Deathwish – Unleash Hell (Beer City)
I have, during the four and some change decades I’ve spent on Earth, been told on numerous occasions that there’s a special place in Hades reserved just for me and that I’ll burn there for…
Hardcore Punk
The Prodigal Rogerson: The Tragic, Hilarious and Possibly Apocryphal Story of Circle Jerks Bassist Roger Rogerson in the Golden Age of LA Punk, 1979 – 1996 – J. Hunter Bennett (Microcosm)
The first time I heard the Circle Jerks, it was like an explosion in the middle of my brain. Raw, furious, undiluted and oozing effortless anger, energy and aggression, their music touched a nerve which…
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Agnostic Front – Warriors & My Life, My Way (Reissue) (Nuclear Blast)
When I think about NYHC, five names immediately spring to mind. Sheer Terror, Cro-Mags, Youth of Today, Underdog and, the Godfathers of the scene, Agnostic Front. The latter have become synonymous with New York Hardcore…
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Miozan – Surrender Denied (Demons Run Amok)
I’ve never understood why Miozan weren’t huge and why they were never treated, outside of Germany at least (as I have no idea of their standing in their home country), with the same reverence as…
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Uniform Choice – Screaming For Change (Reissue) (Southern Lord)
Few bands dare dream that they’ll ever make the same kind of impact as Uniform Choice did in their relatively short existence, and even fewer actually mange to attain the same sort of mythological status…
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(Anything for a) Peaceville Life – Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw (Hell Segundo)
Everybody is the hero in their own story and everybody has a story to tell. Granted, some are far more entertaining than others and Hammy, as he’s known to most folks, has a doozy of…
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Career Suicide – Machine Response (Static Shock / Deranged Records)
Ten years or so since their last album and a year or so since a teaser single, Career Suicide have done their best to make sure that this new album is much anticipated. Despite a…
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Aim Higher – Homemade EP (Rise)
There are few folks in the HC scene, and even less in the world, that I hold in the same high regard as Kevin Seconds. The man was, is and always be, an inspiration to…
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Endorphins Lost – Choose Your Way (Six Weeks)
Buckle up buttercup and get ready for your world to come crashing down around you in a glorious tsunami of whirling Hardcore mayhem and destruction. Endorphins Lost strike hard and strike fast, subsuming all in…
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Angry Vets – Behind Enemy Lines LP/ CD (Contra)
I\’ve been looking forward to this album for some time now and it certainly does not disappoint. Angry Vets is a new(ish) band of veterans from the Paris Punk/ Oi!/ Hardcore scene, putting the original…
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V/A – Cashing In On Christmas Vol. VII LP/ CD (Rebel Sound)
It seems a bit weird, but punk bands and Christmas songs have long gone hand in hand, and this new comp from Rebel Sound is a worthy continuation of that tradition. If you think back…
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The Mansters – The Mansters (Ampmandens Records)
Picture the scene. It’s the closing third of the Royal Rumble and the ring is full of heavyweight, old school brawlers pounding the crap out of each other, when all of a sudden, the countdown…
