TOXIC SHOCK - Some Record Labels Are Pretentious Assholes On Record Store Day

Location: Antwerp, België

Release: Fat Kat / Toxic Waste Records, 2015

Two words: F U C K  Y E A H ! !

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[2-song Record Store Day 7"]

RIP JAY ADAMS

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]
--------------------INTERMISSION BY BEASTIE BOYS--------------------
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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RIP MCA

TOXIC SHOCK - Daily Demons

Location: Antwerp, België

Release: Reflections Records, 2013

Insanely cool thrashcore/crossover from belgian TOXIC SHOCK. There are a dozen of bands with the same name out there, but none with the right doses of Suicidal Tendencies, Exodus and Excel such as these guys brought into their music.

Toxic Schock's debut full-length "Daily Demons" was first released as a LP through Reflections Records, 500 copies were pressed (400 black, 100 clear green). Got my copy directly with Johan Prenger (Reflections owner) at 2013's Ieper Fest, I was also going to pick up their S/T EP 12" but I turned back my for a second and it was gone!

Few months later the label Sideburn Records released it as a double cassette, which also contains all their previous material: 2012's S/T EP and 2011's Demo, 18 tracks total!

For 2014 they announced a split record with Iron Reagan and tons of gigs, this will for sure help spread the shock brigade even further.

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ATTENTION!! Do not listen to this music while driving a vehicle, may cause dementia.

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HARDCORE NEWS 11 "Bring it Down Under"

Lately lots of bands from the first wave of hardcore punk are coming back, doing reunion shows, recording new stuff and shit. It seems Ricktalife got caught up in this scenario and decided to bring back his old side project COMIN' CORRECT, resurfaced after 8 years! 

For those who are clueless, this was intented to be more of an old school version than 25 ta Life with less chug chug mosh parts, even though some songs are hard to differ. New full-length is out NOW, guest appearance by Mr. Roger Miret.

I've been listening to a lot of aussie bands lately and LEGIONS gotta be one of my fav current bands right now from the down under land. Their latest album "The Gravestone Path" matches up to Guilty's S/T 7" or maybe even Iron Age's Sleeping Eye, if only it was lengthier (being a 4-song EP) it would be a 10 out of 10! 

New material is done, ready to see the light in 2013 anytime now, but its seems they've added new elements to their music, as we can hear in this new song from their upcoming full-length. Meanwhile, rejoice yourself with the Gravestone Path:

From Sydney comes BONELESS, comprised of ex-members from Bad Blood, but this time around they went for a more straight up hardcore, resembling Nothing Done and SOIA in some parts. I honestly preferred Bad Blood, but you be the judge.

7 inch out by Rest Assured Records!

Continuing the australian saga, Melbourne based WARBRAIN is getting ready to deliver another set of pure gold enraged hardcore, just after doing a great split 7 inch with Minus (also has a new record out!). The hellhound artwork theme is preserved though!




Belgians TOXIC SHOCK are about to lay down their very first full-length through Reflection Records, destined to be one of those instant classics in the crossover thrash genre.

All ingredients are here, headbangin' riffs, 11 fingered solos technique, insane vocals, growls and shouts. Daily Demons is expected to be out this month! Here's a preview:

Scottish WAR CHARGE were featured in this blog's Hardcore News 5 (2012), from an awesome Demo to a killer debut EP on Purgatory Records, pre-orders available.
This guys are not fooling around!




Carry The Weight Records next offering is a split between 2 UK bands:

BREAKING POINT is not new to this blog, so far all their albums were well produced with songs thats inflicts involuntary mosh moviments to any listener. On the other side, FINAL RAGE appears with an overdue new material since their 2011's Tombstone EP, fierce as fuck!



Also, eyes (and ears) peeled for new stuff coming out soon from Afflictive Nature, Forsaken, Enough, Irond Mind and No Warning!!