Top 100 1990′s
By admin on Apr. 12, 2010.
- 1.6 Band, Self Titled LP, USA, 1992
- Acme, Self Titled 7″, Belgium, 1994
- All Chrome, Flounders Flyers College & Canada LP, USA, 1999
- Arms Reach, Self Titled 7″, Australia, 1998
- Assuck, State To State 7″, USA, 1993
- Aus-Rotten, Fuck Nazi Sympathy, USA, 1994
- Bastard, Wind Of Pain LP, Japan, 1990
- Bikini Kill, The Anti-Pleasure Dissertation 7″, USA, 1995
- Born Against, Industrial Relations Department 7″, USA, 1990
- Breakdown, Blacklisted LP, USA, 1997
- Burn, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
- By The Grace Of God, For The Love Of Indie Rock 7″, USA, 1996
- Charles Bronson, Youth Attack LP, USA, 1997
- Citizens Arrest, A Light In The Darkness 7″, USA, 1990
- Chopping Block, Grizzly Fetish 7″, USA, 1991
- Cop Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1993
- Crossed Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
- Crown Of Thornz, Train Yard Blues 12″, USA, 1995
- Dead Nation, Face The Nation 7″, USA, 1998
- Deadguy, Work Ethic 7″, USA, 1994
- Death Side, Bet On The Possibility LP, Japan, 1991
- Devoid Of Faith, Purpose: Lost 10″, USA, 1999
- Disclose-Tragedy LP, Japan, 1994
- Down But Not Out, Demo, USA, 1998
- DropDead, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1992
- Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics LP, England, 1996
- Eyeball, Talkin’ Straight 7″, Germany, 1998
- Eyehategod, In The Name Of Suffering LP, USA, 1992
- Face Value, Coming Of Age 7″, USA, 1990
- Fastbreak, Where It Lies 7″, USA, 1997
- Fit For Abuse, Mindless Violence 7″, USA, 1995
- Floor, Dove LP, USA, 1994
- Floorpunch, Goal Line Stand Demo, USA, 1995
- Four One One, This Isn’t Me LP, USA, 1991
- Fu Manchu, The Action Is Go LP, USA, 1997
- Full Speed Ahead, Demo, USA, 1998
- Gauze, Kao O Aratte Denaoshite Koi LP, Japan, 1997
- Get High, Demo, USA, 1996
- Gordon Solie Mother Fuckers, Chairshot Politics 7″, USA, 1998
- H-100’s, Distort Cleveland 7″, USA, 1995
- Hatchetface, Volume Two LP, USA, 1995
- Haywire, Private Hell LP, USA, 1990
- Heroin, Paper Bag 7″, USA, 1992
- His Hero Is Gone, Fifteen Counts Of Arson LP, USA, 1997
- Huggy Bear, Don’t Die 7″, England, 1993
- Human Remains, Using Sickness As A Hero CD, USA, 1996
- The Icemen, Rest In Peace 7″, USA, 1991
- In My Eyes, Demo, USA, 1997
- Infest, Mankind 7″, USA, 1991
- Inmates, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1995
- Integrity, Humanity Is The Devil 10″, USA, 1996
- Into Another, Ignaurus LP, USA, 1994
- Jello Biafra With DOA, Last Screams Of The Missing Neighbors LP, USA/Canada, 1990
- Judge, The Storm 7″, USA, 1991
- Kiss It Goodbye, She Loves Me…She Loves Me Not LP, USA, 1997
- Laughing Hyenas, Crawl 7″, USA, 1992
- Leeway, Desperate Measures LP, USA, 1991
- Los Crudos/Spitboy, Split LP, USA, 1994
- Madball, Dropping Many Suckers 7″, USA, 1992
- Mainstrike, Times Still Here 7″, Netherlands, 1995
- Man Is The Bastard, Sum Of The Men 12″, USA, 1992
- Man Lifting Banner, Ten Inches That Shock The World LP, Netherlands, 1992
- Mouthpiece, What Was Said LP, USA, 1994
- Mukilteo Fairies, Closet Check 7″, USA, 1993
- Neanderthal, Fighting Music 7″, USA, 1990
- Neurosis, The Word As Law LP, USA, 1990
- No Comment, Downsided 7″, USA, 1992
- No Escape, Demo, USA, 1990
- Out Cold, Self Titled LP, USA, 1994
- Paintbox, Screaming Shouting Crying LP, Japan, 1999
- Poison Idea, Feel The Darkness LP, USA, 1990
- Puncture Wound, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1999
- Quicksand, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
- Ringworm, Demo, USA, 1991
- Ripping Corpse, Dreaming With The Dead LP, USA, 1991
- Rollins Band, The End Of Silence LP, USA, 1992
- Rorschach, Protestant LP, USA, 1992
- Rupture, Righteous Fuck 7″, Australia, 1991
- S.D.S., Scum System Kill 7″, Japan, 1996
- S.O.D., Speak Swedish Or Die 7″, Sweden, 1990
- Saint Vitus, Die Healing LP, USA, 1995
- Selfish, System Kills 7″, Finland, 1993
- Septic Death, Theme From Ozobozo LP, USA, 1992
- Skewbald/Grand Union, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
- Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out LP, USA, 1997
- Sleep, Sleep’s Holy Mountain LP, USA, 1993
- Spazz/Black Army Jacket, Split 7″, USA, 1997
- Speak 714, The Scum Also Rises 7″, USA, 1999
- Sportswear, It Runs Deep 7″, Norway, 1998
- Supertouch, The Earth Is Flat LP, USA, 1990
- Talk Is Poison, Straight To Hell 7″, USA, 1998
- Team Dresch, Personal Best LP, USA, 1995
- True Blue, Demo, Germany, 1998
- Turning Point, It’s Always Darkest Before The Dawn LP, USA, 1991
- Verbal Assault, On 12″, USA, 1990
- Voorhees, Spilling Blood Without Reason LP, England, 1994
- Warhead, Cry Of Truth LP, Japan, 1991
- Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! – The Record, Compilation 7″, International, 1991
- Forever, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
- Rebuilding, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
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…
- 1.6 Band, Self Titled LP, USA, 1992
- Acme, Self Titled 7″, Belgium, 1994
- All Chrome, Flounders Flyers College & Canada LP, USA, 1999
- Arms Reach, Self Titled 7″, Australia, 1998
- Assuck, State To State 7″, USA, 1993
- Aus-Rotten, Fuck Nazi Sympathy, USA, 1994
- Bastard, Wind Of Pain LP, Japan, 1990
- Bikini Kill, The Anti-Pleasure Dissertation 7″, USA, 1995
- Born Against, Industrial Relations Department 7″, USA, 1990
- Breakdown, Blacklisted LP, USA, 1997
- Burn, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
- By The Grace Of God, For The Love Of Indie Rock 7″, USA, 1996
- Charles Bronson, Youth Attack LP, USA, 1997
- Citizens Arrest, A Light In The Darkness 7″, USA, 1990
- Chopping Block, Grizzly Fetish 7″, USA, 1991
- Cop Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1993
- Crossed Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
- Crown Of Thornz, Train Yard Blues 12″, USA, 1995
- Dead Nation, Face The Nation 7″, USA, 1998
- Deadguy, Work Ethic 7″, USA, 1994
- Death Side, Bet On The Possibility LP, Japan, 1991
- Devoid Of Faith, Purpose: Lost 10″, USA, 1999
- Disclose-Tragedy LP, Japan, 1994
- Down But Not Out, Demo, USA, 1998
- DropDead, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1992
- Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics LP, England, 1996
- Endpoint, In A Time Of Hate LP, USA, 1990
- Eyeball, More Days To Come LP, Germany, 1998
- Eyehategod, In The Name Of Suffering LP, USA, 1992
- Face Value, Coming Of Age 7″, USA, 1990
- Fastbreak, Where It Lies 7″, USA, 1997
- Fit For Abuse, Mindless Violence 7″, USA, 1995
- Floor, Dove LP, USA, 1994
- Floorpunch, Goal Line Stand Demo, USA, 1995
- Four One One, This Isn’t Me LP, USA, 1991
- Fu Manchu, The Action Is Go LP, USA, 1997
- Full Speed Ahead, Demo, USA, 1998
- Gauze, Kao O Aratte Denaoshite Koi LP, Japan, 1997
- Get High, Demo, USA, 1996
- Gordon Solie Mother Fuckers, Chairshot Politics 7″, USA, 1998
- H-100′s, Distort Cleveland 7″, USA, 1995
- Hatchetface, Volume Two LP, USA, 1995
- Haywire, Private Hell LP, USA, 1990
- Heroin, Paper Bag 7″, USA, 1992
- His Hero Is Gone, Fifteen Counts Of Arson LP, USA, 1997
- Huggy Bear, Don’t Die 7″, England, 1993
- Human Remains, Using Sickness As A Hero CD, USA, 1996
- The Icemen, Rest In Peace 7″, USA, 1991
- In My Eyes, Demo, USA, 1997
- Infest, Mankind 7″, USA, 1991
- Inmates, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1995
- Integrity, Humanity Is The Devil 10″, USA, 1996
- Into Another, Ignaurus LP, USA, 1994
- Jello Biafra With DOA, Last Screams Of The Missing Neighbors LP, USA/Canada, 1990
- Judge, The Storm 7″, USA, 1991
- Kiss It Goodbye, She Loves Me…She Loves Me Not LP, USA, 1997
- Laughing Hyenas, Crawl 7″, USA, 1992
- Leeway, Desperate Measures LP, USA, 1991
- Los Crudos/Spitboy, Split LP, USA, 1994
- Madball, Dropping Many Suckers 7″, USA, 1992
- Mainstrike, Times Still Here 7″, Netherlands, 1995
- Man Is The Bastard, Sum Of The Men 12″, USA, 1992
- Man Lifting Banner, Ten Inches That Shock The World LP, Netherlands, 1992
- Mouthpiece, What Was Said LP, USA, 1994
- Mukilteo Fairies, Closet Check 7″, USA, 1993
- Neanderthal, Fighting Music 7″, USA, 1990
- Neurosis, The Word As Law LP, USA, 1990
- No Comment, Downsided 7″, USA, 1992
- No Escape, Demo, USA, 1990
- Out Cold, Self Titled LP, USA, 1994
- Paintbox, Screaming Shouting Crying LP, Japan, 1999
- Poison Idea, Feel The Darkness LP, USA, 1990
- Puncture Wound, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1999
- Quicksand, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
- Ringworm, Demo, USA, 1991
- Ripping Corpse, Dreaming With The Dead LP, USA, 1991
- Rollins Band, The End Of Silence LP, USA, 1992
- Rorschach, Protestant LP, USA, 1992
- Rupture, Righteous Fuck 7″, Australia, 1991
- S.D.S., Scum System Kill 7″, Japan, 1996
- S.O.D., Speak Swedish Or Die 7″, Sweden, 1990
- Saint Vitus, Die Healing LP, USA, 1995
- Septic Death, Theme From Ozobozo LP, USA, 1992
- Skewbald/Grand Union, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
- Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out LP, USA, 1997
- Sleep, Sleep’s Holy Mountain LP, USA, 1993
- Spazz/Black Army Jacket, Split 7″, USA, 1997
- Speak 714, The Scum Also Rises 7″, USA, 1999
- Sportswear, It Runs Deep 7″, Norway, 1998
- Supertouch, The Earth Is Flat LP, USA, 1990
- Talk Is Poison, Straight To Hell 7″, USA, 1998
- Team Dresch, Personal Best LP, USA, 1995
- True Blue, Demo, Germany, 1998
- Turning Point, It’s Always Darkest Before The Dawn LP, USA, 1991
- Verbal Assault, On 12″, USA, 1990
- Voorhees, Spilling Blood Without Reason LP, England, 1994
- Warhead, Cry Of Truth LP, Japan, 1991
- Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! – The Record, Compilation 7″, International, 1991
- Forever, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
- Rebuilding, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
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Absolution Reunion
By admin on Sep. 22, 2008.
For the first time in a very long time I drove up to this show with my friend John. We hit a ton of rain on the way up but, thankfully, by the time we got to New York City it was gone besides some lightning. John and I caught up on what each other was up to and laughed at the antics of the world around us.
On the way up we listened to Dave K’s 1988-1990 NYHC mix.
Upon arriving in Hoboken and trying to find a parking spot for probably around twenty to thirty minutes I quickly realized why I can’t stand that city. Yuppies and “norms” everywhere going to bars and other social gathering. On the way home we had to watch adults stumble out of bars bombed out of their minds. Pathetic. Thankfully, we went directly to the PATH train and got to 9th street pretty quickly where we met up with our friend Dave.
A cab ride later we were in front of the club. I have seen a variety of bands at The Knitting Factory, from 7 Seconds to Kristin Hersh’s solo act. These days I am not really a people person, even worse than before, so when we got in the club I tried to make my way inside as quick as possible to check out whoever was playing.
We ended up getting inside while Maximum Penalty was setting us, which was fine by me. I had not seen MP in many years (I think the last time was in 1996 with Hogan’s Heroes and Vision…) so I did not know what to expect from them. The records they released in the nineties weren’t too hot but I love their demo from 1989, which is one of the best attempts at combining Bad Brains style hardcore with Alleyway Crew style mosh parts.
Despite some new songs that were a bit on the long side, I thought MP played well enough. They busted out most of the demo plus the songs from the Blackout! compilation. A huge pile on for Acceptance ended their set in excellent fashion.
Now this a reunion I just did not think I would ever see. After that haphazardly put together discography CD in the late 90′s (98? 99?) I perceived bad blood between band members and the chance of a reunion being near zero. I made my way up front and slid off to the side where some friends stood so I would be out of the way of the kickboxing (take it back to the nineties, please) and other jerky bullshit. My original plans had been to dance and dive and generally have fun but after running earlier in the day my stomach never settled (at the time I was a little under the weather) so I decided to pass. Soon enough Gavin came out along with Sergio (Collapse, Quicksand), who was filling in on bass, and their fill in drummer Doug (formerly of Slapshot, Speak 714, and other bands).
After a few minutes of tuning Djinji came out to a rather loud round of applause. Quickly they were flying into As We Are (no intro?!?) and from there they proceeded to play a pretty good set. In the beginning they were a little sloppy but that changed after a few songs. For some reason Gavin’s guitar was really, really, low in the mix for a handful of songs as well. Djinji had great things to say between songs and the band went off hard.
I was hoping on the way out to find Djinji so I could mention how much I appreciate his father’s playing with John Coltrane on the Ascension album, but the band had disappeared into the backstage area. Ascension is one of my favorite Coltrane albums. There is an excellent reissue CD from a few years back which combines both versions (as the story goes, I guess, one version came out but was recalled and the second version was then released in subsequent pressings) onto one CD. I tend to like the second version (they are long suites) more, but you can’t go wrong with either one.
After getting the cold shoulder from a few long time “friends” I decided to go find Dave and John and start heading back to New Jersey. We ended up at the World Trade Center PATH station and from there parted ways and headed home. Absolution and Maximum Penalty are playing ABC No Rio in a few weeks. I don’t think I am going to be able to make it, but I would advise others to check them out while they can. There are rumors of a more organized discography CD in the works as well.
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Parade Brigade #3
By admin on Aug. 30, 2005.
Parade Brigade #3 was thrown together in about 72 hours and it shows. John and I were driving to school on a Wednesday morning and I suddenly just had to have it out for a show that Friday evening. Both interviews in this issue (Fit For Abuse + Shark Attack) were done sometime that week and most of it was haphazardly laid out the night before at about
This would be the end for Parade Brigade Fanzine. A variety of personal and interpersonal problems would cause this zine to cease to exist. I remember Bob Shedd asking me at a show sometime in the summer if the next issue was ready yet and John turned to him and said something like “we still do that zine?” Doh.
John and I did most of the work this time around. Our friend Ryan did some reviews and helped me with layout and copying. At this point Justin was pretty much out of “the scene,” so he bailed on helping this time around. I wish I had gotten him more involved, now more than ever. These days having someone like Ferret to do a fanzine with would be a fucking honor.
John’s “confession” about breaking edge drew a bit of criticism and a few letters. None of them was overly negative, but it was still amusing.
We never interviewed Out Cold and Voices Forming Weapons broke up before we could get to them. I did interview The Nerve Agents but it remains unreleased to this day. John did an interview with Carry On that would also have been included.
On Parade…
Only four months between issues? Could it really happen? Yeah, welcome back to The Parade Brigade Fanzine. With the recent rise in shows and good bands popping up we will be doing this zine on a more consistent basis I think. It is very frustrating when there is no one to read your zine and even more frustrating when there are no bands you really want to be associated with. This zine has always been about supporting hardcore punk and always will be. It’s hard to put out a zine when you think most of the kids and bands around you are completely full of shit. It is even harder to put out a zine when those same kids spend an enormous amount of time dissing you and trying to pull freshman Psych 101 shit with your mind. That said, why should I let a bunch of little shit-heads ruin it for me? The ones who talk the biggest game always fall the hardest. Fuck em all man, who needs them. The big space of time between issues one and two was spent growing up a lot. I know myself I went through a lot of changes and I know the rest of The Parade Brigade staff did the same. I think we are a lot more focused and way stronger right now. Nothing has changed other than the length of each issue really. We have stripped down the bullshit and each issue will now be ten pulse-pounding pages. This format is much easier for us to navigate so you will see a lot more of us in the future. I would also like us to be more socially conscious in the future, which will become a lot more apparent starting next issue. Please consider going vegetarian if you haven’t already and please vote pro choice. Fuck the moral majority that is creeping back into hardcore.
Bill Wend
3/24/01
The Winter 00-01 Playlist
Youth of Today-All
Ignition-Complete Services
Outburst-Miles To Go
Gang Starr-Full Clip
Killing Flame-Another Breath
Cro Mags-Demo + Age of Quarrel
Faith-Side of split
Fit For Abuse-Mindless Violence
Shark Attack-Blood In The Water
Champion-Demo
Verbal Assault-Trial
No For An Answer-Hawker Show Tape
Pagan Babies-Next
SSD-Get It Away
Speak 714-Knee Deep In Guilt
Kristin Hersh-Strings
Pearl Jam-Ten
Mouthpiece-What Was Said
DYS-Brotherhood
Big thanks to Christina Garcia for the pictures! Thanks to Charlie Fogel for the cover art.
Look for Parade Brigade #4 in June with Out Cold, The Nerve Agents, and Voices Forming Weapons.
I guess for other people it’s easy to move on after they have fallen off the edge, but not for me. I think it’s because straight edge was never just a trend that I followed or a label that just stuck. As cliché and corny as it may sound, straight edge was for me a way of life. It was something that I could always count on so that adjustment is pretty hard. Then there is always the matter of how will people treat you now that you’re not straight edge anymore, especially the people you know who are still straight edge. Will they treat you the same or will they think you’re a hypocrite? Will they treat you like a pariah now or accept you for who you are? It’s definitely weird telling people that you’re no longer straight edge. You try to gauge their reactions, but the way some people respond is very surprising. I expected to lose respect from a lot of my friends or at least get the cold shoulder from some people. Most of my friends have been pretty understanding and I’m thankful for that.
I have dealt with the social ramifications of not being straight edge anymore, but there are other issues that remain. Most important among those issues is how does one approach the philosophical dilemma left in the wake. After spending almost six years of my life abstaining from those chemicals and speaking out against them, one feels like a goddamn hypocrite. Still, you can’t live your life feeling guilty or even regretful. So what happens next? Well, I’ve decided to give up on metaphysics. I thought straight edge was the one rock solid foundation in my life, and if you can’t depend on the one thing that you counted on the most then you’re in deep shit. But even more, you realize that as life goes on and gets more complicated, there’s no such thing as a firm foothold in this world… not even straight edge. The only thing you can really depend on is yourself and your ability to choose. Straight edge is probably the healthiest way to live your life, but it’s just an idea. It’s a good start, but it cannot function as a moral code. So to place straight edge above everything else is ridiculous. I’ll remain true till death, but only if that means staying true to myself and not some ideology.
John Piorkowski
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Parade Brigade #1
By admin on Aug. 2, 2005.
This is our personal pages from Parade Brigade #1. Nothing much to say here. The Spazz interview was actually in #1 (but the H-Street interview we mention later on wasn’t, huh?). The Kill Your Idols, Speak 714, Purpose, and Nerve Agents interviews are still unreleased to this day. We never got around to interviewing In My Eyes.
Parade Brigade #1
Playlist-Beyond, Neurosis, Quicksand, Samiam, Floorpunch, Raw Power, SSD, DYS, Impact Unit, Negative Approach, 411, Arms Reach, Negative FX, Full Speed Ahead, Fit For Abuse, 97a, Deadguy, Token Entry, Mainstrike, Anti-Heroes, One Sided War, Killing Time
Jay Fisher, OAYC, Mickey, D-Tox, Joe OZ, The MPC, Jenn West, Aaron L, Clay, Dan and Melissa Scheme, No Contest, Tears of Frustration, Chris Oliver and The Purpose, The Disturbed, Tim and Traci, David K, Floorpunch, Geoff TDT, Scooter, Brett, SOV, Sue Stormshadow, Greg Miller, Chris Alpino, Adrienne, Gordo and The Parting Shot, Fred Hammer, XClaim! and all of Australia, Crucial Response Records, Highscore, H-Street, Clevo Kids, Susan Wills, Cynthia, Spike and DRI, Sweet Pete and all of Boston, 97a, Reach The Sky, Amanda Cajano, Kill Your Idols, Full Speed Ahead, Fired Up! and all the others…
Welcome to the first issue of Parade Brigade Fanzine. This is my first “real attempt” at doing a fanzine, but putting out a fanzine is something I’ve always wanted to do. In 11th grade my friend Justin and I started up a fanzine called We’re Not Gonna Take It. We did interviews with Rain On The Parade and No Redeeming Social Value, but that was about as far as we went. Usually, we would spend too much time skating and hanging out at the shore, and not enough time cutting and pasting. We’re Not Gonna Take It was eventually buried in the illustrious heap of unfinished hardcore fanzines.
Although my initial effort fell flat, putting out a zine remained an unfulfilled dream. Recently, I had the inspiration to start a new fanzine in hopes of bolstering the somewhat anemic
Bill, on the other hand, is an experienced and successful zinester. He began by doing a zine called Assimilation or Oblivion (whose only memory is preserved by
Bill and I have discussed our goals for the zine at length. Bill and I differ in a few respects, but we share the same idea of what a good hardcore fanzine is supposed to be. We especially want each to be released within a specified period. In other words, we do not want there to be huge gaps between release dates; so we intend to stay on the ball. Consistency is also very important to us. Too many zines gradually decline after the first issue. The following scenario is all too typical: the first issue of the zine includes interviews with Floorpunch and Mainstrike, but by the time the third issue surfaces they are interviewing Morrissey and Gravity Records. I know that many zine editors want their zines to be diverse and open minded, but hardcore means one thing to us. To some people that may seem narrow minded, but perhaps the kids today are too permissive. A hardcore fanzine should have hardcore bands in it.
Lastly, I want our zine to be honest and real. Parade Brigade Fanzine will never contain artsy backgrounds or lugubrious prose. We will never overload our zines with pretensions or skirt away from unpopular statements. Parade Brigade Fanzine will never be about “softened commitments designed to please the crowds.” If there is something that needs to be said, I will say it, in the face of laughter or resentment. I would never go out of my way to offend anyone, but I will never dilute my statements to avoid offending our audience. It seems very odd that I’m making all of these qualifying remarks when Bill is at least a hundred times more sarcastic and critical than me, but I just want people to know what we stand for. There is only one thing left to say: here’s your warning…
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