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I would imagine if you know us, you already have this, but just in case you don't...



Excruciation - Demo 2008

Nothing shall remain.

Integrity - Seasons In The Size Of Days

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Our friend Carl is also posting crucial Holy Terror stuff until Halloween, so go check out his blog, here.

Also, thanks to Todd Knife for the link to this sweet blog with ridiculous Dwid/Integrity stories, here.

I can't feel. I can't breathe.

Integrity - Humanity Is The Devil

It'll never escape my soul...

Integrity - Systems Overload

Holy fucking terror.

I'm not sure how many people know about it, but Integrity has a lot of their records up for download for free on their Myspace blog. If you don't already have these records, you absolutely need to get them. It's the time of year to start getting evil. So aside from eating a bunch of candy and stuff, enjoy these albums and pray for the apocalypse. I'll be putting the rest up throughout the day.



Integrity - Those Who Fear Tomorrow

- Joaquín

Dinosaurs!

Holy shit. This is the holy grail of my childhood. I never thought I would ever see this again. The internet fucking rules. Enjoy.

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- Joaquín

My baby kisses like a heart attack.

What do you get when you put the singer of Glassjaw, the drummer from Orange 9mm and a shit ton of record label money together? Obnoxiously catchy pop songs that are simplistically woven together with gorgeous little pop conventions. A list of things that I absolutely adore. I will never get tired of hearing pop songs with clever structures, transitions and well thought out ideas worked into all that sugary goodness. Just download this album and have some fun.



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- Joaquín

Chris Coco

Hi. There is a DJ with the same name as me, but I live in Tucson, Arizona. I will be posting on here later on this week reviewing a few albums that I enjoyed that were released this year and posting some cool things I come across the internet. I just wanted to introduce myself. Thanks.

C

Fight me.

This is a legitimately good song.



- Tyrone

If you take your love from me, I'll turn to stone.

So aside from yesterday being Edge Day, it was also the day we lost Four Tops frontman, Levi Stubbs. He's more famous with the punk generations for having a Billy Bragg song named after him, but he lead one of the greatest Motown acts to date. His passing is truly heart breaking and my condolences go out to his family. I would like to celebrate his life and work with this post. You may not recognize the name, but you will absolutely recognize the golden hits he left behind. You should share these beautiful songs with a loved one. That's the way Levi would have wanted it.

R.I.P. Levi Stubbs





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- Joaquín

Take your drugs and alcohol, I don't need them!

Out of all the modern Straight-Edge bands this is, or was, one of the only ones I could really get into. They do the Straight-Edge motivational thing really well. It's not spiteful or hateful at all, and it's not annoyingly "posi" either. This record rules. They really drive home the awesome sing-a-longs in these songs. Not to mention the sick Japanese hardcore-esque leads.

"still growing up/still fucking up/still lost and desperate for answers"



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- Joaquín

Fight For What's Right, Straight Edge Pride

"You broke the fucking edge
Now I can't trust a word
Through all the goddamn years
I have been there for you
You left your friends behind
Don't come around anymore
Things are different now
I have no more respect"



Try it.
Buy it for just $6.

I hate sell-out's and backstabbers just as much as the next guy, but as much as Cast Aside? Not at all. They were supposed to put out a new record on Deathwish but broke up before they could do so. They did, however, record a demo of a new song featuring Pete from 100 Demons which you can hear on their MySpace. It's one of the hardest songs ever.

- Tyrone

Those days, those fucking days.

As Dave was saying earlier, this band had a huge impact on the straight-edge scene, and the hardcore scene in general. I can't express how much this record meant to me when I was 15. Man. So good.



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- Joaquín

I've got gay edge.

"Depending on who you are you could either think that this is a funny idea, or a complete idiotic one. Being one that admitadly laughs at low-brow humor I think this is hilarious. This band re-records eight 80's hardcore classics like "Flame Still Burns", "Straight Edge", and "True Til Death" and change the lyrics to be about homosexuality. For example, the classic Bold song "Nailed to the X" becomes "Nailed in the Ass", with lines like "I'll shoot gizz in your eye until your blind." If you are into any of those old 80's bands and aren't some up-tight PC hardcore kid, you'll probably find this funny and worth hearing. The Project X parody cover is hilarious. There were only a few hundred of these pressed, I think all of them were on appropriate pink vinyl, so good luck in getting your hands on one of these masterpieces." - Some online review



Try it
You can't buy it anymore, but go pick up one of their t-shirts from the Buddyhead store.

P.S. The folder has a .txt file with the lyrics. So good.

Firestorm

sure, this song is a joke now... and reading the lyrics, it's pretty easy to see why, but back in 1996 Earth Crisis had pretty much become the the voice of modern straight edge.



Street by street
Block by block
Taking it all back
The youth's immersed in poison--turn the tide counterattack
Violence against violence, let the roundups begin
A firestorm to purify the bane that society drowns in
No mercy, no exceptions, a declaration of total war
The innocents' defense is the reason it's waged for
Born addicted, beaten and neglected
Families torn apart, detroyed and abandoned
Children sell their bodies, from their high they fall to drown
Demons crazed by greed cut bystanders down
A chemically tainted welfare generation
Abslolute complete moral degeneration
Born addicted, beaten and neglected
Families torn apart, detroyed and abandoned
Children sell their bodies, from their high they fall to drown
Demons crazed by greed cut bystanders down
Corrupt politicans, corrupt enforcement, drug lords and dealers; all must fall
The helpless are crying out
We have risen to their call
A firestorm to purify.

love, detroit

has the edge gone dull?

you can't have a straight edge day and not talk about this band. Chain of Strength was only together for like 2 or 3 years. they only put out 2 7"'s, but their legacy in the straight edge scene is almost unparalleled. i mean, they wrote what is argueably the most anthemic straight edge song ever. probably none of these guys are straight edge anymore, but ya know... whatevs.



love, detroit

FxYxIxE

Of course this had to be posted.


(Sorry, I couldn't find a better picture.)

Try it.
(I don't think you can buy this anymore.)

"'The lyrics that I write can be interpreted as pro-American, pro-Christian, pro-straight edge. I like to come across with a little bit more morality than a normal person,' he explains. (He’s serious when he bellows, 'In my dreams/ I am your savior' on 'Demonize.') 'Also, politically, our band is pretty conservative,' Peacock says. 'Let me make it clear that we’re not a political band. We as people are very, very conservative. We look at that as, if there’s somebody to pick on, it’s usually the conservative, drug-free, Christian right, and that’s us, and that’s why we set ourselves up saying '‘we are the enemy.’' This oppositional position is something the band, well, embraces. 'We want to be the thorn in everyone’s side,' says Peacock, 'we want to make people think.'" - Decibel Magazine

Ouch, right?

- Tyrone

1999

hardcore in 1999 was in a sad state. sure there were the staple bands that were still around, but things were in decline. "mallcore" bands were just starting to emerge. great bands were breaking up. formerly great bands were changing and putting out unrecognizable records to appeal to the masses. we were worried. enter trial. sure, trial had been around for a while, they put out some really great records. they were as intelligent as they were intense. and we eagerly awaited their next release. we were presented with "Are these our lives?" we were floored. this was a new level. the music was unparalleled. the lyrics were landmark (i would later come to learn that singer greg bennick did 6 months of research to prepare for writing this record). this was the new standard. to this day "are these our lives?" stands as a landmark hardcore record. this video is from one of their 2005 reunion shows. happy edge day fuckers.



love, detroit.

Straight-Edge Revenge

I'm as straight as the line that you sniff up your nose.
I'm as hard as the booze that you swill down your throat.
I'm as bad as the shit you breath into your lungs.
And I'll fuck you up as fast as the pill on your tongue.



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- Joaquín

We'll be the judge of your fucking fate.

"While playing in Youth Of Today, Mike and Porcell started Judge as a project band. Their first single was released on Porcell's label Schism in 1988. By the time the next year was over they had made Judge a serious touring band, recorded their debut full-length and become legends within the hardcore scene. The first recording of their full length was scrapped because of the poor quality of the recording. This was released in a very limited pressing under the title Chung King Can Suck It and has been a prize of hardcore record collecting ever since. They re-recorded their album at the now legendary studio Normandy Sound and released it under its original title Bringin It Down. After a couple of years of touring they put out one final ep with three songs on it. What It Meant collects all of these recordings in their entirety along with one track from their demo (recorded with Luke from Gorilla Biscuits on Drums). Heavy, well put together music with lyrics that show thought and self examination, Judge evolved from their first single to the last song they released, leaving a legacy that helped shape hardcore."



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Plain and simple, if Judge doesn't make you want to kill somebody, you probably don't have a pulse.

- Joaquín