Surprise Attack Records

01/14/2025

20 years ago on this date 1/14/2005 SHOTPOINTBLANK from Australia were touring the USA for weeks on end.

10/14/2024

Super honored to have the cover of the very first issue of Surprise Attack amongst so many giants in this beautiful new book release documenting hardcore fanzines. Seeing some of these old covers of issues I had that vastly shaped my taste in underground music really took me back to a great era in my life. Check out for ordering info!

10/10/2024

Shipping now. SA54 new 8 song cd / solid blue lp / test presses “Sick Puzzle”. Tried and true webstore link in bio. Thanx for the support.

06/26/2024

Super honored to have had AJ from mention the old SA Mob record store in the “Through Our Eyes” Pittsburgh Hardcore documentary book by Samantha She recently got a second press in and we were able to get our hands on one (you should too!). It’s so thorough and awesome! With Pittsburgh being just 2 hours south of Erie our scenes have been closely interconnected for ages. It’s still one of my favorite spots to see & play shows. My mug even popped up an old Torn Apart photo. Lots of SA Mob alumni on the show flyers. Hit up if you want to order one of these, it’s super impressive. The is also carrying them and we recommend stopping by there.

02/04/2024

Every issue of Surprise Attack fanzine came with a pull out pin up poster. This 11x17” hooded zombie mosher came with issue no. one 1993 issue. I sadly don’t have one as this was sent to me years ago by Mark Daily of Confined Records.

01/12/2024

Awesome article all about the formation of Erie's newest heavy metallic hardcore band MARK OF FATALITY

CDs are in stock and shipping now!
https://surpriseattackrecords.bigcartel.com

Listen to them here:
https://markoffatality.bandcamp.com/album/last-breath-under-one-thousand-stars-2

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7CwgoUiz5msIvvvxo2TXgC?si=NILDZV5BTRWoZeI7mR0e0Q

FFO: Poison the Well, Undying, Prayer for Cleansing

12/03/2023

Got some good mail late last night! .814 CDs are now in stock. Tonight I’ll start getting pre orders packed up and out. Thanx to everyone for the support and to the M*FIA crew for letting me help out with their release.

11/19/2023

One of PAHC bands featured in this first issue was the almighty CONVICTION. Here’s some shots of the original cut and paste pages and then a final zine. We kind of edited this conversation into sections as opposed to standard q&a when we talked with

11/10/2023

We’re excited to announce the debut release of Erie Hardcore’s newest MARK OF FATALITY. One of the founding pillars SA Mob stood for was helping out those who you see doing their part for the scene. The crew in M*F have been doing this for years & making a strong presence. It’s a thrill to team up with some new blood from the area & make some noise. “Last Breath Under One Thousand Stars” launched on streaming sites today. CDep Pre-sales are up now & will be shipping in December. Check them out on IG: mof.814 PRE-ORDERS up at www.surpriseattackrecords.net

Streaming:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0zskXNg5tMMu75uM9eLewj?si=Q_j1D4xbQjWi5l6qxDtAHw

11/05/2023

The first issue.

11/02/2023

Humble beginnings when falling in love with hardcore and punk rock. Always and forever DIY. This mix tape had some bangers from even way back then that I still rock to this day.