Hatred Surge - Hatred Surge

Hatred Surge

"Hatred Surge" (2005)
Hardcore / Metal
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A one-man band has never sounded so good. Hatred Surge (AKA Alex Hughes) pumps out 9 tracks of Despise You style Gulf Coast Grinding Violence that will fuck your day up. Uncompromising raw vocals, blazing guitar/bass work, crunchy as shit sludge sections, just a fantastic release with enough variation to keep you from wanting to listen to anything else for a few days. He went on to add female vocals on the Insect Warfare split 7". The Black Metal picking at the beginning of Invisible Noose gives me the biggest boner. Oh yeah, the last track is a Despise You cover too.

Life's Halt - We Sold Our Souls For Hardcore

Life's Halt

"We Sold Our Souls For Hardcore" (1998)
Hardcore
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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. "Get in the pit you motherfuckers!"

Terrorizer - World Downfall

Terrorizer

"World Downfall" (1989)
Hardcore / Metal
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LA based seminal Grindcore of the best variety, none of that boring shit. This album has great Death Metal style riffing mixed in and a solid machine-gun drumming that will send chronic headbangers straight to the hospital. These guys ripped it up with this album and decided to give it a rest... UNTIL NOW (or actually, just last year)! It looks like Terrorizer has decided to get back together and released an album in 2008, which I haven't heard yet. I hope they haven't forgotten how to make eardrums bleed.

Hellnation - Cheerleaders For Imperialism

Hellnation

"Cheerleads for Imperialsm" (2000)
Hardcore

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Ok... This is straight up some of the fastest punk-style shit you'll find. Hellnation's first release was in 1990, so they know what they're doing, and they do it fucking well. Ten years after their conception, they came out with this 29 track warp-speed nuke of an album on Slap-A-Ham that will obliterate damn near anything you previously considered "high speed" or "high intensity." Punk-ass hyper guitars, blasting drums, hateful sociopolitical lyrics, throat-destroying screeching vocals served up by the drummer, and (in this recording) Chris Dodge (you know who he is) filling in on bass duties. You just can't go wrong. "This is punk rock not the Boy Scouts."

The Gate Crashers - Are A Bunch Of Motherfuckers

The Gate Crashers
"Are A Bunch Of Motherfuckers" (2004)
Hardcore
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Thirteen tracks of fast, punk-ass hardcore from Lehigh Valley, PA. There is nothing wrong here: Superbly executed song writing, spiteful lyrics, and a solid recording. I think Ebullition got it right when they compared them to Uniform Choice... Sans Edge. You can pick up the 7'' for a listen over at Mosh Eisley, though I like the LP better.

Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz / Gilberto

Stan Getz & João Gilberto
"Getz / Gilberto" (1964)
Jazz
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I'm kind of a sucker for João Gilberto's work over all, and this is no exception. With the collaborative efforts of Stan Getz, João Gilberto, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, we get a 10 tracks of flawless Bossa Nova instrumentation and smooth vocals. It's basically guaranteed that if you play this in your parent's house, your mom will comment on why all your music doesn't sound like this. Although this album includes perhaps the most celebrated Bossa Nova track of all time, "The Girl From Impanema," my favorite track is "Desafinado." It's flawless. Anyways, great stuff from some Bossa Nova masters to make (virgin) piña coladas or margaritas and hang out in the dwindling summer heat.

R.E.M. - Automatic For The People

R.E.M.
"Automatic For The People" (1992)
Rock
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Things have been getting dark and gloomy over here, so I decided to upload an easier listen for most people. Here is R.E.M.'s "Automatic For The People" for the people. If you don't like it you're stupid and now everybody knows it. Also, if you want more information on them, you should learn to use the internet.