Second Coming was a great Bay Area band that unfortunately (in my opinion anyway) never really got their due. Along with bands like Powerhouse and Redemption 87, they were instrumental in the revitalization and rebirth of Hardcore in the Bay Area during the mid-1990’s. Through their tireless hard work and playing throughout the area, ‘the scene’ was eventually able to bounce back, this time even stronger than before. Second Coming was formed in the early 90’s and featured Joey Vela and Don Rossington, both of whom were ex-members of Breakaway. During a time when a lot of bands were either playing metal or ‘post-Hardcore’, Second Coming stuck to their guns and played very heavy, uncompromising, ‘straight-up’ sounding Hardcore.
This 7" was also the first release from Hayward’s Thick Crust Records back in 1997. Second Coming later went on to release a full length on Breakout Records sometime around 2000 (expect a related-post sometime soon). Unfortunately, amidst some line-up changes (as well as sharing members with other bands, namely Sworn Vengeance), Second Coming decided to break up in 2001. I’d definitely recommend this to fans of 90’s NYHC or the older New Age Records bands. Big thanks to Nick Martinson for ripping this from vinyl, this is definitely a classic NorCal release, so don’t sleep!
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They actually had one self titled 7" on "Chapter Records" (who also put out the first Coalesce 7") If I remember, which I won't - I'll try and find it and upload.
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ReplyDeleteSecond Coming is still one of my favorite Bay Area HC bands ever. Some of the nicest guys who would remember who you were. Friendly faces man.
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