Commence Giant Post-Hardcore Link Dump:
valley_parade, your mention of Chick Magnet reminded me of the similarly named Bitch Magnet. They were a post-hardcore band, active during the late 80s and very early nineties, and would appeal to fans of Fugazi, Jawbox, etc.
Bitch Magnet - "Umber/Star Booty" & "Ben Hur" (1989 & 1990)
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Part of the extended Squirrel Bait family tree, Bitch Magnet was one of two bands that guitarist David Grubbs joined in the wake of his departure. Unlike the other one, Bastro, Grubbs wasn't a charter member of Bitch Magnet, nor was he the leader; that duty fell to bassist/vocalist Sooyoung Park. Much like Bastro, however, Bitch Magnet played a blistering and intellectual brand of post-hardcore punk, which often drew comparisons to Steve Albini's Big Black; they were also grouped with a more direct Squirrel Bait descendant, Slint, albeit more relentless and somewhat less nuanced. Sooyoung Park founded Bitch Magnet in 1986 while a student at Oberlin College in Ohio, joining with guitarist Jon Fine and drummer Orestes Delatorre (aka Orestes Morfin); despite their Oberlin roots, the trio was actually based in Chapel Hill, NC. Bitch Magnet signed with the indie label Communion and debuted in 1988 with the Star Booty 12" EP, which was produced by Steve Albini himself and earned the band some notice on the underground rock scene. For the follow-up, 1989's full-length Umber, they added second guitarist David Galt (a later CD issue appended Star Booty as well). Galt's place was taken by David Grubbs later in 1989, and Grubbs toured with the group in between commitments with Bastro. Grubbs appeared on the EP Valmead and on Bitch Magnet's final album, Ben Hur, both issued in 1990. After Bitch Magnet's breakup late that year, all four members went on to other projects: Park formed the acclaimed Seam; Grubbs returned to Bastro, which evolved into the seminal Gastr del Sol; Fine played with Vineland and Don Caballero; and Orestes Morfin resurfaced in Walt Mink.
I found these albums among my uncle's awesome collection of 80s/90s punk/hardcore/etc. CDs. The guy introduced me to Rocket from the Crypt and The Replacements, among others! Personally I find
"Umber/Star Booty" to be the better of the two albums, and apparently it's out of print now (although
"Ben Hur" is still fairly easy to get hold of).
In Pieces - "Lions Write History" (2005)
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These guys play an epic and kinda progressive form of post-hardcore. Imagine a slightly rawer take on Thrice's
"Vheissu," but with a little more variation, and the same brooding atmospheres.
HERE is a pretty spot-on review, that's a little long to be pasting here. A couple of the ex-members (the band broke up not long after this was released), are now in the post-rock/shoegaze band Have a Nice Life.
Throat - "Knievel Is Evil" (2002)
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The first and only album from this Irish band, who sound like a cross between Quicksand (the riffs) and Jimmy Eat World (the melodies). Also features a cover of The Osmonds' "Crazy Horses" featuring a guest appearance from Neil Fallon of Clutch.
And finally, something a little different... This is a comedy rap album by 50Sniffs, the chav alter-ego of my mate Jim. If you're from the UK, you're probably familiar with the whole "chav" thing, if not
THIS WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE sums it up pretty well. It's a bit of a piss-take, but pretty funny if you've ever had hassle from these sort of twats in the street (which, coming from Boston, Lincolnshire, I have had to suffer a LOT).
50Sniffs & The D.K.C. - "Get Laid or Die Tryin'"![](http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5885/50sniffscy1.jpg)
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^Jim's link, not mine.