Groundwork "Today We Will Not Be Invisible nor Silent"

LP - $13.35
STREET DATE: 12/16/22
CAT#: PRO-050
LABEL: Protagonist Music

The Arizona desert has produced its fair share of notable underground music over the years, and one of its early hardcore offerings was the emotional and political charge of Groundwork. Rising from the dust in the first half of the1990's and imploding in only about four years, Groundwork left behind a series of vinyl releases and live performances which still retain an impact on heavy music today. Sharing the stage with bands like Unbroken, Rorschach, Swing Kids, Chokehold, Born Against, Outspoken, Downcast, 4 Walls Falling, Native Nod, and many more, their evolution in sound and approach culminated in their only full-length release in 1994. Today We Will Not Be Invisible Nor Silent is sometimes cited as a defining LP of that era in hardcore, despite the band remaining lesser known than many of its contemporaries. Sharing subtle melodic touches, bone-rattling heaviness, and an undercurrent of groove, the record uses quiet passes and wild crescendos to achieve a battering experience that leaves a lasting impression. It is a testament to everything the band stood for, explored, endured, and ultimately was destroyed by; an intense and emotional journey for a group of friends set to the soundtrack of catastrophe. Members went on to play in bands such as 400 Years and Absinthe.

The recording was lovingly restored from the original reels and remixed by Steve Roche at Permanent Hearing Damage. It was then mastered for vinyl and digital by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. A Prayer for the Dead
  2. Question Me
  3. Hungry
  4. Willing Victim
  5. Channel One
  6. Token Man
  7. Daily Bread
  8. Birds of Passage
  9. Epitaph
  10. Control

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Restored from the original reels and remixed by Steve Roche at Permanent Hearing Damage
  • Mastered for vinyl and digital by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks.
  • Includes a fold-out poster insert, digital download code, and sticker

FOR FANS OF:
Chokehold, Rorschach, Disembodied, Downcast, 400 Years, Absinthe

Spark "Supernova"

LP - $14.00
STREET DATE: 12/16/22
CAT#: SDR065
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Consistently looking within, questioning, and finding solutions to become a better person is an overall theme Spark has established in their music. On their first LP, “Supernova”, vocalist, Andy Villhauer dials on these themes from song to song, expressing rage for the way things are and encouraging positivity and growth. There’s truly a “Supernova” of emotions heard throughout the LP, with the backing of decades of influences of hardcore—from the sounds of DC’s revolution summer to the straight edge revival of the late 90s–early 00s. Fabian, Yannick, Chris and Jonah are at their strongest here, creating dynamic, expressive and melodic hardcore.

With the help of producer David Deutsch, Colin Knight and Will Killingsworth wrapping up mixing and mastering respectively, Spark shines on their first LP, creating a concise, emotional, and modern hardcore LP.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Ignition
  2. Nothing (To You)
  3. True Sight
  4. Than to Fade Away
  5. Reach
  6. Wave Nature
  7. Pain Not Peace
  8. Evasion
  9. Supernova
  10. Shine

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Mixed by Colin Knight at Paradise Records
  • Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios
  • EU tour planned to start this August with Force of Denial

FOR FANS OF:
Have Heart, Carry On, In My Eyes

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Rejection Pact "Can We Wait?"

LP - $13.35
STREET DATE: 12/16/22
CAT#: SIR-034
LABEL: Safe Inside

Rejection Pact’s new album “Can We Wait?” is the 12” follow up and natural progression from their previous 7” release “Threats of the World.” In familiar fashion, the songs leave no room for filler with the 13 track album clocking in under 20 minutes. The new album leans much more into social & political issues with every song fitting a cohesive theme that begs the question “CAN WE WAIT?”

The group pulls in influences ranging from politically charged punk acts like Propagandhi & Bad Religion to more straight forward hardcore acts like Bane & Have Heart, as well as drawing heavily from PNW hardcore legends Go It Alone.

The album was record by Ryan Morgan of Misery Signals at the Tonic Room in Boise, ID throughout the spring-summer-fall of 2021, and it was mixed by Taylor Young at the Pit Recording Studio, and mastered by Nick Townsend of Infrasonic Mastering in Los Angeles, CA.

In a wave where so many hardcore bands are leaning into the heavier/mosh sound, “CAN WE WAIT?” is a politically charged, pissed off journey that doesn’t waste any time sugar coating it’s message, and will have you singing along and stage diving in no time.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Imperative
  2. Hollow Ethos
  3. Indifference Is The Enemy
  4. Social Murder
  5. Collective Will
  6. Western Glitch
  7. Profit Programming
  8. Grave Gold
  9. Prune
  10. Working Off The Past
  11. Blockhead
  12. Failed Animal
  13. No More(s)

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Debut Full Length
  • Mixed by Taylor Young at The Pit Recording Studio
  • All songs mastered by Nick Townsend of Infrasonic Mastering

FOR FANS OF:
Bane, Trial and Count Me Out

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