Release Blogs - Finding The Latest P2P & Scene Releases

December 08, 2008 by sharky

Scene Blogs. P2P Blogs. Call ‘em what you will. Frequenters of release blogs know a thing or two about finding the freshest releases. Sites such as ZeroSec, RlsLog & ScnSrc are dedicated to bringing you the latest info on new scene releases; all without the worries of having to seed or keep a good tracker ratio. And without question; these sites beat out public torrent indexers (pre-times) by hours, and even hold their own with some of the best private trackers. Below, we take a look at an assortment of release blogs, and delve into what makes them so popular.

ZeroSec

ZeroSec (link removed), the popular spinoff site from RLSLOG ex-staffers has established itself as one of the leading release sites. They say, "Why should you have to wade through all the fake Movies, Music, Apps, TV Shows and Games on some obscure warez sites when you could cut the BS and find your proof right here. We provide you with a full overview of many of the great releases coming out of the scene today. If a P2P release happens to come out when no scene release has been released, then we will inform you about it."

  • ZeroSec Stats & Features:
  • Releases Per Month: ~780
  • New Releases Per Day: ~25
  • Alexa Rank: 15,235
  • Online Since: August, 2008
  • RSS Feeds? — Yes, and for each category.
  • IRC — irc://irc.link-net.org/zerosec
  • Forums? — Yes
  • Release Torrent Search? — Yes (public); TPB & TorrentDownloads.net

Why ZeroSec Rocks:

  • — Since most release blogs beef up their content with scads of TV episodes, readers can turn off the TV releases at ZS, and view only the rest - very innovative!
  • — With nearly 800 monthly additions, they average at least one new post every hour.
  • — Most releases contain a large number of ‘comments’; which means working links to a wide array of 1-click hosters such as RapidShare, Netload.in, MegaShares, MegaUpload and FileSend.
  • — ZeroSec forums are second-to-none: When ReeGed parted ways with RlsLog for greener pastures, he also took the RlsLog Forums. And their just as popular as ever.
  • — RSS feeds can be viewed by category; a huge bonus for pundits of a particular release genre.

ScnSrc.net

www.scnsrc.net is another popular (and trusted) site, although some releases tend to be added late. They say, "Unlike many other sites, we will not spam you with full screen, uncloseable, or any other annoyances that claim to be advertising. We don’t try to install malware, spyware or any other type of malicious programs, we just do what we do best."

  • ScnSrc Stats & Features:
  • Releases Per Month: 446 (for November, 2008)
  • New Releases Per Day: ~15
  • Alexa Rank: 31,585
  • Online Since: March, 2008
  • RSS Feeds? — Yes, and for each category.
  • IRC — irc://irc.link-net.org:6667/scnsrc
  • Forums? — No
  • Release Torrent Search? — Yes (public); lazypirate.net (a torrent meta search).

ScnSrc Extras:

  • — ScnSrc has their own PreDB which lists when everything has been released - http://pre.scnsrc.net
  • — Provides information such as NFO’s, IMDB links, samples, file names and much more.
  • — Similar to ZeroSec, releases contain a large number of ‘comments’; which in turn provide working links to a wide array of 1-click hosters such as RapidShare, Netload.in, MegaShares, MegaUpload and FileSend.

SceneReleases.info

SceneReleases.info is your daily source for hot new scene and P2P releases. But what separates SceneReleases from other sites is that they lean heavily towards movie releases; which make up for almost 75% percent of all posts. Furthermore, there’s BRRips, Blu-Rays, DVDRs, CAMs, TS and everything else in between. While many of the editorials are very much generic and lacking flair which others provide, SceneReleases makes up for it in great pre-times.

  • SceneReleases Stats & Features:
  • Releases Per Month: ~391 (overall)
  • New Releases Per Day: ~13
  • Alexa Rank: 12,305
  • Online Since: June, 2007
  • RSS Feeds? — Yes (not categorical)
  • IRC — irc://irc.torrent-damage.net/scenerls
  • Forums? — Yes
  • Release Torrent Search? — Yes (public); TPB, Mininova and IsoHunt.

SceneReleases Extras:

  • — Has their own IRC pre channel - To join the pre channel just join our IRC channel and type “!preinvite” without the quotes.
  • — Great pre-times, some of which are within minutes of private trackers.
  • — Most (but not all) releases contain a large number of ‘comments’; which means working links to a wide array of 1-click hosters such as RapidShare, MegaUpload.

Rlslog.net

RlsLog still wears the crown as having the most readership of all the release sites, and has rebounded nicely since 7 editors jumped ship to start a new fledgling site at ZeroSec. Lately, RlsLog has been pumping out posts at breakneck speed: For the first 8 months of 2008 they were averaging around 430 monthly posts; but in October & November they’ve more than doubled those figures with an average monthly postcount of 900.

  • ReleaseLog Stats & Features:
  • Releases Per Month: 546 (average for Jan.- Nov. 2008)
  • New Releases Per Day: ~18 (pre-October); ~30 (Oct/Nov 2008)
  • Alexa Rank: 2,501
  • Online Since: January, 2006
  • RSS Feeds? — Yes, and for each category.
  • IRC — irc://irc.austirc.net:6667/rlslog
  • Forums? — No (but coming back soon to http://www.rlstalk.net)
  • Release Torrent Search? — Yes (public); varies.

ReleaseLog Extras:

  • — With great readership comes great comments: There’s always a wide assortment of 1-click hoster links posted in the comments for each new release.
  • — Perhaps the biggest attraction to RlsLog is the editors’ writing that accompany each post, which continues to be one of their strongest assets.
  • — Thousands of users are online at RlsLog at any given time.
  • — Offers a "Ten Newest" list of from all categories: http://www.rlslog.net/releases/
  • — Has their own PreDB - http://auto.rlslog.net, which can also be viewed as an RSS feed.

Plube.com

Plube Filesharing offers RapidShare DL links (for 1 GB ‘premium’ accounts, as well as ‘free’ 200 MB file sizes) all neatly wrapped up in a blog. On the backend, Plube also has a thriving forum, which you’ll need to first register in order to view & download the RapidShare links.

  • TinyDL.com Stats & Features:
  • Releases Per Month: 208 (For November ‘08, on the blog)
  • New Releases Per Day: ~7 (averaged since Jan. ‘07, on the blog)
  • Alexa Rank: 11,221
  • Online Since: January, 2007
  • RSS Feeds? — Yes
  • IRC — Not found
  • Forums? — Yes
  • Release Torrent Search? — Yes, Google search

TinyDL.com

TinyDL.com is a release blog for 1-click hoster links. Direct DL links are included within each release. While you’ll find a decent selection of top movies and TV shows, TinyDL has quite the eclectic array of software titles, eBooks, eZines, mobile appz, and other stuff that’s not seen on most other blogs.

  • TinyDL.com Stats & Features:
  • Releases Per Month: 890
  • New Releases Per Day: ~30
  • Alexa Rank: 7,646
  • Online Since: February?, 2008
  • RSS Feeds? — Yes, and for each category.
  • IRC — Not found
  • Forums? — Not found
  • Release Torrent Search? — Yes, Google search

IRFree.com

IRFree.com doesn’t wait for affiliates or commenters to post varying RapidShare & MegaUpload links; they include them right in each post. While not technically a ‘release blog’ site with editorial input, feedback/comments; by right it deserves to be listed. IRFree.com is the "front" blog page for the site, but the real action is in the forums. For every movie you see added to the blog, there’s another 10 that have been put up in forum threads. Additionally, when it comes to TV episodes, there are hundreds added daily.

  • IRFree.com Stats & Features:
  • Releases Per Month: 643 (on the blog; average thru Sept - Nov, 2008)
  • New Releases Per Day: ~22 (on the blog)
  • Alexa Rank: 4,788
  • Online Since: November, 2007
  • RSS Feeds? — Yes (not categorical)
  • IRC — unknown (not found)
  • Forums? — Yes
  • Release Torrent Search? — No.

IRFree.com Extras:

  • — While links to 1-click hosters are included with each release, there’s always a variety of alternatives in user-submitted comment threads.
  • — IRFree even offers FTP downloads for movies (check their forums for links):

CoolXviD.com

CoolXviD is a release site that caters primarily to movie and TV episode releases, with some games & appz thrown in for good measure. An exact post time is not shown (just the date), which makes it near impossible to calculate a pre-time. There aren’t many frills at CoolXviD; however, the site is advert-free, fast and always has a steady stream of new releases. They’re similar to IRFree in that they post MegaUpload / RapidShare links within each post, for easy download access. Aside from the DL links, there are no custom editorial comments which accompany posts at ZeroSec, RlsLog, etc.

  • CoolXviD.com Stats & Features:
  • Releases Per Month: ~482
  • New Releases Per Day: ~16
  • Alexa Rank: 49,988
  • Online Since: July, 2008
  • RSS Feeds? — Yes (but not categorically)
  • IRC — None found
  • Forums? — No
  • Release Torrent Search? — Yes (public); varies.

S7icky.com

Not a whole lot goin’ on at s7icky.com, with just 400 or so posts since its inception in August. However, there’s additional editor input concerning how to crack individual games & software, which is a nice touch!

    S7icky Stats & Features:
  • Releases Per Month: ~100
  • New Releases Per Day: ~3
  • Online Since: August, 2008
  • RSS Feeds? — Yes (but not categorically)
  • IRC — irc://irc.s7icky.com:6667
  • Forums? — No
  • Release Torrent Search? — Yes (public); TPB

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