We're not in this alone.

I just dropped off a good pile of classic Revelation Records hardcore and a few other odds and ends down on Marigny Street. Here's the lowdown, bidip bo!:

GORILLA BISCUITS - Start Today lp + s/t 7"
Everything you need by one of the best bands to ever come out of New York. Hardcore kids love them, skinheads love them, pop punks love them--even rudies like SKANKIN PICKLE love them. Better watch out, better take care, you're headed for the dragon's lair.

YOUTH OF TODAY - all three lps.
Break Down the Walls, Can't Close My Eyes, and We're Not in This Alone. Not my personal favorite, but no one can deny the keen fashion sense of Ray "of Today" Cappo who would later go on to form SHELTER and BETTER THAN A THOUSAND. Put on your white high tops, bleach that flat top, and let's take care of business.

CHAIN OF STRENGTH - The One Thing That Still Holds True lp
Probably one of the best records on Revelation along with the INSIDE OUT 7". One of the best straightedge bands ever? I think so.

JUDGE - discography dlp
More militant straightedge hardcore, this time shorter and more straightforward, almost punk. Classic stuff. Members of YOUTH OF TODAY, PROJECT X, GORILLA BISCUITS, SIDE BY SIDE, etc.

MOUTHPIECE - Can't Kill What's Inside lp
The discography from one of the last youth crew bands.

V/A - New York Hardcore: The Way It Is compilation lp
Classic NYHC comp from 1987/1988 with YOUTH OF TODAY, SICK OF IT ALL, NAUSEA, WARZONE, GORILLA BISCUITS, BOLD, and more.

SHAI HULUD - That Within Blood III-Tempered lp
Heavy, hardcore from Florida for people who still remember the late nineties.

HIMSA - Ground Breaking Ceremony lp
More "metalcore" back before the term was bastardized by a bunch of jock neanderthal death metal turds. This time from Seattle and, or course, more political.

ICEBURN / ENGINE KID split lp
Come see what Greg Anderson and Steve O'Malley had to do to get all of those straightedge tattoos. Sunn O))) fans will cringe.

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - People of the Sun 10"
You know I had to grab these. Political, heavy loud rock / hip hop crossover before that became such a terrible idea.

INK & DAGGER - Experiments 7"
Vampire hardcore punk stuff from Philadelphia. Ex-FRAIL and one dude who would go on to co-create the TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW.

KISS IT GOODBYE - Choke 7" + Preacher 7"
Heavy, chaotic hardcore from ex-members of DEADGUY before folks went on to start PLAYING ENEMIES. Great stuff for anyone into the early HYDRAHEAD RECORDS catalog.

SINCE BY MAN - We Sing the Body Electric lp
Milwaukee screamo for people who like SEVEN DAYS OF SAMSARA, WAIFLE, FUNERAL DINER, etc.

IRON LUNG - Sexless // No Sex lp
The band that can rekindle the spirit of power violence. Heavy, fast, slow. Whatever, man. For fans of SPAZZ, CHARLES BRONSON, ENDLESS BLOCKAGE, IRON AGE, etc.

BARONESS - Red Album dlp
Newest release from this Savannah, Georgia metal stoner dudes.

BLACK TUSK - Passage Through Purgatory lp
More Savannah, Georgia heaviness. D-beat crust metal stuff. Ex-members of HAMMURD SHIT (pre-A HANGING).

ALCEST - Souvenirs d'un autre monde lp
Post-rock, shoe gaze, almost 90s throwback stuff from Neige (PEST NOIRE). For fans of JESU, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, etc.

GET RAD - Say Fuck No To Rules, Man lp
Youth crew-ish, straight ahead hardcore from folks in SEVEN DAYS OF SAMSARA and PROTESTANT.

And a couple of classics:

REVERSAL OF MAN - Revolution Summer 10"
Long out of print 10" from one of the best "screamo" / emo violence bands ever. This one includes their EARTH CRISIS hating hit "Get the Kid With the Sideburns."

V/A - 403 Chaos: Florida Fucking Hardcore compilation cd
Probably my favorite compilation ever. At the time of its release, unreleased songs from ASSUCK, CAVITY, COMBATWOUNDEDVETERAN, REVERSAL OF MAN, HOT WATER MUSIC, DISCOUNT, OMEGA MAN, 1912, etc. Pretty much all the best bands from Florida in 1997.

And I also grabbed some copies of the BURNING FIGHT book:

"While Steven Blush's American Hardcore was an excellent examination of the pioneers of the hardcore punk movement, after reading his book one gets the impression that hardcore died in 1986. Although that particular era of hardcore may have ended in 1986, an influx of new bands took the genre to new places, which is where Burning Fight: The Nineties Hardcore Revolution in Ethics, Politics, Spirit, and Sound picks up.

Nineties hardcore sparked profound change and debate across musical, social, spiritual, and political landscapes. Many of the ideals that were ingrained in hardcore since its beginning were taken in new and often controversial directions. Inspired by the music and the community that developed around the scene, many immersed in hardcore’s ethical and social movements such as straight edge, animal rights, D.I.Y., spirituality, and a host of other issues debated these beliefs and implemented them into their own lives, eventually taking what they learned outside the hardcore scene and influencing the broader culture. At the same time, many of the ideologies that united people ended up dividing them in the long run, which eventually led to the splintering this era of hardcore by the decade's end.

Burning Fight draws upon the memories of many who played influential roles in the scene and understand what made this era of hardcore so unique in its ability to synthesize music and ideology into what for many felt like was a powerful counter-cultural movement, where change was just around the corner.

The book features several sections with input from over 150 musicians, zine-makers, D.I.Y. practitioners, activists, and hooligans from this era. As well as several band oral histories including 108, Unbroken, Los Crudos, Inside Out, Burn, Shelter, Endpoint, Groundwork, Integrity, Swing Kids, Vegan Reich, Avail, Spitboy, Deadguy, Texas is the Reason, Split Lip, Ressurection, Damnation A.D., Rorschach, Coalesce and many others."

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I'm moving a small stack of indie rock stuff uptown to the Hey! Cafe site sometime this week (ANCIENT HEAD, SCREAMING FEMALES, etc.), so look for an update on that.

And as soon as I collect another payout, I'll be making that No Idea order to grab those re-releases of the old LIFETIME and JAWBREAKER records.