Tuesday, August 14, 2012

VA - No T.O.

Year: 2008
Label: Schizophrenic Records

Tracks:

1. Stef And The Studs - We Don't Need The English (The Bags cover)
2. Career Suicide - Disneyland (The Eyes cover)
3. Stef And The Studs - Too Much Junk (The Alleycats cover)
4. The Dangerloves - Los Angeles (X cover)
5. The Brown Knuckler - Down At The Laundrymat (Black Randy cover)
6. Legion 666 - No God (The Germs cover)



Trust Schizophrenic to put out the coolest and most patriotic Toronto hardcore records. This one's a single sided 12" as an homage to the Yes L.A. comp, limited to 300 copies. The other side of the record features awesome printed artwork.

VA - No Bullshit Vol.1

Year: 2006
Label: No Way Records

Tracks:

1. Career Suicide - No Bullshit
2. Bad Dirty Hate - ?????
3. Government Warning - See The Truth

4. Strung Up - D.M.S./Bent Out Of Shape
5. Direct Control - Fake



A very good start to an awesome series of comp 7"s, showcasing snotty 2000's hardcore at its absolute finest. 1000 first and second pressings, with 800 on black and 200 on grey for both. Test press is limited to 30, 27 with a orange sleeve, and 3 hand-numbered ones with a white sleeve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VZgo8igCaU

VA - Mass Confusion Hardcore Compilation

Year: 2007?
Label: Big Dreams

Tracks:

1. Expired Youth - Win Or Lose
2. Urban Blight - Get A Clue
3. Raining Bricks - You've Got Some Nerve

4. Terminal State - Amphetamine Nightmare
5. 86 Mentality - Chemical Threat
6. Left Hand Path - 20 Mile Marker



Cool 7" comp that came with an issue The Bug Hurt fanzine from somewhere in Illinois, featuring two of Toronto's best, and also 86 Mentality! Limited to 500 copies on red wax.

VA - Generations: A Hardcore Compilation

Year: 2005
Label: Revelation Records

Tracks:

1. Go It Alone - The Late Shift
2. Lights Out - Never Stop
3. Lion Of Judah - They Won't Get Me
4. Blacklisted - Divorced
5. Iron Boots - Bizarre
6. Iron Boots - Locked In Sight
7. Keep It Up - Zero Tolerance
8. Snake Eyes - DC
9. Robot Whales - We Think We're Moving

10. Internal Affairs - City Of Angels
11. Sinking Ships - Turn My Headphones Up
12. Righteous Jams - The Fight/Your Game
13. Down To Nothing - I Will Win
14. Cold World - Stop Snitchin'
15. Mind Eraser - World Unfolds
16. Mind Eraser - Brought Back To Life
17. Fucked Up - Dropout
18. Mental - The Evils



This is a very strange comp. Put out by Revelation Records, Generations is a mid-2000's brocore comp that also happens to feature Toronto darlings Fucked Up, and not-powerviolence champions, Mind Eraser. Comp also gets points for featuring a track by St. Catharines legends, Keep It Up, and I think this is their only vinyl release. Fucked Up also calls Terminal State a bunch of posers in the insert. Rude. This is limited to 550 on red, and then some on blue. I think the blue one might be rarer, as I've never come across it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpurVsAdkVo

VA - Fuck The Commonwealth: 22 Bands From Ontario And BC That Hate The Queen!

Year: 1994
Label: Fans Of Bad Productions Records

Tracks:

1. Kops For Christ - Xmas
2. Ignatz - Will It Ever End
3. Blundermen - 309 & Beyond
4. Dirty Bird - Swingback
5. Mr. Nobody - Linda's Nightmare
6. Wad - Bad Day
7. Blowhard - Beyond Hope
8. Hockey Teeth - Don't Belong
9. Minnow - Drizzle
10. Whatever - Astra
11. The Queen Haters - I Hate The Bloody Queen

12. Nothing To Lose - Going Nowhere
13. Insult To Injury - Sorehead
14. Benchwarmer - Death Of Punk Rock
15. The Uniks - Sickboy
16. Giblet - Carousel
17. M Blanket - Innyourooms
18. Dunderheads - Deceiver
19. Black Kronstadt - Take Aim
20. Goatboy - No To Elections, Yes To Peoples' War/She Is Not A Fuck
21. Splatterboys - S-Pride
22. Mexican Power Authority - Illiterates/U.F.O./Butcharts Gardens



This 90's comp is probably the best display of 90's Toronto hardcore that exists on vinyl. Sadly, it also showcases the mediocrity of most of the bands. Hockey Teeth's excellent Beyond Hope off of their 7" was a exception for me, but there's not too much here to keep one interested in anything beyond a history lesson. Limited to 500 copies.

VA - Counter Culture International Benefit Comp.

Year: 1999
Label: Coalition Records

Tracks:

1. The Swarm - Guilt Parade
2. End 32 - Lawan
3. End 32 - Demokrasi Mati
3. End 32 - Militer

4. Slang - I Don't Ever Lay Down Arms
5. Slang - [*]
6. DS 13 - Work Buy
7. DS 13 - Another Religion



Late 90's benefit comp with a killer track by The Swarm. Also pressed on white vinyl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SRDUGogIQQ