The End - Revenge 7"

5th release on IM Records, the label of The Faction. This 7" of The End, released in 1986 is actually a solo recording by Adam "Bomb" Segal after the split of The Faction. He produced it himself and even played all instruments.
After this 7" Adam would form a full band. They released the 'If You Still Believe' 12" (1986) and, as The Living End, 'The Picture That Came With The Frame' LP (1988) , both on IM Records as well. 2 tracks of The Living End appear on the IM comp. 'Do You Remember Rock'n'Roll?'.
Only 2 songs here: 'Revenge' and 'No Morals'. Those can be found (re-recorded?) on the 'If You Still Believe' 12" as well.
Couldn't remove all crackling vinyl noise.

The End

Blast (Belgium)

A friend of mine informed me on this unknown and very obscure proto-punk band from Belgium a while ago. They only released one 7" in 1974 with the songs 'Hope' and 'Damned Flame'. Don't know which track is uploaded on Youtube. Check it out!
More info on Blast on Belgian Metal History.

Standing Order - This Days End 7"

NJ hardcore band. No release date but I think late 90's, early 2000 as on the thanks list you can find bands like Dead Nation and The Degenerics. Released on Dropjaw Records that also did a 7" of Straight To Hell (not the DeadAlive/Gloom Records band).
4 tracks of not-too-fast HC.

1. Shining Force
2. The Time Is Now...
3. Red Light
4. Bone To Bone

Standing Order

V/A Sick Kicks For Shock Rockers 7"

Nice little comp. on the short-lived Violent Reaction label. Think it was released in 2000. All bands play HC punk, some with a streetpunk edge. The Liberats and The Assailants did some releases on Violent Reaction as well. Clit 45 is the best known band here as they existed from 1996 to 2007. They released 3 albums (on ADD and BYO) and 4 EP's. Must admit that I only know the song on this 7" though. As far as I know the other bands didn't release anything else.

1. Liberats - Rot Away
2. 40 OZ Rescue - Blind
3. The Assailants - Lack Of Concern
4. Deterrence - Sixteen Years
5. Psychotic Reaction - Skateboarding Zombies
6. Clit 45 - Fight Back

Sick Kicks For Shock Rockers

Suburban Death Machine - Demo

Short-lived HC/punk band from Pittsburgh, USA. Released a 7" and a 12" album in 2005 and then broke up. Both records are worth tracking down.
Here's the demo tape released before those. Has 9 tracks of which 'Surrounded' and 'Average American Psychopath' were re-recorded for the 7". All other tracks were never re-recorded.
First 3 tracks ripped as 1 track.
Suburban Death Machine on Myspace.

1. Suburban Death March
2. No Reason
3. Black Hole
4. Surrounded
5. As A Punk I Find This An Anti-Punk Record
6. Average American Psychopath
7. Suburban Dreams
8. No Hope
9. I Quit

Suburban Death Machine

Ballistics - s/t 7"

And here's the 3rd and last (?) release on Uncontrolled Records. Another TX band, called Ballistics. Don't know anything about them.
This 7" was released in 1998 and contains 4 tracks of medium-paced HC punk. Not as aggro as Spazm 151.

1. Abuse Of Power
2. Right To Know
3. Fuck Heroin
4. Black-listed

Ballistics

Spazm 151 - Sworn To Fun Loyal To None 7"

Great Texas HC punk from the late 90's. All their stuff is worth tracking down. They did a 2nd 7" for Havoc, an album for Mind Control and a split album with React on 13th Floor.
Here's Spazm 151's 1st release, on Uncontrolled Records, a small local label that also released EP's of Ballistics and Federal Offense.
Not going to say that this 7" is their best but it's still excellent stuff. It's also the hardest release to find.

1. Get Out Of My Life/Frustration
2. Rent A Cop
3. Fuck Your Progress
4. Frozen World

Spazm 151

V/A Ook Dit Is Belgisch MC

First in a series of 2 comp. tapes released by 2 guys I knew very well back in the day. They also put up shows and made some international comp. tapes as well.
Here you'll find all Belgian bands. Some are known, others are lost in complete obscurity. A lot of different styles as well. This tape was issued in 1988. It strikes me, being from Belgium, that some bands I've never seen live and know nothing about.

Mad Noise were from Ostend I think. Not very noisy but basic punkrock.
Struggle For Peace is a band I know nothing about.
Agathocles is the most wellknown band here. 3 early tracks recorded live.
The Dirty Scums is known as well. All live tracks as well (and ripped as one track).
Dawn Of Liberty were from Limburg and played political HC with a metal edge. The only non-UK band that can be found on the 'Vile Peace' comp. LP on Peaceville. Last song 'Divided' is not on the tape and 'Blokkade' is cut off unfortunately.
Bad Influence is the 3rd wellknown band. These tracks were taken from the very 1st demotape.
Who Cares? were also from the coastal area. Recorded live. One of the members later started crossover band M.O.P. who played a lot of gigs. This band came to an end when the drummer shot his ex-girlfriend. Sad but true.
Full Time Drinkers were from Ostend as well. Had Vos on lead vocals, one of the guys who compiled this tape. Lives in Thailand now I guess.
Telefoon Hijgers and Factory Noise are both unknown to me. Last track of Factory Noise is cut off as well.

It's a great snapshot of the Belgian scene in the late 80's. My friend (from whom I borrowed this tape) has the 2nd volume as well.
Agathocles, The Dirty Scums and Bad Influence still exist to this day (although mostly with a different line-up).
Uploaded to megaupload 'cos it's a pretty big file (90 mins. tape)

Side A

Side B