Vitality
Vitality is a H8000 Hardcore band formed in the midst of the nineties. They were from the coastal area of West-Flanders, Belgium. They produced a compact disc called Bloodline for Sober Mind and Good Life Recordings. Their second album called Crucial Wires was released on a French label. Their musical delivery is catchy and heavy New School Hardcore. Besides being recognised by the older H8000 Godfathers they had their own scene, called the ODK Posse. ODK is short for Oostduinkerke. Oostduinkerke is a coastal village were they gathered to skateboard and to rehears for their band. There you can still find the Oodeekay skateshop as well. Also created by people from this scene are the iconic cover for the Blackened Persistance LP, the band ODK Crew and finally the band Forced Hate.
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90’s Hardcore, Genet Records, Good Life Recordings, KDS Crew, ODK Crew, Sektor, Sober Mind Records, Vitality

H8000 and KDS Koksijde 1997
Read more: H8000 and KDS Koksijde 1997In 1997, a show organized by Bob of Vitality at the old casino in Koksijde brought together KDS Crew and H8000 Crew. The event strengthened the friendship between the crews, characterized by mutual respect and collaboration. Despite setbacks, the mutual recognition stemmed from a shared dedication to the hardcore scene.
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Vitality collection
Read more: Vitality collectionA near complete collection of Vitality’s tangible legacy explained item per item.
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Blindfold, Congress, Deformity, Firestone, H8000 Hardcore, Hitch, Liar, Lifecycle, Nations On Fire, ODK Crew, Regression, Rise Above, Sektor, Shortsight, Solid, Spineless, Spirit Of Youth, Vitality, Wheel Of Progress

H8000 Book
Read more: H8000 BookLast week I went to Kortrijk in the south of West-Flanders to see the reunion show of Liar and Sektor, they both played amazing sets, more on that later. It was also the date of launch of the H8000 Book which they sold there in two versions. The book and the show is what this…
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Steve & Bob of Vitality interview
Read more: Steve & Bob of Vitality interviewInterview with two Vitality members done in 2012. Vitality is a H8000 band from the coastal region of West-Flanders. The interview was with Bob the lead guitarist and Steve the vocalist and took place in the ODK Skate Shop.
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Sektor & Vitality split 7 inch pressing info
Read more: Sektor & Vitality split 7 inch pressing infoMy view upon the pressing history of the Sektor & Vitality split 7 inch. We will never know for sure… H8000 Hardcore history.
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Blindfold, Congress, Deformity, Firestone, Genet Records, H8000 Hardcore, Hitch, Liar, Lifecycle, ODK Crew, Regression, Sektor, Shortsight, Sober Mind Records, Solid, Spineless, Spirit Of Youth, Vitality

VA H8000 Compilation Volume One LP
Read more: VA H8000 Compilation Volume One LPInfo about this 1998 H8000 hardcore sampler. Came out when the scene was at the peak of it’s expansion.
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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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