Engl: Just a short version...will translate more tomorrow. So there will be a Single Club where you can Pre-Order 4 Singles from the amazing Narshardaa Records and get one Single per month starting from September.
The Club will feature singles by THE NOW-DENIAL, IDEL HANDS, TREND and us. We already recorded three songs. One from the demo, a completly new song and a coversong. The are currently being mixed and will then be mastered by our friend James Plotkin.
More details later...

German:

NAR 028 - 031: NARSHARDAA SINGLE CLUB NO. I (Herbst 2009)

So, hier kommt mal was anderes. Wir haben nach längerem hin und her mal
ein Projekt in Angriff genommen, zu dem uns einige andere coole Label mit
netten Clubs wie z.B. Art Of The Underground inspiriert haben.
Es wird vier Singles (pro Monat eine), sozusagen im Abo, geben. Die
Auflage wird bei pro Band 350 Kopien plus ca. 50, die es nur bei der
jeweiligen Band auf Shows geben wird, liegen.
Jeweils vier Single Cover ergeben zusammengefügt ein Bild. Jede Scheibe
kommt in anderer Farbe. Jede Single wird ein hübsches Textblatt einerseits
und ein Interview von uns mit der Band andererseits beinhalten. Die
jeweilige vierte Single hat nochmal eine CD-R mit allen Songs der vier
Singles. Zudem wird es noch kleine Extras geben.
Hach, und was soll der Scheiss nun kosten? 20,- EURO inkl. Porto für
natürlich vier Singles, wenn Ihr in Deutschland lebt. Falls ihr irgendwo
in Europa oder sonst wo auf der Welt lebt, bleibt der Preis der gleiche.
Ihr bekommt dann die Singles nicht in vier Etapen einmal im Monat, sondern
dann alle Singles auf einmal am Ende.
Start wird der September 2009 sein. Die letzte Single kommt dann im Dezember.
Und endlich können die vier hier den Auftakt geben.:

PLANKS - schon neuer, aber auch nicht für Narshardaa repräsentieren die
Piraten den typischen alten Narshardaa Sound. heftiger, schwerer und
düsterer apokalyptischer hardcore wie ne Mischung aus HHIG, Coliseum, Old
Man Gloom.

NOW DENIAL - so wie mensch in den letzten Jahren selten auf ne Show fahren
konnte, ohne dass sie irgendwann dabei waren, so sind sie nun auch beim
Single Club dabei. Freut uns ganz besonders, denn sie bieten geilen
rockigen hardcore/punk wie er besser und von netteren Typen mit smarteren
Texten kaum produziert werden kann. Fettoletto.

TREND - So, auch Trend sind dabei und somit die erste "Deutsch Punk" Band
auf Narshardaa und hier kommen die ersten Aufnahmen mit dem neuen
Bassisten. Darf mensch Trend so nennen? Irgendwie sind sie viel mehr und
uns fallen auch keine Superlative mehr zu den Landauern ein.

IDLE HANDS - kommt selten vor, dass ne nigalnagelneue Band uns beide hier
umhaut. Geschehen bei den Jungs aus Münster hier. Leute von Press Gang und
den Missing Shadows mit super geilem abwechselungsreichen Punk. Zwischen
alten Göttern wie Buzzcocks,Jawbreaker und ner modernen Kante. Jederzeit
unvorhersehbar und einfach gut.Punkt.

Inside and out, Tombs capture an essence of something awesome and
raw. Their experimental style of doom metal borrows from both black
metal and hardcore, rocking brutally hard while appearing celestial and
airy. “Gods of Love and Suicide” begins this disc with extremely bleak,
blackened overtones; it is a tortured, emotional ballad made for the
king ov the underworld. On this song, the young band is particularly
tight, and the subtle dynamics and background synths play with my mind
in a strange way. “Cypress” brings Tombs out into more familiar
territory - a slow brewing psychedelic post-doom epic that cascades
into an ending barrage of 3 minutes of brutal riffage and vocal venom.
The final track,, “Cheval Noir”, is perfectly in place, but a bit
unexpected to be honest. A softly crooned steadily building jam, it is
a relaxing contrast to the heaviness of the first two tracks and is a
bold way to fade out their half of album. If anything, this split
indicates they’ve got a really solid grasp of their attributes and
abilites and will have gone into the studio with a fire inside for the
next full length. I’ll be looking forward to it.

The Planks
half of the split is a bit rough around the edges, but its equally
brutal and competent. Three songs of punctuated hardcore-influenced
doom metal that are a bit more direct and unrefined than the twisting
beauties that Tombs crank out in the first half. All of the tracks are
thick slabs of hard-rocking sludge, dominated by a throbbing groove
that will get your head bobbing. Right away, “A Sunken City” introduces
you to the band with a heavy assault of super heavy molten metal. “Of
Tides and Bearing”’s meandering rocking onslaught takes it to the next
level. In particular, the last song”Sirens” locks into an extended
intrumental jam that rocks harder than anything I’ve heard from the big
names in stoner rock this year. Personally, I really commend them for
wrapping songs that sound so huge it a tight package. While short and
sweet, Planks’ songs are epic and immense. If I had to draw
comparisons, I’d place Planks in the same arena with modern bands like
Engineer, Knut, and Buried Inside. I’ll keep my eyes open for more new
music from them."

our record is out - we're stoked. here are some of the reviews we got for the record:
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: PLANKS -s/t- LP (narshardaa records 023) ::

Nice dark and heavy apocalypstic hc/punk which reminds us of old Narshardaa releases like Arsen and Angstzustand includes modern HC like, Old Man Gloom, Coliseum or Isis meets old hc like His Hero Is Gone or Union of Uranus. There are tons of bands playing a similar style today, but for us Planks are one of the very very very few that matter.

(source: www.narshardaa.com)

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PLANKS - s/t (2008/NARSHARDAA)

HARDCORE. PLANKS from the Mannheim erea deliever on their debut
full-length nice dark and heavy apocalypstic hardcore which reminds of
old classics like URANUS, HIS HERO IS GONE, COALESCE and modern bands
like COLISEUM. There are tons of bands playing a similar style today,
but PLANKS are one of the very few that matter. Agitated immensity in
explosive velocity - volatile pieces of dark gloomy hardcore fused with
metallic influences in an expansively loud combination of distortion and
atmospheric noise. This is destructo hardcore with everything amplified
into the red to fuel powerful lyrics. Mastered by the amazing James
Plotkin. Comes with fullcolor and heavy cover and insert.

(source: http://www.perkororecords.com/ )

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(this next one is very important and means a lot to us. thanks to andrew anti.5! his blog is probably the only one you SHOULD READ!

PLANKS 'st' 12'

This self-titled 12' EP is the debut release from German trio Planks (on Narshardaa Records), which offers up eight tracks of dark, sludgy hardcore/punk in 22 minutes. The label describes it as 'modern hardcore like Old Man Gloom, Coliseum, or Isis meets old hardcore like His Hero is Gone or Union of Uranus', and that's actually not too far from the mark. The backbone has more of a gritty, sinister sort of vibe to it, with lots of discordant chord phrasings and surging midpaced tempos, but the tracks are pretty much all about two to three minutes apiece, keeping things short but sweet and occasionally breaking into a faster and more energetic burst that, like the running times, is indeed more hardcore oriented. The material was actually recorded in the band's rehearsal room, which is an impressive tidbit considering the results sound quite fucking good for this particular style. The mix is well balanced, there's a good amount of forceful low-end, and the guitars - which are the driving force - have a great sense of texture and natural warmth. They also recorded three tracks for an upcoming split with Tombs in this same session, so keep an eye out for that as well, 'cause this is great shit. The 12' is limited to just 500 copies (100 on green, 400 on black), so act now before these cats start catching on a bit more…

http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/09/08/planks-st-12/

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Planks - s/t (Narshardaa)

more to come... if you find a review on the net, drop us a line. thanks.