The 96 Brigade – Can You Hear Us Now ?

Posted on December 13th, 2011 in CD's | New Items | Numbered | Store
The 96 Brigade is back!! Hot off the release of their fiery debut, The 96 Brigade returns with a no holds barred attack on those who have destroyed our country from the top down. This new cd features 10 songs total. There are 6 brand new politically charged tracks picking up where their debut Revolution For Dummies left off, as well as three classic RAC covers and a ripping version of America The Beautiful. This cd is complete with a full color booklet with lyrics etc. Limited to only 500 copies so get yours now!! NOTE- Label 56 only offers this cd for orders from Western hemisphere- North and South America, etc. For European orders contact Pure Impact Records. [...]
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Empire Falls Release Split Cd With White Devils

Posted on December 28th, 2011 in Blog | Music | Promos | New Releases
Long running North Carolina Oi!/ Hardcore band Empire Falls have released a new cd with Polish RAC/ metal band White Devils. The cd has been released by Strong Survive Records and contains 6 songs from White Devils and 5 from Empire Falls. Empire Falls is complete with a new line up now including Jake from Down For Life who wrote most of the music for the new EF tracks. Below is the link to the song Best Friends In The World which was also given to Label 56 to appear on our upcoming sampler cd. Empire Falls- Best Friends In The World mp3
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The Horrible Night: Italian Chant/ National Hip Hop

Posted on December 28th, 2011 in Blog | Music
As National Chant/ National Hip Hop continues to spread, the first cd from Italy`s- The Horrible Night is out now. Label 56 will be looking to get copies soon. For those interested in this kind of music we do have copies of Germany`s n’Socialist Soundsystem here Promo video for The Horrible Night posted below
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New Moshpit Coming Soon!

Posted on January 7th, 2012 in Blog | Music
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Italian Hardcore Band Green Arrows To Release New Cd!

Posted on January 14th, 2012 in Blog | Radio
Among our music scene there have been 3 countries that have really been at the forefront of hardcore. Germany has produced some really heavy kick ass new school hardcore bands, and Italy and Russia have produced bands with more of an oldschool sounding hardcore. Even though the oldschool sound is more prominent in the two latter mentioned countries, they do have some bands with more of heavier sound. In Italy, Green Arrows is one of these bands. This band now has several cd`s under their belt and their fourth full length is due out in February on Black Shirts Records. A promo for that new cd is posted below Label 56 will try to get copies of this [...]
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The 96 Brigade – Can You Hear Us Now ?

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The 96 Brigade is back!! Hot off the release of their fiery debut, The 96 Brigade returns with a no holds barred attack on those who have destroyed our country from the top down. This new cd features 10 songs total. There are 6 brand new politically charged tracks picking up where thei…

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Label 56: A Brand New Site

By Label56 on December 14, 2011

Welcome everyone to the brand new Label 56 site. A great big thanks to Dare2Dedicate for all their hard work in building this site. Over the next few weeks we will be continuously updating our catalog and all the other sections in our never ending effort to promote our Independent Music Scene. So keep checking back and as always we thank you for your support.