Black Breath- Razor To Oblivion

Artist: Black Breath
Album: Razor To Oblivion EP
Genre: Hardcore/Punk/Rock'n'roll
Year: 2008
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: DISFEAR, DOOMRIDERS, MOTORHEAD, SKITKIDS, POISON IDEA

Black Breath play some rock'n'roll inspired hardcore/punk with a little bit of old-school death metal in the guitar tone. Good shit!


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Rorshach- Autopsy

Artist: Rorshach
Album: Autopsy (Discography)
Genre: Hardcore
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: DEADGUY, BLACK FLAG, INFEST, LEFT FOR DEAD, CONVERGE

This is a collection of Rorshach's entire recorded history, 31 songs from 1989 to 1993. If you aren't familiar with Rorshach, this is a convenient way to get with it. They were a hugely influential hardcore band from New Jersey that went on to form/play in lots of great bands such as Deadguy, Kiss It Goodbye, Playing Enemy and so on. The vocals are instantly recognizable and the music is sometimes fast, sometimes sludgy, but always heavy and pissed.

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Ringworm- Birth Is Pain

Artist: Ringworm
Album: Birth Is Pain
Genre: Hardcore/Metal
Year: 2001
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: INTEGRITY, SNAPCASE, BANE, SICK OF IT ALL, CRO-MAGS

Birth Is Pain is Ringworm's Victory records debut. Their style has been described as NYHC in a fist fight with 80's thrash metal. Get in the pit and try to love someone.

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Infest- Discography

Artist: Infest
Album: Discography
Genre: Hardcore/Powerviolence
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: SIEGE, CROSSED OUT, NO COMMENT, MAN IS THE BASTARD, DRI

Infest was one of the greatest and most influential bands in the early power violence movement, playing faster and angrier than any band before them. If you are a fan of fast and angry punk/hardcore or whatever, enjoy.

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Akimbo- Elephantine

Artist: Akimbo
Album: Elephantine
Genre: Hardcore/Stoner Metal
Year: 2005
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: SAVIOURS, TRAP THEM, MAJORITY RULE, LORDS, BARONESS

Akimbo started out as a more straight forward screamo/hardcore band but on this album they incorporate massive amounts of stonery riffs. It is a great mix of agressive and groovy heaviness. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow. They have since released a few solid albums since this one, but Elephantine remains my favorite.

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(Link from Youth Rebellion For Kamikaze Teens)

The Swarm- Old Blue Eyes Is Dead

Artist: The Swarm aka Knee Deep In The Dead
Album: Old Blue Eyes Is Dead
Genre: Hardcore/Punk
Year: 1999
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: HIS HERO IS GONE, CURSED, LEFT FOR DEAD, RUINATION

The Swarm was formed from the ashes of Left For Dead and members went on to form Cursed. These Canadians play some wicked metallic hardcore and this is their best album in my opinion. If you are a fan of Cursed or Left For Dead, you can't go wrong with this.

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(Link from Catharsis through Zazen)

Hardcore/Powerviolence Collections

FOR FANS OF: DRI, NEGATIVE APPROACH, SIEGE, EXTORTION, MINOR THREAT

Here are some great collections of some awesome hardcore/powerviolence bands. Note that the Dropdead collection isn't all of their material since they have released some more material after the discography was released, but it is a good collection nonetheless.

Left For Dead- Splitting Heads
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Dropdead- Complete Discography
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No Comment- Discography 87-93
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Crossed Out- Discography
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The Now-Denial- Mundane Lullaby

Artist: The Now-Denial
Album: Mundane Lullaby
Genre: Hardcore/Punk
Year: 2007
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: CURSED, PERTH EXPRESS, TRAINWRECK, GHOSTLIMB

The Now-Denial, alot like fellow Germans, Perth Express, they play a mix of hardcore and punk with a crusty feel to it. Some good shit.

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(Link from The_Hive)

Fight Amp- Hungry For Nothing

Artist: Fight Amp
Album: Hungry For Nothing
Genre: Sludge/Noise/Punk
Year: 2008
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: UNSANE, THE JESUS LIZARD, KYLESA, KNUT

Fight Amp, previously known as Fight Amputation, have a gritty Amphetamine Reptile sound. Their thick distorted basslines and filtered vocals are similar to legendary NYC noise rockers Unsane. The drum patterns are creative and provide a perfect backdrop for the thick basslines and abrasive guitar tone. Several different styles of heavy music are thrown into the mix, resulting in one of the best albums of 2008.

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(Link from Lucid Media)

Disfear/Doomriders Split EP

Artist: Disfear & Doomriders
Album: Split EP
Genre: D-Beat/Hardcore & Stoner/Classic Metal
Year: 2009
Label: Deathwish

FOR FANS OF: MOTORHEAD, THIN LIZZY, DISCHARGE

A split release by two of the best bands around right now. One song by each band. GET WITH THE PROGRAM!

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(Link from Crustcracker)

Cut The Shit- Harmed and Dangerous

Artist: Cut The Shit
Album: Harmed and Dangerous
Genre: Hardcore/Punk
Year: 2003
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: DEEP WOUND, NEGATIVE APPROACH, BONES BRIGADE, DRI

This is some catchy, rocked out, fast and to the point hardcore. A modern classic in my opinion. The singer was also in Bones Brigade for the their first album (get it here). There is a sweet Deep Wound cover at the end.

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Extortion- Sick

Artist: Extortion
Album: Sick
Genre: Hardcore/Punk
Year: 2008
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: SEIGE, CROSSED OUT, DRI, NO COMMENT, DROPDEAD

Hardcore the way it is supposed to be played, fucking fast and fucking angry. Borders on grind/power violence speed at times. Get it!

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Achilles

Artist: Achilles
Album: Hospice
Genre: Metallic Hardcore
Year: 2007
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: BOTCH, ARCHITECT, BREATHER RESIST, (old) CAVE-IN

Achilles plays some heavy and angry hardcore that reminds us how good metal and hardcore can sound when mixed right, back to the days before the word "metalcore" was abused with recycled riffs and stupid haircuts. Below is their first LP and split with Engineer, who also plays a similar style of metal/hardcore.

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Achilles- The Dark Horse

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Achilles/Engineer Split

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Backstabbers Inc- Kamikaze Missions

Artist: Backstabbers Inc
Album: Kamikaze Missions
Genre: Hardcore/Punk/Grind

Year: 2004

Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: TRAP THEM, TRAGEDY, ENTOMBED, DISMEMBER, HIS HERO IS GONE

This is the band singer, Ryan Mckenney, was in before Trap Them. They basically sound exactly like Trap Them, which is a very good thing. A little bit of grind, a little hardcore, a little crust/d-beat.

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Bones Brigade- I Hate Myself When I'm Not Skateboarding

Artist: Bones Brigade
Album: I Hate Myself When I'm Not Skateboarding
Genre: Hardcore/Thrash
Year: 2003
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: MUNICIPAL WASTE, DRI, NEGATIVE APPROACH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER

Grab your board brah! This is some seriously awesome crossover shit. The singer on this album is now in Cut The Shit. RADICAL!

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Lords- Fuck All Ya'll Motherfuckers

Artist: Lords
Album: Fuck All Ya'll Motherfuckers
Genre: Dirty Hardcore/Punk
Year: 2008
Website: Myspace

FOR FANS OF: HOUR OF THE WOLF, COLISEUM, DOOMRIDERS, BLACK FLAG

I love this new Lords record. Some good southern style, gritty hardcore punk. They are playing on the Oct. 15th here in AZ at the Modified with Blues and Slut Sister.

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Eyehategod- Confederacy Of Ruined Lives

Artist: Eyehategod
Album: Confederacy of Ruined Lives
Genre: Sludge/Stoner/Hardcore
Year: 2000
Label: Century Media

FOR FANS OF: BUZZOV*EN, IRON MONKEY, CROWBAR, BLACK SABBATH

The best sludge/stoner band around My favorite of the many awesome NOLA bands. Sludgy stoner riffs with scathing angry vocals.

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