Defending the Commonwealth benefit compilation

36-song hardcore compilation released for COVID-19 relief in Massachusetts

Berkshire County, Massachusetts label Patient Zero Records released a benefit compilation, Defending the Commonwealth. It includes songs from Restraining Order, Combust, Enforced, Silence Equals Death, Berthold City, Hundreds of AU, Brick By Brick and tons of others, and 100% of proceeds go to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s more from Patient Zero:

Defending the Commonwealth is a benefit compilation to raise money to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. All profits from this release are being donated to the Massachusetts General Hospital Emergency Relief Fund. These courageous individuals are fighting a war on the front lines like one we have not seen before.

Here are a few of the ways the dollars are being put to work.

*Development of an in-house testing capability, to meet the needs of the patients and health care workers.

*Purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health care workers.

*Innovative solutions for device development and production (3D printing for masks for example).

*Support of COVID-19 Hotline for patients, in particular staffing the operation with an adequate number of interpreters to help non-English speaking patients access information.

*Enhancement of telemedicine capabilities, to ensure patients have a reasonable alternative to physically visiting the hospital, thereby averting possible exposure to the virus.

*Subsidization of childcare costs for essential hospital employees, whose children are home due to school closures.

36 Bands, 10 Labels, and 90 minutes of hardcore. All for a great cause.

Cassette Run:

50 x Red (PatientZeroRecords.Net Exclusive)
150 x Blue

Distro’s get in touch, there are a limited amount of these cassettes available at wholesale pricing.

Stream it below and order yours at Bandcamp.

Tracklist
1. Burden – Year of the Wolf 02:07
2. Crafter – Gray Weather 01:56
3. Restraining Order – Vengeance (The Fix) 01:17
4. Maniac – No Fucking Heroes/Machine 03:20
5. Combust – Combust 01:43
6. Escuela Grind – Eradicated 00:35
7. Pushed Out – Unlearn 02:04
8. XForgiveness DeniedX – Free 04:13
9. Ghost Fame – Stay 03:26
10. Counterpoint – Counterpoint 01:39
11. 3weekoldroses – Poison Envy/Nauseous Nostalgia 02:30
12. Sick Minds – Liar 02:21
13. Allegation – My Reality 03:16
14. Bystander – Broken No More 02:16
15. Enforced – Reckoning Force 03:17
16. Lift – The Fact Remains 02:35
17. The Path – United Worldwide (Warzone) 01:09
18. Faded Line – Two Steps Behind 03:08
19. Silence Equals Death – Intro/As One (live) 02:49
20. Rejection Pact – Threats of the World 01:22
21. Scavengers – Flourescent Coffin 01:50
22. Berthold City – What Time Takes 01:41
23. Wake of Humanity – It’s Still Not Enough 04:08
24. Hundreds of AU – Thruway 04:07
25. Time & Pressure – This Is Not An Exit 02:04
26. Fire & Flood – Fight Back 03:20
27. Discourage – Snake Oil 02:00
28. Pointbreak – Broken Home 02:36
29. Dead Blow Hammer – Shorter Circuits 02:03
30. Brick By Brick – Hive Mentality 03:46
31. Dare To Be – Rain Season 01:43
32. Life Force – Acting For A Change 02:30
33. Fall – Ghosts 03:04
34. Lead Dream – Identity Theft 02:36
35. Court Order – Future Machine 03:14
36. Sinking – Cemetery 02:07