SPIRITS / DIE FASTER - Split EP

Location: Boston / Virginia, US

Release: Cointoss / State of Mind Recordings, 2016

Totally slept on this one. Who doesn't give a fuck about trends here's a killer throwback to early 2000's era of hardcore, double feature!

SPIRITS comeback with 3 new tracks plus that Cranberries cover they did for a special thing last year. Those 3 tracks were also used for the TOMAR CONTROL split on Speed-O-wax. The first track here might be their best one yet, they should be having a really tough day while writing it coz it sounds pissed af!! Due to their restless nature, Spirits has already released new material after this split, including a flexi promo of an upcoming LP.

I never heard of DIE FASTER but it sounded familiar, turns out they have ex-members from Ammunition in it. Their sound also goes back to early 2000, similar to bands in labels such as Dead By 23 and Western Front where Ammunition released their EP. I have most of these label's stuff, so it clicked for me. Quality straight forward hardcore!

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CoinTossRecords Summer 2015 Sampler

CoinTossRecords just did a sampler with their current and upcoming releases. Check it out, pass along and support this legit label!!

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SPIRITS - Discontent

Location: Boston, US

Release: State Of Mind Recordings, 2015
Artwork: Hannah Medeiros

From the ashes of Test Of Time rose SPIRITS, which also features ex-members from Offsides and No Harm Done plus many others. This rich background shows off in Spirits music, ranging from straight forward hardcore tunes to high intensity melodic ones in the vein of Bane and Count Me Out.

Within 1 year as a band they already recorded a lot, skilled writing machines, and this week just released a fancy 13-song LP 'Discontent' with an european tour to follow! Also, a song from their previous album (Cointossrecords' 7" debut) was featured on this blog's 2015 sampler.

Support these hardworking labels and bandmates, legit stuff here:
BUY 7" Split w/ Get A Grip @ Speedowax
BUY S/T 7" @ Cointossrecords
PRE-ORDER Discontent LP @ S.O.M. Recordings
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AlL ThiNgS OLd SChOol 2015 Sampler

Artwork: Freak City (@instagram)

Logo: Myself

5 YEARS of All Things Old School!! I had part of the tracklist on my mind for awhile but scrapped most of it because, luckily, a good amount of bands and labels joined and made this sampler much more cool. It features premiere tracks plus a few unreleased and rare ones that I've been collecting over the years. Countries represented by bands here goes as far as: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom and USA.

Special thanks goes to these people who embraced this fun project and believe that the DIY ethics are the foundation of our (counter) culture, either it's in hardcore punk, thrash metal, hip hop or indie rock: Mathieu @ Freak City, Dan Mourtagh @ Running Thin Records, Zack Retaliate, Indy @ Cointossrecords, Alexis @ Straight & Alert Records, Danny Drug Control, Toxic Shock, Hollow Truth, Shaman Records, Jordan Cold & Distant, Jonny Control, Leeo Surra, Better Days, Street Lights, Roman Sike, Benjamin Guidance, Garcia brothers @ Dedication, O.S.M. and Dan Cantarero @ Life To Live Records.

Tracklist:
01. TOXIC SHOCK - The Survivalist [upcoming Split 7" w/ Iron Reagan, Reflections Records]
02. STRAIGHT RAZOR - Strong When Safe [upcoming EP, React! Records]
03. RETALIATE - Infidel [upcoming EP, Running Thin Records]
04. NEGATIVE SELF - Self Destruct... The Pain Never Ends [S/T LP, High Roller Records]
05. THE OTHERS - Rain Dance [Rain Dance EP, Shaman Records]
06. BALANCE - The Game [unreleased]
07. HARDWIRED - Talking In Circles [S/T EP, Life To Live Records]
08. BETTER DAYS - Troll Troll [Nope EP, Encapsulated Records]
09. STREET LIGHTS - Vicious Circle [Going Nowhere Fast, Mustard Rec]
10. SIKE - H.Y.G.I.R. - [Kiev 2015 7", Powertrip Records]
11. STATEMENT X - Never Take Part [upcoming 7", Street Survival Records]
12. POWER ABUSE - Pull The Trigger [XXX Demo, Assurd Records]
13. BREAKTHROUGH - Our Perspective [unreleased]
14. COLD & DISTANT - Hope Brings Destruction [S/T EP, D2C Records]
15. RZL DZL - Trouble Loves Us [Songs For Babies, LOC]
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17. THE ICE - Casting Shadows [The '11 Promo Tape]
18. DRUG CONTROL - Like Brothers [upcoming S/T 7", Straight & Alert/ Cointossrecords]
19. HOLLOW TRUTH - Unchanching Misery [The War Economy 7", Powertrip Records]
20. SPIRITS - In My Way [S/T 7", Coinstossrecords]
21. WESTPOINT - Redwood [upcoming 12" EP]
22. SECOND OPINION - My Disease (Time To Operate) [unreleased]
23. SURRA - Somos Todos Culpados [Somos Todos Culpados EP, Caustic Recordings]
24. ZERO - Giving In/No More [upcoming 7", Climbin' Aboard Records]
25. CONTROL - See-Through [S/T 7", Headrush Records]
26. SWAMPS - Sea of Snakes [Single]
27. DEDICATION - It's Real [upcoming EP, Positive & Focused/ True Spirit]
28. WARDOGS - CHANCES [outtake from Outcast Behaviour session, CTW Records]
29. DCAN - Freestyle Of 3 [Single]
30. GUIDANCE - My Body, My Cage [Path Of Grace LP]

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At the end I contacted over 60 bands/labels and listened to countless albums and demos. I almost have enough material to do another one, maybe a covers only compilation next time? dunno yet. Get updates here:

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