Sonntag, 29. Januar 2023

inclination - when fear turns to cinfidence

brilliant mosh induced straight edge hardcore from the states. reminds me of early 00's deathwish stuff like reign supreme or early blacklisted. love the pinwheel vinyl, too. 750 copies made of the third pressing. pure noise records. 2019/2021.

morning again - hand of hope

thanks to smartpunk records i finally can give up on hunting an og pressing which are fetching crazy prices these days. this re-issue looks and sounds amazing. love those handy compilations. vegan straight edge classic originally released by goodlife in 1997. 300 copies on clear/blue splatter vinyl. 2022.

darkane - layers of lies

the last piece of the massacre darkane vinyl re-issue series that i bought. got the cd back in 2005 and was a bit underwhelmed. listening to it now, it really aged better than i anticipated. a real banger from start to finish. clear vinyl released by massacre records. 2022.

darkane - expanding senses

probably my favourite darkane album. this third full length was unleashed in 2003 and the progressivity in their overall sound peaked here. white vinyl released by massacre records. 2022.

darkane - insanity

my first encounter with darkane and that weird but great vocal performance by andreas sydow got me hooked immediately. thankfully i can put my picture disc to rest now. originally released in 2001. opaque red vinyl. massacre records. 2022.

darkane - rusted angel

long overdue first vinyl pressing of this swedish thrash metal classic from 1999. opaque blue vinyl released by massacre records. 2022.

orthodox - learning to dissolve

so century media tries to dip their toe into the very succesful world of modern, contemprorary hardcore with u.s. lads orthodox. "learning to dissolve" is a strong album but i don't know if it beats pure noise records heroes like sanction or chamber for me. still a good piece nonetheless. 500 copies on dark green vinyl (what a mismatch). century media. 2022.