Doomsday Hour / Mouth Sewn Shut Split

This fierce 2008 split release captures a blistering cross-country meeting of raw underground punk and hardcore, pairing Long Beach, California’s heavy hitters Doomsday Hour with Boston, Massachusetts’ political crust-ska veterans Mouth Sewn Shut. Originally released as a 7″ vinyl collaboration between Pissed Off Records and Despotic Records, the record serves as a masterclass in aggressive, socially conscious DIY music. Doomsday Hour delivers a crushing, dark D-beat hardcore sound that heavily channels the aggressive spirit of early 1980s US hardcore icons like Battalion of Saints, driving forward with metallic grit and relentless pacing. Flip the vinyl, and Mouth Sewn Shut masterfully blends an intense, gloomy political crust punk assault with unexpected, jarring ska-core elements, drawing clear sonic lines to the member-shared legacy of Star Strangled Bastards. Together, the tracks present a cohesive, bleak, and uncompromising snapshot of the late-2000s American hardcore underground that remains essential for fans of fast, politically charged heavy punk.

Track Listing:

1. Doomsday Hour – World Of Pain
2. Doomsday Hour – What’s True
3. Mouth Sewn Shut – Names And Addresses
4. Mouth Sewn Shut – Take Responsibility
5. Mouth Sewn Shut – Pandemic Solution