ISKRA.

Awesomely ass-kicking "blackened crust" from our neighbors to the north (if you live in the States, that is). On this laid-back Nor-Cal Friday evening may I present to you - for your ear-shredding delight - Iskra!

D/L Iskra - Iskra right here.




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Now playing: Brain Drill - The Depths Of Darkness

FANG.

Hard-to-find record from these East Bay Heathen Scum hardcore heavyweights.
Not quite as raw (hardcore) as their previous releases, but still this is a pretty decent album.
The drug (ab)use as well as the collective unstable psyche of band personnel at the time is laid bare for all to see, essentially...

D/L Fang - Spun Helga right here.




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Now playing: Rattus - Raiskaus

LONG PIG.

Some solid grindy-death stuff that is Hungarian in origin.
Wish I could tell you more about these guys, but there ain't a whole lot of info on them that I could find.
I will tell you that - like most everything else you find here - it fucking kicks some ass in the brutality department...

D/L Long Pig - Barren right here.




Now playing: Raid - Conveniense

NEGATIVE APPROACH.

A band that certainly needs no introduction, here's probably the only other CD you need by them besides the also-excellent "Total Recall" collection.

These guys probably influenced more hardcore bands than any other - no doubt about it - and John Brannon can scrape a bong cleaner than anyone else I have seen in my life...

D/L Negative Approach - Ready To Fight: Demos, Live and Unreleased Tracks 1981 - 1983 right here.




Now playing: Ratos De Porao - Obrigando A Obedecer

SPECIAL FORCES.

Continuing on with some ancient Boner Records bands, here's the first release from a little-known band from Berkeley who played some solid hardcore.
This tape came out in 1983, and pre-dates their appearance on "Them Boners Be Poppin" of course.

Enjoy, as this is another long-lost first-generation Bay Area Hardcore classic...

D/L Special Forces - 8 Songs to Kill By right here.





Now playing: Eduardo Bort - Cuadros De Tristeza

HELLNATION.

Ear-bleeding SHRED in the form of some blistering thrashy dirt-head hardcore, straight from "over yonder-holler, Kentucky".
It's hard to pick just one Hellnation record - and I'm not saying this one is the best or anything - but this one has been the soundtrack to my Saturday.
Furious and heavy, you can't go wrong with these guys...

D/L Hellnation - Thrash Wave right here.

PALATKA.

Rob asked for some Palatka, so I searched around and found this collection in a few different places.
I think it's only missing one EP, but I'm not sure as I was late to getting into these guys. All in all, pretty good "emo-violence", and if anybody wants to chime in with some background info I wouldn't mind the history lesson as there sure ain't much in the way of web presence of these Floridian rippers...

D/L Palatka - The Unoffical & 98% Complete Discography: 1995 - 1999 right here.


Now playing: R.A. The Rugged Man - Dumb

Re-Up: BATHTUB SHITTER.

Just a word to let you know that - once again - I have reupped the mega-kickass Bathtub Shitter - Dance Hall Grind.
That makes three re-ups on this, and hopefully the link won't get terminated anytime soon. Enjoy!

I'd like to say thanks to everyone who has left me comments recently, as well reciprocated U/L links and whatnot. It's all very much appreciated on my end, and it DEFINITELY keeps me inspired to post more often. Some of you have told me some great stories, and some of you have sent me some killer music as well - can't ever have enough of that!

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Now playing: Cataract - Smell The Bacon

FEARLESS IRANIANS FROM HELL.

Awesome "joke thrash" from San Antonio, and what a rippin' slab it is!

Hard to believe this thing is 20 years old; still dig it as much today as I did the first time I heard it. I actually own test pressings of two of their records. They were given to me by an old friend who was "just gonna throw them out".
The sad (or is it "ironic") thing about this "joke" is how fucked the state of the Iran / U.S. relationship still is. That will never change though I'm pretty sure, but enough of the heavy talk - let's just fucking thrash!

D/L Fearless Iranians from Hell - Holy War right here.



*check back as I'll be posting more stuff from the Boner Records catalog in the near future.*


Now playing: Miltown - Delicate Fiction

VERBAL ABUSE.

One of the greats of the early S.F. hardcore / thrashcore / skatecore scene, here's a fucking great live show from the one and only Verbal Abuse.
These guys continue to kill it from time to time over the years, and they (still) never disappoint.

D/L Verbal Abuse - Ruthie's Inn, Berkeley CA 04.04.1986 right here.


Now playing: Iskra - Masters of War