Outbreak

Emerging out of the quiet, peaceful state of Maine in 2002, Outbreak has proven to be anything but the generalizations made about the state in which they began. They play fast, they play loud, and they have a reputation for an explosive live show. Or as simply as Alternative Press has described Outbreak: "fast, furious, and absolutely unrelenting".

Failure (2006)
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Barebones

Cool rock'n'roll in the line of Heavy Rocks and Pink (from Boris).

Back In Your Black (2007)
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9Horizon

9Horizon hail from Latvia. They play some modern punkish sludge.
They aren't original at all. But somehow their music captivated me.
Check them out.

EndStartEnd
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Nux Vomica

Crust punk band from Portland. Reminds me of a more melancolic H.H.I.G. and Tragedy with some other influences such as Iron Maiden. This surely isn't conventional crust.
A Civilised World + The Uninspired
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Mammoth Grinder

Mammoth Grinder is a sludgy crust punk trio from Austin, Texas. Not much is known about this guys, but if your into southern sludge and "modern" crust this is a must. Get it!

Rage And Ruin
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Infest

"Infest was an influential American hardcore band, formed in September 1986 by Joe Denunzio, Matt Domino, Dave Ring and Chris Clift. They disbanded in 1996. Infest, while not coining the term powerviolence, were pioneers of the style.

Joe Denunzio’s vocals exhibited angst, with lyrical content about conformity, war, scene politics and socio-political issues, mostly delivered in an accusational assault. Straight Edge was an influence in Infest's songwriting, with such songs as 'Mindless'. Infest did however differ from their peers in their fervent political stance and imagery, often depicting the tragedies of war and poverty, countering the obligatory "band in action" album covers common to the era." Taken from Wikipedia

This has to be one of the most "angry" records ever! Powerviolence is no doubt the perfect term to describe what happens in No Man's Slave. 15min. of (very) fast paced songs. Sounds like the vocals is mad at you or something and he's gonna kick your fuckin'ass. Then it ends with a slow (kinda sludgy) song but the guy is still fucking pissed. Amazing CD.

No Man's Slave