WEBSTORE UPDATE! New KREMLIN, FORWARD, CONFINES, CITIZENS ARREST, and MORE!

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WEBSTORE UPDATE 07.13.2012

Finally! A new webstore update!!! It's been a long time coming, but now that I'm settled into my new digs I figured it was time to let you know about all of the new stuff that's been piling up over here.  Quick label news first - the NIGHT BIRDS "Fresh Kills Vol. 1" LP WILL be available from the band on their WEST COAST TOUR which starts next week!  I should have the record available for order in early August, with an "official" release date set for Mid-August. The SCHOOL JERKS LP is also right around the corner; vinyl is finished and final touches are being put on the artwork so we are also hoping to have that available for order early August as well.

Before I get to the new distro stuff, a few quick things ...

BIG EYES "Back from the Moon" 7" COLOR VINYL BACK IN STOCK!

I finally received the remainder of the BIG EYES "Back from the Moon" 7" on WHITE VINYL which you can order HERE.  The pressing plant only shipped me half of the 200 I ordered back in April, so I finally have the remainder for all of you who missed the limited version the first time around! The band will also be getting copies as well.

50% OFF CODE FOR GRAVE MISTAKE BANDCAMP

A quick reminder that the Grave Mistake Bandcamp coupon code GMDIGITHNX is gonna be good through July 15th; if you enter this code, you'll get 50% off any downloads from the GM Bandcamp site. Thanks to all of those who have used it already!

5 LPs for $35.00 SPECIAL RUNNING THROUGH JULY

I'm running a pretty sweet LP special for the rest of JULY; You can pick any FIVE Grave Mistake or No Way LP releases for only $35.00 (plus shipping) ... you can order that special HERE. A damn fine deal if you ask me! There are 13 releases to choose from (Including LPs from NIGHT BIRDS, BRAIN F, CHRONIC SICK, SOCIAL CIRCKLE, GOVERNMENT WARNING, and more), pretty much every LP still in print from both labels.

WANT A FREE BOSTON STRANGLER "Primitive" LP?

I haven't really done anything like this before, but figured why not give it a shot? If you place an order of $125 or more (NOT including shipping) from the GM Webstore, add THIS ITEM to your order and I'll throw in a free BOSTON STRANGLER "Primitive" LP. Yup, free LP for you just for ordering a bunch of stuff. Pretty cool, huh?  Also considering all of the other copies I received sold out in a night, this might be your only way to grab one from me now!


Ok, on to the new stuff ...

 

 

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

WHAT'S NEW FOR 07.13.2012:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/products_new.php

Hmm ... where to begin? I guess I'll start with the new titles from PAINKILLER including the brand new CITIZENS ARREST 7", US pressing of the ripping STAB 7" (I have the UK press available still, too!) and the NO FAITH LP (new HOAX has already sold out, sorry!).  I also restocked a ton of PKR titles as well, including 7"s from OMEGAS, FAILURES, OBLITERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, and GIVE.  Got a bunch of copies of the KREMLIN single ... killer newish band from Canada that put out two awesome demos not too long ago. Great to finally have some vinyl available; picked up all of the new 540 Records releases including the awesome new single from FORWARD, as well as the ZYANOSE LP and THE CLEAN 2xLP; Grabbed the newest single from Boston's CONFINES, and the debut EP from Philly's BEWARE, the brand new CITIZENS PATROL 7", and the new REACT! Releases including a brand new TRANZMITORS single, GROWING STRONGER 7", and MINDSET Singles Collection LP.

Grabbed a handful of new titles from VIDEO DISEASE RECORDS (WHITE WALLS, YADOKI, HUNTED DOWN, FRANCIS HAROLD, REDFLESH), the latest SING SING releases (NASAL BOYS, ROTTWEILER, SCREAMING URGE, THE NOTHING); also picked up THREE brand new MUNICIPAL WASTE releases including their newest FATAL FEAST LP, their split with TOXIC HOLOCAUST, and their limited SCION A/V 7" single!

Picked up a ton of demos and zines as well, including the new issue of ACCEPT THE DARKNESS, the first two issues of NEUTRAL ACCENTS, the newest MRR, and some new zines including CABIN FEVER and COLD COMFORT. Picked up some new tapes including the brand new LOST TRIBE tape (five new songs!) and tapes from SNIFFING GLUE, THE IRRITONES, SHORT DAYS, STOIC VIOLENCE, LATE BLOOMER, and GENERACION SUICIDA.

That's not even everything, so check below to see the full list of new releases and restocks! Thanks again for reading and for your support! I know we are almost halfway through summer, but things are just getting warmed up over here (damn, bad joke).  Upcoming releases this year include (still) the 86 MENTALITY 12" collection, THE THUMBS "All Lesser Devils" LP reissue, a new LP from THE SHIRKS, a repress of the BIG EYES Demo 7" (split with EVIL WEEVIL), plus new LPs from SECTARIAN VIOLENCE, BRAIN F, and more! Until next time!

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NEW IN THE WEBSTORE FOR 07.13.2012

KREMLIN "WILL YOU FEED ME" 7" (HARDWARE)
Just out now! New Toronto outfit. Five brandnew slaps recorded after their two devastating demo tapes from last year. Think parts less distorted early DISCHARGE, parts TERVEET KÄDET with hints of Japanese noisecore mongers SEXUAL or early SODOM as heard on ADK Omnibus.

HOAX "S/T (THIRD)" 7" (PAINKILLER)
HOAX prove again on their 3rd 7" E.P. why they are one of the last bastions of true hardcore spite and genuine danger. Mosh-heavy songs of empowerment and anger are forged using a degraded distillation of vintage Alan Blake style riffing backed with driving, militaristic drums, and the feral anomie typically reserved for a vocalist like Mike IX Williams. Discipline comes from within.  Comes in a matchbook style fold-out sleeve with 12 panel poster insert.

STAB "NATION RISING (US PRESS)" 7" (PAINKILLER)
Four diasporic ragers based in London release 6 songs of fast fury at the state of the nation. After a positive response to the demo released early 2011, STAB continue to look back at 80s UK Hardcore whilst dissecting the now, turning their backs on the current wave of whinging punk prophesying end times to justify inaction and indifference. Bringing their cultural backgrounds together amidst recent events such as riots, failed protests and the isolationism of their island home, STAB attempts to pierce both sound waves and minds with this record.  Official USA pressing with new layout, limited to 375 copies.

CITIZENS ARREST "SOAKED IN OTHERS BLOOD" 7" (PAINKILLER)
Recorded 20 years after the break-up of these cult favorites, with their entire original membership intact, and with early member Ted Leo reinstated on second guitar, CXA achieve the quite rare feat of delivering a reunion record that fits solidly in the tradition of their classic releases. Soaked In Others Blood sounds like it could have come just after their first 7", and before their lp — perfectly encapsulating the elements that have made them a legendary band in the present day. At least a dozen bands on the Painkiller roster have been directly influenced by Citizen's Arrest's past releases, and we're proud to bring you a new release on equal footing with their legacy.

CONFINES "SOME SICK JOKE" 7" (SIDE TWO)
Confines return picking up where 2010’s “Withdrawn” left off. The new ep “Some Sick Joke” delivers three songs of raw, frustrated, ugly hardcore including the title track; a grueling attack on the state of war we live in and our best efforts to turn a blind eye. Channeling Crass records mindset through an early SST filter, “Some Sick Joke” is a pummeling and relentless American hardcore statement.  Featuring members of Boston’s finest punk outfits. (Brain Killer, Green Beret, Boston Strangler, Male Nurses, No Tolerance, Failures, Blank Stare, Bloodkrow Butcher, Social Circkle, Cut The Shit and more)

FORWARD "DEVIL'S CRADLE" 7" (540)
Forward's ripping return, from the devil's cradle, to the devil's cradle. As you know, this band comprises members of Death Side, Insane Youth, and Systematic Death, among others. After many releases, this one is Forward's most powerful in years. It has one new track and a new version of "What's the Meaning of Love?" with crucial crooning by Ishiya. The chorus to the A side says it all: "crying laughing raging put to sleep." (That'll be your reaction after you see the record's sleeve, drop the needle, pop some pills, and slam around the room.) But seriously, folks, this is the best Forward record since the "While You Alive" 12", one of the absolute classics of the late 90s Tokyo hardcore scene. Essential.

CITIZENS PATROL "RETARDED NATION" 7" (SPASTIC FANTASTIC)
Right in time for their European Tour 2012, heres the hottest stuff in European Hardcore since ages.  Citizens Patrol is hailing from the south of the Netherlands and plays some straight in your face and ass kickin hyperspeed hardcore. Imagine old US hardcore bands like POISON IDEA or REAGAN YOUTH, mixed with some blistering material from the 2000s thrash era like ExTxAx or DS13 plus newer bands like GOVERNMENT WARNING or CAREER SUICIDE. There you go. 6 songs in 8 minutes. Pure madness! + Download Code

BEWARE "WON'T GET THE BEST OF ME" 7" (BACK TO BACK)
Philadelphia’s BEWARE presents their six song debut 7”, WON’T GET THE BEST OF ME "Just when I thought the Disengage LP was going to be the only release this year that would reignite my fondness for youth crew hardcore, there is Beware who come up with one of the best EP’s this sub-genre has seen in years. Beware, which consists of (ex)-members of Stick Together, Let Down and Mother Of Mercy, play the ‘dramatic’ and melodic hardcore made famous by Chain Of Strength. Now I wouldn’t go as far and say that Beware is 2012′s Chain, but they do remind me of Circle Storm which means they’re getting close to Chain as well. However that doesn’t mean Beware is a wanna be COS/Circle Storm band. The band didn’t get stuck in the past and also have parts In My Eyes mixed up in their sound, as well as a pretty modern sound.  If you don’t like dwelling on the past too much, and do crave for a band that could have been on the Revelation roster in 1988, Philadelphia’s Beware will be your golden ticket of 2012. (Well at least untill that Mindset LP sees the light of day.)" - swnk.org

TRANZMITORS "S/T" 7" (REACT!)
With several releases spanning such fine labels as Deranged, La Ti Da, Seeing Eye, Ugly Pop, Dirtnap, and Meaty Beaty, The Tranzmitors are back with a new single on React! Together since 2005 this Vancouver band is the perfect answer to anyone looking for songs with the astute hooks of Elvis Costello’s “This Year’s Model” and the punk virility of the Buzzocks. Like the Cute Lepers and the sorely missed Exploding Hearts, The Tranzmitors have the kind of timelessness that makes you want to forget about any punk records made after 1980. Err, except for this one. I listened to this EP multiple times every day for two months straight so I can vouch for how awesome it is. Every copy will come with a free digital download

GROWING STRONGER "TOXIC FUMES" 7" (REACT!)
Out of the rain soaked gutters of the gloomy Northwest comes Seattle's own Growing Stronger. Their new EP "Toxic Fumes" is a furious onslaught of angry straight edge hardcore, much in the vein of 97a and No For an answer. Six break neck speed anthems destined to make you grind your teeth while you sit in traffic and wait for the Space Needle to fall on the car in front of you. Recorded at the infamous Dangler by Phil Jones. Layout by FACE and Bubbles. All copies will come with a free digital download, and the pressing info is 200 on GOLD, 300 on RED, and 500 on BLACK. This one is a real rager and Jim from REACT! is heading up the vocal duties so you need to check it out! This is such a special release for the label that we put together a documentary on how this record came together.

ROSE CROSS "S/T" 7" (DRUGGED CONSCIENCE)
Rose Cross is from Gainesville, FL and features members of Whiskey & Co., Bad Year, Asshole Parade, and Gomek.  That tells you nothing about how this band sounds. Imagine Signal Lost mixed with the Avengers. Yes, they have a female singer, and fuckin' eh do they rock. Basically garagey punk that has awesome pop hooks and some oomph behind unlike some garage punk that comes across kinda wimpy. Not wimpy.

WHITE WALLS "FULL FLAVOR" 7" (VIDEO DISEASE)
Latest and greatest 7" from Cincinatti's White Walls. These songs are from the same session as the first 7" and show a different side of the band. They get a little more hardcore on this release but still manage to throw in a slow creepy crawl that will make the hairs on your neck stand straight up. A crystal clear recording and an outstanding mastering job from Dan Randall gives this one a real punch that will leave you breathless.  Limited to 500 copies

YADOKAI "2ND EP" 7" (VIDEO DISEASE)
Yadokai is back armed with a new drummer and an even bigger sound. Taking cues from classic Japanese and Italian HC but infusing it with the buzzsaw attack of Discharge they have truly become a hardcore monster. Piercing guitars, thunderous drums, and the screams and distorted yells of a singer in opposition to all forms of tyranny and hypocrisy. Their best and most consistent material to date, this it the standard to which bands of this ilk should be measured.

REDFLESH "RAW WAR" 7" (VIDEO DISEASE)
Debut 7" from these Copenhagen monsters and it is a ripper! The best way I could describe this is to imagine Von covering GISM and recording a demo in a cardboard box. That may not be the right thing for everyone, but I LOVE this kind of stuff. These 3 neanderthals crash and bash their way through 4 songs filled with metallic riffs, sloppy guitar solos, tribal drumming, and the grunts and howls of a man possessed. This is the soundtrack to a war that no one asked to be a part of.  Limited to 400 copies

HUNTED DOWN "LIFE'S WOMB" 7" (VIDEO DISEASE)
Debut 7" from Syracuse, NY's hottest HC band. Hunted Down takes cues from classic USHC bands but manages to add in influences from classic Japanese hardcore along the lines of Kuro or G-Zet. The vocals almost sound identical to Morikawa from Kuro, with the same violent and nihilistic delivery but now it is being spewed forth from a degenerate of the American working class.  Limited to 500 copies

NOTHING, THE "SCREAM N CRY" 7" (SING SING)
Trixz Sly (Torquill Smith 4/23/48 - 11/01/2005), met Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan from the New York Dolls while they were in London in the mid-70's. He was then introduced to the Sex Pistols by the manager of the Dolls/Pistols, Malcolm McLaren, in 1977 and moved to NY in 1978. The Nothing formed in NYC in 1978 and the lineup for their lone 45 consisted of Trixz Sly (v), Bobby B. Wild (gtr) Phil Schoenfelt (b) and Mick Crash (d). By 1980, several members had left to join other bands and The Nothing broke up. Probably due to Trixz's heavy drug use which would be the major reason why he never "made it" as a popular punk musician.  Trixz later formed another band, the Cyanide Sweeties which would also dismantle due to drug use. They played the rock/punk clubs in NYC including CBGBs, and built a strong fan base playing at Max's Kansas City. He wrote the lyrics for all of his songs and would continue to play his songs with other musicians, including The Misfits, The New York Dolls, The Sex Pistols, Billy Idol, Lou Reed and Keith Richards.  Trix Sly recorded a solo album "Bossa Nova Baby" in 1980 and would continue working with experimental music and film until his death in 2005. He partnered up with Adam West (Batman) to film a documentary on Woodstock '94, but the project was never finished. At the end of his life he was an activist for the homeless in Miami and presented the "Homeless Bill of Rights" to the city of Miami Beach. He was found dead in his apartment and the cause of death was declared "natural causes." (Trixz Smith)

NASAL BOYS "HOT LOVE" 7" (SING SING)
Switzerland’s premiere punk band only released this much acclaimed 7" and that’s a shame! Some of the wildest and fastest Punk around in 1977! A unique and uncompromising sound that was ahead of its time – completely according to their slogan: “Schneller, Härter, Länger” (Faster, Harder, Longer). “Hot Love” is a monster of a Swiss Punk anthem while “Die Wüste Lebt” is a great song about being alive in the Swiss urban desert! In a TV interview from 1977, the band was asked why they didn’t dress punky. “We’re against cliches”, the singer responded, and: “Our main inspiration is U.S. Punk, not U.K. Punk.” Guess one can hear that. But still, the bands big break was opening up for CLASH when they played in Zurich in 1977. Shortly after, the band tried to make it big and changed their name to EXPO. They released an LP on a big label which is okay but nowhere near the glory of this single. Former members went on to form a number of bands including 'Aboriginal Voices' / 'Rudolph Dietrich', 'Kraft Durch Freude', 'Blue China' / 'The Bucks' - several of which were highly influential bands.

ROTTWEILER "I'M DOWN" 7" (SING SING)
Consisting of Bengt Johansson (b), Lars-Göran Bäck (d), Håkan Schüler (v) and Per-Erik Johansson (gtr), Rottweiler originally started in the town of Nässjö 1979 but moved on to Lund and Malmö in the very south of Sweden in 1980. The band´s first and only recording was released just before the move and issued in an edition of 500 copies. The B-side appeared on Powerpearls Vol. 7 but until now 'I'm Down' existed solely on the original pressing. 1981 the band decided to change names, add another bandmember and started to sing with swedish lyrics; at the same time - Perfekt Alibi was born.

SCREAMING URGE "HOMEWORK" 7" (SING SING)
Columbus, Ohio forms the southern point of Ohio's golden triangle of D.I.Y. (with Cleveland at the north, and someplace between Akron and Youngstown to the east). From these few hundred square miles emerged dozens of bands whose musical roots flow directly from the splendidly guileless art-rock of Rocket From the Tombs and Pere Ubu -with barely a trace of Ramones, Sex Pistols or Elvis Costello... Screaming Urge's "Homework" is this series' theme-song. They were certainly the punkiest outfit in the gloriously experimental Columbus scene at the turn of the '80s, but the thoroughly un-punk artwork on their LPs and the EP still scares off the headbangers. They played the heck out of Columbus' clubs, church halls, sidewalks and a burlesque club they rented. Major label nibbles came to naught, but they left behind a cool 45 (New Age 002) and two LPs-worth of world-class DIY-punk. Drummer Dave Manic went on to Great Plains.

BILL BONDSMEN "OVERCROWDED CONTROL" 7"
New Bill Bondsmen single here self released by the band. Bill Bondsmen remind me a lot of Career Suicide in approach. This Motor City foursome approach hardcore in a way that draws on a KBD style of roots punk and fuses it with an early American sounding style of hardcore. The result is a sound that borrows the musicality of punk with the fiery-ness of hardcore. On this EP I hear the Bondsmen going for the energy of Reagan Youth with the vocals and chops of Poison Idea. Another winner from this Detriot band. 7” LIMITED TO 500 COPIES WITH HAND SILK SCREENED COVERS.

SCARLET BEAST "TOO TIRED TO FIGHT EP"  7"
Here's the debut self released 7" by this inebriated Montreal band. It's 5 songs of ripping HC punk that definitely 80's based on influence. If you want some HC punk that sounds odd but isn't a retro rip off and just a little off the beaten path, check this out! It also comes with a download code.

NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT "ENEMIES IN HIGH PLACES" 7" (VIPER DEATHLOCK)
Since forming in mid 2011 Hailing from Perth Australia Negative Reinforcement has wasted no time releasing there second ep available in its petroleum-based form 7” vinyl titled “ Enemies in High places” Negative Reinforcement not surprisingly getting themselves supports for touring bands these include Ringworm, Trapped under Ice ,Antagonist,BackTrack,sick of it all, Agnostic Front along with a countless Local shows

NERVOSAS "S/T" 7" (METH MOUTH)
This three song 7” blew me away. The A side is the single for the song “Junky”. This is total Wipers punk with crazy chorus pedals and a driving melody. I have known Mickey for years from her band New Creases and last time I was in Columbus I was bummed that they were not going to play. However, we ended up getting stuck in Columbus because our next show fell through. Mickey told us that we should jump on a show at this record store with her new band, Nervosas (they were called Witches of Kelso, or something, at the time) since we were going to be in town. I am so glad that we ended up doing that because this was the best band that I have seen in a long time. Complete songwriting and a total punk approach to a new thing. Do not sleep on this record, I am sure that you will find this record to be relevant for a really long time.

TWERPS, THE "I'M STUPID" 7" (FEEBLE MINDS)
The east coast's most recent usurpers of unruly hardcore have emerged from the wooded depths of Amherst, Massachusetts. Combining the fundamentals of straight forward USHC with the snotty melody of early 80's west coast punk rock, TWERPS offer you four tracks of rough and rowdy mid-paced hardcore with just enough gruff harmony to keep things interesting. More music for glue sniffers and general misfit fuckups.

DIE EULE IM BART DES JUDAS "S/T" 7" (SPASTIC FANTASTIC)
"Debut 7" from this new German band that has members of Napoleon Dynamite, who released a highly underrated 7" a while back. I hope they've ditched that name for good, as I don't know what Die Eule Im Bart Des Judas means, but it's a fuck of a lot better of a name than Napoleon Dynamite. The sound has changed here somewhat, though, augmenting the band's jagged hardcore with some sputters and spurts of synth that dances around the main riffs in really interesting ways. I'm really hard-pressed for band comparisons, but these guys combine the nervous energy of Nervous Gender and the Screamers with a more intense HC sensibility. A really great 7"... if you dig the more intense Total Control stuff you'll flip for this." - sorrystaterecords.com

MOMS ON METH "S/T" 7" (OFFSIDES)
French band from Lyon including some Gorilla Gripping and Lost Boys members. They play fast hardcore with female vocals . The singer is native from USA.

NO FAITH "S/T" LP (PAINKILLER)
Grinding, noise-saturated reality, likely to damage your hearing and your brain. 3/4ths of fan-fave VACCINE as well as 1/3 of the legendary SQRM attack with violent blasts of power punctuated and couched with harsh and bleak bursts of noise. Lyrics provide commentary and observation on the political climate in Ireland, thankfully free of preachy solutions.

MINDSET "EP COLLECTION" LP (REACT!)
In celebration of 30 crucial records and the subsequent liquidation of two of the label's landmark releases, REACT! Records and MINDSET are proud to announce their latest collaboration; the MINDSET EP Collection (RXR-XXX). The product of a bond formed in the back of rusting, heat-less cargo van/ death trap hurtling relentlessly through the frigid winter of 2007 during the waning days of The First Step, the REACT!/MINDSET relationship has developed from two up-and-comers to arguably one of the most crucial pairings of recent memory. The EP Collection resurrects and combines the out-of-print R E A L P O W E R (the record that started it all) with the band's raging sophomore release (also out of print!), Time & Pressure, onto a 45rpm 12". All tracks have been remixed by Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations in Baltimore, and remastered by Carl Saff in Chicago, who ware able to collectively bring even more power and intensity to the MINDSET sound we've come to know and love. As always, graphics on this release were handled by Ev Wivell (vocals) and feature classic tour photography by Chris Bavaria (bass) from both eras of the band as well as live shots by Todd Pollock and Dan Gonyea. All this and more has been formatted into a gatefold LP, BOLD style!

ZYANOSE "NOISE PHILIA 2005-2011" LP (540)
Osaka’s distortion masters ZyanosE have been creating the most blown out, ear piercing noise to come out of Japan for the past 10 years. This LP compiles all their recorded works to date, including both EP’s, the first demo and comp tracks . You can hear the progression of the band from the Confuse-esque noisecore of the Crossing EP to the Gloom style Loveless EP and falling into their own “Insane Noise Raid” sounds on the Yotsuva and HEAL comps. This is one of the most important collections of Japanese noisecore from the past decade, from the people doing it best. Don’t miss this.

CLEAN, THE "ODDITIES" 2xLP (540)
AVAILABLE ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! Originally released on cassette in 1983.  It's interesting to note that by the time most folks in the northern hemisphere got out 1st taste of The Clean (circa 1985), they all but packed it in. Yep, tis true. '85 was the year of the 1st great Kiwi invasion (vinyl wise) with the Flying Nun roster leading the way. And there was nary a dud to be found. And such wonderful & unusual names; Tall Dwarfs, Sneaky Feelings, The Puddle, Scorched Earth Policy & of course, The Clean. Their trio of 12" ep's were rabidly devoured by a curious & enthusiastic cognoscenti. You didn't buy one, you bought'em all. Same goes for the 7"ers. And there just wasn't enough. Not only of Clean records, but Clean material! Then one day in some long forgotten order came a copy of the 'Oddities' cassette. The sales rep had included it as a promo, claiming he couldn't shift'em (cassette love being at something of a nadir back then). 'I'll take whatever you got' was my reply. And I hadn't even played it yet. But I knew that even though it had gotten 'runted' out on to tape only format, there was no doubt it contained a treasure trove of aural gems. You couldn't help but think that 'Oddities' was to The Clean what 'Whatever Happens Next' was to Swell Maps.Which, more or less, is what it is. Recorded between 1980-82 'Oddities' is a thorough compendium of alternate takes, addled miscues, riffing zoners & back burner gems. Never easy to come by-even the cd version had scant distro through the 90's- this bunch of songs has been been tagged as 'the ones that got away'. But hold on there pard, this story ain't done. Cut to 2012  & the inimitable Austin label, Five Four O, has taken up the call & wrangled this behemoth of  slippery Southern psychedelia into the format it has always so richly deserved-THE DOUBLE LP. Housed is fetching & historical gatefold sleeve to boot. It is a thing of beauty to both the ears 'n eyes alike. So we can all rest easy now. Them cows has finally come home. Or to quote the bard, "Justice is a dish best served rad". Indeed. So grab a spoon & slurp it up.

FRANCIS HAROLD AND THE HOLOGRAMS "THE WHITE BULL WEEPS FROM VALHALLA" 12" (VIDEO DISEASE)
The final 12" from Arizona drug lords Francis Harold and the Holograms. This is the final statement from Francis Harold and it starts off with the catchiest riff the band has ever written as the song slowly descends into the madness of Francis Harold's mind. The song then degenerates into a stripped down version of it's former self where it then incorporates noise pedals, piano, and trumpet dragging the listener into the final phase of the record. From what I was told by the band, Francis decided to destroy the equipment while they were recording, so if you listen closely you can hear Francis smashing his amps and pedals into oblivion. The band then disintegrated after this recording session and will not be heard from again.

MEMORIAL "MILE HIGH CITY" LP (RUN FOR COVER)
Mile High City is the sophomore follow up to the Memorial's incredible debut 'Creative Process/Berlin' which saw a very limited release in 2009. Mile High City is 30 minutes of both melancholy but upbeat post-hardcore for fans of Renee Heartfelt, Failure, and Elliott.

GUN OUTFIT "POSSESSION SOUND" LP (PPM)
This trio from Olympia, Washington deliver their second album via Post Present Medium, penning some seriously strong American alt. rock missives from the simplest of setups. Now joined by recently recruited drummer Reuben Storey, songwriting/guitar/vocals duo Dylan Sharp and Caroline Keith convene for a great follow-up to last year's Dim Light, said to be influenced by "The Byrds, Horses and Susan Sontag". Given the limited instrumental palette, the premise of alternating boy/girl front-persons keeps the dynamic of the album varied and continually shifting in perspective. Immediately, the one-two combo of opening numbers 'Feeling Good and 'Last Chants' confirms the calibre of this project: the former is a perfect '90s-style slacker anthem, drawing from the sounds of bands like Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh, while the latter is a hyper-melodic Caroline Keith-helmed number that proves you don't need a bucket of lo-fi scuzz, distortion and outlandish reverb to sound like a pertinent alt. rock band in 2010. Good stuff.

MUNICIPAL WASTE "THE FATAL FEAST" LP (NUCLEAR BLAST)
Undisputed masters of the crossover genre, Richmond, Virginia’s Municipal Waste return for their fifth full-length album in their endless quest to bring the fury, bring the laughs and bring the party to obscene new lows. Their hell-bent quest for infectious riffs and never-ending headbanging sessions has finally led them to Nuclear Blast for a debut party-on-disc that won’t soon be forgotten. Tasked with the noble aim of spreading the shred, The Fatal Feast is a more complete album than ever before. More bang, more intensity and a rounder sound make this not only the perfect party record, but also a natural fit for their epically ridiculous live shows. You can thank Municipal Waste in person for providing you with the soundtrack to the end of the world in 2012 as they tour N. America with Gwar, Ghoul and Legacy of Disorder this March/April!

MUNICIPAL WASTE / TOXIC HOLOCAUST "TOXIC WASTE" SPLIT LP (TANKCRIMES)
MUNICIPAL WASTE and TOXIC HOLOCAUST, the two bands that brought Thrash back from the punk basements to the big stage, together on one record! Two tracks each, exclusive to this vinyl split and amazing cover art by Andrei Bouzikov too. Speed Metal Punx!

MUNICIPAL WASTE "SCION AV" 7"
Scion A/V has partnered with Virginia’s speed metal punks MUNICIPAL WASTE to release a limited edition 7”. It will include the “non radio-friendly” version of the song “Repossession” from the band’s new album The Fatal Feast plus two re-recorded tracks from deep in the band’s discography. Guitarist Ryan Waste provides details:  “The tracks ‘Garbage Stomp’ and ‘Poser Disposer’ are from 2002 and were previously recorded for our 2nd release ever: a split 12” with Crucial Unit which is now out of print. We finally re-recorded them with Dave Witte on drums. ‘Garbage Stomp’ is the intro – which we’re bringing back on [our upcoming] tour.”

CHEMICAL PEOPLE "THE RIGHT THING" LP (CRUZ)
Bill and Stephen of ALL/Descendents not only produce the record but they also do some backup vocals along with Dave Smalley also of ALL (Now with Down By Law), and Red Kross guitarist, Robert Hecker. The Chem's cover G.G. Allin's 'Cheri Love Affair', and Mr. Chi Pig from SNFU wrote the lyrics for 'A Pornography'.

V/A "FOR THE SAKE OF DEDICATION" COMPILATION LP (CRUCIAL RESPONSE)
“For The Sake Of Dedication” from Crucial Response featuring lots of great European bands of the time like Sportswear, Mainstrike and Eyeball, as well as notable American bands like Floorpunch and Ten Yard Fight.

STOIC VIOLENCE - DEMO TAPE
Debut demo from the newest southern California HC band. Mixing elements of classic USHC along the lines of NYHC and the Boston Crew but mixing in the manic and unhinged vocals of Die Kreuzen or Rorschach. The band pounds out 3 songs in under 4 minutes while the vocalist yells his head off about waiting for death and hating people who change what they are to what people want them to be. Real hardcore for real punks.

LATE BLOOMER - DEMO TAPE
Four song demo for fans of Dinosaur Jr., Jawbox, Superchunk, Husker Du and anything that kicked a lot of ass in the 90s. The tape features a little bit more of the melodic and sentimental side of the band.  The band will be returning to the studio in early summer of 2012 to record their debut full-length. buy this tape as a keepsake.

SHORT DAYS - DEMO TAPE
New band from france, that really kicks that much ass, you won't believe your ears. 80s hardcore a la SOCIAL CIRCKLE, RED DONS or OBSERVERS with a slightly 7 SECONDS touch. Catchy as hell, punk as fuck, diy or die, buy the shiaaaat. Impressive debut tape, that I would love to hear from a 7Inch, but tapes are pretty oldschool too and you can listen to it anyway.

SNIFFING GLUE "S/T" TAPE
2,5 years after the last LP, SNIFFING GLUE are back on the map, to bomb your stereos with another 14track monster, that sounds as good as any '80s Reagan-era hardcore-punk record you've ever heard. Throw your BLACK FLAG and CIRCLE JERKS records in the garbage and listen to a band, that has much to offer! 14 new tracks, that burn like fire, trust me! Tape version of the LP out on SPASTIC FANTASTIC, 300 gramm carboard cover and screenprinted black tapes, limited to 150!

IRRITONES "PENIS ROMANTIQUE" TAPE
Yakuzzi Tape Version of the new Irritones LP, currently out on PTrash Recs! Of course, their 2nd longplayer is an incredibly earcanding hitmachine, what you expect from a band, consisting of ex band members from THE HATEPINKS and AGGRAVATION. First class 77s rocknroll snotpunk with a dynamic fast forward songwriting between sweet melodies and classis headcrushing stompers. This are 8 times, the Irritones, we all love them for + 2 covers, one from germanys ABWÄRTS. 150 tapes, 75 green, 75 white in premiumcovers with downloadcode.

GENERACION SUICIDA - DEMO TAPE
Generacion Suicida is members of Rayos X, Astalkulo, and Kruel playing some Masshysteri/The Vicious influenced punk, complete with dual male/female vocals. This tape was in the making for almost a year, and it was difficult to find somebody to record us (thanks Gabby Skitzo!). Generacion Suicida will be going on a west coast tour this September along with Rayos X, so keep an eye out and spread the word!

SCARLET BEAST - TAPE
2nd release from this new-ish HC punk band from Montreal. More raw and nasty then their first 7", it packs 5 songs of raging and fast 80's strength influence old school hardcore. For fans of ARTICLES OF FAITH and BATTALION OF SAINTS.

LOST TRIBE "S/T" TAPE
LOST TRIBE IS BACK WITH A NEW CASSETTE RELEASE.  5 TRACKS THAT EXPLORE NEW DARK TERRITORY.  YOU CAN PREVIEW THREE OF THE TRACKS HERE: http://losttribe.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-tape.   THIS IS A  ONE-TIME LIMITED PRESSING OF 325.

SHAVED WOMEN "S/T" CD (EKTRO)
From the barren streets of middle-America come Shaved Women. Reigning as the supreme harbingers of chaos in Saint Louis, Missouri, this nihilistic quartet has risen to the top through an effective mix of brutal noise rock and self-destructive hardcore punk. Informed by the caustic nature of small city-towns, the band focuses its feedback-drenched dirge into a cross-section of existential anxiety and landlocked depression. With the ability to simultaneously smolder and combust, Shaved Women seamlessly blend the warring guitar riffs of Black Flag, the rabid mania of The Jesus Lizard, and Drunks With Guns’ reckless abandon.

ACCEPT THE DARKNESS ZINE - ISSUE #9
Another installment of the one and only ACCEPT THE DARKNESS.  Lots and lots of good music talk as always, killer cut and paste layout, and interviews with RANK/XEROX and ILEGAL. You know you need this. Full size.

CABIN FEVER ZINE - ISSUE #1
Cool new full size zine out of RICHMOND. This first issue features interviews with Richmond's HAVERCHUCKS, Australia's SHIT WEATHER, ROY IRWIN, GRASS WIDOW, and ANASAZI, plus some reviews. Good debut, looking forward to more issues!

COLD COMFORT ZINE - ISSUE #1
Brand new zine reprinting rare interviews from old zines.  Issue #1 features interviews w/ Wretched, Final Warning, Negazione, and N.O.T.A. Full size.

NEUTRAL ACCENTS ZINE - ISSUE #1
First issue of this newish zine out of the Chicago area. 32 pages of punk rock and cult movie coverage, features HAMMER AND THE NAILS and MFP. Highly recommended!

NEUTRAL ACCENTS ZINE - ISSUE #2
Sydney Ducks/Altered Boys/The Crookes (UK) interviews. Record reviews. Article on the state of American beers by Tommy from Tommy & the Terrors. Noel Gallagher live review, and like #1, lots of ink dedicated to low brow film/movies by Joe Hawk of Hammer & the Nails and Beau from CHUNKS zine. (these two should be writing professionally. So much better than shit in "actual" film mags.) Less screw-ups than issue #1, which isn't saying much, I guess. 40 pages. Full size. Glossy pages.

MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #350 - JULY 2012
That’s right! MRR has finally brought you another PHOTO ISSUE! Two years ago Maximum Rocknroll took on a photo issue that is still sought after today. The newest issue (MRR #350, July 2012) is packed with images by photographers from all over the world. With the help of guest coordinator Mateus Mondini we have interviews with some of the most talented photographers in punk, plus photo spreads galore for you to feast your eyes on! We travel back in time with ’80s San Francisco punk photo-documentarian Jeanne Hansen, and catch up with newly published BMX-rider and punk photographer Ricky Adam and Justine DeMetrick, who has worked in the darkroom since age four discusses ’90s East Coast hardcore. Don Pyle reminisces about capturing the early days of Canadian punk, and Richmond-by-way-of-NY zinester/photographer Chris Boarts Larson shares her love for photographing bands and decaying buildings. And we’ve got a killer spread of ’80s Rio punks courtesy of Portuguese photographer Maria Da Piedade Morais who was a vibrant part of the Rio punk scene and, lucky for us, photographed its place in punk history. And there’s more! Killer photo spreads by the photo master Mateus Mondini, with contributions by punk photographers Jussi Jänis, Ashley Jackson, Virginia McCormick, Rene Olvera, Matt Average, Mattin, Will Kinser, CeCe Manning, Taigo Rossi, Rita Golsalves, Daz Reject, Ben Pepin, Mia Söderberg, Paradise, Laura Camerato, Pete Craven, Nukka, Nathan Edenhofer, Old HC Dude, Hood, Jeff Boyes, Damien Inbred, Breno Carollo, Darryl Reid, Bash, Rafael Schmucke, Amy Harrison, MD Ifran, Tarja Halkola, Fil, Rafael Yaekashi, Virus, Dave Earles, Darragh Hayes, and Ross Adams.

RESTOCKS 07.13.2012

BRAIN SLUG - DISTORT NEW YORK 7"
DRY-ROT - SUBORDINATE 7"
FAILURES - S/T 7"
GUN OUTFIT - S/T 7"
JET STAXX - I'M GONNA BE THE BEST GUY 7"
NEGATIVE DEGREE - DEMO 7"
NOOSE - THE WAR OF ALL AGAINST ALL 7"
OBLITERATION - THIS IS TOMORROW 7"
OMEGAS - NY TERMINATOR 7"
PANZRAM - A NEW MENTAL DISORDER 7"
STICK TOGETHER - NO MORE GAMES 7"
STICK TOGETHER - SURVIVING THE TIMES 7"
WASTE MANAGEMENT - POWER ABUSE 7"
WHITE GUILT - FORGIVENESS 7"

BLACKLISTED VS DALEK PICTURE 12"
DEAD FRIENDS - S/T LP
DINOSAUR JR - YOU'RE LIVING ALL OVER ME LP
GAS CHAMBER - S/T LP
GET THE MOST - S/T LP
GUN OUTFIT - DIMLIGHT LP
INTERNAL AFFAIRS VS DALEK 12"
ISTERISMO - TOKYO CRUSTIES LP
MEN, THE - OPEN YOUR HEART LP
MERCHANDISE - (STRANGE SONGS) IN THE DARK LP
MIKA MIKO - WE BE XUXA LP
SHOPPERS - SILVER YEAR LP
TOTAL ABUSE - MUTT LP
TOTAL ABUSE - PRISON SWEAT LP
VAASKA - RUIDO HASTA LA MUERTE LP
ZERO BOYS - VICIOUS CIRCLE LP

WOLFSBLOOD - DEMO II TAPE

NIGHT BIRDS "Fresh Kills" LP / WEST COAST TOUR DATES / East Coast Summer Shows!

Here is the official Night Birds Fresh Kills / Tour press release ... check it!!!

August 21st will see the 12" vinyl release of New Jersey/New York's NIGHT BIRDS Fresh Kills Vol. 1 singles and demo collection (originally released on CD format in 2011), courtesy of Richmond's Grave Mistake Records. The album will consist of the band's first three now out of print 7" singles and 2009 demo.  It can currently be streamed at the Grave Mistake Records Bandcamp page here:

http://gravemistakerecords.bandcamp.com/album/fresh-kills-vol-1

Preorders will be available from both the band and the label in early August and the band will have advanced copies on the road with them for their upcoming tour across the West Coast.   The band will also play a record release on August 25th at the Acheron in Brooklyn, and August 29th at the House of Vans, also in Brooklyn (all tour dates below).

WEST COAST TOUR DATES:

7/20: Pomona, CA @ VLHS w/ Toys That Kill, The Shrine
7/21: Santa Barbara, CA @ Earl Warrens Showgrounds. Sound and Fury Fest
7/22: San Pedro, CA @ Harolds w/ Toys That Kill
7/23: San Diego, CA @ Copa Cabana
7/23: San Diego, CA @ the Eleven
7/24: Los Angeles, LA @ Blue Star Cafe w/ Toys That Kill
7/26: Honolulu, HI @ No Suck Fest w/ Toys That Kill, FYP
7/27: Honolulu, HI @ No Suck Fest w/ Toys That Kill, FYP
7/28: Honolulu, HI @ No Suck Fest w/ Toys That Kill, FYP
7/29: Honolulu, HI @ No Suck Fest w/ Toys That Kill, FYP
7/31: Victoria, BC @ Logan's Pub w/ Big Eyes
8/1: Vancouver, BC @ Iron Roads Studio w/ Big Eyes
8/2: Portland, OR @ the Know w/ The Estranged
8/3: San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern w/ Sharp Objects
8/4: Oakland, CA @ 1-2-3-4 Go Records w/ Sharp Objects
8/4: Berkeley, CA @ Gilman St. w/ Neon Piss

Saturday August 25th, 2012
HARDCORE GIG VOLUME #199

NIGHT BIRDS - "Fresh Kills Vol. 1" LP Release Show

with:
NUCLEAR SANTA CLAUST
GOOSEBUMPS
LOOSE ENDS
MUTANT GENES

@ The Acheron
57 Waterbury St
Brooklyn, NY

Wed. Aug. 29th, 2012
VANS & FYF PRESENT...

TURBONEGRO
BARONESS
DOOMRIDERS
NIGHT BIRDS

@ House of Vans
25 Franklin St.
Brooklyn, NY

GRAVE MISTAKE BANDCAMP 50% OFF Code and 4th of July 7" SPECIAL!

GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS / MAILORDER

UPDATE 07.05.2012

 

Hello all! Long time no talk! Been busy the past few weeks moving GMHQ into it's new location, it's been hectic but things have been falling into place. Thanks for everyone's patience with mailorder and stuff during my move. This is a quick update for you on a couple of specials I'm currently running ... expect a webstore update and some New Release updates within the coming weeks, but for now just two little bits of info I wanted to fill you in on!

 

GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS BANDCAMP - 50% OFF CODE!

 

Well the GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS BANDCAMP PAGE has been up and running for little over a year! We are currently streaming 36 releases in full, with Download options as well. We've received so much positive support and feedback (as well as a few downloads, too) so we just wanted to do a little something to say "Thanks" to everyone who has listened to, shared, or downloaded from the Bandcamp page ... I can't tell you how much it means to not only myself and GM Employee #1 Ashley Sykes (who created the entire page), but all of the bands on the label, past and present.

 

If you enter the coupon code GMDIGITHNX when you place an Album or EP Download in your cart, the cost of the DL will be cut in half! This coupon can be applied to EVERY release on the Bandcamp page, and this coupon code will be valid through July 15th.  Please use this as much as you'd like, and please help me spread the word!

 

7/4/12 SPECIAL - ANY 4 GRAVE MISTAKE 7"s FOR $12.00!

 

I realized I haven't done a webstore special in a while, so I figured I'd use the good ol' Fourth of July Holiday as an excuse to run one! This special is going to run through this weekend, and it gets you any 4 Grave Mistake 7" Releases for only $12.00 (plus shipping)!! You can click HERE to check that out and see the list of titles to choose from (pretty much every GM 7" still in print) ... perfect opportunity to save a few bucks and grab any of those new releases you have yet to pick up, or any older titles that you were curious about or have yet to grab. All you need to do is put the special in your shopping cart, then list the four singles you'd like in the "comments" section of your order!

 

Finally - for all of you INTERNATIONAL customers; some of you might be aware of this, but the shipping option for a "Priority Flat Rate Envelope" is a great deal when you are ordering only 7"s ... I can fit up to 15 x 7" singles in one of these Envelopes for only $17 (and it's even a little bit cheaper to Canada or Mexico) ... so if you are looking to order a bunch of 7"s, get the best bang for your shipping bucks by filling up your cart with up to 15 EPs! Just be warned, you CANNOT use this shipping option if you are using LPs or Tshirts (or more than 15 x 7"s because there is a weight limit), it applies to 7"s only for the most part. Figured I'd share that little tip with all of my international friends in case you didn't know! Feel free to email me if you have questions about it!

 

Thanks again for all of your support in 2012, this year has been awesome so far and there is still a lot more to come! Expect more updates very soon, and check out the NIGHT BIRDS WEST COAST TOUR later this month!

 

Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
SITE: www.gravemistakerecords.com
STORE: www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog
BANDCAMP: gravemistakerecords.bandcamp.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/gravemistakerecords
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/gravemistakerex

WEBSTORE UPDATE! New WHITE LUNG, CREEM, D/N, BRAIN KILLER, and MUCH MORE!

GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS / MAILORDER
LABEL AND WEBSTORE UPDATE 06.08.12

Greetings! I hope everyone is in full Summer mode by now, should be a good one! I've got a pretty nice webstore update this week - a TON of incredible new records up in the webstore, but I'll get to that in a minute. Let's take care of some quick label news first ...

First  - SECTARIAN VIOLENCE is about four shows into their US Tour right now ... they'll be hitting a bunch of East Coast and Midwest spots over the next two weeks, so check out the dates HERE and catch em if you can! Most shows are with Chicago's POISON PLANET ...

Second - NIGHT BIRDS will be hitting the West Coast for the first time next month! They will be played a bunch of Southern California dates, flying to Hawaii for NO SUCK FEST, then finishing the tour off with some Northwestern US, Canadian, and Northern California dates. You can get all of the info on the tour HERE. Night Birds are also playing Buffalo (6/13), Toronto (6/14), and Ottawa (6/15, 6/16) next week!

Third - the next two GRAVE MISTAKE New Releases are right around the corner! Both the SCHOOL JERKS LP and the NIGHT BIRDS "Fresh Kills Vol. 1" LP will be available in JULY! Stay tuned for more ordering info, we should have some special stuff for our wonderful mailorder customers ... more on that later!

Fourth - The first four releases for this year are all still going strong so please pick those up if you haven't yet! I still have some colored vinyl left for the BAD ADVICE "Do Not Resuscitate" 7" and BLOODY GEARS "Frozen Rain" 7", and I am getting some more color for the BIG EYES "Back from the Moon" 7" next week (the plant only sent me half of my order when it first came out). SECTARIAN VIOLENCE colored vinyl is sold out but we still have first press black vinyl available!

Finally - I'll be moving in the middle of the month, so there will be probably a brief week long period starting around the 15th of June where I won't be shipping orders, but I assure you anything ordered from now through the weekend will be in the mail before I box GMHQ up for the move! I'll throw a little disclaimer up in my webstore to remind you and keep everyone updated when things are back to normal.

OK that's all, onto the new webstore stuff!!!

 

 

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

WHAT'S NEW FOR 06.08.12:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/products_new.php

Been a few weeks since the last update, but that doesn't mean the new stuff hasn't continued to pour in. Not even sure where to start, but let's talk 7"s first! Picked up some copies of the brand new BRAIN KILLER 7" ... their third EP and follow up to their LP; the newest DOUBLE NEGATIVE 7" (and final recordings with their original vocalist); the awesome debut from Atlanta's COPS which features members of CARBONAS, BUKKAKE BOYS, GG KING, and GENTLEMAN JESSE; the newest 7" from Chicago's NOOSE (on REFUSE records, not sure if there will be a US pressing as well); Philadelphia's LEATHER have just had their demo pressed onto a 7" with some killer packaging; grabbed newest EP from TODO DESTRUIDO, the POLISKITZO 7", and a bunch more!

LPs ... man, a good haul in this update. Picked up the new CREEM LP, WHITE LUNG LP, and NEON PISS LP from DERANGED (and don't forget to grab the BLOODY GEARS and NO CLASS LPs from the last update as well!), SORRY STATE has delivered the first long player from Atlanta's BUKKAKE BOYS - a total shredder!  The newest MEAN JEANS LP which I've spun on repeat for the past few days; a US pressing of the first STEVE ADAMYK BAND LP (originally pressed on P.TRASH, with their most recent LP on DIRTNAP); and the new LPs from NO and RAYOS X are definitely worth checking out.

I stocked up on some INFINITY CAT releases, including the newest HEAVY CREAM LP (love this record!), NATURAL CHILD LP, HELL BEACH LP, and three JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD LPs! Stocked up on some MAKE A MESS titles too, including the ripping CULTURE KIDS LP, LPs from GRASS WIDOW, RANK/XEROX, and GUN OUTFIT 12" EP, plus 7"s from BRILLIANT COLORS, BABIES, and PROPER ORNAMENTS; grabbed some more SUB POP titles including some LPs from PISSED JEANS and MURDER CITY DEVILS, restocks on the SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE LPs and DWARVES LP, and some classic NIRVANA records (just incase you were missing any of those). Also grabbed three LA SERA releases (ex-VIVIAN GIRLS) from HARDLY ART, including a 7" and their two LPs ... a band that has definitely been getting a lot of spins here.  Oh and definitely check out the new TROUBLED SLEEP 7" as well (and their first 7", too!) ... awesome.

Finally, grabbed a slew of new tapes for this update; the SECTARIAN VIOLENCE "Conflict of Interest" tape - a demo they put together for their European and US tour.  Five brand new songs which will probably show up on an LP out later this year on GRAVE MISTAKE; ripping new demos from KONTAMINAT, DEVILS HAND, INFECCION, and more! And incase you missed em from the last update, still have some KREMLIN and BARGE tapes left, both are HIGHLY recommended!

That's all for now, i wasn't even able to mention everything so check the full list below and order some records!!!! Thanks for reading!!!

Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
SITE: www.gravemistakerecords.com
STORE: www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog
BANDCAMP: gravemistakerecords.bandcamp.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/gravemistakerecords
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/gravemistakerex

NEW WEBSTORE TITLES FOR 06.08.12:

BRAIN KILLER "THIRD" 7" (VINYL RITES)
Picking up where the 2011's 'Every Actual State is Corrupt' LP left off, this is the new EP of punk music from Boston's BRAIN KILLER. Mixing CRUCIFIX, DEATHREAT, and driving Japanese hardcore, BRAIN KILLER have made their most powerful and mature EP yet. Really it just sounds like a hardcore DISCHARGE, but what else do you want? The best song writing; distilling riffs into simpleness with no filler. Loud music for humans. A one-time pressing of 700 copies on black vinyl.

DOUBLE NEGATIVE " HITS" 7" (SORRY STATE)
Three new tracks, the last recordings with the mighty KC on vocals and the first recordings with new drummer Bobby M. If you had any doubt that Double Negative are still Double Negative, this three-song banger will dispel all of them. Like every new -/- release so far, this one subtly expands your expectations of what the band is all about while still sounding like nothing but Double Negative. All copies on "pink smoke" vinyl. Includes digital download.

COPS "PREMONITIONS" 7" (ROB'S HOUSE)
Since the demise of CARBONAS, both GENTLEMAN JESSE and GG KING's respective self-monikered solo projects have deservedly earned our respectbut they've somehow managed to take it up a notch with their new side project COPS [with the help of RYAN DINOSAUR of the BUKKAKE BOYS]. Jesse pulls song-writing duties here but unlike his main outfit these songs are channeling much of the same lo-fi punk madness CARBONAS were known for. These 5 buzzsaw tracks spin at 45rpm so its full-speed mayhem here... so seriously raw, loud and fun!!   This is COPS first vinyl release and a follow up to their 'Demo' cassette on Scavenger of Death.  Full-color, embossed picture sleeve.

NOOSE "DEPRAVED INDIFFERENCE" 7" (REFUSE)
"We'll be watching, till every cage is open" - This Chicago Vegan Straight Edge outfit  is not taking prisoners and it's not here to negotiate any sort of compromises with animal, human and earth abusers. Full of rage and anger, direct and fast raw Hardcore, influenced by early 80's Boston HC and late 80's UKHC. Members of NOOSE served their time in other Chicago edge bands like  DURESS, BOILING OVER and POISON PLANET.  Following two 7's on React! Records, a brand new 7" on Refuse contains 7 songs incl. RIPCORD cover.

LEATHER "DEMO" 7" (SKELETON HEAD)
Philadelphia’s Leather are making a name for themselves playing noisy, aggressive, melodic rock. It’s easy to see from the number of blog posts about them the impact that their records have had. Previous releases on Caesar Cuts, Fan Death, and Jade Tree records are getting rave reviews and are either sold out or increasingly hard to find. This new 7” brings it all back to the beginning by releasing the bands first recordings from 2009. Originally self released on cassette and now long gone… thrashy and magnificent like a messy mix of Bad Brains, Pissed Jeans, Black Flag and maybe Cro-Mags?  Who Cares. It slays.  Hand screened silver ink on black cover stock with black inner sleeve and clear vinyl.  Edition of 500.

POLISKITZO "DULCE DEL SYSTEMA" 7" (TODO DESTRUIDO)
After 2 well received demos, Poliskitzo are back with a debut 4 song 7" entitled "Dulce del systema".  Even though Poliskizto affiliates themselves with the L.A Raw ponks, Poliskitzo leans more towards the melodic punk side of things.  With an influence of 80's Spanish punk and Rock Radikal, Poliskizto brings something new and refreshing to the table.  Some of the catchiest music I have heard in a while.  Limited to 500 copies.

MUNDO MUERTO "ROMPE EL SILENCIO" 7" (MATA LA MUSIKA)
This band has been currently active and touring with bands like Nerveskade/Perdition/Mauser/Verraterisch/Porkeria and releasing material. Here we have their 1st ep repressed with some blasting tracks that will make you want to listen more. Good catchy punk played hard and delivered with a solid punch to the teeth. Influences range from Colera, IV Reich, RIP, Asta Kask etc....

BROKEN PATTERNS "S/T (THIRD)" 7" (MATA LA MUSIKA)
This is the 3rd 7" release from BROKEN PATTERNS (features former TEAR IT UP, CUT THE SHIT, KNIFE FIGHT, BROKEN NEEDLE members). Borrowing heavily from the punk history of their surroundings, the self titled 4 track 7" reminds a bit of DEAD KENNEDYS at times and other early California bands. The tunes get you jumping around and ready to pogo.

BURNING LOVE "BLACK WIDOW" 7" (HIGH ANXIETY)
Burning Love lets loose a taste of what's to come from them this year with the Black Widow EP, a precursor to their upcoming LP, Rotten Thing To Say. The a-side features Karla, a true crime epic about Southern Ontario serial killer Karla Homolka, and the b-side pays homage to the late great Laughing Hyenas with their cover of the classic jam Love's My Only Crime.

COKE BUST "DEGRADATION (EURO PRESS)" 7" (REFUSE)
Washington DC Straight Edge outfit - COKE BUST and their brand new 7" - on Refuse Records! Following their two 7"s and full length LP on Six Weeks Records, these 6 songs are mind blowing full-throttle raging non-stop hardcore assault influenced by the masters from Infest, Heresy, Ripcord and Youth Of Today that will leave you on your knees begging for more. Everyday bullshit going on personal and political levels fueled the fire in the lyrical content. Recorded by Kevin at Developing Nations Studios and mastered by Smok (Post Regiment fame) in As One studio. EUROPEAN PRESSING ON REFUSE RECORDS WITH DIFFERENT ARTWORK / LAYOUT.

SECTARIAN VIOLENCE "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" TAPE
Five brand new songs from SECTARIAN VIOLENCE pressed on tape for their recent European Tour and current US tour. Expect to see new and improved versions of some of these tracks on their upcoming LP due out later in 2012 on GRAVE MISTAKE.

BUKKAKE BOYS "S/T" LP (SORRY STATE)
After a slew of small vinyl, Atlanta's Bukkake Boys finally deliver their debut LP. Over the years since their last EP for Sorry State, Bukkake Boys have expanded to a five-piece and grown increasingly heavy, intense, and pummeling, leaving behind their scraggly, noisy hardcore for a sound that takes the best parts of huge-sounding Japanese HC like Framtid and Kriegshög and combines it with the simplicity and urgency of classic USHC. If you like your hardcore to fit neatly in a subgenre, you might not get it. If you like your hardcore delivered with maximum possible venom and bile, get this immediately. Includes digital download.

CREEM "S/T" LP (DERANGED)
This release marks the first 12" release from premier NYHC act CREEM. The band jumps light years ahead of the recording session that spawned a demo cassette and 7" single and creates a piece of music that is far and away its best material. Six originals and a cover of Boston/UK-influenced hardcore.

WHITE LUNG "SORRY" LP (DERANGED)
High-energy manic punks, White Lung, are back with their sophomore release, Sorry. Their 2010 debut It’s the Evil earned them the title as the primary ambassadors for Canada’s emergent punk scene receiving critical acclaim from CHARTAttack to Maximum Rock n’ Roll to Terminal Boredom and their follow-up does not disappoint. McCorkell’s signature driving, off-kilter riffage paired with Way’s snarling and aggressive yet melodic vocals and the hard-hitting rhythmic duo of Grady Mackintosh on bass and Anne-Marie Vassilou on drums amp up White Lung’s position from ambassadors to the queens (and king) of Canandian noise rock. Bowing to the inevitable need for comparison, according to Vice Magazine, “White Lung combine the feral energy of the Germs with the taut, wiry dynamics of the Wipers and have released a string of singles that keep improving in a bewilderingly exponential fashion.” Also present in their sound are golden era Kurt and Courtney, The Bags, and Rocket from the Crypt. This wealth of influences doesn’t mean the band’s sound is hard to pin-down. Written and recorded nearly simultaneously, Sorry manages to be both raw and complex, thanks to White Lung’s focus on cohesive writing. Sorry may have been stressful to record, but it’s a joy to listen to. It signals a new era for White Lung, featuring denser more melodic songs that maintain the rough edge of their punk pedigree.

NEON PISS "S/T" LP (DERANGED)
Playing music is a challenge...if you want it to be good. If you want your music to mean something, then it needs to speak to people the minute it hits their ears, and that is the challenge. NEON PISS have been crafting their debut vinyl release for nearly two years, but you get the impression that this was an inevitable result - a vision realized when these four dudes started playing punk together. Everything about NEON PISS sounds familiar, you know how you are going to feel as soon as you hear the opening swagger of "Tabula Rasa," and they are every bit as good as you hope they are going to be. An LP full of songs that will make you feel instantly comfortable - you might have seen this movie, you've just never seen it acted quite this well, and the production this time around is sheer perfection. You are welcome to dismiss this as some more of that melodic punk that you are too cool to admit that you like, but you would be a fool. Yes, the songs are catchy, and yes NEON PISS will get stuck in your head and even sometimes put a spring in your step, but this shit is deep and these songs are as close to utter brilliance as I can ever remember hearing." Robert Collins/terminal escape blogspot Tuneful melodic punk not unlike the OBSERVERS.

RAYOS X "SOLEDAD" LP (MATA LA MUSIKA)
After 2 rad ep's here is the 3rd vinyl release by these L.A. punx , this time it's an LP.  Raw screaming harmonies over tuneful hardcore punk rock. They are one of my favorite L.A. punk bands, with influences like Eskorbuto/Colera/Leuzemia these guys deliver 8 tracks of good solid punk that will get you singing along in no time! - 500 pressed/black

BI MARKS "THE GOLDEN YEARS" LP (MATA LA MUSIKA)
This LP 18 songs of blistering non-stop hardcore punk, raging in the vein of ADOLESCENTS, SICK PLEASURE, or WILLFUL NEGLECT! members of Nerveskade/Bog People, its FUCKING INSANE!

NO "S/T" LP (STATIC SHOCK)
Debut 12" from this dark and nasty hardcore band from London. As the label description states, this LP FAR surpasses the band's earlier demo material. The drumming is loose but powerful and the riffs are dark and discordant... the comparisons to Die Kreuzen are certainly valid, but this also reminds me of a more straightforward version of Septic Death or maybe United Mutation. At any rate, this is an absolutely top-shelf LP, and few bands are playing hardcore this powerful and fully-realized.

MEAN JEANS "ON MARS" LP (DIRTNAP)
Portland's premier party punks The Mean Jeans return with their long-awaited follow up to 2009's Are You Serious! This is a different album, though, more mid-tempo catchier, and poppier (but less "pop punk" if you know what we mean) than their debut. In addition to the standard 3 piece instrumentation, Mean Jeans On Mars also features, at various times, acoustic guitar (!), keyboards (!), drum machines (!), empty Jaeger bottles (!) and boxes of macaroni (!) played as extra percussion. Oh and it also features the debut of new member Jr. Jeans on bass! (Howie Doodat is busy tearing up Portland in the Suicide Notes!) This is a fantastic, exhilarating summertime pop album, so down a couple of jaegy bombs and get ready to moonwalk into the unknown with the Mean Jeans!

STEVE ADAMYK BAND "S/T" LP (DEAD BROKE)
U.S. Release of this Ottawa pop-punk sensations' debut full-length album!!! This album was only released on vinyl in Europe (by Germany's fantastic, P.Trash Records)... UNTIL NOW. Catchy as hell, pop-punk jams infused with a nice power-pop flavor! This shit rips and hits hard. *Includes 2 tracks previously unreleased on vinyl ("Five One Zero" + "Lies, Lies" from CD version). New album, "Forever Won't Wait" Out Now on Dirtnap!

FOR SCIENCE "REVENGE FOR HIRE" LP (DON GIOVANNI)
Finally available on vinyl! Here's a nice review from Razorcake: Perhaps The Ergs! have sprinkled the fine state of New Jersey with magical pop punk dust, covering the impressionable youth with a love of Screeching Weasel and 1980s melodic punk melodies. Could it be? It is! Yay! Yummy pop punk without sounding like The Queers Beat Off (the mistake of ninety-six percent of post-1998 pop punk bands, according to my statistics). Seventeen songs in twenty minutes and thirty-eight seconds! If this were a cereal, it’d be Frosted Cheerios, covered with the, um, sugar that is The Ergs! I can’t stop listening to this!

CULTURE KIDS "S/T" LP (MAKE A MESS)
Debut lp from this San Francisco hardcore band that's been turning a lot of heads recently. 14 songs blasted out in 18 minutes of solid hardcore punk that sounds like it should be on the Flex Your Head comp!

RANK/XEROX "S/T" LP (MAKE A MESS)
Debut album from San Francisco post-punkers Rank/Xerox.  The album follows a now-out of print four-song 7" and a split cassette with Grass Widow. The sound is one of post-punk tension, messy but vaguely pop in a fractured fashion, guitar scratchers and synth screamers.  The record inhabits darker, danker spaces than previously, damaged dirges seep out from a confused consciousness, and are stared down by obtuse ragers and disorienting excursions into the synth zone.  The LP was recorded in a Chinatown dungeon by San Francisco luminaries Eric Bauer (aka King Riff) and Ty Segall.

GRASS WIDOW "S/T" LP (MAKE A MESS)
"This is more like it – all-girl pop exuberance machine straight out of SF, playing double-time games with a sound template expanded beyond the daily standard of reverb-drenched, rudimentary pop. These ladies have a lot more going for them, reaching back to female post-punk pioneers like the Raincoats (or maybe Salem 66) to inform their busy, vibrant work. When a band can take a concept like a one-note guitar solo not so much as a defiant declaration of rule-breaking, and use it as a tool of both creation and negative space, you may have found a band that’s worth listening to, one that’s intent on surprising you within the form. Grass Widow does things like that on this debut album with such candid aplomb and candied sweetness that the form feels revitalized, and wholly their own, from art/progressive rock flourishes to dabbling in Roma/klezmer axis dance of death. I’m told that plants placed in sunlight don’t necessarily reach towards the energy source so much as move away from the absence of it. The ways in which Grass Widow’s adventurous pop plays out reminds me of such a scenario, brightening rooms with handspun inventiveness and energy." - still-single.tumblr.com

GUN OUTFIT "HIGH PLACES" 12" (MAKE A MESS)
"Recent four-song EP from this Olympia pop band, which keeps improving with each subsequent release. An earlier record of theirs was called Dim Light and that is a good metaphor for their music: lush, hopeful guitar pop with sleepy vocals (Carrie Keith in particular has a sort of creaking, self-taught inflection that reminds me of the 3D’s Denise Roughan, fitting nicely against Dylan Sharp’s stoned drawl) and no bass getting in the way, and with a keen sense of how to throw light into a space filled with shadows. Their sound has moved comfortably into the realm of ‘80s guitar-pop wunderkinds like the Feelies and Game Theory, with a pronounced, low-to-the-ground ramble popularized by the Meat Puppets, and for them to be writing within this framework without necessarily drawing attention to it is something of a minor miracle. Yet another great band out of a tightly-knit Olympia, WA scene. May they continue with love and plenty." - still-single.tumblr.com

BRILLIANT COLORS "WALK INTO THE WORLD" 7" (MAKE A MESS)
Make A Mess Records presents 'Walk Into The World b/w Bad Vibes', Brilliant Colors' second 7" for the label, following their 4-song debut in 2008.  The San Francisco trio have been projecting a glittering stream of noisy pop gems over the Bay Area and beyond in the past three years, with four 7" singles, and an LP on the classic Oakland imprint Slumberland, carving a charmed path through indie melody and bratty punk primitivism.  'Walk Into The World' shimmers into life with a 60's girl group swing and timeless pop drama, refracted through a hazy DIY lens, initially curious and ultimately triumphant. 'Bad Vibes' turns your world upside-down with a downer dose of delightful disorientation.  The 7" was recorded by garage punk wunderkind Ty Segall and will be paired by a simultaneous single release by Slumberland. Pick 'em up!

BABIES, THE "MEET ME IN THE CITY" 7" (MAKE A MESS)
"Meet Me In The City b/w Somebody Else" is the debut 7" from a new NYC combo, The Babies. The 7" record will be, quite appropriately, the seventh release for San Francisco imprint Make A Mess Records.  'Meet Me In The City' and 'Somebody Else' are rollicking pop gems, pungent with sweet harmonies, raucous beats, tambourines, skyscraping guitars, the works. Summer dreams, psychic revelry, concrete heat, Babies are born!  The individual Babies are no strangers to melodic transcendance, as their work in such groups as psych-pop wonderkinds Woods and chainsaw sirens Vivian Girls will attest to. Anybody with an ear for indie pop mayhem had best put their spending shoes on pronto, as these Babies are star children of an entirely different breed!

PROPER ORNAMENTS, THE "RECALLING" 7" (MAKE A MESS)
We've has ventured across the pond for its ninth release, the debut 7” single for London’s The Proper Ornaments. On ‘Recalling b/w Are You Going Blind?’, the English duo offers up two songs of languid drift, rainy day vibes and ethereal pop power.  The band shares members with the current goth-tinged, punk-flecked indie pop sensations Veronica Falls (7”s on No Pain In Pop/Trouble Records/Captured Tracks). One Ornament spends time on the other side of the aisle, issuing underground missives with the Germs of Youth record label.  ‘Recalling’ rides a motorik pulse into dreamy, dimly lit terrain, simultaneously mannered and damaged, melodies moving back and forth between keyboards, guitars and voices. ‘Are You Going Blind?’ is sadder and softer, evoking a classic British pop landscape of grey streets, upturned collars and haunting harmonies.

DISCONNECTS / CRAZY AND THE BRAINS - SPLIT 7" (BALDY LONGHAIR)
We couldn’t be happier to have two of NJ’s best and most unique Punk bands on the same 7″. Are On The Other Side is also the first vinyl offering on Baldy Longhair Records. Both bands offer up two new originals and a cover song for good measure.  The Disconnects take the dirty and dangerous 1970’s sounds of bands like The Dead Boys, The Heartbreakers, The Ramones, and The Stooges and prove that Rock and Roll is something you still need.

TROUBLED SLEEP "WACKY PAST IS NOW" 7" (PUZZLE PIECES)
Wacky Past Is Now is the second 7" from Brooklyn's Troubled Sleep. They add a level of discord to their breed of pop/indie rock in a way that would feel at home somewhere between the Simple Machines roster and an Unwound show. It's a record about being more punk than you while hardly being punk at all. Members of Bridge and Tunnel and End of a Year/Self Defense Family.

HEAVY CREAM "SUPER TREATMENT" LP (INFINITY CAT)
Well, here it is. Super Treatment! The new album from Heavy Cream. Just when you were beginning to think the future of underground music belonged to MicroKorgs and looped nonsense,  Nashville’s Heavy Cream  are back with a new album to remind you that the two  and a half minute rock and roll blast is alive and well. The new album (produced by Ty Segall and recorded by Eric Bauer in San Francisco) doesn’t have a song longer than three minutes, but every track on Super Treatment packs the garage punk punch Heavy Cream created on 2010’s Danny and then some. With Tiffany Minton now on drums, and guest bass player Seth Sutton, Super Treatment was given the Segall Treatment with songs like ’79 and Prison Shanks clear examples of the bands decision to soak their songs in distortion and fuzz.

HELL BEACH "WELCOME TO HELL BEACH" LP (INFINITY CAT)
We are so proud to present the debut LP from Hell Beach.  Everyone's buzzing about this record around the Infinity Cat house.  Listen to "Ocean Floor" and "Garments", and you'll know why.  Check out their interview with Converse who says "Hell Beach rocks in that old-school way that makes you want to bang your head and wear black t-shirts with the sleeves cut off."  Former Whirlwind Heat/Skyblazer member Brad Holland on guitars, Jolene Boyce on drums, and Susan Tinsley's vocals will take you deep into a dream you may never wake up from.  Welcome to Hell Beach.

NATURAL CHILD "1971" LP (INFINITY CAT)
Debut LP by Natural Child. Here's what Nashville's Dead said: "It’d almost be easier for us to just write about the first time we saw each song played live. Like the first time we saw them play “Let It Bleed” at Mercy Lounge back last May and how we watched all the girls’ eyes get dreamy. Or maybe it’d be easier for us to talk about the importance of “Easy Street” and what that song means to Nashville and how a lot of their shows end with that song for a reason. It’s about getting famous. Or about how we heard the finished version of “The Jungle” for the first time and could make out the voice of our buddy DD666 on the track. We know that song’s not on 1971, but whatever. There’s just always an instillment of rock and roll in our heads after seeing Natural Child. Be it “Stones-y” or “stoner” or whatever, it’s still the raw rock and roll that you can’t find anywhere else right now. And in that same vein, 1971 is like a real album. It’s not a bunch of songs thrown together or a bunch of singles collected onto one LP, it’s a record that’s meant to be heard in it’s entirety and taken in as a whole."

JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD "BROTHERHOOD OF LIGHT" LP (INFINITY CAT)
"The Brotherhood Of Light" is a collection of previously released but out of print odds and ends. There is Side One (21:40) and there is Side Two (22:45). There is no silence.

JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS" LP (INFINITY CAT)
Nashville rockers Jeff The Brotherhood give their 2nd album, We Are The Champions, a proper release as they continue their non-stop touring playing with everyone from the Greenhornes and Fucked Up to metal legends Pentagram. "The music they play is easy to love, vintage three-string party rock somewhere on the continuum between the Ramones and Black Sabbath."--The Village Voice

JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD "HEAVY DAYS" LP (INFINITY CAT)
Third pressing of the new album from JEFF The Brotherhood with a different back cover photo, first and second pressings are sold out! Comes with a download card for a free download of the whole album! Here's a few words from the critics: "Postadolescent bros dig into the sweet spot between punk and hard rock." (Spin) "Epic by name, likewise by scope, JEFF: The Brotherhood features two actual, no-kidding brothers, Jake and Jamin Orrall, pounding minimalist punk-psych from whichever surface squeals loudest." (Village Voice) “Just try to get through one of their sets without stomping your foot and pumping your fist." (Nylon Magazine) "Jeff the Brotherhood brings a garage-rock attack to '70s stoner metal, sounding something like Queens of the Stone Age if they recorded a tribute album to the Standells or some other Nuggets rock band." (Entertainment Weekly)

HUNX AND HIS PUNX "TOO YOUNG TO BE IN LOVE" LP (HARDLY ART)
Too Young To Be In Love is the first fully-realized Hunx and His Punx album, and the group's first for Hardly Art. It was recorded in New York City by Ivan Julian—one of the founding members of inimitable NYC punk legends Richard Hell and the Voidoids. This record was made in the same studio that one of Hunx's idols, Ronnie Spector, once recorded in. While it is preceded by the Gay Singles LP (True Panther Sounds/Matador Records, 2009), a collection of hard-to-find and out-of-print 7" singles, Too Young To Be In Love is the first proper studio record from Hunx and His Punx.

LA SERA "S/T" LP (HARDLY ART)
Since joining all-female punk trio Vivian Girls during the spring of 2007 Katy Goodman's DIY-style bass playing and drifty-faded vocals have sent waves of adoration rippling throughout Brooklyn's pop punk circuit. Her newest band La Sera showcases her signature style, bringing her talent for creating dreamy pop songs even more to the forefront.  In February 2010 Goodman started working on some fresh material that inspired the formation of her brand new band, La Sera. Her inspiration sprung from an attraction to early pop hits from the 1950's and ethereal choral vocals. Her new songs contain warm celestial-pop melodies that echo with the dreamlike effect of a church choir and effuse a softer, less aggressive sound than the Vivian Girls.  With a dozen fresh tracks, La Sera muses on death, love, and love lost within the span of two minute choiral pop blisters. The phantasmic quality of Goodman’s voice takes hold of the contradictorily upbeat “You’re Going to Cry,” while “Dove Into Love” seems to send time into drifting slow motion, enveloped by a wave of guitar strums. The lilting and delicate “Hold,” meanwhile, tells the story of two people hugging each other to death. Hardly Art will release two limited 7”s from La Sera (for “Never Come Around” and “Devils Hearts Grow Gold”) in advance of the full-length.

LA SERA "SEES THE LIGHT" LP (HARDLY ART)
La Sera’s Sees The Light follows 2011’s masterful self-titled debut with ten new tracks of peppy break-up pop brimming with defiance and bitter sweetness. On album opener “Love That’s Gone,” the vocals and drumbeat linger for seconds, swaying in the wind while the guitar cuts through, charming you, pulling you by your shirt and telling you that it is time to move on. This is a break-up album for the best kinds of break-ups. There's a lightness of touch, too, that surround the harmonies throughout and makes one yearn for the days of Donna Lynn, Julie Ruin and The Shirelles. But before you can settle into your seat, La Sera delivers a one-two punch - a rip of rolling snare and sending you speeding off in a fast car. Seize the light.  Where the first La Sera album was super-dreamy in its layered vocals, Sees The Light is more direct, more aggressive; almost a soundtrack to a lost drive-in movie classic. This is not an album for half-hearted partakers in the heartache scene: just an all-consuming love for punk as pop and pop as punk. Lead single “Please Be My Third Eye” buzzes with an intensity and beauty rarely heard outside the first three Vivian Girls albums. (Not so surprising: La Sera IS Katy Goodman IS one-third of Vivian Girls.) Songs such as “Don't Stay” soar away into the stratosphere, solemn and possessed of singular beauty. “Real Boy” is playfully driven in comparison: like being whisked away to a tropical island, while “Drive On” is tear-laden and full of hidden menace like a David Lynch film.

LA SERA "DEVILS HEARTS GROW COLD" 7" (HARDLY ART)
This is the second 7” release from La Sera, the new project of Katy Goodman (Vivian Girls, All Saints Day). Featured on this 7” is album track “Devils Hearts Grow Gold,” bundled with an exclusive cover on the b-side. La Sera crafts lush, dreamy songs of heartbreak, love, and death. This little MFer is on black vinyl, with cover artwork by Derek Erdman.

PISSED JEANS "HOPE FOR MEN" LP (SUB POP)
Album number two and their Sub Pop debut. Thick-as-glue punk bombast and Aussie sludge stoke the coals of your existence. This album is diverse, but the Jeans ain't no dilettantes. Mixing volatility with humor is a hard thing to master in music. Pissed Jeans do it with smarts and poignancy. Consider the bar raised.

PISSED JEANS "KING OF JEANS" LP (SUB POP)
If 2005's Shallow was Pissed Jeans coping with moving out of their parents’ homes, and 2007's Hope for Men their initial reaction to the mechanical lifestyle of a wage-earner, King of Jeans is their formal and uneasy acceptance of adulthood, by way of one hell of a rock record. Working with renowned producer Alex Newport (who holds a Fudge Tunnel pedigree and has worked with such luminaries as At the Drive-In, The Locust and Sepultura), Pissed Jeans have pushed further into the raw, minimal core of heavy rock music with King of Jeans. Masters of the mundane, beasts of the banal, high priests of the humdrum: these four, white, male high school graduates hardly look further than their own appendages for artistic inspiration, content to execute their own brand of brash and heavy punk music in the Joe Carducci-approved standard rock formation of guitar, bass, drums and vocals. From simple minds and simple fabrics comes this King of Jeans. And there can be only one.

MURDER CITY DEVILS "IN NAME AND BLOOD" LP (SUB POP)
In Name and Blood is the third and strongest release yet from the Seattle-based six-piece. While it's not much of a stylistic deviation from previous releases, producer John Agnello gives the whole shebang a bottom-heavier sound. Atop this, front man Spencer Moody does what he does best: holler, holler, and holler some more. Keyboardist Leslie Hardy, a newer addition to the group, adds many Farfisa stabs and squiggles in classic garage-rock style. As the rest of the band holds down the fort, the hits keep on coming. The leadoff track, "Press Gang," sounds monstrous and powerful and, like some of the other anthems on In Name and Blood (especially the cutting "I Drink the Wine"), there's almost a whiff of the lukewarm beer that was probably spilled on the lyric sheets during the album's recording sessions. The grisly, crime-scene theme of the packaging complements the MCD's excellently executed rock.

NIRVANA "BLEACH" LP (SUB POP)
Continuing our legacy of reminding people Nirvana had a record before Nevermind, Sub Pop Records presents a non-deluxe, affordably-priced, single-LP version of Bleach, Nirvana’s debut album. Originally released by us in June of 1989, Bleach was widely recognized as a record music retailers should probably order after that one with the naked baby on the cover did so well in 1991.

NIRVANA "SLIVER" 7" (SUB POP)
Do I really need a description here? NIRVANA's single from 1990. Classic.

MUDHONEY "TOUCH ME I'M SICK" 7" (SUB POP)
"Touch Me I'm Sick" is a song by the American alternative rock band Mudhoney. It was recorded in March 1988 at Seattle's Reciprocal Recording studio with producer Jack Endino. "Touch Me I'm Sick" was released as Mudhoney's debut single by independent record label Sub Pop on August 1, 1988. The song's lyrics, which feature dark humor, are a sarcastic take on issues such as disease and violent sex.

AVERKIOU "THE NEW IMPERATIVE" 7" (SOUND STUDY)
When I listen to this record I feel like what I assume guitarist Jay Shuster feels like most of the time--like I'm barefoot, a little stoned, spinning around in circles with a guitar around my neck and a big dumb grin on my face. "The New Imperative" revisits some of the band's familiar sounds, a wash of warm guitar fuzz pouring just over Matt Brink's charismatic, verbed-out vocals and Brad Purvis' relentless drumming. It'll bring that same smile to your face with its sharp sense of melody and style, while pummeling your bowels into submission with utter heaviness. There is something about this that feels "new" though. Somehow this EP feels more cohesive than their previous efforts, like a band that has hit their stride. In 2011 the band suffered some growing pains, losing two members and gaining a new one. It seems they have come out the other side stronger than ever. It's almost as if the band wanted to let everyone know that they are indeed at the top of their game. For Fans of My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver.

LIQUID LIMBS "DICHOTOMY" 7" (SOUND STUDY)
Liquid Limbs return with two brand new jams. Colossal blown-out, dirty-ass guitars, pummeling and complex drumbeats and all the melody you come to expect from Gainesville's power-duo. For Fans of Big Business, Torche.

FUTURE NOW, THE "HANGMAN/RUNWAY" 7" (SOUND STUDY)
The Future Now’s slash and burn alt-rock doesn’t sound much like their Gainesville brethren. The common ground they share is an uncompromising DIY work ethic.  The whole project evokes the moment when grunge was still a hungry hybrid of punk and metal, newly unleashed on the masses. The band revels in a sound that was synonymous with the Pacific Northwest, the wedding of gritty guitar attacks and traditional pop structures. At times, vocalist Bobby Heilman channels the deep croon of Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan, while the upbeat energy propelling songs like “The Runaway" recalls Tacoma’s grunge-punk pioneers Seaweed.

BURNING LOVE / COLISEUM "LIVE AT THE ATLANTIC" LP (SOUND STUDY)
This recording documents a humid Florida night near the beginning of a Coliseum and Burning Love cross-continental summer tour, expertly captured by the Atlantic / Sound Study recording team. Coliseum's side was mixed by audio wizard and frequent collaborator J Robbins while the Burning Love side was prepared by Ryan Williams. To top it all off, we enlisted Dexterity Press to craft stunning letter pressed packaging to make this a truly special release.

FUTURE NOW, THE "HAZY ORANGE SUNDAY" LP (SOUND STUDY)
Debut LP from Gainesville's THE FUTURE NOW. Driven by fuzzy, distorted guitars and masterful three-part harmonies, "Hazy Orange Sunday" harkens back to the early 90’s, when grungy rock and roll ruled the airwaves.  For Fans of Nirvana, The Lemonheads.

NUEVA AUTORIDAD DEMOCRATICA - DEMO TAPE
This is the American press limited to 300 copies. Pro printed tape/covers (fold out sleeve). Released in Spain by Solo Para Punks (200 copies). Nueva Autoridad is a new band from Madrid with members of Sudor, La URSS, Mas Volumen, Siberia, Horror, etc... They started with the main idea of playing punk in the vein of Discharge's The more I see period, but with the addition of Dani Mortaja as vocalist and his unique singing and lyrics has created a rare hybrid between UK82 Punk and classic Spanish hardcore. They are playing some great gigs now in Madrid and this 7 songs demo tape is a good start.

NO SIR, I WON'T - DEMO TAPE
Featuring members of Brain Killer, Libyans, and Surrender, Boston's No Sir, I Won't is one of the best new bands going. Combining hardcore, peace-punk, and countless other influences, they have created a unique and refreshing sound. After months of delays, their 6 song demo is now available for your physical, tangible, real life enjoyment. This is music, not noise.

INFECCION "TANTO SEXO, TANTA GONNOREA" TAPE
Demo tape from this new Raleigh, NC band featuring members of Brain F≠, Whatever Brains, Logic Problem, Devour, Double Negative, and a slew of others. Originally inspired by the tough yet catchy sound of newer Spanish punk bands like Sudor and Silla Electrica, Infección's sound quickly grew to incorporate numerous other influences, including full-bore noisy hardcore, big melodic punk a la Naked Raygun, and even a little 60s garage stomp. Seven originals, all distinctly different from one another, and a Kinks cover. Dubbed on cool orange tapes with hand-screened j-cards. DEMOlish tapes

DEVIL'S HAND - DEMO TAPE
Brand new out of Richmond, VA ... members of DRY SPELL and SOUTHSIDE STRANGLERS playing ripping Motorhead influenced hardcore punk. Good shit.

KONTAMINAT - DEMO TAPE
"Awesome hardcore here from the post-Deathreat school, which, judging by a couple clues isn't just an accident. This is a really nice and powerful example of taking simple catchy anthemic punk riffs and pushing it to a whole new and much more aggressive level. Tasteful leads, relentless drumming that never tires, a solid rumble, and a real sense of anger, do nice things here. Worth mentioning that Kontaminat features folks from Los Crudos, Sin Orden, and Chronic Seizure, but this sounds like none of those bands and stands well on its own. Into it" - MRR

SCANDALS, THE "TRENCHKNIFE" TAPE
The Scandals return with their long awaited EP “Trenchknife.” These songs pick up where their full length, “The Sound of Your Stereo,” left off and show a peek into what’s in store for the future. Just in time for the summer, The Scandals bring four new punk rock anthems to your tape deck. The EP was recorded and produced by Pete Steinkopf of The Bouncing Souls in Asbury Park, NJ , and was mastered by Stephen Egerton of The Descendents. The Cassette version of “Trenchknife” includes two exclusive bonus tracks not available anywhere else. “Trenchknife” is also being released on limited edition clear gold vinyl through the bands’ own imprint, Gingervitus Records.

EXCITEMENT LEVEL ZERO - ISSUE #3 ZINE
Fresh off the presses, the new issue of this Richmond power HC publication. This issue features interviews with relatively under-appreciated acts MAD WORLD (Virginia) and WORD ON THE STREET (Canada). Also includes is a comprehensive discography of INFEST bootlegs, review/pictures from an NYC weekend of shows (Omegas, Boston Strangler, Creem, etc.), and a couple pages of reviews. All laid out with primitive cut-and-paste and writing that comes straight from the gut. HC rag for HC freaks and bozos.

FLOYD IS DEAD - ISSUE #2 ZINE
Short and sweet half sized zine out of Ohio. This second issue features some record and show reviews as well as some other assorted writings.

FLOYD IS DEAD - ISSUE #3 ZINE
Half sized, third issue features a few more record and show reviews, some more assorted writings.

RESTOCKS FOR 06.08.12:

BLANK STARE - REFUSE 7"
LA URSS - MECANISMO 7"
MARKED MEN / THIS IS MY FIST - SPLIT 7"
PUTAS MIERDAS - EL PUNK NO QUIERE PAZ QUIERE DIVERSION 7"
TENEMENT - TAKING EVERYTHING 7"

DESKONOCIDOS - EN LA OSCURIDAD LP
DISCOUNT - HALF FICTION LP
DUM DUM GIRLS - ONLY IN DREAMS LP
DWARVES - BLOOD, GUTS, AND PUSSY LP
EXPLODING HEARTS - SHATTERED LP
GG KING - ESOTERIC LORE LP
HIS HERO IS GONE - MONUMENTS TO THIEVES LP
MARKED MEN - FIX MY BRAIN LP
MARKED MEN - GHOSTS LP
SICK SICK BIRDS - GATES OF HOME LP
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