Friday, May 31, 2013

Trapped Under Ice - Big Kiss Goodnight - Red


God damn I love this band!
Their demos, EPs, LPs.. it's all those perfect, this was a great addition to their discography as a band and easily deserves recognition because of this, i cant believe this band is breaking up, what a shame.

1st Press Red /590

Kids Like Us - Outta Control - Black


A very straight forward album, raw, uncut and pure hardcore from KLU
Hard and pure to the very core of hardcore this release from Kids Like Us is more than perfect.
13 songs, 20 minutes, and plenty of "fucks" and grunts. Easily a fantastic album.
A+
1st Press /389

True Colors - Rush of Hope - Red


Easily the greatest thing about this album, let alone the artist, is how vintage everything sounds.
The LP takes a road that sounds like the late 80's east coast youth crew type direction.
Plenty of vintage chords used throughout the album and vintage sounding vocals; this album is hard-hitting and worth every penny. Bought this off some guy on Instagram for cheap considering it's still available on the webstore, at least it was the last time I checked
TRUE COLORS!
RUSH OF HOPE!
CHECK.IT.OUT!
/600) 1st Press!

Death Before Dishonor - Count Me In Black/Brown/White Tri-Color


This is the most limited color of this LP besides the test press, not sure entirely if i'll ever find that..
This isn't the hardest thing to find considering it's only out of 500 but it isn't just a walk in the park.
When you find someone with it, it's not hard to get it for cheap off them.
Love this fuckin album

1st Press also /500! (B9)

Death Before Dishonor - Count Me In White/Black/Brown Splatter


Easily a top album to me, DBD is one of my favorite hardcore bands ever.
This LP is 11 songs of in your face pure fury.
Recorded after Friends Family Forever theres not much to say, chances are if you even check my blog you're into hardcore and/or records and i'd hope you would have at least heard of this band or have listened to this album..

1st Press /1000 off B9


Monday, May 20, 2013

Naysayer - No Remorse 2nd Press Red


Now this is an awesome 7"
Like i've said before Naysayer is a great addition to hardcore and I would put them right with Alpha & Omega. No Remorse is pretty much just like the Down But Not Out 7" but and extremely better version. Naysayer, including in this EP, always brings a lot of mosh-type-parts to their music with a TON of slow crawling breakdowns (which no one can ever get enough of).
Naysayer is doing it right.
2nd Press clear red (/930)

Naysayer - Down But Not Out


I love Naysayer as a band.
They bring a great sound to hardcore and are always great to see live, this isn't the best 7" they've put out but still it's.. ya know.. Naysayer?! Although "Down But Not Out" is the greatest and my most favorite song they've put out when this was released, just a little before their LP "Laid To Rest"
1st Press on blue (/621) from Reaper Records!

Such Gold - Stand Tall - Coke Bottle 2nd Press


It's hard to find fault as the whole general band adequately portrays the genre of pop-punk in such an honest and energetic approach. I love the entire EP.
"Four Superbowls, No Rings" is a huge favorite of mine, a song im happy to blast in the summer. I'm happy to have one of these and plan on getting more as time goes on.
2nd Press - Coke Bottle Clear /175

Project X - Straight Edge Revenge - Grey 4th Press


Featuring members of Gorilla Biscuits, Judge, Warzone, Side By Side and Youth of Today, this 5 song EP brings everything you'd ever need from a hardcore record and more.
As a fan of all those bands, Project X is almost like a super group to me and makes me wish that there was more produced from the group; unfortunately as far as I know this is it.
4th Bridge 9 Pressing of the EP
/1000
A classic.

Ruiner - Prepare To Be Let Down - Red/Orange Split


Twelve songs of fast melodic punk.hardcore make up Ruiners Bridge 9 Release, recorded by Jim Seigel at the Outpost. Ruiner has been compared to bands like Modern Life Is War, Comeback Kid and American Nightmare (GUTG), but distinguish themselves with a volatile sound of their own.
First Press (/300)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Champion - Promises Kept Record Release



I'm a sucker for special covers, especially screen printed covers like this one. As a screen printer myself that's what I like so much about this one, including the fact it's the original mix, but we'll get into that later. Easily one of my favorite records to come out of hardcore, champion hit it hard releasing Promises Kept and left a mark forever in Hardcore with this album.

A-Side

B-Side

The lyric insert.

Like i said i love special covers, but this is what makes this one of my favorite records i own.
The original mix on this one isn't to far off from what most people know but it's still not as well mixed as the 2nd mix that was done with the band. I played it once just to enjoy it on a rainy day and pull it out every once and while and admire it. Love the album.
51 have the Bridge Nine logo on the back. 99 have no Bridge Nine logo on the back. When they were screen printing the backs of the covers, the ink gummed up around the B9 logo so they proceeded w/ the rest without it.

On white (/150) (/99 w/ no logo)

Monday, May 13, 2013

Gravemaker - Ghosts Among Men Clear Green w/ Black Smoke


First off, I'm a huge gravemaker fan, love this band and this album and everything else they've ever released. Ghosts Among Men i went into just as i do with every single new record that comes out, thinking it was going to suck. I always feel most LP's released after a bands first will be terrible strictly because that is what happens most of the time. I personally think this album is better than Bury Me At Sea; I'm not entirely sure but my favorite song of this LP and by the band is "Never Be Like You", which is the 12th and final song on the record.

"Dont say sorry for this or that, how you fucked up so bad.. 
any fool with half a brain can see where we stand."

Clear Green with Black Smoke /100
OOP