Tear It Up 2000 Demo

I've liked Tear It Up since I first heard them in the early 2000's, but I hadn't really bothered to pick up any records for the band until recently. I grabbed three TIU records earlier this year, and so it seemed like perfect timing when the band finally had their 2000 demo pressed to wax recently.

As a demo, of course it was originally released as a cassette, and then included on the The First Four Months compilation CD, but this is the first time it has been released on vinyl. Chronic Death did a great job with this release with the screen printed cover and thick cardboard sleeves. The more limited pressing was a splatter colored vinyl, so I avoided it and went with the purple and black option. Shame because that splatter pattern ended up looking really good.

The songs here all ended up on the Just Can't Stand It record, so there isn't really anything exclusive here... unless you count the earlier recording with the raw demo quality. I dig it.

When I bought this copy from Chronic Death, they were including a 45 adapter with orders. Kind of funny that this record has a small hole and doesn't need an adapter. Oh well... still a cool addition.

Start The Fucking Fire

I bought the Three Seven Inches On One CD comp from Down In Flames back in the day, but honestly, the whole thrashy hardcore thing came and went so quickly in the early 2000's that I don't think that I paid much attention to that CD. I remember liking it at the time, but I rarely revisited those songs and couldn't have told you much about them. When I was recently scrolling through a list of records that a Discogs seller had available, I saw a Down In Flames 7 inch available for cheap, and made an impulse decision to grab it.

I hadn't really given any thought to buying any Down In Flames vinyl, but when I saw this record cover, it really caught my eye. I don't know, that simple yellow and white design sparked my interest. It looked pretty rad to me, and it made me want to revisit Down In Flames. Buying this 7 inch seemed like a good start.

I'm glad that I grabbed this record on a whim because it has been proven to be a fantastic long lost gem. Fast and angry hardcore.

Number 64 out of 100 for this Coalition Records pressing.

A few weeks after picking up the special cover for the Start The Fucking Fire 7 inch, I found myself wanting a version with the original cover. When I saw this red vinyl copy for sale with a price tag under $2, I would have been a fucking idiot to not buy it. Got to love deals like this for bands that have been buried in time and dust... and it makes me feel like collecting more Down In Flames records because I get no greater satisfaction than buying records for bands that no one else cares about.

Another reason why I wanted another copy of Start The Fucking Fire was because the Coalition pressing wasn't released with any insert. They slapped a special cover on the record and called it good. The Gloom Records pressing has a nice foldout cover with lyrics, pictures and details inside. It only made sense to have a copy of this one in the collection too.

While I was picking up those Down In Flames records, I decided to grab their split with Tear It Up as well. Ten song 7 inch that lasts about ten minutes. Apparently some versions of this cover have the guys face and arms blacked out...this one does not. How difficult would it be to get one of those as well?

That clear vinyl with the yellow 45 adapter looks sharp.

Just Can't Stand It

Earlier this year I picked up a Tear It Up 7 inch for cheap. The clear orange vinyl looked great, and it was fun to revisit the band, so I got the idea in my head that I might want to start collecting the band. When I recently grabbed a Drug Test record from a Discogs seller, I noticed that they also had a few other records available at a good price so I started adding shit to my cart.

One of the records from that haul was the Tear It Up 12 inch, Just Can't Stand It, from 2001. 12 songs in 15 minutes...from start to finish this record rages. Fast and furious thrashy hardcore that is pissed off and nihilistic, and Tear It Up were one of the best at this style.

20 years after its release and I'm finally adding the vinyl to the collection. 200 pressed on red vinyl.

Cheap 7 Inch Haul: 2000 - Tear It Up

When I did my "cheap 7 inch" haul from Armageddon Records back in 2019, I was reminded how great some of those thrashy hardcore bands were from the early 2000's. It was awesome to check out those bands again, and dig into some of the records that I'd failed to pick up back in the day. I still tend to overlook those bands when I'm listening to music today, but finding a cheap 7 inch for one of those bands is a great reminder of how much fun that style can be.

Tear It Up are one of the better bands that do the thrashy hardcore style. Between 2000 and 2003 the band released one album, and a bunch of EPs and splits. They released a lot of shit in that short period, and it is tempting to get sucked into the record collector void for them, as they have some really great looking covers and variants.

Classic cover for the first Tear It Up 7 inch, and it looks great with the transparent orange vinyl.

Taking You Down With Me

Back when I was posting about my Armageddon 7 inch haul earlier this year, it reminded me of some of those thrashy hardcore bands of the early 2000's. I'd picked up a couple of Dead Nation records, and it got me spinning some stuff from that time period that I hadn't thought about for years. Bands like Down In Flames, Dead Stop, Cut The Shit, and off course Tear It Up.

When I was picking up the Social Circkle album from a Discogs seller, I was browsing through what else they had available. As soon as I saw they had the final Tear It Up record as well, I was quickly adding it to my cart.

To be honest, I'd never heard the Taking You Down With Me EP. For one reason or another, I never picked it up back when it was released in 2003, so here I am seventeen years later giving it a spin for the first time. I'm struggling to comprehend how that much time has passed, but besides that, it is really cool to dive into these songs as something new to me in 2020.

500 pressed on red vinyl, and a damn solid record to pick up for only $6.