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Since 2009 we are bringing you the best of our research. Research done in several fields like H8000 Hardcore, Nineties Hardcore, personal interviews and various records. Elaborated with texts, photos, videos and audio samples.
H8000 Hardcore
We were the first to start publishing the history of the H8000 Hardcore scene. And we did it online through this website.
Nineties Hardcore
Besides our local scene, other cities and countries are documented as well. Find history about the scenes in the USA, France, The Netherlands, Italy and more as well.
Interviews
Find interviews and Q&A with people from various scenes. Like Josh Fury of Congress, Hans Liar, Agus, Tim Rule and more.
Record reviews
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Nirvana Unplugged
Read more: Nirvana UnpluggedThe Nirvana Unplugged record was a record I listened to a lot in my early teenager years. I got to know it by my sister. I also listened to “In Utero” a lot. Both records stay important to me personally for that. Being the 14 year old teenager back then I was just getting into…
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Reiziger Test Press
Read more: Reiziger Test PressI found a copy of Reiziger’s “Don’t Bind My Hands” test press yesterday. The test press comes in a plain white paper sleeve with an information sticker about the release. As you can see the test press was made on the 7th of March in the year 1998. And was released by Genet Records. I…
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Deformity “Murder Within Sin” LP
Read more: Deformity “Murder Within Sin” LPMurder Within Sin is the first full length of Deformity and was released on Next Sentence Records for Europe and Blasphemour Records for the USA. After their Hardcore releases (live beyond demo, Misanthrope CD and split with Congress) they started to play more pure and technical Death-Metal but their Hardcore background still shines through. That…
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Arkangel “Prayers Upon Deaf Ears”
Read more: Arkangel “Prayers Upon Deaf Ears”I’ve seen Arkangel play twice during the 90’s, one time at the OC in Bissegem somewhere in the late nineties. A show organized by Edward Good Life. Many people with Arkangel shirts and sweaters already. They were pumped and proud kids with a violent dancing attitude. Second time I have seen them was with Kickback…
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Skycamefalling to Forever Embrace The Sun 10 inch
Read more: Skycamefalling to Forever Embrace The Sun 10 inchIt’s a divers record with Morning Again and Poison The Well influences mixed with the heavier New York style of Hardcore. It’s also a band from Long Island New York. So it’s like the New York interpretation of those Florida Hardcore bands. The colours on this one are cool, definitely worthy of posting here on…
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One Life Crew
Read more: One Life CrewControversy One Life Crew was a band from Cleveland, Ohio that played mostly in de mid-nineties. They were and still are pretty controversial for various reasons. They were signed to Victory Records at that time but got kicked off the label. And the records that Victory Records pressed for this release were all destroyed short…
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