Oh shit. This one has been in the pipeline for years. I can’t believe it’s finally dropping! I’ve heard whisperings from Revelation Records, but nothing leaked in advance. Not a track. In the last 3 or 4 years, I hadn’t even caught a track listing. Come November 4, you’ll all be able to listen to …
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United Youth is a straight edge hardcore band in the vein of Crippled Youth. I say Crippled Youth because these kids are YOUNG. When they say YOUTH, they mean it. Honestly, I think one of these kids is Sweet Pete’s grandson or perhaps Al Quint’s great grandson. But don’t let their age trick you. Much …
Whoa, pretty sure Pain Runs Deep is Polands answer to fortydaysrain. I’ve heard comparisons to Burn and Conviction, but this band is fortydaysrain. I expect their drummer to be formerly of the Polish Incite and to be a dude who is constantly pinging FSC Lublins. Dumb if he doesn’t. The music is hard, no doubt …
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I never quite got Blacklisted. I’ve seen them a ton, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to get into them. But they never clicked. I’ve watched kids in Philly and Boston lose their shit to them multiple times, but like I said, it’s never clicked for me. Something never sat right. The live gigs were always …
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I read this interview with Pat Kindlon of End Of a Year where he mentioned how Deathwish Inc let them to be as weird as they wanted to be. This is totally true. I’m sure Tre gives them a super long leash, and it probably has weird spikes and amulets hanging off of it. But …
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Deception Of A Ghost … oh boy. Here we go. I know this is on Josh Grabelle’s new label. No longer Trustkill, but now Bullet Tooth. Granted, I’ve never been the Trustkill dude. You know me. Schism, Revelation, EVR, Bridge 9, … that’s my bread and butter. Trustkill was the other side of the tracks, …
Kid Liberty hails from Texas. They do everything a little bigger in Texas. I keep expecting a pop punk album, but then it gets bigger. Double kick, lyrics about jealousy or stalking (I can’t quite tell), and lots of yelling (yes, that makes me sound like a 90 year old grandpa talking about his grand …
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I’ve seen Hostage Calm play a few times. They are Connecticut Brotherhood so I’ve had a bunch of opportunities over the last few years to see them. Plenty of gigs to get into their brand of music. I’ve enjoyed their sets but somehow it never happened. It never clicked. It’s probably my fault. I just …
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Every now and then, I get a cool package from Take It Back Records. Christian Unsinn seems like a cool dude, no matter what some anonymous people have to say. This time around, he sent me the Liferide LP. Feeling it. Liferide has a real throwback vibe. Like I could picture any of these songs …
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I moved to Worcester in 1997 where I would end up hanging out a lot at 34 John St. A guy lived there named Tre McCarthy. Pretty good dude. One time I saw him acid drop off his couch in the middle of a phone call. The phone (cordless phone, not a cell phone. This …
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