Featuring vocalist Bjorn Dossche, previously of Rise And Fall, Belgium's Chain Reaction blazes forth with this six-song EP that dives deep into the sounds of '90s NYHC plus the metallic hardcore leanings of Integrity.

"Shadow Of Life" is the ten-song debut album from Umbra Vitae, recorded and mixed by Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio. Guitars and bass were recorded by Mike McKenzie at The Black Coast. The album was mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. Vinyl version includes digital download. This is the indie store exclusive version on red and white galaxy vinyl, limited to 500 copies.

Step Forward. Umeå Hardcore Originals. In 1989 there were no such things as Umeå Hardcore. There was no scene and hardly any punk bands. A bunch of friends got together under the moniker of Step Forward to play fast and wild Hardcore. This is the first proper Straight Edge band of Sweden - started a couple of years after some members of legendary Svart Parad brought it to Scandinavia. They were in many ways the origins of the scene that in the 90’s exploded with bands like Refused, Abhinanda, The Doughnuts, Final Exit and Umeå Hardcore became a thing outside of Sweden. In their short lifespan between 89-91 they recorded two demos, put on numerous shows and did a fanzine called Umeå Hardcore Zine. For the first time ever the 2 demos are being released on vinyl. Remastered and with liner notes from Dennis Lyxzen and a bunch of unseen photos. The band was only around for a fraction of time but they had a huge impact on the small world surrounding them and Dennis of course went on to form REFUSED right after the break up. Members of STEP FORWARD were also involved in bands like FINAL EXIT, INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY, E.T.A., REGULATIONS, AC4 or INVSN in the next three decades! If you are into fast Hardcore done by a bunch of alienated teens from the north of Sweden you need to check out this record. On colored vinyl.

After several years in the shadows, CONQUEST FOR DEATH offer their first full length slab since 2013’s Many Nations, One Underground. Breaking from their routine of haste and geographical separation, A Maelstrom Of Resentment and Remorse was written in Oakland over the course of several months following their East Asian tour in 2015, giving them time to fully develop and realize songs while honing sights on the short blasts of fury that have been their signature since the band was born out of an impossible idea more than a decade ago. Razor sharp guitars have a heft that we haven’t heard before from CFD, and the addition of B (SCHOLASTIC DEATH, NO STATIK) on drums has turned their thrash into a battering ram. Dating back to his time in WHN?, and ALL YOU CAN EAT before that, Devon’s words have always provoked thought, but this record shows a reflection that is not always pretty, or even hopeful…and he’s showing us our own faces in that mirror. Doses of frustration to rip the scabs off of still healing wounds, exposing our differences and our hypocrisies with lyrics decidedly more dark than the band’s previous releases, a darkness and intensity that consumes the vocal delivery. But the record is not without hope, far from it, and closes with a two minute sonic montage featuring the voices of friends from all over the world celebrating the power of DIY hardcore in more than fifteen languages. Grit your teeth if you need to, fight through the frustration, because there’s a reason we are still here.

"Closer Still" is the debut LP from Change, the Pacific Northwest straight-edge band made up of Aram Arslanian, Chris Williams, Jeff Caffey, Mike Jurek, and Matt Bertell. The record is 13 songs of urgent hardcore influenced by Youth Of Today, Uniform Choice, Insted, Sportswear, Turning Point, and Embrace. Lyrically, "Closer Still" was written over a year and at its core is about coping with loss, anxiety, depression, and trying to make the changes needed to find a better path. Now available again on colored vinyl.

Released in 1995, "open mouth kiss" was the final full-length from NYHC groove masters LEEWAY. Groovy, fast, hard and again the vocal patterns and melodies were beyond the normal conception of what hardcore had been. If you're the type of hardcore fan who only enjoys only the straightforward hardcore, then this ain't for you. LEEWAY has constantly evolved and this is a great musical adjustment they made.

"Born To Expire" was a landmark release for New York hardcore, infusing elements of crossover, thrash, metal and even hip hop. It was recorded in 1987 but not released until 1989 by Rock Hotel and Profile Records and reissued briefly in 1996 on Another Planet. Colored vinyl includes a digital download card.

I think Cold As Life is a band that needs no introduction, because for several decades they represented the most sincere and brutal sound straight from the streets of Detroit. 

Formed in the late 1980s, they tragically lost their original singer Rawn Beuty ( RIP ) who was murdered in 1992. With Rawn on vocals they recorded a couple of excellent demos, a little more punk and oi influenced than the new direction the band was soon taking after the changes suffered as a result of his loss, when Jeff Gunnels assumed the role of singing as well as playing guitar. In 1998 they would release one of the best hardcore albums of the 90s, Born to land hard.
The Demos 95-97 LP brings together the two demos that they released the previous years to Born to land hard, in which you could already see the new, even more brutal and metal path that the band was taking. Side A of the album includes the demo from 1995, with songs still reminiscent of their early era, still with some OI sound on it like the song Addicted , and on side B the demo of 1997, a new step for the band into the most brutal and metallic hardcore sound a band could get, clear the roots of what their first album Born to land hard was gonna be.

This recreation of the Turning Point demo tape from 1988 is the first release as Revelation Records reissues the band's out-of-print catalog. From New Jersey, Turning Point was the state's answer to the hardcore movement of New York and Connecticut of the late-'80s, playing up and down the East Coast with Chain Of Strength, Bold, Judge, Burn, Mouthpiece, and many more before disbanding in 1991. Jade Tree and Think Fast! Records released the band's catalog as a discography in the early 2000s, but none of the releases have been issued as stand-alone records since they were first released.

Formed in 2015 in Chicago, IL, Kharma deals in gritty, metallic hardcore with walls of sound to pummel the listener into submission. Throughout the five tracks, Kharma flex their shattering sonic assault on topics such as classism, police brutality. and racism, systems of oppression the band has been challenging since their inception. Recorded and mixed with Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos) at Bricktop Recordings in Chicago, the no-frills and fervid performances on "Most Dangerous Game" proves why Kharma has become an up and coming favorite to watch on hardcore bills throughout the country and solidifies their further rise in Chicago's heavy music scene. 7" includes digital download. On colored vinyl.

Since 2018, Low End has been working to put midwest, heavy hardcore on the map with two EPs on Safe Inside Records and loads of touring alongside bands like Judiciary, Dare, Drain, Piece Of Mind, Fixation, Stepping Stone, and more. This collects both of their previous EPs into one handy record, for nine total tracks of powerful, heavy hardcore in the same vein as Buried Alive, Hatebreed, etc. 12"ep includes a blank B-side and is limited to 250 copies on colored vinyl.

Stemming from Oakland, CA, Discourage embodies fast, angry, and true-to-roots hardcore screaming for social awareness and a clarion call against apathy and ambivalence. Drawing influence from early 2000s hardcore such as Carry On, Ensign, and Mental, they fuse that sound with the grit and fury of their local, Oakland hardcore punk scene that birthed Look Back And Laugh and Torso. 7" includes digital download and is limited to 300 copies on colored vinyl.

"Closer Still" is the debut LP from Change, the Pacific Northwest straight-edge band made up of Aram Arslanian, Chris Williams, Jeff Caffey, Mike Jurek, and Matt Bertell. The record is 13 songs of urgent hardcore influenced by Youth Of Today, Uniform Choice, Insted, Sportswear, Turning Point, and Embrace. Lyrically, "Closer Still" was written over a year and at its core is about coping with loss, anxiety, depression, and trying to make the changes needed to find a better path. LP includes digital download.

This is the band's first new music since 1989 and was recorded during a brief run of European shows in autumn of 2019 at Jamor Studio in Prague, Czech Republic, with Ondrej Jezek. Formed in 1986, Soul Side was one of the strongest voices in Washington, DC-punk's third generation alongside groups like Swiz and Shudder To Think. In 2015, the group - singer Bobby Sullivan, guitarist Scott McCloud, drummer Alexis Fleisig, and bassist Johnny Temple - reunited for the first time in 25 years and have continued to perform together as time and opportunity allow. 7" includes digital download of single and one additional track.

From New Jersey, You And I was a band from 1996 to 1999. During that time, they released two full-length albums, an EP, and a 7", all of which are included on this complete discography. All of these tracks have been mastered for vinyl by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden. 

Growing up soaked in the punk scene's marinade of overdriven guitar amps, machine-gun drums, and vocals on the verge, there was never a doubt the trio of Shades Apart would someday make some noise of their own. Featuring a 32-year history that includes seven studio albums, multiple EPs, major-label success, and decades of greasy truck stops and dank motels - seminal New Jersey hardcore band Shades Apart returns after a 19-year hiatus with their eighth studio record. Mixed and mastered by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room, "Eternal Echo" features ten supercharged songs with blistering rhythms and infectious hooks that highlight their most refined and focused work to date. Now available again on colored vinyl. LP includes digital download.

To mark the 25th anniversary of Boysetsfire's explosive debut, "This Crying, This Screaming, My Voice Is Being Born," Dark Operative is proud to reissue the album on vinyl. Packaged in a chipboard, stock LP cover evocative of the exact aesthetic of the mid-'90s era from whence this record was initially made, the original silkscreen design has been faithfully replicated with a package rounded out with complete lyrics and credits included. For fans of Rise Against, Hot Water Music, and Refused. Limited edition of 500 copies.

Featuring members of KNOCKED LOOSE, INCLINATION is a '90s-inspired metalcore band channeling the sound and imagery of the era's greats like ONE KING DOWN and EARTH CRISIS. "when fear turns to confidence" is a tight affair with hardly a moment wasted. While not necessarily a technically complicated album, the record is full of groove, heaviness, and above all – passion. Colored (red) vinyl includes a digital download card.

"Hollow Hope" is a new, ten-song full-length of the fast, angry, and political punk/hardcore you've come to expect from Faim. Recorded in February of 2020 by Jack Shirley in Oakland, CA, at The Atomic Garden, this record showcases the band at their most realized, forward moving and aggressive. The ebb and flow of the record sees Faim at their most dynamic while never losing site of the roots that got them all into punk in first place. On colored vinyl.

Arriving in 2019 from the city of the living dead (that’s Pittsburgh), Heavy Discipline are back with their debut 12” of hardcore patterned in the classic X-Claim! mold and walking the line between anthemic and brutal. Lyrically of the moment, but musically timeless, these 12 songs are a constant tug of war between thrashing precision and the threat chaotic collapse. On colored vinyl.

Fronted by Tim Singer of Deadguy, Kiss It Goodbye, and No Escape, Bitter Branches also features members of Walleye and Calvery, but bring a noisy and somewhat discordant brand of punk and indie that tosses elements of Black Flag, The Jesus Lizard, Shellac, and early Soundgarden and Nirvana into a blender. 12"ep includes digital download and an 11" x 17" poster. On colored vinyl.

The tracks on this EP showcase the time and effort Fake Eyes put forth in the studio. Songs that had originally taken shape during the time of the demo are now infused with nuanced guitar layers, off-cue drumming, and choral vocal melody that was only perfected with time. "A Drip Is All We Know" is a record that you'll play over and over again - finding something new and captivating each time you listen. 

While reminiscent of '90s NYHC, Chicago, IL's Life's Question finely balances elements of heavy breaks, shredding solos, and fast parts that are all their own. This 12" collection features both cassettes released by New Morality Fanzine. For fans of Crown Of Thornz, Leeway, and Cro-Mags. 12'ep includes digital download. On colored vinyl.