The Dedication

The Dedication were a hardcore band from the Boston area that evenly combined harshness of modern punk with old and new school style hardcore.  Their sound is like DC-style punk from the 80's but more melodic with harsh vocals.  Below is their CDep/7" that was released on Deathwish Inc. called "Youth Murder Anthems" and I recently stumbled across their Demo from 2000.  Snag these gems now and dig.

Members Also Played In:  Sex Positions & The Cattle

Youth Murder Anthems CDep (2002)
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Demo Cassette (2000)
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Lautrec

Chicago's Lautrec blessed the screamo genre from 2007-2010 with their highly creative blend of driving skrams loaded with emotion and cleverness that many bands seem to forget these days.  Everything about this band is so refreshing to hear from the screaming melodies and mathy transitions to their overall songwriting.  What these guys and girl left behind is simply amazing and always a pleasure to hear.  Below is their discography cassette that was released on Black With Sap along with two unreleased jamz from 2011. Snag everything and DIG!

-Members Also Play(ed) In:  Lord Snow, Coping, Suffix, Brighter Arrows & Ten Thousand Leagues


New Ones (2011)
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A Discography Cassette (2007-2010)
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Bad Advice

Punk pioneers, Bad Advice are a fast frenzy that seemed to milk their existence for five years, even though they've been done since 2010. For some fucked up reason their 7" EP floated around for a few years until it was finally released in the summer of 2012. I'm glad it finally got a proper release because these tracks will kick you in the teeth. If you follow any of the bands below, you'll enjoy these jams. Download their only effort and get pissed at the members for not keeping it together for the kids. 

Members were/are in:  Direct Control, Government Warning, Cloak/Dagger & The Ladies

Do Not Resuscitate 7"

Islam85

Islam85 is an upcoming powerviolence outfit from Boston that will crack your skull wide open!  These guys play with brute force and at violent, rapid speeds, creating walls of feed-back drenched riffs,  fuzzed-out bass, spazzy drum parts and intensely brutal dual vocals.  Their demo cassette is dropping real soon on Third Eye Grind Records so look out for that, but in the meantime, snag this behemoth below.  Dig!

-Members Also Play(ed) In:  Colin Of Arabia, Intheshit & Terminally Your Aborted Ghost

Demo (2012)

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Burn Idols

Burn Idols is from Long Beach, CA and create a maniacal mess of hardcore.  This trio is heavy as hell and mixes brands of dark metallic hardcore, d-beat, death metal, powerviolence and screamo.  These guys crank out some crushing riffs, pummeling bass, brutal drums, growls and shrieks that're eerie, spastic, dirty and drenched in distortion.  Burn Idols rips to the max and still manages to make time for some sick melodic parts within the insanity.  Sadly these guys broke up shortly after their Theodicy EP was released.  Below is everything except their demo, I couldn't find it.  Dig.

-For Fans Of:  Young And In The Way, Cara Neir, Hexis & Advocate

Theodicy EP

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From The Deepest Corners Come The Darkest Blues 7"

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Self Titled 7"

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Full Of Hell

REPOST!  This is Full Of Hell. Residing in Maryland this band is unrelenting. Experimental, hardcore, sludge, and so much punk. This band is really great. They touch on so many great genres to create a sound all their own. This band is really just relentlessly awesome.

The Inevitable Fear Of Existence 7"

Full Of Hell / Goldust Split 7"

The Roots Of Earth Are Consuming My Home LP

Full Of Hell / Code Orange Kids Split 7"


Full Of Hell / Calm The Fire Split 7"


Full Of Hell / The Guilt Of... Split 7"

Sick Fix

Washington D.C.'s Sick Fix has finally dropped a masterful full length this year!  My fucking god!  Here's some raw and in-your-face female -fronted straight edge hardcore that's been thriving since 2006.  They play an obnoxious and flawless brand of hardcore punk with heavy youth crew and powerviolence influences.  Their LP is insane so snag that along with everything else below.  DIG!

-Members Also Play(ed) In:  Magrudergrind, Disciples Of Christ, Coke Bust & Natural Law

Vexed LP (2012)

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Coke Bust / Sick Fix Live Split Cassette (2009)

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Nothing Else Mattered No One Else Mattered CD-R (2009)

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Self Titled 7" (2007)

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Demo (2006)

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Low Places

California's Low Places are going to crush your skull.  If you haven't had the privilege of hearing these guys, their sound is absolutely demolishing with heavy elements of sludge and an unholy mixture of hardcore punk and powerviolence.  This stuff is brutal and violates your ears at all costs with piercing riffs, endless feedback, crashing cymbals, rumbling bass and gasping howls.  Snag this now.  Dig.

-For Fans Of:  Mind Eraser, Soul Swallower, Mammoth Grinder & God Harvest

Spiritual Treatment LP (2011)

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Self Titled 7" (2010)
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Violent Hunger Cassette (2010)
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Cogs And Sprockets

Cogs And Sprockets is an unrelenting one-man grind assault from Las Vegas.  This dude creates an orchestra of maniacal, frenzied and buzzing riffs that are completely layered with noise.  He also beats the shit out of his drums!  Filled with insanely fast, destructive and chaotic blast-beats with crashing cymbols are inescapable.  The vocals are especially raw, harsh and nasty which blends great.  Below is everything I could dig up so far.  Enjoy this ingenious insanity!  Dig.

-For Fans Of:  Pig Destroyer, Repulsion, Enemy Soil & Assuck

God Harvest Split 7"
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Arms For The Poor EP (2011)

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Black Friday Cassette (2011)

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Small Doses Comp. 2xCD (2011)

(C&S Track Only)

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100 In 10 Comp. LP (2010)

(C&S Track Only)

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In The Kingdom Of The Blind Cassette (2009)

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   Releases I Still Need Are...

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- Unreleased Sprockets (2011)

- Human Error (2010)

- If There Is A Hell Below, Then We're All Going To Go (2009)

- Saturating The Well-Oiled Machine (2008)

Milk Music

REPOST! Olympia WA is no stranger when it comes to awesome music, and here's another sick band to add to the list. Milk Music are a grungy, alternative, fuzzy mess that isn't afraid to be poppy and totally fucking awesome. I love how Milk Music's jamz are both catchy and sloppy. If any band can bring back grunge, it's these dudes. Download their current discography below. Huge thanks to Alexis for hooking us up with the demo!  

For Fans Of: Sneeze & Dinosaur Jr.

Live On WFMU (Almost Live)

Beyond Living LP

Split Flexi with Carrie Keith (Milk Music track only)

2009 Demo CS

Ohvoth

Ohvoth is one man playing insane soundscapes using a guitar and pedals I assume. This is all I could find but you can go to his lastfm page or myspace and hear some other tracks. This, as far as I know, is his only legit release. This tape consists of two untitled songs that come close to 40 minutes total. The sounds are awesome. Everything is really clean sounding, with layers upon layers, and really experimental. This isn't "noise" but really psychadelic soundscapes to drone, or zone, or groove out to. Dig it.

self titled cs

Male Nurses

Boston's Male Nurses plays some nasty, old-school thrash punk that's plain awesome!  It's fast, gritty and raw with obnoxious vocals, endless amounts of power chords, twangy solo's and non-stop drumming.  These guys are rad as hell and absolutely rip shit up!  It's definitely intense and thrashy but still on the catchy side with some hints of Oi!  They just dropped a new 7" EP so snag that gem and everything else I could find below. Dig.

-For Fans Of:  Social Circkle, Sucked Dry &Natural Law

Wanna Play Doctor? / GI Jock 7" [test press] (2012)

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We're Not Contageous Comp Cassette (2011)

(Male Nurses Tracks Only)

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Self Titled 7" (2010)

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Demo Cassette + Cover (2008)

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