Tag: straight edge
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Judge’s “Chung King Can Suck It” Gets First-Ever Official Re-Release Via Revelation Records
Hardcore and straight edge fans, mark your calendars! Revelation Records is celebrating its monumental 200th release with something truly special: a reissue of Chung King Can Suck It, the legendary 1991 album by Judge. This marks the first official re-release of the record, excluding the countless bootlegs that have surfaced over the years. Out December…
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Check Out “You’re Not In This Alone” By Spiral
German hardcore band Spiral released “You’re Not In This Alone” cassette. It’s a must-have for all straight edge hardcore fans. You can check it out below.
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Defining Sound: Top 10 Straight Edge Hardcore Albums Of The 80s
Straight edge, a subculture and subgenre within the hardcore punk movement, emerged in the early 1980s as a response to the excesses often associated with punk rock. Characterized by its emphasis on abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs, the straight edge movement produced some of the most intense and influential music of the…
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SSD To Reissue Seminal Album “Get It Away” On July 19 Via Trust Records
Universally recognized as the first straight-edge band, SSD’s (Society System Decontrol) 1982 debut The Kids Will Have Their Say is considered a landmark release for hardcore music. However, many fans consider their 1983 sophomore effort Get It Away to be the band’s most crucial release. Most notable is the addition of guitarist Francois Levesque who joined the classic lineup of the “Boston Crew”: Guitarist…
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Florida Straight Edge Band Contention Announce New Album “Artillery From Heaven”; Share New Track “In The Land Of The Nod”
Based in Tampa, FL, Contention are crafting an absolutely pulverizing blend of hardcore. Today Contention announce their debut full-length, Artillery From Heaven, which the band have dubbed an “apocalyptic straight edge album.” Set for release May 3rd on DAZE, the ten tracks on the record are made for moshing, built with an abrasive delivery and…
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Time X Heist Released Expanded Edition Of “The Odds Against Tomorrow”
Based in the “remote mountain region” of Denver, Colorado, Time X Heist are making classic straight edge hardcore with bounce and motivation. Today the band announces their first collaboration with Heroes + Martyrs Records, joining acts such as No Warning, Hard Feelings, Big Deal and Suffer No Fools on the growing New York-based label. “Having…
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Vantage Point Release “Against Myself” LP On Triple B Records
Massachusetts hardcore band Vantage Point have released their debut full-length, Against Myself, on Triple B Records. The straight edge band has created nine urgent songs focused on forgiving and accepting yourself. Vantage Point is a staple of the Boston hardcore scene and shares members with a number of acts including C4, Chaos Cross, and Final…
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Interview: Porcell & Chui of Values Here
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions. How have you been? Porcell: I’ve been great, just gearing up for this Values Here record to come out. We put so much time, effort, blood, sweat and tears into it so to finally see it getting released is amazing. Chui: Yeah we…
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Time X Heist – The Odds Against Tomorrow CS EP
Wow! It’s been a while since I listened to a hardcore band as good as Time X Heist. Their version of youth crew hardcore is something you surely don’t want to miss if you’re a fan of the genre. For those unfamiliar with this exceptional band, Time X Heist is a Denver-based straight-edge hardcore crew,…
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X: Straight Edge And Radical Sobriety By Gabriel Kuhn (PM Press)
Today we have another superb book about straight-edge movement on our pages. X: Straight Edge And Radical Sobriety is a second book about the straight edge movement by Gabriel Kuhn and an appropriate continuation of Sober Living For The Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, And Radical Politics. Perhaps ten years passed between releasing these two…
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The Best Books We Read This Year
We spent countless hours reading books this year and picked the best ones that deserve your utmost attention. Some titles are more than a decade old, and some are released this year. All these books are essential reading material you should check out. A Hardcore Heart: Adventures In A DIY Scene by David Gamage Packed…
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Sober Living For The Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, And Radical Politics by Gabriel Kuhn (PM Press)
Like it or not, the straight-edge movement first appeared in the early eighties and still inspires people to live their lives more healthily, far away from drugs, nicotine, alcohol, and promiscuity. At first, Ian MacKaye promoted the movement through his work with Minor Threat and Dischord Records, but the bands gradually embraced the ideas and…
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