Top 10 Crossover Records: This is Hell
Rick Jimenez, the buff guy in This is Hell, gave PWV his Top 10 Influential Crossover Records. When you’re done headbanging, read this shit! Jimenez had this to preface his list:
“Much of this can be debated as to whether some of these records are out and out thrash metal or out and out hardcore/punk but in my opinion these records were the most influential records as far as aiding the transition from hardcore/punk to thrash or the earliest and most influential successful blending of hardcore/punk and thrash essentially defining crossover in one way or another.”
Top 10 Influential Crossover records
10. Discharge “Hear Nothing Say Nothing” – bands of all genres have paid homage to Discharge. Proto-crossover.
9. Metallica “Kill Em All” – all the attitude and speed of hardcore/punk with the musicianship of traditional metal.
8. Biohazard “State Of The World Address” – one of the last albums of NY bands formed in the 80’s doing the crossover sound while be one of the first to add the heaviness of modern hardcore bands and the hiphop feel.
7. Anthrax “Among The Living” – yeah yeah yeah, “Scott Ian tried to trademark the NYHC logo and thats douchey!”… There’s a lot of core and stomp on this record and more circle pit action than you’re modern hardcore band.
6. Agnostic Front “Cause For Alarm” – The Eliminator… nothing more needs to be said.
5. Cro-Mags “Best Wishes” – taking the next step from Age of Quarrel. Harley is no JJ on the mic, but the crossover heard on this record reverberates all over modern crossover bands whether they want to admit it or not. Or maybe just shamelessly all over This is Hell records. Actually I think it might be cool or “hard!” this week for hardcore kids to like this record now.
4. Corrosion of Conformity “Animosity” – all the feel of both an early 80’s hardcore record as well as an early black metal record, before black metal was the horse and pony show it is nowadays.
3. DRI “Thrash Zone” – took the sound from the “crossover” record to the next level essentially spawning the entire scene that revolves around Municipal Waste and the like, today
2. Suicidal Tendencies “Suicidal Tendencies” – if the darwin evolution chart was crossover, ST would be the first monkey.
1. Bad Brains “Rock For Light” – RFL over the self titled because the production lends itself more to seeing where the elements of metal and punk and hardcore were merged and how it WAS possible to blend these perfectly. The rest of the world still hasn’t figured out how to incorporate dub in… we can’t all be gods… or Jah.
About the Author
Denise Borders 39, Los Angeles. Denise founded PWV in 2008 and remains the primary manager and photographer/videographer. She is not secretly obsessed with Joey Cape.
Related Posts
Best of 2024: from Ricky Frankel →
PHOTOS: Mac Sabbath Celebrates 10 Years alongside Guttermouth and Angry Samoans →
Time to Change Religions with ‘The Unofficial Iron Maiden Bible’ →
