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Crossed Out (California Powerviolence)

Hands down my favorite Powerviolence band. Fuck all pretenders, this is a heavy dose of reality. Why? Because man will always be man. 

1990-1993 (discography, 1999)

1. Internal
2. He-Man
3. Locked In
4. Fraud
5. Crown Of Thorns
6. Force Of Habit
7. Crutch
8. Supremacy
9. Ulcer
10. Neglect
11. Suffocate
12. Selfserve
13. Homegrown
14. Crown Of Thorns
15. Internal
16. Practiced Hatred
17. Pure Delusion
18. Society
19. Lowlife
20. Scapegoat
21. Vacuum
22. No Truth (Christ On Parade cover)
23. Fraud
24. Letch
25. Never Forget
26. He-Man
27. Suicide Of A Species
28. Selfish Achiever
29. Advice?
30. Locked In
31. Fraud
32. Ulcer
33. He-Man
34. Internal
35. Suffocate
36. Supremacy
37. Force Of Habit
38. Homegrown
39. Selfserve
40. Crown Of Thorns
41. Neglect
42. Jihad
43. Protester (No Vocals, Negative FX cover)
44. Pure Delusion
45. Lowlife
46. Nightstalker (Impact Unit cover)
47. Practiced Hatred

Tracks 1-7 released on Self-Titled 7" (1991)
Tracks 8, 10-12 released on split w/ Dropdead (1992)
Tracks 9 and 13 released on Son Of Bleeaaarrgghh Compilation (1992)
Tracks 14-15 unreleased (1992)
Tracks 16-21 released on split w/ Man Is The Bastard (1992)
Track 22 unreleased Rehearsal Tape (1990)
Tracks 23-29 released as Demo (1991)
Tracks 30-41 live on KSPC Radio in Claremont, CA (1992)
Tracks 42-43 unreleased rehearsal (1992)
Tracks 44-47 live at Che Cafe in San Diego, CA (1993)

Time Flies - Can't Change The Past (2000)

Time Flies, proudly from Virginia, is, I think, a very underrated band from the whole youth crew revival of the mid-late 90s. Truly bringing the jams just as well and with the melodic positivity of the likes of In My Eyes and Better Than a Thousand, this band should be getting just as much attention. Highfives and Stagedives is the true blue posi jammer. 1996-2002

This album, I believe, contains 7" and Comp. material. Get silly with it.

Can't Change The Past (2000)

1. Second Best
2. Starting Over Now
3. Highfives And Stagedives
4. Look Me In The Eye
5. For The Wrong Reason
6. Means The Most
7. Yesterday And Today
8. Break The Chain
9. Nothing Done (S.S.D. cover)
10. Die Hard (7 Seconds cover)
11. Cross Me (Project X cover)


Tracks 1-5 from Can't Change the Past E.P. (1998)
Tracks 6-8 from Times Flies E.P. (1998)
Tracks 9-11 are killer covers

Hands Tied (New Jersey Hardcore)

From the ashes of Mouthpiece. In short, I'd like to think of this EP as the best Mouthpiece songs that aren't Mouthpiece songs, or, if you made Mouthpiece songs out of the most kickin'est of Mouthpiece jams, but even that (and I love Mouthpiece) doesn't do this EP enough justice. Six songs (4 if you have the 7") of pure, straight edge bust. Will make you slam, jam, and stage dive on your bed. Very essential.  P.S. also check out Tim's other bands Face The Enemy and Triple Threat. Also, Mouthpiece. Pit.

Hands Tied (1998)
1. Signed Off
2. Nothing Can Compare
3. Rearrange
4. What Lies Ahead
5. Turn Away
6. Another Year

Meanwhile, check out this sweet Project X rip. I mean, really stellar.

xLooking Forwardx (Maryland Hardcore, Bel Air Straight Edge)

xLooking Forwardx is in my honest opinion, a truly great band. This band skillfully blends what is a good balance of hardcore, punk and metal seamlessly. Their music is simultaneously ridiculously fast, ridiculously heavy, and ridiculously fun. While some of the lyrics are way too cheesy, much of it has resonated with me, especially in my younger years. Even some lyrics I can't sing along too without shaking my head and grinning. The music, however, is nothing to scoff at.

This band isn't very active, and I'm pretty sure you can still buy some shirts, cds, and vinyl (the latest 7 inch at the time of this post is like 7 bucks after shipping. I know because I just bought it; it was the color I didn't already have) from Merchnow's website. They've been playing some shows recently, but unless you live in their area, they are probably aren't playing near you. But peep the wax and shirts, cause, this band is real. 

Ahoy! Crew Members (2001) 

1. All Fun and No Fights 

2. Wash My Hands 

3. Start With Yourself 

4. Ignition 

5. Not Enough Time 

6. Over My Shoulder 

7. Together For a Reason 

8. Who Cares if Ray Kappo Sold Out? 

9. Never Again 

10. Misrepresentation 

11. Take Your Life Back 

12. Equal By Design 

13. Say The Word 

14. New Scene Song

What This Means to Me (2003, reissued in 2007)

1 XLFX

2 Cop Out

3 Talk Is Cheap

4 Molding Myself

5 Drama Queen

6 Shameless

7 Best Days

8 Sundown

9 What This Means To Me

10 Life Preserver

11 The Death Of Me

12 Tuning You Out

13 1117

14 Roll The Dice

The Path We Tread (2005)

1 Disappearing Act

2 You're Worth It

3 The Path We Tread

4 Not For Sale

5 Sidelines

6 Agree To Disagree

7 All Aces

8 Heroes Of Your Revolution

9 A Year From Now

10 Displacement Theory

11 For Those Who Believe

12 Take Care

13 Over And Over

14 Each Step

15 Waste Of Time

16 Good Intentions

17 I Ain't Mad At Cha

18 Gimme Two Steps

19 War Tells All

Down with the Ship (2012)

1 Intro

2 The Fast And The Spurious

3 Down With The Ship

4 Here I Am

5 Getting Back With Your X

6 Put Up Or Shut Up

7 Demanding Answers

Shockwave (PA Hardcore)

Shockwave, a band made from members from various dissolved, moderately successful hardcore bands, was very much about an image. Fronted by 3 different people (simultaneously, not concurrently) the band screams tough, but also is very much fun. If you aren't sold on the idea that these tough guys playing beat down aren't one of the most fun loving bands in hardcore, then you have to hear their schtick; they are Transformers themed. From sound clips of the cartoon, to the name of band, to lyrics about hating Autobots, this band was all fun all the time.
This band isn't one of the most important bands in the history of hardcore, and probably few serious core fans favorite band, but this is so much fun. If you like this style of hardcore and/ or grew up watching Transformers, I would rank this as fairly crucial.

Shockwave: Omega Supreme The Ultimate Collection 1996-2001
1. Bruticus
2. Merge For The Kill
3. Revenge
4. Chamelicon
5. Autohate
6. Blood Drinkers
7. Warriors Of Cobra
8. Goldwreck
9. Circle Like Wolves
10. Paper Doll
11 .Shockwave
12. Swindle
13. Dirge
14. Frenzy
15. Deadend
16. Ravage
17. Shrapnel
18. Devastator
19. Kickback
20. Bombshell
21. Warpath
22. Ironhide
23. Buzzsaw


Shockwave- Ultimate Doom (2006)
1. Introduction To Oblivion
2. The Ultimate Doom
3. Day Of The Machines
4. Revenge Of Bruticus
5. Divide And Conquer
6. The Key To Vector Sigma (Part 1)
7. The Insecticon Syndrome
8. Five Faces Of Darkness
9. The Key To Vector Sigma (Part.2)
10. Grenade Face
11. Hardest Burden To Bear
12. War Dawn
13. Outro To Extinction