Where The Wild Things Are (album)
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Where The Wild Things Are is a compilation album of New York hardcore
tracks by various artists. It was the first release on the hardcore punk
specialist label, Blackout Records
and was released in 1989.
New York hardcore
New York hardcore refers to hardcore punk and metalcore music created in New York City and to the subculture associated with that music. New York hardcore grew out of the hardcore scene established in Washington, D.C., by bands such as Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore '81 is an album by the...
tracks by various artists. It was the first release on the hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
specialist label, Blackout Records
Blackout Records
Blackout! Records was an independent record label which specialized in the hardcore punk genre.It was formed in 1988 by Bill Wilson – now forever known as "Bill Blackout" – and, together with friend Jim Gibson, the label released its first record – a New York hardcore compilation...
and was released in 1989.
Track listing
- All songs written by and produced by the stated artists
- Outburst: "The Hardway" – 2:36
- Outburst: "Controlled" – 1:35
- Killing TimeKilling Time (band)Killing Time is an influential New York Hardcore band. From their beginnings in 1988, under the name Raw Deal, they went on to record two full-length albums and several EPs, singles, and compilation tracks. The band went through three hiatus before formally disbanding in 1998. However, the band...
: "Brightside" – 2:29 - Killing TimeKilling Time (band)Killing Time is an influential New York Hardcore band. From their beginnings in 1988, under the name Raw Deal, they went on to record two full-length albums and several EPs, singles, and compilation tracks. The band went through three hiatus before formally disbanding in 1998. However, the band...
: "Backtrack" – 2:34 - Life's BloodLife's BloodLife's Blood was a hardcore punk band formed by four first year college students in New York City in 1987. It consisted of Adam Nathanson on guitars, Neil Burke on bass, John Kriksciun on drums, and on vocals, Combined Effort promoter and fanzine editor Jason O'Toole...
: "Reckoning Force" – 1:14 - Life's BloodLife's BloodLife's Blood was a hardcore punk band formed by four first year college students in New York City in 1987. It consisted of Adam Nathanson on guitars, Neil Burke on bass, John Kriksciun on drums, and on vocals, Combined Effort promoter and fanzine editor Jason O'Toole...
: "Counting On" – 2:13 - BreakdownBreakdown (band)Breakdown was started in 1986, during the resurgence of the hardcore scene. Despite being a NYHC band, being based in Yonkers Breakdown didn't have the Lower East Side Crew-mentality of Warzone and Agnostic Front. By a similar token, unlike some of their other contemporaries like Gorilla Biscuits...
: "All I Ask" – 0:43 - BreakdownBreakdown (band)Breakdown was started in 1986, during the resurgence of the hardcore scene. Despite being a NYHC band, being based in Yonkers Breakdown didn't have the Lower East Side Crew-mentality of Warzone and Agnostic Front. By a similar token, unlike some of their other contemporaries like Gorilla Biscuits...
: "Dissed And Dismissed" – 1:41 - BreakdownBreakdown (band)Breakdown was started in 1986, during the resurgence of the hardcore scene. Despite being a NYHC band, being based in Yonkers Breakdown didn't have the Lower East Side Crew-mentality of Warzone and Agnostic Front. By a similar token, unlike some of their other contemporaries like Gorilla Biscuits...
: "Kickback" – 1:47 - Sheer TerrorSheer TerrorSheer Terror was an American hardcore punk band from New York City. The band was one of the first to combine elements of heavy metal with a hardcore punk base, pioneering a heavier style of hardcore that would become popular in the following decades. Formed in late 1984, the band, stayed together...
: "Cup Of Joe" – 2:47 - Sheer TerrorSheer TerrorSheer Terror was an American hardcore punk band from New York City. The band was one of the first to combine elements of heavy metal with a hardcore punk base, pioneering a heavier style of hardcore that would become popular in the following decades. Formed in late 1984, the band, stayed together...
: "Not Giving Up" – 2:37 - Maximum Penalty: "Immaculate Conception" – 2:50
- Maximum Penalty: "Hate" – 1:35
- Uppercut: "Down For The Count" – 2:02
- Uppercut: "Am I Clear?" – 3:36
- N.B.S.H.: "Hellminded" – 1:55
- N.B.S.H.: "Desperate" – 3:09
- Gorilla BiscuitsGorilla BiscuitsGorilla Biscuits are a New York City-based vegan straight edge hardcore band consisting of Anthony "Civ" Civarelli, Walter Schreifels, Arthur Smilios, Alex Brown and Luke Abbey. The band is currently signed to Revelation Records.-Early career:...
: "Sittin' Round At Home" – 1:38