RJ Pipino and Ryan Murphy talk about the ‘90s Albany hardcore band’s history as they gear up to reissue their pummeling 1995 full-length, ‘Hatebreedsrage.’
Fantastic oral history. The Crowbar/Pantera comparisons capture somethig real about how regional scenes built identities before everything got flattened by algorithms. I ran soundboards in the midwest during similar years and that physical electricity Ryan describes was legit, old wiring and humidity combined with massive crowd energy.
Regionally was a big thing back then for sure. I think the scene they came from (Albany on the local level, and the Northeast on the regional level) was one that focused on individuality and originality. I know that aspect is the thing that drew me to hardcore back then in the first place.
Fantastic oral history. The Crowbar/Pantera comparisons capture somethig real about how regional scenes built identities before everything got flattened by algorithms. I ran soundboards in the midwest during similar years and that physical electricity Ryan describes was legit, old wiring and humidity combined with massive crowd energy.
Regionally was a big thing back then for sure. I think the scene they came from (Albany on the local level, and the Northeast on the regional level) was one that focused on individuality and originality. I know that aspect is the thing that drew me to hardcore back then in the first place.