Descriptions for 7/12/25

DEATH SIDE - The Will Never Die LPx2 (pre-order)
These should start shipping around the 21st of July. The official reissue of Tokyo's DEATH SIDE non-LP output. 40 tracks collecting Satisfy The Instinct 7" (1988), The Will Never Die 7" (1994) and All Is Here Now 7" (1994). Their compilation tracks from Smashing Odds Ness!! 8" (1987), Eye of The Thrash Guerrilla LP (1988), Hang the Sucker Vol.2 LP (1989), Game of Death LP (1989) and Starving Dog Eats Master LP (1991) as well as their tracks on the CHAOS UK split CD (1993) Starting up in the mid-80's DEATH SIDE, together with LIP CREAM, bridged the first and third wave of Japanese hardcore punk. Bringing to the stage new influences, and the brooding Japanese hardcore sound. By making something totally fresh, they forged the trademark sound most people think of when thinking of traditional Japanese hardcore. Their extremely fierce aesthetic, sound and attitude gained them a nearly mythical status. Following the Japanese tradition of bands organising their own gig nights, DEATH SIDE together with friends, created the legendary Burning Spirits concerts and tours, which saw every classic band of the era play, from LIP CREAM, CR�CK or BASTARD to SYSTEMATIC DEATH, ??? or NIGHTMARE. This gig night gave their style a new name, which has been used broadly to describe contemporary Japanese Hardcore. By playing relentlessly all over the country they inspired a new generation of maniacs that ended up starting bands all over Japan. The band came to an end in 1995, and spurred another batch of classic bands like PAINTBOX, FORWARD or JUDGMENT. But that's a different story. The Double LP was re-mastered by Arthur Rizk, and comes in a gatefold sleeve designed by Ville Valavuo, it includes a 12-page booklet of band pictures and flyers as well as lyrics. The LP is dedicated to Chelsea, the original Guitarist who passed away in 2007. (La Vida Es Un Mus #307)

POLICY OF 3 - s/t LPx2 (pre-order shipping in September)
We are working on getting the Policy of 3 LPs from Stonehenge in France. We are not certain what the price will be� but it should be between $32 and $37. Policy of 3 was one of the great hardcore bands of the late '80s (known as Matter of Fact at that point) and the early '90s (not considered an emo band until years later). Their sound was passionate and compelling with a sound that was cutting edge at the time; heavily influenced by the late '80s Dischord hardcore sound. At the time emotive hardcore was something new and exciting. It was all about passion, anger, and was really just another aspect of hardcore... long before emo was turned into frivolous pop punk. Policy of 3 helped to define this sound/genera and this release is an amazing testament to one of the great hardcore bands from that time. (Stonehenge Records)

CONFRONT - Guilty or Not Guilty LP
Japan's premier hardcore veterans Confront return with their first proper full-length album! Of course Japanese hardcore fans will know this powerhouse group, but I think Americans at large should remember their stunning 7" and collection 12" on General Speech in the 2010s. By comparison, this album sees Confront at their most pulverizing and hardened, a streamlined traditional Japanese hardcore attack. High-charge drums, big gang vocal choruses, emotive vocals, memorable riffs, all the trademarks of the style are in full effect. (SPHC/Chaos In My Life #1)

DART - Speed Days LP
Debut Dart LP: yowzers this is a right proper metal-punk scorcher if I do say so myself. A big step forward from the already impressive demo a couple years back. Think later Poison Idea doing metal-punk with a couple drops of Motorhead and a taste for righteous heavy metal. There is a Euro pressing on Agipunk if that's more convenient. (SPHC Records #144)

SUICIDE CLUB - Facing Fears 7"
Suicide Club EP: so good I had to chip in myself. New generation Malaysian band doing total Clevo USHC, think Nine Shocks Terror and H-100s etc. Also available from Bollocks Records if you're in Asia. (SPHC Records #144.5)

KA'TZON LA'TEVACH - s/t LP
Limited to 300 black vinyl copies. After a demo where I played bass, this is the first album of this band from Tel Aviv with people from Not On Tour, Dir Yassin, Aason... 18 songs that sound like a brutal mix of dark crust, sludge, doom, powerviolence...sung in hebrew. Political stuff about animal liberation, the society in Israel� (La Agonia De Vivir #177)

22 JACKS - Uncle Bob LP
Limited to 300 copies. So happy to put out for the first time ever on vinyl; 22 JACKS Uncle Bob debut album from 1998. One of the bands of the mighty Steve Soto (Adolescents, Agent Orange, Joyride...), forming a super band with people from Face To Face, No Use For A Name, Foo Fighters... a super fresh album between punk rock, power pop and some surfrock vibes. Steve Soto in loving memory. (La Agonia De Vivir #186)

DISASTER JACKS - Tales From The Living End 10"
Limited to 500 pink and blue splatter copies. Disaster Jacks are a trio (Angie, Marle and Dave) from Barcelona and this is their third release, for sure their best stuff til now. 8 new songs of punk rock, hardcore and skatepunk that sound fresh and honest. (La Agonia De Vivir #182)

MENDRA - Hostal Hostil LP
Limited to 300 black copies. Mendra are from Sant Feliu de Guixols, a small city in Catalonia that have had so many good bands along the years. Paula, Sof�a and V�ctor (Tano!, Anchord�) are 3 good friends doing what they love. This is their second album where you will find a personal mix of some post hardcore, punk and emo mostly sung in Catal�n. If they were from Washington DC they would be on Dischord. (La Agonia De Vivir #158)

WUD - Meant To Collide LP
Limited to 300 black copies. The second album of the band arrives three years after the debut Okeanos (2019), three are also the nuclear components that currently form it (and not the five before) and, again, three are the letters with which the name of the band remains (wud), previously they were called Wood. It seems that many things have changed in three years and that's right, the group has grown while it has been reduced and this new album testifies to that. The eight songs concisely concentrate the soul of the project. Although what they continue to love is the structured edginess of math-rock, they want the work to have punk-rock and pop constantly on the horizon, which makes the computation more digestible for all kinds of ears that like sharp-guitars music. (La Agonia De Vivir #185)

ZAHRADA - s/t LP
Limited to 500 black copies. People from Smudjas, Landverrad, Lawine... from Netherlands playing awesome mix of indierock, punk, emo and noise with female/male vocals. For fans Sonic Youth, Pretty Girls Make Graves or Wild Animals. One of the best records of 2018. (La Agonia De Vivir #101)

THE LOCUST - Molecular Genetics From The Gold Standard Labs LP
Originally released in 2012, The Locust's "Molecular Genetics From The Gold Standard Labs" features 44 tracks of hard-to-find and out-of-print material from the early years of the legendary band. The San Diego, CA, group has been blowing minds since 1994 with their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, mathcore complexity, and new-wave weirdness. (Three One G Records #152)

BAYWAY - The Recipe Volume 1 LP (color vinyl)/cassette tape
Bayway is a hard-hitting hardcore band from Elizabeth, NJ, formed in late 2022. Since their debut demo, "World Of Bayway," with RTF Records, they've unleashed a relentless stream of releases including the "Newport Sessions" and "Bayway Takes Manhattan," both on Daze and RTF Records, cementing their reputation as a rising force in the hardcore scene with a no-frills attitude and explosive live energy. Now the first band signed to Trustkill Records since 2008, the band has a new album that promises to be a banger because Bayway has "The Recipe." This is the Bayway refinery vinyl version. (Trustkill Records #142)

Descriptions for 7/5/25

LACK OF INTEREST - Never Back Down LP (shipping now!)
Repressed! Sometimes referred to as "Take Another Step," this 19 track LP of Infest inspired thrash is once again available on vinyl! Fast and to the point; no nonsense hardcore. Lightning fast. An absolute must for fans of fast-core and Infest style hardcore. (Deep Six #66)

LACK OF INTEREST - Trapped Inside LP (shipping now!)
Repressed! Originally released in 1999 on Slap A Ham Records. About 6 minutes shy of a million years after their formation the Southern Cal gods of thrash violence finally rip the entire universe a new one with their debut long player. It's about time guys. LACK OF INTEREST are the purest old school style thrash band embraced by the power violence scene. They are strongly reminiscent of early eighties hate core legends like NEGATIVE FX and NEGATIVE APPROACH. They have the same intensity, the same rawness, the same anger and the same classic vibe. "Trapped Inside" features newly recorded songs that span most of the band's career including their calling card "My Life" which is THE thrash anthem of the nineties. There are 24 tracks on this puppy and a good half of them run less than thirty seconds (only three of them break the one minute barrier) consequently this album kills with a speed and power not unlike being strapped into an electric chair. This is the band and this is the album that you can cram down the throat of the next jaded old fart who tries to tell you that "punk is dead". (Deep Six Records #250)

BETON ARME - Renaissance LP
Montreal has always had an active music scene, but it seems hard for bands to break out and reach wider audiences outside Canada. However, when a band is able to break out, they become the archetype for their respective sounds, creating something entirely unique from familiar riffs and structures.Take VOIVOID's sci-fi thrash and speed metal mutation from the 80s, INEPSY's mot�r-charged wasteland punk 'n' roll from the early 2000's and now...BETON ARME's uplifting blend of Oi!, punk and hardcore. While it seems most people are learning about the band through their recent tours - hitting cities in Europe, USA, Australia and Japan�they have been active since 2018, meticulously dialing in their sound. Initially influenced by the skinhead scenes of France and Italy, their new LP "Renaissance" borrows from sounds outside the subculture, orchestrating harmonies to unite the punks, skins and moshers. The comparison to L'INFANTERIE SAUVAGE is undeniable (they even cover "Les poings leves mais les poings lies"!) with odd song structures switching from slow melodies to fast punchy pogo beats. The Italian influence also still remains, tapping into bands showcased on the "QUELLI CHE URLANO ANCHORA..." compilation (BASTA, NABAT, ROUGH, etc...). However on this LP, there is a subtle influence of early American hardcore bands, adding more stomping rhythms and upping the pace of the songs. Renaissance is an excellent example of how a band can evolve their sound without losing the aspects that define them: razor sharps riffs, unexpected disco drum syncopations and, of course, orchestral "Ohhhhhhs". Every song verges on an anthem that will get stuck in your head for days. This record truly is a "Renaissance", hopefully ushering in a new era of scene unity and positivity, making you believe that together anything is possible. L'Union Fait La Force! (La Vida Es Un Mus #320)

PYREX - Slugman 7"
Pyrex's post-apocalyptic punk slithers out of the melting pot that is New York City, nodding to influences ranging from early thrash to Crass Records post-punk and the city's own storied hardcore lineage. Rooted in the classic acid-damaged sound of Chrome, Pyrex takes notes from disparate influences like Poison Idea, Needles and Crazy Spirit, delivering a rolling boil of punk nihilism with hints of psychedelia simmering beneath. Their latest, Slugman, is four tracks of irate punk fury packed into a taut eight minutes - all toxic sludge and raw nerve spilling in abundance. It's nasty, unhinged and volatile but won't leave your turntable for a long while. Approach with caution. (La Vida Es Un Mus #317)

NUCLEAR FEAR - Pantomime Of Power 7"
Scintillating 6 minute thrillride delivering booming flying acid guitars, illegibly distorted bass, unrelenting drums, and brutal borderline death metal vocals. Some of the minds who brought you Arms Race and The Flex bring you this music coming from the same filth at the earths core which defined the UK's great contribution to exceptional ear damage across four decades - touching on Scandinavian speed a la Totalitar and Mob 47, the aching chaos of Disorder, the psychedelic noise bath of ENT, and the clean cut legacy annihilation of NWOBHC. Heavy and relevant political lyrics top this masterstroke of "no metal no melody no problem." (La Vida Es Un Mus #322)

INVUNCHE - Atavismo LP/CD/cassette tape
ANCESTRAL BLACK METAL Long awaited second full-length by Dutch-Chilean band INVUNCHE. Inspired by ILDJARN, VOLAHN and LOS JAIVAS but following a path uniquely its own. ATAVISMO worships ancient South American history and folklore, occupying a mythical space between black metal, primitive punk and progressive psychedelia. (Nuclear War Now Records #744)

VON - Satanic LP
First demo from 1989 that was recorded with the original line up featuring Venien. Von were ahead of their time - way ahead. In the early 90's, a time when their peers in the North American metal scene were playing technical and complex death metal these 3 individuals trod new ground with a wholly original sound. Coming from California's Bay Area, a scene that included such legendary bands as Death Angel and Exodus, Von broke tradition and took their influence from much rawer bands like Bathory and Sodom. (Nuclear War Now Records #756)

VON - Satanic Blood LP
Second demo from 1992 recorded in a damp basement rehearsal space in downtown San Francisco. Groundbreaking minimalist black metal classic. Von were ahead of their time - way ahead. In the early 90's, a time when their peers in the North American metal scene were playing technical and complex death metal these 3 individuals trod new ground with a wholly original sound. Coming from California's Bay Area, a scene that included such legendary bands as Death Angel and Exodus, Von broke tradition and took their influence from much rawer bands like Bathory and Sodom. (Nuclear War Now Records #757)

VON - Blood Angel LP
Third demo from 1992 of minimalist black metal from San Francisco. Von were ahead of their time - way ahead. In the early 90's, a time when their peers in the North American metal scene were playing technical and complex death metal these 3 individuals trod new ground with a wholly original sound. Coming from California's Bay Area, a scene that included such legendary bands as Death Angel and Exodus, Von broke tradition and took their influence from much rawer bands like Bathory and Sodom. (Nuclear War Now Records #763)

PENTAGRAM - Demos LPx2
Few bands in the history of underground metal have had as profound an influence on the genre with as limited a discography as Pentagram of Chile. Not to be confused with the U.S. doom band of the same name, whose origin predated its South American death metal counterpart by just over a decade, the Chilean entity officially recorded a grand total of two demos and an EP during the two-plus years of its original existence. The context of the band's formation and short-lived existence in a geographically and politically isolated and repressed country lent increased improbability to its eventual attainment of cult-like status. Its scarce output and insularity notwithstanding, Pentagram has been deservedly cited as a major influence on more prolific outfits such as Napalm Death, Entombed, Pentacle, Dismember, and many more. Pentagram originated in 1985 as the creation of founding members Anton Reisenegger (vocals/guitars) and Juan Pablo Uribe (bass/guitars), who were around the ages of fifteen or sixteen at the time. Pentagram's early output was a high-tempo, aggressive type of death metal, similar to that of Necrovore, but with a more screamed vocal delivery. It is NWN's great honor to refocus well-deserved attention on Pentagram's original existence with its release of "Demos," a double-LP featuring "Demo #1" and "Demo #2" in their entirety, along with a 1985 rehearsal and a live recording from 1987. Additionally, this release includes a 32 page booklet containing full-color band photos, flyer reproductions, and a complete biography of those early days. Although this period of the band's existence was relatively short and not overwhelming in terms of its volume of recorded output, "Demos" is a fitting tribute to the outsize influence that Pentagram has had on its peers and the genre of extreme metal overall in the four decades since its inception. (Nuclear War Now Records #748)

TORTURER - Demo LP
Chilean cult deathrash from '91! An official reissue of their 2 studio demos from 1991 and 1995on one LP for the first time. Every copy includes a letter size booklet full of old gig flyers, band photos, lyrics and other historical artifacts from the time. Torturer took what was created by bands like Pentagram (Chile) and made their own deathrash classic for the ages! (Nuclear War Now Records #729)

TORTURER - Oppressed By The Force LP
Chilean cult deathrash '92! An official reissue of their debut album with layout based on the old CD release down to the typeface. Every copy includes a letter size booklet full of old gig flyers, band photos, lyrics and other historical artifacts from the time. Torturer took what was created by bands like Pentagram (Chile) and made their own deathrash classic for the ages! (Nuclear War Now Records #730)

VISIONS OF WAR/PHANE - split 7"
Phane is from Canada. Visions of War from Belgium. Finest Euro d-beat / crust on split with deadly Phane from Canada. D-beat meets raw punk / hardcore. Long time awaited (and planned) split 7" is out now !!! (Phobia Records #278)

SULFURIC CAUTERY - Subsequent Torture Sessions LP
This album collects all the Sulfuric Cautery splits and EPs between "Three Years of Torture" and "Suffocating Feats..." and features the last 8 previously unreleased Ohio era Sulfuric tracks. This compilation also features the Sulfuric Cautery tracks from the following out of print releases: Cornea Lacerations EP, Abort The Supreme Court comp, Cystgurgle split, Human Effluence split, and Disease/Bigorexia 3 way split. Almost 40 minutes of blasting punishment in total.� FFO: Agathocles, Warsore, Last Days of Humanity, Repulsion. (Malokul Records #29)

VAMPIRE - What Seems Forever Can Be Broken LP
European release of the debut LP from Australian band Vampire. 10 songs from what is possibly the best anarchopunk band currently in existence. The dynamics of the tracks are refreshingly simple, a powerful yet neutral-sounding recording, with very little embellishment or stylized production to hide behind, approaching filth with distorted guitars, haunting bass lines, and steady drum beats, all elevated by the combination of the three voices perfectly balanced between melody and hatred. In a quantized world, one can perceive an endearing dose of human spirit through their tense and disturbingly melodic expressions. A modern Ansrcho Punk classic that is surprising to find 40 years after the wonderful bands that spawned the genre, especially England. Includes poster and insert with lyrics. (Phobia Records #306)

AFTERMATH - The Cutting Begins LP
Stenchcore act from Umea, Sweden. AFTERMATH does include members from band such as Misantropic, Personkrets 3:1, Disconvenience, Epidemics, Acid Blood and Scum crusade. Think Swordwielder and Plague thirteen and you sort of get the point. Or better yet; Cancer spreading. The mininalistic artwork! (Phobia Records #295)

WAR//PLAGUE - The Rot Thickens LP
New album. Metal/crust/punk from Minneapolis. 8 new songs. Be ready for their upcoming EU tour !!! "The Rot Thickens" is WAR//PLAGUES 13th release and an uncompromising barrage of rage-infused crust punk from the frozen wasteland of Minneapolis. (Phobia Records #305)

EXPLOATOR - Apokollaps LP
D-beat... raw punk... New album from Swedish hardcore veterans! Includes members from Warcollapse, Totalitar, Meanwhile, Krigshot, No Security, and many more!! (Phobia Records #290)

DEATHFIEND - Dark Rising LP
Members of Police Bastard, Soar Throat, and Doom. Prepare for a relentless assault as Deathfiend unleashes their second album, "Dark Rising." Across its nine punishing tracks, "Dark Rising" captures the primitive essence of genre-defining bands like Hellhammer, Unleashed, and Slaughter, while weaving in doom-laden atmospheres and spacey, psychedelic guitar work. The recording is heavy and dark, perfectly capturing the crushing weight of the band's music. A standout feature of the album is the guest appearance by Mark "Barney" Greenway from Napalm Death, whose brutal vocals on one track elevate the album to new heights. "Dark Rising" is a definitive statement from Deathfiend, showcasing their growth while remaining true to the underground ethos. This release is essential for fans of uncompromising old school Death Metal, delivering a sound that is both familiar and devastatingly fresh. (Phobia Records #292)

DEATHFIEND - Beyond Life LP
Members of Doom, Sore Throat, Police Bastar... Hailing from deepest, darkest Birmingham are Deathfiend, a trio who describe themselves as creating a blend of Old School Death Metal and Punk which is heavily influenced by the early sounds of Doom and Black Metal. While that sounds like a complex hot mess, if you've heard "Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando" by Mayhem then you will understand why the description is one that brings that to mind. The outfit comprises John Pickering (founding member of Doom, Sore Throat, Cain and Police Bastard) on both vocals and guitar alongside Rick Farn on bass and Andrea Pisu on drums with Gruesome Records handing the release of their debut album "Beyond Life". Recorded by the band themselves before being mixed and mastered by Carlo Altobelli at Toxic Basement Studio (Cripple Bastards, Sore Throat, Discharge) in Milan Italy it was a summer 2022 release which we missed and are now putting right... (Phobia Records #248)

HELLKNIFE - Flames of Damnation LP
28 February 2025, Six years after their last album "Dusk of Doom", German Crust band Hellknife from Mannheim finally strikes back with "Flames of Damnation". Ten new songs celebrating their trademark sound, combining the most ferocious D-Beat with additional blast beats. Recorded at Happy Cadaver Studio, Germany. Mixed and mastered by Ulf Blomberg at Hoborec, Sweden. Expect a raw, pounding sound that retains all the clarity required. Artwork once again by Sickness 666 (Zygoatsis, Surrender of Divinity). (Phobia Records #301)

ILLVILJA - Doden LP
New album! Blackened crust from Sweden. Vinyl comes in gatefold cover + 28 pages fanzine booklet. (Phobia Records #258)

KA'TZON LA'TEVACH - Void LP
Limited to 300 black copies. It includes booklet. This is Ka'tzon La'tevach (Tel Aviv) second full lenght. This time is Gutzy from Not On Tour on drums, who make it more straight forward album. They still continue delivering some dark and slow parts but with a more hc/punk/dbeat approach. This is neocrust as its finest. You will love it if you are into His Hero Is Gone, Tragedy, Wolfbrigade or Ekkaia. Very political lyrics in hebrew (english translations included) about life in Israel. Antizionism, antioccupation, pro animal liberation...DIR YASSIN former member. (La Agonia De Vivir #190)

FRANKY LEE - Franky Lee I LP
Limited to 300 black copies. Franky Lee are a superband formed by Mathias on guitar and vocals (Millencollin), Jocke on drums (Passage 4, Within Reach...) and Magnus on bass and back up vocals (The Peepshows). They put out 2 albums (one of them on Epitaph) but they had been pretty quiet since their last one in 2011. These are 6 great brand new songs of alt rock and pop-punk with an amazing sound. (La Agonia De Vivir #163)

R.O.B.O. - Negacion LP
Limited to 500 black copies. Probably best garage-punkrock band from Madrid, this is the second album...fast, melodic... Already a classic with people from Madrid legends Muletrain, Looking For An Answer, Aerobitch... (La Agonia De Vivir #102)

WILD ANIMALS - B-sides 10"
Limited to 500 copies with a silkscreened illustration on the B-side - 200 clear transparent vinyl / 300 black vinyl. New Wild Animals release, the fourth. This is an EP with 2 unreleased songs plus a different version of "Interrupted Girl" (The Hoax LP, 2018). They continue with their great mix of punk rock, emo, indie-rock and power pop. Lyrically the 3 songs are very political with that personal approach on it that is already a sign of the band. One sided 10" with silkscreened on the B side. Artwork by the mighty Manu Grinon. (La Agonia De Vivir #142)

ASINUS/VENGANZA - split 7"
Limited to 500 black copies. Asinus from Salamanca follow up their great demo debut with 3 new epic punk anthems about animal liberation, human liberation, anarchism...Venganza from Zaragoza are a punk classics in the spanish anarchist diy "scene", fucking love it. (La Agonia De Vivir #90)

LA MIRADA DEL TIGRE - s/t 7"
Limited to 500 black vinyl. Melodic youth crew hardcore from Madrid. Political lyrics about animal liberation, anarchism... People from Duelo, Perras Salvajes... (La Agonia De Vivir #64)

NOT ON TOUR - All This Time LP
Limited to 500 copies. Reissue of their acclaimed 2012 album that put them in the map as one of the best punk rock bands of the last decade. (La Agonia De Vivir #117)

MOOM - Plague Infested Urban Dump Of The Future LP
Limited to 500 copies. Brand new release for Tel Aviv noisest and darkest quartet. This time is a full length, their first one after three eps. Sima from Not On Tour on vocals and 17 brand new songs that sound like a tasteful blend of oldschool powerviolence like Spazz, Infest...with some amazing sludgy moments. (La Agonia De Vivir #194)

TEN FOOT POLE/SATANIC SURFERS - split LP
Limited to 500 copies. Repress of the LP that came out in 1995 by Bad Taste Records. (La Agonia De Vivir #195)

SAMIAM - 1st LP
Limited to 500 copies. 1990 album debut of the Bay Area legends Samiam. Originally released by New Red Archives Records in 1990. (La Agonia De Vivir #193)

YAPHET KOTTO - The Killer Was In The Government Blankets LP These LPs do not have perfect covers. They all took some abuse on the way from Spain to the USA. Limited to 500 copies. Originally released by Ebullition Records in 1999. Yaphet Kotto were from Santa Cruz (California) and were active from 1996 to 2005. They were involved in the flourishing US scene of bands that started to mix emo with screamy hc/punk in the mid 1990s and that kinda created the "screamo" term. While many of them had some kind of arty vibe, Yaphet Kotto were the more sociopolitical side of it. Ebullition released three full length albums. Yaphet Kotto and Ebullition has been recognized as one of the labels and bands that helped to develop that sound and scene. (La Agonia De Vivir #197)

IRON LUNG - Adapting//Crawling LP/cassette tape/CD
Behold! Seattle's immortal IRON LUNG have bestowed upon us their fourth studio full-length, Adapting // Crawling. This, their first album since 2013, is as fierce and uncompromising as we've come to expect from the duo of Jensen Ward and Jon Kortland, who originally bonded over a shared fascination of punishing hardcore and arcane medical barbarism. On this new LP, it's not a funhouse mirror they're holding up - society has devolved into this misshapen, ugly and distorted form, and IRON LUNG take no pleasure in pulling back its curtain. As truth-tellers in this breakneck and unrelenting hardcore tradition, duty commands IRON LUNG to ram their bulldozers, Hanatarash-style, through the tidal waves of horseshit. Extreme hardcore is not a new phenomenon, yet Adapting // Crawling is undoubtedly a vital new fork in its socket. Hearkening back to forebears Despise You and Crossed Out, these eighteen tracks offer distinctly original pathways to obliteration, from the ominous opening blows of "Adapting" to the inspired decision to sandwich the distressing "Virus" between two halves of "Purgatory Dust", a rare piece of art that accurately conjures the monotonous terror of surviving an active pandemic. Their blasts of hardcore/agit-prop are savage and unrelenting, but IRON LUNG somehow manage to imbue the negative space between blasts with an oxygen-destroying heaviness as well, perhaps the defining trademark of this group who once saw their reflection in a full-body pressurized metal chamber and decided to turn it into music. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson. Cut by John Golden. Art by Jon Kortland. Layout by Jensen Ward. (Iron Lung Records #300)

ELECTRIC CHAIR/PHYSIQUE - split LP
A celebration of love, unity and noise. The idea of PHYSIQUE and ELECTRIC CHAIR doing a split record was a spontaneous idea that got thrown out when a handful of members from each band went swimming together a few summers ago. The thought that they were two very different sounding and well celebrated bands, from the same small town made it very appealing. Of course, the driving idea was that it was a symbol of friendship between members of the bands. Since their respective inceptions, the two bands have been closely intertwined. Riley lived with a few members of ELECTRIC CHAIR for many years. Trae is a former member of PHYSIQUE - and Riley has even filled in on drums for EC. The two bands love one other and have been long time friends and supporters of each other's music. The record celebrates a period of time in OLYMPIA's rich punk history that all involved are very proud of. 1500 on black 150gr vinyl housed in a 24pt jacket with insert. EC side recorded by Evan Mersky. PH side recorded by Vivienne Vespera Lumi�re. Mastered by Shige Noise Room. Art by Collin Buhr, Victim Of and Bouncing Bee. FFO: Void, Gloom, Poison Idea, Framtid, Anti-Cimex, Doom, Beta Boys, Jerry's Kids. (Iron Lung Records #277)

BLACK DOG - Sewn Into Confusion 7"
Getting to know Nova Scotia's BLACK DOG in six short questions... Q: Describe yourself. A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: What are your interests and hobbies? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: What is your greatest accomplishment? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: What is your greatest strength? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: What is your favorite thing about yourself? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: D-beat raw fucking noise punk assault? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. 500 copies on black 70gr housed in a custom die cut glue pocket jacket with mini poster included. Recorded by Jacob Hiltz. Mixed by Trish Quigley. Mastered by Will Killingsworth. Art by Daniel Garcia, Nathaniel Howell and Dan Peace. FFO: Discharge, Framtid, Disclose, Physique, Gloom, Mutated Void. Fragment. (Iron Lung Records #286)

ANDREW NOLAN - Monochrome Vol. 1: House Of Flying Daggers cassette tape
Producer extraordinaire Andrew Nolan (WOLFAGRAM, INTENSIVE CARE, collabs with FULL OF HELL, GOD IS WAR, THE BODY and more) hits us with a fresh set of crunchy stoned out "doom-bap" beats with all types of ominous scrapes and drags thrown in. House Of Flying Daggers features a host of frequent collaborators and some of the finest up-and-comers to grace the underground including LUKE SICK, NEW VILLAIN, FALCON OUTLAW, skintape, THE INFAMOUS GEHENNA, CROWNOVHORNZ, GRIM MOSES, DAVID HALLER, KNG BONDALERO and LUKEY CAGE. House of Flying Daggers is the first in the Monochrome series of mixtapes. The series is designed to be a home for one off collaborations, remixes or compilation tracks that never saw the light of day, tracks that were cut from a final release because they didn't necessarily fit the end vision, material from live sets, reworkings of older material, or select demos that were too good to leave behind. 200 pro printed linerless ultra clear cassettes housed with a hand printed silver shimmer j-card sleeve housed in a smoked out norelco box. All beats recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Andrew Nolan. Art by Youth And Rust. FFO: Clipping, Adrian Sherwood, Grand Invincible, Coil, Fatboi Sharif, UK pirate radio from the late 80s and early 90s, The Bug, JK Flesh, The Bomb Squad, Strange U, overdriven drums. (Iron Lung Records #296 TP)

INMATES - Role Of God LP
You've heard the phrase "The inmates are running the asylum" and that cannot be more true unless it is to say the INMATES have gone beyond simply running things and taken on the role of God. The Gods of Hardcore. Ha, hyperbole perhaps but your attention is got. A ten year asylum stay would help to explain the band's absence from releasing a new album over the last decade but that is another story for another time. Today we focus on our collective luck that the world is graced with not only a new full length but the absolute best INMATES material ever concocted. Crazed and muscular. No holds barred and no bars can hold them. The grime and the gold. Cleveland's most notorious are revered for their explosive and hilariously violent live performances. Legendary at this point. The real feat Role Of God achieves is taking that ferocious, dysfunctional energy and successfully translating it to tape. Finally! Twelve tracks of masterful hardcore that channels G.I.S.M.'s depravity, Agnostic Front's urgent shocks, Death Side's metallic roguery and a cult-like appeal to playful darkness. This is album is a hardcore triumph. 501 copies on state issue black 150gr vinyl housed in a 24pt jacket with insert included. Recorded by Ben Greenberg. Mastered by Will Killingsworth. Art by Courtesy Hostage. FFO: Agnostic Front, GISM, Integrity, Chaos UK, H-100's, 9 Shocks Terror, Death Side. (Iron Lung Records #292)

RETIREMENT - Attention Economy LP
Rather than interviewing the unsuspecting general public about their initial reactions to RETIREMENT's music, which was an extreme entertainment for us and people in the know about their 1st LP Buyer's Remorse, we decided to take it straight to the band on this new one for their perspective. To us, Attention Economy is a blistering indictment of a petty, distracted world and all its related jingle jangle nonsense. When asked about the new album, here is what they had to say: "As days blur into weeks, weeks into months, months into years, you can't help but wonder where did all the time go? As each new apex of brutality and consumerism surpasses itself, it's quickly replaced by an even darker future than we could ever imagine. We see this album as our cathartic release, the accumulation of the stress and the anxiety that boils at the surface of "contemporary living". As our screens dangle privilege and unattainable potential, we crouch forward to the next thing, the next big distraction. Mouths agape and ready for the drop. What does humanity have to show for itself, aside from tik-tok dancing to the images of beheaded children?" Once you, lovely listener, connect these images to the absolute bludgeoning sound contained herein, you start to realize just how uncomfortable and absolutely necessary RETIREMENT's world really is. Come on in... 350 made. FFO: later Rudimentary Peni, No Trend, Flipper, early USBM, Crossed Out, SSD, Nirvana... Hologram, Fashion Change, Paprika, Hoax, Black Button. (Iron Lung Records #295)

THE VACANT LOT - Creatures Of The Night 7"
The Vacant Lot are a first wave punk band from Canberra, started in 1978, that released just one EP in 1981. They played a few gigs and broke up shortly after but not without having a full set list of free-thinking, anti-establishment, Wire/Magazine/Buzzcocks inspired tunes to call from. And call they have! 'Creatures of the Night' is a collection of songs mostly written in '78/'79 but never recorded. Now with a fresh line-up (including Alien Nosejob's Jake Robertson!) they finally see the light. The Vacant Lot combine high energy garage music with potent lyrics, telling impressionistic stories as truthfully as they can through the juxtaposition of stark images transcribed directly from the world around them. Organic song-writing, collaboration, allowing accidents to find their way into the finished form. Keeping a thread of connection intact from their rough beginnings while allowing new modes of expression to evolve both musically and lyrically. Great material lasts forever and The Vacant Lot have a wealth of it backed with the talent to deliver it in style with a boatload of energy and "heaps of fun". 350 copies on black and 150 on sky blue 70gr vinyl housed in a 12pt glue pocket sleeve with lyric insert included. Recorded by Billy Gardner. Mixed/mastered by Mikey Young and Jake Robertson. FFO: Wire, Magazine, Buzzcocks, Thought Criminals. (Iron Lung Records #288)

HARDESTY - This Will Never Mean Anything LP
Hardesty was a short-lived straight-edge hardcore band from Seattle, WA, in the early 2000s comprised of then current members of Stay Gold. They combined their love of everything from Black Flag and Led Zeppelin to Unbroken and Quicksand in an attempt to do something different from what was going on around them at the time. This re-pressing includes their original 2002 album as well four tracks that were never officially released. Limited edition of 150 copies. (Indecision Records #199)

BOTCH - 061524 LPx2
Influential hardcore innovators Botch present their electrifying, new live album "061524," recorded at the iconic Showbox in Seattle, WA, on June 15, 2024 - exactly 22 years to the day after their original farewell show at the same venue in 2002. Botch's impact on aggressive music is undeniable. "061524" is a blistering, unflinching document of a band reawakened - not as a legacy act, but as a vital force. (Sargent House Records #297)

ARMISTICE/GASBATH - split LP (color vinyl)
Wilmington, CA's peace-punk legends Armistice are back with another dose of their classic crust-punk/dive-bomb attack. Gasbath is a female-fronted, metal-influenced punk band from Austin, TX. They feature former members of Glycine Max, Dogma Mundista, and Scarred For Life. (Know Records #160)

Descriptions for 6/28/25

TOTAL NADA - Aqui Y Ahora LP
Every two years, the stars conspire to make something magical happen, and Total Nada reappears on the scene from Canada with a new album. After their previous two EPs and with a clearly evolving hardcore sound, they unravel their third work, this time with a 12" of 7 songs in just over 10 minutes that is pure hate and hardcore. Leaving aside that first sound with dark and chaotically primitivist reminiscences, the evolution covers the British sound of hardcore from the mid-80s of bands like Heresy or Ripcord but passing them through the filter of the most direct and torn American hardcore of the 80s, and obviously without leaving aside all the influence of South American ultrahardcore and punk of the 80s that has marked them since the beginning of the band. Surely a before and after in the life of the band is marked with this masterpiece of punk and hardcore taken to its maximum essence and wrapped in a folder with an insert and poster by Jeronimo Velasquez and Juan Sebastian Rosillo. (11 PM Records #40)

(restock - limited copies) LEVEL - Symptom of Mankind LP
The debut full length LP from Chico California's purveyors of pummeling powerviolence: LEVEL! Following up their much-celebrated demo and "Gone West" 7" EP, LEVEL belt out 13 new songs of brutal powerviolence that mixes classic and modern PV styles with raw punk. Brutal enough to shatter ear drums, but with enough punk dirge to set a patrol car on fire. Limited to 300 copies, black vinyl. 625#299. Co-release with Coxinha and Thrashtapes. (625 Records #299)

(restock - limited copies) SULFURIC CAUTERY - Killing Spree LP
The third LP by the unrelenting blast addicts: Sulfuric Cautery! Featuring the new line-up with Derek on "chainsaw and vomits" this is the most unhinged and technical SxCx release to date. Persistent blasting and crazy time changes producing a cascade of vile DIY goregrind. By far the best hyper-goregrind band going these days, and continually dedicated to true underground DIY ethics. Boundary-pushing-raw-grind. Co-released with the mighty Blast Addict. Pressed on 180gram vinyl. (625 Records #324)

CLAIMED CHOICE - Genuinely Crafted Noise LP
CLAIMED CHOICE is one of the most exciting new skinhead rock'n'roll bands to emerge in recent years. Playing a mix of Oi!, punk, glam and bovver rock, with a gritty, melodic and tougher than nails sound. Straightforward and effective guitar backed by a solid and rhythmic bass and drums, topped off with a gruff but melodic vocal, all backed with gang chorus singalongs. In true cream of the crop fashion, CLAIMED CHOICE has risen to the top of many peoples' list. And with 8 new songs, they have taken it up another notch with a must-have new 12" co-released by UVPR Vinyles in Europe and Longshot Music in North America. Limited pressing of 250 units of BLUE + 100 BLACK vinyl for North America. CLAIMED CHOICE will be touring the USA in July of 2025. FOR FANS OF: RIXE, LIONS LAW, BISHOPS GREEN, TEMPLARS, NO HEART, SLADE, SUEDE RAZORS, GUIDA, MARABOOTS and THE CLICHS. (Longshot Music #30)

ARDESTY - This Will Never Mean Anything LP
Hardesty was a short-lived straight-edge hardcore band from Seattle, WA, in the early 2000s comprised of then current members of Stay Gold. They combined their love of everything from Black Flag and Led Zeppelin to Unbroken and Quicksand in an attempt to do something different from what was going on around them at the time. This re-pressing includes their original 2002 album as well four tracks that were never officially released. Limited edition of 150 copies. (Indecision Records #199)

BATTERY - Until The End LP (yellow w/ black splatter vinyl)
Battery is an old-school hardcore band from Washington, DC, who rose to prominence in the '90s. Known for their intense energy and introspective lyrics, the band became a defining part of the hardcore scene. The band's lineup included members of Damnation A.D., Shelter, Darkest Hour, and Be Well. LP includes an eight-page booklet. This is the yellow with black splatter vinyl version. (Equal Vision Records #536)

PIG PEN - Mental Madness LP/CD/cassette tape (gold nugget vinyl)
The plan was to start a band that was all longtime friends. The conspirators are as follows: Matty Matheson (singer), who grew up in the Niagara hardcore scene (with his late '90s band, Hanging Hearts) and who has gone on to become a chef and restaurateur, Wade MacNeil (guitarist), an active member of Alexisonfire and Doom's Children, the Romano brothers, Daniel (guitarist) and Ian (drummer), rock 'n' roll veterans from Daniel Romano's Outfit (Tommy And The Commies), and Tommy Major (bassist) of Young Guv. What resulted is the band Pig Pen. This is the gold nugget vinyl version. (Flatspot Records #83)

DEADGUY - Near-Death Travel Services LP/CD/cassette tape
Hardcore/metal legends Deadguy return after 30 years with their sophomore full-length, "Near-Death Travel Services." A deserved follow up to the highly influential, hall of fame-worthy "Fixation On A Coworker" debut, "Near-Death Travel Services" tears into 11 tracks with the same confidence and palpable fury of its predecessor. Instead of moving away from their sound, Deadguy dug in deeper, expanding their songs and giving vocalist Tim Singer more room to again show why he's been one of the best vocalists in extreme music since the first Bush administration. (Relapse Records #7527)

Descriptions for 6/21/25

MURMUR - Filth Mastication 7" (shipping now!)
The brutal debut EP from Nagoya's MURMUR. This is one of the craziest records I have heard in a long time - like a nightmarish PCP trip set to the soundtrack of NO LESS or HEALER. West Bay brutality brought to you by the twisted minds of Nagoya-based freaks. Totally fucked up and destined to be your new cult band. Limited to 300, black vinyl, full color double sided covers. (625 Records #319)

KISSLAND - Girls Mignon 7"
Holy fucking shit. You think shit couldn't get more frantic or high-speed that KISSLAND's debut 7" EP on 625 from 2024? Guess again. On their sophomore release "Girls Mignon," KISSLAND sharpen their Korean BBQ daggers and kick down 11 new tracks of pissed, high-octane, stop-start thrash punk in just 8 minutes: think DEEP WOUND meets JELLYROLL ROCKHEADS meets Y.D.I. meets ADDISON RAE. Released just in time to tour with IRON LUNG in Japan! Fucking amazing. Limited to 400, black vinyl, cover art by Ippei Matsui. Recorded and Mastered by KISSLAND. (625 Records #320)

CONTRAST ATTITUDE - Discharge Your Noise LP
Mie City, Japan's CONTRAST ATTITUDE is back with their first full-length LP since 2009 (10 tracks). While many legacy hardcore punk bands seem content with finding their sound and then following their own formula on each sequential record, CONTRAST ATTITUDE continues to evolve their extreme Japanese raw punk style, pushing it forward to places that other bands cannot or will not. Rather than play it safe, and just make another d-beat raw punk record, they ask themselves, where could this music go next? "Discharge Your Noise" is exactly that. Now as a three piece, always led by Gori, and with the addition of former DECEIVING SOCIETY / ABILITY drummer, Daigo, the band reaches new heights, with newfound energy not often seen from a punk band that has been active for nearly 30 years. Similar to LIFE's 2020 masterpiece, "Ossification of Corral", "Discharge Your Noise" is the new watermark of both CONTRAST ATTITUDE and raw hardcore punk in 2025. Packaged with a 18"x24" poster and a hand stamped dust sleeve. Released to celebrate the band's first US tour since 2013 and the first Kawakami Forever Gig in the United States (NYC/ East Coast 2025). (Desolate Records #47)

ALIENATOR- Meatlocker LP - $12
After a demo, a couple of 7"s and several notorious shows around the U.S.A., Black Water is proud to release the hardest sounding LP of the year. Tough as nails hardcore thrash the way it should be. No song over 3 minutes, dive bombs all over the fucking place, riffage galore. Throw in some sick breakdowns, intense solo's a-plenty and the angriest vocals in PDX and you get this masterpiece of a lesson in violence. Live, they are known for creating an ungodly frenzy in the pit, often resulting in mangled bodies (check their video for "Senseless Violence"). With these 8 tracks being released for home listening, there's sure to be an epidemic of kids and adults alike destroying their own bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms and breaking bones stage diving off beds, counters or couches . Plain and simple, if you hear this record and it does not make your top 10 list for 2025, chances are you just don't like Hardcore, period. (Black Water Records #111)

PROCRASTINATORS - s/t LP
PROCRASTINATORS were a locally cherished �77 infused punk rock band active from 1994 to 1997 in Portland, Oregon. For whatever reason, the rest of the world has taken its sweet time discovering this gem. Featuring Portland all-star Chris Carey (RIP) who would later grace his presence in many local bands including POISON IDEA, DEATHCHARGE, RELIGIOUS WAR, DEFIANCE, etc etc, this is a great document of how it all started with this very important figure in the scene here along with many others who were very active in the Portland underground scene throughout the 90's. Musically, these punks can be likened to cohorts, THE RIFFS with the straight ahead street punky rock n roll executed totally raw and unadulterated. This LP collects variations of the tracks on their one and only 7" ep, demo stuff, an unreleased ep, a comp track, rehearsal track, and live song simply titled "New Song". This record comes with an extensive layout with liner notes from surviving members, a lot of photos, reviews and snippets from fanzines. One excerpt from the insert sums PROCRASTINATORS up perfectly: "Like an old STOOGES t-shirt; comfortable and classic." (Black Water Records #106)

PAN-AMERIKAN NATIVE FRONT - Tecumseh's War cassette tape
From its debut release, PAN-AMERIKAN NATIVE FRONT immediately sent shockwaves through the underground, garnering attention from diehard fans and some of the most respected labels in the scene. For those unfamiliar with the band's influence, PANF delivers powerfully triumphant black metal, honoring the heroes of the nation's past who fought against all odds to defend their territories and preserve their bloodlines. By elevating this extreme subject matter through the platform of extreme metal, PANF forged a path for a new wave of contemporary black metal bands to explore their own heritage via such a powerful art form. In honor of the band's tenth anniversary, Stygian Black Hand proudly presents both of PAN-AMERIKAN NATIVE FRONT's full-length albums on limited edition cassettes for 2025. These tapes feature brand-new layouts overseen by the band's songwriter, frontman, and visionary force, Kurator of War. (Stygian Black Hand Records #69 TP)

PAN-AMERIKAN NATIVE FRONT - Little Turtle's War cassette tape
From its debut release, PAN-AMERIKAN NATIVE FRONT immediately sent shockwaves through the underground, garnering attention from diehard fans and some of the most respected labels in the scene. For those unfamiliar with the band's influence, PANF delivers powerfully triumphant black metal, honoring the heroes of the nation's past who fought against all odds to defend their territories and preserve their bloodlines. By elevating this extreme subject matter through the platform of extreme metal, PANF forged a path for a new wave of contemporary black metal bands to explore their own heritage via such a powerful art form. In honor of the band's tenth anniversary, Stygian Black Hand proudly presents both of PAN-AMERIKAN NATIVE FRONT's full-length albums on limited edition cassettes for 2025. These tapes feature brand-new layouts overseen by the band's songwriter, frontman, and visionary force, Kurator of War. (Stygian Black Hand Records #37 TP)

LEPRA - Mortuus Morgana cassette tape
Stygian Black Hand proudly presents the stunning debut from Lepra, featuring four reveries of romantic black/death metal in the Stockholm tradition. On Mortuus Morgana, Lepra masterfully reanimates the finest elements of their regional predecessors with the unchained intensity of a new generation. The result is a fresh take on Swedish death metal, blending infectiously melodic riffs that race with ravenous blasting, brooding mid-tempo passages, and gracefully interposed moments of stripped-down beauty that lay bare the wretched heart of Lepra. An auspicious debut, Mortuus Morgana heralds a dark future for Lepra beyond the endless crimson dawn. Highly recommended fans of Dismember, Katatonia, Tribulation (Formulas), Vanhelgd, etc. (Stygian Black Hand Records #68 TP)

HORNS & HOOVES - Spectral Voyeurism LP
The south Brooklyn skels Horns & Hooves return with a devious new mini-LP entitled Spectral Voyeurism. Chasing the high of their acclaimed debut album I Am the Skel Messiah, Malebolge, Salpsan, and Orobas conjure the anguipedal demon Abraxas, as the trio presides over the unholy union between the Cockheaded demigod, the omnitumescent Satan, and the demicuck Christ. Perverse black metal ensues, taking unexpected thrusts into previously-untouched holes of sound and progressive segues, with both instrumentation and virility most uncommon to the genre but entirely sensible in the warped universe of Horns & Hooves. Highly recommended for fans of Absu, Nifelheim, Carnivore, Venom, and Sadistik Exekution. (Stygian Black Hand Records #62)

(restock) PRIMITIVE WARFARE - Extinction Protocol LP
The debut full-length from South Carolina's war metal operatives Primitive Warfare! Eight tracks of ultra-fast grinding black/death metal that doesn't let up for the entire runtime. For fans of Revenge, Angelcorpse, Antichrist Siege Machine, etc. "Primitive Warfare's 'Extinction Protocol' is a fine example of pure cutting edge sonic mutilation, raw and powerful! It reminds me of the early days of South American black metal with a touch of modern sonic craft. Don't tell me I didn't warn you!" - Iggor Cavalera LPs are housed in uncoated thick stock jackets with army green interior flood, complete with obi strip and 11" insert. (Stygian Black Hand Records #65 TP)

(restock) OCCULT BURIAL - Burning Eerie Lore LP Last standing EVIL METALLERS return with nine relentless cuts of madness and decay! More evil, more sleaze, more speed, more solos, more headbanging, more atmosphere, more of MORE - there's simply no stopping this power-trio when alcohol gets in their engine and their cauldron starts bubbling. Whereas the debut album, 2016's Hideous Obscure, invoked the more obscure corners of mid '80s Germany, Brazil, and Canada, here on Burning Eerie Lore is the scuzzy, sepulchral focus squarely on earliest Bathory, Exciter, Venom, and even Iron Angel: black may be the attack still, but OCCULT BURIAL give poisonous nuance to tried-and-true HEAVY METAL above all, now more than ever. For worshippers of Exciter, Bathory, Destruction and Razor. (Stygian Black Hand Records #34)

IGNITE - Where They Talk: 30th Anniversary Edition LP (cloudy white vinyl)
In 1994, IGNITE's debut 7" EP, Where They Talk, introduced the world to the raw energy and melodic hardcore that would become their signature sound. Featuring the intense vocals of Randy Johnson (AGAINST THE WALL, PUSHED ASIDE), whose short time in IGNITE left a lasting mark, and a lineup that included founding members Joe D. Foster (UNITY), Casey Jones (NO FOR AN ANSWER, JUSTICE LEAGUE), and Brett Rasmussen, this three-song EP marked the beginning of a long and influential career. Now, 30 years later, Revelation Records presents a remastered, expanded edition of "Where They Talk" as a 12" vinyl and digital release, featuring two bonus tracks previously available only on IGNITE's "Scarred For Life" album. Remastered by Will Borza in 2024, these five tracks are available digitally for the first time, and pressed again for the first time since its original 1,000-record run. Recorded at Moonsong Studios in Riverside, California, and engineered by Bob Moon, these songs pulse with the raw energy of Orange County and Washington, D.C.- influenced hardcore. You can hear echoes of UNIFORM CHOICE and DAG NASTY in the band's explosive mix of melody and grit. This reissue isn't just a nostalgic nod�it's a celebration of the moment everything began. (Revelation Records #214)

WARZONE - Don't Forget The Struggle Don't Forget The Streets cassette tape
Previously out of print for over 25 years, this is the debut full-length from the legendary Warzone. Led by the influential and charismatic Ray "Raybeez" Barbieri, Warzone entered the studio in 1987 and produced "Don't Forget The Struggle Don't Forget The Streets," which many consider their greatest release. Revelation presented this newly remastered and repackaged version of this important hardcore record in 2016, including liner notes by "Lukie" Luke Abbey, new artwork by John "Omen," and many never-before-seen photos. New pressing now available on gold vinyl LP and cassette tape. (Revelation Records #163 TP)

ADAMANTIUM - When It Rains, It Pours LP/CD (blue w/ black and white splatter vinyl
Adamantium's second full-length, originally released in 2000, featured the addition of drummer Jarrod Alexander (Death By Stereo, The Suicide File). After their debut album, "From The Depths Of Depression," Adamantium once again broke new ground with this release. With only a single vinyl pressing made in 2000, this 25th anniversary pressing is the first time this record has been available on vinyl in two and a half decades. New pressing now available on blue with black and white splatter vinyl. (Indecision Records #30)

BANE - 6:58 PM Boston LP (yellow w/ black splatter vinyl)
In 2009, Bane released two EPs across the world which were called the "Cities" EPs. They were all limited releases and never released digitally. After waiting over 15 years, Bane wanted to give these a proper release and have it available everywhere. This is the yellow with black splatter vinyl version. (Equal Vision Records #535)

Descriptions for 6/14/25

HAGGUS - Destination Extinction LP/CD/cassette tape (shipping now)
Street date June 20th. Shipping now. Ski masks. Pitch shifters. Debaucherous live shows. This is what you think of when you think of Mincecore... and when you think of Mincecore, you think of Haggus. Wasting no time at all, Haggus abruptly conquered the diy grind and punk scenes quickly becoming the ugly face of an entire sub genre they call Mincecore. With a meticulously crafted blend of crust punk and goregrind, they layer almost-poppy guitar riffs with repulsive, pitch shifted vocals - and there isn't a band on the planet that can replicate their infectiously brutal sound. Love em or hate em, they're the first and only Grindcore band that will get a guitar lick or vocal melody stuck on repeat in your head while still making you want to shove sharpened pencils into your ear holes and vomit out your innards. Haggus are undoubtedly the kings of the current extreme underground and are here to unleash total domination. So buckle up, wimps. If you've never heard of em you're about to hear something you'll never forget. This is Mincecore. This is Haggus. 10 tracks of catchy, riffy, blasty, grindy, crusty punk Mincecore. A sonic voyage through the entire history of extreme underground chaotic punk and metal and back. Recorded by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, CA. Cover art by Rusted Winds. (Tankcrimes Records #149)

(repress) DYSTOPIA - Human = Garbage LPx2
DYSTOPIA was a round from 1991 to 2008. Doom-ridden, metal-laced, down-tuned punk with a "Love Earth-Hate People" philosophy. Human=Garbagewas the first full length (1994) released on the bands own Life is Abuse and Misanthropic Records with help from Common Cause in Germany who booked the bands first European tour. From '91 to '93 DYSTOPIA existed as a four piece (with Dan Kaufman of MINDROT doing lead vocals). Included with this release are the tracks from splits with GRIEF and EMBITTERED both from 1993 and another only previously released on the first cd format of this collection.Visually DYSTOPIA took influence from both anarcho-punk collage art and graffiti culture. Blending images of societal decay, inner turmoil and humanity's destruction of the planet to create a style that goes hand in hand with the music. The 16 page lyric booklet included and the imagery contained are indispensable along side these 12 tracks. Out of print for years these songs find a new home at Tankcrimes. Now packaged as a double LP with 7" sized booklet including a digital download card (CD format also available). The pure anger and misery that is constantly present on this record make it undoubtedly one of the most disturbing, depressing and misanthropic records ever. An essential part of any sludge punk, crust metal or doom fan's collection. An essential crust, metal, doom release - now packaged as double LP for the first time including all tracks from the original CD format. Pressed to clear vinyl with a digital download card included. Highly influential band toured all over USA, Australia, Japan and Europe. 16 page 7" booklet contains all essential DYSTOPIA imagery. (Tank Crimes Records #85)

OSSUARY - Abhorrent Worship LP gatefold + Poster
You find yourself two thousand meters below the earth's surface surrounded by overwhelming darkness. Cold and wet, the path has collapsed behind you. You have nowhere to go, but still you scream. You scream, and scream, echoing into the darkness, [dissolving] your throat like acid. It's no use. There's no way out. You die here. OSSUARY have made this cave for you. "Abhorrent Worship" is a relentless, pummeling assault: 6 tracks in 37 minutes of cacophonous, suffocating evil punctuated with distorted, droning atmospheres. Hissing and dripping wet with bile, vocals incant beneath monstrous searing, chugging guitars and thunderous, pounding drums & bass at a primordial pace executed with precision and finesse. Ossuary take their time between releases, which shows, and once again "Abhorrent Worship" is worth the wait. Once you press play there's no going back, accept your fate happily or not. You die here. (Me Saco Un Ojo Records #196)

THE NUMBER ONES - Sorry 7"
Has it really been seven years since the last The Number Ones record?? Luckily for all the pop pickers in the world they are back with a two track 7", their first with new bassist Pete O'Hanlon. Both tracks have everything you'd want from The Number Ones - joyous and uptempo songs with hooks galore that get stuck in your head after one play. 'Sorry' lasts just over two minutes and is a stonewall classic. It's like a prime Buzzcocks 1979 7" single mixed with a rawer production from any number of the Good Vibrations label or Rip Off Records releases. The flip 'Blind Spot' (complete with a guest appearance from Al and Amy from Terry) has a more 60's edge but still with the classic power pop sound you'd expect and love. This band should be a household name. Black vinyl 7" in custom pocket sleeve. Limited to 550 copies. (Static Shock Records #127)

MOTHER NATURE - Loving, Joyful & Free LP
"LOVING, JOYFUL AND FREE" by MOTHER NATURE. Cynical con-marketing for something as unloved, unjoyful and unfree as any SECOND CHILD. Strap it on and you'll be back yomping through their uncanny valley of HARDCORE STANDARDS. Elevation comes from half-remembered licks, lifted from some strange sources indeed: YDI, LAUGHING HYENAS and even the phasered single-string solos of THE SCIENTISTS. In keeping with the LEEDS credo, there are even some UNSUSTAINABLE PITS scattered about. On "Loving...", the MAMAS don't bring THE POPPERS, beyond amyl-headache tempos that remain resolutely mid-. Sure, sometimes they show enough songcraft to court catchy, but these NATURALS never let it cop a full feel. It's that ol' 'show-and-no', handed down through the corecraft of COLD SWEAT to these MUTHAS. "ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?" � because these MOTHERLESS FUCKS surely are. CRED piled up in inverse proportion to sales during solid stretches with PERSPEX FLESH, MOB RULES,BRAIN DEAD, WHIPPING POST and THE FLEX. But by 2025, long robbed of their youth and beauty, what was left but to grow older and uglier. MOTHER NATURE ain't looking right pretty, but she's whispering your name again...Friend, that's some OEDIPAL KICK right there. On rose colored vinyl with lyric sheet. Limited to 350 copies. (Static Shock Records #123)

COLD MEAT - Cake And Arse Party 7"
Perth's COLD MEAT are finally back and unleash a five track 7" EP full of their confrontational punk rock. The sound is brittle, primal and raw with the crisp guitar work leading each track. In parts it sounds like a more aggro BRATMOBILE and in others it has the innocent charm of the FATAL MICROBES. It's in your face, direct and within seconds of hearing 'Prick at the Pub' you already know the lyrics are both tongue in cheek and observational. From provocation perverts relentlessly chewing your ear off at the bar to exploitative high-end art havens promoting sprawling wellness. Innovation through social elevation. Who wouldn't want to go to a cake and arse party? Black vinyl 7" limited to 350 copies in a wraparound sleeve with lyric sheet and colouring in contest. Australians: Please order from Helta Skelta Records. (Static Shock Records #121)

POISON IDEA - War All The Times LP (2025 remaster version)
Despite being happily hunkered down in their Pacific Northwest bubble, POISON IDEA continued to gain cache as the 1980s plowed along, due in no small part to the worldwide acclaim received by their 1986 debut album "Kings Of Punk." In their search for a label to unleash "War All The Time," their sophomore effort, P.I. landed with the newly-launched ALCHEMY RECORDS out of San Francisco that was co-helmed by Victor "The Mascara Snake" Hayden, a one-time member of CAPTAIN BEEFHART & HIS MAGIC BAND. Recorded over the summer of 1987 and named after a book by famous boozebag poet Charles Bukowksi, "War All The Time" somehow managed to surpass the unbridled mayhem of "Kings Of Punk," as proven by the blistering opener, "The Temple." Throughout its eleven-song duration, POISON IDEA's primary inspirations of DISCHARGE and the GERMS are on full display. However, the recent addition of second guitarist Eric "Thee Vegetable" Olsen and the double-bass thunder of drummer Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford brought a more metallic flare to tracks like "Hot Time," "Typical" and the pulverizing rendition of Motorhead's "Motorhead". As the next volume in TKO's "POISON IDEA REMASTERS" series, this newly sourced version of "War All The Time" proves the album to be a crucial, if sometimes overlooked, part of POISON IDEA's hefty oeuvre. (TKO Records #1604)

THE BRIEFS - Hospital Elevator 7" (colored vinyl)
The BRIEFS have spent the past 25 years plying uber-infectious punk that exists in a nebulous space between the West Coast and the West End; equal parts Thrasher and Sniffin' Glue. The result is a sizable catalog of potent tunes that supersede regional or temporal trends. Seemly immune to the ravages of time, Hospital Elevator finds the BRIEFS as fresh and energetic as when these bleach blonde agitators originally burst onto the scene back in 1999. Hospital Elevator is the band's second 7" in a matter of months, following up the High Society single, released at the end of 2024. Besides being a ripper in its own right, Hospital Elevator also the latest entry in a period of renewed activity for the BRIEFS. Since 2018, the band has released four singles and an LP, marking their most creatively productive stretch since the early aughts. Hospital Elevator returns legendary Seattle producer/musician Kurt Bloch to the producer's chair for the first time since their collaboration on the 2001 Sub Pop single C'mon Squash Me Like A Bug. The end product is a razor sharp two-song single that delivers a satisfying three minute burst of the BRIEFS signature snotty Punk Rock. (TKO Records #2504)

TEMPLARS/CASTILLO - split 7"
The TEMPLARS' have long established their practice of releasing split 7"s with some of their favorite bands. Thus, it should surprise no one and excite everyone that "Lords Of The Sword" have returned to form with their first split 7" in a decade, this time with the current reigning champs of LA Oi!, CASTILLO. This is the TEMPLARS' first foray back into the land of splits since 2015, and also features the band's first new material since 2017's Deus Vult LP. Ever reliable, "Let It Burn" sees the band as fierce now as they've always been and earns an immediate position in their still growing canon. Not to be outdone, CASTILLO offer up one of their signature earworms in "Where I Belong", a three and a half minute stomper that demands immediate replay. If you've happened to miss the band's rising star through the LA smog in recent years, this song should have you clamoring for their back catalogue. Few bands stick around long enough to become contemporaries with the groups they've influenced, and even fewer can still match their acolytes blow for blow three decades into a career, but the TEMPLARS/CASTILLO split is an evenly matched punch-up that proves you're only as old as you feel. (TKO Records #6967)

UPON A FIELD'S WHISPER - Rejuvenation LP
Upon A Field's Whisper returns on their second full length "Rejuvenation." Upon A Field's Whisper combines elements of crust punk, black metal, post metal, and scramz. Album art by Alex CF(Fall of Efrafa). Recorded by Nick Pryor, and Mastered by Greg WIlkinson(Brainoil/deathgrave). (What's Left Records #715.5)

THE SLEIGHTS - This is Gonna Hurt LP
The Sleights release their 3rd full length "This is Gonna Hurt." The Sleights play fast, melodic punk rock that feels like a skateboard time machine to the 90's!! (What's Left Records #716.5)

HEXEREI - Realms... LP
The second full-length hexation from Finnish terrorizing black metal coven Hexerei: forty minutes of the band's staple assault on the psyche vomited from beyond the shreds of sanity. Five new abysmal, wretched curses of venom-soaked aural pestilence conceived as a gateway to absolute bedlam. On their new vomit of creation titled "Realms.....", the deranged Finnish cult explores even more outer dimensions of terror and insanity, scouring the depths of delirium to uncover a cryptic primordial essence of complete world inversion. This second full-length disfigurement cements Hexerei's profile as absolutists of the unutterable, and sees the Finnish scourge distance themselves even further from any concept of musicality, forcing upon the listener a berserk strain of virulent antimusic rarely observed at a such a crippled and primeval state. An intentionally destroyed audio quality and a completely regressive approach to the canonical decencies of songwriting and recording exalt a sonic delirium of complete inhumanity that redefines the concept of raw black metal entirely, reconsigning it to its ancestral and legitimate origin as vector for boundless violence and absolute evil. The ancestral path paved by Cultes Des Ghoules, Katharsis, Armagedda, Vorum and Concrete Winds thus finds new instigators to the propagation of occult and grotesque audio as terror, and "Realms..." stands grandiose and inscrutable in its defiant goal of returning this particular strain of necrotic extreme music back to a certain dimension of absolute malignancy where it was birthed and belongs. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #248)

KUROI JUKAI - s/t 2025 Remaster 7"
Ten years of Kuroi Jukai's unrivaled noisegrind masterwork, celebrated through its ultimate and most definitive presentation: a second, final, anniversary vinyl pressing with updated art, new vinyl colors, and completely redone 2025 remastering courtesy of Will Killingsworth of Dead Air Studios. In 2015 elusive and now defunct Canadian noisegrind enigma Kuroi Jukai - Japanese for "The Black Sea of Trees") emerged from the Edmonton, Alberta's hardcore scene with thirteen untitled tracks of pulverizing sonic abandon comprising a debut full-length album of only ten minutes and forty seven seconds in duration, but endless in its destructive and boundary-shattering scope. The enigmatic self-titled work first saw the light in early April of 2015 on cassette tape format via Canadian noise label Aught/Void (this release also included a live recording of the band's only ever show), and was subsequently re-released for the first time on 7" vinyl (minus the live track) five years later in 2020 by Sentient Ruin as a genre-defining document of weaponized musical syncretism in which grindcore, hardcore, powerviolence, noise, power electronics and industrial all imploded into a near-instantaneous spasm of destruction. Despite the band having barely existed at all and having dissolved without a trace soon after completing the work and playing a single show, Kuroi Jukai's only self-titled album remains an enduring fan-favorite and cult classic despite its short playing time and nebulous origins. And the aura of timelessness that has maintained the work still unrivaled and unprecedented ten years after its original emergence is solely explainable through the boundless burden of sonic ruination beheld within it. Less than eleven minutes is really all that is needed to immerse oneself into and be dissolved by one of the most pristine and visionary synthesises of industrial noise and grind ever conceived, with a plethora of convergences reminiscent of bands like The Endless Blockade, Column of Heaven, early Knelt Rote, Iron Lung, Hatred Surge, and Bastard Noise all compounding into a terminal singularity of annihilation. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #104)

WHATEVER - Into Darker Days LP
Cleveland, Ohio's WHATEVER... stormed through the '90s and early 2000s with a relentless barrage of punk rock anthems fueled by disillusionment, isolation, and raw fury. Now, nearly 25 years later, original members Ben Wrecked (vocals/guitar)and Matt Fish (drums) are back, louder and sharper than ever, joined by Brett Moore(guitar) and Peter Woodward (bass/vocals) to resurrect one of the Midwest's most fierce punk acts. Their latest album, Into Darker Days, marks the band's first full-length release since 1997's Youngsters (DSR 69), delivering 12 new tracks that hit with the same melodic urgency and unapologetic edge fans have always loved. Leaning into the existential unrest of today's world, WHATEVER... channels decades of frustration into a sound that's both familiar and freshly ferocious. This isn't a reunion. It's a reckoning. Alan Brostoff of Goldmine Magazine has this to say: "The songs in this album are needed more now than ever. Sit down, strap in, and crank it up. If you're upsetting the neighbors, you have done it right. Like a fine wine, WHATEVER... get better with age and this album proves it. Let's not wait 25 more years for the next record!" Into Darker Days was recorded and co-produced with punk rock stalwart J. Robbins (JAWBOX, BURNING AIRLINES, etc.). The album perfectly captures the urgency of the band's live performances. Into Darker Days will be released May 30, 2025 on Dr. Strange Records, available on 12-inch Vinyl (black & limited edition colored vinyl) Compact Disc, and digital streaming platforms. Expect to see WHATEVER... playing shows regionally, nationally and internationally from small clubs to big festivals. (Dr. Strange Records #154)

MANIC HISPANIC - Grupo Sexo (ORANGE) LP
For the first time on vinyl and on Orange County Naranja Neon Orange Color. The classic 2000s album has not been available on digital platforms. It makes a strong return, remastered By TJ Rivera (Rancid, Left Alone, Mighty Mighty Bosstones). Manic Hispanic is bigger than ever, headlining sold out shows and exploding on Festivals all year long. (Smelvis Records #86)

MANIC HISPANIC - Mijo Goes To Jr. COLLEGE (ORANGE) LP
The band that unites Punks, Skins, Cholos, Hoodrats, Greasers Playboys, Baby Mommas and Nerd Dorks around the world return with the long out of print only on CD and never on Vinyl "Mijo Goes to Jr College". Released on Orange County Naranja Neon Orange Color. It's never been released on digital platforms and the used CD market charges $30 for a copy. It makes a strong return remastered By TJ Rivera (Rancid, Left Alone, Mighty Mighty Bosstones). Manic Hispanic is bigger than ever headlining sold out shows and exploding on Festivals all year long. (Smelvis Records #85)

CLIQUE - In Lives That Won't Last LP
Clique exists not as a traditional band but as a forum for radical discourse within hardcore's landscape. Clique's first collection LP, "In Lives That Won't Last," compiles three self-released EPs: "Looters In Paradise," "A Worldwide Clique," and "Communique," and is released through Closed Casket Activities. Drawing from influences spanning Crass to Neurosis and Earth Crisis to MBV, they forge a sound that defies easy categorization while undoubtedly belonging to hardcore. (Closed Casket Activities #137)

CLOAKROOM - Last Leg Of The Human Table LP
"Last Leg Of The Human Table" is not a post-apocalyptic record or a work of science fiction like Cloakroom's previous full-length. Every song is a different sound working together to showcase Cloakroom's genre-bending capabilities and seemingly vast array of influences; whether it be the sampling of the post-disco Detroit group Was (Not Was) or the lifted NASA recording of the humming of Saturn's rings. Shoegaze, doom, post-punk, and folk just scratch the surface on the band's shortest yet seemingly most substantial release to date. (Closed Casket Activities #135)

Descriptions for 6/7/25

KARMA SUTRA - The Daydreams Of A Production Line Worker LP
Karma Sutra had already been a band for five years when they released their elusive one and only album ,released on their own Paradoxical Records label in 1987. "The Daydreams of a Production Line Worker" came towards the end of the bands life span and all they had to show prior was a few demos and some tracks on compilations on Mortarhate. By the time the band entered the studio KARMA SUTRA was spreading their musical wings, moving from a straight ahead anarcho sound to a more dense and thoughtful place, adding flourishes of post punk and moody atmospheres to their agit-prop political stance thus creating one of the most idiosyncratic concept albums of their time, where situationist politics meet the most ambitious anarcho punk sound. The album was recorded in Sheffield at Vibrasound Studio and co-produced by Spon of UK DECAY, which added yet another layer to the already complex album. When released "The Daydreams Of A Production Line Worker" had little fanfare due to the rigid approach to punk of the time. But as time passed, so did this albums importance. It would sit perfectly in your collection next to bands who had ambition, tunes and thought provoking lyrics like CHUMBAWAMBA, THE MOB or THATCHER ON ACID. "The Daydreams Of A Production Line Worker" reissue comes with a reproduction of the originally included 28 page booklet, which the band viewed as an inseparable part of the album to understand the concept. Dense at times and intended to be thought provoking it covers class oppression, gender, culture brainwashing, prison struggle, et all the capitalism society illnesses written from an anarchist perspective and aligned with the situationism theory of revolution of everyday life. (La Vida Es Un Mus/Seal Records #24)

THE PINE - The Pine LP/CD
Long awaited re-issue of the now legendary debut album from Bakersfield's THE PINE. Originally released in 2001 as a split release between the band and Into the Hurricane Records in an edition of 500 copies and has been out of print for over 20 years! Carefully restored with respect and attention to detail true to the bands original vision. This release has become an essential part in the long history of California Emo and we are extremely happy to have it back in print. CD is packaged in a foldout sleeve replicating the albums original art and layout. Remastered By Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios. (Going Underground Records #55)

THE PINE - Host/Tyhan 7"
Two previously unreleased songs from the original 12" recording session that were only available on a CD-r released by the band prior the LP being released. The final tracks recorded with the full first 7" line up. I've been obsessed with these songs since they were recorded and it's a pleasure to stick them on a 45... These won't be around long. Remastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios. (Going Underground Records #57)

DEATH RITES - s/t LP
Hailing from Los Angeles, Death Rites have unleashed their debut LP on the masses with exclusive worldwide distribution from Going Underground Records. 11 songs of metal-charged punk in the vein of Sacrilege and S.D.S. with dual guitar dive bombs, galloping drums, and delay-drenched vocals with lyrics about desolation, obsolescence, and the futile plight of humanity. The new soundtrack to the hellscape that is the U$A, where its citizens starve and the military-industrial complex rules all. Featuring faces from Hot Load, Smut, Bib, City Kings, and Stoic Violence. Limited to 500 copies on black vinyl with 24pt jacket and lyric insert. Self-released by the band and pressed in the US by Donaldson Record Pressing. (Going Underground Records/Death Rites Records #1)

SISTEMA OBOLSETO - Esmagado Pela Engrenagem Capitalista 7"
Hailing from Macedonia with vocals in Portuguese - hear now the maniacal debut from Sistema Obsoleto. Engaging the menacing energy of Anti Cimex these five tracks are a relentless barrage against all unjust without losing any of the sparkle and energy that keeps this kind of shit fresh. The title "Esmagado Pela Engrenagem Capitalista" translates to "Crushed By The Capitalist Gear"and sets you up for what is to com: scathing indictments of gentrification, genocide and being out of step with the whole fucking world. 325 copies total. Black vinyl. English translation lyrics included. (Neon Taste Records #48)

THE POISON ARROWS - Crime And Soda LP
On the heels of 2022's War Regards and after fifteen years of musical telepathy, Crime and Soda, is arguably the most balanced offering from The Poison Arrows. Their 5th LP showcases the band's keen ability to balance softer, more contemplative periods held together by a dark and driving rhythm section with their signature moody-math intensity and complexity. Moody math rock from Chicago featuring ex: members of Don Caballero and Thumbnail. FFO: Girls Against Boys, June of 44, Protomartyr, FACS. (Solid Brass Records #4)

NORMANS - s/t LP (Gold or Green vinyl)
New LA noise rock band. FFO: Killing Joke, Jesus Lizard, old Ministry, IDLES. On their debut self-titled LP, NORMANS stitch together elements of surf, post punk, noise rock, and Wax Trax! Records era electro-industrial music for a sound that is simultaneously urgent, angry, and disturbingly danceable (Murder Rich and Bending The Branch). Oozing with satire and shrouded in bizarre visual art and imagery, bassist and vocalist Matthew Reid who is also a painter and visual designer, explores issues of violence, drug use, and the terrified animal caged within us all. (Solid Brass Records #11)

HARRIET THE SPY - Unfuckwithable LP (red vinyl)
Hailing from Kent, OH Harriet the Spy was an artpunk band from the '90s. Previously on Troubleman Unlimited. Harriet The Spy offered a much needed musical departure from many of the bands during their time. Someone once wrote, "...they provided a slap in the face to the sanctimonious nature of '90s hardcore musically, aesthetically and lyrically..." and that couldn't be more true. Originally released in 1997, "Unfuckwithable" by Kent, OH's basement noise art punks is a mid-90s classic. Out of print for over 25 years, this repress has been remixed and remastered from the original tapes with enhanced artwork and a new 12" x 36" insert. (Solid Brass Records #13)

ANTARCTICA - 21:03 LP (Coke Bottle Clear vinyl)
"23:03" is the first recording from NYC band Antarctica. Originally released on CD by File 13 Records in 1998, this 3-song EP was the precursor to their 1999 debut album 81:03 and combines the band's love of shoegaze, space rock, and electronica. We're excited to offer the first ever vinyl pressing of their EP on Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear vinyl. The first 100 orders come with a limited edition promo poster from when the CD/EP was originally released in 1998. (Solid Brass Records #15)

KUROISHI - Egocide of the Warmad LP
Oulu, Finland's flagship hardcore band Kuroishi return with their 4th LP. By now, we're all familiar with their signature style of Tragedy-influenced hardcore. Big epic guitar solos atop heavy, brooding riffs and high-charge drums. It is the same darkness and ice that bore Wolfbrigade and Unkind after all. But while many bands rewrite the same records over and over (bless them lol), Kuroishi continue to push and pull themselves in slightly different directions, keep their signature style but lean into different ideas. Check the frantic anxiety of riffing in "Turhautumisen Liekki", or the black metal blast flourishment of "Egocide of the Warmad". Feel the goosebumps in the creepy guitar arpeggios and spoken words of "Aivojen Kasijarru", let your spirits soar with the epic melodic backing vocals of "Kun Tiedostat Virheesi". Simultaneously familiar but distinctly different from their other records, Kuroishi continue to be one of the hardest working bands in the game, dedicated to thoughtfully crafting each album as a separate experience and not rehashing the same tired ideas into frayed pieces. Mastered at Enormous Door. Masterpiece artwork by the legendary Sugi, printed on a thick tip-on jacket. (SPHC Records #143)

DETESTO - Horrendous Reality of War 7"
The new kings of Kang return with their second 7", six tracks of relentless d-beat brutality from the Swedish school of Wolfpack, Skit System, and early Disfear. For me, there are two things that separate Detesto from the pack: First, the immaculate production. The guitars have a perfected compressed Swedish crunch, ugly and distorted and depressively heavy. The bass is an earthquake of distortion. The drums fat and heavy, balanced against bright and dry cymbals that cut right through. And Wallas has never sounded better as a vocalist, inhuman gutterals helped by distortion and reverb that create the ideal vibe of kang bruality. Second, they simply have better songs. While a lot of bands of this ilk can be so monotonous and droning, which can be cool and there are many records/bands of that ilk that I enjoy, Detesto get bonus points for writing dynamic and thoughtful songs that stay interesting and exciting without losing their brutality or relentlessness. For me, Detesto is one of the best bands in punk today, and I'm always excited for their next move. (SPHC Records #141)

DIRTY WOMBS/SLUDGE - split 7"
This one had to cook for a little bit, but with Dirty Wombs Asia tour coming up this summer, it's time to hurry up and get this pairing out into the world. Dirty Wombs are some of the hardest working punks in the game. You may have seen them around in recent years with their other bands (Chain Cult, Downwinder, Feral Kids....notice a trend? they're all excellent LOL), but Dirty Wombs was the one that started it all. Some Selfish Records Japanese hardcore, some Tragedy, some Greek crust, throw it all atop unrelenting driving drums and sprinkle on some hot guitar pyrotechnics, and for me it's one of the best hardcore bands in the game today. Their side is 3 new tracks that....might be their best material yet?? It's so lean and mean, so quick and blazing, Aris never sounded faster on drums and Kostas' guitar leads have never sounded so intense. New LP on SPHC is slowly in the works and I hope it's just like this. Sludge are the resident punk band in Shingu. I mean, literally, I think they are the only punk band in their city LOL. I close my eyes and can still see them fully decked, crust as fuck existence, traversing the empty streets of their quiet rural seaside town on our way to the psychobilly bar (closest thing to "the punk bar" we got there). They play a style of punk that's distinctly Japanese, a mixture of classic Japanese hardcore dynamic songwriting with a Ghoul, Demolition, Zouo sense of metallic influence, all filtered through the Osaka crust scene that they most closely align with. Their side is one emotional and dynamic epic followed by one shorter, faster, louder rager. It's got all their signature moves: Katsuya's memorable roar, Hi-san's big guitar acrobatics, hard metallic riffing shoulder-to-shoulder with spirited punk attack. A personal favorite. (SPHC Records #132)

YAGE MAGAZINE #1 (40 page 'zine)
Features MDC, Instigators, Nausea, Kylesa, New Model Army, Disorder, Attitude Adjustment, etc...

SELF ABUSE - Self Abuse: Early M.I.A.7" (yellow vinyl)
Early 1980's Sin City punk legends SELF ABUSE are now available on vinyl for the first time, Boasting four outstanding tracks crafted by Todd Sampson, and Mike Conley of M.I.A. Boredom Is The Reason takes center stage. This exclusive release on pink vinyl. These lost tracks from 1982 Before M.I.A moved to the Orange Curtain. These casino desert punks demonstrate a prowess rivaling any notable 80's punk band. RIP Mike & Todd . This release will resonate with fans of The Adolescents,Ch3,Shattered Faith & Mad Parade. (Gutterwail Records #18)

FIRST ATTACK - No Escape LP
FIRST ATTACK is the latest project from the charismatic and recognizable front man of bands such as BISHOPS GREEN, ALTERNATE ACTION, SUBWAY THUGS and GLORY STOMPERS. With additional band members that are also in THE ENFORCERS and THE BUZZERS, FIRST ATTACK has no shortage of Oi! credentials and it shows with this finely crafted debut of 8 songs. Mid-tempo anthems that will dig their hooks into you with catchy leads and sing-along choruses abound FIRST ATTACK will surely be on some top-10 lists of 2025. (Longshot Records #28)

SEE IT THROUGH - What's Behind Us Never Fades LP (color vinyl)
See It Through started long distance through phone calls and voice memos, inspired by a love for hardcore music, idea sharing, and expression. Sonically, the sound was inspired by late-'80s youth crew, Dischord Records, and a wide range of melodic hardcore. In January of 2025, the band headed into the studio to record "What's Behind Us Never Fades" with Zachary Rippy at Sound Signal Audio. (New Age Records #110)

WAR OF AGES - Eternal: 15th Anniversary Edition LP/CD (color vinyl)
To celebrate its 15th anniversary, War Of Ages' cornerstone album "Eternal" has been rerecorded and now includes the previously unreleased track "Prevail." The majority of "Prevail" was originally tracked back in 2010 during the "Eternal" recording sessions but was never finished and released. It wasn't until the band was digging back into the original sessions that they uncovered this forgotten track and decided to finish it to include with this rerelease. Vinyl version on silver & black colored vinyl and includes digital download. (Facedown Records #200)

IRON MIND - Test Of The Iron Mind LP/CD (neon yellow viny)
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, the members of Iron Mind have been torchbearers for hardcore from down under for almost 20 years. Groove-driven riffs, stomping breakdowns, and confidently delivered lyrics make up the bulk of the record. With pragmatic lyrics, a sonic fury, and bridging their past and future, Iron Mind has created their definitive album with "Test Of The Iron Mind." Vinyl version on neon yellow vinyl and includes digital download. (Flatspot Records #84)

TURNSTILE - Never Enough LP/CD/cassette tape
Recorded between Los Angeles, CA, and their homes in Baltimore, MD, "Never Enough" is produced by Turnstile's Brendan Yates. The expansive collection is a restless and exhilarating evolution of the band's genre-defying sound. "Never Enough" follows Turnstile's widely celebrated album "Glow On," which earned the band four GRAMMY nominations. (Roadrunner Records #6014)

(restock) LOS SAICOS - The Complete Recordings cassette tape
The archaeology of rock'n'roll is much like any other form of digging. Significant finds demand the re-addressing of previously considered certainty. You can hear direct links to both The Stooges and The Cramps here and several more equally enthralling combos. The latter spawned several generations of individuals who would dig deep to previously (mostly) unheard seams of music and other forms of culture that have since become part of the mainstream fabric. When Los Saicos' front man Erwin Flores was asked how aware he and his friends were of what was happening in Britain and the US at the time, here's what he had to say: "We knew the Beatles, they were our idols. We heard the Rolling Stones after recording 'Demolici�n' and also Bob Dylan and others. The primitive nature of our songs is something that came spontaneously out of my head. The band had no problem with assimilating and arranging it. We thought of ourselves as bad boys and that must have been a driving force." (Munster Records/Discos De Hoy #631)

(restock) V/A - A Tribute To Capitalist Casualties: West Coast Power Violence Forever LP
International tribute to the Godfathers of Power Violence and the memory of Shawn Elliott. 6 countries, 24 bands, 25 songs. Contributing bands are Completed Exposition, Maxxpower, Human Garbage, Self Deconstruction, Entrails Massacre, Cliterati, Godstomper, Sick/Tired. Hummingbird Of Death, Tired Of Everything, Yacopsae, Endorphins Lost, God's America, Fractured, Thulsa Doom, Days Of Desolation, Grin And Bear It, PLF, Sidetracked, Hangal, Soil Of Ignorance, Massgrave, To The Point, and Squelch Chamber. Digital download and limited sticker are included. Rest In Power Violence, Shawn. (Rotten to The Core Records #34)

(restock) TRAVOLTA/WE SLEEP - split LP
Travolta delivers 10 tracks of Fast-core fury with a thick Power Violence touch. Still the same Heultje Power Violence recipe of furious D.I.Y. HC that's filled up with political and sarcastic lyrics. If you like the "Disco Violence Up Yours!" album you'll dig this one too. The sound is more in the direction of their live sound. On the flip side of the record you'll find the German beast called: We Sleep. Again a furious project of Ralf Bock (The driving force behind bands such as: Stack, My Own Lies, Attack Of The Mad Axeman, Prone, Crossed Comment, Chorea, The Gentle Art Of Chokin, etc..... ). The band strikes with 10 songs of ripping Fast-core with Power Violence layers that's rooted in the 90's Fast-core. Excellent raging stuff that makes your ears bleed! Think in the direction of bands as: Rambo, MK-Ultra, What Happens Next?, Infest, and of course, Stack! Pressed and imported from Belgium. (Rotten To The Core Records #44)

(restock) SULFURIC CAUTERY - Suffocating Feats of Dehumanization LP
The second putrid full length from one of the sickest grind units to ever exist: SULFURIC CAUTERY! This has to be heard to be believed, and even then, you will be left wallowing in fetid confusion. 20 songs of unrelenting hyper-blasting, crazed time changes, and a thick layer of vomitous vocals spread throughout - reminds me of the first time I heard "Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment" or "Swarming of the Maggots" - totally sick and brutal. Co-release with the mighty Mal Okul. 500 pressed. (625 Productions #297)

(restock) LEVEL - Gone West 7"
Following their much-celebrated demo, Chico CA's LEVEL deliver 8 new tracks of nonstop thrashing powerviolence that let up only to drag you through the sludge. Frantic drums, chainsaw guitar and bass backup lyrics of desperation, betrayal, regret. Limited to 300 copies, Black Vinyl. Co-releases with Thrash Tapes. (625 Productions# 298)

(restock) GxUxTxSx - Shred by Dawn cassette tape
Ripping skate thrash in the vein of CHALLENGER CREW, HEIBEL or CRUCIAL SECTION - like getting hit in the face with a frontside boneless. 6 songs of thrashcore about horror films, posers and the challenge of skating in midlife, along with two covers: SPERMBIRDS' "Americans are Cool" and GO!'s "Just Say Go!". So killer!!! Grab your deck, flip up the bill of your hat, and get ready to shred. Pro-cassettes, limited to 100. Co-released with Morphine Milkshake Tapes - a subsidiary of MMPV Records. (625 Records #320)

Descriptions for 5/31/25

HAGGUS - Destination Extinction LP/CD (pre-order)
Street date June 20th. Pre-order now. Ski masks. Pitch shifters. Debaucherous live shows. This is what you think of when you think of Mincecore... and when you think of Mincecore, you think of Haggus. Wasting no time at all, Haggus abruptly conquered the diy grind and punk scenes quickly becoming the ugly face of an entire sub genre they call Mincecore. With a meticulously crafted blend of crust punk and goregrind, they layer almost-poppy guitar riffs with repulsive, pitch shifted vocals - and there isn't a band on the planet that can replicate their infectiously brutal sound. Love em or hate em, they're the first and only Grindcore band that will get a guitar lick or vocal melody stuck on repeat in your head while still making you want to shove sharpened pencils into your ear holes and vomit out your innards. Haggus are undoubtedly the kings of the current extreme underground and are here to unleash total domination. So buckle up, wimps. If you've never heard of em you're about to hear something you'll never forget. This is Mincecore. This is Haggus. 10 tracks of catchy, riffy, blasty, grindy, crusty punk Mincecore. A sonic voyage through the entire history of extreme underground chaotic punk and metal and back. Recorded by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, CA. Cover art by Rusted Winds. (Tankcrimes Records #149)

HACKED APART - s/t LP
Hacked Apart (ex-Mass Grave) is a by-product of a broken, disordered urban landscape and the bands' debut self-titled LP matches the hopeless urban devastation that has failed so many who live in the bands' hometown of Vancouver, BC. This record captures the filth, hopelessness, and raw grindcore brutality that made Excruciating Terror such a uniquely repugnant and unrelenting band, offering no breaks and no mercy from the blistering outpouring of grinding violence. (Mechanized Apparatus #1)

FUGITIVE BUBBLE - What Will Happen If We Stop? LP
What Will Happen If We Stop is the second album from Olympia, Washington's Fugitive Bubble. If you heard Fugitive Bubble's first record for Sorry State, 2024's Delusion, you won't be surprised by the creative restlessness the band displays on their new record. While the core of Fugitive Bubble's high-energy art punk style carries forward from Delusion, What Will Happen If We Stop expands and upgrades their sound. Harley's vocals are recorded more clearly and delivered with even more power and authority. New drummer Typhoid Mary-whom you may know from their other band Physique-plays at even more blistering tempos, frequently laying down jaw-on-the-floor moments of percussive pyrotechnics. Fugitive Bubble's songwriting has also grown more expansive and ambitious. On first listen, the speed and melody will floor you, but as your ear untangles these songs, you'll notice how dense they are with ideas, each one overflowing with cool parts that flow seamlessly from one to the next. Other new wrinkles include sprinkles of acid country guitar a la Meat Puppets, the climactic CCR-ish rave-up "Ego Drip," the two-part piano piece "Demodex in Situ," and "Your Loyalty to the Flag Lies Beneath My Boot," the solo guitar piece that ends the record on a meditative note. Throughout these twists and turns, Fugitive Bubble proves it's still possible to make punk rock that's politically relevant and musically ambitious without losing sight of the youthful energy at the genre's core. (Sorry State Records #145)

PLASMA - Mua Et Voi Omistaa LP
Sorry State is proud to present Mua Et Voi Omistaa, the debut vinyl from Helsinki, Finland's Plasma, released in partnership with Nunchakapunk Records in Finland and Little Jan's Hammer Records in Spain. Plasma carries forward the power, ferocity, and craftsmanship that has been Finnish punk's calling card since the genre's inception, fusing it with the bouncy energy and razor-sharp execution of modern hardcore punk. Songs like "Mata Pilvilinna," "Satkynukke," and "Mua Et Voi Omistaa" are full-bore, punk-as-fuck attacks, but the intensity belies how dialed-in everything is: the insanely catchy bass lines, the way the drummer perfectly balances building tension with eruptions of energy, the guitarist's furious downpicking, and the vocalist's ability to weave melody into a confrontational punk snarl. Meeting the high bar for musicianship set by contemporary Finnish groups like Kohti Tuhoa, Yleiset Syyt, and Foreseen, Plasma really shines on "uptempo mid-tempo" songs like "Ei Oikeutta" and "Syvemmalle Sisaan" that evoke (and will surely inspire) heaving masses of writhing, sweaty punk bodies. For what seems on the surface like a monolithic blast of punk fury, Mua Et Voi Omistaa is a varied, layered masterpiece of hardcore craftsmanship that sinks its hooks in quickly and refuses to let go. (Sorry State Records #140)

FUCKIN' LOVERS - Crucifixion of The Masses 7"
The first new music from Fuckin' Lovers in 6 years. In that time they have continued to hone themselves as a band, and their live gigs have made them one of the most fun and looked forward to bands to see on the east coast. Playing a style of noise punk influenced by greats like Confuse and Swankys, and their spiritual advisors Chaos UK and Disorder, Fuckin' Lovers takes these influences and melds them into a style that feels nothing like a simple genre exercise, and has a healthy amount of the diverse influences of its members peeking through. Recorded at D4MT in NYC, and mixed and mastered by Shige at Noise Room in Tokyo. (General Speech Records #42)

FUCKCRUSHER/PENNY - split LP
Here we have the split LP from two of NYC's most exciting punk bands. Fuckcrusher (members of Kakistocracy, Lilith Velkor, Flies Around It) are a two-piece who embody a sort of playful rage with blastbeats and abrasive vocals. Some are already saying they're the best NYC power violence band of all time. Penny (No One and the Somebodys, Rock Paper Stupid) rock the lo-mid fi pop punk styles with perhaps a tinge of garage vibes. Their side is NYC's answer to the early 90s East Bay punk scene with their catchy yet wild sound. While it may not seem like these two bands are a match at first glance (as if that matters), both ride the waves of obnoxious glee like an earworm from the funnest realm of hell. (Humdinger Records #12)

ACCUSED A.D./RE-TOX A.D. - La Bestia LP
Accused A.D. are back with more thrash shredding Splattercore mayhem with Cook's throat-scraped vocals.On the B side is their buddies Re-Tox A.D. Random color vinyl: black, red or splatter. (Skinwalker Records #1)

EMERY - Emery 1994 to 1996 LP
Active in Southern California during the mid-'90s post-hardcore and emo era, EMERY was a precocious posthardcore band who played shows with bands like Jimmy Eat World, Boilermaker, and The Promise Ring. EMERY 94-96 is a compilation of previously unreleased studio tracks and practice recordings from 1994-96. All studio recordings have been digitally transferred from the original tapes and remixed with Eric Bauer at Discount Mirrors in Highland Park, CA. All songs mastered at Chicago Mastering Service by Greg Obis SINGLES: COLD SIDE LIGHTS, THE SMARTER IN YOU FOR FANS OF: Hoover, Drive Like Jehu, Boilermaker, Polvo, Unwound, Jawbox. (Dimensional Projects Records #1)

DIRECT MEASURE - Might And Might Alone LP (yellow w/red splatter vinyl)
Formed in 2018, Direct Measure is a hard-hitting metallic hardcore band from St. Louis, MO, a city rapidly gaining recognition for its thriving underground scene. The band's journey began with a shared passion for powerful, high-energy music and an unyielding desire to make a statement. Their music, defined by its metallic edge and brutal energy, resonates with fans of heavy hitters like Power Trip, Enforced, Mindforce, Dead Heat, and Terror, while also paying homage to the hardcore greats of the past like Cro-Mags, Leeway, and Iron Age. (War Records #51)

SPARK OF LIFE - Plagued By The Human Condition LP (color vinyl)
After 2023's "Song Of Hope," a second EP, 2024's "I Am The Arsonist," followed, but all of this newfound activity ultimately just paved the way for Spark Of Life's bloodletting new record, "Plagued By The Human Condition." Both EPs and the full-length are released on seminal hardcore record label New Age Records. For fans of Rise Against, Samiam, and New Found Glory. (New Age Records #108)

PAIN OF TRUTH/SUNAMI - Coast to Coast split LP
East Coast meets West Coast in a split of two titans of the modern, heavy hardcore sound. Both bands channel the most crushing New Jersey and Connecticut bands of the '90s. Now available on colored vinyl. 12"ep includes a silkscreened B-side. This is the yellow vinyl version. (Triple B Records #222)

7 SECONDS - New Wind/Change In My Head LPx2 (color vinyl)
Trust Records is honored to announce the reissue of 7 Seconds' "New Wind" in its original form, as well as "Change In My Head," which is a completely new take on the classic album with tracks remixed in their entirety by Ian MacKaye alongside Inner Ear Studios' Don Zientara. Restoring and reimagining the unreleased tracks "Change In My Head" and "Compro" from the original, 1985 Washington, DC, "New Wind" session, the bonus "Change In My Head" album is a fresh snapshot of 7 Seconds in transition, but still very much of a hardcore-punk band. This comes with a 24-page oral history with unseen photographs, flyers, and memorabilia. This is the yellow and clear vinyl versions. (Trust Records #11)

COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN - Demo 7"
Originally self-issued in 1996 exclusively on cassette-tape format, "Demo" is the earliest known documentation of Tampa, FL's Combat Wounded Veteran. Like all good punk-rock demos, this recording captures the band in its infant stages, exploding out in a raw, unpolished manner. Numerous sonic glimpses of what the band would ultimately become are omnipresent, as is their churlish - if not outright childish - trademark sense of humor. (Dark Operative Records #61)

THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS - Flagpole Sitta 7" (color vinyl)
"Flagpole Sitta" is a special, limited-edition, one-sided 7" featuring The All-American Rejects covering the great Harvey Danger's infectious alt-rock hit of yesteryear. This recording marks The All-American Rejects' first return to a recording studio in over a decade, ushering in a new era for the band that will ultimately culminate in their fifth studio album, "Sandbox," which will see a vinyl release on Dark Operative in 2026. (Dark Operative Records #64)

DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR - Nowhere Bound LP/CD Boston, MA's Death Before Dishonor has returned from the studio with producer Zeuss (Hatebreed, Terror, Rob Zombie) and delivered "Nowhere Bound," a crushing, 11-track full-length album for Bridge Nine Records. It is the follow-up to 2023's "Master Of None" EP. For fans of Terror, Madball, Agnostic Front, and Hatebreed. Now available on colored vinyl. This is the yellow with black splatter vinyl version. (Bridge Nine Records #284)

(restock) PILLSBURY HARDCORE - Eighty Sixed LP (color vinyl)
This Pillsbury Hardcore 1986, rough-mix tape recording is on colored vinyl and includes a limited CD, large poster, large flyer poster, flyer, two stickers, and large, 22" x 11", lyric sheet/photo and flyer collage. (Black Claw Records #8)

(restock) PISSED HAPPY CHILDREN - Complete Discography LPx2 (color vinyl)
Pissed Happy Children was an influential hardcore-punk band from Claremont, CA, whose members had previously been in Peace Corpse and Pillsbury Hardcore. They would later go on to form other bands in the powerviolence and noise genres including Cyclops, Neanderthal, Charred Remains, Man Is The Bastard, and Bastard Noise. This package includes the "Pissed Playground" full-length and "Vigilante" EP, both originally released by New Beginning Records in 1988 and 1989 respectively, "Graveyard At Sea" from the "Earth Rapers And Hell Raisers" compilation, and a previously unreleased live Gilman set from 1988, all on a LPx2 along with three posters, stickers, a postcard, two fliers, and a patch, released by founding PHC member Shawn Connell on his own label, Black Claw Records. (Black Claw Records #7)

PORTRAITS OF PAST - 01010101 LP (repressed)
A new pressing is once again available. Originally released in 1996 this eight song LP was not an immediate success. When it first came out it was way ahead of its time and the band's popularity didn't really explode until long after the band had broken up. Portraits of Past started out as a 1990's straight edge hardcore band and their debut split 7" with Bleed captured that sound. But the LP was much more controlled and refined and layered. It had a moody almost sad feel to it that was quite captivating. At this point, that sound has become a classic and this LP remains as an important milestone of 1990's hardcore. This new version of the 1996 LP was remastered by Will Killingsworth, and then mastered by Golden Mastering. All of the original artwork was lost to the ravishes of time and a lot of effort went into recreating the original LP jacket by Jeff Capra and the printing engineers at Ross Ellis who had made the original jacket back in 1996. Portraits of Past will be playing many shows in 2025 including the Renaissance Festival in Los Angeles in May of 2025. (Ebullition Records #32 RE)

LAST BIAS - The Sea Hates A Coward LP
Consisting of ex-members of RVA's early '00s chaotic hardcore masters LIGHT THE FUSE AND RUN and Texas '90s DIY emotional stalwarts THE TRIGGER QUINTET, Last Bias draws from their prior experiences and builds upon it to create a modern sound while clearly not forgetting their past. This debut LP from Florida noisey post-hardcore band LAST BIAS takes a mid tempo dual guitar approach with strained emotional vocals and cues from both '90s DIY hardcore and modern Noise Rock equally, blanketing the listener in off-kilter distortion with melodically constructed guitars, fighting to not cross into full-blown discordance. Limited to 325 copies. RIYL: Unwound, Revolution Summer-era Dischord, Jehu, noise rock, early '90s emo. (Twistworthy Records #27)

JULIA - s/t LP (white vinyl version) (shipping now!)
The first pressing instantly sold out, so we made another 550 of them on white vinyl. Originally released in 1994 as a split release between River's End and Ebullition. Like many bands on Ebullition, Julia was from San Diego. Hardcore in California in the '90s was constantly pushing the boundaries and experimenting with new musical directions while maintaining a tie to a common community. Julia was emotive, chaotic, experimental, but also beautiful, soulful and forceful. Like many bands on Ebullition, Julia were ahead of their time doing something new and exciting. The original recordings were lost along the way as was the original art... this repressing was remastered from the CD and the art was painstakingly recreated by none other than Jeff Capra (an integral part of the Southern California scene back in the early '90s... Like It Or Not, Manumission, Ochre, Embassy... etc). An underground classic from the early days of Ebullition's existence... 550 made. (Ebullition Records #30.5)

VISIONS - s/t LP (green vinyl)
Repressing of Visions 1st LP. Dark, gothic, melodic, and catchy punk rock from Portland, OR backed with very solid singing that is delivered with depth and sophistication. Very well done. Three of the four members were previously in the anarcho post punk goth band known as Dead Cult. Two of the members were also in Broken Spirit, another top notch band out of Portland. Akin to older bands like New Model Army, The Chameleons, The Mob, Siouxsie and the Banshees or somewhat newer bands like Bellicose Minds,The Estranged, or Terrible Feelings. This is a split label release with Old City Records and Ebullition. Only 300 made. (Ebullition Records #59.5)

VISIONS - Decay LP (shipping now!)
This is the second LP from Visions. Ebullition has historically always released new music from bands that were pushing hardcore punk in many different, new, and exciting directions while always being anchored to the hardcore punk scene. In my opinion Visions are a perfect fit for Ebullition. If they had existed in the '90s I would have eagerly done records with them. Hailing from Portland, OR they offer up a very powerful and beautiful style of gothic-anarco inspired punk that often gets compared to Siouxsie and The Banshees or The Cameleons, the Mob, or Signal Lost... but delivered with high energy, vitality and simply amazing singing. I am just totally captivated by Visions. Awesome. I saw them play in Portland recently and they were fantastic. They will be doing a West Coast tour in March 2025. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 500 made. Includes a cover of the "Warriors" by the Blitz. (Ebullition Records #62)

ORCHID - Dance Tonight!! 10" (green vinyl repess)
Ten blasts of chaotic fury and emotive noise on a cute little 10". The Orchid sound is even more aggressive than on their 12", and anyone that enjoyed any of their previous releases will be floored by these songs. Tuneful, vicious, throbbing, and chaotic hardcore played with finesse, heartfelt energy, and a wee bit of arty pretense. On green vinyl. (Ebullition #46)

GRIEF - Dismal LP
Finally repressed! Pure filth fueled by mysanthropy and inner segregation has been immortalized on GRIEF's "dismal", a record recognized as a benchmark in extreme music. HEAVY riffs and damaged, painful shrieks spew thoughts of alienation and self-hatred; primitive drums and bass complement the despodent ambience. Truely a genre-defining release, available for the first time since it's original release in 1992. Featuring the original artwork, remastered specially for vinyl by Jack Control at ENORMOUS DOOR MASTERING and pressed on 45 rpm 12" for maximum results. (Fuck Yoga Records #51)

GRIEF - Depression LP
Finally repressed! Slow, utterly depressing and mysanthropic doom - the record that started it all. 4 songs twisting the style of SABBATH and VITUS further down the spiral of physical and mental decay- a testament of the human downfall. Remastered for vinyl by Jack Control at ENORMOUS DOOR MASTERING and pressed on 45 rpm LP for maximum results. (Fuck Yoga Records #53)

ORCHID - Gatefold LP (transparent blue vinyl pressing)
Back in stock! The final recordings of Orchid. These nineteen tracks are probably the best songs that Orchid ever recorded. Their sound has been honed and defined, and the recording perfectly captures Orchid's diverse combination of arty sensibilities, heartfelt emotive song writing, Mohinder-esque drumming, frantic precision, controlled mayhem, and chaotic adrenaline. An excellent record that even surpasses their previous releases. Definitely Orchid's opus. The LP comes packaged in a gatefold sleeve. The various Orchid members went on to form Bucket Full of Teeth, the Wolves, Ampere, and the Panthers. (Ebullition #51)

KORO - s/t 7"
Sorry State is excited to bring you a repress of one of the best hardcore records ever, Koro's 1983 7" EP. Originally released in a small, self-released pressing, over the decades this monster's reputation has continued to grow, and collectors now have to fork over well over a grand for an original pressing. This one is too good for the scum to keep to themselves, though, a hyper-compact explosion of energy that can hold its own next to any landmark early 80s hardcore punk record you want to compare it to. (Sorry State Records #115)

DOWNCAST - Tell Me I'm Alive LP
30 years ago Ebullition came into existence when we released the Downcast 7" with No Answers #10. Downcast was a key ingredient in Ebullition's beginning. Brent, the Downcast guitarist, drew the Ebullition logo and Downcast played a major part in creating the ideology that would define Ebullition. When Downcast broke up they left unrecorded songs on the table. "Tell Me I'm Alive" picks those unrecorded songs up, and also moves forward with a whole set of brand new Downcast tracks; 10 tracks in total. Ebullition is extremely proud to be involved in releasing this new Downcast LP. This LP is not about the past, however, it is about now and the future. It picks up where the debut Downcast LP left off and continues pushing their sound forward both musically and politically. Ebullition is ecstatic to be releasing this LP in 2020. This is the sort of LP that Ebullition was created to release. Amazing. (Ebullition Records #61)

(discounted price) ECONOCHRIST - discography CDx2
Ebullition has decided to lower the price of this amazing discography CD in an attempt to get some more of these out into the world before the CD format disappears forever. A classic. And a great deal for a double CD that includes every single Econochrist song that was ever released! This double CD discography features forty-one Econochrist songs. It includes the Ruination LP, the Trained To Serve LP, the Skewed 7", the Another Victim 7", the It Runs Deep 7", as well as the songs from the Give Me Back comp LP, the Very Small World comp LPx2, the What Are You Pointing At? comp 10", and the songs from the split 7" that Econochrist did with The Detonators. (Ebullition Records #37 CD)