Saturday, April 4, 2026

HellaSicker - Forgotten Tracks (Primal Future Records)


A new release out on this Moscow based label. And we know that Russian Hardcore stands for quality.
The release info seems to indicate these are older tracks dedicated to an almost-forgotten past, and, yeah, the title of the release indicates this, too.
The tracks themselves are flawless. They pick up a lot of influences, 90s Gabber, Millenium synths / speeds, a hint of terror, noise, and speedcore, there is industrial, mainstream, and doomcore.
But it never sounds cheesy or artificial!
Truly bold and strong Hardcore. For days when you just want to raise your middle finger to the world.

Various - The 10th Musical Mayhem (Musical Mayhem Records)


New vinyl on Musical Mayhem Records
I don't know much about the concept behind the release, but I assume it is part of a series of re-releases of Hardcore class-sicks.
The track to search out here is "In the year 1999" by Chesler aka The Horrorist.
This is one of the hardest and fastest he did using this disguise. As far as I know, it was a bonus track on a single CD release, and this is the first time it has been put on vinyl.
In style, I would say it is between the works he did for Industrial Strength or Mokum (Temper Tantrum / Narcanosis) and his later, slower "The Horrorist" releases.
Top notch!

Then there is the German Hardcore / Trancecore classic "Riot Cracker" by Casseopaya. Really stood the test of time.
The other tracks seem to belong more to the Newstyle / Hardhouse variant of Hardcore, but are nice, too!

https://www.discogs.com/release/36685639-Various-The-10th-Musical-Mayhem