BLOODPACT / REACHING FORWARD : split - 7"

 A split EP released in 2000, featuring old-school sXe hardcore. The American band BLOODPACT plays very fast, somewhat fastcore music. On the Dutch side, REACHING FORWARD's style is more nervous and aggressive.

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SAPO / EXISTENCE : split - 7"

 

Two bands from the French DIY hardcore scene of the late 1990s. On one side, SAPO, from Besançon, who played a style of hardcore that was somewhat inspired by emocore at times, and on the other, EXISTENCE, also from Besançon, with a more direct and darker style. Released in 1997.

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ANTI CORPOS : contra ataque - 7"

 

Female band from Brazil, with this debut EP released in 2014. It features 6 tracks of politically committed hardcore/punk/fastcore. I don't know if the band still exists. 

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BLOODPACT / TIME X : split - 7"

 

A split EP of sXe hardcore, starting with TIME X, from Portugal, playing good, energetic youthcrew HC. On the other side, BLOODPACT, from the USA, with a much faster, more aggressive approach, even downright thrashcore. Released in 2001.

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ATTITUDE : piss and vinegar - 7"

I don't know much about this band, apart from this EP released in 2004. The band was American (from Syracus). They released another EP and an album too. Anyway, here are 5 tracks of oldschool hardcore, with angry and direct youthXcrew style.

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ONE MORE SEASON : posthumes - CD

 

ONE MORE SEASON was a band from Montpellier (France). Several demos (2 or 3) were released, in a rather screamo hc register. This posthumous album, released in 2007, opts for a slightly more post-hc and ambient style, still with female vocals.

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BALANCE : in like a lion - 7"

After a demo, this band from Sweden released this EP (a split 7" with HARDA TIDER followed) in 2008. A few tracks from the demo are included. Pure oldschool youthcrew XXX in-your-face hardcore.

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