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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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