Tears of Frustration is backkkk.
This new band got quickly noticed by all the New-Jersey scenesters and believe me, they really deserve it. Totally linked to the true hardcore sound, Tears Of Frustration just put out explosives releases !! In a style less and less represented in hardcore nowadays "We are influenced by bands such as : Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Slapshot, Side By Side,..." this added to clear and to the point lyrics "We represents Tears for our Nation and how it's fallen and sold out it's own people (the working class) to big business, and how our flag is now a sign of capitalism instead of hard work and freedom". I believe that this is simply one of the few new NJ bands that you just CAN NOT MISS! Real music for real people. - Ripped from the bio on The Age of Venus site.
You can still buy the Lost Identity CD released by On The Rise Records . Besides that, good luck hunting.
UPDATE: THE LOST IDENTITY CD IS SOLD OUT FROM ON THE RISE RECORDS.THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME OUT EARLY ENOUGH AND WERE ABLE TO GET IN TO CATCH OUR SET AT THE BLACK N BLUE BOWL (THE SUPERBOWL OF HARDCORE) IN APRIL. LOOK FOR THE DVD OF THE WHOLE SHOW TO BE RELEASED SOON! WE HAD A FUN TIME AND SO MANY GREAT BANDS AND PEOPLE WERE THERE AND MADE THE EVENT A STRONG SHOWING NYHC OR JUST HARDCORE IS STRONGER THAN EVER!
HERE IS AN INTERVIEW WITH TEARS OF FRUSTRATION BY JASON WALSH OF AMP MAGAZINE AT THE BLACK N' BLUE BOWL:THE RESURRECTION OF TEARS OF FRUSTRATION by Jason Walsh 4.5.08 LINK TO ARTICLE:
http://www.geocities.com/jsinn7/journo/tears.htmlFour guys came together in the mid 90s in Bergen County to play music that they believed spoke out against all that they felt was wrong in the nation. Growing up in Jersey, they were heavily influenced by the neighboring New York hardcore scene. Vocalist Joe Frustration said it was bands like Agnostic Front and the Cro-Mags that developed his passion at an early age."I remember I was in junior high school when I saw Agnostic Front live on the Uncle Floyd Show," Frustration said. "Back then is when I really first got into Agnostic Front and now today I am playing with them."Now more than ten years later, Tears of Frustration are playing the biggest hardcore event of the year, the Black 'n Blue Bowl, not only alongside their peers, but those who played a big part in influencing them as a band. Guitarist Justin "Smoky" Rowand attributes the strength of the scene to those who strive to keep it alive."The first Superbowl of Hardcore I think was in like 1988," Rowand said. "It's twenty years later and they're still having them and that speaks for itself to me. There's still people involved who care and who are still keeping it going. It'll never die. I don't think it'll ever die."The night's performance also marks the band's first show together with the core lineup in eight years."This is basically our first show back with our original bass player, Chris, since 2000," Frustration said. "This is like our reunion."The band did play a show a few years ago, minus Chris O' Brien, in Manhattan."We did one show at CBGB's, but with a different bass player, in 2006, a couple months before it closed," Rowand said. "This is the first show where everybody that's been a part of the band for a long time is together again."They state that even after the Black 'n Blue Bowl, they will continue to play together and are looking to record a new CD. However, as an independent band, they rely on themselves and not a label commitment to complete such a project."What we usually do is we usually record it, front the money, and then pass it out and say 'if you want to put it out you can put it out, if not we'll do it ourselves.'" Frustration said. "That's how we do it."Frustration cites that although the band is important to all of them, they realize they won't be quitting their day jobs anytime soon."This isn't something for our careers. We all work our own specific jobs. We play music because we enjoy it. We don't do it for a career."Drummer Joe "Foot" Calvito echoed the sentiment. As a longshoreman, he relies on that income to continue his passion of playing in the band."I can't afford to quit my job to do this," Calvito said. "There really isn't enough money in this to do it full time. In fact, my job usually pays for my recording."Tears of Frustration has been on numerous compilations, released several 7" records, and a couple CDs. Most of these obscure releases are hard, if not impossible, to find. Their last release, "Lost Identity," is still available from On The Rise Records. They aren't worried about big label deals or contracts. They do this because to them, it is still fun."I don't like to worry about the whole business aspect of music," Frustration said. "I think that takes away from the artistic integrity of the music."They were all very excited about being a part of such an important event. Frustration said that some of the problems of the past in the NYHC scene are no longer an issue today."This scene has had a lot of violence in it," he said. "It seems everybody's kind of grown up a little bit. You don't really have to worry about that much anymore which is good."Rowand had one final word to add that summed it all up."Three generations of New York hardcore and it's still going strong."Discography:
2001 - Lost Identity CD - On The Rise Records
1999 - Self Titled CD O'Brien Records
1999 - Punk Rock Juke Box II Compilation CD (Blackout Records) Tears Covered "Yes ma'am" by DRI
1998 - Last of the Few 7" - State of Mind records (No idea what the press is, I got one, and that's all I care about.)
1998 - No Retreat, No Defeat 7" - The Age Of Venus Records (1000 copies)
1998 - I won't Change & The Workers Come First (Split with Step 2 Far.)
1998 - Contra Compilation 7" featuring the song Stand Up.
1996(?) - Demo (w/ Keep your head up, Morality, Appeal, and Hold My Breath)
? - Tears Of Frustration/Schizma split 7" on Shing Records
ps. Check out the first comeback set from Aug 06. Get on it.
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