Articles by Rob Ferraz

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  Various

  Here Comes The East Coast

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  This compilation from new Halifax label New Seen has an element of a punk rock battle of the bands. With 13 bands and 24 songs, it has got...

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  Various

  Kick 'Em While They're Down

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  This comp comes courtesy of the boys in the Riptides and features 74 minutes worth of music. With 30 bands in all, most of who are from the...

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  Ruins

  The Brad White EP

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  I have to admit it, I was prepared to really not like this. With song titles like "Lockdown," "Ain't That Some Shit" and a band photo featu...

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  Downset

  Check Your People

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  After a two-album stint in the majors, L.A.'s Downset is back in the indies, victims of a corporate merger that took place while they were...

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  Filthy Thieving Bastards

  Our Fathers Sent Us

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Although this is a side project of Johnny Bonnel and Darius Koski, singer and guitarist of the Swingin' Utters, it has enough weight to sta...

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  Casualties

  Die Hards

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Old-style UK hardcore with a NYC twist is what the Casualties are all about. They live up to the album's title, being decked out in leather...

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  Amebix

  Arise!

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  Alternative Tentacles continues their hardcore history course with a lesson on the "originators of punk-metal crust," Amebix. Chances are t...

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  DS-13

  Vad Vet Vi Om Kriget?

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  Blistering '80s hardcore from these Swedish youngsters that'll bust up your eardrums. They're one of those bands that have the right energy...