Alert - Find Your Way

For those not in the know, Alert are a Straight Edge Youth Crew band from Boston, MA, with a very heavy Uniform Choice influence (vocals are reminiscent of Pat Dubar). 

I enjoyed Alert's demo greatly (still do!), so I was excited to check out this 7".  After only two listens, I think the demo still blows this out of the water.  There hasn't been a change in the bands sound or anything, I just think the songs are a lot better on the demo.  I also had really high expectations for this record, so maybe I just set the bar to high.  Hopefully after a few more listens I'll like it as much as the demo. 

I'm not sure the pressing info on this record.  If anyone knows, let me know.  



No Values - United We Die

No Values were yet another band that I hadn't heard until last years Sound and Fury.  My buddy Dennis has friends in this band, and being that I was at the show with him, I went with him to check them out.  I'm glad that I did, because their set was amazing.  The covered Warzone, and I lost my mind. 

After their set at S&F I went over to their merch table to see if they had any records for sale.  No such luck.  In fact I don't think they even  had a merch table.  Even the Reaper Records table didn't have their record.  I was pretty bummed out.  Fast forward 5 months and I finally got a hold of their record.  I dig the record, but it doesn't come close to matching the energy of them live.  Also, I wish it was longer than just 4 songs.  So, hopefully there will be more to come of this band, but I doubt it seeing that members are in Fire & Ice and Bracewar (Somehow I see those bands taking a priority over No Values..most the pity). 

Red Vinyl out of 496

Street Walkers - Vile Thoughts

Street Walkers "Vile Thoughts" was another record that I picked up from my last Rev order. I first heard them at last years Sound and Fury, where I enjoyed their set tremendously. To bad not many other people thought the same as me. The more punk influenced hardcore bands have never got to much love at S&F (Deep Sleep, Striking Distance, Never Healed to name a few). 



Musically Street Walkers sounds like a slightly slower Tear It Up, with a little more black flag thrown in. 

 Clear vinyl out of 719

On the dust sleeve there was a sticker that said "limited color vinyl".  When I went to Six Feet Under Records pressing info page I read that the clear color is the most common color.  Funny, I wouldn't really consider that "limited".  Whateve's

Soul Search - Bury The Blame

Nothing new to say about this record that I haven't written already. I got this copy when I placed my last order from RevHQ.  Again, I love this record.  My only complaint is that it only has 4 songs..  Leave them wanting more I guess.  

I would like to someday have a complete collection of this record.  Nice that I scored the most limited version (besides the test press) at S&F this year.  So, my quest shouldn't be that hard.. 







Pressing Info:

Test Press (out of 10)

Clear Green (out of 100)

Clear Red (out of 300)

Black (out of 450)

Summer Tour 2011 Press on Clear Green (out of 100)

Sound and Fury 2011 Press on Black (out of 50)

Soul Search - Intolerable Weight

Soul Search have quickly become one of my favorite current hardcore bands.  I've only been able to see them play once, but it was a freakin treat man.  And it was outta control. 

This record is Soul Searches debute, released on Thick Skin Records last year, but was originally released as a tape in 2010.  I'm not sure if Think Skin put out the tape (by the looks of their website they do a lot of tape releases) or if it was released by the band.  Either way it would be nice to have a copy of that as well. 

If you aren't familiar with Soul Search (you need to be!) they play hardcore in the style of such NYHC bands as Breakdown, Madball, Dmize, etc..  There are tons of bands that have played this style before, but there is something about Soul Search that is completely refreshing.  And honestly I couldn't tell you what it is. Maybe it has to do with them being young?  I feel its similar to when No Warning came about.  A new young hardcore band playing in the vein of NYHC, but making it feel fresh. 

I can't wait for them to do a full length, cause it's gonna be a banger. 

Fun Fact:  Hoodrack of Stick Together drew the "Soul Search" logo for the labels 

Hardside - Crucified

I was able to pick up some new records from RevHQ with some X-mas money, so I'll actually be able to put a nice run of new posts up in the coming week or so!


Hardside are a change of pace for me when it comes to hardcore bands, and damn it, I can't stop listening to this 7".  I first heard Hardside at last years Sound & Fury.  I didn't make it a point to listen to them (being such a big festival it's impossible to check out every band) but it just so happened I was walking by when they were starting to play, so I decided to give them a listen.  I'm glad I did.  At first I didn't think they were anything special, until their guitar player stepped up to the mic and starting singing, bringing a huge smile to my face.  His vocals sounded like a mix of Crowbar and Life Of Agony.  They were so different from anything that I had been listening to, it was a refreshing change of pace.  I was hooked. 

Now that I think about it, I'm not sure why I didn't pick up this record at Sound and Fury (probably out of money at that point).  I'm sure that they had a more limited pressing at the 6131 table, they probably even had a special S&F pressing. 

Hopefully Hardside will be writing more music in the near future.  Texas has been pumping out some good hardcore lately.  Keep it coming please!  

600 on Yellow (don't know what is yellow about this) 

Anyone know if they have a demo available somewhere?