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Punk / Hardcore / Emo
Social Distortion - Prison Bound
Title: Social Distortion – Prison BoundYear/Genre: 1988, PunkCondition: New Cultural Facts:...
Title: Social Distortion – Prison BoundYear/Genre: 1988, PunkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded after a turbulent period of addiction and lineup changes, it marked Mike Ness’s return and a reset for the band’s late-’80s identity. The record signaled Social Distortion’s move toward blending punk with country, rockabilly, and blues, reflecting working-class Southern California life. Released on the indie label Restless, it helped rebuild their reputation in the underground and ...
$28.98
Throwdown – Beyond Repair (COLOR Staff Pick!) O...
Title: Throwdown – Beyond RepairYear/Genre: 1999, Hardcore/MetalcoreMatrix #: N/ACondition: New C...
Title: Throwdown – Beyond RepairYear/Genre: 1999, Hardcore/MetalcoreMatrix #: N/ACondition: New Cultural Facts: Debut full-length from Throwdown, born out of the late-’90s Orange County straight edge hardcore scene. Members overlapped with other O.C. bands, reflecting a tight circle of friends trading riffs and lineups around Anaheim and Huntington Beach. The record documents the era of packed Chain Reaction–style shows where Orange County hardcore mixed stage dives, crew culture, and g...
$34.98
The Get Up Kids – Something to Write Home About...
Title: The Get Up Kids – Something to Write Home AboutYear/Genre: 1999, EmoCondition: New Cultura...
Title: The Get Up Kids – Something to Write Home AboutYear/Genre: 1999, EmoCondition: New Cultural Facts: Kansas City band The Get Up Kids recorded this album after years of van touring, becoming a key bridge between Midwestern DIY punk circuits and a wider emo audience. Released on Vagrant Records, it helped turn the label from a small indie into a major player in late-’90s/early-2000s guitar rock. Constant touring, including support slots with Green Day and face-to-face merch hustling...
$28.98
Embrace – Embrace (Proto Emo Staff Pick!)
Title: Embrace – EmbraceYear/Genre: 1987, Post-HardcoreCondition: New Cultural Facts: Embrace f...
Title: Embrace – EmbraceYear/Genre: 1987, Post-HardcoreCondition: New Cultural Facts: Embrace formed in Washington, D.C. in 1985 around Ian MacKaye after the breakup of Minor Threat, drawing on veterans of the early D.C. hardcore scene. The band’s brief existence coincided with D.C.’s “Revolution Summer,” a shift toward more emotionally direct, politically conscious punk that critics later linked to early emo. Released on Dischord Records after the band had already split, the album beca...
$24.98
Vein.Fm – This World Is Going To Ruin You
Title: Vein.Fm – This World Is Going To Ruin YouYear/Genre: 2022, Metalcore / HardcoreMatrix #: C...
Title: Vein.Fm – This World Is Going To Ruin YouYear/Genre: 2022, Metalcore / HardcoreMatrix #: CCA 090Condition: M Cultural Facts: Released in 2022 through Closed Casket Activities, recorded with producer Will Putney at Graphic Nature Audio. The album marked the band’s transition from chaotic hardcore toward a darker, more industrial-tinged metal sound. Guest appearances included Geoff Rickly of Thursday and BONES, highlighting the group’s crossover reach beyond hardcore. Price Sugge...
$34.98
Taking Back Sunday – Tell All Your Friends (Sta...
Title: Taking Back Sunday – Tell All Your FriendsYear/Genre: 2002, Emo PunkCondition: New Cultura...
Title: Taking Back Sunday – Tell All Your FriendsYear/Genre: 2002, Emo PunkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Built on real Long Island friend-group fallout that spilled into the era’s most talked-about band feud and lyric back-and-forth. Early touring leaned on VFW halls, church basements, and suburban matinees—DIY circuits that let emo function like a local social network. The lineup that made this record later fractured and partly reunited, turning the album into a timestamp fans used to...
$27.98
The Cardboard Swords – The Cardboard Swords
Title: The Cardboard Swords – The Cardboard SwordsYear/Genre: 2015, Indie Rock / EmoMatrix...
Title: The Cardboard Swords – The Cardboard SwordsYear/Genre: 2015, Indie Rock / EmoMatrix #: CYLSCondition: M Cultural Facts: Recorded in Michigan by a group of college friends who built their early fanbase through Tumblr and Bandcamp communities. Known for self-deprecating humor and diary-style lyrics that mirrored the rise of Midwest emo’s second internet wave. Their music videos were shot DIY-style around Grand Rapids, turning mundane apartment life into something strangely a...
$24.98