���Recently came across a long-lost stash of the long out-of-print Reproach 7" that came out on Canadian label Ugly Pop back in 1998. Subtitled Eight Modern Hardcore Bands Cover Negative Approach, this compilation featured some of the hardest hitters in the extreme hardcore underground covering their favorite songs from the infamous, influential Detroit hardcore band. I loved this 7" when it came out, and it's been pulled out of my collection many times over the years. The lineup on Reproach is pretty wild, and has some of the best bands from this era of thrash / powerviolence / fastcore: you've got Dropdead doing a blasting, totally rabid rendition of "Whatever I Do", followed by Man Is The Bastard's monstrous, yet fairly straight-forward take on "Dead Stop"; Spazz rip through a blistering powerviolent cover of "Lost Cause" that suddenly transforms into surf rock for a moment, and obscure Toronto hardcore act Kops For Christ blaze through their version of my favorite Negative Approach song "Why Be Something That You're Not"; UK thrash thugs Voorhees careen through a raucous medley of "I'll Survive" and "Tied Down", while Union Of Uranus transform "Pressure" into their signature style of chaotic crusty hardcore. Chokehold slow "Nothing" down into a pummeling chugfest, and Aussie hatemongers Rupture turn NA's eponymous anthem into their own Siege-influenced style of maniacal blastcore. It's quite the tribute, and includes liner notes from the guys behind the label that describe the history behind this record; originally intended to be an LP-length compilation, Reproach was to have also featured the likes of Infest, Monster X, No Comment, Sheer Terror and others, but much of the material originally submitted for the project disappeared (or, more accurately, were absconded with by another involved party in an unfortunate turn of events). Now that's a record I wish I could have heard.

��� These copies of Reproach are unplayed, but due to their age, they all have some slight ring wear on the back cover, so keep that in mind if you're particular about the condition.