The First Step
What We Know
Rivalry (2006)
Almost ten years ago the California hardcore band Chain of Strength asked, "Has the edge gone dull?" The edge hasn't lost any of it's sharpness but has transformed from a simple song written by teenagers in Washington D.C. in the early 80's to a positive filled jock rock by the end of the decade. The 90's itself was a scary time for straightedge. Bands became militant about keeping their bodies clean that they would form rather large groups of testosterone humus filled vegan-power meatheads that were trying to take the world back, street by street and block by block. By the tail end of the 90's straightedge was beginning to find its roots back to '88. Eventually all the bands from the last part of the century all broke edge and started cock-rock bands. So here we are six years into the new millennium and straightedge has once again found its positive routes but it's a vocal minority. The hardcore scene today seems to be more concerned on how many cans of Sparks they can down at a fest than abstaining from promiscuous sex, drugs, and alcohol. However, they are few bands like Allegiance and The First Step that are … Read more
Casey Jones
The Messenger
Eulogy (2006)
Casey Jones, for those not in the know, is an unapologetically straightedge hardcore band. Originally a side project of Evergreen … Read more
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
Ipecac (2006)
It's been a long wait for the debut album of Mike Patton's Peeping Tom project. About six years to be … Read more
