Kuro – Complete Hardcore Damnation LP

Kuro is one of the best Japanese hardcore bands of all time. While they never released an album, their Who the Helpless 8” EP is one of the most feral and crushing early Japanese hardcore records. The sound resembles Fuckheads-era Gauze or G-Zet in that you can tell Discharge is the base of the soup, but the playing is more precise, a little cleaner, and with an emphasis on heaviness and grit rather than pure density. People often remark that there’s a Motorhead-esque quality to a lot of the best Japanese hardcore, and that’s the case here, though the vocals are shredded, up there with John Brannon or Jerry A in intensity. 
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Tracklist:
A01 X / 絶望    
A02 Human Clash    
A03 Body    
A04 Who The Helpless
A05 Selfish Cow    
A06 お前だ / OiMAEDA    
A07 No More No    
A08 A.N.P.R.    
A09 Lightning Breaks    
A10 Furniture Fire    
A11 Dead Heat 10000V    
B01 Hey!Hey!Hey!    
B02 Midnight Baby    
B03 Jag Out    
B04 Topless Go    
B05 Jag Out (1983 Gig)    
B06 Top Less Go (1983 Gig)