Saturday, August 14, 2010

Smackdown - Harder Than Hate CD

A pretty random & obscure CD from my collection. I know very little about this band from Connecticut. Smackdown started in 1997 and released this 11-song CD in 1998 on SDP, which was their own label. Apart from this album, they appeared on a 7 Seconds cover compilation on Groovecore Records, that's all I know. Overall, this is pretty decent up-tempo straight-forward hardcore, nothing exceptional, but a nice listen nonetheless. It appears the band had Christian leanings ('Humanity') and were also pro-life ('Genocide'). If anybody has any more info on this band, or has a demo or some other recording, please leave a comment or hit me up.

Smackdown - Harder Than Hate CD

14 comments:

Ryan Crossthread said...

I'll send the guitarist a link to this site.

They were part of the New London area CTHC "scene." Such as Think Tank and Crossthread...at the same time. Good kids.

Unknown said...

I was the drummer on the CD and on the 7 Seconds song. I've been looking for an mp3 or a hard copy of that 7 Seconds song forever. If anyone knows where I can get it, email me at frostgiant610@gmail.com please.

AJ said...

I have this same CD and was wondering the same shit, haha.

Anonymous said...

Please reup

N.M.E. The ILLEST said...

I was the breakdancer on their CD art and t-shirts haha!! So awesome!!

Anonymous said...

Please reup

Anonymous said...

there was a cassette demo that came our before that. i know of only one person with that.

XhcnoirX said...

Re-upped!

Anonymous said...

XhcnoirX you are a beautiful person. thank you. your upload lacks nothing in quality.

Pete said...

I booked Smackdown for my birthday show up here in NY back in 1998. Bill was as follows: Fragment, Alterkation, Blood Has Been Shed, NJ Bloodline, Stand Tall, etc. Smackdown repped Uncasville CT and they were some SOLID DUDES! One of the guys also ran his own skate company, Essence Skateboards. Talk about a blast from the past, I'm 40 years old now LOL. Anyways can you please REPOST this album?!?! I'd GREATLY APPRECIATE IT as my copy is long, long gone. Email me if you got a link where it's posted at. ncognidoe@gmail.com
Good lookin bro!! NYHC FOREVER 👍👍💪💪

Anonymous said...

Someone upload this shit, I’m too dumb to do it myself. Telling my friends about CT hardcore that left an impression on me.

Anonymous said...

Also, I’m not too dumb, I just don’t know how to upload music in 2022, in case you motherfuckers thought this was some lame thread for deadbeat losers, it ain’t, I just literally have no idea how to hear these songs.

Anonymous said...

And I came here looking for the Smackdown songs, but the Think Tank and Crossthread stuff would be great to hear too. I did a polar plunge on January 1st listening to some combinations of these bands. That’s right bitches, jumping into the Atlantic Ocean on January 1st.

Anonymous said...

Matt is this you ?