KRISHNACORE

The discography, in covers

The Records

The whole improbable catalog, told in three movements — the fuse that lit it, the two poles that defined it, and the circuit that carried it worldwide.

Movement I · 1983–1990

The fuse

Before "Krishnacore" was a word, the ideas were already in the records — Kali-Yuga on a Cro-Mags sleeve, straight edge as a discipline waiting for a faith.

Antidote
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Thou Shalt Not KillAntidote · 1983
Cro-Mags — The Age of QuarrelThe Age of QuarrelCro-Mags · 1986
Youth of Today — Break Down the WallsBreak Down the WallsYouth of Today · 1986
Youth of Today — We're Not in This AloneWe're Not in This AloneYouth of Today · 1988
Cro-Mags — Best WishesBest WishesCro-Mags · 1989

Movement II · The two poles · The invitation

Shelter

The missionary pole — melodic, anthemic, an open hand. Full band page →

Shelter — Perfection of DesirePerfection of Desire1990 · Revelation
Quest for
Certainty
Quest for Certainty1992 · Equal Vision
Shelter — Attaining the SupremeAttaining the Supreme1993 · Equal Vision
Shelter — MantraMantra1995 · Roadrunner
Shelter — Beyond Planet EarthBeyond Planet Earth1997 · Roadrunner
Shelter — When 20 Summers PassWhen 20 Summers Pass2000 · Victory
The Purpose,
the Passion
The Purpose, the Passion2001 · Supersoul
Eternal
Eternal2006 · Good Life

Movement II · The two poles · The reckoning

108

The confrontational pole — heavier, dissonant, devotion turned inward. Full band page →

Holyname
Holyname1993 · Equal Vision
108 — Songs of SeparationSongs of Separation1994 · Equal Vision
Threefold
Misery
Threefold Misery1996 · Lost & Found
A New Beat
from a Dead Heart
A New Beat from a Dead Heart2007 · Deathwish
18.61
18.612010 · Deathwish

Movement III · 1997 → now

The wider circuit

The second tier around the poles, the scenes that took it worldwide, and the new bands still carrying it.

  • Better Than a Thousand — Ray Cappo & John Porcelly's straight-edge follow-up (Value Driven, 1997; Self Worth, 1999).
  • Prema · Baby Gopal · Refuse to Fall · Worlds Collide — the second tier working their own stretch of devotional hardcore.
  • Burn · Inside Out — the incendiary NYHC that Vic DiCara passed through on the way to 108.
  • Europe & South America — the scenes that took the idea worldwide, each with their own bands, temples, and zines.

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