It seems like eons ago when the Ergs! announced they had written and recorded a batch of songs sidestepping their smart-alec pop-punk in favor of go-for-the-throat '80s hardcore. Those tracks make up Thrash Compactor; four of 'em were recorded way back in summer 2003, and an additional song in winter 2007. It took until March 2010 to get these songs properly released, but here they are.These songs are as advertised: barking, to-the-point, early '80s hardcore averaging about 39 seconds apiece, best nestled between your Preschool compilation and Untouchables records. Buzzsaw guitars and viciousl