More under the radar Central (California) Coast hardcore from the late '80s. The OG hardcores had moved on (read: 'matured') and there were droves of teenagers who had grown up on the shit and were trying to emulate the sounds that lit a fire under their asses when they were in their early teens. Meanwhile those OGs were making How We Rock or exploring funkmetalpunk or some shit. '90s DIY experimentation hadn't grown roots yet, and there was this sweet spot where you had punk smoking ripping '80s hardcore records in a time when the general trend setters had stopped caring about ripping '80s hardcore. Listen to "Never Ending Greed" and "Animal Rights" here - shit is like Hear Nothing.... and NOTA in a blender and I can't believe it hasn't been unearthed and repackaged for modern consumption and reverence. As far as I can tell, there's only one vinyl offering from ASSAULT, but the three tapes currently in my possession (on loan) are fucking burners....this one might be the best.
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