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Following the differences that saw the original group implode on the road in 1989, Cryptic Slaughter’s guitarist Les Evans moved to Portland, Oregon, where he formed a new band with former Wehrmarkt and Sweaty Nipples drummer Brian Lehfeldt, plus bassist Bret Davis and vocalist Dave Hollingsworth, both formerly in local hardcore band Crud. Now metal was much more prominent and hardcore on the wane, but there are still signature tempo changes, here within longer, more complex song structures, prefacing the industrial and post-thrash crossover acts to follow. An enduring swansong for all lovers of these metalcore innovators.

Bad Brains' fifth album Rise reissued on vinyl for the first time. Originally released by Epic Records in 1993, Rise was Bad Brains' major label debut, and the follow-up to the band's 1989 landmark album Quickness. The Control Group is a Brooklyn-based record label owned and operated by Nabil Ayers. Since its inception in 2002, TCG has released music by Cate Le Bon, Lykke Li, and El Perro del Mar, as well as vinyl-only releases by The Killers, PJ Harvey, Spinal Tap, Giorgio Moroder and Kings of Leon.

The Pointed Sticks were formed in early 1978 and quickly became a big part of the underground punk / new wave scene in Vancouver, Canada, gigging with bands like D.O.A., the Subhumans and the Dishrags—they had a fun, quirky style that they combined with pure pop genius.

Their first single, “What Do You Want Me To Do / Somebody’s Mom,” was released in 1978 by the newly formed Quintessence Records. It quickly took off and led to the follow up “Real Thing / Out of Luck” single on Quintessence as well.

On the momentum of these instant pop classics, the band started touring up and down the west coast of North America, the crowds grew, and so did the press coverage. In 1980 the Pointed Sticks signed to Stiff Records and flew to England to record an album. Through bad luck and bad production, the album was never released (the Bob Rock production of the Perfect Youth album came out on Sudden Death in 1981).

Throughout their short career, 1978-1981, the band produced three singles and a multitude of demos and TV and radio recordings. The best of these have been melded together by Davie Wiese and Chris Cutress (producer of the fabulous Vancouver Complication album) into Waiting For The Real Thing.

On this compilation one gets to hear one of the very best bands of that great musical era at their most inspirational stage.

Rampaging D-beat hardcore punk, Stockholm’s Totalitär are one of the longest running and most renowned classic Swedish hardcore bands from the 1980’s, with almost twenty releases since their beginnings in 1985. Respected for their challenging political lyrics, Integrity and continual inventive spins on a brutal and straightforward formula of rock-driven, blasting hardcore. After a series of Farewell shows in Sweden and in the U.S. in 2003, Totalitar decided to do one final recording and album- Vi Ar Eliten (We are the Elite) which features seventeen rock-hard tracks. A combustive steamroller of their trademark desperate angry vocals, pounding rhythm section and searing guitar leads, their third full length album is one of their finest. Mastered at Fantasy Studios. This repress is true to the original pressing, 1500 Pressed at RTI from the original Plates mastered in 2007 by George Horn. Packaged in heavy weight Stoughton gatefold tip-on Sleeves.

FUCKED UP’s second reissue for Get Better Records is cloaked in shades of unconventional aesthetics, symbolic overtones and a self-proclaimed “culture of confusion.” Hidden World, the band’s first full length studio album, marks a turning point for the mysterious Toronto band, transcending the boundaries of punk with melody, aggression, expansive structures and enigmatic diatribes on what lies underneath the immediate, visualized World. FUCKED UP combine confrontational ideologies with deliberate misinformation to produce a brutal analysis on thought provocative punk. In a word, FUCKED UP and Hidden World is dangerous and unpredictable in a time when punk has become a manufactured commodity.

Considered by many to be “true” metal-core, Shai Hulud has been one of the most influential bands within the genre since their inception in 1995. After multiple full-lengths, EPs, collected works and various member changes, Shai Hulud is still touring the world with legions of fans supporting them. That Within Blood Ill-Tempered is a testament of heart, passion, and sincerity. Musically, Shai Hulud has maintained the sound they initially re-invented— an angered and melodic, multi-layered blend of beauty and aggression. A Profound Hatred Of Man demonstrated a technical hardcore style that influenced the entire metalcore scene and broke through lyrical theme barriers. Hearts Once Nourished With Hope And Compassion displays some of the most honest and darkest thoughts of Shai Hulud’s career. From the opening guitar chord of “Solely Concentrating On The Negative Aspects Of Life,” it only gets uglier and more real with each track.

Considered by many to be “true” metal-core, Shai Hulud has been one of the most influential bands within the genre since their inception in 1995. After multiple full-lengths, EPs, collected works and various member changes, Shai Hulud is still touring the world with legions of fans supporting them. That Within Blood Ill-Tempered is a testament of heart, passion, and sincerity. Musically, Shai Hulud has maintained the sound they initially re-invented— an angered and melodic, multi-layered blend of beauty and aggression. A Profound Hatred Of Man demonstrated a technical hardcore style that influenced the entire metalcore scene and broke through lyrical theme barriers. Hearts Once Nourished With Hope And Compassion displays some of the most honest and darkest thoughts of Shai Hulud’s career. From the opening guitar chord of “Solely Concentrating On The Negative Aspects Of Life,” it only gets uglier and more real with each track.

“This is how it all started. Refused debut studiorecording from January -94. The released as Cd-single as the first ever release on Startracks. A classic single who is now released on vinyl for the first time. A-side with music and b-side with etched art. Comes with sticker with text and picture of the etchning. Limited edition 1000 copies worldwide.”

Grimace Purple Vinyl, limited to 200 copies. Monumental progress doesn't occur overnight. Some of man kind's most powerful words don't come from education or privilege, but erupt from the pain and roughness of the streets; they smolder through the cracks in the concrete until eventually grand truths are revealed, and the winds of change slowly emerge. It is with these notions in mind that old school Hardcore Kings Downset began to surface in Los Angeles, California in the early 1980's. A musical style that was distinctly Hardcore combined with Oropeza's MC abilities allowed Downset to stand out from other metal acts, while still being able to achieve a variety of tours with some of the most prominent bands of the time. After recently re-releasing the third album "Check Your People" on vinyl on End Hits Records, Downset's fourth album "Universal" originally from 2004 now follows, which will be available on limited colored vinyl for the first time ever on End Hits Records.

Coke Bottle Green Vinyl. Limited to 200 copies. Monumental progress doesn't occur overnight. Some of man kind's most powerful words don't come from education or privilege, but erupt from the pain and roughness of the streets; they smolder through the cracks in the concrete until eventually grand truths are revealed, and the winds of change slowly emerge. It is with these notions in mind that old school Hardcore Kings Downset began to surface in Los Angeles, California in the early 1980's. A musical style that was distinctly Hardcore combined with Oropeza's MC abilities allowed Downset to stand out from other metal acts, while still being able to achieve a variety of tours with some of the most prominent bands of the time. After recently re-releasing the third album "Check Your People" on vinyl on End Hits Records, Downset's fourth album "Universal" originally from 2004 now follows, which will be available on limited colored vinyl for the first time ever on End Hits Records.

Formed in south London in 1979, punk band The Business became associated with the Oi! movement in the early 1980s, making clear that they were against the extremism sometimes associated with it by staging Oi Against Racism events. Keep The Faith was the comeback album from 1994 that followed a long hiatus, songs like the censorious ‘Maradona’ and the title track showing they’d lost none of their propulsive hardcore power, while the controversial ‘Holiday In Seattle’ referenced the demise of Kurt Cobain. Another great Business disc for the hardcore and Oi! fanatics.

So the battle cry goes up on Raised Fist's stunning fifth full-length Veil Of Ignorance. Picking up where 2006's powerful Sound Of The Republic left off, and tearing at your ears like a rabid pitbull on steroids, the Lulea, Sweden quintet are in suitably defiant form after over a decade and a half thrilling audiences around the globe. Includes the tracks "friends & Traitors", "wounds" and "words & Phrases". The band proclaimed they were aiming for total perfection on their 5th album, which had brutal consequences for bass player Andreas 'Josse' Johansson. The bass player ended up in hospital after playing and recording bass lines up to 18 hours a day, which left him with a serious elbow injury and hospitalized for days. As the band quietly stated, ""When you want things perfect, these things happen,"

Raised Fist takes their intense hardcore even further with this album. The metal is there, but less prominent. The punk edge, the stomping build-ups and deadly aggressive styled vocals makes "Ignoring The Guidelines" to another great release from this hardcore cult maniacs. Put it in your player and get ready to be blown away!

From Swedish hardcore/punk monsters, Raised Fist, Sound Of The Republic is a bold jaunt into slightly new waters for the band, be it blood soaked waters! Tracks like "Sunlight" and "Sound Of The Republic" feature guitars that swarm like blood thirsty, killer bees, drums that seem to move the ground beneath you and vocals that pound you non-stop from every direction; occasionally the vocals swing into a melodic chorus, but only briefly before they are smashed with a clap of thunder from frontman Alexander's lungs! This is a truly brutal album for the brutal times we live in!

The Gang's All Here is the second studio album released by American Celtic punk band the Dropkick Murphys in 1999. It is their first album with Al Barr. The album "[took] up the expected us-against-the-world pose," its songwriting is of a higher standard than contemporary punk albums. A charmfully, mangled, punked-up 'Amazing Grace' only adds to fun, wild ride 'The Gang's All Here' guarantees. "10 Years of Service" was the album's first and only single and music video from the Album.

Originally out on the glorious Mutant Pop Records in the year 2000, New York’s cult pop punkers Kung Fu Monkeys’ debut album makes it on vinyl for the very first time. The Kung Fu Monkeys are a dream inside a reverie inside a biscuit inside the mind of a fly, playing lo-fi kiddie pop and bug beat music and travelling the globe by hot air balloon.

In 2001 Lost Sounds released their sophomore double album, following up Memphis is Dead with a maturing sound that encapsulates the bands efforts to create a record that touched on many genres including Black Metal & New Wave (hence the album title). JAY Reatard, Alicja Trout, Rich Crook, and Jonas Garland created what is commonly known as one of the most important synthpunk records in the 2000s. After many years of Black Wave being out of print, and the always fantastic Empty Records called it quits, we began discussions to reissue this release. Remastered by Dave ECK at Lucky Lacquers. Housed with reworked and additional art in gatefold jackets.

Santa Barbara's pride and joy, MAD Caddies are back in the mix with 5 brand-new toe-tappin, earth-shakin, Punkdixielandjazzmayhemcore tunes that are gonna send the kids straight into the pit! How can you beat the potion of hardcore breaks and dixieland interludes all stuck together with drums of thunder and some of the most harmonious vocals on the planet? The guys even pay tribute to disco giants Abba with their very own rendition of the hit song "S.O.S." The only thing bad about this EP is that its only 5 songs... the good news? The Holiday Has Been Cancelled is now available on vinyl for the first time! This 10” is a must for any Caddies fan’s collection.

The fourth album by Pinhead Gunpowder. The sound is a confluence of the members’ other groups—CLEVELAND Bound Death Sentence, THE Influents, and Green DAY—plus “all the sugar and twice the caffeine” of their combined force. Features haunting cover art by Aaron Cometbus, and a cover of the Replacements’ “Achin’ to Be.” Originally released in 1999 on Adeline Records, this 9-song LP—featuring two previously unreleased tracks—is cut at 45 RPM

Millencolin's debut album "Same Old Tunes" (originally released on October 28, 1994 under the original title "Tiny Tunes") opens with the incredible manic-paced and emotionally uplifting classic "Mr Clean" (which is still a highlight of any Millencolin show). "Same Old Tunes" is considered by many to be a defining record in the Skatepunk genre. Fast yet melodic; fun but sincere and pure concentrated sonic energy: This is Millencolin at their awesome inspirational beginning.

Originally released in 1994 by Photographer Murray Bowles and Filth bassist Lenny Johnson’s collaborative East Bay Menace label, this split combined two of New Mexico’s fiercest hardcore bands on one split LP. East Bay Transplants from Santa Fe, New Mexico GRIMPLE’s sound had become more harsh, caustic and acidic, retaining strong songwriting of their debut LP but shedding some of their pop sensibilities for quick metallic riffing. Their brother band, Santa Fe’s Logical Nonsense had also begun to leans heavier, creatively arranged songs which front harsh guttural vocals and brutal crushing riffs pointing to the sound of their raging follow up LP’s on Alternative Tentacles, and their influences of Extreme Noise Terror, Naplam Death and Neurosis. This album has not been repressed since it’s original pressing in 1994. It was been remixed by Noah Landis from Neurosis / Christ On Parade and re-mastered by BOB Weston at Chicago Mastering Service. The packaging is true to the original but has been painstakingly recreated with slight upgrades, including a new 11x22” insert with band photos and lyrics.

Doom never have been big on subtlety, and here there is no change in direction. They continue with the tried and the true d-beat crust they pioneered in the 80s. This record was recorded in 2001.

Available for the first time since 1994! Some of the best material from both bands' extensive catalogs. This time on a 12" format.

Originally released in 1995 during the zenith of the punk rock explosion, About Time extends and refines the Southern California melodic hardcore sound with mastery. Recorded and co-produced by the remarkable team of world renowned producer Jerry Finn (Rancid, Green Day, Blink 182) and Epitaph/Bad Religion founder Brett Gurewitz, this record raises the bar on what punk rock music can be. The 12 inspired and inspiring tracks include themes of positivity and hope ("Every Single Day", "Try") and songs of scathing social commentary ("Perfect People", "Same Old Story"). This is the final record to contain the invaluable musical and spiritual contributions of the late Jason Thirsk, founding member, beloved bandmate and friend.

Re-issue of Buzzcocks' 2006 studio album on stunning White vinyl! Buzzcocks – a band with a past, present, and a legacy they could never have imagined back in the heady punk rock days of 1976. 30 years later, still going strong, still doing it arguably better than anyone else, the godfathers of punk-pop were back with a new album, “flat-pack philosophy”, released 2006 “flat-pack philosophy” was Buzzcocks eighth studio album. In true punk rock fashion, and with superlative production by bassist Tony Barber, the album packs 14 songs into 36 minutes. Taking an urban guerrilla stance against the evils of the modern world, from Tesco self-service tills to the cult of Ikea, “flat-pack philosophy” proves that when you put the right creative personalities together, the magic manifests!

Recorded in Holland in 1990 and originally released on We Bite in the same year, "100%", their third album came as a very strong statement from a band in full power. Eight explosive, highly articulated tracks able to keep tension between the band's pure hardcore origins and a new kind of creative energy. A wider sound assault against any rigid stylism, including a distinctive taste for melody mostly expressed in the two tracks sung in Italian. Guido Sassola aka Zazzo - vocals, Roberto Farano aka Tax - guitar, Marco Mathieu - bass, Jeff Pellino - drums, an extremely cohesive unit caught in the midst of a natural evolution.

Re-issue of Naked Raygun's 1990 album, Raygun... Naked Raygun on amazing Transparent Yellow vinyl!

Re-issue of classic punk band The Chameleon's - Live From London on Clear Vinyl! Forerunners of the 'Madchester' scene of the late 1980, The Chameleons laid the early foundations of what was to become a music revolution. The band consisted of Mark Burgess, Guitarists Dave Fielding and Reg Smithies and Drummer John Lever. Live from Camden Palace, 1984 as part of the 'Live From London' series, this concert features the hits 'In Shreds', 'Paper Tigers' and 'Here Today'.

Holding A Wolf By The Ears' was From Autumn To Ashes fourth album, originally released in 2007, and their final studio record ahead of their hiatus in 2008. This record is also the only one without the band's original lead vocalist Ben Perri. As part of our ongoing collaboration with Vagrant Records - in celebration of their 25th anniversary - we're pressing this record to vinyl for the very first time, in a stunning orange / white / blue tri-colour striped colourway.