Fasedown kick off this hardcore punk (& some emo) compilation (saved from sampler status by the inclusion of non-Rescue related bands) proper, pummeling down a (figurative) door with "Abolished." Headnoise is next with "Heads Like Humans," doing what they do with sass and frass. Onceblind do a ZAO intro to "Loyalty," and then transition into a pounding cymbal-fest. 238 mellow things out for a bit, and then Figure Four resume the beating with "Loyalty." From there we are slapped around by bands like Overcome, Sagoh, xDISCIPLEx AD, Redeem, P.O.D., etc. Good collection of the hard underground.
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Various Artists — Battered & BruisedVarious Artists — Sweet Family Music: A Tribute to StryperVarious Artists — Moving Vomit (aka Ripped Heart Comp, Volume 2)Various Artists — Start Right Here: Remembering the Life of Keith GreenVarious Artists — Extreme Days (Soundtrack)Various Artists — Listen LouderVarious Artists — Excelsis: A Dark NoëlVarious Artists — West Coast MadnessVarious Artists — White Metal Warriors: Last Ship HomeVarious Artists — Fools Rush In Where Angels Dare Not Tread
Also in HM Magazine #89
Youth in Submission — Worth the WaitThe Kicker — First Word, Last PlaceAudio Adrenaline — Hit Parade: The Greatest HitsQuietwiser — DoubleDownPlankeye — Strange ExchangeRick Altizer — Go NovaSick of Change — These Shattered LivesIvan and the Reds — Through These EyesPhil Keaggy — Inseparable38th Parallel — Let Go