We review the new album from Restraining Order and then dive into a discussion about the way hardcore gets condescendingly covered by many music journalists (not us, of course). 

Intro song: Restraining Order - "Fight Back" 

Outro song: Restraining Order - "Another Better Day" 

We're joined by music journalist pal David Anthony to talk about Black Flag's 'My War.' Is this foundational record still relevant in modern-day hardcore? How influential is it actually? Is it even any good? All that and many other Flag-related digressions. 

Read David's blog Former Clarity https://www.formerclarity.com/

Read David's 2017 Noisey article about Black Flag's 'Damaged' https://www.vice.com/en/article/gv7d74/black-flags-damaged-is-an-iconic-record-so-why-isnt-it-more-influential

Hugo runs down a few thoughts he had on Tied Down Fest in Detroit. Then, we review new releases from Drain, Anklebiter, Envision and Never Ending Game. And finally, we look back on Shai Hulud's 2003 album 'That Within Blood Ill Tempered', just to see how it holds up. 

Intro song: Anklebiter - "Catharsis" 

Outro song: Never Ending Game - "Never Die" 

Picking up where we left off on our first episode, we reveal our favorite, most underrated, and most overrated hardcore albums of the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Stark differences and surprise common ground abound. 

Intro song: Trapped Under Ice - "Pleased To Meet You" Outro song: Fury - "Vacation" 

For our first episode, we picked our personal favorite, most underrated, and most overrated hardcore albums of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Next episode, we do the same for the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.