50 lions - new reality

one of my favourite hardcore bands are back and it completely passed me by. already released last year, i stumbled upon it browsing the merchpit.com vinyl section. it goes without saying that i ordered right away. the aussie boys delivered properly here. crushing metallic hardcore with a few hip hop parts sneaked in. fingers crossed for a european tour. 100 copies made on clear red and as a european exclusive pressing. last ride records. 2025.

50 lions - former glory

hands down, 50 lions are one of my favourite contemporary hardcore bands. the only problem i have with the band is that they don't seem to get their shit together to release a new full length. already nine years passed since "where life expires" saw the light of day. in the mean time only two 7"es emerged from the depths.

i found a copy of "pray for nothing" at underdog record store in cologne but i really had a hard time to get my hands on "former glory" this time around. it wasn't like it was hard to find. i could have easily bought one from the states or from australia, where the band comes from, but i couldn't get past these goddamn high shipping rates. black copies were available through german distros but i wanted a coloured one.

so i waited and at some point i forgot about it. when i visited the german evilgreed.net e-store out of boredom i finally came across a colour copy and bought it right away. those two songs are so fucking good, can't stop to listen to them. check them out! second press on lovely burgundy marble vinyl. unfortunately i don't know how many of these beauties were made. six feet under records. 2016./2017.

50 lions - pray for nothing

man, i love 50 lions. considering this fact and how long i have this record in my possession already, it's ridiculous how long it took me to post it up here. when checking the date i pictured this 7" it's almost one year since i added it to the collection.

it was released in 2013 and i always struggled to get a copy because there were a couple of coloured versions and the quite a big heap on black. as black was less limited it was the distro version to get and as shipping rates from the states for one 7" didn't seem worthwhile i waited for anohter option.

that took a damn year. finally, while visiting my sister in cologne last year, i stopped by at underdog record store and was delighted to find a coloured copy among the racks. strike! looks lovely on this purple marble. don't know how many were made. the sfu page is missing this variant. 2013.

rwhaf willem: the freebies

i'm going to keep this one short because these two records are no actual purchase and the picture beneath actually says it all.

agnostic front - united blood e.p. 7"

as willem already wrote down, this one is essential. i'm not that much into the tunes, which the grooves release dropping the needle on it, but one has got to know where the roots are. hardcore history. plain and simple.

well done re-press in my eyes. bridge9 went for a new artwork but stood true to the original by printing the dust sleeve with the original artwork. the insert also included.

the sleeve comes with embossed lettering and the vinyl colour matches the colour-scheme of the sleeve quite well. solid all around. 800 copies made. bridge9. 2009.

down to nothing - 50 lions split 7"

as you can already read in picture #1, and as a constant reader you probably know, a copy of the superb split 7" is already in my posession. i got it from willem as well some months ago.

this time he sent me the white vinyl version. i think it was the most limited colour of the first press out of 100 copies. and with 50 lions being one of my favourite bands, this one is really nice to have. willem for president!

usually i don't collect several copies of one release but, of course, this is an exception. again, much appreciation and respect to willem. thank you mate. i'll give some back! buy his stuff from discogs!

6131 records. 2008.

discogs: down to nothing-50 lions split

down to nothing – 50 lions split 7“

as i probably mentioned before 50 lions are one of my favourite hardcore bands recently. i love their snotty sound and their feeling for the right melody in the right place. of course they don't re-invent hardcore but hand on heart, who the heck wants that? they play it just better than the rest ;) as i have the two lp's they released and the self-titled 7“ there were not much to get anymore. i had my eyes on some copies of this split release for quite some time. all american ebay offerings which naturally increased the shipping costs. and so i didn't really get around to it as there is so many other stuff i buy.

one day a new blog entry of willem's 'records with history and future' appeared on my dashboard. in this post he pointed out that he would sell some of his stuff through discogs. scrolling through his list the down to nothing–50 lions split immediately caught my interest. he had different versions to offer. the green one i bought is not the most limited but in my eyes the best looking. willem packed it superbly and so i can only recommend buying from him.

both bands have three songs on this split. the down to nothing side is pretty good. never heard something disappointing by this band, though. but the winner to me of course, is the 50 lions part. they have a special sense for the best possible ending song. and again 'love and war' is top notch!

a really good split release out on 6131 records and resist records. 400 made. second press. 2008.

g.l. records: 50 lions, congress, angel crew

finally, my first post of 2013. in the last weeks i was occupied with moving to a new appartment. therefore i wasn't able to spend much time listening to music, especially as my turntable got fucked up during the moving process. shit! next thing being in the way of posting is the fact i still have no access to the net at my new home. so i'm writing this at home on my comp, transfer the data to a usb stick, using a free minute at work and sneak this into blogger.com.

50 lions – s/t 7“

in the past i placed an order at goodlife recordings for a do or die lp. from that time i knew that they had some other interesting stuff to offer, so i said to myself i'll check back when the time is right.

when i have the opportunity to place my order at any time i tend to lose sight because there is no pressure getting my record-buying-instincts rolling. same thing here. proof for that is the long time i let go by between the do or die purchase and this one. as 50 lions is one of my favourite bands of the more recent hardcore movement, there was no way for me letting this 7“ pass by. it's from 2009 and more in the vein of their first lp 'time is the enemy', which is fine with me. 50 lions just cannot disappoint me it seems. do yourself a favour and check them out!

as i'm on a down to nothing kick recently i need to get my hands on a copy of their split with the lions. This baby here comes on a nice green with yellow swirl. looks rad!

400 copies made. resist records. 2009

angel crew – another day living in hatred

angel crew is a more or less unknown band from belgium. correct me if i'm wrong but i don't think they have a big reputation to call their own. i just know them because they played once in the town i grew up, quedlinburg. my uncle had some stuff of them and i liked it. solid old school hardcore with some melodic refrains and sig-a-longs. can't do wrong with that.

i like the packaging of it. plain and simple cover artwork – grey ink on black background. white vinyl plus a light coloured insert to round up the black/white colour scheme. my girlfriend did a funny quote on the band picture. first i have to explain that my girlfriend is from lithuania, a small european country and a direct neighbour of russia. She grew up with many russians and i call some russian buddies my friends as well. anyway, responding to the dress code of the angel crew guys and the general look she immediately asked me what kind of new russian hardcore band this would be. made me chuckle :) greetings to vitali!

i don't know if i'm right but i think you can see the marble effect of the vinyl in the previous pictures quite good. if not i took a pic held against the light.

there are still copies left in the goodlife store for a nice price. ??? copies made. goodlife recordings. 2001.

congress – angry with the sun

i was really surprised to find that there are still some copies left. i believe this record to be a real classic in european edge metal and only paying twelve bucks made me almost feel vulgar. but ok, maybe this one isn't really that sought after. i'm really happy to have it anyway.

what i like about congress is that they mix some black metal into their hardcore metal hybrid. they reformed recently. hopefully they can pick up where they left. i need their other stuff which will be harder to come by, i'm afraid. there is a picture disc of this too. glad to have the coloured version and not the shitty pic disc. the cover art looks real apocalyptic. what's the name of this movie with eddie murphy where he's in tibet. something like 'golden child'. they fight the end boss turning into a dragon there. reminds me of the one on the cover ;-)

pink vinyl. again i don't know how many were made. goodlife recordings. 1998.

additionally i got some extras. love stuff like this. a poster, some stickers and a note from rene.

thumbs up! 

per koro: terror, awaken demons, 50 lions, the carrier

this is actually my first post of an order that i really recieved in march 2012 :) so, now the more or less "real-time" documentation starts ;-)

terror - the damned, the shamed

as said before i'm not a big picture disc worshipper. just like in this case i hate the missing of a cardboard sleeve! but with the admittedly good looking disc comes a big fold out poster that also functions as a back cover. so nevertheless i like it...

reaper records

awaken demons - the mirror

like so many other bands out there i knew the band by name for quite a while but never was really interested enough to listen to them. a mistake as it appears :) pretty good tough guy hardcore with straight edge attitude! just my taste :) i found this on sale at per koro.

marbled solid green vinyl. trustkill records

50 lions - time is the enemy

as mentioned before the sophomore release "where life expires" really gets me going :) so i just had to have this first album and it's quite as good as the second record. out on demons run amok entertainment with a nice gatefold sleeve and clear red vinyl with two or three black speckles :)

the carrier - one year later

passionate hardcore with a melancholic melody edge to it. reminds me a bit of new carpathian stuff or the ghost inside. good stuff!

opaque neon yellow vinyl + gatefold cover + digital download. deathwish records

per koro records: 50 lions, cruel hand, terror, by night

after searching without success for a german mail order having "powerwolves - you won't find peace" coloured lp in stock (always the black version only) i discovered per koro mailorder. lucky punsh, so to speak :)

it's a really well sorted e-shop with good prices. after the shut down of greed records, i was happy to find a more than equally good replacement. so, this is the first but surely not the last order at per koro...

50 lions - where life expires

it appears that this is one of my favourite hardcore records! just check them out. they deserve it!

loveley bottle clear vinyl with multi-colour splatter + big fold out poster with all lyrics + digital download.

six feet under records.

cruel hand - prying eyes

passionate hardcore in the vein of terror, madball, etc. 

2nd press on awesome clear orange with teal swirl vinyl! With digital download on bridge9 records.

terror - one with the underdogs

classic! if you don't already have it, go get it!

clear green vinyl on trustkill records.

terror - rhythm amongst the chaos 7"

like always with terror you get quality! all killers, no fillers :) wonderful thick gatefold sleeve + black with white swirl vinyl!

last one of this order: by night - a new shape of desperation

it's hard to describe their sound. kind of industrial metal with hardcore tunes... or something like that. definitely unique! i already bought this album on cd back when it came out in 2006. i found it on clearance at per koro, it is coloured and so i picked it up. 

this one is the ugliest presentation i encountered by far! ugly cover colours (the original cd artwork is different & way better), ugly inside artwork which only consists of blurry live pictures and not-matching vinyl colour. ugly through and through. but in a way that it's almost good :) ok, almost...

good music though and a gatefold sleeve.