Five of the thirty-six cuts carry Angerfist's signature, a share no other name here comes close to. Danny Masseling — producer of the 2005 Masters of Hardcore anthem and seven times the highest-ranked hard act in DJ Mag's Top 100 — shows up solo with 'Incoming' and 'Raise Your Fist', alongside Outblast and MC Tha Watcher on 'The Voice Of Mayhem', with Miss K8 on the 'Bogota' refix, and with Tha Watcher again on 'Face My Style'. If this Beatport dig means to portray hard dance, it does so with the Dutchman as its spine.
From Art of Creation to Peacock Records
The hardstyle flank rests on Headhunterz, with three credits — one of them telling a label story: his remix of Wildstylez's 'Children Of Drums' lands on Art of Creation, the imprint the two founded in 2018. He rounds out with 'Destiny' and 'Dragonborn part 3 (Oceans Apart)' featuring vocalist Sian Evans, while D-Block & S-te-Fan and Sub Zero Project — who also share 'Darkest Hour (The Clock)' — hold down the 150 BPM block alongside Ran-D, Phuture Noize and ANDY SVGE.
The third pillar is frenchcore: Dr. Peacock, founder of Peacock Records and committed through that label to growing the scene with new talent, places two chapters of his travel series ('Trip to Bulgaria' in The Braindrillerz refix, 'Trip to Ireland') and hands 'Muzika' over to a remix by Sefa, his regular partner across the Frenchcore Worldwide saga. Sefa also signs 'Be Free' on his own label.
Around these three axes orbit names that explain themselves: the Italian Traxtorm school (Tommyknocker, DJ Mad Dog, Anime, Amnesys), the more abrasive wing with Ruffneck and Ophidian splitting 'So Many Sacrifices', The Outside Agency on PRSPCT, and Partyraiser side by side with Destructive Tendencies. More than a hit list, this works as a family tree of the hard scene: several generations and some twenty labels acknowledging one another through remixes and refixes.
Sources: Wikipedia: Angerfist · Wikipedia: Headhunterz · Wikipedia: Dr. Peacock
