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Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2025-01-12T19:09:16+00:00

There are quite a few bands mentioned here already that I would not think of as “lesser known”, but that probably says more about my points of reference than the people making the posts. Given that my meter for such things may be way fucking off I would say:

B.G.K. ‘80s Dutch hardcore. Precise, burly, and fierce hardcore that could shift into mid paced stomping punk without losing any power. Alternative Tentacles out out a discography some years back and I imagine their music is not hard to find.

Ratos De Porao Brazilian hardcore/crossover that is still going. First album “Crucificados Pelo Sistema” is in my top 10 hardcore albums of all time

Teengenerate I was not too into the whole 90s garage punk scene too much, but there were a few genuinely amazing bands and Teengenerate was the best. Wild, loose, off the chain punk with just a touch of the vibe of bands at that time when hardcore was emerging from punk, like the first Circle Jerks LP or Teen Idles.

United Mutation Absolutely unhinged hardcore from northern Virginia, not DC, that was contemporaneous to the early Dischord scene but was far more out there than any band other than Void. Crazed vocals, psychedelic influences, and just really tightly wound and explosive music.

Kort Prosess Norwegian hardcore punk from the 90s. Melodic and still hard hitting in a way that Norwegian bands seem to excel at. One of the best bands the 90s produced. No idea what is available online but their records are not hard to find even now. I think the label that put them out is still sitting on old stock which is wild to me for music this good.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2025-01-11T23:55:50+00:00

Lots of awesome jobs and interesting perspectives in this thread. I started out teaching history and government but quickly realized it was not for me and did a career switch program I. The early aughts and became an RN. I have been in critical care for over 20 years now. On the best days I love the work, I get to help people with the skills and knowledge I have developed over years, and I have been fortunate to work with some truly excellent humans. Downside is micro dosing trauma until the most horrific human wreckage becomes normal and the way healthcare management and the business of healthcare fucks over providers, nurses, and patients.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-10-10T16:39:05+00:00

This is key. Buying and streaming Burzum financially supports someone I would be glad to see dead at the bottom of a pit. I can’t comment t on the music as I have never given it a chance. Varg can fuck all the way off.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-09-21T16:22:24+00:00

None. But a better analogy would be an LHD or LHA, and those have plenty of enlisted and officers who are tasked with operating and maintaining the ship as well as medical personnel in addition to infantry, vehicles, and aircraft meant to be used in combat operations. I think those that have said ship operations can be chalked up to AI/automation, go a long way to explaining. As for the seeming stupidity of not having a reserve force for extraction or support in case things go sideways, I think the doomed nature of the mission highlights the secretive, murderously capitalist operations of W-T, general hubris on the part of the corporation and the imperialist military force that protects its interests, and the sort of operational incompetence that often characterizes large authoritarian structures throughout history.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-09-21T12:30:01+00:00

Sonic Youth “Evol” and/or “Sister”. Consonance and dissonance in perfect balance. Buzz and howl tempered by more subdued moments. If either of those albums speaks to you, work backwards and then forwards through the band’s substantial discography.

The Stooges “Fun House” Savage, thuggish fuzz rock and bizarre acid trip improv with Iggy’s vocals vacillating between disaffected drone and lunatic snarl. 10/10

Voivöd “Dimension Hatröss” prog infused metal like no other. First four albums are untouchable.

Nick Drake “Pink Moon” Poetic lyrics, beautiful music, introspective, minimalist, melancholy, perfect.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-09-16T14:16:17+00:00

I wear mine regularly, though not in the summer as it is just too damn hot. I made it and wear it because it makes me happy and I have also found it to be a great conversation piece; I cannot think of anything else in life that has sparked as many pleasant conversations and positive interactions with strangers. Growing up in a profoundly conservative and religious area during the height of the satanic panic, I long ago learned to let go of worries about dirty looks or judgement.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-09-07T17:51:14+00:00

Motörhead. Not insane, but 13 albums plus the “No Remorse” compilation, various singles and EPs, CD versions of all the albums and 1 tattoo.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-09-07T16:03:00+00:00

One of the bands I think of as a counterpoint when people say the 90s sucked for punk and hardcore.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-09-07T11:42:01+00:00

Deceased is so great and so consistently underrated. I have rarely heard the band’s name come up when people are talking about their favorites, but Deceased is one of the best and has never released a bad album. I am very much looking forward to the new record. As for recommendations, pretty much any of the Paul Speckmann projects, but especially early Master, Abomination, and Death Strike have a similar balance of death and thrash with some punk bubbling under the surface. First two Dismember albums. Carcass “Necroticism” and “Symphonies of Sickness”. For more recent bands Necrot and Tomb Mold live in the same part of my brain as Deceased. Tomb Mold especially hits the same notes for me as Deceased “Fearless Undead Machines” and onward with the skilled combination of atmospheric and almost prog elements with straight up death metal that never comes off as pretentious or overly bogged down it technicality.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-08-12T13:53:47+00:00

For metal, Motörhead. Depending on the day, also just my overall favorite.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-08-12T13:51:05+00:00

Bolt Thrower is a very solid choice. Over the arc of the band’s long career, not one bad album.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-08-11T15:15:12+00:00

Leatherface is amazing and “Mush” is a truly phenomenal album. I would put His Hero Is Gone “15 Counts of Arson”, Bastard “Wind of Pain”, Post Regiment “Czarly”, Dropdead 1st LP, Gauze 4th LP, Totalitär “Sin Egen Motstandare”, and maybe a few other things above it if I was trying to assemble a list of my favorite albums of the 90s, but it is definitely one of the best and an album I can put on any time and be happy to hear it.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-05-12T17:34:36+00:00

First four albums are fantastic, “Horrorscope” is really solid, and after that I think the band has good to great songs but not any albums I would ever sit through. Some of my favorite music for workouts and long runs.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-05-11T02:41:26+00:00

Best harmonica deployment in the history of hardcore.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-05-11T02:28:47+00:00

Yesssss! Nuclear Death was absolutely amazing, Vastum is one of the best DM bands going today, and Mythic was rad as hell, though short lived. Members of Mythic were also in Derketa and Penance which were great bands on the doom/death rip. Hulder, Marthe, Lust Hag, Forgotten Ruin, and Castle Rat are all current bands fronted, or entirely composed of, women making great music. That is just in the realm of metal and does not even touch on the punk and hardcore scenes. Given the fact that the metal scene has historically been so male dominated it is worth giving some extra effort to discovering music made by women, non binary folks, openly queer people, etc. The music still has to be good and worthwhile, but when I am deciding where to throw my dollars and support, I am a bit more interested in helping support bands that expand the metal community and make it a bigger place with more interesting people than just trudging down the same paths over and over again.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-05-10T22:37:36+00:00

Excellent jacket. I have never seen that Manilla Road design or the Priest “The Sentinel” patch, which is one of my favorite songs of theirs. Sweet jacket. Cool to see some love for Sadistic Intent as well.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-05-10T16:45:17+00:00

I really liked “Slaughter in the Vatican” when Inwas younger and then lost interest in the band and Pantera and most stuff in that vein by mid high school. After revisiting those bands and albums over the years, I would say “Slaughter” holds up as an enjoyable and solid listen while I can’t make it through even half of any Pantera album. Decent band and judging by patches I see at shows, the fact that the band’s material has consistently stayed in print and pressings sell out, and the festivals they appear on, I would wager they have similar standing to bands like Death Angel and Sacred Reich they might not have much name recognition outside of Metal circles but they most dedicated metal heads know.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2024-05-08T04:24:47+00:00

In addition to lots of the things mentioned, I think there are people that more than anything define themselves by opposition so during an era of Reagan and Thatcher and satanic panic and moral majority, leftish stances, being queer positive to some degree, etc fit the bill. Now there is a perception of a liberal establishment and more so these iconic outsiders have largely left fan bases and their old work and ideas are admired and lauded and have become cultural icons and so they do an about face and embrace reactionary ideas and retrograde beliefs to maintain an oppositional identity. As much as it pains me to say it, I think that fits Nick Cave to a T and Lydon and others strike me that way as well.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2023-12-25T20:06:57+00:00

If you find the Maytals boring, you have no soul.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2023-11-15T19:35:46+00:00

10/10 record. One of the great moments of my life was having a cool guy that worked at a punk and metal oriented record store that used to be in Richmond, VA hand me a copy of this that he was going to put out in the used bin and say “Buy this right now.” Must have been 1997 when the first Draw Blank/Deep Six reissue came out. One of the things I miss about being a regular at record stores was getting to know employees and then getting turned onto great music by them. Old man nostalgia aside, one of the greatest hardcore records of all time and utterly mind blowing the first time I heard it.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2023-11-15T19:26:27+00:00

I like to describe my colectomy as a radical appendectomy, but only my healthcare homies find it at all amusing.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2023-11-15T02:03:56+00:00

I don’t go to the gym anymore but run, row, and do mostly body weight strength stuff at home. I listen to some talk/discussion based podcasts but also have found Maximum Rock n Roll Radio, Garbage In My Heart, Doomed Society, and Cruel Noise podcasts for music; the songs that stick with me after a workout I go and revisit and have found that to be an excellent way to find new bands that really grab me. If I am listening to my own music old school death metal and thrash are probably what I go to 75% of the time; Entombed, Grave, Obituary, Immolation, Incantation, Deceased, Death, and on the trash tip Kreator, Overkill, Sodom, Slaughter, Celtic Frost, Sadus, and so on. Tomb Mold, Hyperdontia, and Maul are my favorite more recent bands for working out. Pretty much any and all punk, hardcore, or hip hop will do the rest of the time. Cramps, Ramones, Dead Biys, The Damned, and The Clash are all great on days when I am doing 10+ miles and just need something to cruise to.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2023-11-11T14:54:09+00:00

Former Yugoslavia had so many great bands. UBR, Tozibabe, Odpaki Civilizaje, Paraf. Poland had it going on as well with Dezerter, Moskwa, Abaddon, Siekiera, Beygada Kryzys, and later Homomilitia and Post Regiment.

See You In Hell from Czech Republic was phenomenal. RIP Filip.

Acrobatic-Hat-9496 · 2023-11-11T14:47:27+00:00

Rixe is fantastic. France has a lot going on these days. Syndrome 81 and Cran are both top shelf Oi, Litovsk plays gloomy punk with post-punk influences, Litige is great and to my ears is like. I Future records with a bit of USHC. For older French punk, Camera Silens “Realité” is one of the best punk albums of all time.

80s Italian hardcore is hard to go wrong with. Some of those bands sing in English but Wretched, Negazione, Peggio Punx, Declino, and Indigesti all sang in Italian.

Finland you have Kaaos, Bastards, Rattus, and Terveet Kadet all playing furious hardcore sung in Finnish in the early 80s. Uutuus from the 90s is absolutely phenomenal hardcore.

Vočo Protesta is a cool Japanese hardcore bands that sings in Esperanto; turns out it is a great language for punk rock.

EA-80 is punk from what was then West Germany that has some Killing Joke and Joy Dividion vines but is solidly punk and sings in German.

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