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1982 Red Platinum Studio - 7" EP
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Dawn Of The Dead
Noisy feedback starts this. The cut fires out from there with a fierce punk rock edge that has plenty of goth in the mix. |
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Fighting Chance
There is a short bit of goth weirdness at the start of this. The cut fires out into a short, but fierce, hardcore punk stomper from there. |
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Laser Lights
This is so weird, but also so cool. Imagine combining hardcore punk with psychedelia and surf music. You are in the right neighborhood to find this song. |
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Demon Eyes
Another with a fuzz-drenched hardcore punk based arrangement, this is goth oriented and classy. |
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Addiction
Imagine mixing a hardcore sensibility with Devo. You are probably close to the sound of this stomper. |
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1981 Blue Moon Studios - Demo
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Monster Madness
Noisy hardcore with some old school rock and roll in the mix is the idea here. |
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Vincent's Theme
Here we get another fierce hardcore stomper. I love the riff on this song. |
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Underground Zero
Fierce and driving, this instrumental is more smoking hot hardcore. |
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1984 Red Platinum Studio - unissued LP
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Nestle Baby Killer
More brief and frantic hardcore is on the menu here. |
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Death In a White Cloud
They speed things up even more here. This is exactly what I expect when I hear the term "hardcore." |
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Crimson Carrie
Not a big change, this is another mean hardcore screamer. |
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Mr. Surveillance
While this is more of the same, it works well. |
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Progress For The People
Here's another where I can hear some hints of Devo. Still, this is raw hardcore. I dig the super heavy, dropped down bit at the end. |
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Monster Madness
Another version of the earlier track, this seems a little like the Ramones to me. |
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Murder Machine
Brief and furious, this is another that definitely makes me think of Devo. |
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Empty Grave
Starting with drums, this is vicious hardcore. |
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Vincent's Theme
Another version of the earlier song, I prefer the other take. This is muddier, that said, the shouted gang chorus on this works well. |
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Underground Zero
Here we get another alternate take on an earlier track. This is fierce, and there are some vocals on it. |
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Barbarian Hunt
Pounding, furious hardcore is on the menu here. |
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1984 Red Platinum Studio - unissued LP outtake
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Batman
A hardcore punk take on the classic theme song, this is noisy and a lot of fun. It turns into some serious chaos at points. |
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Monster Madness Version 2
Another alternate take, I think this might be my favorite of the bunch. It's energetic and driving, but also catchy. I particularly like the classic sounding guitar solo. |
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1985 Red Platinum Studio - outtake
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Foolish Grief
I love the dramatic and mean sound of this cut. It has a real classic punk vibe to it and so much style. Keyboards are a nice touch. |
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Live on WFMU 1982
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Progress for the People
This live version is screaming hot. A lot of times hardcore punk live recordings are really sloppy and lo-fi to the point of being unlistenable. That's not the case here. I think I might prefer this version. |
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Fighting Chance
Drums start this, and the bass brings some funk. Guitar rises up from there. After the introduction, they scream out into frantic hardcore. |
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Vincent's Theme
This version is driving, mean and so cool. |
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Laser Lights
Heavy, dramatic and powerful, this is another live winner. |
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Sergio
This feels like a hardcore party. |
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Addiction
The opening on this is positively psychotic and so cool. They work out to pretty standard hardcore from there. This is another stomper. |
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Demon Eyes
Another fierce live version, this works well. |
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Radical
This is yet another fierce stomper. |
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Crimson Carrie
By now you have a pretty good idea of what you are getting here. |
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Dawn Of The Dead
This powerhouse is all about the George Romero movie. |
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Monster Madness
This live version of the stomper works really well. |
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