It's been since forever...

haven't used this blog since a very long time, so it's time to get things back together now... Finally got a new laptop and a lot of new records, tapes and cds to discuss... Expect this thing to be back up in no time!

Surge Of Fury - Demo Days

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As the header says, this one is about Surge Of Fury. It certainly is a subject that I cannot approach very objective, coz all of them are good friends, and yes, I love the music.
Nevertheless, I present you the Demo and Promo days (left the 2008 promo out since you can easily find it elsewhere, and all the songs are on the last CD anyway)
If you dig what you hear, come check them out live, and buy some of their Cd's and merchandise. Support hardcore.

DEMO TAPE 1999




"I'm violence when you call yourself justice..."

The first demo tape of these Liège city based heavyweights, and totally different to what they do these days. The style reminds a bit (?) of Trapped In Life (Paris band), and actually does to a few bands from that era and area. Sad Origin (Belgium) used to play a bit of this style too, but whit a more Arkangel twist to it. All by all, this is just fine for a demo tape (even has a pretty clean recording), but it has little to nothing to do with the Surge Of Fury known these days.


The Most Beautifulest Tape DEMO

"Guess who's f*cking back?"

The second demo tape Surge Of Fury ever released. Raw material, but it already shows their unique sound. Some songs even made it on the later released "It's Gonna Be" mcd, ("Give me one reason" & "Guess who's there... Guess who's back") be it in a better and cleaner way, they even re-recorded Guess who's there for the last album!
Compared to the first album it's clear they discovered a few bands they didn't know then (Krutch comes to mind), and I actually really love this demo. Has their first rhymes on it too, and you hear the band has the vibe which they now are famous for, but the recording sounds a bit too sh*tty from time to time. Notice the big change in the vocal style too.
"The Most Beautifulest End" later was used as backbone for the "Fury Deluxe Edition" song.
(artwork not available, will try to upload it later)


PROMO 2002

"Sometimes ignorance takes the brains place"





This is the promo that really opened my eyes and made me love the band. The first two songs made it on the "It's Gonna Be" CD, the third "Never Again" sadly enough didn't, to this day it's one of my favorite Surge Of Fury songs. The production on this one isn't too good, but it doesn't really matter, the songs are total blasts!

Promo 2005

"My fury style is ripping"





By the time this one came out, Surge Of Fury was already a well-established name in the Belgian hardcore scene. I still remember shows in Tournai that would really explode, it was a great time all-together (R.I.P. Mikey).
Once again, the first two songs made it on the later to be released "Fury Deluxe Edition" CD, while the third, "As those days goes by", didn't, and again, it's too bad.
This promo pretty much showcases what Surge Of Fury stands for: hard, fast & no compromise.

*Download no longer available*

The downloads to these demotapes and promo cds is no longer available, since they are gonna come out later this year on a new discography CD, put out by Clenched Fist Records... It should hold all the rare and hard to find tracks, just like the ones mentioned above and then some... wait and see!
Surge Of Fury Myspace

"It's Gonna Be", "Fury Deluxe Edition" & "In My Tox City" can be purchased through various webstores, distros and through the band.
try these:
Rucktion (their current label)
Goodlife Recordings
Filled With Hate Records
Reality Records

Krutch - Brotherhood Sisterhood

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This is one of my all-time favorite bands.
The sheer hardness of Krutch is something no other band has ever reached if you ask me. This mini-cd has been released on Release Power Productions, a Brussels based label that also gave us the Arkangel "Prayers Upon Deaf Ears", Crawlspace "Don't Get Mad..." and so much more (I might be putting up some more of their releases in due time)
I bought this one a few years back on the Ypres Hardcore Festival, and was happy as a little boy who gets his presents on Christmas! Everything from the band has been sold out for years, and is almost impossible to find (yeah, Ebay is the only way!) which is too bad, coz everyone listening to hardcore should possess this.
Tracks number 1, 2 and 4 are taken from the "Wheruat" demo tape, and the 2nd and 5th come from the "Greed & Pride" split with Surrounded on Back ta Basics (BtB#02).
Members of Krutch went on to form Wisdom In Chains (probably the best band in current hardcore) so check 'em out too!

Before the "Wheruat" demo, they did another one entitled "Stand Alone, Stand Strong" which I like even more, and have in my possession, but I can't rip it, since I haven't got the equipment for it, if someone could help me out on it, would be awesome!


Krutch - Brotherhood Sisterhood
Krutch Myspace

Darkside NYC - Suffer In Silence 7"

This probably must be one of my favorite 7inches, totally love the band!
They have some Sheer Terror members in it (they even did a cover of them on the full cd), and go for the Hardcore meets Celtic Frost sound.
Never done better imo.
The first song "Clawing & Tearing" is the same as the last one on the full cd "Ambitions make way for dread", accept it is not cut in half on the 7", which is for the best, coz the song is amazing, and it always used to upset me to hear the song on the cd...
They recently reformed, and plan to bring out a double CD on Satan Wears Suspenders.
Be sure to check out Everyday Dollars too, which is a side project of the Darkside NYC members, and totally blows everything alike away!



download "Suffer In Silence"
Darkside NYC myspace

E-Town Concrete

this is my E-Town Concrete collection, almost full, missing the anthony martini demo and the renaissance promo cd...

contains:

just move it - demo tape
prepare for kombat - demo tape
split w/ second to none - 7" on black on back to basics
fuck the world - cd on resurrection ad/cartel records
fuck the world - 7" on orange (Cartel Records #2)
fuck the world - 7" on yellow /500 (Cartel Records #2)
fuck the world - 7" on black with red ink on the labels (Cartel Records #2)
fuck the world - 7" on black with grey ink on the labels (Cartel Records #2)
time to shine - cd original press on back to basics
time to shine - cd second press on ressurection AD
time to shine - cd third press on razor & tie/roadrunner
the second coming - lp on yellow (Good Life Recordings)
the second coming - cd first press on triple crown records
the second coming - cd second press on razor & tie
the renaissance - cd on razor & tie/roadrunner
made for war - cd on ironbound recordings
jersey devils - cd on p.o.p. records/straight edge productions
split DVD w/ nj bloodline & agents of man - on On The Rise Records

also contains the "Two By Four - Ain'ts Ta Be Fucked With" 7" clear vinyl #35/100 & #90/100
released on Cartel Records (w/ original members of Hatebreed) (Cartel Records #1)


Bio E-town Concrete:

�One thing I want to stress,� says E. Town Concrete�s lead singer and Anthony Martini. �We�re not rap-core. To me, that whole genre should be renamed rap-corny. I don�t want to be pigeon-holed and lumped together with a heard of sub-par nu-metal bands. We�re simply a hard rock band who incorporates various musical styles to express the influence of the urban culture that we grew up in.� A single listen to E. Town Concrete�s Razor and Tie debut The Renaissance tells you that Martini knows what he�s talking about. E. Town � guitarist DeLux, bassist Eric DeNault, drummer Teddy P. and Martini on vocals � has created a heavy, hard hitting album that combines metallic fury with experimental and unexpected touches � from the dark metal attack of �Metroid,� the acoustic Latin guitar introduction to the anthemic �Let�s Go,� the dub-wise coda dropped onto the end of �Door Mats� and the prog rock, Zep meets Hendrix opening to �In The Heart of the Wolves.� While other bands were sitting home or shopping demos in the hopes of landing that magical label deal, E. Town Concrete was taking a more hands on approach towards success. E. Town, named after the slang nickname for Elizabeth, New Jersey, where the band grew up, earned their stripes in the unforgiving New York/ New Jersey hardcore scene. During their seven-year history, playing some 200 dates a year, the kids have made E. Town Concrete a force to be reckoned with. New York City�s 92.3 K-Rock gives them regular spins, on Seton Hall University�s WSOU Pirate Radio, probably the most popular college station in America, E. Town is the second most requested band, CMJ ranked them as one of the Top Five Loud Rocks Acts in 1998, they�ve outsold Metallica and Pearl Jam at many major alternative music retailers and rocked Japan in September 2002 on a nearly sold out tour. Not too bad for a group that started out as a side project. �The four of us were always in different bands together,� continues Martini. �The last one was a bit more serious, with me on guitar and Ted on bass. One day a friend left a set of drums at Teddy�s and we were jamming and wrote some songs - me singing and Ted on drums. We called DeLux and made a demo tape and it got more serious. We added Eric, quit our old band, and we�ve been at it ever since. That was when we were 15.� E. Town Concrete�s music has always been about the struggle to turn a world of negativity into something positive. While their lyrics address life�s adversities like domestic violence, poverty and child abuse, their underlying message is about taking the harsh reality of one�s past and using it to fuel your dream of a better future. �Elizabeth is the second biggest city in New Jersey,� Martini explains. �It�s industrial. It�s a container port city full of oil refineries, sitting right on the turnpike. It�s a filthy, shitty looking town, with lead in the water and dirty air. I write about my experiences in life, and that happens to be what average people can relate to. Nowadays kids are more screwed up than ever, so when I sing about my experiences and things that I�ve been through, they can relate.� �It�s the same with the music, which is why we don�t consider ourselves a rap metal band. Hip-hop is all around us, you can�t escape it, so it shows up in the music but it�s the same with Latin music. There�s a big Latino community in Elizabeth, and DeLux is Columbian, so that comes in too, as well as a bit of reggae or the classic rock I heard growing up.� E. Town Concrete has already released two indie label efforts, Time 2 Shine, recorded live in a marathon 10 hour session [�The tunes were all road tested, but the long session was done out of necessity,� Martini says. �We could only afford to book one day in the studio.�] and Second Coming on which they experimented with piano and acoustic guitar, as well as the F$uck the World EP and tracks on various compilations. But the band sees The Renaissance as the best thing they�ve done. So far. �The Renaissance is more mature then anything we�ve ever done,� Martini concludes. �Working with (producer) Scrap 60 (H2O, Ill Nino, Cradle of Filth) gave us the time to focus on the details and get everything nice and clear.� The band has built a reputation that has earned them the respect and admiration of both fans and peers. Bands like Poison the Well (emo/metal posterboys whose new album has been named one of the most anticipated releases of 2003 by Alternative Press), Shai Hulud (hardcore/screamo veterans), Hatebreed (the heir apparents to the Slayer/Pantera throne), and Candira (jazz-metal/math-rock � touted by Rolling Stone as one of the most important metal bands) have all stepped up with their nods of approval, including old school iconic metal band Anthrax, whose drummer Charlie Benante heard E. Town blasting from the studio next door during a recording session, and was so impressed he asked Anthony to guest on their new album. These might seem like unlikely supporters of rap-core, but E. Town�s music transcends barriers and continues to inspire people from all musical backgrounds and tastes.
(taken from Loudside.com)

visit:

http://www.myspace.com/etownconcrete2

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First blog, nothing much too say, but be on the lookout, next week tourpics and stories will be posted of the Pushed Too Far - For My Enemies Summer Tour!

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