Social Coma - Self-Titled 7"

an all-too-often glossed over piece of Chicago power-violence magic. a surprising fact considering the band shared members with both the legendary CHARLES BRONSON and the almighty MK-ULTRA. repressed by Youth Attack, who also recently put out new RAW NERVE material. (see y'all on the 29th!)

clocking in at 11.5 minutes, this fifteen track 7" of shrieking female-fronted terror should probably have been sold with a paper bag with which to hyper-ventilate or puke from cranial overload. ear-wrecking shit.

favorite tracks of mine: Smear the Career, Confused as Fuck, Thanks for the T-Shirt, Marlboro Man, and Death of a Clone.

i don't really know what else to say about this release, it's pretty self-explanatory. so with that being said,

CHI-TOWN REPRESENT.

Terminal Youth - Self-Titled LP

Terminal Youth were a thrashcore band from Massachusetts, but with a distinctly west coast vibe. short-lived as their "career" may have been, i am grateful that they were able to unleash this 18-song record unto the world. maybe it's because i'm from Chicago (no coast like no coast!), but i don't feel that nearly enough people appreciate this hardcore outfit; this sublime effort in particular.

if you're more prone to checking out a band based on "member diversity" or whatever, they did have (i believe) a female bass player. lyrically, from what i've deciphered, TY seems to stick to the proverbial script, covering inter-personal relationships as well as some introspective subjects and occasionally offering some subtle political commentary. borderline powerviolence at times, this album truly rips from front to back. major distortion, major treble, major speed. "fastcore" is an applicable sub-sub-genre, if you're into such specificities.

distributed through To Live A Lie (who, incidentally, recently dropped the new DEATHRATS 7"!!!), i believe that there was a batch of just over 500 vinyl that are now, perhaps permanently, sold out. in the meantime, check out their myspace and get all resourceful if you want more.