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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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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GET LOST : unity is fucking dead - CD

After a 2005 demo, GET LOST, an sXe band from Paris, France, released this maxi CD in 2007, co-produced with various labels, including Kawaii rds. The band played old-school hardcore, very direct, sometimes similar to FLOORPUNCH.

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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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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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FLEX YOUR HEAD : demo 98 - K7

 

I don't have much information on this band from Beauvais (France). Their only demo, released in 1998. In any case, they played good, edgy hardcore, very 80s and punk.

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NOTHING TO PROVE : link the chain - K7

This band was from Besançon (France), and this demo K7 was released in 2000. They played really intense hardcore, with influences ranging from post-hc to emocore. 

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DISPATCH : hate core crew - K7

Unique K7 demo released in 1996 by this band from Thionville (France). They played fairly aggressive hardcore, akin to NYHC, with the occasional touch of thrash.

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REST IN PAIN : the worst and me - CD

Only one album (2006) for this band from Montceau Les Mines (France), who played frontal hardcore in the Hatebreed or Madball style. Go to the mosh!

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I STILL BELIEVE : Guns, Bitches & Drugs - CD

This band was from Troyes (France), and played old-school hardcore, often fast and angry, with female vocals. This album was released in 2004.

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RACHEL : last songs - 7"

RACHEL was a screamo band from France. They notably released a split CD with PEU ETRE and CARTHER MATHA in the 90s. This 7" released in 2001 on Stonehenge rds, contains 4 of their first tracks, which were released in 1996.

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INSIDE CONFLICT : demo 1999 - K7

It was a group from Poitiers, France. This K7 demo was released in 1999. The band played brutal, groovy deathcore. Later, their style evolved more towards death/grind.

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DISCORDE / HOLE PROCESS : split - 7"

 

Split EP released in 1997 on Molaire rds, with two French bands, DISCORDE in a dissonant hardcore style, and HOLE PROCESS in a more noise style. 

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MAGRUDERGRIND / SYLVESTER STALINE : split - 7"

 

A split EP released in 2006, with two furious sides. On one side, the Americans of MAGRUDERGRIND, and on the other, the French of SYLVESTER STALLINE (what a name!), and everywhere grindcore / powerviolence, that kicks ass!

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ESCAPE / TURNED PAGE / BURN MY BRIDGES : 3 x split - CDR

 

3 x split CDR released in 2009, on my label Kawaii rds. It features three hardcore bands, both modern and oldschool. With ESCAPE from Malaysia, TURNED PAGE from France (Nevvers city, in my area), and BURN MY BRIDGES from South Korea.

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CROWPATH / SUBMERGE : split - 7"

A split released in 2007 for fans of heavy music. On one side, CROWPATH from Sweden, with a heavy track somewhere between sludge and hardcore. Three tracks for SUBMERGE, from France, with their dark, powerful post-hardcore. 

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BACK TO REALITY : Awaken Dream - CD

It was a young group from my region (Nevers city) in France. This first CD was released in 2012. These guys played hardcore metal, with beatdown and metalcore touches. 

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A BRIDGE TO MANY : weights - 7"

An EP released in 2009 for this band from Toulouse, France. It features 4 tracks of oldschool but modern hardcore, with a good alternation of melody and power. Released on Eternalis rds.

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COCHE BOMBA : viva la dereliccion - 7"

This band was from Lyon, and released several records, split, 7"... Their crustpunk was wild and original, with destructured passages and many rythm changes. This EP was released in 1996.

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WETBACK : s/t - CDR

The very first demo for this band from Montceau Les Mines (France), released in 2003. A second followed before the end of the band, whose members continued with THE TAN CASE. Here we find 4 tracks of raw, intense screamo, with a hint of chaotic hardcore. 

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