Forward - Burn Down the Corrupted Justice

Artist: Forward
Title: Burn Down the Corrupted Justice
Release: 2004
Label: H.G.Fact

1. Fuck Bush!!
2. Choice
3. 無限
4. Coerce
5. The Basis
6. 望叶給
7. 幻
8. ブチコメ!!
9. In the Fight
10. Welcome to the Underground
11/ Isolation

So Ishiya walks up to my friend Uriel, who is wearing a Death Side shirt, and points and just says "Bootleg!" and then laughs. Called ouuuuuuut.

Download: Forward - Burn Down the Corrupted Justice (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

CTR - 狂い咲きサンダーロード!!

Artist: CTR
Title: 狂い咲きサンダーロード!!
Release: 2004
Label: H.G.Fact

Track List:
1. いきないインセイン
2. 小人とツイスト
3. あけてくれ



CTR isn't the band playing in this video, but it is where this 7"'s name comes from. It does it justice too.

Download: CTR - 狂い咲きサンダーロード!! (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

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Charm - 顰

Artist: Charm
Title: 顰 (Shikami)
Release: 2004
Label: 625 Thrashcore

Track List:
1. 闇よ追って来い
2. 愛憎
3. 無用の助
4. 雨がトンズラ
5. ガラクタ
6. 人因線
7. スクリーン・デス
8. 底なしの閉銷感
9. バビロンの圧勝
10. Rabid Dogs (Corrosion of Conformity)

I picked this one up the same night I got the Fuck on the Beach/Matka Teresa split. This was put out by 625 Thrashcore so you should know what to expect here. They also do a bad ass Corrosion of Conformity cover. I would kill to be at some of their upcoming shows (as of when this post was written).

The name of this 7", 顰 (shikami) means knitted brows or frown and is also a type of mask used in 能 (Noh) plays for portraying angry evil spirits.

This record caught me by surprise in a very unusual way. The A side plays at 33 rpm and the B side plays at 45 rpm. I didn't notice until after I recorded the B side and it was way slower than the A side. I've always wondered if anyone out there has ever done that. I guess the answer is yes.

Also, in case anyone is curious, the tracklist on discogs.com for this 7" is wrong (track 8 specifically). You can double check the scans of the back and inside to see so yourself.

Download: Charm - 顰 (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: Charm - 顰 (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Four Hundred Years - Transmit Failure (reissue)

Artist: Four Hundred Years
Title: Transmit Failure (reissue)
Release: 2004 (originally 1998)
Label: Lovitt Records

Track List:
1. Power of Speech
2. Penny for Your Thoughts
3. Radio Silence
4. Transmit Failure
5. An Hour too Late
6. Motion Sickness
7. Throw Spark
8. Sequence
9. Give Us This Day
10. Line Breaker
11. Untitled

Since I had somehow never even heard of this band until two days ago I'm just going to be quoting their bio from amazon.com...

Four Hundred Years were not merely a band, but a phenomenon. A force of emo/hardcore intensity that began in Tucson, Arizona, following the end of Groundwork, they eventually migrated to Richmond, Virginia. Four Hundred Years amassed a large, frenzied, and rabid audience. Intelligent and intricate with a perfect blend of melody and dissonance in all the right places, Four Hundred Years had unparalleled abilities to captivate their listeners and turn them loose on an unsuspecting music world. Alternative Press noted, "Combined with the weight of their political views, the tension of Four Hundred Years' music is simultaneously a catharsis and a call to arms."

Four Hundred Years toured Europe, Japan, and America numerous times and played with such notables as Fugazi, Frodus, Sleepytime Trio, and many more. Upon the completion of recording The New Imperialism, their third full-length, they played four final shows on the east coast and disbanded.

This reminds me of a ton of other awesome early emo bands so if you like that kind of stuff and like me haven't heard of this band before you'll love this. "An Hour too Late" is pretty much the definition of goosebump inducing emotional release.

As usual, if you like it consider buying it.

Download: Four Hundred Years - Transmit Failure (reissue) (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

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Warhead - この想いを何処へ… + The Lost Self and Beating Heart

Artist: Warhead
Title: この想いを何処へ… + The Lost Self and Beating Heart
Release: 2004
Label: Ugly Pop Records

Track List:
1. It's Not a Dead End
2. Pride as a Human Being
3. Never Give Up
4. For Yourself
5. この想いを何処へ・・・ (Kono Omoi wo Dokoe..., What to Do with This Yearning?...)
6. Victory Flag
7. Children Will Cry Over
8. Make The Best of a Bad Job
9. Go Fly
10. The Lost Self and Beating Heart
11. Burn Your Heart and Go Through Darkness!
12. 疾走 (Shissou, Sprint)
13. Absorb Shocks!
14. Crazy Soul Hurricane
15. The Lost Self and Beating Heart
16. I'm Still Alive!

This record combines 1993's "この想いを何処へ…" and 1995's "The Lost Self and Beating Heart" 7", both of which were put out on Blood Sucker Records.

And here's slightly larger versions of the artwork.




Download: この想いを何処へ… + The Lost Self and Beating Heart (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

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Unit 21 - False Dreams False Hope

Artist: Unit 21
Title: False Dreams False Hope
Release: 2004
Label: self released

Track List:
1. Principle
2. Wrong Room
3. Are You Blind
4. Liberate
5. False Dreams False Hope
6. Fuck Conformity
7. Society's Filth
8. Lost Beneath

Here's an old one from Dallas punks Unit 21. This one's got lots of dual vocals, shredding guitars, and occasional hints of melody. To be honest it isn't quite as good as some of their later material but you can definitely see where things were headed.

Unit 21 has changed their name to Wild//Tribe

Download: Unit 21 - False Dreams False Hope (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: Unit 21 - False Dreams False Hope (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

The Go! Team - Ladyflash

Artist: The Go! Team
Title: Ladyflash
Release: 2004
Label: Memphis Industries

Track List:
1. Ladyflash
2. Ladyflash (Hot Chip Remix)

Pegging a genre on The Go! Team is a bit difficult. Wikipedia lists them as alternative dance, indie rock, hip-hop, and noise rock. That sounds about right to me.

Download: The Go! Team - Ladyflash (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: The Go! Team - Ladyflash (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Machine Gun Romantics/S.S.E. - Dead Reagan Era HxC Split E.P.

Artist: Machine Gun Romantics/S.S.E.
Title: Dead Reagan Era HxC Split E.P.
Release: 2004
Label: Dangerously Small Records

Track List:
1. Machine Gun Romantics - Asstown
2. Machine Gun Romantics - File Under Fun
3. Machine Gun Romantics - A History Lesson
4. Machine Gun Romantics - Desk Job Desk Trap
5. Machine Gun Romantics - Oh, for the Love of Thrash.
6. S.S.E. - Waking Up
7. S.S.E. - Vitamins=Punx (No Really)
8. S.S.E. - Return to Skate Boarding
9. S.S.E. - Post Carnage Game Report

Here's a split by Houston power violence maestro's Machine Gun Romantics and S.S.E..

If I remember correctly Machine Gun Romantics arose from xPOWERBUTTx (seriously). Alex Hughes has since gone on to play in Hatred Surge, Sacred Shock, and Iron Age. I can't say I know much about anyone else in the band though.

As for S.S.E., Scott from On My Side IMed me about his new band Plug (I'll post a link when I find out more) and knowing he's from Houston I asked him about S.S.E.

(9:22:20 PM) Sean: what do you know about the band S.S.E.?
(9:22:31 PM) Scott: dude
(9:22:38 PM) Scott: houston band with ryan and tom?
(9:22:41 PM) Sean: yes
(9:22:46 PM) Scott: haha so random
(9:22:46 PM) Sean: i know nothing
(9:22:50 PM) Scott: where did that come from?
(9:22:58 PM) Sean: i'm about to post their split with machine gun romantics on my blog
(9:23:09 PM) Scott: man, talk about blast from the past
(9:24:15 PM) Scott: s.s.e. was a pv duo consisting of tom who later played in insect warfare... currently plays in the energy. and ryan endsly... one of the drummers of vitality at one point.
(9:25:06 PM) Scott: i ran around with those guys and some of their crew for a little while when i was a freshman and sophmore in high school... they got me into infest, napalm death, spazz and other extreme noisy stuff.
(9:25:47 PM) Scott: good dudes. i saw them a few times, but nothing really notable.
(9:26:01 PM) Scott: i got invited to the show to see them play with R.A.M.B.O way back in the day
(9:26:17 PM) Scott: but i didnt go
(9:26:27 PM) Sean: hah i haven't thought about r.a.m.b.o in a long while
(9:26:32 PM) Scott: yea dude
(9:26:36 PM) Scott: same with sse for me
(9:26:37 PM) Scott: anyway
(9:27:59 PM) Scott: sse were like elitist pricks... but it was that elitism that was kinda cool. for whatever reason, they were always really nice to me... which i thought was weird since i hung with dudes who they beefed with. sse were like into really crusty punk and stuff while the dudes i hung out with were more into modern hc, technical metal, etc. etc. etc. funny thing is that both of those "groups" now hang out alot.
(9:29:38 PM) Scott: but also, those years i hung out with them and the other crowd were really formative for me... because not only was i into modern hc through the one crowd... i was also really into fast stuff... which kind of lent to the vibe of some of the early stuff that my band on my side did. also, one of the guys who was also friends with both "crowds" sold me a bunch of youth crew records and shirts that also really proved to be formative for me at the time. that guy has a slipknot tattoo now... next to a man is the bastard tattoo.

Download: Machine Gun Romantics/S.S.E. - Dead Reagan Era HxC Split E.P. (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

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My Luck - Cleaver

Artist: My Luck
Title: Cleaver
Release: 2004
Label: Pass Youngblood Records

Track List:
1. Flashbacks
2. Alone
3. Caring for Nothing
4. Fingers Crossed
5. Vinyl Fix

More from this Houston band. This is their 2001 demo plus one more song. For fans of Champion, Carry On, Far From Breaking, etc.

Download: My Luck - Cleaver (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

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The Riverboat Gamblers/Electric Eel Shock - split

Artist: The Riverboat Gamblers/Electric Eel Shock
Title: split
Release: 2004
Label: Gearhead Records

Track List:
1. The Riverboat Gamblers - That's Entertainment!
2. Electric Eel Shock - Rock & Roll Can Rescue the World!

I picked this split picture disc up at a local record store a few years ago. If you're from Texas you're probably already familiar with The Riverboat Gamblers. The Electric Eel Shock side of the split is the only song by them that I've heard. It's a little more on the rock side of punk rock but that's okay by me. This record doesn't fall under "hardcore" at all, but I'm yet to meet a fan of hardcore or punk that doesn't enjoy The Riverboat Gamblers.

The Riverboat Gamblers originated nearby in Denton, TX but have since moved to Austin, TX. They've gone through a slew of members, most of who have been in other awesome bands. All I really know about Electric Eel Shock is that they're from Japan.

This is my first solid attempt at ripping a record with my new record player. I think it sounds fantastic. There's a bit of noise at the beginning and end of The Riverboat Gamblers' track but I couldn't seem to get it out without degrading the rest of the audio. It's not terribly distracting and might actually be from the recording not the record itself.

Download: The Riverboat Gamblers/Electric Eel Shock - split (LAME 3.98r V0) Multiupload

Download: The Riverboat Gamblers/Electric Eel Shock - split (LAME 3.98r V0) Mediafire

Exhale/Skitkids - split

Artist: Exhale/Skitkids
Title: split
Release: 2004
Label: Putrid Filth Conspiracy

Track List:
1. Exhale - 制裁 (Seisai, Punishment)
2. Exhale - Instinct Again
3. Skitkids - Du Har Inget Värde
4. Skitkids - Vidrigt Käk Utan Kök
5. Skitkids - Lyckans Sång

This is a killer split between Japan's Exhale (apparently there are multiple bands with that name) and Sweden's Skitkids.

I couldn't add the files to a normal zip archive because of some of the characters in the file names so this upload is in a 7-Zip archive. You can download 7-Zip for free from here.

Download: Exhale/Skitkids - split (LAME 3.93 192 kbps)

Fucked Up - Looking for Gold

Artist: Fucked Up
Title: Looking for Gold
Release Date: 2004
Label: Self Released

Track List:
1. Looking for Gold Part 1
2. Looking for Gold Part 2
3. Fate of Fates

There really isn't enough that can be said of Fucked Up. They come from Toronto way up north in Canada where the air is nice and clean. They are an absolute blast to see live. And, they do crazy shit like record 18 minute songs that still manage to be no less punk than their 2 minute songs. "Looking for Gold" is one of their longest songs (not quite as long as the more recent "Year of the Pig") and is definitely an odd record. Fucked Up released it themselves in 2004 and included not a single liner note or song title. The A side has a hidden track with lots of whistling and a drum solo. The B side "Fate of Fates" was later re-recorded for the "Hidden World" LP. Good luck ever finding a real copy of this little gem.

Download: Fucked Up - Looking for Gold (LAME 3.92 APS)