William_the_Bloody

90 .Strife Genre (Metallic Hardcore), California USA era Modern, 90's/Present and

Integrity Genre (Metallic Hardcore), Ohio, USA 90's/Present

While Earth Crisis was spearheading the Metallic Hardcore scene in New York, a better metallic band in my opinion was producing some good stuff on the other side of the country, so here I give you Strife. Amidst all the melodic hardcore, post hardcore & alternative rock, it was hard to find straight up hardcore in the 90's, but Strife was one of those bands that kept the genre going.

Blistered



Waiting



Torn Apart




Integrity

Allright another big name band that I originally left off the list as I could never really get into them, but apparently they were inspired by Septic Death, which isn't a bad thing. Anyhow I had know idea that they were still going strong, cudos to them!

Micha



Judgement Day

The Batlord

Oh hells naw! The Sex Pistols may not have been the best actual song writers in the history of music, but they were still amazing. The tension between Glenn Matlock's (**** Sid Vicious, the band was a parody when he joined) pop revivalist writing style with the sheer chaotic way they played and Johnny Rotten's non-singing and nihilistic lyrics was brilliant. They were right at the tipping point between redeeming rock and roll and killing it and I love them for it.

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William_the_Bloody

89. The Ghost of a Thousand Genre (Hardcore) Brighton UK , era Modern

Heights Genre (Hardcore/Post Hardcore) Hertfordshire UK, era Modern

Alongside Frank Carter's Gallows, The Ghost of a Thousand were key in spearheading the British hardcore revival, a bit of a lighter sound than the former band, but no knock on them, I personally thought they had the potential to become The Clash big, as they were great at incorporating melodies into their music.

Unfortunately they broke up sighting that it was difficult to commit to being a touring band, sadly it is much harder to survive as an underground act today in any genre, whether it be hardcore, rap, jazz, metal ect, than it was before the era of free downloading ( you really have to be on the road a lot to make up for the shorfall in record sales), so hopefully that's not the primary reason, it would be dire if it was. I'm happy to learn though that they've gotten back together for a few shows in support of Alexisonfire when they come to the UK, hopefully they will re-unite permanently!!!

Fed to the ocean



Black Art Number One



New Toy



Heights

Adding UK band Heights to the list, good vocalist...I think anyways.



Dead Ends

bob.

finally he gets into the glory days of Victory Records!

Strife is some damn good straight up hardcore....i was lucky to have caught them years ago with Integrity, Bloodlet and Deadguy.....insanely energetic live....great band....looking forward to seeing where the before mentioned bands and my personal favorite out of those days Snapcase land i your list

had never heard The Ghost of A Thousand....but i liked the tracks you posted....happen to be heading to the bay on Monday to catch Quicksand and buy records....gonna keep my eye out for them....thanks

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William_the_Bloody

Ah... I fear that you and I may be on the opposite sides of the hardcore pendulum my Quicksand loving friend.

It's weird but I've always found that there seems to be different brands of hardcore fans. For instance, you've got your GBH, Circle Jerks radioactive spikey hair mutant fans, & your Gorilla Biscuits Minor Threat, veggie eating, straigt edge, shaved head fans lol. I belong to the former crowd, which is why I want to make this an interactive thread, because musical taste is ultimately subjective, when I'm done if enough people provide their input at the end, I plan to overhaul the list & then cut and paste a new one as per MB member input.

You will be happy to know though that I have some Victory Record legends slated to be somewhere in the top 10-15 I hope it's a band you like, and that the list doesn't disapoint in general.

Finally, I think its important to state to everyone following this list that as a Canadian, I get a lot of British musical influence as well, so I am trying hard to straddle the line between the US & UK, while making room for Canadian bands, as well as some from other countries, so some bands like Integrity & TSOL got crowded out. Now with that out of the way lets rock on shall we.

William_the_Bloody

88. Municipal Waste Genre (Crossover Thrash) Virginia USA, era Modern &

Code Orange Kids Genre (Hardcore) Pennsylvania USA, era Modern

Municipal Waste:

I am always a little suspicious of bands that put so much effort into good videos, because they can often trick you into thinking the music is better than it actually is. That being said, Municipal Waste is a great band, and they are currently considered the kings of the crossover thrash revival.

All things considered, it should be noted that there are two bands further down the road that are currently dueling it out for the modern crossover thrash crown, one leans to being more of a hardcore band, while the other is defiantly more of a metal act...so I shall see if I picked the right victor when we get there. In the meantime make sure you get the right answer!

Wrong Answer



You're Cut Off



The Art of Partying



Code Orange Kids

I can't really think of another modern crossover thrash band at the moment, but the Code Orange Kids are probably the best thing going right now in American hardcore, although I can't help but notice some odd time signatures in some of their songs. I wish American hardcore would shelve this longstanding trend, from Black Flag to Converge, to Dillinger Escape Plan, to Code Orange kids, on & on it goes.


My Body is a Well



Flowermouth

jackhammer

Municipal Waste constantly call themselves a Thrash band but I agree in that they sound far more Punk/Hardcore than Metal and despite their 'jock' attitude, they have made some decent tunes but not one really great album in my eyes. I got to see them last year and will be seeing them again this year and Thrash it is not!

Good call on Gang Green. I remember seeing them back in '89 in this tiny venue where the stage was basically just a 2 inch step above the floor and there was probably around 80 - 100 of us and the pit was amazing. Got my virgin black eye via a pit at this gig. They were supporting Meliah Rage if I remember rightly who were one of those second gen Thrash bands with a few good tunes but Gang Green was by far the better show.

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Alfred

It has to be said that Canada is my favourite country for music, punk or otherwise. Probably a Canadian bias, but whatever. Fucked Up and Comeback Kid who you already touched upon are great examples. Some other great ones are The Flatliners, Single Mothers, Propagandhi, Cursed, Cancer Bats, and the late Alexisonfire.

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William_the_Bloody

Well Alfred at least one of those bands are on the list, and there is more Canadian hardcore to come. I prefer the old school stuff though, as it tended to be little more obnoxious and rebellious.


A shiner at a Gang Green concert lol, why doesn't that suprise me, a great, but often forgotten band.

I agree with you on Municipal Waste, the first time I heard them they sounded like a DRI clone to me...just not as good, and there always toted as crossover kings. I haven't heard anything mind blowing from them either, I prefer Warbringer & Toxic Holocaust.

William_the_Bloody

87. Refused Genre (Hardcore/Post hardcore) , Sweeden, era 90's &

The International Noise Conspiracy (Garage Punk) Sweeden, era 00's

Big name hardcore band of the 90's from Sweden, and probably the most popular hardcore act from Scandinavia to hit the shores of North America.

New Noise



Pump the brakes (not refused: homemade video)



Rather be dead



The International Noise Conspiracy

Throw some INC into the mix

Smash it Up