shattered realm was a hardcore band from asbury park, new jersey. back in the day when the german label alveran records was still active, i listened to a lot of bands from their roster. european bands like maroon, do or die or purified in blood and, through their cooperation with u.s. based eulogy recordings, some american bands like until the end, casey jones or said shattered realm.
via this connection i knew 'from the dead end blocks...' vaguely and when i was browsing through the schwarzesocke.com webshop to look for a birthday gift for a friend, i also checked their vinyl section. not much to get but two releases. one of them being the one i am writing about right here. it had some storage wear because it was sitting their for probably almost ten years but it looked good enough to spend eleven bucks on it.
in the end it wasn't only a bargain but also a lucky find because copies don't sell too often on ebay or discogs, especilly coloured copies. musically this is hardcore at the metallic end of the spectrum. not too spectacular but entertaining all the way through. on a side note, joe hardcore who did vocals on this record, became one of the main forces behind the establishment of the infamous this is hardcore fest in philadelphia later on. don't know how many copies were made. spook city records. 2005.
