they differ from other bands as they are all foreigners who formed a band in Shanghai. They have a lot of influences, from punk to free-jazz. Let’s dive into …

If you have a little interest in what’s happening in China regarding music, you know that things are moving fast there. Since you can’t easily access sites such as Facebook or Twitter from the inside, it’s hard to spot new Chinese bands from the outside. However, there are plenty of …