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Monthly Archive for February, 2010

Published on February 24, 2010 in Hardcore. Closed Tags: 7 Seconds, abortion access, American Hardcore, anti-capitalism, anti-consumerism, anti-corporatism, anti-globalization, Attitude Adjustment, Bad Brains, Bad Reaction, Black Flag, boosterism, CBGB, civil rights, Cro-Mags, Dead Kennedys, Deep Wound, Dinosaur Jr, economic populism, environmentalism, Fear, feminism, J Mascis, Jello Biafra, Knife Fight, Koro, Lee Ving, LGBT rights, Minor Threat, Motorhead, Overkill, peace movements, Poison Idea, Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slayer, social justice, Social Unrest, Sonic Reducer, Sonic Youth, SST, universal health care, Upsideown Cross, Verbal Abuse, Wasted Youth, X, Zero Boys.

Koro – “It’s OK”

The first wave of American Hardcore. It was great. It was then. Having acknowledged that, I brushed up on a free track this morning from Tennessee’s Koro, who, like many influential fuck-ups of said movement, only existed for a few years and are ultimately highly obscure. They shared the same kind of style as maybe Poison Idea or Deep Wound.

Koro
“It’s OK” (mp3)
from “Speed Kills Plus”
(Sorry State Records)

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Still Getting HIGH on FIRE….

Published on February 21, 2010 in Metal and Rock N Roll. Closed Tags: Annihilation Time, Asbestos Death, Blue Moon, Bulldog Coffee, Deceased, Doom, Earache Records, High on Fire, Kalas, Koch, London Records, Louis xiv, Man's Ruin, Marijuana, Megadeth, Metal, Oakland, Ohm, Om, Pentagram, Pleasurable Prison, Punk, Relapse, Relapse Records, Slayer, Sleep, Soundwave Studios, Tee Pee Records, The Melvins, The Sabians, Trainwreck, Very Small Records, Witch, Witchfinder General, Zeke.

Kalas – “Pleasurable Prison”

Kalas is and East Bay Area stoner metal super-group of sorts, with members of High on Fire and El Dopa.
Download “Pleasurable Prison” here for free

Kalas Kalas
“Pleasurable Prison” (mp3)
from “Kalas”
(Tee Pee Records)

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New Wave of Druggie Rock Heshers….

Published on February 18, 2010 in Metal. Closed Tags: AEX, Alternext Allshare, Bach, Bare Wires, Benni Benassi, Cat Power, Circle X, Dave Grohl, Dave Mustaine, David Lynch, DJ industials, Early Man, endgame, ETD, Exodus, Gary Holt, Go Daddy, Gravy Train, GTA4, Hunx and his Punx, Indie, King Diamond, Kurt Brecht, Kurt Cobain, Matador Records, Medical, Megadeth, Metallica, Meth, Mind, MTV, Mustaine, new noise, Newsweek, Nirvana, Nu Sensae, Obama, OKCupid, Ononos, Oscars, Phil Lynott, POP, QQQQ, refused, Rick Hunolt, Sabbath, Sabertooth Zombie, SDS, Skills, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Speed, Static Thought, Survival, The Casualties, The End Records, The Impediments, Thin Lizzy, Thrash, Tiesto, Tom Hunting, Trash Talk, Trivium, True Life, wall street survivor, Wallstreet, Whos Your Daddy, XLF, Yelp, youtube.

Double Download on this one…..

Early Man – “Evil Is”
Early Man – “Death is the Answer”

So check this out, there were these kids from Ohio who, until they were 19 years old, were restricted from any Metal, Sex or Dope by their Pentecostal Christian parents. Anyway, they started this band Early Man, and after the message sunk in, and after being on a couple different indie labels, they copped this deal with The End records. But their ‘08 album was produced by Soundgarden/Nirvana engineer Jack Endino, so the overall sound is a surprisingly awesome blend of NWOBHM style with grunge.

Like, Megadeth + Mercyful Fate + a lil Mudhoney vibe… I mean, sorta….

Download Early Man here for free and visit lead singer Mike Conte’s Metal Blog, Whiplash

http://www.earlymanarmy.com/

Feedback, Blood, and Distortion…..

Published on February 17, 2010 in Metal. Closed Tags: At the Gates, Darkest Hour, Discharge, Doom, Evil Never Dies, Halseycaust, Hell on Earth, Holocaust, Megadeth, Municipal Waste, Myspace, Napalm Death, Overdose of Death, Overkill, Relapse Records, Retro, Saviours, Septic Death, Skeletonwitch, Thrash, Toxic, Toxic Holocaust, Trapthem, Warfare.

Joel Grind, over the last decade, has become one of the strongest leaders in the speed metal genre for next gen listeners. Toxic Holocaust got its start in 1999 and since then, through much dedicated touring and DIY record releasing, these Moterhead/Slayer breed thrash tunes got heard globally. Give it props… and download here …. free:

Toxic Holocaust Official