After a few years of inactivity, Thorp Records is now back in action and has announced the addition of six new bands to their roster. New signings include:

1. Philadelphia/New Jersey hardcore upstarts, My Turn To Win

2. The urban choir that is Albany, NY's hardcore/punk hooligans, Bulldog Courage

3. Champions of energetic, fast-pace melodic hardcore, the female-fronted Portugese powerhouse known as Reaching Hand

4. Obstinate, hard-nosed Irish hardcore underdogs, 20 Bulls Each

5. Boston's new hope for old sounds, and torchbearers of hardcore/punk the way your father knew it, Refuse Resist

6. NY's masters of office life comedy and stapler-stealing tomfoolery, Powerpoint

New releases from all of the bands are expected to surface sometime between fall 2009 and early-winter 2010. For now, you can find additional information about all the groups here.