Fahrenheit 451 demo

Here's a demo I got hold of recently. Fahrenheit 451 was a groove-heavy hardcore band from NYC which formed in 1995. At the end of 1995 they did a 2-song demo, which I've ripped here. Soon after they recorded their 'The Thought Of It' MCD. They also appeared on a couple of compilations and did recordings for a full-length that was never released. The band folded sometime in 1999/2000. All of these recordings, including the demo, were compiled on the awesome 'If I Know Then What I Know Now: The Complete Discography' CD/DVD, one of the most well put together discographies I've ever seen. So while I assume must of you will already have this demo courtesy of the discography, here is a rip of the original demo with scans. Enjoy!

And for those who've never heard F451 before, here's my fave track of theirs, from the 'NY's Hardest' comp:

Fahrenheit 451 demo

Provisional - It Was Always About Feeling Alive 7"

Here's a 7" from my collection by a band called Provisional, which I got many years ago, at a random distro at a random show, heh. It is a fairly obscure 7", but some of the members of Provisional have gone on to make a bit of a name for themselves within hardcore circles. Provisional was a melodic hardcore band from Michigan in the first half of the 90s. This 7", apart from any demo's their only release that I know of, was released in 1993 on Absolute Music, which was a label run by Provisional's bass-player. They played a nice mix of melodic hardcore and a harder mid-tempo semi-metallic hardcore, which reminds me of bands like Endpoint and especially Empathy at times. The comparison to Empathy is not made without reason, as guitar player Jay Palumbo would later play in Empathy, as well as other bands such as Elliott and By The Grace Of God. Also, Provisional's singer was none other than Mike Warden of Conquer The World Records fame. I also blogged about a later project of his called Manetheren not too long ago. Bass-player Ron Jasin would later play in The Aasee Lake (with Duncan Barlow of Endpoint, By The Grace Of God, ...). Enjoy!

Provisional - It Was Always About Feeling Alive 7"