LEGIONS - The Gravestone Path

Location: Sydney, AUS

Release: Death's Grip, 2012 (out of print)

I'm posting this just to make sure more people listen to it, 'cause I already mentioned about it a few times before, the sick first record from aussies LEGIONS. It's a 4 song cassette EP, metallic hardcore played in the way Iron Age mastered it. Also check their split 7" with badass Downside, released last year. 

I listen to it consistently for quite some time now, the track Spite is a big hit:

Internal war I refuse to fight
Broken bonds retied twice as tight, true fucking paranoia
Thought I banished you from my life
But out of sight don't equal out of mind, true fucking paranoia

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Actually the main reason of this post is announce that a new record is about to surface on Broken Hive Records, rock on \m/

DOGCHAINS - Give / Take EP

Location: Schweinfurt, Deutschland

Release: Straight & Alert / Life To Live / Balance, 2014

DOGCHAINS' new EP has exceeded my expectations, it feels it came out from Youngblood's old catalog. Does Desperate Measures or later Lights Out ring a bell? Their 2012 Demo was well received but didnt stick to me, now is a different story. 

In Give/Take 7" there's a bolder songwriting and a better overall production. From all 6 tracks, Changes and Telescope are my fav, the last two are more slow paced 2-steps showing dat Justice/Mental influence, making it more diverse and fun to listen.

Straigth & Alert Records is a fairly new label with a few (but growing) solid records run by Raw Justice vocalist, based in France. Give / Take is their 5th endeavor, co-released with the cool dudes at Life To Live Recs (USA) and Dogchains' own label Balance Records (Germany).

Pressing info: black vinyl - 500, orange vinyl - 300, clear vinyl (preorder only) - 200.

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SAID AND DONE - Better Days

Location: Noord-Brabant, Nederlands

Release: Straight & Alert / Cobra / White Russian, 2014

5th installment by dutch SAID AND DONE, completing 8 years of existence and 4 since the last record "Weight of the World". From a 80's NYHC/Metal influenced hardcore to Grunge(?) they return in their 2nd full-length Better Days. Always a tough call for a band to shift styles and embrace other influences in the song writing, but this comes as no surprise as it happened before with Justice, for example, and worked just fine (after a few listenings).

Despite someone feel about overturns like this, Better Days is very addicting and will please fans of Supertouch, Gypsy, Daylight and those 90's indie/grunge bands everyone used to listen. The highlight for me here is the musicianship level and recording process (done in their rehearsal space!), oustanding. (For another measure) I was listening the other day to STP's Purple at the beach, this fits right in! 

First press consist of: 100 red, 100 white, 300 black.
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TOLERATE - Collections

Location: Syracuse, US

Release: Climbin´ Aboard, 2014

Climbin' Abord #22! This time around they offer us TOLERATE's discography on tape + live stuff. I listen to their S/T EP quite often, its a banger!

Behind closed doors you make your moves.
Stepping on others, making your own rules.
Speaking freely you waste my time.
It’s plain to see you’re no friend of mine.

Side A contains the S/T released on reaper records as a 7" and the summer 2012 demo released on stay alert records as a cassette. Side B contains a live set from Barrie, ON on june 24th 2013 at the diy art space. LIMITED TO 100 TAPES.



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BROKEN TEETH / THE MONGOLOIDS - Split

Location: Manchester / New Jersey

Release: Neutral Words / 6131 Records, 2014

Artwork: Bradley Tompkins / Chad Lawson

Broken Teeth. Manchester, UK. Made quite a name for themselves, their previous EP was a bomb. Here in this international split 7" they present 2 brand new songs, expect nothing but heavy music (done the right way)!

The Mongoloids. New Jersey, US. Unfortunately they just announced they are quitting in the next few months and this will be their second to last release. A band that tried something different and succeeded. In a scene such as the hardcone one, it rarely happens nowadays. Crazy arts and mongo stomps to terminate your boredom.

UK version has 2 vinyl colors and a screen printed cover drawn by tattoo artist Tompkins. US version has 3 colors to choose from and artwork signed by Lawson.

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MONGO LIFE 2005 - 2014

No Redeeming Social Value - Slumlords

Location: Queens + Baltimore

Release: Conformist Recs. + Juke Boxxx, 2005 [out of print]

I fuckin' luv N.R.S.V. Its classic NYHC, funny as hell and has the illest live performances. ATTENTION! This is not suitable for the faint of heart or virgin people, it will mess you up! Songs about booze, eating disorder, tattoos, 40 oz. malt liquors, butter, microwaves and other wacky subjects as a result of large consumption of alcohol aggravated by hallucinogenic substances.

They started in '93 Queens, NY and has Vinny Value (Warzone) playing the drums from time to time. Celebrating 25 years of existence they did dozens of records, world tours and insane video clips! One of those records was a split with another fine hardcore group, Baltimore's SLUMLORDS featuring Jeff Perlin (Breakdown) on vocals. They own some equally hilarious lyrics backed by that heavy NY Oi! sound.

I got my hands on the japanese version of that split album, filled with extras. They play each others songs, live recordings and a few videos! GADEMM!

DOWNLOAD SPLIT CD [320kbps]

Since we are not here to fool around, check the mad riffs and fantastic chants on this magic journey to No Redeeming sensational early days compiled on a 40 oz. album and then some Slumlords wisdom on both their LPs to boot. Booya!

DOWNLOAD 40 oz. of Hardcore [Triple Crown - 2001]

DOWNLOAD Self Titled LP [I Scream/ Perfect Victim - 2004]

DOWNLOAD On The Stremph LP [Lockin Out - 2006]

Here is a cool interview with NRSV's Dean Miller (one of the vocals) and here a Slumlords homage on pictures featuring their whole vinyl discography.

www.nrsv.com

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

ICEPICK (NL) - Discography

Location: Amsterdam, Nederlands

Release: Not Just Words/ The Limit, 2003-2010

They became dutch legends, from a sold out (500 copies) tape 'No Forgiveness' back in 2003 (found one in Fluff fest last year, but was quite expensive), through a masterpiece EP 'Goldrush' in 2005 to a final 2-song EP 'Quicksand' in 2010, ICEPICK sure did left their mark in hardcore history, at least in my book!

Back in 2005 I was purchasing everything that Ronald Boorsma put out on his label Not Just Words Records and the Goldrush CD was an amazing surprise! Superb production, from artwork to recording process, flawless.

Rumours says that after a reunion show in 2012 and a possible repress of Goldrush in 12" format (previously only available in CD) by Street Survival Records, they are getting back together once again!!

In this interview they talk amongst other subjects about the big mess regarding the band's name, that was taken by a north american group.

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www.icepick-hardcore.com

THIS IS BOSTON AND S.J.

Location: Boston & San Jose

Release: DIY, 2012

This 4-way split rips!!

HOSTAGE and SWAMPS reppin' Boston, BAD TIMES CREW and TRUE HEARTED from San Jose, Cali.

You know the artwork reference and may have heard of this split before, hence its online and available for DOWNLOAD for a while now but each one of them have some serious new shit (except Hostage).

Bad Times Crew just put out a new EP and they are delivering it, 6 heavy yet groove hardcore tunes granted by some slow paced breakdowns, soon by Party Foul Records. Damn impressive!

DOWNLOAD Bad Times Crew - South Bay Survival [128kbps]


Swamps in their 3rd EP. When you think they are at top of their game, they surpass. From the thrashy "Seven Sides" double-EP to the brand new 4-track EP "Heavy Work", more funky and even better production! Similar to what Bad Times Crew are doing. Dig it:

DOWNLOAD Swamps - Heavy Work [320kbps]

True Hearted has a new 7 song tape out entitled "No Cure". I have two words for this: fast + mad! Visit they bigcartel for goodies.

DOWNLOAD True Hearted - No Cure EP + Paradise Single [320kbps]


Hostage didnt make anything new after the 4-way split but their songs on it are my favorite, aggressive crossover! One of the coolest intros "Grove Street Stomp".


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DAMAGE II - Broken Bloodlines

Artwork: Linas Garsys

Location: Philadelphia, US

Release: Dead By 23 Records, 2003 (out of print)

Robby Redcheeks band. He used to run Dead By 23 records, famous for making dozens of variations of each record he put out! In this interview he explains (among other things) how important the artwork was for the label, another remarkable aspect of DB23.
Bass player Dave Sausage also started his own label few years later, SIX FEET UNDER RECORDS.

DAMAGE began in 2000, a philly sxe raw and to-the-point hardcore group. They released an EP through Deathwish Inc. in 2001 that became very sought afer for awhile, then they got back in 2003 as DAMAGE II for a final 4 song EP entitled "Broken Bloodlines", 5 minutes length no frills that will leave your head bangin' like a bobble head toy.

These are long out of print but its not hard to stumble upon some copies on ebay, discogs, etc.. feel it:

DOWNLOAD Final CD [2001] + Broken Bloodlines EP [2003]
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ONE DESIGN WAS REPRINTED BY SIX FEET UNDER, ORDER A T-SHIRT OR A HOODIE HERE.