Straight Truth + Hashtag Hardcore Fanzine (Weekly Seizure 8.18.13)

Greetings dawg-ers. I've gotta get a few rocks outta my backpack right away here, and while I fully admit to being a straight up mark for zines and all things HC zine related, I haven't had much time to sit and read this week. Never you mind why (it's for good reason though) but just know that it hasn't been for lack of good rags...just lack of time. So while I play aspiring journalist for a bit this week when I travel to L.A. I hope to get plenty of good readin' in. However, just to give an idea of what's been coming through my mail-slot this week, here's a lil mini post.

Dat burger

1) #Hardcore #2
After trying to track this thing down from Europe for about a month, I feel happy to have one in my hands...which segues right into why Grave Mistake Records is the best punk/HC mailorder company in "the business" right now. Prompt Emails, fast delivery...none better. This is a thick zine, with tons of Euro hardcore coverage, which was my main intention for picking it up. Should have it all devoured here in a day or two, but I'm going to call attention to the back print here, just because I love the inclusion of Think I Care's Mongrel (for obvious reasons...best core band of the 00's, etc etc) and also Bad Religion's Recipe for Hate because even though it had mainstream aspirations to ruffle a few punker feathers (and an Eddie Vedder cameo to boot) "Kerosene" and "Struck a Nerve" are great songs, and while it's no Suffer or No Control, it's a fine record. Will provide a full report soon.

I guess it struck a nerve

2) Tapes
You'll note that Big Contest one has been out for a while. I know. I got it months ago, but I still wanna write about it and never got around to it. Take notes of the others. They're comin on the blog...and a new zine?! Yep. September.

T is for Think I Care

Armageddon (dun dun) can't come (dun dun) soon enough

Because they were the best band of the 00's. Stop talking about American Nightmare for a while. I'm a fanboy and everything I say will be unbiased and stupid, so instead I'm going to post this review of the self titled LP that DFJ wrote in Lockin Out Fanzine #2. Read it. Live it.

Attn Posers and drama queens: This record makes any of your tragic "hate mosh" bands sound like My Beautiful Balloon. On this LP being released by Deadalive, Think I Care have created a brilliant formula combining Infest/DYS fast parts and Sheer Terror style dirgy riffs. The results are devastation even for someone as degraded as myself. I mean, Jesus Christ, Infest, DYS and Sheer Terror? This is the only band in existence that can pull something off like this. Anyone with half a brain knows there's a transparent wrinkle inside the Shumsky basement (see Twilight Zone episode, "The Mirror Image"). Why would a band sound like this if they didn't crawl out of a fuckin' Brooklyn sewer? I'm glad they recorded at Atomic because the production is a lot beefier than on previous records. When "Bitter End" comes on, get your goofy ass gumby skank the fuck outta here because you will end up as floor finish. -Written by DFJ and appeared in Lockin Out Fanzine #2