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    LIFE'S BLOOD were a legendary short lived band from New York City. Formed in 1987, LIFE'S BLOOD Played 20 shows and recorded 2 radio shows, a Demo at Don Fury and one 7" "Defiance" released on Combined Effort Records and appeared on the seminal "NEW BREED" tape comp in 1988. In these short 14 months as band they left an indelible mark on the history of hardcore punk, as their sharp, earnest, and challenging lyrics backed with remarkably sturdy, dissonant and distorted hardcore songs emerged at a time where the focus of Underground hardcore had been blurred by commercialism, crossover and violence.

    HARDCORE A.D. 1988 Collects 27 songs from their Defiance EP, demo tape, compilation tracks, their post humous split EP WITH STICKS AND STONES, WFMU and WNYU recordings and Live tracks with new liner notes from Guittarist Adam Nathanson, extensive band notes compiled by Bassist Neil Burke with extensive photos and flyers. Mastered at George Horn mastering, with packaging designed by Jack Barfield at Neolithic Print Cartel. The CD version comes with a 16 page booklet.

    This is the first time LIFE's BLOOD's material has been officially available in almost two decades.

    After LIFE'S BLOOD dissolved Guitarist Adam Nathanson formed BORN AGAINST, bassist Neil Burke was in the initial line Up of BORN AGAINST as well as MENACE DEMENT, SINKING BODY and MEN'S RECOVERY PROJECT, drummer Jon Kricksciun and final LIFE'S BLOOD singer Sean Murphy played in COLLAPSE, and original vocalist Jason O'Toole recently sang for MY RIFLE.

    TRACK LIST:
    Never Make a Change
    Left Me Behind
    Stick to It
    Guilty as Charged
    Youth Enrage
    Not for the Weak
    Catch Our Breath
    It's Not in Your Heart
    Human Power
    Reckoning Force
    Counting On
    Plain Truth (Demo)

    It's Not in Your Heart (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Resist Control (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Maximum Security (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Left Out On The Ice To Die (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Guilty as Charged (Demo)
    Stick to It (Demo)
    Left Me Behind (Dirt Club 1/21/88)
    Never Make a Change (WNYU 3/24/88)
    Not for the Weak (WNYU 3/24/88)
    Maximum Security (CBGB 9/25/88)
    Youth Enrage (CBGB 9/25/88)
    Human Power (CBGB 9/25/88)
    You're X'ed (Dirt Club 1/21/88)
    Outro

    Includes unlimited streaming of LIFE'S BLOOD "Hardcore A.D.1988" via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Vinyl LP in Stoughton tip-on Gatefold With 11 x 22" insert.
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    LIFE'S BLOOD were a legendary short lived band from New York City. Formed in 1987, LIFE'S BLOOD Played 20 shows and recorded 2 radio shows, a Demo at Don Fury and one 7" "Defiance" released on Combined Effort Records and appeared on the seminal "NEW BREED" tape comp in 1988. In these short 14 months as band they left an indelible mark on the history of hardcore punk, as their sharp, earnest, and challenging lyrics backed with remarkably sturdy, dissonant and distorted hardcore songs emerged at a time where the focus of Underground hardcore had been blurred by commercialism, crossover and violence.

    HARDCORE A.D. 1988 Collects 27 songs from their Defiance EP, demo tape, compilation tracks, their post humous split EP WITH STICKS AND STONES, WFMU and WNYU recordings and Live tracks with new liner notes from Guittarist Adam Nathanson, extensive band notes compiled by Bassist Neil Burke with extensive photos and flyers. Mastered at George Horn mastering, with packaging designed by Jack Barfield at Neolithic Print Cartel. The LP comes in a Stoughton tip on gatefold with a 11x22" insert and download card.

    This is the first time LIFE'S BLOOD's material has been officially available in almost two decades.

    After LIFE'S BLOOD dissolved Guitarist Adam Nathanson formed BORN AGAINST, bassist Neil Burke was in the initial line Up of BORN AGAINST as well as MENACE DEMENT, SINKING BODY and MEN'S RECOVERY PROJECT, drummer Jon Kricksciun and final LIFE'S BLOOD singer Sean Murphy played in COLLAPSE, and original vocalist Jason O'Toole recently sang for MY RIFLE.

    TRACK LIST:
    Never Make a Change
    Left Me Behind
    Stick to It
    Guilty as Charged
    Youth Enrage
    Not for the Weak
    Catch Our Breath
    It's Not in Your Heart
    Human Power
    Reckoning Force
    Counting On
    Plain Truth (Demo)

    It's Not in Your Heart (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Resist Control (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Maximum Security (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Left Out On The Ice To Die (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Guilty as Charged (Demo)
    Stick to It (Demo)
    Left Me Behind (Dirt Club 1/21/88)
    Never Make a Change (WNYU 3/24/88)
    Not for the Weak (WNYU 3/24/88)
    Maximum Security (CBGB 9/25/88)
    Youth Enrage (CBGB 9/25/88)
    Human Power (CBGB 9/25/88)
    You're X'ed (Dirt Club 1/21/88)
    Outro

    Includes unlimited streaming of LIFE'S BLOOD "Hardcore A.D.1988" via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Recorded at Don Fury Studios 2/3/88

lyrics

I confess to defiance
I Live- The dead can't say no
I refuse to be dragged along
I'll make up my mind while I still have one
A life of Violence
I Can't abide
Stand in your way
Willing to Be tried
Take my Liberty - then give me death!
Your offensive actions I'm not willing to accept
I stand between You and your profanities
I'll die on my feet I won't live on my knees
I am not afraid
To stand guilty as charged
Accused of asking questions
I stand guilty as charged

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from LIFE'S BLOOD "Hardcore A​.​D​.​1988", released May 12, 2017
Nathanson ( guitar)
Burke ( bass)
Kricksciun (drums)
O'Toole ( vocals)

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