Last year, Rain Fest decided to rule hard, and add a band
that came out of nowhere. They somehow got one of the best bands to reunite. A
band that came into my life by discovering any/all bands on New Age Records.
Sad to say I didn't make it, and when I think back, I probably should of just
gone for broke and heading up so I could of seen the all mighty Strain play one
last time...but let's hope it's not the last time.
Bummed me out pretty hard when I got word from Alex (Code X
Red) that the crowed was super lame and did not, nay, could not appreciate the
true excellence of Strain. But, seeing
at I tend to find and/or discover bands that absolutely no one gives a shit
about, that couldn’t ruin my respect and admiration for this band. I may hold
them up to a higher merit than other bands in the era, but remembering being a
dumb teenager, seeing that New Age Records stamp and putting Here and Now on for the first time…It
just reminds me the love I have for this “scene”. That feeling I got, and still
get, when I take a chance on a random band, all in hopes that I won’t take out
the CD and be completely disappointed. Strain, other than being such a solid
band, really reminds me of the love I have for all of this, whatever it might
be.
Strain is the exact sound and feel of 90’s Hardcore. Being
one of the best and heaviest bands from the Northwest, Strain’s discography is
one of the best I’ve had heard in all existence. Sure, you can say a lot of
songs where reused for variously releases, but that does not take away from the
actually music being made. They only where around from early to mid/later 90’s,
but that short time as an active band, gave us so much good to listen to. I decided
to upload a collection of seven inches. I think it’s all they release, maybe
minus a bootleg, but it’s a great way to discover a band and I have such found memoires
of. Now, all of these songs have been re-released onto CD Compilations, so If
you want physical copies I’m sure your wish can come true. Enjoy!
