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New Age Records stands as one of the premiere hardcore labels in southern California. Established on a shoestring budget in 1988 by hardcore dignitary Mike Hartsfield, in attempts to give unknown hardcore bands with a message and sincerity a chance to get out of the gar...ages and into studios. "The message is the music," says Hartsfield. The fuse was lit. Hardcore had an honesty and emotion that I just had to be a part of." The dream New Age Records was realized. New Age Records steamrolled almost into a monopoly with every southern California band, not to mention worldwide hopefuls, beating down the door for a home at a "real" hardcore label. The New Age stable reads like a variable whos who of hardcore folk lore. Bands like Unbroken, the San Diego boys that helped harvest the hardcore/metal fusion. Outspoken, the positive straightedge kids responsible for coining the phrase "Straightedge isnt cool anymore So what!" A Chorus of Disapproval, the militant straightedge band that actually drove fear into a generation. Strife, the west coast heavyweights who mowed over what its predecessors left wanting more. New Age tightened its grip around the east coast as well with groups such as Lifetime, a band near and dear to the hearts of any fan of emotional styled hardcore. Turning Point, and Mouthpiece were the pride of east coast hardcore proper, with their driven views and endless aggression. The list goes on and on, and with the addition of the newly signed bands Just Went Black, Aftermath of a Trainwreck, Countdown to Life, This Time Tomorrow, Hellfire Trigger, Five Victims Four Graves, Today and Everything After, Fight Everyone, 7 Generations, One Choice and Last of the Believers. The New Age Records tradition of excellence continues 20 years after its inception.<br> <br> In a time where malls around the world have adopted "Hardcore" as catch phrase to increase the profit margin, at this place in time where "The Scene" is now just an inside joke, New Age Records still stands for real hardcore in a real scene. -Isaac Golub

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