straightedge has to be one of the lamest things out there. its like people base their image after not doing drugs, it doesnt make sense, if you dont do drugs fine, if you really hate drug users join the DEA
If you are then it is fun, the only time shit gets intense is when some idiots starts blazing or drinking at a show in a community centre. But that is not because it is liqour, that is because there is only 4 places or so where hardcore shows happen now. Because of that fact.
i dont normally listen to metal when i ride its normally like rjd2 and dj shadow oriented stuff. but trivium, metallica, megadeth and lamb of god are good in my opinion. lamb of god just makes me not give a fuck about my nerves and go for something even if im gona hurt myself. im just scared to break my player.
At parties i always draw a X on my left hand and then walk around with a beer in the right. It confuses people, i just tell them that the left hand is straightedge and the right one isnt.
i'm not saying "old school is the only way to go" "new music sucks" or anything like that. a lot of the bands that were listed, while good, are not in the hardcore genre. thats all.
I turned off american nightmare to hear that. i now want to kill myself. that is in no way hardcore. putting the words "carry on" in your thread seriously mislead me. your friends should just kill themselves now. being christian im sure they will go to heaven. right. terrible. terrible. terrible.
all out war, terror, and MPB are basically the best shit to listen to if you want to get amped.
but if you want to really get pumped just listen to darkest hour (a la so sedated so secure)
personally i can't listen to american nightmare without wanting to roll over and die. background music is the most amazing and most saddening album... ever.