One of the best political hardcore punk bands to come out of the Boston area of all time, The Proletariat originally released their "Soma Holiday" LP in 1983 on Non-U/Radiobeat. Drawing on Marxist and socialist views, they created a very original, uncompromising, angry, and bleak message set to the backdrop of intense hardcore. You may have heard their tracks off of the comps "This Is Boston, Not L.A.," "Unsafe At Any Speed," and "P.E.A.C.E." This cassette is an official re-release of their "Soma Holiday" LP authorized by the Proletariat. The insert contains lyrics, complete discography listing, pictures, and more. 750+ made since October of 1999. Currently in print.
Melee was a thrash band from Boston that released a great demo in the spring of 2000 that caught a lot of people's ear. Chaotic as hell. This record was a sort of transition period for the band as they began incorporating a slight crust influence later on. The Cancer Kids were a really fast hardcore band out of the Western Mass scene. They kind of remind me of 'fastcore' style bands with a decided Western Mass old school hardcore influence. Originally released in conjunction with Endless Knot Productions. 1,000 pressed June of 2001 (800 black, 200 blue). 350 repress January of 2002 (all blue with an alternate Cancer Kids cover). Out of print, no repress planned.
Crust in the vein of ENT and Disrupt. 1,000 pressed June of 2001 (500 green, 500 clear, 50 green vinyl came with Britney Spears covers, 25 green vinyl came with Britney Spears covers and green record sleeves). Out of print, no repress planned.
These two veteran punk bands from Berlin, Germany play tuneful, aggressive hardcore punk influenced by German greats like OHL and Razzia that sounds like it could have been released by Weird System back in 1983. The scratchy, snarled vocals epitomize the style of punk both bands play, while the lyrics they spit cover socially conscious themes. Both bands have been around since the mid-'90s with Strohsacke's first release being in 1994 and The Worhats making their debut in 1996. They each have many releases under their belts, and this split carries on right where each band last left off. Fans of old German punk and UK82 take note. 1,000 pressed in July of 2004 (all black). Currently in print.
Extremely well executed charged metal punk in the vein of "Forward Into Battle" era English Dogs or Broken Bones. A ripping onslaught with double bass drumming, dual guitars, and ferocious vocals. Song titles such as "Bloodlust", "Body Of Christ", and "Truth Of War" should give you a good indication of where they are coming from lyrically and stylistically. Comprised of various vagrants and vagabonds from the Boston punk scene, Mishap's debut EP isn't a cheap imitation or second rate knock off of the bands that influenced them, but rather pick up right where the UK greats left off while adding their own ripping trademarks to the genre. 1,000 pressed in March of 2005 (all black). Currently in print.
Originally compiled and released by Ripping Thrash from the UK in 1988, this tape contains some absolutely legendary bands as well as some long forgotten gems including Heavy Discipline (UK), Halle 54 (Germany), L'Odi Social (Spain), Feed Your Head (UK), 2227 (Yugoslavia), GRB (Spain), KGB (Germany), III Kategorija (Yugoslavia), IV Reich (Spain), G.U.Z (Yugoslavia), Pax Vobiscum (UK), Pariapunk (France), Infezione (Italy), Crist (Yugoslavia), Subterranean Kids (Spain), Yugoslav Sun (Yugoslavia), No Fraud (USA), Wretched (Italy), KZV (Yugoslavia), BAP (Spain), Radikal HC (Spain), Extrem (Austria), Quod Massacre (Yugoslavia), RIP (Spain), Death Warmed Up (UK), Debauchery (UK), Genossen (Germany), Transgressor (USA), Blind Ambition (USA), and Inhuman Conditions (Germany). This release is an official re-issue in it's original format with full permission from Ripping Thrash. Released in June of 2005. Currently in print.
Read the Ripping Thrash The Tape liner notes with comp and band information.
A Spanish hardcore punk compilation featuring multiple tracks by some of the best bands that Spain had to offer in the '80s including BAP, Eskupitajo, GRB, Gurilla Urbana, IV Reich, L'Odi Social, Radikal HC, RIP, and Subterranean Kids. Originally compiled and released on Ripping Thrash in the late '80s, this has been re-issued in it's original format with full permission from Ripping Thrash. Released in June of 2005. Currently in print.
Lorteland was originally released on the Boston Tea Party label from Denmark in 1983 in an edition of 150 copies. The compilation features 66 songs by 15 bands including TZP, War Of Destruction, Crap, Klar Pest, Disaster, Camouflage, Freshly Riots, Spild Af Tid, Enola Gay, and Diarré from Denmark; Terveet Kädet and A.D.L. from Finland; and Impact, Indigesti, and 5° Braccio from Italy. The tape contains the original insert which has a small section designed by each band with lyrics and other info. This is the third and final installment in a series of tape compilation reissues on Social Napalm. Released in the summer of 2005. Currently in print.
View Lorteland tracklist
Irreverent and noisy hardcore punk from Massachusetts. There's an obvious Jerry's Kids influence here along with other early Boston bands. No traces of fastcore, powerviolence, or anything else here. Just hardcore punk with a clean, ballsy guitar sound and perfectly fitting production. 400 pressed in July of 2007 (all black). First 5 copies in LP covers. Next 10 in spraypainted covers due to the band's laziness. Released in June of 2008. Currently in print.
After several of the more established bands in the Boston area DIY scene broke up, 2005-2006 saw the formation of several new bands composed mainly of the same people taking their place. The goal of this compilation was to document these bands in their formative stages to showcase what is happening around Boston currently. The Boston side contains Social Circkle (ex-Sleeper Cell, Epidemic, Refuseniks), Poison Control (ex-Sleeper Cell, Refuseniks), and the Conversions (ex-Sleeper Cell, Refuseniks). Poison Control ended up breaking up when the comp was in it's formative stages, so another new band, Witches With Dicks is on it instead. The Lowell side contains Out Cold who've been around for many years, Sgt. Slaughter (ex-Kirottu, Solitary Neglect), and Violent Nuns (ex-Solitary Neglect). Each band provides one track, most of which are exclusive to the comp.
The title is a piss take on the "Bands That Could Be God" Massachusetts compilation released in 1984 containing such bands as Deep Wound, Outpatients, Moving Targets, and others. 25 rejected test presses in October of 2007, 25 approved test presses in November of 2007, 500 pressed (all black) in January of 2008. Released in June of 2008. Currently in print.
Unreleased and indefinitely on hold.
This record has nine songs on it, and, to me, it sounds like late '80s British HC. I'd say Electro Hippies, Atavistic, that Terrorain demo 7" a bit, or Death Sentence from Australia. It's got a lot of echo on the vocals and really pessemistic and cynical lyrics with an appropriately raw recording. I hope people will be willing to take a chance on this. I don't have any way to hype this record really. If you're into late '80s UKHC, check this out.
