March 17, 2021
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It s easily one of the best album titles ever conceived. But the story behind
Chung King Can Suck It, the would-be first LP from NYC hardcore heroes Judge, is fraught with disappointment. Even if the result is one of the rarest and most expensive albums in hardcore history.
Our tale begins in New York City in 1987, when two members of the popular hardcore group Youth of Today guitarist John Porcell and drummer Sammy Siegler formed a side band with bassist Jimmy Yu and former Youth of Today member Mike Ferraro. Judge ramped up Youth of Today s straight-edge lyrics to even more militant levels and sawed-off metallic riffs in a way that would lay the foundation for future clean-living crusaders like Earth Crisis.
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After Thursday’s night game on Long Island, the runback will take place in Newark. This begins a five-game-in-eight-game stretch for the Devils.
The Time: 7:00 PM ET
The Broadcasts: TV - MSG+, MSG+ 2; Digital Audio - The Devils Hockey Network (Radio.com)
The Song for the Evening: Vinnie Caruana of The Movielife and I Am the Avalanche has another hardcore project with NY hardcore legend Sammy Siegler (he’s drummed for Side by Side, Judge, Youth of Today, CIV, Glassjaw, Rival Schools among others) called Constant Elevation. Last year, they released an EP
The Rules: The rules remain the rules regardless of this being a re-match except for the venue. Please keep your comments clean, legal (read: no streams, no links to streams, no asking for streams,