Springfield music blog “Some Things Can’t Be Ignored” has featured a new and unreleased album from old Springfield hardcore band Test Patterns.  You can find the recordings here.  From the Some Things Can’t Be Ignored blog:

For those of you who don’t know, or maybe just weren’t involved with “the scene” at the time, Test Patterns were an unfortunately short-lived hardcore band from Springfield.  Composed of Cory Howell (217 Skate Shop owner) on vocals, Aaron Freeman on guitar/vocals, Dave Hinc on bass, and Andy Harmon on drums.  I was fortunate enough to see these dudes perform a handful of times.  I think ALL exclusively at the Asylum (I miss that place), if I remember correctly.  To sum up their music in three words — intense, fast, LOUD!  Like any proper hardcore band, they didn’t waste time with long, drawn out songs.  Most clocked in at under a minute and got their point across just fine!

The unreleased recordings come from 1997 and are intense as ever.  You can find more albums and recordings from more old Springfield bands at the Some Things Can’t Be Ignored website.