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  1. Eric

    Hardcore

    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
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0I92GcGBCI
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyjTrwOMSO4 When I was a kid this was my jam. In retrospect, it's really catchy and not annoying, which is more than you can say about most pop songs. And I had this atrocity (masterpiece?) on a dubbed cassette... Kid Rock being a Mania XXX theme reminded me. To be fair, the beat on this song is really awesome--even The Cat Ernest Miller would approve of the pure funk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1S6YwQjzXU
  4. If you like some Melodic Death and deathcore, start with: At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul Carcass - Heartwork Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane (black/death metal fusion) Then check out: Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream (melodic Swedish DM) Cryptopsy - None So Vile (brutal DM that tons of deathcore bands rip off, and rightfully so) Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun Unleashed - Midvinterblot (one of many good records, but it's accessible and catchy) Then some classics: Suffocation - Pierced from Within [& Effigy of the Forgotten] (the foundational brutal DM records) Autopsy - Mental Funeral (doomy death metal) Immolation - Here in After Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick Malevolent Creation - Ten Commandments and if you get really adventurous, check out: Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity Gorguts - Considered Dead Demilich - Nespithe Let me know if you want more specific recommendations; I've spent way too much of my life listening to death metal already so I might as well share it with people!
  5. Eric

    Hardcore

    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
  6. Eric

    Hardcore

    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
  7. Eric

    Hardcore

    Don't get me wrong, I prefer that hardcore be more punk than metal (or today, rap). But the hybrids can be great, and I love the shit out of it. That being said, all the bands I'm personally in or will be in are always much more towards "hardcore punk" (let's face it, it's just punk) than the mainstream hardcore/metal/rap fusion. Although I love the fusions as well. Yes! '90s shit is so good--the good stuff, anyway. Terror--the best! Even their formulaic songs are infinitely better than almost all bands. And I love their past two records, as well as the classics at this point (One with the Underdogs, Lowest of the Low, Always the Hard Way). Working on building my Terror vinyl collection now that labels are re-releasing their old records. Yes! I wanted to post Earth Crisis but figured anything from Destroy the Machines would probably scare off any potential replies. With that in mind... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQiH2khqbvU
  8. Eric

    Hardcore

    While the punk thread is great and informative and the metal thread is great as well, I feel like there should be a discussion for hardcore punk, the most controversial (?) of punk subgenres. Hardcore has always been faster, harder, and since the mid-'80s, more metal than other offshoots of punk, to the point where most people these days categorize certain bands (often influenced by hip hop and extreme metal, for better or worse) as "hardcore" without the punk label. So, what are your favorite hardcore bands, past and present? I'll start off with some of my favorite bands that span several decades and subgenres but are unified in their general "hardcore-ness": ANTIDOTE Classic! Brings in some of the early groovy elements that would be associated with "hardcore." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMw8l3dTZfU HATEBREED You've heard of them. Great late '90s jams. This is the re-recording of this song, which was on their first EP release in 1996. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS2Q6DxhO_k
  9. It's the first Behemoth album I've ever heard and Jesus H. Christ, is all their stuff this good? In short, yes! SRN is right that their sound has gotten very big and death metal in the late '90s. I personally love their old black metal sound as exemplified in Grom for it sheer "evilness" because I'm a black metal fan. But Satanica is the first record where their sound gets more brutal and a death/black metal mix, which I also like because I do like the late '90s black/death mix that has made some great records. Both records are great but will appeal to different folks for different reasons.
  10. Eric

    The Punk Thread

    Yes!! Discharge is apocalyptic and crushing. The intro and song of The Possibility of Life's Destruction should be required listening for school kids to learn about the Cold War arms race. Thank you Discharge for the enlightening education, combined with three chords and the truth. I second Japandroids in general for the sheer catchiness. Also I'd recommend Bad Religion's 2001 record The Process of Belief which is very slick and modern sounding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uShh9jDrOWI
  11. Eric

    The Punk Thread

    If you like that, you might like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53WG_7hqMQE and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVJ8nDpM3LY and JFA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCYyoLmuUfI who was on the first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack (along with a lot of fantastic old skate punk songs) If you PM me, I'll send you an obscenely long list of all types of punk bands
  12. Eric

    The Punk Thread

    For first-wave I don't know much, but Desmond Dekker and Prince Buster are always good. Second-wave, like above, definitely The Specials, Madness, The Selecter. The Specials in particular are fantastic, always have been a favorite of mine. Third-wave, definitely the Skoidats. Other than that I'm pretty ignorant about newer ska. I'm not a big fan of the pop punk/ska of the '90s/early 2000s so I can't really recommend anything like that. And this:
  13. To each their own! I've never been a huge Inquisition fan, maybe because I'm not a fan of the vocal style. Although now as I listen to Nefarious again, the riffing on this first track is really fucking good and dynamic. And the layered vocals are pretty sick too.
  14. Eric

    The Punk Thread

    I really love punk, so much. All eras and genres. If anyone wants any recommendations (based on bands you already like) I'd be happy to oblige. Here's some good jams: Bad Religion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Ezkx3N_pM And some Crass, including Steve Ignorant's great Queen Elizabeth imitation voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ScQbIluZqI
  15. No, it totally makes sense--mid-era Darkthrone in particular is really repetitive (even though I personally love it). Punk on the other hand almost always fits organically, even with noisy bands like Disorder. Another unrelated band I've been listening to lately is Terrible Feelings from Sweden. They're super catchy: And in that same vein, Arctic Flowers from Portland who are also amazing live:
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