Leeds Hardcore

It's all about the UK in hardcore at the minute and it's good to see another band from Leeds getting some love on both sides of the pond.

Shrapnel - Frenzied State

Quality Control Records do some brilliant layouts to go with their stellar releases and this is no different here. 320grm matte sleeve with a hole at one side and a big insert. Sweet!!!

This is the white vinyl version out of 200.

In the U.S, Triple B Records handled the release. 

Sleeve and layout wise it's a bit overshadowed by the UK labels effort but it's still quality non the less.

Only managed to get the black vinyl release of this, truth be told I was just gonna make do with the UK press but Quality Control got some of these in too so I struck whilst I could. Quality Breakdown inspired UKHC!!

Stab Guidance

Two UKHC records right here. The first I've been sat on for a while now and am only just getting round to blog about it after a few of my fellow bloggers have already managed to do so.

Stab - Blindness and Lies

 

This is Stabs 3rd release I believe and is brought to us by Quality Control a label making a bit of a name for themselves at the moment. The label also brought us the European releases of Violent Reaction and Stab are cut from a similar cloth to them and other bands of that ilk at the moment like The Flex. Stab also do the 80's hardcore salute thing albeit possibly putting a more scuzzy spin on it than the two aforementioned bands.

 

Really nice packaging on display here this is the red vinyl version of 200 with another 400 being on black.

 

Next up another UK band that I actually hadn't heard of till Chris over at Unwavering Spirit blogged about. I took a quick listen and quickly purchased Guidance - Age Of Vice

Out on Anger Battery Records, Guidance are another cool band from these isles although a very different animal to the other bands that have been making a stir here recently. Guidance are more early 90's youth crew than 80's hardcore. In places they remind me a little of Inside Out.

This is the pink pressing of 100 with another 200 on black. Chris managed to score a nice record release cover version and I agree with him that the record release covers are actually better than this cover.