POISON IDEA: War All The Time Vinyl LP

Portland, Oregon produced a specific strain of hardcore that was heavier, slower, and meaner than what was coming out of DC or LA, and Poison Idea were its defining force. Jerry A and company made music that sounded like it was recorded inside a collapsing building and didn't see that as a problem.

War All The Time, originally from 1987, sits in the band's imperial period, after they'd absorbed the heaviness of metal without losing any of the punk hostility that made them dangerous. This remastered black vinyl reissue gives the record room to breathe in the low end, which means the guitars hit harder and Jerry A's vocals land with the full weight of a man who had nothing left to prove to anyone. If your entry point into hardcore was anything polished or mid-tempo, this is an education. If you already know, you already know.

Black vinyl LP, remastered reissue. Origin: USA. Genre: hardcore punk.

Fans of: Discharge, Void, Necros, Zero Boys, GBH, Cro-Mags