Life of Agony is one of those bands that I can't explain. They have a style that is just "out there", but it works. River Runs Red is slowly becoming one of my favorite records, which made me want to showcase this video. I'd do stupid things to be able to see it played in its entirety (which has happened recently/will happen soon). Here's the video for "Through and Through".
This definitely reminded me of an old Biohazard video, or something similar. Massive amounts of people, stagediving, blonde hair at times. What could be better than this?
Such a good video/song/band.
I said I'm colllddaaaa thannnn evvvaaaa, I'm empty!
Refused was a band that seemed incredibly ahead of their time. I came across this video and although it's short, it catches a glimpse of how good this band really was. The Songs to Fan the Flames LP gets a lot of play at my house, as does this song, specifically. Best song.
Being from Georgia, I always get a laugh out of the fact that Refused decided to break-up after playing the Masquerade in Atlanta. It's too bad that this occured while I was a pre-teen in the 90s. I would have killed to see this band play. The last show story/footage is incredible, and I find myself getting chills when I hear the crowd yell "rather be alive!" in front of the police in a cramped, sweaty basement. How badass is that?
Tracklist: 1) Within Walls of Babylon 2) One Standard, One Ethic 3) Built Upon The Graves 4) In The Embrace of Truth 5) Day of Apocalypse 6) Evilization
This is the first record that Arkangel put out, a Belgian metalcore band that started in '97. I don't know a lot about the past of this band, but this cd rules. Good lord, this is loud.
Tracklist: 1) A Light In The Dark 2) Is Beauty A Crime? 3) Daydream 4) Burning 5) Outside My Window 6) This Human Machine 7) My Heart Still Beats 8) Lifetime 9) Prisoner 10) Reinforced 11) Start To Live 12) Someday 13) Survival
A Light in the Dark was Outspoken's first and only LP, I believe. This came out soon after the Survival 7" in the early 1990's. Outspoken was only around for several years, but they made a huge impact on the hardcore scene at the time. Great band, great lyrics, and I can't emphasize either statement enough. The Current 7" (which is posted on this blog) is amazing too, so get that as well.
'Despite the rest, I'll hold onto what makes me who I am and what makes me who I will be.'
Tracklist: 1) Modern Life Is War- Late Bloomers 2) Modern Life Is War- Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag Cover) 3) Kill Your Idols- Fur Is For Fucks
This split EP was recorded live on some radio station, I forget which. Although Modern Life Is War's side does sound good a live recording will never be able to capture the energy of one of their shows. The Kill Your Idols side sounds good too, I just don't really listen them.
Tracklist: 1) Walker Told Me I Have AIDS 2) Mary Had A Little Bree 3) Piss In The Dark (A Love Story) 4) Douche Chill 5) Duck Duck Bree (ft. Scott Stapp) 6) Sodomized By A Pig 7) I, Stephen Hawking, Stole The Mic 8) Nazgul's Dinner 9) James Blunt Ain't Got Shit On Me 10) Colon Gaylen (For the Love of Whalen)
A musical masterpiece. Your favorite band's favorite band. A computer microphone, a guitar with no amp, Audacity, and two friends came together to create this beast of a full-length.
Tracklist: 1) Concubine 2) Fault and Fracture 3) Distance and Meaning 4) Hell To Pay 5) Homewrecker 6) The Broken Vow 7) Bitter and Then Some 8) Heaven in Her Arms 9) Phoenix in Flight 10) Phoenix in Flames 11) Thaw 12) Jane Doe
If you're on this blog and you don't know about this album you're a damned fool. This is Converge's landmark album slowed down, and man it's heavy. Listen to this and tell me you can't help but headbang.
Vegan straight edge at its finest. This EP came out on Bloodlink Records soon after the Prison of Hope LP and about a year before the Content With Dying LP surfaced (fuck, such good records). Hard, heavy songs fueled by discontent towards politics, religion, and homophobia.
"The American dream is for everyone except the true people of this land."
1) Blind Injustice 2) Evolve 3) Zero Hour 4) Price Of Innocence 5) Shattered Mirror Image 6) Human Evil 7) Nonexistent Future
Mid-90's metalcore from Massachusetts. This EP was released on East Coast Empire Records, which put out releases from bands like Reach The Sky and Integrity. Definitely a metal-influenced sound. Heavy aka good.
Rather than trying to make a humorous post about a video like I've done in the past, I'm going to merely showcase this video for what it is: Shelter playing one of my favorites from them live. The video's poster provided a lot of awesome information about this show. Buffalo, New York - June 22, 1992. At that time, I was about to turn 3 years old. Shit. The video's poster also said that after this show, Shelter was attacked by thugs, which inspired the lyrics to "Song Of Brahma" from Shelter's "When 20 Summers Pass" record.
Pure energy is all I see. Everyone is into it. Cappo, a little bit more stoked than others, decided to pay homage to the Jackie Chan-type dudes and execute an intense ninja kick right into Porcell's back. Check it at 1:05. I dare you to tell me that you didn't laugh.
Sidenote: Someone commented the video with some info that I got stoked on. At 3:35, check out Scott Vogel screaming along. I would have never thought that Vogel would be into Shelter. Awesome. Also, the poster decided to put the ninja kick in slow-motion at the very end. Thanks for that. Hilarious.
Tracklist: 1) Kersed 2) It's Going To Be A Cold Winter 3) A Perfect World 4) You're All The Same 5) Living Hell 6) Throwing Bricks
Ceremony was one of the biggest bands in hardcore for a while, maybe they still are I don't really know, and this is from before they blew up. All but one of these songs got rerecorded. While this sounds good I don't think it has the edge to it that Ruined and their later releases have.
Tracklist: 1) I Hate Almost Every Person I Come In Contact With 2) Damn Girl, That Shit Is Deep Like the Ocean 3) China Part Breakdown 4) -..-... .-..-. ..- -.-. -.- .. -. --. - .. -- . -- .- -.-. .... .. -. . 5) Utah - The Whoopie Cushion of America 6) I Don't Give A Shit If I'm In Outer Darkness, I'll Make Friends
This is the first part of the Curl Up and Die EP I posted earlier. To me it's not as good as the other one but it is sill definitely a solid release, plus more morse code, sweet huh?
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