COMBAT started as such but after asking about 40 people at a local syracuse show to cough up $2... or $1 and getting dissed, I had to face the reality that times are changing and its an internet world now. Fucking sucks.
I hate myspace and all that bullshit. Messageboards can be ok, but even then noone has to stand behind what they say. Bands and labels cant even put a record out without it being downloaded before it even hits the distros. But thats HC 2008 .....and we gotta deal.
Hopefully COMBAT will return to paper in the future, but for now Im going to keep it in this blog. Im looking into usb turntables so hopefully I can start including some lost gems that I have chilling down in my basement amongst my wrestling and rocky figure collection.
Some syracuse HC news:
BLACK SS (my band) is currently writing for our new 7" that will be out on REAPER RECORDS. I believe that the 7" will also include a digital download card so you can put the songs on your mp3 player. Also coming out soon is the BLACK SS discography, also on REAPER. It will include all the demos, splits, the third party 7", Foreign Object LP and a live radio set from WERS in Boston. Tommyrot is drawing the cover as we speak, so that should be cool,
Speaking of REAPER, I saw the CRO-MAGS lp art work and its fucking awesome. Alpha Omega was always an iffy record for me. Some of the songs are really really hard but others were just kind of goofy (CRO MAGS RAP). But im really proud of my friends Patrick and DJ for documenting it on vinyl and giving it a proper release.
FORFEIT 7" just dropped on REAPER too. Im sure most of you have it, but if not stop fucking posing. The record release show was killer and I was really stoked to see such a great reaction for them.
BORN TO EXPIRE is a new local band that just posted a demo on their myspace http://www.myspace.com/borntoexpire315 .... Although I was a little bummed they dont sound like the almighty LEEWAY, I think over time theyll be a really good band. Im just glad their influences dont include crap like converge or with honor. This band is just straight up HARDcore.
EARTH CRISIS is playing shows again I guess.
FETCH THE PLIERS webcast is a new punk hc radio show on westcott radio. I havent listened since Im at work during its play time, but its named after an INFEST song... and that deserves a plug. http://www.myspace.com/fetchthepliersradio
ELECTION DAY demo 7" is coming out on a new label called secret jams (which has a pretty dope logo, i think). Ive never really heard this band recorded, but I saw them live and kids seemed pretty into them and I was pretty into the DAG NASTY cover. http://www.myspace.com/secretjams
LIFE OF CRIME has some new shit recorded. Not me really my cup of tea, but it might be yours dawg. http://www.myspace.com/lifeofcrime315
The 315hardcore.com messageboard has a section that the elder dudes have been posting old syracuse bands music in. To be honest I personally think alot of it is really bad, but its cool to see it available for you youngsters to grab and to learn a little bit of history while youre at it.
The VAN HALEN tour is over, and so is this first post on the COMBAT blog. Send your hate, straight ahead bootlegs or whatever else you have to HITTHELIGHTS AT GMAIL.COM
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