Threadbare - Self-titled 7"

This is the first release from the 90's hardcore band, Threadbare. They were from Minneapolis and although, weren't very influential, they had a large cult following. These songs mix the creativity and style of bands like 108, Burn and Dismay to make slower but extremely catchy and emotional hardcore. I would say that you can really feel the emotion coming from these songs and I love that. I definitely said something about posting their material, months (maybe even a year) ago so here it is! They released two albums after this before calling it quits.

For fans of: 108, Burn, Harvest, Mean Season

1.Ignition
2. Hoover

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Covered In Blood: A Tribute To Slayer

This is a tribute album compiled of Slayer covers by hardcore bands. It's "Reign In Blood" covered front to back. They're mostly bands relevant to the late 90's/ Early 2000's. The Arma Angelus cover of "Piece By Piece" is a minute longer than the original and you can barely tell that it's a cover but it's still sounds good haha. Definitely my favorite compilation of Slayer covers especially Sworn Vengeance's, Most Precious Blood's, Punishment's covers.

1. How It Ends - Angel Of Death
2. Arma Angelus - Piece By Piece
3. Most Precious Blood - Necrophobic
4. Unsilent Reign - Altar Of Sacrifice
5. Sworn Vengeance - Jesus Saves
6. Over and Over - Criminally Insane
7. Crowd Deterrent - Reborn
8. Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza - Epidemic
9. Left With Nothing - Postmortem
10. Punishment - Raining Blood

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Troubled Coast - Letters

This was recently submitted to the blog and I have to say that I'm actually a huge fan of this. Troubled Coast are a newer band from California making what I would say is modern post-hardcore with touches of true screamo and post-rock thrown in. They use a balanced mix of clean singing and shouted vocals to really convey emotion in their songs. Some of the songs definitely have a Mewithoutyou feel to them which I definitely liked. This record also contains guest vocals from James Phillips of Final Fight. I can tell from listening to this record that this band is full of talented musicians who know how to play their instruments well and that's definitely something that's lacking in modern music.

For fans of: Touche Amore, Mewithoutyou, Thrice, Alexisonfire, La Dispute

1. Amends
2. Wolf Republic
3. Breathing
4. Night Drives
5. It's Not Good For You
6. Drug Halo
7. Feigned Belief
8. XX/XY
9. Absent Father, Holy Ghost
10. Me And My Shadow
11. A Shallow Place
12. Love

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Train Of Thought - Bliss

Train of Thought was a 90's hardcore band  from New York. This record is definitely not talked about enough. These songs are great. It features members of Bulldoze and the majority of members of Agents of Man. I would say it's a safe blend of all the things I put in the FFO section of the post.

For fans of: E. Town Concrete, Bulldoze, Crown Of Thornz,
& District 9.

1. Self-inflicted
2. Bliss
3. Hourglass
4. Blind To The Fact
5. Scars (Left To Remain)
6. Upperhand
7. Hesitation

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East Coast Empire Records Presents: Harder They Come, Harder They Fall

Another 90's compilation for me to rant about. I found this not too long ago and it contains some of Connecticut and New York's finest 90's bands. There was only three bands on here that I didn't know but I can say that I like every track which is hard for me when it comes to comps. It starts with an early version of Hatebreed's "Before Dishonor". I always like hearing old recordings of HB tracks so it was definitely awesome to hear. There's an exclusive track by Scott Vogel's Despair, an exclusive Sum Of All Fears song, and a rap remix of Fury Of Five's "Want It All" featuring Ant$$$ of E-Town Concrete (definitely ill). It also has some tracks from awesome 90's bands that aren't exclusive (Divided By Hate, Drowning Room, Stigmata, Follow Through). There's even a early Darkest Hour track which is funny considering where they are now. I know creationisacurse posted this before me. He's gonna die but I'm lazy so I'll let it slide. ;)

1. Hatebreed - Before Dishonor
2. Despair - Fracture
3. Sum Of All Fears - Fracture
4. Disbelief - Righteous Man
5. Follow Through - Something To Say
6. Fury Of Five - Want It All (Rap Remix)
7. Stigmata - Can't Bring Me Down
8. Train Of Thought - Self Inflicted
9. At Any Cost - Helpless Cries
10. Pushbutton Warfare - Crush Your Soul
11. Drowning Room - Pretty Killer
12. Divided By Hate - Concealed Extinction
13. Darkest Hour - Paths Of Despair

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Big Jesus - Self-titled EP

Big Jesus is a new rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. I get a really "Fantastic Planet"-era Failure vibe from this which makes me love it. I would say their sound is a healthy mix of 90's alternative/grunge bands. This is one of the few newer releases from a band that I'm really stoked on. This band also contains ex-members of Foundation.

For fans of: Failure, Soundgarden, 90's rock.

1. Ribs
2. Hairteeth
3. Black Flies
4. Ape Cave

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Internal Affairs - Deadly Visions

Internal Affairs was a hardcore band from Los Angeles, California. They broke up about two years ago but had a pretty extensive catalog. This album is pretty much what I think a hardcore album should be. Fast, short and heavy. It's creative enough to keep you interested for the duration of the record. I'll be corny as fuck and say the breaks on this record are awesome. I'll admit that the vocals are kinda hard to get into but you get used to them. This band has some funny, tongue-in-cheek songs coupled in with the many songs about the core on this record. Members of this band were in a ridiculous amount of SoCal. bands also.

For fans of: Suicidal Tendencies, Donnybrook, Allegiance

1. #2
2. Reality Check
3. Still Alive
4. No Good Game In H.C.
5. Fuck Yeah
6. Deadly Visions
7. Faith
8. Stage Potato
9. Judgment Day

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