Official reissue this Canadian hardcore classic, originally released in 1986. Negative Gain was founded in Toronto, Ontario by Peter Warner who wrote all of the lyrics and provided rehearsal space in his basement. Filling out the lineup was Grant C. Slavin on guitar, Steve Currie on bass, and Andrew Mosely on drums. All members were in their mid-teens at the time. Their influences included Minor Threat, Millions of Dead Cops, the Misfits, and the Dead Kennedys, as well as local TO bands Direct Action and Sudden Impact.
Negative Gain got their first break in ’83 when we were asked by local Toronto promoter Jill Heath to open for Jodie Fosters Army at the city’s legendary punk club The Turning Point. After the show Pete and Grant went skateboarding with JFA. The evening was documented in a subsequent issue of Thrasher as JFA’s guitarist Don Pendelton was writing a column for the rag documenting their tour. Other memorable Negative Gain gigs around this time include warming up for bands like the Circle Jerks, Gang Green, the Descendents and 7 Seconds. The young thrash band soon went from listening to their favorite bands’ records on a daily basis to hanging out with them backstage and stealing their beer rider!
More help from Jill Heath came when the promoter sent Negative Gain’s 1985 demo tape, Attack of the Killer Bears, to Pushead for review. Pushead evidently like the tape so much that he offered to release a full-length LP for the band. Negative Gain recorded their album in Oakville, Ontario in about five hours on a Saturday afternoon, as studio time was limited to what the young band could afford to spend on the recording. The session was produced by Brian Taylor of the Toronto band Youth Youth Youth.
Sadly, Pete Warner committed suicide not too long after the recording was completed, and never lived to see its release. His last gig with the band was with Toronto’s Bunchofuckingoofs. Negative Gain continued on as a three-piece for about two more years, before splitting in the late 1980s.

First time on the digital format – with their full early demo as bonus!

TRACKLIST

Back From The Dead LP (1986)
1 No Life At All
2 Face First
3 Descend On Youth
4 Dark Places
5 Nuclear Winter
6 Live Or Die
7 We Believe
8 Night Stalker
9 One Way Livin’
10 President’s Women
11 Piss Me Off!
12 Back From The Dead
13 Situation All Fucked Up!
14 When The Pounding Stops
15 Psychic Hours
16 Destiny’s Uncertain
17 What’s The Reason
18 Loss Of Self
19 Night Of The Rat
20 My Old Man

Invasion of Killer Bears – Go Die! (Demo 1985)
21 Psychic Hours
22 Situation (Afu)
23 We Believe
24 Something For Everyone
25 Loss Of Self
26 Decend On Youth
27 Knowledge Doubles
28 Military Aid
29 One Way Living
30 Presidents Women
31 Nothing I Can Do
32 Destinys Uncertain
33 When The Pounding Stops
(Mob Clash Records)