By The Grace Of 2018

It has been almost 20 years since the last record from By The Grace Of God, so it was quite the surprise to see their Above Fear record listed in the Upcoming section at REVHQ. As a fan of 90's Hardcore, and since I've been hot for new Hardcore records, I was eagerly looking forward to hearing this. The video for (Drowning In) White Tides sealed the deal, and I quickly preordered a copy.

This one sided EP hits the spot. Six songs in 14 minutes. The perfect length to get in, rip it up, and leave 'em wanting more.

150 pressed with the pink silk screened b-side.

Stuck in '96: Part 3 - By The Grace Of God

While my 1996 spree has turned up a couple of treasures, I also wanted to make some moves on the vinyl that I never picked up the first time around...you know because I was too focused on buying CDs back at that time.

Admittedly, Hardcore got a bit weird and emotional back in the 90's, so it was kind of surprising to see a couple of guys from Endpoint (who had gotten a bit emo in their own right) come back in '96 with By The Grace Of God, and play some straight forward Hardcore. I don't really remember listening to these songs very much back in '96/'97...I did play the shit out of their LP though...but while I've been stuck in a '96 playlist recently, this record is getting daily spins.

Quite possibly one of the worst band names, with one of the crappiest looking 7 inch covers. Terrible ideas all around...even though the band delivers some quality Hardcore.

1,000 pressed on green vinyl.