L | M | N: [last update: 29.03.2008] [L]: LEFT FOR DEAD - "Live" In May of 2004, the original Left For Dead lineup, comprised of Jeff Beckman (Chokehold, Haymaker), Chris Colohan (Cursed, Ruination), Christian McMaster (Haymaker, Cursed), Josh & Matt put their differences aside and did two reunion shows. The first show was in downtown Toronto in an extremely small venue and actually served more as a practice. The second show was in Hamilton on May 8th, 2004 and with people driving and flying in from as far as California and England, there were approximately 400 fans in attendance. In order to capture one hell of an evening, Deranged Records rented some fancy equipment to record the LFD set live to board. The recording came out fantastic - loud, clear and all around solid. Left For Dead played pissed off hardcore, and you have been warned... LP Deranged 2006 9,50 € LEFT HAND PATH - "The Wreckage" Left Hand Path is a hardcore band from Chicago that formed in early 2004. With influences ranging from mid 80's NYHC/crossover and bay area thrash, Left Hand Path play short and to the point songs stating their opinions of the scene and spreading positive vibes at shows. The theme of the six-song record is displaying the downside of human nature and emotions, fear of failure, depression, and hatred. Intense. Click for mp3s. 7" Organized Crime 2006 4,- € LEMURIA - "The First Collection" 18 tracks of super sweet, poppy, female-fronted punkrock in the vein of Discount or early Superchunk. Compiles most of what they recorded so far - their tracks of the split lp with Kind Of Like Spitting and split 7" with Frame, the s/t and "Art Of The Underground Singles Club" 7"es and their contribution to the "New York v.s New Jersey" compilation. Click for mp3s. CD Yo-Yo 2007 9,- € LET'S GROW - "Disease Of Modern Times" After being around for a few years and two 7”s on 625 and Know Rec in the US, Let's Grow from Belgrade, Serbia finally managed to record their first full length. This is high-energy hardcore, taking the best elements of fast 80s USHC and good examples of European hardcore (think Manliftingbanner or Vitamin X) without being stuck in the past or coming across as a mere re-hash. Click for mp3s. LP Thrashbastard amp; Refuse 2007 9,- € LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT - "Gift" Another record brought to you by the mighty Blacktop Records/Finland connection (see Endstand, Deathbed): here's the second full length of Lighthouse Project, an album of fairly dark and complex, noisy hardcore Click here to listen! LP Blacktop 2007 9,50 € LIGHTS OUT! - "Out! Out! Out!" This is the debut 7" of a new-ish band from Southern Germany, containing 7 songs of fast, snotty and pissed hardcore/punk in an early 80s vein... well, they did get their name from an Angry Samoans song after all and, unlike the other bands called Lights Out that have been around more or less recently, they also sound like it! Click for mp3s. 7" Yo-Yo 2007 3,50 € LION OF JUDAH - "Universal Peace" . LP Youngblood 2006 9,50 € LIVING WITH LIONS - "Dude Manor" Passionate, poppy, punky hardcore from Vancouver, Canada... think Saves The Day, Set Your Goals and the likes. Click for mp3s. mCD Zone 6 Records 2007 7,50 € LOCK & LOAD - "The Horror" 5 tracks of tough hardcore, influenced by the Cro-Mags, Killing Time, Rambo movies and the daily struggle in the streets of Münster. Originally released as this shortlived outfit's demo tape. Featuring (former) members of Force Of Change, the Dead, Cheap Thrills and Age Of Disgrace. Click for mp3s. 7" Let It Ride 2007 3,50 € LOSING STREAK - "Cracked" I reckon most of you'll have heard of Belgium's Losing Streak by now - if not, think pissed off and aggressive, young, fast, Shark Attack, Outbreak and straight edge. This CD contains the "Cracked" 7" as well as the demo, 11 tracks in total. Click for mp3s. CD Not Just Words 2008 8,- € The LURKERS - "Fulham Fallout" The bands first ever LP and a UK Top 50 chart entry when first released in 1978, this has been dubbed "one of the best punk albums of all time" - and considering this contains classics such as "Ain't Got A Clue" or "Shadow", it's hard to disagree. LP Fanclub 9,- € [M]: The MAKEOUTS - "Worst Band Ever" Take 3 dudes from Sweden, authenic Budget Rock™ instruments and cheap liquor, mix well with some masterful engineering and what you'll get is energetic, garagey, rock 'n' roll influenced punk between Teengenerate and the Rip-Offs. One of the four tracks is written by Mark Sultan (BBQ). 7" Bachelor 2006 4,- € MANY MEN HAVE TRIED / END OF A SEASON - Split 3 tracks of melodic, metallic hardcore and a Police cover from Austria's own Many Men Have Tried while End Of A Season from Italy contribute 3 tracks of proper metalcore in the vein of Poison The Well or the likes. Listen to MMHT and END OF A SEASON. mCD Refoundation 2007 8,- € MASTERPIECE - "Cruel Summer" San Diego's Masterpiece bring an intensity and fury that can be compared to their influences Shark Attack, Outbreak and No Warning. These four tracks showcase the band's in-your-face lyrics, growled vocals and moshy beats. Click for mp3s. 7" Words Of War 2007 4,- € MELTDOWN - "Demolition & Demo" European release compiling both the "Demolition" EP and the demo on one 12". Metallic hardcore that owes as much to Slayer or old Anthrax as it does to Integrity or the Cro-Mags. Featuring Pauly Edge, dude! Click for mp3s. LP Demons Run Amok 2007 9,50 € MIND CONTROLS - "Prelude To A Fight" After the amazing first delivery of Mark Sultan's new combo Mind Controls, P.Trash puts out this messy 3 song EP with gritty and trashy songs taken from the band's first demo. These recordings bear testimony to the birth of this great band, so stop whining about the noisy cassette player quality. After all, this is P.Trash... oh, and if you're wondering what this might sound like - fast, snotty and energetic punkrock with furiously shaking rhythm and a decent fuck you!-attitude! 7" P.Trash 2006 4,50 € MINION - "Pantera" Melodic death metal-flavoured hardcore from this Bremen-based outfit featuring 2 members of the mighty Mörser. File under Sportsmetal. CD Beniihana 2002 9,- € MISHAP - s/t Extremely well executed charged metal punk in the vein of "Forward Into Battle" era English Dogs, early Broken Bones or Legion Of Parasites. A ripping onslaught with double bass drumming, dual guitars, and ferocious vocals. Song titles such as "Bloodlust", "Body Of Christ", and "Truth Of War" should give you a good indication of where they are coming from lyrically and stylistically. Comprised of various vagrants and vagabonds from the Boston punk scene, Mishap's debut EP isn't a cheap imitation or second rate knock off of the bands that influenced them, but rather pick up right where the UK greats left off while adding their own ripping trademarks to the genre. 7" Social Napalm 2005 3,50 € The MUGWUMPS - "Banana Brain" Perfect and to the point. Pop-punk with a sharp garage switchblade, rough vocals plus a container full of earworms... oh, and just in case you were wondering: this is indeed pop-punk in the real, Screeching Weasel/the Queers-sense of the word! Click for mp3s. LP Bachelor 2007 9,- € MY LUCK - "Endurance" Four songs of fast and brutal old school hardcore - think Give Up The Ghost or The Distance - with angst ridden, introspective lyrics from My Luck. 7" Not Just Words 2004 3,50 € MY RULES - "Am I The Moron?" Ex-members of Time X, ZxExDx & Day of The Dead doing some simple, mid-to-faster paced old style hardcore reminiscent of the Faith or Stalag 13. 6 songs on banana yellow vinyl. Click here for mp3s. 7" We Love Pandas 2006 3,50 € [N]: NAILED DOWN / RUIDO - Split Short & sweet fastcore assault from Australia & the USA respectively. The Perth Wolfpack manage to cram 4 songs onto their side of this 5" while California's Ruido do 2. 5" Power It Up 2005 3,50 € NAMES FOR GRAVES - "Version 2.1" Straight Edge Hardcore from Cleveland, Ohio. From the ashes of Committed, Good Clean Fun, In the Red. 7" Refuse 2005 3,50 € NASHGUL / SEWN SHUT - Split Five tracks of intense grindcore from Spain's Nashgul, the flipside contains 3 ultra heavy grindattacks from Sweden's Sewn Shut. 7" Power It Up / Cooperacción 2005 3,50 € NEEDFUL THINGS - "Dead Point" "Expect nothing but fierce, in-your-face grindcore here, rife with speed, crushing low-tuned riffing & intense vocals... A raging blend of Brutal Truth, Nasum & Excruciating Terror influences and a nice balance between old school & more modern type grind." (Braindead Webzine). 15 tracks, including a cover of Napalm Death's "Low Point". Click for mp3s. LP Power It Up / Psychotherapy / etc. 2005 8,- € NEW MORALITY - "Trapped" New Morality from the Netherlands recorded a bunch of harsh hardcore tunes at De Studio in Belgium. What to expect? New Morality themselves put it this way: "Let's cut the promo-bullshit: if you like Breakdown, Outburst or old Madball, then you'll probably like this." ...and who am I to disagree? Click for mp3s. mCD Light The Fuse 2007 7,- € NEWGATE POTENTIAL - "Polonaise Of Death" Another new(ish) band from Belgium with their first "proper" release. "Polonaise Of Death" contains 12 tracks of fun-filled, slightly thrashy hardcore that reminds me quite a bit of ("Elephant Skin" era) Justice, which is definitely a good thing in my book! Click for mp3s. mCD High Five 2007 8,- € NEWGENICS - "Every Girl In The World" 2 songs of new wave-y punk from this band featuring former members of Guyana Punch Line & In/humanity. 7" Level Plane 2004 4,- € NIKMAT OLALIM / YOUR KINGDOM IS DOOMED - Split Anarcho punk/hc from Israel meets crust from Turkey. Apparently the first vinyl release on a turkish label in over a decade. 7" A.M.A. 2004 3,- € NINE - "Death Is Glorious" Restock! After releasing 2 albums on Burning Heart, Deathwish and Combat Rock Industry, Sweden's Nine recorded a 4 song mCD called "Death Is Glorious", again released through Deathwish & Combat Rock Industry. Now this fine piece of music is available on vinyl as well, comprised of 3 new songs as well as a Poison Idea cover, done in true Nine fashion. The originals are what you have come to expect from this band, working Darkest Hour-esque metal riffage with hardcore intensity. Click here for mp3s. 7" Blacktop 2006 4,- € NO APOLOGIES - s/t Angry, hard hitting hardcore from this Sydney based outfit, featuring Last Nerve's Pete Abordi. Think Right Brigade or a more modern version of Judge. 7" Common Bond 2005 3,- € NO DENIAL - "Crossing Beyond Illusions Currents" Holland's No Denial return with more Cro-Mags influenced hardcore goodness. mCD Crucial Response 2004 8,- € NO DENIAL - "Soundtrack Of Decline" Tough, pissed of old school hardcore from Holland. Featuring former members of Manliftingbanner and Mainstrike, now going for a more Cro-Mags influenced approach. LP Crucial Response 2001 8,- € NOTHING DONE - "Everybody Knows" Influenced by a wide variety of bands such as Black Flag, Minutemen, Circle Jerks or Negative Approach, Nothing Done's new effort basically sounds like what you would expect from a new Nothing Done record. If you dig "Powertrip", then you'll be into this one as well. The CD version contains a full video live set of a show in Manchester, UK in 2006 as bonus. Click here for mp3s. CD Not Just Words 2007 10,- € NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY - "Talking To The Wall" Powerful, melodic old school hardcore from Austria. mCD No Panic! 2005 8,- € NOTHING TO HIDE - s/t The new breed of Ruhrgebiet Hardcore! Click for mp3s. 7" Let It Ride 2007 3,50 € NOTHING TO HIDE - s/t The new breed of Ruhrgebiet Hardcore! Click for mp3s. mCD Blacktop 2007 6,- €