H8000: Legion - Embedded In Darkness MCD

Here's some more H8000 for ya, Legion's 'Embedded In Darkness' MCD, which was released on Days Of Fury Records out of the UK in 1998. Legion played brutal metalcore that was more deathmetal than hardcore, somewhat along the lines of Deformity. Wulf of Deformity does backup vocals on this MCD as well. The few times I saw em live they were pretty good, including a couple of shows my old band played with them. To be honest, the MCD doesn't do...

Life Sentence Records: A Retrospective Look Back

"Go Ahead, Keep Smoking. I Want You To Die". This statement adorned the logo tshirts and hoodies of Life Sentence Records apparel. Recently, while on the Bridge 9 messageboard, a poster started a Life Sentence Records appreciation thread which quickly took off into a 4 or 5 page discussion about how great the label really was. I started thinking about truly awesome the xLSRx roster was and what an amazing track record they had so I decided to take...

Axis (members of Meantime)

Over the past few years, we've seen a large resurgence in bands taking influence from the 90s as well the ideas that were often discussed. One of the bands I've been listening to heavily as of late is Axis, a newer band based out of central Florida featuring ex-members of Meantime. If you dig bands like Buried Alive and Turmoil, then you're going to like this. The singer reminds me a lot of Dave Walker from Harvest also...defintiely a band to watch...

Favorite Records of the 90s - Wes Keely (ex-Earthmover, Walls of Jericho)

A feature I've been trying to push on here is asking people who were part of the hardcore scene in the 90s to take a look back at what their favorite record of the era is/was. This time, I caught up with Wes Keely, former drummer of Detroit's Earthmover and Walls of Jericho as well as Until The End. Here's what he had to say on the subject:"My favorite 90's hardcore record is probably not your typical record. The "Samsara" record from Catharsis...

Ashes live videos

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Purification: New CD and South American Tour

According to Monster:We're going to record a final cd, the title will be "A torch to pierce the night" , will be a mix of new songs and some "old-classics" re-visited, plus we'll have a couple of songs with lyrics in spanish and portoguese. The lay-out will be done by Dave Quiggle. More infos soon!No official word on tour dates yet but as soon as we hear it, you will t...

Ghost Ship posts a new song

Syracuse, NY's Ghost Ship has posted a new song from their forthcoming album. Definitely looking forward to hearing the full album when its released...should be a good one. Until then, you can hear their new track by click here: Ghost Ship's New Song. The new album will available through Seventh Dagger Records in the near futu...

Apathemy / Counterfeit - split 7"

Here's a request made by Eric in the requests and reposts box on the right-hand side of this blog. The Apathemy / Counterfeit split 7" was released in 1998 on Sounds Of Revolution Records out of Ontario, Canada. I have zero info on Counterfeit unfortunately, other than that they were from Canada as well, but there's no insert with info or lyrics with my 7". Anyways, they play pretty cool and solid mid-tempo metallic hardcore, definitely don't pass...

Favorite Records of the 90s - Hank Pratt (Foundation)

Foundation is one of the small amount of bands over the last 5 years that I not only enjoy but respect immensely. These know their 90s hardcore and have a great respect for the bands who came before them. I asked Hank Pratt, guitar player for Foundation, what his favorite 90's hardcore record is and here's what he had to say:"It's very hard to pick my favorite record from the 90s because I just love so many. If I had to pick I guess it would be Buried...

Record Review: Remission - Winds Of Promise EP

While comparisons to the legendary '80s hardcore powerhouse Verbal Assault are inevitable, Remission proves themselves beyond a shadow of a doubt to be the real deal with this 3 song EP. Hooks galore and lyrics that give new meaning to the word sincere have become the staples of the Remission diet and this new record on the very fine React! Records label is certainly no exception. I was one of the very lucky 200 to get my copy on baby blue vinyl...

Gameface live in New Bedford, MA on 3/23/96 video (FULL SET)

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Floorpunch - Live in Lintfabriek, Belgium, 2-21-99 (Soundboard)

Photo by Zac WolfI went through a period about 6 years ago where I tried to find any live recordings of Floorpunch I could. This show, from their European tour in the winter of 1999, sounds like it was a soundboard recording. To put it simply, it sounds great. This show was after the release of the full length "Fast Times At The Jersey Shore" and features a good mix of songs from the aforementioned LP as well the demo and 7 inch. The band just went...

Vort'n Vis HC Festival CD (1998)

As I was going through my CDs trying to find something to upload, I came across this which I hadn't heard in quite some time. This was released by Genet Records (who may or may not be defunct now) to commemorate the 1998 Ieper Festival in Belgium. All of the bands that played were recorded but according to the liner notes, Seein' Red & Reply were not happy with the sound quality so they were left off the release. This features a total of 27 songs...

The 2nd Annual Post Post Hardcore Weekend press release

From www.postposthardcoreweekend.com:After the release of their split 7" on Devildance Records, Jersey new-comers Communication Redlight and California veterans Your Favorite Trainwreck (featuring Farside frontman Popeye, and Gameface frontman Jeff Caudill) have teamed up again to present "The 2nd Annual Post Post Hardcore Weekend" with shows and bands consistent of the '90s post-hardcore era. The weekend will be four shows throughout Jersey and...

Amendment Records Sampler 2011

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Youth Of Today (their ONLY Southern California shows!), Mouthpiece and Outspoken at The Glass House in Pomona, CA on 6/5/11 and 6/6/11

Advance tickets for the 6/5/11 show available here.Advance tickets for the 6/6/11 show available here this Friday, February 4th at 12:00 PM PST.New Outspoken t-shirts available he...