Hardcore, original stuff.
598704
With the exeaption of some teenage grauge band, Slughog is about as underground and unknown as bands get. following up to their 1996 release Grit, the hogs return with another disk of hard-to-discribe, double bass powerd myham. It's kida like un-melodic death metal with out the repeatitve thrash sound. Evey track sounds different, and the drumming is very offbeat.
There is only one other band that I can think of that has slughog's style of music(or Slughog has their style) is Today is the Day. The difference between to two bands is the vocals and lyrics. Slughog also use double bass and Today is the Day dosn't.
Bottom line: If you consiter your self to be an open minded  metalhead and are looking for something different then check out this band. mp3 is a good palce to do it, and so is this CD. Grit's a good CD too
1022403
This is a great collection of hardcore and happy hardcore tracks.  The mixing is good and there is a nice diversity of sub-types.  All three discs are worth a listen though you will likely gravitate toward one or two depending on your preferred style.  This is my favorite Bonkers album.  If you like the genre then you should be clicking the buy button already.  You could definitely do a lot worse.
1754981
This cd has such variety. Cypress Hill's hardcore rap and the blazing guitars of Filter alone would make this worth your money, but there is so much more to this cd. Porno for Pyros sounds a lot like Jane's Addiction, and the Jim Carrey dialogue is hilarious. Did you know he can sing too? Many other great bands like Toadies, Silverchair, and Cracker contribute, along with one-hit wonder Primitive Radio Gods. I love that song. My only complaint is the absence of the White Zombie song "More Human." Go out and buy this, you won't be disappointed.
2195701
Real hip hop. Nothing else to say. Solid production and flows. Cop this.
2609872
The minute I heard samples from the two Death By Stereo albums, I knew I was looking at a great, talented band.  Death By Stereo's singing/screaming style might seem skeptical at a first listen. (One might think they have no talent whatsoever).  In fact, Death By Stereo has amazing talent.  Who else can blend the high energy, harmonic intensity of Punk with the screaming solos and ballad styles of Metal.  Death By Stereo's guitar playing style can be compared to many  metal bands complete with the soloing.  But the energy, and intensity of punk rock is still there; alive and kicking.  Death by Stereo is definitely intense, but harmonic and mellow at times.  It's not just a bunch of yelling, and not your typical hardcore band.  And there's no way you could say that Death By Stereo songs sound exactly the same. Old punk fans and new punk fans alike will need to check out this band.
509581
Well worth getting if you like this genre. Lots of goodies.
2908050
That's what this collection should have been called. No other disc has spun in my cars CD player more. I'm selective with what later Bad Religion work I like, but there isn't a track on this cd which I don't absolutely love. It's just raw, straight forward, hardcore punk. Lyrically, you won't find any satire or metaphors here. It's BR telling it like it is about politics, society and religion. If you like BR of the 90s and 00s, I can't guarantee you'll like this unless you also like 80s hardcore punk. Chances are you will though.
3351602
I must ashamedly admit that most of these songs are completely new to me. I was never much of a glam fan, although I'd heard some songs of the era, mostly Bowie and the occasioanal T.Rex tune.

First off, the band makes these songs sound new, "20th Century Boy" in particular. I wouldn't have guessed that they were remakes. It just sounded to me like DL had written a new album.

Second, the band really must love the songs and/or bands that they'd covered, The energy is at a very high level.

And not all of this is glam. There's some ELO, Blondie, Faces, and others.

Sure I'd heard "Rock On", "No Matter What", and "Don't Believe a Word many times over the last 30 odd years, but here they SOUND new.  The  It's actually the ones that I HADN'T heard that are most interesting. My favorite has to be their version of The Kinks, "Waterloo Sunset". Just a great melody over a typically heavy Def Leppard rhythm section.

Lastly, this makes me want to go back to the source and check out some of these artists that I'd missed (or more likely unjustly ignored) all those years ago.

This disc make me realize, once again, that these guys, like most musicians, are music FANS first and foremost. And for them to create something this good only drives that point further home.

A good buy and damned near a must have.
4725399
The Transplants album is perhaps the most radical album made in a good 10 years. On each song, other genres of music are adapted to match the inherent intensity of punk rock. Songs like "Romper Stomper" and "Death Wish" have screaming lyrics and heavy guitar riffs, reminescent of dearth metal tunes. Other songs, such as "Diamonds and Guns", with its fly piano melody, and "DREAM", originally Wu-Tang's "CREAM", both have much to owe to rap. Other songs are much more punk in nature, such as "Tall Cans in the Air" and "DJ DJ", both have an old-school punk flavor, reeminding me of The Clash. They even mellow out on such songs as "California Babylon" and "Down in Oakland". While you may not enjoy every track on this CD, there are at least a few that you will find to kick total ass. Hoperfully, Tim, Rob, and Travis will get back together, write some more music, and help this radical genre-bending punk style growing. If they kept up at it, this debut album would only be the beginning of something great.
3183141
If you've like good riddance or S.O.I.A, try this up and coming hardcore band.
234420
UK band THE FIERCE & THE DEAD was formed in 2011, more or less by chance, as a part of his solo career that took on a life on it's own in turn lead to the accidental formation of a regular band. The Fierce & the Dead have 3 EPs and two full albums to their name so far. "Spooky Action" is the most recent of the latter, and was released through UK label Bad Elephant Music in 2013.

Describing the music of The Fierce & the Dead is a task I suspect is just about impossible without an encyclopedic knowledge about rock history in my opinion. There are so many and varied subtle nods in a myriad of different directions flavoring the material on this album that I suspect a fairly large piece could be created chronicling the different planned and accidental details in the direction of specific artists, styles and genres. Few of these are dominant, but numerous adds depth and substance to the material. To mention two I surmise are accidental, I can name Lemmy and Tom Fischer.

These are in the smaller details department however, and the more dominant aspects of this fairly quirky production is of a much different character. Among the many recurring features are jazz-tinged details, mainly by the drums and guitars, that there's just about always space for at least some use of textured guitar layers of some kind or other, as well as what I'd describe as a slight tendency to incorporate a sound and style that does bring a curtain punk attitude to mind. Fairly often combined with or alternating with some fairly obvious nods in the direction of a certain Robert Fripp.

Firm, vibrant passages alternates with ones with a looser, more open nature, occasional dips into punk and metal tinged territories is on the order of the day too, twisted, distorted guitar sounds of the tortured variety is as natural an occurrence as free flowing, gentle layered guitar arrangements with delicate support and flowing smooth melodic overlays, a section that appears to be a marriage of ska and punk is as natural here as the Lemmy-era Hawkwind tendencies in the final passages of I Like It, I'm Into It.

This is a production that revolves around being non-conformative, sophisticated and challenging, yet also intriguingly primitive sounding at times. A production that comes across as unplanned, vital and made with an adventurous mind  and an improvisational spirit. With tight musicians that know each other well, are safe with each others qualities, and skilled enough to succeed in the creation of challenging escapades, apparently in the spur of the moment.

Whether or not this is an album with at least some material of a more improvised nature or not isn't really important though. The important aspect of this production is that this is a challenging and unconventional CD of instrumental progressive rock. Daring, not always successful, although to what extent will be very much a subjective perception I guess. If you can imagine a project existing within the triangle of post-rock, punk and Frippan tinged excursions, with a bit of weirdness added to it, then you'll have the general idea of what this album is all about. If it sounds interesting, chances are that you'll enjoy this one.

My rating: 76/100
2799125
I'm going to do myself a favor and instead of trying to express the intricacies of this album with the written word, I'm going to cop out and say, "If you like Ulcerate, Gorguts, Cephalic Carnage, Gigan, Psyopus or the likes, check these guys out, they won't dissapoint." It's got touches of grindcore as well as noise rock but travels with it's own purpose and finds slinky ways to imbue melody into harsh face-melters. I really like the vocals and they remind me of Bob Meadows from A Life Once Lost sometimes, and sometimes they are buried howls in the mix, that serve to underscore a sickening dirge that sounds like sea-sickness in metal form. See, that's why I wanted to forgo description altogether. Just get it if you like experimental tech-death that comes off the rails at times.
103456
REALLY hard. But no, that's not a bad thing(like a cd being stuck in your cd player...that's a whole different story), not at all because this is absolutely AMAZING. I listen/own a lot of music and this is fast becoming one of my favorites. The sound is comparable to like a mix between Tool and Cave-in(older era?) but by comparable i'm not saying they're stealing/copying any ideas from the aforementioned bands, just that's the only comparison I can come up with at the moment. They're a highly creative musical entity all their own that is at times explosive with energy and at others more subdued and spaced out. I don't know if I can call them hardcore...since there are elements but this really transcends that genre and makes its own unique brand of sonic goodness. (sigh) This is just so good...easily one of the best albums i've been listening to lately. Highly Highly Highly Recommended.
4391822
I'll sum it up like this: The Berzerker plays a brand of metal that is truly ugliness incarnate. If Charles Manson has ever had a song stuck in his head, it would be something by The Berzerker.
I'm not much of a gambler, but I'll gladly wager that you have NEVER heard anything like this before. It is truly unique, and really not to be missed.
But be careful: when the reviewers say that this album is hardcore, they mean to say that this album IS hardcore.
I say: buy the album. You will be stunned. But if you don't like it, I would suggest finding a priest to help you dispose of it.
4936678
these guys are amazing. intense live show and the band is straight up awesome dudes. lyrics/music are exactly like people describe, beautiful art. intelligently written and sung, and completely original in sound, all types of styles incorporated. the tracks flow together like a journey, something they intended to do when they recorded. the first couple of songs alone will get you hooked. Kaddisfly is so fresh in what they do and how. the breakdowns really get you. cant say enough good things about them. precisely what music needs, such an inspiring concept of the album and naming of songs. if you like creative and artful lyrics sung creatively to catchy music (so many styles from complete ambience to rock, to jazz, to lounge), this is for pretty much any fan of good music. progressive.
2806816
This band's name used to be Chronic MD. I actually was in college with the bassist a few years ago and I can tell you their sound has always been very loud and very brutal. They have an awesome "in your face" aspect that makes you love the music.  The grooves they implement under their pure rock n' roll lyrics are one of the best examples out there that hardcore can follow the original rock message.  Definitely check this band out.  For fans of Every Time I Die, the Esoteric and Raging Speedhorn.  This album is not for the weak of heart, so leave your water wings at home. Great Album!
2973314
This CD is just great. The mainstream can listen to Underoath, Senses Fail, My Chemical Romance, and all the other post-hardcore bands (which are good and I enjoy them), but this is pure hardcore, and this hardcore will never die. Hardcore is popular now in the mainstream and it will fall off the mainstream radar, but it will never die, because of artists like this coming out with good old hardcore albums like this. Bane is one of the greats and will stay one of the greats with albums like this.