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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
Records are the best source for Hardcore Punk music, lyrics and photos. So this is why we collect and review them.
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1917 Records #04: Guns Up!
Read more: 1917 Records #04: Guns Up!Probably because these 7″s needed to be “imported” from Europe – it is actually Demons Run Amok from Germany who pressed these -there was a time when these 7″s were totally hot on ebay. They were, and probably to some extent still are very rare in the USA, hence the prices paid for every color.…
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Vitality: Respect Is Everything
Read more: Vitality: Respect Is EverythingThe band I will be introducing is Vitality They belonged to the H8000 crew but are in a way apart from it. As the scene in ODK was something on its own. Every band member skated and was involved in the ODK Posse. All the band members have the same ODK tattoo in Gothic font.…
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Obscure AmenRa side projects
Read more: Obscure AmenRa side projectsFor several years now there is in Belgium an amazing band called AmenRa. The style they play is described as ‘sludge’ or ‘doom’ or ‘trance’, indefinable actually. They did several legendary shows on different locations including theatres. They already toured the United States but what many readers probably aren’t aware of is the fact that…
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Introducing Limited Pressing In Europe
Read more: Introducing Limited Pressing In EuropeLimited Pressing is an American based project created to support the DIY movement of Hardcore and Punk. They offer fairly priced stores for bands, labels, distros, and show organizers. In addition to stores, there’s also a ton of other interesting sections to the site. What differs this project from imitators is that it makes trading…
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The Icemen: Two 7 inch Titles
Read more: The Icemen: Two 7 inch TitlesThe Icemen were founded in 1982 by singer and songwriter Marco Abularach. Noah Evans from Bad Brains and Mackie Jayson from The Cro-Mags joined him. The band was mostly active on shows and didn’t put out official records until in 1991, Blackout! Records released an ep counting 4 tracks which was available on CD and…
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Striving For Togetherness Records
Read more: Striving For Togetherness RecordsThe label was founded in 1990 and released some New York Hardcore during the nineties. Very underground label with records that have become very hard to find, especially those I will show and discuss here. The first one is the District 9 7 inch, released in 1995 and called “Schoolahardknox”. It exists on three colors;…
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