xbrainiax – Disgrace to the Corpse of Eric Wood (2005)

Powerviolence (Clinton Township, MI)

            xbrainiax were one of the more faster bands to play powerviolence.  Disgrace to the Corpse of Eric Wood is probably their most definitive release.

Weekend Nachos – Torture EP (2005)

Powerviolence/Hardcore (Chicago, IL)

            Weekend Nachos are one of the bands that got me into powerviolence.  Torture was their first EP released on Tooth Decay Records.

Crucial Unit – Premium Iced Tea (2000)

Thrash (Pittsburgh, PA)

            A friend told me about these guys a few years ago and this was the first album I heard by them.  I immediately had to find more of their music.  Although they disbanded in 2004, Crucial Unit were probably one of the most original bands to play fast, fun music.

http://www.crucialunit.com/

Y – Global Player (2001)

Powerviolence/Hardcore (Germany)

            I heard about Y many times and was finally able to find some stuff by them.  Global Player was originally released by Sound Pollution Records on CD and vinyl.

Rupture – Cunt of God (1999)

Hardcore/Punk (Perth, Australia)

            I didn’t check these guys out until recently.  Rupture plays really fast hardcore punk.  Cunt of God was originally released on Rhetoric Records.

Agoraphobic Nosebleed/Converge – The Poacher Diaries (1999)

Grindcore/Hardcore (Massachusetts, US)

            This is one of the first grindcore CDs I ever bought.  The Poacher Diaries is an extreme music classic.

http://agoraphobicnosebleed.bandcamp.com/album/the-poacher-diaries

Eaten Alive – Eaten Alive (2006)

Hardcore/Punk/Thrash (Inland Empire, CA)

The Eaten Alive 7” was originally released by 1917 Records.  Eaten Alive played thrashing hardcore skate punk with plenty of blast beats.  This was their only release.