A bunch of old school hardcore punk bands decided 2011 would be the best year to reunite, and who would I be to argue with them? Get excited people!
Jesuit
Jesuit only existed for a few years in the mid 90s before disbanding, however at least two of the members would continue on to make their name known. Bassist Nate Newton would later play in Converge, Old Man Gloom, and Doomriders, and guitarist Brian Benoit played in The Dillinger Escape Plan for their first two albums until an injury made it difficult for him to perform. In 2011, the original lineup reformed to play two shows: one in their hometown of Virginia, and one in New York.
Magic Bullet Records also released every song they ever recorded (a whopping 12 songs) on a single disc completely remastered by the legendary Kurt Ballou. The remasters sound fantastic, and this compilation is a must have for fans of Converge and Dillinger.
Ressurection
That's Ressurection with two S's, not Resurrection with two R's like it's traditionally spelled. I have yet to discover the significance of this. Anywho, Ressurection existed for a couple years in the early 90s and only released one album and a few EPs. The list of bands that came out of their breakup goes on for quite a while, so I hope I didn't miss a band here: Release, 108, The Judas Factor, Lifetime, Deadguy, Floorpunch, Kid Dynamite, Paint It Black, Texas Is the Reason, Jets to Brazil, New End Original, Armalite, Miss TK and the Revenge, High School Sweethearts, Zero Zero, Enuf, and Nine Lives. Did I miss anyone? Probably. But I think it goes without saying that they left their mark on hardcore as we know it.
As with Jesuit, Kurt Ballou remastered every song Ressurection ever recorded and will be releasing a full discography sometime later this year. Above is an original recording of "Culture," and a remastered version can be heard at Deathwish Inc.. Even though I'm no recording expert or audio engineer, the difference is immediately apparent to me. Ressurection has scheduled two shows thus far: one in Philly and one in New York.
Hopesfall
Hopesfall went through so many lineup changes between 98-08 they were essentially their own cover band at the end. Some of the members spent the last couple of years alluding to releasing an EP of unreleased songs, but thus far that has yet to happen. Instead, the members from their original lineup (or maybe their second lineup? they had so many. It was an early one none the less) have reunited the band and are playing songs from their debut album and Trustkill Records EP.
Personally, I was a much bigger fan of their later albums with different lineups, so this reunion isn't of particular interest to me. However, I hope it will bring some interest to the band to a new generation, and maybe even encourage the powers that be to finally release those unreleased songs!
Pg. 99
Screamo is a term that gets tossed around a lot, but in the case of Pg. 99 it's actually appropriate. During their existence they put out exactly 14 releases or "Documents", each one given it's own number. Document #8 lives on as one of the greatest screamo albums to date, and to celebrate that fact, Pg.99 have reformed to play the album in its entirety at a festival in their hometown in Virginia.
They currently don't have any plans to release anything new, but their label reissued a collection of old singles an compilation contributions for the first time on vinyl. Apparently it was previously released on CD only, which I find strange since this subculture is full of vinyl fetishists. To each his own.
Boysetsfire
Boysetsfire was a post-hardcore/emo group who broke up in 2007. During their existence they released something (EP, single, full-length) on just about every label I've ever heard of. I can't say I was a huge fan, but they certainly had quite the following. I think I see more people wearing Boysetsfire shirts than I do AC/DC shirts, which is quite the feat. They too are taking it slow, with only three shows scheduled last June.
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