an army, of angry youth...

wenDYS

There is a Wendy's on 96th street and ever since i have seen it the sign at night only lights up DYS. Its probably a sign that one day a army is going to march down 96th street and kill all the idiots.

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BEST OF 2009 (IMO)

LP:
WASTED TIME- Futility
THE RIVAL MOB- Raw Life
PUNCH- s/t
IRON AGE- The Sleeping Eye
URBAN BLIGHT- More Reality
DIRECT CONTROL- Farewell
SOCIAL CIRCKLE- Shock City
CULT RITUAL- s/t
VICIOUS CYCLE- Pale Blue Dot
BLANK STARE- s/t

7":
MINDSET- Realpower
OBLITERATION- This is Tomorrow
MIND ERASER- The Prodigal Son Brings Death
FOUNDATION- Hang Your Head
CONDOMINIUM- Barricade
NOMOS- s/t
POISON PLANET- Oblivious
FAILURES- s/t
THOUGHT CRUSADE- Its Our War
RAW/NERVE- Teens In Head

DEMOS:
BAD CHOICE
VACCINE
OMEGAS
NOT SORRY
MANIPULATION
VILE GASH
NEW LOWS
THE PROFF
PUNISH FUCK

ZINES:
DRUG DOGS
MINDLESS MUTANT
COUNTERFEIT GARBAGE
PAINS
THE NEW SCENE

SHOWS:
QUICK FIX-1511
PUNKS DON'T DRINK RELEASE- CHICAGO
1511 FEST-1511
COKE BUST/SICK FIX- CHICAGO
FUCKED UP/BRAIN KILLER/TOTAL ABUSE-CHICAGO
DUDE FEST AFTER SHOW SATURDAY
DUDE FEST SUNDAY
MIDWEST FEST
URBAN BLIGHT- CHICAGO
EDGE DAY-BOSTON
LAST COLD SHOULDER SHOW- CHICAGO
RAW/NERVE, WASTED EFFORT- 1511
MINDSET/GIVE/SORRY EXCUSE- CHICAGO
THRASHINGTON DC- 1511
VICIOUS CYCLE- THE DOJO
HAVE HEART- ESJ
BURNING FIGHT- CHICAGO
FAILURES/VILE GASH- 1511

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BEST OF THE DECADE














86 MENTALITY- s/t Simply, "Intro/Life Trap' is the best punk and hardcore song of the decade and could possibly be on a top 50 list of best hardcore songs of all time. This is definitely one of the best 7"s of the 00's, not to mention one of the best bands. I'm not going to give you a introduction of the band cause if you don't know by now then you are probably a fucking idiot. Nothing this band did was bad. I have this written down somewhere in my room that the biggest regret of my life was not going to their last show in DC, i don't even wanna think about it, fuck. TERROR BOYS.













NO JUSTICE- Still Fighting
No Justice are from Washington, DC and shared members with 86 Mentality and The Aftermath. I'm currently looking at the 'info' sticker on my 7" and the reviewer said 'Best band to come from the DC area since Minor Threat.' Pretty insane to say that but it definitely lives up to it. It sounds young and angry as fuck. They didnt reinvent any type of sound, they played fast hardcore with a touch of youth crew. This is one band that i would do anything to see them live or just play again. All i have is a last show video on youtube to jerk off to and think how fucking unreal that show must have been. If every show/band tried to imitate that video, there would be no wrong in the world. In a nut shell, this 7" is just young and pissed, i wish another release from them existed.














AMERICAN NIGHTMARE- s/t
There is no doubt that this band shaped what was to come in the 00's hardcore wise. 7 songs of fast, very well written hardcore with lyrics about depression, girls, failure and hardcore, who couldn't latch on to that? Take away the hype, the inflated merch prices on eBay and you're looking at one of the best hardcore bands ever. Hundreds of bands have tried to pull of this sound but can never really get it. Thats it.





































FUCKED UP- Police/Generation/Litany
Fucked Up are with out a doubt one of the best punk bands ever. Weather or not you choose to still recognize anything they did after Hidden World is good is your own call, but you can't deny the early stuff. The early 7"s and singles are without a doubt the best material they have done. The 'Police' 7", well its two songs about what everyone in punk/hardcore hates. Songs about hating the pigs and the system, not to mention 'Police' is just a fucking awesome punk rock song/anthem. Everything down to the layout of this 7" is just spot on/
'Generation' The song starts out with a sample of what i was told is taking from a Terrorist chant of some sort...then the drums come in, fuck. This is one of those songs where its not safe for me to be driving while listening to it cause I'm either car moshing or wanting to run my car into the next person. When i saw them over the summer in Chicago 34 hipsters died during their set when they played this song, i kid you not.
'Litany', this 7" has Colur Removal which is one of my favorite Fucked Up songs, that's all i really got hahah.
Honorable mention: Fucked Up/Haymaker split 7".

(more to come!)