Morning Again - Hand Of Hope Reunion design

Culture - Armed With Abstinence

Updated Earth Crisis Collection

This is current as of May 2nd. Ive since acquired one more design but if you think Im gonna take another picture anytime soon...nooooooooooooooooooo

Shai Hulud - Krull design

Battery - US Tour 1997

National Guard

A big name from my early teenage years is going to be doing a reunion show in less than two weeks, and in honor of that, I've decided to dedicate a post to them...National Guard! From 1994 - 1996, National Guard played hardcore punk in the Portland area. They received some airplay on Punk Uprisings, and also had a centerfold interview in MRR once. Members from NG went on to form Backside Disaster, which can be downloaded from a few posts prior.

I don't have cover scans for the demo tapes, but here they are:

Demo 1994 (or possibly early 1995. Matt was unsure.)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y733BKB0

Green Berets: War Heroes, Hard Asses [demo 1995]
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M2APZL2K

Star Spangled Losers! 7"
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NMX7EV02

One Big Happy Slam Pit [2 tracks]
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OGMI2DAP

Redrafted [unreleased full length from 1996]
http://www.distrorecords.com/nationalguard/00%20ALL%20SONGS.zip
This link will only last until June 14th. This was the last National Guard recording from 1996, and features 20 songs. They released it in mp3 format in preparation for the reunion show. The only bummer is the abysmal 96kb rate that it was ripped at.

From '94 - '96, National Guard shows were always so much fun. Circle pits like a mother fucker!

Chain Of Strength

Maybe it's just me, but the Chain Of Strength remix/re-issue fell short in a few regards. It wasn't necessarily the overall sound, but it had more to do with all of the instrument parts that they cut out, or altered. I decided to go ahead and rip my 7"s that I have.

True Till Death
This rip comes from my green vinyl copy from the first press.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LFCMFKK6

What Holds Us Apart
I have two copies of this 7". One is on First Strike Records out of Europe, and one is on Mindpower Records. I ripped the Mindpower Records version, which is technically just the 2nd press of the Foundation Records version.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3Y6Z4QXI

Most of you probably already have the One Thing That Still Holds True cd that Revelation put out back in like 96 or 97. Listen to these tracks, and then listen to the re-issue cd, and you'll be able to hear plenty of differences.

No For An Answer / Carry Nation

Love him, or hate him, there's no denying that Dan O'Mahony has created quite a legacy for himself in hardcore over the years. Along with the material he released with 411, these are two of his more legendary releases.

No For An Answer - A Though Crusade
http://www.mediafire.com/?tudkr4ozugy

Carry Nation - Face The Nation

http://www.mediafire.com/?zujys29l99x

Indecision - Through The Wasteland Go Searching We

Been looking for this for a long time. I didnt buy it on that last tour with Walls of Jericho and here I am...8 years later and its finally mine.