Zippyshare Update

Hey guys,

I just wanted to give you a quick heads up that Zippyshare will be shutting down at the end of this month. We've been using Mega for a few years now, and a lot of the earliest posts on here are still up on Mediafire, so this will only affect posts done between mid-2013 to early 2019, which of course is the vast majority of them. I know a lot of those links were down already, but a fairly large portion of them were still active. That is, until March 31st. 

I've already been reuploading old links, which I will continue to do, but this is a very tedious (and admittedly boring) process. So, if there is anything from the archives you might be interested in, now is the time to go back and grab them, because I don't know how long it will be until they'll be available again. This kind of thing was inevitable, especially as file-sharing usage dwindles. However, as long as people keep coming back here, this site will continue, no question there!

- Kevin/Sophie

Shoulder

Shoulder were a four-piece emo/post-hardcore band from London, Ontario that formed in 1994 and ended in 1997. They only released one LP, 1995's Touch, which is an underrated classic in the world of 90's emo. Sonically, they bridged the gap between the intensive angularity of Dischord bands such as Jawbox, Hoover, and Rites of Spring with the emerging melody of the midwest emo scene pioneered by bands like Split Lip and Endpoint. It's passionate, vulnerable, and energetic, while being dynamic enough to remain engaging. What more could you want from a band? The LP also features multiple interludes of fingerpicked acoustic guitar, which provides a unique flow not found on any other record of its time. Following the band's end, three of its four member regrouped in 1999 to form Constantines, a very well-known and well-renowned band in Canadian indie rock.

I highly recommend checking out this post on Abridged Pause. It delves deeper into their history, with changing members, release information, and more. It's also what provided a ton of the downloads here, as they also shared a ton of the band's discography, which was sparing before (songs from some sessions only ended up being released sporadically across various compilations). So full credit to them, and enjoy!

Demo (1995)

1. Burning The Day

2. Surrounding

3. Positions

4. Outlive

Basement Recordings (1995)

1. Funny Shit

2. The Woods

3. Twenty-One

Touch (1995)

1. Touch

2. Old School Falling

3. Unlisted

4. Buried Deep

5. Unlisted

6. Water Level

7. Dry Eyes

8. Unlisted

9. Burn Away

10. Unlisted

11. Stained Glass

12. Chipped Paint

13. Unlisted

14. Second Hand

Kindling Recording Session (1996)

1. Kindling

2. Body

3. This Is Not An Exit

4. Progressive Movement

5. Flower Drum Song

Shoulder (1996)

1. Kindling

2. Body

Morning Again/Shoulder (1996)

1. Shoulder - Flower Drum Song

2. Morning Again - Cradle Of Empty Promise

3. Morning Again - Martyr

Last Show (1997)

1. Progressive Movement

2. Body

3. EastEnd

4. Flower Drum Song

5. Old School Falling

6. Kindling

7. Water Level

8. Owned And Operated

9. Outlive

10. Chipped Paint

11. Second Hand

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Roosevelt

Roosevelt were a five-piece emo/hardcore band from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida that formed in 1994 and disbanded in 1995. They evolved out of another project by the name of Platform, whose demo I've also included here. Roosevelt formed in late '94 and recorded a demo cassette that same year. Their first official release was a split with Culture, a band they had close ties to in their brief tenure. Their final release came in the form of a 7" that was put out posthumously by Boxcar Records, after its members had moved on to a multitude of other projects. There's a fantastic interview on Abridged Pause with members of the band; it goes into great detail regarding their history and influences (Split Lip, Unbroken, and Texas Is The Reason, to give you a sonic reference point). It's worth a read, and also where these downloads were found from, so full credit there. Enjoy.

Platform Demo (1994)

1. Watch It Burn

2. Damnation

3. Cleanse The Soul

4. Within

Demo (1994)

1. Citizen

2. Stale

3. Runner Up

4. Shroud

5. Wishing Well

6. Gender

Culture/Roosevelt (1995)

1. Roosevelt - Smile

2. Culture - Exchange

Roosevelt (1996)

1. Spine

2. Parade

3. Ugly Truth

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The Lazarus Plot

The Lazarus Plot were a four-piece emo band from Elgin, Illinois that were active from 1997 to 1999. This gem of a band's output was limited, but what they did put out is absolutely incredible and severely underrated. They often utilize clean, melancholic arpeggios, and spoken word that often build into crescendos, which can either stay clean and become sweetly sung, or occasionally burst into heavy climaxes with shredding screams. It's a formula tried and true; fans of bands as vast as Eldritch Anisette, Plunger, Endive, The Little Rock Nine, Rainer Maria, Indian Summer, or Don Martin Three should absolutely be checking this out. I do want to emphasize that this isn't a direct comparison, as this band brought something truly special to the table, thanks in part to the dejected lyricism and raw, almost lo-fi production quality. It encapsulates a plethora of viscera and a spectrum of mood, or something along those lines. This may be slightly off-topic, but if you're a Bright Eyes fan, the singer of The Lazarus Plot is Laura Laurent (Lifted... track 12).

On another side-note, I just want to quickly shout out this fantastic new blog, Canadian Wasteland. It's incredibly comprehensive, and if you're into what I share here, you'll definitely find something to love there. Enjoy!

The Lew Wallace Compilation (1998)

1. Quatro - 5th Grade Diet Plan

2. Twelve Hour Turn - Two

3. The Vidablue - '87 Yankees

4. The Lazarus Plot - Unmarked

The Lazarus Plot (1999)

1. Friday The Thirteenth

2. Confessions To An Early Summer Nightmare

3. Dissolving Substance

4. Sleepwalker

5. Ending Time

6. Goodbye, Again

The End (1999)

1. Charmed, I'm Sure

2. Eyes Like Sticks

3. Asleep/Awake

Long Live Nothing/The Lazarus Plot (2000)

1. Long Live Nothing - Selbstmord

2. Long Live Nothing - Untitled

3. The Lazarus Plot - Something Good Has Got To Come Out Of All These Goodbyes

Zulu

Zulu are a hardcore/powerviolence band from Los Angeles, California. The band was conceived by Anaiah Lei in 2019 as a one-man project, with him performing all instrumentals on Zulu's two debut EP's. They have since rounded out their line-up as a five-piece, with Lei taking on vocal duties. The project also signed to Flatspot Records, who re-released the aforementioned EP's, and have just recently dropped the band's stellar debut full-length, A New Tomorrow. Out the gate, this project set itself apart by elevating the confines of hardcore, managing to seamlessly blend ferocious powerviolence bursts alongside soul and reggae influence, whilst interpolating samples from major figures in Black culture. This full-length was one of my most anticipated albums of this year, and it did not disappoint. I say it a lot, but this band is one of the finest in the scene at the moment, both in terms of originality and impact, and I would not advise passing this up. Enjoy.

Our Day Will Come (2019)

1. We've Only Just Begun

2. I Sit Alone In My Four Cornered Room Staring At Candles

3. Things Ain't Gonna Change

4. Watching From The sideline

5. 52 Fatal Strikes

My People... Hold On (2020)

1. Blackcurrant

2. Now They Are Through With Me

3. Straight From Da Tribe Of Tha Moon

4. On The Corner Of Cimmaron And 24th

5. Do Tha Right Thing (And Stop Frontin’)

A New Tomorrow (2023)

1. Africa

2. For Sista Humphrey

3. Our Day is Now

4. Music To Driveby

5. Where I'm From

6. Fakin’ Tha Funk (You Get Did)

7. Shine Eternally

8. Must I Only Share My Pain (Interlude)

9. Lyfe Az A Shorty Shun B So Ruff

10. From Tha Gods To Earth

11. Crème de Cassis by Aleisia Miller and Precious Tucker

12. We’re More Than This

13. 52 Fatal Strikes

14. Divine Intervention

15. Who Jah Bless, No One Curse

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Subliminal Excess

Subliminal Excess are a four-piece hardcore punk band from Chicago, Illinois that formed in 2019. Their debut demo come out in January of 2020, and gained some traction thanks to its raw, loose, and noisy take on hardcore that brings it back to its punk roots. Its poignant aggression takes aim at a broken social system, which comes through in both the lyrics and  snarling instrumentals. They've now returned with a brand new EP, which captures the unfiltered energy of their demo while speeding up their already fast-paced sound. This is the kind of punk that I personally love, so of course this is highly, highly recommended. Enjoy.

2020 (2020)

1. Unified In Pain

2. Wild Spiral

3. Temporary World

4. Psychotic Break

5. Burning Feeling

Witness (2023)

1. Cope With Reality

2. Paranoia

3. Identity

4. Excess

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Closet Witch

Closet Witch are a four-piece grindcore/mathcore band from southeast Iowa that formed in 2014. They got their start by releasing a pair of self-recorded EPs, and have since continued with a steady stream of releases, all containing their distinct blend of abrasive, chaotic grind and raw, and visceral energy and emotion. Their sole LP, 2018's self-titled album is a must-listen for fans of the more chaotic side of aggressive music, it's tangibly explosive output from a band that's made a known for themselves being high-impact. They released a full discography as well a few years back (that included everything released up until then), so if you don't want to go through each release, that's your best bet. Enjoy.

Demo (2014)

1. Great River Medical Center

2. Secane

Ergot (2015)

1. Great River Medical Center

2. Teen Rot

3. Once Desolate Now Omega

4. Hospital Violence

5. Gimme Gimme Gimme (Black Flag cover)

Black Salt (2015)

1. Black Salt

2. Ode To Queen Doris

3. Once Upon A Time

4. Secane

5. Love From,...

6. Territorial Pissings (Nirvana cover)

National Hero/Closet Witch (2015)

1. Closet Witch - Black Tongue

2. Closet Witch - Bug Bites

3. Closet Witch - Your Grace

4. National Hero - A Better Place

5. National Hero - Hort (Spazz cover)

Euth/Closet Witch (2016)

1. Euth - Violent Reprieve

2. Euth - Blind Rotters

3. Closet Witch - Funeral Regrets

4. Closet Witch - Civil Necessity

5. Closet Witch - Nekhbet

Cokburner (2017)

1. Cokburner

Closet Witch (2018)

1. Blood Orange

2. Moonstomp

3. Eyelids Of Horus

4. Brother

5. It Doesn't Feel Free

6. Rule By Bacon

7. Spell Of Giddiness

8. Wind Whispers

9. Your Grace

10. Daylillies

11. Personal Machu Picchu

12. Great River Medical Center

13. Lost And Unidentified

Neckbeard Deathcamp/Closet Witch/Racetraitor/Haggathorn (2020)

1. Neckbeard Deathcamp - Spit Shine

2. Neckbeard Deathcamp - Ok Boomer

3. Closet Witch - A Happy Kettle

4. Closet Witch - Ace of Cups

5. Closet Witch - Abstinence, But Not

6. Closet Witch - The Squash Rotting

7. Closet Witch - Solar Lullaby

8. Racetraitor - Part One: Sarcophagus

9. Racetraitor - Part Two: Subordinate

10. Racetraitor - Round Lake

11. Haggathorn - Awakening

Complete Discography (2020)

1. A Happy Kettle

2. Ace Of Cups

3. Abstinence, but Not

4. The Squash Rotting

5. Solar Lullaby

6. Arlington Cemetery (Demo)

7. Abstinence, But Not (Demo)

8. The Squash Rotting (Demo)

9. Blood Orange

10. Moonstomp

11. Eyelids Of Horus

12. Brother

13. It Doesn't Feel Free

14. Rule By Bacon

15. Spell Of Giddiness

16. Wind Whispers

17. Your Grace

18. Daylillies

19. Personal Machu Picchu

20. Great River Medical Center

21. Lost And Unidentified

22. Cokburner

23. It Doesn't Feel Free

24. Daylillies

25. Rule By Bacon

26. Funeral Regrets

27. Civil Necessity

28. Nekhbet

29. Black Tongue

30. Bug Bites

31. Your Grace

32. Black Salt

33. Ode To Queen Doris

34. Once Upon A Time

35. Secane

36. Love, From...

37. Territorial Pissings (Nirvana cover)

38. Great River Medical Center

39. Teen Rot

40. Once Desolate, Now Omega

41. Hospital Violence

42. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (Black Flag cover)

43. Great River Medical Center (Demo)

44. Secane (Demo)

Mellification (2021)

1. June 11th, 2006

2. Dogs Running

Chiaroscuro (2023)

1. Intro

2. Constantly Problematic

3. Haunting

4. and Releasing (feat. Frankie Furillo)

5. My Words Are Sacred (feat. Dylan Walker)

6. Infinite Imbalance (feat. Stu Clines)

7. You, Me And My Venus In Decay (feat. Dan Lee)

8. Side 1 Outro

9. Arlington Cemetery

10. Well Fed Machine

11. We Met On The Park Boundary Trail

12. Funeral Flowers

13. To The Cauldron (feat. Stu Clines)

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Exhibition

Exhibition are a five-piece hardcore band from Buffalo, New York that formed in 2020. Since then, they've dropped a demo, EP, and a full-length, which just came out this year on Triple B Records. The Last Laugh absolutely rips; it's 10 tracks comprised of tight, high energy, thrashy NYHC-inspired hardcore. The riffs are solid, the lead breaks shred, and the band plays with such intense ferocity that its near-impossible to sit still while listening to this. Highly recommended,  this is just a solid album through and through that manages to sit comfortably with both new and old school hardcore sensibilities. Enjoy.

Demo (2020)

1. Losing Control

2. Exhibition

3. The Last Laugh

4. Livin' In The Past

You'll Be Next... (2021)

1. Bottom Feeder

2. Adapt Or Die

3. Give It Up

4. Chaos Unfolding

The Last Laugh (2023)

1. Exhibition

2. Losing Control

3. Can This Last Forever?

4. Predator

5. Bottom Feeder

6. Your Way Back

7. Crucified

8. The Last Laugh

9. On The Run

10. The Fire

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Sunami

Sunami are a five-piece hardcore band from San Jose, California that formed in 2019. In a very short span of time, they've become one of the forerunners of modern hardcore (specifically beatdown with elements of d-beat), establishing a name for themselves through some wild, mosh-frenzied shows. Sonically, they do genuinely hit hard as fuck with their call-to-arms breakdowns, but deliver them with a sly wink, acknowledging the insanity of their over-the-top exuberance. Not much else to say, check out live sets by these guys, they're putting on some of the most insane shows in hardcore right now. Thus far, they've released a demo, EP, and a split with the incredible Gulch (RIP). They've got an LP coming at some point via Triple B, so get ready for that too. Enjoy.

Demonstration (2019)

1. Sunami Style

2. Weak Die First

3. Contempt Of Cop

Sunami (2020)

1. Gate Crasher

2. Mind Your Business

3. Y.A.B.

4. Feds Within

Sunami/Gulch (2021)

1. Sunami - Step Up

2. Sunami - Die Slow

3. Gulch - Bolt Swallower

4. Gulch - Accelerator

Promo (2022)

1. Six

2. I Don't Care

3. Fake Blood

Sunami (2023)

1. Y.S.A.B.

2. Dirty Work

3. 10 Toes Down

4. No Heart

5. Six

6. Think About It

7. Contempt Of Cop

8. Defraud

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Spy

Spy are a five-piece hardcore punk band from the Bay Area, California that formed in 2020. Thus far, they've put out two EP's and a split of straight-forward, raw hardcore, with stomping ferocity, gnashed breakdowns, and throat-shredded vocals delivering lyrics with charged sociopolitical statements. Highly recommended stuff, especially if you've been coming up with other incredible bands such as Gel, Scowl, Sunami or Restraining Order. Enjoy.

Service Weapon (2020)

1. Violent Majority

2. Running Out Of Space

3. Bootlicker

4. Service Weapon

Habitual Offender (2021)

1. Afraid Of Everything

2. Obtained Under Duress

3. Exceptional American

4. Habitual Offender

5. Labor Dispute

6. Negative Mind Power

Spy/Maniac (2022)

1. Spy - Clobbered

2. Spy - 1-800

3. Maniac - Last Rites

4. Maniac - Rapture

Satisfaction (2023)

1. No Redeeming Value

2. Surveilled

3. Carceral Attitude

4. Koniec

5. Do What I Can

6. Pay No Mind

7. Not For Me

8. Wrong Place Wrong Time

9. Big Man

10. Hidden In Plain Sight

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Me And Him Call It Us

Me And Him Call It Us were a three-piece (later four-piece) mathcore band from Atlanta, Georgia that formed in 2003 and broke up in 2007. They put out two full-lengths in their initial run, with a decent amount of demos and unreleased material being shared by the band posthumously. On their debut, the band unleashes explosive, charged shrieks of ear-splitting noise, alongside heavy, choking riffs with shots of sharp dissonance, all delivered in unbridled blast-beat chaos and neck-snapping syncopation. With fuel only lasting for short bouts, the album is broken up by ambient, atmospheric interludes that are more impending doom than sweet serenity. The follow-up, Loss, takes the sound founded on their debut and widens their dynamic range, with elements of more "conventional" powerviolence, grindcore, and screamo being apparent in the mix at times. Both projects are definitely worth your time, especially if you're a fan of bands such as The Sawtooth Grin, Ed Gein, or As The Sun Sets. Members of Me And Him Call It Us also went to form some incredible bands, most notably Dead In The Dirt and O'Brother. Enjoy.

The (C:) Drive Of Love Stories (2004)

1. Number One

2. There Is No Question Mark Button On This Computer

3. I: The Hollow Anchor's Despair

4. Innocent Bystanders Watched In Horror As Peter Jennings Drew His Murder Weapon

5. II: The Suspense, Prorogation, And Finally Descent Of Edwin Daunterbury

6. Infrared Light; Don't Talk To Me About Quantum Physics

7. III: The Pale Ghost At Sea And The Fingers Aquiver

8. A Rotten Set Of Bagpipes Can Make A Fantastic Mini-Skirt If Sewn Properly

9. IV: May The Tide Companion Thee To Shore 

Loss (2006)

1. Sarsaparilla

2. Cut-Throat Cardiac Arrest

3. "Mayday! Mayday!" Cried The Captain

4. Just Can't Function No More

5. The Anticipation Is Killing Me

6. ...Into Troubled Waters I Sink

7. Headache

8. Innocent Bystanders

9. P.S. I Love You

10. Loss

11. The Sea Swallowed Us Whole

12. My Heart Beats In Blast Beats

13. That Ghost Is Breathing Again

14. Encirclement Of The Dancing Scarecrows

Me And Him Call It Us/The Blue Letter (2006)

1. Me And Him Call It Us - The Weight

2. Me And Him Call It Us - Frostbit

3. Me And Him Call It Us - Seasick

4. The Blue Letter - March Of The Romans

Friends Applaud; The Comedy Is Over (2012)

1. Sincerity Is A Hard Thing To Come By These Days

2. Greener Grass

3. The Worst Part

home demos (2020)

1. stay (demo)

2. the weight (demo)

3. charcoal (demo)

4. seasick (demo)

5. pallbearer (demo)

6. frostbit (demo)

Meadow Drive Sessions (2020)

1. Pallbearer

2. Charcoal

3. The Interim

4. Leaden Strides

5. Stay

6. Tragedy

Loss 1.0 (2022)

1. cut-throat

2. anticipation

3. mayday

4. sarsaparilla

5. headache

6. peter jennings

7. p.s.

8. blast beats

9.  can't function

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