Good Life Recordings
The longest lasting and most productive Hardcore label of Belgium. They brought the H8000-style and metallic style of Hardcore to a worldwide audience. Good Life Recordings also has three sublabels of relevance; Final Beatdown Records, Soulreaper Records and Green Leaf Records.
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Inside Front Zine #9 and Good Life 7 inch
Someone on the social medium Instagram posted a picture of the Inside Front 7 inch made by Good Life Recordings. This record has the four main H8000 bands that were on Good Life back in 1996. It concerns Liar, Congress, Regression and Shortsight. Seeing that post from @xtokeex made me…
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Spirit 84 "BTCOF" 7 inch collection
Spirit 84 was a band from the Netherlands that played Youth Crew inspired music, in vein of Turning Point. They were rather the exception than the rule over here in Belgium, where Metalcore was flourishing. Especially in the year 1998, when they released this 7 inch. “BTCOF” stands for Beyond…
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Reprisal Mail Order Knife Set
The last record I got in my Good Life Recordings order is a sweet one of a kind Reprisal LP. As you might see, a transitional version between the clear and the black version. It’s mainly clear with traces of black vinyl in it. Backside of the sleeve tells us…
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We Used To Speak Of Justice
This 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…
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Morning Again "Hand Of Hope" LPs
What needs to be said about Morning Again? They were one of the most successful 90’s bands from the USA. They are still doing tours nowadays and still mean heaps to lots of people. Recently two partial discographies are being pressed but frankly I have no interest in these since…
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Dying Fetus "Destroy The Opposition" LP
Most of you know that I collect Good Life Recordings releases on vinyl. And most of you probably relate that label to Edge-Metal and Metalcore in general. Hardcore message with a strong metal influence in the music. Those are the genres I grew up with in the 90’s. Oddly people…
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Deconsecrate "Nothing Is Sacred" LP Review
I’ve read several reviews about this record, early and late reviews. I’ve concluded that “Nothing Is Sacred” appeals to people with a whole variety of backgrounds. That’s because they deliver with their first full length a mixture of a whole lot of elements from the harder musical landscape. In their…
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L.O.T "How Good The World Could Be Again" LP/CD
After the two great earlier releases; “Approach To The New World” and “Shame To This Weakness Modern World”, Length Of Time made their most clear statement. Opinions about what is their ‘most defining’ or just ‘best’ release differ. I’ve heard compliments on all three in an equal amount. The spread…
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Catafalque awaking CD
In the high season of the H8000 scene, there were also other genres besides the popular Edge-Metal released on Good Life Recordings. It was in the year 1997 when the band Catafalque entered Midas Studio in Lokeren to record this 22 minutes long CD. They play Death-Metal, although not the…
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