ANMA : demo 0000 - CDR

ANMA was a band from Japan (Sapporo) that played old-school hardcore in the youth crew style, with a very positive attitude. Their name stood for ANTI NEGATIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE. This demo was released in 2000. 

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HARK! IT'S A CRAWLING TAR-TAR : Dorr Darr Gelap Communique - CD

This collective project from Indonesia released a single album in 2006. The band played a dark, deluxe crustcore style, but with various hardcore and anarcho-punk influences.

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HATE SIX REMAINS : understand - CD

 

Another cool band from the local scene from Nevers (France), with this unique album. 86 REMAINS played good hardcore, old school and modern, like their big brothers FTX, or the scene close to COMEBACK KID. It was released in 2009.

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AND BELIEVE : moment never fade - CD

First album for this band from Japan (Tokyo), released in 2007. An old-school hardcore style, both modern and raw, like AMERICAN NIGHTMARE for example. 

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MADE IN CHINA : Появление Злодея - CD

 

A band from Russia, with this one album released in 2008. Difficult to classify, a post-hardcore style, sometimes screamo, mathcore, noisy, and experimental. It's unusual but quite intense and sometime groovy too! 

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MY LOVE : time to find the exit - CD

A band from Japan. MY LOVE played hardcore music somewhere between old school and modern, like many HC bands from there, with energy and passion. This EP dates back to 2006. I don't know if they released anything else. 

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BLIND TO SEE : sadar - K7

BLIND TO SEE was an sXe band from Indonesia, and they played old-school hardcore, very much in the spirit of youthXcrew, fast and positive. This cassette dates from 2001. It also includes a few live tracks. 

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PUNY RUNT : s/t - CD

PUNY RUNT was a young band from Nevers, France. They managed to release this short EP in 2008. They played modern old-school hardcore, focused above all on melody and passion. For fans of FIRE A WILL, STRIKE ANYWHERE, STAY GOLD....

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CANOPUS : endless sacrifice - CD

CANOPUS was a Japanese band with a fairly short career. This EP is their last, released in 2009. I don't know if they were sXe, but their very metal hardcore style was heavily inspired by the metalXedge scene and the H8000 sound.

 

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APATIA NO : El Ruido De Antes...Los Opresores De Siempre - CD

APATIA NO remains one of my favorite bands. They were from Venezuela. They released a lot of 7" singles and split albums, but only one full-length album, released in 2003. Their music was a very angry kind of anarcho-punk, sometimes with a fast hardcore rhythm and also a bit of crust. The lyrics are very political. 

 

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