CREEM - Curator

New York's CREEM is certainly one of those "it" bands right now. They got the whole package going on. I loved their 12" LP and this is just as awesome. The cover of this is really incredible, and goes along with the song "Rat Race". This is probably going to be the best cover of the year. For those of you that may not know, there is a note to "Sammy the Bull" who was a John Gotti associate and underboss in the Gambino crime family. He ended up turning into a snitch (or a "rat") and testifying on the Gambino's, therefore it appears someone hung up a dead rat as a warning to him. What really makes the picture though is the "Pet Sitting" sign right next to the dead rat. I don't know where the band found this picture, but it's incredible for a hardcore 7" cover!

The back is equally awesome with some old school police kicking it under a tree, one grabbing his nuts and the other flipping off the camera. For those of you that aren't familiar with Creem, you should check this release out if you get a chance. Fast and ugly USHC, some real take no prisoners type stuff.

As far as I know all the first /620 copies pressed are on black vinyl. Check them out live below incase if you had any doubts about how much they rule.

Heavy CREEM

This is going to be a top ten album this year. Here is NYHC's CREEM. Early 80's Boston sounding hardcore with a little bit of Oi! influences. I am loving the revival in this type of music right now, in the past few years we have seen bands like (the almighty) 86 Mentality, Vacant State, Wasted Time, Violent Minds, Boston Strangler, Shipwrecked, Cold Stare, Reckless Aggression, Bukkake Boys, No Class, and so many more. I think this is becoming one of the most exciting eras of hardcore with this kind of revival, after so many years of just youth crew, beatdown and powerviolence styles dominating the 'core. Which is nothing wrong with that, but I grew up on Oi! and old hardcore so seeing these genre's become more and more prevalent is a great, fantastic thing. This release is FANTASTIC. I just wish it was longer, seven tracks that come out the speakers straight for the kill. No fucking around, just amazing hardcore. I'm frankly amazed that these guys aren't as blown up as Boston Strangler is right now. Either way, I would go ahead and scoop up a copy of this if you have a chance. Just listen to the track below, "Think Twice" and Think Twice about buying this record.