Often times, European bands don’t get the recognition they deserve in the US and I feel like Congress is one of those bands. They were the originators of the “Edge Metal” sound that was so prevalent in Europe, especially Belgium, in the late 90s and helped build Goodlife Recordings into the powerhouse it became. pavornocturnus has Congress shirt that I’d only seen a front print of (the back being the front design). The original H8000 zine was recently repressed in book format….I need to scoop one of those up.


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