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With all the bands claiming to play “hardcore” these days, it’s good to know some bands still understand the meaning of the term. F-MINUS have always played hardcore in the straightforward, no-bullshit manner of pioneers like MINOR THREAT and NEGATIVE APPROACH without sounding like a throwback or cringe-inducing cliche. With a dual male/female vocal assault that recalls bands like NAUSEA or even CRASS, and to-the-point songs that rarely break the minute mark F-MINUS makes its impression felt quickly and memorably in the same way records like "Victim In Pain" did. With two full-length albums under their belts, 1999’s "F-Minus" and 2001’s "Suburban Blight", released on major-indie Hellcat/Epitaph Records F-MINUS has reached a wide audience, building a rabid nationwide following. "Won’t Bleed Me/Failed Society" collects the band’s long out-of-print and sought-after vinyl only EPs of the same name plus some unreleased cover tunes. F-MINUS fans have long asked for these hard to find EPs to be released in digital form and now in the 2nd collaboration between Alternative Tentacles Records and Blacknoise Records, F-MINUS fans finally get what they’ve been waiting for, 20 songs worth of no-frills catchy-as-hell West Coast hardcore. |
