Ragecage - 2014 "Sick Songs Demo" Cassette

Ragecage is an Italian hardcore band, but this wouldn't be entirely obvious just by listening to them as their style borrows a lot from NYHC (Breakdown and Warzone). This isn't to say that what their doing has been done before, it still feels fresh and "Mad Dog Killer" may be the jam of the century. If I were you I would keep this band on my radar.

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Leather Daddy - Demo Tape

My friend told me about this band a while ago, but I never got around to listening to the demo til the other day and damn do I regret waiting. Leather Daddy is an all girl band from Boston that plays straight up hardcore punk. Definitely something that shouldn't be overlooked, check it out :

Leather Daddy - Demo Tape
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Cracks
Vomit Pack
Get Out
In My Skin

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Pain Strikes - Demo 2013

Pain Strikes is a hardcore band from Reading Pennsylvania that plays a similar style of music to that of Champion, and The First Step. Heavy youth crew that stays true to its roots and isn't afraid to get in your face, I'm all about it. I hope these guys decide to tour someday because I would love to see them play, but until then I'll definitely keep and eye out for their future releases.

"Good riddance, don't come back"

Pain Strikes - Demo 2013
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Your Words
Foundations
Eraser Marks
Good Riddance
No Time Left

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Black Gust - Psychedelic Maelstrom 7"

Black Gust is a hardcore punk band from Zagreb City that plays a similar style of hardcore to Bad Antics, Dogends, Zero Boys and RKL (which had me from the beginning, Vicious Circle and Keep Laughing are two of my all time favorite albums). The Psychedelic Maelstrom 7" is the 7th release on Doomtown Records and immediately hits hard with Trapped in Static full with catchy guitar riffs and backup vocals. If you've ever been interested in the bands I mentioned above definitely check out this record.

Black Gust - Psychedelic Maelstrom 7"

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Trapped in Static

Tired Out

Thrashin'

Psychedelic Maelstrom

Reinventing Lexicon Devil

Self-Destructive Tendencies

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Catholic Guilt / Inu Split LP

Two killer European bands come together to release an insane all go, no stop split LP armed with D-beats, sick solos, and some piercing guitar tones. 

Catholic Guilt, from Austria, plays a good mix of fast paced 80's hardcore punk with some slower tunes that keep the audience slamming. This side of the split reminds me a lot of A Global Threat and Amdi Petersens Arme. This is the bands first vinyl release, but it looks like they have a 7" called Futile Attempts on the way which I'll definitely keep an eye out for.

Inu, from Spain, has a more punk/d-beat style that comes chock full of pogo-your-heart-out parts and group chants. When I listened to the song Cobardes for the first time all I could think about was Peligro Social. The band also seems to have a heavy Japanese influence, like at practice they just sat around and thought about becoming the next Gauze. I'm down with that.

Catholic Guilt's Side

Warfare

Distance

No Cure

Degraded 

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Black Bile

Inu's Side

Directo al infierno

Cobardes

Japanese Title

R.R.

Yuki Onna

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Battery - Whatever It Takes...

Battery - Whatever It Takes... (1998)

90's hardcore from D.C.

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Fury (Battery) in Richmond, VA February 1991