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California Hardcore roundup?

What I have here is a short list of some of my favorite hardcore bands from my home-state of California. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, nor should it be taken as an accurate depiction of the scene as a whole.

Killing the Dream:

Killing the Dream is a melodic hardcore band from Sacramento who are known for their breed of emotive, intense hardcore music. Sporting album artwork from Converge's Jacob Bannon, and being signed to Bannon's label, Deathwish inc., I think that despite differences in style, there is a lot of crossover appeal between the bands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBVioijdplU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rymvn8w0bqE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zq8a7KRB2M

Loma Prieta:

Featuring members of Punch, this San Francisco trio continues the tradition of chaotic, scream-laden music, but this time with a more melodic approach, and more mellow instrumental breaks, conjuring Orchid, or the original 90's emo bands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeRXSkGIQoQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fnMF2KfcZw

Nails

Fast, heavy, intense. A recent arrival on the Southern California scene, Nails are very quickly gathering a very strong following based on their no messing-around, hard hitting sound with a tone that screams "grindcore" and an old-school vibe. A year after the release of their 14-minute debut "full-length" album, 'Unsilent Death', and they are already signed to Southern Lord Records, one of the leading labels for doom and sludge, who have recently expanded more into hardcore "Entombed-alikes" with signings of bands like Black Breath or Trap Them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPnO7K2guqQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXWKh0gnPLw

Touché Amoré

Another newer band on the Socal scene, Touché Amoré have one full-length album, and a handful of 7" releases: splits with Make Do and Mend and La Dispute, a self-titled EP, and a live studio recording that never saw it's intended airplay. Having toured with the likes of Converge and Envy, and recently signing with Deathwish, they are quickly making a name for themselves, and their breed of angsty old-school hardcore with a decidedly modern twist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX0rMJC9nIw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJVGAlo9WM8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5keuwHntyY

Update:

Sorry, I got a little caught up in the writing, and forgot the original question.

Of these bands, which is your favorite?

What are your other favorite hardcore or non-hardcore bands from California?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    where's the question. this isn't a promotional site. do you mean newer bands only or can we list old school bands as well? and who gave us thumbs down for trying to clarify what the question was? some people are seriously juvenile.

  • 1 decade ago

    Being from the Uk I'm not really an expert, but there's three I know I like, Throwdown, Sabretooth Zombie and Trash Talk. Not sure whether I'd class Throwdown in there though.

    My favourite of those is definitely Trash Talk though, great band. Especially live (first time round I left with a bleeding head, second the singer broken nose) but brilliant, brilliant band.

    Of your, Killing the Dream and Nails sound like the stuff I listen to, so I'll have to listen out for them.

  • 1 decade ago

    So.. what's the question?

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