The Philadelphia Sound
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The Philadelphia Sound is a compilation album
released by Chunksaah Records
in 2002. It features four at the time up-and-coming hardcore punk
bands from the Philadelphia, PA
area each doing two songs. The bands are The Curse, Go! For The Throat, Knives Out and Paint It Black
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by Chunksaah Records
Chunksaah Records
Chunksaah Records is a New Brunswick, now Asbury Park, New Jersey based independent record label founded in 1993 by The Bouncing Souls. The label started as a means for the band to release their own recordings, but ended up releasing material by other punk bands, mostly from the New Jersey area, as...
in 2002. It features four at the time up-and-coming hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
bands from the Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
area each doing two songs. The bands are The Curse, Go! For The Throat, Knives Out and Paint It Black
Paint It Black (band)
Paint It Black is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based modern hardcore punk band. Their music is often described as melodic hardcore, characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies and emotionally charged vocals delivered via shouting and singing...
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