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