Toxic Narcotic – “21st Century Discography”

eleased in 2005, 21st Century Discography is a massive, definitive collection from Boston’s crust-punk legends Toxic Narcotic. Pressed as a limited-edition digipak, the album brings together 23 tracks from the band’s prolific early-2000s era—re-recording, remixing, and remastering their most aggressive contemporary material into a single, cohesive assault. Musically, the release perfectly illustrates the band’s signature ability to fuse the heavy, metallic crunch of classic UK crust like Doom and Extreme Noise Terror with the rapid-fire velocity of classic Boston hardcore icons like S.S.D. and Negative Approach. Packing a lethal punch of anti-war, socio-political vitriol and unrelenting double-bass rhythms, the record acts as a masterclass in how to deliver blistering, metal-tinged DIY hardcore without losing a shred of raw, underground integrity.

Track Listing:

01. We’re All Doomed – 3:07
02. Whatever It Takes – 3:03
03. I’m So Thirsty – 1:55
04. Asshole – 2:27
05. Ruined – 2:33
06. We’re Not Happy… – 2:56
07. At War With Nature – 2:09
08. Pave The Planet – 2:14
09. Bullshit Conditions – 2:07
10. You Were Warned – 1:59
11. Talk Is Poison Idea – 2:37
12. Shut The Fuck Up – 1:34
13. 5 Billion People Must Die – 1:51
14. Cockroach – 3:55
15. Shoot People Not Dope – 2:31
16. Only The Wrong Survive – 2:31
17. People Want To Kill Each Other – 2:02
18. Dig Your Own Pit – 2:07
19. Anthem – 1:56
20. I Hate You – 2:04
21. Ever So Slightly – 2:44
22. In The Mouth – 2:21
23. 21st Century Catastrophe – 3:14