HARD ASS RECORDS is a "lable" out of Youngstown, OH. It is a 100% DIY effort and we work to release quality HARDCORE at an affordable price and help expose new/good bands to people in our region (OH/Western PA). We do not believe in fancy packaging, all HARD ASS releases in slim cases w/ full quality color inserts/artwork/etc. These are PROFESSIONAL prints, the CD has screen printing on it and is shrink wrapped just like any CD you buy in the store. This allows us to sell full lengths at a low price ($5 to $6 each), and the bands involved still can make some $$$ while giving you a good sounding, quality product without having to pay $10 or $12 for a CD.
In the future we'll have new releases from bands from the OH/WESTERN PA Region as well as bands from other countries, we believe in supporting our local regions/scene as well as helping to expose people to bands form other countries they might never get to hear otherwise. We are not into false-core or pop music. We support only the Hardcore-Reality.
If you want to find good hardcore music... look no further. if you want fancy-pants BS... go elsewhere.
Influences
NEW STUFF FOR 2009!
ULTIMO BEATDOWN "END TIMES" CD - More negativity. More mysteries of the universe. More ULTIMO! Limited CD this spring.
NO END IN SIGHT - Heavy HC outta MN... split release w/ TBA
Hard-Ass Records is proud to announce the launch of HARD-ASS DIGITAL. This is a blog where we will post future Hard-Ass releases for digital download. many release will be 100% Free! We will post new and old releases from CROWD DETERRENT, CREEPOUT, RACE RIOT, ULTIMO BEATDOWN, and many more and NEW Hard-Ass bands, so keep your eyes peeled for info on when new releases will be posted!
HA004 THE STRUGGLE "18 SONG DISCOGRAPHY" FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD - 18 Tracks of angry, negative HC. Think WARZONE meets BLACK SABBATH. Youngstown HC ala 2001 featuring members of Crowd Deterrent, Shelter, Puppet Government, and more!
HA003 CROWD DETERRENT & NUMB "SPLIT" CD - NUMB is Tokyo's oldest and most respected HC band. Crowd Deterrent plays their usual angry traditional HC. Another international release which bridges continents. 14 tracks of straight up hardcore.
SOLD OUT!
HA004 CREEPOUT DISCOGRAPHY CD - 19 tracks from the Lords of West Tokyo Hardcore. All their material, including demo tracks, comp appearances, plus a few new songs and other stuff never released in the US. Straight up Clevo style (OLC/Integrity/etc) with an Asian twist. if you slept on this band... time to wake up!
SOLD OUT!
$6.00ppd (US) : HA002 CROWD DETERRENT/CREEPOUT "SPLIT" - 14 tracks of HC from Ohio to West Tokyo, Japan! Crowd Deterrent = 10 years of property damage and violence... CREEPOUT = the best thing out of Japan you never heard of
SOLD OUT!
HA001 ULTIMO BEATDOWN "WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS DEMO" CD! Hardcore based upon Toho Monster movies and the mysteries of the Universe. Sure to expand the mind! ** This is now out of print! Sorry... no more of these will be made!
The new issue of Juice Magazine - Issue 66 - featuring ANDY KESSLER (R.I.P.) skating the streets of NYC on the cover (Photo by Ivory Serra) is available now. www.juicemagazine.com.
JUICE MAGAZINE ISSUE 66 features:
ANDY KESSLER interview by STEVE OLSON BEBE BUELL interview by STEVE OLSON BOOTSY COLLINS interview by STEVE OLSON CRAIG JOHNSON interview by JIM MURPHY FRITZ MEAD interview by JIM MURPHY KALANI DAVID interview by JAY ADAMS MIKE WEED interview by STEVE OLSON NATAS KAUPAS interview by STEVE OLSON OMAR SALAZAR interview by STEVE OLSON PAUL SCHMITT interview by STEVE OLSON PETER GUNN interview by MARK "RED" SCOTT and THE CONFESSOR ROB PALMER interview by JIM MURPHY SCOTT CAAN interview by STEVE OLSON JACK GRISHAM of T.S.O.L. interview by STEVE OLSON TIM JACKSON interview by AARON MURRAY WADE SPEYER interview by JIM MURPHY YANIV EVAN interview by STEVE OLSON VENICE SK8 WALL OF FAME features interviews with AARON “FINGERS” MURRAY, BART SARIC, BOB "THE BULLET" BINIAK, C.R. STEYCK III, CESARIO “BLOCK” MONTANO, CHRISTIAN HOSOI, CHUCK KATZ, CRIS DAWSON, DANNY BEARER, DOUG SMITH, ERIC “TUMA” BRITTON, ERIC DRESSEN, GEORGE WILSON, GER-I LEWIS, JAMES "RED DOG" MUIR, JEFF HO, JOEY TRAN, JOSH “BAGEL” KLASSMAN, LANCE LEMOND, MARK MUNSKI, JAY ADAMS, JEF HARTSEL, JESSE MARTINEZ, KELLY JACKSON, PAT BAREIS, PAUL CONSTANTINEAU, PAUL HOFFMAN, PEGGY OKI, RAY FLORES, SKIP ENGBLOM, SUSANNE MELANIE BERRY, TIM JACKSON, WENTZLE RUML IV, WES HUMPSTON.
Pre-orders of our debut 12" is up NOW on Reflectionsrecords.com. 9 songs, 13 minutes, so you know what to expect. The first press is limited to 500 copies, don't miss out. It's time to put European Straight Edge back on the map!
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