Draped in a flag of patriotic shame, The Hated stormed onto the scene just as Washington, DC's Revolution Summer was swerving out of control. Channeling Bad Brains' black thrash and Husker Du's zen approach to hardcore, Dan Littleton, Erik Fisher, Colin Meeder, and Mike Bonner synthesized their own version of what became emo in 1985. Remastered from the original analog tapes, "Best Piece Of Shit Vol. 4" compiles their DIY, debut cassette, the "No More We Cry" EP, and 14 period bonus tracks from The Hated vault spread across two LPs, and is annotated by fellow Annapolis hooligan Andrew Gebhardt.
