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Know Your Enemy
*SR-16 "Kill
Them (With Kindness)"
Brutal heavy hardcore from upstate
NY. No bullshit just straight
up passion and energy!Know your enemy hails from upstate
new York. It's members have been
playing in heavy bands for many
years, and their paths crossed at a
time when this was the obvious
direction to take. This is a
passion. Not a way to make a living,
but an escape from the grind,
friends doing what they love. There
is no political message, no agenda.
Just fun. Our message is simple: be
careful who you trust, treat your
real friends and your family well,
and have fun because life is short,
and you never know when your time is
up.
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Turn It Up
*SR-15 "Stronger
Than Machines"
Emotion fueled Punk/Hardcore
filled with melody and impressive
musical song writing
Since 2009, Turn It
Up! has been actively involved in
the New York City hardcore/punk
scene. After handing out two
thousand self released demo CDRs
throughout the world, they've had
the opportunity to share the stage
with many legends including Cro Mags,
Sick of it All, h2o, Marauder, and
countless other amazing bands.
It hasn't been easy! Having
experienced periods of constantly
shifting members,
they remain committed and continue
with passion through each hardship;
embracing them as they have had a
very profound impact in shaping who
they are.
While Turn It Up's lyrics take up a
wide range of issues, they have a
real passion for political and
social issues, which are reflected
both in the lyrical content as well
as their daily lives.
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Ripface Invasion
*SR-14 "To Not
Give In" Fast
furious hardcore influenced by early
NYHC with the New Jersey
flavor that the scene has come to
love!
Ripface Invasion is a coalition of
veteran musicians from the New
Jersey punk/hardcore/metal scene
from over the past 20 years.
Ripface Invasion is a hardcore band
that takes on a late eighties early
nineties New York hardcore sound.
They draw influence from bands like
Leeway, the Cro-Mags, and Sick of it
All. They blend it with hints of
late 80’s thrash metal, and mid
nineties New Jersey beat down styled
hardcore. Also, they throw in some
punk rock influence from bands like
The Misfits and The Ramones. The
result is a well rounded original
sound, that defies genres and
creates it own style of hardcore,
that sounds like no other band out
there. It’s brutal, fast, and full
of energy. The passion of its
members is obvious, and comes
through loud and clear when they
take the stage and perform live.
Ripface Invasion was formed in
December of 2010 by vocalist Anthony
(Red) Paladino. Red is the founder
and an active member of the Earache
Records 1997 new chapter recording
artist IDK, since their creation in
1990. The rest of the Ripface
Invasion line up consists of veteran
guitarist Joe EC. Joe is the
founder of New Jersey thrash metal
outfit Saint Avarice, Joe also
recorded and engineered Ripface
Invasion's EP " To Not Give In" The
bass guitar duties are held by Tom
Conti, who has played along side Red
in IDK since 1995. Finally,
Ripface’s drum basher is Dan
Lockhart, who is a longtime veteran
hardcore drummer. He has played in
acts such as One 4 One and A
Moment’s Peace.
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Silence Equals
Death
"Resurrection EP"
As a prelude to a future full
length release, SED has unleashed 4
songs of fury and passion with hard
breakdowns fused with melody. and
it's FREE!
Formed in 2011,SED are guys who have
been around the NJ/NY, Chicago and
St Louis Hardcore scene for years.
Members toured, had music on labels
and share a common bond, love and
passion for what they create. The
band also share the unfortunate bond
of being in bands that have broken
up and left them searching for a new
outlet. The name Silence Equals
Death not only has meaning for the
masses, but for the band
individually as people who have been
silenced by past events. This band
is a resurrection, a new voice, a
new fight, their next opportunity to
connect with the world the best way
they know how.
Past and current band include: In
Search Of, Flat Earth Society,
Augment, The Blood Of Redemption,
American Monster, Turn It Up
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Exit She Calls
*SR-13 "Out Of Reach"
The bands one and only release was
11 songs of great pop punk with
smooth female fronted melodies.
The band started off in 2004 as an
acoustic side project of Kristia
Moya while she was playing in and
out of bands in New Jersey. Because
of every song being influenced by
different genres of artists and
bands, only writing acoustic songs
did not fulfill her. Ryan Bertone,
had brought up making ESC a full
band throughout the years, but it
didn’t happen until last summer. She
was lucky enough to get both Jeff
Lambert and Carlos Rivero right
away. From there on, everything just
fell into place. Playing their first
show as a full band in January, they
haven’t looked back since and have
already played a large handfull of
shows throughout New Jersey and New
York. Honest and energetic can sum
up ESC’s live performance in two
words. They do not play into the
gimmicks that most North Jersey
bands do which makes their music
more sincere. Their hard work has
gotten them to play this year’s
Warped Tour in Camden, New Jersey
and Six Flag’s Great Adventure with
Forever The Sickest Kids in Jackson,
New Jersey. Even though, ESC is
still fresh as a band, they have
achieved a good amount and only plan
to take it to the next level. This
band, with their dose of sweet,
catchy, yet edgy sound, could be
North Jersey’s hope for a great
young pop/rock scene.
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Augment
*SR-12 "Self Titled CD"
11 tracks of pure brutality ala
Hatebreed and Terror!
What started off as a
jam band in 01 eventually grew into
a group of skilled individuals with
diverse interests and enough
ambition to take them all the way.
Augment is a Hardcore/Metal band
that stays true to the sound they've
been known for over the years. Five
different individuals working to
create their own style, their own
music, and their own history.
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In Search Of
*SR-11 "25 Ta Life/Search Of split
CD"
ISO delivers four passion filled
songs of new school Hardcore.
*SR-8 "Four Scenes One Family"
ISO's impressive debut that laid the
foundation for future success and
notoriety as one of the scenes best
up and comers.
In Search Of was born on June 25th
2005 after playing it's first
official show in Taunton
Massachusetts. June of 05 saw the
worldwide release of the split cd
"Four Scenes One Family". The Cd
also featuring Colin Of Arabia,
Blood Stands Still and Stop This
Fall has gotten ISO rave reviews not
only in the USA, but around the
globe. Spring of 06 saw ISO land on
a compilation CD put out by
StillBorn Records. In August the
band teamed up with 25 Ta Life to
release it's second split in just
over a year. Tours in Canada and
the USA fueled the passion and
desire of ISO to become a major
force in the music community, as
well as building a connection both
emotionally and physically with it's
fans.
The often asked question "what are
you guys In Search Of"? Can easily
be rebutted by asking "what are you
searching for"? We're all searching
for something in life. And while
we're all different in what we
strive for, the common bond remains.
We all continue to search, from now,
until we die. But then again, once
we die, maybe the real search begins
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25 ta Life has been around since
93' Their sound is pure hardcore
with a "metal" edge to it. If you
live anywhere near NY, and you're
into Hardcore, you HAVE seen 25 ta
Life play at one time or another. 25
ta Life seems to play shows almost
every day and it's because of them
that many other smaller bands get
recognition. The band defines what
the hardcore scene is really about,
UNITY. At each show, Rick has a huge
table filled with 25 ta Life
merchandise as well as tapes, demos,
and CD's from other bands. Pile-on's
and sing alongs are a trade mark
event at all 25 ta Life shows. If
you have the chance to see them, and
you haven't yet, make sure you check
these mutha fuckas out! -hardcorewebsite.net
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Sutter Kane
*SR-10 "The End Of Silence"
SK delivered a 6 song EP of heavy
Hardcore with a crushing metal edge
Sutter Kane formed in
the summer of 2001 at first calling
themselves "Lost In Silence". A
couple beers and a few members later
they decided it would be best to
change the bands name and Sutter
Kane was born. In the beginning the
band started out as a jam session
having fun and giving themselves a
place to go after a long work day.
Sutter Kane later formed into a band
that continues to tour throughout
the USA and Canada while playing
with heavy hitting acts like Love Is
Red, With Honor, Embrace Today, The
Program, He Is Legend & Anterraba.
Later releasing their debut album
"The End of Silence" Sutter Kane
combines the sounds of metal; Iron
Maiden, Killswitch Engage, All That
Remains and As I lay Dying with the
energy of hardcore; Agnostic Front,
Leeway, Madball and Hatebreed. Using
the passion for music & life as
their fuel, Sutter Kane strives to
break down the walls and go beyond
the boundaries set, leaving nothing
but ashes behind.
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The Blackout
*SR-9 "Holding On"
The Blackout delivers a 6 song EP of
Kill Your Idols meets Sick Of It All
style hardcore. Fast and furious
with plenty of pile on and breakdown
fun!
The Blackout was Hardcore Punk band
from central new jersey. The band
was formed in early 1999 by Matt &
Ken Hall . They were joined by
guitarist Chris and a couple other
friends soon after. In 2000 they
started writing songs and playing
through out New Jersey and New York
including The Misfits 25th
anniversary tour at The Birch Hill
Nightclub. Like many bands The
Blackout has gone though a few
member changes over the years. In
2004 they were joined by drummer
Nick (of friction 57 fame). Since
then The Blackout has been louder,
faster, and more in your face than
ever. They continue to play with
many great hardcore and punk bands
including The Misfits, Agnostic
Front, The Dickies, D.I, Flat Earth
Society, The Damned, and D.R.I.
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Blood Stands Still
*SR-8 "Four Scenes One Family"
Some of the first
material released by BSS are these 3
great songs that propelled them into
the spotlight as one of the scenes
hardest bands on any coast.
Originally formed back in 1999,
Blood Stands Still has stayed true
to the hardcore scene continually
progressing musically while helping
out others in need. The main
emphasis being to create some
powerful music and taking it out on
the road. The band has finished
several successful tours of the
North and Southwest with their
friends in Skare Tactic, Already
Dead, Life In Numbers, Bring It
Down, Donnybrook, Cast Aside, 25 Ta
Life, and 100 Demons.
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Stop This Fall
*SR-8 "Four Scenes One Family"
One of Miami's best delivers their
last 3 songs to be released with
inspiring lyrics and catchy rhythms.
STF was a punk band that ended up
being a hardcore band. When the
project came together, it aimed to
play a melodic brand of heavier punk
rock, but the influences of the
members cranked out melodic hardcore
punk. The band itself was aimed at
maintaining an ideal and a message
that spoke to those parts of the
counter-culture that were aware of
the responsibility that comes with
being aware. and to dispel the
ambiguity that such statements
usually carry, we were leftists,
pretty much socialists, and damn
proud of it too. This meant that the
band would, fatefully, have very few
mosh parts or songs about killing
ex-girlfriends...with mosh parts.
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Heartfelt Discord
*SR-7 "Something From Within"
Heartfelt Discord's debut
EP mixes all styles of hardcore with
pure passion and emotion. With
influences such as fugazi, minor
threat, sick of it all, lifetime
In the beginning stages most of the
members were currently playing in
other bands, so the idea of putting
Heartfelt Discord together was
primarily thought of as a side
project. But since most of the band
listened to all different styles of
hardcore, the urge to form a band
that could express that with no
limitations was just too great.
Heartfelt Discord got together and
began to write songs which they felt
best represented themselves while
remaining free from being labeled
into a specific genre of music.
Shortly after the writing process
began, natale asked matt, who played
guitar in his current nj metalcore
band (a life less perfect) to join
up with them. After matt’s arrival
Heartfelt Discord’s sound really
began coming together, and things
just started flowing. Since the
members current projects weren’t
working out for one reason or
another, Heartfelt Discord quickly
changed from a side project to the
only band that really mattered. In
late June Heartfelt Discord recorded
their upcoming ep titled "Something
From Within" and plans to keep
moving forward, taking their love
for music as far as they can.
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One Win Choice
*SR-5 "All The Kings Men..."
Fast Punk-Hardcore with kick ass grooves
and melody! For fans of Strike
Anywhere.Hailing from Toms River
NJ, OWC offers up every song to goals of
positive social change, unity, and
building a sense of community and
solidarity. OWC has been playing
together for many years. The band
strives to deliver music infused with
energy, Youth and aggression.
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Eyes Of Hate
*SR-4 "Eyes Of
Hate" Fast angry NYC
punk rock with no bullshit lyrics
and an intensity that makes you want
to tear the venue down!
Eyes Of Hate was started in 1999 by
singer Al and friend Antonio. The story
can go one forever, but the short of it
is, Al died in 2005 and will be missed
by all who knew him. The music however,
will live on forever...
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Flat Earth Society
The original Scorpion band!
*SR-1 "Demo 2000"
2 Pennywise/Bad Religion
influenced DIY songs that led to the
birth of Scorpion Records.
*SR-3 "FES Self Titled Re-release"
8 songs of punk rock mixed with old
school hardcore that put the band and
the label globally on the map!
In January of 2000 FES
released a 2 song CD simply titled "Demo
2000". In June of 2000, a self titled 7
song studio CD was released on Scorpion
Records. Both CD’s received great
reviews in print and web press. Both are
also receiving airplay on US college
radio and other stations throughout the
world. Through some hard networking and
a word of mouth buzz, to date, FES has
landed on Fifteen compilation CD’s, Two
extreme skiing videos and a Video
fanzine that featured North Jersey
bands. All of which are for sale
worldwide. The band had a song featured
on a television commercial for the WWF 5
FES songs were included in the regular
rotation at the 2000 winter X-Games. FES
has played live on a local cable TV
show, and has done live on air
interviews on numerous college radio.
The songs "What Now", "All Talk" and
“Friend” have reached #1 on MP3.com and
garageband.com's punk/hardcore charts.
In 2002 after selling out of 2 pressings
of the first CD, The band decided to
redo the artwork and re-release a self
titled CD with a new audio track and a
mpeg video. The re-release finally found
FES's CD in most records stores in NJ
and other states such as, Arizona, Utah
and Texas. 2003 also brought a deal to
distro the CD in Russia. FES toured the
east coast from Mass to Florida since
2000 and started invading Canada in 2004
The band completed a full national tour
of 11,000 miles in 31 days in the summer
of 2003, won a lot on the 2003 Warped
Tour through Ernie Ball and played to a
sold out crowd. 2004 FES played HellFest
@ RexPlex in NJ!
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Implode
*Although never an official
Scorpion release
Implode's self titled
CD has been part of
our catalog from the beginning. Old
school hardcore the way it was meant
to be
A hardcore band which formed in 1996
with three former members of EMOTIVE
DRIVE (1988-1993). The band
currently has out an 11 song self
titled cd. In addition, they have
been featured on 5 compilation cd's
from all around the world. Implode
has also received air play on
numerous college and internet radio
stations, as well as, a featured "on
air" interview on WSOU 89.5fm.
Guitarist/Vocalist Mark is also the
driving force behind the video
fanzine "Guerrilla Warfare".
The term "IMPLODE" means "to burst
inward." The meaning behind the band
name is to try and take negative
feelings and use the music and
lyrics to transform them in a
positive, constructive direction (as
opposed to self-destructive). The
band hopes that the songs will
motivate others to accomplish their
goals and provide a means of
emotional release. Implode will play
anywhere from basements to bigger
clubs. They don't mind playing to 5
or 500 people and are willing to
play free shows if the promoter is
just looking to break even with
expenses or running a charity event.
In May of 2002 IMPLODE has decided
to call it quits. The band feels
they've expressed everything on the
last cd and do not want to force
writing new uninspired songs for the
sake of just being in a band. Each
member has grown and gone in
separate directions since starting
the band, and it seems that it would
be insincere to try to hold on to
something not felt any more.
Mark has gone on to create the
Guerilla Warefare video compilation
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