First off, thanks to EVERYONE who placed an order during our Black Friday sale a few weeks back - hopefully you picked up some killer records at a nice price! I had a blast packing up all of your orders and it was cool to see so many great records going out the door and to good homes. In case you missed it, I put about 400 or so 7"s at a reduced price for Black Friday, and while a good number of them went during the sale weekend, I still have a ton of killer titles and some other stuff still on sale and you can see those HERE.
Second, the SCHOOL JERKS LP is back in stock! The first pressing came and went, but we've got the second pressing in stock now so pick yourself up a copy HERE if you haven't yet, we've got plenty as well as all three of their 7" singles! The first pressing of the NIGHT BIRDS "Fresh Kills" LP is running low too, but we have a few left still so grab one of those as well if you haven't yet!
Finally, I know I've been promising an official announcement as to what we've got in the works for 2013, but I haven't had the chance to get around to typing it all up so you'll have to wait just a little bit longer for the full details! I will tell you that it's looking like THE SHIRKS 12" and the BIG EYES "2010 Demo" 7" are going to be pushed to January due to some pressing plant delays, but I'll have a full list for you shortly. I'll go into more detail hopefully soon, but expect new releases from SICKOIDS, SECTARIAN VIOLENCE, BIG EYES, NIGHT BIRDS, COKE BUST, VIOLENT OUTBURST, BARGE, DEVILS HAND, COKE BUST, and BRAIN F≠, plus some reissues from 86 MENTALITY, STRIKING DISTANCE, and THE THUMBS will all see the light of day (hopefully) in 2013!
I think that's all for now, on to the new webstore titles!!!
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I realized that it's been well over a month since the last official webstore email update, so you are sort of getting two updates for the price of one this time around. That being said, I'll still try and keep it as brief as possible! Got a handful of rad new singles including the debut 7" from the UK's GOOD THROB, the latest from BROWN SUGAR, and ton of 7"s on DISTORT REALITY including the brand new ZYANOSE 7" along with 7"s from FRENZY, TRUNCHEONS, ATTACK SS, ZATSUON, and PEROXIDE; the newest single from HATRED SURGE, some rad singles from PURITY CONTROL, THE INSTIGATION, SEDATIVES, THE STOPS, POOR CHOICE, NIGHT STALKERS, and more!
A bunch of new LPs in this update as well including the first LP release from Cali's BROKEN PATTERNS (this LP rules!), a US pressing of the debut LP from Spain's BELGRADO (this LP also rules!); a couple of new hits from PRANK including the newest from FORWARD and a reissue from ASTA KASK; some new LPs from SWEARIN', ST. DAD, AUDACITY, and SYNTHETIC ID plus a restock of the ripping debut LP from HERATYS that came out a few years back. Also stocked up on a ton of killer reissues (both legit and, um ... not so legit) - a ton of classic old hardcore and punk from the likes of IMPACT, NEGAZIONE, THE OPPRESSED, STINKY RATS, CHAIN REACTION, PSYCHO, KLAXON, THE VARUKERS, POISON IDEA, GAUZE, and a killer fanclub 12" collection featuring the URBAN WASTE, ANTIDOTE, MOB, and ABUSED 7"s all on one LP! If that wasn't enough, I grabbed some cool fanclub B-Sides and Demos collections from THE SMITHS and MOTORHEAD too!
Finally, grabbed a ton of new tapes from the likes of RECIDE, BLESSED STATE, SELF ABUSE, ZODIACS, THE NUKES, PUBLIC ASSAULT, CONDENADA, DIRTY WORK, DIAPERS, CANCER, and a couple of tape comps including the PEOPLE MOSTLY SUCK IT and THESE ARE THE VOICES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD comps. Also picked up a few new zines including the latest MAXIMUMROCKNROLL, two issues of AS BOREDOM SETS IN, and the first issue of HASHTAG HARDCORE.
Well, I think that's it - the full list with descriptions and full list of restocks is below, check it out! If you don't hear from me until 2013, I hope everyone has a safe and happy holidays and New Years! 2012 was a nice and productive year for the label but I'm ready for it to be over!
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NEW IN THE WEBSTORE FOR 12/14/12:
GOOD THROB "S/T" 7" (SUPER FI)
Good Throb’s initial public offering draws from all of their previous bands’ work (the Sceptres, the Shitty Limits,Tortura et al.) in the shadows of the Nixe’s Utreg punk, with a hint of "Swiss Punk Now", a bit of the Australian X’s burliness, but any desire for comparison is overwhelmed by a certain wall of sound and ferocity - on every instrument - that breeds a perfectly nasty sense of empathy. Empathy for a visceral breeze, for the methodical assassination of tedium, for the distilled detestation of our rosy society, and for Tesco anthems. Raw depictions of a mundane universe.
BROWN SUGAR "LUVLY" 7" (COWABUNGA)
Here's the Buffalo band's latest material and this is also some of their strongest output. Musically it sounds like it could have bridged the gap between the Deportation EP and the Birds/Racism LP, SERIOUSLY. It's as punk as the 1st 7'' but as weird as the LP at the sametime. I really don't know what else to tell you here, if you are already aware of this band and as into them as much as I am I don't need to sell you on this.
ZYANOSE "ISOLATION" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Newest 7" from these Osaka noizefreakz!!!
IRON LUNG / THE PROCESS - SPLIT TOUR 7" (IRON LUNG)
Three IRON LUNG songs recorded at the Sexless//No Sex session back in '07. These were originally released on a super limited UK tour 7" with Scottish hardcore stalwarts THE PROCESS. In case you are unfamiliar with these Neds they played in some bands that you might be more in touch with like SHANK or STRETCHHEADS. This is a one time remastered reissue in an edition of 500 copies on maroon vinyl with updated FEEDING artwork.
STOPS, THE "S/T" 7" (RESIDUE)
THE STOPS are a newish band from Portland, OR that keeps up the pace by playing driving, dark-melodic punk. These five women put on the hurt with 4 essential tracks that are catchy and driving at the same time. They have the kind of sound that anyone with taste would want playing in a sweat-soaked basement in your shitty hometown. "Waiting for Today" and "Up Looking Down" will crack open your skull and bury a great tune deep into your brain... try to get it out! One time pressing of 600 copies.
HATRED SURGE "PURGATORY" 7" (CAN-O-BEES)
Hatred Surge continue their heavy metal evolution with "Purgatory", piecing together the elements from every subfacet of the genre; the dirge, the mother riff, the dynamics. Written and recorded shortly after "Human Overdose", this 7" represents the true core of the Hatred Surge unit; the unbreakable rhythm section of Hughes, Sharp, and Ulsh. The B-side features a cover of "Like Rats" by the legendary, genre-bending-giant Godflesh. First pressing of 500.
PIG HEART TRANSPLANT / ENDLESS BLOCKADES - SPLIT 7" (SUPER FI)
Sludged-out noise meets noised-out powerviolence. Pig Heart Transplant is Jon Iron Lung plus chums. The Endless Blockade are ex-Shank and this is their swansong.
PURITY CONTROL "COPING" 7" (HIGH ANXIETY)
"Toronto's Purity Control come out of the gate charging with Coping, their first vinyl offering. Six tracks of abrasive, low-fi grind for creeps, mixed and mastered by Will Killingsworth (Ampere/Orchid)." --Chris Colohan. Limited to 550 copies! Includes download code!
SEDATIVES "TEENAGE RUNAWAY" 7" (ERSTE THEKE TONTRAGER)
Yes it is true! The Ottawa Boys strike back! After having given us the first 7''s and the Debut 12" im so happy that they let me put out this new mind blowing 45! The energetic melodies that blast through every Sedatives Song, are simple and mind blowing. This Canadian punk band from Ottawa has released their self-titled album some days ago, and it may just be one of the best things that has ever been produced in the history of melodic punk rock. The harmonizing vocals of the four Gentleman are the perfect balance of aggression and sincerity while the predominant Bass, the Organ and drumbeats keep the motivating energy that drives their music. These four Canadian gentlemen may be held responsibles for having written one of the best songs in ages with ''Slip away'' but this two Songs are also just A - side Songs! Maybe we should mark both Labels with A - Side. The Sedatives dared to go step further and once more set a landmark in the little mundo punko with this new record that will shake your heart and legs!!! You will never be disappointed with this 7" - believe me!!!
INSTIGATION, THE "S/T" 7" (SELF RELEASED)
Trash rockin' hardcore punk band from Far East Asia,shanghai,The Instigation. Its 4-piece from different countries as Japan,UK,China and Canada their first 7inch with 5 songs is just out and their sound is combining early 80s US hardcore punk with trashy garage punk. Trashy loud guitar is rumbling and british vocal is blasting on the tight rhysm section and it would blow your mind away. If you are fun of Dean Dirg,Henry Fiat;s Open Sore,Regulations,Napoleon Dynamite etc,you can get the taste. Handnumbering 200 limited
LOS MONJO / RULETA RUSA - SPLIT 7" (SOLO PARA PUNKS)
Two brand new anthems by Mexicans Los Monjo on one side. On the other side, Bay Area punkers Ruleta Rusa (ex Peligro Social) give us two super catchy, bass driven songs with a superb guitar work. While Los Monjo bring to my mind Eskorbuto, or Mexican punk classics like early Sedicion and Sindrome, in the case of Ruleta Rusa, 80's spanish punk rock like La UVI, Commando 9mm or early Ox Pow are a good comparison.
MUUY BIIEN "KNIFE FIGHTS" 7" (WONDERTRICK)
Muuy Biien hails from Athens GA. Their sound is aggressive, hyper-compressed, hardcore noise with ambient interludes that provide the perfect balance. Knife Fights EP, their debut 7", is abrupt, abrasive, and incredibly catchy.
PUKEOID "RABID" 7" (NOT NORMAL)
8 song rager from NWI's Pukeoid. The Rabid Dog Punk rockers return, and with them their brand of Midwestern Weirdness. Ex-members of NWI/Chicago outfits GUINEA KID and RAW NERVE play with the urgency of condemned men, with bitterness and contempt dripping from every shouted word, aimed at the “shame society,” those around them, and themselves. Puke fucking rules. For fans of The State, The Fix, and Die Kruezen. One time only press of 500, on hot pink.
BROKEN PATTERNS "PATTERN INTERRUPT" LP (SIX FEET UNDER)
Armed with a new singer and featuring the guitar player of Tear It Up and Cut The Shit, Broken Patterns unleash their first full-length that pays homage to the early L.A. punk sound of bands like The Dickies, Adolescents, D.I. and The Weirdos.
BELGRADO "S/T" LP (MMM)
From the squatted vaults of Barcelona comes anarcho punks Belgrado, recently touring through North America and leaving mouths agape. Belgrado play an original-sounding style of early eighties Wave Punk (see SIEKIERA, CORTEX and SKELETAL FAMILY) with a slight morbid feel and a dose of KILLING JOKE here and there. Heavy reverb on guitars and vocals, driving bass guitar with pounding drums. The vocals are reminiscent of Siouxsie Sioux with songs in English and others in Polish. Sound-wise this is close to the originals yet still sounds fresh and urgent. Limited US press of their s/t LP.
ST. DAD "S/T" LP (VINYL RITES)
Finally, the idiot genius that is the ST. DAD long player is unleashed on this stupid fucking world. These vocals are the snottiest, most crazed thing put to tape in a long time. The songs are always on the brink of falling apart, like all good early punk and hardcore was. It sounds like THE CRUCIFUCKS recorded in a bedroom if the bedroom was in a cave. No poser shit here, just 4 legit weirdos that couldn't even scan their photos in for the layout correctly. The band has been broken up for a while but all 3 labels involved (Moon Machination, 16oh, and Vinyl Rites) knew it had to become part of our reality. You're welcome, world, you probably didn't ask for it.
FORWARD "WAR NUKE & DEATH SENTENCE" LP (PRANK)
Aggressive melodic hardcore punk attack, Tokyo's FORWARD return with their first new LP since 2004's "Burn Down the Corrupt Justice" with catchy guitar riffs grounded in solid rhythms with intense gravel throated vocals from world punk legend, Ishiya! Their first LP with new drummer Akiyama, FORWARD maintain a constant live schedule in their native Japan and have honed these new tracks to make a solid collection of song-driven anthems hammered with hardcore impact. Lyrically the LP is poetically reflective and many of the songs address the situation of post-tsunami Japan. Formed in 1996 and comprised of former members of DEATHSIDE, INSANE YOUTH and SYSTEMATIC DEATH, this is the band's third full LP and follows a recent set of catalog re-issues on Prank. FORWARD returned to the US for their third stateside tour earlier this year. This vinyl edition comes housed in a U/V gloss heavyweight sleeve with mastering by Jack Control from WORLD BURNS TO DEATH/ ENORMOUS DOOR STUDIOS and lacquer cutting by George Horn.
ASTA KASK "MED IS I MAGEN" LP (PRANK)
"MED IS I MAGEN" is the first 12" by Sweden's legendary punk band ASTA KASK, a cornerstone of Swedish Punk Rock and it's "Trallpunk" Genre - where lightning fast delivery of unrelenting melodic and upbeat punk is delivered hardcore tempo . Featuring many of the bands classic tracks "Psykiskt Instabil", "Till Far", "Valkommen Hem". This was the band's Best selling release, though it has become a sought after collector's item since it's release in 1985. This is the first time the original 12" version has been re-pressed in it's debut format since it's initial Release. Maximum Rock'N' Roll #31 said n 1985 of the original Release "Yet another outstanding release from this Swedish band. With their tight musicianship, super instrumental hooks, rough lead vocals, and up-tempo sing-along choruses, they remind me of classic punk outfits from the late '70s like STIFF LITTLE FINGERS. ASTA KASK wouldn't know how to write a bad song, so don't ignore this 12"." This version Features a heavy weight sleeve and new lyric insert with liner notes and lyric explanations. Re-mastered by Peter En Betou with Lacquers cut by George Horn.
SYNTHETIC ID "APERTURES" LP (ERSTE THEKE TONTRAGER)
There’s a new best band in San Francisco. And this band plays a beautiful cacophony of raw, frenetic guitars, fiercely pounded drums, and jerky yet oddly melodic vocals. Perfect timing and guitar damage reminiscent of the Proletariat underscores a vocal delievery not dissimilar to the Observers but less operatic and more desperate. Synthetic ID sound like Greg Sage, D. Boone, and Colin Newman fabricating the house band for the International Space Station. Or better yet, spending three days in close quarters on an uncharted trek to the Sea of Tranquility. Anxious paranoia dripping from the walls. It's jerky, derailed, and draws heavily from early post-punk, but chugs along at a classic punk tempo, blasting out totally agitated lyrics the whole time. Space madness? Or just a need to escape the surface of this planet, even if it just be through the act of playing two minute punk jams? Either way, it's exciting and different. This record is a tight, fuzzy underground treasure in the waiting. Synthetic ID evokes collapsing architecture, mangled pin cushions in undated photographs and above all else, tension. The San Franciscan group’s debut EP was an exercise in straight-ahead punk with a post-punk guitar aesthetic that eschewed heavy-handed pastiche in favor of modern neuroses. Sinuous guitar leads deftly plunge, serrate and splice with insidious resolve while the band asserts mid-tempo conviction and tasteful restraint. Constantly on the brink of a seething barrage, the group retreats into their festering comfort zone, as if unable to cope with the demands of healthy social behavior. To illustrate, Synthetic ID recently performed in a Mission District taco shop and margaritas curdled.
SWEARIN "S/T" LP (SALINAS)
The self-titled debut LP from New York/Philly's Swearin' is 12 songs of pop-punk and lo-fi that speeds along through catchy sing-a-longs only to jar you with something just a bit off-kilter. Members of P.S. Eliot, Big Soda, Bad Blood & Radiator Hospital.
AUDACITY "MELLOW CRUISERS" LP (BURGER)
Audacity didn’t meet in college and didn’t even meet in high school or middle school - this particular band goes back to second grade in Fullerton, California, where baby guitarists Kyle Gibson and Matt Schmalfeld met and bonded thanks to moms who were both big into the Beatles. After Punk 101 with a savvy older sister who clued them in on Bikini Kill, the Stooges and the Buzzcocks and after searching up Wire and the Adverts in the wild mess of early Internet file-sharing, Gibson and Schmalfeld were ready for junior high and bassist Cameron Crowe and drummer Thomas Alvarez, who’d been playing on his brother’s drum kit in the family garage.
HERATYS "S/T" LP (LA FAMILIA)
Hailing from south of Sweden, this band just owns so fucking much. They sound like a mix between Totalitär from Sweden and snotty 80's Finnish rawpunk! Simple riffs and just straight in your face d-beat hcpunk, you gotta love it.
NEGAZIONE "WILD BUNCH: THE EARLY DAYS" LP (NO NEVER)
This collects the earliest and rarest recordings by this pioneering '80s Italian hardcore band, including their 1984 "Mucchio Selvaggio" split cassette with DECLINO, and their impossible-to-find 1985 "Tutti Pazzi" and "Condannati a Morte Nel Vostro Quieto Vivere" 7"s. A total of 18 high quality tracks, with full color cover, and a printed board innersleeve with the lyrics in English on one side and Italian on the other. Italian import.
IMPACT "SOLO ODIO" LP (GONNA PUKE RETRO)
Official and licensed reissue for one of the few all-time classic lps of the first wave of Italian hardcore. Hailing from Ferrara, early 80’s era, IMPACT , along with WRETCHED, NEGAZIONE, INDIGESTI and DECLINO, set the stylistic and esthetic standards for a musical genre, later to become world famous, that mixed the political vehemence of british tradition (such as that of CRASS and CONFLICT) with the violence of early american hardcore (CIRCLE JERKS above all). Ten songs, a little more than 15 minutes of musical and ideological assault, through which IMPACT became a legend and changed the lives of three generations of Italian punks. Reissued on 140gr black vinyl with printed inner.
OPPRESSED, THE "DEAD AND BURIED" LP (RADIATION)
Legendary Welsh anti-fascist oi! band formed in Cardiff in 1981, the Oppressed is the UK punk band who most openly expressed opposition to the racist and right-wing influenced ideals spreading in the skinhead scene in the early 80s. Personally promoting the SHARP ('Skinheads Against racial prejudices') ideals to British Skinheads through lyrics and interviews, both on-stage and in real life, their singer and leader Roddy Moreno lived his life as a mission, happening to write some of the finest working class punk rock anthems ever along the way. "Dead And Buried" collects the first two, self-financed singles by the Oppressed, "Victims" and "Never Say Die", both originally released in 1983, along with their 1983 "Oi! The Tape" complete session. This is OI! music at its best.
PSYCHO "YOU LOVE US ... YOU HATE US" LP (RADIATION)
Started out as a '77 punk-influenced band back in 1981, legendary Boston hardcore band PSYCHO constantly evolved through the years, playing faster and faster with each new release. It wasn't until their 1988 masterpiece "you love us...you hate us" that they fully embraced the 60 second-song, D.R.I.-styled, "bandana" thrash-formula, conceiving one of the most important classics of the whole '80s hardcore era. Reissued on beautiful gold vinyl just like the original version, with original inner sleeve repro in a limited 500 copy edition. Radiation Records bring back to vinyl the 12min. of 100% raging hardcore fury.
VARUKERS "LIVE IN LEEDS 1984" LP (RADIATION)
Released in 1999 on Kickback Records in just a handful of copies without a proper distribution, this is the Varukers recorded live at the Bierkeller at the peak of their career. "Die For Your Government", "Neglected", "Protest To Survive" and all the classics from their early 80's discography included. This is pure Brit-Punk Mayhem!
KLAXON "100CELLE CITY ROCKERS" LP (GONNA PUKE RETRO)
One of the longest running bands in Italian Punk, KLAXON formed in 1979 and released their groundbreaking self titled EP in 1983. After participating in the legendary LP compilation "Quelli che Urlano Ancora", along with NABAT, FUN, BASTA, ROUGH, and the cream of the crop of the 80's Italian Skinhead scene, KLAXON remained inactive for quite a few years. Their comeback album from 1997, "100celle City Rockers", now released on vinyl for the very first time, is still considered one of the best Italian street punk albums ever. Characterized by a more mature and socially aware, Clash-influenced approach both to the lyrics and to the music, compared to their peers, KLAXON's legacy today consists of an incredible number of anthems spread over more than three decades, but "100celle" is where their fans' heart still lies.
STINKY RATS "VERGOGNATI" LP (GONNA PUKE RETRO)
Hailing from the same town that gave us the likes of Nerorgasmo, Negazione, and Declino, although STINKY RATS shared with those guys the uncompromised and fierce anger of the first wave of Italian Hardcore with their peers. Yet they also introduced a melodic, obscure and desperate vibe that created a more mature sound, one somehow reminiscent of the controlled fury present in some UK peace punk. This long awaited vinyl reissue of their 1986 "Vergognati" 12" (originally out on WRETCHED's own CHAOS PRODUZIONI, along with the BLU BUS label, managed by KINA) also features 11 tracks from their 1985 "Urla Di Rabbia" demo tape.
This is 100% Torino Hardcore at its highest level.
CHAIN REACTION "ROTTURA TOTALE" LP (GONNA PUKE RETRO)
One of the most obscure and sought-after gems of the whole Italian Hardcore era, the Chain Reaction first and only 7" "Gabbie" remains unequalled in terms of rawness and unpolished rage, making the band’s "cult" status grow worldwide over the years among the 'extreme' punk collectors. Based in the little town of Bari, deep in the south of Italy and far from the more developed and aware punk communities of the northern cities, Chain Reaction are pure, unaffected 80's hardcore punk played by a bunch of outcasts with no future whatsoever. This full length, remastered reissue is a must-have piece of punk history, and features the complete original 7" along with a bunch of unreleased, lost tracks which were recently re-recorded by the original line-up after 22 years of hiatus.
V/A - 4 NYHC 7"S (ANTIDOTE, MOB, ABUSED, URBAN WASTE) LP (FANCLUB)
Awesome compilation of the four most crucial NYHC 7"s ever made..You get the MOB Upset The System 7", the URBAN WASTE 7", the ANTIDOTE Thou Shalt Not Kill 7", and the ABUSED Loud and Clear 7" all on one 12" record. Plus a little insert with reprints of the original lyric sheets.
POISON IDEA "IAN MACKAYE" 12" (FANCLUB)
Fanclub repressing of this classic Poison Idea compilation LP containing the "Getting the Fear/4A.M. 12", Filthkick EP and one new track! I don´t think you´ll need an introduction in Poison Idea...!?
MOTORHEAD "THE B-SIDE COLLECTION 1977-82" LP (FANCLUB)
Motörhead are an English rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, professionally known by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to or one of the earliest members of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This great collection contains some of Motorhead best material and includes all of the B sides from all of their singles that were recorded between 1977 and 1982. 13 tracks total.
SMITHS, THE "DEMOS & OUTTAKES VOL. 1" LP (FANCLUB)
THE SMITHS Demos & Outtakes Vol I Unreleased & early takes. Tracks are: reel around the fountain / the hand that rocks the cradle / this night has opened my eyes / rusholme ruffians // i misses you / there is a light that never goes out / the queen is dead / frankly, mr shankly
SMITHS, THE "DEMOS & OUTTAKES VOL. 2" LP (FANCLUB)
THE SMITHS Demos & Outtakes Vol II Unreleased & early takes. Tracks are: ask / is it really so strange? / shoplifters of the world unite / sheila take a bow // girlfriend in a coma / death of a disco dancer / paint a vulgar picture / heavy track //
GAUZE "COMPILATION TRACKS" LP (FANCLUB)
Fanclub collection features GAUZE tracks from THRASH TILL DEATH, A FAREWELL TO ARMS, OUTSIDER, and CITY ROCKERS LP compilations!
DRAMAMINE "GREEN HORSE" LP (THIS CHARMING MAN)
The new Dramamine record! i am proud to announce this to you. 11 songs between Sonic Youth, Wipers & My Bloody Valentine! »GREEN HORSE« is a collection of eleven pieces that prove both the band's progressive thinking and their awareness of history; the songs bring together noise and pop without ever making one half seem like a foreign body – the symbiosis sounds completely natural. The most notable development – besides the distinct enlargement that went along with the adding of a second guitar – can be found in the vocals: A specific quality of DRAMAMINE always used to be the interaction of the instruments and the overall sound that was always more than the sum of the parts. Now their singer Marcel Feige has reinvented his singing completely and finds his space in the band's very own sound.
KADAVAR "S/T" LP (THIS CHARMING MAN)
One thing is clear, it is impossible to overhear the Black Sabbath influence. Of course the impact of other great and important bands, such as Led Zeppelin, Hawkwind and Witchfinder General can also be heard in the music of this band. This can make you forget that you are actually listening to a contemporary trio from Berlin. Reading this you could get the impression, that listening to KADAVAR’s music could get boring quite fast, due to the fact that we’ve heard this kind of music before. The good thing about their music is that the sound is converted in such way that the audience notices that blood, sweat and tears have been shed during the process. Music like this can only be played on such high level if one has been through the rough shit that live brings with it sometimes. As an audience we are automatically faced with long straight hair, minimum one mustache, a lot of rings on both hands, fur collars and flared trousers. The Ludwig- Drum set sounds amazingly dry, well it is a Ludwig. Bass and Guitar stand on either side of the stage, building a panorama view, which is great fun over headphones. On the left you get Grease, on the right Fuzz, everything pounds and booms, there’s the double space vocals. It’s easy to be blown away. Superb. The trio is a well attuned team that sing of Wizzards, Lucifer and of course Mountains. I don’t quite understand how someone can be so deep into a matter but i like it. The guys names are Lindemann, Mammut, and TIger. I’m witless! For 70′s hardrockfans this vinyl is a complete revelation, for all rockfans, that haven’t dared to advance into the 70′s stuff, this is a good field research. For me, this record is simply mega entertaining. A record that is stuffed with skill and know-how. You can’t reinvent the wheel, but you can roll it!
NOTHING "EMBRACE THE HATRED" LP (THIS CHARMING MAN)
Berlin - two years ago - germany's "aged" punk/Hardcore veterans from Highscore, Mönster, Costas Cakehouse, Durango95, Bombenalarm & Situations are lost in a foreign city - with no hope and only one love left. Nothing is born, Nothing is saviour, Nothing is HC/Punk deluxe. Think of Poison Idea with a metal-shredding edge! This is power, this is fun, this is drive passion with pissed of lyrics. Less TRBNGR and more thrash than debut record! If you need a good and fresh punk record for 2012, get this one!
BLESSED STATE - DEMO TAPE
"Demo tape from this new Massachusetts band that plays awesome heavy, melodic Revolution Summer-style hardcore. Much like DC's Give, these guys really have that Marginal Man / Swiz style down, though Blessed State feel a little bit less retro and more just like a straight up melodic HC band than a lot of bands who just try to ape this style. Regardless, though, if you dig the aforementioned bands as well as mid-period Husker Du or early Dag Nasty you'll love this demo. self-released" - sorrystaterecords.com
RECIDE "II" TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
The great nation of Texas has long been home to some of history's greatest HC Punk bands. Recide continues that proud tradition by blasting through seven tracks in under seven minutes of Koro/Void influenced jams. No nonsense, no frills, just the anxiety and desperation spawned from being young weirdos from the middle of nowhere. Pro-dubbed black tapes.
SELF ABUSE - DEMO TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
American repress of Sweden's Self Abuse 2010 Demo. Seven burly, pissed off tracks, along the lines of 86 Mentality or Urban Blight, the soundtrack for idiot skins to break bottles against walls. Get this shit!!!
ZODIACS - DEMO TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
Zodiacs, along with Side FX, are the ushers of the new age of Indianapolis HC and one listen to their demo will make you understand why. Super burly vocals spit rage over Donny's incredible Shipwrecked-meets-CCM guitar riffs. Destroy your local basement to SOP, chumps.
CONDENADA "DISCOGRAFIA" TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
15 track pro-tape covering their entire recorded output (Condenada EP, split w/ Sin Orden, Mother Tongue, and an abandoned split w/ CA's Bruise Violet). Absolutely punishing, driving hardcore punk from Chicago, these ladies were/are a force to be reckoned with. Pro-dubbed orange tapes, with hand-stamped J-Card.
V/A THESE ARE THE VOICES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD VOL.1 TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
(Somewhat) International Hardcore Comp. 15 tracks from 12 bands, all mandatory. Featuring: Bog People (OR), Intifada (IL), Libyans (MA), Much Worse (MN), Positive Noise (MI), Raw Nerve (IN), Rayos X (CA), Renegades of Punk (Brazil), The State (MI), Timebombs (CA), Ultratumbados (IL), and UX Vileheads (Sweden). Comes housed in screened corrugated cardboard containers with fold out insert/poster featuring an art collaboration between Matthew Williams (behind guinea kid, pukeoid, scabs) and Ryan Lowry (raw nerve) Red pro-tapes. Do not pass this one up.
NUKES, THE - DEMO TAPE (TRIPLE BYPASS)
Snotty freak hardcore punks from Chicago with really awkward, antisocial lyrics. The sound gives a heavy nod to the FU's. 8 songs!
PUBLIC ASSAULT - 2012 DEMO TAPE (TRIPLE BYPASS)
Primal teen frenzy from these misbehaved Midwest highschoolers deliver six quick reasons to grow out of adulthood while you can. This is as real as it gets.
DESPERAT "FIRST TWO AND A HALF" CD (RESCUED FROM LIFE)
Contains ALL tracks from the first 2 7"s and the split with GIFTGASATTACK plus an unreleased rager. Raw Swedish D-beat hardcore executed by some familiar faces who left an undeniable impact on the genre decades ago and continue to churn out punk hits. DKRECS-015
KVOTERINGEN "SAMHALLETS FORRADARE COLLECTION" CD (RESCUED FROM LIFE)
CD collection containing ALL tracks from the "Samhallets Forradare" LP on feral ward, the "Dodens Handslag" 7", and the split with Nitad. "Kvoteringen is a Swedish punk rock band formed 2003 in Örebro. The band plays a style of Scandinavian D-beat and hardcore punk. Members are Jallo-guitar & bass, Fredrik Larzon-drums and Calle-vocals. The band share members with Meanwhile, Millencolin, Ääritila, Totalitär, No Security, Skitslakt, Dischange among others" DKRECS-016
AS BOREDOM SETS IN ZINE - SUMMER 2012
Aw yeah, another issue of As Boredom Sets In for you to read instead of doing homework. This is my favorite zine I've made not only because of the great interviews with SLUGZ, THE SECRET PROSTITUTES, and VIDEO, but it came out looking pretty groovy. There are a lot of pictures and more writing than the winter issue. Get into it!
AS BOREDOM SETS IN ZINE - WINTER 2012
It's been almost 2 years since I wrote the last one. A lot has changed in terms of layout and design, but the goofy stories and fun of ABSI are still present. In this issue, I interviewed SUCKED DRY and BIRTH DEFORMITIES. Lots of groovy reviews and shit too.
HASHTAG HARDCORE ZINE - ISSUE #1
Killer new zine out of Europe. 40 pages cut'n'paste fanzine (full A4 size) with interviews RISE AND FALL, STATE OF MIND, IN EFFECT zine, MURPHY'S LAW, NO TOLERANCE and lots a record/zine and show reviews and pictures.
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ZATSUON "VIOLENT NOIZ LIFE" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Debut 7" from these NYC noisy crasher crusters. This record is pretty hard to describe, it has the usual Disorder elements, but then it has this really weird "improv" feel to it. I mean the music is just all over the fucking place (especially the drums). Really interesting record, and better than your run of the mill raw/noise punx. Members of Nerveskade/Perdition.
ATTACK SS "NO NUKES" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Latest EP from this wild Japanese noise punk band. Attack SS are definitely in the D-Clone / Folkeiis / Zyanose school of noise not music, and like those bands there's a lot more here than just noise for noise's sake. There's a clear consideration of how noise textures play off of one another, an real dynamics that give the songs a sense of push and pull despite the noisiness of the individual sounds that compose the band's music. Again, like the best noise punk bands, the energy level here is through the roof.
PEROXIDE "CAN YOU HEAR THE SOUND OF PEACE" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Debut 7" from these PDX raw noizers. Raging!
FRENZY "NOIZEY TROUBLE" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Debut EP from new PDX raw hardcore band, FRENZY. The band features em-members of NERVSKADE but this is more straight up 80’s hardcore than noise/pogo punk as the album cover and tittle would suggest. Reminds me of DISORDER and other UK82 bands with distortion in maximum.
TRUNCHEONS "STUCK ON THE BLOCK" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Truncheons from Montreal Canada, feature ex-AFTER THE BOMBS doing some noisey hardcore that is full of distort.
POOR CHOICE "TEENAGE LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL" 7" (EAT THE LIFE)
These recordings are definitely "darker" than earlier POOR CHOICE stuff. It's more raw and d-beat like but still has a punk beat to it. Everything is fuzzy and loud, including the vocals. Every song but the last one is under a minute long. The final song is about 2 classmates falling in love; dig that!
DIAPERS "SHIT HOUSE" 7" (EAT THE LIFE)
After 4 fantastic tape releases and countless (off the hook) shows, DIPERS are here with Shit House. Here we've got 7 brief but well written songs with topics ranging from dogs moshing, shitty bodegas, and XL fans. If your sense of humor sucks, don't let the lyrics bug you because the music is very unique in a world of punk. Other than TOM GREEN being an influence lyrically, I have never seen their riffs as being a rip of anything. All of the riffs in The Bomb remind me of something DESCENDENTS would do in their earlier albums. This is what's up.
NAPALM HEARTS "S/T" 7" (HELTA SKELTA)
These guys were around for a while in Melbourne playing their own take on hardcore heavily influenced by UK street punk and oi! Think Negative Approach and Last Resort. With hard hitting vocals and catchy hooks.The Dead Boys cover on here is great and sleazy, adding to the aesthetic. They took a no bullshit approach to this kind of music as it should be and played some great live shows. This recording was originally released by Stained Circles on cassette but quickly sold out. Four new tracks have been added to the B side here, all from the same session.
AGITATED "S/T" 7" (HELTA SKELTA)
Highly influenced by early 80s US hardcore but with an Austarlian edge. These guys listen to a lot of Adolescents and JFA which definately shows on this recording but more broadly this reminds a lot of the early hardcore that came out of Southern California and even the DC scene in the early 80s. This is immature, aggressive hardcore.
MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #355 - DECEMBER 2012
The new (and potentially last???) issue of your favorite punk rock magazine has hit the streets! The December issue, MRR #355, comes busting at the seams with the best punk from around the world — 100% by the punks for the punks! This month we talk to our Doomsday cover artist Avi Spivak and we have a split interview with Portland-based punks, the RED DONS and the ESTRANGED. We catch up with Sweden’s crust megaliths AGRIMONIA, and Russia’s hardcore punx ANTIMELODIX tell us their story and and explain love of Finland. NAPOLNARIZ talk about what it’s like growing up punk in Puerto Rico and LA ARMADA examine their experience of coming to the US from the Dominican Republic. Peru’s anarchia punks DHK tell us about their scene in Lima, while BREATHING LIGHT from Chicago discuss race, culture and what it’s like to be a punk of color within the punk scene and beyond. The VICTIMS take us on a trip in the second part of their European tour diary, and our scene report from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada sheds some light onto this active part of the Great White North. This, plus all the columnists you love to hate (and hate to love!) and the most extensive record reviews in punk!
NIGHT STALKERS, THE "SEXUAL DEVIATIONS" 7" (OFFSIDE)
After a first effort with a heavy Ratcage/ early T&G vibe, Nightstalkers have grown up mixing straight hardcore/punk bursts with mid tempo songs. The band's malignant nature is evidenced on their slower tracks, the singer's snotty voice adds to the mix.Six tracks exploring out society's deep and morbid drives. You'd better pray that it will be a therapeutic record for these Brest sickos so you don't find them at your door. Limited to 300 copies.
MAMMOTH TORTA "S/T" 7" (FRANKENJEW)
"Are you into surf, bro? It doesn't matter, ... Have fun getting your fucking face melted off by this flawless California surf duo" - http://hobbledgrace.blogspot.
"PEOPLE MOSTLY SUCK IT" - V/A COMP TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
17 bands!!! This is a compilation tape with SHAVER from Ohio. It is, in our opinion, a sweet representation of what hardcore and punk looks like right now in the U.S. It features some bands you might already know like DAWN OF HUMANS, CULO, and BURNING ITCH. It also has some bands you might not know like SLUGZ, ZERO PROGRESS, BIRTH DEFORMITIES, and ANNA RAGER. Touch yr junk and get ready!
DIRTY WORK - DEMO TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
Strutting out of the boring streets of Kansas City, here we have DIRTY WORK. I saw these guys when I went out to KC even before I heard their music. As I walk into this dark warehouse, their singer is going mad hitting himself with the microphone, doing non-synchronized jumps/flips, etc. They had a familiar sound of AMDI PETERSENS ARME but with their own twist. Listen for yourself and decide if you want this band to play your town next month or asap.
DIAPERS / CANCER - SPLIT TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
DIPERS, from Brooklyn, return with even catchier punk tracks than before and more clever lyrics. The first song will have you pogoing and jumping around your room. CANCER, from Albany, blast out 4 really awesome hardcore punk tracks. I sense they have some influence from Los Crudos. Get psyched, don't miss out.
POOR CHOICE "NEVER GROW UP" TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
A pretty lengthy tape that has everything Poor Choice has done so far includes Awesome Times tape, First Day of The End of My Life tape, Teenage Love Is Beautiful 7", and WHPK radio session. You can hear the difference between early recordings, more straight forward. Later on more d-beat and heavier riffs.
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I realized that it's been well over a month since the last official webstore email update, so you are sort of getting two updates for the price of one this time around. That being said, I'll still try and keep it as brief as possible! Got a handful of rad new singles including the debut 7" from the UK's GOOD THROB, the latest from BROWN SUGAR, and ton of 7"s on DISTORT REALITY including the brand new ZYANOSE 7" along with 7"s from FRENZY, TRUNCHEONS, ATTACK SS, ZATSUON, and PEROXIDE; the newest single from HATRED SURGE, some rad singles from PURITY CONTROL, THE INSTIGATION, SEDATIVES, THE STOPS, POOR CHOICE, NIGHT STALKERS, and more!
A bunch of new LPs in this update as well including the first LP release from Cali's BROKEN PATTERNS (this LP rules!), a US pressing of the debut LP from Spain's BELGRADO (this LP also rules!); a couple of new hits from PRANK including the newest from FORWARD and a reissue from ASTA KASK; some new LPs from SWEARIN', ST. DAD, AUDACITY, and SYNTHETIC ID plus a restock of the ripping debut LP from HERATYS that came out a few years back. Also stocked up on a ton of killer reissues (both legit and, um ... not so legit) - a ton of classic old hardcore and punk from the likes of IMPACT, NEGAZIONE, THE OPPRESSED, STINKY RATS, CHAIN REACTION, PSYCHO, KLAXON, THE VARUKERS, POISON IDEA, GAUZE, and a killer fanclub 12" collection featuring the URBAN WASTE, ANTIDOTE, MOB, and ABUSED 7"s all on one LP! If that wasn't enough, I grabbed some cool fanclub B-Sides and Demos collections from THE SMITHS and MOTORHEAD too!
Finally, grabbed a ton of new tapes from the likes of RECIDE, BLESSED STATE, SELF ABUSE, ZODIACS, THE NUKES, PUBLIC ASSAULT, CONDENADA, DIRTY WORK, DIAPERS, CANCER, and a couple of tape comps including the PEOPLE MOSTLY SUCK IT and THESE ARE THE VOICES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD comps. Also picked up a few new zines including the latest MAXIMUMROCKNROLL, two issues of AS BOREDOM SETS IN, and the first issue of HASHTAG HARDCORE.
Well, I think that's it - the full list with descriptions and full list of restocks is below, check it out! If you don't hear from me until 2013, I hope everyone has a safe and happy holidays and New Years! 2012 was a nice and productive year for the label but I'm ready for it to be over!
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NEW IN THE WEBSTORE FOR 12/14/12:
GOOD THROB "S/T" 7" (SUPER FI)
Good Throb’s initial public offering draws from all of their previous bands’ work (the Sceptres, the Shitty Limits,Tortura et al.) in the shadows of the Nixe’s Utreg punk, with a hint of "Swiss Punk Now", a bit of the Australian X’s burliness, but any desire for comparison is overwhelmed by a certain wall of sound and ferocity - on every instrument - that breeds a perfectly nasty sense of empathy. Empathy for a visceral breeze, for the methodical assassination of tedium, for the distilled detestation of our rosy society, and for Tesco anthems. Raw depictions of a mundane universe.
BROWN SUGAR "LUVLY" 7" (COWABUNGA)
Here's the Buffalo band's latest material and this is also some of their strongest output. Musically it sounds like it could have bridged the gap between the Deportation EP and the Birds/Racism LP, SERIOUSLY. It's as punk as the 1st 7'' but as weird as the LP at the sametime. I really don't know what else to tell you here, if you are already aware of this band and as into them as much as I am I don't need to sell you on this.
ZYANOSE "ISOLATION" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Newest 7" from these Osaka noizefreakz!!!
IRON LUNG / THE PROCESS - SPLIT TOUR 7" (IRON LUNG)
Three IRON LUNG songs recorded at the Sexless//No Sex session back in '07. These were originally released on a super limited UK tour 7" with Scottish hardcore stalwarts THE PROCESS. In case you are unfamiliar with these Neds they played in some bands that you might be more in touch with like SHANK or STRETCHHEADS. This is a one time remastered reissue in an edition of 500 copies on maroon vinyl with updated FEEDING artwork.
STOPS, THE "S/T" 7" (RESIDUE)
THE STOPS are a newish band from Portland, OR that keeps up the pace by playing driving, dark-melodic punk. These five women put on the hurt with 4 essential tracks that are catchy and driving at the same time. They have the kind of sound that anyone with taste would want playing in a sweat-soaked basement in your shitty hometown. "Waiting for Today" and "Up Looking Down" will crack open your skull and bury a great tune deep into your brain... try to get it out! One time pressing of 600 copies.
HATRED SURGE "PURGATORY" 7" (CAN-O-BEES)
Hatred Surge continue their heavy metal evolution with "Purgatory", piecing together the elements from every subfacet of the genre; the dirge, the mother riff, the dynamics. Written and recorded shortly after "Human Overdose", this 7" represents the true core of the Hatred Surge unit; the unbreakable rhythm section of Hughes, Sharp, and Ulsh. The B-side features a cover of "Like Rats" by the legendary, genre-bending-giant Godflesh. First pressing of 500.
PIG HEART TRANSPLANT / ENDLESS BLOCKADES - SPLIT 7" (SUPER FI)
Sludged-out noise meets noised-out powerviolence. Pig Heart Transplant is Jon Iron Lung plus chums. The Endless Blockade are ex-Shank and this is their swansong.
PURITY CONTROL "COPING" 7" (HIGH ANXIETY)
"Toronto's Purity Control come out of the gate charging with Coping, their first vinyl offering. Six tracks of abrasive, low-fi grind for creeps, mixed and mastered by Will Killingsworth (Ampere/Orchid)." --Chris Colohan. Limited to 550 copies! Includes download code!
SEDATIVES "TEENAGE RUNAWAY" 7" (ERSTE THEKE TONTRAGER)
Yes it is true! The Ottawa Boys strike back! After having given us the first 7''s and the Debut 12" im so happy that they let me put out this new mind blowing 45! The energetic melodies that blast through every Sedatives Song, are simple and mind blowing. This Canadian punk band from Ottawa has released their self-titled album some days ago, and it may just be one of the best things that has ever been produced in the history of melodic punk rock. The harmonizing vocals of the four Gentleman are the perfect balance of aggression and sincerity while the predominant Bass, the Organ and drumbeats keep the motivating energy that drives their music. These four Canadian gentlemen may be held responsibles for having written one of the best songs in ages with ''Slip away'' but this two Songs are also just A - side Songs! Maybe we should mark both Labels with A - Side. The Sedatives dared to go step further and once more set a landmark in the little mundo punko with this new record that will shake your heart and legs!!! You will never be disappointed with this 7" - believe me!!!
INSTIGATION, THE "S/T" 7" (SELF RELEASED)
Trash rockin' hardcore punk band from Far East Asia,shanghai,The Instigation. Its 4-piece from different countries as Japan,UK,China and Canada their first 7inch with 5 songs is just out and their sound is combining early 80s US hardcore punk with trashy garage punk. Trashy loud guitar is rumbling and british vocal is blasting on the tight rhysm section and it would blow your mind away. If you are fun of Dean Dirg,Henry Fiat;s Open Sore,Regulations,Napoleon Dynamite etc,you can get the taste. Handnumbering 200 limited
LOS MONJO / RULETA RUSA - SPLIT 7" (SOLO PARA PUNKS)
Two brand new anthems by Mexicans Los Monjo on one side. On the other side, Bay Area punkers Ruleta Rusa (ex Peligro Social) give us two super catchy, bass driven songs with a superb guitar work. While Los Monjo bring to my mind Eskorbuto, or Mexican punk classics like early Sedicion and Sindrome, in the case of Ruleta Rusa, 80's spanish punk rock like La UVI, Commando 9mm or early Ox Pow are a good comparison.
MUUY BIIEN "KNIFE FIGHTS" 7" (WONDERTRICK)
Muuy Biien hails from Athens GA. Their sound is aggressive, hyper-compressed, hardcore noise with ambient interludes that provide the perfect balance. Knife Fights EP, their debut 7", is abrupt, abrasive, and incredibly catchy.
PUKEOID "RABID" 7" (NOT NORMAL)
8 song rager from NWI's Pukeoid. The Rabid Dog Punk rockers return, and with them their brand of Midwestern Weirdness. Ex-members of NWI/Chicago outfits GUINEA KID and RAW NERVE play with the urgency of condemned men, with bitterness and contempt dripping from every shouted word, aimed at the “shame society,” those around them, and themselves. Puke fucking rules. For fans of The State, The Fix, and Die Kruezen. One time only press of 500, on hot pink.
BROKEN PATTERNS "PATTERN INTERRUPT" LP (SIX FEET UNDER)
Armed with a new singer and featuring the guitar player of Tear It Up and Cut The Shit, Broken Patterns unleash their first full-length that pays homage to the early L.A. punk sound of bands like The Dickies, Adolescents, D.I. and The Weirdos.
BELGRADO "S/T" LP (MMM)
From the squatted vaults of Barcelona comes anarcho punks Belgrado, recently touring through North America and leaving mouths agape. Belgrado play an original-sounding style of early eighties Wave Punk (see SIEKIERA, CORTEX and SKELETAL FAMILY) with a slight morbid feel and a dose of KILLING JOKE here and there. Heavy reverb on guitars and vocals, driving bass guitar with pounding drums. The vocals are reminiscent of Siouxsie Sioux with songs in English and others in Polish. Sound-wise this is close to the originals yet still sounds fresh and urgent. Limited US press of their s/t LP.
ST. DAD "S/T" LP (VINYL RITES)
Finally, the idiot genius that is the ST. DAD long player is unleashed on this stupid fucking world. These vocals are the snottiest, most crazed thing put to tape in a long time. The songs are always on the brink of falling apart, like all good early punk and hardcore was. It sounds like THE CRUCIFUCKS recorded in a bedroom if the bedroom was in a cave. No poser shit here, just 4 legit weirdos that couldn't even scan their photos in for the layout correctly. The band has been broken up for a while but all 3 labels involved (Moon Machination, 16oh, and Vinyl Rites) knew it had to become part of our reality. You're welcome, world, you probably didn't ask for it.
FORWARD "WAR NUKE & DEATH SENTENCE" LP (PRANK)
Aggressive melodic hardcore punk attack, Tokyo's FORWARD return with their first new LP since 2004's "Burn Down the Corrupt Justice" with catchy guitar riffs grounded in solid rhythms with intense gravel throated vocals from world punk legend, Ishiya! Their first LP with new drummer Akiyama, FORWARD maintain a constant live schedule in their native Japan and have honed these new tracks to make a solid collection of song-driven anthems hammered with hardcore impact. Lyrically the LP is poetically reflective and many of the songs address the situation of post-tsunami Japan. Formed in 1996 and comprised of former members of DEATHSIDE, INSANE YOUTH and SYSTEMATIC DEATH, this is the band's third full LP and follows a recent set of catalog re-issues on Prank. FORWARD returned to the US for their third stateside tour earlier this year. This vinyl edition comes housed in a U/V gloss heavyweight sleeve with mastering by Jack Control from WORLD BURNS TO DEATH/ ENORMOUS DOOR STUDIOS and lacquer cutting by George Horn.
ASTA KASK "MED IS I MAGEN" LP (PRANK)
"MED IS I MAGEN" is the first 12" by Sweden's legendary punk band ASTA KASK, a cornerstone of Swedish Punk Rock and it's "Trallpunk" Genre - where lightning fast delivery of unrelenting melodic and upbeat punk is delivered hardcore tempo . Featuring many of the bands classic tracks "Psykiskt Instabil", "Till Far", "Valkommen Hem". This was the band's Best selling release, though it has become a sought after collector's item since it's release in 1985. This is the first time the original 12" version has been re-pressed in it's debut format since it's initial Release. Maximum Rock'N' Roll #31 said n 1985 of the original Release "Yet another outstanding release from this Swedish band. With their tight musicianship, super instrumental hooks, rough lead vocals, and up-tempo sing-along choruses, they remind me of classic punk outfits from the late '70s like STIFF LITTLE FINGERS. ASTA KASK wouldn't know how to write a bad song, so don't ignore this 12"." This version Features a heavy weight sleeve and new lyric insert with liner notes and lyric explanations. Re-mastered by Peter En Betou with Lacquers cut by George Horn.
SYNTHETIC ID "APERTURES" LP (ERSTE THEKE TONTRAGER)
There’s a new best band in San Francisco. And this band plays a beautiful cacophony of raw, frenetic guitars, fiercely pounded drums, and jerky yet oddly melodic vocals. Perfect timing and guitar damage reminiscent of the Proletariat underscores a vocal delievery not dissimilar to the Observers but less operatic and more desperate. Synthetic ID sound like Greg Sage, D. Boone, and Colin Newman fabricating the house band for the International Space Station. Or better yet, spending three days in close quarters on an uncharted trek to the Sea of Tranquility. Anxious paranoia dripping from the walls. It's jerky, derailed, and draws heavily from early post-punk, but chugs along at a classic punk tempo, blasting out totally agitated lyrics the whole time. Space madness? Or just a need to escape the surface of this planet, even if it just be through the act of playing two minute punk jams? Either way, it's exciting and different. This record is a tight, fuzzy underground treasure in the waiting. Synthetic ID evokes collapsing architecture, mangled pin cushions in undated photographs and above all else, tension. The San Franciscan group’s debut EP was an exercise in straight-ahead punk with a post-punk guitar aesthetic that eschewed heavy-handed pastiche in favor of modern neuroses. Sinuous guitar leads deftly plunge, serrate and splice with insidious resolve while the band asserts mid-tempo conviction and tasteful restraint. Constantly on the brink of a seething barrage, the group retreats into their festering comfort zone, as if unable to cope with the demands of healthy social behavior. To illustrate, Synthetic ID recently performed in a Mission District taco shop and margaritas curdled.
SWEARIN "S/T" LP (SALINAS)
The self-titled debut LP from New York/Philly's Swearin' is 12 songs of pop-punk and lo-fi that speeds along through catchy sing-a-longs only to jar you with something just a bit off-kilter. Members of P.S. Eliot, Big Soda, Bad Blood & Radiator Hospital.
AUDACITY "MELLOW CRUISERS" LP (BURGER)
Audacity didn’t meet in college and didn’t even meet in high school or middle school - this particular band goes back to second grade in Fullerton, California, where baby guitarists Kyle Gibson and Matt Schmalfeld met and bonded thanks to moms who were both big into the Beatles. After Punk 101 with a savvy older sister who clued them in on Bikini Kill, the Stooges and the Buzzcocks and after searching up Wire and the Adverts in the wild mess of early Internet file-sharing, Gibson and Schmalfeld were ready for junior high and bassist Cameron Crowe and drummer Thomas Alvarez, who’d been playing on his brother’s drum kit in the family garage.
HERATYS "S/T" LP (LA FAMILIA)
Hailing from south of Sweden, this band just owns so fucking much. They sound like a mix between Totalitär from Sweden and snotty 80's Finnish rawpunk! Simple riffs and just straight in your face d-beat hcpunk, you gotta love it.
NEGAZIONE "WILD BUNCH: THE EARLY DAYS" LP (NO NEVER)
This collects the earliest and rarest recordings by this pioneering '80s Italian hardcore band, including their 1984 "Mucchio Selvaggio" split cassette with DECLINO, and their impossible-to-find 1985 "Tutti Pazzi" and "Condannati a Morte Nel Vostro Quieto Vivere" 7"s. A total of 18 high quality tracks, with full color cover, and a printed board innersleeve with the lyrics in English on one side and Italian on the other. Italian import.
IMPACT "SOLO ODIO" LP (GONNA PUKE RETRO)
Official and licensed reissue for one of the few all-time classic lps of the first wave of Italian hardcore. Hailing from Ferrara, early 80’s era, IMPACT , along with WRETCHED, NEGAZIONE, INDIGESTI and DECLINO, set the stylistic and esthetic standards for a musical genre, later to become world famous, that mixed the political vehemence of british tradition (such as that of CRASS and CONFLICT) with the violence of early american hardcore (CIRCLE JERKS above all). Ten songs, a little more than 15 minutes of musical and ideological assault, through which IMPACT became a legend and changed the lives of three generations of Italian punks. Reissued on 140gr black vinyl with printed inner.
OPPRESSED, THE "DEAD AND BURIED" LP (RADIATION)
Legendary Welsh anti-fascist oi! band formed in Cardiff in 1981, the Oppressed is the UK punk band who most openly expressed opposition to the racist and right-wing influenced ideals spreading in the skinhead scene in the early 80s. Personally promoting the SHARP ('Skinheads Against racial prejudices') ideals to British Skinheads through lyrics and interviews, both on-stage and in real life, their singer and leader Roddy Moreno lived his life as a mission, happening to write some of the finest working class punk rock anthems ever along the way. "Dead And Buried" collects the first two, self-financed singles by the Oppressed, "Victims" and "Never Say Die", both originally released in 1983, along with their 1983 "Oi! The Tape" complete session. This is OI! music at its best.
PSYCHO "YOU LOVE US ... YOU HATE US" LP (RADIATION)
Started out as a '77 punk-influenced band back in 1981, legendary Boston hardcore band PSYCHO constantly evolved through the years, playing faster and faster with each new release. It wasn't until their 1988 masterpiece "you love us...you hate us" that they fully embraced the 60 second-song, D.R.I.-styled, "bandana" thrash-formula, conceiving one of the most important classics of the whole '80s hardcore era. Reissued on beautiful gold vinyl just like the original version, with original inner sleeve repro in a limited 500 copy edition. Radiation Records bring back to vinyl the 12min. of 100% raging hardcore fury.
VARUKERS "LIVE IN LEEDS 1984" LP (RADIATION)
Released in 1999 on Kickback Records in just a handful of copies without a proper distribution, this is the Varukers recorded live at the Bierkeller at the peak of their career. "Die For Your Government", "Neglected", "Protest To Survive" and all the classics from their early 80's discography included. This is pure Brit-Punk Mayhem!
KLAXON "100CELLE CITY ROCKERS" LP (GONNA PUKE RETRO)
One of the longest running bands in Italian Punk, KLAXON formed in 1979 and released their groundbreaking self titled EP in 1983. After participating in the legendary LP compilation "Quelli che Urlano Ancora", along with NABAT, FUN, BASTA, ROUGH, and the cream of the crop of the 80's Italian Skinhead scene, KLAXON remained inactive for quite a few years. Their comeback album from 1997, "100celle City Rockers", now released on vinyl for the very first time, is still considered one of the best Italian street punk albums ever. Characterized by a more mature and socially aware, Clash-influenced approach both to the lyrics and to the music, compared to their peers, KLAXON's legacy today consists of an incredible number of anthems spread over more than three decades, but "100celle" is where their fans' heart still lies.
STINKY RATS "VERGOGNATI" LP (GONNA PUKE RETRO)
Hailing from the same town that gave us the likes of Nerorgasmo, Negazione, and Declino, although STINKY RATS shared with those guys the uncompromised and fierce anger of the first wave of Italian Hardcore with their peers. Yet they also introduced a melodic, obscure and desperate vibe that created a more mature sound, one somehow reminiscent of the controlled fury present in some UK peace punk. This long awaited vinyl reissue of their 1986 "Vergognati" 12" (originally out on WRETCHED's own CHAOS PRODUZIONI, along with the BLU BUS label, managed by KINA) also features 11 tracks from their 1985 "Urla Di Rabbia" demo tape.
This is 100% Torino Hardcore at its highest level.
CHAIN REACTION "ROTTURA TOTALE" LP (GONNA PUKE RETRO)
One of the most obscure and sought-after gems of the whole Italian Hardcore era, the Chain Reaction first and only 7" "Gabbie" remains unequalled in terms of rawness and unpolished rage, making the band’s "cult" status grow worldwide over the years among the 'extreme' punk collectors. Based in the little town of Bari, deep in the south of Italy and far from the more developed and aware punk communities of the northern cities, Chain Reaction are pure, unaffected 80's hardcore punk played by a bunch of outcasts with no future whatsoever. This full length, remastered reissue is a must-have piece of punk history, and features the complete original 7" along with a bunch of unreleased, lost tracks which were recently re-recorded by the original line-up after 22 years of hiatus.
V/A - 4 NYHC 7"S (ANTIDOTE, MOB, ABUSED, URBAN WASTE) LP (FANCLUB)
Awesome compilation of the four most crucial NYHC 7"s ever made..You get the MOB Upset The System 7", the URBAN WASTE 7", the ANTIDOTE Thou Shalt Not Kill 7", and the ABUSED Loud and Clear 7" all on one 12" record. Plus a little insert with reprints of the original lyric sheets.
POISON IDEA "IAN MACKAYE" 12" (FANCLUB)
Fanclub repressing of this classic Poison Idea compilation LP containing the "Getting the Fear/4A.M. 12", Filthkick EP and one new track! I don´t think you´ll need an introduction in Poison Idea...!?
MOTORHEAD "THE B-SIDE COLLECTION 1977-82" LP (FANCLUB)
Motörhead are an English rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, professionally known by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to or one of the earliest members of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This great collection contains some of Motorhead best material and includes all of the B sides from all of their singles that were recorded between 1977 and 1982. 13 tracks total.
SMITHS, THE "DEMOS & OUTTAKES VOL. 1" LP (FANCLUB)
THE SMITHS Demos & Outtakes Vol I Unreleased & early takes. Tracks are: reel around the fountain / the hand that rocks the cradle / this night has opened my eyes / rusholme ruffians // i misses you / there is a light that never goes out / the queen is dead / frankly, mr shankly
SMITHS, THE "DEMOS & OUTTAKES VOL. 2" LP (FANCLUB)
THE SMITHS Demos & Outtakes Vol II Unreleased & early takes. Tracks are: ask / is it really so strange? / shoplifters of the world unite / sheila take a bow // girlfriend in a coma / death of a disco dancer / paint a vulgar picture / heavy track //
GAUZE "COMPILATION TRACKS" LP (FANCLUB)
Fanclub collection features GAUZE tracks from THRASH TILL DEATH, A FAREWELL TO ARMS, OUTSIDER, and CITY ROCKERS LP compilations!
DRAMAMINE "GREEN HORSE" LP (THIS CHARMING MAN)
The new Dramamine record! i am proud to announce this to you. 11 songs between Sonic Youth, Wipers & My Bloody Valentine! »GREEN HORSE« is a collection of eleven pieces that prove both the band's progressive thinking and their awareness of history; the songs bring together noise and pop without ever making one half seem like a foreign body – the symbiosis sounds completely natural. The most notable development – besides the distinct enlargement that went along with the adding of a second guitar – can be found in the vocals: A specific quality of DRAMAMINE always used to be the interaction of the instruments and the overall sound that was always more than the sum of the parts. Now their singer Marcel Feige has reinvented his singing completely and finds his space in the band's very own sound.
KADAVAR "S/T" LP (THIS CHARMING MAN)
One thing is clear, it is impossible to overhear the Black Sabbath influence. Of course the impact of other great and important bands, such as Led Zeppelin, Hawkwind and Witchfinder General can also be heard in the music of this band. This can make you forget that you are actually listening to a contemporary trio from Berlin. Reading this you could get the impression, that listening to KADAVAR’s music could get boring quite fast, due to the fact that we’ve heard this kind of music before. The good thing about their music is that the sound is converted in such way that the audience notices that blood, sweat and tears have been shed during the process. Music like this can only be played on such high level if one has been through the rough shit that live brings with it sometimes. As an audience we are automatically faced with long straight hair, minimum one mustache, a lot of rings on both hands, fur collars and flared trousers. The Ludwig- Drum set sounds amazingly dry, well it is a Ludwig. Bass and Guitar stand on either side of the stage, building a panorama view, which is great fun over headphones. On the left you get Grease, on the right Fuzz, everything pounds and booms, there’s the double space vocals. It’s easy to be blown away. Superb. The trio is a well attuned team that sing of Wizzards, Lucifer and of course Mountains. I don’t quite understand how someone can be so deep into a matter but i like it. The guys names are Lindemann, Mammut, and TIger. I’m witless! For 70′s hardrockfans this vinyl is a complete revelation, for all rockfans, that haven’t dared to advance into the 70′s stuff, this is a good field research. For me, this record is simply mega entertaining. A record that is stuffed with skill and know-how. You can’t reinvent the wheel, but you can roll it!
NOTHING "EMBRACE THE HATRED" LP (THIS CHARMING MAN)
Berlin - two years ago - germany's "aged" punk/Hardcore veterans from Highscore, Mönster, Costas Cakehouse, Durango95, Bombenalarm & Situations are lost in a foreign city - with no hope and only one love left. Nothing is born, Nothing is saviour, Nothing is HC/Punk deluxe. Think of Poison Idea with a metal-shredding edge! This is power, this is fun, this is drive passion with pissed of lyrics. Less TRBNGR and more thrash than debut record! If you need a good and fresh punk record for 2012, get this one!
BLESSED STATE - DEMO TAPE
"Demo tape from this new Massachusetts band that plays awesome heavy, melodic Revolution Summer-style hardcore. Much like DC's Give, these guys really have that Marginal Man / Swiz style down, though Blessed State feel a little bit less retro and more just like a straight up melodic HC band than a lot of bands who just try to ape this style. Regardless, though, if you dig the aforementioned bands as well as mid-period Husker Du or early Dag Nasty you'll love this demo. self-released" - sorrystaterecords.com
RECIDE "II" TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
The great nation of Texas has long been home to some of history's greatest HC Punk bands. Recide continues that proud tradition by blasting through seven tracks in under seven minutes of Koro/Void influenced jams. No nonsense, no frills, just the anxiety and desperation spawned from being young weirdos from the middle of nowhere. Pro-dubbed black tapes.
SELF ABUSE - DEMO TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
American repress of Sweden's Self Abuse 2010 Demo. Seven burly, pissed off tracks, along the lines of 86 Mentality or Urban Blight, the soundtrack for idiot skins to break bottles against walls. Get this shit!!!
ZODIACS - DEMO TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
Zodiacs, along with Side FX, are the ushers of the new age of Indianapolis HC and one listen to their demo will make you understand why. Super burly vocals spit rage over Donny's incredible Shipwrecked-meets-CCM guitar riffs. Destroy your local basement to SOP, chumps.
CONDENADA "DISCOGRAFIA" TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
15 track pro-tape covering their entire recorded output (Condenada EP, split w/ Sin Orden, Mother Tongue, and an abandoned split w/ CA's Bruise Violet). Absolutely punishing, driving hardcore punk from Chicago, these ladies were/are a force to be reckoned with. Pro-dubbed orange tapes, with hand-stamped J-Card.
V/A THESE ARE THE VOICES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD VOL.1 TAPE (NOT NORMAL)
(Somewhat) International Hardcore Comp. 15 tracks from 12 bands, all mandatory. Featuring: Bog People (OR), Intifada (IL), Libyans (MA), Much Worse (MN), Positive Noise (MI), Raw Nerve (IN), Rayos X (CA), Renegades of Punk (Brazil), The State (MI), Timebombs (CA), Ultratumbados (IL), and UX Vileheads (Sweden). Comes housed in screened corrugated cardboard containers with fold out insert/poster featuring an art collaboration between Matthew Williams (behind guinea kid, pukeoid, scabs) and Ryan Lowry (raw nerve) Red pro-tapes. Do not pass this one up.
NUKES, THE - DEMO TAPE (TRIPLE BYPASS)
Snotty freak hardcore punks from Chicago with really awkward, antisocial lyrics. The sound gives a heavy nod to the FU's. 8 songs!
PUBLIC ASSAULT - 2012 DEMO TAPE (TRIPLE BYPASS)
Primal teen frenzy from these misbehaved Midwest highschoolers deliver six quick reasons to grow out of adulthood while you can. This is as real as it gets.
DESPERAT "FIRST TWO AND A HALF" CD (RESCUED FROM LIFE)
Contains ALL tracks from the first 2 7"s and the split with GIFTGASATTACK plus an unreleased rager. Raw Swedish D-beat hardcore executed by some familiar faces who left an undeniable impact on the genre decades ago and continue to churn out punk hits. DKRECS-015
KVOTERINGEN "SAMHALLETS FORRADARE COLLECTION" CD (RESCUED FROM LIFE)
CD collection containing ALL tracks from the "Samhallets Forradare" LP on feral ward, the "Dodens Handslag" 7", and the split with Nitad. "Kvoteringen is a Swedish punk rock band formed 2003 in Örebro. The band plays a style of Scandinavian D-beat and hardcore punk. Members are Jallo-guitar & bass, Fredrik Larzon-drums and Calle-vocals. The band share members with Meanwhile, Millencolin, Ääritila, Totalitär, No Security, Skitslakt, Dischange among others" DKRECS-016
AS BOREDOM SETS IN ZINE - SUMMER 2012
Aw yeah, another issue of As Boredom Sets In for you to read instead of doing homework. This is my favorite zine I've made not only because of the great interviews with SLUGZ, THE SECRET PROSTITUTES, and VIDEO, but it came out looking pretty groovy. There are a lot of pictures and more writing than the winter issue. Get into it!
AS BOREDOM SETS IN ZINE - WINTER 2012
It's been almost 2 years since I wrote the last one. A lot has changed in terms of layout and design, but the goofy stories and fun of ABSI are still present. In this issue, I interviewed SUCKED DRY and BIRTH DEFORMITIES. Lots of groovy reviews and shit too.
HASHTAG HARDCORE ZINE - ISSUE #1
Killer new zine out of Europe. 40 pages cut'n'paste fanzine (full A4 size) with interviews RISE AND FALL, STATE OF MIND, IN EFFECT zine, MURPHY'S LAW, NO TOLERANCE and lots a record/zine and show reviews and pictures.
NEW IN THE WEBSTORE FROM 11/16/12 ******************************
ZATSUON "VIOLENT NOIZ LIFE" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Debut 7" from these NYC noisy crasher crusters. This record is pretty hard to describe, it has the usual Disorder elements, but then it has this really weird "improv" feel to it. I mean the music is just all over the fucking place (especially the drums). Really interesting record, and better than your run of the mill raw/noise punx. Members of Nerveskade/Perdition.
ATTACK SS "NO NUKES" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Latest EP from this wild Japanese noise punk band. Attack SS are definitely in the D-Clone / Folkeiis / Zyanose school of noise not music, and like those bands there's a lot more here than just noise for noise's sake. There's a clear consideration of how noise textures play off of one another, an real dynamics that give the songs a sense of push and pull despite the noisiness of the individual sounds that compose the band's music. Again, like the best noise punk bands, the energy level here is through the roof.
PEROXIDE "CAN YOU HEAR THE SOUND OF PEACE" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Debut 7" from these PDX raw noizers. Raging!
FRENZY "NOIZEY TROUBLE" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Debut EP from new PDX raw hardcore band, FRENZY. The band features em-members of NERVSKADE but this is more straight up 80’s hardcore than noise/pogo punk as the album cover and tittle would suggest. Reminds me of DISORDER and other UK82 bands with distortion in maximum.
TRUNCHEONS "STUCK ON THE BLOCK" 7" (DISTORT REALITY)
Truncheons from Montreal Canada, feature ex-AFTER THE BOMBS doing some noisey hardcore that is full of distort.
POOR CHOICE "TEENAGE LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL" 7" (EAT THE LIFE)
These recordings are definitely "darker" than earlier POOR CHOICE stuff. It's more raw and d-beat like but still has a punk beat to it. Everything is fuzzy and loud, including the vocals. Every song but the last one is under a minute long. The final song is about 2 classmates falling in love; dig that!
DIAPERS "SHIT HOUSE" 7" (EAT THE LIFE)
After 4 fantastic tape releases and countless (off the hook) shows, DIPERS are here with Shit House. Here we've got 7 brief but well written songs with topics ranging from dogs moshing, shitty bodegas, and XL fans. If your sense of humor sucks, don't let the lyrics bug you because the music is very unique in a world of punk. Other than TOM GREEN being an influence lyrically, I have never seen their riffs as being a rip of anything. All of the riffs in The Bomb remind me of something DESCENDENTS would do in their earlier albums. This is what's up.
NAPALM HEARTS "S/T" 7" (HELTA SKELTA)
These guys were around for a while in Melbourne playing their own take on hardcore heavily influenced by UK street punk and oi! Think Negative Approach and Last Resort. With hard hitting vocals and catchy hooks.The Dead Boys cover on here is great and sleazy, adding to the aesthetic. They took a no bullshit approach to this kind of music as it should be and played some great live shows. This recording was originally released by Stained Circles on cassette but quickly sold out. Four new tracks have been added to the B side here, all from the same session.
AGITATED "S/T" 7" (HELTA SKELTA)
Highly influenced by early 80s US hardcore but with an Austarlian edge. These guys listen to a lot of Adolescents and JFA which definately shows on this recording but more broadly this reminds a lot of the early hardcore that came out of Southern California and even the DC scene in the early 80s. This is immature, aggressive hardcore.
MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #355 - DECEMBER 2012
The new (and potentially last???) issue of your favorite punk rock magazine has hit the streets! The December issue, MRR #355, comes busting at the seams with the best punk from around the world — 100% by the punks for the punks! This month we talk to our Doomsday cover artist Avi Spivak and we have a split interview with Portland-based punks, the RED DONS and the ESTRANGED. We catch up with Sweden’s crust megaliths AGRIMONIA, and Russia’s hardcore punx ANTIMELODIX tell us their story and and explain love of Finland. NAPOLNARIZ talk about what it’s like growing up punk in Puerto Rico and LA ARMADA examine their experience of coming to the US from the Dominican Republic. Peru’s anarchia punks DHK tell us about their scene in Lima, while BREATHING LIGHT from Chicago discuss race, culture and what it’s like to be a punk of color within the punk scene and beyond. The VICTIMS take us on a trip in the second part of their European tour diary, and our scene report from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada sheds some light onto this active part of the Great White North. This, plus all the columnists you love to hate (and hate to love!) and the most extensive record reviews in punk!
NIGHT STALKERS, THE "SEXUAL DEVIATIONS" 7" (OFFSIDE)
After a first effort with a heavy Ratcage/ early T&G vibe, Nightstalkers have grown up mixing straight hardcore/punk bursts with mid tempo songs. The band's malignant nature is evidenced on their slower tracks, the singer's snotty voice adds to the mix.Six tracks exploring out society's deep and morbid drives. You'd better pray that it will be a therapeutic record for these Brest sickos so you don't find them at your door. Limited to 300 copies.
MAMMOTH TORTA "S/T" 7" (FRANKENJEW)
"Are you into surf, bro? It doesn't matter, ... Have fun getting your fucking face melted off by this flawless California surf duo" - http://hobbledgrace.blogspot.
"PEOPLE MOSTLY SUCK IT" - V/A COMP TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
17 bands!!! This is a compilation tape with SHAVER from Ohio. It is, in our opinion, a sweet representation of what hardcore and punk looks like right now in the U.S. It features some bands you might already know like DAWN OF HUMANS, CULO, and BURNING ITCH. It also has some bands you might not know like SLUGZ, ZERO PROGRESS, BIRTH DEFORMITIES, and ANNA RAGER. Touch yr junk and get ready!
DIRTY WORK - DEMO TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
Strutting out of the boring streets of Kansas City, here we have DIRTY WORK. I saw these guys when I went out to KC even before I heard their music. As I walk into this dark warehouse, their singer is going mad hitting himself with the microphone, doing non-synchronized jumps/flips, etc. They had a familiar sound of AMDI PETERSENS ARME but with their own twist. Listen for yourself and decide if you want this band to play your town next month or asap.
DIAPERS / CANCER - SPLIT TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
DIPERS, from Brooklyn, return with even catchier punk tracks than before and more clever lyrics. The first song will have you pogoing and jumping around your room. CANCER, from Albany, blast out 4 really awesome hardcore punk tracks. I sense they have some influence from Los Crudos. Get psyched, don't miss out.
POOR CHOICE "NEVER GROW UP" TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
A pretty lengthy tape that has everything Poor Choice has done so far includes Awesome Times tape, First Day of The End of My Life tape, Teenage Love Is Beautiful 7", and WHPK radio session. You can hear the difference between early recordings, more straight forward. Later on more d-beat and heavier riffs.
RESTOCKS FOR 12/14/12:
BLOODY GEARS - LANDSCAPES OF DISEASE LP
BRAIN HANDLE - S/T LP
CREEM - S/T LP
CRIMEN DE ESTADO / SUDOR - SPLIT LP
CRUCIFIX - DEHUMANIZATION LP
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY - ECSTATIC VISION LP
DEAD SERIOUS - IT'S WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE LP
KIM PHUC - COPSUCKER LP
SICKOIDS - S/T LP
TENEMENT - NAPALM DREAM LP
TOTAL CONTROL - HENGE BEAT LP
TRAPPED UNDER ICE - SECRETS OF THE WORLD LP
TRAPPED UNDER ICE - BIG KISS GOODNIGHT LP
UNHOLY THOUGHTS - THE ATTIC LP
V/A - WHERE BIRDMEN FLEW - LEGENDS OF MARSUPIAL PUNK COMP LP
WALLS - THE FUTURE IS WIDE OPEN LP
WAXHATCHATEE - AMERICAN WEEKEND LP
WHITE LUNG - SORRY LP
WIPERS - OVER THE EDGE LP
BRAIN TUMORS - FUCK YOU FOREVER 7"
BREAK AWAY - FOR LIFE 7"
DIAT - PICK A LINE 7"
DICKS - HATE THE POLICE 7"
DRAFT DODGER - GUANTANAMO BAY HOLIDAY 7"
EYES AND EARS / SNAKE MOUNTAIN - SPLIT 7"
GIVE - BOOTS OF FAITH 7"
HATEPINKS / CHINESE LUNGS - SPLIT 7"
HIGHWAY CROSS - LOCKED IN 7"
LIVE FAST DIE - PRACTICING FOR THE GANGBANG 7"
LOS MONJO - CERDOS 7"
MIGRAINE - S/T 7"
NEO CONS - S/T 7"
NO POWER - DISTORT 7"
NUKLEAR BLAST SUNTAN - THE WHEEL OF FATE IS TURNING 7"
RATTUS - INVADES THE USA 7"
RAYOS X - SUFRIMIENTO 7"
RED DONS - AUSLANDER 7"
RIFF RAFF - LOWLIFER 7"
SPASTIC PANTHERS / THROWAWAYS - SPLIT 7"
STRAIGHTJACKET NATION - NATIONALISM 7"
SUCKED DRY - S/T 7"
TENEMENT / CHEEKY - SPLIT 7"
TOTAL WRECK - 2ND EP 7"
TRAPPED UNDER ICE - DEMO 2007 7"
TRAPPED UNDER ICE - STAY COLD 7"
UX VILEHEADS - CATCH 22 7"
MISLED YOUTH - DEMO TAPE
BLOODY GEARS - LANDSCAPES OF DISEASE LP
BRAIN HANDLE - S/T LP
CREEM - S/T LP
CRIMEN DE ESTADO / SUDOR - SPLIT LP
CRUCIFIX - DEHUMANIZATION LP
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY - ECSTATIC VISION LP
DEAD SERIOUS - IT'S WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE LP
KIM PHUC - COPSUCKER LP
SICKOIDS - S/T LP
TENEMENT - NAPALM DREAM LP
TOTAL CONTROL - HENGE BEAT LP
TRAPPED UNDER ICE - SECRETS OF THE WORLD LP
TRAPPED UNDER ICE - BIG KISS GOODNIGHT LP
UNHOLY THOUGHTS - THE ATTIC LP
V/A - WHERE BIRDMEN FLEW - LEGENDS OF MARSUPIAL PUNK COMP LP
WALLS - THE FUTURE IS WIDE OPEN LP
WAXHATCHATEE - AMERICAN WEEKEND LP
WHITE LUNG - SORRY LP
WIPERS - OVER THE EDGE LP
BRAIN TUMORS - FUCK YOU FOREVER 7"
BREAK AWAY - FOR LIFE 7"
DIAT - PICK A LINE 7"
DICKS - HATE THE POLICE 7"
DRAFT DODGER - GUANTANAMO BAY HOLIDAY 7"
EYES AND EARS / SNAKE MOUNTAIN - SPLIT 7"
GIVE - BOOTS OF FAITH 7"
HATEPINKS / CHINESE LUNGS - SPLIT 7"
HIGHWAY CROSS - LOCKED IN 7"
LIVE FAST DIE - PRACTICING FOR THE GANGBANG 7"
LOS MONJO - CERDOS 7"
MIGRAINE - S/T 7"
NEO CONS - S/T 7"
NO POWER - DISTORT 7"
NUKLEAR BLAST SUNTAN - THE WHEEL OF FATE IS TURNING 7"
RATTUS - INVADES THE USA 7"
RAYOS X - SUFRIMIENTO 7"
RED DONS - AUSLANDER 7"
RIFF RAFF - LOWLIFER 7"
SPASTIC PANTHERS / THROWAWAYS - SPLIT 7"
STRAIGHTJACKET NATION - NATIONALISM 7"
SUCKED DRY - S/T 7"
TENEMENT / CHEEKY - SPLIT 7"
TOTAL WRECK - 2ND EP 7"
TRAPPED UNDER ICE - DEMO 2007 7"
TRAPPED UNDER ICE - STAY COLD 7"
UX VILEHEADS - CATCH 22 7"
MISLED YOUTH - DEMO TAPE
more "RESTOCKED"* titles ...
(*I found some of these hiding in my distro boxes that I thought were sold out. Some of these are out of print!)
BRUTAL KNIGHTS - LIFE AIN'T COOL 7"
BUKKAKE BOYS - 2ND EP 7"
CAPITALIST CASUALTIES / LACK OF INTEREST - SPLIT 7"
COLD WORLD / STRENGTH FOR A REASON - SPLIT 7"
COP DE FONA - INSTINT DE VENJANCA 7"
DANGERLOVES - LIPSMART 7"
DESPERATE HOURS - THE IRONIES OF LIFE CONTINUE 7"
DESTROY LA - VANDALIZE 7"
DIGITAL LEATHER - POWER SURGE 7"
DIRTY MONEY - NO ESCAPING THIS 7"
F.P.O. - GIVING BIRTH IN ORDER TO KILL 7"
HUMAN MESS - ANGER PROBLEMS 7"
HUMAN MESS - CAGED ANIMAL 7"
INSURGENTS - S/T 7"
KILL YOUR IDOLS - SALMON SWIN UPSTREAM 7"
KRIG I HUDIK - 2 7"
OBLITERATION - S/T 7"
OBSERVERS, THE - DOWN ON TODAY 7"
OFFENDERS - I HATE MYSELF 7"
OTAN - SOCIEDAD DESPRECIABLE 7"
OUT WITH A BANG - FEW BEERS LEFT BUT OUT OF DRUGS 7"
RIPPING HEADACHE - S/T 7"
SABOTEURS - S/T 7"
SABOTEURS - CEMENT FEET 7"
SHITFIT / MOMENT OF YOUTH - SPLIT 7"
SOCIALCIDE - SICK OF THE PRESSURE 7"
TAMPERE SS - KUOLLUT & KUOPATTU 7"
TOTALITAR - VI AR ELITEN 7"
TRASHIES, THE - FARTSTORM 7"
VICIOUS CYCLE - NEON ELECTRIC 7"
VITAMIN X - RIP IT OUT 7"
YOUNG OFFENDERS - S/T 7"
YOUTHS, THE - S/T 7"
(*I found some of these hiding in my distro boxes that I thought were sold out. Some of these are out of print!)
BRUTAL KNIGHTS - LIFE AIN'T COOL 7"
BUKKAKE BOYS - 2ND EP 7"
CAPITALIST CASUALTIES / LACK OF INTEREST - SPLIT 7"
COLD WORLD / STRENGTH FOR A REASON - SPLIT 7"
COP DE FONA - INSTINT DE VENJANCA 7"
DANGERLOVES - LIPSMART 7"
DESPERATE HOURS - THE IRONIES OF LIFE CONTINUE 7"
DESTROY LA - VANDALIZE 7"
DIGITAL LEATHER - POWER SURGE 7"
DIRTY MONEY - NO ESCAPING THIS 7"
F.P.O. - GIVING BIRTH IN ORDER TO KILL 7"
HUMAN MESS - ANGER PROBLEMS 7"
HUMAN MESS - CAGED ANIMAL 7"
INSURGENTS - S/T 7"
KILL YOUR IDOLS - SALMON SWIN UPSTREAM 7"
KRIG I HUDIK - 2 7"
OBLITERATION - S/T 7"
OBSERVERS, THE - DOWN ON TODAY 7"
OFFENDERS - I HATE MYSELF 7"
OTAN - SOCIEDAD DESPRECIABLE 7"
OUT WITH A BANG - FEW BEERS LEFT BUT OUT OF DRUGS 7"
RIPPING HEADACHE - S/T 7"
SABOTEURS - S/T 7"
SABOTEURS - CEMENT FEET 7"
SHITFIT / MOMENT OF YOUTH - SPLIT 7"
SOCIALCIDE - SICK OF THE PRESSURE 7"
TAMPERE SS - KUOLLUT & KUOPATTU 7"
TOTALITAR - VI AR ELITEN 7"
TRASHIES, THE - FARTSTORM 7"
VICIOUS CYCLE - NEON ELECTRIC 7"
VITAMIN X - RIP IT OUT 7"
YOUNG OFFENDERS - S/T 7"
YOUTHS, THE - S/T 7"
