Lake Effect Hardcore

I've been going through a lot of my older comps and came across this gem. Erie Hardcore Scene Report: A Documentary Of Lake Effect Hardcore is a sixteen track treasure chest of Erie Pennsylvania's best bands. I'm not exactly sure when this came out, I don't have the physical copy in front of me right now, but I do know that I have had it long enough to wear out my first copy.

Brother's Keeper is the first band featured here. I know people love to hate on BK, but I love them, chicken voice and all. This is the beginning of many Mike Ski appearances throughout the comp from guest vocals to his older bands. Disciple or xDisciplex or xDisciplex A.D. also add to tracks of their classic metallic hardcore. Who could give a fuck that these guys were a christian band when they write such evil sounding and heavy hardcore. Abnegation are an odd standout and take some getting used to. Imagine if deathcore actually sounded like a combination of death metal and hardcore instead of the shit with that label now.

Digression, Mothership, Neverfall, and Sumthin' To Prove contribute two tracks each, followed by a track from Out Of Hand and Break Iron. There really is something for everyone in the hardcore scene on this compilation. Erie was a big scene at one point and this collection helps put that in perspective. Download it at the link below and see what you might be missing.

Get it here.

Go! For The Throat

I had mentioned Philadelphia's Go! For The Throat in an earlier post so I thought I'd share a little more about them. Their CD Here and Now has been a part of my constant rotation since seeing them nine years ago. If you didn't catch the earlier post, these guys play highly melodic hardcore. The easiest comparisons are their Philly counterparts Kid Dynamite and classic Gorilla Biscuits. The songs are short and fast, but still manage to be catchy as shit. I was going to upload the Philadelphia Sound compilation that features the line-up of G!FTT, The Curse, Paint It Black and Knives Out, but that will have to wait. I'll throw that up when I do a post for The Curse demo and full length. Until then enjoy Here and Now, hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I have over the years.

Download it here.

Feeble

It was only a couple of years when I was finally formally introduced to the self titled 7 inch released by Feeble in '96. For those that don't know, Feeble was Mad Joe Black from Wisdom In Chains first band. You'll notice his familiar vocals right away on the track "No Sense" from his melodic yet rough style. This is only four tracks, but it is the quality not quantity here. My favorite is the "Hippie Song", it may be a little outdated, but it is catchy as shit. I don't know if any of the other guys went on to play in any other bands since Feeble, but I think the guitarist Evan Ivkovich now plays with WIC. This record is much more punk rock than WIC, but you can see the definite similarities.

If you haven't heard this yet do yourself the favor of downloading it at the link here.

Old Shows: Volume 2

 

When I was in high school and I finally got my license I came up with a weekly routine. I'd get off school on Friday, go straight home, eat dinner, then head to the First Capital Skatepark. I skated for years and loved to, but I was never any good. The skatepark offered more than ramps and self inflicted injuries. Most Friday nights had some sort of punk or hardcore show going on. There were times when I had no idea who might be playing. I walked in on Comin' Correct one night when I had no idea they were playing. Well I knew about this show. I had finally gotten in the habit of grabbing fliers and keeping myself updated with shows.

The Boils played our area what seemed like almost every weekend. I wasn't complaining though since I loved that band. Other than The Clancy Six, who sucked shit, I wasn't familiar with any of the other bands on this show. After watching the retards in The Clancy Six flail themselves around for 20 minutes I had my introduction to Phillys' The Curse. These guys were ex-Kid Dynamite and sounded like it too. Highly melodic fast paced hardcore that was catchy as shit. I still listen to the demo quite a bit that I picked up that night. They eventually released a self titled full length that I didn't get my hands on until a year or so ago and had tracks on the Philadelphia Sound comp.I need to get that demo out of my basement and upload it here.

Go! For The Throat were next, and like the description on the flier says these guys were "Gorilla Biscuits-esque" hardcore and a ton of fun. They had short and fast songs that were full of singalongs. No one really knew them at this show so their wasn't much for crowd reaction, but I knew I loved them right away. As I am writing this I am listening to their album Here and Now on Uprising Records. I picked it up this night nine years ago and still come back to it every month or so for a quick refresher. I'm not familiar with any other releases from them other than also being on the aforementioned Philadelphia Sound compilation. Speaking of that comp., the only bands on it are Paint It Black, The Curse, Go! For The Throat and Knives Out. I'm pretty sure it is still available so find that somewhere and enjoy it.

The rest of this show is kind of a blur to me. I vaguely remember The Forgotten and I saw The Boils so much back then that all those shows kind of blend together for me. I wish I had gotten to see The Curse and Go! For The Throat more than once. I never heard much from either after this show. I remember seeing a G!FTT reunion on Kill Your Idols last show in Philly, but other than that nothing at all. Things like this are the reason I liked going to shows so much back then. The internet was around, but I hadn't started using it for music purposes yet and came across bands this way all the time. Now before I get to a show I already know everything about the opening bands and have downloaded their whole musical output. That's just the way things are though, but I still miss the mystery of the opening band.