Agnostic Front - Victim in Pain

A nice bit of NYHC. I'm not as keen on the later stuff, but this album is classic.

Victim in Pain

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Some punk I've been listening to recently

I downloaded a motherload of anarcho, crust and grind recently, here's some of the stuff I've been listening to.

The Varukers - "All Systems Fail"

Doom - "Police Bastard"

Fleas and Lice - "The War Will Never End"

Dirt - "Power Greed Glory"

Conflict - "A Piss in the Ocean"

Amebix - "The Church is For Sinners"

Antisect - "In Darkness There Is No Choice"

Discharge - "Ain't No Feeble Bastard"

Nausea - "Clutches"

Police Bastard - "Blasphemy Squad"

OFF! - First Four EPs

Holy shit, are you in for something fucking good. The legendary Keith Morris, originally the singer in Black Flag and later of the Circle Jerks put together this amazing band with the drummer from Rocket From The Crypt, Dmitri Coats of Burning Brides and Redd Kross bassist Steven Shane McDonalds. It's old school hardcore, think early Black Flag, Career Suicide, Cloak/Dagger, that kind of stuff, but because it's Morris' it's also got original hardcore credentials. The whole thing's over in like 25 minutes and that's all it needs to smash your fucking face off. The artwork's by Black Flag co-conspirator Raymond Pettibon.

Black Thoughts & Darkness (Live)

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Fucked Up - Hidden World & Chemistry of Common Life

Fucked Up are a brilliant experimental hardcore band from Canada. Since their inception they've pushed punk out of it's comfort zone and made these two awesome records. They're long, well written and unlike any punk you've heard before. Barked vocals musing on biblical themes and very grandiose but forceful and energetic instrumentals. Get these for the best in modern punk.



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Career Suicide - Attempted Suicide

Career Suicide play fast, balls to the walls, no bullshit, tear yer face off hardcore punk n' roll. Guitarist Jonah Falco and former bassist Mike Haliechuk also play drums and guitar, respectively, in Fucked Up. They are good.



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THIS IS BOSTON, NOT L.A. - Compilation

This a compilation of a few Boston hardcore bands, and it's brilliant. It came out in 1982 and effectively defines the best of the Boston scene



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Discharge - 2 Albums, an EP and a Compilation

Discharge formed in 1977 but it wasn't until their first release - 1980's "Realities of War" that they began to shape the sound and style of UK82 and with it helped spawn a wave of European hardcore. They were a main influence on thrash, hardcore, crust & D-beat and most extreme metal to come. The original members Kelvin "Cal" Morris (vocals), Tony "Bones" Roberts (guitar), Roy Wainwright (bass), and Terry Roberts (drums) stuck the distortion, guitar solos and frantic drums of NWOBHM on dirty '77 punk to create their signature sound. Their uncompromising anarchist and pacifist politics were shown not only in their lyrics but in the iconic artwork depicting black and white scenes of war which was imitated by everyone in a band with a copy of the communist manifesto and a scruffy mohawk. As the band progressed, their sound became faster, more distorted and more filled with rage. Unfortunately, by the late 80's they had become a glam metal band (a fate that befell far too many punk bands).






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Seminal debut EP


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First album


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Second album


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Compilation of various EPs

Minor Threat - Complete Discography

 

Minor Threat were a short lived but highly influential D.C. hardcore band formed in 1980 by former Teen Idles bassist Ian MacKaye. In their three years they released several singles, EPs and one LP (all of which are collected on this album) on their own label Dischord which also released titles from bands such as Rites of Spring, Youth Brigade and MacKaye's future band Fugazi. The frantic punk riffs played at breakneck speeds were exhilarating and became the trademark of the band while MacKaye's lyrics in "Straight Edge" and "Out of Step" such as "Don't smoke/Don't drink/Don't fuck/At least I can fucking think"  founded the straight edge movement.

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Black Flag - Damaged

Blag Flag were a pioneering American hardcore band formed in 1976 by founding member and mastermind Greg Ginn. The line-up changed many times during Black Flag's existence (including members of Circle Jerks, Descendents, Misfits and various others) but the definitive vocalist Henry Rollins appeared in time for their definitive record.

Damaged was released in 1981 to a fledgling hardcore scene, which had finally found the bible it would be reading from for years to come. The sense of aggression and urgency heard on the record tell you why. Rollins' misanthropic and nihilistic lyrics and Ginn's trademark atonal guitar work are what make the album, but the songs are catchy too with a strong rythym section from Chuck Dukowski's bass and Robo's drumming. "Rise Above", "Police Story" and "Depression" are among the highlights while "Damaged I" paves the way (for better or worse) for future Flag releases.
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