Saturday, October 26, 2013

WEBSTORE UPDATE! IMPALERS, VAASKA, OBLITERATION, SHOCKED MINDS, and MORE!

Not much news on the label front but here is a quick status update ... BRAIN F≠ "Empty Set" LP tests have been approved and we are looking for a late November / Early Decmber release! This of course will be a split with Sorry State Records who is also opening a new Record Store this weekend, so if you are ever in the Raleigh, NC area be sure to check it out (or make a road trip because I'm sure it will be worth it).

Some awesome news though - due to either some strange fluke, or record pressing plant employees finally discovering Adderall, the HARD STRIPES 7" on Vinyl Conflict got pressed about a MONTH earlier than we planned and is currently en route to us! We hope to have this 7" in circulation by mid November! We will have a track and some other info posted within the next week or so, so stay tuned.

For those patiently waiting on the official versions of the 86 MENTALITY and STRIKING DISTANCE LPs to finally surface, we've been working on the art for both for the past week and hopefully we can get these releases wrapped up and out before the year is up! Let's be honest, they would make great X-mas presents, am I right? Thanks to everyone for your patience I know plenty of you have been eagerly waiting these reissues and I'm sorry it's taken us so long to deliver!

That's about it for now ... of course the COKE BUST "Confined" 12" and RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7" are still fresh as can be, so grab em if you haven't yet!

Now, on to the webstore update ...
 















GRAVE MISTAKE WEBSTORE:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/

WHAT'S NEW FOR 10/24/2013:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/products_new.php

Let's get down to it, some incredible and somewhat overlapping new releases from both 540 Records and Beach Impediment records this month - we've got the devastating debut LP from THE IMPALERS, the IMPALERS/VAASKA split 7", the VAASKA/SKIZOPHRENIA 7", and the third 7" from OBLITERATION! If you were lucky enough to catch VAASKA and IMPALERS on tour this summer, you may have had some sneak previews on some of these releases, but if not then be glad that these are finally available to the masses; picked up some copies of the SHOCKED MINDS LP which features some dudes in bands you should have liked playing more music you probably will like (I'll leave it at that ... check the description below!); the debut "Raw Life" 12" from RIVAL MOB is back in print so I was able to grab copies of that for all of you too cheap or broke to pay the $50+ ebay price tag for a first press copy; speaking of Lockin Out I also grabbed a few copies of the "Flesh & Bone" 7" from TX's BACK TO BACK.

Grabbed some new singles from German label Erste Theke Tontraeger, including the newest NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS 7" (pressed specifically for their recent European Tour), and COLD CIRCUTS 7", and DERBY DOLLS 7"; I mentioned this release in the last update, but we also grabbed the cassette version of the new GENERACION SUICIDA LP (stocked up on the vinyl version earlier this month). I definitely recommend checking this one out (on either format) because it's great! I also picked up some sweet new releases from Hardly Art including the new LA LUZ 12" (which I have been listening to nonstop since it came out), the latest from HUNX AND HIS PUNX, and the latest JACUZZI BOYS LP as well.

There are a bunch more rad releases in this update, but I'm going to cut myself off here as to not waste ALL of your Friday with my ramblings so check the list below and see if anything grabs your attention because it should! Thanks for reading and have a Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
(Click the title to go to the item in the webstore)

IMPALERS "S/T" LP (540)
There are a few phrases you will always see in reviews for hardcore records; "this rips!" or "totally insane!!" or even the occasional "fucking brutal!"  But there here is something you don't hear every day: FINESSE. And I can think of no better word to describe this record. I could talk about the perfect drumming, the wailing solos, the expert riffs, or I could just call like I see it: this record is flawless, never boring, and a total banger on top of that.  These boys have cut their teeth touring in various bands and playing on countless releases for more than a few years now and it shows.  Nothing rudimentary here, 22 minutes of pro level hardcore that grab your attention from the first note and don't let go until the last track fades out.  Almost has a later Cimex vibe without all the cheesy shit that made you afraid to admit that you liked those records.  Like I said before, FINESSE.  These guys know what the are doing and are here to make that very clear to you.  2013 has been quite the year for hardcore LPs, but right here the Impalers might have just cut the best of the them.  Mastered by George Horn.  Beautiful die cut covers with artwork Guillem Muro.  Split release with Todo Destruido.

VAASKA / SKIZOPHRENIA - SPLIT 7" (540)
Couple'a rippin' trax from a couple'a rippin bands is what we got here.  Vaaska is from Austin and seriously one of the best bands in Texas.  Classic d beat flare with a whole lotta swagger to boot.  Literally one of the only punk bands I can think of that will have a guitar solo in every song yet not make me roll my eyes. Skizophrenia are from Japan and show up here dripping with sweat and confidence after two solid 7s on Hardcore Survives.   Just enough ADK influence here to get you jazzed up but not so much that you will get the "heard it all before" blues.  Absolutely pummeling drums played at an amphetamine fueled speed.  Singer sounds like he might actually be a true maniac and the guitar cuts through the mix nicely with out being overly raw and distorted, a style you may or may not be tired of.  Cover art by the one and only Deathtraitors.  Silver ink of black paper, if you have the Bastard 7 inch reissue you then you know how slick these look.  Limited red vinyl while they last.  Split release with Todo Destruido.

VAASKA / IMPALERS - SPLIT 7" (BEACH IMPEDIMENT)
Both VAASKA and IMPALERS, who are arguably two of the best hardcore punk bands out of Austin, TX these days, have teamed up to unleash one of the most blistering split 7"s I've heard in years. A limited tour edition was available back in August for the East Coast/Midwest tour that both bands embarked on, but the legitimate pressing is now finally available to the masses! Each band shows the world how it should be done over the course of only two songs each; with VAASKA executing their mastery of raw hardcore all the while straying from the plethora of bands that have beaten the style into a boring submission and IMPALERS showcasing the ability to produce their own uniquely virulent metalpunk fist pumpers that have become the band's earmark over the past few years. Each record comes in a glue pocket sleeve with art by the great Brian Miller. Look out for a West Coast tour with these bands this winter!

OBLITERATION "WAR IS OUR DESTINY" 7" (BEACH IMPEDIMENT)
Almost lost to the sands of time, but resurrected for a limited time by Beach Impediment Label, here's the final EP from Obliteration. More of the Americanized Scandi-core from their last 2 EP's: glass-in-throat vocals, driving manic drums, abusive tasteless guitar solos, and the title track is a dumbed down version of the St. Vitus classic. No over-cooked crasher crust, just balls to the wall hardcore punk. Limited one time pressing of 600 copies.

RIVAL MOB, THE "RAW LIFE" LP (LOCKIN OUT)
The Rival Mob bring a style of hardcore back to Boston, MA that has almost become a distant memory. Playing at breakneck speed, the sound is reminiscent of old DC/NY hardcore bands meshed with big riffs that will stick in your head. This extended EP has eight songs with lyrics that go hand in hand with the sound and spit like bitter bile through a buzz saw.

SHOCKED MINDS "S/T" LP (HOZAC)
Just when the world thought it was safe from the clutches of the primal punk sneer of the CARBONAS, SHOCKED MINDS have exploded up from the underground as the brand new JOSH MARTIN-fronted (also in EX-HUMANS, TESTORS) vehicle with hooks that kill as well as they drill. And with original lineup Carbonas members DAVE RAHN (also in GENTLEMAN JESSE & HIS MEN) and JEREMY THOMPSON (also in GAMES) rounding out the ranks, it's dead set to stick in your brain like a parasite, just the way you'd expect from these long-admired Atlanta punk figureheads. But don't let that get you distracted, Shocked Minds steer their cantankerous and razored residual noise into concise blasts of exactly what you want, glazed over with refreshing nuances of the Dead Boys, Testors, The Damned and Heartbreakers, and with closer listens, shards of the ‘70s Belgian punk creme de la creme like Mad Virgins, Revenge 88, and Raxola. Songs executed so painfully tight and impeccably produced by Mr. Rahn for pinpoint perfection, you might not even notice that obscure cover by The Eat hiding in there, and it's gonna hit you like a ton of bricks.

LA LUZ "IT'S ALIVE" LP (HARDLY ART)
In Spanish, La Luz means “light” and that’s the perfect thing to evoke when your songs give the illusion of veering in the opposite direction. But lift out most any lyric—which is a good excuse to give a closer listen to the delicate, four-part harmonies that are fast becoming the band’s signature—and you’ll find that the aches and pains of love and loss, of living in a world where no foothold is ever a promise—all this is delivered with a nuanced dose of perfectly timed exhilaration, like the whole thing might just be worth it in the end. It’s Alive is the debut LP from Seattle’s La Luz.  Last spring, La Luz returned to that steamy trailer park to record It’s Alive – the much-anticipated follow up to Damp Face.  From the first get-psyched drum roll and eerie chords of “Sure As Spring”, the dinged-up pop gem that opens the album, the rest moves like a slow drive on a dangerous road, slinking and bending as the terrain shifts. On “What Good Am I?”, the lead vocals, and the swirl of harmonies that surround it, recall the Spartan haze of Mazzy Star’s misty-eyed super hit. Smack in the middle is the title track. “It’s Alive” is a jangly rocker with a spooky refrain, oodles of ooohs, and a marauding narrative that nails down the misty logic of the rest of the album. Two instrumentals, “Sunstroke” and “Phantom Feelings”, showcase the band’s beach jam surf chops, and fall perfectly between the chilled out heartache that surrounds them.

SUCKED DRY "DOG CHILDREN" LP (MUCKRACKER / NOT NORMAL)
Here it is, the squirming, writhing, two-ton, big-mouthed monstrosity you've all been waiting for: Sucked Dry's debut LP Dog Children. Yeah, True Believers, the Age of Slime may be upon us, but Sucked Dry's psychedelic mind fuck presents a terrifying look at what still has yet to pass with fifteen tracks of noisy, uncomfortable hardcore punk that pours equal parts Die Kruezen, Mecht Mensch, Minutemen, Rudimentary Peni, and Melvins into a blender, straps the foul concoction to a rocket, and launches that fucker straight through the sun. Don't snooze.

NUDES "SISTER" 7" (INIMICAL)
On their latest vinyl release, Seattle’s NUDES finds themselves revisiting their second demo, rerecording 4 song from it. They have tightened their execution into a claustrophobic nightmare with the help of Olympia’s Capt. Tripps at High Command. Their sound this time finds them pulling from the early days of Midwestern hardcore and distilling it through the 90’s most feedback laden offerings. Nudes are one of the area’s most visceral live bands and this captures that energy as closely as possible. Artwork from Gag’s Scott Young.

SMOOTH BRAIN "ONE OF THEM" 7" (ROOT OF EVIL)
Their second EP! 6 songs of ripping, sleazey & rad garage punk rock from Cleveland, Ohio. Get the fuck on this.

VARIX "I CAN'T GET OUT" 7" (FASHIONABLE IDIOTS)
At long last the Minneapolis/NYC hybrid quartet known as Varix graces us with their sophomore recorded output and what a pleasure it is.  Six hot cuts of raw bass driven hardcore punk delivered in its most unholy fury.  This scorching platter comes housed in beautiful tri colored/hand screened sleeves with insert courtesy of bassist E.Styles and comrade, Ms. Sequoia and thus takes the Fashionable Idiots packaging norm right outta the gutter and straight to the stars. Labor of love punk, feel it.

COLD CIRCUITS "S/T" 7" (ERSTE THEKE TONTRAEGER)
Whatever these Bay Area guys secretly mix in their drinks, it seems to bring out an endless flow of brilliant and catchy, yet distinctive songs – in each of their bands. I'm talking about the rhythm section of Synthetic ID with the same guys of this awesome new San Francisco band! Ok, many bands try to do some kind of post punk stuff these days, but in my opinion the Bay Area knows how to do it best! After Rank//Xerox and Synthetic ID, Cold Circuits is the band to listen to right now! Robert Collins said: "UK post punk meets an angular cousin" and he's totally right. There are similarities to Synthetic ID, even though this band is less focused on the vibe and more on driving the listener. Lazy guitar lines weave in and out of logic, while bass and drums keep the whole thing forward with an inevitably urgency. It sounds excitingly familiar and so new in skills and maturity, that you just can't listen to anything similar elsewhere. What can I say?! Get it or not – this thing will explode, without any doubts!

DERBY DOLLS "S/T" 7" (ERSTE THEKE TONTRAEGER)
Get ready for a new Derby Dolls EP! When I first listened to the rough mixes I was thinking again, yes, that‘s tight! The 4 new songs come with German lyrics and a solid early NDW background, but with an amazing sound! You will love it! I don‘t know when this band had the time to write a new EP, because two of them are playing constantly with Hysterese. Derby Dolls are always the best happy thing between sweet pop and early Neue Deutsche Welle. With this new 4 Song EP they put some more snotty Midwestern Garage influences into their unique sound and they often remind me of Something Fierce, maybe it‘s the excellent bass sound or just the perfect songwriting?! The guitar lines are jangling and aggressive – but not in a testosteron way. And Helens voice is doing the rest. The debut 12“ was sold out in a few months without the Derby Dolls having played one show. You should buy one of these little vinyl jewels and grab your own copy, because this is another unique piece of fine music, combining the power and the pop when it comes to punk.

BACK TO BACK "FLESH & BONE" 7" (LOCKIN' OUT)
Vicious American hardcore bred in the sweaty and polluted city of Houston, TX. A sound that is classic without being a boring copycat. Young, loud and pissed.

LUMPY AND THE DUMPERS "SEX PIT" 7" (MUCKRACKER)
Here it is, finally...the vinyl debut for St. Louis' LUMPY & THE DUMPERS. After a couple excellent tapes, Lumpy recruited some local freaks from bands like SHAVED WOMEN to back him up as THE DUMPERS. The result has been a string of wild live shows and this here three song 7". I imagine LUMPY AND THE DUMPERS as an odd growth off some of the freakier first wave US "KBD" punk bands like THE MAD or GIZMOS. Odd, creeping tempos and pure snot vocals lurch throughout these three songs. Excellent stuff that really stands out from the pack, and highly recommended. Full color slimey handscreened sleeve to boot!

NEGATIVE PRESS "LONG HAUL" LP (INIMICAL)
The latest outgrowth in the malignant strain of aural violence birthed in the industrial Midwest, then branching out to the urban decay of no wave New York and the suburban sprawl of Southern California only to now return once again to where those influences have been distilled before, the northwest. Negative Press is the amphetamine strained and nicotine stained bastard son of noise rock’s self loathing and hardcore’s propulsion. Simultaneously repulsive in its imagery and attractive in its execution, Long Haul is a near perfect debut. Get this now.  Members of: Criminal Code, White Wards, Gag, etc.

JACUZZI BOYS "S/T" LP (HARDLY ART)
With their self-titled third full-length, Jacuzzi Boys are going grand, building limestone monuments to those that boogied before them, while writing hypnotic ear worms by the light of a cigarette. Gone is the swamp-thing snarl. In its place, the indestructible cool of the casino slot-jockey with nothing to lose.

JACUZZI BOYS "GLAZIN'" LP (HARDLY ART)
Jacuzzi Boys hail from Miami and play fuzzy, metallic, power pop anthems. Glazin' is the group's second full length and first for Hardly Art. The album was recorded at Key Club Studio (Franz Ferdinand, the Kills, etc) and finds the JBs reaching a more refined and polished sound, complete with studio tricks and wizardry. The result is a sonic popsicle! Delicious and refreshing and a treat for your ears. Prepare to experience raspberry feelings all over.

PUFFY AREOLAS "1982: DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE" LP (HOZAC)
One of the most pivotal bands currently infecting the Midwest universe, PUFFY AREOLAS are a pummeling ensemble of free jazz skronk, laid mercilessly on top of a proto-punk nuclear waste dump, still throbbing with orgone energy. A Hawkwind cum-Lucifer’s Crank-era Dwarves killing machine that doesn’t stop until no one is left breathing, or god forbid, unimpressed. A sophisticated mess of noisy, nihilistic bursts of agony and intangible hate-fuck hysteria, that’s as captivating as it is alienating, pushing the boundaries of sanity, each and every performance. And yes, their second full-length is exactly what everyone has been worried about, a toxic bath of spoiled space juice dripping dangerously over the frayed circuits of their demonic WAH, sizzling with nightmarish night trips. A true Funhouse moment really kicks in on side B, a devastating document of human endurance, devolvement, and desecration, and sometimes it seems like this band is less of a musical combo and more of a flashing portal into an unknown Vietnam-like, mind-bending free punk power that summons the inner spirit of self-destruction like you wouldn't believe.

RAYON BEACH "THIS LOOKS SERIOUS" LP (HOZAC)
The swirling cloud of deranged noise emanating from the highly radioactive inner core of RAYON BEACH has once again reared its head up, bucking wildly and shattering the iridescent thunder of the heavens into shards of wonderfully damaged sound. After the inescapable fallout from their debut Memory Teeth 12-inch EP in 2010, they have rightfully emerged with their first proper full-length LP, dragging the trembling scraps of electronic punk slime through a kaleidoscopic garbage can and out into the light, where they can cook properly in the blinding Texas sun. But whereas on their first record the band was still carving out their slithering sound, melting from one mellifluous life form into another over the course of those first six treacherous tracks, here they’ve found their footing on their first LP, clenching a roughly pristine throb and riding it out into a sizzling pinnacle of modern punk precision.

YOUNG LEAVES, THE "ALIVE AND WELL" LP (BALDY LONGHAIR)
Third full length by this Holliston, MA three-piece. “Alive and Well” sits easily among SST era Post-Punk and is chock full of sludged out pop hooks. Just don’t call them pop-punk. ""The sound is a no-frills, hook-driven collection of songs written from a broken yet hopeful heart and it should fit right into your record collection along side your copies of Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True, Weston's Got Beat Up or pretty much anything Bob Mould or J. Mascis ever wrote." - Stereo Killer

RAT DAMAGE "CURSED" LP (FYBS)
This rager has been a long time coming! Over the years, Rat Damage has become a staple of the Sacramento, California underground punk scene and has released a couple very limited seven inch vinyl records.  CURSED, their debut full length album, has a super beefy and slick sound that is not over produced and still delivers a raw, gut-wrenching punch. 11 lamentations filled with regret, desperation, hate, misery and impending doom of the soul. These songs document the day to day struggles that these veteran Sacto lifers experience in Californias Capitol City.  Rat Damage have an original sound, which is rare these days. Most of the time, the drums are assaulted with an up-tempo/mid pace as the guitars chug along in an old-school heavy metal style tinged with "the blues" while still capturing the spirit of classic "old tyme" California 80's punk and hardcore bands. The cover artwork was created by Pat Kim, ex-member of the band Unwritten Law and features some cool, collage-style art by Jeremiah (Jed) Pfeffer on the inside. SLOW SUICIDE, the album's final track, features some agonizing backing vocals by VOETSEKs Ami Lawless. Recommended for fans of Poison Idea, Motorhead, Black Flag, DRI, Verbal Abuse, Attitude Adjustment, Venom, Circle Jerks along with creeps and scum bags from all walks of life. Tired of cookie cutter punk bands? Get this album!

RAT DAMAGE / ALARMS - SPLIT 7" (LANDLOCKED)
Sacramento, Calif. rock and roll punks Rat Damage join forces with self-proclaimed hardcore weirdos Alarms in this rippin, old-school '45

V/A - PUKE AND DESTROY III 7" (SNUFFY SMILES)
Third installment of the "Puke and Destroy" 7" series (earlier volumes of which have featured both Japanese bands and US bands like Defect Defect and Tenement)on Japan's Snuffy Smiles records. This volume features two songs each from YOUR PEST BAND, CAR 10, and DOG HOTEL.

FEAR "PARADISE STUDIOS 1978 DEMOS" LP (FANCLUB)
Demo recordings FEAR did in 1978 at the Paradise Studios long before their first album was even recorded. There are quite a few songs on here that never saw the light of day, the sound quality is great, a must-have if you love FEAR. 13 Tracks!

CRUOR - DEMO TAPE
Everytime I hear this band its like the chronicles of narnia except I end up in a dark, smelly, moist basement in finland in 1983: "5 song demo by one of Nothern California's tidiest purveyors of noisy punk. Perfectly balancing layers of fuzz, feedback, rolling drums, and aaaaaarrrrgghhhh filled singalongs with great hooks and deceptively tight arrangements. This is punk for folks who need to be taught that great noisepunk is, at it's core, the result of great songs. " Limited to 200 copies.

GENERACION SUICIDA "CON LA MUERTA A TU LADO" TAPE
"A big part of punk rock's appeal is geographic. Commercial music sounds like AnyMall, but The Gun Club sound like Hollywood, Black Flag sounds like Huntington Beach, and Francis Harold and the Holograms sound like Bisbee, Arizona. East LA seeps from every note of Gernacion Suicida's new album; this music couldn't be from anywhere else. The Plugz and the Gears may have got there first, but play Con La Muerte a Tu Lado loud and you can see Cesar Chavez Blvd, 2013. This is the kind of punk rock that values a certain kind traditional musicality, like the Sex Pistols, The Adverts, The New York Dolls, and the Damned. Not virtuosity here, just the belief that rock and roll still has power, and that a really angry lyric and a Chuck Berry chord change can change the world, or at least your next 3 minutes. Generacion Suicida are proof that the main thing you need to make a great record is FIRE, and they have enough to share." - Geoffrey Weiss. Tape limited to 100.

JAPANESE FURNACE - DEMO TAPE
"Demo tape from this new Syracuse, NY band. I'm getting a very big early NYHC off of this... I'm thinking Antidote / Urban Waste, though there are some weird chords and other touches that give it shades of the Born Against / Rorschach 90s NYHC sound as well. It's not that dissimilar to Black SS, either, though the tinny, super raw recording has a lot more in common with Urban Waste." - sorrystaterecords.com

MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #366 - NOVEMBER 2013
Hot off the presses, MRR brings you its November 2013 issue — #366! In this issue of Maximum Rocknroll cover artist Halsey Swain lets us into her world of nature-inspired obliteration, we dis-cover the “New Wave of Grave New Beat” pioneered by Scotland’s THISCLOSE, and NOLA booking collective No More Fiction tells us about booking queer-centered shows in their town and organizing their rendition of the Not Enough Fest. We catch up with Chad, the lead singer of Pacific Northwest hardcore fuckers NUDES, L.A. punkeristas DESTRUYE Y HUYE give us insight on the LA scene and talk about their upcoming tour (maybe they will come to your town?), we talk with Vertical House Records about their label, store and show space in Huntsville, Alabama, and noize punkers CHAOS DESTROY share the secret behind their twenty releases (glue? speed? or do they just naturally shred?). International anarcho post-punk band ROSA APATRIDA talks to us about their experience as a political band in the NYC punk scene, Finnish rockers RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT are back from tour and dish us the details, Canadian thrashers TARANTUJA give us an update after their European tour, and the Bay Area’s own hardcore crashers PERMANENT RUIN talk West Coast tour advice, San Jose, and the secret to a bullshit-free lifestyle. We also take a photo tour across the US and Canada with Claudia Cebrian as she hits up all the summer fests and meets all the punx! All this and much more, including guest columns, “What’s the Scoop,” “New Blood,” demo and zine reviews, plus the most extensive record reviews in printed punk today to satisfy your hunger!

RESTOCKS 10/26/13:

CRO-MAGS - AGE OF QUARREL DEMOS LP
DUM DUM GIRLS - END OF DAZE LP
DWARVES - BLOOD GUTS AND PUSSY LP
EXTREME NOISE TERROR - PEEL SESSIONS 1987 LP
PISSED JEANS - HONEYS LP
PISSED JEANS - KING OF JEANS LP
WIPERS - IS THIS REAL LP
WIPERS - YOUTH OF AMERICA LP

CULO - MY BRAIN IS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN 7"
NIRVANA - SLIVER 7"
TERRIBLE FEELINGS - BLANK HEADS 7"

Thursday, October 17, 2013

WEBSTORE MINI-UPDATE: New OBLITERATION, VAASKA, IMPALERS, and More!

Quick update ... a few incredible new releases this week that you need to grab! Short and sweet!









VAASKA / IMPALERS - SPLIT 7" (BEACH IMPEDIMENT)
Both VAASKA and IMPALERS, who are arguably two of the best hardcore punk bands out of Austin, TX these days, have teamed up to unleash one of the most blistering split 7"s I've heard in years. A limited tour edition was available back in August for the East Coast/Midwest tour that both bands embarked on, but the legitimate pressing is now finally available to the masses! Each band shows the world how it should be done over the course of only two songs each; with VAASKA executing their mastery of raw hardcore all the while straying from the plethora of bands that have beaten the style into a boring submission and IMPALERS showcasing the ability to produce their own uniquely virulent metalpunk fist pumpers that have become the band's earmark over the past few years. Each record comes in a glue pocket sleeve with art by the great Brian Miller. Look out for a West Coast tour with these bands this winter!
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6259
[www.gravemistakerecords.com] »

OBLITERATION "WAR IS OUR DESTINY" 7" (BEACH IMPEDIMENT)
Almost lost to the sands of time, but resurrected for a limited time by Beach Impediment Label, here's the final EP from Obliteration. More of the Americanized Scandi-core from their last 2 EP's: glass-in-throat vocals, driving manic drums, abusive tasteless guitar solos, and the title track is a dumbed down version of the St. Vitus classic. No over-cooked crasher crust, just balls to the wall hardcore punk. Limited one time pressing of 600 copies.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6260
[www.gravemistakerecords.com] »

VAASKA / SKIZOPHRENIA - SPLIT 7" (540)
Couple'a rippin' trax from a couple'a rippin bands is what we got here. Vaaska is from Austin and seriously one of the best bands in Texas. Classic d beat flare with a whole lotta swagger to boot. Literally one of the only punk bands I can think of that will have a guitar solo in every song yet not make me roll my eyes. Skizophrenia are from Japan and show up here dripping with sweat and confidence after two solid 7s on Hardcore Survives. Just enough ADK influence here to get you jazzed up but not so much that you will get the "heard it all before" blues. Absolutely pummeling drums played at an amphetamine fueled speed. Singer sounds like he might actually be a true maniac and the guitar cuts through the mix nicely with out being overly raw and distorted, a style you may or may not be tired of. Cover art by the one and only Deathtraitors. Silver ink of black paper, if you have the Bastard 7 inch reissue you then you know how slick these look. Limited red vinyl while they last. Split release with Todo Destruido.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6258
[www.gravemistakerecords.com] »

IMPALERS "S/T" LP (540)
There are a few phrases you will always see in reviews for hardcore records; "this rips!" or "totally insane!!" or even the occasional "fucking brutal!" But there here is something you don't hear every day: FINESSE. And I can think of no better word to describe this record. I could talk about the perfect drumming, the wailing solos, the expert riffs, or I could just call like I see it: this record is flawless, never boring, and a total banger on top of that. These boys have cut their teeth touring in various bands and playing on countless releases for more than a few years now and it shows. Nothing rudimentary here, 22 minutes of pro level hardcore that grab your attention from the first note and don't let go until the last track fades out. Almost has a later Cimex vibe without all the cheesy shit that made you afraid to admit that you liked those records. Like I said before, FINESSE. These guys know what the are doing and are here to make that very clear to you. 2013 has been quite the year for hardcore LPs, but right here the Impalers might have just cut the best of the them. Mastered by George Horn. Beautiful die cut covers with artwork Guillem Muro. Limited quantity on white vinyl while it lasts. Split release with Todo Destruido.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6257
[www.gravemistakerecords.com] »

NUDES "SISTER" 7" (INIMICAL)
On their latest vinyl release, Seattle’s NUDES finds themselves revisiting their second demo, rerecording 4 song from it. They have tightened their execution into a claustrophobic nightmare with the help of Olympia’s Capt. Tripps at High Command. Their sound this time finds them pulling from the early days of Midwestern hardcore and distilling it through the 90’s most feedback laden offerings. Nudes are one of the area’s most visceral live bands and this captures that energy as closely as possible. Artwork from Gag’s Scott Young.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6254
[www.gravemistakerecords.com] »

SMOOTH BRAIN "ONE OF THEM" 7" (ROOT OF EVIL)
Their second EP! 6 songs of ripping, sleazey & rad garage punk rock from Cleveland, Ohio. Get the fuck on this.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6255
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VARIX "I CAN'T GET OUT" 7" (FASHIONABLE IDIOTS)
At long last the Minneapolis/NYC hybrid quartet known as Varix graces us with their sophomore recorded output and what a pleasure it is. Six hot cuts of raw bass driven hardcore punk delivered in its most unholy fury. This scorching platter comes housed in beautiful tri colored/hand screened sleeves with insert courtesy of bassist E.Styles and comrade, Ms. Sequoia and thus takes the Fashionable Idiots packaging norm right outta the gutter and straight to the stars. Labor of love punk, feel it.
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NEGATIVE PRESS "LONG HAUL" LP (INIMICAL)
The latest outgrowth in the malignant strain of aural violence birthed in the industrial Midwest, then branching out to the urban decay of no wave New York and the suburban sprawl of Southern California only to now return once again to where those influences have been distilled before, the northwest. Negative Press is the amphetamine strained and nicotine stained bastard son of noise rock’s self loathing and hardcore’s propulsion. Simultaneously repulsive in its imagery and attractive in its execution, Long Haul is a near perfect debut. Get this now. Members of: Criminal Code, White Wards, Gag, etc.
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YOUNG LEAVES, THE "ALIVE AND WELL" LP (BALDY LONGHAIR)
Third full length by this Holliston, MA three-piece. “Alive and Well” sits easily among SST era Post-Punk and is chock full of sludged out pop hooks. Just don’t call them pop-punk. ""The sound is a no-frills, hook-driven collection of songs written from a broken yet hopeful heart and it should fit right into your record collection along side your copies of Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True, Weston's Got Beat Up or pretty much anything Bob Mould or J. Mascis ever wrote." - Stereo Killer
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RAT DAMAGE / ALARMS - SPLIT 7" (LANDLOCKED)
Sacramento, Calif. rock and roll punks Rat Damage join forces with self-proclaimed hardcore weirdos Alarms in this rippin, old-school '45
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RAT DAMAGE "CURSED" LP (FYBS)
This rager has been a long time coming! Over the years, Rat Damage has become a staple of the Sacramento, California underground punk scene and has released a couple very limited seven inch vinyl records. CURSED, their debut full length album, has a super beefy and slick sound that is not over produced and still delivers a raw, gut-wrenching punch. 11 lamentations filled with regret, desperation, hate, misery and impending doom of the soul. These songs document the day to day struggles that these veteran Sacto lifers experience in Californias Capitol City. Rat Damage have an original sound, which is rare these days. Most of the time, the drums are assaulted with an up-tempo/mid pace as the guitars chug along in an old-school heavy metal style tinged with "the blues" while still capturing the spirit of classic "old tyme" California 80's punk and hardcore bands. The cover artwork was created by Pat Kim, ex-member of the band Unwritten Law and features some cool, collage-style art by Jeremiah (Jed) Pfeffer on the inside. SLOW SUICIDE, the album's final track, features some agonizing backing vocals by VOETSEKs Ami Lawless. Recommended for fans of Poison Idea, Motorhead, Black Flag, DRI, Verbal Abuse, Attitude Adjustment, Venom, Circle Jerks along with creeps and scum bags from all walks of life. Tired of cookie cutter punk bands? Get this album!
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FEAR "PARADISE STUDIOS 1978 DEMOS" LP (FANCLUB)
Demo recordings FEAR did in 1978 at the Paradise Studios long before their first album was even recorded. There are quite a few songs on here that never saw the light of day, the sound quality is great, a must-have if you love FEAR. 13 Tracks!
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CRUOR - DEMO TAPE
Everytime I hear this band its like the chronicles of narnia except I end up in a dark, smelly, moist basement in finland in 1983: "5 song demo by one of Nothern California's tidiest purveyors of noisy punk. Perfectly balancing layers of fuzz, feedback, rolling drums, and aaaaaarrrrgghhhh filled singalongs with great hooks and deceptively tight arrangements. This is punk for folks who need to be taught that great noisepunk is, at it's core, the result of great songs. " Limited to 200 copies.
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GENERACION SUICIDA "CON LA MUERTA A TU LADO" TAPE
"A big part of punk rock's appeal is geographic. Commercial music sounds like AnyMall, but The Gun Club sound like Hollywood, Black Flag sounds like Huntington Beach, and Francis Harold and the Holograms sound like Bisbee, Arizona. East LA seeps from every note of Gernacion Suicida's new album; this music couldn't be from anywhere else. The Plugz and the Gears may have got there first, but play Con La Muerte a Tu Lado loud and you can see Cesar Chavez Blvd, 2013. This is the kind of punk rock that values a certain kind traditional musicality, like the Sex Pistols, The Adverts, The New York Dolls, and the Damned. Not virtuosity here, just the belief that rock and roll still has power, and that a really angry lyric and a Chuck Berry chord change can change the world, or at least your next 3 minutes. Generacion Suicida are proof that the main thing you need to make a great record is FIRE, and they have enough to share." - Geoffrey Weiss. Tape limited to 100.
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MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #366 - NOVEMBER 2013
Hot off the presses, MRR brings you its November 2013 issue — #366! In this issue of Maximum Rocknroll cover artist Halsey Swain lets us into her world of nature-inspired obliteration, we dis-cover the “New Wave of Grave New Beat” pioneered by Scotland’s THISCLOSE, and NOLA booking collective No More Fiction tells us about booking queer-centered shows in their town and organizing their rendition of the Not Enough Fest. We catch up with Chad, the lead singer of Pacific Northwest hardcore fuckers NUDES, L.A. punkeristas DESTRUYE Y HUYE give us insight on the LA scene and talk about their upcoming tour (maybe they will come to your town?), we talk with Vertical House Records about their label, store and show space in Huntsville, Alabama, and noize punkers CHAOS DESTROY share the secret behind their twenty releases (glue? speed? or do they just naturally shred?). International anarcho post-punk band ROSA APATRIDA talks to us about their experience as a political band in the NYC punk scene, Finnish rockers RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT are back from tour and dish us the details, Canadian thrashers TARANTUJA give us an update after their European tour, and the Bay Area’s own hardcore crashers PERMANENT RUIN talk West Coast tour advice, San Jose, and the secret to a bullshit-free lifestyle. We also take a photo tour across the US and Canada with Claudia Cebrian as she hits up all the summer fests and meets all the punx! All this and much more, including guest columns, “What’s the Scoop,” “New Blood,” demo and zine reviews, plus the most extensive record reviews in printed punk today to satisfy your hunger!
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RESTOCKS

CULO - MY BRAIN IS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN 7"

CRO-MAGS - AGE OF QUARREL DEMOS LP
EXTREME NOISE TERROR - PEEL SESSIONS 1987 LP
GANG GREEN - PRESCHOOL LP

Friday, October 11, 2013

WEBSTORE UPDATE: POISON IDEA, GIUDA, THE SHIRKS, PLEASURE LEFTISTS, and More!

A short and sweet Grave Mistake Webstore update for Friday! First thing of course, we have two brand new releases out now! The COKE BUST "Confined" 12" and the RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7" are all in house and shipping right away! We still have some nice looking color vinyl left for both releases, so head over and grab em!  You can stream both of these new releases in full over at the Grave Mistake Bandcamp page as well.
 
We covered most of the Grave Mistake news in Tuesday's Update, but remember that BIG EYES are currently on tour in Europe so check them out if they are playing a town near you. Reports so far are that the tour has been great, so thanks to anyone who has come out, played with 'em, or booked a show for them.
 
Before I get to the new webstore titles for the week, check out this new Coke Bust interview!
 
Ok, on to the fun part ...
 
 
 
 
Ok, as I mentioned this update will be a quick one but some new hits and some old favorites are gonna keep things interesting! First off, two killer rereleases from the good people at TKO, including the POISON IDEA "Kings of Punk" 2xLP reissue and the rerelease of the oh-so-catchy GIUDA "Racey Roller" LP! DC's THE SHIRKS have a new 7" out and it's another scorcher, definitely a no brainer. Grabbed a ton of new releases from DERANGED, including the new PLEASURE LEFTISTS 12", the DIVINE RIGHT LP, SAFEWORDS LP, the debut 7" from FUTURE BINDS, and the newest 7" release from TERRIBLE FEELINGS!
 
I was able to grab a few copies of the wonderful reissue of ROKY ERICKSON'S "The Evil One", and finally picked up some copies of THE KIDS "No Monarchy" 7" reissue.  Going back to the new releases, grabbed a few copies of the awesome new LP from GENERACION SUICIDA (I only have a couple of copies now, but more are on the way!), the debut 7" from the one and only ANGEL DU$T, finally stocked up on some copies of the SUDOR LP, plus some rad new 7"s from DYSCONTROL, SHAVED CHRIST, CLOSET CASE, and more! Oh, and the incredible TEENGENERATE "Get Action" LP is back in print once again so of course I grabbed a few of those along with some of THE OBLIVIANS "Popular Favorites" LP.
 
Only one new demo tape in this update, but it's a great one from PROTESTER. New band from DC ... all killer no filler! If you don't believe me, check out their bandcamp page.
 
Some quick restocks - there was a small repressing of the TENEMENT / CULO split 7" and I was lucky enough to grab some of those; the CULO "Life is Vile" singles LP is also available again as well!  And the GAS RAG "Human Rights" 7" is also back in stock ... one of my favorites for 2013 without a doubt.
 
That's all, thanks for reading and as always thanks for the support!
 
 
New webstore titles for 10/11/13:
 
COKE BUST "CONFINED" 12" (GRAVE067)
Washington DC's COKE BUST deliver nine more raging blasts of full on hardcore in its rawest and most primal form.  "Confined," the band's latest release on Grave Mistake since 2011's "Degradation" EP, is their most intense work to date; which says a lot considering the sheer ferocity of the band's previous output.  This is no surprise however, considering Coke Bust have spent the past seven years of their existence refusing to rest on their laurels; constantly refining their style and successfully outdoing themselves with each release.  For the unacquainted, Coke Bust deliver their own brand of no frills fast hardcore, taking cues from bands like SIEGE, INFEST, and YOUTH OF TODAY.  Fully embracing the "less is more" philosophy, the fat has been completely trimmed on "Confined," leaving nothing but prime cut at 45 revolutions per minute. The US pressing on Grave Mistake pressing also comes with a huge 24x36 fold out poster. Ltd. RED VINYL for Mailorder!

RED DONS "NOTES ON THE UNDERGROUND" 7" (GRAVE066)
"Notes on the Underground" is the newest single from the nomadic musical entity that is RED DONS.  Formed in Portland in 2005 by Vocalist/Guitarist Douglas Burns (ex-The Observers), bassist Hajji Husayn, and drummer Richard Joachim, RED DONS have managed to stay quite prolific while being spread across the globe and working with a collective of members and contributors.  With releases on Deranged, Taken by Surprise, and Dirtnap Records under their belts, "Notes on the Underground," which has been in the works since 2010, finally sees the light of day.  Keeping with the signature formula of their previous releases, RED DONS deliver an outstanding record that draws from many musical elements and influences to create a dark, driving, melodic sound that is distinctly their own. There will also be a European Pressing out later 2013 on Taken By Surprise. Ltd. RED VINYL for Mailorder!

POISON IDEA "KINGS OF PUNK" 2xLP (TKO)
POISON IDEA's landmark 1986 full length returns as the third volume in TKO RECORDS' "Kings Of Punk" reissue series. This is the album the series was named for, and here it finally gets the treatment it deserves: restored and remastered to its full power, expanded to include a bonus 12" of live soundboard recordings from 1984-1986, deluxe gatefold packaging loaded with liner notes, never-before-seen photos- the works! This version of Kings Of Punk is THE definitive reissue, nevermind the shitty European bootlegs and unauthorized domestic versions, this monster package crushes all pretenders!!- Includes a color poster reproducing the original Pusmort promo poster- Simply a must for Poison Idea fans worldwide and ANY fan of 80s Hardcore Punk.

GIUDA "RACEY ROLLER" LP (TKO)
Just in time for their 2013 US Tour, TKO RECORDS proud to be reissuing GIUDA's (pronounced JUDAH) 2010 debut LP, "Racey Roller." GIUDA is a five-piece band from Rome, Italy whose mix of anthemic ‘70s glam hooks and the punchy delivery of early UK punk,  has stunned listeners all across the globe.“Racey Roller”, famously described by Robin Wills (The Barracudas) as “Cock Sparrer twinned with the Equals”, has quickly become an underground sensation, highly praised by publications as diverse as Mojo, Rolling Stone and Maximum Rock’n’Roll. TKO could not be more pleased to be making this modern underground classic available again for fans in North America!!  Working from the same Glammy three-chord blueprint as groups like Slade, T. Rex, Faces, Mud, Status Quo, and the Sweet, GIUDA take you back to a monumental bygone era of '70s Rock’n’Roll- Specifically the pre-Punk, Glitter days when music was all about monstrous riffs, boisterous attitudes, high energy experimentation and fun. GIUDA take that same Glammy, Proto-Punk foundation and fuse it with the grimy, tattered muck of bands like Third World War, Eddie And The Hot Rods and Cock Sparrer  to create a timeless arsenal of Glam-injected, Pub Rock classics. The wait is over, GIUDA are on their way back to the USA, and "Racey Roller" is back in print, courtesy of this TKO reissue!!

PLEASURE LEFTISTS "S/T" 12" (DERANGED)
On the follow-up to their 2 song EP on Katorga Works (which features both songs off the EP), Pleasure Leftists have expanded upon the moody post-punk they're known for. With these songs, however, the chorusy bass is much more prominent than on their 12 inch debut EP and brings a darker feel to the sound. On first listen it seems easy to compare that sound to that of bands like Masshysteri or Terrible Feelings, but give it a few more spins and you begin to find a lot more depth and weirdness than the often straight-forward approach of the aforementioned. The most notable standout of PL for me is the rare and fiercely original vocal approach of lead singer Haley. Prior to being recruited, Haley was known for her radio show, and since has begun her own solo project called Kiernan Paradise, which sheds light on a more electronic synthy background. Her often incoherent banshee croons set a mood which envelops and entrances you, and the guitar and bassist are smart enough to back it up subtly and simply with jangly leads and dutiful rhythms. Not at all what one might expect from two former members of 9 Shocks Terror, but good enough to make you forget any comparison or dissection. "Hunger Split" accents the rest of the songs perfectly with its surprising brightness in the midst of the otherwise-broody record. The ensuing "Not Over" conjures some Twee elements with its soft loose guitars and driving bass.

DIVINE RIGHT "S/T" LP (DERANGED)
Someone call Elliot Stabler because I feel violated and dirty. Think of a full body massage with a baseball bat full of nails, my body is oozing with filth and tetanus. When I think about you, I don't wanna, don't wanna touch myself, I wanna do bad things. This is not the one that got away, it's the one that changed my ways. Bring this one to the bank because it's the last time you will live out your fantasy's, Divine right is done. I'm about to bust, my parents are in the next room and I"m afraid they are going to walk in on this "Freakshow". You can "Play this at my Funeral" or while I'm turning blue. -Clay 8/1/13"

TERRIBLE FEELINGS "BACKWOODS" 7" (DERANGED)
Someone described the music as “Loud, dark, therapeutic, and rough around the edges” and Anton once said he played “black angst-ridden power pop.” Both quotes sum up Terrible Feelings pretty well. Place their sound somewhere in the wastelands between Wipers, Redd Kross, Ebba Grön and Murder City Devils. The band has to date released three 7”s and one full length album. They’ve embarked on no less than five full European tours and two US tours (one on each coast). They’ve shared stages with bands such as Jeff the Brotherhood, White Lung, Imperial State Electric, Fucked Up, The Raveonettes, and The Babies; and were handpicked by none other than Refused as support in both Europe and Sweden on their final tour. Musically Terrible Feelings has been described as proto punk, dark power pop and gloomy surf, with a tint of both country and 70s hard rock. All descriptions are correct. It’s rock 'n' roll.

SAFEWORDS "S/T" LP (DERANGED)
Taking nods from SISTERS OF MERCY and RED LORRY, YELLOW LORRY, SAFEWORDS burn the drum machines and chorus pedals on the altar and combine equal parts WIPERS and CHRISTIAN DEATH to bring you (post-mortem) 11 tracks of catchy death(rock)-(post)punk that will have you locked in your bedroom flipping this piece of wax over and over again ‘til the sky’s gone out. ian curtis singing for the Wipers.

FUTURE BINDS "S/T" 7" (DERANGED)
Debut release from this new Raleigh band featuring 3/4 of Sorry State faves Pure Scum. Their sound has matured since the raw, scrappy days of Pure Scum (after all, the members are like 17 now!)... everything is faster, tighter, more complex, and generally more locked-in, but still benefitting from Anthony's powerful, straightforward drumming and Lucas's authoritative vocals. Future Binds rep their Out Cold influence pretty hard, but with such a tight performance and loud, clear recording this reminds me more of Antidote or maybe Government Warning / Wasted Time (though less melodic than the former and not as mosh-y as the latter). Pure Raleigh hardcore. Strongly recommended. from Daniel at sorry state.

SUDOR "GANAS DE VOMITAR" LP (SOLO PARA PUNKS)
After an early 7" and a split with Crimen de Estado, here's the debut long-player from Spain's Sudor. Their split LP was one of the fastest-selling records I've ever had in the distro, so I think it's safe to say this is a much-anticipated release, and it definitely delivers. Much like their countrymen in bands like Otan and Glam, Sudor play raw as f*** hardcore punk with an emphasis on incredible songwriting and an almost unfathomably passionate delivery. This thing is just searing from start to finish... the vocals are completely out of control and the guitars (which have minimal distortion) keep things driving at an absolutely breakneck pace. Spanish punk completists will NEED this one, but anyone into great international hardcore should check out this band. f***ing raging.

ROKY ERICKSON "THE EVIL ONE" 2xLP (LIGHT IN THE ATTIC)
Celebrating a creative purple patch by a singular performer, Light In The Attic is to reissue the three albums issued by ROKY ERICKSON in the 1980s: The Evil One (LITA 097), Don’t Slander Me (LITA 098) and Gremlins Have Pictures (LITA 099). Together, they’re a chance to pick up a missing jigsaw piece in the history of American rock ‘n’ roll in deluxe packages.  As the core member of the 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS and an undisputed pioneer of psychedelic rock, the ’60s were thrilling times for Erickson. His band riding high in their native Texas and beyond, the howling single ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’ was his calling card, but Erickson’s ‘60s ended in the stuff of nightmares. Under sharp scrutiny by the authorities due to the band’s well-expounded fondness for psychedelic drugs, Erickson was found with a single joint on his person. Pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to avoid prison, he was sent to the Rusk State Hospital for the criminally insane, where he was ‘treated’ with electroconvulsive therapy and Thorazine treatment. Erickson pulled through his three and a half years at Rusk, and even put together a band while incarcerated. THE MISSING LINKS contained Roky plus two murderers and a rapist.  Released from the institution in 1974, Roky found his legend had grown while he’d been away–not least because ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’ was included on 1972’s Nuggets compilation. He formed a band, THE ALIENS, and set about honing a hard rock sound that placed the psychedelic garage blues of the Elevators firmly in the last decade. Though it was produced at a time when Roky was struggling to cope with drugs and life on the outside, he hit form on his first post Elevators album-proper, 1981’s The Evil One. Produced over a period of two years by STU COOK from CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, it’s a masterful collection of songs about zombies, demons, vampires and, yes, even the ‘Creature With The Atom Brain’. These tracks, inspired by schlock sci-fi and horror movies and colored by Roky’s distinctive, high-pitched vocal and squealing guitar, are among the maverick performer’s best. CD includes a 48-page booklet, Vinyl includes a 20-page booklet, download card and a Side D etching by artist TRAVIS MILLARD.

GENERACION SUICIDA "CON LA MUERTA A TU LADO" LP (GOING UNDERGROUND)
"A big part of punk rock's appeal is geographic. Commercial music sounds like AnyMall, but The Gun Club sound like Hollywood, Black Flag sounds like Huntington Beach, and Francis Harold and the Holograms sound like Bisbee, Arizona. East LA seeps from every note of Gernacion Suicida's new album; this music couldn't be from anywhere else. The Plugz and the Gears may have got there first, but play Con La Muerte a Tu Lado loud and you can see Cesar Chavez Blvd, 2013. This is the kind of punk rock that values a certain kind traditional musicality, like the Sex Pistols, The Adverts, The New York Dolls, and the Damned. Not virtuosity here, just the belief that rock and roll still has power, and that a really angry lyric and a Chuck Berry chord change can change the world, or at least your next 3 minutes. Generacion Suicida are proof that the main thing you need to make a great record is FIRE, and they have enough to share." - Geoffrey Weiss

HYSTERIA WARD "FROM BREAKFAST TO MADNESS" LP (GENERAL SPEECH)
Official re-mastered reissue of their excellent tape on The Mob’s All The Madmen Records. Often overlooked due to its rarity, but long deserving of a quality reissue. Stunning female vocals over melancholy, yet catchy goth punk.  Not unsurprisingly what one might get after these peace punks listed a magazine ad saying they were looking for band members, who “must be a fan of The Cure, Wire, and The Associates”.  For fans of The Mob, Part 1, UK Decay, Blood and Roses, etc.  Limited to 500 copies

MANBIKI CHOCOLATE "SUPER DIMENSIONAL HARDCORE" LP (GENERAL SPEECH)
18 tracks of raging hardcore from Utsunomiya City, Japan. Manbiki Chocolate Released their first record, an 8” flexi disc titled “Manbiki Densetsu Part 1” in 1990, and a self-released CD “Soloban” in 1999, both of which have become highly sought after collector’s items. The first era of the band being possibly the last of the band to play stylistically 80’s Japanese HC, while the second era perfects their sound and evolves it in a way that predated sounds heards on albums like GISM’s Sonicrime Therapy, or more recent albums like Slang’s Life Made Me Hardcore. Super Dimensional Hardcore includes the complete flexi and CD tracks as well as tracks from their mysterious Manbiki Densetsu Part 2 Tape, Fuck Off Compilation, and 3 completely unreleased tracks, all from the original masters. Includes 8 page full color booklet including a full band history, photos, and unseen full color versions of the original black and white album art.

TEENGENERATE "GET ACTION" LP (CRYPT)
"Why this is not considered a punk rock classic is beyond me. Is it too rock? Too lo-fi? Too straight ahead? Americans don't like it when they can't understand the lyrics? If you think any of those I would venture to guess that you don't like (early) punk rock and/or you take yourself and your ideas about what is "punk" far too seriously. They remind me of the Saints (and they were obsessed with early Australian punk) and the Dead Boys...if you sped their records up and added plenty of distortion to the whole thing. Full fucking throttle. They included a cover of the Pagans "Six and Change" only on the LP, which I am including separately (sequenced between "Human Tornado" and "Plastic Man"). FYI the LP is still available from Crypt Germany (along with many other great records). If you don't enjoy this, I feel sorry for you." - http://uuhngschpugg.blogspot.com

OBLIVIANS "POPULAR FAVORITES" LP (CRYPT)
"Listen all you ladies/And you little girls too/Got a brand new dance/Put your arms in the air/Move your shoulders...let 'em shake/Do the milkshake." So go the lyrics to "Do the Milkshake," one of the 16 oh-so-charming numbers dished out by the Oblivians on their 1996 Crypt release, Popular Favorites.  The trio's musical-chairs approach to instrumentation makes it nearly impossible to keep track of who has the mic at any given moment, but despite the juggling act, the record maintains a cohesive sense throughout. Marked by abrasive guitars that call to mind everyone from the Gibson Bros. and Junior Kimbrough to the New Bomb Turks or Lazy Cowgirls, the Oblivians' dirty rock calls to mind images of panicked parents in the 1960s trying to shield their children from the evil powers of rock & roll. Well, everyone knows who won that battle. Mixed among the riotous guitar treble and gruff vocals are songs with universal themes like "Guitar Shop Asshole" and "You Fucked Me Up, You Put Me Down." Though the back cover boasts that "There never was a sound like this before," spinning discs by acts like the Mummies, 68 Comeback, Iggy & the Stooges, or Them Wranch will prove otherwise, but who's complaining? If you dig through the record collection of any self-respecting rock & roller (or the list of bands who influenced acts like the White Stripes or the Strokes), odds are there'll be at least one Oblivians opus (or Oblivians spin-offs, like Jack Oblivian's Compulsive Gamblers or Greg Oblivian's Reigning Sound). In a move typical of the hipsters over at Crypt, the album cover art is half the fun. An overlooked classic, the cover of Popular Favorites is a photo of concertgoers wherein a guy and gal in matching Black Sabbath t-shirts are standing next to a mulleted young man proudly displaying a homemade t-shirt that reads "Kill a Punk for Rock & Roll." - allmusic.com

KIDS, THE "NO MONARCHY" 7" (DANGER)
Needs no introduction. Official reissue of the first single "No Monarchy" made by the greatest belgian punk band, THE KIDS. Originally released in 1978 on Fontana. "No Monarchy", "Rock Over Belgium" and "The City Is Dead" appear as brillant 77 Punk scorchers.

SHIRKS, THE "ACTION MEN" 7" (CRICKET CEMETARY)
Hell Yes!! The newest single from DC's THE SHIRKS and the boys churn out yet another hit.  It's pretty impressive how The Shirks have gotten their writing style down to perfection to the point where they can continue to write such catchy songs without falling into the trap of "more of the same, just not as good" ... always keeping the level of writing high as can be, and that is a definite sign of a great band. If you were already a fan, you will love this record, and if you are still uninitiated then this single is just a good of a starting point as the others! So pick this up, then pick up their s/t LP and "Cry Cry Cry" 7" (both on GM) if you haven't yet! "The Shirks aren't biting off more than they can chew here: The 7-inch is a three-songer of the same crunchy, snot-drizzled quality as its recent self-titled LP, with minimal "guitar work" (The Shirks probably don't use that term) and an anthem with a philosophy we should all get behind: "Gimmie Less."" - washingtoncitypaper.com

ANGEL DU$T "XTRA RAW" 7" (REACT)
The brainchild of some of the wildest characters in the greater Baltimore, MD hardcore scene (members of Trapped Under Ice, and the craziest meanest band B-more has ever seen - Mindset), Angel Dust may not be quite what you'd expect from the members' previous releases. Get ready for what might be one of the most unique bands of 2013. With traces of Bad Brains groove and skate punk riffs, you'll hear the unique talent and style of the individuals involved.  This is one of those records that you might tell yourself you will probably never ever like, then find yourself listening to on repeat all day long, in between viewings of the "Slam" and "Rage" videos. Oh, you haven't seen those yet? Youtube.com. Get this 7".

DYSCONTROL "LIES" 7" (SEWERCIDE)
2 new songs from Dyscontrol that take on a darker feel than those on the Mo'ai Melodies cassette. Often compared to bands such as Mission Of Burma, Husker Du, The Wipers etc. these tracks showcase more of a band living under the often gloomy skies of Nova Scotia. One time press of 300 copies. Featuring members of Bloodhouse, Horses and Career Suicide.

CLOSET CASE "IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER" 7" (GOING UNDERGROUND)
HARDCORE for the Perverted Youth . 5 Song ep from these Arizona Mutants.  "Just when you though Arizona couldn't get anymore stupid, along comes the debut 7" by Closet Case. I don't mean stupid as in, "this band is stupid", i mean stupid as in, "this record is great from start to finish". The songs aren't break neck fast, which is a plus in my book. This is the perfect record to fight a jock too. Closet Case execute 5 songs of hate filled music in just about 7 minutes. just enough time to slam a fist through your wall while listening to this. Im not going to waste your time with any comparisons for this band because this stands up as a record on its own and doesn't need any comparisons. Drag your knuckles into the pit and punch a poser." -Gene Dreger

SHAVED CHRIST "BAD MIND" 7" (BAKERY OUTLET)
Shaved Christ follow up their self-released tape with six new tracks of explosive, spastic hardcore. From the same session as their contribution to Scavenger of Death's LAND OF NOD: Atlanta Punk & Hardcore Omnibus LP, Bad Mind combines the energy of This is Boston Not L.A and weirdness of Fuckheads era Gauze. Recorded by Ryan Bell of Bukkake Boys/GG King featuring the powerhouse rhythm section of American Cheeseburger- Shaved Christ has a distinctly small town, "what the fuck is this?", slightly-off sound. Aging punks living in Athens, Georgia, still listening to Void, Pick Your King, Discharge, and early NYHC trying to make any sense of this bizarre reality.  6 song ep by Athens punk/thrash band including members of American Cheeseburger, Witches, NO!, Divorce, Goat Shanty, and Tres Kids. Early 80's hardcore in 2013. Bakery Outlet has harnessed these sounds onto random color recycled vinyl format for your enjoyment so brown it!

DECAY, THE "TONIGHT, BACK FROM THE DEATH" 7" (GENERAL SPEECH)
80's Swiss raw punks!!! Original unreleased version of their legendary 7" from 1985. Originally released in an edition of only 306 copies, and one of the hardest swiss records to find. This version is the original version recorded by the band, and is more raw and loud than the version remixed by the studio and pressed in the 80's. limited pressing, with obi, and extra insert.

NATO COLES & THE BLUE DIAMOND BAND "PROMISES TO DELIVER" LP (DEAD BROKE)
Nato Coles (Modern Machines, Used Kids, Radio Faces) has finally delivered the definitive rock & roll full-length of his Minneapolis'-based, The Blue Diamond Band. With heart-on-his-sleeves influences ranging from: Bruce Springsteen & The Replacements, Nato has mastered writing a fucking great rock & roll song. Elements of country-twang and punk rock are soaked within the bones of these instantly memorable rock songs.

DEAD DOG "PRECIOUS CHILD" LP (DEAD BROKE)
The third and brand new full-length LP from Athens, GA. based DEAD DOG! Dirty, infectious pop-hooks from a 'cupla punk vets, that'll make ya shake yer head and bop around! Raw pop-punk with a melodic low-fi indie flavor. This is some of Dead Dog's finest material to date and their newest since 2010's, "Dont Touch Me" on Let's Pretend Records.

MURMURS "FLY WITH THE UNKINDNESS" LP (DEAD BROKE)
MURMURS  are a gritty & melodic pop-punk band from the Northwest of America. Seattle, Washington to be specific. When I first listened to this amazing batch of songs, the first thing that popped in my head was, Green Day's "1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours". Right down to the guitar tone. And of course I instantly fell in love. Although way more melodic & harsh than said Green Day album, these tunes draw comparisons from the best of the best in the world of pop-punk/punk rock. Pulling influence from the East Bay of California, right back up to the Northwest, the land of crust. Members of this band have played in a slew of great bands such as: SNUGGLE, No High-Fives To Bullshit, Ratbite, Pipsqueak, Transient, Black Hole Of Calcutta, Makai and more. Recorded by Brandon Fitzsimons @ Airport Grocery in Seattle. Mastered by Dave Edwardson (NEUROSIS). Art by the illustrious Keith Henderson (who has handled art for Shorebirds, Snuggle & more.) Originally released on Cassette by Stay Punk Tapes & Aborted Society Records, this crucial album is now available on vinyl for all the punx to enjoy. Get this shit and jam it 'til you fucking can't anymore. (Comes w/ download)

PROTESTER - DEMO TAPE (BLEEDING EDGES)
Protester is the straight edge brain child of Connor from Abuse/ Last Words/ Double Negative. Much like bands like Boston Strangler and Violent Reaction, this is a solo project that is now an active band (with members of Coke Bust and Thick Skin). Musically it takes cues from the early 80's Boston crew, as well as the early REV roster.

DEAD BROKE TAPE COMP. VOL. 5 - TAPE (DEAD BROKE)
AWFUL MAN, FROZEN TEENS, MODERN PETS, TOMMY STINSON (Replacements), RVIVR, PS. ELIOT, BIG EYES, STEVE ADAMYK BAND, MARKED MEN, PAUL COLLINS (The Nerves), M.O.T.O., LENGUAS LARGAS, CROW BAIT, NONA, YOUR PEST BAND, CRUSADES, SUMMER VACATION, THE CRIMINALS, WAXAHATCHEE + More!!! (Including 11 unreleased songs!) (Comes w/ downoad code)

RESTOCKS:

CULO - LIFE IS VILE AND SO ARE WE LP
CULO - MY LIFE SUCKS (BLACK) LP
NERVES, THE - ONE WAY TICKET LP
PAGANS - SHIT STREET LP
SPITS, THE - FIRST LP
VICIOUS CIRCLE - S/T LP

CULO / TENEMENT - SPLIT 7"
DRY HUMP - 2ND 7"
GAS RAG - HUMAN RIGHTS 7"
LADIES - TRASHED 7"

BRAIN SLUG - 2013 TAPE
LOW CULTURE - DEMO TAPE
LOW CULTURE - SCREENS TAPE

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

COKE BUST "Confined" 12" and RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7" OUT NOW!

 
    
 
COKE BUST "Confined" 12" and RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7" OUT NOW!
 
The new COKE BUST "Confined" 12" and RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7" are "officially" out today.  All of the preorders have been shipped, and we've still got some limited color vinyl left for mailorder, so if you haven't grabbed either yet please do so!
 
You can order both of these new releases from the Grave Mistake webstore, or expect to see them popping up in your favorite stores, distros, and online distros throughout the course the month.  We also have both releases streaming in full over at the Grave Mistake Bandcamp page, so give them both a listen if you haven't yet. Full release info is below.
 
Order the RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7" (on ltd. RED vinyl) HERE
 
In addition to these two new releases, here is a brief label update for now; BIG EYES are currently a week into their European tour, so check the event link and go see them if they play near you! The BRAIN F "Empty Set" LP test pressings have been approved, hope to have that one hitting the streets come November. The third release from Vinyl Conflict, the debut 7" EP from Richmond's HARD STRIPES also just had some test pressings approved, so look out for that one in November as well. As for the 86 MENTALITY and STRIKING DISTANCE LPs ... please remain patient! Working on the art and still hope to have these officially released before the year is up. That should be it for 2013, and I'll have a 2014 preview hopefully sometime within the next month or so (still working out some details). If all goes as planned, 2014 will be another very busy year.
 
I've set up a Grave Mistake Records Tumblr, please follow me!  You guessed it .... it's gravemistakerecords.tumblr.com
 
Finally ... if you haven't heard yet, we've set up a NO WAY RECORDS Bandcamp page that currently has 30 No Way releases streaming and available for download, so check it out! While No Way isn't active anymore, I thought it would be cool to get these releases up and available online for your enjoyment.
 
I think that's all of the news for now, here is the full info on the new releases ...
 
NEW GRAVE MISTAKE RELEASES AVAILABLE NOW:
 
GRAVE067: COKE BUST "Confined" 12"
Washington DC's COKE BUST deliver nine more raging blasts of full on hardcore in its rawest and most primal form.  "Confined," the band's latest release on Grave Mistake since 2011's "Degradation" EP, is their most intense work to date; which says a lot considering the sheer ferocity of the band's previous output.  This is no surprise however, considering Coke Bust have spent the past seven years of their existence refusing to rest on their laurels; constantly refining their style and successfully outdoing themselves with each release.  For the unacquainted, Coke Bust deliver their own brand of no frills fast hardcore, taking cues from bands like SIEGE, INFEST, and YOUTH OF TODAY.  Fully embracing the "less is more" philosophy, the fat has been completely trimmed on "Confined," leaving nothing but prime cut at 45 revolutions per minute. The US pressing on Grave Mistake pressing also comes with a huge 24x36 fold out poster.
 
"Confined" Bandcamp Full Stream / Download:
 
Purchase "Confined" on iTunes:
 
Check out the INVISIBLE ORANGES review HERE
Check out the PUNKNEWS.ORG review HERE
 
GRAVE066: RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7"
"Notes on the Underground" is the newest single from the nomadic musical entity that is RED DONS.  Formed in Portland in 2005 by Vocalist/Guitarist Douglas Burns (ex-The Observers), bassist Hajji Husayn, and drummer Richard Joachim, RED DONS have managed to stay quite prolific while being spread across the globe and working with a collective of members and contributors.  With releases on Deranged, Taken by Surprise, and Dirtnap Records under their belts, "Notes on the Underground," which has been in the works since 2010, finally sees the light of day.  Keeping with the signature formula of their previous releases, RED DONS deliver an outstanding record that draws from many musical elements and influences to create a dark, driving, melodic sound that is distinctly their own. There will also be a European Pressing out later 2013 on Taken By Surprise.
 
"Notes on the Underground" Bandcamp Full Stream / Download:
http://gravemistakerecords.bandcamp.com/album/notes-on-the-underground
 
STILL AVAILABLE:

GRAVE065: NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" LP/CD
At long last, New Jersey's NIGHT BIRDS deliver the follow up to their 2011 debut LP, "The Other Side of Darkness." "Born to Die in Suburbia" delivers fourteen new tracks - refashioning the dark overtones, surf inflections, and melodic sensibilities of their signature style without dramatically altering their core sound. The result being not only their most diverse and accomplished collection of songs to date, but an output that is more distinctly NIGHT BIRDS than ever. Rife with impassioned social commentary, tales of dysfunction and despair, and lamentations of a culture in rapid decline, "Born To Die In Suburbia" is an instant punk rock classic for this modern world on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
 
 
VC-002: DEVIL'S HAND "Welcome the Slaughter" 7"
Newest installment to the VINYL CONFLICT LABEL catalog ... the debut 7" from Richmond's DEVIL'S HAND. Comprised of your favorite cast of RVA degenerates (members of UNHOLY THOUGHTS, DRY SPELL, and SOUTHSIDE STRANGLERS), Devil's Hand tear through three tracks of their brand of total MOTOR-CHARGED mayhem. This EP is guaranteed to get fists pumping, long hair flying, bottles breaking, maybe even leave a stab wound or two.  Or you might just sit on your couch listening to it while getting stoned out of your mind. Win-win. 

BANDCAMP FULL STREAM:
 
Thanks for reading!