Axegrinder - Rise of the Serpent Men

Axegrinder is a crust band from London. They started up in '85 under the name "Tyrants of Hate" but later changed their name to Axegrinder. They played together until '91 and then they split up. Rise of the Serpent men is the first album they did and it came out in '88. It was reissued in 2006 with some bonus tracks, but alas, they are not on this download. This band is heavy. Amebix definitely comes to mind when listening to them. The bass is twangy and heavy and powerful. The guitars are on the higher end and rip in with some pretty good solos. Most of the songs have melodic intros that help buildup to the heavy beating sound that this band gives. Standouts are "War Machine","Life Chain", and "Hellstorm", but is a solid album throughout.

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Disfear - Live the Storm

Disfear is a dbeat band from Sweden that formed in the 90s. This particular album is their most recent. It incorporates elements of Wolfbrigade and Motorhead to make a unique style or hardcore dbeat with rock n' roll type elements thrown in. Guitars are loud, drums are fast, and it is very apparent by the quality that this is a studio album. I would advise listening to "Get It Off" and "In Exodus", but it's a solid album altogether. Disfear is a standout in the myriad of Swedish dbeat and you should pleasure your ears with it.

 

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Masshysteri - Vår Del Av Stan

Masshysteri is a band from Sweden. I would call them along the lines of surf punk? Either way, very hard to classify. Guitars use many full bar chords with lots of reverb here and there.They just have a surfy feel. Duel male/female vocals sound good over everything. I really cannot describe what this band sounds like through words, but it's a great album. Tvivel would be the most standout song on the album to me. Worth a listen, I've never heard anything quite like it.

 

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Paragraf 119 - Du Har Ikke En Chance

Paragraf 119 is a hardcore punk band from Denmark. They started sometime in the 90s and broke up in 2003. Their music is loud, fast, and hard. Dual vocals from male and female over fast guitars, bass and drums. The overall sound is just fast raw punk and it's damn good. The vocals are fast, it sounds raw, and still manages to sound tight as well. These are some Danes definitely worth a listen. Standout tracks would be 1884 and Fred Gennem Overlegen Ildkraft.

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Govinda's Vegetarian Restaruant

Govinda's is a Philadelphia vegetarian/vegan eatery. It's located on 1408 South Street, which is South and Broad. All of the food here is vegetarian and most if not all can be made into vegan. I'd say they are most known for their chicken cheese steaks. While a little on the pricier side, the food there is phenomenal and really fills you up. I had gotten the chicken cheese steak with vegan cheese. It was definitely some of the best substitute I have ever had. It tasted almost like a legitimate chicken cheese steak. My friend got the vegetarian ham sandwich, and even though he was not a vegetarian, he said it tasted very good. If you have a little extra money around South Street and are hungry, give Govinda's a go.

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Concrete Sox - Your Turn Next

Concrete Sox is a band from the UK from the '84 era. They can really be only described as hardcore punk with a UK82 feel. Originally formed from members of Chaos UK and Heresy, Concrete Sox have a fast raw and gritty sound. Vocals tend to be less screamed and more yelled, if that makes sense. Guitars are fast, somewhat thrashy, and mixing sounds like most other punk bands of the time. Some songs have some pretty unique intros and this is definitely an easy band to pick out. Standout songs are Intelligible Quest and Civilized.

 

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Bread And Water - S/T

Bread And Water jams out from Dallas, Texas. Bread And Water uses male/female dual vocals, which is nice because both voices are very unique sounds. Female vocals shy away from Nausea/antischism sounds and are lower in pitch. Chords are fast and use some non-traditional punk chords, creating a heavier sound, which goes well. Drums are good, bass is good. Topics differ slightly from other punk bands too, from questioning why nudity is insulting to bad labor conditions and protesting drug war. This album seems to be more melodic than their other albums, but their other tunes are more towards traditional hardcore punk. Good band to check out.

 

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