The first record that I released, a split 7-inch with TENFOLD and SUM OF ALL FEARS, debuted thirty years ago tonight at day two of the 1996 Connecticut Hardcore Fest at the CT Bike Exchange indoor skate park in Bristol, CT. While neither band made it out of the ‘90s, members of Tenfold went on to form or join In My Eyes, Follow Through, Right Brigade, Invasion, American Nightmare, Fastbreak, Piebald, and a ton of other bands. This five-song split single was the first of over 300 releases on Bridge Nine Records to date. Fast forward three decades, and I got to once again spend the day at a skate park hardcore show (watching @jessegustafsonofficial on stage!); this time with my 15 y.o. daughter and 5,000 other BHC fans both young and old (thank you, Austin & company, for making it happen!) That, and the B9 store got in copies of the new @StartTodayHC 12” EP, of which Tenfold’s vocalist Neal St. Clair’s son Tate is a founding member. Everything old is new again, and I couldn’t be more excited about all of it.
- Chris Wrenn
August 3rd, 2026
Check out more photos and ephemera from Bridge Nine’s first release in the B9 discography HERE!