BEST PIECE OF SHIT

Draped in a flag of patriotic shame, the
Hated stormed onto the scene just as D.C.'s
Revolution Summer was swerving out of
control. Channeling Bad Brains' Black thrash
and H sker D 's zen approach to hardcore,
Dan Littleton, Erik Fisher, Colin Meeder, and
Mike Bonner synthesized their own version of
what became emo in 1985. Remastered from
the original analog tapes, Best Piece Of Shit
Vol. 4 compiles their D.I.Y. debut cassette,
the No More We Cry EP, and 14 period bonus
tracks from the Hated vault, spread across
two LPs and annotated by fellow Annapolis
hooligan Andrew Gebhardt. Decorated
with extensive photo documentation and
cut'n'paste ephemera, this Hated-approved
set captures a band, a scene, and a country on
the verge of either exploding or imploding.
Never said it'd be like this, right'