It only took 23 years but someone finally put out another Killed By Hardcore comp. Was it done by the same peeps who did the others? Who knows and quite frankly, who cares? When I first saw this online I thought, "Wait... was there a volume four?!" But I'm assuming that would be Killed By Finnish Hardcore which might be why there's no Finnish hardcore on here.
In the days where seemingly everything's been reissued or at least on YouTube, I was actually surprised to discover some bands that I'd never heard before. Anyways, today's the 15th anniversary of this little music blog so here's my gift to you, CHEERS!!
Another sick HC band fronted by Martin Sorrondeguy (LOS CRUDOS, LIMP WRIST, CANAL IRREAL, NEEDLES, HARTO etc etc). They also released a 7" before this one that I'm gonna have to keep my eyes out for.
Power-pop-punk-indie-rock from Vancouver made up of ex-members of PINK STEEL and THE WARDELLS. I used to see their CD's in every local record store and pawn shop back in the 90's. I was only familiar with their standout cut, "Hockey Sucks" from the "Johnny Hanson Presents... Puck Rock Vol. 1" comp before buying this tape for $3 last week.
Looking at this corny artwork you're probably thinking this a rockabilly compilation from the 90's or 2000's. But it's actually a collection of rare 80's punk rock and hardcore from Oakville Ontario, a town between Hamilton and Toronto. Of course you'd never know that because there is no information or history on this anywhere, just some tiny low-res photos and Facebook links to some of the bands on the inside cover.
Unfortunately the sound quality matches the layout, especially the NEGATIVE GAIN tracks. It's almost like the files were sourced from Napster circa 1999. Which makes it even funnier considering this CD came out in 2019! But hey, outside of HYPE and the aforementioned NEGATIVE GAIN it's the only place to hear the other three bands so I guess it's better than nothing?
