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Genre defining: Providence versus Hoodz
Read more: Genre defining: Providence versus HoodzI like the United States versus Europe approach of Providence. Previous 7 inches vinyl featuring Providence versus King Of Clubz was clearly showing the difference between the two regions. Or magnifying and polarizing the characteristics of both continents… The one band brought us hardcore with rich history background while the other brought pure minimalism, in line…
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making limited editions: lesson #1
Read more: making limited editions: lesson #1Time for a word of criticism on the European limited edition of the newest Terror LP. First of all, cool that they make something limited and that they numbered it. But who gives about a totally limited…. shrink wrap. Because that’s what they just did. Imagine an enthusiastic kid getting this in the mail. The…
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Hands Upon Salvation
Read more: Hands Upon SalvationHands Upon Salvation came together in 1998 and were originally called Destruct. They already had experience gained by playing in earlier bands like Diphterium Hate and Scumbag. It was in early 2002 after lots of line-up changes that they changed their name to Hands Upon Salvation. Later the band recorded their first recordings in 2003 in…
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Indonesian Hardcore Introduction
Read more: Indonesian Hardcore IntroductionThis post is about the Indonesian hardcore scene. You might have never heard or cared about them because of the geographic, cultural and economic distance between Indonesia and the Western countries. Don’t be mistaken, there is a flourishing scene over there. And this post is meant to give a look upon that Indonesian scene. Let’s…
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Iron Boots coloured 7 inches and discography
Read more: Iron Boots coloured 7 inches and discographyTime to update the database of the blog with some 00’s nostalgia that has not been posted yet. There was this band called Iron Boots featuring Flza from Fire And Ice on drums. They had a nice old-school vibe, sounding a lot like Warzone. I still listen to the compilation compact disc on a regular…
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Drawers & Hangman’s Chair split 7inch
Read more: Drawers & Hangman’s Chair split 7inchDrawers are a French band that has been playing their mixture of heavy Sludge with Stoner Metal since 2006. Previous releases date back to 2009 with the ep ‘This Is Oil’ and last years full album ‘All Is One’. Slow heavy riffs are the base of their side to this split released through Moodisorder productions,…
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Hangman’s Chair hope/dope/rope
Read more: Hangman’s Chair hope/dope/ropeHope, dope and rope are the keywords that summarise the latest release of the misanthropic dope fiends from Paris, France. ‘Hope/Dope/Rope’ is the third full album by Hangman’s Chair and comes only two years after the previous released album ‘Leaving Paris’. But in those two years some line-up changes took place which led to the new era…
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Indonesian Hardcore: Hands Upon Salvation
Read more: Indonesian Hardcore: Hands Upon SalvationMetalcore from Indonesia. Situated between their predecessors and a lyric text added as well.
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Cold World / War Hungry split 7 inch
Read more: Cold World / War Hungry split 7 inchAnother seven inch for the collection. Seems like lately all I’ve been purchasing and reviewing are seven inches. This time it’s a classic reissue of the split ep by Cold World and War Hungry. Originally released in 2006 on Six Feet Under Records and reissued last year. Being one of Six Feet Under’s first releases…
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