As we await Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach's unveiling of his hardcore punk band he teased earlier this year, the man has given us something punk-related to chew on in the meanwhile. Leach has contributed a reggae-heavy version of Minor Threat's "Salad Days" to the xXx Fanzine (1983-1988) Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties compilation, which is out on November 10 via Bridge Nine.
Other bands participating in the compilation are Strife, letlive., Tombs, and Shai Hulud. Leach says he's really proud of his cover, though also says it's a few years old too.
"I did a mellow punky reggae cover of Minor Threats âSalad Daysâ for this comp for my dude Mike Gitter. it was recorded a few years ago in my lo-fi home studio (hence the noisy recording) and I think it came out pretty rad!â
Check it out below, familiarize yourself with the original below that if you're not already in the know, and grab a pre-order here! Oh, and you can learn a little bit more about the compilation below.
Chronicling one of music most alternative musicâs most raucous eras, xXx Fanzine (1983-1988) Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties is a 288-page book that documents a the iconic Boston zine's heyday. This compendium isnât merely a look back at hardcoreâs salad daysâit offers a unique look at how punkâs music and message shook the mainstream itself. In addition to reproducing (and restoring) countless interviews and pages from the âzine, this is a chronicle of punkâs evolution in the '80s; a story of music and ideologies in motion.
While based in Boston, xXxâs main writer and editor, Mike Gitter, not only concentrated on his own cityâs burgeoning scene, spear-headed by bands like SS Decontrol and D.Y.S., but also looked to other states and countries for xXxâs reportage. Now, xXx Fanzine (1983-1988), Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties re-interviews countless bands and musical prime-movers including Ian MacKaye, Keith Morris and members of Agnostic Front, Bad Brains and Cro-Mags to give the book a rare âthen and nowâ perspective.
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