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Got a pretty good cult Japan-core item that doesn’t come up too often today: Blaze “But Nothing Ever Change” 7″.  This was issued in a run of 500 copies on SAKURAGI RECORD in the mid-90s, I presume this is a band label, maybe someone could confirm. Anyway it tends to be on the scarce side which is a shame because its got the same kind of sizzle the the first couple of D.S.B. and Warhead 7″s bring to the table and gives either a run for their money.

Right out of the box you get a blast of screeching feedback, a quick cymbal wash, and then full tilt “Burning Spirit” style hardcore. Plenty of call-response vocals between the singer and I would guess the other members, and of course a quick little solo to add a little extra spice, as well as some crazy sounding vocal punches that sound sung through a distortion pedal. No slowing down in this one, just pure driving hardcore.

The other 4 songs on here pretty much take the same approach, tearing through each track at similar high speeds with solos, little tuneful hooks, and crazy back-up shouts giving each its flavor. It’s kind of a bummer Blaze doesn’t have much else to their name. I know of 3 different comp appearances and I’ve heard of a demo, but since I’m not from Japan, I have to get most of my info on this stuff 5th hand. The value on Nothing Ever Change has been climbing into the triple digits for a little while now and I haven’t seen a copy for auction in a while so this might be one to watch.