Seizures In Barren Praise by Trap Them. Heavy as fuck metal / hardcore hybrid with guitar tones ripped right outta Stockholm circa 1990 (think Dismember or Entombed). Drums range from d-beats to near blast speed and song titles continue along the same theme set on their earlier releases (Day XX) . Great album, if you ain't heard this one yet make sure to give it a listen. Kurt Ballou produced, recorded, and did some guitar / bass work on this one.Active: 2001-current Hometown: Salem, NH / Seattle, WA Released: 2008
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Chaos Is Me by Orchid. Chaotic four piece screamo / hardcore. Volatile screams over aggressive hardcore with vague lyrics and literary references. To quote Ebullition's site "music to keep the kids screaming and dancin' whether they are Romulan emo kids or crusty Klingons". Geeze. Picked up their S/T Lp the other day, which is just as good as this record. Recorded by Kurt Ballou at God City.Active: 1997-2002 Hometown: Amherst, Massachusetts Released: 1998
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Magrudergrind S/T. These guys play grind / violence. If you haven't heard about this record like 50 times already you are majorly slacking. Scene song, shout out to SE Asian kids, Ge-Ge-Ge-Gentrification! Blastbeat... tempo change... grind vocal... sample... death metal riff... you get the point. Picked this one up last week. Worth every penny. Pretty sure they share a drummer with Coke Bust. Recorded / produced by Kurt Ballou and mastered by Scott Hull.Active: 2002-current Hometown: Washington, DC Released: 2009 Myspace
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One by Cursed. Heavy Canadian hardcore. I could give you the same tired old band comparisons, but I refuse to. It's dirty, loud, and mean, and if that isn't enough for ya then you prolly don't really like hardcore. Produced by Kurt Ballou. The only album on this list not recorded at God City. Everyone's already heard it and knows the member's past bands... moving on.Active: 2001-2008 Hometown: Quebec / Ontario, Canada Released: 2003
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Live The Storm by Disfear. D-beat. Tomas Lindberg of At The Gates / Skitsystem / The Great Deceiver / etc on vocals. Uffe Cederlund of Entombed on guitar. Not like they didn't shred before the big names joined though... This was Disfear's sixth proper release and their second with Lindberg on vox. One of my favorite albums from 2008. Kurt Ballou recorded / produced. What more need be said?Active: 1989-current Hometown: Nyköping, Sweden Released: 2008
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