Backtrack - Darker Half

1. The Worst of Both Worlds
2. Life's Plan
3. Too Close
4. Violent Split
5. The Greater Good
6. Scratch The Past
7. Darker Half
8. Hard to See
9. Erase The Rat
10. Enough to Know
11. Soul Sucker
12. Red Handed

After I had played the absolute shit out of the 2 promo tracks (they still rule), here are another 10 ridiculously good nyhc influenced jams from this long island band. Just listened to this the whole way through and I am not disappointed.
Get into this and enjoy!

Check out Reaper Records for the wax and the merch - here.
+ more at merchnow (a sweet cap/different vinyl colour) here.
and Backtrack's bigcartel here.

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The Boston Strangler - Promo Tape 2011

1. Primitive
2. First Offense
3. Overcrowded

The follow up to their demo and the prelude to their debut LP.
Boston Strangler plays hardcore influenced by the likes of D.Y.S, Negative Fx, Deathwish and features members of Rival Mob, Mind Eraser and Social Circkle just to name a few.
I personally like this more than their demo, this really has me looking forward to more recordings.
Get on it.

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Bad Blood - Inner Peace, Outer Grief

1. On Your Own
2. Deal With The Pain
3. Deep Sleep
4. Worthless
5. Inner Peace
6. Less Is More
7. Run And Hide
8. Losing Balance
9. Voices
10. Outrage

The first and only LP by Sydney's Bad Blood which came out back in 2007 on Resist records.
The follow up to their Harsh Reality EP, consists of ten great tracks of New York Hardcore influenced jams (Burn, The Icemen, Raw Deal).
Related bands include Last Nerve, No Apologies, Vigilante - all can be found on this blogspot.
Choke on the fire and ice!

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Backtrack - Darker Half (promo)

1. Darker Half
2. Too Close

Here are 2 tracks from Long Island's Backtrack from their forthcoming Darker Half LP.
NYHC heavily influenced jams. Pre-orders for wax are now up at Reaper Records.
Can't wait to hear the full length, because these two tracks have got me licking my lips.
Enjoy!

Check out Reaper Records for the wax and the merch - here.
+ more at merchnow (a sweet cap/different vinyl colour) here.
and Backtrack's bigcartel here.

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Night Birds - The Other Side Of Darkness

1. Demon Haunted World
2. Neon Gray
3. Born of Man and Woman
4.. Landfill Land
5.. One Eye
6. The Other Side of Darkness
7. Day After Trinity
8. Hoffman Lens
9. Sex Tape
10. Failed Species
11. Can't Get Clean
12. Paranoid Times
13. Oblivious

The new full length from Brooklyn's Night Birds.
13 tracks of surf punk drive in horror jams.
Music to listen to while you are riding a wave and being chased by some sort of night creature thing from the dark, preferably with tentacles.

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Sabertooth Zombie - Human Performance III

1. The Haunting of Apartment 6
2. Send The Pigs
3. Banana Milk

Here is the latest installment in the Human Performance series by Sabertooth Zombie. On this they deliver three new rippers to celebrate it being the third in the series. I only just played this for the first time and if you liked the first two Human Performance's you wont be disappointed with this. Still holding out for an Australian tour, if you live near any future shows go see them you lucky bastards.
Thanks to Twelve Gauge for pressing this gem and Sam Pura for recording it.
Enjoy!

Check out Hellfish for the wax and the merch - here

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Self Defense Family (End of a Year) - I'm Going Through Some Shit b/w All Fruit Is Ripe

1. I'm Going Through Some Shit
2. All Fruit Is Ripe

Alright so I mentioned this 7" in the previous Self Defense Family post.
First material they recorded under the new moniker and it's a ripper.
Physical copies of this are available on Deathwish.
I have also included the lyrics sheet for this, how handy.
Looking forward to hearing more material from this band of undefined non-permanent members. I've heard that they have just recorded with Sam Pura.
SO enjoy this and look forward to that.

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