Inner Strength - Tacoma, WA 10/30/87 [soundboard]

Nope, not the band that released a seven inch as the first release on Victory Records. This is where Northwest Hardcore bridges the gap between False Liberty and the mighty Brotherhood. Where False Liberty were running with a hardcore punk sound, Inner Strength sees Greg and Vic taking more melodic cues more from DC Revolution Summer bands like Dag Nasty and Ignition. Also of note for the melody department is that Inner Strength featured Wade...

Excursion wishbook 1992 & NWHC ad 1994

Now that a scanner has entered my household again, more diverse content should start rolling back to the site, and what better way to kick off during the holidays than with the Excursion Wishbook from 1992? Well concealed cash, or money orders only! As a bonus, here's a one page ad for Overkill, Incision and Excursion Records from 1994. ...

Harvest - God Complex cassette & shirt pre-order

Blasphemour Records is just about to reissue Harvest's classic LP, Living With A God Complex on cassette. Pre-orders for both the tape (in three colors) and a limited run t-shirt are currently up on the site, and a portion of each sale will be donated to the American Refugee Committee. Harvest pre-order ...

Video: Extinction / Shai Hulud / Trial / Harvest / Ten Yard Fight

One thing that was always interesting in the 90s was how often various tours always collided in cities across America. This often resulted in shows with 8 - 12 bands on one bill, but they were never intended to be all day fests. This show on 8/9/98 at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago is one of those situations. Ten bands played that day, but the video I have only contains fives of them: Extinction, Shai Hulud, Trial, Harvest and Ten Yard Fight. ...

Video: Undertow - Vancouver, BC 12/13/92

Here's a full set of Undertow at Nappy Dugout in Vanvouver, BC back on 12/13/92. Once again, filmed by Ron Guardipee with his hi8 camera. After converting the video, I remembered seeing some pictures from this very show on DCXX a couple of years ago, and they had sourced these from Tom Holcomb. Edit: I was also just informed that the cover photo for the Stalemate 7" was also taken at this show, and some outtakes can be found on the website...

Video: Strain - Vancouver, BC 12/11/92

Just converted a nice, early set of Strain from 12/11/92 in Vancouver, BC at South Wall, which was above the Mickey MacDougall Arena. This was a year after their demo, but still almost two years before their s/t EP on Overkill. ...

Good Fight Music digital sampler

In case you've been living under a rock for the last year, you might not have noticed that Good Fight has been busy signing up some of the best current bands in hardcore. They also recently put out a digital sampler with tracks from their new artists, friends of the label and even a remastered Disembodied track from an upcoming discography box set. Stream the sampler below, and then look up these bands on their own pages.  Choice Cuts by Various Artis...

Video: Bane & Countervail - Portland, OR 3/16/99

Full sets from both Bane and Countervail at the Schoolhouse in Portland, OR back on 3/16/99. ...

Groundwork - Live on WPSC [1993]

With the King Of The Monsters fest just a mere week away, it seemed like a great time to rip and post this Groundwork set from the On The Edge radio show on WPSC 88.7 FM from the summer of 1993.  It's heavy on tracks from the split with Unbroken and the Living In Fear 7" with a couple from the (at the time) yet to be released full length as well.   Groundwork - Live On WPSC https://www.mediafire.com/?u0d4k1tlnwwktaa ...

Chokehold discography now streaming

  The upcoming Chokehold discography reissues are now streaming via A389 Recordings bandcamp page.  Current word is that an exclusive colorway of the triple LP set will be available at This Is Hardcore with any remaining copies being for sale in A389's webstore afterwards. CHOKEHOLD Prison Of Hope (A389-163) by Chokehold CHOKEHOLD Content With Dying (A389-164) by Chokehold CHOKEHOLD Chokehold (A389-165) by A389 Recordings Catch...

Chokehold - live recordings

With the upcoming string of Chokehold shows looming just over the horizon, it seemed like a good time to gather the live Chokehold recordings that we've posted in the past.  Maybe these can tide you over until they start playing, and A389 gets the discography out.  1/1/94 New Bedford, MA [soundboard] http://www.mediafire.com/?zkyjqmrmwwi  8/6/94 Dallas, TX [audience] http://www.mediafire.com/?13ff6e8n8y81w3d 3/23/96 New...

New Blistered song stream & LP up for pre-order

Blistered have a new LP, titled "The Poison Of Self Confinement", coming out August 21st via 6131 Records.   'Lash' from the upcoming album can now be streamed below. Pre-orders are now up over at 6131 Record...

Chokehold discography on A389 - more details emerge

More details are emerging about the 'Sell It For What It's Worth' Chokehold discography that will be released soon on A389 Recordings. We will be offering three separate LPs that will contain: PRISON OF HOPE w/ INSTILLED BONUS TRACKS CONTENT WITH DYING w/ TOOTH AND NAIL BONUS TRACKS SELF TITLED LP w/ DEMOs / EPs / COMPILATION TRACKS There will also be a ‘Black Box’ set limited to 100 pieces that will offer the above on limited...

Video: Brother's Keeper - Portland, OR [3/12/99]

Brother's Keeper's full set from 3/12/99 at the Schoolhouse in Portland, OR. ...

new Culture 7" now streaming / pre-orders up

Culture have recorded some new music for the first time in 17 years.  The two song 7" will be coming out on Carry The Weight Records (yes, CTW...) Pre-orders can be found at: Carry The Weight and the two songs can be streamed below: 2 Song 7" by Cultu...

The band I play in, Modern Problems, is not only playing KOTM fest with Chokehold, Infest, Crudos and many more, our new EP came out today that you can check out at http://modernproblems.bandcamp.com‪ #‎modernproblems‬ ‪#‎kotmfest‬...

King Of The Monsters fest final lineup announcement

The final lineup announcement for the King Of The Monsters 20th anniversary fest has been made, and it's a doozy.  For those that don't like to read flyers, a full list will be below.  Tickets for the fest will be available on Wednesday, April 29th. Chokehold, (Los) Crudos, Infest, Groundwork, Trap Them, Culture, Creation Is Crucifixion, Done Dying, Voice Of Reason, Suffering Luna, ACxDC, Bleach Everything, Generacion Suicida, Chestpain,...

All Out War album teaser and pre-orders

For the first time in 17 years, the For Those Who Were Crucified lineup of All Out War have recorded some new music.  Here's the new teaser video Pre-orders are now up via Organized Crime Records and Crime Scene Merch....

New INTO ANOTHER album: Omens

Unless you live under a rock, you've heard that Into Another released a new 5 song EP this week named Omens. In the midst of almost every band from the 90's reuniting to play shows, it's great to actually hear some new material from one of them, and it's good. Really good. To get you up to speed on what's going on with the band, here is their official press release: Hauntingly ethereal melodies, intricate but memorable hooks, dynamic moods,...

Indecision - Most Precious Blood reissue available now!

With Indecision's "Unorthodox" having been reissued a few years ago, the time has come for Most Precious Blood to see the light of day again as well.  Having a release date of April 21st, Most Precious Blood will make its mark once again via Closed Casket Activities.  The extra beauty of this new reissue is that it will also feature the three tracks from the same recording session that ended up on the split 10" with Shai Hulud, and...

Earth Crisis 1993 demo redux.

Halfway through a show on December 29th, 1992, a band of lanky young guys in hoodies and striped baggy shirts set up and began a wall of feedback. The singer yelled “put up your hoods!” and the place and band exploded. What happened was monstrous. The energy level was off the charts and provided me with one of the most strikingly incredible memories of the time; a girl in a Real Skateboards long sleeve shirt straight up LEVELING dudes in the pit....

H8000 Channel On YouTube

Our friend Willem who runs the awesome blog, Records With History and Future, started a YouTube channel focusing on the the H8000 scene. Here's what he had to say about it: Mission Statement: The RWHAF YouTube channel is set up to get people to know the 90's Hardcore scene in Belgium. That scene was called H8000 and this channel features their music accompanied with information. From the well-known classics to the obscurer titles, we feature it. The video's contain digitized vinyl and cassette titles but also CD releases, accompanied with...

Chokehold in Philly 1994

Our friend Tru Pray sent me this last year...I am basically an ass and it took me this long to get around to posting it. I apologize for the delay to you, our faith readers, as well as Tru. Here's a quick recollection of the first time he saw Chokehold. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...

Fixed a Few Links

Hey everyone, I'm going back through the comments and fixing some of the downed links. If you see something down, please let us know and we will do the best we can to update it, provided the record hasn't become available again. See below for links that have been fixed: Earth Crisis "Firestorm Demo" By the Grace Of God "Three Steps To A Better Democracy" (Someone requested the song from the split with The Cause...track 1 is that song) Battery "Final Fury 1990-1997" Season Of Fire "Discograp...

Groundwork reunion 2015!

To celebrate the upcoming reissue of Groundwork's 'Today We Will Not Be Invisible Or Silent LP, the band will be playing one reunion show that will coincide with 20th Anniversary fest for King Of The Monsters in Arizona.  It's already a great lineup with Groundwork and Crudos, but some of the bands that have yet to be announced will blow a few minds as well. Stay tuned for more details as they emerg...

A389 to release Chokehold discography

As some of you may have noticed, the links to Chokehold remasters that I did a good seven or eight years ago have slowly been going dead, and aren't being re-uploaded.  While that could initially seem like bad news, something great has actually been in the works for a while now, and it's that the lovely folks over at A389 Recordings will be reissuing the Chokehold discography in the Summer of 2015. They have some great little surprises...

Bullet Tooth to release Earth Crisis 7"

It appears that a new Earth Crisis 7" will be surfacing on may 19th via Bullet Tooth Records.  Full label press release below the image. Earth Crisis' chugging riffs and barked declarations served as the mouthpiece of America's vegan straight-edge movement throughout the '90s, detailing the ideas of animal and human liberation, drug-free living, and personal empowerment through hardcore music. The band is proud to announce a new...

Morning Again Announces Upcoming Shows And Vinyl Represses

Morning Again has announced they will play a few shows this summer, the first in South Florida. More will be announced soon. The band will also be re-releasing their discography on vinyl to coincide with the upcoming shows. Revelation Records will reissue "As Tradition Dies Slowly" and Demons Run Amok Records will release the rest of the bands recorded output. Follow the band on Facebook to keep up with their whereabout...

Video: Botch - Portland, OR [10/13/99]

Here's a full set from Botch at 17 Nautical Miles in Portland, OR on 10/13/99. ...

IGNITE is back at it

Tomorrow, January 10th, 2015. Doors open at 8:00pm. 21+ Soda Bar 3615 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92140 Tickets ...