Bad Skin - S/T

Year: 2013

Label: Bad Vibrations Records

Tracks:

1. We're Dogs
2. Flamejob

3. Commute
4. Scabs

When I first started going to shows in Toronto, stories of drugged out nights at the Bad Cave, the punk house run by some of the Bad Skin dudes were like local legends. Over time, the Toronto-via-Gananoque (GNHC!) acquired kind of a bad rep around town. There are a number of reasons for this, varying from sloppy drunken sets, to less than reputable behavior on the part of some of the members. Another important reason that people came to disregard Bad Skin though, is the fact that they survived on a few demos and never put out a record until the School Jerks decided that this 7” was too good to not put out and released it on their label, Bad Vibrations Records. Don’t get it twisted people. The Bad Skin 7” is in my mind one of the best Toronto hardcore records of the era. This is perfectly executed gritty and stupid hardcore and the last song on the record is the best example of this.

https://soundcloud.com/bad-vibrations-records/bad-skin-were-dogs