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  • 01. All Extreme Measures
    02. Tokyo Carwash
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    BANDAGES

    All Extreme Measures b?/?w Tokyo Carwash

    Format
    7" lim
    Release-Datum
    24.11.2015
     
  • 01. Bone To Pick
    02. Marked By Ruin
    03. Blank Meridian
    04. You Climb, You Lose
    05. One Rope / No Jury
    06. Think Twice
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    BLACKBALL

    Blackball

    Format
    7" lim
    Release-Datum
    13.04.2016
     
  • 01. V-2
    02. Sleep Rough
    03. Fou Raide
    04. Hand's In The Jar
    05. Lie About Diet
    06. Seawall, See
    07. Connerie
    08. Marathon Tops
    09. Die Cold
    10. No More/More
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    BRAIN F

    Sleep Rough

    [engl] The first two singles from North Carolina's Brain FäŠæ left a lot of people scratching their heads: Is it garage? Is it hardcore? (It's definitely punk.) How did they write such catchy riffs? How do you pronounce "FäŠæ?" Brain FäŠæ's debut long player, Sleep Rough, will force you to ponder those same questions and may breed even more (and we mean that in the best way possible). Everything has been amped up for this release... the hard stuff is harder, the catchy stuff is catchier (oh, is it catchy!), and the weird stuff is weirder. There's no need for band comparisons, but if you're into that sort of thing then imagine the SAINTS' minds in TEENGENERATE and the AVENGERS' bodies sent to a dystopian future. Really, though, this sounds like the year 2011; if you like huge guitars, endless vocal hooks, and a turbo-charged rhythm section (you do), then you need to hear this record.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    05.07.2013
     
  • 01. Kid
    02. A Lesson
    03. Pigeon
    04. Clean
    05. Colors
    06. Good Dudes
    07. Bloodsuckers
    08. Grownup Problems
    09. White Children
    10. More Violence
    11. Summer With Insomnia
    12. The Man Behind The Mask
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    BROKEN PRAYER

    Misanthropocentric AKA Droid's Blood

    [engl] Chicago’s Broken Prayer burst onto the scene in 2013 with one of the freshest and most original sounds in the punk scene, combining full-bore hardcore, jittery synth-punk, and a dark pop sensibility into a blend that, while not exactly seamless, is nothing if not distinctive. Two years later and they’ve delivered a follow-up record that proves they’re still one of the most exciting bands around, embracing originality, modernity, and earnestness where so many bands are content with a detached and ironic retro sensibility. Stylistically, Misanthropocentric continues along the lines of the first LP but pushes at the boundaries of the band’s sound, making the hard parts harder, the noisy parts noisier, and the catchy parts even catchier. Through the din Scott Plant’s brilliant lyrics remain the centerpiece; I can’t think of a single other current punk lyricist who can be so direct and blunt without ever descending into cliche. As you can probably tell, I think quite a lot of Misanthropocentric, and if you’re the kind of listener who is both musically adventurous and a committed punk lifer I think you will too.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    09.03.2015
     
  • 01. Rattled
    02. Eighty-Ninth Anthem for the Walking Dead
    03. Broke Bike
    04. Scottish Pop
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    CROSSED EYES

    Rattled

    Format
    7" lim
    Release-Datum
    27.08.2007
     
  • 01. Blood Sausage
    02. L1TF
    03. Apple Store
    04. Double Bind
    05. CTRL Society
    06. G.I.G.O.
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    CTRL GROUP

    CTRL Group Demo

    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    04.01.2020
     
  • 01. Vapor
    02. Into Gray
    03. War
    04. Repulse
    05. Uneasy Peace
    06. Walking Forward
    07. The Dark One
    08. Mr. Sun
    09. New Pope/Old Pope
    10. Horizon
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    DARK AGES

    Vapor

    [engl] When a hardcore band ventures beyond the 2-5 year lifespan typical of the genre they’re treading into largely uncharted territory, and as a result Dark Ages’ latest LP sounds like little in the canon of fast, 80s-inspired hardcore. Which isn’t to say that they’ve changed their approach; this is still fast, tight US hardcore inspired by the midwest classics, but after five years of woodshedding they’ve managed to excise anything that feels cliche, familiar, or obvious from these songs. Captured with an absolutely stunning, fully analogue recording, Vapor is that rare record that is at the same time visceral and cerebral, constantly surprising you while still making you want to mosh, circle pit, or whatever it is that you do. If you’re a huge fan of Articles of Faith’s Give Thanks LP or you wish that Die Kreuzen had recorded an LP that fused the energy of their first LP with the progressivism of October File, then let me introduce you to your new favorite record.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    10.02.2015
     
  • 01. Sulfur
    02. Caught Nobody
    03. Pressure Victim
    04. Dried Leaves
    05. Garden's Triumphs
    06. Unbalanced
    07. Math
    08. Road Rash
    09. Gym Rat
    10. Note?
    11. Public Drip
    12. Tapeworm
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    DAS DRIP

    Das Drip

    [engl] After a scorching demo and three standout contributions to the American Idylls compilation, Sorry State is proud to present the debut release from Raleigh, North Carolina’s Das Drip. When Das Drip went to record with Kris Hilbert at Legitimate Business studio in Greensboro, North Carolina, they told him they wanted their record to sound like Government Issue’s Legless Bull EP. While it does sound a lot like the explosive snot-punk of early GI’s (as well as hormone overdoses like Gang Green’s This is Boston Not LA tracks or Negazione’s Tutti Pazzi EP), no one will mistake this for retro rehash. Most of Das Drip is double the age of your typical Teen Idle, and they’ve spent those years listening to and playing a lot more than just hardcore. Which isn’t to say this is “mature” either; after all, how can you call a record “mature” when its catchiest lyrics are “tapeworm hanging out your butt?” Most hardcore bands’ attempts to articulate rage and angst look like a three year old’s temper tantrum next to Das Drip’s debut, which is wilder, faster, crazier, and more intense than pretty much anything you can toss at it. Maybe Das Drip is for people who don’t like hardcore anymore because of the macho attitudes, unimaginative tunes, uninspired playing, or any number of other valid reasons. Really, though this record is perfect for anyone who wants the opposite of a Spotify playlist with the word “chill” in the title.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    10.07.2019
     
  • 01. Nutmeg
    02. Non-Music Drug Sounds
    03. PPTW
    04. We Make What the World Takes
    05. Ole Smokey
    06. Boiled Nephilim
    07. Lousy with Hagar
    08. Track Suit Glasses
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    DAVIDIANS

    City Trends

    [engl] After two 7”s (one on Deranged and one on Sorry State), Raleigh, North Carolina's Davidians deliver their first 12” record. Realizing the sound hinted at on their previous two-song single, City Trends combines elements of art-punk and hardcore into one of the freshest and most distinctive sounds in contemporary punk. While Davidians pick up on various threads in punk’s 40-year history—the pulse and heaviness of 90s noise rock, the quirky rhythms of the Wire branch of post-punk’s family tree, the brooding atmosphere of goth, and the velocity and concision of early 80s US hardcore—these elements are fully digested, growing organically out of the sound of four people of varying ages and backgrounds playing in a room together. Rather than just referencing other parts of my record collection, for me listening to City Trends reminds me of a time of discovery, when every new band I found was a universe unto themselves ripe for exploring. With this record, the RIYL is rendered obsolete… you either like Davidians, or you don’t. But if you like smart, dense, and original punk rock then I’m pretty sure you’re going to like it a lot.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    09.11.2016
     
  • 01. Not So Pleasant Valley
    02. Devour
    03. It Smells Like Piss In Here
    04. Withdrawn
    05. Crawling Out
    06. Song For Nic
    07. Devoured
    08. Useless Ruin
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    DEVOUR

    Devour

    [engl] Raleigh, North Carolina's Devour were born from the ashes of Cross Laws, but rather than simply picking up where that band left off, the remaining members expanded to a 5-piece and followed the long southern tradition of adding traces of metal into our hardcore. What emerged was a record that is remarkably dense and complex, recalling the very best of the mid-80s trend of hardcore bands "going metal;" think Corrosion of Conformity's Animosity LP, Final Conflict's Ashes to Ashes and Septic Death's Need So Much Attention. There's also a heavy Japanese influence; people who have seen Devour live have compared them to Judgment, Lip Cream and Bastard, a connection only made clearer by this record's astonishingly heavy and powerful recording. In a scene where so many bands simply want to replicate something that has already happened, Devour sound remarkably fresh and progressive, and without losing a single thing you loved about hardcore in the first place.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    17.03.2008
     
  • 01. Writhe
    02. Cunny Hop
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    DOUBLE NEGATIVE

    Hardcore Confusion Vol I

    Format
    7" lim
    Release-Datum
    27.08.2011
     
  • 01. Fat City Address
    02. Face Jam
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    DOUBLE NEGATIVE

    Hardcore Confusion Vol II

    Format
    7" lim
    Release-Datum
    27.08.2011
     
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    DOUBLE NEGATIVE

    Hardcore Confusion Vol III + IV

    Format
    7" lim
    Release-Datum
    04.01.2013
     
  • 01. Civilized
    02. Fall Down Dead
    03. Hypocrite
    04. Wound Too Tight
    05. Attak
    06. Glorified Ignorance
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    EXCESSIVE CRUELTY

    Excessive Cruelty

    [engl] Excessive Cruelty is a new band featuring key players from the Bay Area’s Strung Up, who were simultaneously one of the best-regarded and most underrated bands of the explosion of early 80s-style US hardcore in the early 2000s. If you’re smart enough to be familiar with Strung Up’s catalog (and if you’re not… do your homework!), you’ll be pleased to know that the blisteringly fast rhythms, complex riffing, gruff vocals and literate, socially aware lyrics are still very much present in Excessive Cruelty’s sound. You can also hear a touch of thrash and crossover influence here—which makes sense given that guitarist Dan Randall spent many of the intervening years since Strung Up disbanded playing in Ghoul—but like Dealing with It-era DRI or American Paranoia-era Attitude Adjustment, this is hardcore with metallic elements and not the other way around. Any way you slice it, though, this 12” delivers 6 blistering dispatches of pure rage and energy.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    03.04.2017
     
  • 01. fit bit.08
    02. easy
    03. desire + application
    04. creatures
    05. fit bit.09
    06. nag
    07. déjà vu
    08. STRESSNO
    09. KADZRIFF
    10. rag
    11. arrival
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    FITNESS WOMXN

    New Age Record

    [engl] New Age Record, the debut vinyl from North Carolina’s Fitness Womxn. Adding a synth player since their earlier cassette-only release, Macho City (Acid Etch Records), New Age Record finds one of North Carolina’s most enigmatic and exciting bands delivering on the promise of their three contributions to the American Idylls compilation earlier this year. While Fitness Womxn’s grooving post-punk / no wave-informed music might remind you of any number of historical antecedents, they don’t have the studied air of historical reenactors. Instead, their music is of the moment, not only addressing the complications, tragedies, and absurdities of post-modern life in their lyrics, but also sounding like a fleeting lightning-strike of energy, imagination, and possibility. Like the Raincoats or early Public Image, Ltd, Fitness Womxn’s songs sound like dangerous alchemical reactions, influences and emotions and ideas sometimes swirling around one another hypnotically, sometimes exploding like droplets of water hitting hot oil. For all of its ambition, though, New Age Record is as exhilarating as it is challenging, with more than enough moments of catchiness and danceability to keep you flipping it over and over.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    20.12.2019
     
  • 01. Cenobyte
    02. Blue Flame
    03. Caged Spirit
    04. Fishbowl
    05. Chickenhead
    06. Delusion
    07. Fantasy
    08. Magic Switch
    09. Pressed Bar Blues
    10. Motorcycle Slop
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    FUGITIVE BUBBLE

    Delusion

    [engl] After a few outstanding cassettes on the Stucco and Impotent Fetus imprints, Sorry State presents the first vinyl from Olympia, Washington’s Fugitive Bubble. While Fugitive Bubble’s raw production, hyperactive drumming, and ragged delivery root them in the world of DIY punk and hardcore, their music hearkens back to a time when hardcore’s boundaries weren’t so clear. The faster bands on Dangerhouse—Rhino 39, the Eyes, the Bags—are an obvious reference point since Fugitive Bubble shares those groups’ scratchy guitar sounds and big chorus hooks. But Fugitive Bubble also evokes classic punk in their willingness to push at the edges of their sound with moments like the wistful closing section of the otherwise furious “Chicken Head,” the brooding “Magic Switch” (which has shades of Paganicons-era Saccharine Trust), and “Motorcycle Slop,” the evocative instrumental that closes Delusion. Fugitive Bubble’s music is suffused with the thrill of discovery, their loose yet assured delivery gluing everything together as they explore a wide range of musical moods and colors, particularly for a 45rpm 12” operating primarily at blistering tempos. With Delusion, Fugitive Bubble will win over anyone who loves great songs played fast and wild.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    26.01.2024
     
  • 01. Gunshot
    02. High Horse
    03. Sterile Patterns
    04. Street Bait
    05. Sadist Faction
    06. A Prisoner's Tale
    07. Dangerous Game
    08. Self Erase
    09. Killing Spree
    10. Sick Sad World
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    G.U.N.

    s/t

    [engl] Nashville, Tennessee’s G.U.N. roars onto vinyl with their debut full-length for Sorry State. Hearkening back to the glory days of the early No Way, Grave Mistake, and Sorry State catalogs—the band features two members of No Way Records’ Life Trap—G.U.N. lives where the hardcore underground meets the criminal underworld. While G.U.N.’s music evokes Koro’s lightning-speed intricacy and the Adolescents’ surfy hooks, the lyrics describe a sick, sad world that takes Black Flag’s “No Values” as philosophical truth, imbuing G.U.N.’s sound with a palpable sense of desperation. Charismatic vocalist Nico Arambatzis can summon Damaged-era Henry’s primal howl one second, then in the next hit a magical note that transforms a song into an anthem, pushing standout tracks like “A Prisoner’s Tale,” “Sadist Faction,” and the epic closer “Sick Sad World” well beyond your standard bash-and-crash. Guitarist Connor Cummins (whom you might know from his other projects Snooper and Spodee Boy) is similarly dynamic, crafting whirlwind riffs and leads that are as powerful and as unpredictable as afternoon thunderstorms in the sticky southern summer. It all adds up to a classic-sounding hardcore punk record bursting with energy and dripping with hooks.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    28.07.2023
     
  • 01. Conceit
    02. Rounded Down
    03. Habitual Teething
    04. Vitriol
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    GAY KISS

    Rounded Down

    [engl] Brand new 4-song 7” from this Arizona powerhouse. Every time I listen to Gay Kiss my mind is boggled that a band can sound so uniformly heavy and aggressive, yet simultaneously so original. While their previous LP on Sorry State, Preservation Measures, was a real achievement, these four new songs take things even further into the depths, fusing hardcore, riff-driven noise rock, and a hint of industrial music into one of the most distinctive and gripping sounds out there. While their intricate songwriting can take a handful of listens to decode, once your ear is acclimated you quickly realize that each one contains enough memorable parts to sustain an entire record by your typical hardcore band. However, Gay Kiss won’t just hand it to you, they’ll make you work for it, pushing yourself as a listener in the same way they’ve continued to press forward relentlessly as a band. If you like the heavy, intense, and forward-thinking hardcore of bands like Bad Breeding, the Lowest Form, or Nasa Space Universe you’ll want to check this EP immediately, then acquaint yourself with Gay Kiss’s equally impressive back catalog.
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    7" lim
    Release-Datum
    07.05.2017
     
  • 01. Carton of Stoges
    02. Killer Clown
    03. HiBall
    04. LoBall
    05. Cinder Block
    06. Boi Shit
    07. Pickled Heart
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    GIMMICK

    Quarantine EP

    Format
    TAPE
    Release-Datum
    04.01.2020
     
  • 01. La Colpa E Solo Tua
    02. Non Avrai Altro Dio
    03. Sei La Tua Prigione
    04. Societa
    05. Non Piegarti
    06. Propaganda
    07. Nato Colpevole
    08. Non Spegnerti
    09. Servo Del Potere
    10. Il Tuo Futuro
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    GOLPE

    La Colpa E Solo Tua

    [engl] Tadzio Pederzolli from KOMPLOTT and SEMPRE PEGGIO managed to keep expectations high and deliver an amazingly fresh D-beat-infused hardcore record. It’s great to see punk bands that use their political views as weapons against ignorance and prejudice, as not many bands these days talk openly about their beliefs. Just head on over to his Bandcamp and grab a shirt, with proceeds going to Brigate Volontarie. Everything about this record screams activism and solidarity. This is what punk is supposed to be.
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    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    01.06.2021
     
  • 01. Hygiene
    02. Hygéne
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    HYGIENE

    Hygiene

    Format
    7" lim
    Release-Datum
    27.08.2012
     
  • 01. Who's Your God?
    02. Corpus Vile
    03. Rot
    04. Synthetic Christ
    05. Cult of Death
    06. Uniform Fetish
    07. Corpse Paint
    08. Gospel
    09. Intro / War Pigs
    10. Eat Your Heart Out
    11. Interlewd
    12. Putrify
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    HÜSTLER

    Hüstler

    [engl] Both of Hüstler’s cassette releases for Sorry State Records sold out almost instantly, so compiling those two cassettes for Hüstler’s first vinyl record was a no-brainer. Hüstler burst through the gate on their first tape with one of the most distinctive voices in the contemporary underground, smashing together elements of punk, death rock, and metal into a sound that is both anthemic and intense. Their second tape only upped the ante, widening their stylistic scope while leaning into the crowd-pleasing choruses and mosh parts. We’re very proud to present Hüstler’s early years on the format that matters.
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    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    27.05.2022
     
  • 01. Progress of Man
    02. Democracy
    03. Carceral Cult
    04. Altar of Capital
    05. Faith in Institutions
    06. Leave Me Alone
    07. Set Me Free
    08. Taste the Void
    09. Simple Minded Troupe
    10. Can't See Out
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    ICD10

    Faith in Institutions

    [engl] Featuring members of Philly heavyweights like Fuckin’ Lovers and Poison Ruin, ICD10 sounds like they’ve soaked up 40 years of hardcore history and are sweating it out into a battered denim jacket covered in rusted studs and faded band logos. Swirling around ICD10’s tornado of noise, I hear the anthemic anarcho-hardcore of Final Conflict and the Iconoclast, the total noise approach of 80s Kyushu punk, the off-kilter artiness of early 2010s New York, and Gudon’s marriage of heaviness and musicality. ICD10’s vocals are bathed in noise and effects, but rather than the uniform delay effect most hardcore bands employ, there are a range of effects that sometimes cascade across the manic riffing and sometimes lock in with it, creating jagged looping effects that evoke a crumbling technological dystopia. Lyrically, ICD10 combines Crass’s political astuteness with Poison Idea’s nihilism; the world is fucked, the system is rigged, and the only momentary respite is in tasting the void. Faith in Institutions is an unrelentingly bleak record, but it channels its hopelessness into an original and compelling take on hardcore punk.
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    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    23.12.2022
     
  • 01. L.B.T.C.
    02. Chip Away
    03. 24 Hours
    04. The Turd
    05. Weather Capital
    06. As Old As You Feel
    07. Nice Things
    08. No Experts
    09. I Love This Barr
    10. Happy to Be Here
    11. Tricks of the Trade / Lawdog Reality
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    ILLITERATES

    No Experts

    [engl] No Experts is a scorching follow-up to the self-titled debut, with even faster, shorter, and tougher songs, plus catchy gang vocals that, along with vocalist Lawson’s rabid cat delivery, recall Youth of Today at their most primal. While No Experts is about as straightforward as hardcore can get, Illiterates’ way with a tune makes tracks like “Tricks of the Trade,” “Nice Things,” and “Weather Capital” hard to dismiss as anything like “generic thrash.” Another track is called “As Old As You Feel,” and No Experts makes me feel like a teenager, exploding hormones and a short attention span ensuring that music this loud, fast, and action-packed is the only thing that makes sense in this world.
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    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    10.03.2023