European Straight-Edge
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Metallic Straight-Edge Hardcore and Ironside
Read more: Metallic Straight-Edge Hardcore and IronsideAbout two European Metallic Straight-Edge Hardcore pioneers; Ironside and Wheel Of Progress. The earlier infusions of Metal into Hardcore Punk in America. And the first three Ironside records elaborated and pictured as well.
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Profound Integrity
Read more: Profound IntegrityProfound were and early Straight-Edge band from the Netherlands. This short post is about their record and their label. A rare transition copy of the first press is pictured.
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Mainstrike No passing Phase
Read more: Mainstrike No passing PhaseMainstrike from the Netherlands was one of Europe’s Straight-Edge Hardcore powerhouses from the mid to late nineties. They played at times groovy and at times fast paced Youth-crew Hardcore. And brought a positive message of Straight-Edge and sober living. Reflections about growing up, living life and about the influences of others. This record was released…
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Spawn & Feeding The Fire 7 inch
Read more: Spawn & Feeding The Fire 7 inchThe pressing history of this records seems – according to the Crucial Response pressing info page – quite disastrous. Seems that the vinyl labels were inverted, did not know if they meant the colours or the side the labels are on. But also the sleeves were reprinted after being rejected. This post is about a…
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Vort’n Vis In The 90’s blog
Read more: Vort’n Vis In The 90’s blogAfter you got spoiled with coverage of the knowledge based on records of the Belgian Hardcore Punk scene of the 90’s here on this blog, it’s is time for a treat equally interesting and important; the live performance side of the 90’s punk scene here in Belgium. That as you already know was centered in…
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Profound Integrity other 7 inch versions
Read more: Profound Integrity other 7 inch versionsI like music and I think it’s of historical relevance. Hardcore might (still) mainly be about pioneering and this band might not have initiated a certain sound of music but they did bring the American Hardcore sound to European soil back in 1989. Oh yeah, need to say that these guys such as the peeps…
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The Past, The Present: Birds of A Feather LP & Book
Read more: The Past, The Present: Birds of A Feather LP & Bookphoto’s of the limited collectors box and some other versions
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European Hardcore from the early 90’s
Read more: European Hardcore from the early 90’sIt all started with the Congress interview I did with Josh. He spoke about Feeding The Fire as a band he knew through another guy called Rob. Rob was the vocalist for Feeding The Fire. But as you might know Rob also played together with Josh and Hans in Wheel Of progress. A band that…
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