Biography

1997 was the year in which hardcore rediscovered itself. When Better Than A Thousand released their milestone "Just One" back then, it was the sole starting point for the resurgence of the Youth Crew and the Straight Edge movement. More than 20 years later, the band members release reissues of both "Just One" and "Value Driven“ together with End Hits Records, giving fans the chance to experience these immortal records in a completely new splendour. If you want to understand the creative power behind BTAT, you only have to look at the biographies of the members. Ray Cappo, as the singer of Youth Of Today, is a veteran of New York hardcore and invented Krishna Core with his band Shelter and is (co-)founder of the hardcore labels Revelation Records and Equal Vision Records. Ken Olden and Graham Land are known as the masterminds behind hardcore punk heroes Battery. Furthermore, in the early 90s, Olden did pioneer work with Damnation A.D. for the metalcore genre, which is still flourishing today. Better Than A Thousand were born in 1997 out of the love for hardcore. Cappo is looking for musical fulfilment away from the major label circus. The result is the eerie, intense hardcore explosion "Just One", which was recorded in just five days. In 2020 Better Than A Thousand re-issued their complete back catalogue. Guitarist and drummer Ken Olden remastered both albums and even recorded additional guitar tracks.