Back On The Map (Ep)

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Back on the Map
Back On The Map album cover.jpeg
EP by
Slapshot
Released1986
Genre Thrashcore, Hardcore Punk
Length18:41
Label Taang!
Producer George Hicks
Slapshot chronology
Back on the Map
(1986)		Step on It
(1988)

Back on the Map is debut release by American hardcore band Slapshot. It was originally released in 1986 as an Ep on Taang! Records. However it has since been reissued in various formats. [1] [2] The record is said to have "played a crucial role and factor in defining what became known as Boston hardcore" [2]

Contents

Background

It is the only record to feature the entire original line up which consisted of Jack “Choke” Kelly, Jonathan Anastas, Mark McKay, and Steve Risteen. [3] Unlike other hardcore acts Slapshot decided to make their first album a 24 track recording as opposed to the regular 8 to 16-track hardcore album. To reduce costs, they recorded the entire record at night and completed it in just four sessions. [4]

In 1988 Taang! released a compilation album titled Step on It/Back on the Map which featured both Back on the Map and their first full-length album Step on It. [5]

Reception and legacy

Elpida Baphomet of Metal Invader wrote "Sonically, the album is simple, but carries a sense of urgency. Songs like the title track “Back on the Map”, “Addiction” and “Where There’s Smoke” showcase the band's signature combination of dynamic, mosh-ready riffs and catchy vocal hooks that easily become sing-alongs. The short, snappy songs, the careful arrangements and the choruses that make you want to raise your fist are the album's key points." [2]

Around the time of Back on the Map release many Boston hardcore bands such as SSD were moving more towards heavy metal. [6] So with this release Slapshot band aimed to revive the hardcore ethos of the area hence the records name Back on the Map. [2] In addition Ava Ackerman of Taste Makers Magazine wrote that the EP greatly contributed to straight edge movement in the Boston hardcore scene. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack Kelly.

No.TitleLength
1."Back on the Map"3:03
2."Addiction"3:07
3."Where There’s Smoke?"1:36
4."It’s Happening Today?"2:23
5."Chip On My Shoulder"2:40
6."Moment Of Truth"1:28
7."Hardcore Rules"4:26
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
8."Same Mistake"2:58
9."Might Makes Right"1:50
10."Gilligan"0:54

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Back on the Map - Slapshot | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 2026-01-03
  2. 1 2 3 4 "SLAPSHOT – BACK ON THE MAP or How Slapshot Revived The Boston Hardcore Scene. | Metal Invader". 2025-12-31. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  3. ↑ "SLAPSHOT :: BIOGRAPHY". www.oldtimehardcore.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  4. ↑ "https://www.reggieslive.com/show/slapshot/, https://www.reggieslive.com/show/slapshot/". 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2026-01-03.{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Step on It/Back on the Map - Slapshot | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 2026-01-03
  6. ↑ "Boston hardcore hits - The Eagle". www.theeagleonline.com. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  7. ↑ "Boston's Hardcore Scene and Its Legacy". Tastemakers Music Magazine. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
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