1998
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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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Morning Again / 25 Ta Life split 7 inch
Read more: Morning Again / 25 Ta Life split 7 inchThe Morning Again and 25 Ta Life split release is an awkward one. Besides the fact that in 1998 both bands were on Good Life Recordings and the fact that they are both American Hardcore bands, they have nothing in common. But because they were on tour together in 1998, this release does makes sense.…
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All Out War for those who were crucified
Read more: All Out War for those who were crucifiedAll Out War’s second LP “For Those Who Were Crucified” is one of those classics that I will always like. It was the follow up to their classic debut “Truth In The Age Of Lies”. It’s their best LP in my humble opinion. Victory Records pressed all records they have the rights on from start…
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Shurik ‘n où je sis 3LP repress
Read more: Shurik ‘n où je sis 3LP repressWhile I am on vacation my mind is set on records again. This time a reissue of the classical French Rap of Shurik ‘n from Marseille. I already had the Shurik ‘n “Où Je Vis” cassette but I really wanted to enlarge my personal comfort and have this on vinyl. Since mint condition copies of…
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Shurik’n où je vis
Read more: Shurik’n où je visStraight from 1998 comes this cassette by the French Hip Hop artist Shurik’n. As some might acknowledge, 1998 was a good year for music. Wether it be youthful sentiment or not… We had lots of Hip Hop coming from Marseille, the city in the Southern part of France. I rarely listen to Hip Hop anymore,…
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Spirit 84 beyond the call of friendship 7 inch collection
Read more: Spirit 84 beyond the call of friendship 7 inch collectionSpirit 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 The Call Off Friendship. When…
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Bringing back Spirit ’84
Read more: Bringing back Spirit ’84Things are still happening in my collection. It’s getting more and more focused on Good Life Recordings nowadays. Haven’t got the energy or time to post about it all. Also not many people still read and / or believe in this blog. But that was never the point of it. People need to form a…
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Catharsis samsara
Read more: Catharsis samsaraCatharsis was a mysterious foreign band when I saw them in Belgium together with Driven, Reveal, Spirit Of Youth and 25 Ta Life if memory serves well. Their first full-length is now on my turntable for the first time. The band was long buried in my mind since that performance. But while trying to build…
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Building in time we’ll grow seven inch
Read more: Building in time we’ll grow seven inchA record from the Sober Mind Records catalogue doesn’t come by that often. This is a version I never knew existed until I saw one in real life in someone else’s collection. This usually is the case with records from that label. Exact pressing info isn’t provided on the web nor in a book. Even…
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