Album Cover |
Artist-Album |
Description |
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Antillectual
"Testimony" CD
Rise or Rust/Fond of Life/ Shield/ No reason/Infected/Youth Way Records |
Formed in 2000 in the Netherlands, this is their second full-length release, which followed a very successful record with European and U.S. tours. Members were in Brat Pack. With influences ranging from Hot Water Music to Bad Religion and Propagandhi to NUFAN and Strike Anywhere, this band generates a stand-out sound with post-punk to thrash and punk rock anthems bringing you emotion, passion and rage. A highly anticipated European release, released by some of Europe's finest labels. |
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Astpai
"Corruption Concealed (under deceptive slogan)s" CD
Fond of Life/Rise or Rust |
Another amazing punk/hardcore band from Austria with influences such as Kid Dynamite, Paint it Black, None more black, Give up the Ghost, Against All Authority and others. Melodic sing--alongs with heavy fast punk/hardcore riffs and strong political views. This is their 4th full-length release. |
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Attack! Vipers!
"The Mirror and the Discover" CD
Rat Patrol Records |
Debut full length for this Portsmouth-based quartet. With influences ranging from As Friends Rust to Drowning Man and Pelican they generate a punk/hardcore-metal sound with instrumental and mathcore-like parts. For fans of The Hope Conspiracy and Give up the Ghost and loud fast music that makes you want to scream... |
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Attack! Vipers!/Astpai
"Split EP" CD
We Heart Records |
This is the long awaited split record by the legendary Attack! Vipers! from the UK and the incredible Astpai from Austria. 8 songs in total. I really cannot decide which bands part is the best...I keep changing mind...One thing is for sure...it kick's major ass!!! |
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Bars
"Introducing..." LP
Reflections Records |
The Bars play an explosive type of rock'n'roll/southernRock/hardcore/punk with influences such as The N.Y Dolls, Motorhead, MC5, Black Flag and Bad Brains. With the singer of The Hope Conspiracy ripping the vocals. |
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Blacklisted
"...The Beat Goes On" CD
Reflections Records |
This band generates a dark fast hardcore sound, putting together rage, energy, honesty and emotion, what could be described as the bastard child of Terror and Give up the Ghost. |
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Brat Pack
"s/t" 7"
Gummopunx/Misspelled Yuoth/Pick up |
The Dutch Kids on LSD!!!Influenced by RKL, early NOFX (S&M airlines, Ribbed), Adolescents and DI. A very energetic and hard-working band being very recently formed and having already numerous shows around Europe. They released this 7" and Europe went crazy about it. Nice Artwork. Members of Beans, Antillectual and Citizens Patrol. Expect their soon to come full length "Hate the neighbours" !!! |
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Chuck Ragan
"Ole Diesel" 7"
Rat Patrol Records
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There is not much to say...This guy was between 1993-2006 one of the lead singers of Hot Water Music . This is his new solo project playing acoustic folk. This is good music... (2 new Songs: 2nd Pressing Marble Wax) |
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Chuck Ragan
"Los Feliz " CD
Sideonedummy |
There is not much to say...This guy was between 1993-2006 one of the lead singers of Hot Water Music . This is his new solo project playing acoustic folk. This is a live recording...very good |
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Chuck Ragan
"Feast or Famine " CD
Sideonedummy |
There is not much to say...This guy was between 1993-2006 one of the lead singers of Hot Water Music . This is his new solo project playing acoustic folk. This is his latest release... |
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Citizen's Patrol
"Sick Routine E.P." 7"
Crucial Attack/No Way |
If you like 90's Californian Punk and RKL type of bands, you are going to love this record. 10 tracks of raw fast thrashy hardcore that make you want to circle pit at home by your self. Amazing. (Members of Brat Pack) |
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Coliseum
"No Salvation" LP
Reflections Records |
Formed in 2003, with a crusty thrashy hardcore, punk, post-hardcore, rock and southern rock sound. Having toured the U.S. and Europe with Municipal Waste, Cursed, From Ashes Rise, Kysela and others and after a couple of split 7", including one with the Doomriders they signed up with Relapse. No Salvation was recorded by Kurt Ballou . White/Black splatter vinyl , limited to 250. |
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Cursed
"III: Architectes of Trabouled Sleep" CD
Reflections Records |
The Cursed band members have been in numerous Canadian DIY bands since the early 90's and they got together merging their expertise to generate this hardcore/punk band known for its nihilistic ideas and crazy live shows. This is their latest release, which comes as a deluxe three-fold digipak with the cover art by Baroness's J.D. Baizley. |
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Daughters
"Canada Songs" CD
Reflections Records |
This record has been described as "an unreal debut of merciless grind-influenced screaming chaos" and the Daughters have been described as having enough "will to make songs that are under a minute which personify the relationship between insanity and order". Extreme music. (quoted txt from the Reflections website) |
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Day Oof
"Something to clean your butt with" CD
Cannonball |
A very weird band from Athens Greece. Technical punk rock guitar riffs in the vein of Wilhelm Scream, Belvedere, This is a Standoff, Actionmen, Mute the Silence. Plus a grindcore drummer!!!Check it out it kicks ass! |
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Dead Vows
"Bad Blood" Tape
W.A.K./True to the Game |
A very cool band from Sweden. Ripping tight vocals and melodies similar to those generated by Deathwish Inc bands. Very good work released in tape format in Greece. |
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Deny Everything
"Fire this time" CD
Yo-Yo Records |
This Cologne-based German band has been rocking Europe with their Kid Dynamite style hardcore since 2003. This is their second release following one in Rising Riot records . Influenced by Kid Dynamite, Minor Threat and in my opinion a bit by Good Clean Fun. Awesome record, melodic, fast, thrashy, raw hardcore punk. |
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Dimitrij
"Words-objects" CD
Noise Appeal |
These kids from Austria have initiated a very unique, adventurous journey into experimental hardcore music with many influences in their music and very cool vocals. The end-result of this being something very interesting and new...a must have... |
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Dimitrij
"Words-objects" LP version
Noise Appeal |
Same as above, this is the vinyl version of the album, having different artwork and 2 additional tracks, which are remixed versions of two of the songs. |
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Doomriders
"Black Thunder" CD
Reflections Records |
From Boston with Nate Newton from Converge and Old Man Gloom. They play a mixture of southern and classic rock and hardcore. Dark and inspiring music. Recorded by Kurt Ballou |
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Ergs, The/Lemuria
Split 7"
Art of the Underground/ Whoa Oh/ Yo-Yo Records |
The Ergs play pop-punk/powerpop and they are from N.J. for funs of The Descendents and Green Day. Lemuria have female vocals and play indie/punk/powerpop and they just signed to Asian Man Records. Both bands create a nice melodic pop-punk sound. |
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Exit Wounds
"Like a rolling thunder" CD
Youth Way Records |
Fast melodic hardcore with sing-alongs from France with Good Riddance, Champion and Kid Dynamite influences. |
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Fresnel/Vancouver
Split 7"
Noise Appeal |
A split release by Fresnel from Austria and Vancouver from Switcherland. Metal, Hardcore, Rock and Experimental tunes with influences such as Knut, Old Man Gloom, Keelhaul, Cult of Luna and Pelican. Very cool artwork, with the lyrics sheet printed on a rice-papers style sheet on thick vinyl. Very good music... |
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Gascoigne
"Epidemic" 7"
W.A.K. |
A very nice punk-rock/old-shcool emo band from the Netherlands. Catchy riffs with what I believe is a minor southern influence in some of their riffs. A very interesting record with some very cool and original artwork.Rock hard, yeah!! |
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Give Up the Ghost
"Love American" CD E.P.
Reflections Records |
This is one of my all-time favourite bands. Seeing them live was an eye-opening experience. Amazing band that has influenced many other and in my opinion they created a scene of their own. They came, they fucked everything up and after just 3 full lengths the called it quits right at the peak of their carrier. Much Respect. This is a CD E.P. has 3 songs in total, one of which is a cover of an Archers of Loaf song. Artwork done by J. Bannon of Converge. |
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Gold Kids
"s/t." CD
Day by Day |
An up and coming Italian band. Amazing hardcore tunes for fans of Give up the Ghost and the Hope Conspiracy. Definitely one of the most up and coming bands in the European Hardcore scene. I personally see them following the steps of Rise and Fall. |
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Good Clean Fun
"Between Christian Rock and a Hard Place" CD
Reflections Records |
The Positive (Posi) hardcore kings! Their latest release released by Equal Vision Records in the U.S.. Awesome quality SxE hardcore the way it should be! |
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I FARM
"IV" CD
Go-Kart Records |
No introduction required for this legendary Brooklyn N.Y band. This is their latest release, engineered by the legendary Jason Livermore from Descendents. Fast and insane Thrash/Punk/Hardcore. |
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Malcovich
"A Criminal Record" CD
Reflections Records |
An amazing band from the Netherlands for funs of Give Up the Ghost, Some Girls and November Coming Fire. Saw them a couple of years go supporting Some Girls and they ripped the stage apart. Amazing live appearance. Great album. Their latest record was released by Go-Kart records Europe. |
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Mercury League, The/Dauntless Elite, The
Split 7"
Yo-Yo Records |
A great split 7" by two of U.K.'s greatest bands. The Mercury League is a great band coming from the same place as the legendary Leatherface. For fans of Propagandhi and Rise Against . The Dauntless Elite are from Leeds and play like Dillinger 4, American Steel and Leatherface. |
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Modern Life is War
"Midnight in America" LP
Reflections Records |
This is their latest and last record, since they just broke up. Emotional heavy hardcore melodies that inevitably sink you into deep thought and self exploration. Great lyrics and sing-alongs. Released in the U.S. by Equal Vision Records. Released in vinyl by Reflections in a deluxe heavy stock gatefold vinyl sleeve on black marble vinyl limited to 350. |
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M-Sixteen
"s/t" CD
Fond Of Life
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Great French band from Paris, for fans of Strike Anywhere, A Wilhelm Scream, Refused, Billy Talent, Satanic Surfers, Snapcase, thr Bronx and At the drive in. Heavy, crazy fast melodic punk/hardcore. |
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New Mexican Disaster Squad
"Peace with nothing" 7"
Rat Patrol/Jade Tree |
They play fast hardcore punk since '99 with influences such as Gorilla Biscuits, Bad Brains and Minor threat. Personally they remind me a lot of Kid Dynamite, hence they are awesome. 4-track 7", one is a Government Issue cover. 1rst pressing of 150 coloured wax records. We've got 4 of them! |
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Nothing I Know
"Face of Fear" CD"
W.A.K./True to the Game |
HArdcore from Modena Italy. Beat-down's and heavy vocals keeping the moshpit alive. |
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November Coming Fire
"Dungeness" CD
Reflections Records |
A now-defunct hardcore band from the UK, members of which now play with Tortuga. Before breaking up this band made sure that rocked Europe with their sound, having played and toured with bands such as Hope Conspiracy, Dillinger Escape Plan, Give up the Ghost, Darkest Hour, Doomriders, Gallows, Bossk, Coliseum, Baroness, Cut of Luna, Daughters, Shai Hulud, Walls or Jericho and many many other. |
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Once Over
"Directions" CD
Fond of Life/Riot Music |
These young fellas sure know how to rock. A unique mixture of punk, hardcore, metal riffs and ska and vocals reminding me of Capdown. They recently toured the U.K. supporting Rentokill. |
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Paint it Black
"New Lexicon" CD
Reflections Records |
A hard working U.S. band, which has released most of its previous records with Jade Tree records. This is their latest release which includes a new guitarist (Josh from Knives out) and new drummer (Jeff from Hope Conspiracy and None More Black). Engineered by J. Robbins (Modern Life is War, Against Me!), this is an heavy, aggressive but yet melodic at some points record, which illustrates through its sound the maturity and energy of this group. |
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Plague Mass, The
"Living Among Meat Eaters" CD
Mt. Pleasant Prod./Playfalse Records |
The newest release of one of the most hard working bands of the european scene. Extremely fast ripping hardcore riffs, and ripping vocals, creating a dark and yet optimistic feeling to the listener. Whoever saw them in their recent Greek tour knows what I'm talking about. Dark, fast, deep, perfect... |
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Plague Mass, The
"Living Among Meat Eaters" LP
Noise Appeal/Deaf Cult Records |
The newest release of one of the most hard working bands of the european scene. Extremely fast ripping hardcore riffs, and ripping vocals, creating a dark and yet optimistic feeling to the listener. Whoever saw them in their recent Greek tour knows what I'm talking about. Dark, fast, deep, perfect...Vinyl version of the record. Clear White vinyl, which includes digital download. |
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Plague Mass, The
"Deathless" CD
Noise Appeal |
An amazing and hardworking band from Austria with members of Pledge Alliance. Dark, fast, deep, perfect... |
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Plague Mass, The, Worlds|Between|Us
Split 7"
Noise Appeal |
A very cool split release by the legendary Plague mass and Worlds Between us. Very cool Artwork, white vinyl. |
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Rentokill
"Antichorus" CD
Rude Records |
The latest release from one of Austria's best punk-rock bands. Melodic aggressive anthems for our generation. This is their second full-length release for these guys. See them live if you can, their live shows are full of energy and just perfect... |
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Rise and Fall
"Into Oblivion" CD
Reflections Records |
This is one of the most amazing hardcore bands coming from Europe, more specifically, Gent, Belgium. With influences such as Integrity, Cursed, Ringworm, Tragedy and having toured with Converge, 100 Demons and the Hope Conspiracy they managed to conquer Europe. This release was mixed by Kurt Ballou and captures the emotional darkness of Rise and Fall. Amazing album, one of my favourites. |
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Sidetracked
"Churchill Downs" 7"
W.A.K. |
Comming from Dortmund, Germany this hardcore/Thrash bands is fast, raw and awesome. Make sure you get a copy of this 7" as there are not many left. 6 songs in total |
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Stretch Armstrong
"It Burns Clear" CD
Reflections Records |
Stretch Armstrong is a band that need no introduction. Cool U.S. hardcore, with addictive sing-alongs. |
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Terror
"Rhythm Amongst the Chaos" CD
Reflections Records |
One of the biggest and hard working U.S. hardcore bands. This is their latest release. |
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This is a Standoff
"Be Excited" CD
Fond of Life/ Household-Name/ Fun-time/Effervescence/Shattered Thought/Eating Shit records/ |
Formed by two members of Belvedere (R.I.P.) playing melodic punk-rock. It's been a long time since I heard good punk-rock. |
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Thrashington D.C.
"To live and die in BMO" CD
La Blanche Producion |
French thrash/Hardcore band from Brest, Brittany. Fast thrash with hardcore breakdowns and crazy sing-alongs. and inspiring sincere political lyrics. These guys know how to thrash. Some parts remind me of Give up the Ghost. Enhanced CD with bonus live videos. |
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Thrashington D.C.
"To live and die in BMO" LP
La Fee Verte |
French thrash/Hardcore band from Brest, Brittany. Fast thrash with hardcore breakdowns and crazy sing-alongs. and inspiring sincere political lyrics. These guys know how to thrash. Some parts remind me of Give up the Ghost. LP includes bonus poster. Green Vinyl! |
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Time in Malta/Breath In
Split CD
Reflections Records |
A great split record by two great U.S. bands. In this split the legendary Time in Malta team with the infamous Breath In to deliver this 7 song hardcore punk mayhem. |
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Twisted Minds, The
"Neo Dogmas" CD
Youth Way Records |
This is the second full-length of this French band, with this record being 4 years on the works. Thrash/Punk-Rock with Hardcore Elements and fast powerful riffs with cool sing-alongs and amazing melodies. Digipak release with very cool artwork. For funs of Propagandhi and RKL. |
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United Movement
"Introducing the Exploration" CD
Noise Appeal |
Experimental punk/hardcore and above all a band with unique sound. Noise, old-school punk and indie influences generating a sound approaching rock'n'roll, indie, rock and a bit of post hardcore...very cool indeed... |
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V/A
"France Sampler 2005" CD
Youth Way records |
Great French compilation. 29 songs in total showcasing some of France's best punk-rock bands including the Twisted Minds among others. |
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V/A
"Home is Where Your Friends Are" CD
Day by Day |
A really cool compilation by Day by Day records, with bands from Finland, Belgium, Germany, Italy, UK, Sweden, Switzerland, France and Austria highlighting the European hardcore punk scene. A good way of finding out new bands to listen to and new scenes. |
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V/A
"In Defence of Rock II" CD
Fond Of Life |
A really cool compilation including: DefDump, Pipedown, RedLightsFlash, Thought Riot, Phinius Cage, Much The Same, Antimaniax, The Briefs, Anti-Flag, Lawrence Arms, Leatherface, |
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V/A
"This is Fond of Life" CD
Fond of Life Records |
A very nice compilation just released by Fond of Life records, showcasing the labels roster. 18 songs in total, including Ouzo, M-16, Astpai, This is a standoff, Antillectual, Once Over and more. |
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V/A
"What's Up With the Kids" CD
Perspective/Positively Negative/La Fee Verte/ Cut My Balls/La Source |
A 6-way split by France's fasted thrash-punk bands. A total of 60 tracks of previously released songs from split 7" and e.p.'s. Cool thrashy artwork. Bands: Thrashingon D.C., Youssouftoday, Operation Eat Shit, Ken Park, Strong as Ten and D.F.I. |
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A Wilhelm Scream
"Career Suicide" CD
Nitro Records |
A Wilhelm Scream is a band that need no introduction. Appearing out of nowhere they released four amazing and powerful records and one could say, they generate a genre of their own. Fast punk riffs followed my iron-maiden style metal parts generating a unique fast sound. Our friends on Playfalse are setting shows for them in Greece this May so check 'em out. |
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Worlds|Between|Us
"Downsides" CD
Noise Appeal/Capeet |
A very experienced hardcore band from Austria having toured Europe several times and with a number of other releases and splits, some of which were on Engineer records. This is their latest release of heavy hardcore music with raw slit vocals and cool break-downs. |
