Pennsylvania hardcore veterans Rain on the Parade are getting the retrospective treatment with Three Chords and a Grudge, a 40-track collection documenting the band's output between 1995 and 1999.
Arriving through Germany's Devarishi Records, the compilation brings together material from the band's Full Speed Ahead, Fired Up, and Body Bag EPs, along with compilation appearances, early demos, and a previously unreleased recording. All 40 tracks have been remastered from the original recordings.
In an email exchange, Rain on the Parade guitarist Justin Phillips told me that the project has been in discussion for several years, but things finally started coming together over the summer. "We've been in contact with Dharmavit das at Devarishi Records for a few years, but the reissue really started gaining traction this summer," Phillips explained.
The original plan was even more ambitious, with the band considering a complete discography release. However, fitting everything onto a single LP proved impossible. "Originally, we discussed doing a complete discography, but there were simply too many songs to fit on one LP," wrote Phillips.
He adds that fellow band member Ronny had previously floated the idea of revisiting When It Rains It Pours as a shorter release titled When It Rains It Pours – Should Have Been an EP. Although that project never materialized, the band is still interested in finding it a home.
One of the biggest draws of Three Chords and a Grudge is the inclusion of an unreleased version of "Count Down," recorded during the band's earliest demo sessions. "We were able to locate the original DAT masters and have the recordings remastered for this release," the guitarist said. "One of the things people haven't heard before is an unreleased version of 'Count Down,' recorded during the first demo session in 1994."
For those unfamiliar with the band, Rain on the Parade were part of the '90s wave of hardcore groups that helped bring short, fast, stripped-down songwriting back to the forefront, drawing from the genre's earlier traditions at a time when metallic hardcore was increasingly dominant.
If you want to do a deep dive on the band, I spoke with Rain on the Parade back in 2024, and we covered their entire history.
Three Chords and a Grudge will be available on vinyl in three limited color variants: purple, white, and yellow with black splatter, with 100 copies of each. The splatter edition is exclusive to Revelation Records' RevHQ store.
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The compilation is scheduled for release in December 2026, with preorders available now at Rev HQ (US) and Devarishi Records (EU).
Three Chords and a Grudge track listing:
1. Piper's Pit
2. Forgiven
3. They've Got You
4. Second Chance
5. When I'm King
6. Pose Hard
7. Feel The Burn
8. Fight Back
9. Full Speed Ahead
10. Climb The Ladder
11. Guest List
12. Today Is A Gift
13. Trying
14. Respect
15. Walk It Off
16. Do Or Die
17. Things Are Bad Enough
18. Class Of '89
19. Down In Flames
20. Clear The Air
21. Just One More
22. Trading Places
23. Resolution
24. Eating Crow
25. Body Bag
26. Drop My Name
27. On My Mind
28. Three Chords
29. They Live
30. Everybody But #1
31. Jerry's Kid
32. Said And Done
33. Eating Crow
34. Bitter
35. From This Day On
36. Kiss Me, I'm Old School
37. Wish I Never Heard
38. On My Mind
39. Bang!
40. Count Down
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