It's been almost a month and a half since the last time you've
heard from me, so as you might guess this update is overflowing with new
stuff in the webstore. There are a ton of great new titles below - but a
bit of news first.
As you may or may not have heard by now,
Brandon Ferrell (Direct Control, Government Warning, Wasted Time, half
of No Way Records) passed on unexpectedly last week, leaving his wife
Lauren and two children, Darby and Zoe, in a situation that no one
should have to deal with. In lieu of this, to help raise funds for those
the most affected by this, some good friends and bands have come
together to organize a benefit show here in Richmond in August. The
following bands will be playing to aid Lauren and her children in their
greatest time of need:
August 6, 2016 Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Richmond, VA
MUNICIPAL WASTE
CAREER SUICIDE
DOUBLE NEGATIVE
CAUSTIC CHRIST
NIGHT BIRDS
BLOOD PRESSURETickets are available online, and more information on the benefit show can be found on the
Facebook Event.
If you cannot make it to this show, but still would like to help out in some way, there has been a
Gofundme
set up for the family as well. The support so far has been overwhelming
and incredible to see, and if you have already been able to contribute
or share the page then that is greatly appreciated. Donations are still
highly encouraged, so if you can help them out at all it would be
awesome.
I apologize if this news / update comes off as a bit impersonal
considering the circumstances - the past few weeks have been somewhat
difficult to process for me (to say the least) so I don't really have
much to say publicly on the matter aside from my thoughts and support
are with the family and loved ones, and I encourage anyone touched by
his life or his passing, whether you knew Brandon personally or were
simply a fan of any of his musical endeavors, to please keep Lauren,
Darby, and Zoe in your thoughts.
Now, in an attempt to segue from
this into talking about new records, Daniel Sorry State said it best
(as he always does) in his
update last week:
"… there was no thing that defined Brandon more than his enthusiasm for music. So let's talk about punk…"
For quick browsing of recent additions to the store, you can check out all of these titles mentioned below in the New Arrivals and Recent Restocks sections!
As you might expect, the first thing I'm going to mention are all
of the incredible new releases from La Vida Es Un Mus this month - we've
got new releases from Rixe, Blazing Eye, Lumpy and the Dumpers, Barcelona, and Primetime - ALL of them are highly recommended, but that should go without saying!
Another favorite in this update is the second full length from Baltimore's Angel Du$t - Grave Mistake was lucky enough to release the Upside Down
7" single from this LP a few months back (which we still have a few
remaining copies of), and it's great to finally have the album available
in it's entirety. Our copies are on the limited White Vinyl so do
yourself a favor and scoop this one up if you haven't yet. Other new
distro titles of note include the Sunshine Ward LP on Feral Ward, the new Vaaska 7", Nandas 7", Eightball 7", the final Mindset 7", the US pressing of the new Red Dons LP (as well as a couple other new Deranged Records titles), new Rakta 7", new Praise 12", and much more.
Stacks and stacks of tapes came in this past month as well - we've got some great new demos from the likes of Combined Effort, Enamel, Pure Pressure, Memory Loss, and Outshined to name a few, as well as some cool collection tapes from Cal and the Calories and Generacion Suicida.
That's not even all of it, and the full list is below, so I'm gonna
end it here and let you check out the rest for yourself. As always
thanks for reading and for the continued support! A few new Grave
Mistake releases are on the horizon, so we'll have some news on those
shortly!
Alex / Grave Mistake Records
BLAZING EYE "Lonely Corpse (UK Press)" 7" (La Vida Es Un Mus Records)
LA's
BLAZING EYE return with two new tracks of devilish hardcore punk in the
vein of MOBS or ZOUO. The Japanese hardcore influence is prevalent on
"Brain" which has an infectious guitar riff- vocal scream dynamic
punctuated by a perfect Bristol Beat which will have you screaming like a
bloody mess without you even noticing. "Lonely Corpse" on the flip has a
stomp dirgy beat perfect to dance like a worm on a devastated city ran
by cyborgs. A perfect punk single with two really catchy and memorable
songs which show blazing eye at the top of their game.
LUMPY AND THE DUMPERS "Huff My Sack (UK Press)" LP (La Vida Es Un Mus Records)
St
Louis Lumpy and the Dumpers delivers their first mini album, after a
string of seven inches and tapes which gained them worldwide recognition
among the hordes of misfits lovers of slimy bad punk musik. Nine tracks
of snotty punk driven by one of the crudest guitars tones heard by
these ears in a long time. The songs flow seamlessly, the lyrics are
sharp and full of vile and stick in your brain like any classic punk
should. The album includes their own classic take on 'Loony' the B-Side
of the 1978 by Slime from London which feels both a statement and a
re-appropiation of a song which could have easily being written by the
Dumpers if it hadn't existed. In fewer words this is a magnificent gross
record. The record comes housed in a sleeve designed by Lumpy himself
carrying their signature aesthetic.
RIXE "Les Nerfs A Vif" 7" (La Vida Es Un Mus Records)
Just
over a year since the release of the much loved debut 7" 'Coups Et
Blessures', RIXE return with another four tracker on La Vida Es Un Mus.
RIXE have gone from total obscurity to headlining festivals and gigs in
Canada, North America and England and these four new tracks are a clear
reason why. Standout 'Hexagone' opens the EP sounding like 'New Age' era
BLITZ with extra bite and bile, 'A Contre-Courant' follows with a
stomping primitive bass and drum attack before the razor sharp guitar
work and growling vocals come in. On the flip the venom and intensity
continues with 'Rapport de force' before the self titled track 'Rixe'
ends this latest Oi! attack with a track that starts like a late 70's UK
SUBS hit before heading into classic 80's French Oi!. RIXE are special
and these four tracks show more reasons why.
BARCELONA "Pueden Ser Ellos" 7" (La Vida Es Un Mus Records)
BARCELONA's
follow up to their gigantic "Extremo Nihilismo En Barcelona" is another
piece of ugly hardcore which sounds just as violently raw and unhinged
as their debut. The four tracks on this 7" follow the template of no
PRIMETIME "Going Places" 7" (La Vida Es Un Mus Records)
Primetime
return with their second EP 'Going Places' on La Vida Es un Mus. A four
track EP of juvenile Joie de vivre. Each of the four tracks ooze sass,
nonchalance and that special ingredient - songs that demand repeat
listens. Standout track is 'Pervert' which is one minute and 56 seconds
of post punk perfection which would happily sit on Rough Trade's seminal
1980 compilation 'Wanna Buy a Bridge' in between Kleenex, Swell Maps
and The Raincoats. You will not find something as instant and essential
in 2016 (Sean Forbes) Sleeve designed by the band reflecting precisely
what you'll find inside the package. Includes download code.
SUNSHINE WARD "Order" LP (Feral Ward Records)
Sunshine
Ward is Boston Hardcore by way of Totalitar and Chaos UK. Follow up to
their noisy as fuck demo EP, this 10 song LP is straight forward
hardcore punk. Less pedals, more hardcore. Pogo and mosh. Hard as piss.
Flip a cop car. Members of Brain Killer and Exit Order.
UNA BESTIA INCONTROLABLE "10-11-12 Demo" LP (La Vida Es Un Mus Records)
UNA
BÈSTIA INCONTROLABLE was born in 2012 as a side project with members of
GLAM, DESTINO FINAL and CROSTA. They got wind of GLAM playing a show in
London and decided to jump on the bill. They got a set together and
recorded it in a rush to have some tapes to sell as said show. The tape
recorded mere weeks after the band's inception remains an extremely
powerful recording that only 100 lucky people managed to get on its
original format. It shows the band as its rawest, pushing the limits of
their previous bands as far as possible and setting the mood for what
"Observant Com El Mon Es Destrueix " LP would be. 10-11-12 comes housed
in a 12 panel poster similar to the ones CRASS records made popular in
the 80s with artwork by Guillem El Muro and Oriol Roca.
ANGEL DU$T "Rock the Fuck on Forever" LP (Pop Wig Records)
ANGEL
DU$T has been a band for like 3 or 5 years or something. Hailing from
the city of Baltimore, these guys don’t fuck around when it comes to
making rock music. You like the Lemonheads and the Bad Brains at the
same time? Of course you do. This is kind of like that, but less heroin
involved. Rock The Fuck On Forever isn’t just the name of their new LP,
it’s a fucking command. If you want nothing more in life than to rock
your stupid ass off, then do yourself a favor and pick this shit up
straight from POP WIG records. The band also has some other records but
this one is way better than that old bull- shit. This record was
recorded and produced by Will Yip, who did Title Fight, Citizen, and
Circa Survive. I bet he sang on it too or something. He also did the
Turnover record that I know you all fuck with. This shit rocks hard as
fuck. If you’re still a virgin this record will make you not one.
VAASKA "Futuro Primitivo" 7" (Beach Impediment Records)
Rejoice,
VAASKA have returned with more hard punk pounders for the masses!
Originally pressed in a limited amount by VOX POPULI for the band's
Japanese tour in the winter of 2016, Beach Impediment is delighted to
make the latest release from Austin's finest available domestically for
the hardcore punk fanatics that know the real deal and for those that
would like to become more educated in the field. "FUTURO PRIMITIVO"
features five tracks of the top notch D-Beat punk with blazing guitar
leads and ferociously belted out lyrics in Spanish that you have come to
expect from these guys over the years. Each record comes in a felt
based glue pocket sleeve adorned with the stark black and white art of
the great Brian Miller that has been the band's visual trademark since
the beginning. Limited to a one time pressing of 500 copies.
NANDAS "S/T" 7" (Toxic State Records)
NANDAS
from here in NYC's long awaited debut EP released by TOXIC STATE
RECORDS. NANDAS intertwine ghastly melodies with barbaric stomps remind
me of Nog Watt and RP. Anahit's lyrics are elegantly horrifying. This
record is more black rabbit hole than than piece of wax. A dreadful
doorway to the Nanda realm.
MINDSET "Nothing Less" 7" (React Records)
In
the tradition of the valedictory three-song 7”, inaugurated by Youth of
Today’s 1989 sendoff, Disengage, Mindset have in the earliest days of
2016 staked a claim on record of the year with a farewell triptych of
their own: Nothing Less. A densely packed charge of pure explosive
energy, the record — like one of Mindset’s peerless live sets — arrives
with astonishing force, shows us something we’ve never seen before, and
is suddenly over: A vanishing show of force and barely controlled chaos
that awes, exhilarates, and inspires — and lives forever in memory. The
new music, backed by the best-in-the-business drumming of Daniel Fang,
delivers all the speed, crunch and crescendo that made Mindset’s
full-length LP, Leave No Doubt, a generational document. And the lyrics,
as urgent and authoritative as ever, rise to the occasion of a last
will and testament: reflective, free of regret and apology, and more
wrenchingly personal than ever before. Mindset will soon be gone, but
with Nothing Less they have defied us to forget them.
EIGHTBALL "S/T" 7" (Warthog Speak Records)
Seven-track
debut EP of D-beat Hardcore Rock'n'Roll TRASH from Pacific Northwest
cretins of distortion. The 7" features the three demo tracks plus four
more. Sporting members of GAG, WHITE WARDS, COMBAT KNIFE, BRICKLAYER,
LOWER SPECIES for those of you with a score card.
NO PAROLE "Violent Thoughts" 7" (Longshot Music)
This
is the sophomore release from this hardcore and punk influenced bunch
of bootboys that are doing justice to the genre of “American Oi!”
finally! On this 7” EP there are 6 blistering tracks that are raw and
uncompromising with gruff vocals backed up by a somewhat contrasting
smooth and at times melodic guitar and bass with machine gun drumming
throughout.
RAKTA "Intencao / A Busca do Circulo" 7" (Nada Nada Discos)
Two
songs recorded in Barcelona, right after their three month tour across
the north hemisphere. Expect the same moody, melancholic drips of
SIOUSXIE / X MAL DEUTSCHLAND / KILLING JOKE-esque darkness that you
loved from their LP.
PESSIMISTS, THE "Six Songs" 7" (Nada Nada Discos)
Kinda
punk, kinda post-punk, kinda garagey stuff from members if RAKTA,
FUTURO, and GARAGE FUZZ. Dunno what else to say other than "listen to it
below."
MAGIC CIRCLE "Journey Blind" LP (20 Buck Spin Records)
Who
said anything about running out of ideas? The stubborn ones were born
to linger, to nose out newer, more subtle permutations with the help
from a few ragged fucks willing to practice them. Magic Circle mutt roll
in Heavy Metal whatness, striking a balance with the pituitary culture
it begat, and the tunes it jacked out. Suburban drag races. Basement bum
wine scrum. Every collective thought burnt into a dirty tape dub of Mob
Rules. Sabbath, especially in its later incarnations, hulks ephemerally
among all openings, rests, and codas. When Chris Corry and Dan Ducas’
guitars aren’t jelly-legging around Iommi, they’re rekindling “Neon
Knights,” brandishing “Die Young” credo. Meanwhile, Q clubs the kit like
a drunken Ginger Baker. Brendan Radigan stakes big, black flag in vocal
territory long occupied by Saint Vitus, Saxon, Armored Saint, and
Trouble. Bassist Justin DeTore alternates creepy crawl and thunder word
belch, laying yoke over each tune and driving them predjudicially
underground. But motherfuck simply “sounding” like these bands. Magic
Circle celebrates them, and in doing so honors the form they have found.
It’s Heavy Metal. Hit hard. Write riffs that clack along like
rustbucket tanks into perpetuity. “Play” bass in ways that make you at
once inseperable from every punch the drummer lands, and also ghosts
every riff---working beneath, between, behind the rhythm. Sing that
fucking story as every ancient did their Homer. It means something. It
stands for something. Bring that to the tape. And so Magic Circle does.
Tunes are rude, vicious. Some lumber ominously along, bare-fisting the
downbeat through riffs risen from basements held in the odors of stale
beer, mold, and want. Others stuff the song’s shape with directional
changes---tipping a cap to Trouble and Saint Vitus via Sabbath. All the
dots are easily connected. There’s no sport there. But, in lieu of
refinement, we get an honest reckoning: Magic Circle is a band (quickly)
becoming. Through the web of influence and itchy, artistic compulsion
they’ve found savage and ultimately promising ways of reanimating long
since taxidermied forms.
YOSHIHIRO HIRAOKA & HUMAN ARTS "Shogakara Taigae" LP (Kick Rock Records)
Official
repress of this not-so-known record but super classic of Japanese
Hardcore. Led by Yoshihiro Hiraoka (Poison, Poison Arts) on vocals, this
short time run project from 1992 includes the almighty Hiroyuki
Kishida, best-known as Chelsea (Death Side, Paintbox, Poison Arts, The
Execute) on guitar, Minoru (Lip Cream, The Comes, Colored Ricemen,
EIEFITS) on bass and Eiji (Me ss) on drums. So you know what to expect,
some super catchy melodic and metallic hardcore punk from some of the
best punkers in the Burning Spirits scene. Originally released by Slice
Records in 1992.
PRAISE "Leave It All Behind" LP (React Records)
While
the genre of hardcore most often brings to mind aggressive, chaotic
live shows and blistering sonic intensity, some of most promising output
from those within the hardcore scene has been created when these
musicians strive for something more melodic. Just as Youth of Today
evolved into Shelter, 7 Seconds expanded their sound over time, and
Minor Threat gave way to Dag Nasty and Embrace, an experienced group of
hardcore diehards have come together to form Praise. The band steps in a
more melodic direction than the notable list of other bands they've
spent time in, especially evident on their newest offering, "Leave It
All Behind." Now, with a slightly modified line-up and renewed
enthusiasm for their unique brand of melodic hardcore, Praise have
created their most interesting release to date. Entitled "Leave It All
Behind," this seven song EP marks a decidedly more tuneful tendency and
exhibits a strength of songwriting that only comes from playing together
for all these years. Where their previous releases felt indicative of
their origins, this EP undeniably feels like something fresh and
exciting.
SICK THOUGHTS "18 & Free" 7" (Total Punk Records)
It's
finally happened! Total Punk and Drew Owen together at last. America's
shittiest teenager and America's shittiest looking record label have
joined forces to give you the single of the year. I was in the "he's
putting out too many records" camp, but if he can keep knocking out
songs like "18 & Free" and the b side "Choose Death" then you will
hear no more complaints from this guy. "18 & Free" is an instant
punk classic. 100% TOTAL PUNK
GINO & THE GOONS "Love & Hate" 7" (Total Punk Records)
We're
happy to bring Gino & The Goons back into the fold. Since last
we've seen them they've put out two records on Slovenly, another single
on Pelican Pow Wow, toured Europe, and even have a Japanese pressing of
their "Shake It" LP coming out. Don't worry though all the fame and
fortune hasn't gone to their heads, and they haven't reached a level
that could be confused with sophisticated. Sure Gino now speaks with a
British accent, and the Goons have stopped breathing through their
mouths, but the musical equation hasn't changed a bit. Two more party
starting punk rompers of the budget variety, made to get asses out of
their seats and beer flying through the air. 100% TOTAL PUNK!
EFIALTIS "S/T"7” (La Vida Es Un Mus Records)
After
last year's haunting demo, London's Efialtis get the vinyl treatment
with a fresh EP on Static Shock Records. Featuring three primitive
stompers from their tape plus a riveting new one, Efialtis crash through
the ruins of reality like an angry goddess in search of retribution.
Four feral tracks of stripped down, high-energy, mid-tempo Punk, with
despotic vocals and ominous Greek lyrics. The sharp guitar and buzzing
bass wade through combative drumming, all tough as nails and perfectly
enhancing the nightmarish unease underlying their sound. Ten minutes of
'80s-inspired, rudimentary jaggedness, complete with catchy songwriting,
tight delivery and a production that's appropriately massive and the
right amount of shambolic. Featuring members of Good Throb, Sarcasm,
Dregs, Body Butter and more. A skull-crashing must-have for the coming
apocalypse. (Lydia Athanasopoulos) First press is limited to 500 copies
and comes with handstamped sleeves, risographed inserts and also
includes a download.
MENTHOL "Plastic Garden" 7" (Not Normal Tapes)
Here
it is, true believers! The eighth day hail mary, the avatars of that
great universal energy rock 'n' roll: Menthol. Six hot tracks sure to
bump that needle and melt your brain.
MUJERCITOS "S/T" 7" (Not Normal Tapes)
Fucked-up,
gnarly hardcore punk from Mexico, that pays dues to the classic groups
from the Motherland like Atoxxxico and Xenofobia, as well as Italian
legends CCM and Wretched.
RESPONSE "Stand Strong" 7" (Triple B Records)
Continuing
where they left off with their debut EP for Xpressions in 2015, Triple B
is proud to present the sophomore EP from Southern California's
Response. After playing countless shows, embarking on several tours, and
having more lineup changes than one can keep track of, Response has
poured all of their anger, aggression, contempt, and frustration into
five songs that intend to put straight edge hardcore back on the map.
Unrelenting, uncompromising, and fervently straight edge. These 5 songs
are the bands best work to date, and show that through true
perseverance, one can overcome those that are trying to grind them down.
Stand strong. 3 colors are available for purchase and all copies come
with digital download cards.
RED DONS "Dead Hand of Tradition" LP (Deranged Records)
Five
years after their seminal "Fake Meets Failure" LP, Red Dons return with
their junior album "The Dead Hand of Tradition," set to be released
this summer on Deranged Records in North America and Taken By Surprise
Records in Europe. A lot has happened in those five years. Two of the
band's core members Douglas Burns and Hajji Husayn left their hometown
Portland, Oregon behind, for Chicago and London. They recorded and
released a slew of singles on labels like Grave Mistake and Dirtnap
(including a collaboration with TV Smith of UK punk legends The
Adverts). Despite the distance between them, they’ve managed to tour
regularly in North America and Europe. In January 2015, they reconvened
in Portland to record "The Dead Hand of Tradition" at Buzz Or Howl
Studios, the same establishment where they recorded the album's
predecessor. "The Dead Hand of Tradition" features ten new tracks of
their signature dark, driving, melodic punk rock sound. The formula of
their distinctive songwriting hasn't changed, but has matured as a
result of having five more nomadic years under their belts. These new
experiences have only added to the themes of alienation, emigration, and
loss, present in their music.
L.I. "On the Corner" LP (Deranged Records)
How
often do we witness punk bands that seem to rebirth effortless clones
of themselves when their previous projects disband? It seems unfamiliar
to catch a band that challenge, and progress with their sound. The now
expired Freak Vibe has reformed with their new vocalist, Gabe Gutierrez
as L.I. (aka Lysol). Gabe’s earnest vocals are a breathe of fresh air
from a sound that was beginning to be pastiche of a signature Australian
howl that once co-existed within the band. The swampy, reverb drenched
guitar of Chad Bucklew are still accompanied by the pummeling and
driving rhythm section of Xtine Lundberg and Anthony Gaviria who keep
locked as Gabe expels his words, and give Chad room to displace his
breaking fuzzed out tone. The sound still take odes to the 60’s and
70’s, but now with bottled intensity of the early 80’s. The soundtrack
of overtly caffeinated, chain smoking freaks.
SPECTRES "Utopia" LP (Deranged Records)
“Utopia”
is an 8-song offering of gloomy and compelling gothy postpunk that
shows the five piece evolving further along the road to more complex
melodies, guitar lines, and singer Brian Gustavson pushing his vocals
into higher ranges, adding a more dynamic cast to the overall song
selections here. Put bluntly, Utopia is a magical postpunk masterpiece:
while the Spectres’ earliest EPs and songs had a gritty Warsaw/Crisis
feel, Utopia is a lush and shimmering document of doomy greatness, one
of the crowning albums of the current postpunk and deathrock revival.
It’s more firmly in the ballpark of bands like The Sound or the early
4AD “lush” postpunk bands of the early 1980s than the band’s earlier
material. Utopia is the band’s 3rd LP and was recorded in 2015, but has
been delayed for various reasons. It showcases an evolution towards a
more nuanced sound – the vocals are more echoey, the guitars feel more
atmospheric and shimmery, and Nathan Szilagyi’s driving bass provides a
firm underpinning for each track. On tracks like the penultimate
“Strange Weather” – which was originally supposed to be the title of
their last LP – Mitch Allen’s drumming chops shine through brilliantly.
SKIZOPHRENIA "Single Ticket To Demo-Lition" LP (Todo Destruido Records)
This
Lp consists of the 3 trax demo, Freedomland tape, "Raw punk eater" 7",
s/t 7", Don't give up 7", and split with Vaaska. Tsuyama Raw Punk!!!!
PIÑÉN "S/T EP 2015" 7” (Self Released)
Simply
put PIÑÉN's _debut 7" is by far my favourite release of 2015. This two
piece from Barcelona pick up where FIRMEZA 10 left off. Their ideas and
their sonic approach are quite similar. Simple primitive hardcore with a
really strong anti authoritarian message. They sing and talk and write
about their environment and about their struggle to live their lives as
free as possible. That feeling transcends to their music which they are
not afraid to call a sonic abortion. Hypnotic repetitive riffs over
equally repetitive drum beats. No bass but a female voice that will
freeze you over. In a world oversaturaded with music that feels and look
like a prepackaged product PIÑÉN_ stand up as a unique response to that
crap. Their selfreleased EP comes in a silkscreened cover with a 7"
booklet that brings to mind the Old Italian Attack Punk releases. To top
things up the 7" sells for £3 so there is little to no reason not to
pick up this masterpiece.
ELECTROCUTIONER "5 Trax Demo" 7" (Make Em Sweat Records)
5
tracks of bouncy punk from one of LA’s best current bands. This is the
bands first recording but 2nd vinyl release. Recorded as a one man band
in 2012 but now playing live as a full band. 2nd vinyl release following
up MES IV: “The Blood of the Pigs Must Flow in The Street”. A
refreshing approach to the Japanese classics like GISM, GASMASK, and
ZOUO.
ELECTROCUTIONER “The Blood Of The Pig Must Flow In The Street” 7” (Make Em Sweat Records)
Underground
favorite out of LA. This is the bands 2nd tape originally released in
2014 now on vinyl. Remixed/remastered for a much better sound quality
than the original tape. Recorded as a one man band but has since
recruited members and plays live. Early 80s japan worship done
perfectly. In the vein of Gasmask, Zouo, Mobs, GISM.
GASMASK TERROR "Chape De Plomb" LP (SPHC Records)
Thirteen
years strong, six records and multiple tours of Europe, USA, and Japan,
France's premier d-beat machine returns with their third LP. This LP
finds the band taking their fluent mastery of Totalitar-inspired d-beat
in a slightly more rocking direction, with wild guitar solos, bouncing
high-octane riffs, and (over)driving momentum permeating throughout the
record. I never get tired of great d-beat and as a result I never get
tired of Gasmask Terror.
LAST CHAOS "Only Fit for Ghosts" LP (SPHC Records)
From
the ashes of Teargas (one of the best hardcore bands of recent memory)
comes Last Chaos. After taking the southern hemisphere by storm with
Australian and Asian tours on a few 7"s, they now prepare for the big
leap to our shitty country, the USA, touring on their first LP. Last
Chaos play straight-forward hardcore punk, veering into
Finnish/Japanese/d-beat-y/raw punk-y territory of songwriting but
without becoming an overt genre-exercise, saved by a compelling style of
riff-crafting that is both familiar and distinct, sometimes rocking
with an energetic swagger and sometimes lurching forward with a forlorn
stomp. The playing is tight, with booming and driving drums propelling
everything with a satisfying momentum, guitars with just the right
amount of fuzz captured with a strong and clear production that keeps
everything at a maximum power, and vocals with a tasteful hint of the
reverb that too many bands abuse. This should be an easy record to
digest if you are at all interested in hardcore punk in 2015.
COMBINED EFFORT 2016 Demo Tape
New Boston Straight Edge featuring members of No Tolerance.
ENAMEL Demo Tape
Ripping new HCPUNK band outta Philly.
PURE PRESSURE 2016 Demo Tape
New Toronto HC
FURY 2016 LP Promo Tape (Triple B Records)
Promo from this CA bands upcoming LP on Triple B - two new songs and an OUTBURST cover.
CHAOS CROSS 2016 Demo Tape (Triple B Records)
New band outta Boston.
OUTSHINED "The Way" Tape (Layin' Waste Records)
Four
tracks of absolute sonic decimation that will surely fuck your shit up.
Heavy hardcore blended with elements of classic crossover and low-key
death metal vibes. Its chunky, Its groovy. IT SLAPS!. Did I mention fat
ass riffs? They got those locked down. Outshined come from Richmond, VA
and share member with BARGE, MAD EXISTENCE etc. DO NOT sleep on this.
You will regret it.
GENERACION SUICIDA "Los Primeros Anos" Tape (Outsider Tapes)
No
need for an introduction, as these South Central LA ghetto punks made a
name for themselves in the modern DIY punk scene with their trademark
sound: blistering fast, melodic and cathy punk rock sung in Spanish.
This limited tape compiles the songs from their first demo, S/T 7" and
the Catholic Spit split 7", which is sold out. Punk tape fanatics around
the globe, you need this one! Pro-dubbed tapes, limited run of 150
copies, available in various colors.
CAL AND THE CALORIES "Greatest Assssss" Tape (Outsider Tapes)
This
one was previously released on Lumpy Records, one of the most
interesting punk labels on the planet in the last few years. What we
have here is a collection of twelve ass-shaking hits that Martin's
garagey pop punk band recorded between 2013-2015, so if you missed their
seven-inchers and cassingles or are just too lazy for the 7" format in
general, this is a great opportunity to get the whole package, also
including two unreleased songs. Pressed on 125 pro-dubbed white tapes.
Each tape comes with a two-sided foldout J-card insert in various
colors.
RABID MINDS "Demo" Tape (Layin' Waste Records)
You
like riffs? I know I do and my boys dish them right here! Five tracks
of true two steppin’ slammers! Classic hardcore bangers with a Boston
feel delivered to you by the minds who brought you PERMANENT RUIN,
BUSTED OUTLOOK and DEATH FIRST. This is a bicoastal project with heads
from the SF bay area and NYC. Don’t wait for their first gig to snag the
tape.. get on it!
CHOW LINE 2016 Demo Tape
Oh yeah
mate...CHOW LINE. Skummy, fake-British-from-Portland one-man HC punk.
Undoubtedly influenced by the antics of Cider and Chaos UK...perhaps a
bit faster (see: RIPCORD cover) but gritty and ugly all the same.
SWEATS 2016 Demo Tape
Raw,
gimmick-free USHC from these new Portland stompers. Five tracks, solid
meat-n-potatoes HC with enough quality in the songwriting department to
keep things memorable and punchy.
HEAVY HANDS 2016 Demo Tape
New HC punk from Portland.
MEMORY LOSS 2016 Demo Tape
New hcpunk out of Richmond, VA
NERVE ENDINGS 2016 Demo Tape (React Records)
Fast, melodic hardcore punk from Baltimore, MD featuring members of Mindset and Praise.
HUMANMANIA Demo Tape (SPHC Records)
2015 demo tape by Baltimore raw p0nx band
MERCURY GIRLS "Demos and Live" Tape (Endless Daze Records)
A
collection of demos and live tracks by Philadelphia's own - Mercury
Girls. Layout and design by guitarist Kevin Attics. Philly indie pop
with members of Literature, Little Big League, and Pet Milk! "Shiny,
fuzzy, and intricately decorated. Can not wait for more music from this
band!"-fuzzsmurf Recommended if you're in to 80s English Rock and the
C86 scene, bands like The Bats and The House of Love, or newer acts like
Alvvays and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart.
TRASH KNIFE "Trash Life" Tape (Endless Daze Records)
Female-fronted
scuzz rock from right here at home, the city of Brotherly Shove. A mix
of garage and early hardcore in the vein of The Reatards, Germs, or
Regulations. Features members of Endless Daze, Women, Taco Joint, Spent
Flesh, and Ruby Buff. For fans of FDR skatepark, denim vests, and
shotgunning beers. Limited run of 100 tinted green cassettes with hand
screened three color covers! Each tape is hand numbered.
AS BAD AS IT IS Zine Issue #3
Rad full size zine featuring CHAIN RANK, BARGE, GAG, PURE DISGUST, RED DEATH, and MORE!
NOT FOR EVERYONE Zine Issue #2
Full
size fanzine interviews with GENEX from Canada (ex born bad), Bill
Danforth (80's pro skateboarder/negative approach roadie) plus reviews
and more.
MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #397 - June 2016
It’s time
for MRR #397, the June 2016 issue! On the cover: St. Louis’s the
DUMPERS. You may know them as the backing band to the slippery and
enigmatic LUMPY, but here the slime-punk reputation that precedes them
takes a backseat to the real story. From their primordial origins to the
Dumpers Rights movement, the only place to get the straight dump is in
this exclusive interview. We’ve also got an interview with Steve Drewett
of the NEWTOWN NEUROTICS, who last checked in with MRR nearly thirty
years ago. Steve catches us up on lineup changes and new projects in the
intervening decades, currents in the underground culture at large and
his insights into everything from the band’s classic records to gigging
in North Korea. Reporting from the Rust Belt, hardcore punk warriors
CONCEALED BLADE give us the lowdown on the splendid isolation of the
Pittsburgh scene, laying down the whole story starting from their
explosive first gig. Out of the Midwest, Minneapolis’s KITTEN FOREVER
dish on their new record of drum and bass anchored punk. There’s more:
UROCHROMES, 2016’s hottest item out of New England, offer a peek into
their maniac vision of US hardcore; Vienna’s calamitous post-punk group
LIME CRUSH dish on their formation and their future. Reaching into the
past, the VISITORS talk about the early post-punk scene in Edinburgh and
beyond starting in the late ’70s; FRENOPATICSS discuss the recent
reissue of their demo recordings, a small masterpiece of furtive
hardcore wailing from teenage punks in early ’80s Barcelona. Plus: TINY
KNIVES on their new record and carving their own space between punk,
hardcore and metal in Portland. And straight out of Porto, Portugal come
DOKUGA, hardcore from the oft-overlooked end of the Iberian peninsula.
Topping it off is a scene report from Hattiesburg, MS, a town of less
than 50,000 that’s quickly becoming one of the most exciting hot-spots
of punk in the US. This issue also includes photo spreads from Sin
Orden’s last show and Damaged City fest in Washington, DC. Of course we
also got all your favorite columnists and hundreds of reviews of the
latest records, tapes, books, and films to hit the streets.
Restocks for 6/10/16:
AJAX "S/T" 7"
AMDI PETERSENS ARME "Blod Ser Mere Virkeligt Ud Pa Film" 7"
BIG ZIT "Electric Zit Vol. 1" 7"
BLAZING EYE "S/T (UK Pressing)" 7"
CRAZY SPIRIT "3rd" 7"
CROWN COURT "Ruck and Roll" 7"
DISCHARGE "Fight Back" 7"
DISCHARGE "Realities of War" 7"
HANK WOOD AND THE HAMMERHEADS "S/T" 7"
HARD STRIPES "S/T (2nd)" 7"
LAST CRUSADE "S/T (Demo)" 7"
PATSY "Tuley Tude High" 7"
RED RED KROVVY "II" 7"
RESPONSE "There's No Choice" 7"
RIXE "Coups et Blessures" 7"
SADO NATION "S/T" 7"
SHEER MAG "I (UK PRESSING)" 7"
SHEER MAG "II (UK Pressing)" 7"
SHEER MAG "III" 7"
SLIMY MEMBER "S/T" 7"
SLUGGA "Parasite" 7"
STRUTTER "S/T" 7"
TRIAGE "Power Beat" 7"
VIDEO "(Join The) Hate Wave" 7"
7 SECONDS "The Crew" LP
7 SECONDS "Walk Together, Rock Together" LP
CLOROX GIRLS "J'aine Les Filles" LP
DEATH SIDE "Bet on the Possibility" LP
DEATH SIDE "Wasted Dream" LP
DISCHARGE "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" LP
DISCHARGE "Why" LP
DOWNTOWN BOYS "Full Communism" LP
FRAMTID "Defeat of Civilization" LP
KAAOS "Ristinnaulittu Kaaos" LP
LA MISMA "Kanizadi (UK Press)" LP
LEATHERFACE "Horsebox" LP
LEATHERFACE / HOT WATER MUSIC Split LP
PEACH KELLI POP "I" LP
REGULATIONS "S/T" LP
ROUGH KIDS "S/T" LP
SNFU "If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish" LP
TENEMENT "Predatory Headlights" 2xLP
UNA BESTIA INCONTROLABLE "Observant Com el Món es Destrueix" LP
V/A "Someone Got Their Head Kicked In!" Compilation LP
V/A "Welcome to 2013" Compilation LP
WARCRY "Savage Machinery (Euro Press)" LP
WHITE LUNG "Sorry" LP
YOUTH BRIGADE "Sound & Fury" LP
BIG EYES "Almost Famous" Tape
BUG, THE "What's Buggin' You?" Tape
CHUD "Orange Barrels" Tape
FAILED MUTATION "Give Into Sleep" Tape
V/A "Bughouse I Mixtape" Compilation Tape
