Slang-Life Made Me Hardcore
By admin on Apr. 10, 2011.
Slang
Life Made Me Hardcore LP
Prank Records
Furious D-Beat hardcore from Japan. This is another Japanese band whose sound continues to progress and grow. Fans of modern bands like Totalitar, Tragedy, and Pisschrist will love this record. There is also a slight NYHC influence in their sound.
Signifying Nothing 03×05
By admin on Nov. 21, 2010.
I think, at this point, the podcast is going to be canceled, or, at least, released in a different form than weekly (I’m thinking maybe a longer, monthly, show? Man, I can’t imagine how Al does two hours a week!). Since the show came back for the fall, listenership has been sporadic. This will leave the written portion of Signifying Nothing as the main focus. I have a large backlog of reviews to post, plus some other features I’d like to implement. Let’s see what happens as we experiment with this new format. Hopefully, people care enough to check it out. I feel like hardcore is so splintered off into such obscure mini-scenes these days that people don’t go outside of their safety nets to check out anything, but I hope they do.
Now, let’s get going with some reviews. Still unloading the backlog, so there will be a bit from the past years and today as I go along. I refuse to do that “_____ bankruptcy” bullshit that people do with email, rss feeds, reading lists etc.
Mind Eraser
The Prodigal Son Brings Death 7”
Youngblood Records
As I said on the podcast a few weeks ago, Mind Eraser got really good while we were on hiatus for a few years. As this band continues to evolve, they combine Systems Overload era Integrity with the speed and thump of a band like Citizens Arrest, Taste of Fear, or Rorschach. Harsh, angry, hardcore. Still available from our old friends at Youngblood Records.
Trauma
Demo 2009
Members of Tragedy and other Memphis/Portland tree bands get together to play fast, 82 style hardcore that reminds me a lot of Deathreat and Call The Police. I’m not sure how active this band is going to be, but hopefully there will be something more from this band.
War Cry
Not So Distant Future LP
Feral Ward Records
More members of the Tragedy Portland/Memphis tree playing Discharge inspired hardcore. Fans of Tragedy or His Hero is Gone will also dig this record a lot. I can hear some influence of bands like Crow and Judgment as well. Another great band coming out of the Portland scene. Still available from Feral Ward, who is a great label with a lot of good releases.
No Bullshit Volume Three Compilation 7”
No Way Records
The third compilation in this series is just as strong as the others. Highlights on this compilation include Life Trap and one of the final recordings by Out Cold. The absolute highlight is the inclusion of Double Negative, one of my favorite current bands. My favorite aspect of this series has been the new bands I have been turned onto via it like, for example, Socialcide or Life Trap. A great example of how lively newer hardcore bands can be. As far as I can tell this one is out of print.
I had seen these before, a long time ago, but check out these great videos from the early nineties. For all the horrible bands during that period, bands like Assuck, DropDead, and Rorschach continued to create excellent hardcore. Check out these videos from South Carolina:
Playlist
The Proletariat-Soma Holiday LP
Taste of Fear/Disrupt Split 7”
Frank Wright-Kevin, My Dear Son LP
Political Asylum-Solitary 7”
Fear of God-As Statues Fell LP
War Cry-Not So Distant Future LP
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Signifying Nothing Episode Nineteen
By admin on Sep. 25, 2006.
Signifying Nothing Episode Nineteen
Playlist
Nihilistics-Black Sheep
Black Flag-Loose Nut
Negative Approach-Sick Of Talk
Ignition-Strain
The Judas Factor-Intangibles
Cause For Alarm-Time Will Tell
Gism-Endless Blockades For The Pussyfooter
Articles Of Faith-Up Against The Wall
Wretched-Mai Arrendersi
The Dicks-I Hope You Get Drafted
Kalashnikov-Schluters Kabin
DOA-America The Beautiful
Dead Kennedys-Kinky Sex Makes The World Go Round
Tragedy-Deaf & Disbelieving
America’s Hardcore-Born Prejudice
Bad Brains-Fearless Vampire Killers
Breathing Fire-Deny Everything
Sonic Youth-Making The Nature Scene
Birds Of A Feather-Break The Chains
Third Death-Garbage
Fucked Up-Teenage Problems
Triple Threat-Obliterate
Suicidal Tendencies-I Shot The Devil
Slipknot-World Leader
97a-Crucible Of Revolution
White Cross-Nuke Attack
Rollins Band-Revenge
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Tragedy-Nerve Damage
By admin on Jul. 25, 2006.
Tragedy
Nerve Damage LP
Tragedy Records
This has been the most anticipated hardcore to come out in a long time. Within minutes of this thing leaking on the net it seems that every hardcore in the world had listened to it ten times and was posting about it on message boards, blogs, and elsewhere. What can be said about Tragedy? They are, by far, the best band in hardcore right now. Nerve Damage, after many listens, feels like it fits somewhere in the middle of Tragedy’s releases. I think Tragedy has grown as a band in a very strange way. This record isn’t quite as epic as Vengeance, but it isn’t quite as bitter and nihilistic as the Self Titled is either. One song even kind of rips off High On Fire. Many songs sound like extensions of Vengeance. One thing that is also definitely lacking is the tear down the walls mosh parts that their previous records had. Nonetheless, this record is excellent. An early candidate for record of the year.
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Signifying Nothing Episode Nine
By admin on Jun. 12, 2006.
Signifying Nothing Episode Nine
Playlist
Discharge-State Violence State Control
Limp Wrist-What’s Gone Wrong
Calvary-Order No. 270
Calvary-Time To Die
The Dayglo Abortions-Proud To Be A Canadian
The FU’s-Trendy Nazi Hypocrites
Vision-Suspect Device
Born Against-Resist Control
Direct Control-Bucktown Hardcore
Tragedy-Life
I Object-Intro/Like A Billboard
Skitsystem-Vald
Raining Bricks-Brains On Vacation
Black SS-Terror Of The Northeast
The Geeks-Still I Stay The Same
Dead Kennedys-Cesspool In Eden
Jello Biafra & The Melvins-Those Dumb Punk Kids Will Buy Anything
Big Boys-TV
Knockdown-Get Away
Fastbreak-Don’t Stop Trying
Bound-Die Like Them
Don’t No-Underground
Spazz-Rat Pack
Devoid Of Faith-Science Is Their Religion
Reagan Youth-Reagan Youth
Cop Out-Cursed Birth
Black SS-I Want Out
Inmates-Pipe Bomb
Frank Castle Gonna Break Your Neck!-Destroy The Hippie Culture
Googol Plex-No Medicine Can Cure Folly
The Stains-Quit The Human Race
Inferno-Ronald Reagan
None Of The Above-Propaganda Control
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