Hello All, I Am The Better Half

Oh hey there, I am the newest poster here and as Jesusmafia stated earlier, I am here to add a different flavor to the blog. I will be bringing the punk, ska, and post-hardcore to this blog, and Jesusmafia will continue with the metal of all kinds that he has started with. I'm sure we may overlap at some point as I do venture into the metal side of music every once in a while, and the hip hop that will be added will more than likely be almost the same, but we hope to keep it very diverse.

Anyways, on to my first post. I'm going to lay out the basics of what I plan on adding to this blog in this first couple posts to give you an idea of what you can expect. This is basically what I've been listening to a lot lately:

Leftöver Crack - Fuck World Trade
Country: USA
Genre: Ska Punk
Year: 2004
Track List:

1. "Clear Channel (Fuck Off!)" – 4:14
2. "Life Is Pain" – 4:37
3. "Burn Them Prisons" – 3:15
4. "Gang Control" – 2:42
5. "Super Tuesday" – 4:00
6. "Via Sin Dios" – 2:14
7. "Feed the Children (Book of Lies)" – 3:21
8. "One Dead Cop" – 3:39
9. "Ya Can't Go Home" – 3:14
10. "Rock the 40 Oz."– 2:28
11. "Soon We'll Be Dead" – 5:35
12. "Gringos Son Puercos Feos" – 3:08
13. "Operation M.O.V.E." – 10:25

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This is the newest album from the anarcho-communist band Leftover Crack. They continue on with the same anti-racist, anti-homophobic, and anti-capitalist stance that has shaped their previous releases. If you have ever listened to LC, you know what to expect from this band and they don't disappoint.


Fear Before the March of Flames - The Always Open Mouth
Country: USA
Genre: Experimental Mathcore
Year: 2006
Track List:

1. "Absolute Future" – 1:06
2. "Drowning the Old Hag" – 2:54
3. "Mouth" – 3:32
4. "Taking Cassandra to the End of the World Party" – 2:44
5. "Ten Seconds in Los Angeles" – 2:20
6. "The Waiting Makes Me Curious" – 4:48
7. "High as a Horse" – 2:37
8. "Dog Sized Bird" – 2:14
9. "Complete and Utter Confusion..." – 2:19
10. "... As a Result of Signals Being Crossed" – 4:02
11. "My (Fucking) Deer Hunter" – 4:11
12. "Lycanthropy" – 3:07
13. "A Brief Tutorial in Bachanalia" – 4:36
14. "A Gift for Fiction" – 2:19
15. "Absolute Past" – 3:07

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This album is the newest from Fear Before the March of Flames, where they continue on with the progression from the post-hardcore band they were on "Odd how People Shake", and the mathcore band they turned in to on "Art Damage". On this release they move on to more of an experimental side and add many different elements other than the basics that they had before.


The Locust - New Erections
Country: USA
Genre: Noise-core
Year: 2007
Track List:

1. "AOTKPTA" - 3:03
2. "We Have Reached an Official Verdict: Nobody Gives a Shit" - 1:22
3. "The Unwilling... Led by the Unqualified... Doing the Unnecessary... For the Ungrateful" - 3:55
4. "One Manometer Away from Mutually Assured Relocation" - 1:33
5. "Full Frontal Obscurity" - 1:50
6. "Scavenger, Invader" - 1:17
7. "Hot Tubs Full of Brand New Fuel" - 2:02
8. "God Wants Us All to Work in Factories" - 2:01
9. "Book of Bot" - 4:31
10. "Slum Service (Served on the Sly)" - 0:57
11. "Tower of Mammal" - 1:10

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This is the newest album by Californian noise-core band the Locust. Like all of the previous releases by this band, you can expect the short, spazzy, stop-and-start rhythm that the Locust are known for. It is the longest album that the Locust have ever put out clocking in at about 23 minutes. This album moves into more of a melodic side of what they do, but it is still very apparent where they started and where they are no doubt going to go.


Cancer Bats - Birthing the Giant
Country: Canada
Genre: Hardcore Punk
Year: 2006
Track List:

1. "Golden Tanks" – 3:46
2. "French Immersion" – 3:10
3. "Grenades" – 3:51
4. "Shillelagh" – 3:19
5. "Butterscotch" – 3:08
6. "Death Bros" – 4:48
7. "Firecrack This" – 3:30
8. "Diamond Mine" – 4:16
9. "100 Grand Canyon" – 2:44
10. "Ghost Bust That" – 3:47
11. "Pneumonia Hawk" (featuring George Pettit of Alexisonfire) 3:55

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This is one of my absolute favorite bands to come out of Canada in a long time. They have had much success in and around southwestern Ontario for a few years, but are now starting to expand out into other parts of Canada, as well as the US and Europe. It also has an amazing cameo by George from Alexisonfire on the last song. This is their first album and I will no doubt be uploading their second album "Hail Destroyer" soon.

So thats it for now. My first of many posts to come is complete. I hope you enjoy at elast some of this music as much as I have.