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The Suicide File

Twilight
Indecision (2003)

I consider myself at least somewhat picky when it comes to hardcore. At least, I don't jump at everything with fast snare; however, this album is undeniably a great hardcore record. Lots of finger pointing fun and plenty of room for floorpunching and windmills. If you're into hardcore, or even if you aren't, check this album out. Read more

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Killing Joke

Absolute Dissent
Universal (2010)

As a band, Killing Joke has had numerous peaks and valleys in their career over the past 30 plus years most recently with the death of longtime bassist Paul Raven. The band has been one of the few to successfully tap into different genres over the year’s punk, Goth, metal, rock and experimental dub to name a few. The band’s ability to effortlessly move between these different genres and try different things with their music has kept them fresh sounding even today. Killing Joke's desire to continuously evolve is one of their main attributes that have kept them on my radar for so long.The new release Absolute Dissent contains elements of what Killing Joke fans have come to appreciate and expect over their long career, in a package of a … Read more

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