80’s Hardcore

New York Hardcore

Maximum Penalty demo 7 inch

First vinyl pressing of the Maximum Penalty demo 1989.

Published

27 November 2022

Modified

9 September 2023

Revelation Records

Dare against all odds

Short review of the 2021 album of Dare. A Straight-Edge band that has an urgent message from Orange County California.

Published

4 January 2022

Modified

10 November 2022

New York Hardcore, Reaper Records

Sheer Terror test press

About the Sheer Terror “Pall In The Family” test press and the vinyl colours pressed. And additionally general information about the label Reaper Records.

Published

24 June 2020

Modified

23 July 2026

Florida Hardcore, Morning Again, Revelation Records, Reviews

Morning Again survival instinct

Morning Again’s latest release from 2018 was not yet reviewed. I remember what I thought way back in the mid to late 90’s when I first heard Morning Again. I thought they sounded a bit technical and fragmented. There was bits of melodic metal guided by ‘chugging riffs’ in their music. It took me a…

Published

1 September 2019

Modified

22 July 2026

Good Life Recordings, New York Hardcore

Shai Hulud and Another Victim split LP

Back when Good Life Recordings were at their peak of production, they released the vinyl versions for some Trustkill Records releases. Trustkill had some releases that were CD only releases in the States, so Belgium’s Good Life Recordings created the vinyl versions. Bands included are Poison The Well, Most Precious Blood, Brother’s Keeper, Eighteen Visions,…

Published

4 August 2019

Modified

6 July 2025

70’s and 80’s Reissues, New York Hardcore