DEMONSTRATION OF STYLE: 2011

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Tokio Youth Crew

Hate

01. Intro/Stuck

02. Enemy

03. Choices

04. Get Out

05. Snake

06. No Tolerance

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Anger

01. Your Face

02. Emptiness

03. Count Me Out

04. Interlude/FUFP

05. Into The Hole

06. Burn

07. Youth Issue

08. Wolfpack (DYS Cover)

Variable Quality

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Final Rage - Tombstone (Tape)

"The debut recordings from the Dirty South's fiercest new export.
Members of Never Again, Wayfarer, Coldsnap, On Thin Ice, Out Of Hand and just about every other quality hardcore band to have come out of Kent in the past decade, join forces to remind the UKHC scene EXACTLY how the SRH takes care of business.
Drawing influence from both the classic NYHC sound and more recent bands like Striking Distance & Right Brigade, Final Rage drop five heavy tracks that hit harder than a ton of Milmead Bricks."

01. Intro / Final Rage

02. Tombstone

03. 5 Finger Discount

04. Walking Dead

05. Flawed Existence

VBR

Wolf X Down - MMXI

"Rising from the ashes of the German vegan straight edge band Sink or Swim, Wolf Down is ready to keep pushing forward their message of political and social activism. Amazing vegan straight edge hardcore carrying the tradition of Gather and 7 Generations."

EP out on Catalyst Records.

01. Hide & Seek

02. Rot

03. Faithless

04. Rat Race

Variable Quality

Monday, December 19, 2011

Harness - Demo '11

Hardcore band from Santa Barbara, naming influences from Buried Alive, Turmoil, Mayhem, Crowbar, Kickback, Disembodied, Integrity.
It can only be good!

01. First Taste

02. Pull Me Back to Birth

03. State of Siege

04. Mala Gente

05. Imprisoned

Variable Quality

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Headwind - Fall Back EP

Debut recording from the female fronted hardcore band, formerly known as Insight, hailing Fortune Valley.

01. Use Me

02. What It's Come To

03. Fall Back

04. Waste of Life

05. Motivation

06. Abase

Variable Quality

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Unlearn - Demo 2010

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Metallic Hardcore From READING, PA

New 7" Coming this summer on RDG RECORDS.

01. Intro/Unlearn

02. Deathshead Revisited

03. Snakeoil

04. I Am Revenge

VBR

Friday, December 9, 2011

Wastoids - Demo 2011

80's influenced hardcore with tape out on Blank Stare Records.

"Keep your ears peeled for Chris Colohan of Cursed/Left For Dead/Burning Love/every good band ever screaming about beer and partying on one of the tracks."

01. Hoop Dreams

02. Moon People

03. We Are (The Wastoids Crew)

04. Fuck You (We Came To Party)

Variable Quality

Brainwreck - Demo 2011

Buffalo Straight Edge hardcore citing influences from

Alpha & Omega, Crowbar, Slayer, Iron Age, Biohazard and Leeway.

01. My Own Hell

02. Break The Mold

03. Wretched World (ft. Zak Quiram)

04. Gone Forever

Variable Quality

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Friday, December 2, 2011

SKVLT - Demo

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Massachusetts residents SKVLT bring you 5 tracks of blackened hardcore crust. Physical copies, limited to 100 cassettes available through PRGNT Records.

01. Spill Over
02. Useless
03. Overgrown
04. Skvlt Pt. I
05. Dysphagia

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Coins As Portraits – Form and Structure

Coins As Portraits are an experimental grindcore band from Brasov, Romania, this is their debut recording, released between Asiluum and Fading Halo Records.

"We’re a catapult. Our songs are meant to provoke and agitate. There’s no specific formula for what we do, we just love fast grinding and meshing things up.
Lyrically, we approach the human predicament with references to man’s part in life, society, philosophy and knowledge"

01. Great Numbers
02. The Curator’s Brush
03. The Plot
04. The Human Predicament: Part I
05. The Human Predicament: Part II
06. Overcome By Assumption
07. Solipsism

VBR

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Fought Alone - Demo 2010 & Nothing Nice To Say (EP)

"A mix of old and young dudes who just wanted to play old style hardcore. Includes ex and current members of Four Walls Falling, Thinktank, Over My Dead Body, Short Circuit, and Losing Skin."

Demo 2010

01. Turned Your Back

02. Face Reality

03. Waste Of Life

04. No Affiliation

05. On My Own

06. Target For Profit

07. Wasted Words

08. Whats Ahead

Variable Quality

Nothing Nice To Say

01. Fought Alone

02. Personal Politics

03. Judgement Day

04. The Good Fight

05. Flounder

Variable Quality

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Bent Life - Demo

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Bent Life hail from Nebraska and released their demo through Lost Time Records.

New 7'' to be released on 6131 Records.

01. Bent Life

02. Beginning of The End

03. Tied To The Earth

04. Lead Astray

05. Survive

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Barren Lives - Consumption

fast/heavy 80's influenced hardcore/punk/d-beat with heavy influences from DOOM, Poison Idea, etc.

01. Man-Made

02. Lost Cause

03. Barren Lives

04. Frauds

05. Slave Now, Slave Forever

Variable Quality

Monday, November 14, 2011

Backflip - New Ticket, New Journey

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"It has been almost a year now. Doing it from the heart, straight from the city of Loures, where we're all from. Four guys, one girl and one thought: Have fun everytime we gather to play, always talking shit, always helping each other. Hope you enjoy it, as much as we do doing it. Hoping to stick around."

01. Intro

02. Stand Up Tall

03. Yours Truly

04. Fandango

05. Am I Right?

06. Cut Th'a Bullshit

07. Les Serpents

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

I Stared Into The Forest - Society Discontinued

"A bunch of people brought together by their love for DIY hardcore. We're not reinventing hardcore but we sure like to play it. We're opposed to discrimination and any totalitarian beliefs.
I Stared into the Forest recorded their debut EP this summer, released by Fading Halo Records."

01. watching the world collapse

02. sloth machine

03. locked in part i

04. locked in part ii

05. clean up the snow

06. sore monday

VBR

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Kicked In - Demos

Kicked In are an awesome band from Kansas City in the vein of the Lockin' Out Records bands.

Their 7'', In Session is also available at their Bandcamp Page and through Thinkfast Records.

Demo 2010

01.Warchant Intro

02. Intro/Free Mind

03. Urban Decay

04. Square One

05. Time Can't Change

06. No Respect

07. Crampin' My Style

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Demo 2011

01. In Session

02. Our Fun

03. Crampin' My Style

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No Submission - EP

New punk/hardcore band from Burlington, Vermont.

01. I Still Believe

02. Dear Fred Phelps

03. Counter Recruitment

04. SS Trash

05. Game Over

06. Cages

07. Shit Out of Luck

08. We Are Human

Variable Quality

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Step Aside - Reaching Out

Tucson youthcrew straightedge, love it or love to hate it.

There's still hard copies available of the tape, and soon available in 7''.

01. Intro/Mind in a Maze

02. Reaching Out

03. Step Aside

04. Stronger Than Life

05. Nothing's Gotta Give

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The Hollowmen - Three Betrayals Toward Modern Man

"The Hollowmen is a five headed band formed in 2010 in Tenerife,Canary Islands. It comprises members of hardcore and metal bands from the Canary scene (Wreckage (RIP), Good Fellaz,Pollution (RIP),Against All Hope,Dead Relic).We enjoy filling our songs with nihilistic visions of society,religion and politics (three betrayals toward modern man!),but also fighting an unholy war against Justin Bieber."

01. Unholy Tunes

02. Three Betrayals Toward Modern Man

03. Cainite

04. Human Nature

05. Growing Colder

Variable Quality

Sunday, October 30, 2011

The Ropes - Demos

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Picking up where the Repos left off, with the original intensity
still present; the powerful and rapid drumming and the blasting guitar riffs.

Keep an eye for their releases on youth attack records.

Demo

01. Forward Defeat

02. For The Blitz

03. Blood Gut Twins

04. Valium Cocoon

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Demo II

01. Hitchhiker

02. Went Gone

03. Love Me

04. Down In Flames

05. Time Alone

320kbps

Sunday, October 23, 2011

In The Red - 4 Song Demo

Cleveland Hardcore with members of Stop & Think, Commited etc.

They played just a handful of shows between 2003 and 2004, and left this awesome demo.

Check it

01. Er.T

02. 3 Topics

03. Lost Time

04. Red Right 88

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Steppin' Stone - Demo

With members of Expire, influenced by Mental and Warzone.

Tape out on Lost Time Records.

01. Jack Move

02. Feel The Fury

03. Bottomfeeder

04. Trip

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Negative Circles - Six Songs (Demo)

80's influenced raw hardcore from Halifax, NS.

01. Intro

02. Negative Circles

03. Eye Contact

04. Giving Up

05. Notes

06. Reap/Sow

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Profits - 1913 (Demo)

"Dark Hardcore residing from Portland, OR. Started in September of 2009 to bring loud, heavy, pissed off music back to the NW. Ended July 2011."

Check out the Only For A Few and Upon The Backs Of Broken Men EP's also, available at their bandcamp page.

01. Treading Water

02. 1913

03. Debt, Inc.

04. Salmon P. Chase

05. Swarm Beatings

06. Pyramid Schemes

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Haute Couture - Demo

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"New parisian band featuring guys from Black Spirals, Autistic Youth and Miles Away. Raw hardcore punk taking influences from Poison Idea, The Fix or Negative Approach. 6 tracks demo that could have been recorded in 1982 in Portland!"

01. Haute Couture

02. Hello Finn

03. Love Glove

04. Act Your Age

05. Sketch It Up

06. Serious Shame

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Traitors - Demo 2011

Heavy, Dark and "Crusty" Hardcore from Tampa, FL.

01. Despaired

02. Delusion

03. Unholy

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Ida Sessions - Demo & EP

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Nice little band from Buffalo NY, stating influences from boy's life, i hate myself, june of 44, lincoln and raymond carver.

Demo

01. House

02. Guilt

03. ~ ~ ~

04. Robes

05. Summer

06. Falls

Variable Quality

01. Summer Days

02. Summer Nights

03. Bummer Daze

04. Bummer Knights

Variable Quality

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Green Beret - Demo 2010

Hardcore punk in the vein of Discharge/Totalitar from Boston.

01. Violence Is Their Currency

02. In Order To Control

03. No Truth

04. Neutralize Me

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Giant - Demo 2011

"Oslo City hardcore's GIANT is out with their first demo. Inspired by late 80's Boston and New York City hardcore. Make sure to check it out and download the demo."

01. Intro/ Douche Chills

02. Do The Right Thing

03. Choose The Wrench/ Gym Ratz

04. Me And My Friends

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Rude Awakening - Demo 2011

"Rude Awakening is a brand new hardcore band from the Boston/MV Massachusetts/New Hampshire area that play heavy straight to the point no frills hardcore. Their 4 song demo was recorded by Ryan Stack from Andrew Lanes Recording Company in Haverhill,MA."

One of the best demos of the year.

01. Erosion

02. Untamed World

03. Severed Ties

04. Towing The Line

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Håp - Demo 2011

Screamo hardcore from Stavanger, Norway.

In the vein of La Quiete and similar acts.

01. Håp
02. Knips
03. Pleierske
04. Blanke Ark

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Motivator - EP

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Coming from Ontario, Motivator bring us their first EP, 7 songs, just over 7 minutes long.
Released by Blank Stare Records.

Check It.

01. Grey Mass

02. Vitriol

03. New Flesh

04. Black Adder

05. Halo of Vultures

06. Ivory Tower

07. Terrain Vague

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Seizures - EP

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chaotic blackened orange county hardcore

01. Needles
02. The Writer
03. Tonight
04. Maim The Hope

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Remission - Demo '08

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"Remission is a hardcore band from Santiago, Chile which began in 2008. Their main influences are Verbal Assault and Dag Nasty which is reflected in their melodic riffs with strong vocals."

01. Burden Of Shame
02. Controlled
03. Love

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Traveler - Demo 2011

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Melodic hardcore with metal influences from Boston MA.

01. Obstacles
02. Cliffhanger
03. That Sinking Feeling
04. 1:30 a.m.

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Omens - Demo

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"Formed in the winter of 2010 featuring members of Druids, Knuckled Down, Plague City, and Nothing To Nothing."
For fans of Crust/D-Beat influenced hardcore.

01. Deeper
02. Bleak
03. Revelations
04. Drag
05. Disgust
06. Ruin

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Monday, September 5, 2011

Condemned - Vicious Reality EP

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Condemned hail from Arizona and bring us an EP clearly influenced by One Life Crew, Sheer Terror and Killing Time.

01. Vicious Reality
02. No Escape
03. DFTS
04. No Sympathy
05. Trapped
06. Worn Thin

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Axis - Rites Of Passage

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"Axis is a hardcore band out of Florida. Highly influenced by 90s hardcore, comparable to Turmoil, Buried Alive, Kickback, Harvest, etc… Expect a lot from these guys this year. They will be heading out this summer for tour."

01. Atlas
02. Collapse
03. For the Coward
04. OC80

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Lifedeceiver - Demo Sessions

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"Four souls ready to devastate this planet with messages of metaphorical positivity and the imagination of catastrophic proportions. Exploring the simple art of frequencies blasted at all kinds of speeds. we are here in our favor but willing to accept yours. these roads may seem dark and lonely but nothing is made for nothing. eight hands grabbing that which is dear and eight eyes releasing all thats bared with the pumping of each blood cell within each vain within each muscle within each single drop of sweat! we will try to make it worth every second, if not then all is well because trying is never a failure. don't let your eyes cheat you or your life deceive you. we are the deceivers and once again we are ready, at arms, for whats to come."

01. Intro/Needless
02. The Massive
03. Riot In Hell

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Local Trap - Demo 2011

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"We are a colective of 4 local friends from Gaia, Portugal. The music we do and all of our actions are nothing but reflections of our own friendship. we support all independents and d.i.y. pirates, venues, zines, labels, distros, promoters, studios, bike punx, squatters...cool people. the music we've been into speaks up for disfuncional nightmares, frustration, rejection, molested youths, lots of shrinking, cheap violence, agony, going down and never coming back. localtrapsux@gmail.com"

01. This Sick Machine
02. Society Drops Out
03. L.I.F.E

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Worn Out - Demo