90’s Hardcore
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We Used To Speak Of Justice
Read more: We Used To Speak Of JusticeThis post is about a big contester for my favorite release of the year. Repentance “The Sickness Of Eden” is a crusher from beginning to end. Listening to it gives me hope that nowadays Hardcore records can still be as awesome as when I listened to them almost 20 years ago. There was a phase…
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Morning Again hand of hope collection
Read more: Morning Again hand of hope collectionWhat needs to be said about Morning Again? They were one of the most successful nineties bands from the United States here in Belgium. They are still doing tours nowadays and still mean heaps to lots of people. Recently two partial discographies are being pressed. I listened to the band since their first release on…
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Surrounded Records #4: V/A Out Of Cages
Read more: Surrounded Records #4: V/A Out Of CagesSurrounded Records Surrounded Records from Italy, Rome to be exact, was a label who focused on the truly Vegan Straight-Edge bands during the late 90’s. The most well-known bands on this label were undoubtedly Strength Approach and Purification. I have several of their releases but not all. Will start with the first one I have…
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Decadence into the mouth of hell 10 Inch
Read more: Decadence into the mouth of hell 10 InchGrowing up with Metalcore in the mid to late 90’s, it is the sound I’m most familiar with and know many different aspects off. Living in the area where the Edge-Metal was created and trademarked. I can’t deny that playing this record brings memories back to life. But this band comes from the Andalusian area, that…
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Arkangel Is Your Enemy LP
Read more: Arkangel Is Your Enemy LPSome weeks ago Gang Style Records aka GSR re-released the 2008 Arkangel “Is Your Enemy” album. This time on green coloured vinyl with a gatefold cover. With receiving this one in the mail, I finally laid a listening ear on this album. With it being a CD only release up until now, I neglected it.…
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Shai Hulud a profound hatred of man
Read more: Shai Hulud a profound hatred of manShai Hulud founded in 1995 with Damien Moyal on vocals. Altough it was Matt Fox who wrote the music and Damien most of the lyrical content. Although Damien was only there in the early stage of the band. And after that a new vocalist was found in Chad Gilbert who later became more famous thanks…
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Morning Again: first recordings with kevin
Read more: Morning Again: first recordings with kevinTo continue the Morning Again report, let’s discuss a release with the other vocalist that came after Damien. Most recordings of Morning Again were actually with Kevin Ray Byers as vocalist. John Wylie also wrote very intelligent lyrics and very progressive considering the context of time. I learned heaps from those texts and still love…
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Morning Again: recordings with Damien
Read more: Morning Again: recordings with DamienDid you know that the Morning Again “Hand Of Hope” LP on Good Life Recordings is actually a compilation of two different recordings? Two recordings for two different American labels actually? The first recordings were for Conquer The World Records and were released as a twelve inch ep in 1996 in various pressings. It was…
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Morning Again as tradition dies slowly
Read more: Morning Again as tradition dies slowlyThe third full-length of Morning Again on Revelation Records. A cool coincidence that it’s nineties style galore and that it’s on Revelation Records. Another release that breaths the nineties would be “Life. Love. Regret” from Unbroken on New Age Records. Although this one is a tad heavier and more classic to me personally. It was…
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