Judgement - No Reason Why (1996), Haunt in the Dark (1997), Process (1997), Night Brings (1998) + Just Be... (2000)

Related:

Chicken Bowels - Chicken Bowels (1987)

Five EPs of god-tier Japanese hardcore. As raw and raging as Judgement could get -- check the phenomenal ending of "Kick Them Over" -- they always had a kinda melodic, (to my ears) crusty/metallic edge. (Couldn't figure out a way to make 5 covers look nice so Just Be... is not pictured above, but it's in the download.)

No Reason Why

1. No Reason Why

2. Kick Them Over

Haunt in the Dark

1. The Mad Dog

2. Haunt in the Dark

Process

1. Process

2. The Situation

Night Brings

1. Night Brings

2. Heart of Darkness

Just Be...

1. Saylove

2. シンプル

3. Just Be...

4. ドライヴ

Laugh til you die

Also listen to:

Lip Cream - Lip Cream (1989)

Rocky & the Sweden - Total Hard Core (1998)