So we've added all the below stock and we've got more on its way including stock from..

Blueline Medic 
Standing Tall
Centenary Violence Clothing
Day Of Contempt
Panic! At the disco
Nirvana
Jebediah
Yellowcard
Frenzal Rhomb
Jimmy Eat World
The Living End 
Norma Jean
Gyroscope
Taking Back Sunday

Friday : 12-7pm

Saturday : 10-5pm

Sunday : CLOSED

Monday : CLOSED

Job For A Cowboy – Shirts, CD's
Norma Jean – Shirts, Hoodies
Picture The End – CD's, Shirts coming!!
Goodnight Combat Fighter – Shirts & magnets
30 Seconds To Mars – Shirts, Hoodies, CD's
Beyond Mine – Shirts
I Love Melbourne Graffiti – Hoodies, Shirts, Badges
My Chemical Romance – Hoodies, Belts, Shirts
Japanese Import CD's – Kisschasy, 28 Days, The Spazzys
Famous By Association – CD's, Shirts
Bagster – New Cd and Merch

Coue Method - To Mock A Vapid World

Throughout the 90s, Melbourne's One Inch Punch (later known as Mid Youth Crisis) were the leaders of melodic punk in Australia. After a 10 year absence, three founding members have re-banded as Coue Method. Steve Milligan's distinct vocals are powerful and melodic, and Lombardi and McAnally's guitars sweep between the dissonant and uplifting.

"Recently returning to Melbourne after living in Ireland for several years, ex-Mid Youth Crisis frontman Steven Milligan has again been drawn towards writing lyrics driven by melody, underscored by pounding guitars and characterized by vigorous intent. Enlisting old friends in Adrian Lombardi (ex-MYC himself, and currently of Blueline Medic) and Heath McNally (ex-MYC), saw the beginnings of Coue Method take shape." - chaos.com

Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date - Saturday, May 24th
Line-Up - Envy Parade, Picture Perfect Skys
Time - 1pm

Date - Saturday, June 14th
Line-Up - House Vs Hurricane, The Statics
Time - 1pm

Not all of us have someone to cuddle up to on those cold winter nights, but with a super-warm, super-cool (is that a contradiction?) hoodie from Fist2Face, you won't need anyone else! We've just had a huge shipment of hoodies from bands and clothing companies, so there's sure to be something in store that you'll like.

We've got hoodies from companies like Fist2Face, Goregous Threads, Brutal Australia, Pee Records, and Afends, and bands including Antiskeptic, Dopamine, Parkway Drive, Panic At The Disco, The Living End, Anarchsphere, Bodyjar, Kisschasy, MXPX, Cog, Hatebreed, Brand New, All Time Low and Escape The Fate!

Better still, instead of paying upwards of $120 for a hoodie at a show, the majority of our hoodies are just 70 bucks! Bargain!

Click on the Hoodies category on the left side of this page!

• Trial Kennedy - Brand new album, shirts, badges
• Photo prints - Gyroscope, Horsell Common, Trial Kennedy and tons more!
• House Vs Hurricane - T-shirts, new EP
• Green Day - Side-project CDs and vinyls
• The Resignators - New album!
• Coue Method - CDs
• Stationery - Pens, pencils and notebooks from The Used, Fall Out Boy and many more!
• Story of the Year - New album
• I Killed The Prom Queen - New limited edition CD, shirts, hoodies
• Killswitch Engage - Shirts, CDs, DVDs
• Tom Petty - CDs, DVDs
• Daughters of the Rich - CDs
• Cog - CDs, shirts, hoodies
• The Statics - CDs, badges
• Envy Parade - CDs
• Front End Loader - Back catalog CDs
• The Dear Hunter - Shirts, CDs
• Pennywise - CDs

Trial Kennedy - New Manic Art

Melbourne's Trial Kennedy are such a good band it's ridiculous. Great musicians, sexy dudes, and more importantly, writers of some seriously good tunes. They've been around for many years, but recently released their debut full-length album New Manic Art, and with songs like "The Great Escape", "Neighbours" and the new single "Colour Day Tours", it is sure to brighten up your CD collection.

If you don't yet know who Trial Kennedy are but you're a fan of good Aussie rock music like Kisschasy, Gyroscope or Horsell Common, get this album now!

Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date - Saturday, June 14th
Line-Up - House Vs Hurricane, The Statics
Time - 1pm

Date - Sunday, June 22nd
Line-Up - The Resignators, YOU?
Time - 1pm

I'm not afraid to admit that I'm one of those guys who travels with a man-bag everywhere he goes. And I swear, it's the most convenient thing in the world, cause you never know when you're gonna spill ice cream all over yourself and need some tissues. (Seriously, that's happened to me twice in the past few weeks. How fucked is that?! Is there something wrong with me?)

And as we all know, the only thing better than carrying a bag, is carrying a bag with your favourite band on it! We've stocked up on bags at the store this month, and I cordially invite YOU to pick one up and see how much better your life functions when you have Nurofen and bus timetables within arms reach at all times.

Here's a short list of some of the bags we have available, be they of the messenger, tote or backpack variety: The Living End, H.I.M., AFI, Taking Back Sunday, G-Pop, Weezer, a really cute one with apples on it, False Start, My Chemical Romance, Dickies, I Love Melbourne Graffiti, Death Cab For Cutie, and Something With Numbers.

Plus, we've got a massive range of bags that we can order in from overseas! Check out the Bags section of the Fist2Face website to see some of the stuff we can get.

Man, how good are puns? Seriously.

Remember Dr Pepper, the delicous soft drink that tasted vaguely like Demazin? I don't know why, but they stopped selling it in Australia over five years ago, and for ages the only place you could get it was from some place in the city, so you had to buy a zone 1 ticket just to get your Pepper fix. What a rip!

Well not any more, because Fist2Face has imported all the Dr Pepper and Cherry Coke you could ever want! And better yet, it's only $2.50 a can! You can't beat that price! So come on down to ol' Fistie Facey and pine over old times with an icy cold can of Dr Pepper and Cherry Coke. It'll cure what ails ya!

• Birds of Tokyo - Brand new album!
• Trial Kennedy - New CD, shirts and badges
• Fire to Scarecrow - New clothing label
• Horsell Common - Shirts and tons of badges
• Blueline Medic - New 7" vinyl and CDs
• Photo prints - Gyroscope, Horsell Common, Trial Kennedy, IKTPQ, Mammal and tons more!
• House Vs Hurricane - T-shirts, new EP
• Foxboro Hot Tubs - Green Day side-project CDs and vinyls
• The Paper and the Plane - New EP!
• Behind Crimson Eyes - New shirts and hoodies
• The Resignators - New album!
• Stationery - Pens, pencils and notebooks from The Used, Fall Out Boy and many more!
• Story of the Year - New album
• I Killed The Prom Queen - New limited edition CD, shirts, hoodies
• Project Redline - New EP
• Killswitch Engage - Shirts, CDs, DVDs
• Against Me! - Back catalogue CDs, vinyls and badges
• Cog - CDs, shirts, hoodies
• The Statics - CDs, badges
• Envy Parade - CDs
• Angelspit - CDs
• Front End Loader - Back catalog CDs

Fist2Face is not only the coolest music store in the eastern suburbs, it's also the coolest ONLINE music store. That means you don't even have to come out to Fist2Face to get your music fix, because you can make an order on the Fist2Face website from the warmth and comfort of your own home, select "pick up from store" as the shipment method, and then mosey on down to pick up your swag when the weather is nice!

What a world we live in.

And for those of you who don't live in Melbourne, we also ship worldwide and our postage is super cheap! But it's probably warmer than zero degrees where you live, so we're even.

Carpathian - Isolation

I don't need to tell you who Carpathian are - especially if you were at Soundwave earlier in the year. Carpathian, as one of only three Aussie bands on the bill, managed to draw massive crowds over from the international bands, even creating a wall of death in Sydney that rivalled the one for headliners Killswitch Engage.

Well it's been almost three years since their brutal debut album Nothing To Lose first cracked eardrums all around the world, and Carpathian are finally ready to unleash the beast that is Isolation. Aussie hardcore is world-renowned, and for good reason. Isolation not only continues that reputation, it surpasses it.

Click here to view this product.

Check out these upcoming instore gigs @ Fist2Face (20 Railway Place, Ringwood). All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!

Date: Sunday, August 17th
Line-up: Envy Parade, The Sinking Sea
Time: 1pm

Date: Tuesday, September 9th
Line-up: Avalon Drive, support TBC
Time: 4pm

Date: Saturday, September 13th
Line-up: Ivory Line, A Year To Remember, Calerway
Time: 1pm

• Carpathian - New album, shirts, hoodies and badges!
• Norma Jean - Brand new CD
• Nucleus - CDs and shirts
• My Chemical Romance - Limited edition Black Parade vinyl and tons of badges!
• Superb Lyrebird - Anoised EP
• Ash Phoenix - CDs and shirts
• Slick 46 - New CD
• Sailmaker - New EP
• Trial Kennedy - Brand new single, CDs, shirts and badges
• Cannibal Corpse - New DVD
• Gallows For Grace - New CD
• Responder - New CD, shirts, badges and more
• Front Counter - New EP
• H.I.M. - Bags, hoodies, shirts, CDs and more
• The Living End - New album, single, shirts, posters and heaps more
• Behind Crimson Eyes - Revelation CD/DVD, new shirts and hoodies
• Disturbed - New CD
• Robotosaurus - New CD
• Parkway Drive - New shipment of shirts!
• A Year To Remeber - New EP
• Calerway - New CD
• Fire To Scarecrow - New clothing label
• Birds of Tokyo - Brand new album!
• Horsell Common - Shirts and tons of badges
• Blueline Medic - New 7" vinyl and CDs
• Foxboro Hot Tubs - Green Day side-project CDs and vinyls

• To Write Love On Her Arms - Shirts, singlets and tote bags
• Watch Your Step - Taking You Down With Me II (Australian Edition)
• Anberlin - New album and shirts
• Rise Against - Brand new album
• Confession - New album featuring members of IKTPQ and 50 Lions
• The Black Dahlia Murder - Shirts and hoodies
• The Statics - Pillow cases and photo prints
• Polar Disco - New EP
• Cooper St Exit - New EP
• Mammal - New CD/DVD pack
• Immaculate Heart - Wicked new fashion magazine
• Antagonist A.D. - New CD (formerly known as Antagonist)
• Bring Me The Horizon - New album, shirts and hoodies
• Something With Numbers - New album and back catalogue CDs
• Senses Fail - New CD
• Underoath - New album (deluxe and standard edition)
• My Chemical Romance - Stickers, vinyls, deluxe Black Parade and TONS more!
• Trial Kennedy - Brand new shirts, hoodies, new album and singles, badges
• Escape The Fate - New CD, posters, badges, shirts and hoodies
• Carpathian - New album, shirts, hoodies and badges!
• Irrelevant - New album
• Nucleus - CDs and shirts
• Deez Nuts - Stay True album
• Lagwagon - Brand new CD
• Slick 46 - New CD
• The Amity Affliction - New CD (with bottle opener and tour poster!)
• Sailmaker - New EP
• Cannibal Corpse - New DVD
• Gallows For Grace - New CD
• H.I.M. - Bags, hoodies, shirts, CDs and more
• The Living End - New album, single, shirts, posters and heaps more

As the great Wayne Campbell said: "I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack!"

Well, at Fist2Face it's the exact opposite (and, you know... not guns). We've got SO FUCKING MANY upcoming CDs and new releases that they've busted out and started their own section of the mailout!

• Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping (November 1st)
• The Getaway Plan - "Shadows" single and merch coming soon
• I Killed The Prom Queen - Sleepless Nights And City Lights DVD (November 8th)
• The Red Shore - Unconsecrated (November 8th)
• Sunn O))) - Domkirke (November 8th)
• Opeth - The Roundhouse Tapes DVD
• Bleeding Through - Declaration
• Unwritten Law - Live And Lawless
• Gojira - Way Of All Flesh
• Psycroptic - (Ob)servant

And of course heaps more! If there's an upcoming release that you'd like to order which isn't already on the Fist2Face website, all you've gotta do is contact us and tell us to get our arses into gear!

Most of these CDs will make their way onto the Fist2Face website over the coming days and weeks, so keep an eye out for them. You can pre-order ANY release that appears on the website, so you'll be guaranteed of getting it as soon as it's released. Sweet!

Anberlin - New Surrender

Anberlin have been quietly building a following for a number of years, and make their major label debut with New Surrender. But that doesn't mean they've sold out: one review said "New Surrender rocks with the force of Blueprints and smarts of Never Take Friendship Personal".

If you've not heard Anberlin before but like Mae, Emery, Copeland or bands of that style, Anberlin just might be the ticket for you! With an appearance on the massive Soundwave festival coming up next year, they look sure to explode in popularity down here in Oz.

Check out Anberlin's page on Fist2Face at www.fist2face.com.au/?anberlin.

Check out these upcoming instore gigs @ Fist2Face (20 Railway Place, Ringwood). All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!

Date: Saturday, November 8th
Line-up: Stealing O'neal, False Start, The Turnaround
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, November 29th
Line-up: The Scissor File, The Heartbreak Club, Cuthero Time: 1pm

Date: Friday, December 5th
Line-up: Avalon Drive, supports TBC
Time: 1pm

Date: Sunday, December 5th
Line-up: Ellington, supports TBC
Time: 1pm

So you know how The Living End and Gyroscope are two of the most well-respected bands in Australia, yeah? Well, Crucial Music manage both of those bands, and have struck up a close partnership with Fist2Face which means that the official TLE and Gyroscope online stores are now part of Fist2Face!

Is that not the coolest thing to happen since sliced pineapple?

So if you or the ones you love would like to buy merch from two of Australia's best bands online, make your way to Fist2Face!

A whooooooole ton of stock has been discounted to make F2F the only place you need to go to buy your pressies this December. CDs, T-shirts, hoodies, bags, posters, it's all been discounted so you can save a bunch of cash to spend on the most important person of all: yourself. You deserve it.

Some of the awesome deals we have for you include:

• Gyroscope - half price posters
• Buy any Blink Event Photography print and get another one free
• Buy five sets of Death Wish guitar strings an get one set free
• Buy any Escape The Fate CD and get a free T-shirt (size small only)
• Buy any The Statics merch or CD and get a free badge set
• Buy any Care Factor Records release and get the 10 Years Of Care Factor compilation free
• Buy any Boomtown Records CD and get the new Elora Danan Door Up, Elevator CD free
• Buy any Pee Records CD/merch and get a free Pee Records compilation CD and sticker pack
• The Living End shirts from $10
• Buy the new Bring Me The Horizon album and get a free Shot @ Close Range photo print of the band
• Buy a Broni shirt, get a free Broni CD
• Buy the amazing Trial Kennedy album and get the "Sunday Warning" single free
• Buy three To Write Love On Her Arms shirts and get a free tote bag

But if our groin-grabbingly massive range is just too much for you to handle, you can always just get a Fist2Face gift voucher so the recipient can spend it on whatever the hell they like.

And of course, don't forget to tell all your friends and family that this Christmas you don't want anything unless it came from Fist2Face!

• To Write Love On Her Arms - Shirts (new designs!), singlets and tote bags
• The Government - Debut EP!
• Guns For Glory - Shirts, CDs and badges
• Calerway - Shirts, hoodies and CDs
• Wish For Wings - New CD Afterlife
• Jack's Mannequin - New CD (and deluxe edition) and hoodies
• Rabbit Records - Loads of punk rock CDs and vinyls from Perth-based label
• Amber Calling - EPs and singles
• The Invitation - Debut EP Sway
• All That Remains - New live DVD and shirts
• United Nations - New CD from a supergroup that got sued by the real U.N.!
• The Getaway Plan - New shirts, CD single and heaps more
• Escape The Fate - Brand new CD including deluxe edition with T-shirt!
• Trial Kennedy - Brand new shirts, hoodies, new album and singles (including "Sunday Warning") and badges
• Dead Letter Circus - New single "Next In Line"
• Pee Records - Far too many kick-arse new CDs to mention in one line!
• Dance Floor Anthems - Wicked compilation with dozens of bands guaranteed to get you on the dance floor
• Anberlin - New album and shirts
• Rise Against - Brand new album
• Confession - New album featuring members of IKTPQ and 50 Lions
• The Black Dahlia Murder - Shirts and hoodies
• The Statics - Pillow cases and photo prints
• Polar Disco - New EP
• Cooper St Exit - New EP
• Mammal - New CD/DVD pack
• Immaculate Heart - Wicked new fashion magazine

• Gyroscope - Fast Girl and Midnight Express EPs!
• Brittle - Chinese Whispers CD
• Unbelievably Bad zine #8
• Broni - Brand new CD
• Seconds Away / Staying At Home - old school split CD
• To Write Love On Her Arms - Deon tops and tons more
• The Vampirates - shirts and CDs
• Children Collide - shirts, CDs and more
• Deez Nuts - CDs and shirts
• The Amity Affliction - CDs, shirts and bottle openers
• Soundwave 09 sampler CDs
• RWS Merch - wicked Captain Planet planeteer shirts
• Goodnight Nurse - CDs and shirts
• Afends Clothing - new designs
• New Bags - The Killers, Battles, Cold War Kids, Death Cab For Cutie and many more
• The Mars Volta - Australian tour poster, shirts, CDs

Broni - Every Thought I've Had Since I Was Ten

"Every Thought I've Had Since I Was Ten" is the debut solo album from Melbourne singer-songwriter Jay Broni, also of MightyBoy and The Doggy Paddle Scandal, and one of Fist2Face's bestest best friends. A collection of acoustic material pulling songs from his two previous EPs "Simone..." and "Me And Martin" as well as some new material, it's the perfect companion to a lazy summer day.

Check out Broni's page on Fist2Face at www.fist2face.com.au/?broni.

Check out these upcoming instore gigs @ Fist2Face (20 Railway Place, Ringwood). All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!

Date: Saturday, February 7th
Line-up: Girl Vs Ghost, Brittle, Ikarii
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, February 28th
Line-up: Broni, Kieran Christopherson
Time: 1pm

• Mistake Clothing – Four new designs
• Bush Fire Benefit CD
• Pop Tarts!!! (store only)
• AMP Magazines
• Ashley's Affair - Live At The Ranges DVD and shirts!
• Vinyl - Blueline Medic, Nirvana, Tenth Dan/Toe To Toe and more!
• Sound System Records – Porkers singles, and more sale stock!
• Fido - Something You Should Have CD
• Best Before, Safe Hands, After The Fall, Rush In Attack EPs
• NOFX Backstage Passport DVD (new album coming soon!)
• HvH hoodie’s and shirts
• TDWP - Reptar shirts (more in stock!)
• Tom Petty Tribute CD
• TWLOA, Bring Me The Horizon, The Black Dahlia Murder, A Day To Remember and heaps more shirts

No, Fist2Face didn’t make a ‘mistake’ but you will be if you don’t check out Crafter’s (IKTPQ, Confession) clothing brand MISTAKE CLOTHING now instore. Yes that’s right Fist2Face is now stocking Mistake Clothing. Look sweet in some of these wicked shirts. So come check it out in store or online now. You’ll be making a huge ‘mistake’ if you don’t.

We have some awesome pre order comps including the new City Escape – Avalanches (Taperjean Records), out April 18th and Wherewolves (ex 'A Year To Remember') - The Night Before. The Morning After (Boomtown Records!). All pre order purchers come with a free badge.

• City Escape – New Avalanches CD and shirts
• EPs - Dukes Of Windsor, So Last Summer, Bridge The Gap
• Keychains – Underoath, AFI, Blink 182, The Black Dahlia Murder, Taking Back Sunday and heaps more
• Glamour Kills Clothing
• Parkway Drive shirts – new designs!
• Beneath The Rising Tide – Hoodies and shirts
• Restock on TWLOHA!
• Sixlip – Tees, Stickers, CDs
• Shirts -  Waverley, The Scissor File, A Day To Remember, House Vs Hurricane, Delamare
• Trial Kennedy – Shirts, Stubby Holders, Bags, Keychains
• Crusade Records CDs - Deadsoil, Bloodlined Calligraphy, Bloodlined Calligraphy, Freestate, Through Closed Eyes and more
• Raised By Wolves - new album and tee's!
• Best Before - Shirts and EP
• Suppression Records -  Bridge The Gap, more bands coming soon

Closure In Moscow - First Temple
These five Victorian boys have come a long way hit big with leaps and bonds. Having been through of touring all over Aus and moving to the U.S. and now their debut full length album, First Temple, relised by Taperjean Music.

Fans can now pre order the First Temple CD. With songs Sweet#hart, Kissing Cousins and I'm A Ghost Of Twilight. If you into bands like The Mars Volta, Chiodos, As Tall As Lions and Scary Kids Scaring Kids then check it out.
This album is definitely going to be of the biggest albums of 09.
Listening to it will make you feel all warm inside.

So heaps of people have been asking us to stock it, now we finally have it. Glamour Kills is now in at Fist2Face. With six new designs in stock, you’d be crazy not to buy one! Heaps more designs coming so. So why not look hot and stand this cold winter in these sick as designs.

Coming up
Pre order these sick CD coming out soon;
• Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals (Comes with free patch)
Release Date: June 23 th, 2009

• Anti-Flag - The People Or The Gun
Release Date: June 9th, 2009

• Suicide Silence – No Time To Bleed
Release Date: June 30th, 2009

• August Burns Red - Constellations
Release Date: July 14th, 2009

• All Time Low – Nothing Personal
Release Date: July 7th, 2009

Instore Gigs
Date: Sunday, June 7th
Line-up: Rabble and October Powder
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, June 13th
Line-up: Best Before, Zounds and The (Temperamental) Pocket
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, June 20th
Line-up: Starting Sunday (Front Counter) and Masketta Fall
Time: 1pm

• Red Shore – New shirts and new CD
• IKTPQ – Say Goodbye and IKTPQ/BMTH Shirts
• Closure In Moscow – First Temple album, hoodie’s and more
• Whiskey Go Go's - Shirts, CD EPs and Albums
• HEAPS NEW TWLOHA stock!
• Karnivool MERCH!!! – Hoodies, shirts, heaps more
• The Go Set – CDs and Shirts
• CDs – Addison, The War, File Under Ska Compilation
• Hatchet Dawn – CDs and merch
• The Getaway Plan – 2004-2009 CD
• Shirts – Def Leppard, Enter Shikari, Propagandhi, Wherewolves, TDWP, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Mayday Parade, Emarosa, Silverstein, The Living End and more
• Bloodline Badges
• Blink 182 hoodies and shirts
• EPs - Starting Sunday, Black Jaw, Baroness
• Suicide Silence - Pull the Trigger on black and white

Karnivool - Sound Awake
A band from Perth that formed in 1996, these boys are frontmand by the one and only Ian Kenny (also from Birds of Tokyo). Playing gigs such as The Big day out, Homebake and traveling these boys are flat out, not to mention winning heaps of WAMi awards back in 2007.
Since then Karnivool have been working on Sound Awake, including the first released single ‘Set Fire to the Hive.’ The four year wait is finally over!

Watch out for Karnivool as they travel around Aus for their ‘Sound Awake’ tour later this month!

PayPal is now available at F2F. What is PayPal you ask?! Well it’s a safer, easier way to make an online payment. Sorry it’s been such a long wait, but now that wait is over.
Check it out here; www.paypal.com.au/au

So they have a new CD out this month but not only just that, we now stock the sickest merch going round! Yes, that is right! We are now the official online merch store for the one, the only Karnivool. Shirts, Hoodies, CDs, DVDs and heaps, heaps more. If you’re a hardcore Karnivool fan or just wanna check out their music, Fist2Face is now the first place you shoud come too!
 

What if I said F2F was flooded with heaps of new TWLOHA merch, would you believe me?! Well you should! No joke we have so much new merch that you should help us out and buy some wicked shirts and hoodies! With heaps of different colours and styles to choose from you won’t be able to pick just one!

When you buy any TWLOHA merch F2F will donate half of its profits to Kids Help Line.
 

• Rabble - CDs, shirts, patches
• Gyroscope – New hoodies, shirts, stubby holders
• Shirts - Cradle Of Filth, Children Collide, Attack Attack!, The Devil Wears Prada, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Closure In Moscow, A Skylit Drive
• Hoodies – The Devil Wears Prada, Attack Attack!, Alesana, Agnostic Front, A Static Lullaby, A Skylit Drive, and more.
• CDs – Spinal Tap, The Ramones, Pantera, Gym Class Heroes, Green Day, Behind Crimson Eyes, and more.
• New Amity Affliction merch!
• HEY FEVER MERCH!
• New HvH Hoodies and shirts.
• Bloodline Badges – new designs
• The Amory Wars Vol.2 #1, #2, #3, #4, #5

Spinal Tap – Back From The Dead

Yeah that’s right kids.. The greatest band in the world is BACK WITH A NEW CD!!!
So most of you would have seen the movie, and the others that haven’t GO SEE IT ASAP!!
Anyways back to this amazing, sick, rad, mad, wait….you can’t describe how effin good it is because there’s no word too (unless you know a word then send it to us.) Fan won’t be disappointed at all, especial since the cover pops out and stands like a lil stage.
No joke, CHECK THIS SHIT OUT! DO IT!
Crank this one all the way to eleven baby!

To make way for the truckloads of stock we keep getting here at F2F, WE NEED YOUR HELP to move some of the older stock from bands no longer with us etc.
ONE WEEK ONLY - THE MOST STUPID PRICES YOU WILL EVER SEE AT FIST2FACE!!!
1cent badges, 10cent CDs, $1 t-shirts, $5 hoodies!!!!

Everyone loves a good poster on the wall, be it bedroom, study, garage, etc.
Cover up a hole in a wall, a black space, or just cause, we have heaps of posters including Paramore, My Chem., The Living End, BFMV, The Used, AC/DC, Escape The Fate, Gyroscope, AFI and heaps more.
We have sizes from A1 to A3, so come take your pick and make your room look sick as!

• Kisschasy - Seizures (Ltd Ed)
Release Date: Aug, 2009

• It Dies Today - Lividity
Release Date: September 15th, 2009

• Cobra Starship – Hot Mess.
Release Date: August 11th, 2009

• Paramore – Brand New Eyes
Release Date: September 29th, 2009

• After The Fall - [In] Exile
Release Date: Aug, 2009

• AFI - Crash Love
Release Date: September 29th, 2009

• Sailmaker - Beg EP
Release Date: September, 2009
 

PRE ORDER COMP!!
All pre orders for Sailmaker go in the running to get the following Krew clothing pack + Sailmaker merch.

Each pre order comes with free shit, so check the links for more details
 

Date: Saturday, Aug 22nd
Line-up: Enolas Secret, The Conspiracy Plan and For Our Hero
Time: 1pm

Date: Sat, Sep 5th
Line-up: Heartbreak Club & support TBC
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, Oct 10th
Line-up: Click On Colour & support TBC
Time: 1pm

• Aussie hip hop merch; Downsyde, The Herd, Drapht, Hilltop Hoods and more
• Albums; Job For Cowboy, A Silent Fiction, The Beatles, Set Your Goals
• DVDs; The Black Dahlia Murder, Def Leppard, The Who, Metallica, The Doors, Nirvana, and more
• Vinyl; Children Collide, Living End, Gray Ghost, Radio War, and more.
• Into the night CDs and shirts
• Parkway Skate Decks (old school and new school shapes)
• Shirts; 50 Lions, Rise Against, Hey Fever, Lamb Of God, New Found Glory, Cradle Of Filth,
• New Paramore merch (new album out soon!!)
• Mayfeild - CDs and Merch
• Amundsens Flag CDs and merch
• Glorious Homeless Records
• New Kisschasy shirts and hoods.
 

All Time Low – Nothing Personal
If it wasn’t for an instore at f2f in ‘08, ATL would just be another band.
After their packed out instore these lovely young boys went back home and recorded Nothing Personal. Now we all now it, and so do ATL that this album couldn’t have been made if it wasn’t for us, so a deep thank you boys.

So anyways, not your average punk pop album, but one to definitely check out!
 

So Fist2Face has finally got of its ass and begun stocking some of this countries finest hip hop acts.
Love it or hate it, its here to stay and for those of you that love it we have some of the hottest releases and merch from bands such as Downsyde, The Herd, Drapht, Hilltop Hoods and more!
Get on it!

Nothing beats a good music DVD on a big TV and sournd sound, so if you’re one of them people that have them and love music and DVDs then why not check out some of the DVDs fist2face have on sale.
Bands like The Clash, Blink 182, The Living End, NOFX, IKTPQ, Nirvana, and others like Brutal Australia, American Hardcore, Sounds Of The Underground and heaps more DVDs to choose from.

And don’t forget that the one and only Parkway Drive are releasing there ‘The DVD’ later this month, so why no pre order it?!
 

So did you hear f2f got twitter and facebook?
Follow us twitter.com/fist2face
And why not become a fan www.facebook.com/fist2face

Don’t forget we also have a myspace dudes, myspace.com/fist2face, so give us an add!

* Parkway Drive – New DVD, new shirts and hoods!
* Kisschasy – New album, Vinyl, shirts and hoods!!
* Trial Kennedy posters
* CDs- Jonny Craig, All or Nothing, After The Fall, The Nation Blue, The Bronx, Jet, Antagonist A.D., For Our Hero, The Used, Arctic Monkeys and so much more!
* Mayday Parade, Cobra Starship, The Black Dahlia Murder, Boys Like Girls, AC/DC, Rise Against, H.I.M. and heap more shirts!!
* LOVE ROCK Clothing.
* H.I.M, Rancid, Operation Ivy headwear.
* A Day To Remember, The Gifthorse/ The Pheonix Foundation Split Vinyl
* The Living End Badges and heaps of re-stocks!

Kisschasy - Seizures
So Lets Get Personal about Kisschasy….they’re 4 guys from Mornington Peninsula, Vic, they’re the guys who have that really good song "The Shake"., oh and Darren Cordeux is a babe!
But anyways they have a new album out called Seizers (the bands best album in our humble opinion) and a new song called Generation Why, the film clip for that is pretty cool.
Who wouldn’t wanna be in a wicked cool Aussie band, play in a blue room and get covered in orange paint?
Three versions of this cracking album! Standard, CD/DVD and limited edition VINYL!!!
Kisschasy. Seizures. Check it out. NOW!!

Parkway fans are going to jizz when they watch this! Ever wondered what it’s like on tour with one of the biggest Aussie hardcore acts? Well now you can stop wondering, buy The DVD, go home, make a movie night of it, and find out!
Heaps of good ‘LOLs’, and I’m sure while watching them at SweatFest ’08 you can mosh….just maybe do it while home alone?!
If I had to rate this DVD it would be 6 bananas out of 5!

Pre order these sick CD coming out soon;

Mayday Parade - Anywhere But Here
Released Date: October 6, 2009

Blessthefall – Witness
Released Date: October 6, 2009

The Statics – Songs We Wish We Wrote
Release Date : October 10, 2009

Thrice - Beggars
Release Date: October 2009

The Almost – Monster Monster
Release Date: November 3rd, 2009

Atreyu - Congregation Of The Damned
Release Date: October 27th, 2009

Converge – Axe To Fail
Release Date: October 20th, 2009

50 Lions - Where Life Expires
Release Date: October, 2009

Date: Sunday 29th, November
Line-up: Strength Approach (Italy) and Mark My words
Time: 1pm

• CDs- Dead and Divine, BrokeNCYDE, Jack The Stripper, and heaps more!
• Shirts - Chiodos, Love Rock Clothing, Gorilla Biscutes, HvH, TWLOHA, Parkway Drive, Jack The Stripper and more.
• NEW Paramore album and posters.
• Thrice vinyl, album and more more!
• Pee Zine #43 and heaps, heaps more zines!
• No Time For Discord merch
• BMTH new designs!
• NEW Closure In Moscow and Children Collide merch!
• NEW Statics album and merch!
• Sugar Army – Album, shirts and more
• Heaps of Pee Records albums
   

DAMN THE EMPIRE - With Tends Like These...

The only way to tackle a Monday is head on, no holes barred, so the logical choice when it came to picking out today's 'What's In The Box?' CD from the pile was to go for something hard 'n fast. That's exactly what Melbourne's Damn The Empire offer on their debut album which was released on Friday via Pee Records. Members of bands like Yidcore, Bad Day Down, The Omen and Dead Like Geneva combine and deliver 16 tracks of punk rock fury.
Sick of breakdown battle-offs, painful squeals / growls or whatever the term is this week for that cool band who you can't understand a lyric being delivered? Pissed off by that one time punk band suddenly swapping drums for a sampler and going all pop on your arse? Or being sent broke by your favourite band putting out more merch designs than songs? Need something no-frills, foot to the floor and not about to go all 360 on you? Then look no further. 16 songs, 20 minutes, no fucking about. The good old fashion punk rock spirit is alive and breathing in Damn The Empire. Lyrics that get straight to the point and a sound that isn't being done enough nowadays, which is probably not all that bad a thing because it makes this one much more enjoyable to listen to. To put it simply, if you dig a good energetic in your face brand of fist punching punk rock, this album is one for you.

Review by: Bomber (bombshellzine.com)
 

• Shirts; Pee Records, Parkway Drive, Sonic Youth, Attack Attack, Seth Sentry, Sick of it All, The Snake The Cross The Crown .
• CDs; Remain Opposed, Say Anything, Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez, Throwdown, NOFX, Strength Approach
• Silverstein, Slapshot, Sky Eats Airplane, Shai Hulud hoodies and shirts
• The Statics coasters, shirts, badges, keyrings and new album!
• Heaps more Living End merch.
• Broni badges
• Stickers, Stickers, and more Stickers, such as Suicidal Tendencies, Fall Out Boy, The Used, My Chem and more!

THE CRITICS Noise And Popularity
Having released several batches of songs that established their sound and ethos quite specifically, for their big tamale The Critics decided to branch out and shake their own formula up some.

With guitarist Chay Robinson having been long enough in the band to start making his songwriting presence felt, The Critics’ most recently-written songs take the band to new and more adventurous places right from the get-go, with opening track No One Lost showing that Gyroscope’s influence on The Critics is starting to match The Critics’ influence on Gyroscope. Considering both bands have shared a member this is not at all surprising, but a more dynamic feel – coupled with the vocals of Andy Snell – is an incredibly potent thing for this band to have.

Robinson’s presence is also felt on World Stops Turning – a song that has the feel of two other bands similar in genus to The Critics: Midnight Oil and The Living End – and Noise And Popularity works so well because this new direction flavours the album, rather than dominating it.

The classic Critics sound abounds elsewhere on the record, keeping a sense of familiarity and grounding intact, with tunes such as Too Young and According To Me bursting through the speakers with a mix of punk rock snarl and soaring anthemic highs. Also on the ‘as per usual’ checklist are The Critics’ watertight rhythm section, and Snell’s freakishly vast vocal range. We always knew he could hit those bullshit high notes, but Noise And Popularity shows he can also hit the low ones with just as much impact.

If anything, this album could have done with being a bit more ‘together’ in terms of mixing, as some songs sound out of place due to the overall intention of sounding different, but the songs that do benefit from being given a mix independent of an overall ‘album’ sound benefit greatly.

Dave Parkin’s production, thus, is one more new creative tool that The Critics have utilised, adding to the broader and more thought-provoking approach the band has taken here, and now that it’s obvious the partnership works well it would be interesting to see what The Critics and Parko come up with if they actually bite the bullet and decide to write an album, rather than just record all of the songs they have at the time.

Mind you, if they pulled their finger out, there is very little The Critics couldn’t do. They’re just fucking brilliant.

-MIKE WAFER.
 

So it’s getting to that time of the year we start our Christmas shopping.
Sometimes we don’t have enough money to spend, enough time to look all over the place or just have no clue what to get the ones we love.
But let us tell you this, you’ll find everything you need here @ F2F!

Check out some of these awesome deals we’re doing for Xmas

- Free Pee Records sampler/badge/sticker pack with every Pee Records CD or merch purchase!
- Living End albums from $10!!!
- All Time Low - Buy any shirt or CD and get a free ruler/sticker/sampler CD
- Gyroscope singles - $2!
- Gyroscope cheap shirts!
- Statics - buy any shirt or CD and get a free badge pack! (the 4 old school badges – remove this last bit)
- Waverley - Free EP with every shirt purchase!
- Karnivool dirt cheap shirts and hoods!
- Cheap Living End shirts!
- TWLOHA - Title on pink and southern cross shirts - $10!!!
- Kisschasy - free badge pack, magnet and 'Generation Why' single with every purchase of 'seizures' (CD or vinyl)

Okay, you might not be looking for gifts for someone. But these are some great ideas to put on YOUR xmas wish list.

Anyone doing VCAL in 2010 should think about applying for work placement at Fist2Face. Get some of the best hands on experience working in one of the coolest shops in Australia!
Learn different things and meet heaps of new people.

Apply now for work placement at Fist2Face for 2010. First in best served
Email – store@fist2face.com.au

30 Seconds To Mars – This Is War
Released; December 8, 2009

NO-FX – Cookie The Clown
Released; November 24th, 2009

Secret Handshake – My Name Up In Lights
Released; December 12th 2009

Person L – The Positives
Released; December 12th 2009

Every Avenue - Picture Perfect
Released; November, 2009

Date: Sunday 22nd, November
Line-up: Damn The Empire
Time: 1pm

Date: Sunday 29th, November
Line-up: Strength Approach (Italy) and Mark My words
Time: 1pm

Date: Tuesday 1st, December
Line-up – Secret Handshake, City Esacape and Heros For Hire

Date: Sunday 12th
Line-up: For Our Hero, Delamare, Best Before
Time: 1pm

Date: Sunday 19th
Like-up: BROTHER & Final Eclipse
Time: 1pm

The Devil Wares Prada - Zombie EP Released this August 24th! Bad Religion - The Dissent Of Men Released this September 28th! Comeback Kid - Symptoms + Cures Released this August 31st! For Today - Breaker Released this August 31st! The Red Shore - The Avarice of Men Released this September 3rd!

Whoa Nelly! It's Christmas time! When the hell did that happen?
If you're still looking for the perfect present for the punk rocker in your life, look no further! We have you covered with our 2010 Fist2Face Xmas Bargains!
Check out the full list of deals below - or have a squiz at the beautiful poster on our Facebook here, or the sexy web banner at the top of this very page!

NEW STOCK

- We've finally got The Amity Affliction's early-EP collection Glory Days in stock, along with an awesome CD/shirt bundle!
- Karnivool have given us a whole heap of new shirts and hoodies from their latest tour!
- WHITECHAPEL MOSH SHORTS! We've been trying to get these in stock for MONTHS, and now we've finally got them - so show off your sexy legs!
- November's Blunt mag! With My Chemical Romance on the cover, as well as stories on The Getaway Plan, Parkway Drive, NOFX and then some.
- House vs Hurricane shades are back in stock! Buy them or get a pair for a free as part of our Xmas Bargains - read below!
- New shirts and hoodies from The Getaway Plan!

- CDs: Underoath, Grim Fandango, My Chemical Romance, Tonight Alive, Crash And Burn, Escape The Fate, carl w. jackson, The Resignators, A Day To Remember, Soundwave, The Jezabels, and heaps more!
- Shirts:Afends Clothing, Job For A Cowboy, Dream On Dreamer, Cattle Decapitation, First Blood, The Starting Line, Crystal Castles, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: Pierce The Veil, Good Charlotte, Carnifex, and heaps more!

CD OF THE YEAR

Usually we award a "CD of the Month" award in our monthly news... but being the end of the year, we figured why not award a "CD of the Year" award to one of the best albums we've heard in a long time? And what other album could that be but:

JONESEZ - BETTY'S SOUP
Of all the thousands of albums we've seen released this year, Betty's Soup would have to be the absolute favourite of all the staff here at Fist2Face. It always gets several spins a week here in the store (sometimes even several spins a day!), mostly due to its amazing singalongability.
If you don't know, Jonesez is the new project from Mark Stewart (ex-Horsell Common), and while it's not as heavy as his past work, it certainly delivers on melody and catchiness! If you can listen to this album without at least humming along, you're simply not human.
Mark says Jonesez isn't exactly a band - he says it's "a solo project with a little help from some friends". Coulda fooled us. This album puts every other "solo project" we've heard to shame. From the killer opener "Sheep Stations", right through rocker "Best Friends", Fang cover "The Money Will Roll Right In", and arachnid love song "Longlegs", there's not a bad track to be found.
From everyone at Fist2Face, Betty's Soup gets a big, BIG thumbs-up. We'll be remaining on the edge of our seats for the next Jonesez release!

Haven't grabbed a copy yet? Now's the time - you can grab a copy of the album (on CD or vinyl) from Fist2Face and get a free stubby holder too! Bonus!
And if you want some more insight into the album, check out Mark's track-by-track walkthrough with BombshellZine from a few months ago. It's a sweet read!

XMAS BARGAINS!

It wouldn't be the holidays without a bunch of sweet deals from Fist2Face. Here's what's on offer this year:

- THE LIVING END: Spend $50 or more on TLE and get a FREE badge pack!

- PARKWAY DRIVE: Buy a Parkway Tin and get a FREE copy of AMP Magazine!

- HOPELESS RECORDS: Buy any CD and get a FREE Hopeless Records sampler!

- ESCAPE THE FATE: Buy any CD, tee or hoodie and get a FREE badge pack!

- ALL TIME LOW: Buy any CD, DVD, tee or hoodie and get a FREE 12cm ruler!

- GYROSCOPE: Spend $50 or more on Gyroscope and get a FREE bandana!

- HOUSE VS HURRICANE: Spend $50 or more on HvH and get a FREE pair of shades!

- THE STATICS: Buy any tee or hoodie and get a FREE badge pack!

- AFENDS CLOTHING: FREE sticker pack with every Afends purchase!

- JONESEZ: Buy Betty's Soup on CD or vinyl and get a FREE stubby holder!

- A DAY TO REMEMBER: Spend $50 or more on ADTR and get a FREE wristband!

- CARE FACTOR RECORDS: Buy any CD and get a FREE Ska Nation sampler CD!

- KARNIVOOL: Spend $50 or more on Karnivool and get a FREE stubby holder!

- PEE RECORDS: Any merch purchase - get Pee Approved #4 CD FREE! Any CD purchase - get a FREE Pee Sampler CD!

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!

Did you know that Fist2Face posts Facebook updates about new music and merch releases almost daily? Not to mention the huge number of competitions that are only available to followers of our Twitter and Facebook accounts!
Stop missing out! Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on twitter @Fist2Face.



That about wraps it up for December 2010! Try not to get too silly this month - we'll see you next month!

How was everyone's Christmas? Here at Fist2Face, we had a massive week in the lead-up to the big day, shipping orders round the clock to make sure everyone got their stuff in time to wrap it up and stick it under the tree. Hope everyone's postmen were on time!

Anyway, this is just a short update to let you know that we're gonna take a nap for about a week (see below for our store opening hours for the next few weeks), before springing right back into action harder than ever! 2011 is gonna be Fist2Face's biggest year EVER, as we move into the merch production business! Watch this space!

NEW YEARS TRADING HOURS

These hours apply to both our storefront in Ringwood and our online store - you can still order stuff while we're closed, but we won't be shipping it until we're open again!

- Tuesday 28/12: 12pm - 5pm

- Wednesday 29/12: 10pm - 6pm

- Thursday 30/12 till Tuesday 4/1: CLOSED

- Wednesday 5/1: 10am - 6pm

- Thursday 6/1 & Friday 7/1: CLOSED

- Saturday 8/1: Normal trading hours resume.


And that's it for 2010! Seeya next year, guys.

NEW STOCK

- Just the other day we got a big box of new Deez Nuts merch, including shirts, hoodies and mosh shorts! Check it!
- We've got a new shirt design from Children Collide's new tour - along with some sweet tour posters!
- Check out the sweet new shirts, singlets and hoodies from The Amity Affliction!
- Get in early and pre-order The Statics' new EP, out this April!
- Metalhead? Skater? Check out this Metallica skate deck!
- We've got buttloads of new stock from A Day To Remember!

- CDs: Word Up!, Social Distortion, Mad Caddies, Cold War Kids, The Go! Team, Chiodos, Wish For Wings, Widow The Sea, Architects, and heaps more!
- Shirts: The Getaway Plan, Alesana, Break Even, Bullet For My Valentine, Jack's Mannequin, Woe Is Me, Gyroscope, Before Their Eyes, A Bird A Sparrow, Bright Eyes, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: Parkway Drive, The Black Dahlia Murder, Gwar, Dance Gavin Dance, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

CHIODOS - ILLUMINAUDIO
"Illuminaudio is what I had always imagined Chiodos was capable of. It's where Bone Palace Ballet should have gone. New vocalist Brandon Bolmer helps bring the band in to the realm of the accessible, allowing just enough familiarity to seep in to the songs, but making them, and the band as a whole, entirely his own. That's not to say that Chiodos has forgotten who they are, or what can be so appealing about them. Tracks like "Love Is A Cat From Hell," "His Story Repeats Itself," and "Let Us Burn One," show their theatrics remain intact, from guitarists Pat McManaman and Jason Hale shredding their way through each track, to keyboardist Bradley Bell punching his keys in to every empty (and not so empty) space he can, this is a band that is finally in control of all of their more outlandish impulses." - Review from Lushbeat.

Chiodos are back with their third album, and it certainly doesn't disappoint! We've got plenty of stock of the new disc here, so grab a copy now!

STAY IN THE KNOW

We only send out a mailout once a month, but the Fist2Face Facebook and Twitter accounts are updated daily with details on gigs, new merch and competitions. Think of all the hot goss you could be receiving daily!
Come on, get your social media on! Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC:
Sat Feb 26th - Fushia (QLD) with supports TBC

Watch this space! We'll be announcing more instore gigs soon, including one with a certain band playing at SOUNDWAVE 2011! :o mysteries
 

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of February's CD of the Month, Illuminaudio by Chiodos, simply send an email to store@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
What is the name of Chiodos' new vocalist?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's mailout.

And congratulations to Jaccob McKay for winning the Jonesez competition from our previous mailout! Your CD will be out to you soon.
 

NEW STOCK

- New CDs from several Pee Records artists, including Patriarchal Death Machine, One Vital Word and more!!
- There For Tomorrow have released an Australian Tour Edition of their A Little Faster album.
- A whole bunch of old Gyroscope shirts have been restocked!
- We've got the debut EP from Exo Majesty!
- Broni's new album To Get Her Together is out, and it's awesome.
- We've also got plenty of stock of the new EP/DVD package from Asking Alexandria.
- A few boxes of some old, hard-to-find Stealing O'Neal CDs have turned up! Check it out here.
- Get in early and pre-order The Statics' new EP, out this June!
- It's almost winter again - better buy and wear a Parkway Drive singlet while you still can!

- CDs: The Aquabats, First Time Hookers, I See Stars, Chasing Ghosts, The Gaslight Anthem, Daybreak, We The Innocent, Caprycon, The Sword, and heaps more!
- Shirts: Children Collide, Exo Majesty, Deez Nuts, The Amity Affliction, CIV, There For Tomorrow, Attack Of The Mannequins, First Time Hookers, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: Parkway Drive, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

CHAOS DIVINE - THE HUMAN CONNECTION
Perth's Chaos Divine have been kicking arse and taking names for several years now. Their Ratio EP was dubbed the best Australian metal release of 2006 by Andrew Haug (host of Triple J's Full Metal Racket), they've rocked the Big Day Out, and they've supported everyone from Mastodon to Fear Factory and even Slayer.
Now they're releasing their second album, The Human Connection, and there are no doubts in anyone's minds that it's gonna be the biggest thing since automatic bread-slicing machines.
It drops on March 25, and you probably want to grab a copy or two.

GARN GET TRUCKED

Working in a record store, we see a lot of CDs. Every day. Seriously, so many of them. So many that it's impossible to listen to all of them. We'd love to, but there simply isn't time. It often takes something unusual for a band to grab your attention and force you to listen to them.
Apparently Melbourne band The Statics have found that the same is true for the wider music industry - it's quite difficult to get record labels, managers, booking agents and record labels to pay any attention to you.
So the obvious solution is to set up your gear in the back of a truck and play a set outside their offices. At least, that's what The Statics did last week.

They've been chronicling their adventures in a series of YouTube videos - check it out here, it's truckin' awesome!
And if you're slightly impressed, why not pre-order one of their upcoming EPs from Fist2Face?

BE AN AWESOME PERSON

We only send out a mailout once a month, but the Fist2Face Facebook and Twitter accounts are updated daily with details on gigs, new merch and competitions. Think of all the hot goss you could be receiving daily!
Come on, get your social media on! Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sat March 19 - Foucault (EP Launch!) with Into The Night & Junk And Jill
Sat March 26 - Fushia (QLD) with Three Time Thrill & Sounds Of Sirus
Sat April 16 - Exo Majesty with supports TBC

Finally, a big thanks to everyone who came down to our Asking Alexandria and There For Tomorrow instores/signings! You make events like these possible!


Alright, well I've got some gerbils to attend to.

WHOOOOOAAA WE HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF
Serious. Fist2Face is so close to overflowing with awesome stock (AWESOME stock) that we've decided to have a huge sale! You might have heard about it already if you're following along with our Facebook page, but either way this news post is the best place to do some hardcore research about what we've got for cheap! Scroll on down if you're interested.

NEW STOCK

- Best Before have finally given us some copies of their rad new album!
- We thought they were all gone, but a box of Horsell Common's EP Satellite Wonderland has magically turned up! Hot diggity!
- We've got heaps of new shirts and hoods from Deez Nuts!
- A very cool new music publication called veri.live has its first issue out, and it comes with a free 7-inch vinyl!
- Thursday's new album is finally out, and we got it!
- We've got new CDs from a bunch of Pee Records bands, including Part Time Killer, Destruction of a King and The Murder and the Harlot!
- More stock of both old and new House Vs Hurricane shirts!
- The May 2011 issue of Blunt Magazine is in!
- Bugdust's new album is out, and it'll show you a good time.
- We've also got a bunch of new I Killed The Prom Queen merch!
- And finally, Fist2Face is now stocking a comic book! Check out the amazing first issue of Speds' Badly Beaten Boy!

- CDs: Best Before, Fushia, Hunting Grounds, The Middle East, Japan For, A Skylit Drive, The Mung, Thursday, Radio Star, Foucault, and heaps more!
- Shirts: Dream On Dreamer, We Came As Romans, The Statics, In Trenches, The Amity Affliction, Cola Wars, Parkway Drive, I See Stars, Hunting Grounds, Queens of the Stone Age, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: The Amity Affliction, Cola Wars, Deez Nuts, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

JEBEDIAH - KOSCIUSZKO
Within a certain formative age bracket, Jebediah were a much-loved band. Undeniable, sugar-buzz pop songs, delivered by four high school friends from Perth. But to many, it was more than that. They were an important band. There was an emotional core to the attraction; as Kevin Mitchell recently said upon introducing the song live, "Before there was emo, there was Harpoon."

Lost My Nerve and Under Your Bed were the first two songs drip-fed to radio that announced Jebediah were back. The former is the opening track on Kosciuszko and works much better as a kick-in-the-door opener than a stand alone radio track. Under Your Bed, exactly halfway through the tracklisting works in a way it didn't on initial, isolated listening. So it makes sense that people were initially slow to get on board.
Review from The Music Network - read full review here.

It's no secret that we at Fist2Face are all HUGE Jebediah fans. So when we heard there was finally a new Jebs album coming out, we collectively pooped ourselves with excitement.
Our excitement has even flowed over onto the website itself - not in poop form, but in badge form. Buy a copy of Kosciuszko (either the Standard Edition or the very pretty Collector's Edition) before the end of May and we'll throw in a free badge! Oh boy, that's exciting.

What's that? You want an even sweeter deal? Alright, well how about you scroll down to the bottom of this news post and see if you can't win a copy of the album?

GET SOME CHEAP SHIT

Help us get rid of some of this awesome stock!
We've got marked-down stock from HEAPS and HEEEEAAPS of artists, including Lights Out, Horsell Common, MC Lars, Gyroscope, Sex Wizard, The Seduction, The Getaway Plan, Wherewolves, Young Heretics, Copeland, The Resignators, I Killed The Prom Queen, Cooper Street Exit, Against, In Fiction, The Doggy Paddle Scandal, Beneath The Rising Tide, The Statics, The Amity Affliction, Jonesez, City Escape, Broni, Streetlight Manifesto, Calerway, Samsara, Waverley, and holy crap the list goes on. And on. And on. We have around 400 products discounted for your buying pleasure.

The best way to check it all out is to head to our online Bargain Bin and seeing what tickles your particular fancy.

DIGITALLY MAKE OUT WITH US

We only post news updates once a month, but the Fist2Face Facebook and Twitter accounts are updated daily with details on gigs, new merch and competitions. Think of all the hot goss you could be receiving daily!
Come on, get your social media on! Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sat April 30 - Chris O'Neill with Matt Casey & Dear Ale...
Sat May 7 - Leek (EP Launch) with Call The Shots (EP Launch) & Apart From This
Sun May 29 - The Never Ever (NSW) with Way With Words & Daylight Hours

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of April's CD of the Month, Kosciuszko by Jebediah, simply send an email to store@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
What is the opening track on Kosciuszko?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's mailout.

And congratulations to Michael Rayner for winning the Chiodos competition from our February news post! Your CD will be out to you soon.


Oh man, I gotta go. I'm late for my lobotomy.

What? What did you just say to me?
You're telling me that The Living End have a new album coming out? Hot off the heels of their ARIA-award-winning blockbuster masterpiece extravaganza White Noise?
WHAT?! And Fist2Face are running an amazing pre-order deal for the new album?! Including the album on CD & vinyl, a t-shirt, a tote bag AND a comic book?!?!
You must be insane.

NEW STOCK

- The new album from Trial Kennedy is out now, and it's the best thing you'll ever hear.
- Glorified have released their much-anticipated debut album!
- We've got some sweet new hats and shirts from Collision Industries.
- New album from Poison City Records' Jen Buxton!
- The new album from Canberra's I Exist, II: The Broken Passage, is out this month.
- The June issue of BLUNT Magazine is out now, featuring stories on City And Colour, Frank Turner, The Bronx, Silverchair, Parkway Drive and more!
- Speaking of City And Colour, his new album is out and it's totes rad!
- Issue 2 of veri.live is out. Check this magazine out. Seriously.
- The Optionals kick arse and so does their new EP.
- We just got a re-stock of Front End Loader's back catalogue!
- I'm not sure if you heard me, but The Living End have a new album coming out. Pre-order the regular edition or the massive limited edition now!

- CDs: The Wonder Years, Former Cell Mates, Fires of Waco, VARLiiBA, Dead Star Renegade, Dead China Doll, Fastrack, Gasoline INC, New Skinn, Against Me!, The Ramshackle Army, Forever The Sickest Kids, Leek, Front End Loader, and heaps more!
- Shirts: Devillain, Jack The Stripper, The Optionals, The Amity Affliction, Of Mice & Men, Suicide Silence, City And Colour, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: Just check out the gigantic list below!

CD OF THE MONTH

ALL TIME LOW - DIRTY WORK
Time is the essence of life, and with time comes changes and phases. With time we grow, develop and mature as beings; some things we have come to love and admire fall by the wayside and we discover new entities to fill the voids. This is what a lot of All Time Low fans have witnessed - a band that that has grown over time into the monstrous band they are today. After two albums and a classic EP, the band decided to take a different route with their last album, Nothing Personal, which was frowned upon by the overwhelming majority for its glossed over pop sound. Now, it's no secret that the guys have been aiming for a wider audience after taking the scene by storm. Nothing Personal was the first step in that direction but failed to reach the ultimate goal. Two years later and the band's back to try again with Dirty Work.

On Dirty Work, the boys lost the gloss and tongue in cheek lyrics and took their new sound to a whole new level. This isn't to say that there aren't some shortcomings, but the development on their sound is blatantly apparent. Dirty Work starts with "Do You Want Me (Dead?)," one of the stand out tracks on the album. Combining the best elements of Nothing Personal and So Wrong It's Right, it creates a fire-starter of another kind.
Review from Absolutepunk - read full review here.

Did you know that All Time Low's amazing international success can be almost entirely attributed to the fact that they played an instore at Fist2Face in February 2008?
Okay, their catchy songs and cute faces may have a little bit to do with it as well. But one thing's for sure: just like your favourite music merch store, they're only getting better with age. Dirty Work builds on their previous albums and takes All Time Low's music to a whole new level.

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face!

RUG UP!

I dunno what the weather's like where you're at, but if it's anything like the weather here in Ringwood, you're probably freezing your arse off!
But everyone knows the best solution for cold weather: rugging up in hoodies with your favourite bands' logos on them! And luckily for you, we've got buttloads of 'em!

Just take your pick from the HUNDREDS we've got in stock: hoodies from The Amity Affliction, Of Mice & Men, Alexisonfire, We Came As Romans, The Living End, The Statics, Karnivool, Kisschasy, Cola Wars, Deez Nuts, Blink-182, Gyroscope, Thrice, Suicide Silence, Eagles of Death Metal, Pee Records, Descendents, Throwdown, A Day To Remember, The Devil Wears Prada, Parkway Drive, Dream On Dreamer, Behind Crimson Eyes, Converge, The Shins, Metallica, Operation Ivy, Fist2Face, Screamfeeder, The Getaway Plan, My Chemical Romance, Miss May I, To Write Love On Her Arms, NOFX, Trial Kennedy, Rise Against, Mayday Parade, Nine Inch Nails, Children Collide, I Killed The Prom Queen, Panic At The Disco, Have Heart, Misery Signals, Bodyjar, Mourning Tide, Closure In Moscow, The Red Shore, Machine Head, you get the point holy shit I am drowning in a sea of hoodies.

Or browse the list yourself, in the hoodies section of Fist2Face.

WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS?

If you're not following us on Facebook or Twitter, then not only are you missing out on all manner of competitions and news, but you're also missing all the rest of the shit we have to say, all of which is guaranteed 100% hilarious. By us.
Come on, get your social media on! Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sat July 2 - The Miracle Is Now with Strickland & The Playbook
Sat July 23 - Hands Like Houses (ACT) with Acrasia & Christian Sinclair (I Explode Like)

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!




Whoops, I think I left a food in the oven.

Hot damn, it's August again! That magical time where the sun starts to shyly peek through the clouds every few weeks to remind us that it still exists.
Well, that's the deal in Melbourne at least. Hopefully the winter's been a bit better wherever you are. But if it's sucked, chin up - the end of winter is in sight! It's almost time to take off that warm hoodie you bought at Fist2Face and replace it with a comfy singlet you bought at Fist2face. Oh boy, exciting times.

NEW STOCK

- Calling All Cars' sophomore album Dancing with a Dead Man is out this week! Catch them at their Fist2Face instore this Saturday August 6!
- We just opened up a BIG box of new Karnivool shirts and hoodies!
- Here comes the sun, doot-n doot doo. Get ready with a pair of Children Collide sunnies.
- We've got the August issue of BLUNT mag, plus the brand new BLUNT Posterbook 23!
- Fist2Face now stocks all releases from Oz Hip Hop labels Obese Records and Golden Era Records!
- For Our Hero's new single is out this week - don't miss their Fist2Face instore this Sunday August 7.
- Issue 3 of veri.live is now out, with a vinyl rocking tracks from FANGS and The Meanies!
- We've got a bunch of cute new hair accessories from Blackbird Accessories!
- Dream On Dreamer's debut album is out this week and supposedly it isn't too bad.
- Um, I guess we just got a bunch of Joan Jett stuff in?

- CDs: Meet Me in Cognito, There For Tomorrow, Youthinasia, Eyes Set to Kill, D.R.U.G.S., Anchor, Have You Seen This Boy, Vanity, and heaps more!
- Shirts: Children Collide, The Hawaiian Islands, The Bronx, Deez Nuts, Illy, Love Cats, The Smith Street Band, Parkway Drive, Dream On Dreamer, The Amity Affliction, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: The Amity Affliction, Deez Nuts, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

CALLING ALL CARS - DANCING WITH A DEAD MAN
After being impressed with the debut single "Reptile", I was looking forward to this album. Melbourne's Calling All Cars have gathered themselves a positive live reputation with no-nonsense, catchy rock songs. This album Dancing with a Dead Man is the band's second and is much better than their debut record a few years back Hold, Hold, Fire.

The first thing that strikes me with this record is it has more flavour and variety in sounds than their first record. There's the balls-out rock tracks destined to be crowd favourites live. There's softer moments and there's a mix in vocals, and some great guitar lines that allow this album to be a platform for bigger and better things for Calling All Cars. In fact, the band has the potential to be in the upper echelon of Aussie rock bands in the next few years sitting alongside the likes of The Living End or Birds Of Tokyo.
Review from The AU Review - read full review here.

We at Fist2Face were huge fans of Calling All Cars way back before they were cool. And now that they're all over the radio and touring with the likes of AC/DC and Queens of the Stone Age, we love them even more!
They're one of Australia's most amazing live bands, and this shows through even more on their new album than it did on their 2010 debut. Get down to a gig (like, perhaps, this Saturday August 6 at Fist2Face, Ringwood VIC?) and get your face blown off.

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news post for your chance to win a copy!

OZ HIP HOP!

Fist2Face is proud to announce that we now stock music and merchandise for Oz Hip Hop artists!
Currently we're stocking releases from labels Obese Records and Golden Era Records, meaning we've got stuff from Hilltop Hoods, Illy, Skryptcha, Pegz and heaps more.
We also have more CDs and merch from rad artists like Drapht and Downsyde.

But we won't stop there! Plenty more stock from plenty more artists coming soon!
If there are any Australian Hip Hop artists, big or small, whose stuff you think we should stock, send us an email and let us know!

I FEEL SO LONELY SOMETIMES PLEASE BE MY FRIEND OKAY

If you're not following us on Facebook or Twitter, then not only are you missing out on all manner of competitions and news, but you're also missing all kinds of crazy shit.
Come on, we probably won't bite. Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sat August 6 - Calling All Cars with The Quarters
Sun August 7 - For Our Hero with Remission Theory (Double single launch!)
Sun August 21 - Delamare (SA) with Amber Calling (SA) & Up and Atom
Sat September 3 - While the City Sleeps (EP launch) with Summerset Avenue & Almaria

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of August's CD of the Month, Dancing with a Dead Man by Calling All Cars, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
What is one band that Calling All Cars have supported?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.

And congratulations to Vanessa Fyfe of Chigwell, TAS for winning the All Time Low competition from our previous news post! Your CD will be out to you soon.





Well, time to get back to churning this butter, I guess.

Oh man, is it Septobruary already?
I'm pretty sure that's how I start every mailout. But there's good news about the fact that it's now Spring - the Fist2Face Spring music sampler is coming out real soon! Keep your eyes on our Facebook page for more details, and once it's launched, simply order any product from Fist2Face to get a free copy included with your order! WHAT A DEAL.

NEW STOCK

- We've got heaps of Frenzal Rhomb's new album, along with a CD & t-shirt pack!
- This month's issue of BLUNT mag is in, with features on Black Veil Brides, Alexisonfire, D.R.U.G.S., Falling in Reverse and more!
- New Zealand's The Rabble have just released their new album Life's a Journey. It is the opposite of bad.
- We just got a few beautiful new Confession tees!
- Finders Keepers, the debut album from Skyway, is rocking faces everywhere!
- Adelaide does it again - the new album from Delamare doesn't disappoint!
- The Statics' new EP Perfect hits shelves this month. Have you ordered your copy yet?
- Viva La Arthouse from Poison City Records' Leatherface is staring me in the face, contstantly reminding me of the closure of Melbourne's finest live music venue.
- We've got the new album from While The City Sleeps!
- The Whats have finally released their long-awaited second record, A Bit of Everything with The Whats!

- CDs: Fortnight Jumbo, Electrik Dynamite, IDREAMOFGENRE, Summerset Avenue, Northie, A Day in the Life, Gotye, Almaria, Amber Calling, Have You Seen This Boy, and heaps more!
- Shirts: MM9, Dream On Dreamer, Whitechapel, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: Of course there are no new hoodies, it's the end of winter. So check out this A Day to Remember bag instead.

CD OF THE MONTH

DELAMARE - CIRCLES + SQUARES
Aussie rock with a fresh breeze of the 80s, that's what you get if you check out Delamare from Adelaide. Their debut album Circles + Squares sounds a bit like Pseudo Echo mixed with Fall Out Boy and The Get Up Kids. This is a very entertaining album with plenty of hooks, sunny melodies made for the summer and a radio-friendly song standard. "Forever and a Day" could've been an 80s soundtrack song and "Clothes Off in the Dark" sounds like an unreleased Fall Out Boy track. The 80s piano in "The Weather" gets me running in no time, bravo! I really like this band.
Review from Melodicnet.

Despite hailing from Adelaide, Delamare are actually a pretty sweet band! They've played numerous Fist2Face instores over the years, and there's a reason why we keep asking them back! Their new album delivers what their live show has been promising for years.

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news post for your chance to win a copy!

SOMETIMES WE HAVE CUPCAKES TO SHARE WITH FRIENDS

If you're not following us on Facebook or Twitter, then not only are you missing out on all manner of competitions and news, but you're also missing all kinds of crazy shit.
Come on, we probably won't bite. Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sat September 25 - Freestate with Quiet Child (SA) & Jess Porter
Sun October 2 - Chris O'Neill (Album Launch) with Nax Vee and the Swoops & Jerome Knappett

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of August's CD of the Month, Circles + Squares by Delamare, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
What Australian city are Delamare from?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's mailout.

And congratulations to Jeremy Brownhill of Heathcote, NSW for winning the Calling All Cars competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.





Gotta go! I'm late for a fun run!

For those about to rock, we give you discounted entry.
Have you heard of House of Rock, fair news reader? It's an amazing weekly event that's been running for a few months now at Melbourne's The Palace (Bourke St, CBD).
Every Saturday night they've got bands, DJs, and beer - all in the name of rock! And now it gets even sweeter - Fist2Face is now teaming up with the House of Rock crew to run competitions, giveaways and the like.
And we pass the savings on to you - mention Fist2Face at the door at House of Rock and you'll get a few bucks knocked off the entry price! And if you keep your eyes open, you might even spot the handsome guitarist of The Statics, Jonesez and Dear Ale working his sexy butt off behind the bar.
Oh man, it's a wonderful world we live in.
Check out the upcoming events at the House of Rock Facebook page!

NEW STOCK

- Issue 4 of veri.live is out now, with features on The Vines, The Living End, Sebadoh and more!
- Blink-182's new album is out! Is it the next chapter in their success story, or a pile of balls? You decide!
- My Echo have just released their debut EP The New Approach, and we love it!
- The latest BLUNT Posterbook is now on shelves, with posters of Alexisonfire, The Devil Wears Prada, The Amity Affliction, and oh my god so many more seriously
- A BIG bunch of new Living End merch is now in, including some crazy stuff - see below for the details.
- Trial Kennedy have given us a bunch of rad new shirts and hoodies to flog! Get on it!
- We now have whole bunch of CDs from Obese Records artists like Thundamentals, Mantra, Phaze One and more!
- Antiskeptic's Goodbye Goodnight DVD is finally out! Re-experience their last gigs from your couch.
- Local legends Polar Disco have dropped their new single, Eye For An Eye. Have you got your copy yet?
- We've got a bunch of new Children Collide shirts, jumpers and posters, fresh from their latest tour!

- CDs: Brodown, Chris O'Neill, The Decline, For This Cause, Every Avenue, This Town, a Forest, Confession, and heaps more!
- Shirts: This Town, a Forest, The Amity Affliction, Built On Secrets, Day on Fire, Antiskeptic, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

TRIAL KENNEDY - LIVING UNDESIGNED
Trial Kennedy’s debut full length New Manic Art contained some great singles that the radio station loved for a little while, but for some unknown reason, the album never propelled the band to the next level like it should have. After this, the group split from their management and record label, plus had to replace a bass player. Add in the fact that vocalist Tim Morrison needed to have heart surgery and fell off a ladder which resulted in head staples, it’s a wonder that Living Undesigned even exists.

Opening track “Sally” features one of the most memorable chorus lines on the album. Morrison’s unique vocals are at full power - one of the band’s most defining characteristics - while Stacey Gray’s strong guitars are the driving force. The title track is one of the record’s most emotional and melodic moments, before things take a dark turn on the energetic first single “Best of Tomorrow”.
Review by LukeONfire at FasterLouder - read the full review here.

Yes, yes, we know. Living Undesigned came out in May, almost six months ago. But we didn't get a chance to feature it as our album of the month back then, and since Trial Kennedy are one of the best bands in the world, we absolutely couldn't let it just slip by without saying a few words of praise about it.
We thought it was pretty impossible to top their last album, 2008's New Manic Art, but clearly we've been proven wrong. Few albums have received as many plays in the store at Fist2Face as this one - it seems every staff member is unable to get enough of it!

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!

THE ENDING OF THE TOUR IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE MERCH RESTOCKING

The Living End have a few shows left for October, and after that they're taking a break from touring until their New Years' Pyramid appearance, and January Big Day Out shows.
But don't fret! Their official merch store (that's us!) have plenty of ways for you to get your TLE fix.
We've got new t-shirt designs out the wazoo, as well as crazy new stuff like Living End scarves, comic books, plectrum packs and iPhone cases!
Check out the additions to our already huge selection of Living End merch in their section of the Fist2Face website!

 

TWEET US AT OUR FACEPAGE

If you're not following us on Facebook or Twitter, then not only are you missing out on all manner of competitions and news, but you're also missing all kinds of toasted sandwiches.
Come on, you're not doing anything else today. Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sat October 22 - Between The Wars (Album launch) with Chasing Ghosts & A Sunny Disposition
Sun October 30 - Apart From This (EP launch) with Tim Hampshire & Jalapeno Punch

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!

 

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of October's CD of the Month, Living Undesigned by Trial Kennedy, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
Which band member did Trial Kennedy need to replace before recording Living Undesigned?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.

And congratulations to Larissa Jamieson of Woodberry, NSW for winning the Delamare competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.



Gotta run, or I'll miss my chance to run myself over with this truck!

It's all happening, folks! As we reach the end of the year, it's time to let the cat out of the bag and announce something that we're very excited about.
Starting this year, Fist2Face will be running a user-voted Album of the Year poll!
By participating, not only can you have a hand in determining what are the top 10 best releases of 2011, but you also get a free gift voucher, and go in the running to win even more awesome stuff!
Scroll down to read more about it, or if you're too excited you can just click right here to get started straight away!

NEW STOCK

- Pee Records' new split CD The End Begins Now is now out, with tracks from Time Has Come, Trainwreck, Out Cold, Change Today and Queen City Crew.
- We've got a bunch of rad new shirts and a tote bag from The Amity Affliction!
- We now have a whole bunch of tees from Illy!
- A Sleepless Melody's new EP The Last Teenagers is now available for pre-order.
- Melbourne indie rockers Celadore have released their new EP The Bright and Blue, produced by The Living End's Chris Cheney.
- Brand new shirts, shorts and singlets from Deez Nuts!
- Blink 182's new album Neighbourhoods is out now on vinyl.
- FANGS' debut album The Junkyard is in stock now and ready to rock your balls off!
- House Vs Hurricane have given us a bunch of rad new shirts!
- The new Ringworm/Mindsnare split 7" is now on shelves.
- And finally, more new stock from To Write Love On Her Arms!

- CDs: Between The Wars, Paper Wolves, Hemina, The Initiation, Floating Me, Alarum, No Way Out, Driven Fear, Jet Market, Hometown, Daylight Hours, Hightime, I, Apparatus, Way With Words, Alcatraz, Jonesez, and heaps more!
- Shirts: The Chariot, Waverley, Iwrestledabearonce, Alarum, Hometown, A Day To Remember, Asking Alexandria, The Acacia Strain, The Bride, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

JONESEZ - GRUFFALO
“Amazing & Ridiculous” “Crazy” “Seriously Dedicated” “Impressed & Terrified” “We Are Speechless”. These are just some of the comments thrown around when Jonesez front man Mark Stewart announced he was donating his body to science to fund the 2nd Jonesez album.

After running out of money to finish the new Jonesez record, Mark spent a few weeks thinking up a variety of fast money schemes. He settled on participating in a clinical trial. Mark blogged about his experience on the Jonesez website and through social media where he spoke about his thoughts on the super powers he hoped to gain, boredom & confinement as well as interesting hospital roomies who often yelled confronting obscenities in their sleep.

The new album, titled Gruffalo, follows on from last year's debut, Betty's Soup, which featured in various best of 2010 lists including #8 in Bombshell's Top 20 of 2010 as well as taking out Album Of The Year from Fist2Face.
Above text stolen from Jonesez bio.

We try to make no secret of the fact that all of us here at Fist2Face are HUGE Jonesez fans. We weren't kidding when we made Jonesez' first album Betty's Soup our Album of the Year for 2010. We love it.
And as soon as we heard that there was a second album coming, we knew it wouldn't let us down. And whaddya know, it hasn't - another 10 tracks of fantastic, catchy melodies that will be stuck in your head for days. But in a good way, like a hot chick whose car broke down outside your house.
The best advice we can give you to make the rest of your year amazing is to pick up a copy of this album immediately.

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!

FIST2FACE 2011 ALBUM OF THE YEAR VOTING

For the past few years, we've occasionally picked one album that we, as Fist2Face staff, believe deserves to be crowned Album of the Year. But this year we felt it was about time we let everyone help decide which albums deserve to be held up high for everyone to see.
But by voting, you're not just helping us out - you'll be helping yourself be receiving a complimentary $5 Fist2Face gift voucher! And as if that wasn't enough, every voter goes into the draw to win one of two $100 Fist2Face gift vouchers!

So get started! Simply log in to your Fist2Face account (or if you don't have one, create an account) and browse the CD Albums section of our catalogue. There, you'll see buttons to add albums to your Album of the Year shortlist.
After you're done compiling your shortlist, head to the Album of the Year page (on the right of every F2F page) and re-arrange your shortlist to create your perfect top 10!
All albums released from November 2010 to November 2011 are eligible, excluding deluxe editions, re-releases and the like.

CHRISTMAS STOCK

Oh my god you guys. We have so much stuff. And in the lead-up to Christmas, it's not gonna stop rolling in - we have BOXES AND BOXES of new stock coming through the door every day.
We've got new stock from international bands such as The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember, Iwrestledabearonce, Asking Alexandria and Woe Is Me, as well as long-time favourites like NOFX, Rise Against, Nirvana, Tool, AC/DC and heaps more!
We've also got heaps of recent stock from Aussie bands like The Living End, Parkway Drive, Children Collide, The Amity Affliction, Karnivool, Deez Nuts, Gyroscope, Kisschasy, The Getaway Plan and Cog, plus countless others!

And don't sweat the small stuff - we've recently stocked up on HEAPS of accessories, like wristbands, keychains, stickers, badges and stationery.

So it's cool. Relax. We've got your Christmas shopping sorted.

HEY YOU HAVE A NICE FACE, WE SHOULD BE FRIENDS

These news updates only gets to your pretty face once a month, but over on Facebook and Twitter, we're announcing new products, awesome gigs and sweet competitions all day every day!
Don't miss out on anything else! Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sat November 26 - Sound of Seasons (NSW) with We Rob Banks & Hometown
Sun December 4 - A Sleepless Melody (EP launch) with Karl Christoph (NSW) & Jerome Knappett
Wed December 14 - Sights & Sounds (Canada) with For Our Hero & Chasing Ghosts

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of November's CD of the Month, Gruffalo by Jonesez, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
How did Mark Stewart raise money to pay for the release of Gruffalo?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.





Whoops! I'm late to my Penny Farthing Addicts Anonymous meeting!

Whoa hey what's up.
Just a quick sneaky one before Christmas to let you know two things: the winners of our 2011 Album of the Year poll, and our opening hours over Christmas/New Years!

2011 FIST2FACE ALBUM OF THE YEAR WINNERS

Congratulations to the following bands for scoring a spot in our top 10 for 2011!
If you're not familiar with any of these albums (or even if you are), follow the link to view them on Fist2Face - throughout the voting process we received a lot of excellent reviews written by Fist2Face customers!

So without further ado:


10. Trial Kennedy - Living Undesigned
Australia - Released May 2011
Click here to view on Fist2Face



09. A Day To Remember - What Separates Me From You
USA - Released November 2010
Click here to view on Fist2Face



08. All Time Low - Dirty Work
USA - Released June 2011
Click here to view on Fist2Face



07. Confession - The Long Way Home
Australia - Released September 2011
Click here to view on Fist2Face



06. The Living End - The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating
Australia - Released July 2011
Click here to view on Fist2Face



05. I Am Giant - The Horrifying Truth
New Zealand - Released August 2011
Click here to view on Fist2Face



04. Blink 182 - Neighborhoods
USA - Released September 2011
Click here to view on Fist2Face



03. The Devil Wears Prada - Dead Throne
USA - Released September 2011
Click here to view on Fist2Face



02. Dream On Dreamer - Heartbound
Australia - Released July 2011
Click here to view on Fist2Face



01. The Getaway Plan - Requiem
Australia - Released November 2011
Click here to view on Fist2Face


Thanks so much to everyone who voted, and congratulations again to all the winning bands!
Congrats especially to Emma Freemantle and Chris Bail, who've won $100 Fist2Face gift vouchers simply by voting! They'll be out to you soon.

We can't wait till next year's poll - keep an eye out for who you'll vote for all through 2012!

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEARS OPENING HOURS

Fist2Face is open right up until Christmas, with heaps of staff working their arses off to ship orders out to you! So if you're looking for a last-minute Christmas gift, Fist2Face is here for you!

So here's when Fist2Face will be open over the Christmas/New Years period:

Wed Dec 21: Open 10am - 6pm
Thu Dec 22: Open 10am - 6pm
Fri Dec 23: Open 10am - 6pm
Sat Dec 24: Open 10am - 6pm

Christmas Day: CLOSED

Boxing Day:Open 10am - 6pm
Tue Dec 27: Open 10am - 6pm
Wed Dec 28: Open 10am - 6pm

Thu Dec 29 - Fri Jan 6: CLOSED

Sat Jan 7 onwards: Open 10am - 6pm



And that's it! Now get back to celebrating, we'll see you next year!

Congratulations! It's now February 2012, and if you're reading this, you're still alive! Either that, or you've died but are somehow still able to check your email. Either possibility is very impressive!
This is our first news post for 2012 (we didn't post one last month because... well, honestly we just figured you wouldn't notice), and we would usually take this time to reflect on how awesome 2011 was - except you already know how awesome it was, because you made it awesome! From the Music2Face samplers to the Album of the Year poll, 2011 was an amazing year for Fist2Face and we're looking forward to doing it all again this year!

NEW STOCK

- We now have the rad documentary The Other F Word, about punks who are now fathers. Featuring members of NOFX, Rancid, Blink-182, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rise Against and more!
- Sweet Jesus, we have even more Parkway Drive merch. Buy it so we don't have to find somewhere to store it.
- New shirts and sexy mosh shorts from Dream On Dreamer!
- The February issue of BLUNT mag is now out, with features on Slipknot, Tom Delonge, Lacuna Coil, Attack Attack and, y'know, more.
- Lydia have given us some shirts and CDs!
- A bunch of new Suicide Silence merch!
- We just got in Batteries Not Required, a split CD featuring acoustic songs from Tony Sly (No Use For a Name), Shintaro Suga (Dustbox), and Jason Whalley (Frenzal Rhomb)!
- We now have Northlane merch!
- Rad album bundle pack from Dead Letter Circus!

- CDs: Enter Shikari, Spazzys, Trophyknife, As I Lay Dying, Emperors, The Bride, Endless Heights, Monuments, Northlane, The Maine, Lamb Of God, Freaky G, Luca Brasi, Milestones, Sights and Sounds, For Our Hero, and heaps more!
- Shirts: Deez Nuts, Blink-182, Poison City Records, We Came As Romans, Gyroscope, Another Castle, Grenadiers, The Amity Affliction, Asking Alexandria, Trophyknife, Dead Letter Circus, Suicide Silence, The Living End, A Day To Remember, Bodyjar, Children Collide, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

ENTER SHIKARI - A FLASH FLOOD OF COLOUR
Combining the seemingly disparate elements of dubstep/electronica and hardcore is on paper, a terrible idea. In practice it is usually much worse – unless you are Enter Shikari. The group's third album proves again that they are the exception to the rule.
A melting pot of thundering sub-bass, post-hardcore riffs, soaring synths and punishing drums, this album is anything but boring. Throw on top of that a mixture of catchy melodies, throat-ripping screams and politically-charged diatribes and you have A Flash Flood Of Colour.
Review by Ben Crock of Rave Magazine - click here for the whole thing.

Enter Shikari are a favourite of many of the staff here at Fist2Face, so whenever they put out a new album, we explode with glee. Plus we appreciate that since they're British, they know how to spell "colour" properly!

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!

LIKING US WILL ONLY COST YOU YOUR DIGNITY

Without a doubt, the best way to find out about the latest rad stock we've got is to let us into your social media world.
Come on, sell out just like all your friends did! Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

We don't have any instore gigs for the next few weeks, but if you're interested in getting your band on a Fist2Face instore, shoot an email to hanna@fist2face.com.au!

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of February's CD of the Month, A Flash Flood of Colour by Enter Shikari, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
What country are Enter Shikari from?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.

And congratulations to Brady Wauchope of Broken Hill, NSW for winning the Jonesez competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.



Oh. Hey. I appear to be sinking in quicksand.

Welcome to March! Don't bother checking the papers - here is all the news you will require for the month.

NEW STOCK

- Bodyjar have just re-released their classic album No Touch Red on vinyl! It's limited to 300 copies and we've got a couple, so get in quick!
- The new Twisted poster mag is in, with posters of Lamb of God, Marilyn Manson, Motionless in White, Mastodon and buttloads more!
- We have both the standard edition and the deluxe edition of Every Time I Die's new album Ex Lives. You really have no excuse not to get it.
- Floating Me have given us some pretty awesome shirts to sell.
- Some old Jebediah shirts (like, 13 years old) have just been found in storage, and we're passing the savings on to you! (Please note: there are no savings)
- Hilltop Hoods have just dropped their new album Drinking from the Sun!
- We have EVEN MORE new Amity Affliction shirts! This shit is bananas!
- Waverley's debut mini-album Challenger is finally out! Snag a copy before they become huge and famous, so you can officially be an old-school fan.
- Did you hear The Menzingers have a new album called On The Impossible Past? Well, you've heard now.
- Issue 06 of veri.live magazine is out, with a 7" vinyl featuring tracks from The Mark of Cain and Don Fernando!

- CDs: We Are Augustines, The Mung, Floating Me, Pigeon, Death Cab For Cutie, Kill Hannah, Invicta, Tonight Alive, Any Last Words, and heaps more!
- Shirts: Damned, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

SAY ANYTHING - ANARCHY, MY DEAR
Said to be the band's first attempt at a "punk record", Anarchy, My Dear has also become an exhibit for fans to showcase their displeasure in Say Anything not returning to their roots or releasing a violently addictive tune like "Spidersong". But when it comes to songwriting, you can't always get what you want; you get what you feel. Even dating back to 2001, the California brigade have strangled written works with edgy, lively bursts of music and between the lines of firefighters falling in love and self examination and the impulsive sonnets on society, the album is modeled with bits of the band's discography. First impression, Anarchy is Say Anything's most difficult album to lay in bed with. The keys-heavy "Of Steel" is an emotional outcry that's timidly gracious with the subject of a helpless mess falling into caring arms, but like the jovial self-titled track, it echoes a feeling of being too open and delicate. And when it's not exploring fragility, it gets unusual, with monologues trying to catch up with frontman Max Bemis' lyrical tyranny ("Peace Out"). Ignore these factors that have forced fans to unjustly place Say Anything in a small boat marked with the words "death", and you'll see there's beauty in this record. In fact, there's a lot of beauty.
Review by Joshua Khan of Blare Magazine - click here for the whole thing.

Being gigantic fans of Say Anything, we made sure to not only order in plenty of stock of their new album, but also plenty of the limited edition deluxe box set, containing the album on both CD and transparent red vinyl, stainless steel dogtags, a large art print, and a huge flag. You have to see this stuff, it's awesome.

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!

PRE-ORDERS

There are many sweet albums coming over the horizon, and you don't have to wait for them to come out to join in on the fun!
At this very moment we're running pre-orders for several soon-to-be-released albums, many of them including sweet loot you can only get through these pre-order offers.

Right now we're running pre-orders for:
- Children Collide's new album Monument (with a bonus photo pack)
- Deez Nuts' FUCK THE WORLD DVD (with bonus t-shirt and dogtags)
- The Used's new album Vulnerable

So get in now before you miss some cool shit!

LIKING US WILL ONLY COST YOU YOUR DIGNITY

Without a doubt, the best way to find out about the latest rad stock we've got is to let us into your social media world.
Come on, sell out just like all your friends did! Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sun March 18 - Apart From This with Up And Atom & Tim Hampshire
Sat March 24 - Aitches (Album launch) with The Furys (EP launch) & Alicia Pope
Sat March 31 - Leek and the War Wick Tragedy with Waverley

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of March's CD of the Month, Anarchy, My Dear by Say Anything, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
What colour is the vinyl included in the Anarchy, My Dear deluxe box set?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.

And congratulations to Paula Mitchell of Woodville South, SA for winning the Enter Shikari competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.



Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a walrus to wrestle.

April is a very special month for Fist2Face. Not just because we get to eat buttloads of chocolate, but also because it contains a day on which the world celebrates Fist2Face and all stores like it around the world - that's right kids, Saturday April 21 is Record Store Day!

We are so excited about this annual celebration that we've decided to use it as a kicking-off point for a sale! That's right, a SALE. Not only has it been a while since we've had a sale, but this is going to be the biggest and most incredible sale we've ever had, so stand up and take notice! Scroll down for some more juicy details about that.

We'll also have something else very special on Record Store Day: a limited release cassette tape (what? yes.) from a very awesome mystery band. I'm not gonna say who it is, but you're gonna feel very silly if you miss the call to get in your car and drive down to find out!

NEW STOCK

- Issue 07 of veri.live is now out, with music from Opeth and Self is a Seed, a special on the Soundwave Festival, artwork from Bugdust's Shannon Trottman, and seriously what are you even DOING just buy it already
- We've got new shirts and new singlets from The Living End!
- Dropkick Murphys have just released a brand new live album, with guest vocals from Chris Cheney and Fat Mike!
- Who likes Bugdust? Who likes new shirts with their name on them? Is it you? It's you, isn't it.
- Your new favourite band Aitches have just released their debut album, Stay In Bed!
- We have some awesome Brand New blacklight posters! They're trippy and fluffy and awesome.
- Is it 2002? Sure, why not! Get some CKY DVDs up ya!
- We now have stock of the new Deez Nuts DVD, as well as the bundle edition containing a t-shirt and dog tags!
- Dream On Dreamer snapbacks! Your outfit is now complete.

- CDs: Cancer Bats, Chico Flash, I am Duckeye, The Furys, Your Demise (Aus), Howling Dollhouse, Spycatcher, Jasta, Bright Eyes, CRYPTIC, Blood For Blood, Up and Atom, Tim Hampshire, and heaps more!
- Vinyl: Anchors, We Sink, Lookin' In, Warbrain, Flogging Molly, I Exist, Two Tongues, Bodyjar, and heaps more!
- Shirts: Mayday Parade, Northlane, The Amity Affliction, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: The Amity Affliction, Motionless in White, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

CHILDREN COLLIDE - MONUMENT
Love them or loathe them, Melbourne indie rockers Children Collide have done pretty well for themselves. With two successful albums, a slew of popular singles, a strong fan-base and a reputation as one of the most reliably incendiary live acts in the country - they've come a long way since opening Perth's one-off Blackjack Festival back in 2007. The next notch on their Facebook timeline is new album Monument, billed as the work of a "maturing band".

The word "mature" can have a lot of negative connotations for fans of rock music, so let's get one thing straight: Children Collide haven't gone soft on you. They haven't filled this album with acoustic numbers, strings, piano ballads or anything like that. The songs still sounds fundamentally 'Children Collide'; guitarist/vocalist Johnny Mackay's trademark echoey, distorted guitar lines and distinctive vocals are still there, and it's unlikely you'd mistake these songs for anyone else on the radio. The difference, therefore, is not that the band has changed as such; they've just reformulated a little bit.
Review by Keaton McSweeney - click here for the whole thing.

We've long been supporters of Children Collide, and being their official online store, we're stoked to be able to offer sweet bonuses to their fans - like the pre-order deal we're running for Monument, which hits shelves THIS WEEKEND!
Pre-order the album from Fist2Face and receive a bonus photo pack of the band - looks great on fridges, walls, desks, or even as postcards! Plus you get the album, which is so beyond rad you won't believe your face.

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!

SALE!!

Are you ready for the greatest three weeks of 2012? Starting from Record Store Day 2012 (April 21 - this Saturday!), Fist2Face will be having a three-week-long sale that will make your butt explode.

We've done sales before, but never like this. We're putting some massive markdowns on a huge range of stock from both Australian and international bands and record labels. You're gonna save so much money that you can buy a new keyboard to replace the one you're about to drool all over while thinking about this sale.

We'll have discounted stock from Trial and Error Records, The Living End, Trial Kennedy, Care Factor Records, Karnivool, The Middle East, Lights Out, Boomtown Records, Jonesez, Taperjean Records, The Statics, and so many many many more. This is just the tip of the amazing iceberg.

We're keeping most of the discounts under wraps until this Saturday, and we'll be announcing even more throughout the sale. So keep your eyes on our website's Bargain Bin and our Facebook, or drop down to the store in Ringwood and check it the shit out!

PRE-ORDERS

There are many sweet albums coming over the horizon, and you don't have to wait for them to come out to join in on the fun!
At this very moment we're running pre-orders for several soon-to-be-released albums, many of them including sweet loot you can only get through these pre-order offers.

Right now we're running pre-orders for:
- Children Collide's new album Monument (with a bonus photo pack)
- For Our Hero's new album Strange Days, in several different packages: 1. just the album, 2. the album and a phatband, or 3. album, phatband and shirt!
- We Rob Banks' new EP The House of Gonzo (with bonus guitar pick and sticker, or in a package with pick, sticker and shirt!)

So get in now before your friends do!

QUIT LOOKING AT CAT PHOTOS AND GET OVER HERE

Without a doubt, the best way to find out about the latest rad stock we've got is to let us into your social media world.
Come on, sell out! Hard! Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC:
Sat April 28 - For Our Hero with supports TBA

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of April's CD of the Month, Monument by Children Collide, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
Who is the vocalist of Children Collide?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.

And congratulations to James Kneipp of Royal Park, SA for winning the Say Anything competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.





Well, gotta go. This goat isn't gonna milk itself.

Hey guys! I have the quickest of quick news for you. Just two things:

SALE EXTENDED

Yeah bitches! We're having so much fun with this little sale of ours that we've decided to extend it for one more week! Originally scheduled to end last Saturday, we'll now be shutting it down on Saturday May 19.

This sale is MASSIVE. We've got discounted stuff from Gyroscope, Anberlin, City and Colour, The Red Shore, The Living End, Pee Records, The Aquabats, 3Wise Records, Karnivool, Boomtown Records, The Statics, Calling All Cars, Kisschasy, Hopeless Records, The Middle East, Jebediah, Birds of Tokyo, Trial Kennedy, Hilltop Hoods, Front End Loader, Jonesez, Golden Era Records, Illy, Trial and Error Records, The Wonder Years, Bodyjar, Taperjean Records, Mere Theory, Shihad, Drapht, Thursday, Care Factor Zero, AND SHITLOADS MORE. I'm not even kidding, this list barely scratches the surface.

Get in on this shit! We won't be having another sale until this time next year, so hit it before you miss it! Check out all the specials here or drop down to the store in Ringwood and get your browse on!

PRE-ORDERS

We are getting crazy into our pre-orders! We love sending people a new album on the day it's released, and we love it even more if we can give them some free awesome shit with it!

Check out the pre-order deals we're running right now:
- Parkway Drive's new DVD Home Is For The Heartless (also available on Blu-Ray!)
- Motion City Soundtrack's new album Go (also available on vinyl)
- House Vs Hurricane's new album Crooked Teeth, also available in a package with some rad HvH socks!
- We Rob Banks' new EP The House of Gonzo (with bonus guitar pick and sticker, or in a package with pick, sticker and shirt!)
- Buried in Verona's new album Notorious
- Miss May I's new album At Heart

Want any of these things in your hands on the day they're released? That is a sensible thing to want. Click some links, buddy!


Aaaaaand that's it okay bye for now

It's mailout time! Don't act all surprised, you saw this coming.
This month, Fist2Face has gone CRAZY with posters! Scroll down for all the hot details!

NEW STOCK

- Shuffle and Scrape: A Tribute to Blueline Medic is out now on 12" vinyl, with beautiful covers by A Death in the Family, Jen Buxton, Arrows, The Nation Blue, Paper Arms and more!
- The Getaway Plan have given us a whole bunch of new tees!
- Buried in Verona's new album Notorious is out now, and it's our CD of the month! See below for details.
- New tees from Black Veil Brides!
- Issue 08 of veri.live is out! With features on The Pogues and The Smith Street Band (among others), and a 7" vinyl with music from The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Fearless Vampire Killers!
- We now stock Manic Panic hair dye, in a whole range of amazing colours! You have no idea how rad this is.
- Stay Frosty, the debut album from Emperors, is here and it's rad!
- BLUNT Posterbook #27 is in, with posters of The Amity Affliction, Rancid, Paramore, Architects, All Time Low, Buried in Verona and shitloads more!
- The debut album from Local Resident Failure, A Breath of Stale Air is now on shelves!
- Even more Deez Nuts tees and singlets!

- CDs: Ne Obliviscaris, Resist the Thought, The Butterfly Effect, Pangea, This City Ignites, Hot Water Music, Madison, Make Them Suffer, Dividers, and heaps more!
- Vinyl: Hot Water Music, The Gaslight Anthem, Fires of Waco, Ben Kweller, Lamb of God, and heaps more!
- Tees: Children Collide, For Our Hero, Sky Screams Blue Clothing, Dividers, Psycroptic, A Day to Remember, Lamb of God, Parkway Drive, House Vs. Hurricane, Asking Alexandria, Pigeon, Suicide Silence, Feed Her to the Sharks, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: Asking Alexandria, Parkway Drive, Lamb of God, Psycroptic, Sky Screams Blue Clothing, and heaps more!

CD OF THE MONTH

BURIED IN VERONA - NOTORIOUS
Buried In Verona are a band who have worked hard to do things the "right way." Countless tours around the country securing an underground fan base, a stint overseas to find maturity through experience and record Notorious, their third release, and the shuffling of members to find the perfect line-up. That all being said, it would seem like the new album is do or die, the make or break moment for the band in which they lay it all on the line. Releasing through UNFD after a shows with The Amity Affliction isn't a bad way to start, and if the opening two tracks of the record are anything to go by, it's game on.
Review by LukeC of KillYourStereo - click here for the whole thing.

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!

WE ARE DROWNING IN EXCELLENT POSTERS

Over the last few months we've been working on building our catalogue of posters. We now have a HUUUUUUGE range of posters from all kinds of artists - pop punk, classic rock, grindcore, hip-hop, radcore - you're spoilt for choice!

Just off the top of my head, we've now got posters from Led Zeppelin, AFI, Metallica, Elvis Presley, All Time Low, Misfits, AC/DC, Queen, Slipknot, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Jimi Hendrix, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Doors, Disturbed, Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, Arctic Monkeys, Guns 'n' Roses, Bring Me the Horizon, Bob Marley... I could actually starve to death before I finished typing out a complete list of the posters we have. Check them all out here!

PRE-ORDERS

There are many sweet albums coming over the horizon, and you don't have to wait for them to come out to join in on the fun!
At this very moment we're running pre-orders for several soon-to-be-released albums, many of them including sweet loot you can only get through these pre-order offers.

Right now we're running pre-orders for:
- House Vs. Hurricane's new album Crooked Teeth - available as just the CD or as a CD + HVH socks package! (Release date: July 13)
- Motion City Soundtrack's new album Go (Release date: June 12)
- Miss May I's new album At Heart (Release date: June 15)
- The Word Alive's upcoming album Life Cycles (Release date: July 3)
- Parkway Drive's upcoming second DVD Home is for the Heartless (Release date: July 6)
- Hunting Grounds' upcoming album In Hindsight - pre-order bonuses to be announced soon (Release date: July 6)
- The Gaslight Anthem's upcoming album Handwritten (Release date: July 24)
- The Amity Affliction's upcoming album Chasing Ghosts - pre-order bonuses to be announced soon (Release date: Sep 14)

So get in now in case you develop amnesia between now and the release date, thereby forgetting what bands you like, so you can be reminded when you receive a CD in the mail! Trust me, it happens all the time.

TWOOT AT OUR FACEPAGE

Without a doubt, the best way to find out about the latest rad stock we've got is to let us into your social media world.
Come on, sell out! Hard! Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.

INSTORES

Upcoming gigs at our store in Ringwood, VIC (click any gig to be taken to its Facebook event page):
Sat July 14 - House Vs. Hurricane signing

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for info on upcoming instores!

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of June's CD of the Month, Notorious by Buried in Verona, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
What is one band that Buried in Verona have toured with?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.

And congratulations to Stephanie Oliveira of St Clair, NSW for winning the Children Collide competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.



Catch you next month - I've gotta go blow up a dam.

Hey there gang! It's exciting times in Fist2Faceland. Not only have we got our brand new winter sampler out (more details below), but we're very close to launching our excellent YouTube channel, which will quickly be filled with interviews and performances of all manner of bands, filmed at our store in Ringwood. It's gonna be amazing and we hope you love it!

Also! Would you like to work at Fist2Face? We're looking for a web developer - scroll down for more details!

NEW STOCK

- We've got House vs Hurricane beanies! They'll keep your brain warm and your street cred high.
- Do you have an Amity Affliction iPhone case? We do. We have several, actually.
- New August Burns Red tees!
- The latest issue of BLUNT mag is out now, featuring The Ghost Inside, Gojira, Hot Water Music, House vs Hurricane, Whitechapel, Millencolin and pooploads more!
- We're now selling DIY Fist2Face plectrums! Colourful, useful and rad - perfect for the guitarist in your life (especially if that guitarist is you)!
- Pee Zine #48 is now on shelves, featuring Pennywise, Polar Bear Club, Hightime, The Decline, No Way Out and more punk goodness!
- Local Resident Failure's new album is out, and it's our CD of the Month - scroll down for more details!

- CDs: Architects, BLKOUT!, Antagonist A.D., Pierce the Veil, Shinto Katana, Trial Kennedy, Rainy Day Women, Serial Killer Smile, Cat or Pillar, Chainsaw Hookers, THORNS, Devour the Martyr, The Spitfires, Breaking Orbit, Ceremony, and heaps more!
- Vinyl: Hard-Ons/Manges, Buried in Verona, Thick Skin, Army of Champions, Crisis Alert, Snake Face, and heaps more!
- Tees: Suicide Silence, Parkway Drive, A Day to Remember, Lamb of God, DevilDriver, The Amity Affliction, Asking Alexandria, All Time Low, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: um, lots!

CD OF THE MONTH

LOCAL RESIDENT FAILURE - A BREATH OF STALE AIR
When I first gave this album a spin I assumed I knew what I was in for. A bit of the same old. Some classic punk rock riffs, some classic punk rock lyrics all bundled up in some classic punk rock artwork. Even the album title suggests this is what's in store. Good fun but all in all pretty stock.
And to be honest I was totally okay with that. Given the current climate in punk rock I was really keen for something just like that. What I found was something much more.

A Breath Of Stale Air is the product of years worth of writing and recording and it shows. Though it would be forward to call this anything more than a punk album there is a depth to it that is often missed by bands of the same ilk. Taking leaves from the hefty books of all the so-cal and punk rock mainstays like NOFX, Lagwagon, Propaghandi, etc but with enough variation in style and structure to keep anyone interested through 15 tracks, a veritable marathon by today's standard. Along with punchy fun bull at a gate punk rock, you've got the odd ska/reggae influenced jam popping its dreadlocked head up every now and then as well as a harder edge to some of the seemingly more serious tracks.
Review by Anthony Webster of Cool Try (bro) - click here for the whole thing.

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!

A SAMPLING OF BRUTALITY

Are you freezing your balls off? How would you like some br0074l tunes to warm you up?
The Winter 2012 edition of our Music2Face sampler features 15 delightfully heavy tracks from bands all over Australia, including Psycroptic, The Amenta, Anguish, The Bride, Conscious Control, Dream On Dreamer, Hooks4Hands, Temples, Hybrid Nightmares, Serious Beak, Necroquarium, Any Last Words, Courting Pandora, Dot the Eyes, and A Vast Hope.

Fancy a copy? All you need to do is buy anything from our online store, or from our store in Ringwood, VIC - we'll throw one in for free (unless we've run out)!

WEB DEVELOPER WANTED

Job title: Web Developer (ColdFusion)
Description: Fist2Face, Australia's leading independent alternative online music merch store, is seeking a motivated and creative Web Developer to work in a collaborative environment alongside its lead Web Developer. Experience in ColdFusion a must. An initial commitment of 10 hours per month required however this is likely to increase into the future. Work can be undertaken offsite.
Technical skills required: ColdFusion, MySQL, HTML, CSS. Sound understanding of web standards and GUI design.
Further information: To apply or for any further information please contact gerard@fist2face.com.au.

PRE-ORDERS

There are many sweet albums coming over the horizon, and you don't have to wait for them to come out to join in on the fun!
At this very moment we're running pre-orders for several soon-to-be-released albums, many of them including sweet loot you can only get through these pre-order offers.

Right now we're running pre-orders for:
- The Gaslight Anthem's upcoming album Handwritten (Release date: July 24)
- Reel Big Fish's upcoming album Candy Coated Fury (Release date: July 31)
- While She Sleeps' upcoming album This is the Six (Release date: Aug 3)
- The Amity Affliction's upcoming album Chasing Ghosts - pre-order bonuses to be announced soon (Release date: Sep 14)
- Gallows' upcoming self-titled album (Release date: Sep 14)

So get in now in case you develop amnesia between now and the release date, thereby forgetting what bands you like, so you can be reminded when you receive a CD in the mail! Trust me, it happens all the time.

DON'T BE SHY, NOW

We're posting all kinds of shit all over Facebook all the time. How are you gonna know what we had for lunch if you we're not friends?
Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of July's CD of the Month, A Breath of Stale Air by Local Resident Failure, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
How many tracks are on A Breath of Stale Air?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.

And congratulations to Chelsea Powell of Springfield Lakes, QLD for winning the Buried in Verona competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.


Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some yarn to knot.

Are you interested in working for Australia's most totally awesome online merch store? Do you know how to program the internets? Then check out the details:

Job title: Web Developer (ColdFusion)
Description: Fist2Face, Australia's leading independent alternative online music merch store, is seeking a motivated and creative Web Developer to work in a collaborative environment alongside its lead Web Developer. Experience in ColdFusion a must. An initial commitment of 10 hours per month required however this is likely to increase into the future. Work can be undertaken offsite.
Technical skills required: ColdFusion, MySQL, HTML, CSS. Sound understanding of web standards and GUI design.
Further information: To apply or for any further information please contact gerard@fist2face.com.au.

Do you like hoodies? Do you like getting some change when you buy a hoodie? Well you're in luck! We're currently having a gigantic hoodie sale, and you're invited! Scroll down for all the disgusting details.

NEW STOCK

- Issue 09 of Australia's best music magazine, veri.live is out now! It contains a free vinyl with tracks from Jackson Firebird and King of the North, plus features on Kimbra, The Tea Party, Liars, Useless Children and even more! GET IT
- We've got a bunch of sweet new merch from Say Anything, Saves The Day, and their lovely lovechild Two Tongues!
- Hey check out this Wonder Years sticker. It'd look nice on your fridge.
- Your feet look cold. You need House Vs Hurricane socks!
- Your neck looks cold. You need a Dropkick Murphys scarf!
- We've got new posters and tees from Sugar Army!
- The new album from Pee Records' NZ troopers Out Cold A.D. is now on shelves and selling fast!
- BLUNT Posterbook #28 is out, with posters of House Vs Hurricane, Pierce The Veil, The Gaslight Anthem, The Ghost Inside, Green Day, We The Kings, Miss May I and your favourite band!

- CDs: Hailmary, Tread, Leeroy's Giants, Pigeon, OFF!, Ceremony, and heaps more!
- Vinyl: Pantera, Blink-182, and heaps more!
- Tees: Jebediah, The Wonder Years, Sugar Army, Any Last Words, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: Hoobastank, Strung Out, Motion City Soundtrack, The Vandals, The 69 Eyes, Panic! at the Disco, Queensryche, and buttloads more!

CD OF THE MONTH

PIERCE THE VEIL - COLLIDE WITH THE SKY
Collide With The Sky is San Diego's Pierce The Veil sounding better than they ever have to date. Their past records have always had the ideas, but the translation of those into a recorded format has often sounded clouded with the various layers a little squashed together. With their third record however, the various sounds have been given plenty of space, which makes for a more defined listen and has a greater impact.

The band has always had a unique edge in their post-hardcore sound in the form of the various Latin influences and flavours that are slipped in. Whilst this is a little less prevalent on this record, it comes to the fold and makes a lasting impression when it does appear, such as one of the stand out tracks, "Bulls In The Bronx", which has a Spanish Flamenco guitar break down and atmospheric outro. Another stand out is the record's first single, "King For A Day", which features guest vocals from Sleeping With Sirens front man Kellin Quinn. This song is a good representation of the harder more energetic sound the band has applied to their new music, still plenty of sweet melody breaks but rooted in aggression.
Review by LukeC of Kill Your Stereo - click here for the whole thing.

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!

HUGE HOODIE SALE!!

Holy shit you guys. The end of winter is fast approaching, and we wanna help you keep warm for the final stretch.
So we've marked down a metric shit-ton of hoodies to $40 - that's almost half price! We've got cheap hoodies from a whole bunch of bands, such as:

Hoobastank, Strung Out, Motion City Soundtrack, The Vandals, The 69 Eyes, Queensryche, Panic! at the Disco, Story of the Year, Gallows, AFI, New Found Glory, Fall Out Boy, Every Time I Die, Angels and Airwaves, Bad Religion, Jack's Mannequin, Boys Like Girls, The Used, CKY, The Shins, Taking Back Sunday, Death Angel, Norma Jean, Alexisonfire, Rise Against, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bleeding Through, and Underoath!

WEB DEVELOPER WANTED

Job title: Web Developer (ColdFusion)
Description: Fist2Face, Australia's leading independent alternative online music merch store, is seeking a motivated and creative Web Developer to work in a collaborative environment alongside its lead Web Developer. Experience in ColdFusion a must. An initial commitment of 10 hours per month required however this is likely to increase into the future. Work can be undertaken offsite.
Technical skills required: ColdFusion, MySQL, HTML, CSS. Sound understanding of web standards and GUI design.
Further information: To apply or for any further information please contact gerard@fist2face.com.au.

PRE-ORDERS

Are you tired of all the albums that are currently in existence? Well you're in luck!
You can pre-order a whole mess of awesome albums that will be coming out soon from Fist2Face, and get a bunch of free exclusive loot in the process!

Right now we're running pre-orders for:
- For All Eternity's upcoming album Beyond The Gates - with FIVE DIFFERENT PRE-ORDER PACKS!! You can get 1. Just the CD, 2. The CD and a t-shirt, 3. The CD and a snapback cap, 4. The CD and a jumper, or 5. All of the above - CD, t-shirt, snapback and jumper! It's radtastic! (Release date: Aug 24)
- The Smith Street Band's gonna-be-totally-rad sophomore album Sunshine & Technology (Release date: August 24)
- The Amity Affliction's upcoming album Chasing Ghosts - pre-order bonuses to be announced soon (Release date: Sep 14)
- Gallows' upcoming self-titled album (Release date: Sep 14)
- NOFX's upcoming 12th (!!!) album Self Entitled. All pre-orders come with a free NOFX sticker! (Release date: Sep 14)
- Something For Kate's upcoming album Leave Your Soul For Science (Release date: Sep 28)

Get in on the ground floor before they're released! You'll be crazy popular!

WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING

Excuse me? Did you just say you haven't liked Fist2Face on Facebook yet? What the hell?! I thought we were buds, man!
Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of August's CD of the Month, Collide With The Sky by Pierce The Veil, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
How many records have Pierce The Veil released?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.

And congratulations to Taylor Elterman of Murrumbeena, VIC for winning the Local Resident Failure competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.


Oh crap, I gotta go. The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire.

Hey punks! Get a haircut!
How's everyone's tax time going? We've been working overtime boxing up stock for The Living End's massive Retrospective Tour that's starting November 1st. Did you get your tickets?
Anyway, here's what's new!

NEW STOCK

- The new issue of BLUNT mag is out now, with features on The Amity Affliction, Fear Factory, Heroes For Hire, Gallows and even more!
- We've got a whole mess of new Dream On Dreamer merch, including tees, hoodies and shorts!
- Ditto Northlane!
- Bodyjar have released CD re-pressings of their early albums! They smell great.
- The latest Twisted poster mag is out, with posters of all manner of ugly people including Slipknot, Children of Bodom, Wednesday 13, Marilyn Manson, and, y'know, more.
- We've got CDs and vinyls from River of Snakes (featuring members of Magic Dirt and FANGS!)
- Sugar Army's new album Summertime Heavy is out now and it's fantastic!
- New accessories (patches, stickers, badges, keyrings, mugs etc) from Simple Plan, Glassjaw, Brand New, Saves The Day and Pink Floyd. What a combo!

- CDs: Andrew Swift, Gallows, Tired Minds, The Worst, Billy Talent, Andrew Bird, and heaps more!
- Vinyl: Right Mind, Declaration, Cabin Fever/Degenerates, The Gaslight Anthem, The Postal Service, and heaps more!
- Tees: Howling Dollhouse, House Vs Hurricane, The Worst, The Kinks, Two Tongues, Parkway Drive, For All Eternity, and heaps more!
- Hoodies: Brand New, For All Eternity, and pooploads more!

CD OF THE MONTH

THE SMITH STREET BAND - SUNSHINE & TECHNOLOGY
The Smith Street Band's brand of indie punk leaves nowhere to hide, no veil to cower behind. Lead vocalist Wil Wagner puts everything out in the open, almost like a confessional conversation with a friend.
Their brazenly attitudinal and personal approach will either be a good or bad thing depending on what you're looking for. If you want experimentalism or poetic leanings this may not be your thing. Punk rock and its many forms have always been divisive, as such a personalised genre and movement. Odds are though if you're listening to Sunshine & Technology you have discovered them at a local pub, through a friend or as an ardent fan who wanted their next dose after last year's No One Gets Lost Anymore.

For those who enjoy half-sung half-spoken style vocals, catchy punk/surf riffs and sweaty hooks you will find more than enough solace in these here humble 10 tracks. Efforts like "Stay Young" and "When I Said Us I Meant Them" sum up their appeal perfectly. Wagner covers topics that anyone listening can relate to, from youthful indiscretions and young love to rebellious tendencies and discontent. The instrumental backing meanwhile is melodic and catchy, with just enough harshness around the edges, matching the force of the lyrics. As the album title suggests, you get a full picture of what the band is all about and the picture you get is of a much more fully formed band, compared to their debut.
Review by Andrew 'Hazard' Hickey of Purple Sneakers - click here for the whole thing.

There have been few album releases as highly anticipated by Fist2Face staff as Sunshine & Technology. The band's first album was the cause of many many singalongs at the store, and the new album is just as infectious. Do yourself a favour and pick up a copy as soon as you possibly can!

Grab a copy of the album from Fist2Face, or scroll down to the bottom of this news for your chance to win a copy!

WEB DEVELOPER WANTED

Job title: Web Developer (ColdFusion)
Description: Fist2Face, Australia's leading independent alternative online music merch store, is seeking a motivated and creative Web Developer to work in a collaborative environment alongside its lead Web Developer. Experience in ColdFusion a must. An initial commitment of 10 hours per month required however this is likely to increase into the future. Work can be undertaken offsite.
Technical skills required: ColdFusion, MySQL, HTML, CSS. Sound understanding of web standards and GUI design.
Further information: To apply or for any further information please contact gerard@fist2face.com.au.

PRE-ORDERS

One thing bands love more than anything is when fans pre-order their albums before they come out. Pre-ordering an album is basically like giving the band a high five. So do it!

Right now we're running pre-orders for:
- Something For Kate's upcoming album Leave Your Soul For Science (Release date: Sep 28)
- Sylosis' upcoming album Monolith (Release date: Oct 10)
- Strangers' debut album Persona Non Grata (Release date: Oct 12)
- Parkway Drive's new album Atlas, with three different pre-order packs: 1. CD and beach towel, 2. Vinyl, poster and badge pack, and 3. CD and badge pack! (Release date: Oct 26)

HEY CHECK THIS OUT

Are you on the Fist2Face social media bandwagon? Come on, even your dad is tweeting at us. He barely shuts up!
Like us at facebook.com/fist2face, and follow us on Twitter @Fist2Face.

COMPETITION TIME!

If you want a chance to win a copy of September's CD of the Month, Sunshine & Technology by The Smith Street Band, simply send an email to promo@fist2face.com.au with your full name, suburb/state and the answer to the following question:
Who is the lead vocalist of The Smith Street Band?

Your email must have the subject line "Competition" or it will not be valid! The winner will be contacted via email and announced in next month's news.

And congratulations to Sinead Cormack of Shenton Park, WA for winning the Pierce The Veil competition from last month's news! Your CD will be out to you soon.



Oh sweet! Lunchtime!

For the first time since our store opened, Fist2Face is publicly advertising for new staff!

There are a few positions available, check out the job descriptions here and if you think you have what it takes to work at Fist2Face, please apply :)

• Retail Assistant
• Retail Assistant + Admin
• Retail Assistant + Multimedia Designer
• Web Developer

Applications close this Friday, November 16, so get in quick!

All aboard the love train! It's a train made of love! Travelling express from Fist2Face Junction to Your Face Station! Choo choo!

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

It's that special time of year again! Fist2Face is running our yearly Album of the Year poll, to discover the 10 best albums of 2012!
Head over to our Album of the Year page to learn how to make your voice heard! Voting is quick and easy, and you'll receive a free $5 Fist2Face gift voucher just for participating!

Also make sure to check out the top 10 picks from our daily guest reviewers - band members and industry figures including members of Psycroptic, Aitches, and Ne Obliviscaris - with heaps more huge names to be announced every day until voting closes.

Voting closes December 17, so get place your votes now!

FISTIES FRIDAY

Have you been wondering why you haven't been receiving any Fist2Face news love on this page lately? Probably not, huh.
Well, the ol' monthly Fist2Face news update has been replaced! We're now putting out weekly video updates of all our new CDs and merch, as well as news about the store, upcoming gigs, and weekly ticket giveaways!
We call it Fisties Friday and you can either keep an eye out for it on our Facebook page every Friday, or just subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay in the know!


That's it for now, and probably for a while! These news updates will be far less frequent, as we channel all our updates through our Fisties Friday videos.
If you need us, we'll be in the future.

Wowzers what a year!

Thanks for another great year dudes.
Here's our trading hours for xmas new years.
See you in 2014!

Hey dudes,
We've been trying to do this all official with like a proper press release n shit but in the end it just did my head in!

So the big news is that after 10 years, I've decided to call it a day with Fist2Face. For the most part it's been fucking amazing to run an Independent Record Store, but the last couple of years have been pretty taxing on the business and myself personally.
Smashed windows, graffiti'd walls, multiple floods, thieving customers, thieving staff, a local council that gave us '28 days to cease trade' a couple of years back, and all of this whilst releasing 5 independent albums of my own.. it's fair to say I'm spent!
I didn't throw it in without a fight though.. I spent the last year or so without drawing a wage, working other jobs to help pay bills and living out of a backpack/crashing on friends couches all in the hope of keeping the doors open, but it was to no avail in the end :(

But as I said, for the most part, running this store has been a total blast!
THANK YOU to all the hundreds of bands who came out to play free instore gigs!
Thank you to all the labels we worked with!
Thank you to all our (mostly) amazing staff past and present!
and most of all, thank you to all our customers who believed in what we did! Keep supporting independent record stores (JB HI FI is NOT a record store!!)

We will need as much support over the next few months as possible as we attempt to close up with minimal debt. At the earliest we will close in April, the latest will be the end of June.
Please come on down to the store (or jump online) and grab a record or a shirt. With a bit of luck we might be able to put together a couple of benefit shows and we'll print up some final f2f shirts too.

Thanks again everyone, hope to see you soon!
- Gerard Pidoto


 

Hey guys,

 So we're going to be closing down sometime in June.
Everything on this website is still available and we are still ordering stock in from our suppliers until late May.
We will be doing a pretty big sale sometime in June.
THanks for everyone's support!
F2F shirts, beanies, jumpers and wristbands coming very soon!

 - g