HOLY SHIT THIS IS GREAT

Check out the video for "Slander" off of the new(ish) Trash Talk EP.



While you're at it get the EP here.

Frandy- Relief (2011)

I like hardcore. I particularly like the darker side of hardcore, hardcore that flirts with metal and plays footsie with sludge. I like Cursed and Engineer and Achilles. A lot. And because I like all of that I like Frandy.

Oh, and Frandy is from Flint, MI, the most dangerous city in America. 

Frandy on last.fm

(None of their stuff is on YouTube. But this is the cover of the EP. It's creepy.)

Get it here. You can download the EP for free from Frandy's Bandcamp. Do it.

Crucifix- Dehumanization (1983)

I realized I haven't posted much (if any) punk rock on here. Since I've been on a huge late 70's/early 80's punk/hardcore kick recently I'm going to post some.

There are few records that meant more to me than Dehumanization when I was in midde/high school. Though Crucifix never received the same recognition as their San Francisco peers The Dead Kennedys and Millions of Dead Cops, this album is generally recognized as a a classic, though the words "underrated" and "overlooked" are frequently used in same sentence. Politically and aesthetically Crucifix were in league with the English peace punk scene and bands like Crass and Flux of Pink Indians (this album was released by Corpus Christi, an offshoot of Crass Records). Musically they were Discharge on amphetamines, combining d-beat with the blistering speed of early hardcore bands such as Black Flag and Bad Brains. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Discharge, but this record rips way harder than any of their output. Check it out.

Crucifix on last.fm



Get it here.

Hot Snakes- Suicide Invoice (2002)

Hot Snakes was a post-hardcore band from San Diego, CA. They featured members of Drive Like Jehu and Rocket From The Crypt and sound quite a bit like the former. I've seen Hot Snakes described as "hardcore garage punk," which is just about as accurate a description as possible. Suicide Invoice is without question my favorite of the three Hot Snakes' full lengths. Like the other albums, Suicide Invoice features some fast, galloping garage rock riffs, a thundering rhythm section and Rick Froberg's snotty vocals. However, throughout the album there are more mid-paced tracks and sections that sound like a nastier Fugazi. Who doesn't like galloping, guitar-driven, garage punk? Thats' right, nobody.



Get it here.
Gems: I Hate The Kids, Gar Forgets His Insulin, Suicide Invoice, Paid In Cigarettes, LAX, Why Does It Hurt, Unlisted.

Death- For The Whole World To See (1976)

My mind was completely and utterly blown the first time I heard this. Not the death metal band! This Death was around in the early-mid 1970's, hailing from Detroit. Obviously huge fans of fellow Detroiters MC5 as well as The Stooges, Death played a similar brand of fast, brutal rock and roll that would be influential in the development of punk rock (but did so with better chops than the Stooges for sure). This is without question one of the best proto-punk albums I've ever heard. A lot of people compare them to early Bad Brains, which I can see a bit in the intensity and vocal delivery (particularly on "Freakin' Out"), but I think the comparison is made primarily because both bands are black. Originally recorded in 1976, this didn't see an official release until 2009. If you dig The Stooges, MC5, Bad Brains or pretty much any music at all, you need to hear this.

Get it here.

Gems: Seriously, every song on this rips.