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Reviews For The Week of July 18th

By admin on Jul. 18, 2011.


Talk Is Poison…one of the best bands of the past 15 years…

State of Alert
No Policy Bootleg LP

This is a pretty complete bootleg LP with all of State of Alert’s recorded material. The No Policy 7” on Dischord, the tracks from Flex Your Head, two demos, and a live set. I’ve heard all of this before, but completeists will dig having all of this in one place. Why hasn’t Dischord done a discography for them already?

Various Artists
Brutal Supremacy Compilation Double 7″
Painkiller Records

The long awaited debut compilation from Painkiller Records does not let down. Mind Eraser and Scapegoat continue to plow through their always excellent careers with a nice handful of unreleased versions of songs from each band. Hatred Surge seem to have had some lineup changes, but I am still reminded of His Hero Is Gone when listening to them. Iron Lung are a band I had heard about for awhile, but never really heard before. They remind me of some late eighties Touch & Go bands like Shellac, Butthole Surfers, etc and some of the nineties Gravity Records emo bands. Pretty decent stuff. All bands are worth your time.

No Hope For The Kids
Angels of Destruction b/w Cold Touch of Death 7”
Backwards Masking Records

This is definitely my favorite NHFTK record. The A side is a heavy, melodic song that reminds me of the Adolescents a lot. The B side is a faster song with some riffs pretty reminiscent of The Misfits. A two song single is about all I can handle from this band. I did not like their LP.

Christian Mistress
Mother of Mercy b/w The Hereafter 7″
Nasjonal Records

Fantastic Venom soaked metal from this Portland band. Great riffs and changes without become boring or tedious, which a lot of metal gets for me very quickly. A lot of people think the vocals sound like the singer of The Gits, and I can definitely see that.

Free Spirit
Free Yourself 7″
Triple B Records

One of the few impressive youth crew records of the past…oh, let’s say, 15 years or so, combine “second tier” bands like Confront and Hard Stance with a bit of Token Entry to put out a great seven inch. I think there is a lot of potential here, unlike most of the junk coming out of this genre.

The Rival Mob
Hardcore 4 Hardcore 7″
Six Feet Under Records

Members of bands like No Tolerance and Mind Eraser (including one of the illest dudes I know, DFJ…his tweets during the Royal Wedding should be taught in schools) playing hardcore somewhere between good Madball and good Ringworm. I love how noisy Doug’s bass is on this record. This sounds modern without all the stupid chugga chugga or tough guy poses.

Supertouch
WNYU LP
Horror Hotel Records

What more can you say about this? The Supertouch NYU set is, by far, the definitive recording of the band. You probably already have this from the tape trading circuit (my rip was the one frequently passed around for years it seemed), so this LP isn’t super essential. It’s a nice idea to get definitive copies of NYU sets. I’d love to see a label do a series of them.

Soul Swallower
Devour LP
Painkiller Records

Back after a multiple year hiatus, Soul Swallower follow up on their debut seven inch with more ugly hardcore in the vein of Citizens Arrest, Napalm Death, and Rorschach. There is a sense of progression here towards a more noisy, ugly, sound. Some of these songs had been on demos recorded around 2006 (one recorded with a member of DropDead), but there are new ones here too. A candidate for record of the year.

California Love
Reaping The Whirlwind LP

Members of Look Back & Laugh playing power violence in the style of No Comment, Neanderthal, and other California bands. This is pretty good, but I rarely listen to it. If you’re a big fan of this style, I would still check it out because I bet you’d like it.

Reveal The Truth
Courage 7”

Pretty generic thrashy youth crew style hardcore from this Florida band. This reminds me a lot of many of the bands on the old Voice of 1000′s compilation. If you can’t get enough of this style, you’re love this band.

School Jerks
Control 7″
Cowabunga Records

Serious early Black Flag worship from this Toronto band. Think Jealous Again era Flag. This band has been progressing quite nicely as each release goes by. I would highly recommend checking this band out.

Maggot Minded
Tape Compilation

A tape compilation with primarily west coast bands. Most bands play decent modern hardcore with the highlight being HIV (ex-members of the excellent band Cold Sweat).

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Top 100 1990′s

By admin on Apr. 12, 2010.
  1. 1.6 Band, Self Titled LP, USA, 1992
  2. Acme, Self Titled 7″, Belgium, 1994
  3. All Chrome, Flounders Flyers College & Canada LP, USA, 1999
  4. Arms Reach, Self Titled 7″, Australia, 1998
  5. Assuck, State To State 7″, USA, 1993
  6. Aus-Rotten, Fuck Nazi Sympathy, USA, 1994
  7. Bastard, Wind Of Pain LP, Japan, 1990
  8. Bikini Kill, The Anti-Pleasure Dissertation 7″, USA, 1995
  9. Born Against, Industrial Relations Department 7″, USA, 1990
  10. Breakdown, Blacklisted LP, USA, 1997
  11. Burn, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
  12. By The Grace Of God, For The Love Of Indie Rock 7″, USA, 1996
  13. Charles Bronson, Youth Attack LP, USA, 1997
  14. Citizens Arrest, A Light In The Darkness 7″, USA, 1990
  15. Chopping Block, Grizzly Fetish 7″, USA, 1991
  16. Cop Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1993
  17. Crossed Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
  18. Crown Of Thornz, Train Yard Blues 12″, USA, 1995
  19. Dead Nation, Face The Nation 7″, USA, 1998
  20. Deadguy, Work Ethic 7″, USA, 1994
  21. Death Side, Bet On The Possibility LP, Japan, 1991
  22. Devoid Of Faith, Purpose: Lost 10″, USA, 1999
  23. Disclose-Tragedy LP, Japan, 1994
  24. Down But Not Out, Demo, USA, 1998
  25. DropDead, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1992
  26. Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics LP, England, 1996
  27. Eyeball, Talkin’ Straight 7″, Germany, 1998
  28. Eyehategod, In The Name Of Suffering LP, USA, 1992
  29. Face Value, Coming Of Age 7″, USA, 1990
  30. Fastbreak, Where It Lies 7″, USA, 1997
  31. Fit For Abuse, Mindless Violence 7″, USA, 1995
  32. Floor, Dove LP, USA, 1994
  33. Floorpunch, Goal Line Stand Demo, USA, 1995
  34. Four One One, This Isn’t Me LP, USA, 1991
  35. Fu Manchu, The Action Is Go LP, USA, 1997
  36. Full Speed Ahead, Demo, USA, 1998
  37. Gauze, Kao O Aratte Denaoshite Koi LP, Japan, 1997
  38. Get High, Demo, USA, 1996
  39. Gordon Solie Mother Fuckers, Chairshot Politics 7″, USA, 1998
  40. H-100’s, Distort Cleveland 7″, USA, 1995
  41. Hatchetface, Volume Two LP, USA, 1995
  42. Haywire, Private Hell LP, USA, 1990
  43. Heroin, Paper Bag 7″, USA, 1992
  44. His Hero Is Gone, Fifteen Counts Of Arson LP, USA, 1997
  45. Huggy Bear, Don’t Die 7″, England, 1993
  46. Human Remains, Using Sickness As A Hero CD, USA, 1996
  47. The Icemen, Rest In Peace 7″, USA, 1991
  48. In My Eyes, Demo, USA, 1997
  49. Infest, Mankind 7″, USA, 1991
  50. Inmates, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1995
  51. Integrity, Humanity Is The Devil 10″, USA, 1996
  52. Into Another, Ignaurus LP, USA, 1994
  53. Jello Biafra With DOA, Last Screams Of The Missing Neighbors LP, USA/Canada, 1990
  54. Judge, The Storm 7″, USA, 1991
  55. Kiss It Goodbye, She Loves Me…She Loves Me Not LP, USA, 1997
  56. Laughing Hyenas, Crawl 7″, USA, 1992
  57. Leeway, Desperate Measures LP, USA, 1991
  58. Los Crudos/Spitboy, Split LP, USA, 1994
  59. Madball, Dropping Many Suckers 7″, USA, 1992
  60. Mainstrike, Times Still Here 7″, Netherlands, 1995
  61. Man Is The Bastard, Sum Of The Men 12″, USA, 1992
  62. Man Lifting Banner, Ten Inches That Shock The World LP, Netherlands, 1992
  63. Mouthpiece, What Was Said LP, USA, 1994
  64. Mukilteo Fairies, Closet Check 7″, USA, 1993
  65. Neanderthal, Fighting Music 7″, USA, 1990
  66. Neurosis, The Word As Law LP, USA, 1990
  67. No Comment, Downsided 7″, USA, 1992
  68. No Escape, Demo, USA, 1990
  69. Out Cold, Self Titled LP, USA, 1994
  70. Paintbox, Screaming Shouting Crying LP, Japan, 1999
  71. Poison Idea, Feel The Darkness LP, USA, 1990
  72. Puncture Wound, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1999
  73. Quicksand, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
  74. Ringworm, Demo, USA, 1991
  75. Ripping Corpse, Dreaming With The Dead LP, USA, 1991
  76. Rollins Band, The End Of Silence LP, USA, 1992
  77. Rorschach, Protestant LP, USA, 1992
  78. Rupture, Righteous Fuck 7″, Australia, 1991
  79. S.D.S., Scum System Kill 7″, Japan, 1996
  80. S.O.D., Speak Swedish Or Die 7″, Sweden, 1990
  81. Saint Vitus, Die Healing LP, USA, 1995
  82. Selfish, System Kills 7″, Finland, 1993
  83. Septic Death, Theme From Ozobozo LP, USA, 1992
  84. Skewbald/Grand Union, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
  85. Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out LP, USA, 1997
  86. Sleep, Sleep’s Holy Mountain LP, USA, 1993
  87. Spazz/Black Army Jacket, Split 7″, USA, 1997
  88. Speak 714, The Scum Also Rises 7″, USA, 1999
  89. Sportswear, It Runs Deep 7″, Norway, 1998
  90. Supertouch, The Earth Is Flat LP, USA, 1990
  91. Talk Is Poison, Straight To Hell 7″, USA, 1998
  92. Team Dresch, Personal Best LP, USA, 1995
  93. True Blue, Demo, Germany, 1998
  94. Turning Point, It’s Always Darkest Before The Dawn LP, USA, 1991
  95. Verbal Assault, On 12″, USA, 1990
  96. Voorhees, Spilling Blood Without Reason LP, England, 1994
  97. Warhead, Cry Of Truth LP, Japan, 1991
  98. Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! – The Record, Compilation 7″, International, 1991
  99. Forever, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
  100. Rebuilding, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991

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Signifying Nothing Top 100 Of The Nineties

By admin on Jul. 27, 2009.

Four years late, here is the final list.  One thing I’ve noticed as I put this together is that there is a great lack of compilations on this list.  A lot of the decent compilations in the nineties have great songs, but also terrible ones.  I still feel like I am missing something obvious…

  1. 1.6 Band, Self Titled LP, USA, 1992
  2. Acme, Self Titled 7″, Belgium, 1994
  3. All Chrome, Flounders Flyers College & Canada LP, USA, 1999
  4. Arms Reach, Self Titled 7″, Australia, 1998
  5. Assuck, State To State 7″, USA, 1993
  6. Aus-Rotten, Fuck Nazi Sympathy, USA, 1994
  7. Bastard, Wind Of Pain LP, Japan, 1990
  8. Bikini Kill, The Anti-Pleasure Dissertation 7″, USA, 1995
  9. Born Against, Industrial Relations Department 7″, USA, 1990
  10. Breakdown, Blacklisted LP, USA, 1997
  11. Burn, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
  12. By The Grace Of God, For The Love Of Indie Rock 7″, USA, 1996
  13. Charles Bronson, Youth Attack LP, USA, 1997
  14. Citizens Arrest, A Light In The Darkness 7″, USA, 1990
  15. Chopping Block, Grizzly Fetish 7″, USA, 1991
  16. Cop Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1993
  17. Crossed Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
  18. Crown Of Thornz, Train Yard Blues 12″, USA, 1995
  19. Dead Nation, Face The Nation 7″, USA, 1998
  20. Deadguy, Work Ethic 7″, USA, 1994
  21. Death Side, Bet On The Possibility LP, Japan, 1991
  22. Devoid Of Faith, Purpose: Lost 10″, USA, 1999
  23. Disclose-Tragedy LP, Japan, 1994
  24. Down But Not Out, Demo, USA, 1998
  25. DropDead, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1992
  26. Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics LP, England, 1996
  27. Endpoint, In A Time Of Hate LP, USA, 1990
  28. Eyeball, More Days To Come LP, Germany, 1998
  29. Eyehategod, In The Name Of Suffering LP, USA, 1992
  30. Face Value, Coming Of Age 7″, USA, 1990
  31. Fastbreak, Where It Lies 7″, USA, 1997
  32. Fit For Abuse, Mindless Violence 7″, USA, 1995
  33. Floor, Dove LP, USA, 1994
  34. Floorpunch, Goal Line Stand Demo, USA, 1995
  35. Four One One, This Isn’t Me LP, USA, 1991
  36. Fu Manchu, The Action Is Go LP, USA, 1997
  37. Full Speed Ahead, Demo, USA, 1998
  38. Gauze, Kao O Aratte Denaoshite Koi LP, Japan, 1997
  39. Get High, Demo, USA, 1996
  40. Gordon Solie Mother Fuckers, Chairshot Politics 7″, USA, 1998
  41. H-100′s, Distort Cleveland 7″, USA, 1995
  42. Hatchetface, Volume Two LP, USA, 1995
  43. Haywire, Private Hell LP, USA, 1990
  44. Heroin, Paper Bag 7″, USA, 1992
  45. His Hero Is Gone, Fifteen Counts Of Arson LP, USA, 1997
  46. Huggy Bear, Don’t Die 7″, England, 1993
  47. Human Remains, Using Sickness As A Hero CD, USA, 1996
  48. The Icemen, Rest In Peace 7″, USA, 1991
  49. In My Eyes, Demo, USA, 1997
  50. Infest, Mankind 7″, USA, 1991
  51. Inmates, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1995
  52. Integrity, Humanity Is The Devil 10″, USA, 1996
  53. Into Another, Ignaurus LP, USA, 1994
  54. Jello Biafra With DOA, Last Screams Of The Missing Neighbors LP, USA/Canada, 1990
  55. Judge, The Storm 7″, USA, 1991
  56. Kiss It Goodbye, She Loves Me…She Loves Me Not LP, USA, 1997
  57. Laughing Hyenas, Crawl 7″, USA, 1992
  58. Leeway, Desperate Measures LP, USA, 1991
  59. Los Crudos/Spitboy, Split LP, USA, 1994
  60. Madball, Dropping Many Suckers 7″, USA, 1992
  61. Mainstrike, Times Still Here 7″, Netherlands, 1995
  62. Man Is The Bastard, Sum Of The Men 12″, USA, 1992
  63. Man Lifting Banner, Ten Inches That Shock The World LP, Netherlands, 1992
  64. Mouthpiece, What Was Said LP, USA, 1994
  65. Mukilteo Fairies, Closet Check 7″, USA, 1993
  66. Neanderthal, Fighting Music 7″, USA, 1990
  67. Neurosis, The Word As Law LP, USA, 1990
  68. No Comment, Downsided 7″, USA, 1992
  69. No Escape, Demo, USA, 1990
  70. Out Cold, Self Titled LP, USA, 1994
  71. Paintbox, Screaming Shouting Crying LP, Japan, 1999
  72. Poison Idea, Feel The Darkness LP, USA, 1990
  73. Puncture Wound, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1999
  74. Quicksand, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
  75. Ringworm, Demo, USA, 1991
  76. Ripping Corpse, Dreaming With The Dead LP, USA, 1991
  77. Rollins Band, The End Of Silence LP, USA, 1992
  78. Rorschach, Protestant LP, USA, 1992
  79. Rupture, Righteous Fuck 7″, Australia, 1991
  80. S.D.S., Scum System Kill 7″, Japan, 1996
  81. S.O.D., Speak Swedish Or Die 7″, Sweden, 1990
  82. Saint Vitus, Die Healing LP, USA, 1995
  83. Septic Death, Theme From Ozobozo LP, USA, 1992
  84. Skewbald/Grand Union, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
  85. Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out LP, USA, 1997
  86. Sleep, Sleep’s Holy Mountain LP, USA, 1993
  87. Spazz/Black Army Jacket, Split 7″, USA, 1997
  88. Speak 714, The Scum Also Rises 7″, USA, 1999
  89. Sportswear, It Runs Deep 7″, Norway, 1998
  90. Supertouch, The Earth Is Flat LP, USA, 1990
  91. Talk Is Poison, Straight To Hell 7″, USA, 1998
  92. Team Dresch, Personal Best LP, USA, 1995
  93. True Blue, Demo, Germany, 1998
  94. Turning Point, It’s Always Darkest Before The Dawn LP, USA, 1991
  95. Verbal Assault, On 12″, USA, 1990
  96. Voorhees, Spilling Blood Without Reason LP, England, 1994
  97. Warhead, Cry Of Truth LP, Japan, 1991
  98. Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! – The Record, Compilation 7″, International, 1991
  99. Forever, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
  100. Rebuilding, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991

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Signifying Nothing Episodes Fourteen & Fifteen

By admin on Aug. 31, 2006.

Signifying Nothing Episodes Fourteen and Fifteen

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Playlist
Voorhees-Heroin Is Fun
Discharge-I Won’t Subscribe
Discharge-Protest & Survive
Discharge-A Look At Tomorrow
Voorhees-Hinkley Had A Vision

Dead Nation-No Voice No Choice
Mental Decay-Leave Me Alone
Kiss It Goodbye-We’ll Burn That Bridge When We Get There

Turning Point-Insecurity
Born Against-Mary & Child
Rorschach-Checkmate

Burn-Decay
Citizens Arrest-Pain

Deep Wound-Sisters
Career Suicide-Stones You Throw
Discharge-The Beginning Of The End
No Hope For The Kids-Angels Of Destruction

Kanamits-Failure
Loud & Clear-A Bitter World
Nightmare-Refugee Of Logical Society

Disclose-Controlled By Fear
Lip Cream-Village Of The Damned
Doom-Nazi Die
Infest-Behind This Toungue
The Faith-Face To Face

Bikini Kill-Daddy’s Lil Girl
End Of The Line-Burning Down
Man Lifting Banner-Sister
Born Against-Body Counts

Black Flag-Wasted
Circle Jerks-Wasted
Void-Wasted

Infezoine-Sacrificare Lanimale
The Crucifucks-I Am The Establishment
Articles Of Faith-American Dreams
Midnight-Life Enhanced
Sleater Kinney-Turn It On

7 Seconds-Committed For Life
7 Seconds-What If There’s A War In America
7 Seconds-This Is The Angry Part Two

7 Seconds-Walk Together Rock Together
7 Seconds-Wasted Life Ain’t No Crime
7 Seconds-Racism Sucks
7 Seconds-The Kids Are United

Warzone-Wound Up
Floorpunch-Turn Away
Sunn0)))-It Took The Night To Believe
Straight Ahead-Stand United
Knife Fight-Fashion Parade

Ambulance-Crucified
Artimus Pyle-Party
Born/Dead-Final Role
Brain Handle-The Dilemma

Neanderthal-Fluids
Mind Eraser-Burn
Saint Vitus-Darkness
Sick Of It All-Pushed Too Far
Crow T. Robot-Kim Cattrall

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Signifying Nothing Episode Thirteen

By admin on Aug. 25, 2006.

Signifying Nothing Episode Thirteen

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Playlist
Egghunt-We All Fall Down
Flag Of Democracy-Baby Sitter

Hail Of Rage-The Feeling’s Mutual
God Forgot-Sex Is A Weapon
Neanderthal-Built For Brutality

Outburst-The Hard Way
Raw Deal-Backtrack
Raw Deal-Brightside
Life’s Blood-Counting On
Breakdown-Dissed & Dismissed

Maximum Penalty-Hate
Uppercut-Am I Clear?
Sheer Terror-Not Giving Up

Deadline-No End
Hot Snakes-Suicide Invoice
His Hero Is Gone-Unleash
Chopping Block-213
Honeywell-Mesh Control

108-Scandal

Government Warning-See The Truth
Career Suicide-No Bullshit
Iron Boots-Crashing Down

Get Down-Get Down
Spazz-Mad At The World

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