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I Wanna Kick Your Fucking Teeth In: RUN FOR YOUR FUCKING LIFE

Run For Your Fucking Life album

Everyone has that band that got them into music, or into a genre. And no matter how mediocre or revolutionary that band is, you'll always hold them as one of the greatest things ever recorded. Personally speaking, my first real dose of underground hardcore, thrash, crust, and pure wreckage is also a completely unsung band known as Run For Your Fucking Life. A band that gave absolutely no shits and simply set out to destroy everything in their path, including themselves. (more…)

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Up the VOMITÜS

Vomitus ep

There are thousands upon thousands of forgotten bands buried and rotting in the coffin of time. And while the heap is often justifiable hill of similarly marked graves that did nothing but play idol worship [insert any Hatebreed rip-off band here], some are truly remarkable units that just didn't get the respect they deserved. If there is one band that is truly underrated in this expansive graveyard, it is Tempe, Arizona's crust/grind/death metal unit Vomitüs. (more…)

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Speakers Never Healed: HERESY 1985-87

Heresy Inner fix

If you were to make a list of the most influential U.K. hardcore/punk and metal bands, you could not avoid putting Heresy on the list. Those that know the band know that they're were a force to be reckoned with. Known for their breakneck speed songs and unparalleled live energy, Heresy set out to destroy everything in their path. (more…)

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Uncompromising Noise: the Legacy of SORE THROAT

Sore Throat

When you think of blast beats you're mind probably goes to something like Napalm Death or Rotten Sound nowadays. Perhaps Pig Destroyer's Prowler in the Yard? While some speculate that Napalm Death was the originator of the blast beat, they were not the only band famous for the method at the time. Perhaps one of the more prolific bands that loved a good blast beat was Sore Throat. (more…)