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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

shaved ape - love letter to hardcore // 2026 // usa #nowplaying #coresky #hardcorepunk

picture of an lp record sleeve.
it is a full colour picture of a young person doing a huge ollie over a skateboard.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

kinetic orbital strike - the terrifying power of bombardment // 2026 // usa #nowplaying #coresky #hardcorepunk

picture of an lp record sleeve. it's black and white in colour

on the top it says "kinectic orbital strike"
on the bottom in the middle over two lines it says "the terrifying power of bombardment"
in the centre of the sleeve is an image of earth from low orbit.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

bootlicker - 1000 yd. stare // 2024 // canada #nowplaying #coresky #hardcorepunk

picture of an lp record sleeve.
boot licker 1000 yd. stare

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

found an archive of really old show flyers. there were a lot of awesome shows back when. there are still a lot of great shows now though. this poster sticks out to me the most so far.

show flyer for bands

devoid of faith
the pist
monster x
drop dead

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

chain whip - call of the knife // 2023 // canada #nowplaying #coresky

picture of an lp record sleeve.
it is a pink background with white and black drawing.
it has a drawing of the back of a man's head. you can see part of his shoulder. his hand is seen and holding a knife. you can see the man's face in the reflection of the knife. he looks angry.
the background has drawings of seven flying drones.
on the top left it says "chain whip"
on the bottom left it says "call of the knife"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

cult crime - cult crime // 2025 // canada #nowplaying #coresky #rocknroll

picture of an lp record sleeve. it is black and white with red.
the centre has an off kilter crt television. the glass is broken out and you can see a mushroom cloud inside. there are drawing of blood spatters all over the place.
on the top starting at the left it says "cult crime"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

a big eye opener for me was when a link was broken and i couldn’t find out what people were taking about. i thought to myself that it doesn’t matter and i’ll forget about it ten seconds later anyway. now i don’t care if i miss something while scrolling. it doesn’t matter.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

so much stuff. chucky from childs play. the big blob in the lake in creepshow 2. stephen king’s it.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

just finished black heart fades blue by jerry a. lang from poison idea. the second of three books. it's a pretty good book, but it falls into a repetitive groove talking about all the crime he did to get dope. excited to read the third book. www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...

goodreads.com

Black Heart Fades Blue - Vol. 2

If you're looking for the events that inspired the lyri…

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

correction - 1979. my canadian copy is 1980

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

the clash - london calling // 1980 // uk #nowplaying #punksky

picture of an lp record sleeve. it features a black and white photo of a person smashing a guitar.
on the top it says "the clash"
on the left side, vertical it says "london"
on the bottom going left to right it says "calling"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

charged gbh - the clay years 1981 to 84 // 1988 // uk #nowplaying #punksky

picture of an lp record sleeve. the sleeve is mainly black with a photograph in the centre.
the photo is of four members of the band posing for a photo. they are standing on a rooftop.
on the top it says "charged g.b.h." the charged portion is white and the other portion is red.
under the photo says "the clay years 1981 to 84"
it has a red line above and below the words.

the sleeve is in poor condition.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

i had to make a similar choice this week. i got the email for the steam frame, but i bought too many records in the past few weeks. no steam frame for me.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

paprika - let's kill punk // 2024 // usa #nowplaying #hardcorepunk

picture of an lp record sleeve.
it is white with black and red. the image in the middle is of a human head split in half. the outside showing the skin, next showing the musculature, and the last showing the skull. between these is a mushroom cloud.
around the outside is a drawing of barbed wire. on the left going from top to bottom it says "paprika" on the right from top to bottom it says "lets kill punk"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

cult crime - gone too long // 2024 // canada #nowplaying #hardcorepunk

picture of a 7" record sleeve. it is black and red in colour. a red square borders the outside of the record. the corners look as if they have blood spatter on them. in the middle of the sleeve in large letters it says" cult crime" across two lines.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

world burns to death - no dawn comes ... night without end // 2003 // usa #nowplaying #dbeat #hardcorepunk

picture of 7" record sleeve for world burns to death - no dawn comes ... night without end.

it is a black and white picture of a road sign that says "treblinka"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

youth of today - break down the walls // 1997 // usa #nowplaying #hardcorepunk #straightedge

picture of an lp record sleeve.
it is a black and white photo of a man in a crowd of people. the man is the vocalist ray cappo. on the top it says "youth of today"
on the bottom it says "break down the walls"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

cardiac arrest - life's a dead end // 2006 // usa #nowplaying #hardcorepunk #coresky

picture of a 7" record sleeve. it is yellow and the ink is red. it has an image of i assume the city of st.louis, with the gateway arch. there is four people wearing suits standing on something idk what it is. the eyes are blacked out.
the words printed say "cardiac arrest life's a dead end"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

seein' red - refuse resist // 2024 // netherlands

picture of an lp record sleeve. it has a famous picture of a nazi rally taken in 1936. the entire crowd is using the nazi salute, except one man. he has his arms folded. there is a circle over the hero. the picture is in black and white. across the top of the sleeve is the words "seein red" with a triangle between the words. the triangle is upside down.
near the bottom at the right is the words "refuse resist"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

holocron / reversal of man // canada / usa // 1996 #nowplaying #coresky #screamo

picture of an lp record sleeve. the sleeve is white with a pasted sticker on the right quarter. the sticker is a darker shade of white with black ink. on the top of the sticker it says "holocron" book ended with stars. on the bottom it says "reversal of man". between the words is an image of a statue of a person with a child in their lap.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

funeral oration - believer // 1997 // netherlands #nowplaying #poppunk #punksky

picture of an lp record sleeve. it is black and white and pink. it has two photographs on the cover. the top is a picture of a person in a suit walking in front of a bus. the bus is not modern. it may have been modern in 1997.

the bottom is a picture of some railroad tracks and a railcar on one of them it is taken from the position looking at the car from the tracks. there is a water tower in the background

in the lower middle in large letter across the entire sleeve says "oration"
below that to the right it says "funeral oration" in smaller letters

in the smallest letters yet, inside silver coloured circles it says "believer"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

thoughts of ionesco - the triptych session // 1997 // usa #nowplaying #coresky

picture of an lp record sleeve. it's a white sleeve with a printout pasted on it. the printout is black and white. in the top left it says "thoughts of ionesco" on the bottom right of the printout it says "the triptych session"
the printout has a very abstract drawing on it.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

not comfortable posting the actual cover so im posting the sleeve. fully crazed - off the hook // 2026 // canada #nowplaying #hardcorepunk #skycore

record sleeve for the lp "off the hook" by the band "fully crazed"
each corner has a portrait of the band members. they look like zombies.
top left is titled "stinky" top right is titled "jak ripper"
bottom left is "rent snorter" bottom right is "merl"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

these pictures are all things from the last 10 years. it's messed up. things are messed up.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

it's weird looking at the images in the lyrics sheet. it's the same type of pictures i've seen on loads of hardcore records over time. the old pictures were that in my mind. things that happened a long time ago and we don't want them to happen again.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

dropdead - 2020 // 2021 // usa beautiful gate fold sleeve. great big lyric sheet for my old as heck eyes to read. the change to the vocalist's voice is different. but i don't put it past them, screaming like that for 35 years has to fuck shit up. #nowplaying #coresky #vegan #hardcorepunk

picture of an lp record sleeve. it's black and silver. it has the image of ruins and smoke. there are some towers in the background still intact.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

last up is my friend's band age of despair - nine laments // 2026 // canada #metalcore #nowplaying #coresky

picture of an lp record sleeve.
it is black and white in colour.
it has a black border around a drawing.
the drawing is of a person in a cloak surveying ruins after a battle.
on the top it says "age of despair"
on the bottom it says "nine laments"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

brutal youth - stay honest // 2013 // canada #nowplaying #coresky #hardcorepunk this one has a nice note to the original purchaser of this record.

picture of an lp record sleeve.
it has a drawing of two hand shaking. with rope wrapped lightly around each wrist. it's in the style of sailor tattoos.
on the top of the drawing it says "brutal youth"
on the bottom on the drawing it says "stay honest"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

more new records today. it's the repress and it sounds great. zero boys - vicious circle // 1982 // usa #nowplaying #coresky #hardcorepunk

picture of an lp records sleeve.
it has a yellow background. in the foreground it is a drawing of a weird face. it is made from different things like fingers where the chin goes, playing cards at the temple. it is hard to describe.

on the top it says "zero boys"
on the bottom it says "vicous circle"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

lot of good stuff here. holy moly.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

it's so ceo brained to think they need to increase revenue for everything.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

the packaging and artwork on this record is really good.

picture of an lp record sleeve. it is a black and white photo of a ton of old punk rock show flyers.
in the top right it has a yellow circle that says "left without much fuss up082"

a picture of the back of an lp record sleeve. the right two thirds has a black and white photo of old 7" record covers. to the left in black with white letters it lists out the track list and each band who is playing the tracks.

picture of a insert from an lp.
it is yellow and black with white words. it features plenty of drawings of different punk rock tropes. in the middle is a picture of a person having a temper tantrum. they are wearing a flannel shirt and big boots. lying on the floor hitting their fists against it. the words coming from the person say "i wan' it! i wan' it i want it!"
below the person it says "up082 pay no more than everything"
in the black circle around the main image it says "up082 punk is record collecting is punk"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

got the 'left without much fuss' lp. put out by ugly pop records. a love letter to punk rock. 12 bands 13 songs. all covers of old punk from the 70s and 80s. bands covered: ramones, misfits, the dammed, black flag, blitz. it's pretty good record.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

new records day!!! fuck you pay me - dumbed down nightmare - thirty and wander they live / no comply - to the max the endless blockade / the bastard noise - the red list planet on a chain - ritual routine #hardcorepunk #nowplaying

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

while at work all i listen to is the 1987 classic of mosh of ass by the japanese band rose rose.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

under pressure - under pressure // 2005 // canada #punkrock #hardcorepunk #nowplaying

a picture of an lp record sleeve. the photo on the sleeve is black and white in colour. it features a picture of rock star iggy pop standing holding a microphone. the picture looks as if it is broken glass.
on the bottom it says "under pressure"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

career suicide - career suicide // 2003 // canada #hardcorepunk #nowplaying

image of an lp record sleeve. it is red and black. at the top right there is a large letter 'C' with a stylized s in the opening of the 'C'. it is white in colour.

in the lower middle it looks like the red is torn right across the width. inside it says "career suicide career suicide ca"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when i was a teenager, i would go to my friend's house after school and watch an episode of the simpsons. then i would go home and eat dinner, then go back to my friend's house and watch the exact same episode and laugh just as hard or harder at the jokes.

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

daybreak / the ultimate warriors - convicted / Independent New Generation / hardcore's independent new generation // 2000 // usa

picture of the 7" record sleeve. it has five people in it. four of them are behind jail bars. the fifth is leaning against the wall near the bars holding the keys.

on the top it says "daybreak"
on the bottom it says "convicted"

picture of a 7" record sleeve.
it is a in motion picture of two people. the image is very blurry. you can see a big smile on a face.
on the bottom it says "the ultimate warriors"
next line "hardcore's independent new generation"

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xaulwar @xaulwar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

i've had their ep for a long time. no idea what it sounded like. this post cured that curiosity.

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