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Plenty more to come...Monday 2 January, 2006

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


Shot @ Close RangeWednesday 4 January, 2006
You may have noticed a few changes to the website recently. Thanks to our new buddies 'Shot @ Close Range' and our many talented models, we now have great photos of every clothing item in stock!
Shot @ Closer Range specialise in live band photography and band photo shoots. For more info check out their myspace - www.myspace.com/shotatcloserange

The team at S@CR have also just added some shirts to Fist2Face so be sure to check them out. These guys do an ace job so make like a bra and support them!
New Stock !Wednesday 4 January, 2006
This week we have a mountain of new stock including

 - Boomtown Records
 - DSTAR Records
 - Behind Crimson Eyes merch
 - Blink 182
 - Shot @ Close Range
 - NOFX
 - The Getaway Plan merch 
 - Lights Out Berlin
 - Kisschasy CD's, posters and badges!
 - Pennywise
 - Famous By Association
 - MDK
 - Washed Up Records
 - Jebediah
 - Panic! At The Disco
 - The Living End

and much more!...
2006 - New site, new management!Friday 6 January, 2006
Hey dudes.. WUSSUP!?!?!

My name is Gerard and i've just taken over this funky little site called Fist2Face! Just wanna send a big thanks to Elliot for setting up this site. Its come a LONG way since the start and he's certainly made my job pretty bloody easy!

So.. let me fill you all in on some of the changes you're gonna see around the site

First up, you'll notice a bit of a tidy up with the design.. nothin too drastic there (if it aint broke.. dont fix it uno!?)

Soon we're gonna have a B-Pay option

Also, slowly but surely you'll notice the site branch out into all different music genres. I hope the site stays dedicated to the punk rock scene while also getting its feet wet with metal, hip hop, alternative, country and heaps of other shit.. 

Online tickets for gigs will also be available in the coming months!

We look forward to a great year!
Please bear with us as we feel our way through the first few weeks.. go easy on us!
Love from Fist2Face


NEW TRADING HOURS!!!Monday 9 January, 2006
Yeah that’s right, Fist2Face Ringwood is now open FOUR DAYS!!
Thanks to everyone who applied for a position. We’ll be hiring again closer to christmas, so keep an eye on the site!

New trading hours are
Wed 12-8
Fri 12-8
Sat 10-5
Sun 12-5
Finally here!Thursday 26 January, 2006
A MASSIVE thank-you for your patience!...  Although the site may look very similar to the old web site, it is in fact a completly new data-base. This has taken us a little longer than we expected but it'll be worth the wait!

We have a shit-load of new stock that will be added to the site in the coming days. Bands include - 

 - The Suns
 - The Used
 - Hawthorn Heights
 - NOFX
 - Wishful Thinking
 - Champion
 - My Chemical Romance
 - Blink 182,
 - Weezer
 - Anberlin
 - Atlanta Lies
 - Funeral For a friend
 - Panic at the Disco
 - Tiltmeter
 - Fall Out Boy
 - Throwdown
 - Against Me!
 - Sounds Like Chicken
 - Jimmy Eat World
 - Green Day
 - Rufio

and plenty more to come...


See-ya back here real soon!!!!

And the winner is....Monday 6 February, 2006
We're stoked to announce that the winner of the 'Birds And The Bees' competition was a FIST2FACE customer! A big congratulations goes out to Christopher de Jonge who won a signed guitar and a merch pack from both bands.
We'd like to thank Set Fire To My Home/Helltrack Records as well as both the bands (Trial Kennedy and Horsell Common) for setting it all up and putting out such a corka CD!
Here are some photos of the bands with Chris..
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Trial Kennedy / Horsell Common Split EPTuesday 14 March, 2006
Exciting news this week is Fist2Face will be pre-selling the upcoming split EP from two of Australias most promising bands!

To go in the running to win a guitar signed by Horsell Common and Trial Kennedy (and stacks of other goodies), simple buy this CD before April 17th!

We'll be sending the CD out from April 5th

PRIZE PACK INCLUDES ..

1 Black Ashton Guitar signed by both bands
1 Horsell Common Tshirt
1 Trial Kennedy Tshirt
1 Horsell Common "Lost a Lot of Blood" CD
1 Trial Kennedy "Picture Frame" CD

Big thanks to 'Set Fire To My Home' Records and 'Helltrack Records' for putting this all together! 


The Go Set comp!Tuesday 14 March, 2006
As part of their 'Hungry Mile Tour' with German punk legends Shark Soup, The Go Set are offering FREE TICKETS to their upcoming gig @ The Espy to anyone that buys any CD's or merch from The Go Set or Shark Soup!

Tickets will be sent with your order.
Be quick!


THE NEW BREED CD LAUNCHES!!!Tuesday 25 April, 2006
D-STAR Records are throwing a party in Adelaide and Melbourne to celebrate the release of their new compilation 'The New Breed'
Details for each gig are..

Fri 5th May - DING DONG LOUNGE, Melbourne
IN THE GREY + RESPONDER + BURN THE CITY + THE REASON
$10 pre-sales, more on the door.

Sat 6th May - ENIGMA BAR, Adelaide
MERE THEORY + IN THE GREY + SUMI + THE REASON
$10 on the door

If you'd like to get in for FREE at either of these gigs, simply buy ANY DSTAR Records CD! Your name will be added to the doorlist

We'd also like to congratulate DSTAR for signing one of Melbournes finest bands 'Tiltmeter'. We look forward to hearing their new album later this year!!!
BIG NEWS!Friday 23 June, 2006
I'll let the flyer do the talking...



SAT JULY 1st


10:30 – 10:50    Rohan
11:10 – 11:30    Kevin Orr (BCE)
11:50 – 12:10    Dave Powys (SLC)
12:30 – 1:00      Appleton
1:30 – 2:00        Donnie
2:30 – 2:50        In Fiction
3:10 – 3:30        Yidcore
3:50 – 4:10        Forgivan Rival
4:30 – 5:00        Wyreless

SUN JULY 2nd

10:30 – 10:50    Celadore
11:10 – 11:30    MOTHRE.
11:50 – 12:10    Ryan Wheatley
12:30 – 12:50    G-Pop
1:10 – 1:30        Responder
1:50 – 2:10        The Wellingtons
2:30 – 3:00        Ridley
3:30 – 4:00        Cooper St Exit
4:30 – 5:00        BUGDUST!!!
STAFF WANTED!Saturday 8 July, 2006
Fist2Face, Ringwood’s coolest music store is seeking staff to help expand its trading hours. Currently, the store is open Wed 12-8 and Sat 10-5.

September 1st will see the following trading hours introduced

Wed 12-8pm
Fri 12-8pm
Sat 10-5pm
Sun 12-5pm

We are seeking people with the following skills  

- A genuine passion for a diverse range of music
- Experience in promotion and/or data entry
- Strong work ethic
- High level of customer service and communication skills
- Experience in retail

All interested applicants should submit their resume before Sun 13th August

In person – 20 Railway Place Ringwood
By Post – PO BOX 268 Ringwood VIC 3134
By Email – store@fist2face.com.au

Only successful applicants will be notified.
NEW STOCKSaturday 16 September, 2006
New stock this week from…

-    Shot@CloseRange
-    Trial Kennedy
-    Famous By Association
-    AFI
-    Bloodline Badges
-    Joan Of Ark
-    Cashless
-    Kisschasy
-    Magentaline
-    Owls
-    From First To Last
Upcoming instoresThursday 28 September, 2006
Check out these upcoming instore gigs. All Ages, All-Free!

Date – Sat Sep 30th
Who – Liability Of My Own
Time 2pm

Date – Sat 7th Oct
Who – Accessory and Elroy Dan
Time – 2pm

Date – Sat 28th Oct
Who – Magenteline, Each Revolving Door and Lost In Line
Time – 2pm
New stock!Saturday 14 October, 2006
New stock this week from..

-    Angelas Dish
-    Pennywise
-    I Killed The Prom Queen
-    Atreyu
-    Slick 46
-    Anti-Flag
-    Shot@Close Range
-    Taking Back Sunday
-    Panic!
CHEERS!Tuesday 7 November, 2006
A big thank-you to everyone who came out to the opening weekend of Fist2Face!
An even bigger cheers goes to all the bands who gave up some time to play a few songs and get behind the opening of the store. You all rocked!

For those of you who missed out.. here are some pics.
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CELADORE MOTHRE G-POP
INGRID AND HANNA RESPONDER THE WELLINGTONS
RIDLEY (AKA - ANDREW KITCHEN of ANTISKEPTIC) THE LOCAL BOGANS BUGDUST
DAZZA AND GEZZA BUGDUST BUGDUST

Behind Crimson EyesThursday 16 November, 2006
So the album we've all been waiting for finally arrives!!
The new Behind Crimson Eyes album!!

For a limited time only if you buy the new album you get the following FREE

 - FREE exclusive Shakedown EP
 - FREE iron on patch!
 - FREE poster (store only.. not online sorry!)

All of this FREE with the new BCE album. No doubt this will be the best $20 you've ever spent!
NEW STOCK - AUGUSTMonday 8 January, 2007
 - Bodyjar - shirts and hoods
 - Death Before Dishonor - back issues!
 - AFI - hoods
 - The Hot Lies - shirts and hoods
 - Bloodline Badges – New designs
 - Posters – Stacks! Too many to list them all
 - Copeland – STACKS of new shirts
 - Ellington – Shirts, CD's
 - San Salvadore – Shirts, Badges
 - I Love Melbourne Graffiti – Bags, Shirts
 - Best Before – Hoods, Shirts, Badges
 - Antiskeptic – Shirts, Hoods, Badges, Stickers, Vinyls
 - Carpathian - Badges
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CD Of The Month - FebruaryFriday 2 February, 2007
Best Before - Self Titled EP
This month we're getting behind Best Before's debut self titled EP which was released independantly late last year. With 6 tracks in total, this EP is pop punk at its finest. With its catchy lyrics and addictive melodies, you'll have the songs stuck in your head for days – Which is a GOOD thing!
For those pop punkers out there that miss a good love song – This one's for you!
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EPITAPH TOP TEN!Friday 2 February, 2007
Epitaph Top 10 at $10
Check out these old classics from Epitaph that are selling for only $10!!!
These include -  The Offspring, Rancid, Pennywise and NOFX.
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Death Wish - Great Quality Strings.. and cheap as F&*$!!!Friday 2 February, 2007
We're very excited to announce that Fist2Face now stocks guitar strings from Death Wish! These are available from our store in Ringwood as well as online!
Check out these prices!

Electric Guitar strings - $10!!!
Acoustic Guitar strings (steel and nylon) - $10!!!
7 String Electric - $12!!!
Bass Guitar strings - $25!!!
5 String Bass - $30!!!

Get on it!
www.fist2face.com.au/?deathwish
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IN FICTION  Pre Release Goodies!Saturday 3 February, 2007
Radelaids finest, In Fiction have their 2nd EP “Ghost” coming out March 24th. If you pre order Ghost you score a free Limited Edition In Fiction guitar pic!!!
Ghost is predicted to be one of the hottest releases for 2007, so get your copy before all your friends do; PRE PURCHASE!!
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CD Of The Month - MarchSaturday 3 February, 2007
Bodyjar – IS IT ALIVE (live album)
Arguably Australias greatest punk band finally deliver the long awaited live album that fans have been anticipating for many years!
With 16 tracks, “IS IT ALIVE” is sure to impress new and old fans with songs such as Wind Sok, Lights Out, One In A Million, and Not The Same, to name just a few.
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INSTORE GIGSSaturday 3 February, 2007
Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date – Saturday March 10th
Line-up – Tim Steward (screamfeeder), Cooper St Exit
Time – 2pm

Date - Saturday April 1st
Line-Up - Bodyjar, Bugdust
Time - 1pm
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New Stock - FebruaryFriday 16 February, 2007
Behind Crimson Eyes – Shirts, Hoodies & more
AFI – New DVD, posters, badges and more
Best Before – New EP, shirts, badges and more
I Killed The Prom Queen – Shirts, hoods, mouse pads, shorts, stickers & more
Hellogoodbye – Badges, shirts, CD's, DVD, stickers and more
Bloodline Badges – Stacks of new designs
My Chemical Romance – Box Sets, Vinyls, stickers & more
Get Poison Records
TICKETSSaturday 3 March, 2007
Date – Saturday 17th March
Line-up – Sounds Like Chicken (LAST SHOW EVER), Best Before, Goodnight Combat Fighter + MORE
Venue – TLC, Bayswater (265 Canterbury Road)
Cost – $10 +BF

Date – Saturday 31st March
Line-up – Something With Numbers, Don't Ask Us, Stealing O'neal + MORE
Venue – Knox Community Arts Center
Cost – $12 + BF
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New Stock - MarchSaturday 3 March, 2007
Bodyjar – Rare old EP's and Singles & new LIVE album
Pee Records –
new shirts
New Prints from Shot At Close Range  –
Behind Crimson Eyes, Grinspoon, The Scare, The Daylight Curse, Gyroscope and more!
Job For A Cowboy –
Doom CD, & new shirts
Guns For Glory –
Shirts
g-pop –
Badges + Magnets
Hellogoodbye –
Badges, shirts
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INSTORE GIGSWednesday 4 April, 2007
Check out the up and coming instore gigs at Fist2Face
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Good FridayWednesday 4 April, 2007
Fist2Face are open on Good Friday!! And not only are we open, but we have a rockin instore gig happening with Bagster and Public Address. So be sure to get down to the store to check it out!!
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Easter Trading HoursWednesday 4 April, 2007

Friday : 12-7pm

Saturday : 10-5pm

Sunday : CLOSED

Monday : CLOSED


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NEW STOCKFriday 4 May, 2007

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


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NEW STOCK!!Friday 18 May, 2007
NEW STOCK!!
Stealing O’neal – EP’s, badges, shirts
Parkway Drive – Shirts
Day On Fire – badges, CD, shirts
Hellogoodbye – Badges, hoodies, shirts!
Picture The End – Shirts, CD’s
Pee Records – New Pee Zine! Scissor File, Remain Opposed, Restless Words etc
g-pop – Shirts, bags, CD’s, badges, magnets
Carpathian – Hoodies
The Scissor File – Badges, CD’s
Unbelievably Bad Magazine #3, #4 and #5
30 Seconds To Mars – Shirts, hoodies, vinyl, badges, Cd’s
Her Nightmare – Hoods & shirts
None The Wiser – New EP, badges, magnets
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Fist2Face now have T-Shirts!!Friday 18 May, 2007
 That’s right! We now have Fist2Face shirts, as the result of an online vote.
 So make sure you’re one of the first to be a cool kid sporting official Fist2Face attire. The shirts are $20 and can be purchased from the store or online at www.fist2face.com.au
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CD Of The Month - MAYFriday 18 May, 2007
Blueline Medic – 42:19
The “rock indie kings of Australia” [Blunt Magazine], long awaited 3rd album is finally here, and boy was it worth the wait! The four piece band from Melbourne have managed to produce 12 tracks that are rich, textured and drenched with their signature unabashed melodies, nailing their very own classics.
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INSTORE GIGSFriday 18 May, 2007
In Fiction postpone instore!
Due to their insane touring schedule, In Fiction have decided to postpone their instore appearance on Friday 11th May.
The band apologise for any inconvenience caused and will announce a new date shortly!

Instores
Date – Sunday May 20th
Time – 1pm
Who – Chase Manhattan (final gig)
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TICKETSFriday 18 May, 2007
Date – Friday, May 18th
Time – 5:30-11pm
Where – EV’s Youth Centre (212 Mt Dandenong Road Croydon)
Who – Terrorust, Ocularis Infernum, Synthetic Breed, Black Like Vengeance and more...

Date – Saturday June 2nd
Time – 6-10pm
Where – TLC, Bayswater (265 Canterbury Road)
Who – Angelas Dish, g-pop, San Salvadore and more…
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NEW STOCK - JUNEFriday 15 June, 2007
The Open Season – New EP!
Pee Records – Pee Zine #39, Hoodies
Behind Crimson Eyes – Shirts, Hoodies
Circa Survive – New album, shirts
Another Day Down – Cds
Trial Kennedy – New shirts, Badges
The Used – shirts, new album and back cat
Stealing O'neal – Badges, Cd',s Shirts
Day On Fire – Badges, Shirts
Job For A Cowboy – new album, shirts
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CD OF MONTH - JUNEFriday 15 June, 2007
Job For A Cowboy – Genesis
Job For A Cowboy are a relatively young death metal band with loads of talent and potential. This is quite obviously shown on their album 'Genesis'. They deliver some, ear piercing vocals, crushing riffs, some noticeable bass work and frantic drums, all which shape up the excellence that is Genisis.
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R.I.P Wayne ThunderFriday 15 June, 2007
Last week saw the passing of The Suns legendary drummer Wayne Thunder. Wayne passed away peacefully in his sleep aged 29.
Our thoughts are with his close friends and family.
We’ve now sold out of both The Suns EP’s and in good time, we will approach the band for more stock. In the mean time, we have a select few shirts and caps.
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Stay warm this winter!Friday 15 June, 2007
To keep you all nice and toasty during winter, Fist2Face have got a whole heap of nice warm hoodies!! Range includes Carpathian, Taking Back Sunday, Pee Records, Her Nightmare, Hatebreed, Operation Ivy, Antiskeptic, Alexisonfire, Chad Clothing, My Chemical Romance, Hawthorne Heights, Aiden, The Used AND MORE!!!
So don't catch a cold, buy a hoodie!
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INSTORE GIGSFriday 15 June, 2007
Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date – Thursday 31st June
Time - 4pm
Line-up – The Go Set, Supports TBC
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TICKETSFriday 15 June, 2007
Date – Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th August
Line-up – Carpathian, 50 Lions, Pro Team, Miles Away, Abandon All Hope, Her Nightmare, Down To Nothing (USA) & MORE TBC
Venue – Camberwell Center
Availability – Store only
***PLEASE NOTE***
Saturday ONLY pass - $30
Sunday ONLY pass - $15
Weekend pass - $40

Date – Friday 13th July
Time – 8pm
Line-up – The Getaway Plan, The Amity Affliction, Closure In Moscow, Elora Danan & Coma Lies
Venue – The Arthouse
Availability – Store only
Cost - $12 + BF
O/18

Date – Saturday 14th July
Time – 12pm
Line-up – The Getaway Plan, The Amity Affliction, Closure In Moscow & Coma Lies
Venue – The Arthouse
Availability – Store only
Cost - $12 + BF
U/18
Fist2Face Turns One!!!Saturday 23 June, 2007
Although we've been rockin since 2003 as an online store, we thought it's definately worth celebrating our physical store's FIRST BIRTHDAY!
And luckily, some of Melbourne's coolest bands agree with us!

SATURDAY JUNE 30th

11am - Donny and Chrissy
1pm - The Wellingtons
2pm - Andrew McDonald
3pm - Famous By Association
4pm - MOTHRE.

SUNDAY JULY 1st

1pm - Shooting Down Disaster
2pm - Dont Ask Us
3pm - Polar Disco
4pm - The Resignators
4:40 - Forgivan Rival
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Check it!

New Stock!Saturday 14 July, 2007
- Below Par Back Catalogue – For Amusement Only, Caddy Of The Year 3 & 4, Something With Numbers, Last Years Hero & MORE
- Bloodline Badges – New badges
- Afends Clothing – Hats, Jeans, shirts & more
- Forgiven Rival – Girls and guys shirts
- Newly released albums – Circa Survive, Paramore & more
- Hoodies – Brand New, Cheer Up Emo Kid, Taking Back Sunday, Bullet For My Valentine, 30 Seconds To Mars, Fist2Face & more!!
- Yidcore – Entire back catalogue, shirts
- Posters – 30 Seconds To Mars, Say Anything, Emery & more
- In The Meantime Records – MDK EP, Split EP
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CD OF THE MONTH - JULYSaturday 14 July, 2007
Paramore – RIOT!
The second album, ‘RIOT!’ from pop-rock outfit Paramore is definitely a winner. Paramore were booked to come to Australia earlier this year with New Found Glory but bailed on the tour in order to get this album recorded, but they have certainly made up for it with this release! Keep an ear out for the bands first single off the album ‘Misery Business’ which has already had a lot of airplay.
This album is definitely one of those ‘no need for a skip button’ CD’s.
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Afends ClothingSaturday 14 July, 2007
Fist2Face are now stocking merchandise from Byron Bay based clothing label 'Afends'. So if you're after some rad new jeans, hats or shirts... come check them out!
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Stay warm with Fist2FaceSaturday 14 July, 2007
Fist2Face now have nice warm hoodies for you to wear to keep you warm this winter! The hoodies come in white, red, black and navy blue, enough colours to suit everyone’s taste and for only $50, they’re a bargain!
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Kisschasys Hymns for the nonbelieverSaturday 14 July, 2007
Kisschasy’s second album Hymns for the nonbeliever is set to be released on Saturday July 21st and Fist2Face is giving away a free badge with every pre-order! Everybody loves free stuff, so do yourself a favour and PRE ORDER Hymns for the nonbeliever today!
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INSTORE GIGSSaturday 14 July, 2007
Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date – Saturday 28th July
Time - 1pm
Line-up – Capeside, Quiet Child (SA)

Date – Saturday 4th August
Time - 1pm
Line-up – The Scissor File, Ellington

Date – Saturday 18th August
Time - 1pm
Line-up – Cuthro
TICKETS - AUGUSTWednesday 8 August, 2007
He Is Legend [U/18]
Date – Friday 7th September
Time – 4:30pm
Line-up – He Is Legend, Amity Affliction
Venue - Corner Hotel
Availability – Store Only

He Is Legend [O/18]
Date – Friday 7th September
Time – 9pm
Line-up – He Is Legend, Amity Affliction
Venue - Corner Hotel
Availability – Store Only

SIK YOUR MIND – SOLD OUT!!!!
Parkway Drive [All Ages]
Date – Wednesday 17th October
Line-up – Parkway Drive, The Warriors, Her Nightmare, No Apologies
Venue – Camberwell Center
Availability – Store Only
CD OF THE MONTH - AUGUSTThursday 9 August, 2007
Vanna – Curses
If melodic ‘post-hardcore/nu-hardcore/metal-core’ is what you’re after, then this is the CD for you. Some compare Vanna to the likes of Norma Jean, Every Time I Die and He Is Legend, perhaps because such bands are Vanna’s biggest influences, which show through in their music.
With songs on the CD such as ‘The Vanishing Orchestra’ being more technical and intense, Vanna ease up a bit with softer melodies shining through in Surgical Tools and Trophy Wives.
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Fist2Face becomes a MOSHTIX outlet!Thursday 9 August, 2007

Exciting news here at Fist2Face! We are soon to be an outlet for MOSHTIX. This means we'll be selling tickets for all events at Rubys, Billboard and many more sweet venues!
Bags Galore!Friday 10 August, 2007
Fist2Face just got in a bunch of new international bands bags that are selling for only $60!!! Some of the bands include Taking Back Sunday, AFI, My Chemical Romance, H.I.M, Misfits, Weezer and many more.
Also, not forgetting the great Australian bands bags we have at Fist2Face, Behind Crimson Eyes, G-Pop, Something With Numbers and more!
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INSTORESFriday 10 August, 2007
Line up – Blueline Medic, Mere Theory
Date – Saturday 11th August

Line up – Cuthro, Andre Music
Date - Saturday 18th August

Line up – Responder & Celadore
Date – Saturday 1st September

Line up – Her Latest Flame & more TBC
Date – Sunday 9th September
New Stock - SEPTEMBERSunday 23 September, 2007
- The Getaway Plan – Shirts, Hoodies, Badges
- No Idea Records – Against Me! Less Than Jake & more
- H.I.M. – Watch, shirts, hoodies and more!
- Behind Crimson Eyes – Shirts, girly shirts
- Dopamine – CD’s
- Cuthro – Badges, CD’s
- BRING ME THE HORIZON SHIRTS!!!!!!
- Poison City – Full back cat!
- Responder – new EP and shirts!
- Pat and Brendan – New CD and badges!
- AFENDS – New Hoodies, shirts and more!
- Pee Zine #40
- Band pillow cases –
Green Day, Misfits, Social Distortion!!
- DVD’s – Nirvana, Underoath, Blink 182, The Used, The Clash, Bad Religion & more
- Care Factor Zero – Ska Is Dead comp
- Mere Theory – New album, vinyl, old school (out of print) EP’s, shirts and badges!
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CD OF THE MONTH - SEPTEMBERSunday 23 September, 2007
Responder – Complete Radio Silence
www.myspace.com/respondermusic
With the release of Responders’ second EP ‘Complete Radio Silence’, the band have definitely upped the bar in comparison to their debut EP ‘Seeing And Thinking At Twice’.
‘Complete Radio Silence’ consists of 6 solid tracks that just get better with every listen.
If you’re a fan of Trial Kennedy, Kisschasy, Blueline Medic and other such bands, then this EP should definitely be added to your MUST LISTEN TO list and for only $10 why not purchase a copy from Fist2Face!
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Parkway Drive HORIZONS pre purchase from Fist2FaceSunday 23 September, 2007
Everyone is dying to get their hands on a copy of Parkway Drives highly anticipated album ‘Horizons’ (out October 6th) … So be one of the first by pre ordering a copy from Fist2Face! Why not, when you get a free present with it? That’s right! With every copy of Horizons comes a free Parkway Drive key ring.
*WHILE STOCKS LAST*

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New Trading HoursSunday 23 September, 2007
Here at Fist2Face, we thought being open 6 days a week just wasn’t enough! So we’ve decided to open 7 days a week and extend out trading hours as of Monday 17th September!
Monday til Saturday = 10am – 6pm
Sunday = 12pm – 5pm
TICKETSSunday 23 September, 2007
 Parkway Drive [ALL AGES]
Date – Monday 15th October
Time – 7:00pm
Line-up –Parkway Drive, The Warriors, Her Nightmare, No Apologies
Venue – The Camberwell Center
Availability – Store Only –MOSHTIX–

Parkway Drive [ALL AGES]
Date – Wednesday 17th October
Time – 7:00pm
Line-up –Parkway Drive, The Warriors, Her Nightmare, No Apologies
Venue – The Camberwell Center
Availability – SOLD OUT –MOSHTIX–

Paramore [18+]
Date – Friday 5th October
Time – 8:00pm
Venue – Billboard The Venue
Line-Up – Paramore, Mayday Parade & more
Availability – Store Only –MOSHTIX–

Paramore [U/18]
Date – Saturday 6th October
Time – 1:00pm
Venue – Billboard The Venue
Line-Up – Paramore, Mayday Parade & more
Availability – Store Only –MOSHTIX–

Don’t Ask Us CD Launch (18+)
Date – Friday 26th October
Line-up – Don’t Ask Us & more
Venue – The Evelyn
Availability – Store Only

Awakening [All Ages]
Date – 24th November
Time – 10:00am
Venue – Croydon Hills Baptist Church, Bemboka Road, Croydon Hills
Line-Up – Forgiven Rival, Beyond Mine, San Salvador, g-pop, Shooting Down Disaster, Arpejio, Rubies & Rumours, The Black And White & more
Availability – Online & Store
INSTORESSunday 23 September, 2007
Line up – Adelle (QLD), The Black and White
Date – Sunday 30th September 

Line up – Dopamine, your band?
Date – Sunday 7th October

Line up – Another Day Down (QLD), Bagster
Date – Saturday 13th October

Line up – Don’t Ask Us and Foucault
Date –Saturday 27th October
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TICKETSMonday 1 October, 2007
Birds Of Tokyo [18+]
Date – Thursday 11th October
Line-up – Birds Of Tokyo, more TBA
Venue – Rubys Lounge
Availability – STORE - Moshtix

Parkway Drive [ALL AGES]
Date – Monday 15th October
Time – 7:00pm
Line-up –Parkway Drive, The Warriors, Her Nightmare, No Apologies
Venue – The Camberwell Centre
Availability – Store Only –MOSHTIX–

Parkway Drive [ALL AGES]
Date – Wednesday 17th October
Time – 7:00pm
Line-up –Parkway Drive, The Warriors, Her Nightmare, No Apologies
Venue – The Camberwell Centre
Availability – SOLD OUT –MOSHTIX–

Prescriptions for the Rich [ALL AGES]
Date – Sunday 28th October
Line-up - Fifty Sixx, House Vs Hurricane, The Mission in Motion, Dont Ask Us & The Groundfloor
Venue – Mooroolbark Community Centre
Availability – Store and Online

Don’t Ask Us CD Launch (18+)
Date – Thursday 29th November
Line-up – Don’t Ask Us & more
Venue – The Evelyn
Availability – Store Only

Boomtown Showdown 07 [ALL AGES]
Date – Friday 2nd November
Line-up – The Getaway Plan, In Fiction, Amity, Elora Danan
Venue – Collingwood Town Hall
Availability – STORE – Moshtix

Mere Theory [18+]
Date – Friday 2nd November
Line-up – Mere Theory, more TBA
Venue – Rubys Lounge
Availability – STORE - Moshtix

The Scare [ALL AGES]
Date – Nov 4th
Line-up – The Scare, Regular John, Cobra Massive
Venue – The Castle Dandenong
Availability – Store and Online

Boomtown Showdown 07 [18+]
Date – Saturday 3rd November
Line-up – The Getaway Plan, In Fiction, Amity, Elora Danan and more
Venue – The Espy Hotel
Availability – Store Only

Awakening [All Ages]
Date – 24th November
Time – 10:00am
Venue – Croydon Hills Baptist Church, Bemboka Road, Croydon Hills
Line-Up – Forgiven Rival, Beyond Mine, San Salvador, g-pop, Shooting Down Disaster, Arpejio, Rubies & Rumours, The Black And White & more
Availability – Online & Store

Reel Big Fish / Less Than Jake [18+]
Date – Tuesday 11th December
Line-up – Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto
Venue – Billboards The Venue
Availability – STORE - Moshtix
NEW STOCK! - OCTOBERFriday 12 October, 2007
Parkway Drive – NEW ALBUM!, Hoods, Shirts
Slipknot - shirts
Behind Crimson Eyes - Shirts
Responder – CD's, Shirts
The Black And White - Shirts
Tiltmeter – Shirts, Cd’s
Get Poison Records – Between The Devil And The Deep / Chainsaw Girls split CD
Dopamine – CD’s, hoods, shirts
Posters – Alexisonfire, Nirvana, 30 Seconds To Mars and moe!
Carpathian – Shirts, Badges
Limbeck – CD’s, Badges, Stickers
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CD OF THE MONTH! - OCTOBERFriday 12 October, 2007
Parkway Drive – Horizons
What has been described as the most highly anticipated Australian Metal / Core album of 2007, ‘Horizons’ has finally been released! And let me tell you, this was definitely not a case of an anti-climax. From start to finish you’re slapped in the face with exploding breakdown after exploding breakdown, all cleverly placed with grinding guitar, making each song even more addictive than the next.

“Horizons firmly cements Parkway Drive in the upper echelons of worldwide metalcore royalty.”
Patrick Perrier
RAVE MAGAZINE
PARKWAY DRIVE FREEBIES!Friday 12 October, 2007
Purchase Parkway Drive – Horizons from Fist2Face for just $20 and score a free Parkway Drive keyring!
**while stocks last**
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BUGDUST PRE ORDER COMPETITION!Friday 12 October, 2007
Local legends ‘Bugdust’ are set to release their LONG LONG LONG awaiting debut album ‘Welcome To The City Of Snakes’. We’re all pretty exited about this here @ F2F so for anyone who pre-orders this monster slab of ROCK you get a FREE Bugdust badge!
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METRIC CLOTHING COMPETITIONFriday 12 October, 2007
If you order Dopamine's new album 'Experiments With Truth' from Fist2Face you go in the running to win an awesome prize pack from Metric Clothing! So come down to the store or jump online at www.fist2face.com.au and order your copy now!
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FIST2FACE LOVES BLOODLINE BADGESFriday 12 October, 2007
Does your band/company need badges? Or you simply want one or more of a one off design for a personal joke? Fist2Face together with Bloodline Badges can make that possible! Prices range from 61 cents a badge for 25 or more, or $3 a badge for one of designs. For more information go to www.myspace.com/bloodlinebadges or ask one of our friendly staff at the store.
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INSTORE GIGSFriday 12 October, 2007
Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date – Saturday 13th October
Line-Up – Another Day Down, Bagster
Time - 1pm

Date – Sunday 4th November
Line-Up – Her Latest Flame (SA), Closure In Moscow
Time - 1pm

Date – Sunday 11th November
Line-Up – The Scene Conspiracy, Ruin Gloria (NSW), Foucault
Time - 1pm

Date – Don’t Ask Us, The Scissor File, Picture Perfect Skys
Line-up – Saturday 1st December
Time – 1pm
**FREE BBQ!**
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NEW STOCK! - NOVEMBERFriday 9 November, 2007
Celadore – New CD
Saves The Day – CDS
San Salvador – CD's
Anberlin – Shirts
Tiger Stripes – Shirts
Terror – EP
Her Latest Flame – CD and shirts
GOREgeous Threads – Hoodies, Shirts
The Getaway Plan – CD's
Anarchsphere – Shirts, Hoodies, CD's
Paramore – Shirts
My Chemical Romance – Shirts
CD OF THE MONTH! - NOVEMBERFriday 9 November, 2007
Bugdust - Welcome to the city of snakes
We were going to write our own review for this LONG awaited album.. but we felt that the review in BLUNT magazine said it all.
"Guitars that grind their way through your gut like tapeworm, drums that walk all over you like one of those Japanese massage chicks, bass that throbs like the headache you get from 27 vodka jelly shots and vocals that that mix grunt with gravel, Melbourne rock demons Bugdust have followed up a couple of EPs with an album that proves you can mix sheer swinging-balls fury with song writing nous. Recorded in El Paso, Texas, with champion producer bloke Neil Kernon (Judas Priest, Sex Pistols), City Of Snakes doesn't hold back the punches, sounding both classic and innovative while fusing a stoner vibe into a pub rock sound that could fill stadiums."
BLUNT MAGAZINE
FROM MELBOURNE TO CALLUMFriday 9 November, 2007
Fist2Face are proud to be sponsoring an awesome event in aid of a good cause.
'From Melbourne to Callum' is a benefit show being organised for a young boy by the name of 'Callum Robbins'. Callum was born with a rare disease called Type 1 SMA, he is the son of US' musician/producer J Robbins who has played in bands such as Jawbox, Burning Airlines and Channels and produced albums for bands such as The Promise Ring, Jets To Brazil, Blueline Medic and Against Me! just to name a few.
Playing the benefit show on Sunday 25th November are some of Melbournes best musicians, Paul Dempsey, Blueline Medic, A Death In The Family & Lead Sketch Union.
Callum needs all your help! Get on board, the show kicks off at 6:30pm so help spread the word!!

For more info and to make a donation to Callum's foundation check out www.desotorecords.com  www.myspace.com/frommelbournetocallum
 
Tickets: $25 at the door or $22+bf from www.eastbrunswickclub.com
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INSTORE GIGSFriday 9 November, 2007
Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date – Sunday November 11th
Line-Up – The Scene Conspiracy, Ruin Gloria (NSW)
Time - 1pm

Date – Sunday November 18th
Line-Up – The Wellingtons, Celadore, The Spendours
Time – 1pm

Date – Sunday November 25th
Line-Up – Angelas Dish, Andre Music
Time – 1pm

Date – Saturday December 1st
Line-Up – Don't Ask Us, The Scissor File, Picture Perfect Skys
Time – 1pm
**FREE BBQ**
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TICKETSFriday 9 November, 2007
Don’t Ask Us CD Launch [18+]
Date – Thursday 29th November
Line-up – Don’t Ask Us & more
Venue – The Evelyn
Availability – Store Only

Awakening [All Ages]
Date – 24th November
Time – 10:00am
Venue – Croydon Hills Baptist Church, Bemboka Road, Croydon Hills
Line-Up – Forgiven Rival, Beyond Mine, San Salvador, g-pop, Shooting Down Disaster, Arpejio, Rubies & Rumours, The Black And White & more
Availability – Online & Store

Reel Big Fish / Less Than Jake [18+]
Date – Tuesday 11th December
Line-up – Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto
Venue – Billboards The Venue
Availability – STORE – Moshtix

Bodyjar [18+]
Date – Friday 16th November
Line-Up – Bodyjar & more
Venue – Rubys Lounge
Availability – STORE - Moshtix

Destroy Music [ALL AGES]
Date – Saturday 22nd December
Line-Up – Kisschasy, Behind Crimson Eyes, The Hot Lies, Horsell Common, Her Nightmare, All Shall Perish, The Getaway Plan, The Amity Affliction, Deez Nutz, In Fiction, Capeside, The Red Shore.
Time – 6:00pm – 11:00pm
Venue – Camberwell Centre
Availability – STORE - Moshtix

Destroy Music [18+]
Date – Saturday 21st December
Line-Up – Kisschasy, Behind Crimson Eyes, The Hot Lies, Horsell Common, Her Nightmare, All Shall Perish, The Getaway Plan, The Amity Affliction, Deez Nutz, In Fiction, Capeside, The Red Shore.
Time – 8:00pm
Venue – The Metro
Availability – STORE - Moshtix
NEW STOCK!Monday 10 December, 2007
- The Doggy Paddle Scandal – NEW EP!!!!
- Badges – Underoath, Anti-Flag, Against Me!, My Chemical Romance, The Used, All American Rejects & MORE!!
- Horsell Common – Vinyls, Shirts
- Bring Me The Horizon – Shirts
- Celadore – New album, shirts and badges
- Angelas Dish – Shirts, CD’s
- Avenged Sevenfold – CD’s, shirts
- Goodbye Stereo – CD’s and badges
- Laura Knight – CD’s, Shirts
- Angels And Airwaves – CD’s and shirts
- Don’t Ask Us – Shirts, CD’s
- The Wellingtons – Badges, Shirts and new EP!
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CD OF THE MONTH! - DECEMBERMonday 10 December, 2007
Chase This Light – Jimmy Eat World
After every album Jimmy Eat World put out, I always say to myself “Wow, this album is amazing. I don’t think they could ever top this..” But somehow.. they always do! And ‘Chase This Light’ is no exception. From start to finish, this album keeps you bopping about in true Jimmy Eat World form. ‘Always Be’ with its catchy, hypnotizing, melodic chorus, being in my opinion, one of the best tracks on the album along with ‘Here It Goes’ which is an extremely catchy dig at the music scene.
Do yourself a favour and go buy this album.
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CHRISTMAS BARGAINS!Monday 10 December, 2007
In true Christmas spirit, Fist2Face have decided to give away a CRAZY amount of shit!!!
Here are just SOME of these CRAZY specials we have on during the Christmas month:
- Buy the new Mere Theory album and get their 7 inch Vinyl ‘Gracefully’ FREE!
- Buy ANY Day On Fire shirt and get the Day On Fire EP for FREE!
- Buy ANY Boomtown Records CD and get a FREE Boomtown Sampler
- Buy the new Celadore album ‘Smoke’ and get their debut EP ‘Blister’ and a badge for FREE!
- Buy any four Bloodline Badges and get a fifth badge FREE!
- Buy any Shot @ Close Range frame and get 3 FREE prints!
- Cheap as FUCK Bagster merch!! Shirts $12, Badges $1, EP’s $6!!
- Buy ANY Dopamine merch and get their album ‘Experiments With Truth’ FREE!!
- Buy ANY Kisschasy shirt or hoody and get a FREE Kisschasy badge pack!
- Buy ANY Pee Records CD or shirt and get a FREE Pee Records sampler!
- Buy ANY Antiskeptic shirt, hoody, CD and get a FREE Antiskeptic badge & sticker pack!!
- Buy 5 sets of Death Wish strings and get one set for FREE!
- Spend over $100 in Fist2Face and get a FREE Fist2Face shirt!
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INSTORE GIGSMonday 10 December, 2007
 Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date – Saturday 22nd December
Line-Up – Lead Sketch Union & Newtonhealth (NSW)
Time - 1pm

Date – Saturday 5th January
Line-Up – The Porkers & The Resignators
Time - 1pm

Date – Sunday 20th January
Line-Up – Laura Knight & Broni
Time - 1pm

Date – Friday 15th February
Line-up – The Getaway Plan & TBA
Time – 4pm

TICKETSMonday 10 December, 2007
Reel Big Fish / Less Than Jake [18+]
Date – Tuesday 11th December
Line-up – Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto
Venue – Billboards The Venue
Cost – $55.10
Availability – STORE - Moshtix

Resist Tour [18+]
Date – Friday 14th December
Line-up – Carpathian, Irrelevant, Mindsnare, Her Nightmare
Venue – The Arthouse
Cost – $13 +BF
Availability – STORE - Moshtix


Destroy Music Tour [18+]
Date – Friday 21st December
Line-up – Kisschasy, Behind Crimson Eyes, The Hot Lies, The Getaway Plan, All Shall Perish, In Fiction, Her Nightmare, Amity Affliction, Capeside, Deez Nuts, Horsell Common & The Red Shore
Venue – The Metro Melbourne
Cost – $45 +BF
Availability – STORE – Moshtix

Unquestionable Acts [AA]
Date – Friday 21st December
Line-up – House Vs Hurricane, 23:19, Far From Existence, The Innocent Die First, Violent Skies, With Wings From Above, State Of East London, A Radient Darkness
Venue – Upwey Community Centre
Availability – STORE


Destroy Music Tour [AA]
Date – Saturday 22nd December
Line-up – Kisschasy, Behind Crimson Eyes, The Hot Lies, The Getaway Plan, All Shall Perish, In Fiction, Her Nightmare, Amity Affliction, Capeside, Deez Nuts, Horsell Common & The Red Shore
Venue – The Camberwell Centre
Cost – $45 +BF
Availability – STORE - Moshtix

Vans Boys Of Summer Tour [18+]
Date – Sunday 11th January
Line-up – Silverstien, The Amity Affliction, Deez Nuts, Set Your Goals & Capeside
Venue – Billboard The Venue
Cost – $40 +BF
Availability – STORE - Moshtix


Vans Boys Of Summer Tour [U/18]
Date – Sunday 12th January
Line-up – Silverstien, The Amity Affliction, Deez Nuts, Set Your Goals & Capeside
Venue – Billboard The Venue
Cost – $40 +BF
Availability – STORE - Moshtix
NEW STOCK - JANUARYFriday 18 January, 2008
- Parkway Drive – Shirts
- Carpathian – Vinyls
- Change Of Face – CD’s, Shirts
- Brutal Australia – Shirts, Hoodies
- AMP – Issue #30 (Thrice, AFI, Avenged Sevenfold, PWD & more)
- Newtownheath – Shirts, CD’s
- Bring Me The Horizon – Shirts
- Capeside – Shirts
- Her Nightmare – Shirts
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CD OF THE MONTH! - JANUARYFriday 18 January, 2008
Saves The Day – Under The Boards
If you’re a regular at Fist2Face you may have heard this album being played quite a lot lately! It’s an album that gets you hyped up and singing along. For those old school saves the day fans, don’t fret! This album definitely lives up to their previous releases to date. While the 2nd track ‘Radio’ is, in my opinion the best song on the album, with it’s extremely catchy chorus and fun verses, which ironically is a perfect song for the radio, tracks 3 (Can’t Stay The Same) and 7 (Bye Bye Baby) don’t come far behind in extremely catchy and fun chorus’s.
The excellent thing about this album is Saves The Day give you your fun and catchy sing-a-long songs and mix in some typical serious Saves The Day songs such as tracks 10 (Because You Are No Other) and track 12 (Woe).
Yet again, another successful Saves The Day album that you should all rush out and get.. right now.. from Fist2Face.
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R.I.PFriday 18 January, 2008
The Red Shore
At Fist2Face we send our deepest sympathy to the family members, bands members and mates from the recent accident.
Fist2Face are currently 100% supporting any benefit shows being planned and urge everyone to attend in support of the memory of some great lads.

R.I.P
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INSTORE GIGSFriday 18 January, 2008
Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date – Friday 15th February
Line-Up – The Getaway Plan & TBC
Time - 4pm
TICKETS -JANUARYFriday 18 January, 2008
Shidad [18+]
Date – Sunday 17th February
Line-up – Shihad, Horsell Common, The Galvatrons
Venue – Rubys Lounge
Availability – STORE – Moshtix

Soundwave Side Show [18+]
Date – Tuesday 26th February
Line-up – The Dear Hunter, As Tall As Lions (acoustic), Kevin Devine, mewithoutYOU, My American Heart
Venue – Billboards The Venue
Availability – STORE – Moshtix

Soundwave Side Show [18+]
Date – Wednesday 27th February
Line-up – As I Lay Dying, Fall Of Troy, Still Remains, Haste The Day
Venue – Billboards The Venue
Availability – STORE – Moshtix

Soundwave Side Show [U/18]
Date – Thursday 28th February
Line-up – Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Boys Like Girls, Madina Lake, Halifax
Venue – Billboards The Venue
Availability – STORE – Moshtix

Gyroscope [18+]
Date – Sunday 2nd March
Line-up – Gyroscope, Trial Kennedy
Venue – Rubys Lounge
Availability – STORE – Moshtix
NEW STOCK - FEBRUARYFriday 15 February, 2008
- Guitar Capos
- The Living End – Shirts, Hoodies, Stickers, Badges, Patches, Songbooks, Wallets, Bags & MORE!
- Bullet For My Valentine – New CD, Shirts
- Gyroscope – Shirts, Hats, CD’s
- The Getaway Plan – Cd’s
- Iron Maiden - Shirts
- No Idea Distro – CD’s and Vinyls by: Planes Mistaken For Stars, J Church, Defience Ohio, Radon, Fifth Hour Hero, Trapdoor Fucking Exit, Against Me! And MORE!
- Rancid – CD’s Shirts
- Behind Crimson Eyes – Shirts
- Pee Records – CD’s, Magazines
- Goodbye Stereo – Badges
- The Restless Words – Shirts
- Kisschasy - Shirts
- Month Of Sundays – Shirts, Cd’s
- House Vs Hurricane - Shirts
CD OF THE MONTH! - FEBRUARYFriday 15 February, 2008
The Getaway Plan – Other Voices, Other Rooms
I must say, this album definitely surprised me. I expected it to be filled with pounding and grinding guitars and wailing screams all combined into fairly melodic and catchy songs. But this is far from it. Whilst there is still no shortage of screaming and grinding guitars, but they just don’t over do it. Everything is perfect and in balance, leaving them with QUITE a fantastic album to show.
It’s enjoyable to listen to, melodic but not poppy.
The stand out songs without a doubt would have to be the song that inspired the album title ‘Other Voices, Other Rooms’ and ‘A Lover’s Complaint’.
So if you loved The Getaway Plan before, I suggest you buy this album and give it whirl. Or even if you have never heard of The Getaway Plan (what rock have you been sleeping under?), ‘Other Voices, Other Rooms’ would be an excellent album to begin your TGP experience.
SELLING FOR ONLY $20 at FIST2FACE
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BAGS BAGS BAGSFriday 15 February, 2008
So you’ve just started back at school and you’ve realised everyone else has a cooler bag than you? Fist2Face can fix that problem!

Fist2Face have a HEAP of rad bags from all of your favourite bands. Just to name a few: Atreyu, H.I.M, Taking Back Sunday, Slipknot, Greenday, Weezer, My Chemical Romance, The Living End, g-pop, Dickies, The Used, Tool, Melbourne Graffiti, Something With Numbers and MORE!
WATCH THE MUSICFriday 15 February, 2008
Fist2Face just got a stack of awesome music DVD’s in stock that will blow your mind. To name just a few:
Nirvana – Never Mind Documentry
The Living End – Live From Festival Hall
Porcupine Tree – Arriving Somewhere
Bad Religion – The Riot
Brutal Australia – Documentary (featuring IKTPQ, PWD & more 5SPC)
Jimmy Eat World – Documentary
Wishful – The Last Time
Spinal Tap
American Hardcore
Boomtown Showdown
Sounds Of The Underground – (featuring Throwdown, Norma Jean, Madball & more)
The Bronx – Live At The Annandale
INSTORE GIGSFriday 15 February, 2008
Check out these up-coming in-store gigs @ Fist2Face.
All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!!
20 Railway Place Ringwood - Victoria

Date – Saturday 16th February
Line-Up – Forgiven Rival, The Doggy Paddle Scandal
Time - 1pm

Date – Saturday 23rd February
Line-Up – Ellington, Dave Powys
Time - 1pm

Date – Saturday 1st March
Line-Up – Front Counter, Rubies And Rumours
Time - 1pm

Date – Saturday 15th March
Line-Up – Guns For Glory, False Start (NZ)
Time - 12pm
NEW STOCK - MARCHSaturday 22 March, 2008
-    Antiskeptic – Rare CD’s
-    The Mars Volta – Stickers
-    Yidcore - Shirts
-    Taking Back Sunday – Shirts, Singlets, Hoodies, Badges, Magnets, Patches, Keyrings and MORE!
-    Pat and Brendan – CD’s and Badges,
-    Death Before Dishonour - Issue #7
-    COG – Shirts, Hoodies
-    Bags – Taking Back Sunday, Death Cab For Cutie, AFI and MORE!
-    Fall Out Boy – Badges
-    Gyroscope – CD’s, Shirts, Singlets
-    All Time Low – CD’s, Shirts, Hoodies, Badges
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CD OF THE MONTH - MARCHSaturday 22 March, 2008
In The Face Of War – We Make Our Own Luck
Fist2Face have a (not so secret) crush on Pee Records, so when they sent us this CD we knew we’d automatically like it.. We never imagined we’d like it THIS MUCH though! If you’re a fan of Bane, MLIW, Gallows and other such bands.. then you will love this CD. With 13 songs, including 2 exclusive Australia Only Bonus Tracks, We Make Our Own Luck is a MUST purchase album.
And to make things even better, if you buy We Make Our Own Luck from Fist2Face you score a free In The Face Of War badge and sticker*!
So what are you waiting for? Buy We Make Our Own Luck today!

*While stocks last
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BIRTHDAY BADGESSaturday 22 March, 2008
Is it your birthday? Did everyone forget about it? Well Fist2Face didn’t! If it’s your birthday, come drop into Fist2Face and show us your photo I.D with your birth date and we will give you a free badge of your choice*!

Pretty sweet, eh?

*Conditions apply
NEW STOCK - MAYThursday 15 May, 2008
HEAPS of CDs from No Idea Records, Combat Rock Industry, Hobbledehoy Records, The Newest Industry and Yellow Ghost Records!
Coue Method - CDs
Stationery - Pens, pencils and notebooks from The Used, Fall Out Boy and many more!
Noise Kartel - CDs, shirts
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
Cog - CDs, shirts, hoodies
The Statics - CDs, badges
Front End Loader - Back catalog CDs
The Dear Hunter - Shirts, CDs
Parkway Drive - Shirts
Pennywise - CDs
Soundwave - Shirts, compilation CDs
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Coue Method - To Mock A Vapid World

CD OF THE MONTH - MAYSunday 18 May, 2008

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


UPCOMING INSTORES - MAYSunday 18 May, 2008

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


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HOUSE VS HURRICANE EP DELAYED!Tuesday 3 June, 2008
Unfortunately the debut EP by House Vs Hurricane, titled Forfeiture, has been delayed. We'll be sure to update our website and MySpace when this has come in, so keep checking back.

Or better yet, pre-order it now and be sure to get a copy the second it comes into the store!
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RUG UP FO' WINTERFriday 6 June, 2008

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!


NEW STOCK - JUNEFriday 6 June, 2008
  • 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

CD OF THE MONTH - JUNEFriday 6 June, 2008

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!


UPCOMING INSTORES - JUNEFriday 6 June, 2008

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

If you think your band should play an in-store with The Resignators, email instore@fist2face.com.au and let us know!
HOLY SHIT! HOUSE VS HURRICANE EP IN STOCK NOW!Thursday 12 June, 2008
We just got a box of CDs from Amphead.


Guess what was in there?

Yep, that's right... we are the first store in Australia to stock Forfeiture by House Vs Hurricane!

Order it now from our website, or come in and grab it from the store!

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WIN A SIGNED BIRDS OF TOKYO POSTERWednesday 2 July, 2008
We've got a super-fantastic BIRDS OF TOKYO competition thanks to the kind folks at MGM. Simply pre-order the new Birds of Tokyo album Universes from Fist2Face and you will go into the draw to win a signed, block-mounted Birds of Tokyo poster! This thing is fucking AWESOME!

The album is out on July 5th, so hurry or you may miss out!


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BAG YOURSELF A BARGAIN!Friday 11 July, 2008

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.


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THE DOCTOR IS IN!Friday 11 July, 2008

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!


NEW STOCK - JULYFriday 11 July, 2008
  • 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

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ORDER ONLINE AND KEEP WARMSunday 24 August, 2008

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.


CD OF THE MONTH - AUGUSTSunday 24 August, 2008

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.

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UPCOMING INSTORES - AUGUSTSunday 24 August, 2008

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


NEW STOCK - AUGUSTMonday 25 August, 2008
  • 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

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NEW STOCK - OCTOBERThursday 23 October, 2008
  • 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

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COMING SOONThursday 23 October, 2008

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!


CD OF THE MONTH - OCTOBERThursday 23 October, 2008

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.


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UPCOMING INSTORES - OCTOBERThursday 23 October, 2008

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


F2F + Gyroscope + The Living End = LoveSaturday 6 December, 2008

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!


Christmas Sale Madness!Saturday 6 December, 2008

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!


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New stock - November/DecemberSaturday 6 December, 2008
  • 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

New stock - January/FebruarySunday 1 February, 2009
  • 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

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CD of the month - January/FebruarySunday 1 February, 2009

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.


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Upcoming instores - January/FebruarySunday 1 February, 2009

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


New Stock - MarchTuesday 10 March, 2009
•    Devil Wears Prada – Shirts and CD/DVD
•    Shirts – The Amity Affliction, Paramore, A Day To Remember, Saosin, Parkway Drive, and more
•    All Time Low – Shirts and CDs
•    Mayday Parade – Shirts and CDs
•    Amber Calling – Badges and Shirts
•    False Start – New shirts and CDs
•    Stealing O’Neal Shirts – new designs!
•    Trial And Error Compilation CDs
•    Waverley - They All Said We Wouldn't Last EP
•    Afends Clothing – new designs!
•    Blink 182 – All the CDs, DVDs and RARE VINYL!!!
•    Ikarii - Crash Burn Hold Tight EP
•    Ashley's Affair Shirts
•    Children Collide – Shirts, Vinyl and CDs
•    The Living End – New Ltd Ed White Noise and new shirt!!!
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CD OF THE MONTH - MarchTuesday 10 March, 2009
Grand Fatal - Free In Factions
Free In Factions is the new album from Grand Fatal, a band from Newtown, NSW,
Australia. With songs like Tightrope Walker,  Breaking The Fever and Rapid Eye Coma.
Its been about four years since these guys put out a CD and it defiantly was wroth the wait!

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THE STOCKTAKE SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED!Tuesday 10 March, 2009
Yes, that’s right. The stock take sale has been a huge hit! So much so that we’ve decided to EXTEND the sale for another month!!

Check out the sale coz we have more and more stock slashed from great bands and labels like – Responder, Trial & Error Records, The Living End, Taperjean Records, Trial Kennedy, Get Poison Records.

And plenty of stock still left from all your old favourite bands such as..
Avalon Drive, Another Day Down, Pixelated, Last Years Hero, The Tall Poppies, The Open Season, Bagster, Wishful Thinking, Staying At Home, Responder, For Amusement Only, and way more wicked bands. It surly won’t last long especial with the dirt cheap prices.
Drop by the store, or check it out online before stock runs out!
Instore GigsTuesday 10 March, 2009
Date: Saturday, March 14th
Line-up: Ashley’s Affair, AON and Waverley
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, March 28th
Line-up: FIDO and guest
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, April 18th
Line-up: City Escape and guest
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, April 25th
Line-up: Raised By Wolfs and guest
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, May 23rd
Line-up: MC Lars and guest
Time: 1pm
New Stock AprilTuesday 7 April, 2009
  • 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

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CD of the Month - AprilTuesday 7 April, 2009
Bush Fire Benefit CD
So we all want to help out were we can for the bushfires, but here’s a way that helps and you get to listen to some of your favorite music, Bush Fire Benefit – NexTunes is now at Fist2Face and all benefits of this CD goes to the good folk at The Red Cross.
Feat. bands like City Escape, Closure In Moscow, The Bright Star Alliance, Ashley's Affair, The Statics and heaps more.
We encourage all our customers to include this CD on their next order at Fist2Face.
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MISTAKE!Tuesday 7 April, 2009

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.


Instore GigsTuesday 7 April, 2009
Date: Saturday, April 18th
Line-up: City Escape and Sixlip (NZ)
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, April 25th
Line-up: Raised By Wolfs and Common Thread
Time: 1pm

Date: Sunday, May 10th
Line-up: My Name For Your Name, Black and White, Audio Army
Time:1pm

Date: Sunday, May 17th
Line-up: The Miracle Is Now and Invitation
Time: 1pm

Date: Saturday, May 23rd
Line-up: MC Lars and guest
Time: 1pm

Date: Sunday, May 31st
Line-up: SPEDS, Carl W. Jackson, Al Rogers
Time: 1pm
Pre OrdersTuesday 7 April, 2009

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.


NEW STOCK - MAYTuesday 5 May, 2009
  • 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

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CD of the Month - MayTuesday 5 May, 2009

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.


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GLAMOUR KILLS CLOTHING!Tuesday 5 May, 2009

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.


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Coming upTuesday 5 May, 2009

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 GigsTuesday 5 May, 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


New Stock - JuneTuesday 9 June, 2009

• 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


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PAYPALTuesday 9 June, 2009

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


CD of the Month - JuneTuesday 9 June, 2009

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!


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KARNIVOOL MERCH!!!Tuesday 9 June, 2009

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!
 


TWLOHA merchTuesday 9 June, 2009

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.
 


New Stock - JulyTuesday 7 July, 2009

• 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


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CD of the Month - JulyTuesday 7 July, 2009

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!


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OK SERIOUSLY HELP US MOVE THIS STOCK!!!Tuesday 7 July, 2009

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!!!!


POSTERS POSTERS POSTERS!!!Tuesday 7 July, 2009

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!

 


Pre order these sick CD coming out soon;Tuesday 7 July, 2009

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
 


Instore GigsTuesday 7 July, 2009

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

 


NEW STOCK - AUGUSTFriday 31 July, 2009

• 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.
 


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CD OF THE MONTH - AUGUSTFriday 31 July, 2009

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!
 


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AUS HIP HOPFriday 31 July, 2009

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!


DVDS.Friday 31 July, 2009

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?!
 


TWITTER AND FACEBOOK!Friday 31 July, 2009

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!

 


New Stock Sept.Tuesday 1 September, 2009


* 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!


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CD of the Month - SeptTuesday 1 September, 2009

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!!


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The DVDTuesday 1 September, 2009

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!


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Coming SoonTuesday 1 September, 2009

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


Instore GigsTuesday 1 September, 2009

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

 


NEW STOCK - OCTOBERTuesday 27 October, 2009
  • 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
     

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CD OF THE MONTH - OCTOBERTuesday 27 October, 2009

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)
 


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NEW STOCK NOVEMBER/DECEMBER!Tuesday 24 November, 2009

• 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!


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CD OF THE MONTH - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER!Tuesday 24 November, 2009

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.
 


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2009 XMAS SALE!Tuesday 24 November, 2009

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.


ATTENTION ALL VCAL STUDENTS!!!Tuesday 24 November, 2009

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


 


Pre order these sick CD coming out soon;Tuesday 24 November, 2009

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


Instore GigsTuesday 24 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