FRAMTID – Under The Ashes LP

If you asked me what my favorite record of the ’00′s was, I’d probably say this guy right here. I remember getting this from a friend of mine’s mailorder (2002 I think?) and being completely blown away by it. Twelve tracks of absolutely punishing hardcore with huge wall-of-noize production and one of the best current hardcore drummers I can think of. One of my major musical disappointments of the past 10 years was these guys getting denied visas to come to the USA, but hopefully they’ll make it over at some point or I’ll make it over to Japan (hello Jaybil.)

Original pressing here on Crust War, I think there were only 1000 made on heavy wax with heavy cover (to add to the overall heaviness of this beast.) There’s a USA pressing on Blackwater that has a cool screened cover, but IMO this version is sounds so ridiculously loud that there’s no room for another pressing in my collection.