Watermark Records discography

Over the years, I've heard lots of people inquire as to what the full discography for Watermark Records was. With 22 releases scheduled over the course of 12 years, the label was quite varied sonically, but it's a testament to some of their chosen releases given that some people are still talking and asking about the label a good 10 years since their last release. So, I hit up the Jordan brothers to see what the full discography of Watermark...

Human Animal - new video and 7"

The debut video from Erie, PA's HUMAN ANIMAL is now online.  The track is "Swine Flu" from their brand new debut 7"EP "Dark Days" which is available as via Holy Mountain Music at www.holymountainprinting.bigcartel.com Human Animal is a brand new band featuring seasoned veterans of the Lake Effect Hardcore scene from bands such as Brother's Keeper, Disciple AD, Shockwave, Run Devil Run, The AKAs, Abnegation, and many more.  For more info on the band you can go to: www.humananimal814.com www.humananimal.bandcamp.com www.inst...

Undertow & Shelter - Bellingham, WA 9/14/90

Here's some video of Undertow and Shelter playing inside Bill Baker's garage in Bellingham, WA on 9/14/90.  For those that don't know, Bill sang for Jayhawker, and ran Incision Records for a short period of time, putting out the original version of Ringworm - The Promise. The videos are both really choppy, perhaps due to the age of the VHS tape, but the audio for both sets are well intact, and well worth watching just for the rare glimpse of Undertow with Joel on vocals and John on bass. ...

XCLEARX - Portland, OR 4/4/98

XCLEARX playing at the Stage 4 Theater in Portland, OR on 4/4/98.   ...

Classic Layouts: Doughnuts "Equalize Nature" And The Naked Straight Edge Kid

 Alright so the word "classic" is a little bit of a stretch when it comes to the Doughnuts but this layout is as classic as they come. For years I had heard about the "naked straight edge kid" layout for their debut release "Equalize Nature", originally released by Desperate Fight Records. I had only owned a copy of the re-release by Victory Distribution but a few years back I picked up a copy from our old friend xYosefx. No additional...

Fixed A Couple Of Links

Hey guys, I'm doing the best I can to update those downed links. If you do see one, let us know so we can fix it. I just updated the Uprising Demo, the One King Down "Rob Loves, Man Kills" demo, the Earthmover "Themes From Everyday Life" LP and the Ookla The Mok "Bless Her Little Black Heart" ep links so if you've been looking for those, they are now working. Direct links to the posts can be found below: One King Down "Rob Loves, Man Kills" 2006 Demo   Uprising (pre-Green Rage) - Demo   Earthmover - Themes From Everyday Life   Ookla...

One King Down - Minneapolis, MN 5/27/97

Full set from One King Down in Minneapolis, MN on 5/27/97. ...

Irish Voodoo to release limited Forced Down 7" for RSD.

For Record Store Day 2013, Irish Voodoo Records will be selling a limited version of the Forced Down - Rise 7".  I'm a pretty big fan of this idea, as I feel Forced Down has been too overlooked over the years.  if all goes well, hopefully a remixed/remastered discography will see the light of day. Back when I was a teen, Forced Down was one of my favorite hardcore bands from the late 80′s to early 90′s. Seeing them live was amazing,...

Victory Records 1996 promotional video

Here's a short promotional video that was sent out to record stores by Victory Records in 1996. ...

new Left For Dead track!

Left For Dead has posted a new track from one of their 4 upcoming 7"s that will be released as a series. Below is more info from the band's blog:  Ebay Shitbirds Rejoice. This weekend in Hamilton we finished recording the first of the 4X7" series we're doing. 8 songs, including Rival Leaders (the Exploited cover we were playing at the January shows) and a redux of Standing By. They'll be limited to 400 (in honour of 400 Upper Sherman, a pivotal Steel City hardcore house of our youth). We're putting them out ourselves, they'll be...

Sparkmarker - Plug & Live

Sparkmarker hailed from Vancouver, BC from 1990 - 1997 and often played alongside the likes of other NWHC greats like Strain and Undertow.  In 1992, they recorded three tracks with Don Fury that became the Plug 7" on Selfless Records.  Those same three songs also appear on a self released cassette under the same title, but with three soundboard quality live tracks on the b-side, and here is a rip of that cassette. Sparkmarker -...

Hardline Zine: "Forward To Eden: A Guideline To Hardline Viewpoints"

In the past, we've posted a couple of old Hardline zines. I received an email that a few of the old links were down so I'll try and get those fixed. In the mean time, here's a copy of "Forward To Eden: A Guideline To Hardline Viewpoints" from Upstate Hardline. Though it may be considered an outdated radical concept, Hardline was still a part of hardcore history that people either loved or despised. I tend to try and keep my personal opinions aside...

Unrestrained to launch Kickstarter campaign.

Straight from the band announcement: We (Unrestrained) have traditionally held full time jobs to fund our passion filled pursuit of recording hardcore records since we were teenagers, but it's 2013 and that shit is for the birds, so now we're going to crowdsource all future endeavors. Please watch this video detailing our first Kickstarter campaign while we continue to get everything lined up on their site. https://www.youtube....

Unbroken's 94/95 Winter Tour With Barry: Who Is Barry?

If you're anything like me, I like to find out every minute detail about my favorite bands. One thing that had eluded me for years was the story behind the Unbroken t-shirt "Winter Tour 94/95 With Barry". If this is your first time laying eyes on this tee, well here's the specs. This was offererd in navy blue as well as a rust orange (pretty sure those were the only two) and features the band logo on the front with the a live photo of what looks...

Lifeless - Unreleased Songs

Well, what is there really to say about Lifeless? One of the most infamous bands to come from the 90s SLC straight edge scene. Everyone knows about their much sought after  7", but here is a nice little treat for those who just aren't satisfied with those 3 songs. These 2 unreleased songs were recorded a few months after the 7" for a compilation that was never released. Iwas even told these songs were supposed to be included on the cdversion...

Project X - Interview [August 1988]

Here's a full, unedited interview with Project X from early August of 1988.  It's long, but some of the banter before the actual interview starts was just too ridiculous and funny to edit out.  This is Sammy and Porcell being interviewed by Greg Anderson, and a pre-Brotherhood Ron Guardipee just prior to taking over vocal duties for Brotherhood. Here's some extra info that was also given to me by Ron Guardipee: The interview took...

Brotherhood - Soundboard and Rehearsals

When Unrestrained played Spokane, WA a few weeks ago, Ron Brotherhood gave me a handful of tapes for conversion.  Among the stack were a few Brotherhood recordings that have never been heard by the public at large. First up is a soundboard recording from 4/1/89 in Spokane at 123 Arts.  I'm not sure of all the band that the show consisted of, but Ron does mention Christ On A Crutch, so it had to be a banger! Brotherhood - 4/1/89...