Bloodrust - New Jersey Devil Core 7"

I've posted a decent amount of Back Ta Basics 7"s in the past. Here's another one, by NJ's Bloodrust. To be honest, I know very little about this band, they seem to have been around for only a few years and I don't think that besides demo's they did anything else besides this 7"? As you can probably imagine from the title of this 7", 'New Jersey Devil Core', Bloodrust played 'evil' metalcore. In sound they are comparable to another NJ band from the late '90s that I blogged about before, As Darkness Falls (here and here), as well as a band like Deadeyesunder. This 7" was released in 1998, and in true Back Ta Basics Records fashion, it has a badly handcut, photocopied cover and comes with a BTB list of releases. Unfortunately there are no lyrics and almost no info on Bloodrust on the insert. Oh well... The 7" is pretty solid tho, it's a shame the band didn't get some more attention while they were around. If anybody has some info on this band, please leave a comment.


Bloodrust - New Jersey Devil Core 7"

Southpaw - Brighter Future CD

Southpaw were an underrated hardcore band from Long Island. They were formed in '95/'96 and recorded the 'Brighter Future' full-length in 1998, which was released on New Found Hope Records. Good up-tempo '80s NYHC inspired hardcore with shouted, somewhat high-pitched vocals which can take some getting used to (I like 'em). After the full-length the band released a live-recording on a Brazilian label which I've never seen or heard (if anybody can hook me up that would be awesome!) and the band also appeared on some compilations during its existence. In 2000 the band folded.

However, that's not where their story ends. In 2007 the band got back together and in 2008, 10 years after 'Brighter Future' was released, the band released their second album 'Stand For Something' on Motherbox Records. I haven't heard that album, nor do I know who's left of the old line-up. Anybody have this album?

Southpaw - Brighter Future CD

Restrain - '96 demo

Some time ago I posted about Drowning from Paris, France on xStuck In The Pastx. One of the records they did was a split 7" with Restrain from Ozone Park, Queens, NY. Recently someone asked about Restrain and I ripped him Restrain's '96 demo. So why not share the wealth? So here's Restrain's '96 demo. As said, they were from Ozone Park, Queens, NY and I (still) have no clue if they did anything else besides this demo and the split 7" with Drowning, which was released on Back Ta Basics btw. Which would be a shame, cuz they were solid. Leave a comment if you have more info please! Apparently, the original requester told me, Restrain are gonna reunite for a couple of shows, so if yer in the neighborhood, go check em out! Enjoy!

Restrain - '96 demo