Bodycheck/Resilient splits are in

The Bodycheck/Resilient split is now available for order at the Midwestern Decline shop. They are $5 plus $2 shipping anywhere in the US. Please email midwesterndecline@gmail.com if you would like to place an order form anywhere outside of the states. There are only 100 copies in the first pressing so if you are interested order now, because most of them will be gone after the CD release show on August 27th.

Bodycheck/Resilient Split Release Show

The Bodycheck/Resilient Split will see the light of day on August 27. The always amazing people of the Harrison House are again volunteering to put up with our crap and let us host another release show at what is in my opinion the best venue for music in Fort Wayne. I've had the masters for a few weeks now, and I couldn't be happier with what either band turned out.

Bodycheck play fast thrashy hardcore in the vein of Terror while Resilient prefer a more slow, brooding approach and frequently remind me of Integrity and even Unbroken at times.

The show is $5 and you get a copy of the CD with admission. There are only 100 copies that will ever be pressed so if you want one you'll probably have to be at the show.

This show will be the last show for Bodycheck and the first local show for Resilient since Midwest Hardcore Fest. It will also be KARLOFF'S FINAL SHOW.

Also playing are Iceberg and Parasitic Twin with another TBA.

New Iceberg EP coming by way of Midwestern Decline

Iceberg have been representing Northern Indiana hardcore for the better part of five years now, and we feel honored the dudes in the band wanted to work with us to put out their first official release. They play straight forward no bullshit modern hardcore that doesn't get bogged down in beatdown cliches and packs a huge whallop without regurgitating the same metallic hardcore stuff we've all heard before.




The band is finished with recording, and the record is currently being mixed and mastered. It should be out in September in time for their fall mini tour. In the meantime check out their myspace. They've got some older demo versions of tracks up, as well as all of their upcoming shows.

Cloud Rat

The Cloud Rat LP is finally in! As of this writing, I only have 47 copies left, so please get your orders in/let me know you want one as soon as possible if you are interested. I expect them to go quick.

Reviews are coming in Short Fast + Loud, Maximum Rock N Roll, Give Me Back, and some other zines and web sites as well. In the mean time you can stream the track Athena from the Midwestern Decline facebook page, which is finally linked on the side of the page. Also, for more news on Cloud Rat including show dates check out their blog at http://www.cloudrat.blogspot.com/. Lastly, this release would not have been possible if it weren't for Nevin Marshall at IFB Records or Sock at Otherwise Dead. If you have a second, please check out what each of them are doing as well, they are proof that there are still plenty of people out there who care about real DIY music and culture.

Ordering info for the LP is as follows:
The LP is $10 shipping included.
Checks and money orders can be made out to Dan Kinnaley and can be sent to:
Midwestern Decline
1515 Columbia Ave.
Fort Wayne IN, 46805.

Paypal is also available at midwesterndecline@gmail.com

The LP is also available on Big Cartel.

Update

It's been a while since we've posted any news, but we wanted everyone to know we were still alive. Here's what's been going on at Midwestern Decline over the last few weeks.

Close Only Counts debut EP is currently being mixed and mastered by Joel Lauver of Burning Bridges Studios (Roadrunner, Goodfellow, Metal Blade). It was recorded by Matt Riefler of Fort Wayne Indiana, and it's sounded excellent to say the least.

The Resilient/Bodycheck split CD is still on the way. It should be at the pressing plant very soon, and both bands are playing shows around the region all summer.

As previously mentioned, the Cloud Rat LP is currently being pressed and the artwork is being finalized. You can all expect that one sometime this summer as well.

Karloff is headed in to the studio on Saturday, the 15th to record new material and one old favorite for an upcoming split with Sick To Deth, featuring Eric and Nick from Daisycutter. This release will be a partnership between Midwestern Decline and Insurgency Records.

All in all, we're way stoked for how the summer is shaping up and hope to have more news to share with you soon.

MD

Cloud Rat LP Is at the Pressing Plant

Today is a good news day. First of all, I got word from Rorick of Cloud Rat that their debut LP is currently being pressed. This is a joint venture between Midwestern Decline, Otherwise Dead, and IFB Records. I couldn't be more happy to work with such amazing labels to help put out a band that I honestly feel is one of the best new bands I have heard in a long time.

Even better news is that Cloud Rat has been generous enough to post the entire LP unmastered for download on their blog. Seriously check it out. You can also hear the song Athena from the upcoming release on the Midwestern Decline facebook page.

I'll only have 50 copies of this, and ordering instructions will be posted shortly. I reccomend moving quick on these, because I doubt they will be around for long.

Cloud Rat: www.cloudrat.blogspot.com

IFB Records: www.ifbrecords.com

Bodycheck/Resilient Split Cover Art

Here is the cover art for the upcoming Bodycheck/Resilient split. The artwork was done by Adam Sidwell, and you can check out more of his work at www.52baddudes.tumblr.com. A release date and release show details will be coming soon. In the meantime each of the bands have posted songs from the split on their respective myspace profiles. Links to each can be found under resources on the right side of this page.

Also, Close only counts are in the studio tonight, and more details about that release will be up shortly.