Mind Eraser - Cave

Mind Eraser

"Cave" (2005)

Power Violence / Fastcore

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Track List:

1. Neutral Words

2. Thawed Out

3. Internal Dialogue

4. What Did I Do

5. Finished

6. Subtle Entities

7. Clever Lines

8. Psychotic

9. You Weren't Right

10. Last Words

11. Don't Find Me

12. Human Waste

13. Amazing Solution

14. Chewed Up, Spit Out

One of my favorite Power Violence albums to come out in recent years. They take pretty blatant queues from Crossed Out, and I love them for it. Barking vocals, depressing/pissed ass lyrics, mid-paced hardcore, sludgy riffing, start-and-stops, and peppered in blasts make for a fantastic listen. I'll up these Boston boys' 2006 album "Glacial Reign" later on.

Life's Halt - We Sold Our Souls For Hardcore

Life's Halt

"We Sold Our Souls For Hardcore" (1998)

Fastcore / Hardcore Punk

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Track List:

1. More Than Once

2. In My Face

3. Get In The Pit!

4. Why We Are

5. Headline

6. Ten Thousand Strong

7. Make It Right

8. Monster Joe

9. Appraise

LA positive Straight-Edge Fastcore with that Youth Crew feel that makes you consider learning how to 2-step... Before realizing you'd rather run in circles and try to jump over your friends' heads. These guys ripped it up. "Get in the pit you motherfuckers!"

Dystrophy - Nice Kids

Dystrophy

"Nice Kids" (2004)

Fastcore / Power Violence

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Track List:

1. Last Drop

2. Old School

3. Selfless

4. We're Nice Kids

5. Las Palomas

6. Skatin' For Satan

7. Go Vikings

8. No Trust

9. You're Naive

From the Bay Area, these kids loved Charles Bronson and Satan... So from the get-go we have that in common. Some good, fast, and relatively simple Charley-inspired Fastcore with catchy breakdowns and no copyright infringement. Check 'em out! Unfortunately, they didn't release anything else that I know of.

Edit: Apparently they released a few tracks on some comps... But I don't have them.

The Endless Blockade - Turn Illness Into A Weapon

The Endless Blockade

"Turn Illness Into A Weapon" (2004)

Power Violence / Grindcore

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Track List:

1. Fuck The 51st

2. Dummies For Role Models

3. Descent Into The Eternal Paradigm Of Brutality

4. Death Ritual

5. Bad Taste

6. Happy Families

7. Black Economy

8. Haymaker Vs. Manowar

9. Bleak Outlook

10. Barely Legal

11. Timebomb

12. Ulrike Meimhoff's Brain

13. Demographics

14. The Endless Blockade

15. Mothra

Brooding and pulverizing Power Violence from Canada. This shit is off the wall. They pull off the fast/slow transitions fantastically well; the molasses-speed sludge dirges give you time to decide what wall to punch a hole through and the fast blasts to violently convulse in rage from your broken hands. Something about dual vocals gets me going, though the high-pitch ones sound a bit airy. The album ends in the pseudo-traditional Power Violence way, with the dark, heavy, and (mostly) instrumental epic "Mothra."

Rotten Sound - Murderworks

Rotten Sound

"Murderworks" (2002)

Grindcore

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Track List:

1. Targets

2. Void

3. Revenge

4. Lies

5. Doom

6. Iq

7. Insects

8. Seeds

9. Suffer

10. Obey

11. Edge

12. Lobotomy

13. Insane

14. Agony

It seems like just about everyone loves this band. This is fresh, talented, sense-destroying, well-written, incredibly fast, consistently brutal, and truly inspiring Grindcore from Finland... There's not much more you could ask for. Listen to this, you need it.

Threatener - The Fastening

Threatener

"The Fastening" (2004)

Power Violence / Fastcore

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Track List:

1. Voice Of Cotton

2. Honey Wounds

3. Hatchet Midair

4. Rat Hunter

5. Wasp Tea

6. Howler

7. Bull Cult

8. Serving Targets

9. Meth Crawl

10. Nothing Stranger

Even faster and noisier than their previous release, "The Hammering," if you can believe that. This, like their previous recording, sounds like it was recorded inside of a dumpster... And I love it. Fast as fuck and in the same vein as Hellnation.

Discarga - Happy Night Electric Experience

Discarga

"Happy Night Electric Experience" (2001)

Fastcore / Hardcore Punk

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Track List:

1. No Limite

2. Apologia

3. Quanto Mais Ignora...

4. Imperio XXI

5. Mad Max

6. Fora De Controle

7. Talvez

8. E Isso Ai

9. Instinto

10. Norman Song

11. Fora De Sintonia

12. Parasita

13. Contra Cultura

14. Fraco

15. Disorder

16. America

17. Jogo Da Vida

18. Olho Gordo

19. Violencia Domestica

20. Police Bastard

21. Nelson Rubens

22. Trem

23. Matanca

24. Traidor

25. Rolando No Chao...

26. Verdadeiro Ate A Morte

27. Pela Ciencia?

28. Mas Tu?

29. Marcha

30. Regras

31. Rgxi

32. Corpo

33. Nosso Odio

34. Acao Direta

A furious Fastcore punk attack from Sao Paulo, Brazil. These dudes have a way of writing 30-60 seconds songs that are memorable, diverse, and way fast. The vocals fit in perfectly with the writing and, if I was better with Portuguese, would be understandable. I was floored the first time I heard this album, and it continues to be in my regular rotation after so many years. A solid partial-compilation record of a great band that I'd do sick and disgusting things to see live,  and it's not because "eu sou Brasilairo!"

Noothgrush - Erode The Person

Noothgrush

"Erode The Person" (1999)

Doom / Sludge

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Track List:

1. Stagnance

2. Deterioration

3. Sysphus Narrow Way

4. Oil Removed

5. The Slave

6. Erode The Person

7. Stasis

8. Dianoga

9. Gage

10. Darrells Porno Song

11. Useless

12. Junland Wastes

13. Starvation

You might want to put on your back and knee braces before listening to this. This is some heavy Grief-lovin' blues-riff ridden sludge. The name is taken from a Dr. Seuss character, some of the lyrical content is Star Wars inspired, and they pumped out some of the sickest, slimiest sludge around. Kudos, Noothgrush. Kudos. Warning: You will move slower while listening to this.

Das Oath - Uber Alles

Das Oath

"Uber Alles" (2003)

Fastcore / Hardcore Punk

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Track List:

1. I've Been Trying To Fuck My Life Up For Years

2. Say It Like A Sellout

3. Sunny Shores Of Beirut

4. All Signs Point To ___.

5. Street Smart

6. We Are The Champions (Queen)

7. Bush Licked

8. Blue Light Special

9. If You Feel Like An Enemy Come Follow Me

10. Drama!

11. We Ruin Fun (Have Some)

12. Fishing The Fissure

13. Leeches On The Beaches

14. Comfort Like Baseball Bats

15. Excuse You, I Only Speak Superpower

16. Electronic Battleship

17. A Letter To Heartattack

18. Bridges Over Rottendam

19. Smell The Bacon

20. Hit Parader

21. A Carefully Thought Out Bad Idea

22. Through The Crack Of Your Cage

23. We?

24. Buddy Fucker

25. Colostomy Grab Bag

26. Anomie Records Sit And Spin

27. Half Pregnant

This is a partial discography of a unique Fastcore band that's fronted by Mark McCoy of Charles Bronson fame. High pitch, nasaly vocals mixed with some fast, noisy, well-written guitar work and equally satisfying (and angst-filled) lyrics. You gotta love the between-song distortion that makes it all flow together (I love Scholastic Deth for this too) in a seamless hyper-speed punk attack. Get it.

Machine Gun Romantics - Everything So Far...

Machine Gun Romantics

"Everything So Far..." (2005)

Fastcore / Power Violence

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Track List:

1. Cookies

2. Fight The White Ninja

3. Death... And Other Problems

4. Hey... Thanks For Pointing

5. What Are Friends For Huh?

6. Chainsaw For A Hand

7. Headlock

8. Peppermint (Kill Me)

9. Keep Keep Cutting Me

10. WxTxFx?

11. Second Thoughts

12. Where's The Breakdowns?

13. Pasty White Lies

14. The Running Man Runs For Office

15. Nick Lombard vs. The Wasp

16. WWDubya

17. Nice Guys Finish Last But Assholes Get Murdered First

18. 88%

19. Pasty White Lies [Live]

20. Asstown [Live]

21. WWDubya [Live]

22. Oh For The Love Of Thrash! [Live]

23. A History Lesson [Live]

24. Pepperming [Live]

25. Asstown [Live]

26. Fight The White Ninja [Live]

27. WWDubya [Live]

28. Cookies [Live]

29. Where's The Breakdowns? [Live]

30. Headlock [Live]

31. Death... And Other Problems [Live]

32. Nice Guys Finish Last But Assholes Get Murdered First [Live]

33. Second Thoughts [Live]

34. WxTxFx? [Live]

35. Feeling Mean (Infest) [Live]

Although this doesn't include what I consider their best material (their side of the S.S.E. split), this stuff should not be missed. Four dudes from the Houston, Texas area that love Infest and Crossed Out tearing it up with fun, catchy, adrenaline-soaked Fastcore / Power Violence! Damn, this stuff gets me pumped!! If you were lucky enough to see them at the 625 Barbaric Detonation Thrash Festival in 2005 @ Gilman, you would know what I'm talking about. Get ready for tri-vocals, head lock pits, Olympic-worthy stagedives, scream alongs, and to wish they were still together. MGR fucked it up. Check out the member's newer stuff: Knuckle Scraper, Insect Warfare, Hatred Surge, 50/50, and Dark Forces.