this account showed up on my instagram, says it is vegan reich who will be reforming in 2027 for a few shows?? have you guys seen this too?

I made a video about my experience experimenting with weed and alcohol, and how alone/uncomfortable I feel with people who look at me weird for not partaking.

Uncle and Brother died from Alcohol poisoning and my parents are heavy drinkers, Love them, but I hate that part of them with a passion.

Glad to make a smarter decision for myself.

Hi! We're Degradation. We're a xvx band based in the Midlands, UK.

i was introduced to the scene after moving to a growing southern hub a couple of years ago and I’ve been around it ever since. i recently hit one year alcohol free (which i posted about!) and vaguely edge. due to my ongoing chronic illness, i had a spell of using thc gummies to alleviate tics and pain, but i haven’t used those in months. didn’t make me feel good but hey it helped.

part of the reason i went edge is that my family has a very lengthy history of alcoholism and smoking. i can’t thank the existence of athletic brewing enough for getting me through family gatherings during the past year. unfortunately, my uncle’s rampant alcoholism has resulted in him in heart failure, and we just got news this week that a close family relative also has lung cancer from a lifetime of chain smoking.

it makes me sick. i hate these companies, these poisons, everything. but i also hate myself for thinking about me during these times. i support my family as much as i can but all of this just makes me want to be more committed to edge than i was. is this wrong of me? please give it to me straight

I have been straight edge since I learned the term like 25 years ago. I also drink coffee and black tea. My longtime idiot buddies (non hardcore affiliated) to this day sometimes like to ask me why caffeine gets the pass. I tell them to use their brains and reason the difference between a pack of cigarettes and a cup of earl grey. They mentioned nicotine gums and patches. I didn’t bother to answer. This is just out of curiosity. What explanations do you offer if someone puts the question of caffeine vs nicotine to you?

Today I hit 10 years straight edge.

I went straight edge in 2016 when I got off my ship from an underway before I deployed. I had already started getting bored with drinking over that summer and I had been thinking about taking a break anyway. I remember while I was standing on the pier I said to myself "why don't I just quit smoking and dipping too? Why don't I just go straight edge." And from then on that's how it was for me.

10 years is crazy to think about cuz I STILL get cravings to smoke a cigarette or drink a beer. And when you're the one around it because of friends still like to drink or military history and events like Marine Corps Balls or Corpsman Balls, or being overseas and all you see is folks getting sloshed on chuhais, there's always that craving (maybe just a cigarette cuz damn I think I miss that more than drinking).

It's also been easy to just not do it either. Just didn't buy anything, I didn't know what else to tell you. Don't come to me for advice on how to quit lol. It's funny cuz I'm always the DD, and I still have a blast going out and hanging out with friends and dancing and doing karaoke and folks always say the same thing: "you do this sober?!" I haven't really seen more money in my pocket either, I just filled my time with spending my money on things that became other hobbies or I got really into shoes and clothes.

I don't know where I'm going with this but just wanted to say I think it's cool I've done this for 10 years.

Stay gold X

I’m fully sober and vegan, but I don’t listen to punk or hardcore music. I’m more of a soft indie kind of guy.

Can I still describe myself as xVx, or would that be considered inappropriate or disrespectful because of its roots in punk/hardcore culture?

Thanks in advance!

We’re drinking Coor’s Edge and blasting Minor Threat. All are invited.

It went over well :D my manager liked them

Fiddlehead did a Southeast Asia tour back in 2023. Such a memorable experience for us SEA people. Pat is such a nice guy! He literally watched all the bands that played and talked, signed, and took pictures with people.

Fiddlehead South East Asia Tour 2023

After searching for so long I finally managed to get my hands on both of them! Both are staying with me and will more than likely let some friends borrow one..

~2008 Original Have Heart Boston Straight Edge

‼️ NEVER FOR SALE/NEVER FOR TRADE ‼️

This album gets overlooked over the album jaybird, but this is still a ripping album. I've been listening to it since 1997. It came out at a time where it wasn't required for you to know how to kickbox to have fun at a hardcore show. 😘

Will Goodyear looks back on his years in the North Carolina hardcore and metalcore scene, from his early work with Prayer for Cleansing and Between the Buried and Me to his time with Hopesfall and his current project, Valletta. He talks about the evolution of the scene, the experiences and relationships that came out of touring and playing in different bands, and how his approach to music has changed over the years. The conversation also touches on the North Carolina scene, touring in Japan, and what it’s been like revisiting some of these projects and experiences decades later.

SPOTIFY

https://open.spotify.com/s/rmOmaXZ

APPLE PODCASTS

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/will-goodyear-prayer-for-cleansing-between-the-buried/id1723956344?i=1000785139923

T&F INSTAGRAM

http://instagram.com/thetandfpodcast

And a hat I made.

I have struggled with addiction my whole life, have that be through SH or alcohol or drugs, ive always dabbled.

And ive watched addiction ruin my family, and kill my father. but I havent managed to learn

I also recently started testosterone and its my time, im ready to get better, be a better man, be a sober man and be who ive always wanted to be

I want to prove everyone wrong and be a part of something that makes me proud, and build support and have a community ive always wanted.

I hope i can be accepted, and im really excited for this journey

if anyone has any advice, kind words or just anything to say Please!! i would love the see peoples stories and any encouragement to stay strong XXX

This topic comes to mind because I saw an old Orchid shirt where the band called themselves Straight edge, and with the reveal of Gods Hate being Straight edge per the New EP and the Hardlore interview. What are some bands that you were surprised were straight edge all along or through discovery years later it turned out they were the whole time?

How do you guys feel about someone who is no longer Straight Edge? They used to be Straight Edge, but only for a few months before breaking edge.