Hardcore

[VerbalPuke]

Probably the Henry Rollins connection, he's originally a DC guy. He was originally in a band called SOA (State of Alert) and got the gig with Black Flag because he was basically a super fan, and got on stage with them often in DC.

Still, Black Flag was so much better before Rollins. I liked them better with Keith Morris, Ron Reyes, and Dez Cadena more than the Rollins years. Ron Reyes was probably my favorite era of Black Flag.

[Lint]

Right, I had forgotten Rollins was from DC. I mostly know Black Flag from their Rollins era stuff, though I do like their stuff with Morris

[Nerf]

Probably the Henry Rollins connection, he's originally a DC guy. He was originally in a band called SOA (State of Alert) and got the gig with Black Flag because he was basically a super fan, and got on stage with them often in DC.

Still, Black Flag was so much better before Rollins. I liked them better with Keith Morris, Ron Reyes, and Dez Cadena more than the Rollins years. Ron Reyes was probably my favorite era of Black Flag.

Blasphemy.

[VerbalPuke]

Black Flag turned into such a lame band when Rollins got there, not his fault, but he was there. Gregg Ginn is mostly to blame in the shift of their sound in later years.

[Nerf]

Oh well, today's morning tune is...

[VerbalPuke]

Now that is fucking D.C.

Bad Brains were great, one of the best hardcore bands ever.

[MalaCloudy Black]

I like later era Black Flag, when they were almost doing sludge type stuff. That said, I do prefer the Jealous Again/Nervous Breakdown EPs, but that's not a knock on Rollins or the later direction of the band at all.

[DMN in the House]

Now that is fucking D.C.Bad Brains were great, one of the best hardcore bands ever.

Love Bad Brains. Probably my favorite east coast band, since I'm not a huge Ramones fan.

[Eric]

Bad Brains, fuck yes.

I was very impressed (it rarely happens) with Expire, this shit is a great example of how the punk/metal/rap fusion can result in good jams:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Mu_IU6WIA

And some Jerry's Kids opening for the Misfits in 1983:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkNHEabBQq8

[Nerf]

What do people think about Avail? I know they were mostly just straight up Punk Rock, but some of their stuff definitely has Hardcore influence.

[Mooregasm]

So I asked a similar question in the Metal thread (only with Death Metal instead of Hardcore): What bands would you guys suggest for someone who likes Metalcore/Post Hardcore and is trying to get into straight up Hardcore?

Edited March 20, 2014 by Mooregasm

[Nerf]

So I asked a similar question in the Metal thread (only with Death Metal instead of Hardcore): What bands would you guys suggest for someone who likes Metalcore/Post Hardcore and is trying to get into straight up Hardcore?

Cruel Hand, Madball, Cro-Mags, Terror, Bio-Hazard, WarZone. That's probably a good place to start for the more heavy shit.

[Nerf]

I'm on a major Gorilla Biscuits kick lately. Fuck and yes.

[Eric]

Cruel Hand, Madball, Cro-Mags, Terror, Bio-Hazard, WarZone. That's probably a good place to start for the more heavy shit.

These are all great recommendations. I'd also add Bitter End to that list--Climate of Fear is an absolutely crushing record.

For the more metal/hardcore stuff (all the bands that influenced Killswitch Engage/Lamb of God/Misery Signals/all those newer deathcore bands, etc.) from the '90s/early 2000s:

Undying, Day of Suffering, Arkangel (especially Dead Man Walking, killer record), Prayer for Cleansing.

and of course, Martyr AD, who bring it all together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NijQ9khv25E

And if you like Martyr AD, check out Disembodied, their other band, who's sludgier and weirder.

Also, if you like super-macho HC (its ridiculous but awesome), check out Sworn Enemy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hk2sA_vpSY

[VerbalPuke]

One band that I never see get enough love is D.O.A.

The reason I mention them is that their guitar player, Dave Gregg died a few days back. D.O.A. is/was a fucking great hardcore band, one of the pioneers of the sound really. You could probably argue that they were Canada's greatest punk band ever. Dave Gregg had such a bad ass sound in his guitar, it was something else, and Joey Shithead (lead singer) was one of the top front men of punk rock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFzPtq32HM

[Eric]

Yes! DOA is awesome.

And speaking of great classic bands with acronym names, here's some JFA including the summer classic "Beach Blanket Bongout" at 3:08.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB4ZxVBgi8U