THE WORST - The Worst Of...

Location: New Jersey, US

Release: Parts Unknown Records, 2004

Recently, while going through the now defunct Parts Unknown back catalog, the ones responsible for putting stuff out by the likes of Omegas, Iron Boots, The Gate Crashers and so on, I decided to give a go on a discography CD release by a band called THE WORST. The name itself put me off many times in the past because there's a LOT of bands named after this but trust me when I say this is the best The Worst out there!!

RADIO RAHEEN, famous for re-releasing obscure first-wave hardcore stuff gave them the deluxe vinyl treatment last year with as 12-page booklet, the only difference from the Parts Unknown release is that they left off the 7-song unreleased LP from 1984, which is a pitty coz those rock hard, following the sabe vibe as their previous work from '82 and '83 EPs. FFO: F.U.'S, Jerry's Kids, Adolescents demos.

 

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GET A GRIP - United Fight

Location: Arizona, US

Release: Criminal Records, 2020

Artwork: Gera Vega

Age of Quarantine, day # 259  - In fucked up times like this one, mankind reveals their raw nature, their best and their worst. GET A GRIP use all of that to spit venom and call-to-action in their new EP UNITED FIGHT!

Their inciting formula of thrashy skatepunk has reached its finest moment here, fierce music to match provoking lyrics! A few months prior to this they also put out a Promo Tape with 3 new exclusive songs that were left out of the 12".

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SUDDEN IMPACT & 80's Canadian Skatepunk

It's hard to believe SUDDEN IMPACT is getting some (deserved) praise these days. From re-releases to reunion shows, not only them but the 80's Canadian rich underground scene in general are benefiting (at a certain extent) from current social networks, exposing them to newer audiences!

Through their not-so-extensive carrer, SUDDEN IMPACT's musical style went from this rad skatepunk in the early 80's to a ripping crossover sound as the decade unfolded, two of my favorite styles. All very catchy to the ears and easy to get pumped by!

They hail from Newmarket (near Toronto) and just the other day they performed live at this year's 77' MONTREAL FEST alongside Pennywise and many others. Both their LP's (No Rest From The Wicked and Split Personality) got reissued on CD with extras a few years back by Marquee Records from Brazil and it seems their demo Freaked Out will be pressed on 12'' for the first time by Supreme Echo!

Last year (aka 2018) they were also featured in this amazing book about the roots of Toronto Hardcore scene called TOMORROW IS TOO LATE with many other local bands. A limited 7" compilation was issued to go along with the book, listen to it here.

That right there is already another good source to dig for more great off-the-radar bands, but today we're going to focus and what I consider are one of the very best early Canadian's skatepunk groups and their respective albums from that era:

Starting off with MICRO EDGE, featuring one or two Sudden Impact members. They've put out a handful of demo songs dating back to 1983, Ugly Pop Records came along and released these songs on 12" format this very year, just gnarly! Those sold-out fast.

HYPE, another great act from that era, put out 2 albums in the mid 80's, the second one "Burned" being their best stuff. Also, just recently, both records got remastered and reissued on CD. Even though it can be, at a certain degree, debatable of what or where Skate-punk really stand as a music sub-genre I feel this band and SC.U.M. (sonically) falls right into what was being made in SoCal and Nardcore scenes at that same time, like B'LAST, J.F.A. and AGRESSION to name a few, all dubbed as skatepunk bands.

S.C.U.M. released one hell of a LP back in '85 "Born Too Soon..."! The cover art can be very unappealing but the skatepunk music is dead on! Their acronym means Society Controlled Under Murderers and represented an stance against the Montreal Police Force, as it's better explained here. This album got a needed reissue on CD with bonus tracks in 2006, including a version of the song Exit Death with their previous singer, previously featured in the comp It Came From The Pit from 1985!

DOWNLOAD I includes:
Sudden Impact - No Rest From The Wicked + Freaked Out Demo (Fringe Product/Diabolic Force, 1986)
Sudden Impact - Split Personality (Fringe Product/Diabolic Force, 1988)

DOWNLOAD II includes:
SC.U.M. - Born Too Soon... (Psyche Industry Records, 1985)
MICRO EDGE - '83 Demo
HYPE - Burned (Fringe Product/We Bite, 1987) 

GET A GRIP - Running Out Of Time

Location: Arizona, US

Release: Criminal Records, 2019
Artwork: Gera Vega

Out 2 weeks ago "Running Out Of Time" the new 5-song EP by Tucson's GET A GRIP, a band that has been on my radar since day one!

Their unpretentious yet infectious 80's skate-punk influenced hardcore gets tighter and more authentic by each release, treading a path in harcore where very few are up to these days. For fans of The Faction, early McRAD, Attitude Adjustment, and A.N.S.

7" release party was strategically scheduled for April 20th, the record plus some shirts are up online in their store.

PURCHASE EP

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DANIEL WAX OFF! - Splits

Location: Scotland, UK

Release: Drinkin' Beer in Bandana / Beer City, 2017

The two latest efforts from thrash skatepunks in Daniel Wax Off!, located around East Lothian and North Berwick in Scotland.

Two splits, 9 tracks in 17 minutes of fast 'n' fun thrashcore. By each record they get tighter and faster, I hold high expectations for their next release that may surface by the end of this year (2019). Lyrically they extend their love for pizza, booze and 80's movies like The Goonies, Gremlins and the classic THRASHIN'. Whats not to love here? Musically I feel they're somewhere between SSS, Bones Brigade and Intense Degree!!

As a bonus I included the tracks from their counterparts in the Tape split (Deathbus from Belfast) and Daniel's extra tracks from their split with Stabbing Device.

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possessed to skate!

SABERTOOTH ZOMBIE - Human Performance Collection

Location: North Bay, USA

Release: Twelve Gauge, 2015

A release so rare that even the label doesn't recognize as legit lol! Actually this is a very-limited compilation of SABERTOOTH ZOMBIE's lastest four EPs, the Human Performance parts 1 to 4, a total of 11 songs.

When it comes to STZ is hard to describe their sound as they change from record to record, a true Hardcore chamaleon act, from thrashy punk to ass kickin' stoned jams! Anyhow, they always bring a far fom ordinary and pleasant listening experience, driven by an equally intriguing lyrical content.

Overall STZ have 15 releases and they still play shows ocasionally, so maybe this is not the end of this skillful group. If you are looking to grow an instant badass beard (women included) or a soundtrack for a late night skate session, wonder yourself through their great back catalog, I'd go with Midnight Venom and ..And Your Fathers LP for starters.

FFO: mad riffs, distilled beverages, the great outdoors. 

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AGENT ATTITUDE - Deranged Realities

Location: Uppsala, Sverige

Release: Monument / Adult Crash, 2014

Artwork: Gustav Oscarsson

2nd full-length by these swedish punk rockers. They keep it true and firmly rooted in 80's original hardcore punk formula, frantic and snotty. As I mentioned before, saw them live in Czech Rep. last year and they are the real deal.

3 records in 2 years? The right attitude and aptitude is definetly there. Deranged Realities gathers 12 new tracks still with that B'last/Germs intense skate punk feel which I can't get tired of. Both labels, Monument and Adult Crash did a great job with the whole package. Couldn't get an exact number of the pressing but it runs around: 30x opaque yellow / 400x solid black.

PURCHASE LP (opaque yellow still available!)

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FIELDS OF FIRE - Keep It Alive

Location: Oxnard, US

Release: Phyte Records, 2001 (out of print)

I meant to upload this a long time ago, previous recordings from skate punks FIELDS OF FIRE. Fully charged nardcore hardcore, together as a band around 1999-2002. 

4 years ago I uploaded 2002's Kill The Flock EP. In Keep It Alive they present 8 new tracks straight up nardcore style. It also features the 7 tracks from their first 7" The Kids Can't Be Bought EP (New Leaf Records, 2000), that shows their 80's youth crew influences.

Later they formed Annihilation Time/Lecherous Gaze.

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All we've ever needed is in our hands or under our feet
It came in the shape of plank of wood with four wheels
A simpler time when we ran from cops, got picked on by jocks, and made new friends
There's no reason under the sun why all this fun should ever fucking end

Pushed further than our legs could take us
Smashed through walls that coundn't break us
Flew higher than we could hope to try
Acted like we would never fucking die

Skatepunks
Skatepunks
Skatepunks
Skate fuckin' punks

DEDICATED TO PUNK ROCK MUSIC

My God Rides a Skateboard Mixtape

4 years motherfuckers! GADEMM!! To celebrate the blog's anniversary I chose 3 friends and asked them to pick 4 songs each, songs to shred and burn on the sidewalk surfin'.

The last time I did a compilation was 2 years ago, the 2 Years Retrospective Compilation with a contribution from Arty Straight On View! Now here's 4 different takes on skate music:

MYSELF (aka Mene, Mariano, CcLaw, Dr.F-R ..)

00. CRISPUS ATTUCKS - MY GOD RIDES A SKATEBOARD [Spermbirds] 

01. XFILESX - Long Boards Are Wrong Boards

02. BONES BRIGADE - Rock To Fakie
03. SSS - Purple Reign

04. SUICIDAL TENDENCIES - Go Skate!

Faço das palavas do Max Scholastic as minhas "[...]this is not just about how lame ESPN and the corporate take-over of skateboarding is; its also about some very wrong assumptions that most skaters hold. Skateboarding is not a sport. And guess what, IT IS a crime. Relish in that fact. Don't fucking get co-opted by your local city council when you're fighting for your 'legal right to skate'. Ever since I was in 4th grade I had to run from the pigs - deal with it. Enjoy the fact that you are DESTROYING  property that is owned by a bank, corporate office, post office, the federal government! That's what this is about, to fucking mark up their pristine ledges, stairs, curbs, rails, to destroy the rich's renovated pools. Fuck all of them!" - SHACKLE ME NOT

RICK PELLARIO (Clearview's vox, 90's skater and gym rat)

05. EXODUS - Hammer of Life

06. GOOD RIDDANCE - Heresy Hypocrisy Revenge [Fat Version]

07. PENNYWISE - X Generation

08. xJUSTICEx - Push It To The Edge

"Aproximadamente uns 11 minutos e pouco de insanidade musical apropriado para quem gosta de destruir no skate. Essa é a trilha ideal para um role veloz de skate, seja fazendo downhill, voando alto nas rampas ou mesmo destruindo as ruas! Longboard é pra quem usa sapatenis; mountainboard não é skateboard e essa moda de skatinho minúsculo que você só consegue remar e nada além disso, meu amigo(a), escuta essa trilha sonora e mude o seu conceito, ok? Estou dando a dica, então curta essa trilha porque o resto é contigo!

Mantenha o skateboarding um crime!"

MARCELO BASTOS (dedicated LO-FI drummer and a Zorlac appreciator)

09. MUNICIPAL WASTE – The Fatal Feast

10. R.K.L. – Break the Camels Back

11. LAGWAGON – Foiled Again

12. ALL – World on Heroin [Live]

"Uma bela tarde de domingo e eu saio para a rua da minha pequena cidade com meu skate.

Não canso de ver o mesmo cenário de sempre: playboys com seus carros turbinados e tocando música de merda, igrejas lotadas depois das 20h, mendigos deitados na rua de ressaca e penso: que lixo de lugar.

Coloco meus fones no ouvido e o skate no pé e começo a imaginar como seria um mundo melhor: zumbis tentando comer o resto de cérebro que sobrou depois de tanta droga que estes playboys consumiram, meteoros caindo em cima de seus carros de som, fazendo um verdadeiro barulho, a polícia tentando conter tudo isso mas sendo atacada por naves alienígenas de um planeta não muito distante, igrejas pegando tanto fogo que a água benta não pode apagar e por fim os mendigos ainda na rua deitados de ressaca.

Droga, acabou a música, de volta a realidade cruel..."

STEVE LIMA (legit old school skater and punk rocker)

13. CEREBRAL BALLZY - Sk8 All Day

14. MINUS ONE - The Kids Dont Skate Here

15. EIGHT DAYZ - Whats So Strange About Me

16. McRAD - Violin

"Bem-vindo à Venice, cidade fundada em 1905, e criada como homônimo da Venice italiana, com uma idéia inicial de ser um resort praiano e ser a Veneza americana. Situada na ensolarada Califórnia próximo de Los Angeles e Santa Barbara, Venice Beach é famosa por suas praias, canais, e principalmente pelo “calçadão” com 4 km de extensão, uma grande atração turística onde é possível se locomover em caminhadas, corridas, bike, skate, patins, etc, e como em qualquer lugar é um grande centro urbano também onde se encontra de tudo, desde lojas, vendedores ambulantes, artistas, performances musicais, adivinhos, etc.

Considerada um dos berços do skate onde nasceram alguns dos mais conhecidos Z-Boys, como Stacy Peralta, Jay Adams, Jim Muir entre outros, está situada no triângulo praiano conhecido por ‘Dogtown’ abrangendo uma marcação através de uma linha divisória imaginária com as cidades de Santa Monica, Ocean Park e Venice Beach."

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now.. go pray

AGENT ATTITUDE - Repulsive Action

Location: Uppsala, Sverige

Release: Monument / Flophouse, 2013

Last 2013 post.

2 records in one year, Agent Attitude took Regulations place for that retro-skate-rock sound. I had the pleasure to watch their gig in Prague this year and it was a blast! Nice dudes.

Tape in US by Flophouse and 7" in Europe by Monument and Adult Crash.

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ED - Future Primitive

Location: Bologna, Italia

Release: FOAD Records, 2012
Artwork: Spoiler

Its been 4 years since ED's last record. Guess what? Last year (aka 2012) they dropped a new LP paying homage to the Powell Peralta's movie Future Primitive, aw yeah! 

8 tracks fueled with fast rock'n'roll AND skateboarding themed lyrics, how that sounds for you? I was not aware of this new album, but now they have a facebook page giving away links to download all ED's records for free, including this one!!

F.O.A.D. Records did the CD version that also contains all their previous releases (only availabe on vinyl until now) limited to 1.000 copies. The LP version with Spoiler artwork is being handled by the dudes themselves and its limited to 100 copies. 

Future Primitive (2012): www.mediafire.com/?e9qxevxmef88n5q

Senza Ragione ep (2009): www.mediafire.com/?f4c85fn6e0qhw0h

Nailed to the board (2007): www.mediafire.com/?84hcnamgaodwzd3

split Sumo/ED 7'' (2005): www.mediafire.com/?ijxla1qa7v4ze3f

That Nailed to the Board LP was on my top shelf all year long back then, killer record and artwork. And now for some extra good entertaiment, a videoclip!

ATARI - Ten Years Strong

Listen: www.myspace.com/atarihardcore

Location: Lehigh Valley, U.S. 

Release: Broken Man Records, 2004

Discography from this "1997-era" hardcore / skate-edge band from from Pennsylvania. Straight forward positive music, taking their cues from Turning Point and Insted. This compilation includes their ‘Too Tired To Drive Home’ 7”, ‘We’ll Be Fighting’ 7”, and the ‘Skate Tuff’ demo tape, plus songs from their split with Carpenter Ant, and the ‘Growing Stronger’, ‘What We Share’, and ‘Rebirth Of Hardcore’ compilations, and finally a 9 song live set.

They started in 1994, broke up in 2001 and made a Reunion Show in 2004 when Broken Man Records released their discography CD that sold out quite fast, now a LP version is available again through http://www.perkoro.com/ act fast!

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"JOYSTICK FURY" - November, 2004



A.N.S. / RAMMING SPEED - Split (Teaser)

*12 april 2011*

illustrarion by Andrei Bouzikov

FRESH TRASH - La Jungla

LOCATION: El Masnou, Barcelona

RELEASE: Sell Our Souls Records, 2010

Formerly known as Vicious Circle, we continue our "Spanish Invasion Week" here on All Things Old School with Fresh Trash's first full-length.

They don't go very far from yesterday's post (Good Fellaz), its 80's hardcore played with irreverence but with a Crossover thrash hint.

I really liked this album, starting by the artwork, a colorful display of monkeys bringin' it down, wild on the streets!! As for the sound, most of the songs can be described as a mix of RZL DZL and Bones Brigade, in a very similar way of what Dios Mio is doing in US. Hence they also sing in catalan, HHH also comes to mind.

Despite of all comparisons they developed something of their own and this should be a great soundtrack for all your shredding activities.

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VICIOUS CYCLE - Self Titled EP

Listen: www.myspace.com/viciousxcycle

Location: Ontario, Canada

Release: Radio 81 Records, 2005 (out of print)

A great debut release from these canadian snotty punks (ex-PROVEN), lots of Negative Approach and Zero Boys influence in this first 7-songs-EP with some nice stomp parts, sounding very Lockin Out-ish!

After this they released 4 more EPs and 1 full-length, which is less agressive and more towards of a "conceptual" punk rock (not quite post-punk) but still very good and worth checking.

Soon more EPs from them here! 

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THE YOUTHS - Generationless (+ S/T)

Listen: www.myspace.com/theyouths

Location: Lisboa, Portugal

Release: Still Holding On + Regulator!, 2006 

Já fazia tempo que queria fazer esse post com o The Youths, mostrando que Portugal tem muita coisa boa ainda a ser descoberta, particularmente gosto muito do hardcore punk que sai de lá, como: New Winds, Pressure, Pointing Finger, Mr. Miyagi,...

Neste download incluí os 2 albums que eles lançaram até o momento: Generationless e o auto entitulado EP que saiu antes. Indicado para fãs de Adolescents, Regulations e curtição dos jovens desenfreada.

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SEASICK - Two Years Of Hub City Hardcore

Location: New Jersey, US

Release: Damage Done Records, 2009

Projeto paralelo de membros do A.N.S. com diversos albums gravados, dos quais (com excessão do material novo) aparecem nesta coletânea com 20 faixas lançada pelo selo Tcheco Damage Done. Aqui vc pode esperar um hardcore veloz a la 625 Thrashcore com guitarras distorcidas estilo Black Flag, não recomendado para menores de 8 anos.

Infelizmente após lançamento do último disco entitulado Eschaton, o grupo irá se dissolver por tempo indeterminado.

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Two Years Of Hub City Hardcore LP:

Tracks A1 & A10 previously unreleased.

Tracks A2 to A8 previously released on "Ouroboros" 12"EP.

Track A9 previously released on compitalion "Right To Assemble Vol. 2".

Tracks B1 to B3 previously released on "Billy In A Bear Suit" 7"split ANS.

 Tracks B4 to B10 previously released on "Awakenings" 10"EP.

LO-FI - Surf Is Over, God Is Dead

Listen: www.myspace.com/lofipunkrock

Location: Sanja Streets

Release: No School Records (D.I.Y.), 2010

 Os menino tão devolta com um rock que há tempos não ouviamos em terras brasilis: oitentão, sujo e skate (des)oriented! A faixa que leva o título desse EP é estopenda!!

Como a maioria das bandas que não se preocupam em fazer um som com apelo comercial, eles gastam dinheiro, tempo e o retorno não é garantido, mas como caixão não tem gaveta o que vale são as memórias que ficam. E é exatamente isso que esse blog tenta propagar.

Entrem em contato com eles para agitar festas, bagunças e quem sabe até preparar uns crepes!

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Eu tinha feito uma capa alternativa, mas infelizmente não passou no crivo da diretoria:

HIGHTOWER - ST

Location: California

Release: D.I.Y., 2004

Demorei pra achar esse disco, comparsas do S.T.R.E.E.T.S., com influências de Bones Brigade, Iron Maiden e Yes. Recentemente lançaram um novo material entitulado "Tower To The People" que está ainda melhor! Skate'n'Roll da melhor estirpe.

Tracklist:

1. Space Madness
2. Force And The Fury
3. Short Soldier I
4. I Am The Wallride
5. Whirlwind of Pain
6. That Free
7. Statler's Quest
8. Walkin' Away

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COCTOPUS - Twelve Inches Of...

Location: Boston, USA

Release: Teenage Disco Bloodbath, 2008
 

Short-lived side project with 2/4 of BONES BRIGADE, right after they broke-up, one of the raddest bands ever now playin' blazing rock n' roll as COCTOPUS!

Tracklist:
1.Gaslaan
2.Mercenary
3.The gambler
4.Electric Witch
5.Young Buccaneers
6.Stone-Wolfman

FFO: Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Bones Brigade (ex-members)

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