# | A | B: [last update: 09.05.2015] [#]: 2:20 - s/t 2:20 are from Norway and play hardcore/punk with an upbeat, melodic sound, but also a slight metallic/crusty edge to it. In other words, this is an updated version of the classic Norwegian punk sound - which ain't that much of a surprise though, considering 2:20 have former members of Life But How To Live It? and Captain Not Responsible in their ranks. LP Sjakk Matt Plater 9,- € 27 / BUG - Split BUG's heavy, noisy, chaotic core meets the melancholically beautiful pop of 27, who delivered a collection of rare and new tracks/versions for this LP, all of them previously unreleased or only available on CD. LP Noise Appeal & Interstellar 2005 10,- € [A]: A SHROUD CAST OVER - "Melodies From My Heart..." 5 tracks of driving new school/metalcore from this Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based outfit. mCD Beniihana 2002 6,- € ABHORRENCE - s/t Fast paced metallic new school hardcore from Bratislava in the vein of Purification and the likes. 7" Vegan Idea 2003 3,50 € ABUSIVE ACTION - "Fueled" Continuing where they left off with their selftitled debut, Holland's Abusive Action deliver 4 brand new songs. Take their previous stuff, add some more groove, heaviness, Breakdown and (early) Madball influences and you know what to expect. 7" Not Just Words 2006 3,50 € ABUSIVE ACTION - s/t After the demo in 2004, Abusive Action finally put out their first album and they're taking no prisoners. 10 tunes of no frills hardcore, fast & aggressive, just the way it was meant to be. Essential. CD Crucial Response 2005 10,- € The ACCELERATORS - "My Baby Is An Undertaker" “My Baby Is An Undertaker” is the first vinyl release by The Accelerators from the Netherlands, containing 4 songs of snotty punk rock, fast and fun. Click for mp3s. 7" Squinty Joe 2007 4,- € ACHILLES / SEVEN BOWLS OF WRATH - Split Achilles hail from Rochester, NY and combine combine technical math/noisecore intelligence with a passion and dedication found in the most energetic and devestating of hardcore bands, the result bringing the likes of Breather Resist or Botch to mind. Seven Bowls Of Wrath are based at the Saarland, Germany and contribute 4 tracks of massive brutality in the vein of Mörser or Anodyne to this split. LP Bloom Explode 2006 9,- € ACT OF IGNORANCE - "The Final Hour" Damn, these Dutchmen took me quite by surprise with what easily may be one of the best CDs to come out this year so far. Expect some fast paced hardcore with big influences of mid to late 80s NYHC and also the thrash metal of the era... think Cro-Mags meets Leeway meets Killing Time. Bust it! CD the Decline 2004 10,- € AMBULANCE - "Dawn Of A New Beginning" After Ambulance's debut LP some line-up changes occurred, now they don't have a female singer anymore (unfortunately), but Sylen of Human Waste- & 365 Dagar Av Synd-fame took over the vocal duties. This new 7" contains 3 tracks of modern, heavy, metallic but melodic skandi d-beat hc/punk, otherwise known as "neo-crust". 7" Civilisation 3,50 € AMBULANCE - "The End Of Our Time" "While pulling some influence from the likes of the Tragedy camp, this actually reminds me quite a bit of Lost as well. Its ultra fucking heavy. Like drop tuned and droning and grooving in a way that makes me swoon and sway, but up tempo enough that you never let go. The heaviness pushes on while the melodies float and the pummeling powerhouse constantly drives this. Sofie's vocal style is harsh and deep and guttural. The pummeling drums and weaving guitar melodies could recall some of the familiarities of so many of my other favorites, but Ambulance have their own amazing ambiance that has me hooked and addicted and I love this as much as my latest craze of Muga. Amazing I tell you!!" (Chris/Slug and Lettuce). LP Putrid Filth Conspiracy 2004 9,- € ANCHOR - "Captivity Songs" . Click for mp3s. 7" Drastic Actions 2007 3,50 € ANCHORS X UP! - s/t 8 tracks of straight up hardcore from Vienna's finest sailing edge men. Click to listen. mCD Let It Ride 2007 7,- € The ANSWER - "Getting Even" On their follow up to 2004's "You Had Your Chance" 7", Seattle, WA's The Answer still play fast, hard and unapologetic straight edge hardcore full of intense lyrics and hard hitting breakdowns. 7" Endwell 2005 4,- € ARS MORIENDI - "Your Soul On Our Screen" 3 songs between melodic death and thrash metal from these veteran Styrian warriors. mCD self-released 2005 4,- € The ATLANTIC MONTHLY / DINA - Split Dreamy and mellow emo indie pop with keyboards, occassional female vocals and atmospheric parts from Vienna's Atlantic Monthly. Their British mates Dina are a bit more upbeat and rocking without losing their catchy edges. Think old Lemonheads or Jawbreaker. 7" Firewalk with Me 2001 3,- € [B]: B.U.S.H. - "Sao Paulo" 8 new tracks from the Brazilian skate-rockers... Click for mp3s. 12" Thrashbastard 2007 8,- € B.U.S.H. - "New American Century" After their debut 7" on 625 and 7"es with Dick Cheney and Bruce Banner, Brazil's B.U.S.H. present their first. These guys play furious and energetic skatepunk with an 80s vibe. If you like Circle Jerks, Black Flag or JFA, better give this a listen! The LP has 14 tracks of hardcore/punk, spiced with a hint of 60s garage and post-punk influences, a very cool recording and even much better crafted songs than their earlier material. Click for mp3s. LP Thrashbastard, 625 et al. 2007 9,- € BETWEEN THE WARS - "Less We Believe" Fast and melodic, metallic hardcore featuring Ensign frontman Tim Shaw and former Thursday guitarist Bill Henderson. Click for mp3s. 12" Pokerface 2006 8,50 € BIRDS OF A FEATHER - "Our Aim" Birds Of A Feather's debut contains 7 songs of hardhitting straight edge hardcore with in your face lyrics, delivered by people that also brought you ManLiftingBanner, Mainstrike, Betray, No Denial, A Step Apart and Value Of Strength 'zine. Over a 100 years of hardcore experience put together in one band, bringing the 1988 hardcore back to 2006! Click for mp3s. mCD Crucial Response 2006 8,- € BLACK DONNELLYS - "Life's A Scream... Again!" 4 tracks of mid-80s hardcore from Canada, originally recorded and released (as a tape) in 1987 and now out on vinyl for the first time. Click for mp3s. 7" Audiofellatio 2006 4,- € BLACK FRIDAY '29 - "The Pursuit Of Happiness" The premier force of Ruhrpott hardcore is finally back with its second full length and I'd say it was well worth the wait - this band has never before sounded as tight, hard and full of intent. Click to listen. LP Dead & Gone 2007 9,50 € BLACK FRIDAY '29 - "The Pursuit Of Happiness" The premier force of Ruhrpott hardcore is finally back with its second full length and I'd say it was well worth the wait - this band has never before sounded as tight, hard and full of intent. Click to listen. CD Blacktop 2007 11,- € BLACK HAVEN - "The Cleansing Storm" Dark & heavy hardcore from Belgium, think of their fellow countrymen of Rise & Fall and a little more Tragedy to the mix. The CD version contains the 6 tracks from the 7" plus 2 additional ones. Featuring members of Amen Ra, the Deal & Spineless. Click for mp3s. mCD Blacktop 2007 7,50 € BLACK LIPS - "Hippys b/w Born To Be A Man" 60s garage punk/r'n'r from Atlanta, GA. This fine platter is a repress of Black Lips' first European release, originally put out by Varmint Records in 2005 and sold out in about 5 minutes or the like... King Khan plays on "Born To Be A Man", and he recorded this crap-o-la in his Moon Studios. 7" Bachelor 2006 4,- € BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON - "Foreign Object" With Black SS, what you see is what you get. No bullshit, no posing, just pure hardcore. Black SS is a band whose only goal is to remind the world that hardcore is supposed to be the rawest, most honest form of punk. This band is an outlet for 4 pissed off people who have never, and will never, let go of the anger towards society that defined their youth. A middle finger to the mainstream that continues to infiltrate our scene and a punch in the face to all the empty - fashionable hardcore. Black SS say what they mean and mean what they say. And if you dont like it, tough shit. Click for mp3s. CD Reaper 2006 10,- € BLADE/GOLDUST - Split 5 tracks of really solid metallic hardcore from Belgium's Blade, but Goldust from Germany take the cake here with their 5 songs of darker edged, Clevo-influenced hardcore. Click here to check out Blade or here to listen to Goldust. Oh, and this record is actually something for the eye too, as it comes on colored vinyl and in a massive gatefold cover. 10" BreakxOut 2007 8,- € BORED TO DEATH - s/t Hailing from Sapporo City, Japan, BTD are named after a song on Government Issue's "Legless Bull" EP and it definitely shows in their sound. The production on this platter is so spot-on that you could add these tracks to future pressings of Dischord's "1981: The Year in Seven Inches" CD and no one would ever notice; however, it's the simple, catchy-as-hell songwriting that will keep you spinning this one over and over again. With 8 tracks in less than 9 minutes you know this one is a rager. Click to listen. 7" Sorry State 2007 4,- € BRACE WAR - s/t Debut 7" from the next best thing to come out of Richmond, VA. Brace War offer up seven raging tracks of hardcore hysteria... fast as fuck thrash parts for the kids who like to circle pit, then straight into skull crushing slow parts for the kids who like to mosh x hard. Something for everyone, buy this fuckin record or regret it forever! Click for mp3s. 7" Brain Grenade 2006 4,- € BRAIN DEAD / ROT IN HELL - "Millenial Psychosis" 4 new blasts of brutal power violence from Brain Dead plus 2 tracks of equally brutal Holy Terror worship from Rot In Hell (featuring Nate of On Thin Ice/Age Of Kali fame on vocals, by the way). Click here for some vegetables. 7" Feast Of Tentacles a.o. 2007 4,- € BRAIN DEAD - "Priest Killer EP" 2nd full 7" by the UK power violence hit squad. Contains 10 tracks of Infest inspired brutality, 7 of which deal with how much these guys embrace God and all that is holy... not! Limited green vinyl. Click for mp3s. 7" Feast Of Tentacles 2006 5,- € BRAIN HANDLE - s/t Pittsburgh's Brain Handle love early 80s hardcore punk and these five songs prove it. The guitar distortion is cranked to 11 and the vocals take some serious influence from the Adolescents, but the vibe of the music is similar to that of Urban Waste and The Abused. 7" self-released 2006 4,- € BRATPACK - s/t West Coast styled hardcore punk under the influence of RKL, early NoFX, DI or the Adolescents. Brat Pack are from the Netherlands and share members with Citizens Patrol, Antillectual and Beans... this is their 2006 demo repressed on vinyl with one additional song, making it 7 in total. Click for mp3s. 7" Gummopunx et al. 2007 4,- € The BREAK IN - "This Ends With Us" Metallic XXX hardcore from the UK, think Throwdown or Until The End. mCD Dead & Gone 2004 7,50 € BREED - s/t Japanese fastcore, check this out if you dig Fuck On The Beach or Slight Slappers. Contains 6 tracks, including a cover of "I Don't Wanna Here It" (sic!). 7" TVG 2005 3,- € BRING IT ON - "Only The Strong Survive" First release for this new label run by Dom of Slumlords fame. Baltimore's Bring It On take you back to a time when hardcore was still fast, furious & ugly and when bands like Killing Time, Sheer Terror or SFA ruled the CBGBs hardcore matinees. 7" A389 Recordings 2005 4,- € BROTHERS - "Black Friday" Modern, emotional, anthemic hardcore in the vein of Modern Life Is War. Click here for mp3s. LP Assault 2007 9,- € BULLETS*IN - "Trashed And Burned" Bullets*In's final record contains 4 tracks of angry yet melodic, political hardcore... if you need a comparison, think other Bay Area bands such as Torches To Rome or Sawhorse. Limited to 500 copies. 7" Adagio830 / Waking 2007 4,- € BURN YOUR BRIDGES - s/t 23 tracks from this two-piece collaboration between Chris Dodge of Slap A Ham/Spazz and Bob of Deep Six/Lack Of Interest. Fast and furious hardcore with an angry spirit; musically somewhat comparable to early D.R.I. - raw, aggressive, and short to the point. LP Deep Six 2003 9,- € BURST - "In Coveting Ways" Originally released as a mCD on Chrome Saint Magnus, Burst's previous release to "Prey On Life" has finally received they deserved treatment and been made available on vinyl as well (with different artwort, too), thanks to Throne Records from Spain. Made up of Nasum people, Burst deliver true Progressive Extreme Metal, a new dimension in music making your mind to travel around the best momentum of bands such as Mastodon, The Ocean, Neurosis, Breach and other heavy weights. 10" Throne 2004 8,- € BY MY HANDS / C.D.C. - "Kontinental Kingz" Moshtastic beatdown hardcore from both sides of the pond. 4 songs each of Glasgow's By My Hands and C.D.C. from Pennsylvania. Click here to listen to BMH or here for CDC. CD Zone 6 2006 8,- €