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Gorilla Biscuits

Hardcore symbols Gorilla Biscuits came jointly in the later ’80s to include their two cents towards the straight-edge picture in NEW YORK. Ironically more than enough though, their name originated from the road term for Quaaludes. The group experienced various members within their period jointly, however the band’s “definitive” lineup …

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Set Your Goals

Bringing to brain an amalgamation of rings like Lifetime, CIV, New Discovered Glory, the Movielife, and early Saves your day, the Bay Area’s Arranged YOUR TARGETS straddle the range between pop-punk and hardcore. They burst onto the picture having a 2005 self-titled EP on Right on Records. Made up of …

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CIV

Named because of its founder and lead singer, CIV mixes traditional hardcore with an upbeat philosophy and catchy rhythms that consider their cue from Adam Ant. The vocalist, Anthony Civocelli, was previously an associate of New York’s Gorilla Biscuits, which released one record before splitting up in 1992. Civ opened …

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Nightmare of You

Headache of You rose from the ashes from the Long Isle punk revivalist music group the Movielife. Ex-Movielife guitarist Brandon Reilly created the melodic indie rock and roll group in 2003 having a sound a lot more pop-oriented than his hardcore origins would initially recommend. Together with vocalist/guitarist Reilly, Headache …

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Judge

Judge was among the first NEW YORK bands to include a solid, metallic acoustic guitar crunch towards the by then regular manic, angst-ridden, and ragged neo-punk audio from the mid- to late-’80s underground hardcore picture. Mike “Judge” Ferraro’s customized, abrasive yet introspective delicate tough-guy method of fronting the band produced …

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Sick of It All

Shaped by brothers Lou and Pete Koller within the mid-’80s, Fed up with EVERYTHING became a seminal strap in the brand new York City hardcore scene. While staying true with their origins and without diminishing their style, Fed up with It All advanced from an indie music group with a …

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Moondog

In the planting season of 1989, between your time he still left Gorilla Biscuits and began Quicksand, guitarist Walter Schreifels began the short-lived NY hardcore act Moondog, named to get a favorite (but also short-lived) local vegetarian hot dog stand. Fundamentally, now that he previously graduated from senior high school, …

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