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The Price Of Progression (Ensign Album)
''The Price of Progression'' is the third full-length album from New Jersey, U.S. band Ensign. It follows on from the 1999 release of '' Cast the First Stone'' and was recorded in November - December 2000 for an April 2001 release on Indecision Records. Overview Ensign had emerged from a period of personnel turmoil to record this album and it was left to the bassist and main songwriter, Nate Gluck, to also take up the job of the guitarwork. The result was a more refined offering which moved sufficiently away from hardcore punk to be recognised in the same circle as some metalcore bands while still retaining the theatrical restraint and lyrical ethics of the hardcore genre. The songs were still short, although many were nearer the three-minute mark than ever before – resulting in the band's longest album ever – but they had more structure and melodic elements than material on either '' Cast the First Stone'' or '' Direction of Things to Come''. Track listing * All songs writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensign (band)
Ensign is an American hardcore punk band from New Jersey. They formed in 1995 and signed with Indecision Records in 1996. They signed to the larger label "next door", Dexter Holland's Nitro Records, in 1998 and finally came to rest at Blackout Records in 2003 after a brief sortie back to Indecision in 2000. History 1995: Beginning The band was formed in New Brunswick, New Jersey by Chris Ross (drums), Walt Svekla (bass) and John Fraunberger (guitar) in 1995 and self-produced a demo. In the search for a new vocalist, they found Tim Shaw who was a roadie with Sick of It All, a band in the New York hardcore scene. 1996–1998: Indecision years The band went to California and signed for Indecision Records and in May 1996 released a self-titled 7-inch four track EP. After this, Walt Svelka and Chris Ross departed and were replaced by Nate "Edge" Gluck (ex-Strength 691, Vision) and Ryan Murphy (ex-Undertow) respectively. In mid-1997, ''Fall from Grace'', another four track 7- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore Punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Punk rock in California, Southern California which arose as a reaction against the still predominant History of the hippie movement, hippie cultural climate of the time. It was also inspired by Washington D.C. and New York City, New York punk rock and early proto-punk. Hardcore punk generally disavows commercialism, the established music industry and "anything similar to the characteristics of Rock music, mainstream rock" and often addresses social and political topics with "confrontational, politically-charged lyrics." Hardcore sprouted underground scenes across the United States in the early 1980s, particularly in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. hardcore, Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitro Records
Nitro Records was an American independent record label, founded in 1994 and operated by The Offspring's Dexter Holland and Greg K. Nitro is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notably AFI. The label has also released albums from classic punk bands, including The Damned and T.S.O.L. In July 2013, Bicycle Music acquired Nitro Records. Artists * 30 Foot Fall * AFI * The Aquabats * A Wilhelm Scream * Bodyjar * Bullet Train to Vegas * Crime in Stereo * The Damned * Divit * Don't Look Down * Enemy You * Ensign * Exene Cervenka and the Original Sinners * Guttermouth * Hit The Switch * Jughead's Revenge * The Letters Organize * Lost City Angels * Much The Same * No Trigger * The Offspring (re-releasing old material) * One Hit Wonder * Rufio * Stormy California * Sloppy Seconds * Son of Sam * TheStart * Stavesacre * T.S.O.L. * The Turbo A.C.'s * Up Syndrome * The Vandals Compilations *1996 – '' Go Ahead Punk... Make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death By Stereo/Ensign Split 7" (EP)
The ''Death by Stereo/Ensign'' split 7-inch EP was released by Indecision Records in December 2000. It was an interesting release because both bands had left the label. Ensign in 1998 to go to Nitro Records, and Death by Stereo to go to Epitaph Records. At the time, Death by Stereo were recording material for their new studio release, ''Day of the Death'', and Ensign were in New York City producing an EP for Nitro Records, ''For What It's Worth''. They both agreed to record extra tracks for release by the label which had arguably launched their careers. In line with Indecision Records custom, they released the 7-inch in limited numbers, 1517 on black vinyl and 480 on brown vinyl. All five tracks were later re-released by Indecision Records on a CD compilation of some of their back catalogue of split EPs. It was called ''Indecision Records Split Series'' and was released in April 2001. Overview Death by Stereo's contribution commenced with a 54-second, almost death metal blast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love The Music, Hate The Kids
''Love the Music, Hate the Kids'' is American hardcore punk band Ensign's fourth full-length album. It is an album of cover versions of seminal hardcore punk songs from the early-1980s to mid-1990s. It was recorded in seven days and released in October 2003. It was the band's first album for Blackout Records after switching from Nitro Records after the release of '' The Price of Progression'' in 2001. Overview Ensign's journey from hardcore punk on their first album, '' Direction of Things to Come'', in 1997 through to metalcore on ''The Price Of Progression'' – taking a middleground stance on '' Cast the First Stone'' in 1999 – saw them now turning full-circle into seminal, old school punk and doing an album of cover versions which had been important to them in their formative years and recognised by many fans as important to the genre. Personnel for this recording was different from the previous release, with a different guitarist and drummer. The rushed production of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cast The First Stone (Ensign Album)
''Cast the First Stone'' was the second full-length album by American band Ensign. It was released by Nitro Records in March 1999 and follows the band's debut, '' Direction of Things to Come'' which came out on Indecision Records in November 1997. Overview The combination of a move to a bigger record label and a different guitarist from their previous album did little to alter the band's sound. It was a short, frenetic-paced collection of songs again. The tracks in the early part of the album are straightforward hardcore punk with less inclination to include slower refrain sections – referred to as breakdowns – than in previous recordings. This resulted in the tracks sounding faster. The latter part of the album showed signs that the band was including more metalcore elements into their sound. They would develop this tendency towards a more metalcore sound in their subsequent release, '' The Price of Progression''. Track listing All songs written by Ensign. #"Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indecision Records
Indecision Records is an independent American hardcore punk record label, which was started by punk photographer and fanzine editor Dave Mandel in 1992 as an offshoot of his fanzine, ''Indecision''. It is based in Garden Grove, California, and until about 2001 it was based in nearby Huntington Beach. See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... External links Official siteInterview with Dave Mandel {{Authority control Record labels established in 1995 American independent record labels Punk record labels Hardcore record labels Alternative rock record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore Punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Punk rock in California, Southern California which arose as a reaction against the still predominant History of the hippie movement, hippie cultural climate of the time. It was also inspired by Washington D.C. and New York City, New York punk rock and early proto-punk. Hardcore punk generally disavows commercialism, the established music industry and "anything similar to the characteristics of Rock music, mainstream rock" and often addresses social and political topics with "confrontational, politically-charged lyrics." Hardcore sprouted underground scenes across the United States in the early 1980s, particularly in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. hardcore, Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalcore
Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of breakdowns, slow, intense passages conducive to moshing. Other defining instrumental qualities include heavy riffs and stop-start rhythm guitar playing, occasional blast beats, and double bass drumming. Vocalists in the genre typically use thrash or scream vocals. Some later metalcore bands combine this with clean singing, often during the chorus. Death growls and gang vocals are common. 1990s metalcore bands were inspired by hardcore while later metalcore bands were inspired by melodic death metal bands like At the Gates and In Flames. The roots of metalcore are in the 1980s when bands would combine hardcore punk with heavy metal. This included New York hardcore bands like Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, and Killing Time, British hardcore p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direction Of Things To Come
''Direction of Things to Come'' was the debut full-length album from New Jersey hardcore punk band Ensign. It was released on Indecision Records in November, 1997, and it followed two 7-inch vinyl EPs. As well as being released on CD, Indecision Records continued their tradition of making limited edition vinyl production runs and this release appeared on 3403 black, 515 grey and 400 purple discs, the latter released to coincide with a European tour, with a different cover. Overview On this album, the band exhibited all the characteristics of the New York hardcore community of bands with which they were often associated, although they came from New Jersey and were signed to a Californian record label. Songs are invariably fast-paced with an intermittent slow refrain (called breakdowns). They are also of short duration with only one track lasting more than three minutes. It is basic, straightforward hardcore punk in contrast to the metalcore leanings they exhibited on later rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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