Friday, August 9, 2013

LABEL and WEBSTORE UPDATE! New DEVIL'S HAND, CRIMINAL DAMAGE, CRIATURAS, and More!

Hello! It's been a little while since you've heard from me (and over a month since my last proper webstore update) so, as always, I'm going to try and keep this as short as can be but there is a bunch of news over the past month so thanks in advance for reading!

First order of business, NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" LP news! Well as you may have noticed, we had a few delays and shot past our expected July 9th "release date" by three weeks or so ... the good news is that, despite unforeseen delays with the release, ALL of the preorders have shipped and this month and if you have yet to grab the LP, you can order it HERE.  You will also begin seeing it pop up in your favorite store/distro/website over the course of August if that's easier for you (and my apologies to those who have already tried to grab a copy from your local shop, they will be getting them soon hopefully!). Thanks to everyone for your patience, and hopefully the delay doesn't keep you from checking it out because it truly is an incredible LP, and the best NIGHT BIRDS record to date (which says a lot!). NIGHT BIRDS will be hitting the road with the one and only ZERO BOYS later this month for a quick tour, you can check out the dates HERE.

The BIG EYES "Almost Famous" LP is finally available again! The first pressing sold out in less than a month, and despite a few more unexpected plant delays (see a trend here?) we've finally got the second press in our hands!!! You can pick up the record in the webstore as well, we've also got those killer package deals running if you need to grab and of the older BIG EYES releases as well! In other quick BIG EYES news, they will be playing live on KEXP in Seattle tomorrow (Saturday, August 10th at 8:30 PST) and you can stream that live via the KEXP website! Speaking of represses, the SCHOOL JERKS LP and THE SHIRKS LP are also back in print! We've also repressed the awesome SOCIAL CIRCKLE "City Shock" LP on No Way, that record is just too good to go out of print anytime soon!

On the upcoming release front, we were able to get advance copies of both the COKE BUST "Confined" 12" and RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7" for their respective tours, and we are now looking to have both of those releases officially out this September! If you were lucky enough to grab a tour version of either release, be sure to tell your friends how awesome these two releases are!  For those of you who were not so lucky, please feel free to stream a few tracks from each release over at the Grave Mistake Bandcamp page. We've still got the 86 MENTALITY LP and STRIKING DISTANCE LP reissues up next, some art delays are holding both records back (although vinyl has been here since April!)  Both releases WILL see the light of day this fall (although I said that in the spring too). I'm just building anticipation ... same with THE THUMBS reissue and the new BRAIN F≠ LP! I've also got a few more new releases to announce shortly, but I'll save that for another time.

Finally, the second release on the new VINYL CONFLICT LABEL is now available! The debut three song 7" from Richmond's own DEVIL'S HAND. Check the description below and order the 7"! You can also stream the full EP over at the Bandcamp page as well.

I believe that's all on the Grave Mistake news front for now, if I remember anything after I send this, I'll be sure to tell you about it next week. Now, onto the webstore update ...
 
 

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

WHAT'S NEW FOR 8/9/2013:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/products_new.php

A ton of new stuff since the last webstore update ... I've got the newest additions w/ descriptions listed first below, then we have a few killer titles that have been in the store since JULY however never got mentioned properly in an update. First of is the new DEVIL'S HAND 7" ... this release took a bit longer than we had hoped, but it's a total ripper so be sure to pick it up! Next on the list is the highly anticipated new LP from CRIMINAL DAMAGE! I spun this thing on repeat most of yesterday, it does NOT disappoint! I think it's taken a good 3-4 years to see the light of day, and trust me it was worth it; we've got the brand new LP from TX's CRIATURAS, plus a handful of new Deranged titles including new LP's from YOUTH AVOIDERS and VOIGHT KAMPF, and new 7"s from NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS, WASTOIDS, NEGATIVE DEGREE, and SMARTBOYS (Featuring Jonah and Mike from FUCKED UP). I have also finally restocked on the CULO "My Life Sucks..." LP - and this time I've got some limited COLOR VINYL that Deranged was nice enough to hook me up with for you collector scum.

In other new release news, grabbed a bunch of the newest 540 releases including the FINAL CONFLICT and FRAMTID Demos LPs and a reissue of the BIG BOYS classic FUN FUN FUN; got a few copies of the awesome PROXY LP which has gotten a few plays here at GMHQ this past month; picked up the singles LP from Chicago's NOOSE, stocked up on a few titles from Olympia's PERENNIAL RECORDS including both MILK MUSIC LPs and a few other titles; grabbed the newest 7" output from MN's CONDOMINIUM, the debut 7" from Richmond VA's AR-KAICS (killer 60's garage featuring members of THE SHIRKS), the new GAG 12" with incredible cover art and an even more incredible title; plus a handful of killer demos from Atlanta's MERCENARY, Boston's SAVAGEHEADS and CONTINGENT, SEMPER EADEM which is the newest brainchild of 86 MENTALITY frontman Steve Clark, new BRAIN SLUG tape and more!

There is a good amount more, but I'm going to cut it here so check the list below and buy some new records!

Thanks for reading and thanks for the support!

Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
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NEW IN THE WEBSTORE FOR 8/9/13:
 
DEVIL'S HAND "WELCOME THE SLAUGHTER" 7" (VINYL CONFLICT)
Newest installment to the VINYL CONFLICT LABEL catalog ... the debut 7" from Richmond's DEVIL'S HAND. Comprised of your favorite cast of RVA degenerates (members of UNHOLY THOUGHTS, DRY SPELL, and SOUTHSIDE STRANGLERS), Devil's Hand tear through three tracks of their brand of total MOTOR-CHARGED mayhem. This EP is guaranteed to get fists pumping, long hair flying, bottles breaking, maybe even leave a stab wound or two.  Or you might just sit on your couch listening to it while getting stoned out of your mind. Win-win.  LTD GREEN VINYL /200 Available for Mailorder.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE "CALL OF DEATH" LP (FERAL WARD)
It's been a long sinuous road but their third LP sees light of day afterall.  Recorded in a few sessions over 4 years, it's more of the same timeless anthemic punk as on their previous releases.  Criminal Damage is punk band from Portland, Or that features the drummer of Tragedy playing guitar.  This third release definitely does not disappoint ... guaranteed to have you singing along and fist pumping in minutes!

CRIATURAS "ESPIRITU DE LIBERTAD" LP (RESIDUE)
The masters of Unholy Rock n’ Roll are at it again with their 2nd LP of insanely driven punk hysteria! An amazing 4 piece punk band crawling out of Austin, TX (featuring members of VAASKA, IMPALERS, KURRAKÄ, SEVERED HEAD OF STATE, SIGNAL LOST etc.) feature Dru’s intense rapid fire vocals and Victor’s ripping guitar… this record just drives a steak through your heart with its dark, haunting, catchy, and brilliant energy! This is what punk should sound like with a UK82 Punk feel mixed with classic Spanish hardcore… totally raging, intense, and beyond simple punk stereotypes. By far one of the best records to come out this year!

GAG "THIS PUNK SHIT IS COOL BUT I HOPE TO BE ROB ZOMBIE WHEN I'M 28" 12" (BEDSIDE)
Debut 5 song, one sided LP from this Olympia band.  This LP hits with maximum impact, the sound is raw, distorted, and wild hardcore with heavy delay on the vocals and weird changes throughout. If you like bands like GISM, Church Whip, or United Mutation not just for their aggression but also for their weirdness as well, you'll flip for GAG.  Incredible cover art on a heavy tip-on style jacket with 18”x24” fold out poster. This great band has no signs of slowing down.

LONG KNIFE "WILDERNESS" LP (FERAL WARD)
New Poison idea inspired Portland band's first release. Tense uptempo hook-filled hardcore avoiding modern clichés. No raw punk, no goth, no metal, just simple catchy hardcore.

CULO "MY LIFE SUCKS AND I COULD CARE LESS" COLORED VINYL! (DERANGED)
Second Pressing on limited COLORED VINYL! "Okay, 1st off, the LP is NOT called 'The Return of Culo', look at the spine of the LP for proof of that. But in a sense, its almost a return record since the guys took a good amount of time prepping it. This LP was recorded over a weekend in mid March 2012 with their man of choice Kevin up in Lansing MI. This is definitely not a concept record, but it can almost be called a 'time and place' record since the album is a reflection of everything in the band's life when writing it, but what bands don't? If you only loved the fast stuff the band has done before, that's still present on tracks here but also the band offers more variety then ever before. To be blunt, the fast songs are faster, the mid tempo tracks are more punchy and the the rest are just downright catchy as hell. I see the 'Ramones songs made ugly' as a comparison nowadays made about a select few, and finally someone's pulls it off, even though the boys go for their own thing but that certain band is a large influence. This is a true PUNK record. And damn John's voice almost is an exact cross of Jerry and John Brannon, its so eerie the semblance. This album was just meant to happen and even if its release experienced a few delays, it's a timeless record. Nothing was spared from the record down to the look, layout and quality and what you get sounds excellent. So sit back, grab something to drink (or supply to any other habit you may have) and enjoy all that is Culo.''

NOOSE "THE MORAL LAW" LP (REACT)
The Chicago Vegan Straight Edge returns to REACT! Records, this time to take a moment, pause and look back upon the twisted path of shocked, offended and alienated witnesses left in their wake. Compiling “It’s Your Time” (REACT!), “The War of All Against All” (REACT!), “Depraved Indifference” (REFUSE) and obscure compilation tracks, THE MORAL LAW is the definitive collection of NOOSE’s recorded output to date. 20 tracks of vegan fueled, hate-filled philosophical rants you probably strongly disagree with or at least feel uncomfortable admitting to in public… cruelty-free (for the animals, at least). Hardline vegan straight edge played like it completely missed the 90’s.

VOIGHT KAMPF "S/T" LP (DERANGED)
 Voight-Kampff began as Run Down in 2005 when Sulier and Swanson-White came together due to a shared love of darker moodier punk. After both had been in hardcore bands they decided to try something a little weirder. A 2 song 45 was done after passing songs back and forth and was belatedly released in 2012 on Baltimore’s Firestarter Records. At this point the songs were already written for their debut full-length and the two decided to make a clean break from RD with a name change and stripped down format which would involve only the two of them for recording purposes. VK has played roughly a show a year since 07 recruiting different friends to flesh out live line-ups including Doom Town’s Ashley Hohman and Tom Valli, Bryan Clarkson and Shaun Morrissey from The Humanoids, Matty Coonfield of Bug Chaser and Tone Rodent, Phil Schwarz of Rock Bottom Records, Ted Howard of the 86’ed, and Brad Stiffler of Condominium. The duo is currently at work writing for their second LP and has plans to finally tour and increase their activities. Razorcake “Not at all what you’d expect from a long distance project involving members from Minneapolis’ Formaldehyde Junkies and St. Louis’s the Breaks: this is some compelling dark punk ala the current crop of Northwestern bands, such as the Estranged, Criminal Code, and the Red Dons. Speaking of Red Dons, I’m hearing a lot of the Observers’ magic with the in-your-face vocals and the way the guitar hooks weave in and out of a driving rhythm section. Perfect for punks who aren’t precious about where they shelve their Joy Division records. Voight-Kampff have apparently been collaborating for over seven years now and have more releases lined up, including a 7” on Firestarter under their previous moniker, Run Down. If this cassette is telling of what’s in store, then I offer to you my highest possible recommendation.” –Juan Espinosa from Terminal Escape “It’s no secret that punks have taken to looking to the dreary sounds of decades past, but the nucleus of VOIGHT•KAMPFF have been working on these sounds since the last millennium and their efforts will reward your earholes with music dripping with dark basement sounds. Far from a goth punk rehash, this project leans heavily on guitar driven post punk, so much so that it’s easy to overlook the superb brooding vocals and even to miss the subtle keyboards and concentrate on the gloriously simple guitar leads. The two fellows at the center of VOIGHT•KAMPFF know exactly what they are up to and are no strangers to killer sounds (one dude from CARDIAC ARREST and one from FORMALDEHYDE JUNKIES/DAMAGE DEPOSIT), but this is easily their finest work to date. Easily (though mistakenly) lumped in with both Swedish melodic sounds like VICIOUS or with the current ‘80s dark punk resurgence, this is one of the few fortunate bands who sound instantly familiar and fiercely original at the same time. There’s vinyl coming soon, and I couldn’t be happier.”

YOUTH AVOIDERS "S/T" LP (DERANGED)
After a very well received EP and two US tours, YOUTH AVOIDERS return with their first full length album. For fans of hardcore punk, this will be without a doubt, the best hardcore punk record to come from France in a LONG time. Part hardcore reminiscent of Career Suicide’s punchy delivery and part punk with a frantic guitar work that brings to mind Royal Headache. Loads of catchy hooks delivered at high velocity makes this a real stand out record.

SETE STAR SEPT "VISCERAL TAVERN" LP (SPHC)
This is Sete Star Sept's finest effort to date. Which is to say, it's the best grind record of the year, maybe the last few years. The A-side sees them playing raw grindcore that straddles the line with noisecore yet remains song-oriented enough to stay cohesive. Smiles all around. The B-side sees them diving into an exciting, forward-thinking new style that draws upon the famous improvisation and stream-of-consciousness performance aspects of their live shows. Everybody's scratching their heads.....and we're all still smiling.

MILK MUSIC "BEYOND LIVING" LP (PERENNIAL)
Wild prayers of humanity that blur the line between Hardcore and Rock. The new Vibe for the new era. Slow crashing waves of low tones that shiver across your being. Om Mani Padme. Bright beams of sound. Alien Abductions. You are far above what you thought was your body, but you can still smoke weed. You are receiving it now. God's Radio. You are receiving it now. It jams in the space behind your face. Beyond Living. greatest hits. 6 tracks. For people and dogs of Earth. Made in the USA. 45RPM.

BROKEN WATER "WHET" LP (PERENNIAL)
A re-release of the debut LP by Olympia Washington three-piece BROKEN WATER. Consisting of former SISTERS (Parts Unknown Records) and CELEBRATION members, Broken Water's sound seems to resound in the rainy coastal woodlands that they are surrounded by. Dense walls of slow swirling distortion breath out into moments of cold syrupy magma and reverb drenched beauty. Droning post punk bass grooves build foundations for constantly evolving guitar riffing and somber vocal passages, a subtle psychedelic sound as heavy as it is lite, as dark as it is colorful, and as deep as it is wide. Broken Water's dreamy take on hazy pastoral sonic exploration is as unique as it is nostalgic and provides endless amounts of killer listening.

BROKEN WATER "PERIPHERAL STAR" 12" (PERENNIAL)
There's a lot of images that come to mind with water, one drowning, weightlessness, creation, distortion...distortion in the way you look at something through the water and it's all weird; the light is all bent. what if you could manipulate that? taking the light and bending and bending it. what would you do? 5 tracks. 45 RPM

BROKEN WATER "SEASIDE & SEDMIRKASKY" 12"
This is a two-track 12" self-released by Broken Water in early May 2012, with two extended jams from the Tempest sessions that were kept separate from the full-length LP but intended as a companion piece of sorts. "Seaside" is a 16 minute epic that features Lori Goldston on cello; "Sedmikrasky" was inspired by the Czechoslovakian film Daisies.

WEIRD TV "S/T" LP (PERENNIAL)
“Following up a killer demo and 7”, Olympia’s Weird TV goes long(er) with six new songs that showcase strong musical development and renewed charisma, the kind of music that stares you down even from the comfort of your own home. In a refreshing role reversal, the men in the band are relegated to the rhythm section, while the women handle vocals and guitar, shredding as hard as the situations warrant. Lyrics are once again in Spanish, and the band’s respect for and inspiration from Latino punk, particularly its history in Southern California, is vetted in full solely by way of deed. I got a test pressing, so no lyrics (or song titles, for that matter) are evident, but in the tradition of their previous single, Weird TV has a way of making your classic Pac-NW feminist punk sound more vicious and hectoring than almost anything else in the past 10-15 years, to the point where a few of these songs sound like a curse bestowed upon the unjust who happen to stumble upon this release – these people will make you pay.”—Doug Mosurock

SON SKULL "WIPED CLEAN" LP (PERENNIAL)
“Second record from this Olympia, WA band, and one of the most interesting and consistent punk scenes in this country, parts of which has been well-represented by local label Perennial. Everything they’ve released so far KILLS, and this Son Skull EP is no exception, the band growing further out of the reckless, raspy, rusty sounds of their debut into some surprising and sensitive directions (’Weeping Hole,’ with its folk-style vocal and separated, spare guitar, sounds like it could be found in between Greg Sage’s Straight Ahead and the Pearl Jam documentary), while giving guitarist Hayes Waring the chance to open up on fuzz wah solo rippage elsewhere, like on the title track. Son Skull definitely shares a lot of the qualities of some of the other records reviewed here on this day, December 20, 2011—a sense of picking up and gently fucking with the continuum of punk and underground music as it’s existed for years and years, and getting the requisite kicks out hard. But the promise of new direction evident on Wiped Clean brings with it a level of anticipation, of this whole scene shifting into something bigger and truthful than had existed before. Way rockin’ and worth your while.”—Doug Mosurock

GATEWAY DISTRICT "OLD WILD HEARTS" LP (IT'S ALIVE)
Sometimes the best way to find strength is to be mindful of your weaknesses. Sometimes the best way to move on is to commit your past to memory so you can stop reliving it and progress. Old Wild Hearts plays like a note to self on how to grow strong and move on. Lyrically it can read as a total downer, but through the music its message is transformed into an empowering motivation to make a change for the better. Gateway District continue to do just that with this, their third full length album. With each new record they get better and move on. The familiar patterns of the past are still present, but only those that make way for improvement remain. Strengths are reaffirmed and expanded upon. Weaknesses are cast aside. Perfection is in sight, but perfect's gonna fail... but maybe not this time.

DOPAMINES "VICES" LP (IT'S ALIVE)
The Dopamines have a reputation of being a “party band,” but Vices is no party. It's a hard pill to swallow, and not the fun kind that leaves you falling down the stairs. If Expect The Worst was the raging party last night, this record is the long, hard look in the mirror the morning after. This time around, The Dopamines are dealing with the shit they got fucked up to forget about. And the list of shit to get fucked up to forget about flows longer than the Ohio River.  Yet, somehow, the record doesn't sound dark. It's full of catchy tunes, and only when you get them in your head and start singing along do the pieces all start to come together. This record is a paradox, and a damn catchy one. Hooks reveal themselves to be full of terrible thoughts, inescapable and growing louder. Herein lies the real trick to Vices, what really sets The Dopamines apart from their peers. They make the darkness sound appealing by sweeping it under a rug of harmonies and melodies. And by the time you know the record's secrets, you can't walk away from it. Everything on Vices works together so well. It amazes me how a group of dudes with so little going for them can make a record with so much going for it. And before you know it, it's over. You start it up again, catching a buzz during your first listen. By the end of the second, you're wasted, pants around your ankles, pop punk perfection blasting out of your stereo, completely unaware that this might actually not be an appropriate group of songs to party to. But who cares? Life is shit.  So, we expect the worst, because it's all we have experience dealing with. It's all we know, it's all we have, it's what we are. But whether slowly through the years or quickly with a handful of pills, we have an awesome new record to jam while we kill ourselves.

CONDOMINIUM "CARL" 7" (SUB POP)
On “Carl”, St. Paul’s Condominium churn out three tracks of their trademark blend of hardcore punk and mutated, art-damaged heaviness. This is Condominium’s sixth vinyl release, after four long-sold out 7"s and the Warm Home LP, all of which made the underground rock cognoscenti drool all over their Flipper shirts. All three tracks are new and exclusive to this release.

WASTOIDS "S/T" 7" (DERANGED)
Bottle chucking youth-punk from Toronto, Ontario; Wastoids rip an early 80s Boston vibe with an Oi! influenced stomp. The culturally sanitized wasteland of the west end of their city breeds boredom and socially fucked mutants who puke in your venues and ruin scenes.

NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS "BIRTH RIGHT" 7" (DERANGED)
Neighborhood Brats, lead by vocalist Jenny Angelillo (the Orphans), are a punk rock band from Los Angeles by way of San Francisco. Their debut EP, recorded after only 5 initial rehearsal sessions in 2011, became an instant classic in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the band honed their sound and became known for out of control, spastic live shows. After releasing two subsequent, well-received singles, Angelillo and guitarist George Rager relocated the band to Los Angeles in late 2012. Birth Right is their debut EP on Deranged and features 3 new ragers and a cover.

NEGATIVE DEGREE "S/T" 7" (DERANGED)
Colorado boys who say they want to sound like Formaldehyde Junkies or Government Issue and then they go and cover Discharge. Their bassist is probably the only dude to ever wear a bandana or flip up hat that you don't feel like throwing your drink at. There may or may not be some fingerless gloves going on.

SMARTBOYS "RSVP" 7" (DERANGED)
Mike Haliechuk and Jonah Falco from Fucked Up team up like Jonesy and Paul Cook to tap the melody and simplicity of what they already know about writing music and fire it even further into the endless prism of the late 70s. Ribbony Bowie-esque vocals over big guitars and heavy drums nodding to Northern Ireland, Northern England, and other anachronistic punk pleasures.

AR-KAICS "SHE DOES THOSE THINGS TO ME" 7" (SPEAKERTREE)
Debut single from Richmond's AR-KAICS! Patty, Kevin, and Johnny make troglodyte, teenbeat garage-punk with enough primitive grit to rival your favorite pebbles, nuggets, and back-from-the-gravers.  Their debut single unleashes two essential scorchers into the wild.  "She Does Those Things to Me" delivers a catchy 4-chord foundation before pummeling you with buzzsawing guitars, pounding drums, and a full-on throaty wail.  B-sider "Don't Need Your Love" is just as catchy, coated in lo-fi snarl with enough sentimentality and twang to really mean it.  "Richmond band The Ar-Kaics look towards the direction of purism to the form. Yet, by some intense restraint on their behalf to not be dipshits, and refocusing of that energy towards catchy songwriting and a developed sound that’s both authentic and grimy, they totally fucking kill it. Both of these songs are simple, four-chord stompers with fuzz to spare, a crazed Anglophile singer spazzing out on the mic, and curiously, no bass – a pet peeve of mine that doesn’t even seem to register in the presence of good songwriting and a believable performance. Producer Nikhil Ranade is no stranger to varying styles of band crossing his path, and he plays up the manic elements while muting the rest, to the point where it sounds like some wild motherfuckers teamed up with Heather from Beat Happening and got her to play drums in their awesome band. This single made me briefly rethink my stance on American garage bands of this decade, which was not an easy thing to do" - Doug Mosurock

FRUSTROS "S/T" 7" (MUTANT)
Frustros is a band from Lyon, France - Elizabeth, Alex, Julien and Xavier. After a bolt-from-the-blue six track demo of menacing yet urbane post-punk, Frustros have warmed their tone a little on this new set of songs, which are readied for an eventual vinyl release but are here first on tape for their UK tour with Good Throb. All nervous bite and spirited Francophone anguish, for comparisons these songs summon both the darker spirit of Magazine, and the winsome guitar work of The Clean, transplanted from NZ to the fifteenth floor of a leaking tower block. This is fully-formed, baleful and engaging punk that's cold yet catchy. Frustros are the dissatisfaction soundtrack to a vengeful stomp through the crumbling banlieues.

CRIMINAL CODE / BIG CRUX - SPLIT 7" (BEDSIDE)
A momento of friendship between two great bands from the Northwest.  Both bands bring their unique sound in contrast with each other but working wonderfully to keep you flipping the record over and over.  200 Pressed.

NUDES "SKIN" 7" (BEDSIDE)
Gross, fast hardcore from Seattle, WA. Personal and painfully honest lyrics and a unique hardcore onslaught close in on you. 300 Pressed.

CABBAGEHEADS "S/T" 7" (SPHC)
Drums that barely hold together, guitar that lives purely in the moment without regard to song or melody, bass that pops and bounces along at a million miles an hour, and vocals that reflect some very 'hardened cynical bastard' stylings, summing into a fun-loving high-energy 'what's going on? who cares anyway' atmosphere. Cabbageheads are the brightest young stars of the American noise punk landscape. From the same crew that brought you CloudRat and Scum comes everybody playing on the wrong instrument and doing it well enough to qualify as “songs” but poorly enough to still be appealing. Their keen ability to write good songs mixed with their amazing inability to play them correctly made them an instant smash hit at the SPHC headquarters. Their tireless work and dedication to improving their local scene and making punk happen generated an instant kinship with us too. This band is cool, important, and above all, very fucking noise.

TERVEET KADET "PIINAAVA NAUTINTO" 7" (SPHC)
Terveet Kadet is one of the greatest hardcore bands ever. They blew everybody's minds on their recent American tour with Lotus Fucker. They're world champs with similar qualities as other world champs: 20 songs, 25 minutes, all the classics with a couple new bangers, no breaks, no slow, just pure tight-as-hell nonstop hardcore barrage. This new EP is their best record in 20+ years in my opinion. A flawless, effortless example of the style they created and for which they are world-renowned/worshiped/copied. Six songs, four minutes. Brief, bombastic, exploding, demented hardcore punk. Unmistakable, authentic, beautiful.

FORMBY CHANNEL "SAUCEY SEASIDE" 7" (SPHC)
Three of my favorite people in the UK, nay the whole world, return with their genius fun-and-games project band. While the first 7" felt like (/was?) a collection of inside jokes taken to their farthest (and that's no complaint, the first 7" was great), this feels like a more fully-encapsulated mid-tempo rocking noise punk experience akin to hopping along a nude beach with a giant boner and a huge grin on your face. Stronger songs, stronger sound, more universal concept, more ukulele, and that layout......

CLEARSIGHT "NOT ASHAMED" 7" (REACT)
Ukraine’s Youth Crew bruisers are back after a brief hiatus, with a killer follow up to the demo we released a few years ago. Continuing REACT!’s history of finding the most crucial bands from all over the world, CLEARSIGHT drops 9 youth crew anthems, guaranteed to inspire high dives, low skanks and positive change in the hearts of true coremen and women regardless of race, color, or national identity. Grounded firmly in an appreciation of classic and current bands like Youth of Today, Straight Ahead, Stop and Think and True Colors, CLEARSIGHT adds their own twist to the genre with speed, intensity and plenty of groove.

MEAN JEANS / UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CANDYLAND - SPLIT 7" (IT'S ALIVE)
I have been chasing down both of these bands for a record since they first hit the scene. That's the better part of a decade for Underground Railroad To Candyland. But I guess a wait like thatis to be expected when the guys in the band also split time in Toys That Kill, Stoned At Heart and some other bands I probably don't even know of yet. For Mean Jeans it's been less time, but these guys have been down right prolific with the amount of records they've churned out to melt the faces of me, you and anyone else around who knows was sup. It was no easy feat getting these bands on board for a record. These fellas are hard to get and for good reason. Everyone wants a piece of the best bands around! Lucky for us all this shit finally came to be.  What you get are two new tracks from two killer bands doing what they do best. Underground Railroad To Candyland continue down their poppy, surfy, slightly psychedelic trip with "I Dunno What I'm Sayin'" and "Alright." Mean Jeans get rad and rip it up with their pogo punk quintessential party jams "Possessed To Party" and "Terminally Twisted."

CRUSADES "PARABLES" 7" (IT'S ALIVE)
Crusades are a band that have made fans of strangers. Their music is not so far off from what It's Alive has released in the past that they don't fit in with or don't make sense sandwiched between bands like Chinese Telephones and The Dopamines. But they are far enough from our center that they have reached the ears of people who wouldn't usually look to us for new music to get into. Those people now come looking for more and find something different, yet similar enough to take interest and give it a chance. Some become fans of what we are doing and the records we are putting out. For that we will forever be stoked to have released Crusades debut album The Sun Is Down And The Night Is Riding In.  With their second album already set to be released by No Idea Records, we wanted to do at least one more 7" before their send off. Certainly with the hopes of partnering up again in the future.  Parables is a perfect summary of Crusades. It has build up, power, melody, pop punk appeal, masterful guitar shredding and each of the three vocalists gets time on mic to showcase this bands vocal versatility. Lyrically it presents worthwhile questioning of conventional belief as I am sure all Crusades material forever will. Stoked again.

FED TO THE WOLVES "S/T" 7" (LAY ME LOW)
Fed to the Wolves debut 7" 5 songs of dark, heavy hardcore. Limited to 300 copies on black vinyl. Hear it at www.fedtothewolves.bandcamp.com

CONTINGENT - DEMO TAPE
New band from Boston, featuring members of Koward, Who Killed Spikey Jacket?, The Combat Zone, etc. French and UK influenced Oi!/Punk with absolutely solid hooks and riffs. Think Komintern Sect crossed with Criminal Class. Comes with insert.

RITUAL CONTROL - DEMO TAPE
"Demo tape from this new Bay Area, CA band featuring members of No Statik, Condition, and Effluxus. I dare say that if you put those three bands into a blender, Ritual Control is pretty much what you'd expect to come out... beastly, very fast and slightly crusty hardcore that seems heavily influenced by Japanese bands like Gloom and Framtid, but with a slight USHC edge to keep things propulsive and catchy. Pro-printed tapes in a very swank all-black package." - sorrystaterecords.com

SEMPER EADEM - DEMO TAPE
New band from DC featuring Steve from 86 Mentality on vocal duties once again!!! Four Tracks of DCHC with a heavy dose of Oi! influence. 200 made.

BRAIN SLUG - 2013 TAPE
New York's Brain Slug returns in 2013 with their sophomore release, the CREEP//Annihilate Me three-song-single; a manic blast of ancient NYHC wisdom (Straight Ahead, Krakdown) spiked with a hefty dose of noisey punk (Discharge, et al.). Wrapping things up is their vicious take on Christian Death's "Spiritual Cramp."  Limited to 200 copies on pro duplicated red cassettes, with screened red shells and a glossy cover.

SOCIAL DAMAGE - DEMO TAPE
This Indianapolis straight edge, three song demo is a slammer. It's short and sweet, clocking in at just under three minutes this demo leaves you wanting more. The demo definitely gives praise to Straight Ahead/80s straight edge, along with early Agnostic Front vibe. Highly recommended for those who love hardcore.

HASHTAG HARDCORE ZINE - ISSUE #2
Second issue of this rad zine out of europe DEDICATED to the core. Content is quite diverse;interviews with Darkside NYC, Vvovnds, Kickback, Citizens Patrol, Bad Brains ('82 reprint), Stikman (Fury Of V), Kirby Michel (Length Of Time), Spoiler (Omega's), Mike Dijan (you know him), Chris Peers (True Colors). Plus shorter interviews with JR Glass (Next Step Up), Sike (Not Afraid), Jeff perlin (Breakdown). Plus Tons of record-, zine-, and showreviews. Plus some columns and a lot of awesome pictures, including Hands Tied, Sheer Terror, Breakdown etc etc etc etc ... a good mix of stuff, it's cool to see hardcore-centric zines that aren't pigeonholed into one niche / trend genre ... maybe not for everyone, but if so then you probably aren't hardcore enough for a Stikman interview anyways.

MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #363 - AUGUST 2013
Another illustrious issue of Maximum Rocknroll hits the streets! In MRR #363, the August 2013 issue, we have tons of great interviews including SUDOR from Toledo, Spain, discussing their recent US tour and punk in their corner of the world. The epic TERVEET KÄDET from Finland gives us the details on the band’s evolution and recent activity, and the ladies from LAS OTRAS discuss punk politics and their local Barcelona scene. We talk with the folks at Toinen Vaihtoehto, one of the longest running punk zines in the world, about the inner workings and history of their classic Finnish publication, and Japan’s BLACK AND WHITE gives us a quick interview about their recent activities. We’ve got Bay Area punk noise merchants STILLSUIT, Bay Area weirdo/freak/queer/punk zine Baitline!!!, punk veteran and unsung hero Taquila Mockingbird delivering some insight and history of early L.A. punk, and Punk magazine’s John Holmstrom talks about the late punk artist Arturo Vega and his history with the most famous punk band in the world. RUINED FAMILIES from Athens, Greece talk about their punk scene and the state of their surroundings; Bi-coastal assault R.O.T.T.E.R. discusses their sounds, scenes and inspiration; San Jose, CA’s NO MISTAKE talks about their brand of USHC;  and four-piece Vancouver punk outfit SIREN SONGS discusses all things Canadian punk. To top it all off we have a Yorba Linda, CA scene report, guest columns from Luke Haas of Tian An Men 89 Records and Christina from Australia’s Stitches in My Head zine, photo spreads from Steven Rudd at Chaos in Tejas and Ian Absurdo from ABSURDO’s US tour, all the zine, demo, books reviews you want and the most extensive punk review section of all time!

ALSO RECENT NEW WEBSTORE ADDITIONS SINCE JULY:

SAVAGEHEADS - DEMO TAPE
Think No Future/Riot City with a slight Deutschpunk influence.  Members of the incestuous gene pool of Boston/Lowell bands (Bloodkrow Butcher, Subclinix, No Sir I Wont, etc., etc.).  Comes with lyric insert.

MERCENARY - DEMO TAPE (SCAVENGER OF DEATH)
Atlanta HC raw-rager featuring wild riffage, frantic d-beat drumming, and the pummelling heaviness you'd expect from, say, Framtid. Vocals are like a neanderthal's battle cry: intimidating. 6 tracks, including one mid-paced fightstarter. Not quite raw punk, but it's dis close (get it?).

PROSECUTORS "I'VE GOT A MESSAGE" 7" (SCAVENGER OF DEATH)
Straight reissue of a little known punk platter out of Milwaukee circa 1980. The A side ("I've Got A Message") is a great lost-in-time punk/hard-rock slow burner with strangely ethereal backup vox that take the song to another level. The B-side picks up the pace with the rough-but-hooky proto hardcore of "Dead Man" (also sporting those ghostly backups) and the live cut "Prosecution Rests" (supposedly chosen in place of another studio track due to an insecure drummer). Some time after this record was released, band leader Kevin "Kinney" Gerard picked up stakes and moved to Atlanta, eventually achieving fame with southern rockers Drivin N Cryin. A scarce record known to fetch megabucks, now it can be yours for a nominal fee (with the even scarcer picture sleeve and insert included).

NO SIR, I WON'T "THE DOOR" LP (FRAMEWORK)
NO SIR, I WON'T return with a new EP of unique and complex hardcore punk. Featuring members of BRAIN KILLER, LIBYANS, and SURRENDER; NO SIR, I WON'T draws inspiration from all corners of the punk spectrum to create a wholly unique and refreshing sound not often heard in today's punk scene. Comprised of 6 songs, and clocking in at over 20 minutes in length, "The Door" is a dynamic album that mixes the anger of CONFLICT with the melody of early CHUMBAWAMBA. All copies on yellow vinyl with download card.

PROXY "SOMETHING WE'VE ALL SEEN BEFORE" LP (INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL)
UK IMPORT.  Debut vinyl offering from Montreal's finest. Co-released between Imminent Destruction and Inflammable Material. 7 tracks that draw influences from classic UK punk like Blitz or The Partisans but underpin it with the steel of early Motorhead/GBH/Toxic Reasons. Timeless catchy, but equally powerful, modern Punk from ex-members of Inepsy and Kontempt.  Full colour jackets with double sided lyric inner, pressed on 150 gram red vinyl.

VIOLENT END "S/T" 7" (LENGUA ARMADA)
This band out of Chicago, IL smack us in the face with four stomping  tracks that will crumble your world. Be warned, this is for fans of  hardcore. Features members of Vile Gash, Manipulation, Chronic  Seizure, and Repos, just to name a few.

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY "DISTANT SHORES" 7" (DIRT CULT)
Dark and melodic punk rock from Chicago. This three piece often gets compared to X (LA) with a bit less of that bluesy rock n roll vibe. And while I'd say that's a cop-out (yeah yeah, dualing male-female vocals), it's incredibly accurate. This is a split release with Poison City for the band's Australian tour in July. Printed on 3 different colors of vinyl.

BRAIN ATTACK "S/T" 7" (DIRT CULT)
Absolutely raging female fronted "old-school" hardcore from Austin. Members of Wiccans, Sex Advice, Rats & Birds, Debt, Hairdos on Fire and more. Limited to 330 on black.

FINAL CONFLICT "NINETEEN EIGHTY FIVE DEMO" LP (540)
"Aaaarrgggh! Raging Madness strikes with this ferocious demo. New hot young band from the L.A. area who scorch out the speed and extreme rawness in the vein of ICONOCLAST and early FINAL WARNING. Intense lyrics with a boisterous shouter, backed by thrashing metallic grinds melting into overdrive. This grabs for the blast" -- Pushead - 1985.  Before "ashes to ashes" was this amazing demo that is put to vinyl for the first time in a gatefold cover mastered by enormous door.

FRAMTID "CONSUMING SHIT AND MIND POLLUTION - THE EARLY DEMOS 97/01" LP (540)
Life has few certainties. Everything seems to change, usually for the worse. Death is inevitable, though when it will come can rarely be predicted. Amidst all the flux here is a certainty: Framtid plays ripping d-beat raw punk, and they will never change. At the same time as their new album is released, the first in over a decade, 540 Records presents a vinyl collection of their four early demo cassettes. Most remarkable is how consistent Framtid’s vision has been, since first set down on a rehearsal tape in 1997. There is no chaff, nothing extraneous: just short, sharp bursts of feedback, noise, distortion, pummeling drums, and memorable råpunk riffs. This LP’s release accompanied their first visit to the United States, some years after border authorities had halted a previously planned one. What many suspected then became clear in 2013: Framtid is the most powerful live hardcore band on the planet, playing with ferocity unmatched by their peers (particularly drummer Takayama, who it seems barely survives the all-out effort he gives). After first seeing them in Japan a friend remarked to me that the sensory experience was like living through trench warfare. Perhaps outsiders will never grasp how fans of a deeply anti-war outfit, whose lyrics barely stray from that single message, can crave such an experience. But for the initiated, it makes perfect sense. At last, the initiated legion (and others!) can easily obtain the band’s crucial cassettes. The versions on this record, none ever before on vinyl, also include some songs that appear nowhere else. The band’s third demo, in particular, was produced in a micro-edition. This LP’s packaging is lavish, with a gatefold cover and a booklet of extremely difficult-to-find flyers, photos, and other material. -- Stuart Schrader.

EGO SUMMIT "THE ROOM ISN'T BIG ENOUGH" LP (540)
I can almost remember the day that Rep sent me the first issue of this LP. Taking it out of the package I glommed the title, looked at who was participating and snorted appreciatively. Ego Summit – perfect! Don Howland, Jim Shepard, Ron House, Tommy Jay and Michael Hummel were all guys whose impact on the world of music (as it is known) was questionable, but all of them were well-known at the sub-underground level, and it was damn certain they all felt like kings! Between them they had created sounds and records that were legendary and influential, but the fact that they were all bums dedicated to living in Columbus, Ohio made the reality of their impact something that was hard to appreciate if you lived further away than Dayton (home of GBV). But as the years peeled away, oddball record collectors (and perhaps, even, the women who love them) have come to appreciate the insane form-moves this cabal of record collectors was up to. By the time of this release, they’d been putting out records for years, with bands as diverse as Gibson Bros, Bassholes, Vertical Slit, V-3, Great Plains, Mike Rep & the Quota, True Believers (OH), and in various solo incarnations of one form or another. Each had evolved a dinstinctive sound, redolent of every goddamn record he’d ever heard – from Ramblin’ Thomas to the Twinkeyz to Armand Schaubroeck Steals to Destroy All Monsters, and they were ready to roll it all out. Ego Summit functions like a download of everything they’ve ever really loved, from the VU’s Live ’69 to Quicksilver’s cover of Buffy Ste. Marie’s “Codine”, all piled up in a beautifully loose garage band jumble. I’m never sure whether my fave track is Ron House’s “Rise Sherry” (with its lazy approximation of the original Contortions’ slide guitar/bass dualism), Jim Shepard’s abosultely blown talling-blues, “We Got It All” (the best experiment in the form since the Minutemen’s “History Lesson Part Two”), or Don Howland’s “Wife Blues” (a track that makes every motion by Spencer’s Blues Explosion extraneous), but the whole goddamn thing is great. A totally superior listen, by a bunch of clowns who were their own best fans. And knew why. Now you do too. --Byron Coley

BIG BOYS "FUN FUN FUN" LP (540)
If you were to find a person unfamiliar with the Big Boys, they would be one lucky son of a gun because they would be about to have their whole trip turned inside out. Fun, Fun, Fun... is the gateway to whole new world of empowerment. Anything in life is possible as long you have a positive attitude and this 12" to sing along to. You wanna skate ditches? Let's go! You wanna paint outside the lines? Do it loud! You wanna rock? Go start your own band! Fx3s got all the things to move your ass, a short HC ripper, a couple funk numbers (complete with horns - necessary) and the oh-so-important infectious anthemic tracks that tie the whole scene together. Part Kool & the Gang, part Angelic Upstarts, Black Flag and John Coltrane, they drew from a wide vein of musical inspiration in their quest to open minds and instill a creative, uplifting, socially aware ethos. All that being said they did the whole thing with a smile the size of Texas itself.

BAD SKIN "S/T" 7" (BAD VIBRATIONS)
"The best no-nonsense hardcore punk band you've never heard unless you're from Toronto? Posthumous release of the 4 song EP we corralled them into recording in Luke's basement before they broke up. Jay now sings in TOHC gods HASSLER.  "They were the closest thing this city has seen to real, honest, raw punk in decades...As it stands, I still have no idea what a single one of their songs is called, and I probably couldn't string two words of their lyrics together if you paid me, but that's the way it should be. They were faster, harder, and more dangerous than most before or since. Their collective members frequently flew too close to the flame. Out-of-tune guitars. Broken, blood-covered cymbals. 2-song sets. Flying shoes. Ranch dressing. BAD SKIN." - Gabby (Bad Skin Guru/Reprobates)"

RULE OF THIRDS "S/T" 7" (VIDEO DISEASE)
Debut 7" from this incredible new Australian band. Rule Of Thirds have crafted 3 perfect death rock songs that have an amazing dark pop slant to them. While so many bands attempt this style, many of them are hardly original nor could they write anything memorable. Rule Of Thirds surpass their contemporaries by crafting expertly written songs that have incredible amounts of depth and layers.  Expertly recorded and mastered to capture the bands amazing talent and song writing ability, this debut 7" is a strong statement that will resonate in the underground and will make all other bands playing this style seem obsolete.  Packaged in a lush 7" glue pocket sleeve with a custom inner sleeve with beautiful artwork laid out by the band.

FLEX, THE "SCUM ON THE RUN" 7" (VIDEO DISEASE)
Debut 7" from devastating UK hardcore band The Flex. After a great demo The Flex had a bit of a lineup change. Adding a 2nd guitar and recruiting living legend Tom Pimlott (Violent Reaction, Sectarian Violence) to play drums, The Flex have become an unstoppable machine bent on world domination.  Six songs of boot to the gut, fist to the teeth HARDCORE. The Flex have created the perfect hybrid of Boston '82 and NYC '87 but putting their own original twist on the tried and true formula. Instead of just being a simple copy of their favorite bands as so many bands do today, The Flex are one of the best and most original bands in the UK and the world today.  Mastered by Dan Randall at the highest volume possible to capture the true raw energy of the band. Pressed on to cherry red vinyl housed in a black dust sleeve with an expertly crafted fold over sleeve with intimidating artwork throughout, this is the ultimate way to truly experience the power of The Flex. Members of Violent Reaction, Sectarian Violence, Perspex Flesh and more!

OCCULTS "S/T" 7" (NO PATIENCE)
Proving once again what a hotbed of creativity the sweaty musical underbelly of Queensland can be, this is the exciting debut offering from Brisbane 3 piece, OCCULTS. A swampy, downer, rock and roll sound reminiscent of groups like FEEDTIME and THE BIRTHDAY PARTY meets the swagger and sex of THE CRAMPS. Fantastic male / female dual vocals mix with pounding drums and bass, and a fuzzed out yet melodic guitar sound to create a real sonic presence. This record is a strut through the dark and muggy streets of Brisbane suburbia. A real sunglasses after dark kind of affair.

LOWER "SOMEONE'S GOT IT IN FOR ME" 7" (540)
Hailing from Denmark, featuring members of Youth Attack's Sexdrome, and palling around with the same crew as Iceage, Lower bring a very dark style of punk to this 7", bringing to mind bands like The Cure, Echo And The Bunnymen, and Joy Division.

SEX PRISONER "STATE PROPERTY E.P." 7" (BAD TEETH)
"STATE PROPERTY" is the fantastic 2nd E.P. from the Southwest's greatest hardcore sensation. 10 brand new songs of purely demented powerviolence in the vein of Crossed Out and Despise You with a healthy portion of Merauder on the side. Forget what you heard from any of the bullshit over-hyped bands of this genre...SEX PRISONER do it best from their hometown of Tucson, AZ. Pick this up or die trying.

NEW FLESH, THE "REALITY" LP (NEW FLESH)
Oakland's The New Flesh LP "Reality" is dark, aggressive and melodic . It draws from circumstances such as anxiety, uneasiness and the disconnectedness as a result from over stimulation. It has eight contagious songs that range from the prodding moodiness of early Killing Joke to the melancholic pop of early New Order. It is driving and punk and manages to escape the trappings of certain revivalist bands that The New Flesh are often compared to. There are layers of melodies that require several listens to fully appreciate beyond the instant hooks. This record comes on marbled vinyl.

VILE, THE "PROVOCATION" LP (HAVOC)
The Vile is a new audio assault  which consists of Rat (varukers/discharge) on vocals Tezz (ex discharge/broken bones) on guitar along with Ben (ex Disorder) and Sean (Braindance) on Bass. The band was put together to incorporate elements of the members previous bands, but to kick up the aggressive attitude a notch with a more in your face UK punk sound. The Vile are irreverent, obnoxious raw two fingers in the air punk rock from some seasoned veterans of the UK scene. "Punk Disorder Chaos Destruction!"  Health Warning: any one of a nervous disposition steer clear of this release you have been warned

SPOKENEST "WE MOVE" LP
Debut LP from this new California band that plays gnarly, complex, and progressive punk. The guitar riffs are really quirky, reminding me of a tradition of punk bands that spans from early Wire through the Minutemen all the way up to bands like Drive Like Jehu, but it's all filtered through the DIY punk. Features Adrian and Daryl of God Equals Genocide. A really cool, catchy, LP, and limited to only 330 copies.

FROM ASHES RISE "REJOICE THE END" 7" (SOUTHERN LORD)
From Ashes Rise is a legendary punk/hardcore band that along with bands like Tragedy and His Hero Is Gone has helped pioneer what is defined as modern crust punk. This 7" is the band's first release since 2003's "Nightmare."

NAILS "ABANDON ALL LIFE" LP (SOUTHERN LORD)
Recorded with Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio, "Abandon All Life" continues to push their sound into more extreme territory as they throw elements of bands like Suffocation, early Nasum and Celtic Frost into their hardcore/death metal hybrid.

NAILS "UNSILENT DEATH" LP (SOUTHERN LORD)
"Unsilent Death" consists of 10 unrelenting and unapologetic songs with a sound not unlike the late '80s Earache Records catalog mixed with early power violence. Recorded during the cold winter of 2009 at Kurt Ballou's GodCity Studio. Westbrook said: "It sounds like Entombed covering Napalm Death and Drop Dead."

BLACK BREATH "SENTENCED TO LIFE" LP (SOUTHERN LORD)
Southern Lord is proud to unleash the second album from Seattle s barbaric wrecking crew that is Black Breath! Sentenced to Life is the highly-anticipated follow up to the band s raging 2010 debut album, Heaving Breathing. The new album projects an even more vile, metallic sonic attack than it s predecessor....with a bit less rock and roll swagger and more full-on crushing death metal rage. This is a product of furious creativity jammed into a short span of time, written in the seemingly endless Winter after returning from their November 2010 European tour. Bearing 10 thunderous tracks in just under 33 minutes, Sentenced to Life, features such smashing Black Breath hits as Feast of the Damned, Doomed, Forced Into Possession, Home of the Grave and of course the title anthem, Sentenced to Life. The band once again recorded at God City Studios with Kurt Ballou and had the finished product mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side. Easily the band s most thunderous recording to date, Black Breath sentence every listener to a life of headbanging after spinning this one!

WOLFBRIGADE "DAMNED" LP (SOUTHERN LORD)
Sweden's pioneers of melodic, metallic D-beat return with their first LP for Southern Lord, delivering 12 devastating anthems in 35 minutes complete with crunching guitars and the occasional burning spirit melodies thrown in.

RESTOCKS FOR 8/9/13:

ALTERED BOYS - CASSETTE SINGLE
ANTI-CIMEX - RAPED ASS 7"
AUS ROTTEN - FUCK NAZI SYMPATHY 7"
BIG EYES - HARD LIFE LP
CULO - MY LIFE SUCKS AND I COULD CARE LESS LP
DISCHARGE - DECONTROL 7"
DISCHARGE - FIGHT BACK 7"
DISCHARGE - NEVER AGAIN 7"
DISCHARGE - REALITIES OF WAR 7"
DISCHARGE - STATE VIOLENCE, STATE CONTROL 7"
GIVE - BOOTS OF FAITH 7"
GIVE - HEAVEN IS WAITING 7"
HARD SKIN - ON THE BALLS LP
HARD SKIN - WHY DO BIRDS SUDDENLY APPEAR LP
KAAOS - NUUKE 7"
KREMLIN - DRUNK IN THE GULAG LP
LOTUS FUCKER - FOREVER MY FIGHTING SPIRIT LP
MARKED MEN - ON THE OTHER SIDE 7"
MILK MUSIC - CRUISE YOUR ILLUSION LP
MINDSET - EP COLLECTION LP
MINDSET - LEAVE NO DOUBT LP
PROTESTI - 8 TRACK EP 7"
SPINE - SUBHUMAN 7"
WARXGAMES - 9 TRACKS/NO NIGHTMARE 7"

Friday, August 2, 2013

ZERO BOYS / NIGHT BIRDS Tour Begins AUGUST 23rd!!!
















Full Tour Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/542863959089319/

::::Fri. 8/23 - Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups w/ NERVOSAS
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/498650800215062
TICKETS: http://aceofcups.ticketleap.com/zeroboys/

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::::Sat. 8/24 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class w/ PLAIN DEALERS, CLASSIC SAND, PIG STICKERS.
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/479321152148755/
TICKETS: https://www.facebook.com/NowThatsClass/app_179585568763105

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::::Sun. 8/25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Belvedere's (Skull Fest 4) w/ SUBMACHINE, WETBRAIN
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/484955254916403/?fref=ts

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::::Mon. 8/26 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ CLOAK DAGGER, CRETINS
FACEBOOK EVENT:
https://www.facebook.com/events/463488703738193/
TICKETS: http://zeroboys.eventbrite.com/

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::::Tue. 8/27 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar w/ GIVE, WARGAMES, RAVAGERS
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/154443324735626/

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::::Wed. 8/28 - New Brunswick, NJ @ Court Tavern w/ ALTERED BOYS, UGLY PARTS, EXECUTORS
FACEBOOK EVENT:
https://www.facebook.com/events/514742435242228/
TICKETS: NO ADVANCED TICKETS, GET THERE ON TIME

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::::Thu. 8/29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Europa w/ NUCLEAR SANTA CLAUST, SPED
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/380492098735862/
TICKETS: http://www.ticketweb.com/fb/3583864/scenic


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::::Fri. 8/30 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground w/ POISON IDEA, VICTORY, CHEMTRAILS
TICKETS: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/334551-brass-city-sounds-zero-boys-hartford/

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::::Sat. 8/31 - Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage w/ BAD DOCTORS
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/137699603088441/
TICKETS: http://www.r5productions.com/event/282683-zero-boys-philadelphia/


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http://zeroboys.net/

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http://night-birds.bandcamp.com/

Saturday, July 20, 2013

NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die ... " Preorder Status

(aka the answer to "why hasn't my order shipped yet?")

I made a post on the Grave Mistake Facebook page yesterday, but figured I'd post the status on the new Night Birds LP here (at the bottom of this post). Yes, I know we had a "July 9th" release date and told everyone that it was "out today!" ... sadly the vinyl did not show up in time. We thought we'd get it that week. The band got their copies rushed, I was unable to get mine. As I'm writing this, I still do not have my copies.  I've always been a bit hesitant to do a preorder for something that isn't in my hands, and while I understand that we told you it would be shipping a couple weeks after the preorder went up, clearly we are running a little behind schedule. Hopefully that couple of weeks doesn't kill you ... chances are it will kill me first!

So, technically, the record is not "out" yet (although it will be available from the band for their upcoming shows and available for order in the webstore, as well as digitally) ... this seems to be par for the course with pressing plants these days. I don't want to nerd out with "label guy" talk or make excuses or point fingers, but the turnaround time on a lot of pressing plants these days has gone from 4 weeks (the glory days) ... to 6 weeks ... to 8 weeks ... to 10 weeks ... to who knows how long. With "Record Store Day" and "Record Store Day part 2" and Beatles Reissues, and who knows what else, I'm sure most labels, both large and small, have been impacted by this at some point.  I'm not trying to make excuses here, that just seems to be the way it goes. We planned ahead on this one, but sadly it wasn't enough. It's unfortunate for all of us that this is the release that has been impacted by these delays the hardest this year, and I appreciate the patience of everyone that has been eagerly waiting to spin this incredible record. I ASSURE you, it will be well worth the wait (hell I'm sure most of you have either downloaded or streamed it by now, so you know I speak the truth).

That being said, thank you for your understanding, patience, and support. I just don't want you to think that I'm sitting on my couch watching TV while these orders stack up ... I love doing this label, I love doing mailorder, I love everyone who checks out one of my releases, I love all of the bands I work with ... it's a regular hippie love fest over here at GMHQ ... not punk at all. But you get what I'm saying ... I'm not some giant multi-employee company, and I'm not some schmuck that's gonna fly to some exotic land with all of your cash leaving you high and dry.  I'm one guy and I'm going to sit here in the heat and sweat it out until I can get this slab into your damn hands ... and that's my summer vacation.  I'm also realizing that now I sound exactly like an Asian Man Records ad.

So that being said, if you have ANY questions about your order at all, drop me an email at gravemistakerecords@gmail.com and I'll get you sorted. Thanks!

Alex

"Hey all of you patiently waiting for your NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" LP preorders (both limited and regular) ... we are sadly still experiencing delays with the pressing plant, and although we were able to rush the band their copies for record release shows last weekend, I am still without vinyl for the label. I am not pleased with that fact that I have yet to get these records in your hands and your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated. For those of you who have ordered from me before, you know that I am usually quick as can be with mailorder. This delay is as frustrating for myself as it is for you eagerly waiting to get this record on your turntables, trust me! Once I get the records, webstore orders will be my FIRST priority I promise. Email me if you have any questions about your order. Thanks again to all of you for your support."

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7" Track Stream and Tour Info!



We have a brand new track, "Dead Ender," from the upcoming RED DONS "Notes on the Underground" 7" streaming over at Brooklyn Vegan.  Go give it a listen! The band is currently getting ready for a short East Coast tour (including a few shows with NIGHT BIRDS) which begins in Brooklyn on July 17th! We've got the tour dates below so check em out.

While "Notes on the Underground" won't officially see the light of day until Mid-August, we were able to get the band a few advanced copies for their tour.  Make sure you pick one up if you are able to catch them! The 7", which is a follow up to 2012's "Auslander" 7" on Dirtnap Records, will be released on Grave Mistake in the US and Taken By Surprise in Europe.

Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS

7/17 Brooklyn @ Death By Audio w/ Blake Schwarzenbach, Nuclear Spring
https://www.facebook.com/events/568896013155386

7/18 Philadelphia @ Golden Tea House
https://www.facebook.com/events/385669281538294/

7/19 Washington D.C. @ Casa Fiesta w/ Draize, Cheap Love
https://www.facebook.com/events/159124780923446

7/20 Richmond @ Strange Matter w/ Slugz, Haverchucks
https://www.facebook.com/events/344940362294476

7/21 Raleigh, NC ***NEW LOCATION*** @ Slims w/ No Love(Free Show)
10 pm / 227 S Wilmington St.

7/22 Richmond (Revisions) @ Vinyl Conflict
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vinyl-Conflict-Record-Store/101077423935

7/23 Baltimore @ Golden West Café w/ Heavy Friends, Zoom
https://www.facebook.com/events/326355574163326

7/24 New Brunswick @ The Alamo w/ Night Birds, Loose Ends, Easy Rider
https://www.facebook.com/events/506365629412208

7/25 Manhattan @ The Cake Shop w/ Night Birds, Foster Care
https://www.facebook.com/events/246918748779300

7/26 Long Island @ No Fun Club w/ Night Birds, Iron Chic
https://www.facebook.com/events/495218027206574/

7/27 Boston @ The Middle East (all ages) w/ Night Birds, California X
https://www.facebook.com/events/660538093963647

7/27 Boston @ O’Briens ( 21+ )  w/ No Sir, I Won't, White Pages

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

NIGHT BIRDS "BORN TO DIE IN SUBURBIA" LP/CD/Digital - OUT TODAY!

 FULL STREAM UP NOW - GIVE IT A LISTEN!!!

The day is finally upon us!  It's July 9th, and the new NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" full length is out now!

The LP is both streaming in full AND available for full download at the Grave Mistake Bandcamp page and the Night Birds Bandcamp page as well!

The LP/CD version are also available for preorder (along with some cool package deals) over in the Grave Mistake Webstore and are also available directly from the Night Birds website as well, in case you wanted to pick up some other killer NB's merch (t-shirts, hoodies, pins, patches ... they've got it all).  If you order the LP from the Grave Mistake store anytime this week, you will be eligible to win a Test Press of the LP! And, for our wonderful European friends who don't want to bother with the US shipping rates, Taken By Surprise Records has launched their own Preorder for their version of the LP as well.
GRAVE065: NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" LP/CD
At long last, New Jersey's NIGHT BIRDS deliver the follow up to their 2011 debut LP, "The Other Side of Darkness."  "Born to Die in Suburbia" delivers fourteen new tracks - refashioning the dark overtones, surf inflections, and melodic sensibilities of their signature style without dramatically altering their core sound. The result being not only their most diverse and accomplished collection of songs to date, but an output that is more distinctly NIGHT BIRDS than ever. Rife with impassioned social commentary, tales of dysfunction and despair, and lamentations of a culture in rapid decline, "Born To Die In Suburbia" is an instant punk rock classic for this modern world on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Unfortunately the limited Silkscreened version we printed up is SOLD OUT for mailorder - and my sincerest apologies to those who missed out on a copy or had to struggle with my webstore server crashing last Wednesday.  The band will have the other half of the limited version available at their record release shows this weekend.  We've put the dates below!

Now, the question you are asking yourself ... "it's July 9th, the release date, so why is this still a 'Preorder?'" Simple answer: we had a minor pressing plant delay that set us back a few weeks, but these records should be in our hands any day now.  When the vinyl shows up, we will drop 'em in the sleeves and ship em out! We will also be frantically trying to get the release shipped out to all of our favorite stores and distros immediately as well, so we appreciate your patience! Until you can get your hands on a physical copy, please feel free to listen to the record online as much as you'd like!

Thank you for reading and as always thank you for your support.

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

NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" RECORD RELEASE WEEKEND!!!!

***Thursday 7/11 - PHILLY RELEASE SHOW***
www.facebook.com/events/448607015233063

NIGHT BIRDS / OMEGAS / ALTERED BOYS/ PARANOIAS

The Golden Tea House / All Ages / $8-10 Sliding Scale / For More Info, Kindly Email Andy@R5Productions.com

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***Friday 7/12 - BROOKLYN RELEASE SHOW***
www.facebook.com/events/287002264767739

HARDCORE GIG VOLUME # 213

NIGHT BIRDS /  OMEGAS / GIVE / NUCLEAR SANTA CLAUST
+ Special guest host, comedian CHRIS GETHARD

Death By Audio / All Ages / $10 / 10pm
49 South 2nd St., Brooklyn, NY
www.entertainment4every1.net
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/378986

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*** Saturday 7/13 - ASBURY PARK RELEASE SHOW***
www.facebook.com/events/287002264767739

NIGHT BIRDS / OMEGAS / GIVE / ALTERED BOYS

Asbury Lanes / All Ages / $10 Adv / $12 Day of / 7pm
209 4th Ave, Asbury Park, NJ / www.asburylanes.com
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3571974

Saturday, July 6, 2013

NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" LP/CD Now Available for PREORDER!

Yup, that's right! The new NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" full length is out July 9th, so we decided now would be a good time to post a little preorder. The release will begin shipping mid-July for both Mailorder and Wholesale, so the wait won't be too long for those of you who are itching to get your hands on a copy!

Unfortunately the limited version of the LP w/ Silkscreened Cover is SOLD OUT for Mailorder. Thank you to all who ordered, and apologies to those who were unable to get a copy (as well as anyone who struggled with our webstore server overload after we announced the preorders). The remaining Silkscreened version will be available from the band at their Record Release shows this coming week (check the info on those below)The regular version is still available and you will still be eligible to win a Test Pressing of the LP (see below) if you order the regular version or any of the package deals we have up.

TEST PRESS GIVEAWAY! All orders for the "Born to Die in Suburbia" LP (including orders for the Screened version, the regular version, or any BTDIS LP package deals) placed from now through July 13th will be eligible to win a test pressing of the LP!  We will draw an order at random when the preorders begin shipping.

Ok, click here to order BORN TO DIE IN SUBURBIA!
 
 
GRAVE065: NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" LP/CD
At long last, New Jersey's NIGHT BIRDS deliver the follow up to their 2011 debut LP, "The Other Side of Darkness."  "Born to Die in Suburbia" delivers fourteen new tracks - refashioning the dark overtones, surf inflections, and melodic sensibilities of their signature style without dramatically altering their core sound. The result being not only their most diverse and accomplished collection of songs to date, but an output that is more distinctly NIGHT BIRDS than ever. Rife with impassioned social commentary, tales of dysfunction and despair, and lamentations of a culture in rapid decline, "Born To Die In Suburbia" is an instant punk rock classic for this modern world on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

You can here the tracks "Born to Die in Suburbia" and "Modern Morons" at the Grave Mistake Bandcamp!

Thank you for reading and as always thank you for your support.

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

NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" RECORD RELEASE WEEKEND!!!!

***Thursday 7/11 - PHILLY RELEASE SHOW***
www.facebook.com/events/448607015233063

NIGHT BIRDS / OMEGAS / ALTERED BOYS/ PARANOIAS

The Golden Tea House / All Ages / $8-10 Sliding Scale / For More Info, Kindly Email Andy@R5Productions.com

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***Friday 7/12 - BROOKLYN RELEASE SHOW***
www.facebook.com/events/287002264767739

HARDCORE GIG VOLUME # 213

NIGHT BIRDS /  OMEGAS / GIVE / NUCLEAR SANAT CLAUST
+ Special guest host, comedian CHRIS GETHARD

Death By Audio / All Ages / $10 / 10pm
49 South 2nd St., Brooklyn, NY
www.entertainment4every1.net
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/378986

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*** Saturday 7/13 - ASBURY PARK RELEASE SHOW***
www.facebook.com/events/287002264767739

NIGHT BIRDS / OMEGAS / GIVE / ALTERED BOYS

Asbury Lanes / All Ages / $10 Adv / $12 Day of / 7pm
209 4th Ave, Asbury Park, NJ / www.asburylanes.com
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3571974

Thursday, June 27, 2013

WEBSTORE UPDATE! BASTARD, ANTI-CIMEX, CATHOLIC SPIT, and MORE!

Two weekly updates in a row! Slowly getting back into the swing of things over here at GMHQ, and this is just the start of what is looking to be a VERY busy summer!

First thing's first ... in case you missed last week's update, the KREMLIN "Will You Feed Me?" 7" is now available from Grave Mistake. We've still got some WHITE VINYL in the webstore so pick up a copy if you haven't yet! Here's the description:

GRAVE062: KREMLIN "Will You Feed Me?" 7"
US pressing of the debut 7" EP from Toronto's KREMLIN. Originally released in 2012 on Germany's Hardware Records, we decided it wouldn't hurt to press up a North American version to coincide with the release of the band's "Drunk in the Gulag" LP, released earlier this year on Beach Impediment / Bad Vibrations Records. This EP delivers five loud and chaotic rippers, combining influences ranging from UK/European hardcore to some good ol' USHC, with a hint of Japanese Noisecore thrown in ... it's fast, raw, and to the goddamn point! Newly remastered for maximum intensity! Stream the entire EP here.
 
Up next, we've got the NIGHT BIRDS "Born to Die in Suburbia" LP/CD! The Jersey boys have outdone themselves yet again, as this new LP is flawless ... I know many of you have anxiously been waiting to give us your hard earned cash for this platter, expect ordering info in early July! We'll have something special for you early birds, the band will also have copies at their record release weekend shows ... you can find the info for those shows at https://www.facebook.com/NGHTBRDS

Later next month we will finally be releasing the DEVIL'S HAND "Welcome the Slaughter" 7" as the second release on the VINYL CONFLICT LABEL. This single is a damn ripper, it's taken a bit longer than expected to unleash on the world, but the wait will truly be worth it!

Anyways, enough label chatter for now, let's get down to the real reason I'm littering your inboxes ... Webstore Update!!!
 
 
 
GRAVE MISTAKE WEBSTORE:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/

WHAT'S NEW FOR 6/28/2013:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/products_new.php


This webstore update is short but as sweet as can be! Yup, you guessed it ... BASTARD "Wind of Pain" LP reissue!!! This phenomenal slab of Japanese Hardcore has finally seen a legitimate repressing ... a damn classic. One time pressing courtesy of Feral Ward, so act fast because I don't think these will be around for too long. Speaking of classic reissues, I also grabbed a few copies of the (count em) three ANTI-CIMEX 7" reissues! That's right, their first three EPs, "Anarkist Attack," "Raped Ass," and "Victims of a Bomb Raid" all got the reissue treatment courtesy of Nada Nada Discos ... so grab them while you can!  Speaking of reissues, I also picked up some of the newest SING SING releases from JOOK, THE BASTARDS, and SODA FRAISE as well as some restocks of the PROTEX LP and RAZAR 7"!!!  Oh, and I was able to grab a few TSOL 7"s that TKO put out for RSD 2013!

I also was lucky enough to pick up a few copies of the CATHOLIC SPIT LP! This record is phenomenal! Their 7" was a good introduction but this LP brings it to a whole new level ... for me to even try and describe it wouldn't do it justice, you can check out the band's bandcamp or you can just order the record but this LP will probably go down in my top ten for the year, no question about it! I also picked up some copies of the brand new NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS singles collection LP on Deranged, two ABSURDO releases (their 7" and demo 12"), new SELFISH, DEATHCHARGE LPS, new DIRTY WORK and WARSONG 7"s, and a few more odds and ends, peep the full list below for the rest of the details!

Finally, still have a good amount of stuff from my last update ... a few TENEMENT "Sick Club" 7"s, HOAX "Collected" 12"s, NIGHT BIRDS "Maimed for the Masses" 7", new STAB 7", VIOLENT REACTION and HOUDS OF HATE LPs, new CREEM 7", and more!

That's all for now ... I need sleep! Headed to MD this weekend to visit the family, catch NIGHT BIRDS at Insubordination fest, hang out at CELEBRATED SUMMER RECORDS, and check out the last Baltimore TRAPPED UNDER ICE show for a while!!! It's gonna be a great weekend for me, hope yours is just as good!

Thanks for reading ... and order some records!!!

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 IN THE WEBSTORE FOR 6/28/13

BASTARD "WIND OF PAIN" LP (FERAL WARD)
One time pressing of this legendary LP by the crust/hardcore band BASTARD from Japan.  8 songs.  Amazing early '90s hardcore that was certainly influential to a lot of current bands.  Classic Japanese hardcore that is long-out-of-print and very expensive to buy online.

CATHOLIC SPIT "A PACT WITH THE DEVIL" LP (BAD TOUCH)
"FINALLY after TWO years, two line-up changes, two practice spaces and a self released 7" & LP, the beloved VENTURA locals in Catholic Spent created the bangers off this modern death rock 12" a work of extraordinary horror bliss. Inevitably the octave melodies brought on by the guitar, mixed with the precise Sub-Pop emulated bass lines, & chilling percussional bliss on Pact With the Devil that will make you want to watch a 99+ instant queue of horror movies and put on your mothers pale white make-up as you dread on this new profound love of satanism, nothing, sex, and abandonment. One of the coolest factorials for Catholic Spit is the fact that they are a six piece, one of whom to be the famous Emma of Kent State taking on the task of playing the synthesizer which takes on powerful leads that vocals into almost a mystical void as heard in "The Devil's Pact", or producing the drop-out effect on power drenching verses/chorus's. "Zero" you'll heard the beloved wind sound as the rain drop bass line echo's with drumming that only a drummer with "chops" could bang out in such precision as seen in a beautiful renaissance era painting. Clearly Catholic Spit is a band of talent with members that are hard-working both musically and also being active with band, Chris Goodrich (2nd Guitar) started Bad Touch Records and released the I Am Your God Now 7" single and raised enough funs to finally put out their long awaited DEBUT LP! ... expect even more BIG THINGS to come quite soon from CATHOLIC SPIT." - atrashcalledtolerance.blogspot.com

ANTI-CIMEX "VICTIMS OF A BOMB RAID" 7" (NADA NADA DISCOS)
Reissue! Anti-Cimex, named after a Swedish insecticide, are one of the most influential hardcore bands to come out of Sweden in the wake of Discharge. Their noisy, high-speed take on the UKHC sound laid the foundation for the modern "Swedish sound."  "Victims of a bombraid" was recorded in April 1984 and was released the same year by Anti Cinex and Malign Massacre and it was re-released by Core Horror Recordsit in 1987. "Victims..." was the follow up to "Anarkist attack"(1981) and "Raped ass" (1982)

ANTI-CIMEX "RAPED ASS" 7" (NADA NADA DISCOS)
Reissue! Anti-Cimex, named after a Swedish insecticide, are one of the most influential hardcore bands to come out of Sweden in the wake of Discharge. Their noisy, high-speed take on the UKHC sound laid the foundation for the modern "Swedish sound." Their 2nd EP from 1982!

ANTI-CIMEX "ANARKIST ATTACK" 7" (NADA NADA DISCOS)
Reissue! Anti-Cimex, named after a Swedish insecticide, are one of the most influential hardcore bands to come out of Sweden in the wake of Discharge. Their noisy, high-speed take on the UKHC sound laid the foundation for the modern "Swedish sound." "Anarkist Attack" is their debut EP from 1981!

NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS "NO SUN NO TAN" LP (DERANGED)
Compilation LP of the first three Neighborhood Brats releases: Neighborhood Brats EP, We Own the Night 7" and Ocean Beach Party 7".  Also includes two unreleased studio tracks. Often described as Black Flag meets the Avengers with a Killed By Death and Dangerhouse-inspired method of attack, this is the complete recorded output of the band's first year of existence, prior to their relocation from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Helmed by vocalist Jenny Angelillo and guitarist George Rager, and featuring the Brats' original rhythm section lineup consisting of bassist Jasmine Watson and drummer Kirk Podell (both pulled simultaneous double-duty in Neo Cons).

SELFISH "LIFE HAS NO VACANT TIME" LP (FERAL WARD)
Finnish style debauchery put to vinyl.  Selfish has existed since 1989.  Over the years their sound has changed from raw, d-beat crust akin to Doom and Extreme Noise Terror, to skilled and intricate, Burning Spirits styled hardcore, heavily influenced by Death Side and so many other Japanese bands.

DEATHCHARGE "BAD DREAM FOREVER" LP (UNSEEN FORCES)
A golden dawnrazor for the new dark age! DEATHCHARGE returns with their second 12”. Eschewing both redundancy and the predictable pitfalls of false progression, A. Void and the funeral horde push through to strange new frontiers. Gone is the d-beat worship of their earliest incarnations as a bleak melodic dirge emerges from the rubble of the micro/macro apocalypse. Slice wide the curtain of night and watch the entrails of a bad dream spill out…forever.

ABSURDO "DEMO" 12" (DISCOS ABSURDOS)
"12" pressing of this Spanish band's absolutely killer demo tape, released for their recent US tour. Along with the Sudor and Silla Electrica LPs, this demo was one of my favorite Spanish releases of recent years. Like Sudor, Absurdo play fast, blistering, and punk-inflected hardcore with minimal distortion on the guitars. The result is really unique and mega catchy... in places it reminds me of Legless Bull-era Government Issue, but you can also hear a lot of influence from classic Spanish punk and perhaps even early Italian hardcore. Regardless, this is an absolutely brilliant recording that certainly deserves to be in vinyl, particularly with this beautiful silk-screened jacket. Highly recommended " - sorrystaterecords.com

ABSURDO "TOTS SANTS" 7" (DISCOS ABSURDOS)
After an amazing demo from last year, Barcelona's ABSURDO finally self-release their debut EP. 6 songs of ANTI DOGMATIKSS meets TEEN hardcore punk with great lyrics, attitude and fantastic artwork.

DIRTY WORK "S/T" 7" (EAT THE LIFE)
Coming at you is the debut 7” from Kansas City’s DIRTY WORK, who put out a hell of a demo tape and tour tape this past year. There is no gimmick about them, no dressing up like rockstars, or whaling on the guitar endlessly; straight USHC with misbehavior being the most driving factor for them. After listening to the recordings over and over again, the killer simplicity of NEOS came to mind. Totally raw, unmixed (sounding) recordings that capture their live sound. This is definitely not meant for adult ears!

WARSONG "RESTITUTION" 7" (NO NOSTALGIA)
Hailing from Zaragoza, Spain, WARSONG delivers a blend concocted from the best ingredients of 80s West Coast punk. They drink amply from the fountain of old Southern California punk and hardcore (think DESCENDENTS and ADOLESCENTS) while also faithfully paying homage to the melancholic and dark melodies of the WIPERS. This band includes members of INSOMNIO, revealing that their approach to punk is also firmly rooted in the Spanish classics such as RIP and ESKORBUTO. The "Restitution" 7", their US debut and third release in total, features 3 instant hits, exuding energy and catchy melody through their signature guitar leads and infectious hooks that will echo unrelentingly in your head long after the record leaves your turntable. Their perceptive lyrics reflect on frustration and alienation, contributing meaningfully to the universality of the punk ethos.

TSOL "YOU DON'T HAVE TO DIE" 7" (TKO)
This Record Store Day 2013, TKO Records and Cobraside have unearthed a forgotten punk rock rarity for you! We are very proud to offer up a slice of classic LA punk circa 1980! Side A features a previously unreleased song from a 1980 demo recordings. Side B features two T.S.O.L. classic live the Cuckoo's Nest from the Summer of 1981! To complete this stellar one of a kind record, the cover features a previously unpublished photo of the band, taken by none other than GLEN E. FRIEDMAN. Limited to a one-time pressing of 1,000 copies!

BASTARDS, THE "FUNKY BASTARD" 7" (SING SING)
The Kids (Belgium) released this single in Italy under the name 'The Bastards'. 2 classic tracks with different names / mixes from the LP (which has been bootlegged a enough times for this to be accepted as one of the best non-UK/US/Ireland bands of the first rock-n'-roll-tinged punk wave). "THIS IS ROCK AND ROLL"!!!!

SODA FRAISE "CA BAIGNE DANS L'HUILE" 7" (SING SING)
Cash in single led by French musician Didier Bottier and commissioned by the artistic director of the French label Pathe' Marconi as both an answer to the Plastic Bertrand induced faux-punk hysteria that was sweeping France and as a marketing tool for Coca-Cola! ( promotional copies of the single with an altered sleeve featuring the Coca-Cola logo exist.) The mysterious "Strawberry Soda" disbanded after only one year leaving us this extremely sought after and truly amazing French punk two sider.

JOOK "JOOK RULE" 2xLP (SING SING)
Jook came on like bastard sons of The Who and, if this first ever collection of the band's entire recorded works achieves anything, it should be to elevate the band from the Glitter Bin, and back to their rightful place as one of the greatest rock n’ roll acts ever.

ROCKIN' HORSE "YES IT IS" LP (SING SING)
Rockin' Horses' "Yes It Is" has been critically hailed as one of the true lost British power pop relics. When the late Greg Shaw (Bomp Records & Magazine) created his Voxx subsidiary, the first single he decided to reissue was Rockin' Horses' 1971 magnum opus single, "The Biggest Gossip in Town." Shaw declared that the single was the greatest power pop song of all time – heady stuff. The power pop sounds of "Yes It Is" have been favorably compared to the best of The Beatles' "Let it Be" era and Badfinger's early 1970 efforts. As an homage, the band's name was drawn from The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" and the album title itself from The Beatles B-side of "Ticket to Ride." Rockin' Horse was formed in 1971 by lifelong best friends Jimmy Campbell (The Kirkbys/23rd Turnoff) and Billy Kinsley (The Merseybeats/The Merseys) after the end of their respective Liverpool bands had split. Joining the Liverpool core duo were hired studio guns: Bobby Falloon (guitar), Stan Gorman (drums) and Michael Snow (keyboards). Having been schooled in the very same musical influences as the Fab Four, the end result is eerily similar to the sound the Beatles were creating at the end of their career during 1968-1970. The album was not an attempt to "ape" The Beatles' sound, but more the end product of having grown up as contemporaries of The Beatles in Liverpool and listening to the same records and playing the same circuits . How could they not end up sounding similar? Locating a copy of the original album is close to impossible and very expensive. Now you can own one of the greatest power pop recordings of all time on vinyl with its original Hipgnosis sleeve design.

WEAK LINK - DEMO 2013 TAPE
Following a few demos and their debut 7", Canada's WEAK LINK deliver some new tracks as a teaser to an upcoming LP (with a track exclusive to this tape).  Pissed off hardcore ... some hard slow/mid tempo slam jams for pitting mixed with some straight up ragers that bring to mind a pissed off posi-core vibe that was pretty popular in the late 90's (bands like RANCOR, ATARI, etc) ... some of these tracks would be right at home on the "Growing Stronger" or "The Time is Now" comps ...   You can peep the tracks at http://weaklink.bandcamp.com/album/lp-promo-tape

ATTITUDE ERA TAPE
This Philly group brings a new name to fastcore. While they are completely LARM obsessed, their music captures a little bit of what HC sounded/looked like in the mid 2000's. Short, fast, and to the point; while still having enough time to bang your head. I promise that these four songs will be over before you even get a chance to sit down. Not to be missed!

RESTOCKS FOR 6/28/13

AMBULANCE - IT'S ALL UP TO YOU 7"
DIAPERS - SHIT HOUSE 7"
HOAX - SICK PUNK 7"
JEFF HILL BAND - SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MY BABY 7"
RAZAR - STAMP OUT DISCO 7"

CRIATURAS - OSCURIDAD ETERNA LP
HARD SKIN - ON THE BALLS LP
HARD SKIN - WHY DO BIRDS SUDDENLY APPEAR LP
PROTEX - STRANGE OBSESSIONS LP
RAXOLA - S/T LP
TRAUMA - S/T LP
V/A - BLOODSTAINS ACROSS THE UK LP
ZYANOSE - INSANE NOISE RAID LP