Quicksand
Manic Compression
Island\Revelation (1995)
How many people do you know that absolutely love Quicksand (personally, there is not a person that I know who is into music that does not love this band), or, better yet how many people do you know that point to Quicksand as a band or group to be revered, emulated, worshipped, et al (again, there are a multitude of … Read more
Shelter
Quest For Certainty
Revelation (1998)
Now a days, seeing a bunch of dudes with weird looking tufts of hair sticking out of the back of their otherwise bald heads jumping around on stage making a weird version of punk rock while yelling about the Krishna (the focus deity from the sect of Hinduism called Hare Krishna) probably would not be met with much controversy or … Read more
Sick of it All
Self Titled
Revelation (1987)
Sick Of It All are easily the longest consistently active New York Hardcore band in existence today (both the Cro-Mags and Agnostic Front have broken up and reformed, although a case might be made for Murphy’s Law but that is it), and this EP from Revelation is ground zero for the recorded works from this hallowed institution of a band … Read more
Texas Is The Reason
Do You Know Who You Are?
Revelation (1996)
Do You Know Who You Are? is one of the best selling albums that Revelation ever released, and Texas Is The Reason flirted with major label courtship (almost signing to Capitol before splitting up instead) on the strength of their what would ultimately prove to be this their sole album; I remember two things about the band when they were … Read more
The Explosion
Steal This EP
Revelation (2000)
This EP was my introduction to the world of music business and contracts while also reiterating how wild the weirdo rumor mill that really can drive punk and hardcore (to an extant) can be, but more on that later because the aptly named Steal This was also my introduction to The Explosion albeit it brief; and while the record was … Read more
The Nerve Agents
Days Of The White Owl
Revelation (2000)
Though not as revered as the final album from The Nerve Agents, Days Of The White Owl is certainly a turning point for the band and a definite precursor to the critical darling of an album that succeeds it, and this is perhaps a monster injustice to The Nerve Agents because with their last and best album for Revelation, they … Read more
Youth Of Today
Break Down The Walls
Revelation (1988)
Please allow me to drop this little disclaimer here before we delve any further; I am not nor was ever a fan of Youth Of Today (outside of maybe one or two songs), and with that said, I still recognize their impact on what became the hardcore and punk scene and straight edge focused music as they were and continue … Read more
