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November 13, 2011 distro update

2011-11-12T21:41:00.002-05:00

Hello to anyone reading this,
Hope everyone is doing well. First off, i have changed my email address to ewrecksn@gmail.com from my Hotmail address. I was informed by multiple people that i was not receiving their emails. If you have tried to contact me in the past and not received a reply, i sincerely apologize, and i hope that you will try me again at this new email address. The old one is still valid, but if i'm on your email list, please update it to this one. Thanks.

It's been a brutal year, and, as we enter the home stretch of 2011, i can't help but genuinely fear what the future might bring. This isn't about nuclear annihilation (though that's as present a threat as ever) or unfounded government conspiracies, but instead something much more deep rooted. The last few years have seen deep cuts in civil liberties, worker's rights, environmental protection, and the general stability of life. These aren't policies that can be changed or undone simply by the public's will over night. The saying goes that if you're not outraged, you're not paying attention. Personally, i feel more like if you're not absolutely terrified, you're not paying attention.

As the threat looms of a double dip recession here in the US, the majority of American citizens swing further and further to the right. NPR recently reported this is the farthest to the right public opinion has been since the early 1920s. People are too scared and confused to be angry about billionaires in the top 2% that have caused this while scapegoating everyone beneath them. Instead, public outrage from the middle and working classes is aimed at those even poorer than themselves. This is because the middle class feels what little they are making to survive is being unfairly taken from them to support those on social welfare and federal assistance programs. The truth is that these programs actually take up a fraction of government spending when compared to the cost of fighting two wars and extending deep tax cuts to the ultra rich. But when you're working 50 hours a week and trying to support a family on $40,000 a year, it's easy to become angry at the people making $20,000 a year that receive child services, subsidized health insurance, and benefits from food assistance programs. The middle class wants to see taxes cut back because they have already had to endure wage freezes or pay decreases, layoffs, and egregious financial hardship. Unfortunately, middle class support for cutting taxes only benefits the elite and business class and only marginally helps the middle class at best. Many middle class workers are just hoping to hold onto what they have and raising taxes or increasing government spending - whether it's to create job growth through New Deal style construction projects or anything else - is unfathomable and seems out of place to the middle class right now. The business class supports this obviously as it benefits Wall Street and the financial sector.

The right wing constituency, conservative pundits, and elite have taken the economic and political climate as the perfect time to attack all of the institutions now that have given the middle class and working class the lifestyle that they have grown accustomed to. They operate through fear tactics and the generation of hysteria. Their agenda is to privatize Social Security, outlaw unionization, and deregulate or do away with fair labor practices, environmental protection acts, and economic policies put in place to restrict corporations from becoming more powerful than they already are. If you think that deregulation of the pharmaceutical industry is going to lead to more testing to make sure their medications are safe, better cures, and lower costs of the medications for the public, i think that you should reevaluate your stance. Instead of creating jobs through Green technology - which is largely considered the wave of the future - those in power in the US are attempting to create jobs by having an oil pipeline go through the middle of the country coming out of Canada. All this while we see an American owned corporation in General Motors team up with China to invest in technology to create a new and better electric car, therefore creating jobs in China while bolstering and stabilizing China's economy as they prepare to take over from the US as the world's number one Super Power within the next five years.

It's easy to escape from reality by playing hours of Halo, fantasy football, and watching Jersey Shore so that you don't have to dwell on the situation. Maybe you've just come out of college and are now working at Target after earning a four year bachelors degree because you can't find work in your field and you don't want to think about the economic or political climate more than you have to. I don't blame anyone for this. It's naive and far too idealistic to think you can change the world or even have that much of an impact, but it's crucial to stay informed i think. It's going to take a lot for things to get better, and it will be years before there is any positive change. I just wonder how much worse it will get before things actually do begin to improve.

The releases i'd most like to point out this time around are the Faith and Void LPs on Dischord. The Faith LP compiles both the Faith demo recorded in 1981 as well as the entire "Subject To Change" 12" EP from 1983. The Faith of course are best known for their seminal split LP with Void, but they were a highly influential band for the time that spawned all sorts of groups including Embrace, Rites of Spring, Skewbald, Ignition, One Last Wish, and others. Dischord Records has been pumping out a bunch of great releases on vinyl both by repressing their back catalog and also digging into their archives to release lots of rare, long out of print, or previously unreleased classic era DC hardcore. This release is no different, and is highly recommended. Includes liner notes written by Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat/Dischord Records.

The Void LP is equally crucial (a term i honestly fucking hate but is applicable here), and it covers Void material recorded between the years 1981-1983. Like the Faith, Void was equally influential in their own way. Despite however many Void may have inspired, there is definitely only one Void in the world, and no one has ever been able to replicate what Void did to any degree of success. They were one of the first to fuse heavy metal with punk, but i wouldn't call their sound crossover or anywhere near metal. They are an iconic hardcore band, and this release is just fantastic. This LP also includes some well written liner notes that will appeal to fans of the band. Also, the first few people who order the Void LP can have the promotional poster that is for the release. Just let me know if you want it included with your order.

Regarding the "Grind Madness" CD set on Earache, i had an internal debate over whether or not to carry this release. The history of Earache Records has been well publicized. Digby Pearson at Earache started off as a promoter of shows, a fanatical tape trader, and the mastermind behind the Genocide Association "Sonic Lobotomy" demo. Digby then began Earache with Kalv from Heresy to release the then new crop of extreme punk, hardcore, and grind bands coming from England. Dig quickly took over the operation on his own and has since had many claims levied against him of ripping off bands by not paying royalties. Many older UK folks feel Dig used the DIY scene to get where his label is now, and i don't feel comfortable carrying Earache releases because i think it tacitly supports Earache's lack of values and ethics and exploitation of the DIY scene. While I have no ambition to start carrying further Earache Records releases (though i do have Napalm Death and Carcass tapes at clearence prices in this month), i didn't think bands such as Heresy which were very strongly committed to Do-It-Yourself ethics and left wing political beliefs, as well as having members still actively involved in the scene by playing in bands such as Geriatric Unit and Endless Grinning Skulls, should be boycotted simply because a large corporate metal label could afford to license their BBC owned recordings.

With all of that said, this is a surprisingly well put together and fantastic release. There are some who argue that these are the best recordings ever by Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror due to the equipment made available to them to use on these recordings, and i think that the argument could be made. Besides that though, there is a fantastic interview with Mick Harris of Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, and Unseen Terror in which he recounts just how imporant and influential John Peel was to him, what it meant to him to play on Peel's show, and some great anecdotes about the times he went down to record for it. There's a youthful enthusiasm, innocence, and sincerity that comes across in Mick's words as he recounts the whole experience, and i found it to be really great and honest read. I don't think that Earache Records is worthy of support by the DIY scene, and i hate the fact that this release came out on a label that shares little in the way of what i consider to be intrinsic punk values, but i have to admit it's a very well done release that compiles some great music played by some sincere people and is a great document to a specific era of UK hardcore and punk.

Lastly, if there are any locals interested in browsing through the distro in person, feel free to contact me about stopping in. This way you can listen to any of the records in the distro that i kept a personal copy of, so you get to hear it ahead of time. Plus, you can pillage my fucking M&M jar like Brian from BKB always god damn does. Just email me ahead of time if you want to stop by, and i can let you know when i'll be around. Not that anyone wants to make the drive out, but whatevs.

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Here's what's in stock now:

7"s:

Active Minds - "Bury The Past: Build The Future" 7" on Loony Tunes Records $6.00
"Brand new recordings - 13 songs of political hardcore." -Loony Tunes Records
It's been 25 years now that Active Minds have been going for, and they continue to crank out relevant and high quality releases that remain firmly critical of the current wrongs in the world. This 2011 release sees Active Minds screaming out against the cost of nuclear weapons in Britain, macho men promoting sexism, porno grind (it's about time someone finally really took this on -- what a stupid genre), and people obsessed with name brands and fashion, and powerviolence (also something that needed to be called out in my opinion). A very solid release that will definitely appease fans of the band.

Active Minds - Restocks of pretty much all their in print and available releases. Please check the site for a complete list: http://www.socialnapalm.com/store/ . The restock includes 7"s, splits, the flexi, and copies of their second and third LPs.

Bastard - "Controlled In The Frame" 7" on 540 Records $5.00
Official reissue of this tastey Japanese platter.

Bloodkrow Butcher - s/t 7" on Bloodkrow Records $4.00
"Raw, tuneful GBG influenced hardcore punk from Lowell, MA. Taking notes from early Swedish/UK hardcore in the sense that the songs are abrasive and catchy without any sort of modern frills. Split release between Total Fucker Records/Bloodkrow Records." -Brian/Bloodkrow Butcher

Chronic Sick - s/t 7" (AKA "Reagan Bands" 7") on No Way Records $4.00
"Finally reissued legitimately/band authorized after 27 years. Great NJHC from 1983. The original of the hc/kbd classic on Mutha Records goes for up to 500.00 on eBay so jump on this now to get it at a reasonable price. 3 songs of catchy, snotty Reagan era hardcore the way it was meant to be. Short, fast, and loud. The front cover art to this record is a dead give away- you need this! Restored and Remastered by Dave Eck at Lucky Lacquers, and what a great job he did on this. We tried hard to keep the look and sound as close to the original as we could." -Brandon/No Way Records

Contrast Attitude/See You In Hell split 7" on Insane Society Records $6.50
"Brand-new split of two bands from two opposite parts of the world! Contrast Attitude from Japan delivers the punch straight to the point with two blasts of loud apocalyptic d-beat raw punk. The legacy of British metal punx of late 80s like Broken Bones and (later period) Discharge, Scandinavian käng of Shitlickers or Anti-Cimex and Japanese distorted wall of noise of bands like Disclose and Confuse is definitely right here in the music of these maniacs from Mie-city active already since 1998! After split EPs with Crow and Systematic Death is this split already the third split EP of See You In Hell from Brno-city/Czech Republic with Japanese band. Two songs of energetic and ass-kicking hardcore/punk with gravely vocals and gang choruses. Like usually with killer sound from South-Bohemian Hellsound Studio and mastering job by Jack Control (Enormous Door Studio). Record cover artwork by talented artist Murilo Pommer from Brazil in pretty dark and bleak mood like always from this master of pen!" -Insane Society Records

Doom - "Police Bastard" 7" on Profane Existence Records $4.00
"Five songs recorded in 1989, during the same session in which they recorded their brilliant split LP with No Security. Considered by many to be their best early material, this classic EP contains the songs "Means to an End," "Relief, Pt. 2," and of course, "Police Bastard." This was the second release ever by Profane Existence Records and is considered a masterpiece of "crust." There are at least five different versions of the cover, but all of the Profane Existence vinyl were made using plates copied from the original masters." -Profane Existence

Força Macabra - "A Vivo No Japão - 2001" 7" on No Fashion HC Records $7.00
Stock copies of this early 2000s release. I thought this was long out of print, but i got a lucky and found a place that still had some. Recorded live at F.A.D. in Yokohama, Japan on March 16, 2001. Força Macabra is a long running Finnish band that celebrates both the well known and the obscure Brazilian hardcore, thrash, and early metal bands. If you're looking for a band that's heavily into drugs and partying but can go toe to toe with anyone on their knowledge of South American hardcore (or Japanese HC for that matter), then Força Macabra is for you.
Visit the official Força Macabra website here: http://www.forcamacabra.com/

Freaks Union/Wat Tyler - "Waste Of Space?"/"Vicar And I" split 7" on Peter Bower Records $4.50
Yes, Wat Tyler, the band that features Sean Forbes, the man responsible for infinite hilarity who was/is a member of the UK82 band 4 Minute Warning, Hard Skin, and ran Rugger Bugger Discs. Wat Tyler who did many splits (including with Leatherface, Thatcher On Acid, J Church), singles, and LPs continues to play an interesting blend of punk rock/hardcore here. Freaks Union is also from the UK playing punk rock.

Fy Fan - "Ingen Framtid For Alltid" 7" on No Way Records $4.00
"Sweden's Fy Fan Return with a brand new 6 track ep that clocks in just around 7 minutes. That should give you an idea of the content here. Short, fast, raw swedish hardcore punk. This time around, Fy Fan have decided to bring the world their most abrasive, raw, abusive output to date! It's like a swift slap in the face! Their previous recordings are great, but this one definitely stands out and brings to mind old classics like "Raped Ass" by Anti Cimex, and "Cracked Cop Skulls" by Shitlickers. They've really hit the nail on the head here, folks. Gold foil stamp logo on cover, postcard insert. Buy Or Die!" -Brandon/No Way Records

Godorrhoea - "Zeitgeist" 7" on Loony Tunes Records $6.00
"Late '80s band from the UK who were the closest thing to early Rudimentary Peni that I've ever heard. 17 songs taken from studio, live and rehearsal sessions - every song that they ever did." -Loony Tunes Records

Indian Dream - second EP 7" on Xingu Records $6.00
Interesting release here coming from the ashes (or the last hurrah depending on one's point of view) of the UK anarcho/DIY scene. This is melodic peace punk in the late '80s/early '90s tradition rather than than your typical Crass or Flux sounding bands from the 1981 era. Indian Dream features a female vocalist and got compared to Political Asylum in the description that i saw for them, and i think that's pretty accurate. This release is from 1992, and it's got that pop/melodic punk sound to it that the bands that bands of the era were incorporating. I guess comparisons that come to mind for me are Dan/Sofa Head, Thatcher On Acid, later Instigators, Academy 23, Internal Autonomy, and the like. Anyway, lyrically it's more of the introspective emotional political style that became popularized in the '90s rather than the outspoken rage of the early protest anarchist punk scene. There's some songs on Youtube you can listen to if anyone wants to check them out. Indian Dream also released an LP called "Orca" on the same label in 1989. This is a neat-o stock copy release. I'd build an entire distro off just shit like this if i could find more of it.

Lackey Die - s/t 7" on Feel It Records $4.00
"Lackey Die was the first hardcore band from the small city of Charlottesville, Virginia. Starting out in 1982, they played furious, no-bullshit hardcore. During this time they recorded two studio sessions, one at Floodzone Studios (White Cross, Unseen Force) and another at the now-famous Inner Ear Studios (Minor Threat, Bad Brains, etc.) The band broke up in late 1985, leaving behind only some local fans and a couple mentions in MRR scene reports. 25 years later, the master tapes have been re-discovered and remastered for vinyl. You'll see why Lackey Die would fit in perfectly on an old Southern hardcore mixtape alongside bands like C.O.C., early Honor Role, Beef People, Landlords, Neon Christ, etc. This release is fully authorized and is limited to 500 copies w/ hand-screened sleeves." -Sam/Feel It Records
Lackey Die - "No Choice" mp3: http://soundcloud.com/feelitrecords/lackey-die-no-choice

Minor Threat - "First Demo Tape" 7" on Dischord Records $5.00
"These are previously unreleased demo versions of songs which have been previously released. 8 songs" -Dischord Records
"It's amazing what one finds when looking for something else. While going through tape after tape putting together the 20 Years of Dischord box set, Ian MacKaye and company found these tapes that comprise the first recording session of the now legendary hardcore band Minor Threat. Granted, there are no new tracks here and no new revelations musically, but it is interesting to hear the playing progression from these demos to the tracks that actually made release (which can be found on the Complete Discography CD). A very cool view into the embryonic days and some rather hilarious pictures of the D.C. kids make this a very desirable item for fans of the band." -Chris True, All Music Guide

Nemesis - [Japanese title] (Dou-Koku) 7" on Solar Funeral Records $4.50
Great release by a great label and great person. Dennis over at Solar Funeral does a great job with his releases and putting time and effort into what he feels strongly enough about to support. This release is no different.
"Hailing from Fukuoka, Japan, Nemesis is a young band taking cues from UK hardcore punk but played with the speed and intensity of early Warhead / Nightmare, with an underlying Kyushu twist that brings homemates Kuro to mind. Aggressive vocals, gang choruses, powerful guitars and intense drumming: unmistakably Japanese, this band carries on in the tradition of the Selfish / Blood Sucker / Discrete Records roster. 4 tracks that go for the throat. Raw and pure energy. Split release with Flower Of Carnage (Japan) and Ratbone (France)." -Dennis/Solar Funeral
MP3 sample: http://solar-funeral.tripod.com/noise/nemesis/doukoku/seizonsha.mp3

Night Fever - "Transparent" 7" on No Way Records $4.00
"Copenhagen, Denmark's "K Town Hardcore" creeps are back with a vengeance! 3 New tracks of snotty ferocious hardcore punk, Night Fever Style. If you like their "New Blood" LP, you'll definitely be into this. They haven't changed a bit, and that's a good thing! Combining elements of classic Hardcore like RKL and Poison Idea w/ some metallic elements ala Motorhead & Metallica with a bit of Danzig-ish vocals here and there.
3 songs here, the A side "Transparent" is a mid tempo crusher that will absolutely stomp you into the ground, then on the flipside bringing you back to life with 2 ripping hardcore tunes! Over before you know you know it, leaving you wanting to listen over and over, and over. One time pressing of 1000 copies." -Brandon/No Way Records

Raw Noise - "Scum Will Rise To The Top" 7" on MCR Co. $3.50
A new Japanese import at a 1990s bargain price. I'm selling these barely above cost because i have a bunch of them.
"In the late 80's and early 90's when the first wave of Crust was really raging, Raw Noise released a 10" that to my mind is a classic of the genre along with Extreme Noise Terror, Doom and the like. The story I heard was that one of the band members went to jail for ten years. When he got out the band picked up where they left off, playing rampaging full throttle crust in the late 80's style. So here you have some really powerful crust core in the Extreme Noise Terror tradition from some total lifers. Four hard hitting songs, on MCR Records of Japan." -Felix Havoc/Havoc Records

Scumbrigade/ENS split 7" on Död & Uppsvälld $5.00
Stock copies of this long out of print tastey platter from Sweden released back in 1998. Scumbrigade were quite popular in the late '90s along the time of Tolshock, Diskonto, Greed, and 3-Way Cum. They have kind of a crust meets thrash sound that was fairly typical of the era, but i think it holds up. Many people will note Scumbrigade contains members that went onto play in Skitkids. A good band. ENS also came from Sweden and also played crust influenced hardcore punk.

Selfish - "The Joy Of The Industrial Society" 7" on Genet Records $6.00
Very excited to have these in stock!!! Stock copies of this great Selfish 7" released in 1998 by Genet Records out of Belgium. I think many people are familiar with Selfish after having done numerous releases and tours. Forming in the early 1990s in Finland, Selfish started off as a fairly standard crusty hardcore band before turning their love for Burning Spirits styled Japanese hardcore into the style they began to play. There's four songs on here, including a cover of Death Side's "Mirror", and all of them rage. This 7" was later compiled with other Selfish singles on the "Cry For Love, Cry For Death" LP on Dead Alive Records in 2003. I'm really happy to have this release in stock.
Also interesting about this release is that it was released by Genet Records. Genet was a prolific European DIY crust/hardcore/thrash label during the 1990s along with similar labels like Flat Earth, ElderBerry, Ecocentric, Nabate, SOA, and Skuld. They released some great records by bands such as Negative Stance, Uutuus, Corpus Christi, Força Macabra, Bad Influence, and others. Somewhere along the way their scope of coverage changed to releasing what i would describe as 'professional hardcore' for lack of a better term. But the early catalog has some definite hits, and this record is without doubt one of them.

Skizophrenia - s/t 7" on Hardcore Survives $10.00
"The future is in our hands! Here comes 2nd ep of Japanese great treasure Skizophrenia from Tsuyama punk city. It's put out for 1st ep in 3 years and half. They've affected to all over Japanese punk scene and tour bands from overseas by their various ideas, energy, culture, food and drink. It's like the eye of punk typhoon in here. You will know what a great bands/place in such a country side. It's meaningless to mention the band names for their sound, if it has to say dawn of hardcore punk early 80's intense raw punk, eat and puke these UK82'/Finland/Sweden bands. Bristles, Kohu-63, Nukketeatteri, Appendix etc… This is just name of Raw Punk E.A.T.E.R.! Catchy guitar riff, roaring bass line, raw drumming as hell that sound like 80's "cardboard drumming". Melodious screaming shouts for our future that nowhere to go. Full of 4parts originality will attack to your heart and light up for tomorrow!" -So/Hardcore Survives

Tapes:

Truncheons - demo tape $4.00
Very nicely done demo by this new Dis beat band coming out of Montreal, Canada. This one features 7 songs not too dissimilar (ha!) to Disclose and similar bands. But i think there's enough originality here that this band stands out from the pack. This is fairly raw, but not to the point where it's a hindrance on the music. The packaging is good - it's a pro tape and comes with a lyric sheet. Truncheons features ex-members of After the Bombs, Kontempt and H.O.P.E., but i think the music here stands out on it's own, and Truncheons shouldn't be considered just another "ex-members of..." band. Preview two of the demo songs at: http://truncheonspunk.blogspot.com/

*I was able to pick up some old tapes at a fairly cheap price recently. All tapes are brand new and still sealed and professionally duplicated (no home dubbed tapes). Nothing crazy, but i think anyone still blaring ghetto blasters during skate sessions or driving around in pre-1997 manufactured cars (which is half the punk scene) might dig these.

Carcass - "Swansong" on Earache Records $3.50
Fuck what all the die hard fans have to say. "Reek of Putrefaction" is not a classic grindcore album. I don't want to hear some grindcore kid with emo glasses and skinny black jeans schooling me about the importance of that muddy piece of shit. The Carcass album before this, "Heartwork", is my favorite album by them. I've never heard "Swansong", but if it's half as good as "Heartwork", it's still better than the "classic" Carcass material.

Napalm Death - "Scum" on Earache Records $3.50
A 1995 reissue of the first Napalm Death album. This tape comes with a yellow cover. I don't think there's any difference between this 1995 edition and a copy one would have bought in 1987 from Earache, but who knows. The quality of the music on here goes without saying.

SS Decontrol - "Power" on Taang! Records $3.50
This is a shitty compilation of SS Decontrol songs that is like combining the entire SSD catalog on to a single release and then hitting random on the shuffle button. The entire "Get It Away" album is on here as well as all of "The Kids Will Have Their Say". It's got most songs from their other albums as well, plus some pretty cool live stuff (including songs with Minor Threat and GBH), and some demo material.

Cheap CDs:

Yeah, yeah, i know CDs suck and all that, but whatever. These are alright because 1. they compile a bunch of releases on one disc saving you time flipping and changing records; and 2. they're fucking cheap. Win-win situation.

Chaotic Dischord - "Fuck Religion, Fuck Politics, Fuck The Lot Of You!" CD on Dead Ringer $4.00
This CD compiles virtually all of Chaotic Dischord's early output including the "Fuck The World" 7" (1982), "Never Trust A Friend" 7" (1983), "Don't Throw It All Away" 12" EP (1983), and "Fuck Religion, Fuck Politics, Fuck The Lot Of You!" LP (1983), and their track from the "Riotous Assembly" compilation LP (1982). It features an exhaustive 31 songs total and serves as a great early years discography CD.
The members of Vice Squad and their entourage were regularly making side projects (the others being Dead Katss and Sex Aids), and Chaotic Dischord was the most prolific and longest running of those projects, actually exceeding the lifespan of Vice Squad itself. Chaotic Dischord hated a lot of things, but they had a special hatred for Chaos UK and Disorder, two of the bands they were inspired by in an effort to mock. 'Dischord's main point of contention with Chaos UK and Disorder was that they thought those bands played a style of music that was tuneless, devoid of any musical quality, effortless, and ultimately talentless. This album features some of the earliest and best Chaotic Dischord material, and i hope some people might enjoy this CD.

Chaotic Dischord - "Now! That's What I Call A Fuckin' Racket" CD $5.00
For those unfamiliar with the story behind Chaotic Dischord, they were formed as a joke band. Members of Vice Squad had started Riot City Records along with Heartbeat Records head honcho Simon Edwards. After Vice Squad signed to a major label after their second single on Riot City, they let Simon completely take over the operation of the label and to make all the decisions for himself. He went on to release records by Chaos UK and Disorder (on a side label for Disorder). However, the members of Vice Squad HATED both bands and thought they were both tuneless noise (arguably true), so they concocted an idea to make a joke band called Chaotik Dischord that made songs up on the spot in the same style as Chaos UK and Disorder. They recorded a demo tape and sent it to Simon as a joke to see if he'd fall for it. He did and in turn included them on the "Riotous Assembly" comp LP, mislabeling their name as Chaotic Dischord. Chaotic Dischord went on to be the most prolific band on Riot City Records as well as one of the best selling writing many songs making fun of bands like Chaos UK and even a song called "Fuck Off Ripcord" in the mid '80s.
This CD actually combines two really good Chaotic Dischord albums onto one album. The first is the "Now! That's What I Call A Fuckin' Racket (Vol. 1)" LP from 1985 released on Riot City Records side label Not Very Nice Records (which according to Simon Edwards was released on "Not Very Nice Records because it wasn't really a very nice record"). The other LP on here is the "Live In New York" which was released by Riot City Records in 1984. In typical Chaotic Dischord style, the album wasn't live at all and they never played in New York or the United States. It was recorded live in the studio with audience sounds added in to make it sound like they were playing a massively large stadium to thousands of people. Of course the reality was Chaotic Dischord only played a few shows ever.
This album turned out to be quite controversial as Punkcore Records ended up getting sued by EMI because the cover of this was a rip off of the "Now!" music series that EMI had been releasing of complete and total pop crap. Subsequently, Punkcore was ordered to stop producing the CDs, so only a limited amount made it out into circulation. These are the remaining stock copies purchased directly from Punkcore Records.

Disorder - "Total Disorder" CD on Dead Ringer $4.00
Nifty singles collection CD combining all the early stuff on a handy little collection. Most people know the deal with Disorder, so there's no need to go into much detail about them. Along with Chaos UK, they represented the Bristol, England noise sound that was highly influential in Europe and Japan in the 1980s. This compiles all of the early singles onto one disc. If you're into noise, argh, fuzz, distort, and feedback, there's a good chance you're into Disorder.

Vice Squad - "Riot City Years" CD on Dead Ringer (also includes the Sex Aids 7" on Riot City Records) $4.00
After appearing on his Heartbeat Records compilation "Avon Calling" (1979), Simon Edwards of Heartbeat Records wanted to release an EP for upstart punks Vice Squad of their own. He approached Iain McKnay of Cherry Red Records who was handling the distribution for Heartbeat Records about releasing a Vice Squad EP. Iain McKnay resolutely opposed the idea and promptly turned down the proposition. Not to be deterred, Simon decided to form a new label with the members of Vice Squad as co-owners under the name of Riot City Records. The label debuted in 1980 with the first Vice Squad EP, "Last Rockers" and was a smashing success, selling over 20,000 copies of the 7" single. This CD compiles Vice Squad's Riot City Records era output including their "Last Rockers" 7" (1980), "Resurrection" 7" (1981), and the song "Coward" from the "Riotous Assembly" compilation LP (1982), which is a personal favorite. Vice Squad went on to sign to the major label EMI after these releases which brought about a great deal of controversy due to EMI's involvement in the arms trade and manufacture of weapons. Vice Squad then continued to use the Riot City Records logo on their releases leading to more confusion as many came to think that Riot City Records was owned by EMI (which would have meant that releases by anti-militarization bands on Riot City including Chaos UK, The Varukers, and The Underdogs among others would have been owned by EMI). Of course none of that was true, and it was just a shared logo before everything in the world was copyrighted. Vice Squad seems to get overlooked today often times, but they were a top tier UK82 band and one of the elites of the time, and this CD is a handy compilation of their best and earliest material. This CD also includes the Vice Squad side project Sex Aids 7" that was released by Riot City Records.

LPs/12"s/10"s/Compact Discs:

Brainbombs - "Genius and Brutality... Taste and Power" 12" on Skrammel Records $14.00
"Reissue of Brainbombs second fullength album. 500 copies made. 9 tracks." -Skrammel Records

Discharge - "Apocalypse Now" LP on Vile Records $17.00 (wicked fucking expensive -- fuck the exchange rate)
This album was recorded on May 24, 1981.
"This release is the live recording of the band at the Lyceum London in 81 if you are expecting a clean spit and polish release, forget it this captures the raw power of the Discharge sound warts and all, this gig was the catalyst of what became the legendary Apocalypse Now tour that went around the UK in early 80s a tour that also included Exploited, Anti Pasti and Chron Gen. Apocalypse Now. end of the world - enough said" -Vile Records (owned by Rat from the Varukers/Discharge)

Doom - "Rush Hour Of The Gods" LP on Flat Earth Records $14.00
"Re-issue of 1996 LP - classic British crust hardcore" -Loony Tunes Records
"Doom were a pretty popular band and I appreciate their faith in me. I think we helped to prove that DIY doesn't have to be crap!" -Sned/Flat Earth Records

Extreme Noise Terror - "Phonophobia" LP on Farewell Records $13.00
"Official repress, remastered and with 2 unreleased trax!!!! A band whose name truly encapsulates their sound, Extreme Noise Terror formed in January 1985 and were signed by Manic Ears Records after their first ever gig. Their debut release was a split album with Chaos U.K., and although there were musical similarities, ENT, along with Napalm Death, were already in the process of twisting traditional punk influences into altogether different shapes. All the conventions of crust are played out on this release: simple, punky riffs, fast d-beat drumming, and shout/screeching vocals. The songs are short, the songs are simple, the songs are just fast, more distorted punk music when you get down to it." -Farewell Records

Faith - "Subject to Change plus First Demo" LP+MP3 on Dischord Records $12.50
"The fall of 1981 found the Washington, DC punk scene in a fallow periods when a number of active bands broke up at the same time. SOA, Minor Threat, Red C and The Untouchables had all split up, and this resulted in a number of the musicians reorganizing. Mike and Ivor from SOA , Alec of The Untouchables and Chris Bald formed Faith and played their first show at H.B. Woodlawn High School in November '81. At the end of 1982, Eddie (also a former member of The Untouchables) joined Faith as a second guitarist and six months later they recorded the Subject to Change 12" EP. Though clocking in at less than 14 minutes, this record was hugely important not only to the people here in D.C but all around the world. On Subject to Change Faith introduced a layered melodic approach that would blossom fully in later Faith-related bands like Rites of Spring and Embrace. For this reissued edition of Subject to Change we have expanded the release from its original EP format into a full-length with the addition of 11-tracks from the band's first demo recorded in 1981 at Inner Ear Studios. Most of these songs were later re-recorded and included on the band's 1982 split LP with Void." -Dischord Records

Força Macabra/Armagedom split LP on Six Weeks Records $10.00
"The legendary Brazil HC band Armagedom made its initial return with the release of this material from 1989. Mastered off a 10-year-old cassette tape this is some crude, manic crossover death-core in the vein of Slayer. Força Macabra from Finland contribute 9 brutal studio tracks that blow all their previous (and current) output away, still singing in Portuguese and still out of control!!!" -Six Weeks Records

GRB - "Maqueta + Estoy Tan Contento" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
"Born in 1984, they quickly showed their differences with other bands of their generation, as they improved the complexity of music and the philosophical-literary value of their lyrics, far from the typical political slogans of the other punk bands, but far more introspective and humanistic. This LP contains, for the first time in vinyl, their debut tape "GRB" (Drama del Horror, 1985) and their vinyl EP "¡Estoy tan contento!" (self-released, 1986)." -BCore Disc

HHH - "Sin Identidad/Inelectual Punks" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
"HHH was one of the most popular and influential spanish bands ever, and we've found for this LP such interesting things like their very first demotape ever, "Sin identidad", their single "Intelectual punks" and finally the outtakes from those recording sessions that were never released. All this on a special limited vinyl LP." -BCore Disc

Isterismo - "Tokyo Crusties" LP on 540 Records $12.00
Discography of releases so far from this awesome Japanese band. I'll admit, i wasn't sold on this band at first and passed on them for a while. But there's some solid riffs underneath all the noise and distortion here that helps to separate Isterismo from the pack. They claim to take influences from old Italian HC bands like Wretched. I can see how it's inspired by it, but i'd stop short of calling it in the vein of those bands. This is a cool release though for anyone who wants all their songs on one handy record or who doesn't want to pay horror prices for their now out of print releases.

Kangrena - "Estoc De Pus" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
"Vinyl LP release of the first cassette "Estoc de pus" (1984) by Kangrena, one of the most remarkable bands of Barcelona's punk scene in the early eighties, remastered from the original 1/4-inch tapes by Santi and Victor Garcia at Ultramarinos Costa Brava Studios, Sant Feliu de Guíxols. For lovers of Crass, Sex Pistols, Discharge, Damned or early Exploited, rageful and dirty punk at its best." -BCore Disc

Kulturkampf - "Caught In An Evil Web Of Violence" LP on Loony Tunes Records $15.00
Kulturkampf were an anarcho punk band from England that released two demos in the early '80s. This LP compiles both of those demos ("The Corpse Of Democracy" and "The Struggle" demo from 1983). Kulturkampf's track "Please Help" was also featured on the Motorhate Records compilation "We Won't Be Your Fucking Poor" in 1985. Musically, this sounds very much like fairly typical anarcho-punk of the era with catchy music, shouted lyrics, and lots of political lyrics. For more info, go to http://kulturkampfuk.blogspot.com/

Makabert Fynd - s/t 12" on Skrammel Records $13.00
"These Swedes (who have never been shy about mentioning that they include former members of Totalitär) bust out with a new full-length, and it is easily the best thing they have done yet (yes, even better than the record they released on Sorry State, haha!). Their previous releases had a very straight forward Swedish hardcore sound, but this time around they add just a touch of rock into the mix, making the riffs much more catchy and memorable. The result reminds me more than a little bit of Totalitär's "Sin Egen Motstandare" LP, though with better, more powerful production. Damn!" -Sorry State Records

Panikos - "Awakening From Lethargy" LP on SPHC $10.00
"Panikos was one of the classic crust bands from the 90's that made "Greek crust" something notable to collectors. Their previous records are to be filed with Chaotic End, Forgotten Prophecy, Naytia, Anasa Staxti, Negative Stance, etc etc. The Greeks took the classic English and American crust sounds and transformed them into their own unique ideas and expressions.
So imagine my delight to be able to release the first new Panikos recordings in over 10 years. And it was worth the wait, they're better than ever. This record uses Amebix and Neurosis as a starting point and then takes those ideas in a distinctly more rocking direction. Clean and heavy sound that feels natural and organic rather than overproduced and sterile." -Dan/SPHC

Rouse - "Deep Wound" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
A more melodic hardcore direction taken by the members of HHH.

Void - "Sessions 1981-1983" LP on Dischord Records $12.50
"Thirty miles north of DC, there is a town called Columbia - one of the first planned communities in the US, and in retrospect, the perfect birthplace for a band as completely chaotic as Void. Void played from 1980-'83, and although they are often credited for creating the template for alternative metal, their only official releases were the tracks on Flex Your Head and their split LP with The Faith. While organizing the Dischord archive, we came across the 4-track recordings of Void's first session at Hit and Run from 1981. Sessions: 1981- 83 features this never-released recording along with the first Inner Ear demo (which includes the Flex Your Head cuts and the songs that ended up on the Condensed Flesh 7 inch), two out-takes from their second Inner Ear session, and a couple of live recordings - including one that may be the last song they ever played." -Dischord Records
Awesome live photo: http://assets.dischord.com/images.d/artist/image/214/void-live-1.jpg

V/A - "Grind Madness At The BBC" (The Earache Peel Sessions) 3 CD box set on Earache Records $13.00
Hard laugh out loud at this nauseating self congratulatory Earache press release. It was so dumb that i had to include it.
"This massive value compilation will surely go down in history as one of the finest and complete ever! Over it's 3 CDs 'Grind Madness At The BBC' manages to compile the legendary BBC Peel Sessions from none other than Napalm Death, Carcass, Bolt Thrower, Extreme Noise Terror, Godflesh, Heresy, Unseen Terror and Intense Degree and in doing so covers the genesis of grindcore in UK if not the world! All 8 of these bands still remain highly revered today with Napalm Death, Carcass and Bolt Thrower arguably still sitting at the top of the extreme metal tree!
Besides the awe inspiring 118 tracks spread over 17 complete sessions the album also comes with exclusive linear notes from Mick Harris, ex drummer of Napalm Death, Unseen Terror & Extreme Noise Terror, as well as the inventor of the term 'grindcore'!
To those of you unfamiliar with the legendary UK radio DJ John Peel, he was responsible for inviting a succession of then unknown, highly extreme hardcore/punk/metal bands to lay down tracks to air on his national UK radio show. Causing intense debate at the time as members of the public were aurally assaulted by the most extreme music they had ever heard, John Peel continued his hands on support to the fledgling scene for the next four years, while he continued his con!
This compilation is so much more than that it is an important document that gives an insight into the earliest recorded music of the bands who later came to define the global grindcore scene.
With a running time of over 3 and a half hours, this must offer the best value per track of any CD ever!" -Earache Records

V/A - "Nacido Para Estorbar" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
"Compilation of unreleased recordings and hard-to-find material of some of the most influential punk-hardcore bands of the early eighties' Barcelona scene: Frenopaticss, Attak, Kangrena, Sentido Común and Código Neurótico. Features the original artwork made in 1989, as this vinyl LP was planned to be released 20 years ago by La Isla de la Tortuga label." -BCore Disc

V/A - "Welcome To 1984" LP on Maximum RockNRoll $10.50
"Maximum Rocknroll is proud to announce the re-release of the seminal Welcome to 1984 compilation LP on the 25th anniversary of its original release. Welcome to 1984 was one of the very first - and perhaps best - compilations to document the first wave of international hardcore. This LP features legendary bands from all over the globe including Terveet Kädet (Finland), BGK (Netherlands), The Stalin (Japan), Olho Seco (Brazil), Raw Power (Italy), Rattus (Finland), RIP (Spain), and many more. 23 bands in all, from 17 different countries!" -MRR
". this LP covers the scene more as it 'should be' - more political with a spirit of independence and resistance in every cut." -Al Flipside, from Flipside #43, 1984

Zines:

None...?

Other shit:

Three underrated street punk records.

It the best of times, it was the worst of times..." But really, they were mostly just the worst of times.

You could make a serious case that the worst of all the various subgenres that punk has spawned over the years could be "street punk". It represented many of the most useless and least endearing elements of punk: chaos, apathy, smashing shit for no reason, acting like a douchebag, glorified alcoholism, and, possibly worst of all, baggy jeans with Dead Kennedys patches safety pinned to them. Street punk dominated the 1990s and into the early 2000s (until "D-beat" ridiculousness took over) complete with fake British accents and incorrectly played Exploited covers. And why shouldn't it have dominated when the only alternatives were awful Victory Records thug-core, bland West Coast powerviolence and it's imitators, and whiny spoiled brats playing in "emotional hardcore" bands. Ugh. The '90s: what a bad, bad time for punk music. So it's no wonder street punk reached such popularity. The sad truth about street punk was that despite the fact that there were probably 10,000 bands playing this style from 1994-2004, there really were only a handful at most that were any good, most notably the Casualties and Defiance (who really don't fit the street punk tag). Even most of the other big names in the genre such as the Unseen, Oxymoron, Blanks 77, Antidote, Funeral Dress, Clit 45, and The Virus each only had a couple of worthwhile tracks (and that might be a generous estimate). Needless to say, this would have been much easier to write if it had called "Overrated Street Punk Releases" instead of underrated ones. With that said, here's three street punk releases i feel never got their due.

Krays - "A Battle For The Truth" CD (Temperance Records, 1999)
After a fantastic debut LP on Tribal War Records, The Krays were one of the more popular bands in the street punk scene. Being from New York City where everything was happening gave them a ton of exposure. The Krays "Inside Warfare" LP from '97/'98 stands the test of time and is one of the strongest LPs of the movement i think. With so much going for them, you'd think they would have been poised to really make their mark on the scene. But instead of delivering a follow up that should have kept them in the forefront of things, they released a CD only album on the NYC HC label, Temperance Records which had previously done releases by Absolution, GG Allin, H20, and a bunch of other tougher bands that had virtually nothing to do with the street punk scene. And without a vinyl pressing of the album and poor distribution within the street punk scene, i think a lot of people never even knew it came out, much less knew where to get it from. But the follow up is really what it should have been. This is a CD that i still play regularly. It's got 12 tracks on it, and the first 8 are non stop fist pumpers. Excellent charging punk that covers some familiar themes such as daily life, but in a much more intelligent and better written way than a lot of their contemporaries. It just comes across as a very honest album instead of all the other bands that were trying too hard to be some UK82 band that they had little in common with. The fifth track on the album is a cover of "I'm Civilized" by Menace, and even though i don't normally like covers on albums, this one is great and fits perfectly. Fuck, i wish this album had been pressed to vinyl. Where the fuck was Charged Records or Punkcore to prevent this masterpiece from languishing in the land of hardcore irrelevance forever? After this album, the Krays went on to release another LP called "A Time For Action" on TKO Records in 2002, but by that time the early signs of the death of street punk were already starting to show. Members of the Krays also did time in the Casualties, Devotchkas, NYC Rel-X, and Model Citizen. I've recently read that the Krays have a new album entitled "Sangre" planned for release on Dead City Records out of New York sometime in 2011.

The Epidemic - s/t 12" (Welfare Records, 2003)
What an unexpected release this was at the time. Boston had always been one of the country's hot beds street punk having produced bands like the Unseen, A Global Threat (Maine transplants), The Trouble, and plenty more, but this record was done by guys at the time who were fresh blood and kind of came out of nowhere. People like to talk up the Unseen's "Lower Class Crucifixion" album to death, but i've always thought that was vastly overrated. I wish fans interested in politically charged UK influenced hardcore would check out on this album instead. Heavy on the Conflict and Icons Of Filth influence, the Epidemic also had their own sound. While much lesser bands such as the Action were gaining popularity for being influenced by political UK bands, the Epidemic were doing the same thing except doing it well. Excellent vocals, excellent guitar riffs, and excellent songs can all be found on this release which doesn't just help set it apart from other street punk material, but also for all other punk material that was being released at the time. Sadly, poor distribution, lack of touring, rotating band members and line up changes, and an overall lack of ambition and push for the band made it so that they never got the chance they deserved. Today, they are not officially broken up, but who knows if they'll ever play a show again. There's an unreleased three song 7" that is awesome in my opinion that i pray will get released some day hopefully. This band is a shame and a prime example of a ton of wasted potential. Christian from the Epidemic went on to form and sing for Social Circkle a year after this 12" was released.

The Bloodclots - "Chaos Day Is Almost Here" 7" (Outcast Records, 1995)
Out of the ashes of the cult Jesters of Chaos (who released one 7"), the Bloodclots, from the state of Washington, released one of the very, very few records of the era that actually looks good aesthetically in terms of the layout. The cover is high contrast black and white and shows a British copper getting smashed in the face with the bands logo written in Old English font ripped out with the record title on the bottom done in black on white hand written cut out letters. Excellent. The band was also one of the few groups of the era that had the look fucking nailed down. Fully studded jackets, pants that weren't fucking baggy, and an all around punk as fuck look. In a genre that put so much emphasis on fashion, the Bloodclots are probably the only '90s band not from New York City or Portland that actually looked good. The great thing about the Bloodclots is their music sounds as good as they look. Hardcore punk with a heavy dose of UK82 influence. It reminds me of the Exploited's "Rival Leaders" EP (Pax Records, 1983) or the song "No Return" by One Way System (!!!!). Six songs are on this debut, and all of them are equally excellent. This is a can't miss EP that you can probably find for $2.00 in any used bin of rotting '90s street punk. I'm not sure how many total were pressed, but i know that there are some on white vinyl and some on black. The Bloodclots released an LP called "Clot You To Rot" as a follow up on Helen Of Oi! Records in 2000. I'm fairly certain that they are still going today, but i have not heard any of their newer material. I'm honestly not sure how these guys were not as popular as the Casualties or Unseen.

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August 31, 2011 distro update

2011-08-31T17:35:00.001-04:00

Hello all,
Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer even though i guess it's almost over at this point. There's a lot of new stuff in this time, and i hope people will think there's some quality stuff. This update is definitely heavily weighted to old UK reissues, and i'm a huge fan of that style, so i guess it only makes sense. But there's reissues in from old UK heads including Anti-System, Antisect, Bauhaus, Chaos U.K., Chaotic Dischord, Disorder, Doom, Extreme Noise Terror, and others, plus a lot of stuff heavily influenced by old UK acts including releases by the Casualties and Defiance.

I'd like to call some special attention to the Mission Of Burma titles that are in this month. In an often too narrowly defined and uptight hardcore scene, Mission Of Burma often does not get their due except in the more artistic circles of punk. While 'Burma are a great early indie/post punk band started in Boston in 1979, they are also much more than that. They really have their own sound and their experimentation with noisy elements and tape loops adds layers to their music that others don't have. There's depth here that you will never find in today's corporate "indie" scene. I'm not really sure who to compare Mission Of Burma to, but i think anyone into anything from The Wipers to Wire to The Fire Engines to any number of bands in between will enjoy them. I'm very excited to be carrying these releases, especially at such reasonable prices. Matador Records is a great label run by people who are beyond passionate about their releases and making sure they are all high quality. Unlike the seemingly endless list of shitty big corporate "indie" labels (which are often just subsidiaries of major labels anyway), Matador Records folks are the type of people i am more than happy to be supporting and who came from hardcore punk backgrounds, are still supporting up and coming new bands instead of just supporting established groups, and also occasionally still distributing the odd hardcore punk release. Very pleased to be carrying these.

A release that i had a hand in that is out now is the Amenaça "Demo" 12" from Spain that i'm doing the distribution for in the US and North America. I have quantities available for both mail order and wholesale. This release was done in conjunction with the great Discos Enfermos in Spain/Europe and Record Shop Base in Japan. Anyone ordering from those places please contact discosenfermos@gmail.com or base@recordshopbase.com to get your copies. I am excited to be a part of this release, and i hope others will be interested in it as well. Here is the info:

Amenaça - "Demo" 12"
There has been a long line of great raw, lo-fi DIY punk and hardcore bands coming out of Spain in recent years including the likes of Otan, Firmeza 10, Crimen de Estado, Invasión, and a slew of others, and i hope people will feel that Amenaça continue that tradition of quality. Although not a "ramshackle d-beat band with no bass" band, Amenaça still takes 1980s punk influences (BAP, L'Odi Social, and Subterranean Kids) and combines them with a grainy, raw recording to create an adrenalin charged HC sound. I think you can hear many early Italian hardcore influences as well. This 12" is actually the band's demo pressed to vinyl, but i don't think that fact hinders the quality at all. This is a three label split release coordinated by Inti of the excellent Discos Enfermos label (http://anarcopunk.net/discosenfermos/) in Spain who is handling the European distribution with additional participation from Record Shop Base in Japan and Social Napalm in the US.

Lastly, please note that i have a few BCore Disc from Spain titles coming in. I'm pretty excited to be getting these as there's some great bands like HHH and GRB in the batch. Please see below for a small write up on the label as well as descriptions for each release.

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Here's what's in stock now:

7"s:

Anti-System - "Defence Of The Realm" 7" on Anti Society Records $6.00
"Outstanding official re-issue of this killer 7" from Anti System… A bit more metal than their first LP, but this is still totally crushing mid/late 80's UK hardcore that rides the line between anarcho punk and crust core." -Anti Society Records

Aus-Rotten - "Fuck Nazi Sympathy" 7" on Havoc Records $4.00
"Havoc Records best selling record to date with over 20,000 copies pressed. Aus Rotten was one of the best punk bands or the 90's for two reasons. 1. They play excellent hardcore punk in the tradition of Discharge, the Varukers and Chaos UK 2. They make the connection between punk and radical politics in a clear and understandable way. That is to say, Aus Rotten's politics are right up front, but phrased in an accessible fashion rather than obtuse intellectualisms or a PC sermon. Aus Rotten's popularity brings to mind the days of Discharge, Conflict and the Subhuman when political punk bands were just as well known and liked as commercial bands. Fuck Nazi Sympathy is a challenge to the punk scene not to tolerate Nazis and Fascism in the scene. Tuesday, May 18, 1993 is a stark indictment of the genocide in Bosnia showing how little humanity has learned from the horrors of the Holocaust. Aus Rotten also released the Anti-Imperialist 7" which has recently been repressed as well as a split 7" with Naked Aggression. A full length LP on Tribal War followed in 1996. The LP features a fold out poster sleeve, extensive information and a copy of Rotten Propaganda, singer Dave's anarchist newspaper. Once again this sort of packaging and creative attempt to expose the listener to a different political view brings to mind the days of Crass, Discharge, and Conflict. Aus Rotten has toured Europe, Japan and the United States. Aus Rotten released "The Rotten Agenda" LP on their own Rotten Propaganda label in 2001. Aus Rotten broke up in 2001. Singer Dave is now in Behind Enemy Lines while Corey and Eric are in Caustic Christ. Rich who played drums on this 7" is in All Systems Fail." -Felix/Havoc Records

Avfall - "Now!" 7" on Hardcore Survives $12.00
"No one can't stop them, running hard drunken guys from Tokyo! They played with Gasmask Terrör (France) as tour supported in this May. Famous alcoholic silly 4 pieces playing more deepening sounds than split cassette w/Haava and VA/Terro-Rhytm CD on this 1st 7"ep. The sound goes toward Totalitär-Fy Fan-Skitkids line Swedish HC meets US thrash through their ogirinal filter. It's amazing noisily driving hardcore punk as hell! They never get any fashionable styles and unrefined even most of members from Tokyo urban city. It's kind of primitive pure destrucktion we start forgetting! Feel their energetic soul and love for hardcore punk. All the fans of Swedish HC to US HC and No Way Records releases, exploding hardcore punk "real now"!" -So/Hardcore Survives

Besthöven - "The Vikings Are Back - A Hail To Sweden" 7" on Total Fucker Records $5.00
"Long-time Brazilian "Dis-Beat Crust Horrorcore" Hardcore Punk veterans Swedish HC tribute record! In the vein of Disclose's "Great Swedish Feast" 10" and Doom's "A Hail To Sweden" ep. 7 track ep paying tribute to Anti-Cimex, Crude S.S, The Shitlickers and more." -Tim/Total Fucker Records

Black Market Baby - "Potential Suicide" 7" on Dr. Strange Records $4.50
"Official Record Store Day repress with 2 live (unreleased, from 1984 at The 9:30 Club) bonus songs, of this KBD release." -Dr. Strange Records

The Casualties - "Who's In Control?" 7" on Punkcore Records $4.00
Great record by a great band. Often unfairly slagged off by DIY hardliners, anarcho extremists (the same ones that used their politics as an excuse to leech off society and the punk scene), and "these crusties with big boots", the Casualties were the real deal. This band loved it and lived it and their shows were legendary and great. After releasing two phenomenal LPs ("For The Punx" and "Underground Army"), this was one of their last releases on a smaller independent label before they signed with a big shitty indie label. While albums by their contemporaries at the time like the Unseen and Aus-Rotten haven't held up, the Casualties material still stands strong. Yes, the street punk years weren't very good in retrospect, and 95% of those people dropped out into oblivion, but the Casualties are still holding on to this day doing what they've always done to the best of their ability. These are the last remaining stock copies purchased straight from Punkcore Records, and i'm thrilled to have these in stock. For anyone who missed this the first time around, folks looking to Live The Chaos, or anyone just looking for some raging tunes, here it is.

Crow/See You In Hell split 7" on Phobia Records $6.00
Second pressing (525 copies) of this record pressed with all copies on milky clear wax. Originally released in 2009, this is a great co-release by Phobia Records and Insane Society Records. Legendary Japanese punks Crow continue to show why they are considered legendary, and See You In Hell from the Czech Republic continues to make a strong case for themselves with this effort highly influenced by Japanese hardcore. A great international HC release.

Delirium Tremens - "Presagio De Muerte" 7" on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos $6.00
"Rare Basque demo from 1984. 10 raging tracks of ugly hardcore punk similar to Wretched, Ruido De Rabia, Eizen, Tortura Sistematica, or early European bands of the play fast - no metal era. Totally unknown gem that remained literally unknown among Spanish Punk fanatics until a mere few years ago. Low-Fi recording of a raw abrasive sonic attack recorded in a bom-box. Not a friendly 80 reissue type but a sand-paper in the turntable one. WARNING. This recording sounds really RAW." -Paco/LVEUM Discos

Diskurz - s/t 7" on Todo Destruido $4.50
"Debut 7" from this Croatian band who play awesome singalong punk that reminds me a lot of 80s Spanish greats Eskorbuto. Like that band, Diskurz blend simple, catchy riffs and vocals with melodic guitar leads and very aggressive playing to yield a product that combine all of the best elements of punk and HC. Another awesome product from what's becoming one of the best and most consistent labels around." -Daniel/Sorry State Records

Gasmask Terrör - "Like Daggers" 7" on Solar Funeral $5.00
"4 new songs of angry, riff/d-beat driven hardcore punk. This has a slightly more rocking Skitkids/Inepsy vibe than the latest LP, with more guitar leads than ever." -Luc/Gasmask Terrör
This is a co-release between Ratbone Records (France), Flower Of Carnage (Japan), and Solar Funeral (USA).
"Urban Offerings" mp3: http://ratbone.free.fr/sounds/urban_offerings.mp3

Glam - s/t 7" on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos $6.00
"Debut EP of this young Barcelona band. Six tracks of ultra agressive hardcore that will fit right in between other BCN acts such as SIBERIA or early INVASION. Fast and sharp energy bursts with manic drumming and no time to waste. The whole EP clocks at 5 minutes and one second, divide that by 6 songs and you get the idea." -Paco/LVEUM Discos

Isterismo/Krömosom - "Hardcore Pollution" split 7" on Hardcore Survives $9.00
"Split 7" ep Krömosom (Australia)/Isterismo (Tokyo) for their Japan tour 2011'. Growing up to represent Japanese hardcore punk band Isterismo put mega noise core crusher crust! With their great mate brutal raw hardcore punk Kromosom. They already played OZ tour in 2010' chaos.
Krömosom their 1st demo impressed to so many Japanese raw punks who knows what is raw. They've big member changed than before. Yeap (ex-Pisschrist) converted to singer. Their brotherhood Penke (Bloody Hammer) jointed as Bass player and Cormy (Nuclear Death Terror) playing Guitar. More brutal sounds like Total Scandinavian raw hc attack! They're kind of HC punk melody maker sometimes catchy and melodious tone which is backed their long way hc punk life. these 3 songs were mastered by famous "Tokyo's Bowling Studio" (you know what this mean) -NOISE ROOM-. Making more violent and intense sounds attack you!
Invasion the world Tokyo crusher crusties Isterismo has put out for many compilations. This material their 2nd 7" vinyl since 1st ep 2008'. Also first recording of Ebineck (singer/Rednecks). Insane noise maniacs are obsessive much about particles of noise sound, Italian chaotic noise pollution makes you deafness! They put new idea like Amebix sound a little, also includings 80's UK HC influenced to artworks. It's like dirty stench core chrusher crust. Hardcore Pollution beats the rotten system and buries them to darkness! Feel the present hardcore punk arise!" -So/Hardcore Survives

Nukkehammer – "Soviet Rust Belt" 7" on Solar Funeral $4.00
"The first vinyl appearance from this Ohio 3 piece. 7 crashing tracks of mid-paced Rust Belt d-beat punk, mixing a clusterfuck of influences and styles ranging from Kaaos to Gauze to Animosity-era C.O.C. This E.P. contains 5 songs from the demos given proper recording treatment and 2 previously unheard. Analog recording at CDR in Columbus and mastered by Audio Siege for maximum ear piercing ferocity. Split release with SPHC and Hesitation Wound. First pressing of 500." -Dennis/Solar Funeral

Os Estudantes - "Perdao" 7" on Todo Destruido $4.50
"Another killer ep from Todo Destruido Records!!!! This time around it's a killer new band from Brazil. Great hardcore punk, not too fast and not too slow. It sounds like they take influence from all early 80's HC PUNK from all over the world. Sometimes sounding like Colera, sometimes DOA, Sometimes Olho Seco. You get the picture- it's GREAT! Buy this!!!!" -Alex/Grave Mistake Records

Putas Mierdas -"El Punk No Quiere Paz" 7" on Todo Destruido $4.50
"Absolutely killer 4-song 7" of Spanish-style punk from this Guadalajara, Mexico band. You can tell these guys have a few Eskorbuto records in their collection, and they nail that perfect combination of melody and drive. Of course, they add in those ultra-pissed Spanish vocals. A really killer 7"." -Vinyl Conflict

Rednecks - "Visions Of Mad" 7" Hardcore Survives $13.00
"From Tokyo hugest city. This is their 2nd EP. they've already released 1st EP Lose A Border and split EP w/Johns Town Aloha by own label. These're small copies and not distributed to overseas. I think this time is their first appearance for you. Making more powerful sounds like Framtid style Scandinavian feeling bombardment d-beat HC thrash. But this one is more original than usual "Scandinavian Raw D-beat". speedy and energetic with loud and noisy scream and shout. You will know how awesome this band is.greatest d-beat thrash attack in the world! Also this singer is drummer of Isterismo." -So/Hardcore Survives

Ultrtumbados - "Requiem Para Una Decada" 7" on Todo Destruido $4.50
Another great record on this fine label!!

LPs/12"s/10"s:

Amenaça - "Demo 2009" 12" $10.00
"Here comes the release i was behind during some time asking them to release their sold out demo tape on 12" and finally they agree with it. So you will find here the songs of the demo tape except the Raw Power cover. Pure Barcelona '80s punk hardcore sounding in the vein of bands like L'Odi Social, GRB, Subterranean Kids,... and all the hardcore influence of the Barcelona's '80s, the city that see grow this band, and also with some Italian '80s touch like Indigesti, Negazione, EU's Arse,.... New desing for the record on 2 color hand silkscreened cover and diferent insert with the lyrcs in Catalan (language their use to sing) and translated to English. Hand made labels also, so pure DIY record in the most of we were able and in total colaboration hand to hand with the band. 12 songs of pure angry and raw '80s punk hardcore in the Barcelona style and also some Italian '80s touch!" -Inti/Discos Enfermos
http://amenaca.interrupciones.net/

Anihilated - "Path to destruction" 12" on Agipunk Label $15.00
"Another quality reissue on Agipunk. Ipswich/UK Anihilated formed in 1980 as Prospex and deeply involved in the anarcho-punk scene. They soon started to add metal to their music, the first in UK playing this kind of crossover along with Onslaught, Sacrilege and Concrete Sox. This 12" EP has been originally released in 1986 and for the first time is re-released on vinyl. A true gem that you need to own next to "Behind the Realms of Madness" and "Power From Hell". Original cover artwork drawn back in the days by Mid/Deviated Instinct. Comes with original insert plus a new insert with a lot of never seen pictures, commentaries and lyrics." -Agipunk Label

Anti-System - "A Look At Life" LP on Anti Society Records $15.00
"Re issue of the second LP from 1986 plus demo and comp tracks from 1982 to 1984. Excellent metallic UK hardcore in the vein of Antisect, Varukers, Discharge. Pretty essential, and very well done with a nice booklet as well." -Anti Society Records

Anti-System - "No Laughing Matter" LP on Anti Society Records $15.00
"For the 1st time in 25 years this LP is back and with a 44 page booket with rare pics, old interviews and art work! Absolutley top shelf UK hardcore from 1984. One of the seminal bands to come out of the ealry 80's UK anarcho and hardcore scenes. Heavy hard hitting hardcore somewhere between Crucifix and Discharge with scathing political lyrics. This is an official re issue and has all the original artwork, plus a thick booklet of interviews, photos and documents from the early 80's U.K. anarcho scene." -Anti Society Records

Antisect - "Demos And Live 1982" LP on Anti Society Records $15.00
"This LP gives you the1st demo of this heavy crust sounding god Antisect! Their raw punk sound…1st time on LP… all the songs are unreleased makeing this the 1st LP they might have released. Comes with poster and interviews and inner sheet with more rare pics and hand out about what the band standed for back then. Rare color pics on the back cover too." -Anti Society Records

Antisect - "Leeds 2.4.1986 Live" LP on Anti Society Records $15.00
"This rare top soundin mixing deck tape has most of the songs for the 2nd LP that never happened, and Into The Void song too, with unused art work for the 2nd LP and rare coloured pics too, and old interviews and more!" -Anti Society Records

Bauhaus - "Crackle: Best of Bauhaus" 2xLP on Beggars Banquet $17.00
Let's face it, the idea of "Best of" band compilations rarely work out well for the band's more hardcore (the literal meaning, not the musical genre) fanbase. Often you end up with some douchebag deciding what gets included and what doesn't. The song selection typically includes some fan favorites from the early catalog, a bunch of mediocre tracks from "after they made it big", and then at the end they'll throw on either a couple newly recorded and awful reunion tracks or some shitty left overs that weren't good enough to be included on a proper release originally. For the most part, this isn't true of this compilation. There's some lesser known mixes and versions on here and a lot of hits. It's not going to please everyone, but it's not a bad selection either. It's a great starting place for anyone getting into Bauhaus or someone who'd like a mix tape style compilation of Bauhaus songs on vinyl. "She's In Parties" and "Dark Entries" both appear on here along with some other big name hits. The price is affordable too, and i think it's a label worth supporting (and one that actually had a hand in releasing early Bauhaus material), rather than one of these corporate indie labels looking to cash in on the reissue game and recent resurgence of vinyl. I wouldn't be distributing it otherwise. For anyone unfamiliar with Bauhaus, here is some information:
"Bauhaus are the founding fathers of goth rock, creating a minimalistic, overbearingly gloomy style of post-punk driven by jagged guitar chords and cold, distant synthesizers. Few debut albums ever arrived so nearly perfectly formed; In the Flat Field practically single-handedly invented what remains for many as the prototype of goth music." -4AD

Bone Awl - "Not For Our Feet" LP on Nuclear War Now! Productions $14.00
"A 9-song mini album originally released on cassette (ANTI-GOTH 029) rematerializes on vinyl with new artwork. For those familiar, this is some level of maturity from Bone Awl. The song styles are more varied, and a strengthened recording ability is utilized to its full potential by the band. NFOF also marks a break in lyrical themes shifting focus to the personal, rather than its previous view that was through a more Black Metal lens. For those unfamiliar, this is crude minimal Black Metal. A black metal song stripped to its essence, played with aggression and angst. Their seventh recording, originally recorded and released in 2004." -Yusuke/Nuclear War Now! Productions

Bone Awl - "Meaningless Leaning Mess" LP on Nuclear War Now! Productions $14.00
"After releasing many limited cassettes, splits, and 7"s, Bone Awl finally release their debut album. Like all of their previous releases, this is no compromise, and sticks to a primal and minimalist form of black metal. Each song rides an intense and violent pulse, with a tension and rawness that has not been previously matched by the band. While the music takes form in its bloody repetitive convulsions, the lyrics scream visions from a path that ends in death. A release that takes a unique and American stance on contemporary black metal. The heavyweight vinyl comes housed in printed inner sleeve and deluxe 6-panel fold out poster sleeve, containing artwork in the same vein as all of their previous iconic cut and paste layouts." -Yusuke/Nuclear War Now! Productions

Bone Awl - "Bowing Heads" LP on Nuclear War Now! Productions/Iron Tyrant Records $20.00
"Vinyl version of the cassette EP from 2010. A dedication to work still remains, employed until skulls are pressed into the dirt. Bowing Heads is the first new release of Bone Awl in nearly 3 years. All of the pock-marks still there and some new scars, somehow still shaving off dead meat." -Nuclear War Now! Productions

Chaos U.K. - s/t LP (the Blue LP) on Papagájuvv Hlasatel Records $15.00
This was to be the blueprint for the entire noise, argh, fuzz, and screaming mess that so many bands have mimicked. Everyone from Confuse and the Swankys to Riistetyt and Kaaos to Chaos CH and Dislike to every annoying modern noise punk band can trace it all back to this full length. Chaos UK had released some noisy material on their first two EPs ("Burning Britain" and "Loud, Political And Uncompromising"), but even those releases were more in line with the slightly more established UK82 sound coming out of England during the era. However, Chaos UK really intensified the chaos several notches with this release. An ultra fuzzed out guitar sound with a ton of reverb on the vocals, only the bassline carries any hint of riffs or melody here for the most part. The drums are all over the place as to be expected, and it's a fantastic release (though there are a few duds on here). Many of the songs here are more mid paced and similar to Disorder than the breakneck thrash pace they played at on the "Loud, Political And Uncompromising" EP or what they would go on to record for the "Short Sharp Shock" and "Just Mere Slaves" LPs not too long after this came out. But i think this release is FAR superior to anything Disorder put out, and i really don't think there's any competition between Disorder and Chaos UK as to who was better. Chaos UK sold a LOT more copies of their records for a reason. I actually think a lot of people really haven't heard this album because it's been out of print so long. In fact, this is actually the first time it's ever been reissued on vinyl though it has been repressed on CD many times by multiple labels. But this is a hit record without a doubt. This was also to be the final release that featured their original guitarist Andy Farrier who was the one responsible for writing most of the songs as well as for the guitar sound here. After this LP, Chaos UK shifted line ups and released a few more good records in the 1980s. They then broke up after releasing "The Chipping Sodbury Bonfire Tapes" LP in 1989 before reforming again with another new line up in the early '90s and went on to release a whole bunch of shitty material. But this is a hit record and highly, highly recommended.
"Wild, crazy, unrestrained maniac convulsions of savage feedback and chaotic harmonies. Raw unmatched strength monstrously screeches frantic fury at unrelenting full frontal thrashings. Features a new hard larynx vocalist, as this LP rates right up there with mates Disorder." -Pushead (from Maximum Rocknroll #6, May/June 1983)

Chaotic Dischord - "Now! That's What I Call A Fuckin' Racket" CD $8.00
For those unfamiliar with the story behind Chaotic Dischord, they were formed as a joke band. Members of Vice Squad had started Riot City Records along with Heartbeat Records head honcho Simon Edwards. After Vice Squad signed to a major label after their second single on Riot City, they let Simon completely take over the operation of the label and to make all the decisions for himself. He went on to release records by Chaos UK and Disorder (on a side label for Disorder). However, the members of Vice Squad HATED both bands and thought they were both tuneless noise (arguably true), so they concocted an idea to make a joke band called Chaotik Dischord that made songs up on the spot in the same style as Chaos UK and Disorder. They recorded a demo tape and sent it to Simon as a joke to see if he'd fall for it. He did and in turn included them on the "Riotous Assembly" comp LP, mislabeling their name as Chaotic Dischord. Chaotic Dischord went on to be the most prolific band on Riot City Records as well as one of the best selling writing many songs making fun of bands like Chaos UK and even a song called "Fuck Off Ripcord" in the mid '80s.
This CD actually combines two really good Chaotic Dischord albums onto one album. The first is the "Now! That's What I Call A Fuckin' Racket (Vol. 1)" LP from 1985 released on Riot City Records side label Not Very Nice Records (which according to Simon Edwards was released on "Not Very Nice Records because it wasn't really a very nice record"). The other LP on here is the "Live In New York" which was released by Riot City Records in 1984. In typical Chaotic Dischord style, the album wasn't live at all and they never played in New York or the United States. It was recorded live in the studio with audience sounds added in to make it sound like they were playing a massively large stadium to thousands of people. Of course the reality was Chaotic Dischord only played a few shows ever.
This album turned out to be quite controversial as Punkcore Records ended up getting sued by EMI because the cover of this was a rip off of the "Now!" music series that EMI had been releasing of complete and total pop crap. Subsequently, Punkcore was ordered to stop producing the CDs, so only a limited amount made it out into circulation. These are the remaining stock copies purchased directly from Punkcore Records.

The Chiefs - "Hollywest Crisis" LP on Dr. Strange Records $10.00
"Limited to 1,000, all their studio material from 1980-1982, a must have release. Excellent early 80's Punk Rock Rock from Southern California, includes their KBD 7" "Blues"." -Dr. Strange Records

Defects - "1979 To 1984" LP on Anti Society Records $15.00
"A compilation of tracks from 1979 to 1984 of this cool Irish punk band. Features demo tracks, live tracks, their 1st 7". Comes with a 24 page booklet that has rare pics, flyers, and newspaper cuttings." -Anti Society Records

Defiance - "Rise Or Fall" picture disc LP Dirty Punk Records $16.00
"Defiance is probably the most well known, and maybe the best US anarchopunk band around these days.. They are coming back with a 4th album, which was already released in USA, but with only 500 copies available, and a very few reached Europe. So we decided to release it in Europe. Following the band's agreement, we came up with the idea of a different version. So we changed one song of the US LP: We swapped one song of the US pressing with the bonus track from the CD version (which was never released on vinyl). It's now on a magnificent picture disc! Future collector item for vinyl addicts!!!" -Dirty Punk Records

Deskonocidos - "En La Oscuridad" LP on Todo Destruido $11.50
"While summing Deskonocidos up as raw, snotty, Spanish-language hardcore with a heavy post-punk twist might be accurate it'd also be doing 'em a disservice: there's a lot going on here and while it's brilliantly varied things also hang together well as a cohesive whole, making for a 'proper' album rather than just a slung-together collection of same-sounding songs. There's a Wipers influence for sure and maybe a dash of Born Against in there somewhere too, but the flange-laden guitar lines also bring to mind the likes of Killing Joke or A Touch Of Hysteria, weaving nervously in and out of the mania and imparting a strange sense of catchiness to the untrammelled punk rock rage and energy. It's smart, powerful and sticks in your head, and I can't recommend it enough." W-Tapes blog (http://w-tapes.blogspot.com/)

Discharge - "Apocalypse Now" LP on Vile Records $17.00
This album was recorded on May 24, 1981.
"This release is the live recording of the band at the Lyceum London in 81 if you are expecting a clean spit and polish release, forget it this captures the raw power of the Discharge sound warts and all, this gig was the catalyst of what became the legendary Apocalypse Now tour that went around the UK in early 80s a tour that also included Exploited, Anti Pasti and Chron Gen. Apocalypse Now… end of the world – enough said" -Vile Records (owned by Rat from the Varukers/Discharge)

Disorder - "Perdition" LP on Sysdumb Records $11.00
Great record. I think a lot of people have heard this, and it's probably most Disorder fans' favorite release. It's a great record. Lots of fuzz and distortion. I personally like "Under The Scalpel Blade" the most, but this one is tough to argue with. Classic line up, classic era, classic sound, classic record to huff glue to.

Doom - "Doomed From The Start" LP on Anti Society Records $15.00
"Three Doom demos all collected on one LP. The first two demos were recorded in 1987, the third demo was recorded in 1988. All in all there are 19 Doom tracks featured… comes with a nice fold out insert." -Anti Society Records

Doom - "Lost The Fight/Pro Life Control" LP on Agipunk Records $15.00
"Masters of crust available again on vinyl. This release, first part of a Doom reissue serie, features their split album with Selfish dated 1994 and split 7" with Hiatus released in 1993. Songs have been remastered, and all the original artwork is featured in the inner booklet. CD version features two bonus tracks taken from compilations." -Agipunk Records

Extreme Noise Terror - "Holocaust In Your Head" LP on Farewell Records $16.00
"To 500 copies limited official re-release of the "Holocaust In Your Head" LP, which originaly came out in 1988 at "Head Erruption". It was re-recorded in 1991 and released at Japanese label "Toys Factory". 1999 the LP based on the 1991 recordings was re-released by Distortion. On this re-release you get the original 1988 recordings remastered with a more raw and brutal sound. Includes the classics "Murder", "Bullshit Propaganda", "Another Nail In The Coffin", "Deceived"... actually the whole record is just a classic!!!" -Farewell Records

Gunnar Hansen/U.T.I split LP on Schizophrenic Records on Schizophrenic Records $14.00
"Hamilton's own Gunnar Hansen follow up their sold out debut 7" with their passionate and sincere, guitar driven fast hardcore. A strong dual guitar attack built over driving bass lines pound at your ears while their negative lyrics peck at your eyes. Following their scorching tracks on the Toronto's Burning compilation, U.T.I. turns up the insanity! Frantic pounding, shredding, fist pumping hardcore with speed changes and possessed female vocals make for a unique thrash attack. This rager is packaged in awesome cover art by Scott Bentz, coloured by Stef Bell, & jacket design by Darrin Cosgrove." -Craig/Schizophrenic Records

Health Hazard - "Discography" LP on Flat Earth Records $15.00
"Finally back in print on vinyl, some of the very best crust/hardcore of the 1990s. The 90's are a much maligned decade, but in that time crust was going off. Health Hazard stood head and shoulders above the other crust bands of the era with raw blasting power, sick riffs and scathing vocals. These songs still give me goosebumps-"Not Just A Nightmare" "Kill Em All The Bastards!" will get the blood pumping and make you want take on the system." -Felix/Havoc Records
It's funny how time periods come to represent music and the impact that they have on geographic locations. In the 1980s, the country of Italy had one of the most vibrant punk scenes, producing tons of manic and wild anarchistic protest thrash. Through the 1990s though, the Italian scene was one of the worst in all of the European scenes. Likewise, in the 1990s, the UK produced some very solid bands including Scatha, Coitus, Disaster, Doom, Suffer, Disaffect, Sedition, and of course Health Hazard. Today of course, England has an awful scene for the most part. Go figure.
Health Hazard was the amalgamation of several people coming together. Sned had previously drummed in Blood Robots, Generic, One By One, Pleasant Valley Children, and even did a stint in Disaster at the end of their career. Chris had played in Hiatus and Warfear, and Alec had played in One By One. They recruited a female vocalist in Mandy -- with some of the harshest female vocals ever -- and began writing outspoken and pummeling music with lyrics that were blunt, brutal, and left little to the imagination. The music itself was intense and abrasive thrash. But beneath it all, it was still catchy in the same way all great British music is. They went on to release a 7" ("Not Just A Nightmare"), a split 7" with Sawn Off, and a self titled 10" before vocalist Mandy quit due to the damage that was being caused to her vocal chords by all the screaming. The other three members went onto form Suffer who continued in a similar direction musically. This is a great and vital release.

Herätys - s/t LP on No Options Records $12.00
Raging Swedish hardcore that frequently gets the "Totalitär Jr." tag, which is quite a compliment!
"Herätys are one of the top bands playing the new wave of Swedish hardcore. This record taps the same vein as Totalitär and No Security with relentless drive mixed with good short and fast songs. The band consists of members from bands such as Fy Fan, Unkind, Skitkids, and Scumbrigade. This is their first release, you can look for their upcoming record on Prank later this year. This is widely unavailable in the USA which is why we wanted to repress it on No Options." -No Options Records

Homostupids - "Strawberry Orange Peach Banana" LP on Fashionable Idiots Records $10.00
"Cleveland kings of Skull Music return to smash with this brand new mini album. Nine more tracks of their signature primitive retard rock done to perfection. This time around the Stupids see themselves recording in a real studio, oh my! and the results are crushing. Buy this great new album right now." -Fashionable Idiots Records

La Urss - "Producto" LP on Todo Destruido $11.50
"AMAZING, snotty, punk as fuck band from Spain. La Urss captures the 80's Spanish punk feel while also keeping it fresh and new. I also get a Dead Kennedy's vibe from this record. Great bass lines, catchy guitar hooks and some sing-a-longs are too be expected. Great LP. Gorgeous screen printed covers. Limited to 525 copies." -W-Tapes blog (http://w-tapes.blogspot.com/)

LSD – "Lustmord, Snatch, Death'Ein Bodie = L.S.D." LP on Schizophrenic Records $14.00
Cult Japanese punk that had releases on the legendary ADK Records label run by Tam from Typhus/the Stalin.

Mission Of Burma - "Signals, Calls & Marches: Standard Edition" LP on Matador Records $11.00
"Out of print on CD for 3 years, and unavailable on vinyl since the 1980s, the hugely influential Mission of Burma debut record is back with some remarkable extras, including unreleased studio tracks, a DVD of concert footage from 1979 and 1980 and a thick booklet with interviews and ephemera.
Remastered from the original analog tapes, "Signals, Calls &Marches" contains their best-known song "That's When I Reach For My Revolver", their anthemic 1979 debut single "Academy Fight Song" / "Max Ernst," plus 2 unreleased songs from that session, "Execution" and "Devotion." Both are classics, and a fascinating window into their early days.
The deluxe gatefold vinyl has been re-cut ALL-ANALOG from the original half-inch tapes by George Marino at Sterling Sound. The vinyl recut served as the basis for the CD remaster, and the results are stunning.
"The moment punk turned into art." " -Matador Records

Mission Of Burma - "Vs.: Standard Edition" LP on Matador Records $11.00
"Mission Of Burma's second and final studio album was released in fall of 1982, just months before they broke up. The band were at the pinnacle of their songwriting and performing skills.
"Vs." is a strange and exciting record, full of depth and harmonic color. Unlike its predecessor, it begins slowly, with a fever dream of guitar workouts, drone and tremelo, in "Circles," "Trem Two" and "Dead Pool." The album pivots around the central track, "Mica," perhaps the band's finest moment about a woman's descent into unreality and madness. At the end, "Vs." expands with the triumphant melodic anthems "The Ballad Of Johnny Burma" and "That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate."
The remastered album contains the 4 bonus tracks that were on the prior Ryko CD issue. One of the most important rock albums of the '80s, unavailable on CD for 3 years, and out of print on vinyl since the 1980s.
The almost-pop architecture is opposed by almost-Wagnerian sonic density, a dichotomy between blueprint and chaos the competition indicated by the album's title." -Matador Records

Mission Of Burma - "The Horrible Truth About Burma: Definitive Edition" 2xLP on Matador Records $16.00
"Mission of Burma's posthumous live album, originally released in 1984, has never been available on CD in correct form or sequence. Botched mastering jobs and lost tapes meant that the release had to be reconstructed from scratch by Ace Of Heart's Rick Harte.
Available for the first time in 3 years on CD, and for the first time since the 1980s on vinyl, the songs on this album were recorded during the band's farewell tour of the US in 1982-83. The band had not recorded these songs properly in the studio. Demos and radio tapes circulated, but most people knew classics like "Peking Spring","Dirt", and "Tremelo", and their covers of the Stooges' "1970" and Pere Ubu's "Heart of Darkness", from the live shows. This reissue contains one unreleased track, plus a bonus DVD with the entire evening set from the final show in Boston on March 12, 1983.
Remastered and restored to its correct sequence, with 3 bonus tracks, 32-page booklet containing ephemera, photos, and interviews with the band on themaking of the album Vinyl is HQ-180 pressing at RTI; thick Stoughton gatefold sleeve, tipped-in booklet, DVD, MP3 coupon." -Matador Records

Mission Of Burma - "The Obliterati" 2xLP on Matador Records $13.00
"Discussing Boston's Mission Of Burma in the context of their being one of the most influential groups of thepast 30 years is all fine and good, but it does a slight disservice to their status as a living, breathing, insanely-vibrant rock'n'roll band in the year 2006. The props from Justin Timberlake, the gratuitous name-checks on "Love Monkey" are gratifying on some level, but they don't pay the bills.
And with this in mind, we're slightly in awe of Burma's new, 3rd full-length studio album proper, 'The Obliterati'. Recorded at Boston's Q Division Studios with firmly ensconsed 4th wheel Bob Weston, 'The Obliterati' might be the most aggressive, raw and challenging recording in the band's storied career. With equally strong contributions from Roger Miller, Clint Conley and Peter Prescott, 'The Obliterati', while having the odd melodic moment or 2 dozen, is as relentless and engulfing an album as we've heard since...well, since Burma's 'Vs.' some 24 years ago. Whether or not this album is as topical, absurdist or just plain hit-packed as that one, you'll have to figure out for yourself. For the moment, our senses are just shattered. This is the uneasy listening album of the year. Next year, too." -Matador Records

Neuroot - "Macht Kaputt, Was Euch Kaputt Macht" LP on Coalition Records $15.00
"HARDCORE-PUNK. Neuroot's "Macht Kaputt, Was Euch Kaputt Macht" contains the original 1983 demo, remastered from the original tapes and packaged in a fancy gatefold with original artwork. Neuroot existed roughly from 1981 to 1987, there's not a lot known about them, the music speaks for itself: hard edge, rough, radical and very political. Words associated with the band: trouble, riots, uproar and upheavel. They fought the law and disapeared.... This is the 1st in a series of 3 LP re-releases that combine all Neuroot's studio recordings." -Coalition Records

Origin of [M] - s/t 12" on Burai Core Records $10.00
"Burai Core presents the first Origin of M 12"! With similar speed and power as bands like Forward but with their own Hiroshima hardcore style, Origin of M has Mr Guy ex Gudon on vocals and Maru ex Asphalt on guitar. Raging sound and insightful lyrics, all new art by the master illustrator Sugi. Originally released on CD by Under The Surface in 2008 and long sold out, this 12" also includes their song from the "Demented Anthem Hardcore Assemblage" compilation. Includes digital download code." -Andy/Burai Core
Listen at http://originofm.bandcamp.com/

Pink Turds In Space - "Complete Part 1" LP on Anti Society Records $15.00
"Pink Turds started back in 1986 after Marty left Toxic Waste and wanted to do some thing heavy. Back in print after 13 years of being out of press. Their demos, comp tracks, and vinyl releases. This all comes to 38 tracks of Belfast punk hardcore magic. Comes with a 28 page a booket with rare interviews, colored pics, flyers and words for most of the songs." -Anti Society Records

Poison Idea - "Feel The Darkness" on Farewell Records $15.00
"Portland, OR's Poison Idea were never a subtile act. In fact, they resided at the furthest end of the opposite spectrum, fusing the pummeling rhythm section of heavy metal with the crunching three-chord speed and fury of American hardcore, topped off with Jerry A.'s snarling, larger than life baritone, spitting out declamation after declamation against the world. Reissued in 2004 by Farewell Records, "Feel The Darkness" is, simply stated, Poison Idea's most blistering moment in the sun, a steamrolling mass of furious speed and aggression, tempered with excellent drum and guitar work. Now available again on vinyl." -Revelation Records

Trotskids - "La Complète Volume 2" LP on Dirty Punk Records $16.00
"Here is the Volume 2 of the Trotskids' discography. This time, it includes the hit " Pas de voyous dans mon bar ", the second part of the second album "A mort à fond", the extremely rare EP "Mise a SAC", the track "Enterré Vivant" which was only released on the Underground compilation, and, finally, the EP "4x en 10 minutes", issued by Combat Rock and which was actually one of their demos. So, back to square one. And, once again, a bonus with the superb opening sleeve containing the lyrics and lots of pictures unseen before." -Dirty Punk Records

V/A - "Hardcore '83" LP on Höhnie Records $15.00
"The latest compilation from Propaganda varies in quality from cut to cut, but seasoned veterans like Rattus, Varaus, and the Bastards deliver thrashed-out songs close to their best material. Of the newer artists, the Marionetti and Tampere SS seem to be the most promising, especially the former's killer "Turha Armeija." With 35 tracks by 18 bands, you just can't lose!" -Steve Spinali (from Maximum Rocknroll #7, July/August 1983)

Zines:

Evil Minded Vol. 8 $2.00
"24 full size pages featuring interviews with Deathcharge, Nu-Kle-Er Blast Suntan, Spectres, and Perdition. Tons of cool photos. Evil Minded Noisecore Corner – an article by Zach Howard, killer Spanish scene report by Mario of Tortua Y Mierda Fanzine + other Articles, reviews and all the other standard fanzine garbage." -Tom/Evil Minded

Got Myself #5 zine $3.00
"It's been a long time in the pipleline, but the new issue of my fanzine Got Myself (#5) is finally here! Why has it taken so long for a new issue? I think the answer lies in the fact that I've put considerably more effort into the writing and layout. This entire issue was put together using analog technology (typewriter, cut-and-paste layout, in-person interviews, photocopier, etc) and I am quite happy with the results. GM#5 features interviews with three of my current favorites in hardcore/punk: Wasted Time, Double Negative, and Night Birds. Also included is a discography of the infamous Non-Commercial Records and a short history of the early-mid 90's Cleveland scene culled from writing by Paul E Wog and Chris Erba. I cap off the issue with over six pages of record/zine reviews, attempting to focus on harder-to-find and under-appreciated recent releases. 22 pages of content!" -Sam/Got Myself

No Thanks - Issue 7 $2.00
"Formerly known as No Thanks Fuck Everything, Mike returns with the latest issue including interviews with Lebenden Toten and Los Crudos, a retrospective on Antisect, features on some under appreciated UK82 and 90s HC gems, a retrospective piece on Mike's old record label a Wrench in the Gears, and tons more of the smart, sophisticated content Mike is known for. I'd say this is the best issue yet, completely jam-packed with content and thought-provoking as always." -Sorry State Records

Not Very Nice - Vol. 7 - free with orders, just ask
Only six pages long and three of them (cover, inside cover, and back cover) really contain no info, but the other three are packed. One page features an interview with Axewield who released a 12" on Crust War not too long ago. The cool thing about the interview is that it has the text printed in both English and Japanese and the layout is awesome. Another page is dedicated to "Japanese Hardcore CD Only Release Roundup". This was interesting. I think this article will appeal to people that are more than just casual fans of Japanese hardcore and gets pretty far into specifics and information. Hardcore fans of Japanese punk will love this. For people like myself though, it's pretty far over my head, ha. The last page with info is a zine reviews page that features the editors thoughts on some newer zines which he hopes to give some exposure to. It's clear Zach works hard to obtain the info contained in this zine, and i know that it's become cliché to say this, but "my only complaint is that i wish this zine were longer." Hopefully his next issue (which will apparently feature Seein' Red and Teo Hernandez of Firmeza 10 and others) will be expanded to full size.

Ripping Thrash #28 $4.00
"#28 has chats with Hibernation, Lyncanthropy and John Why, plus there's too many reviews, a bunch of photos and more!" -Steve/Ripping Thrash
Upheaval Fanzine #14 - free with orders, just ask for it
"Upheaval Fanzine #14 is available now as a one page mini issue. Issue #14 includes 10 in depth record reviews of bands from more than 7 countries and also a column written by yours truly. Layout is full on cut and paste white on black DIY." -Craig/Upheaval

BCore Disc LP releases:

These should all be arriving in the first week of September and will begin shipping on September 8. If anyone would like to have their order put on hold until these arrive, please contact me.

BCore Disc is an excellent independent label from Spain with strong roots in the underground hardcore punk scene. Over the years, they have worked hard to release excellent, high quality reissues from some of Spain's most notorious underground hardcore punk bands of the 1980s. Releases by the likes of the legendary groups such as Eskorbuto, HHH (whose members later played in Rouse), and Subterranean Kids as well as lesser known cult bands like Shit S.A., GRB, and Kangrena are all done with attention to detail and quality. This is a great label that takes a lot of pride and puts a lot of effort into what they do. Today, they tend to release a lot post punk, indie, pop influenced, and similar sounding music, but they still continue to keep releases by these legendary Spanish hardcore pioneers in print.

For mp3s on most of the releases listed below or additional information, please check out the BCore Disc site at: http://www.bcoredisc.com/

GRB - "Maqueta + Estoy Tan Contento" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
"Born in 1984, they quickly showed their differences with other bands of their generation, as they improved the complexity of music and the philosophical-literary value of their lyrics, far from the typical political slogans of the other punk bands, but far more introspective and humanistic. This LP contains, for the first time in vinyl, their debut tape "GRB" (Drama del Horror, 1985) and their vinyl EP "¡Estoy tan contento!" (self-released, 1986)." -BCore Disc

HHH - "Sin Identidad/Inelectual Punks" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
"HHH was one of the most popular and influential spanish bands ever, and we've found for this LP such interesting things like their very first demotape ever, "Sin identidad", their single "Intelectual punks" and finally the outtakes from those recording sessions that were never released. All this on a special limited vinyl LP." -BCore Disc

Kangrena - Estoc De Pus" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
"Vinyl LP release of the first cassette "Estoc de pus" (1984) by Kangrena, one of the most remarkable bands of Barcelona's punk scene in the early, eighties, remastered from the original 1/4-inch tapes by Santi and Victor Garcia at Ultramarinos Costa Brava Studios, Sant Feliu de Guíxols. For lovers of Crass, Sex Pistols, Discharge, Damned or early Exploited, rageful and dirty punk at its best." -BCore Disc

Rouse - "Deep Wound" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
No description right now.

V/A - "Nacido Para Estorbar" LP on BCore Disc $16.50
"Compilation of unreleased recordings and hard-to-find material of some of the most influential punk-hardcore bands of the early eighties' Barcelona scene: Frenopaticss, Attak, Kangrena, Sentido Común and Código Neurótico. Features the original artwork made in 1989, as this vinyl LP was planned to be released 20 years ago by La Isla de la Tortuga label." -BCore Disc

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

The Diskonected - 4 Track EP 7" on Loud Punk Records
Members of Inepsy playing excellent UK82 inspired punk rock. I guess this could kind of be called 'street punk', but i think that term has become so diluted and associated with junk that i'm hesitant to give it that tag. This is a great record though, and i think fans of Inepsy, the Exploited, Discharge, GBH, etc. will enjoy.

External Menace - "Early Demos EP (1979-1984)" 7" on Loud Punk Records
While not a part of the first tier of UK82 bands, External Menace did have their moments. This EP compiles rare and previously unreleased demo recordings from the early 1980s. Fans of the genre will definitely be into this release.

Força Macabra - "A Vivo No Japão - 2001" 7" on No Fashion HC Records
Recorded live at F.A.D. in Yokohama, Japan on March 16, 2001. Long running Finnish band that celebrates both the well known and the obscure Brazilian hardcore, thrash, and early metal bands. If you're looking for a band that's heavily into drugs and partying but can go toe to toe with anyone on their knowledge of South American hardcore (or Japanese HC for that matter), then Força Macabra is for you.
Visit the official Força Macabra website here: http://www.forcamacabra.com/

Brainbombs - "Genius and Brutality... Taste and Power" 12" on Skrammel Records
"Reissue of Brainbombs second fullength album. 500 copies made. 9 tracks." -Skrammel Records

Makabert Fynd - s/t 12" on Skrammel Records
Brand new 12" (this is NOT the one on Sorry State Records) by this great Swedish hardcore/crust/dis band featuring Poffen from Totalitär.

V/A - "Welcome To 1984" LP on Maximum RockNRoll
"Maximum Rocknroll is proud to announce the re-release of the seminal Welcome to 1984 compilation LP on the 25th anniversary of its original release. Welcome to 1984 was one of the very first — and perhaps best — compilations to document the first wave of international hardcore. This LP features legendary bands from all over the globe including Terveet Kädet (Finland), BGK (Netherlands), The Stalin (Japan), Olho Seco (Brazil), Raw Power (Italy), Rattus (Finland), RIP (Spain), and many more. 23 bands in all, from 17 different countries!" -MRR
"… this LP covers the scene more as it 'should be' — more political with a spirit of independence and resistance in every cut." —Al Flipside, from Flipside #43, 1984

No Way Records - various releases will probably be in from them by the next update including Fy Fan, Chronic Sick, Social Circkle, and maybe more. I know most people either order directly from the label itself or already own these, but fuck it. It's like stocking the Aus-Rotten 7" on Havoc Records, i don't know what the point is since everyone already has it, but it's still a cool release.

Other stuff:

None this time, sorry.

Erik SN
P.O. Box 4073
S. Chelmsford, MA
01824-0773
U.S.A.
http://www.socialnapalm.com/

May 9, 2011 distro update

2011-05-09T16:34:00.000-04:00

Hello Party People,
The biggest news this time around is that postage rates went up again on April 17 for shipping. I'm not 100% sure what went up, and i know the rates changes were not across the board, so i'm not sure of the immediate impact. Postage rate hikes have become a near annual occurrence, and with the US Postal Service's current budget deficit of over 8.5 billion dollars plus the rising price of oil and other operating costs, i don't see it how this trend won't continue into the future. For people who don't place orders outside of the country, this will still affect you as it means the price of import records (which are already in the $15-$20 range) will become even higher. This is because if a label receives those imported records in trade, said label is still paying increased postage to send their half of the trade out. For example, on the Warcollapse LPs that arrived this month, i traded releases on my label that cost me $41.85 to mail. Rounding that up to $42.00 and dividing it by the 7 copies received adds an additional $6.00 per LP onto my costs. My base price (which i believe is the standard) is $10.00. So by adding the $6.00 per LP from postage to the $10.00 base, the imported LP sells for $16.00. When it's in my online cart, i add an additional 50¢ to it to make up for the fees Paypal charges me, and the final price to the customer is $16.50 BEFORE postage is even added in to have it shipped to them.

As for what long term effects we can anticipate happening due to this, i think fewer imported records will be available from distros in the States, which means you'll have to order directly from the labels in Europe and Japan. This sounds fine at first, except when you take into account that US distros are able to get the LPs at the equivilent of a wholesale rate due to trading (or when they do buy) because it's a lot cheaper per unit to ship records in bulk than one at a time. The more you ship the more you save, so to speak. Already ordering a single LP from Japan costs approximately $30-$35 when ordering directly from the label. I think this will also cause some divide eventually between the international scene and the North American scene, as all but the very best and most popular international bands will see very limited quantities of their records distributed over here. And with the continued low value of the US dollar against the Euro and particularly the British pound, it only compounds the situation. This obviously quickly leads to talk of other problems within the US economy, the federal deficit, financial institutions, inflation, and other problems that are much larger than the punk scene (yet somehow get ignored within the punk scene, imagine that).

This update's theme is definitely "The Crust Update". I've never had so much new crust come in at one time ever before. Along with the straight edge scene, i've always felt like the crust scene has produced the largest amount of boring, uninspired, and unoriginal bands imitating the originators of a given style. If i'm missing a style that's produced more generic, by-the-numbers mediocrity, please inform me. I think it's also safe to say that crust punk probably produces the lowest percentage of good bands per capita of any genre. One could make a more than strong argument that, with the exception of a couple bands from Japan (Zoe, Effigy), there hasn't been a truly GREAT crust band since Scatha broke up (though a handful of solid ones come to mind). These are just my opinions, so i wouldn't put too much stock in them.

But there's a lot of new releases in this month including decent and interesting new crust groups (Napalm Raid, Fatum, Detonize), old established crusties with new records out (Warcollapse), and new reissues or represses of older classics (Hellkrusher, Misery, Amebix). The biggest highlight for crust material here is the Amebix "No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings" LP+7". I recently read a press release (http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=156227) stating Amebix has decided to pull their back catalog from from Alternative Tentacles after a partnership of 26 years in favor of starting their own record company and handling production and distribution of their own releases. Instead, Amebix will partner with Easyaction to make their releases available on the compact disc format, while Profane Existence i believe will be handling their vinyl back catalog from here on out. How this shakes out remains to be seen, but i felt it was a good idea to stock up on the Alternative Tentacles versions of their releases now while they were still available (and since the current price was pretty reasonable for an LP+7"). Sorry, but "Arise +2" was sold out already, but try AT direct.

Other highlights this time around are the B.G.K. double LP discography. Excellent thrash from Holland that has few rivals in their league outside of the Stupids. A fantastic band. A small amount Prank Records back catalog is in as well. A lot of people probably already own this stuff, but for those who haven't picked it up yet, i've now got releases in by Crow, Talk Is Poison, Christ On Parade, and Paintbox. Prank Records puts out consistently high quality releases, and these of course are no different. I know a lot of people will raise an eyebrow when they see the early Snuff releases that got repressed by Fat Wreck Chords listed this month. What can i say? I think their early stuff is quite good, and it's also a nice break from all the crusty stuff in this month. Anyone who's into the Exit Condition LP or later HDQ material may enjoy the first two Snuff records as well. The other thing i'd like to single out specifically are the two Bone Awl releases. Minimalist black metal that has been compared to having an Oi sound in it. There's definitely some sort of punk influence there. Either way, i think they are quite possibly the best band going in the world right now, and i strongly recommend both releases. They are both on Nuclear War Now! Productions, so expect the highest quality. The last thing i want to single out is the A Heads discography LP. Another old UK anarcho reissue in a semi recent string of them (Anthrax, A Touch Of Hysteria, Mad Are Sane, etc.). A Heads had a couple 7"s out and a tape, most of which was released by the Subhumans' Bluurg Records label. Quality UK anarcho punk, so if you're a fan of the genre, this is a nice compilation of A Heads material.

This month i was also able to pick up some 1990s Portland (PDX) punk releases. This worked out fucking wonderfully as i had just been trying to track down bits and pieces that i'd been missing in my personal collection, so when the opportunity to get these came up, i was pretty pumped. You can find stuff in by Godless, Starved And Delirious, Final Massakre, The Obliterated, and Unamused. There's also some English releases in there as well. These were left over from the old Tribal War Records distro. I think a few other distros have already picked over a lot of the other stuff, but there was still some worthwhile and interesting releases left and they are priced affordably in the '90s price range. Anyway, i listed them at the bottom of the email.

Lastly, my friend Timmy is finishing up releasing a new record by Besthöven from Brazil. He said these should be in either today or sometime this week. This particular Besthöven release is a 7" of all cover songs of bands that have influenced them. Please get in touch with Tim directly at stopbreeding@gmail.com or http://whokilledfucker.blogspot.com/ for more info.

That should do it for this time around. Always remember, prices listed here are cheaper than in the webstore slightly. Anyone ordering from Europe or elsewhere outside of the US that doesn't like the shipping total the cart gives you should get in touch directly, and i'll weigh it here. Sometimes the international rates are off, but domestic postage rates should be accurate in the cart. Ok, thanks for reading.
-Erik/SN

Full distro list and website can be viewed at http://www.socialnapalm.com/ . Past email updates can be viewed at http://penetration82.blogspot.com/ .

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Here's what's in stock now:

7"s:

Fear Of Tomorrow - "...No Fucking Future No Way 7" on Charged//Distorted $5.50
Claiming influences such as Totalitär, Poison Idea, and Discharge, comes Fear Of Tomorrow out of Vancouver, Canada. This is their debut release, and i would say it lies somewhere in the middle of crust and d-beat.

I.R.D. - "Aldrig Köpt-Aldrig Såld" 7" on Bridge Of Compassion Records/Combat Rock Industry $6.00
An interesting release here. Coming from Sweden, I.R.D. (I Ren Desperation) featured Jallo of Totalitär/No Security/Dischange/Meanwhile/etc. along with Larre of Millencolin, Björn from Disfear/Krigshot/Anti-Bofors, and Johan of the Swedish metal band Nine. Due to everyone's other commitments, it was difficult for I.R.D. to get together, so Larre and Jallo went on to form Kvoteringen a short time later. This EP, released in 2003, would be their only vinyl document. Musically it's along the same lines as what you'd expect, perhaps a slight bit heavier in the production (it was recorded by Mieszko of Nasum and Genocide SS) and with a rock influence à la Turbonegro. This record got little attention as far as i can remember, but i think fans of Totalitär or Kvorteringen will enjoy this. I love overlooked releases like this.

Kaivosurma - "Porttiteoria" 7" on Hardware Records $6.00
"Raw Finnish Hardcore think 3rd Terveet Kädet 7" meets Kuolema or Sekunda mixed with a slight US-HC twist. Six tracks on 45 rpm incl. a cover of S.O.A. 300 copies total." -Chris/Hardware Records
Listen to an mp3 here: http://www.hardware-records.com/mp3/kaivosurma_-_eteenpain.mp3
There's been somewhat of a resurgence of ripping DIY hardcore coming out of Finland in the past few years with bands such as Sotatila, Kyklooppien Sukupuutto, Kieltolaki, and others turning some heads. Kaivosurma can safely be added to that list i'd say. The band was formed in 1998 by two brothers who had been playing hardcore together as far back as 1986, and it shows. They originally released two EPs culled from demo tapes that they'd made as a two piece band (the "Saatanan lampaat" 7" in 2000 and "Bronstein" in 2001). Kaivosurma then got an additional two members and became a real band and started playing shows. The songs on this EP are from recordings started in 2003 and finally finished in 2009, and i think they are honestly more than worth the wait. Very out of control, frantic, and ripping hardcore with some unmistakably Finnish elements (it's very chaotic) and some stuff that draws from other influences as well. I'd liken it perhaps to a more out of control Tuomiopäivän Lapset for people that are fans of them. Very pleased to be able to have this release in stock.

Napalm Raid - "Corruption Of Their Little Minds" 7" on Rust And Machine Records $4.00
"6 merciless tracks of contagious, cutthroat D-beat crust punk. As you read along with the lyric sheet, Napalm Raid paints a smokey picture, sets the distressed mood and doubtlessly hand over what they're trying to dispatch. Lyrically very grim, slightly vague and mostly about war, this 7" is definitely not one to listen to if your trying to feel positive about humanity. Even by simply reading their logo encrusted with barbed wire I can envision the ugliness of war. One of the bits of art on the insert states: "Disgusting human race take pride in their war games. " This 7" has your expected high contrast white on black crusty layout, which I find visually pleasing. The music faultlessly matches with the lyrics and art. After a few line-up changes, this fairly new 3 piece formed in 2008. Carrying on sounds in the traditional vein not unlike Discharge and even more so Doom... so much its uncanny. Even up to the vocal styles. With obvious nods to the classics Napalm Raid executes their own take on the formula to keep it fresh and exciting. Don't you just love the smell of napalm in the morning?" -Nick/Rust And Machine Records

Stagnation - s/t 7" $3.00
Got this 7" by a Canadian(??) band called Stagnation. I honestly thought this was going to be Stagnation from Japan, haha. I didn't get a chance to listen to this, but i was told afterward that it's like metallic crust sounding. Not to be dismissive, but they used Courier New font on their 7" sleeve instead of just making the effort to go out and get a typewriter. Shit like that drives me up a fucking wall. I'll throw a copy of this in for free to anyone who wants one and orders over $20, just let me know you want one. I'd like to find some happy homes for the copies of this record.

Warhead - "This World Of Confusion / Acceleration" 7" on Feral Ward $6.00
"Kyoto's Warhead are back after 7 years of no recordings. This time around they bring us two tracks of mega distorted hardcore with the angriest voice in hardcore. Teamed this time with Framtid's guitarist Jacky for full effect they reach a level of extreme power few bands have. Expect no less than another dose of Warhead's trademark insanity. Released simultaneously in Japan thru H:G Fact Records (HG-280), USA thru Feral Ward (YAN-073) and Europe thru La Vida Es Un Mus (MUS47)" -Paco/La Vida Es Un Mus Discos

Warvictims/Disable split 7" on Charged//Distorted $5.50
Warvictims have been around for a while now and have honestly quite a lot of releases. I looked up their page on Discogs.com just prior to writing this review and was quite surprised to see how much material they have released. Warvictims come from Sweden and feature Jocke from Electric Funeral and Desperat. Raw punk like you would imagine but also competent enough for what it is. Sweden has a knack for this stuff, and i think both fans of the style and fans of the band will enjoy this release. Disable plays what i had described to me as "raging fast, if it ain't broke don't fix it noisy d-beat raw punk." Fans of contemporary D-beat will hopefully enjoy this as well.

Tapes:

Boston Strangler - "Outcast" demo tape on No Way Records $5.00
These finally arrived. Hardcore like SS Decontrol, DYS, Negative FX, or Fit For Abuse. Excellent. Debut LP out soon on Fun With Smack Records.

Fatum - "Skverna" tape on Mad Fly Records $5.00
From the under-underground of Moscow, Russia, these guys are so elusive and unknown that they haven't had their body parts cut off to be sold on the black market yet. Or maybe they had to trade their livers or a lung to afford their guitars and amps? Who knows? Regardless, they are still alive so apparently they're not on the radar of the KGB, Russian mafia, or Soviet arms dealers, and that's pretty good news for fans of crust around the world. Fatum plays grainy and dirty mid '80s styled crust heavily influenced by the UK originators of the scene such as Deviated Instinct and Concrete Sox. Those are the two biggest influences i'm hearing, but i'm sure you could name check Bolt Thrower, Prophecy Of Doom, Hellbastard, Axegrinder, etc in there as well if you'd like. The tape contains seven songs, including covers of Hellhammer and Bathory, and comes with a foldout lyric poster. There's one song that goes into a blast beat part at the end that kind of bugs me, but other than that, i think this is a very good first effort. With some acoustic parts, lots of chugging in the riffs, gutteral vocals (sung in Russian), this has all the elements on the "mandatory crust checklist". Is it as good as Deviated Instinct? No, but it is already better than most of the US bands that have come out playing this style within the past few years. A solid introductory release, and it'll be interesting to see how they improve and where they take this on future releases.
Fatum site: http://www.myspace.com/fatum666

Mierda - "Hardcore Poble Nou" tape on Alta Intensidaz Tapes $5.00
It's releases like this that i like to carry the most in my distro. Hardcore punk played by passionate people who are staunchly committed to DIY, are socially conscious, and have been heavily involved and active in their support of the international scene. The members of Mierda have been around for ages, and Tonyo, the vocalist, has played in many bands including Mob Charge, Uprising, Angry Mob, and, the group that he's probably most known for, Violent Headache. Mierda is his oldest band though dating all the way back to when they recorded their first demo in 1985. Influenced by bands like Discharge, MG-15, Anti-Cimex, and other raw punk of the '80s but with a more straight forward hardcore sound, Mierda was very prolific during the '80s, recording ten demos between 1985 and 1988. They recorded additional demos in 1991 and 1995 and then were mostly silent (presumably to concentrate on Violent Headache) until this demo was recorded in 2010. This most recent demo mixes the raw punk sounds of what's coming out of the Spanish punk scene today (Glam, Firmeza 10, Proyecto Hombre, etc.) with more traditional Spanish hardcore sounds of the 1980s (IV Reich, L'Odi Social, RIP). I think people that are into the current crop of Spanish bands will also enjoy this tape. To top it all off, this tape was put out by Teodoro of the excellent Spit On The Major and Alta-Int-Ensidaz zines plus the band Infierno De Cobardes. This is the type of release that represents everything good about DIY international punk.

LPs/12"s/10"s:

A Heads - "Discography 1982-2009" LP on Mass Media Records $10.00
"The UK's A Heads came up in the early 80s amidst the Anarcho Punk scene with label mates and good friends Subhumans (with whom they shared members). A Heads definitely reference the classic sound but stand out with a level of playfulness among the themes of bleak political times and personal turmoil. What they created was a timeless band influenced by peace punk like Zounds and the Mob just as much as the Adverts and Siouxsie And The Banshees. Includes all songs recorded in their original period as well as 3 songs from their self released 2009 CD and an unreleased demo track." -Cameron/Mass Media Records
Comes with a lyric sheet and a digital download card.
http://massmediadistro.com/mp3s/aheadsmedley-01.mp3

Amebix - "No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings" LP+7" on Alternative Tentacles $13.00
"In the wake of Crass, the UK birthed a large scene of anarcho-punk bands such as Subhumans, Rudimentary Peni, Flux Of Pink Indians, and, perhaps the best known of all, Amebix. Their seminal Arise album, originally released by Alternative Tentacles in 1985, remains one of the genre's ultimate statements, featuring elements of Black Sabbath, Motörhead, and Venom infused with a healthy dose of early punk's gutter grime and Crass' confrontational imagery. Amebix became an archetype for the scene, an inspiration to hundreds of bands worldwide including Sepultura (who even had their own album called Arise) and Neurosis, among others. Prior to Arise, Amebix released their early material on Flux Of Pink Indians' Spiderleg imprint. These recordings came in extremely limited runs, and were bootlegged to death in the ensuing years, while the original master tapes languished in lockdown at Southern Studios. The band finally got their tapes back nearly 25 years later, and now the songs are collected officially for the first time. No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings gathers the sought-after cult releases No Sanctuary, Who's The Enemy, and Winter. Some of these tunes--such as "Winter" and "No Gods, No Masters"--are undisputed classics in the punk world. Carefully remastered by Jello Biafra and George Horn, these long-worshiped and revered recordings are finally available again from Alternative Tentacles on both CD (in digipak with booklet) and LP with bonus 7-inch. Tons of original artwork was resurrected into a beautifully designed package by long-time Alternative Tentacles collaborator and UK native John Yates." -Alternative Tentacles

B.G.K. - "Dutch Feast" 2xLP on Alternative Tentacles $17.00
Double LP of all B.G.K.'s material. From the Netherlands, B.G.K. was one of the absolute elite bands within the "Network Of Friends" scene that existed in Europe in the 1980s and included the likes of Lärm, Heibel, Heresy, the Stupids, Ripcord, and more. Taking their cues from early '80s American hardcore bands, B.G.K. infused socially conscious and political themes into their lyrics to create outspoken and ripping thrash. Along with the Stupids, B.G.K. are probably my favorite band of the entire era, and i can't recommend this discography release highly enough. Absolute top tier thrash.

Bone Awl - "Not For Our Feet" LP on Nuclear War Now! Productions $14.00
"A 9-song mini album originally released on cassette (ANTI-GOTH 029) rematerializes on vinyl with new artwork. For those familiar, this is some level of maturity from Bone Awl. The song styles are more varied, and a strengthened recording ability is utilized to its full potential by the band. NFOF also marks a break in lyrical themes shifting focus to the personal, rather than its previous view that was through a more Black Metal lens. For those unfamiliar, this is crude minimal Black Metal. A black metal song stripped to its essence, played with aggression and angst. Their seventh recording, originally recorded and released in 2004." -Yusuke/Nuclear War Now! Productions

Bone Awl - "Meaningless Leaning Mess" LP on Nuclear War Now! Productions $14.00
"After releasing many limited cassettes, splits, and 7"s, Bone Awl finally release their debut album. Like all of their previous releases, this is no compromise, and sticks to a primal and minimalist form of black metal. Each song rides an intense and violent pulse, with a tension and rawness that has not been previously matched by the band. While the music takes form in its bloody repetitive convulsions, the lyrics scream visions from a path that ends in death. A release that takes a unique and American stance on contemporary black metal. The heavyweight vinyl comes housed in printed inner sleeve and deluxe 6-panel fold out poster sleeve, containing artwork in the same vein as all of their previous iconic cut and paste layouts." -Yusuke/Nuclear War Now! Productions

Christ On Parade - "Loud And Live" LP on Prank Records $10.00
"13 Tracks Recorded live on their 2007 West Coast tour on KFJC radio, this represents the set the "all original members" band played on both their West Coast and European tours featuring classic tracks from all eras of the band, with original vocalist Barrie picking up some of the second vocal duties of the later material. It was re-mixed from its original broadcast, mastered by George Horn Mastering and comes complete with a "Evil Live" styled record jacket and insert. Christ On Parade's reunions, including a recent successful one of Japan, have been marked by dedication to presenting the band as they are and were - the equipment and the sound, attack and intent are not falsely "updated" or "modernized" and while this record does peek through a lighter side of the band in between tracks, it's very true to their original records and will stoke out both old and new fans." -Ken/Prank Records

Circle One - "Patterns Of Force" LP on Mass Media Records $10.00
"Long out of print cult classic from the 1982 Los Angeles hardcore vaults. A very misunderstood band with a enigmatic stance and delivery. The fury of early Dead Kennedys meets GBH guitar driven melody with lightening fast LAHC drumming beat down on the listener as the late John Macias' insane ranting vocals add an original manic atmosphere." -Cameron/Mass Media Records
Includes original artwork and a digital download card.
http://massmediadistro.com/trade_wholesale/circleonemedley-01.mp3

The Corpse - "Fight Against Rules" CD on Refuse Records $16.00 (***Not here yet, should be here within a week or so***Can put on hold***)
"The Corpse were pioneers of hardcore thrash in Poland. They're started in 1985 and their classic "Fight Against Rules" demo released in 1988 was a milestone in the history of the Polish HC/Punk scene. Their massive aggressive sound was unique and unexpected in Eastern European bloque. Their perfectly executed Hardcore Thrash Crossover were influenced by bands like Discharge, Accused, Attitude Adjustment and Poland's Moskwa. It's all give lots of controversies and they were rejected by many punk traditionalists. At the same moment they were like starting point for more DIY oriented, self-aware hardcore scene that exploded in Poland in the late 80's with network of contacts and the great amount of bands like U.O.M., H.C.P., Od Jutra, Nadzor, Trybuna Brudu, Chaos, Political Vermin to name a few. Original demo was sold in a few thousand of copies on international level. They got lots of attention from worldwide scene thanx to tape-trading and interview in MRR. They got several offers of international tours and some vinyl releases but due of problems of some of the members with obligatorymilitary service in communist Poland their possibilities were strictly limited. Until now, The Corpse never appeared on a legit record release. This is CD contains songs from their best period from 1988-1989. Released in digi-pack packaging with 20 page booklet with the lyrics, biography, band interview and tons of old pictures." -Robert/Refuse Records
http://dada.serpent.pl/thecorpse

Crisis - "Hymns Of Faith" LP on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos $16.00
"'Hymns Of Faith' by Crisis is finally re-released after some thirty years and yet it seems like only yesterday that I bought it upon its release. For thirty years, I have championed Crisis, like some kind of leper in the musical wilderness. I still cannot believe that La Vida Es Un Mus finally heard me. Very few records deserve the tag of classic, but 'Hymns Of Faith' is a classic record! Recorded by a band that was in the throes of death, this mini-LP features seven tracks of political punk (although some would describe it as post punk, an insult of the worst kind), covering the political spectrum from the Italian Red Brigades to the Kanada Kommando of Auschwitz. The LP may have lacked the bite of the earlier singles, but 'Hymns' was innovative and original, and has never been bettered, yet alone equalled. Forget 'Killed By Death', this my friends is the real deal! After Crisis, Douglas P and Tony Wakeford formed Death In June and Luke Rendall joined Theatre Of Hate. Kneel and bow in reverence to 'Hymns Of Faith'!" -Robert, LaVidaEsUnMus.com

Crow - "Bloody Tear" LP on Prank Records $10.00
"Bombastic crust-metal from Tokyo, an ultra brutal lightning attack of searing riffs, wild solos, screaming vocals and crushing rhythm section. Bleak intent and searing metallic mayhem, Crow have dotted the landscape of Japanese hardcore punk since its inception and just seem to get more devastating with age!! This is a slightly altered and remastered version of their first full length / second LP since the 1980's with 9 tracks that were originally released by Prank in 2007. Some of the songs are intense re-recorded versions of some of their classic tracks (including their Signature track "Give Up All Hope" that has been covered by numerous bands including the UK"s legendary Doom) as well as new recordings of songs from their recent ultra- limited Japanese releases. This is the official vinyl release of this LP, which was released as a CD-only on the Mangrove label in Japan. The LP sequence has slight variations in both track listing and mixes." -Ken/Prank Records

Discard/Nyx Negativ split LP on New Prejudice a2o Records $12.00
This LP looks like a bootleg and might as well have been released by "Pixelated Euro Records" rather than anything official. But it is an official re-release. All complaints aside about the packaging, the music here rages. Discard were the first band to purposely and intentionally emulate Discharge by adopting both the dis- prefix in their name as well as the font for their logo. Containing Åke and Chrille of Mob 47 and Protes Bengt, Discard set the standard for the entire Dis genre that they helped to spawn. This LP features their "Sound Of War" demo from 1986 and their "Condemned To Oppression" demo from 1985. An interesting release for anyone that's into Swedish hardcore, the Discharge sound, or the D-beat genre. Nyx Negativ came from Sweden as well and play ripping Swedish HC. Their side of this release contains their 1982 demo and a live set from 1983. While i would have liked to have seen some better packaging and care gone into the release, it's still great to see music of this quality in print and available.

Detonize - "Rat Dogs Of War" 12" (self released) $10.00
"With 3 of the members of Sanctum, Seattle's Detonize take on a more hardcore D-beat crust punk sound not unlike Discharge, Anti-Cimex, Effigy, etc. The band is now broken up and this 12" will not be repressed." -Nick/Rust And Machine Records
This Detonize 12" is very good and caught me by surprise. I'd never heard their previous band, Sanctum, but this sounds very distinctively British. Dirty, grimy, and "crusty", it has all the elements that make up a great sound. I think that fans of the late '80s British crust scene will probably dig this, especially fans of Doom. Honestly it even reminds me of "Scum" era Napalm Death in bits but without the blast beats. I'm not sure, but i'm glad i got turned onto this band. Recommended.

Dirt - "Black And White" 2xLP on Skuld Releases $19.00
I think there's really no introduction necessary about this classic anarcho punk band from London!!! On the Do-Lp are their sold out records ("Object, Refuse, Reject, Abuse" 7", "Never Mind Dirt Here's The Bollocks" 12", "Just An Error" LP + their never released 2nd 7" & their demo)." -Skuld Releases
Dirt official website: http://gagsdirt.co.uk/dirt/
From their Wikipedia entry (for what it's worth):
"Dirt were an anarcho-punk band from the UK. Initially formed in 1980 (with a core line-up of Gary, Deno, Fox, Lou and Vomit), the band frequently played with fellow anarchists Crass, before releasing their first EP, Object, Refuse, Reject, Abuse on the Crass Records label. Their second release, Never Mind Dirt, Here's the Bollocks, also on the Crass label, was a live LP released in 1982. The band went into a brief hiatus after 1982 when they took to the road again (Gary and Deno recruiting new members Stuart, Paul and Richard) and recorded the Just An Error album, after which they split in 1986.
Gary and Deno reconvened the band yet again, in 1992, and began touring extensively which resulted in the Drunks in Rusty Transits album after which the band was dissolved. Singer Gxist (Gary) later formed Stratford Mercenaries with Steve Ignorant of Crass. The original bass player, Vomit (Vince), went on to form Earth Culture, a neo-pagan band."

Electric Funeral - "D-beat Noise Attack / Make A Change" LP on Shogun Recordings $14.50
"Debut LP by Warvictims member that just love Disclose. Expect raging stuff close to Giftgasattack. 16 songs." -Phil/Shogun Recordings
Side project of Jocke from Warvictims. I'm not sure if he writes all the music by himself or not. There have been four demo tapes released under the Electric Funeral band name, and this LP compiles the first two of those tapes onto vinyl. Blown out hardcore sound influenced by Discharge, Disclose, D-Clone, and about a million others.
"Warface" mp3: http://burnoutzine.net/shogun/sons_shogun/EF_warface.mp3

Fatum - "Skverna LP" on Gasmask Records $15.00
I already wrote a long description in the tapes section of this month's update. This is the same release as the tape, just pressed to vinyl and on a different label. Metal punk, thick crust, HC, etc. in the vein of Deviated Instinct, Axegrinder, etc coming from Russia(!!!). Scroll up to read my entire description.

Hellkrusher - "Doomsday Hour" LP on Skuld Releases $14.00
This was the third LP by long time crusters from England originally released in 1997. Initially formed in the early '90s when the members of Hellbastard and Energetic Krusher combined their bands into one, Hellkrusher quickly made a name for themselves and established themselves as one of the premier crust bands of the 1990s. While the band underwent numerous line up changes (and at one point or another featured members of Debauchery, Doom, Extinction Of Mankind, and others) resulting in brief break ups, a canceled tour with Hiatus, and other issues, they were quite prolific with numerous vinyl releases throughout the decade. Their music combines the sound of Discharge, early crust groups like Deviated Instinct and Axegrinder, and the crust sound of the 1990s. Hellkrusher has recently reformed again and been playing shows. They have a Myspace page with songs up that can be viewed here: http://www.myspace.com/hellkrusherofficial

Kafka Process - "Ingen Fattige, Ingen Rike" LP on Skuld Releases $14.00
"For all of you who aren't familiar with this Norwegian band: They existed from '84 to '87, were the following band of Svart Framtid, featuring Gunnar on vocals who later after Kafka Prosess' decline, formed with other friends So Much Hate and were in my opinion one of the best HC bands that ever came from Norway or even Europe!! On here you find all the stuff that Kafka Prosess have recorded in their 3 years of existence incl. an previous unreleased 7" session." -Kleister/Skuld Releases

The Krays - "Inside Warfare" LP on Tribal War Records $7.50
What can i say? I LOVE this record. It's criminal how overlooked this record is today. Along with the Casualties, Distraught, and Blanks 77, They Krays were one of the main reasons for the popularity of 'street punk' (the American rehash version of UK82 in the 1990s) not just in New York City, but across the United States. "Inside Warfare" and "Underground Army" (which featured Johnny Kray on bass) are by far my favorite two LP releases of the era, and i'm really excited to have these in for distro. The Krays started off in 1994 and released a split 7" with the Infiltrators in 1997 before releasing this LP in 1998 on Tribal War. It's a record that has 14 songs and multiple stand out tracks including "Midnight Invasion", "Too Lazy", "We Lose", "Inside Warfare", and "They Control You". Excellent charged, anthemic punk mixing bands like GBH and One Way System with the aggression and urgency of American HC. This also has some of the best lyrics for a street punk album ever, and re-reading them now, they still don't make one cringe like all the other corny shit from back then. The Krays released a second album in 2000 ("A Battle For The Truth") that is highly underrated as well, and i urge everyone to seek it out. There's also a third album ("A Time For Action") on TKO Records from 2002. Highly, highly recommended.

Misery - "Production Through Destruction" LP on Scream Records $16.00 (***Not here yet, should be here within a week or so***Can put on hold***)
From the isolated winter wasteland of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Misery recorded this metallic crust dirge all the way back in July of 1990. The first, the best, and arguably the only U.S. band to ever competently nail the early English crust sound of bands like Axegrinder, Deviated Instinct, Hellbastard, and later Antisect. So it's great to see this album back and available again thanks to Scream Records in Poland. Lots of mid paced chugging riffs, deep and sparse vocals, perfect filthy and thin production, and an overall disgusting, gritty feel to the album. This record has all the classic crust traits: the acoustic intros, slow churning riffs, heavy plodding drums, and the apocalyptic "we're doomed" styled lyrics. I love it!! Misery released many records from 1989-1996, most of which are excellent, and my favorite being the "Next Time" 7". After a split 7" picture disc with Assrash in 1996, Misery took a break until 2001. They came back with a split album with Extinction of Mankind in '01, but, to be honest, i feel like their material from after their break has never been nearly as strong as what they did before. Still, i can't heap enough praise on this great long-player.

The Obsessed - "Lunar Womb" LP" on 20 Buck Spin $15.00
Please note these are stock copies of the 2006 release. This LP is now out of print otherwise to the best of my knowledge.
"The Obsessed need no introduction. For over 20 years guitarist, singer and founding member Scott "Wino" Weinrich has been praised and respected by artists and fans from all genres of rock music – from punk to metal to classic rock. Lunar Womb is their classic 2nd LP recorded back in the pre-grunge 1990s. Featuring Wino (Saint Vitus, The Hidden Hand, Probot), Scott Reeder (Kyuss) and Greg Rogers (Goatsnake), Lunar Womb is the album that made even the major labels take notice of Wino's incredible songwriting and vocal abilities, eventually signing to Columbia Records. This LP re-release (CD on MeteorCity) features detailed liner notes from Joe Carducci (Rock & The Pop Narcotic) and many rare and unseen photos." -20 Buck Spin
"Hiding Mask" MP3: http://www.20buckspin.com/media/mp3/obssesedhidingmask.mp3

Paintbox - "Relicts" LP on Prank Records $10.00
"Collecting Paintbox's four 7" releases- their debut 7" EP, "Door/Provided Railroad" 7", "Cry Of The Sheeps" and "Back Reporter" flexi with tracks from tribute records to both Poison Idea and Japanese legend Ghoul, "Relicts" is as much of an overview of the bands progression as a litmus of their skill at combining diverse music ideas within the framework of "Burning Spirits" styled hardcore." -Ken/Prank Records

Poison Idea - "Feel The Darkness" LP on Farewell Records $14.00
"Originally released in 1990. This LP marked the high point of Poison Idea's most stable line up. While many bands strive to combine the American Hardcore style with hard rock, only a few have done so in a fashion that was truly powerful and memorable. Poison Idea set the standard for US hardcore with power and speed driven by Jerry A's acid vocals and Pig Champions outstanding songwriting and guitar work. While much of hardcore in the 80's (and today) was driven primarily by speed and energy, many of those bands songwriting deficiencies come out when the speed drops to a mid paced rock out. Black Flag and Poison Idea are among the few that could write truly great, catchy powerful songs at a speed that was a notch or two down from full on thrash. This record was very well received when released and has been out of print on vinyl for some time. Havoc is proud to offer this legit re issue through Farewell Records of Germany for whom we have done US distribution of several other releases, such as the Tribute to Poison Idea LP Hangover Heart Attack. More Poison Idea re issues will be forthcoming as well as a new studio LP with the classic Jerry A, Pig Champion combo." -Felix/Havoc Records

Snuff - "Snuff Said" LP on Fat Wreck Chords $10.00
In an era when grindcore, crust, and thrash were firmly establishing themselves as distinct and extremely popular hardcore sub-genres, Snuff were one of the first English bands to step outside that sound. Though influenced by many of Britain's biggest and best early '77 and '82 punk bands, Snuff also took influences from US bands from DC and California as well to create a much more melodic sound than what most underground English bands were playing. "Snuff Said" was the band's first album and was originally issued on the Cowboy Killers' excellent label, Workers Playtime, in 1989. Together with H.D.Q., Exit Condition, Drive, Leatherface (which featured Andy of Snuff for a time), and Guns 'N Wankers (which was a Snuff side project), they helped establish England as having a great melodic punk scene as an alternative to the amount of tuneless thrash and extreme metal that was coming out at the time. Snuff's sound definitely had elements of the British hardcore sound in it as well as the slightest hints of UK82. It's anthemic and memorable with catchy sing-a-long choruses in the way only the British can do. They released two LPs plus a few 7"s (including two EPs on Sean from Wat Tyler/Hard Skin's label Rugger Bugger Discs as well as a release on Vinyl Japan) before breaking up in 1992. After having been broken up for three years, Snuff was coaxed into reforming by Fat Mike of Fat Wreck Chords which also brought about the re-release of the first two albums on Fat Wreck. Snuff became one of the most popular pop punk bands in the world, but it's the early material that remains their best stuff. I know a lot of people will question me for carrying this in my distro, but this is really an awesome, awesome album, and i hope people might be willing to take a chance on it.
"Not Listening" MP3: http://www.fatwreck.com/audio_track/the_audio_file/23/Snuff_NotListening.mp3

Snuff - "Flibbiddydibbiddydob" LP on Fat Wreck Chords $10.00
In an era when grindcore, crust, and thrash were firmly establishing themselves as distinct and extremely popular hardcore sub-genres, Snuff were one of the first English bands to step outside that sound. Though influenced by many of Britain's biggest and best early '77 and '82 punk bands, Snuff also took influences from US bands from DC and California as well to create a much more melodic sound than what most underground English bands were playing. "Flibbiddydibbiddydob" was Snuff's second album, originally released by Workers Playtime in the UK in 1990. It contains mostly cover songs including one of GBH's "City Baby Attacked By Rats". This album was to be their final release with their original three piece line up before the band broke up in 1992.
The members of Snuff were heavily involved in the pop punk/melodic punk in England, and following their initial break up, all three members tried out for the open bass position in Leatherface. Andy Crighton ended up getting the spot and played on "The Last" album (1994), which was the final Leatherface album before their first break up. After that, Andy also played with Frankie Subbs in the Leatherface side project Pope in the mid '90s.
Also during the Snuff hiatus in the early '90s, drummer Duncan Redmonds formed the excellent Guns 'N' Wankers who released three 7"s on Rugger Bugger Discs (run by Sean from 4 Minute Warning/Wat Tyler/Hard Skin). These three EPs were later compiled as the "For Dancing And Listening" LP on Fat Wreck Chords in 1994.
Snuff would reform in 1994/95 with a slightly different line up as well as adding a trombone player in the band. Fat Mike at Fat Wreck Chords was a fan of the band and signed them to record new material as well as reissue their first two albums on Fat Wreck. After reforming and adding a horn player, their sound changed to become more in line with the speedy—and often corny—hugely popular pop punk sound of the '90s. But the early singles and albums are still worth it for any fans of UK melodic punk like later H.D.Q. or Exit Condition.

Talk Is Poison - "Condensed Humanity; The Prank EP's" LP on Prank Records $10.00
"Out of print for half a decade, the 7" EP's recorded by Oakland's Talk Is Poison have become cult legend among hardcore collectors and fans, pegged as a " modern classic" by the Flex punk discography, cited as an influence on many bands that followed them since their brief existence in the late 1990's. A combination of a straight ahead hardcore attack (William Harris from Memphis's now legendary Copout), dark edged, bass driven East Bay Hardcore (Brian Stern, Member of Dead And Gone and currently in Look Back And Laugh and California Love), pounding, rock solid drumming (Jim Nastique of Black Fork, The Pattern, Suicide Party) and heavy low end dark pummeling (Grant Kasten, of Animal Farm, Living Under Lies, Ojorojo, Coldbringer) Talk Is Poison released 17 tracks on two 7" EP's ("Straight to Hell", " Control") and a split 7" with Memphis's Deathreat all of which are collected here in a powerful re-mastered version from the original tapes. Innovative lyrically as well as musically, delivered with the stead fast earnestness of the best of hardcore bands." -Ken/Prank Records

The System - "Thought Control" LP on Skuld Releases $14.00
"The System formed in the summer of 1980 having messed around in various other bands since 1978. In 1981 they met a band called Flux Of Pink Indians, who helped them make their first single - the Warfare ep. This was very successful and contained their anthem - the Dogs Of War. By mid 1981 they were touring with Flux Of Pink Indians and the legendary Crass. They followed up with their second single - the System Is Murder. By this time they were being recognized all over the UK, Europe and the USA. Soon the album would follow and here it is! Sorry it is a bit late but politics never change. And its as relevant today as it would have been then." -Kleister/Skuld Releases
The System's LP was originally intended to be released by Crass Records in 1982, but for reasons unbeknownst to me, it never came out. All of the songs here were written and recorded between 1980-1982. The LP was finally released in 1997 with complete lyrics in a gatefold jacket.
There seems to be a surprisingly large amount of material that was recorded for release by the Crass label but never came out. Some, such as The System and Pyscho Faction, eventually was released, while other recordings by The Snipers, Youth In Asia, No Defences, and the Steve Ignorant solo material never did.

Tarnfarbe - "Heroes Of Today" LP on Assel Records $12.00
"The first Tarnfarbe LP originally released 1984 on Rat Records. Great German punk with lots of melody, the necessary hardness and good lyrics in German and English. A real hit-record! Difficult to compare to other bands. Original cover art. Lyric sheet. A milestone of German Punk!" -Mad Butcher Records
Tarnfarbe official website: http://www.tarnfarbe.de/
"Tarnfarbe are from Germany's first generation of hardcore bands, releasing their first album "Heroes Of Today" in 1984 on Rat Records, a record which has now become a classic of German hardcore, and re-released on CD by Nuclear Blast not long ago. Based out of Neuwied, Germany, and led by one Willi Faber, they have had their share of members coming and going, still finding the time to release several records and playing out live regularly, remaining one of Germany's most visible and well known bands." -Empty Records (http://www.empty.de/Tarnfarbe.htm)

Warcollapse - "Crap, Scrap And Unforgivable Slaughter Vol.2" LP on Blindead Productions $16.00
"This is the follow-up to the 2003 cover 7" on First Blood Family. This time around the band has set their aim for the 80's Nordic scene and have taken on one track each from Missbrukarna, Bannlyst, War of Destruction, Rattus and Purrkur Pillnikk and put them through the crust as fuck filter that is the Warcollapse sound." -Krogh/Blindead Productions
Coming out of Sweden, Warcollapse released their first record in 1993 and quickly made a name for themselves as one of the premier hardcore/crust bands coming out of Europe during the 1990s. With releases on labels known for putting out high quality releases like ElderBerry Records, Tribal War Asia, Crust Records, Scream Records, Mind Control, and others, Warcollapse gained a lot of exposure during the height of the crust and Swedish hardcore trends. Featuring Janne of the Pas-83 Productions label (which started releasing Swedish hardcore in 1983 - http://www.pas-83.com/), Warcollapse decided to cover some of their earliest influences on this record and gives exposure to some bands that don't get mentioned very often as well as covering a few classics. Fans of the Totalitär/Missbrukarna project Krig I Hudik will probably enjoy this as well. Anyone interested in hearing Warcollapse can visit their site at http://pas-83.com/warcollapse/ or just search for them on Youtube.com.

Zounds - "The Curse of Zounds" 2xLP on Ruin Nation Records $19.00
"Zounds were part of England's late-'70s/early-'80s Anarcho-punk scene; friends of Crass, they released their debut EP on the latter's label (Crass Records). Though they released a number of EPs and singles, they only managed to put out one full-length album, The Curse of Zounds, before disbanding in 1982. This collection includes everything the band ever recorded, not only the album but all the EP tracks and singles as well. What becomes immediately apparent is Zounds' musicality; while they were just as musically and politically uncompromising as Crass, et al., they had a lot more sonic strings to their bow than your average first-generation anarcho-punk outfit.
"More Trouble Coming Every Day" for example, is a full-on power-pop tune, complete with backing-vocal harmonies and melodic bass lines, while "True Love" and "Demystification" show a marked tendency toward '60s garage psychedelia, sporting organ riffs straight out of Nuggets territory.
Sure, there are plenty of tough, taut punk tunes here, but even at their punkiest, Zounds displayed a tightness that suggested they could have continued to grow if they had stayed together longer.
Now, after a couple of Represses and Reissues, this new Double LP version is for the first time properly Remastered by Steve Lake at Ideal Studios (London) in 2007 and includes all Lyrics!
There are 3 bonus Tracks on this version in form of the 2 Live recordings of "Fear" and "Wolves" (a never recorded song to this day previously released on the ultra rare "La Vache qui Rit" single) and the 2002 version of "Alone" from the McLibel 7"EP on Active / Rugger Bugger.
This double LP has 23 Tracks of all essential Zounds Releases ever made and comes in a heavy gatefold sleeve plus extra large poster insert. A joint release between Anti Society Records (London) and Ruin Nation Rec." -Ruin Nation Records

V/A - "Crust Night 2002" CD on Tribal War Asia $7.00
An out of print comp with some of the bigger names of the late '90s and early 2000s plus a lot of bands that would later become household names after doing releases on US and British record labels. But this one has some interesting stuff including tracks exclusive to this compilation. The bands are Battle Of Disarm, Voĉo Protesta, Asbestos, Peaceful Collapse, Abraham Cross, Power Of Idea, Answer Crying, It's You, Contrast Attitude, Boris, Final Blood Bath, Acrostix, Revölt, and C.P.S. This comes packaged in a 7" sleeve. Only 2 copies available. I'm sure this is available on some blog if you want to download it to preview the tracks.
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Crust-Night-2002-The-War-Begins-For-Them/release/2153434

Zines:

Manufacturing Wars issue 1 (Total Fucker Records) $3.00
"32 pages, half-size. Pull-out centerfold poster. Introductory issue of Manufacturing Wars. This first issue covers such topics as: Psychological Warfare, Childhood Development and Behavior, Violence, War, Death and the Balance of Power." -Tim/Total Fucker

Ploppy Pants #12 (The Wankys - US Tour Report) with Wankys "Please For Fuck Me" b/w "Punk Rock Life" flexi single $7.00 (***Not here yet, should be here early next week at the latest though***Feel free to put on hold***)
"On vinyl, The Wankys squirt out two clean-cut midtempo rockers, one new song and one old song rerecorded, in a predictably lovable noise punk style. Sleazy cover art by Alex Warhead. Novelty flexi format.
In print, Ploppy Pants zine special US tour report, documenting all the best parts of last summer's Nevermind the Posers, Here's the Real Noise Heros!! tour with The Wankys, Lotus Fucker, and Chaos Destroy. Includes Roddy's personal tour diary, interviews with all three bands, features on Dawn of Humans and Who Killed Spikey Jacket?, demo and zine reviews, and a special feature on a specialty Lotus Fucker dish: the vegan Double Down. Released by Mr. Roddy Ploppypants with US distro through SPHC." -Dan/SPHC

Bootleg LPs:

Disorder/Total Armsvett/Disaccord split LP (bootleg) $12.00
Disorder's (Bristol, England) first demo tape from 1980 featuring mostly songs that were re-recorded for their first couple 7"s. Total Armsvett is pre-Disarm, and this LP has their first and second demos. This is Disaccord's only demo tape. Split release between Pixelated Euro and Random Euro Records if you know what i mean...

Tribal War Records distro left overs:

I know a lot of people don't get into it or don't care, but i love the lineage, family tree, and incestuousness of the PDX scene. The fact that a guy from a band like the Unamused is still around today in a raging group like Dog Soldier is great, and it's amazing how a relatively small group of people have been able to create so many bands that have all been pretty consistent in their quality. All of these records are left over stock copies from the Tribal War Records distro, not used records. Seeing as all these records are from the 1990s, they've got '90s prices as well. ***If you order 3 or more, i can do these for $3 a pop.*** Unlike the '90s though, they aren't ppd.

Academy 23 - "Cameo For Earth" 7" on Anonymous Records $3.50
Anarcho punk from the UK in 1993 on the Anonymous Records label (that also did releases by Scatha, Disaffect, and more). This is Andy Martin and Dave Apostles' early '90s band after the Apostles (who had released a mountain of tapes and records in the '80s) dissolved. While Andy was well known for his time in the Apostles, his work at various anarchy centres, and his Scum Tapes label, he was also well known for being an outspoken and vocal persona in the anarcho punk scene, and this transfers into his lyrics. Academy 23 took elements of various genres including industrial, Scottish folk music, punk, and pop and combined them into one. After Academy 23, Andy and other members went on to play in Time To Think and the semi-controversial Unit.
The Kill Your Pet Puppy site has some additional info on Academy 23 here: http://killyourpetpuppy.co.uk/post86/?p=41

Civilised Society? - "Scrap Metal" tape $3.50
This is a cool release that i'm happy to have. These tapes are left over stock copies the Civilised Society? "Scrap Metal" LP which was released initially on vinyl by Manic Ears Records... Originally released as an LP in 1986 by Manic Ears Records, this is the official tape version. Civilised Society? were a British HC group that became known in the mid/late '80s but actually formed in 1983. They started off by releasing several demo tapes including some of which were issued on the Subhumans' Bluurg Records label. "Scrap Metal" (which was a slight against Venom's "Black Metal" album) was Civilised Society?'s first proper LP and is a cross between the metallic crossover sounds of what was coming out at the time with earlier peace punk. That might sound like an odd pairing, but it works here. Male/female dual vocals, impassioned and angry political lyrics, and grainy production come together to create an album that still holds up surprisingly well. The lyrics here tackle many political and socially conscious themes, and Civilised Society? were very serious about putting their politics into action. Vocalist Dinger spent some time in prison for his activities with the Animal Liberation Front. Hammy, the drummer of the Instigators and founder of the somewhat notorious Peaceville Records (see Doom's "Fuck Peaceville" double LP) also does vocals on this album. After this albums release, some drama in the band ensued and the band slowly came to a halt after more records were recorded in an increasingly metal direction.

Final Massakre - "The Bells Of Hell..." 7" on Tribal War Records $3.50
Final Massakre gets the dreaded "D-beat" tag, but this release came out in 1998, years before the genre or term was really prevalent. This 7" came out as the PDX sound seemed to transition from being influenced by UK anarcho punk bands like the Instigators and Conflict to a harder sound with a wider range of influences, as evidenced on late '90s releases by Deathcharge, Atrocious Madness, and Masskontroll/War Machine among others. Discharge is clearly the main influence here, both musically and lyrically. There's no line up info listed on this record, but i'm fairly certain it features Frank from Funeral, Atrocious Madness, Lebenden Toten, and Deathcharge. This will probably appeal to anyone into the first two Deathcharge 7"s, Funeral, or War Cry from Portland. Final Massakre released a split 7" with Decontrol before this as well as an official discography tape.

Godless - "Who's In Control?" tape on Malarie Records $3.50
Portland, Oregon political punk recorded and released as an LP in 1992. This is the tape version on the Polish label Malarie Records. Godless featured Kelly from Detesation, Resist, Defiance, Masskontroll, etc. along with other ex-members of Resist. This tape has 13 songs total including covers of Conflict and Rudimentary Peni. I'm not sure if this band ever went on to record more material, but i don't believe so. In fact, i have very little info on them at all and am not sure who even originally released the LP. Anyone with further information regarding this band should please get in touch. Thanks.

Maggot Slayer Overdrive - "The Angry Buzzing Of A Million Flies" 7" $3.50
Ex-members of Lunatic Fringe. This is a Bristol band (home of Chaos UK, Disorder, Vice Squad, Chaotic Dischord, and Lunatic Fringe). This kind of reminded me of Coitus or that one Concrete Sox 7" from the late '90s. Kind of metallic British punk. Charged. Like a '90s Brit version of Dog Soldier.

The Obliterated - "Insanity" 7" on Consensus Reality $3.50
Aggressive punk coming out of Portland influenced by a mix of UK82 and anarcho punk, but with a definite Portland sound to it. I think the closest comparison would be Mankind? from Connecticut but with female vocals that don't grate on your after two songs. Catchy political and socially aware songs like were commonly found in the 1990s, but i think this holds up still today. Recorded June 1997 at Smegma Studios, The Obliterated featured Todd of Deprived and Resist on bass plus Matts from Defiance and Dog Soldier. The Obliterated went on to release a split 7" with Haywire also from 1997 before breaking up at which point Matts joined Defiance in time to play on their awesome "Nothing Lasts Forever" LP in 1999. Four songs total.

Starved And Delirious - "Unproud" 7" on Spiral Records $3.50
Released by the Washington State based anarcho label Spiral Records in 1995, Starved And Delirious, played hardcore punk influenced by the typical PDX sound of the '90s and early '80s UK anarcho and charged bands. Like many great Portland punk records, this one was recorded by Mike Lastra at Smegma Studios. Lyrically S&D tackles themes like animal rights, drugs, and other socially conscious issues for a politically charged release that you don't really see today. The line up on this 7" features Ty Smith of Resist, Detestation, and Amnesty as well as Brian Hopper (in his vinyl debut?) of Detestation, Atrocious Madness, War Machine, Assassinate, Hellshock, Cut-Throat, and Defiance. Starved And Delirious released a self titled 7" prior to this in 1994 as well as a split 7" in 1997 with Svart Snö from Sweden. Another branch in the PDX family tree.

Suffer - s/t 7" on Flat Earth Records $3.50
Suffer was a great thrash British thrash group that sadly does not seems to receive little mention these days despite selling thousands of copies of their records in the '90s. It's especially odd given the fact that their previous band that turned into Suffer, Health Hazard, seems to get mentioned regularly and is well regarded. Go figure. After the female vocalist of Health Hazard left due to vocal chord issues, they changed their name to Suffer but essentially kept their sound the same. Grating and abrasive thrash yet still catchy with memorable songs, instead of just a blur of speed and distortion like the '90s were known for. The vocals on this 7" are so coarse they'll give you a sore throat from listening to them. Suffer would release an additional 7" and a split 7" with Urko before breaking up. Recommended.

Unamused - "Red, White & Brainwashed" 7" (self released) $3.50
Along with the Deprived and Resist, Unamused pretty much started off what can be considered the modern day PDX scene. Though only existing for a few years, Unamused released two 7"s and an LP on Allied Recordings. This was their debut release and came out in 1991. The main influences here are bands like Conflict, the Instigators, GBH, and other UK bands, but it's got a straight forward American punk sound to it. The lyrics are definitely anarchistic in nature and rally against American culture, the role of police, discrimination, and the abuse of the Third World. A lot of folks here might recognize the vocals of Alaric (AKA Gibby) as being those that appeared on the early Defiance releases. Alaric later went on to play in Blood Spit Nights, Cut-Throat, and currently is in Dog Soldier. Todd from the Deprived, Resist, and The Obliterated also plays on this record. This is a cool record both for it's significance and for it's music, and i think anyone who's into Portland punk that doesn't have it will probably dig this.

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

Crow/See You In Hell split 7" on Phobia Records
Second pressing (525 copies) of this record pressed with all copies on milky clear wax. Originally released in 2009, this is a great co-release by Phobia Records and Insane Society Records.

Rednecks - "Visions Of Mad" 7" Hardcore Survives
"From Tokyo hugest city. This is their 2nd EP. they've already released 1st EP Lose A Border and split EP w/Johns Town Aloha by own label. These're small copies and not distributed to overseas. I think this time is their first appearance for you. Making more powerful sounds like Framtid style Scandinavian feeling bombardment d-beat HC thrash. But this one is more original than usual "Scandinavian Raw D-beat". speedy and energetic with loud and noisy scream and shout. You will know how awesome this band is.greatest d-beat thrash attack in the world! Also this singer is drummer of Isterismo." -So/Hardcore Survives

Ripping Thrash #28 zine
"#28 has chats with Hibernation, Lyncanthropy and John Why, plus there's too many reviews, a bunch of photos and more!" -Steve Ripping Thrash

Other shit:

None.

"Bought it new" (PDX 7"s)

2011-03-25T10:23:00.010-04:00

Normally i'm not one to take photos of my collection, but i've been listening to a lot of Portland, Oregon punk lately. Even though i've lived on the East Coast my entire life, i've always been inspired by all the PDX bands that were influenced by some of my favorite British bands like Flux of Pink Indians, Instigators, Crass, Discharge, and Conflict. One of the first Portland 7"s i ordered was the Deprived/Resist "Fuck All Governments" split from Profane Existence. I liked both sides, but i was floored by the Deprived side. Politically outraged and uncompromising lyrically with a great militant photo of punks holding guns and banners in the insert, the Deprived also had the tunes to back it up. Absolutely nailing a cover version of the Instigators "The Blood Is On Your Hands" didn't hurt either. I kept ordering more records of bands from Portland after that, and the majority of them were releasing quality records as well such as Defiance, Starved And Delirious, and Masskontroll. I missed a few releases along the way, so there's some gaps in my collection (couple Defiance 7"s, the Amnesty 7", Final Massakre/Decontrol split 7", etc.), but picking them up second hand (like my Defiance tour 7" and Obliterated 7"s - thanks Jimmy) always feels less special and has less of a personal connection for me than the ones i had mail ordered originally.

So here's some Portland hardcore punk 7"s. The bands in these photos all started the lineage of what i guess would be considered the current scene, and some of the original players in the earliest bands are still active today in groups like Defiance, The Riffs, and Dog Soldier. The top photo contains 7"s by bands that started in the 1990s (though Deprived started in '89), even if the release shown in the photo came out in the 2000s. The second photo contains releases by bands that started in the 2000s and released records from 2000-2010. It's also funny to note that every band with the possible exception of Final Massakre in the 1990s photo contained members that played in Defiance at one point or another. Those are some incestuous band line ups, ha. Maybe Final Massakre did too, i'm not sure.

Click to enlarge photos.

First row: Deprived "Reject The Illusion.. Class War Now!!", Deprived/Resist "Fuck All Governments" split, Unamused "Red, White, & Brainwashed", Resist/Disrupt split, Defiance ""European Tour 1995"
Second Row: Defiance "No Time", Defiance "Against The Law" singles collection LP version, Defiance "Against The Law" regular version, Defiance "Johnny Was A Soldier", Masskontroll/Heartline split
Third row: Masskontroll "Warpath", Starved And Delirious "Unproud", Starved And Delirious/Svart Snö split, Procrastinators self titled, Detestation/Positive Negative split
Fourth row: The Obliterated "Insanity", The Obliterated/Haywire split, Deathcharge "A Look At Their Sorrow", Deathcharge "Plastic Smiles", Deathcharge "Hangman"
Fifth row: Religious War "Asylum", Atrocious Madness "Visions Of Hell", Atrocious Madness "The Uses Of The HAARP", Atrocious Madness self titled 6" flexi, Atrocious Madness "Spectres Of Holocaust"
Sixth row: Atrocious Madness/Why? split, Final Massakre "The Bells Of Hell Toll The Final Chime"

First row: War Machine self titled, Blood Spit Nights "Full Metal Jacket", Blood Spit Nights "Only For The Hardcore", Blood Spit Nights "Ghoulish Reminders", Bomb Heaven self titled
Second row: Funeral "Cry Of State Desperation", Warcry "Harvest Of Death", Assassinate self titled, Hellshock "Arrows To The Poor" b/w "Last Sunset", Hellshock "Warlord"
Third row: Hellshock "World Darkness" tour version, Hellshock "World Darkness" regular version, Hellshock/Consume split, Lebenden Toten "Nuclear Flowers", Lebenden Toten "Dead Noise"
Fourth row: Lebenden Toten "Poison Wave", Lebenden Toten "Contamination!!" tour release, "Death Culture Deprivation" 8" (not pictured -- oops), Dog Soldier "Flies", Dog Soldier "Ghosts", Rotten Cadaver self titled
Fifth row: Dead Section self titled, The Estranged "Fast Train" b/w "The Masses", The Estranged "Sacred Decay", The Estranged "Entranced", The Estranged/Autistic Youth split
Sixth row: Nerveskade "Acid Attack", Nerveskade "Insanity" b/w "Forced To Live", Bog People/Vivid Sekt split, V/A "Tampere vs. Portland" compilation, V/A "Warning Vinyl Fanzine" compilation

March 15, 2011 distro update

2011-03-17T20:29:00.004-04:00

Hello Folks,
First off, far more important than punk rock, i'd like to take a minute to address what's going on in the state of Wisconsin concerning workers rights. The newly appointed Republican electorate are have been working to pass legislature to strip away the rights of public sector employees who are unionized. For anyone unsure of what that means, public sector employees are anyone who is employed by the state and has their salaries paid by taxes and includes anyone from teachers, librarians, water department workers, department of public works employees, firefighters/some emergency medical workers, police officers, and prison guards to any number of other positions. I'm not going to get into it about police and prison guards here because this isn't the place. Many of the services these public employees greatly promote the betterment of society. These public employees are all unionized, and their contracts are negotiated and bound by what are called Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs). These CBAs determine wages, vacation time, sick time, health insurance benefits, and many other things.

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers are attempting to make it so that these workers no longer have the right to collectively bargain or advocate for their own interests when it comes to negotiating CBAs. These Republican lawmakers are scapegoating the public employees as being a financial burden and blaming them for the budget gaps in the state. As we all know, the financial crisis was brought on by institutions like Goldman Sachs, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, not by middle class workers who are far from wealthy. This is a calculated attack on organized labor by the right wing, and if you think this doesn't affect you because you're not a public employee or because you're non-union, you're fucking wrong. There's been a slew of both non-union and non public sector union workers that have participated in the demonstrations. This has far reaching ramifications for ALL workers who are not in upper management positions (which is pretty much everyone i know with a job). This is about NOT going back to the 1800s where people worked 12-14 hour days with no benefits, extremely low wages, and with no time off. This is about NOT allowing the companies or other places of employment to not fire you just because you've been there too long and they don't like your 'high' pay grade. This is about the exploitation of labor so that those at the top can prosper more than they already do. This is NOT an issue of radical labor even. This is just basic common sense. There seems to be very few people in the punk scene taking notice of this, but unless you plan on either living in a dumpster or being the CEO of a company all your life, this could very much affect you.

I really can't stress this enough how important this is or the immediacy of it all. This is a landmark decision in scary, scary times. I can not urge people strongly enough to look into this. I've tried to provide some links below that i really, really hope people will take the time to read and further inform themselves about this topic.

Noam Chomsky giving an excellent interview on Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/17/democracy_uprising_in_the_usa_noam

Rick Fantasia of Smith College, a great person for labor studies (great starting point): http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-24/opinion/fantasia.union.wisconsin_1_public-sector-unions-private-sector?_s=PM:OPINION

Why Isn't Wall Street In Jail? (excellent, but very in depth - not the place to start for just an overview): http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2011/2/22/matt_taibbi_why_isnt_wall_street_in_jail

Not a Union Member? Why You Should Care About Wisconsin (or Ohio or Michigan): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-b-dean/not-a-union-member-why-sh_b_829546.html

John Stewart on the Daily Show discussing the absurdity of all this (this one is more for fun): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/01/jon-stewart-critiques-wis_n_829618.html

If anyone needs any more links or information, i'll do the best i can. Just get in touch. ewrecknap@hotmail.com

So now that we've established how unimportant punk rock is in our lives and have gotten everything in perspective... I'm excited to announce that Social Napalm will be handling the US and North American distribution for the new Amenaça - "Demo" 12". There has been a long line of great raw, lo-fi DIY punk and hardcore bands coming out of Spain in recent years including the likes of Otan, Firmeza 10, Crimen de Estado, Invasión, and a slew of others, and i hope people will feel that Amenaça continue that tradition of quality. Although not a "ramshackle d-beat band with no bass" (couldn't resist) band, Amenaça still takes 1980s punk influences (BAP, L'Odi Social, and Subterranean Kids) and combines them with a grainy, raw recording to create an adrenalin charged HC sound. This 12" is actually the band's demo pressed to vinyl, but i don't think that fact hinders the quality at all. This is a three label split release being coordinated by Inti of the excellent Discos Enfermos label (http://anarcopunk.net/discosenfermos/) in Spain who is handling the European distribution with additional participation from Record Shop Base in Japan who will be handling the Japanese front of the campaign. I will only have 150 copies available in the US though. To preview a few of the tracks, please go to http://amenaca.interrupciones.net/. I anticipate this record to be available sometime during April or May.

Top recommendations for this time around are of course the official re-release of Extreme Noise Terror's "Phonophobia" album on CD by the Brazilian label Terrötten Records. This was to be the last of the "classic" or "good period" ENT releases in my opinion. I know some people are into "Retro-Bution", but i never got into that stuff. I guess you could call this ENT's "Rock For Light," "Master Of Puppets," or whatever album you want to cite by a band from the time period "just before they started to suck." After having undergone some line up changes, Extreme Noise Terror was at this time original members Dean Jones and Phil Vane on vocals plus fellow founding member Pete Hurley on guitar, Stick from Doom on drums (who had replaced Mick Harris of Napalm Death, etc.), and Mark Bailey (previously of Filthkick and later on Excrement Of War and the Wankys) on bass. This CD also contains an 11 song live set recorded at Adam & Eve's in Leeds, England on April 16, 1986 as bonus tracks added onto the end of the CD. The set is a raw and great recording. Definitely not soundboard, but if you're a fan of the band, you'll be into it. It includes all the early hits like "Show Us You Care," "Murder," "You Really Make Me Sick," "Fucked Up System," and a bunch more songs from the Chaos UK split LP and "Holocaust In Your Head" LP eras. Awesome, totally fucking awesome. These CDs are packaged in a nice digipack and are i think fairly reasonably priced considering the amount they cost in postage. So if you don't have it on vinyl or you just want a copy to play in your car, here's your chance. Update: I just got word that Phil Vane from ENT passed away. This is obviously very sad. I'm sure more details will come out soon. Another top recommendation this time around is the Hul "Den Danske Ungdom" LP reissue on Hjernespind Records. I wrote about that at length below, so there's not much more that needs to be said here. It's a great record. And i'd also like to single out both of the Zero Boys LPs ("Vicious Circle" and "History Of..."), but for the sake of brevity, i won't discuss those further other than saying they are amazing.

I decided to bite the bullet and buy the available Black Flag vinyl back catalog on SST Records. I think most people are pretty familiar with Black Flag, so there's probably not much to say that hasn't been said. If you're one of the people like me who just had random Flag CDs growing up, this is a good chance to fill it in on vinyl. For the most part, these are pretty much just like the original presses of the records ("Nervous Breakdown" 7" is an exception) that you would have gotten in the '80s, not some remixed, remastered reissue with new artwork bullshit. I put reviews from the All Music Guide in with most of them because a lot of them are ridiculously corny and hilarious and written by stupid pretentious rock journalists that are clueless about hardcore. Some of them are ok though. And then i threw in a couple reviews from zines at the time for the sake of posterity and reflection from the period. Some of these reviews are as funny as the All Music Guide write ups because, with 30 years of hindsight, it's interesting how much public opinion on a lot of the later Flag records has vastly changed.

This time around you'll also see a substantial size of the BYO Records catalog which includes some great stuff here by bands like 7 Seconds, Agression, SNFU, and the early BYO comps. Two titles that i think a lot of people will enjoy though are 7 Seconds' "Walk Together, Rock Together" LP and SNFU's "If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish" LP. A lot of people slag off 7 Seconds for all the corny shit they did later on, and that's probably pretty justified, but i don't think that their later career path should diminish the legacy of their early work. With that said, "Walk Together, Rock Together" is one of the catchiest, tightest, and most adrenaline packed US HC albums of the 1980s. At their best, 7 Seconds were right up there with Minor Threat, NOTA, or any of the other elite '80s HC groups. SNFU, despite being Canadian (ha), were reportedly one of the absolute best live bands of all time, and the photos of their performances make it appear that those rumors could be true. But they also wrote some fucking hit songs, and their second album "If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish" is not to be fucked with if you're at all a fan of catchy hardcore with melodic tendencies. Highly recommended.

In from BYO Records as well are several of the Leatherface albums. Unfortunately, BYO apparently could not obtain the rights to press them on vinyl (i asked), and therefore they could only press the Leatherface back catalog that was available for licensing onto CD. I wish they were available on vinyl, but any format is ok when the music is of this caliber. For those unfamiliar with Leatherface, they formed in the late '80s by singer Frankie Stubbs with a few guys from the British hardcore band H.D.Q. in the Sunderland area of England. Where US bands like the Offspring and Green Day took the melodic punk/hardcore sounds of early '80s bands like Bad Religion, Adolescents, and D.I. to create what became hugely successful melodic punk (and later pop punk), Leatherface was doing something similar in England by taking the sounds of early British punk and proto-HC bands like the Ruts, Stiff Little Fingers, The Jam, Buzzcocks, and others to create an aggressive yet tuneful and unique style of melodic hardcore. With Stubbs' gruff voice that sounds like Lemmy from Motörhead's paired with both speedy and mid tempo melodic hardcore, it is a style that probably shouldn't have worked but was instead mesmerizing and hypnotic. Leatherface went on to release what many (myself included) feel is the best punk album of the 1990s with "Mush" in 1991. Sadly, due to bullshit label rights, "Mush" has only been sporadically in print on CD and out of print on vinyl since shortly after it was released and is currently out of print now. But all of their albums have their moments, and i'm pleased to be stocking them. On Leatherface's most recent tour of the US in 2010, their show in Boston had a ton of people from the DIY HC scene come out to see them, and i hadn't seen so many people sing along to a band at once since the Casualties were still playing VFW halls and churches. It was a great night, and proved Leatherface hadn't lost their edge. A great band with a ton of meaning to a lot of people.

I wrote a lot more than i normally do this time around. I apologize for that. I'll try to be more concise next time around. As always, email me back with any questions,
-Erik

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Here's what's in stock now:

7"s:

Asocial Terror Fabrication/Exithippies split 7" on Doomed To Extinction Records $5.00
"After months of delays and problems with the cover, I am happy to announce a new release on Doomed To Extinction Records: Tokyo noise core vs crust/stench core. 500 copies- all on black vinyl." -Pedja/Doomed To Extinction Records

Black Flag - "Louie, Louie" 7" on SST Records $4.00 (SST175)
"Of the more than 1,500 commitments of Richard Berry's "Louie, Louie" to wax, including interpretations by Motörhead, Thee Headcoats, the Kinks, Toots & the Maytals, Joan Jett, Iggy Pop, and the original American frat/garage band, the Wailers (whose version was famously misinterpreted by the group who launched it into contentious rock & roll immortality, the Kingsmen), Black Flag's volatile take on the song is incomparable. No strangers to controversy themselves, the band pummel the song with their trademark pre-Henry Rollins-era guitar sludge, while singer Dez Cadena spits out his nihilistic rewording of the most misunderstood lyrics in rock history. He grunts, "You know the pain/That's in my heart/It just shows/I'm not very smart/Who needs love/When you've got a gun/Who needs love/To have any fun." Also on this single is the early, four-plus-minute version of "Damaged I" which eventually appeared in truncated form on the L.A. punk legend's landmark debut, Damaged." -Bryan Carroll, All Music Guide
"Dez makes one of his final vinyl appearances as Black Flag's lead singer/shouter. You'll want to keep this one around for those frustrated nights when you go to see Black Flag and the show gets shut down. Now you can go home and play Black Flag's encore number, their hardcore punk version of the old rock standard, "Louie Louie." Short and to the point, with updated lyrics, and a squealing guitar break in the middle.The B-side, "Damaged I," is one of the most repetitive songs ever recorded. It certainly gets across the idea of "damaged." But it drags on and on, for over four minutes. Somehow listening to this at home just doesn't have the same effect as it does live, where you can feel the tension building in a crowd of several hundred people around you as Black Flag hammers on the savage repetitious beat." -Tim Tonooka (from Ripper #6, December 1981)

Black Flag - "Nervous Breakdown" 7" on SST Records $4.00 (SST001)
"Laying down the groundwork for what would become one of the most visceral bands of all time, Nervous Breakdown was the first release from Los Angeles' Black Flag. While it is certainly more "punk" than their later work (singer Keith Morris sounds like a graduate from the Johnny Rotten school of diction, and Greg Ginn's guitar work is less modal), all the songs have the basic elements of what made Black Flag special: rage, anger, intensity, cynicism. Most definitely the blueprint for what would be termed L.A. hardcore, Nervous Breakdown is one of the quintessential releases in the history of American punk/independent music." -Chris True, All Music Guide
"Jesus fuck now this is muzak! These boys have songs that I can relate to. One is called "I've Had It" all about hatred of work and school. See what I mean? These guys write teenage fucking anthems! I guarantee that your parents will ask: "What is that?" when they hear this spinning on your turntable." -Barry Henssler (Necros), Smegma Journal #4, early 1980

Black Flag - "TV Party" 7" on SST Records $4.00 (SST012)
"A three-song EP featuring Black Flag's satirical party anthem "TV Party." The other tracks are good, but this is a release for collectors or serious fans only." -Chris True, All Music Guide
"A side of B.F.'s most commercial song, and features current drummer Emil. B side's "I've Got to Run" and "My Rules," sound more like the LP, with fill-in drummer Bill. Production is even cleaner though. Bring back Robo!" -Tim Yohannon (from Maxumum Rock'n'Roll #1, July/August 1982)

Brain Killer - "Demo" 7" on Vinyl Rites $4.00
Only got 3 copies of this in because the demo was pretty widely circulated in Boston. Brain Killer has become pretty well known after numerous tours, records, and probably lots of downloads on mp3 blogs. Taking influences from bands like Deathreat and Talk Is Poison and combining i with Disclose, Discharge, and others, this release is of their first demo tape from 2008. Look for their new LP out later on this year on Deranged Records.

Cider – "3rd Record in 19 Years" 7" on SPHC $5.00 (SPHC-8)
"Ugly, stupid, angry American hardcore for ugly, stupid, angry people.." -Dan/SPHC
Fans of the previous Cider material will not be disappointed. The Cleveland scene has developed a cult following for a reason, and this release does nothing to turn loyalists away. The train keeps rollin', and the hits keep comin'. I've only got four copies of these in stock.

Closet Fairies "Popular Science" 7" on Shock To The System Records $4.00
"This the final release by Boston's Closet Fairies. This is two more pieces of garage influenced pop punk featuring members of Witches with Dicks and Maine Coones. Recorded over a year ago, the production on this 7" is a little more blown out. This is a one time pressing, limited to 435 copies as one of the plates was destroyed by the pressing plant." -Dan/Shock To The System Records

Contrast Attitude/See You In Hell split 7" on Insane Society Records $7.00
Anyone that has been involved in tape trading, fanzines, letter writing, or stuff like that in DIY punk has probably written to Filip Fuchs of the band See You In Hell (formerly he was in Mrtvá Budoucnost and did various zine projects) at one point of another. Filip is one of the most dedicated and committed people in all of DIY, but sadly his efforts have gone mostly unnoticed over here in the States (Six Weeks Records did release an LP he played on in the '90s). So it is fantastic to see See You In Hell finally get some recognition and be featured on split 7"s with three great Japanese bands including Contrast Attitude, Crow, and the almighty Systematic Death. Filip's a guy who has an unbridled passion and love for DIY hardcore, and i'm really happy for him that he's finally getting some of the attention he deserves. On this release, See You In Hell that mixes traditional Japanese hardcore with modern DIY hardcore thrash. It is quality material, and i think a lot of people will enjoy it. Contrast Attitude from Japan plays "crasher crust" (i'm not entirely sure what that means exactly, but...) that is very noisy musically. Screamed vocals, chaotic song structures, a few rhythms in there as well. Sorry for the high price on this, but postage is expensive. Expect a See You In Hell tour of the US sometime in 2011. I also still have copies of See You In Hell's split 7" with the Public from 2003 for $5.00 if anyone is interested.

Dead Uncles - s/t 7" on Shock To The System Records $4.00
"Brand new three song 7" from New Haven, CT's Dead Uncles. This 7" comes after a demo, a split cassette and a self released 7". Dead Uncles grow and get better with every release. The A-side features "Flatlining" an extremely catchy rant while the B-side has two shorter, but equally great jams. This is music in the style of bands like D4 and Screeching Weasels mixed with a dose of 90's Long Island punk like Splurge or Striped Basstards." -Dan/Shock To The System Records

Deskonocidos 1st 7" on 540 Records $4.00
Yet another band i was pretty late on getting into. This is their debut record from 2009 which features three very catchy tunes on it. I'm really not qualified or familiar enough to say with this sound (so don't fucking shoot me), but it kind of reminds me of old late '70s and early '80s melodic bands from Spain. I'd like to say Eskorbuto and the like, but that could just be because it's kind of a grainy recording (in a good way) and they are singing in Spanish. Part of the current crop of Texas bands that also includes Vaaska and others. A very strong debut. They've since released a few other records that have seemed to get some very positive attention.

Desperate Hours - "The Ironies of Life Continue..." 7" on Konton Crasher $4.00
Debut release by this California band on the newly forged Konton Crasher label out of Cleveland, Ohio. There's a lot of bands today playing either "D-beat," "noisepunk," or some other silly offshoot, but Desperate Hours makes an attempt to not get lumped in as one of the million generic bands playing these styles. First off, they refuse to digitaliize their music, so you won't find them on Myspace, which is a nice change of pace compared to the thousands of others languishing in cyberspace purgatory. Secondly, they don't fit in with any one sound, which i also found refreshing. Musically, i'd describe it as crusty hardcore that features a metallic crunch in the guitar riffing. The prevalent influences i'm hearing are mid to late '80s Japanese, Swedish, and American bands. "Criminal Trap" era Cimex comes to mind in a couple of places, but there were numerous bands i think you could compare this to in style. That's not to say that it's on par with the stuff by those bands, but hey, what is honestly? Still it's nice break from the monotony of bands trying to all sound like a band from Japan that released a flexi in 1985 that isn't even that good. Not ground breaking, but not a bad start either.

Foreign Objects - s/t 7" on Shock To The System Records $4.00
"Debut 7" from this Boston band featuring former / current members of Libyans, Conversions and Ampere. The music is simple, catchy and to the point punk in the Dangerhouse tradition, but the vocals are what really sell this... incredibly unique and powerful, like Kathleen Hannah if she were really into Chavo-era Black Flag. Highly recommended!" -Dan/Shock To The System Records

Manipulation - s/t 7" on Fashionable Idiots Records $4.00 FIR040
Charged hardcore coming from the mid west that draws from a variety of influences, and it hits pretty hard in places. I think there's some US HC influences here, some British, perhaps some other stuff. I'd say it's kind of a mid '80s sound. Maybe Final Conflict, some "Kings Of Punk" Poison Idea, or something mixed with a slight crust influence even. Perhaps, it could be compared to the two Obliteration 7"s that were released in the past couple years if people were into them. I don't know. It's something that sounds familiar but that you can't quite place, and i think that makes it sound fresh and interesting. A solid debut release.
http://www.tchardcorejournal.com/fi/mp3s/Manipulation-ChokingMan.mp3

Roxor - 7" $6.00
"New band from Slovakia, like Framtid, great!" -Filip/See You In Hell

Skeezicks - "There's A Charlie Brown In Everyone Of Us" on Bolzkow Records $5.50
Originally released by X-Mist Records from Germany in 1986, this reissue is a nice reproduction of the original. Along with fellow Nagold, Germany bands Spermbirds or Hostages Of Ayatollah, Skeezicks were heavily influenced by US hardcore in a time when most of Europe was influenced by Discharge and noisy anarchist bands. Skeezicks instead took their cues from skateboarding and the likes of Negative Approach, Minor Threat, the Faith, and others from the United States. After recording their "We Make Noise" demo tape in 1985, this debut 7" was recorded in Amsterdam where their Dutch friends in bands such as Frites Modern, Indirekt, and Gepopel were from. It contains seven songs of quality hardcore steering clear of serious political topics and with a distinct US influence. It reminds me mostly of bands like Adrenalin OD, FU's, or even NOTA. Speedy songs with catchy riffs and shouted vocals. Fans of Spermbirds or US hardcore should definitely enjoy this reissue. Skeezicks went on to release the "Selling Out" LP in 1987 before calling it a day. Several Skeezicks reissues have come out since then including a discography CD on 625 Productions in 2000.

Totalitär/Autoritär split 7" on Black Water Records $4.50
Two long standing hardcore crust bands from Europe combined for this split 7" originally released by Yellow Dog Records in 1999. These are from the Black Water Records repress. Totalitär are well known and were one of the most popular DIY punk bands from Europe during the 1990s and into the 2000s. They released a slew of records on many different labels which were all consistently excellent. On this split, Totalitär offers up four of their distinct hardcore tracks that carry the same level of quality you'd expect from them. Lyrics tackle on this release tackle the mass media's effects on the minds of the public, the elite that retain power, sexism and machoism, and US corporations profiting by exploiting and displacing indigenous populations. This release is as good as any Totalitär release and is a nice pick up for anyone who missed the original pressing. Autoritär came from Germany, but to be honest, i was never really into them. This release shows them also contributing four songs that tackle typical punk themes including fakes, fashion police in the scene, people who believe what they are told and can't think for themselves, and genocide. Crusty hardcore that is a bit heavier than Totalitär's material on the split. Not bad for what it is, but nothing essential either.

Young Wasteners - s/t 7" on Hjernespind Records $4.00
"After the highly acclaimed "We Got Ways" album from 2002, this is the last recording session they did before disbanding. This was originally intended to be an album, but during the recording session the band broke up and these songs were the only ones that survived. And thank god for that! Young Wasteners proves again on this record that they were one of the absolute best punk acts in Denmark. This is definitely more diverse than the album, but it still comes across as being very intense and powerful. Indeed a worthy testament for a classic K-Town band." -Hjernespind Records

V/A - "Hibachi Omnibus Vol. 2" 7" on Hibachi Records $3.50
"If this isn't the best compilation released in 2005 I don't have a fucking clue what is. A co-release between Painesville, Ohio's Hibachi Records and Detroit's Fourteegee Profuctions, this is a ripper of a hardcore punk 7" compilation if I've ever heard one. The idea here was to combine the best modern Midwest HC-punk with the best modern Japanese HC-punk and the outcome is nothing short of punishing and brilliant. Japan's Insane Youth AD kicks off the record with an insane track titled "Attack of IYAD" that is literally all over the place and really sets the mood and tempo for the rest of the album. Cleveland's Upstab is next with a cut titled "Nailed Mary", which is easliy the A-Side's best song. On the B-Side you have Detroit's Bill Bondsmen kicking out their best recorded song yet with "Human Veal". Japan's always great Chainsaw closes out the record with "Set Me Free", a real ass-kicker and a fantastic closer to this 7". If you have an interest in checking out some excellent modern-day hardcore/punk, but don't quite know where to look, this is as good a place as you'll find to start. If you like what you hear, search out the first Hibachi Omnibus as well, that fucker will also steer your punk-ass right. (MCP)" -Matt Coppens/Terminal Boredom

Tapes:

None this time around...

LPs/12"s/10"s:

7 Seconds - "The Crew" LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 005
"Yaaaaahhhhh!! Not since those hot Minor Threat releases has a record displayed so much charm that you become an alley cat howling at the moon in sheer excited pleasure. Well-placed melodies and sing-along harmonies sharply deliver 7 Seconds to the forefront of energetic fun, and a quality production really adds credit to the Brandt brothers' total dedication. Kevin's songwriting and impelling vocals yodel the gigantic brilliance, while younger bro Steve plucks out the bass with rambunctious might, and the rest of the band knocks out another superior performance. This one's stuck on my turntable." -Pushead (from Maximum Rocknroll #15, July 1984)

7 Seconds - "Walk Together, Rock Together" LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 010
Blazing and tight hardcore. The western US version of Minor Threat in my opinion. The first nine songs on here were produced by Ian MacKaye with 7 Seconds and engineered by Don Zientara while being recorded at Inner Ear Studios in DC. This is the best 7 Seconds release in my opinion.
"This new English pressing of the infamous 12" contains all the original tracks, and on the flipside there are six previously unreleased and one new song, all which were recorded live. The sound quality is fair for a live recording and it sounds very much like the vocals were overdubbed, and if that's the case, the whole side loses credibility." -Martin Sprouse (from Maximum Rocknroll #39, August 1986)

Agression - "Don't Be Mistaken" LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 003
"Older-style punk, aggressively done with inflections of thrash, Oi, and Metal to break the overall medium-tempo feel. The vocals are literally spit out, and the high quality production gives the power-chording a Pistols quality." -Tim Yohannon (from Maximum Rock'n'Roll #6, May/June 1983)

Black Flag - "Annihilate This Week" 12" on SST Records $9.00 (SST081)
"This SST EP captures Black Flag in three intense live moments. Henry Rollins sounds enraged, and the band teeters constantly on the verge of musical collapse. Although true fans will still insist that Black Flag had sold out long before this EP, you couldn't tell it by listening to their lean and hungry sound here. The original EP has an amusing drug paraphernalia-infested cover that would be banned by some record stores today, but which flew by with few ripples somehow in 1986." -Jeff Crooke (obviously an idiot), All Music Guide

Black Flag - "Damaged" LP on SST Records $11.00 (SST007)
"Perhaps the best album to emerge from the quagmire that was early-'80s California hardcore punk, the visceral, intensely physical presence of Damaged has yet to be equaled, although many bands have tried. Although Black Flag had been recording for three years prior to this release, the fact that Henry Rollins was now their lead singer made all the difference. His furious bellow and barely contained ferocity was the missing piece the band needed to become great. Also, guitarist/mastermind Greg Ginn wrote a slew of great songs for this record that, while suffused with the usual punk conceits (alienation, boredom, disenfranchisement), were capable of making one laugh out loud, especially the protoslacker satire "TV Party." Extremely controversial when it was released, Damaged endured the slings and arrows of outrageous criticism (some reacted as though this record alone would cause the fall of America's youth) to become and remain an important document of its time." -John Dougan, All Music Guide
"Black Flag's music has always had a distinctive sound instrumentally, but as the songs change, and the vocals change, so do they. A lot of people I've talked to have burned out on Black Flag and didn't care for the album. I found what I expected though, powerful and energetic songs, each musician playing as if it were live. Then I find more. Songs like "TV Party," a catchy parody on Joe Blow, and "Thirsty and Miserable," heavy metalish with Dez and Greg battling the lead, plus "Damaged I," a slow heavy droner, make this a very versatile LP. I think Spot produced it well, capturing Black Flag in their present form. If you were disappointed by their last two singles, try this album. There's a radical improvement." -Sped McGregor (from Ripper #6, December 1981)

Black Flag - "Family Man" LP on SST Records $11.00 (SST026)
"Black Flag's most experimental album, Family Man features one LP side of spoken word performances from Henry Rollins and another of instrumental music from the late-Flag lineup of Greg Ginn (guitar), Kira (bass), and Bill Stevenson (drums). Although occasionally chilling in its intensity, the spoken word material, much like the between-song recitations of fellow Californian Jim Morrison (with whom Rollins sometimes shares a vocal similarity here) on the live Doors albums, mostly sounds juvenile and dated after the fact. That said, Family Man's spoken word tracks, along with Jello Biafra's recordings with the Dead Kennedys, can largely be credited with bringing "alternative" spoken word to a larger audience who were either unaware of, or could not relate to, the Patti Smith/downtown New York scene. Unlike the solo Rollins tracks, the instrumental music is still challenging and vibrant. Although sounding at times like a high-school garage band attempting to perform Rush covers, Ginn and company play with a sense of desperation and punk rock fury that makes much of the music positively electrifying. Similar in spirit to the less poppy tracks on Hüsker Dü's contemporary Zen Arcade, side two of Family Man is characterized by its emotional purity. Ginn reveals himself as a refreshingly and brilliantly free improviser and his playing should serve as an inspiration and lesson to later "punk" bands who value technical proficiency over rockin' out. Overall, Family Man is an essential, if atypical, part of the Black Flag canon and should appeal to fans of Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, or the New York "noise" scene as well." -Pemberton Roach, All Music Guide
"Side one of this rather strange release contains a brace of spoken word recordings by Black Flag, only one of which is graced by an instrumental backdrop, and most of which are OK as novelties. Side two has four metal-punk instrumentals, none of which are even passable. You have to be a pretty desperate Black Flag fan to want to buy this LP." -Steve Spinali (from Maximum Rocknroll #20, December 1984)

Black Flag - "The First Four Years" LP on SST Records $11.00 (SST021)
"The best collection of pre-Henry Rollins-era Black Flag. Much of The First Four Years finds the band in developmental mode, but the sonic anarchy and political vituperation met head-on more than once, creating a ferociously good time. Not simply for completists, this is an important recording of the then-burgeoning L.A. hardcore scene." -John Dougan, All Music Guide

Black Flag - "I Can See You" 12" on SST Records $9.00 (SST226)
"This four-song EP was released three years after the breakup of Black Flag. Its four previously unreleased tracks are good medium- and fast-tempo performances by the band's lineup of 1984-1985, Henry Rollins on vocals, Greg Ginn on guitar, Kira on bass, and Bill Stevenson on drums." -William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Black Flag - "In My Head" on SST Records $11.00 (SST045)
"Hot on the heels of the live record came Loose Nut and In My Head, which showed significant improvement over My War and Slip It In. Henry Rollins and Greg Ginn were exploring by-now standard lyrical themes: hate, paranoia, loneliness, anomie, and violence, but framing them around music that was demanding, powerful, and exciting. In My Head is the slightly better of the two, primarily because it's a little edgier and uncontrolled, but at this juncture, Black Flag was making some of the best contemporary rock music extant." John Dougan, All Music Guide
"I've tended to like their post-Damaged records a lot more than some people I know; here, instead of long, drawn-out solos, the songs are shorter and more concise, and therefore pack more punch. The cassette version contains three extra tracks." -Dogtowne (from Maximum Rocknroll #30, November 1985)

Black Flag - "Jealous Again" 10" on SST Records $9.00 (SST907)
"When the four-song vinyl EP Jealous Again came out in 1980, Black Flag had yet to provide a full-length LP or hire Henry Rollins as its vocalist. But even in those pre-Rollins days, Black Flag was regarded as one of the most important bands on the Los Angeles punk scene -- and rightly so. In fact, it's safe to say that no 1980 release captures the raw, explosive anger of L.A. punk better than Jealous Again. Black Flag's second vocalist, Chavo Pederast (the one who came after Keith Morris and before Rollins), has no problem expressing his rage on such in-your-face classics as "No Values," "White Minority," "Revenge," and "You Bet We've Got Something Against You!." In 1980, some fans of corporate rock couldn't begin to understand the appeal of a punk band like Black Flag and dismissed this EP as unmusical. But to criticize Jealous Again (whose contents would, in the 1990s, be placed on SST's CD reissue of Damaged) for its lack of chops or technique completely misses the point: punk wasn't about technique, it was about feeling. Punk was rock & roll stripped down to its rawest, most naked, gut-level emotions. And on this EP, those emotions make for some compelling moments." -Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
"What a record to send to someone you hate! This is Black Flag's beat EP yet. It will be a classic of the decade. My favorite cuts are "White Minority," a good song to send to the K.K.K. "You Bet We've Got Something Against You!", a song about their former lead singer Keith of the Circle Jerks. "No Values" is a great song. You can send it to your fave preacher. And one more song you will enjoy - "Revenge." I highly recommend it.P.S. Punk out guys!" -Gail 4444 (from Ripper #4, Spring 1981)

Black Flag - "Jealous Again" LP on SST Records $11.00 (SST003)
"When the four-song vinyl EP Jealous Again came out in 1980, Black Flag had yet to provide a full-length LP or hire Henry Rollins as its vocalist. But even in those pre-Rollins days, Black Flag was regarded as one of the most important bands on the Los Angeles punk scene -- and rightly so. In fact, it's safe to say that no 1980 release captures the raw, explosive anger of L.A. punk better than Jealous Again. Black Flag's second vocalist, Chavo Pederast (the one who came after Keith Morris and before Rollins), has no problem expressing his rage on such in-your-face classics as "No Values," "White Minority," "Revenge," and "You Bet We've Got Something Against You!." In 1980, some fans of corporate rock couldn't begin to understand the appeal of a punk band like Black Flag and dismissed this EP as unmusical. But to criticize Jealous Again (whose contents would, in the 1990s, be placed on SST's CD reissue of Damaged) for its lack of chops or technique completely misses the point: punk wasn't about technique, it was about feeling. Punk was rock & roll stripped down to its rawest, most naked, gut-level emotions. And on this EP, those emotions make for some compelling moments." -Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
"What a record to send to someone you hate! This is Black Flag's beat EP yet. It will be a classic of the decade. My favorite cuts are "White Minority," a good song to send to the K.K.K. "You Bet We've Got Something Against You!", a song about their former lead singer Keith of the Circle Jerks. "No Values" is a great song. You can send it to your fave preacher. And one more song you will enjoy - "Revenge." I highly recommend it.P.S. Punk out guys!" -Gail 4444 (from Ripper #4, Spring 1981)

Black Flag - "Loose Nut" LP on SST Records $11.00 (SST035)
"One of three LPs released by Black Flag in 1985, when the group hits its stride, as on Henry Rollins' brutal "This Is Good," it's hard to deny the group's trademark, adrenaline-rush appeal. Other highlights include "Annihilate This Week" and "Bastard in Love." " -Alex Ogg, All Music Guide
"My turn to do a Black Flag review already? Uh-oh. OK, Side one has a couple of tunes that grab me, full of power and with a full sound. The rest of the slower numbers, and most all of Side two, leave me cold. I think it's go something to do with the thinness and cleanness of the sound, making me focus in on the jazzy aspects and lyrics, which don't do much for me. Seems like those memorable, catchy, sing-along noise days are history, except for pale imitations like "Modern Man" or "Best One Yet." " -Tim Yohannan (from Maximum Rocknroll #25, May/June 1985)

Black Flag - "My War" LP on SST Records $11.00 (SST023)
"After a rancorous three-year legal battle with their label Unicorn, which prevented them from releasing any new material, Black Flag binged in the mid-'80s, releasing a flurry of records that had even the most devoted fans scrambling to keep up. They did, however, start this period somewhat inauspiciously with My War, a pretentious mess of a record with a totally worthless second side. Featuring three tracks of slower-than-Black Sabbath muck with Henry Rollins howling like a caged animal, it was self-indulgence masquerading as inspiration and about as much fun as wading through a tar pit. Side one, however, was quite good, with the title tracks especially intimidating." -John Dougan, All Music Guide
"Black Flag have worked long and hard to break ground for punk, and weathered a lot of legal harassment in the process, so it's impossible to casually dismiss them for putting out a bad record. But that temptation certainly exists with the release of this album. To me, it sounds like Black Flag doing an imitation of Iron Maiden imitating Black Flag on a bad day. The shorter songs are rarely exciting, and the three tracks on the B-side are sheer torture. I know depression and pain are hallmarks of Black Flag's delivery, but boredom too?" -Tim Yohannan (from Maximum Rocknroll #13, April/May 1984)

Black Flag - "Nervous Breakdown" 10" on SST Records $9.00 (SST916)
"Laying down the groundwork for what would become one of the most visceral bands of all time, Nervous Breakdown was the first release from Los Angeles' Black Flag. While it is certainly more "punk" than their later work (singer Keith Morris sounds like a graduate from the Johnny Rotten school of diction, and Greg Ginn's guitar work is less modal), all the songs have the basic elements of what made Black Flag special: rage, anger, intensity, cynicism. Most definitely the blueprint for what would be termed L.A. hardcore, Nervous Breakdown is one of the quintessential releases in the history of American punk/independent music." -Chris True, All Music Guide
"Jesus fuck now this is muzak! These boys have songs that I can relate to. One is called "I've Had It" all about hatred of work and school. See what I mean? These guys write teenage fucking anthems! I guarantee that your parents will ask: "What is that?" when they hear this spinning on your turntable." -Barry Henssler (Necros), Smegma Journal #4, early 1980

Black Flag - "The Process of Weeding Out" 10" on SST Records $9.00 (SST924)
"Certainly not for the faint of heart, Black Flag's instrumental work may seem to the naked ear to be atonal and uncomfortable, but there is a method to the madness. The Process of Weeding Out is an interesting document of Greg Ginn's development from high-speed guitar "sculptor" to one of the few punk artists to embrace 12-tone experimental music. A nice companion piece to the instrumental work on Family Man, but fans looking for strict hardcore should stick to the band's earlier work." -Chris True, All Music Guide

Black Flag - "The Process of Weeding Out" LP on SST Records $11.00 (SST037)
"Certainly not for the faint of heart, Black Flag's instrumental work may seem to the naked ear to be atonal and uncomfortable, but there is a method to the madness. The Process of Weeding Out is an interesting document of Greg Ginn's development from high-speed guitar "sculptor" to one of the few punk artists to embrace 12-tone experimental music. A nice companion piece to the instrumental work on Family Man, but fans looking for strict hardcore should stick to the band's earlier work." -Chris True, All Music Guide
"Nothing more than a typical painful Black Flag jam session that should be on a Woolworth's cassette rather than vinyl, and yes, it has a Raymond Pettibone cover." -Martin Sprouse (from Maximum Rocknroll #31, December 1985)

Black Flag - "Six Pack" 10" on SST Records $9.00 (SST920)
"Another pre-Damaged EP release, Six Pack is just intense as Nervous Breakdown or Jealous Again. Its three tracks represent a band that was not interested in filler, using music to construct an answer to the bitterness and rage that permeated the lives of the disaffected. Also notable for yet another of many lineup changes that would happen within the band, this incarnation of the band is considered by some to be their most underrated. While largely overshadowed over the years by the band's other vocalists, new member Dez Cadena delivers with the same power as successor Henry Rollins and blind rage as predecessor Keith Morris. An important step for one of the best bands to emerge from the L.A. hardcore scene." -Chris True, All Music Guide
"Some finicky fans have said this is not as good as earlier Black Flag recordings like "Nervous Breakdown" or "White Minority". If you want to get picky about it you can, but any way you look at it, this is still incredible stuff- an intense outburst of rage and fury etched on to a piece of vinyl. This single was recorded while Dez was the singer, and it's great, but now that they've got a new lineup with Henry doing vocals and Dez on second guitar, they're much better. Black Flag has always been incredible, but now they're absolutely awesome- a powerful thundering sound like nothing you've ever heard before. It's no wonder so many people consider Black Flag to be the best hardcore band in the world." -Tim Tonooka (from Ripper #5, Fall 1981)

Black Flag - "Six Pack" 12" on SST Records $9.00 (SST005)
"Another pre-Damaged EP release, Six Pack is just intense as Nervous Breakdown or Jealous Again. Its three tracks represent a band that was not interested in filler, using music to construct an answer to the bitterness and rage that permeated the lives of the disaffected. Also notable for yet another of many lineup changes that would happen within the band, this incarnation of the band is considered by some to be their most underrated. While largely overshadowed over the years by the band's other vocalists, new member Dez Cadena delivers with the same power as successor Henry Rollins and blind rage as predecessor Keith Morris. An important step for one of the best bands to emerge from the L.A. hardcore scene." -Chris True, All Music Guide
"Some finicky fans have said this is not as good as earlier Black Flag recordings like "Nervous Breakdown" or "White Minority". If you want to get picky about it you can, but any way you look at it, this is still incredible stuff- an intense outburst of rage and fury etched on to a piece of vinyl. This single was recorded while Dez was the singer, and it's great, but now that they've got a new lineup with Henry doing vocals and Dez on second guitar, they're much better. Black Flag has always been incredible, but now they're absolutely awesome- a powerful thundering sound like nothing you've ever heard before. It's no wonder so many people consider Black Flag to be the best hardcore band in the world." -Tim Tonooka (from Ripper #5, Fall 1981)

Black Flag - "Slip It In" LP on SST Records $11.00 (SST029)
"Slip It In followed My War almost immediately, and while a bit better (fewer mega-volume angst drones), the band still wanders a bit, experimenting with expanding the breadth of hardcore into a newer hard rock/punk sound. This is especially true of Greg Ginn's guitar playing, which was becoming increasingly avant-garde and exciting. Rather than simply coughing up one clichéd solo after another, he wandered harmolodically up and down the fretboard as a jazz player like Blood Ulmer would, making the material more interesting than what most Black Flag-influenced bands were playing." -John Dougan, All Music Guide

Black Flag - "TV Party" 12" on SST Records $9.00 (SST012)
"A three-song EP featuring Black Flag's satirical party anthem "TV Party." The other tracks are good, but this is a release for collectors or serious fans only." -Chris True, All Music Guide
"A side of B.F.'s most commercial song, and features current drummer Emil. B side's "I've Got to Run" and "My Rules," sound more like the LP, with fill-in drummer Bill. Production is even cleaner though. Bring back Robo!" -Tim Yohannon (from Maxumum Rock'n'Roll #1, July/August 1982)

Black Flag - Wasted... Again" LP on SST Records $11.00 (SST166)
Compilation that serves as a great introduction to Black Flag containing songs from all eras of the band. Lots of hits are represented here. This also is a nice record to have if you want a virtual Black Flag mix tape on vinyl.

Black Flag - "Who's got the 10 1/2?" LP on SST Records $11.00 SST060)
"Black Flag's second live album, recorded at a 1985 Portland show with the Kira/Anthony Martinez rhythm section, is about what you'd expect the late period of the band to sound like live. A couple of older songs crop up -- "Slip It In" and "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" are transformed into a great 15-minute medley with Henry Rollins getting in some audience-baiting that explains the album title -- but mostly this is from Loose Nut, its songs sounding generally better here than on that release. Rollins is in typically fiery form throughout; whatever dissatisfactions with the band he spoke of in future years evidently didn't keep him from forgetting how to put on a show. It's interesting to realize how much of the vaunted Rollins attitude comes from singing lyrics written mostly by Greg Ginn, but the singer definitely makes those words his own regardless. Certainly his generally terse spoken word bits practically drip with the man's essence -- talking about "Annihilate": "This is a song about killing yourself to live." Ginn's blend of straight-ahead punk riffage and ponderous if still exciting open-ended sludge tones and soloing matches Rollins just fine, while Kira and Martinez do their job well enough. Kira adds some deadpan backing vocals at points as well. Strong numbers include "Bastard in Love," given a tight performance and an almost sweet touch of guitar jangle at points, and smoking takes on "The Best One Yet" and their inimitable version of "Louie, Louie." The CD version is the one to get, with a further half-hour of music from the show than on the vinyl version." -Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Death Dealers - "Files of Atrocity" CD digipack on Terrötten Records $15.00
"Remember when you used to create a "dream-team-band" in your head? If it used to count with Extreme Noise Terror and Anti-Cimex members, then you are one lucky motherfucker! Death Dealers is a new Raw Crust D-beat band with Dean Jones, Phil Vane and Chino from E.N.T and Charlie Claeson from Anti-Cimex alongside with members from Raw Noise! Pure Dis-Cimex annihilation done by fuckers playing punk for more than 20 years. This record will open a vortex in your house and throw you in a dirty English squat circa 1983! Artwork & design by Sean Fitzgerald. Deluxe Digipack version. For fans of: Extreme Noise Terror, Anti-Cimex, Raw Noise, Discharge, Doom, Disrupt.." -Renan/Terrötten Records

Extreme Noise Terror - "Phonophobia" CD digipack on Terrötten Records $15.00
"Terrötten Records is proud to announce the release of one of the most classical and influential crustcore album ever! Phonophonia is a powerhouse from the legend Extreme Noise Terror. Originally released in 1991, but this time remastered and remixed from the original master tapes. Classic line-up with Dean Jones, Phil Vane, Peter Hurley (Disgust), Mark Bailey and Tony "Stick" Dickens (Doom, Deviated Instinct, etc.). This reissue come with two unreleased bonus tracks from the same session and a full set recorded live at Leeds in UK in 1986! From the same scene that brings you Napalm Death, Doom, Heresy, Defecation.." -Renan/Terrötten Records
**This also contains an 11 song live set recorded at Adam & Eve's in Leeds, England on April 16, 1986 as bonus tracks added onto the end of the CD. The set is a raw and great recording. Definitely not soundboard, but if you're a fan of the band, you'll be into it. It includes all the early hits like "Show Us You Care," "Murder," "You Really Make Me Sick," "Fucked Up System," and a bunch more songs from the Chaos UK split LP and "Holocaust In Your Head" LP. Awesome, totally fucking awesome.

Hul - "Den Danske Ungdom" LP on Hjernespind Records $10.00
Very excited to have these in stock, especially at an affordable price compared to what they've frequently been sold in America for. An absolutely phenomenal record that's already been written about to death. This record was originally released in 2001 on 9 Lives Records out of Denmark. Along with the likes of Amdi Petersens Armé, Hul was one of the bands from Copenhagen, Denmark that was responsible for the K-Town Hardcore explosion of the early-mid 2000s. Unlike Amdi Petersens Armé however, Hul unfortunately received very poor distribution in North America and copies quickly shot up to $50 for it on eBay. Further creating a certain curiosity for the band, this was to be Hul's only release, and i think it's pretty fair to say that it definitely lives up to the hype. Hul came out just prior to when the retro hardcore explosion started (when all the fastcore, YK2 thrash, and bandana thrash craze nonsense started to finally die off), and blew everyone's minds with a record that actually sounded like it could have come out in 1981. Taking heavy influences from LA bands like Bad Religion and Adolescents, Hul made sure to add their own distinct trade marks to their sound to create a unquestionably retro sounding record, but also one that wasn't specifically attempting to sound like any one band. With snarling, snotty vocals that crack in places, fantastic guitar hooks, and even a dirge to end the record on, it set the benchmark for what was to come in the following years as well as helping to solidify the expectation that anything coming out of K-Town at that time was worth a listen. This, along with the Young Wasteners LP from a year later, are my two favorite records of the Copenhagen early '80s revival sound. This repress is from 2009 and on Hjernespind Records (run by Tommas who was half of Kick 'N Punch Records). After Hul broke up, members went on to be in No Hope For The Kids among other bands. Fans of any of the Copenhagen bands of recent years such as Gorilla Angreb, Asbest, Hjertestop, Incontrollados, Arrigt Antræk, No Hope For The Kids, and Young Wasteners will probably enjoy this. Highly recommended.

Leatherface/Hot Water Music split LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 060
After having departed ways on not the best of terms in 1994, Leatherface returned. After their break up, Frankie Stubbs had done the projects Jessie (Jesse) and Pope, while Andrew Laing spent time in Rugrat (Bull Taco). The idea to reform Leatherface was actually prompted by Dickie Hammond, but within six months of reforming, Dickie had already exited the band again and did not play on these recordings. Instead Leighton Evans who played on the Jesse material was brought in to play second guitar. The opening song "Andy" is written about former Leatherface (as well as Snuff and Pope) bassist Andy Crighton, who had tragically taken his own life and is penned in a way only Frankie Stubbs could. Leatherface's return record sees them playing the same style of tuneful, melodic punk they'd become known for and that their fans has been hoping for. While not "Mush," the six songs here are all still great, and Frankie's voice and lyrics are as unique, interesting, and distinct as ever. I've never listened to the Hot Water Music side of the split, so i can't comment. I think they are an emo band or something.

Leatherface - "Cherry Knowle" CD on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 063
Music, and more often, specific songs, is one of things in life that you inevitably create memories to. The song you were listening to at a certain special moment in your life becomes inseparable from that memory every time you hear the song from then on. And hearing it after that will forever take you back to when that moment in your life occurred. The song that was playing when you lost your virginity or kissed the first girl you loved, for example. Hell, even certain songs from old skate and BMX videos can make you forever think of a person's part in a video every time you hear it. Some band's music just naturally lends itself to being one of those that you invariably create some of your fondest memories to. Leatherface is one of those bands for many people. They have a mountain of memorable songs that are so emotionally charged, it's like they were written for the sole purpose of creating memories. Leatherface should be rich and famous from romance comedies featuring their songs about two British people with fucked up teeth that fall in love over tea and cigarettes, but instead, they are just revered by the punk scene. "Cherry Knowle" was the album that started it all for Leatherface. It was released by the excellent Meantime Records label in 1989, and, while containing ex-members of the very popular UK band HDQ, there was no way to know the impact that Leatherface would have or greatness they'd achieve. While rough around the edges with a somewhat raw recording, the signature trademarks were already in place in the music. Frankie Stubbs' gruff, Lemmy-like vocals that came to define the band, the strong melodic guitar work, and the general feeling that this was much different from all the tuneless thrash that had come out of Britain's punk scene in the mid and late '80s. The songs here are more simplistic and straight forward than what would come later on records like "Mush" and "Minx", but this is still a fantastic release.

Leatherface - "Dog Disco" LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 094
Here's a review from some site: http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/65p17.html

Leatherface - "Horsebox" LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 068
The return solo release for Sunderland's finest. Even though Dickie Hammond didn't play on this recording, Stubbs along with fellow founding member Andrew Laing (Lainey) and a couple new comers wrote a very solid return that features the excellent and underrated track "Watching You Sleep" among others. Frankie's voice is as hoarse as ever, the song writing is still catchy and memorable. Leatherface proved on this release they were far from washed up and hadn't lost their ability to craft a great tune.

Leatherface - "The Last" CD on BYO Records $10.00 BYO
This is the sound of the band breaking up as you listen to it. After having established themselves as the premier punk band in the United Kingdom with seminal releases "Mush" (1991) and "Minx" (1993), the Leatherface's main song writers Frankie Stubbs and Dickie Hammond couldn't stand to be in the room with each other by the time they were recording this. The tension got so bad that Frankie wanted to call the album "Good Riddance", though that was vetoed by the other members. Thankfully, despite the in fighting, it did not affect the band's ability to write great songs, and this album was released in 1994. Containing fan favorites "Little White God," "Patrick Kills Me," and "Shipyards," this is not some album where the band wrote a bunch of filler just to get another record out. Leatherface could write a tuneful song as well as any band, and this album continues that tradition.

See You In Hell - "Útok LP" LP on Insane Society Records $12.00
"Second LP of SYIH from Brno/Czech republic is out now - 8 brand new songs of fast, raw and 100% full-on energy HC / punk recorded at infamous Šopa studio." -Insane Society Records
"Very cool old school sounding Czech hardcore punk, which brings to mind a lot of old US and European hardcore influences. See You In Hell is fairly straight-forward, no-frills stuff and won't throw you a curve ball stylistically, which in my book can be something very good. Sometimes you want your hardcore served up raw and that's when you listen to See You In Hell" -NM (Maximum RocknRoll #299)

SNFU - "...And No One Else Wanted To Play" LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 009
First album. Just go to Discogs.com to see the track list, and then look up the songs on Youtube to listen to them. Great stuff.

SNFU - "If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish" LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYC 012
Excellent. very, very excellent. Humorous in sort of an Adrenalin OD way.

Social Chaos - "Ciclo da Traição" CD on Terrötten Records $12.00
"Social Chaos arised in late 2001, formed by members of old Brazilian ragers like ROT and F.D.S, and musically inspired by most of the 80's bands such as Anti Cimex, Axegrinder, Rattus, Concrete Sox, Sepultura. This is some of the most raw and aggressive music to ever come from Brazil since a long time. Imagine Hellshock covering Sepultura circa Beneath the Remains in a basement infested by rats carrying tropical diseases! Eleven songs of pure madness!" -Renan/Terrötten Records

Zero Boys - "Vicious Circle" LP on Secretly Canadian $14.00 (SC188)
"From 1979 into '83, the Indianapolis based ZBs were the finest hardcore blitz in the Midwest if not all the lower 48 states. Proof is Vicious Circle and the two decades since of copyists, bootleggers, practitioners and reunion concert pogoers. Though before and after that LP's 1982 release they recorded the Livin' in the 80's 7", songs for three comps and released the post-mortem History Of... cassette revealing their transformation into a toured band warming to the metaphysical and their demise while still waving torches of rock 'n' roll panache. When the Ramones lost it, the Zero Boys found it; Adding a slam brigade fist to the Blitzkrieg Beat. The Zero Boys managed to come with one of the best early 80's punk records, or one of the best records ever, period. Between Vicious Circle and History Of, the entire recorded output of this legendary Midwest punk band's original line up is, finally, collected." -Culminated from liner notes written by Jack Rabid and Eric Weddle

Zero Boys - "History Of..." LP on Secretly Canadian $14.00 (SC189)
"Sixteen classy Zero Boys songs. A few have already appeared on their superb album, but the rest are hitherto unreleased gems that reveal why this band should be rated right up there with the Circle Jerks as prime exponents of brisk, hook-laden thrash and punk. Excellent." -Tim Yohannan (from Maximum Rocknroll #15, July 1984)

V/A - "Someone Got Their Head Kicked In!" LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 001
"An anti-violence compilation from the kids at Better Youth Organization - the folks that put on shows at Godzillas. Features tracks from L.A., Santa Barbara and San Diego bands Social Distortion, Jonses, Youth Brigade, Agression, Adolescents, Blades, Battalion of Saints, and Bad Religion. Strong album, but not as thrashed-out as one might expect - tending more toward the melodic, but still hard. Great production. Pick it up." -Tim Yohannon (from Maximum Rock'n'Roll #1, July/August 1982)

V/A - "Someone's Gonna Get Their Head To Believe In Something" LP on BYO Records $10.00 BYO 026
"Youth Brigade pay some homage to their native land by including many excellent Canadian bands (the Nils, Y.Y.Y., the Unwanted, S.N.F.U., Personality Crisis, the Young Lions, Zeroption, the Stretch Marks, and D.O.A.) on this collection, as well as some L.A. newcomers (Rigor Mortis, the Tourists) and veterans like the Big Boys, 7 Seconds, Kraut, CH3, and themselves. A good sampling." -Tim Yohannon (from Maximum Rock'n'Roll #12, March 1984)

Zines: (i'm probably going to be cutting back on zines from here on...)

More Noize Fanzine #5 $4.00
"Interviews with Finnish hardcore band Ydinaseeton Pohjola (say it loud five times in a row) and fellow hardcore travellers Raw'Arse. There is also a Wretched retrospective, some misconstrued ideas and badly formulated sentences about international hardcore punk in 2010, as well as an in-depth analysis of visiting Scum Fest 2010 and Punk Illegal Festival 2010. Somehow a few photos containing members of the international hardcore punk conspiracy sneaked in, as did one or two record reviews. It adds up, doesn't it, 68 x A5 pages in A5 and one A4 "poster". ALMOST 70 PAGES!!!!" -Tony/More Noize zine

Ripping Thrash #27 $4.00
"Chats with Steve Hyland, See You In Hell and Active Minds. Massive backlog of reviews.. photo page and more!" -Steve Ripping Thrash
Since the 1980s, Steve Buxton has produced the excellent Ripping Thrash zine. With a staunch commitment to DIY, a die hard affection for supporting the international punk scene, and a dedication to supporting what he likes, not just what's popular, Steve has produced a consistently strong zine in which this issue is no different. Excellent all around.

NEXT TIME AROUND -- DO NOT ORDER YET:

-Fatum tape - hc/crust in the vein of Deviated Instinct, Axegrinder, etc coming from Russia(!!!)
-Fatum LP - on a Czech label (Gasmask Records)
-Mierda tape - Raw hardcore punk influenced by MG-15, Discharge, etc from Spain
-Boston Strangler tapes

Other shit:

Yann from the label Undislessed Records in France sent over a batch of records for review this time around. Yann is a good guy, dedicated to DIY, and has been around for quite a while now (he formerly ran the label 3.C.R.C. Records). He can be contacted at thrashattack@dbmail.com for more information regarding any of the following releases. There's a lot more reviews to come, but this is all i had time for this time around.

Ilúzia - "Búrka" LP
Melodic punk with sung female vocals and a variety of influences. There is no band address listed, so i'm not sure specifically what country Ilúzia is from, but i'm guessing the Czech Republic or another Eastern European country. Please pardon my ignorance on these styles, but, to me, it sounds like there are some folk or even gypsy influences in their songs. There's definitely a healthy dose of ethnic influences and sounds on here, and a violin is featured on many of the tracks. I think it's nice when you can hear the traditional cultural influences showing through in bands from places like Turkey, Russia, Poland or other places rather than when bands make an attempt to just Westernize or Americanize their sound. It shows a sense of cultural pride in an increasingly homogenized and global modern society. Bands such as Scatha have done a fantastic job of incorporating traditional cultural influences with hardcore punk to create something that was both unique and excellent. So i respect bands that attempt this. Lyrically Ilúzia writes their songs in mostly their native tongue. When they do write in English, it's apparent that English is not their first language, but that takes nothing away from their lyrics. The lyrics that i can read cover political topics while always adding in a ray of hope for the future in their songs. They write as though change can still be made despite what's being done in the world today and that nothing is hopeless. It is with this indomitable spirit, perseverance, and uplifting attitude that Ilúzia will continue to fight on.

Shaïd - s/t 12" EP
From France, comes this Euro crust band that lies somewhere between the sounds of modern crust and '90s crust. Heavy, thick with dual vocals and the occasional blasting part. Fans of groups on labels like Profane Existence, Skuld Releases, Aborted Society, etc. will perhaps enjoy this. The insert says "No lyrics here, we've got nothing new to say, so, if you're disappointed with us, open a book and learn by yourself." I couldn't help but feel that this was an extremely lazy route to take. First off, not only are you dismissing your own lyrics as uninspired and worthless, you're also stating that you were too lazy to write about any of the numerous social and political issues that already get little to no attention in punk. And even if you couldn't be bothered to cover new issues, there are still plenty of original ways to expose and take on the established issues that still persist today in a new light. Shaïd's insert goes on to give some random "words to live by" style quotes that vaguely (at best) address workers rights, economics, religion, and other assorted issues. None are more than one line long, and none are comprehensive. I can't help but find this very off putting. It just reeks of the "couldn't be bothered" mentality that is abundantly found in punk today. Besides being too lazy to include their lyrics, Shaïd was also apparently too lazy to include an insert that looks like it took longer than two minutes to create on a computer, anything more than a generic cover of hands holding a machine gun (is this supposed to be thought provoking?), or be bothered to write songs that anyone would want to listen to more than once ever. I'm sorry in some respects for writing such a scathing review, but when it's obvious that such little work went into it (and i'm sure the members would disagree with that statement), it's difficult to find positives or be anything other than critical while still being honest.

December 27, 2010 distro update

2010-12-30T10:18:00.000-05:00

Hello for the Holidays people,
Hope everyone here is doing well. It's been a fucking blizzard here for the past 24 hours, so there's not much to do. Lots of new shit has come in, and i think this might be the best update ever. Some stuff is expensive here, so be sure to "see bank officer for loan." I apologize for the prices, but realistically there's not a whole lot of control i have over them without taking a loss. Postage is expensive, and it's never going to come down. The United States Postal Service is currently operating at a debt over 10b (that's 10 BILLION dollars), which is insane. Just be thankful that the US doesn't have customs taxes on packages imported into the US like Europe and Japan do. If i had to pay an additional $30.00 or whatever for a package of 10 LPs shipped from abroad, i think i'd probably just shut the whole operation down.

Enough about economics and monetary woes, let's talk about punk rock. The stuff i got from Dischord Records is great. That's actually quite an understatement. I love Artificial Peace and the GI's, and both of these releases contain unreleased material. There's some truly fucking awesome uncovered stuff on each LP. And the fact that Dischord has started to unearth all this stuff again and press it up on vinyl is great. Maybe we'll see Dischord vinyl releases of lost studio material by Red C, Deadline, and Double O???? They've repressed the majority of their back catalog of good hardcore releases, which i've tried to stock all of. So if you're interested in other releases of theirs like the Faith/Void split LP, "Flex Your Head" comp, "Year In 7"s" comp, Minor Threat back catalog on vinyl, and some other stuff, just get at me. I can only wonder what else Dischord might still have left to uncover in their vault.

Also in from Dischord is the Touch And Go book. This compiles every issue of Touch And Go zine (which predated the label) from 1979-1983. Satirical, sarcastic, smart, and scathing in places, this is about as good as it gets. The layouts are great, and the writing is great. It's hilarious to see some records that are now considered classics get slammed by these guys in reviews. And to read these all in order is like a little time capsule. Tons of early UK worship, and their opinions on Crass are hilarious. Really, i think i might recommend this book more so than i've ever recommended any release i've ever carried in my distro before. It's that good.

The word "classic" gets thrown around a lot in the punk scene and in music in general, but Havoc Records has just reissued some shit that is not only classic, but pinnacles of the genre. They include the Discharge records "Why" 12" and "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" LP. These are genre defining records. Discharge were the real deal. The first to do it, and they were one of the first to release a hardcore record all the way back in 1980. Along with Black Flag, Bad Brains, and Crass, this is easily the most influential band in the history of hardcore. They are the reason for the Dis phenomenon and one of the first bands to combine radical anti-war politics with some of the most violent and hardcore music ever pressed to vinyl. Their music really is like the "sound of an enormous door slamming in the depths of hell." Also on Havoc Records, we have the reissue of the Varukers "One Struggle One Fight" LP from 1985. This was one of the very first records that attempted a total Discharge worship sound. It blazes and is well worth your time. A lot of people have never heard this record, so here it is back in print for the foreseeable future.

Other stuff, the H-100s LP is fantastic. I think some people may have heard two of these songs on the PEFE CD that came out in the '90s. I know my buddy Nelson and i had been obsessively into those two songs for years, so to finally get to hear the entire set was very exciting. There's a tension here in this live set and an excitement that is only rarely captured by live recordings. The band is vicious to say the least. H-100s later morphed into 9 Shocks Terror with the switching of vocalists. You either like Cleveland hardcore or you don't, so there's no need to talk too much more about it. Again, these were very expensive. I think i've got them for the same price as all other distros that i've seen though.

There's a bunch of MCR Company releases in here. Again, this shit was also expensive. I got this in a trade with the label, but it cost me a fucking arm and a leg to mail my stuff to them, hence how i ended up with the super high prices. I recommend all of their releases, but the "All Crusties Spending Loud Night 2002" DVD (also featuring the first installment from 1997) and the Scatha CD are especially highly recommended. I've had that Scatha release for sale as a double LP for a couple of years now in my distro and don't think i've ever sold a copy of it. I really love that band though. Take the best of thick 1990s European crust bands like Hiatus, Doom, and Sedition and mix it with the tribal feeling of newer Oi Polloi, and you'll have a clue what i'm talking about. Scatha was absolutely huge in Europe and Japan, but they never really seemed to get their due here in the US. I'm not sure why that is, while crust bands much lower in quality from the '90s were quite popular.

Finally, after some time, i've gotten back to including writing in these email updates. At the bottom of this email you'll find my ramblings and musings on what i feel is The Best American Crust Record Ever. I've also added a very small reviews section for this installment at the very end.

Lastly, for anyone who gives a fuck, my webstore is finally back up and 100% functional and operational. There's no need to worry about anyone seeing your Paypal info or any of that, so don't sweat it. It's totally secure. As always, i still accept regular mail orders or internet orders that are direct without using the cart system. Holler at me.

That should do it, i've gone on for fucking ages in this one. Thanks to anyone who fucking reads this bullshit. Seth from CT, did you make it this far? You've got wayyyy too much time on your hands if you did, haha.
-Erik

Full distro list and website can be viewed at http://www.socialnapalm.com/ . Past email updates can be viewed at http://penetration82.blogspot.com/ .

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Here's what's in stock now:

7"s:

Autoritär/Uncurbed split 7" on Rescued From Life Records $4.00
According to Discogs.com, this is Autoritär's most recent release and is from 2004, so i'm not sure if they are active any more. Regardless, Autoritär comes from Germany and contained members of the Worhäts. They have a kind of heavy crust sound that is pretty standard for the late 1990s crust scene that they were part of. So if you're a fan of this genre, i'd say pick it up. These guys have a Myspace too (what band doesn't now it seems...), so check that out if you want to hear some sample songs. Uncurbed come from Sweden and surprisingly enough are not that influenced by Discharge. Haha! These guys are more along the lines of Krigshot and other faster hardcore bands, although there's no blast beats as far as i can tell. Uncurbed has a slew of releases out, so i guess you're either into them or you're not.

Burnt Cross/Cress - "Paths to Persecution"/"Peace Through Superior Firepower" split 7" (Loud Punk in conjunction with several other labels) $4.00
"A first rate pairing of UK Anarcho bands on this single; from the Burnt Cross 8 track (recorded in Rob's bedroom) we get "Spectacle of The Obscene", an observation on the heroic welcome the bodies of dead British soldiers are given when they are returned home, and paraded thru the streets. But are they heroes? And what exactly are they fighting and dying for in Iraq and Afghanistan? And do the people who line the streets to watch the coffins pass by really know either? I don't think a lot of them do, in which case why are they there? Out of loyalty they would probably say, but to what, and whom? The truth is the invasions of both these countries were illegal and have seen thousands and thousands of innocent people killed… in the name of peace. What a depressing concept. Track # 2 "Paths to Persecution" sticks it to "fascist misfits still denying the holocaust"… man, I went to Auschwitz last year, it was brutal, an incredibly sobering experience. That there are people out there who are so blinkered and brainwashed to not accept what went on there really does make my stomach churn. The guitar riff of this song reminds me a lot of the old Cult Maniax song "Blitz". Cress are back together, and still as angry-as-fuck, with 4 snappy songs that are strictly Anti-War, and question mans ability to exist together on this planet without wanting to keep on killing each other. Cress close out with "Amongst The Slaughter", a short spoken word piece, it’s classic Peace Punk." -Darren/Tadpole Records

Chronic Sick - s/t 7" (AKA "Reagan Bands" 7") on No Way Records $4.00 (These are not here yet, but should be here any day now, so i'm listing them.)
"Finally reissued legitimately/band authorized after 27 years. Great NJHC from 1983. The original of the hc/kbd classic on Mutha Records goes for up to 500.00 on eBay so jump on this now to get it at a reasonable price. 3 songs of catchy, snotty Reagan era hardcore the way it was meant to be. Short, fast, and loud. The front cover art to this record is a dead give away- you need this! Restored and Remastered by Dave Eck at Lucky Lacquers, and what a great job he did on this. We tried hard to keep the look and sound as close to the original as we could." -Brandon/No Way Records

Crossing Chaos - ""Behind The Glamorous Face Of Our Hypocritical Eden Ruled By Powermad Bastards" 7" on Yellow Dog Records $4.00
Formed all the way back in 1996, Crossing Chaos comes from Sweden playing Swedish style crust/hardcore. I think a lot of people are familiar with this band already from numerous other releases. They also have a Myspace with some of their songs on it for you to check out. This 7" was recorded in 1999 but not released until 2002. I think fans of bands like Victims and Human Waste will probably be most into this band. I'd say it's more along those lines than say modern Disfear or later Genocide SS or something. This is pretty well executed. I'm listening to their Myspace songs as i type this description, and i've got to be honest, it's a lot better than i remember them being. But i don't think i'd listened to them since like 2004 before this. Yeah, this is solid stuff. I only have one copy of this record, so check it out if you're interested.

Raw Noise - "Scum Will Rise To The Top" 4 songs EP on MCR Company $6.00
"Revenge of UK KING OF CRUSTIES! Raw Noise is a side project band by Dean, the singer/front man of mighty Extreme Noise Terror coming back to tour Japan in summer of 2009! This is a long awaited brand new single after the album released few years ago. In opposite to ENT evolving to much brutal way with death metalish elements, Raw Noise continues to blast under the vein of traditional Late 80's UK crustcore vein. 4 tracks of intense, brutal, bulldozing punk as fuck attack!!!" -Yumikes/MCR Company
http://www.myspace.com/rawnoiseofficial

Sugar Pie Koko - s/t 7" on Stategrinder Records/Sounds Of Betrayal $4.00
Ok, I'm nearly certain that this 2001 release of Sugar Pie Koko is their one and only. I'm also nearly positive these guys formed out of the band Greed, so i'm going to mostly talk about Greed in this description since i think they were essentially the same band. I'm guessing its at least the same vocalist and bassist as Greed because the vocals sound the same and it's the same fairly distinct bass sound that Greed employed. Anyway, Greed was a really solid band that existed in the late '90s into the 2000s. They were sort of the halfway point between bands like Diskonto and crustier bands like Tolshock or Totalitär for example. Like the meeting point between Swedish rå (crust) and Swedish kang (thrash). I always really enjoyed the Greed stuff, both their "Silence Is No Reaction" 7" on Crust As Fuck Records and their split 7" with React (also a Stategrinder Records split release), which was in a slightly different style and had two vocalists, were especially strong. I remember when they did their debut on Distortion Records, it was after Distortion was known to be a rip off label, and a lot of DIY people got all "What the fuck?" about the release (arguably rightfully so). There's probably some letters in old issues of Profane Existence about it. Then Greed released their next release on that label Crust As Fuck Records which was like a web resource, label, e-zine, etc. thing that got immensely popular really quickly and then one day i remember it was just like gone, i think. Anyone else remember that? I wonder what ever happened to those people, as their site and label got so popular so quickly. Maybe i'm just remembering it wrong, that could be it too. I'm rambling here. So yeah, back to the Sugar Pie Koko record, which i haven't discussed at all, it's not bad. I like the Greed material better, but this is a decent release from Sweden. I always wondered if these guys were named after a misheard lyric from the song "Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch" by the Temptations. "I can't help myself!"

Urban Blight - "Total War" 7" on Static Shock Records $6.00
"Following on from last years "More Reality" 12" ep on Slasher Records, Toronto's Urban Blight are back with five new tracks of blown out hardcore punk. These new tracks, while still mining the Abused / SSD sound, also bring forth the Discharge and The Insane infulence even more. This is hardcore as it's meant to be. The 7" comes housed in a 6 panel poster sleeve, to go up next to all of the Crass and UK82 ones on you wall." -Static Shock Records
"Absolute Control" MP3: http://www.staticshockrecords.com/sounds/05%20Absolute%20Control.mp3

V/A - "Same Day... Different Shit" 7"
"6 Band / 11 track comp featuring Pilger, Whole In The Head, Constant State Of Terror, No Substance, Crash The Pose and Haywire. Green vinyl." -Static Shock Records

Tapes:

Boston Strangler - "Outcast" demo cassette on No Way Records $4.00 (These are not here yet, but should be here any day now, so i'm listing them.)
"If you like hardcore, you need this. Hands Down, one of the best "demos" ever made! It was originally self released in a small batch of 100 tapes, but was too good for it to be unavailable except for shitty mp3 downloads. Boston Style HC from you guessed it, BOSTON. For us, it brings to mind equal parts DYS, Deathwish, Negative FX, and maybe a little early Out Cold. Either way you're going to have to buy this tape and find out. Let's see what it brings to your mind. 5 songs. Limited to 300 Copies, Professionally made." -Brandon/No Way Records
Since the internet came to be the main modem for the dissemination of punk rock and underground hardcore information, things have gotten so blown out of proportion and ridiculous that it's become pretty nauseating. You've got people on message boards going around saying this and that and staking some absolutely absurd claims. It's easy to get caught up in hype, buy into it, etc. Remember when What Happens Next? was the most popular band in hardcore? They proved that popularity in hardcore has little to do with the quality of songs you write and that even the worst bands can become quite popular. It's all about hype and image. Hell, you don't even have to sound like the bands you claim to be influenced by (again, see What Happens Next? for a band that sounded nothing at all like Heibel, Ripcord, or Heresy). The hype and fervor around certain bands today is at all time record highs, and i think anyone that's buying records these days without turning on their personal "bullshit detector" is being extremely naive. That said, there's a lot of hype surrounding the Boston Strangler. I'm going to try to keep this description based in reality and with some perspective. This demo is a great demo, but they're not the best thing of all time quite yet even though some people seem poised to anoint them as such. The song "The Truth" definitely wins my favorite song of the year, and honestly sounds like an outtake from SS Decontrol's "Get It Away" 12". I believe this demo is just as good as the DYS LP, but i know to a lot of people that's not saying much. Other tracks like "Outcast," about lead man Ban's rejection of the outside world (instead of it rejecting him), is also a favorite and shows that these guys have a lot more to offer than your standard wanna be 1982 hardcore band playing today. This five piece band made up of all edge men is the complete package. They have the look, the style, the image, the aesthetic, the live presence, the anticipation and tension at their shows, the swagger, and most importantly the fucking tunes to back it up. I'm honestly in awe of their potential. But, it's just a demo, and we'll see what happens. They have a 12" planned for release on Fun With Smack Records run by Danimal of Waste Management. I can only hope that it will meet the exceedingly high expectations that it will be met with upon it's release. We'll see...

LPs/12"s/10"s:

Artificial Peace - "Complete Session Nov '81" LP+MP3 on Dischord Records $12.00
"A.P. lasted barely a year, but in that short time managed to become a leading band in the early DC hardcore punk scene. They were tight, fast, and aggressive, prerequisites for most DC bands of the time, but also had a unique sound and surprisingly catchy songs. The band went to Inner Ear Studios in Nov. of ‘81with Ian MacKaye and recorded 17 songs. Three songs ended up on the Flex Your Head comp. but the rest were shelved after the band broke up. Three A.P. members went onto form Marginal Man. The LP comes with a free MP3 download coupon." -Dischord Records

Chronic Sick - "Cutest Band In Hardcore" 12" on No Way Records $10.00 (These are not here yet, but should be here any day now, so i'm listing them.)
"Finally legitimately reissued on vinyl for the first time in 28 years! This NJHC cult classic has been under the radar for decades and the original (Limited to 300 copies of Mutha Records fetches up to 1500.00 on eBay, so here's your chance to grab a copy at a decent price. We've worked hard to make this look, sound and feel close the same if not better than the original. 6 songs of snotty NJ HC Punk that crosses the lines between hardcore and almost pop punk at times, you'll see what we mean when you hear it. Not some silly Fat Wreck type stuff just kinda in the same way that early Screeching Weasel did (pretty sure they must have listened to Chronic Sick.) Absolutely perfect production all around, this recording has always amazed us by being so crisp, clear, and powerful. Restored and Remastered by Dave Eck at Lucky Lacquers, and what a great job he did! This is a must have record, and we've worked our asses off to have it see the light of day again. Also comes with a poster the band designed with a nice collage of stuff involving Chronic Sick." -Brandon/No Way Records

Discharge - "Why" 12" on Havoc Records $11.00
"An unrelenting blast of raw punk anger. This genre defining record turned up the intensity of hardcore punk several notches. A searing protest against the insanity of war and madness of politicians set to the most powerful and bombastic hardcore assault laid down to that date." -Felix/Havoc Records
Having progressed past being merely "the musical equivalent of sniffing glue," this Discharge record really saw the band start to hone their sound and craft. The first three 7"s from 1980 were raw and primitive blasts, but this release shows Discharge becoming the cohesive powerhouse that they were destined to be. Brutal and suffocating, oppressive and unrelenting, this record doesn't smother the listener with speed like later bands would, it doesn't rely on heavy metal production values like so many of the bands that came to imitate them, and it doesn't rely on just beating the listener into submission. No, this 12" rocks because of incredible song writing capabilities that set them apart and showcased why Discharge are the true champions of the style. "Noise not music" may have been a mantra of the band's, but at the root of their music was extremely catchy songs, pogo-inducing basslines, and those great sing-a-long choruses.

Discharge - "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" LP on Havoc Records $11.00
"Considered by many to be one of the best, if not THE BEST hardcore record of the 1980s. This record caught Discharge at the peak of their powers, combining the anger, intensity and power of their early material with a high caliber of production and musicianship. Pure anger and power, shocking and provocative graphics (before these were passe on punk record covers) combined with rampaging riffs and coarse vocals. Faithfully reproduced as a gatefold LP." -Felix/Havoc Records
"Doom with a very fast beat. Don't say that these guys didn't warn us if someone drops the big one, because this is the second LP (they also have four 7"ers) that hammers away without mercy at the potential hell of nuclear holocaust. The songs here tend to be a bit similar (repetitive riffs and some heavy metal guitar), but the delivery is so powerful, the words so convincingly committed, that it's a winner. Much like watching a huge fire--horrifying, but riveting at the same time." -Tim Yohannan (from Maximum Rocknroll #1, July/August 1982)

Gasmask Terrör - "Black Sun/Fake Gold" 12" on Solar Funeral $11.00
Best record by this French outfit. Their first release was somewhat generic D-beat, but they've really come into their own since then. This stuff is scathing with some real energy to it. Fist pumping, toe tapping, and head bobbing, this record will make you do the whole gamut of moves in the privacy of your own home. This reminds me more of Totalitär or No Security. A really good release.
"No Mistake" MP3: http://www.solar-funeral.org/noise/gasmaskterror/no_mistake.mp3

Government Issue - "Boycott Stabb Complete Session" LP+MP3 on Dischord Records $12.00
"In November of 1982 GI recorded what was to be their first full-length album, "Boycott Stabb". They tracked 20 songs in one day and it was only after much debate that they decided to leave off the 11 tracks that had been recorded with earlier line-ups. "Boycott Stabb" was initially released as a split with Fountain of Youth records and has since been reissued on a number of different labels. However, after coming across the master tapes and hearing the songs that had been left off, we thought it would be cool to release the complete session and to finally release the record on Dischord proper. The LP comes with a free MP3 download coupon." -Dischord Records

H-100's - "Live April 2nd, 1995 At Peabody's Down Under In Cleveland, Ohio" on Non-Commercial Records/SYG Records $14.00
"No! No! No! Believe it or not this isn't another shitty live punk record to cash in on all of you gay hardcore collector nerds! I've been holding this baby in my greasy mitts for almost 15 years. It is one of my all time favorite live punk recordings. This is a record that captures a band in it's truest, rawest form. Call it part luck, call it what you will. In my opinion, this live H-100's recording not only sounds better than all of their studio recordings previously released, it also captures the tension, humor, hatred and brilliance of these mongoloids perfectly. There's been thousands of paint by the numbers hardcore bands in the last 25 years, but a band this original comes along once a decade, if ever. They broke the mold! Ironically, the lineup for this gig was Integrity, 25 Ta Life, Apt. 213, One Life Crew (2nd show) and H-100's. Talk about not fitting in. But that's how it was back them. Enjoy this Fucker! Let me contradict myself for a second. Hey collector nerds! There are only 500 made (200 on shit brown vinyl, 300 on black) so get it now!!! Hand silk screened covers. It will never happen again. This was a costly record to make so we apologize for the higher than usual price, but this is a one-time pressing." -Paul/Non-Commercial Records

Urban Blight – More Reality 12" on Slasher Records $14.00
These are left over tour copies on blue vinyl. Blown out and burly sounding HC. Definitely recorded with the needle well into the red. The production at times reminds me of some of the Disclose material. Musically, this has mostly a tougher early '80s feel to it. There's definitely some heavy doses of Boston and New York influences and perhaps some DC influence is there as well, but if you're looking for that early '80s Cali "beach punk" hardcore sound, you won't find it here. Urban Blight mixes it up quite a bit with the tempos. Mostly they stick to memorable speeds and throw in the occasional mid paced mosher part. Some songs do get a bit Infest sounding at times and start hitting that 1-1 fast beat, and that's really my only complaint. When it's just Boston sounding hardcore, like on the SS Decontrol sounding "Get A Clue" followed by "Enough," which sounds like a hybrid between SSD and Antidote, they are at their strongest. And their strongest is honestly very good when compared to what else is coming out today. These guys come from Toronto which also produced recent bands Fucked Up, Career Suicide, Mad Men, etc. Lyrically, it covers all the familiar themes for the most part without really adding anything new in the way of discussing them. The notable exception to that is the song "Cut Back" which is about the city under funding public transportation and the impact it has on people. All in all a pretty good record that i think a lot of people will be into. These are on the Slasher label but these copies are imported from England.

Varukers - "One Struggle One Fight" LP on Havoc Records $11.00
Havoc Records has done an excellent job in bringing this one back in print on vinyl. When most people think of the Varukers, they think of songs from their earlier Riot City Records era that came from releases like "Die For Your Government" 7", "Blood Suckers" LP, "Led To The Slaughter" 7", and the "Another Religion Another War" 12" EP. However, the Varukers started in the late '70s and, like punk and hardcore itself at the time, became much harder, faster, and aggressive as the years went on. This is from 1985 and is the Varukers final release from just before their first break up in 1987. Along with the "Massacred Millions" 12" from 1984, this is the Varukers material most closely sounding like Discharge. The music here is great, very powerful hardcore without a hint of crust or anything other than straight Discharge worship. The production values on the LP are very mid '80s sounding, for lack of a better term, in that they have some reverb on the instruments and a slightly metallic production feel to it. The LP is split into two sides with the A side tackling human rights issues and the B side serving as commentary for the struggle for animal rights. This is the only LP that the Varukers own 100% of the rights to instead of a parent label like so much of the UK82 era stuff, so i think that's why you see it being reissued by a DIY label instead of a bigger label that doesn't give a shit or have a clue what they are doing. It was originally supposed to come out on Conflict's Mortarhate Records but didn't for whatever reason. The Varukers were arguably the first real Dis band. Yes, they didn't have a "Dis-" prefix in their name, but they were one of the very first bands to specifically attempt to emulate and imitate what Discharge was doing. So fans of Discharge and hardcore should love this. This is the first time this LP has been in print on vinyl since it originally went out of print way back in the '80s, and it's well worth the money.

V/A - "Kakumei 2" 11 bands, 16 songs LP on MCR Company $15.00
"Another international compilation album featuring 11 bands from 4 countries. Each band has shown its clear-cut personality, so you can enjoy versatile styles and you'll never get bored till the end once you put this slap of vinyl on your turn table. The lyric sheet comes out as a deluxe booklet. You have a good reason to call this a "must"." -Yumikes/MCR Company
Japan: Idora / F.V.K./ Fuck Geez / Don Don / Assfort
U.S.A.: Misery
Germany: Cox-Orange / Spermbirds
U.K.: Nessun Dorma

Compact Discs:

Yeah, i know i stopped carrying CDs a while back and don't really plan on starting to stock them again, but a lot of Japanese stuff that's high quality does not appear on vinyl at any point. So, here is some stuff that is in now from the MCR Company label out of Japan that i recommend and is on CD.

Adixion - "An Absurd Channel" 8 songs CD on MCR Company $13.00
"Now changed their name to Adixion from "Addiction", their creative sound changes always gives a big surprise and positive disturbance to the scene. This is their brand new album 5 years after their 3rd 7"ep. Unlike their muddy 3rd 7"EP, on this new album they sound much solid, twisted, thoughtful, very addictive psychic punk sung in Japanese! Includes the re‐recording of the song "Shinryakusha" from the last EP, total 8 tracks, psychedelic hell perversion!!!" -Yumikes/MCR Company

The Bristles - "No Future In The Past (The Best And The Rest Of The Bristles" 2xCD + DVD set on MCR Company $22.00
"80's early SWEDISH RAW HARDCORE ATTACK‐PUNK legend! This is absolutely the FIRST official best of the best of The Bristles, including almost LL of their material: their ultra rare classic 1st 7"ep "Don't Give Up", "Boys Will Be Boys" 7" ep, the total 1983 masterpiece cassette "Ban The Punk Shops", tracks from the infamous "Welcome to 1984", "Really fast", "We Don't Want Nuclear Force" compilations, first rehearsal from 1982, final recording session from 1985, other unreleased tracks, TOTAL 49 TRACKS!!! Also comes with the DVD including 2 different whole gigs from 1983 by the camera of also legendary Existenz member with 23 tracks, TOTAL 72 TRACKS!!! A TRUE MUST FOR ALL PUNKS IN THE WHOLE WORLD FOREVER!!!" -Yumikes/MCR Company

Clown - "Live Stock World" 10 songs CD on MCR Company $13.00
"NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE "CLOWN"!!! The total outstanding first album is out now! Urge for destruction, instinct for conflict, heavy, strong, dead serious blasts of driving metalish HARDCORE PUNK with brutal barking vocal!!! This is the way how HARDCORE PUNK should be! Out of control anger, total fight back spirit, frustration! For the all fighting kids from the Nagoya city true HARDCORE FIGHTERS! VIOLENCE!!!!! http://nchc-clown.com/" -Yumikes/MCR Company

Normals - "Normal" 5 songs CD on MCR Company $10.00
"Can't fight until getting drunk. This is a long awaited or disappointed first mini album by the 100 alcoholic PUNK from Nagoya city featuring the vocalist Hip Maeda ex‐Exterminate. Enhanced CD. Absolutely not for the schoolkids. by Katsuhisa (Reality Crisis)" -Yumikes/MCR Company

Scatha - "After The Dust Settles" 26 songs CD on MCR Company $13.00
"Scatha from Scotland is the band formed in 1993 by the ashes of Scottish Celtic tribal HC band Sedition and Disaffect. Their releases has been deleted & hard to find for a while but finally their discography CD is out here!! Although their activity term was short (1995 to 2005), their music was so influential, almost globally just like former Sedition. This CD is their total discography plus 2 unreleased tracks. It must be said Scatha is less Celtic /tribal compared to SEDITION but much simple, metalish with attitude and screaming "Fuck The System", total raging metalish crust HC attack!! Just like Discharge and Chaos U.K.. Scatha has created another standard of hardcore, still now active as a new band called "T.R.I.B.E." which we must not miss!!" -Yumikes/MCR Company

V/A - "Life's A Bitch" 4 bands, 4 songs CD on MCR Company $10.00
"This is an awesome compilation with 4 Tokyo underground punk heroes : Discocks, Pogo Machine, Hat Trickers, and 2nd Degree. Outside of trendy shit, their sounds are reality original. RAW as fuck, against today's Tokyo city full of coward life. Already the most important compilation out of 2006!" -Yumikes/MCR Company

Zines/Books:

Radiation Sickness #5 $4.00
"Newest issue of this zine featuring - with Vorkriegsphase, Leprosy, and Vivid Sekt. Also features a Slayer retrospective, demo reviews, zine contacts, photos, some stuff about horror movies, and not much else. 24 pages, pro printed on recycled paper using soy based inks." -Jimmy/Radiation Sickness
Seriously though, Jimmy is one my all time favorite SOB's in the world. The kid is a true cunt, and he does a solid zine. I love his discerning taste and disregard for tact when it comes to tearing down posers, bad records, and idiots. I wish he'd show his personality off a bit more in his zine instead of pretending to be one of the nice guys of the world in his writing style, but hey, i'll take it. Can't wait to see this. These should be out the week of Christmas, and i hope to have them shortly thereafter.

"Touch and Go The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83" book published by Bazillion Points Books $30.00
"Dubbed "influential" by the Village Voice, "essential" by the Washington Post, and "slapdash, ornery, and entertaining" by PopMatters, the 576-page anthology offers introductions by Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, and other key figures. Time Out Chicago wrote: "As a hardcore punk primer you couldn't do better." Touch and Go fanzine was the brainchild of Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson and was launched in Lansing, Michigan, in 1979. Major fanatics of the new punk happenings in the late '70s, TV and DS set out to chronicle, lambaste, ridicule, and heap praise on all they arbitrarily loved or hated in the music communities in the US and abroad. In laughably minuscule press runs by todays standards, T & G was made by guys within the Midwest scene strictly for the edification of scenesters and pals. Magazines like Forced Exposure and Your Flesh, among others, soon fired up Xerox machines themselves, and the rest is history. So is the legendary independent record label launched from this zine, and so are the bands covered inside: Black Flag, Minor Threat, the Misfits, Negative Approach, the Fix, the Avengers, the Necros, Discharge, Iron Cross, Youth Brigade, Faith, Die Kreuzen, Crucifix, Poison Idea—and all the other punks worth their weight in glorious black and white." -Dischord Records

DVDs:

V/A - "All Crusties Spending Loud Night 2002" DVD on MCR Company $19.00
"This is a video of the total crushing gig done at Osaka, Namba city in 14/Dec/2002 presented & edited by Crust War. A powerful sound quality with line-recordings, agressive camera-works which will reduce your room to total ashes!! 10 bands, 21 songs included!!
DVD is including for "ALL CRUSTIES...1997"!!!!! 10 bands / 21songs 58min. ZOE / DECONSTRUCTION / DISCLOSE / ABRAHAM CROSS / FRAMITED / EFFIGY / POIKKEUS / REALITY CRISIS / DEFECTOR / LIFE" -Yumikes/MCR Company

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

Both of these zines are currently en route and should be here within a week. If you want to hold an order 'til they arrive, just email me ahead of time.

Accept The Darkness #4 $3.00
"This is apparently the 'R' issue, featuring interviews with Ratcharge zine (France), Rayos X (LA), and Ratas Del Vaticano (Mexico). There is lots of writing and reviews of tapes, records, and zines. This was written and laid out in Fall/Early Winter 2010 and was eventually copied in December. 250 copies made this time, its 28 pages and full sized (YEAH!). Thanks to Ian for the cover." -Shiva/Accept The Darkness

Other shit:

The Best American Crust Record Ever (......in my, meaningless, opinion)

Americans love to emphatically believe that there's nothing that they can't do that is superior to anyone from any other country. This arrogance and chauvinism can be found in how Americans view themselves in terms of technology, sports/athletics, militaristic prowess, culture, fashion, arts, music, and many other facets of society. The punk scene largely adheres, and even buys in, to this philosophy of superiority. However, despite having literally thousands of bands playing it, the U.S. has been forever inept and mired in mediocrity when it comes to playing crust. Crust in this context refers to bands influenced by Axegrinder, Hellbastard, Prophecy of Doom, and Deviated Instinct among others. I am not referring to bands from the U.S. playing a crusty hardcore sound such as Disrupt. "Traditional crust" (for lack of a better term) i think can be noted as having often slow or mid paced tempos, head-bob inducing rhythms, metallic guitar tones, growled, low vocals, and a sluggish, grinding feel to the music. That's not to say that these bands don't use speed ever though. Tribal drumming and the occasional acoustic heavy metal intro can often by found in the genre as well.

Before diving into the debate of the Best American Crust Record Ever, i really wondered why the United States had produced such a gluttony of complete shit when it comes to crust. After pointlessly and needlessly over analyzing it like a sociological case study, i came to the belief that at least one of two external conditions must exist to produce good crust music and that it is impossible to produce good heavy crust without at least one of them being present. The first one is the easy one: poverty. Crust is a seething and anguished form of music. Unlike hardcore, it was not borne out of boredom by middle class suburban youth. Crust is the result of deprived and impoverished social and economic conditions. This would explain why countries with political upheaval and disenchanted worker populations have produced great crust records such as Greece (Panikos, Hibernation/Chaotic End) and Poland (Filth Of Mankind and, to a lesser degree, Infekcja, S.O. War, and Disgusting Lies, as these bands were more influenced by Doom than Amebix). While America certainly has an abundance of poverty, the poorest tend to be immigrants who retain their homeland's customs and identity, instead of expressing outrage by refusing to wash their clothes and saving up for a Metal Zone. The second external factor i'd cite is climate. Great crust tends to come from climates that typically are either extremely cold and snowy or cold and rainy. The winters of where great crust bands come from often share a lot of similarities with the songs the bands write. Winter moves slowly, it's inhospitable, harsh and bleak, and it's cold and distant. Southern California produces bunches of crusty bands, so it's no wonder they all fucking suck when it's 70-90 degrees out and sunny year round. That is just not an oppressive climate to eek out an existence in. When it comes to explaining why Japan has produced some of the elite bands in the heavy crust genre (Zoe, Effigy, and Axewield recently), the only reason i could come up with is that the Japanese simply excel at most things they do and pay way more attention to detail than the average punk does.

So with those parameters set in place, that leaves relatively few bands to choose from within America. Most people would probably claim the "Extinction" LP by Nausea as the quintessential U.S. crust record. This has all the elements of a great heavy cruster: dual male/female vocals with political and dystopian lyrics, filthy fucking production values, and the tunes to back it up. Others would probably put down one of the Hellshock LPs as their favorite American crust record. This band has it's moments, and i particularly love their track "Passage" on the "Portland City Hard Punk 2005" comp LP, but i don't think they have a flawless or filler-less release. To me, the Best American Crust Record Ever is Misery's double A side "Next Time"/"Full" b/w "Midnight" EP. This record is a glacial force that embodies everything i love about the heavy crust genre. Misery was formed in the late '80s in Minnapolis, Minnesota, which just happens to have some of the most frigid winters south of Canada. The A sides were recorded in 1995 while the B side is a hold over from 1988 with then future Nausea vocalist Al on vocals, and it was released on Profane Existence Records in 1996. Slow, churning, and grinding songs tell tales of the hardships of life and coming to grips with death. These three tracks are the sound of endless winter, hopeless future, and inevitable death. Unlike anarcho punk, the songs are not protest anthems or a rallying cry for a fight against these grim prospects, rather, they are the acceptance and resignation of these harsh realities as inescapable. The chorus of "Full" shows their submission to these inevitabilities and eventualities: "Then you realize you have nothing to live for and nothing to die for. You realize you can't change the world, what are you wasting your time for?" "Next Time" and "Full" move at mid paced tempos gripping the listener tight, while "Midnight" on the flip side is a dark and slow dirge. The song structure is barren of any excessive frills, leads, or extras, yet is hypnotic in it's rhythm. Like time itself, this record feels slow but goes by faster than it seems it should. Misery is still going today and has many releases out. I would also highly recommend the split picture disc with Assrash on Clean Plate Records (1996) and, to a lesser extent, the "Who's The Fool..." LP on Profane Existence Records (1994).

Reviews

The records here were sent in for review in my zine. Unfortunately, i'm not doing reviews in my zine, so i figured i'd review them here instead. While i'm not soliciting records for review for here, i guess if you want to, feel free. I can't promise a good review, but i can promise you an honest one. But really, there's enough people already out there reviewing music and pushing their opinions on it.

Germ Attak - "Death To Cops" 7"
You'd either have to have a low level of quality control or be the most prolific group of hit makers since Black Flag to release the amount of records these guys have in such a relatively short period of time over the last few years. Personally, i think it's the former, as it all comes off a bit indulgent. Like the aforementioned Black Flag, Germ Attak's sound changes a little bit on each subsequent release. Unlike Black Flag, i don't think they are all that good. Germ Attak's current sound is more influenced by straight up UK82 than their earlier releases. Think Partisans, Skeptix, and GBH as the big influences here. This four song EP contains three mid paced songs and one speedy number. Still, while this isn't really my cup of tea, i must say that with the exception of the Casualties and Defiance, it's far better than the crap that came out on Punkcore or the endless amount of shit bands that permeate Myspace (although, it should be said, at least those Myspace bands aren't releasing vinyl...). I'm sure these guys are just enthusiastic rockers who love making music, but i really wish they would exercise some control over what they release and stop including every filler song they've ever written on their records. Not bad, just not that good.
(Shogun Recordings - http://shogunrecordings.pagesperso-orange.fr/)

Inservibles - s/t 7"
First off, the Inservibles come from Mexico, and that's fucking cool. Too often the Mexican punk scene gets completely ignored by "accepted" (for lack of a better term) or First World underground punk scene both here in the US and abroad. So it's nice to see Phil from Shogun Recordings over in France paying some attention to our Mexican neighbors. Onto the music: this is pretty noisy, but i really don't think this is noise for the sake of noise like all those other bands doing that style today. Honestly, i don't have a fucking clue what these guys are really going for or who their influenced by. This isn't unique or original in the grand scheme of music, but i don't think this fits in with anything that's really going on today, and that makes it unique in it's own way. Maybe there's a Japanese influence here. I'm not really sure, but it's pretty lo-fi. It was recorded in 2008 and has six songs. The band has a Myspace, so perhaps you'll want to check that out. This isn't something that i personally can see myself listening to very much, but i think there's a lot of people out there who would genuinely enjoy this record, and i respect the band for doing something that's all their own. Apparently the Inservibles have a new 7" coming out in 2011, so perhaps people will want to check that out as well.
(Shogun Recordings - http://shogunrecordings.pagesperso-orange.fr/)

NASA Space Universe - "Brainrailers" 7"
The second release by NASA Space Universe from California, and my favorite of the three releases sent for review from Shogun Recordings in France. Another fairly unique sounding release. These guys have a bit of a yin and yang thing going on. It's tuneful while screechy, noisy but melodic, abrasive yet not off putting. They claim influences like Die Kreuzen and Koro, and i can see that. Perhaps the Neos, Deep Wound, and others similar to that sound could also be considered. But there's an element of California melody here too, perhaps even the slightest surf feel buried somewhere in there. I'm finding this record difficult to describe. It's a bit of a bizarre release, but it doesn't come off contrived. Perhaps if recent bands like the Imposters or Skate Korpse mixed with some of the more lo-fi bands of No Way Records or similar labels of the past few years it would sound like this record. Maybe that's doesn't do NASA Space Universe justice. For a state that hasn't had a band release a good record since the Holier Than Thou? first 7" 11 years ago, this one is pretty decent.
(Shogun Recordings - http://shogunrecordings.pagesperso-orange.fr/)

Erik SN
P.O. Box 4073
S. Chelmsford, MA
01824-0773
U.S.A.
http://www.socialnapalm.com/

October 13, 2010 distro update

2010-10-19T11:55:00.002-04:00

Hello dirty dogs,
Hope everyone is well. Newest update is finally here. Lots of doings i've been waiting on for quite a while now. The first thing i'd like to announce is the release of my zine called Negative Insight that i've been working on since 2006. My buddy Aaron and i have finally finished it, and it's now available. This debut issue features lengthy interviews with the Varukers, Sacrilege, and Disaster as well as a bunch of previously unpublished photos, articles covering both politics and punk records, and some other shit. It contains relatively few opinions of our own (always a good thing), no rants, and no personal bullshit or emo ramblings about our personal lives (go read old HeartattaCk columns or Facebook postings if you want that shit). It is expensive at $6.50 ppd. but comes with two live CDrs (or a split tape, your choice) of Sacrilege live in 1986 and Disaster live in 1991. Additionally it was professionally printed at a union print shop by a group of people who actually give a fuck about the world on soy based inks and recycled paper (not at some fucking Staples or Kinko's). Hope people will be interested, so please get in touch if you are.

Please note that my website is having some issues, and the webstore are down currently. I'm working on fixing these problems, so just email me with what you want instead.

There are now 85 copies of the Dispense "Noting But The Truth" 7" sitting in my closet at this time. If anyone missed out on this release in the 1990s, here is definitely your chance to pick it up. Very solid Discharge influenced raw punk that sounds typical of the 1990s Swedish hardcore scene (i'm using typical as a compliment here). I've also got these for wholesale at $3.75 plus postage if anyone is interested. Other shit i thought was hot was that Eddy Current Suppression Ring 7". I'd heard people talk about this band for a while, but i'd never looked into them myself. My bad because this band was worth the hype. Kind of an Australian Buzzcocks sound. The Kaivosurma "Porttiteoria" 7"s aren't here yet unfortunately (any day now), but it's very good, and i can not wait to get them. Please check out the mp3. The Stalag 13 LP was long overdue for a reissue on vinyl, so people might want to check that out. And lastly, the Kromosom demo out of Australia was hot. This is ex-members of Pisschrist, but i actually enjoyed it a bit more than them. This was a nice release, and the demos came out looking good.

Attention fans of blogs, there are two great blogs i'd like to spread the word out about. The first is the Norwegian Punk And Hardcore blog (http://www.nopunkhc.blogspot.com/) done by Kjelli covering all sorts of great and overlooked Norwegian underground music. Very informative and done by someone who has been around for a long time and really knows his Norwegian punk history. The second one is called Phoenix Hairpins (http://phoenixhairpins.blogspot.com/) and is done by Leffe from Belgium who has played in bands such as Private Jesus Detector and and more recently Ravaged. Phoenix Hairpins is one of my favorite blogs out there covering tons of post punk, goth, and dark influenced punk releases. I've learned a ton from reading this blog and discovered many new (well, old really) bands.

Full distro list and website can be viewed at http://www.socialnapalm.com/ . Past email updates can be viewed at http://penetration82.blogspot.com/ .

Please remember that PRICES ARE *NOT* POSTAGE PAID. For U.S. (domestic) customers, here are the postage rates for ordering:
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$15.01-$30.00 = $3 shipping
$30.01-$75.00 = $4 shipping
$75.01-$125.00 = $5 shipping
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Paypal is accepted, but i do have to charge to include for their fees.

Address is at the end of this email.

Here's what's in stock now:

7"s:

Dispense - "Nothing But The Truth" on Rødel Records $5.00
From Nykoping, Sweden, Dispense's debut 7" was originally released as a collaboration between No Records (run by Björn of Disfear) and Finn Records in 1993 before it was licensed for reissue to Rødel Records. Dispense were part of the early to mid '90s Swedish hardcore scene that helped expand upon the sound that had been started by bands such as Anti-Cimex and Discard in the '80s. The result is powerful Discharge influenced hardcore that equally draws from crust, raw punk, and Dis-core. Fans of Bombraid, early Disfear, Totalitär, Anti-Bofors, Driller Killer, Dismachine, Dischange, Wolfpack, early Genocide SS, 3 Way Cum, and many others from that era will likely also enjoy this release. Dispense later released the "In The Cold Of The Night" 3" CD on Really Fast Records (1994) as well as three tracks on the "Distortion To Hell" compilation CD put out by Distortion Records (1994). Bassist Johan and guitarist Marcus would later go on to play in Victims and drummer Kalle went on to drum for Skitsystem.
**For anyone interested in getting copies of this release at wholesale, they are $4.00 each plus postage with a minimum of 5 copies.

Dry Hump - "Culture Fuck Experience" (self released in US, European pressing by Shogun Recordings)
From Lowell, Massachusetts comes Dry Hump. Three songs here including two noisy hardcore songs on the A side and a long Sabbathy drone on the B side. I sang for the band on this recording, so it's hard for me to judge it. Comprised of the usual people who do Lowell bands, this one isn't too far off in sound from the Sgt. Slaughter 7". Lyrics are fairly irreverent dealing with boredom and growing up in suburbia. Not a Social Napalm release, but released by my buddy Smellson and me here in the States. Wholesale is available for $2.75 per copy. Euros please see contact Shogun Recordings at http://shogunrecordings.pagesperso-orange.fr/ for infos.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring - "Demon's Demands" 7" on Iron Lung Records $4.00
"If you are new to Australia's Eddy Current Suppression Ring, then get ready to be rocked in a whole other way. These two songs are totally hypnotic, engaging, garage(ish) rave-ups that transcend convention and genre expectation. One of the most exciting and honest bands to come around in a long time. I can't sing enough praise here. Shit, these guys won the Australian Music Prize for their last album "Primary Colours". Well deserved in my opinion. Do yourself a favor and get this record." -Jensen/Iron Lung Records

Kaivosurma - "Porttiteoria" 7" on Hardware Records $6.00 (NOT HERE YET, SHOULD BE ANY DAY THOUGH)
"Raw Finnish Hardcore think 3rd Terveet Kädet 7" meets Kuolema or Sekunda mixed with a slight US-HC twist. Six tracks on 45 rpm incl. a cover of S.O.A. 300 copies total." -Chris/Hardware Records
Listen to an mp3 here: http://www.hardware-records.com/mp3/kaivosurma_-_eteenpain.mp3
There's been somewhat of a resurgence of ripping DIY hardcore coming out of Finland in the past few years with bands such as Sotatila, Kyklooppien Sukupuutto, Kieltolaki, and others turning some heads. Kaivosurma can safely be added to that list i'd say. The band was formed in 1998 by two brothers who had been playing hardcore together as far back as 1986, and it shows. They originally released two EPs culled from demo tapes that they'd made as a two piece band (the "Saatanan lampaat" 7" in 2000 and "Bronstein" in 2001). Kaivosurma then got an additional two members and became a real band and started playing shows. The songs on this EP are from recordings started in 2003 and finally finished in 2009, and i think they are honestly more than worth the wait. Very out of control, frantic, and ripping hardcore with some unmistakably Finnish elements (it's very chaotic) and some stuff that draws from other influences as well. I'd liken it perhaps to a more out of control Tuomiopäivän Lapset for people that are fans of them. Very pleased to be able to have this release in stock.

Makabert Fynd - s/t 7" on Flat Black Records $4.00
"This record is brutal and a big change from what we usually release on Flat Black. This is intense Swedish hardcore that is played by guys that sound like they grew up listening to all the great Swedish bands of yesteryear. If you are a fan of the newer slew of hardcore bands that have come from that area like Fy Fan or Skitkids, you will dig this. Also, this is highly recommended for fans of Totalitar. Poffen sings backup on five of the tracks!" -Ryan/Flat Black Records

Makabert Fynd/Tipper's Gore split 7" on Flat Black Records $4.00
"The new split featuring the posthumous release of the now defunct Tipper's Gore. The last recording from the band, recorded over a year ago, displays a different sound the band was experimenting with before their demise. Most of the songs are midtempo with vocals and tempos reminiscent of Canada's Subhumans and a jangly guitar sound reflective of a lot of the Swedish bands such as Tristess or Regulations with an Orange county feel tossed in. Makabert Fynd bring forth four more grueling monsters of Swedish hardcore with that heavy D-Beat/Crust edge to it. Here Makabert Fynd experiment with all kinds of tempos and showcase their brutality with the dual vocal attack of Mattis and ex-Totalitar frontman Poffen. 300 on blue vinyl." -Ryan/Flat Black Records

Paranoid Visions - "Strobelight & Torture" 7" on Strawberry Punx Records $5.00
Paranoid Visions first formed in late 1981 in Dublin, Ireland playing punk and hardcore songs with anarcho and political lyrics. They released their debut 7", "The Robot Is Running Amok," in 1986 as a split release between their own FOAD label and the Mob's label All The Madmen Records. They went on to release two more 7"s, a 10", a 12" EP, and an LP during the '80s which were all either self released on their FOAD imprint or as a split release between FOAD and All The Madmen Records. Paranoid Visions soldiered on until 1992, reformed for a one off gig opening for the Sex Pistols in 1995, and then reformed again on a permanent basis in 2007. This EP was recorded by the reformed current line up, and shows the band with dual male/female vocals playing a type of punk rock that sounds like an updated version of '77 traditional styled punk with politically charged lyrics. I've got to be honest when i say this isn't really my bag as i'd personally rather just listen to early UK Subs material, but perhaps there are some people who will dig this. It should be noted that Strawberry Punx Records is the new label run by Pablo who was the person behind the great and staunchly DIY label Strongly Opposed out of Switzerland.

Total Control - "Retiree" b/w "Meds II" 7" on Iron Lung Records $4.00
"The second offering by these Aussie garage-wavers finds itself in a different space than the first 7". Feels a little more Tuxedomoon or Tubeway Army. Maybe it's the drum machine or the claustrophobia. Either way, this is the sound you need in your head. I could skate all day to this jam. Features Mikey from Eddy Current and DX from UV Race." -Jensen/Iron Lung Records

Walls - "Stare At The Walls" 7" on Iron Lung Records $4.00
Only one copy available. Pummeling, pulverizing hardcore that beats the listener into submission through a wall of sound. Contains members of Iron Lung. Brutal and brute.

Tapes:

It's Pathetic Records releases. This label is pretty cool. There's not too many people out there who still love the idea of the 1990s tape comp, but i certainly do. The It's Pathetic compilations, like all comps, have some good stuff, and some, ehhhh... less great stuff. Each tape is a nice pro made cassette that comes with a cardstock cover insert and an A4 paper (European standard computer paper size) folded in half to make a booklet. These were done with a good amount of care, and the packaging is nicely done. It's Pathetic is also a webzine that doesn't operate too much anymore, but there are still some things up for viewing online if you're interested.

It's Pathetic Webzine - http://www.terra.es/personal/pepeantonioi/ip/
It's Pathetic Records - http://www.terra.es/personal/pepeantonioi/ipr/

Força Macabra/Masher split tape on It's Pathetic Records $4.00
From 1997. "In this tape comes in the side A the finish Força Macabra (thashcore singing in Portuguese) with a live since Joensuu (Finland) from 5th October 1996 (12 tracks in 30 minutes). And by the side B are the Brazilians Masher (grind/hc/noise) with a rehearsal called "Resistindo.." from 19th October 1996 (25 tracks in 15 minutes)." -Jose/It's Pathetic Records

V/A - "It's Pathetic Compilation Nº 1" tape on It's Pathetic Records $4.00
"Our first tape that we released in 1996 with the first issue of It's Pathetic fanzine. It contains the next 25 grindcore and crust bands: Violent Headache, Dahmer, Dismachine, Excreted Alive, Genocide SS, Yacøpsæ, El Kaso Urkijo, Simbiose, Agathocles, Denak, Cripple Bastards, Mastikapeñaskos, Senseless Apocalypse, Masher, C.S.S.O., Força Macabra, Social Genocide, Voice of Hate, Rot, Peasolote, Nyctophobic, Urbat Bitki, Asko, Absenta & Proyecto Terror." -Jose/It's Pathetic Records

V/A - "It's Pathetic Compilation Nº 2" tape on It's Pathetic Records $4.00
From 1999. "This tape is a new compilation that must be included with the second issue of It's Pathetic fanzine. The tape was released but the fanzine never see the light. There are 31 grindcore and crust bands: Masher, ÖBNI, Antitrust, Shears, Murder One, Grito De Odio, Mrtvá Budoucnost, Estigiä, Infexion, Ulzera, Dischord, Dos Minutos De Odio, Audiokangrena, Abuso Sonoro, Esperpento, Mahogany, Selfish, Ruido De Odio, Denak, Rot, Nyctophobic, Plague Rages, Intolerance, H-Incident, Holochaös, 720º, Población Superflua, Ironía, @patia-NO, Flagrant's D'eli & Suço Gástrico." -Jose/It's Pathetic Records

Other Tapes:

Kromosom - s/t demo on Hardcore Victim Records $5.00
New band coming from the outback of Australia. This is sort of the continuation of Pisschrist with a new name, a couple different members, and a slightly altered sound. Raw, noisy hardcore not too unlike what a lot of bands are playing now. Influences from Japan and Sweden can be heard as well as a Discharge influence rooted deep in there somewhere. I would compare this perhaps to a noisier Invasion from Spain. This demo is nicely done with pro made tapes, a nice insert, and an all around good recording for the style. I believe this band will have a release on Havoc Records sometime in the future, so be sure to check out the demo first.
*Note to Boston and New England folks that this is Doom's new band that he's singing for after moving to Australia. Honestly, i was shocked that it could be him. His vocals sound blown out and good.

LPs/12"s/10"s:

Government Issue - "The Fun Just Never Ends" LP on Dr. Strange Records $10.00
"Their 1985 LP, back in print after more than 20+ years! With four unreleased bonus songs, remastered by guitarist Tom Lyle himself, original artwork. Only 1,000 pressed, so be quick!" -Dr. Strange

Slices - "Cruising" LP on Iron Lung Records $10.00
"After two devastating 7"s, Slices returns with nine cuts of raw, noisy weird-punk played in the truest Pittsburgh fashion. Something in the air there makes these bad men twist perfectly normal rock ideas into a hulking torturous sound. An absolute killer. I do believe this album to be the crown jewel of the Iron Lung label. Do yourself a favor and get this. Full color sleeve, "Bad Man" mask and lyric sheet." -Jensen/Iron Lung Records

Stalag 13 - "In Control" LP on Dr. Strange Records $10.00
"Repress of this classic 1984 Nardcore LP with bonus tracks and issued with original sleeve + insert! I only pressed 1,000 so please be quick." -Dr. Strange Records

V/A - "Nagoya City Hardcore" LP on Prank Records $14.00
"Instant classic of a Japanese hardcore compilation, Nagoya City Hardcore was originally issued in late 2008 on Japan's legendary MCR label as a CD only release combining 3 tracks each by five Nagoya Bands = Clown, Reality Crisis, Zilemma, D-Clone, and Demolition to make one powerhouse compilation of distorted guitars, howling vocals and high energy hardcore punk. Clown has previously released a Full Length CD on MCR of their anthemic, innovative and tough hardcore, which was subsequently issued in the US on vinyl on Hardcore Holocaust. Reality Crisis have existed since the 1990's, with a UK stenchcore styled Dual vocal crust attack, they have toured the west coast and Portland's cult Whisper In Darkness label has issued both of their CDs here on vinyl. This compilation represents Zilemma's debut US release of their catchy melodic, guitar driven hardcore, D-Clone deliver a noisy attack of high energy, total distortion! They recently toured the West Coast and released a split EP with San Francisco's Morpheme. Demolition have a classic rocking brand of Japanese hardcore similar to their previous release on Portland's Black Water label. A split release with Italy's Agipunk label, this release comes with a large 11" x 11" color booklet. CD version on MCR." -Ken/Prank Records

Zines:

Accept The Darkness #3 $2.00
Third issue of this new zine, and it continues to show improvement. The layouts are similar to the first two issues (black and white, high resolution, typewriter font, cut 'n paste style), but the content keeps getting better. Like all zines, there's some stuff some people will like and other parts that people won't. For me, i respect the author's rants, thoughts, and opinions on the current state of punk. He's able to use the zine as an outlet to express how he perceives the scene to be and all of it's inherent problems. There's a sort of naivete in the enthusiasm here that i like. On the other hand, i think some people that are a bit older and more jaded or disconnected from the scene (the 25+ crowd perhaps?) will probably find the rants a bit less endearing or altogether unnecessary to read. And i think that's fine. It is what it is. Other features include a reprinted interview with MG15 from Spain (which, to be honest, i'm not sure why so many zines today feature reprints of interviews from old zines...), Warning zine from Portland, Tuberculosis from LA., and Gasmask Terror from France. Some other sections include the Noiseraid Hardcore article on some of the author's tapes that he thinks are worth people checking out plus reviews of various new releases. Very promising, and even though there's some parts that i'm kind of not into, i think this has a lot of potential, and i really enjoy how it's done. Very good.

Limited Readership #1 $4.00
Solid effort for the first issue of this new zine. Full size black text on white paper done zine with a heavy emphasis on what's coming out of the US hardcore scene currently and in the 1980s. Interviews with NASA Space Universe (California, USA), Waste Management (Boston, USA), Mob Rules (UK), and an article on Really Red from Texas. The author clearly has a passion for the music which shows through and always makes the difference between an average zine and an above average one, which this zine is definitely the latter. Detailed reviews which i really enjoy because i think those other big zines that come out monthly often do really shitty, half assed superficial reviews. So i like the attention to detail and how the author breaks down the music and really gets into what he likes about it rather than just describing the sound. There's some other features in this issue as well. All in all, a solid debut issue, and i'm looking forward to the next one.

Negative Insight #1 $6.00
Debut issue of this hardcore punk zine coming out of Massachusetts, US. This issue is dedicated to British hardcore with lengthy interviews with The Varukers, Sacrilege, and Disaster. This issue features previously unpublished photos of Varukers, Sacrilege, and Concrete Sox, highlights of some of our favorite UK HC records, a bit of politics, and Cold War propaganda among other features. 28 pages total of black and white, cut 'n paste professionally printed hardcore. Zine is also accompanied by a live set of both Sacrilege (1986) and Disaster (1991) that can be ordered as either two CDrs or as one split tape.

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

Electric Funeral - "D-beat Noise Attack / Make A Change" LP on Shogun Recordings $14.00 (NOT OUT YET, DO NOT ORDER)
"Debut LP by Warvictims member that just love Disclose. Expect raging stuff close to Giftgasattack. 16 songs." -Phil/Shogun Recordings
Side project of Jocke from Warvictims. I'm not sure if he writes all the music by himself or not. There have been four demo tapes released under the Electric Funeral band name, and this LP compiles the first two of those tapes onto vinyl. Blown out hardcore sound influenced by Discharge, Disclose, D-Clone, and about a million others.
"Warface" mp3: http://burnoutzine.net/shogun/sons_shogun/EF_warface.mp3

Other shit:

Nothing in my Other Shit section this time around because everything i've written recently is now in my zine. Maybe next time.

Social Napalm
P.O. Box 4073
S. Chelmsford, MA
01824-0773
U.S.A.
http://www.socialnapalm.com/

July 12, 2010 distro update

2010-07-12T18:44:00.002-04:00

Hello to all the fellas and ladies out there reading this,
Newest Social Napalm update. I know all you fruitcakes have been spending the summer listening to Katy Perry and the new Lady Gaga, but here's some hardcore punk. It's been a bit (like always) since the last one, but i think this one is worth the wait.

First things i'd like to single out are the Demo Tapes Records releases which are A Touch Of Hysteria and Violent Uprising. Ya, ya, i know these came out a while ago, and a ton of people have them, but whatever. The Demo Tapes label has been doing an magnificent job (quite an understatement really) of finding obscure, old, and forgotten tape, demo, and miscellaneous releases and pressing them to vinyl with superb packaging. Fans of UK punk from the 1980s should love both releases. The Violent Uprising LP comes with a massive booklet that is just amazing to look at visually. Such a huge amount of effort has gone into these releases, and it's an obvious labor of love that could not have come out more perfectly. I only wish i could have gotten their other releases for distro as well.

The pair of new releases on the Rock 'N Roll Disgrace Records label out of New Hampshire are also great and a bit more contemporary (well, one of them anyway). These both really caught me by surprise. Superyob are a fantastic pub rock band from England who originally released this album as a CD only release in 1996. This is the first time it's been available on vinyl. The THUG LP is hard Oi influenced punk done by an original roadie of Rose Tattoo and featuring back ups by Rose Tattoo's Angry Anderson. Fans of Condemned 84, Last Resort, Cock Sparrer, and stomping people while wearing boots 'n braces should take note. You gotta believe!

Last thing is the Concrete Sox live split tape. The Sox side contains a live set from '89 with good sound quality, a couple demo tracks from 1992, plus their tracks from the "Discharged" and "Crust And Anguished" compilations. Fans of the Accused, Unseen Terror, and other bands of that style should dig this.

Attn: People in the Boston and surrounding areas. There is a punk DJ night at the Middle East on the last Tuesday of every month. Hosted typically by two or three locals which thus far have included DJ Skitskreig, DJ Space Cat, DJ Shitwolf, DJ Barry Manilowlife, and others. The next one will be Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Starts at 9:00 or 10:00 PM and goes until about 2:00 AM. No cover charge, totally free. "All ages to pogo//21+ to puke!!!" Covers all types of punk including 77, HC, punk, thrash, crust, Oi!, international, foreign, etc. etc. etc. The Middle East, 480 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

Once again i have nothing in the extra features category of this news letter. I was going to try to do an interview with a band, but then i couldn't think of any bands that i wanted to interview for this. Someone write some shit for me please.

Tapes (all official, no bootlegs):
These are from a new shipment of official tape releases under the Ripping Thrash and related banner which includes Ripping Thrash, MUT, Tapes Are Cool, and Bricks In Their Eyes Distro offshoots.

Bugeyed/Concrete Sox - "Live Split Benefit Tape" on MUT $4.00
Originally released in November of 1994 as a benefit for the Hunt Saboteurs Association in England. The Bugeyed side features ten tracks recorded live at an unknown date. Hardcore punk from these British guys. On the B side is of Concrete Sox and features and eight song live set recorded in Italy on March 30, 1989, two tracks from a 1992 demo, two tracks from the "Discharged" comp LP, and their track from the "Crust And Anguished" comp CD in Japan. I wouldn't consider the live stuff to be sound board, but it's pretty well recorded and still features their classic era songs. This is a great tape that i'm very excited to have for distro.

Cowboy Killers/Rectify - "Benefit For The Hunt Saboteurs Association" on MUT $4.00
As the title states this was released as a benefit for the Hunt Saboteurs Association in England in January of 1996. The Cowboy Killers were a pretty prolific band from Wales. They started off as a sort of melodic hardcore band, with several releases on the great Words Of Warning hardcore label and an early 7" on Sound Pollution Records, and became more melodic over time, especially as the pop punk explosion hit in the mid 1990s. I think people into later Stupids material, Snuff, The Sect (whom Cowboy Killers had a split with), and then later on Four Letter Word (also from Wales) will enjoy these. Tracks 1-5 on here come from the "Eddy's Leg - Did It Hurt?" 7" (released in the US by Ransom Note Recordings in 1995), tracks 6 and 9-13 are alt versions of previously released songs, 7 and 8 were previously unreleased, and 14-16 are "from only very limited records" according to the insert. A very solid UK melodic band that's somewhat been forgotten.
Rectify from England (not the straight edge band of the same name) had various releases out including splits with External Menace (on Suspect Device) and Kuru (on Inflammable Material Records) as well as many compilation appearances on "Mind Pollution" LP (Words Of Warning, 1991), "Fukt Az Punx" LP (Devastating Soundworks, 1994), "Aftermath" LP (Profane Existence/Aftermath, 1999), and others. The songs here are taken from various releases including different demos, various live shows, outtakes, comp tracks (from the "Piece By Piece" LP), and a cover song (Selector). Rectify play insightful and socially conscious burly British hardcore.

Grito De Odio/Dirthead split on Tapes Are Cool $4.00
Grito De Odio came out of Spain in the 1990s. Most of the songs here are tracks from 1995. There's 15 tracks here total of politically charged '90s sounding international hardcore with perhaps some slight crust influences. You can hear them at http://www.purevolume.com/gritodeodio to sample the goods. Dirthead comes from Oregon, USA and plays anarcho crust. Dirthead were part of the Portland scene around the same time as bands like Detestation, Yankee Wuss, Axiom, Warmachine, and the Obliterated. I honestly don't know much about them, but a Google search revealed members of Detesation listing them as a band to look out for in their HeartattaCk and Profane Existence interviews. I don't think think they ever made it to vinyl though, and i have no clue if members went on to be in any other bands. A review from Happy House zine Issue 10 stated Dirthead "are reminiscent of a cross between Final Conflict and Doom providing some really cool" songs (???) (can't read the rest of the sentence).

V/A - "Kill Positive" on Tapes Are Cool $4.00
As the subtitle reads: "An Austrian punk & HC compilation 1999," and that about sums it up. I've got to be pretty honest in that i'm not familiar with the vast majority of the bands here, but there are some winners and losers on this. The bands include Programm C, Desperate Cry, Whymandrakes, Reflector, Nineday Wonder, Falltime, H-Street (not the skateboard company, ha), Flatline, Deadzibel, Mastic Scum, E.M.S., Störsender, Animotion, Cleareol, Kobayashi, Konstrukt, Radikalkur, Flowers In Concrete, Moral Majority, Antikörper, Anarchophobia, Strahler 80, Grant, Bloody Mary, Smaug, Valina, Dissonant View, Knallkopf, Käthe Core, ZLF, Bug, and Moronique. Quite a few bands on here!!

V/A - "Tapes Are Cool" on MUT $4.00
Another 1990s tape sampler of DIY hardcore from across the globe. This one is from 1997 and features the likes of Rectify, Boba Fett Youth, MDM, Stab Happy, Halle 54, Urbn DK, Belli-Cosi, DSM, W.O.R.M., Done Lying Down, P.U.S., State Of Filth, Chapando Bares, Manfat, Brandelli D'Odio, Wardance, Hud Sabao, Rajoitus, the New Speakers, Erase Today, Corpus Vile, Bandog, Spithead, Lost In The Supermarket, Sanity Assassins, Acao Direta, Maggot Slayer Overdrive, Vaffan Coulo, Crunch. There's some hits here and some misses, much like any of these tape compilations. Crunch from Italy is a scorcher and are a very underrated band that you can still find their LP compiling their singles on Clean Plate Records for really cheap.

LPs:

Extinct Government CD on E.G.R. $12.50 (THIS IS A CD NOT AN LP!!!!!!!!!!!!)
"Tokyo hardcore godfather!!!! 1st full album." -Shin/Punk And Destroy shop
I don't know that much about Extinct Government to be honest. Their catalog dates back to the mid '90s with split 7"s with Recharge (Epistrophy) and Hazard (Overthrow Records), s/t 7" (Overthrow Records), and "No Justice" LP (Overthrow Records). Pogo influenced hardcore punk from Japan that doesn't fall into the hardcore category or squarely into the pogo subgenre. Clearly influenced by GBH, the Exploited, and other UK82 acts, Extinct Government, like most bands from the country, sound distinctly Japanese. I think fans of Japanese hardcore will already be familiar with them and now maybe some other people can be too.

Superyob - "Aggrophobia" LP on Rock 'N' Roll Disgrace $10.00
"Repress of classic debut of Britain's Superyob, led by legendary pianist Frankie Flame. Take part pub rock, part oi! and a good healthy outpouring of British rock'n'roll, with real world lyrics a million miles away from typical "boots'n'bovver" subject matter. Originally released by Hammer Records, and never pressed on vinyl, this is the original mix, with original art work, cleaned up and looking as good as ever. An all-star amalgam of London Street Rock stalwarts, this supergroup has been pumping out the tunes since 1996. Their last LP from a couple years ago "Quality Street" continues the fact they are one of the only worthwhile bands playing this type of music over the past decade." -RNR Disgrace

T.H.U.G. - s/t LP on Rock 'N' Roll Disgrace $10.00
"Disclaimer once you get past the artwork and some of the lyrics, you can't go wrong.
From the streets of Sydney, Australia, these five menacing, tattooed bruisers don't PLAY their songs so much as BEAT them out of their instruments. T.H.U.G. are aptly-named, and their music is an extension of that. Real-life lyrics take a realistic, if cynical approach to modern life, friends, enemies, skinheads, and coping with the pain of death, wrapped up in tunes that will have you singing along and possibly bashing people in the head while doing so. Taking a nod to classic Aussie bands like Quick & the Dead and Rose Tattoo, as well as the tough British Oi! bands like the 4-Skins and Condemned 84. Featuring guest vocals from Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo." -RNR Disgrace

Touch Of Hysteria, A - 1983 Demo one-sided 12" on Demo Tapes Records $17.00
"A Touch Of Hysteria from Cumbria, released this demo tape on 96 Tapes back in 1983. It was the only thing the band ever recorded and the Mob's label All The Madmen wanted to release it, but ran out of money. The 5 songs are dark and moody anarcho punk that brings to mind the more depressing bands of the era. From the Mob to Part 1 and a lot of Rudimentary Peni but also Crisis / Theatre Of Hate / the Pack. How this has remained unreleased until now is quite unbelievable." -Demo Tapes Records
Please note, due to the (still) weak U.S. dollar, the actual wholesale price and shipping price on these was a killer, hence the high price.

Violent Uprising - 4 Track EP One Sided 12" on Demo Tapes Records $17.00
"The one and only Demo from Preston's Violent Uprising is a crude and raw 4 track recording of d-beat inspired hardcore. The recording was produced by Bambi from Discharge. The 6 minute, 4 track 12" comes with a 20 page colour booklet and poster." -Demo Tapes Records
Please note, due to the (still) weak U.S. dollar, the actual wholesale price and shipping price on these was a killer, hence the high price.

Zines:

Accept The Darkness Volume 2 $2.00
Second issue here of Accept The Darkness, and it continues on in the same vein as the first. The author is a high school student, and the view points espoused are clearly of someone in that age range in that they are very positive, inspired, and excited about being a part of punk, the nature of DIY, and the potential it holds. Its refreshing to read these thoughts as i think many can relate (or could have at one time) to where he's coming from. That's not to say that i agree with all of it, but i appreciate the sentiment and honesty behind the enthusiasm expressed here. There's a naivety that runs throughout the zine that i love. It's all so fresh and uncomplicated to him. Regarding music, this issue has interviews with Vivid Sekt (Portland) and Brain Killer (Boston), an East Coast what's up feature that includes Bloodkrow Butcher (Lowell, MA), SSR (Richmond, VA), and Crazy Spirit (NYC). There is a piece on some '80s bands that the author wishes to highlight including Asocial (Sweden), The Sexual (Japan), Scapegoats (Germany), and Morbid Humor (England). These are mostly just short overviews on each band and why the author recommends them than in depth bios. The reading content itself is typical of zines of the genre, but the age along with the inspired writing style improve the somewhat generic formula the zine employs. I look forward to this zine continuing to improve on it's above average start.

Dirge #7 $1.00 ppd. or 50¢ with order
Newest issue of Dirge zine out of New York City. This issue is a one pager with only an interview with the band Bog People from Portland, Oregon. A very quick read, and the interview isn't very serious or in depth with pretty superficial questions, but if you're looking for a quick read at a cheap price and are at all interested in Bog People, then this is a solid read. It also contains some photos of Portland and East Coast punk bands.

More Noize #4 $3.00
Fourth issue of More Noize zine from England, and this one is the biggest issue yet packed with tons of info. I'm going to say right off that bat that i do not enjoy most of the bands covered in this zine or the majority of what this scene is about. With that said, i love the author's (Tony) enthusiasm for the type of music that he loves and his commitment to covering it. I really can't get behind the whole 'noisecore' thing. I don't really like the Japanese originators of the style to begin with. And at this point, the trend reminds me of being into 'D-beat' circa 2004 in that the bands that first started the retro trend are well established (Lebenden Toten and The Wankys) and leaps and bounds ahead of the imitators they've spawned (right down to using flowers with their logos just like Lebenden Toten does). It's that pathetic lack of originality and unabashed blatancy with which the third and fourth (and so on) tier bands rip off the front runners that makes this (and every) trend take away from the spark and quality of the bands that do do it well. Just as Disclose ripped off Discharge and then spawned a million clones that all sucked, The Wankys have payed homage to their Japanese heroes in bands like Gai, Chaos CH, etc. only to be then ripped off by a bunch of dumb bands with shitty boom box recordings passed off as 'noisy recordings,' band names and song titles that make no sense in an attempt to mimic another culture's difficulties with the English language (which is condescending to said cultures in my opinion), and 7th grade home room level scribblings for artwork. I dunno, i just can't hang. This trend is so fucking stupid. But what sets this zine apart is that i don't think Tony is some trend hoping poser. He's sincere in his writing, commitment to DIY ethics, love of paper zines, and love of the music. And i respect that even where i may disagree with his taste in places. The features in this issue include lots of editorials and personal opinions, See You In Hell (hardest working band in DIY?) 2009 Brazil tour report, Giftgasattack interview, tons of reviews of various types of punk, some photos, and some other stuff. I think anyone who is sincerely into this scene will love this zine as it's well done. My only complaint with the actual zine itself is that i think the layouts could be a bit more aesthetically pleasing. With that said, this zine is very well done.

DVDs:

Framtid - "Euro Tour DVD" DVD $14.00
"Framtid live footage from whole country of Europe, as well as all the band we've playd with!! 2 hours." -Shin/Punk And Destroy
I honestly haven't had a chance to watch one of these yet, but it compiles Framtid footage from their European tour. The DVD was released in 2009, but i'm not sure if that means the tour was from 2009 (i'm guessing it was probably 2007 or 2008). Comes in shrink wrap in a regular DVD sized cardboard case. It looks nice.

Anxiety first show on June 10, 2010...

2010-05-14T22:23:00.002-04:00

Very excited to hear that Anxiety is playing a show. It will be done with 3/4 the members of locals Scapegoat plus a scab drummer from Male Nurses/Bloodkrow Butcher/etc. Anxiety has been a real big favorite of mine since i first heard the tracks in early 2008, and, i don't know if anyone else gives a shit, but i'm really excited to see this band. There's some other quality bands on the show too:

June 10, 2010

World Burns To Death (Texas)
Slang (Japan)
Mind Eraser
Viper (Western Mass metalpunk)
Anxiety

At Mass Art
Room N181.
621 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA

$10 for touring bands
7:00 PM doors, over by 11:00 PM
All ages

April 30, 2010 distro update

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Hello to a nation of animal lovers,
Hope everyone is doing ok. Newest update here. It took fucking ages, but finally i have a fully operational osCommerce cart system. You can view it here: http://www.socialnapalm.com/store/ . I think this will make ordering easier, quicker, and more efficient for all parties involved. And you can view scans of most of the releases. I'm still more than willing to take mail orders the old way, get in touch if that's your preferred method. The extra 25¢ on 7"s and tapes is just to make up the difference for the fees that Paypal charges me. Most sites that i looked at are using a similar model.

I would like to say one thing that does honestly bother and worry me about the new cart system is the loss of personal communication with people in talking about records and the music. There are enough distros out there that just want to sell records, and i've always loved when i get to talk to people about the actual music. I feel like i've met some cool and interesting people that i've developed friendships with through selling records, and i think there's far less interaction when selling records through the cart system. So, as i said above, please feel free to get in touch about records or whatever still. This isn't some fucking boring business, and i do hope to continue to connect with people on more than a retailer/customer level.

Noteworthy stuff for this time around... The Atentado "Todo Está Oscuro" 7" was fantastic simplistic, stripped down, and raw punk. Spain continues their stranglehold on the European retro vibe since taking the over the reign from Denmark. A good amount of releases on the cult Sjakk Matt Plater label out of Norway are now available as well. Excellent label, and i'd single out the Knuste Ruter "Var Det Bare En Løgn" 7" as being especially strong if you're into traditional Norwegian hardcore like Kafka Prosess. Also in stock are copies of the classic harDCore LP compilation "Flex Your Head" on Dischord Records. Speaking of DC, both the Government Issue "Make An Effort" 7" from '83 and "Joy Ride" LP from '84 are in stock and great, especially the 7". Montreal's Ilegal finally has made their vinyl debut after the amazing demo from last year with their "Error De Orden" 7".

Toward the middle end part of the email is a list of records that are available in limited quantities but at '90s and early 2000s prices. Career Suicide, Asbest, Imperialist Pigs, Stitches, The Freeze, and some other stuff. Most is limited to 1-3 copies.

If anyone remembers Sin Fronteras Records who did some really great releases in the '90s and into the 2000s, Kerry of that label is selling a lot of personal collection records. I'm sure some stuff has already sold, but there's probably a lot still left. Send an email to punktothebone2000@yahoo.com for the most up to date version of the list.

Full distro list and website can be viewed at http://www.socialnapalm.com/ . Past email updates can be viewed at http://penetration82.blogspot.com/ .

Please remember that PRICES ARE *NOT* POSTAGE PAID. For U.S. (domestic) customers, here are the postage rates for ordering:
$0-$15.00 = $2 shipping
$15.01-$30.00 = $3 shipping
$30.01-$75.00 = $4 shipping
$75.01-$125.00 = $5 shipping
$125.01-$200.00 = $6 shipping
Over $200, email me please.

International customers please get in touch for rates. All international orders are sent via airmail.

We can accept well concealed cash or *postal* (that you get from the post office) money orders made out to "Erik" (NOT Social Napalm). Thanks.

Paypal is accepted, but i do have to charge to include for their fees.

Address is at the end of this email.

Here's what's in stock now:

7"s:

Atentado - "Todo Está Oscuro" 7" on Discos Enfermos $6.00
Excellent Discharge inspired and simple, raw hardcore punk. I've read a review that said: "2009 BCN punk that sounds like a less inept Firmeza 10 if they had instruments. Two members of Horrör involved." Fans of Infierno De Cobardes and Destrucción should also enjoy this release. Another hit from Spain.

2:20 - "God Natt Til Alle Barna" 7" on Sjakk Matt Plater $5.00
"5 new songs from this great band of full on rocking mid-paced Norwegian hardcore punk." -Sjakk Matt Plater
Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/punkrock220
http://www.2-20.org/
MRR review: "I instantly recognized the vocalist as the singer of CAPTAIN NOT RESPONSIBLE (who I am a big fan of) so I was more than delighted by this. 2:20 plays typical Norwegian melodic hardcore punk fare along the lines of CAPTAIN NOT RESPONSIBLE, SO MUCH HATE, LIFE... BUT HOW TO LIVE IT? (but without sounding like THE GITS covering RUSH), 6000CRAZY, et al. If you are not familiar with these sounds and are a fan of, say LEATHERFACE or FUNERAL ORATION, then climb aboard and enjoy the ride. I promise it won't disappoint. (RR)" --Maximum Rock'N'Roll

After The Bombs - "Terminal Filth Stench Bastard" 7" on Sjakk Matt Plater $5.00
"A.T.B. are from Montreal/Canada and feature ex-members of Hellbound. Brutal metallic crust in the vein of Axegrinder, SDS and early Sacrilege. 4 songs." -Sjakk Matt Plater
Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/afterthebombs

Anti Social Rejects/Disårder - "Fukulativ Parrasiitisme Schitzo" split 7" on Sjakk Matt Plater $5.00
"As everybody know the good old English Disorder lived in Oslo/Norway for years (late 80's 'till mid 90s at least). And as old members dropped out, new Norwegians entered the band as they kept going. Here's the Norwegian ex members getting back together to make some noise not music again. 4 old hits and 1 new song done by Anti Sosial Rejects which actually is the same band! Nothing ground breaking here, but it's a rocking 7" never the less. Comes in a nice gatefold 7" sleeve." -Sjakk Matt Plater
Check out Anti Social Rejects: http://www.myspace.com/antisocialrejects

Defiance - "Johnny Was A Soldier" 7" on H.G. Fact $10.50
"The leaders of PDX Defiance's new EP that was released before last years Japan tour essentially, finally out and this EP is released as only Japanese edition!! The contents is different from information I sent before, so I introduce this again. The latest 2 tracks by PDX's allstars, Kelly (Pierced Arrows, Severed Head Of State, ex. Detestation) you know the original member of Defiance plays bass, and Burning Leather, Hellshock's Brian Hopper (ex. Detestation, Atrocious Madness) as guitarist, and of course Brian Pain is playing drum!!! The title number "Johnny Was A Soldier" is arranged from influences of Clash and this is a single cut track from their new full length!! Strong melody line sang hard and tightly, this is become a one of their new masterpiece surely. Speedy hardcore number called "Will We Survive" on side B in the vein of Varukers is not on new album, recorded for only this EP. Ltd to 500 copies!" -H.G. Fact

Dishonorable Discharge - "Kept In The Dark" 7" on Dishonorable Record Company $5.00
"The follow-up "Kept In The Dark" 7" by this Norwegian band continues where the debut "Uskyldige Mennesker Sulter Og Lider" 7" on Vex Records (US) left off. 5 Songs of raging, relentless, heavy-pounding, straight forward hardcore-punk in the Scandinavian 80's tradition." -Sjakk Matt Plater
Check us out at: www.myspace.com/dishonorabledischargeoslo
MRR review: "This is the second EP by this Norwegian band. I got the first a month or so ago and it made quite an impression. This one follows suit, barreling through five tracks of apocalyptic, raw D-beat assaults. The bass and drums on this recording are loud and hypnotic, and the simple leads are otherworldly. Although this is, to my ears, rooted in a more manic Swedish style (MOB 47, A/SOCIAL) than that of classic Norwegian bands like BANNLYST, SVART FRAMTID, SO MUCH HATE, the latter's influence can clearly be heard in the hypnotic DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE D-beat. "Kept In The Dark" is going down as another great single from this band. (DB)" --Maximum Rock'N'Roll #321

Government Issue - "Make An Effort" 7" on Dr. Strange
Reissue by Dr. Strange records of the GI's 1983 7". A great release. Here's the original MRR review:
"I like this new GI EP a lot better than their recent 12". "Teenager in a Box" is a particularly brilliant track combining power, hooks galore, and good lyrics; "Sheer Terror" has some psychedelic effects; the others are supercharged thrashers in the DC tradition. Highly recommended." -Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rocknroll #8, September 1983)

Hevn - s/t 7" on Sjakk Matt Plater $5.00
"3 songs of rocking mid-paced anarchopunk with strong female vokals. Clearly influenced by Rudimentary Peni yet with plenty of attitude to stand on it's own. Members come from other fine acts like Kort Prosess, Summon The Crows, Freedumb, Amok among others." -Sjakk Matt Plater
Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/xhevnx

Hevn - "What Goes Around... Comes Around" 7" on Sjakk Matt Plater $5.00
"6 new tracks of pissed off female fronted anarcho-punk." -Sjakk Matt Plater
Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/xhevnx
MRR review: "Six song slab from this now-defunct Norwegian Band. Fast and melodic, with guitars that remind me of their countrymen SO MUCH HATE and gruff female vocals that still maintain just enough singing to keep them from ever beeing monotonous. They mix tempos and rhythms often, going from more straight forward LA FRACTION-style charges to slower, guitar- heavy melodic bits and then in songs like "heart-attack", they change tempos so much that the song is over before you know how much you liked it (I listened again, just to double-check, and it is the best song on the record). I like these songs better than the HEVN LP, so I suppose it*s a shame that they've called it quits, but if a band is going to go out, they might as well do so on the strength of a record like this one. (WN)" --Maximum Rock'N'Roll

Ilegal - "Error De Orden" 7" on Lengua Armada Discose $5.00
"Four punkers, three of them undocumented ex-pats from Finland, US, and Mexico, currently posting up in Montreal, have produced one of the finest and most furious raw hardcore recordings in some time. The Furious Years of Montreal Hardcore are upon us. Think Wretched, Declino, CCM and you're in the ballpark. Raw and classic." -Martin/Lengua Armada Discos

Insanity Prevails - s/t 7" on Sjakk Matt Plater $5.00
MRR review: "It seems the bird of crust has flown south in Europe. What I mean to say is that almost every new band playing the crust style I hear these days has gone back to the well known thrashing DOOM inspired style of pre-Tragedy times. Insanity Prevailsplays really fast and precise crust with deep vocals and no melodic tendencies at all. Personally, I was pretty tired of the millennium crust thing, and all the bands similarities to bands that did it well such as Tragedy and Remains Of The Day. It*s a welcome change this month to review some straight ahead crust thrashers. This is pretty awesome, great musicianship, good vocals, the only thing it is missing from a listen or two is that separating factor that the classics always seem to possess. Good Record.(WK)" -Maximum Rock'N'Roll #313

Knuste Ruter - "Var Det Bare En Løgn" 7" on Sjakk Matt Plater $5.00
Check them out: www.myspace.com/knusteruter
MRR review: "Fantastic six-song EP by KNUSTE RUTER ("broken windows"), who features members of great current Norwegian bands HEVN, SUMMON THE CROWS and 2:20 but the sound is classic mid-to-late '80s Norwegian Hardcore a la STENGTE DØRER or SO MUCH HATE. With similar signature moves such as swirling guitar leads and charging guitar lead ups to explosive hardcore bursts, hoarse shouted vocals all thrown over a churning, complex melodic core. Rather than a museum piece or re-enactment society, KNUSTE RUTER carries the lineage in superb fashion and even features an over the top fold out poster like the original X-port EPs. KILLER!(KS)" --Maximum Rock'N'Roll #313

Mass Grave/In Disgust split on Mangled Ankle Releases $4.00
OK, two bands here. Mass Grave comes from Vancouver, Canada and plays some heavy crust music. Honestly, this is a bit too brutal for me. Pretty heavy in a 2000s way (Boss Metal Zone distortion pedal core) rather than an early Slayer way. I guess what i'm trying to say is its heavy in it's sound and production, rather than heavy in the writing of the riffs like Antisect, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, or Onslaught could do. The pace goes back and forth between regular fast hardcore beat speeds and blast beats. I can't help but think that a lot of these bands playing this style today tend to sound very similar. Still, if you're into the style, hopefully you'll like this band as they have multiple releases out and have done multiple tours. In Disgust are from San Jose, California and play a West Coast combination of grind/powerviolence/thrash/hardcore. Short songs, lots of blast beats, lots of growly deep vocals, and some high screaming vocals as well. The music is HEAVY and goes into some slow breaks and tempo changes. This shit makes bands like Crass, The Mob, and Poison Girls sound like the biggest bunch of pussies ever. But sometimes i'd rather be a pussy than a mosher, nah'mean?

Saboteur - "Never Ending Bore" 7" on Haunted Hotel Records $4.00
"Debut EP from this powerhouse from Stockholm, Sweden, home of every great hardcore band ever. Frantic, frenetic fast fucking hardcore with duel vocals and great lyrics. 8 trax in all and not a single dud." -Haunted Hotel Records
This reminds me a LOT of bands like Krigshot or later Diskonto from Sweden. The bands that are clearly influenced by older Swedish hardcore with somewhat high pitched screamed vocals, distorted/fuzzed out guitar, and brutally fast drum beats (though not quite blast beat territory). I think people that miss the type of Swedish bands that Sound Pollution Records was releasing here in the 1990s and early 2000s will be very into this.

Scumbrigade/ENS split 7" on Död & Uppsvälld Records $5.00
Very excited to have this release in the distro. Old unplayed stock of this Swedish ripper. I really loved Scumbrigade's brand of Swedish '90s hardcore/crust/thrash. Not to get all personal and emo here, but i remember driving around Boston for several hours with my buddies Doom and Dan trying to find their basement show in Boston and my buddy Doom assuring us every couple of minutes that he "knew where we were" and had "been there before." Uhh, right. Needless to say, three hours later and sorely disappointed, we drove back home to the 'burbs bummed out the fact that not only did we miss Scumbrigade who we badly wanted to see but also that our friend was a complete fucking idiot and, in fact, had no fucking clue where we were. I'm pretty sure the night was salvaged with pizza and fries. Anyway, members of Scumbrigade later went on to form Skitkids. ENS were also from Sweden and had one other 7" out on Crash Mag Records.

Unhaim - "Dr Tobehoktr" 7" on Alcoholic Desaster $5.00
"Metallic crust punk from Switzerland, ex-Pack, Brutal Massacre" -Alcoholic Desaster
I thought this was pretty heavy, but there's a discernible Discharge influence under it all that is nice. This reminds me of early 2000s crust bands like Unkind from Finland. It's got it's roots in the 1990s crust sound, but it has more modern tendencies and modern production qualities and heaviness to it. No trace of any type of that emotional crust, melodic crust, or 'nu-crust' sound here though thankfully. Fans of heavy crust may want to check this release out.

Video Disease - "Make Me Pure" on Video Disease Records $4.00
Four song EP that is Video Disease's second and final release. Noisy hardcore here and not bad either. Stripped down and blasting. I read Video Disease get described as "...on that Cult Ritual/Sex/Vid tip," but "unfortunately without the hype." Listen for yourself: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5A1YMOK2

LPs/12"s/10"s:

Abrasive Wheels - "When The Punks Go Marching In" LP on Re-Amp Records $11.00
"Re issued on vinyl, here's one of the all time classics of early 80's UK punk. Abrasive Wheels 1982 Riot City LP "When the Punks Go Marching In" has been a personal favorite of mine since the early 80's. With the possible exception of the title track (a punk version of the traditional hymn) this is an all killer, no filler LP. Every song on the LP is high energy, with catchy riffs and great lyrics. I have been singing along to the songs on this record since I bought it back in the day and it still makes me proud to be punk. This is the first in a series of UK punk re issues on Re-Amp records, with distribution by Havoc." -Havoc Records

Crime Desire - "Every Day... In Chains" 12" on Life's A Rape Vinyl $10.00
"Crime Desire's "Every Day in Chains" is a four song 12" ep of dark, blistering hardcore, seething with social contempt and morbid imagery. Building off the foundation of the band's 2008 Samhain/Amebix/death rock influenced self-titled lp, Crime Desire injects a dose of 80's UK hardcore into their sound, taking cues from groups like English Dogs and Antisect, giving their trudging, brooding songs a sense of urgency and adrenaline while maintaining a dark atmosphere. Recorded at Big Fish studios and mastered at Chicago Mastering Service, Crime Desire put care into every step of putting their music out on vinyl, and their efforts were not wasted, as "Every Day...In Chains" is truly a sonically devastating work." -Life's A Rape Vinyl

Mass Grave/Stormcrow split LP on Mangled Ankle Releases $10.00
OK, i'd heard many great things about the Stormcrow/Sanctum split LP, and i was excited for the chance to pick these up for distro. Stormcrow plays metallic, grinding (NOT grind) crust influenced by Bolt Thrower, Axegrinder, Sacrilege, and Hellbastard, and i'd venture to guess Celtic Frost, Venom, and Bathory as well. I think more contemporary comparisons would be Hellshock and Effigy. I'm really digging this. Lots of chugging, charging, and jagged riffs, but the music still has a totally punk vibe. I've read some people comment and say that there's no need for another band like Bolt Thrower, but if you're into the style, i think Stormcrow are quite a strong contender in the genre. I believe Stormcrow also features Nate Scabies of Destroy!, Brainoil, Silenced, and others. Very, very strong material. The Mass Grave side of this split is more in the vein of bands playing crust/thrash/grind influenced music with alternating blast beats and fast hardcore beats. I didn't really think there was much that set them apart from the other million bands playing this style. But if you love those other million bands (i.e. 2001-present Profane Existence style crustcore), then you'll probably love Mass Grave. Worth it for the Stormcrow side though.

Government Issue - "Joy Ride" LP on Dr. Strange Records $10.00
Dr. Strange Records reissue of the GI's 1984 LP original on Fountain Of Youth Records. This record comes packaged in the European version of the LP sleeve. While not as classic as their first two 7"s ("Legless Bull" and "Make An Effort") or "Boycott Stabb" 12", this LP does still have some hits. Produced by Tom Lyle of Minor Threat and Brian Baker of Minor Threat/Bad Religion.

Raiser "A Este Eterno Invierno" LP on Discos Enfermos $12.00
The original description from the label was in Spanish, so here it is from Google Translate: "At last a solo LP Rioja these scumbags. New issues, more work and more convincing than their previous 3 EPs. For me the best I have done, great lyrics and musically crust with a root very hardcore, fast and with some amazing guitar riffs. A discazo!"

Sistemas De Aniquilacion/Escato split LP on Alcoholic Desaster $12.00
"Old school brutal HC/crust filtered through the South American raw punk tradition, Peru's answer to Anti-Cimex vs Brazil's answer to Doom!" -Alcoholic Desaster
Although i don't think this record even approaches the quality of material of the bands' compared in this description, i do think this is a cool release. This one reminds me of the pinnacle of crust in the 1990s. Just solid gross sounding crusty hardcore punk. Political lyrics, black and white layouts, and a truly international release seeing as it is a co-release by many European and South American labels of two South American bands. The lyrics are sung in Spanish (or is it Portuguese?) with English translations provided and take on a number of political and social issues such as religion, the need to protest, proletarian struggle (nice), and the effect of multinational corporations have on the third world (also great to see as this issue gets little attention). This is a feel good vibes record that reminds me of a time before the whole idea of DIY punk was limited to hyped records, messageboards, and seeing who could spend the most on eBay for a record that came out last week. I might not sell a copy of this record, but it's releases like this and the ideas expressed on it that serve as the basis of how i feel about DIY hardcore punk.

V/A - "Flex Your Head" LP on Dischord Records $13.00
"32 songs. This album's front cover has changed throughout the years and currently features the DC Flag stars and bars." -Dischord Records
"A strong release of exceptional historical interest, but one that's a bit erratic and not always up to the standards set by Dischord's awesome 7" catalog. This record includes out-takes from all the core bands, as well as a sample of material by defunct bands like the Untouchables and new outfits like those on Side 2. The thrash material ranges from good to great (Minor Threat, Youth Brigade) and the experimental punk of Red C and Void is noteworthy for its power and originality. Oi clones Iron Cross are a bad joke and the grooves are too compressed to yield maximum power, but these are minor gripes about a hot compilation." -Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rock'n'Roll #1, July/August 1982)

Zines:

More Noize #2/Vapaus #5 split zine $2.50
Second installment of the More Noize zine covering all things centered around the current 'noise punk' craze. If you're into bands like Gai, State Children, Z, Swankys, Chaos UK, Disorder or just a fan of fuzz, cider, aargh, and huffing glue, then this is the zine you'll love the most in the world. This issue features international news including planned releases and gossip, some letters from folks, an interview with Schzophasia (members of Germ Attack), a slew of reviews, and a Vorkriegshapse retrospective. This zine is done with a lot of passion. The Vapaus side contains interviews with Chaos Destroy (members of Lotus Fucker, i think?), Zudas Krust, Derriba Tus Muros, and Kaaska (last two being from Brazil). A solid effort at covering the international scene.

More Noise #3 $2.50
Third issue of the world's leading 'noise punk' zine. This issue features more of a traditional zine layout and less of the newsletter format the previous issues had although the overall layout is still pretty plain. This issue starts off with an intro and letters (i always love reading the letters sections of any zine or magazine that prints them), interviews with Terska (Finland) and Caravana Anarquista (Japan), a rather specific Q&A with the Wankys about how they get their sound, and a tour report of the Active Minds tour with the Wankys through Scotland in July of 2009. Other features include a scene report from Brisbane, Australia, a piece on Gauze tours, some musings about Myspace, a piece on the editor's (Tony) musical project State Adults, an expose on the internet only/digital download label Noise Pug Records, and a lot of reviews. Small text and lots of info.

Cheap, out of print, and old new/leftover distro stock:
I got these records from a distro that's no longer going. All of these are brand new stock copies of older (from earlier in the 2000s) releases. All are in new/unplayed condition, but most quantities are limited to 1-3 copies. A lot of these are a bit cheaper than they were originally available for, so if you missed out on something, i guess here's your chance.

7"s:

Arrigt Antræk - s/t - Hjernespind $4.00
Part of the Copenhagen, Denmark scene of bands that are stuck in a virtual time warp of 1981. For fans of Hjertestop, Hul, Young Wasteners, APA, and Incontrollados.

Asbest - "Klaust Rofobi" - Kick 'N Punch Records $4.00
Another K-Town (Copenhagen) HC band. Simple, stripped down, 1980s sounding hardcore punk. Same description as above.

The Freeze - "I Hate Tourists" - Schizophrenic Records $4.50
Repress of the KBD single that was notoriously banned in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Both tracks here are all stars. Living on Cape Cod in the summer must suck.

The Imperiali$t Pigs - "Cork Screw Pork Sword" - Fatal Erection Records $4.50
Very excited on these as they weren't available for very long. Pig Champion's band from before he was in Poison Idea (or the same time? i'm not really sure).

Out Cold - Planned Accidents - Acme Records $4.00
Last and only copy i've got of this Out Cold release. Great Massachusetts hardcore influenced by early '80s Boston and DC bands. This release is as good as any of them. Along with No Fraud, one of those bands that released nothing but hits but that no one gave a shit about. All you fucking people who talk up "i'm not into image, dude," but then only buy records of decked out Japanese crusties that you read about on VLV can fuck off. This is better than any of that noise not music stuff. This is great music.

V/A - "Outbreak Of Evil Vol. IV" - Nuclear War Now! Productions $3.50
An out of print (aren't they all within a month anyway?) Nuclear War Now! Productions release. With tracks from Strikemaster (Mexico), Bludwulf (USA), Possessor (USA) and Metal Skull (Japan). I've never really been into Bludwulf, but whatevs, the other bands here are cool. http://www.nwnprod.com/?p=67 I still have copies available of "Outbreak Of Evil Vol. I" too for $4.00 if anyone is interested.

12"/LP:

Manakin - s/t - 540 Records $5.00

The Stitches - "4 More Songs" 12" - Kapow Records $6.00
The BEST (and coolest) '77 styled band ever. These guys rip with some of the snottiest, don't give a fucking shit tunes ever. Fronted by former pro skater Mike Lohrman who skated for the legendary Circle A Skateboards during the 1980s and loved by Jim Greco, this band continues to hold it down. Search for either of the Stitches interviews in Thrasher for some of the funniest/fucked up/best quotes and stories ever. I don't think this release is as strong as their "8x12" 12", "12 Imaginary Inches" LP, or early singles ("2nd Chance" b/w "U.N.S.T.U.C.K." EP being my favorite release of theirs), but it's still great. Here's a video using live footage with a song from this release: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2w6XHyYblg

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

Extinct Government CD
"Tokyo hardcore godfather!!!! 1st full album." -Shin/Punk And Destroy shop
I don't know that much about Extinct Government to be honest. Their catalog dates back to the mid '90s with split 7"s with Recharge (Epistrophy) and Hazard (Overthrow Records), s/t 7" (Overthrow Records), and "No Justice" LP (Overthrow Records). Pogo influenced hardcore punk from Japan that doesn't fall into the hardcore category or squarely into the pogo subgenre. Clearly influenced by GBH, the Exploited, and other UK82 acts, Extinct Government, like most bands from the country, sound distinctly Japanese. I think fans of Japanese hardcore will already be familiar with them and now maybe some other people can be too.

Superyob - "Aggrophobia" LP on Rock 'N' Roll Disgrace
"Repress of classic debut of Britian's Superyob, led by legendary pianist Frankie Flame. Take part pub rock, part oi! and a good healthy outpouring of British rock'n'roll, with real world lyrics a million miles away from typical "boots'n'bovver" subject matter. Originally released by Hammer Records, and never pressed on vinyl, this is the original mix, with original art work, cleaned up and looking as good as ever. An all-star amalgam of London Street Rock stalwarts, this supergroup has been pumping out the tunes since 1996. Their last LP from a couple years ago "Quality Street" continues the fact they are one of the only worthwhile bands playing this type of music over the past decade." -RNR Disgrace

T.H.U.G. - s/t LP on Rock 'N' Roll Disgrace
"Disclaimer once you get past the artwork and some of the lyrics, you can't go wrong.
From the streets of Sydney, Australia, these five menacing, tattooed bruisers don't PLAY their songs so much as BEAT them out of their instruments. T.H.U.G. are aptly-named, and their music is an extension of that. Real-life lyrics take a realistic, if cynical approach to modern life, friends, enemies, skinheads, and coping with the pain of death, wrapped up in tunes that will have you singing along and possibly bashing people in the head while doing so. Taking a nod to classic Aussie bands like Quick & the Dead and Rose Tattoo, as well as the tough British Oi! bands like the 4-Skins and Condemned 84. Featuring guest vocals from Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo." -RNR Disgrace

Framtid - "Euro Tour DVD" DVD
"Framtid live footage from whole country of Europe, as well as all the band we've playd with!! 2 hours."

Plus a whole lot of fucking cassette tapes hopefully.

January 24, 2010 distro update

2010-01-27T15:24:00.002-05:00

Hello everyone,
Hopefully this email update goes a bit better than the total mess that was the last one. The Abnormal Tapes stuff and Ripping Thrash tape releases are listed again because only half the people last time received the update with those included. I'm really pleased to get all of this stuff in as some of it i'd been hoping to get in the distro for a while. The Disclose/Wind Of Pain split live tapes are especially great. I THINK (don't quote me) the Disclose side live set on the split is what eventually would go on to be their "Aspects of War" live 10". It was originally released on tape, and i believe this is that tape release. However, i don't own the 10", so i can't compare. Either way this set is brutal. Just perfectly fucking raw and capturing the power and intensity of the band in a live setting. I can't think of any other word other than "perfect" to describe it. The tape inserts are individually numbered as well. Very nicely done.

Along with the Disclose/Wind Of Pain split tape, the best thing this time i thought was the Voĉo Protesta - "Vojo al Libereco" LP. Expensive, but worth it. Great band with really sincere politics in a time where anarchist politics are so out of vogue in the punk scene or it's thought that you have to be a shitty neo folk crust beardo camp fire band (you know the type) to have anarchist politics. But these guys prove that you can rock and be anarchists. This release reminds me of Disclose singing in Spanish to be honest. Great record, and it's nice to see a band getting back to politics instead of pussyfooting around like everyone else.

A blog project i'd like to promote is Luc from Gasmask Terrör's at http://kangnave.blogspot.com/ . Random musings regarding all types of hardcore and punk from across the world. Be sure to check out the live CBGB's show with Reagan Youth, the Beastie Boys, and the Young And The Useless from November 20, 1982.

The extra shit in this update is an Estranged interview that i've had since their tour here in summer of 2008. Thanks a lot to Matt Breen with his assistance in conducting and recording it. Hopefully people will enjoy reading it.

Haven't had two updates come out in the same month in a couple of years, so with any luck you fucking people won't hear from me again until August.

Full distro list and website can be viewed at http://www.socialnapalm.com/ . Past email updates can be viewed at http://penetration82.blogspot.com/ .

Please remember that PRICES ARE *NOT* POSTAGE PAID. For U.S. (domestic) customers, here are the postage rates for ordering:
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$30.01-$75.00 = $4 shipping
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We can accept well concealed cash or *postal* (that you get from the post office) money orders made out to "Erik" (NOT Social Napalm). Thanks.

Paypal is accepted, but i do have to charge to include for their fees.

Address is at the end of this email.

Here's what's in stock now:

Tapes:

ABNORMAL TAPES
"Abnormal Tapes was oriented in the punk-HC-crust-grind-noise-experimental-industrial-noise vein or whatever came out of that." -Matjaz, Abnormal Tapes

Abnormal Tapes existed from 1994-2004 and was run by Matjaz Galicic from Slovenia who is still involved in many various noise and DIY projects today. You can check out his website at: http://matjaz.jezakon.com/ . He was kind enough to allow some titles on his former label will be available from Social Napalm on a permanent basis. I'm very excited to have these tapes in the catalog as i think they are both great musically as well as represent the Do-It-Yourself and network of friends ethics of international hardcore punk.

"Who Cares... About The Scene?" tape on Abnormal Tapes $4.00 (Abnormal 01)
"Int. compilation-tape w/Força Macabra, Disclose, Agathocles, Antitude + tons more! Comes w/24-page A5 booklet! (punk-HC-grind)" -Abnormal Tapes

Scum Noise/Bloodsuckers split tape on Abnormal Tapes $4.00 (Abnormal 03)
"HC-crust/HC with metal influences! comes with lyrix sheet" -Abnormal Tapes
Comes with a peach colored insert.

Disclose - "Collection '96-'98" tape on Abnormal Tapes $4.00 (Abnormal 33)
From Japan. "Includes material from 7''-es, compilations, demos! Classic raw d-beat punk!" -Abnormal Tapes
Comes with a pink insert.

Disclose/Wind Of Pain split tape on Abnormal Tapes $4.00 (Abnormal 35)
"Japan/Finland split-tape – raw Dis-punk/crusty HC-punk!!!" -Abnormal Tapes
All tapes are individually numbered and come with a nice gold colored insert

RIPPING THRASH / TAPES ARE COOL / M.U.T. / B.I.T.E. DISTRO releases (different labels done by the same person):
At one point, getting your band on DIY tape compilations like these was a fantastic way to get your name known internationally. These were done with a DIY spirit, in an attempt to expose people to many great new bands. Now most people just use Myspace or some other lame shit. I've always loved tape labels, and i think that Steve ran one of the best over a long period of time, so thanks to Steve Ripping Thrash for allowing me to keep these releases in print, and please check out his site at http://www.rippingthrash.com/

Active Minds/Rashit split on Tapes Are Cool (TAC006) $4.00
Rashit side features 17 tracks of angry, political hardcore punk from Istanbul, Turkey. Their first four are from their split 7" with Ask It Why and the remaining are taken from a demo. Active Minds who have been around since the late '80s have 19 tracks with the first 10 taken from various rare EPs and comps, the next 5 recorded live in Barrow-In-Furness, England in 1992, and the final 3 taken from a live set in Diest, Belgium, 1995.

Grito De Odio - s/t on Tapes Are Cool (TAC023) $4.00
Grito De Odio formed in 1992 in Spain and released an LP, two split 7"s, a split CD, and this tape. Outright political and anarchist as well as anti-organized religion, this tape contains tracks from their 1998 demo and "Ordas de Destruccion" LP. There's a ton of tracks here of angry and abrasive HC crust.

Rashit/Third World Planet split on Tapes Are Cool (TAC028) $4.00
Rashit came from Istanbul, Turkey and played interesting political punk with a wide variety of influences. Third World Shit from Canada existed from early 1995 through 1999. This tape comes in a nicely packaged fold out insert sleeve containing all the lyrics of both bands. Fourteen songs from Third World Planet and thirteen from Rashit. This tape was originally released in 1998.

V/A - "Tapes Are Still Cool!!" (MU 80) $4.00
This should probably be the title of my distro update this month, but that's cool. I know i probably won't sell a copy of any of these tapes, but i still think they're fucking cool. Fuck the rest of you. With that said, a nice, classic 1990s typical tape comp with some great bands and well... some not so great ones. In The Shit, No Fraud, Drunkard, Sanity Assassins, Senseless, A.S.R., Anger Of Bacterias, Urban DK, Kismet, Dirthead, Disorganized, Global Holocaust, W.O.R.M., Rubbish Heap, White Frogs, Ministry Of Ignorance, Sarah, The Accidents, Intervenzione, Krvavi Mandat, Konfettura, Eternit, Obnoxious Race, and Invazija all make up this comp.

V/A - "When The Insane Rule The World" (MU64) $4.00
Strong international cassette compilation from the mid 1990s containing a bunch of great political punk, hardcore, thrash, and crust bands. This tape includes Dystopia (USA), Running Party (Croatia), Halle 54 (Germany), Toxic Narcotic (USA), Dexkoncierto (Columbia), Sanity Assassins (USA), Infesto (Columbia), Sarcasm (England), M.D.M. (England), Still The Same (Sweden), Four Past Midnight (Scotland), and In.Decision (Scotland). This tape is accompanied by two external sheets containing an insert for each band.

V/A - "How Much Evidence Do You Fucking Need?" tape on MUT/Tapes Are Cool (MU 84) $4.00
A benefit compilation for Mark Barnsley who was jailed for his animal rights activities (I'm not sure if he's still currently in jail). Interesting comp with some well known international bands and some obscure ones. Bands range from a wide range of styles and include Family, Dr. Green, Rot, E.M.S., P.U.S., Senseless, Mrtva Budoucnost, Cowboy Killers, Off Target, Acredine, Existench, Indignation, 1.5 kg Of Excellent Puree, Dikije Gitary, Cerebral Turbulency, Gozzilla & Le Tre Bambine Coii Baffi, Toxic Narotic, Rosvett, Urban Strop, Alt T.C., Bastard Son Of Fud, Age Of Chaos, Sanity Assassins, The Tutsis, Third Lung, Disculpa, and Besk. Quite a few.

LPs/12"s/10"s:

Destino Final - "Atrapados" LP on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos $16.00
"Invasión from Barcelona started in 2004, and after several line up changes they finally put out their first album on LVEUM in 2007. In 2008 they put out the 'La Caza' 12" and toured the USA. After the USA tour there were some more line up changes, so they decided to change the name of the band. Destiono Final is the the new name but apart from that, little has changed. 'Atrapados' is an 9 track album of feedback and reverb drenched punk. It takes small slices of classic 80's European hardcore, English Anarcho punk and Discharge and makes something that is dense, desperate and twisted." -Paco/La Vida Es Un Mus Discos

Geriatric Unit – "Permethrin Blues" MLP on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos $16.00
"Geriatric Unit (former members of Heresy, Iron Monkey and Hard To Swallow) are back with another 12 blasts of raging hardcore that sounds like it was made back in the late 80's. Permethrin Blues, their fourth 12”, it's short, gnarly and to the point and had to be cut on 45rpm for maximum impact. It's half Boston Hardcore half middle age men shouting at the world. It's the sound of four people with almost the combined age of 120 still having it. It's punk, it's hardcore and it doesn't give a fuck whether you like it or not. This is pure music played by people that do it for love and if you cut them open would bleed hardcore." -Paco/La Vida Es Un Mus Discos

Lotus Fucker - s/t LP on SPHC $10.00
"The sounds of cicadas against crashing ocean waves at sunset. The process of seeking an answer through distortion and finding it within yourself. Remember your Gauze, Terveet Kädet, Wretched, Shitlickers, Lip Cream, and Confuse records. Recorded in one take, "live-in-the-studio", in the middle of the Baltimore ghetto, at the legendary Barclay House. Mixed and mastered in 10 hours over the following two days." -Dan/Lotus Fucker

Voĉo Protesta - "Vojo al Libereco" LP on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos $16.00
"Tokyo's Voĉo Protesta blend the best of the last fifteen years of Japanese distorted hardcore with the early 80’s European punk attitude. Their sound has changed a touch since their three 7"s - It’s more dynamic, perhaps less Confuse and more Crude SS. However, their ideas are still the same, highly idealistic anarchist lyrics about a better world sang in Esperanto. Their sonic approach is still distorted, primitive and urgent. Fast and angry. 'Vojo el Libereco' is a classic slice of raw hardcore for any fans of Gloom, Framtid, Frigora and other masters of the black and white high contrast artwork. Cover art by Teodoro Hernandez." -Paco/La Vida Es Un Mus Discos

V/A - "Nightmare On Albion St. - Worst Of The 1 In 12 Club Vol. 11" on 1 In 12 Records $11.00
Very thankful to have these in stock. The 1 In 12 Club is a private social club located in Bradford, England that has been operating since the 1988. It's entirely run by a membership union made of punks, anarchists, etc. Many comps came out over the years featuring bands that had played the club in a time recent to when the comp was released. This installment is from 1992 and features bands that had played the club mostly from January to June of 1990 including Bio-Hazard (not THAT one), B.T.F., Disaster, Threshold Shift, Nerverack, Citizen Fish, Mushroom Attack (pre-Fleas 'N Lice), Idiot Gods, Justice League Of America, Primate, Rubber.Leather.Plastic., Robb Johnson, and Rhythm Activism. Some familiar names, and some not so. The stand out and noteworthy track here is by Disaster who released their highly sought after "War Cry" 12" in 1990. Their track here is taken from their final recording session and is great Discharge influenced hardcore. But some of the other bands are good as well. These are left over stock copies that had been rotting in the 1 In 12 Club basement for quite some time. There are some dings on the covers as well as some discoloration on the inserts. The vinyl is all unplayed and in like-new condition. An interesting release that is out of print except for these remaining copies.

Zines:

Accept The Darkness - Volume One $2.00
First issue of this half sized zine covering raw punk, Dis beat, black and white studs 'n spikes punk and hardcore. This zine is done by a 15 year old from New York, and there's an obvious youthful enthusiasm and exuberance that i'm really digging. Some parts of this zine are a little overly inspired by other people's works such as the East Coast Underground Punk Attack section being very close to the Portland City Punk Invasion section of Warning zine. But i think that's just what the author is excited about and attempting to recreate in his own way. If it were a 25 year old doing this, i might have a different viewpoint. I also like the author's opinions in here as he espouses a lot of hardcore ethics in a time when most people just care about owning rare records and playing dress up. In fact, he calls out some of these consumerist types saying "Legions of meat-headed frat boys playing punky dress up flock to the ideas of record collecting snobbery..." in a piece on how the internet made many obscure bands more accessible to him. Perhaps overly simplistic and a bit naive, but it's righteous while lacking pretension. Additionally this first issue also features a band history on Disarm from Sweden, interviews with Perdition from New York and Nerveskade from Portland, and a piece on '80s bands that he loves and thinks are underrated or in need of reissue including Part 1, Vorkriegsphase, Svart Parad, and the Iconoclast. My favorite part of the zine was in the Perdition interview when he bluntly asks the question "Do any of you work?" Everything is done with type writer, white on black, cut 'n paste style, so aesthetically it's on point. Overall, it's refreshing to see this because i'm quite sick of reading American punks go on at length in zines, messageboards, and everywhere else about obscure name drop Japanese bands that released some shitty flexi in 1985 that no one would give a fuck about if it weren't Japanese. So this zine is a welcome and recommended alternative to the "Myspace crust" culture currently permeating American DIY punk. And i think that's what makes it work; it's far less contrived or attempting to impress anyone than a lot of what's coming out. I hope that continues as time goes on. I dunno what zine you did when you were 15, but i'm quite sure this one is better.

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

Not sure yet to be quite honest...

Other shit:

ESTRANGED INTERVIEW

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Derek - Bass, vocals
Mark - Guitar, vocals
Keith (not present) - Drums

Interview started off with Boston sports talk which was started just prior to the interview.

Derek: Don't get me started on the Patriots dude.

Breen: Don't get any of us started on the Patriots.

Erik: Question one: How do you feel about Boston sports? (Laughter)

Breen: What are your thoughts on the game tonight?

Derek: I just... I don't really care, just being honest about that one.

Erik: Are you a Trailblazers fan?

Derek: Yeah.

Erik: Alright.

Derek: Yeah, it's football. My sport is football. You should see this Patriots shirt I have though. It has the Patriots logo. It says 18-1 and says New England football, and it has binoculars on the eyes of the logo. It's fucking awesome. (Laughter) I'm a Chargers and Packers fan, so...

Erik: Ahh, Ladainian, come on man.

Derek: Yeah dude, you can't go wrong with that guy.

Erik: That guy's a pussy.

Derek: Oh, come on!

Erik: What the fuck?

Derek: We almost beat you without him.

Erik: He complains about everything!

Derek: We almost beat you without him, that's all i'm saying.

Erik: He's the biggest crybaby in professional sports.

Derek: We had a quarterback with one leg and we almost beat you.

Breen: What about the 14-2 year, the year before?

Derek: Yeah, exactly.

Erik: Yeah, that's a bunch of bullshit. Let's talk about punk rock.

Derek: OK. (Laughter)

Erik: How'd you go from Remains Of The Day to the Estranged, and when did you form?

Derek: We formed about a year and a half ago. Remains broke up in 2003. We just lost the feeling for hardcore, or at least some of us did at that point in time and we just kind of split up and went our separate ways. Then me and the drummer kept doing other bands like Hellshock and stuff like that. And then one day me and Mark got together and just started playing. Just a different style of music that we were both into, and we asked Keith to drum and that's how we were formed again.

Erik: How did you come up with the concept for a Joy Division/Wipers influenced post punk sound as opposed to what you were doing before?

Derek: It was just something that, at least me and him [Mark], were listening to at the time. I don't know, it's just probably where we're from. The Wipers are kind of a big influence on all of us.

Mark: I mean we always listened to that kind of stuff and we just decided that it would be better to start getting really influenced by it. We resembled some of it.

Derek: Yeah, and no one was really doing that in Portland. Not necessarily that it's different but we just wanted to add our own little stuff to it, just try something different.

Erik: Is the fact that you are from Portland helpful or a hindrance? It seems like people expect high quality releases but have preconceived notions of a "PDX sound" to some degree...

Derek: I don't know... Whenever I do interviews and hear about the "PDX sound" I honestly don't know what that means. I think the "PDX sound" that most people think of, they think of bands like Tragedy and stuff like that where it's just like those guys aren't even from Portland. To me, that's the "Tennessee sound," you know? And it's just like they're [people in general] so accustomed to saying the "PDX sound." When I think of "PDX sound," I think of bands like Defiance and Resist and stuff like that. I don't know, that's just me. Bands that are actually from that area. A lot of them grew up there. We're all just transplants.

Mark: I don't think PDX really has a sound.

Derek: Plus, yeah, I mean nowadays there's such a diverse sound. We have so many young bands just playing straight up punk and then there's a black metal scene, there's a stoner metal scene. There's just so many different genres there that it's just ridiculous to keep track of everything.

Erik: I know the band has a Myspace profile. Do you feel Myspace has replaced the need for an actual physical demo? Is Myspace a good thing in DIY punk or have you just come to accept it at this point? What about the fact that it's now owned by Fox News Corporation?

Mark: I hate it. I think Myspace is totally dumb, but i'm guilty of using it and taking advantage of it.

Derek: Yeah, it really does make it easy on bands because you don't have to pay someone to run a fucking website, which I wish we did have our own website because we probably wouldn't think that much about Myspace. But as shitty as it is being run by Fox and whatnot, there are still decent things to go about it. It's just sad that it's to the point where I don't even use my fucking Hotmail anymore to get ahold of friends and stuff. Everyone just Myspaces me. Don't get me wrong, I think that's stupid. I miss just checking my Hotmail account. I used to check that everyday and now I check it like once a week because everyone just Myspaces me. There's pros and cons to it, that's all.

Erik: Do you think bands should still have demo tapes?

Derek: I think demo tapes are good, I think it's a great idea. I loved putting out demos and stuff like that.

Mark: CD-Rs.

Derek: Yeah, or CD-Rs. Just simple things like that.

Erik: What do you have out currently, and can you please talk about these releases?

Derek: We have the "Fast Train" EP that came out first on Black Water. We have the "Sacred Decay" EP that came out on Green Noise. It's a sub label of Dirtnap. The LP on Dirtnap. We have a 7" we're picking up in Austin on Dead Ideas called the "Entranced" 7". Also a split 7" with Autistic Youth on Black Water. And we also have a Portland comp with us on it, Autistic Youth, Sleepwalkers R.I.P., and The Nix. And those are all going to be out during this tour. We don't have them with us right now. That's our catalog so far.

Breen: How'd you get on Dirtnap? Did you shop around or they find out...

Derek: They just asked us. Ken from Dirtnap came to one of our shows and he was interested in releasing a 7" at first. And we told him we were going to the studio to record and LP, and he said he'd like to do the LP as well.

Mark: He's going to pretty much do everything else from here on out.

Derek: We'll probably do 7"s on other labels like we've been doing. But like full lengths and stuff, I prefer to go through Ken. He does a really good job, and I like a lot of the bands on his label. It's really nice. He's a great person to work with.

Erik: Your lyrics seem pretty vague. Who writes them, and is there any specific meaning behind them?

Mark: It's pretty much just me writing the lyrics. They're just about things that come out of my head, personal stuff. I don't know, some political stuff. I'd say like 7/8ths is whatever's in my head, and 1/8th is political or social content.

Erik: How has the tour gone so far, and were you forced to take into account the high price of gas when planning it? Furthermore, how do you think the high price of gas has impacted the DIY touring network?

Derek: It's definitely affected us just because the first four or five shows were such long drives. We were doing 12 hour drives. You had $4.54 a gallon in Sacramento.

Mark: Every four hours we had to fill up.

Derek: Yeah, and it means we try to sell our merch maybe a dollar more than you normally do just for gas prices. And no one has made an issue over it or anything. We sell shirts for $9, 7"s for $4, and stuff. It's just what we've been doing. And when touring bands come to Portland, it's the same thing. When I'm in Portland watching a show and someone's selling an LP for $10 or a shirt for $10, I don't think twice. I'm just like "Well, it makes sense." Fucking gas is expensive.

Erik: You don't fucking scream at them or talk shit about them on messageboards for being sell outs?

Derek: No, I think it's bullshit. You come and watch these bands, and then you complain about how much shit costs. It's not like we're selling a t-shirt for $20 or anything like that. If you think it's too expensive, don't buy the shit. I mean, it's that simple. I don't know...

Erik: With 2008 being an election year, is there any hope for the better once Bush is gone or does it not even fucking matter?

Mark: I don't know how I feel about it.

Derek: To be honest, I found out Obama fucking won the nomination when we were on tour. I had no fucking clue. We were in like Iowa. I haven't really paid much attention to this. I don't really know that much about Obama. I know he's a well spoken individual and stuff like that. I'd rather see him than Hillary, that's about as far as it goes because Hillary is a fucking nut.

Mark: I don't think any of it really matters though.

Derek: Yeah, it really doesn't. When it comes down to voting with the whole Electoral College votes, it doesn't really fucking matter.

Mark: We don't really concern ourselves with political candidates...

Erik: Presidential politics?

Derek: Yeah, it's not a topic in the van, that's for sure. Let's put it that way. (Laughter)

Mark: We're not losing sleep over who's going to win the election.

Erik: It seems not so long ago, punk/hardcore bands were releasing records that were either outright political or at least socially conscious. Now few bands seem to be socially aware or politically charged. It also seems like labels release smaller pressings focused on limited editions, pre-orders, and internet hype. How do you guys feel about this, and what do you think about the state of punk in the future in general?

Mark: I think punk needs to definitely change. It can't just live in the past forever. It needs to evolve or at least take from influences from different genres and incorporate more styles of doing things.

Erik: Do you think it's become just another subculture based on consumerism that revolves around the internet?

Mark: Yeah, kind of, I think. I'd say so.

Derek: It's getting to the point where it seems bands might be starting to run out of ideas. Everything's just kind of getting rehashed. Don't get me wrong, I like listening to old '80s hardcore bands and stuff like that, but it's just like they're all starting to mesh together, and they all sound the same to me. They should add their own little flavor or whatnot to the music.

Erik: Do you think there's room for originality in punk, or do you think the retro thing is a good thing?

Mark: I think seldom happens for originality to occur, but I think it's possible.

Derek: I think people are just kind of stuck in their ways of what they're listening to and what their influences are that they just want to play what they're into. Like i said, there's definite room to add your own flavor or other influences outside of punk to your band. It's just a matter of if you want to do it.

Erik: Do you think it's a dead culture overall or is it dying...?

Derek: I don't think it's dying.

Mark: I think it often can become a parody of itself.

Erik: A little bit?

Mark: More than a little bit. (Laughter) But still, it's doing something.

Erik: What's happening in Portland now?

Derek: Just a lot of shows, it's summer. A slew of bands, there's shows every fucking day 'cause it's summer so everyone and their mom is touring there now. A lot of good bands from all over. We just had Systematic Death, we had Blowback, great Japanese bands to come through. And there's just more to come. More and more bands.

Mark: Portland's dumb, don't move there. Everyone moves there.

Erik: Do you guys get pissed at that?

Mark: It just seems like it's ruining the scenes in other towns. Like if you want to book a show a show on a Monday, some random day, you'll probably have to compete with like 10 other shows.

Derek: Yeah, it's getting really overwhelming, but then again, I can't really talk much because I'm a transplant myself. Granted, I've lived there for nine years. Especially summer, there's just an influx of kids coming there whether they stay or not, it's just really overwhelming. There's always something going on.

Mark: The plethora of punks is kind of annoying at times, I think.

Erik: Could you please talk about Black Water Records; what's been released so far, what is planned, and any specific goals or focus of the label? [Answered by Derek due to Keith's absence from this interview.]

Derek: He's got so many releases coming out like that Blowback LP just came out. He just did the Forca Macabra. He has a lot of licenses to a lot of the old Brazilian punk stuff like Colera, the Sub comp, the Ataque Sonoro comp, the Lixomania EP, I think. There's just a slew of stuff that that guy has in the works, it's ridiculous.

Erik: Any last words?

Derek: Come see us on tour if you want. We're on the road 'til the 29th of June. So check our Myspace page for our tour dates. (Laughter) That's about it.

Mark: Thanks for the interview.

Derek: Hope that answered some of your questions. (Laughter)

Erik SN
P.O. Box 4073
S. Chelmsford, MA
01824-0773
U.S.A.
http://www.socialnapalm.com/

January 1, 2010 distro update

2010-01-17T19:08:00.004-05:00

Hello folks,
Happy New Year and all that stuff. This time around i've got a new cassette release on my tape label Obsolete Formats. It is a split release between Bloodkrow Butcher who are a new band from the Lowell, Massachusetts area and Gasmask Terrör from France. BKB is influenced by the likes of Discharge and Anti-Cimex while G-Terrör has more of a No Security sound to them. Complete info and description can be found below.

Release i'd like to single out this month is the "Who Cares... About The Scene?" comp tape on Abnormal Tapes. This comp came out around 1994 and is one of the many tape comps released in the 1990s that sums up what international DIY hardcore punk was all about. Some great bands, a nice DIY booklet, and a lot of little known bands that never got the chance to do much else. Comps like this really don't come out any more, so i'm left with trying to keep the distro stocked with 10-15 year old tapes, ha.

Please check out my buddy Tim's online zine and distro called Total Fucker at http://www.whokilledfucker.blogspot.com/ . Site is still being built up, but so far he's got interviews on it with The Wankys and Germ Attack as well as some distro stock. Nice stuff done with enthusiasm and sincerity. Also please check out my friend Max's new online radio thing called Radio Wolftown at http://radiowolftown.blogspot.com/ . A nice mix of bands including the likes of A/Social, Zygote, Killing Joke, Skitkids, Siege, The Replacements, and Death In June as some examples. Max has a great knowledge of various styles and is passionate about putting together quality stuff, so check it out. Both of these blogs are fully endorsed.

Further blog frivolousness: I've converted an old blog into an archive for these email distro updates. It only goes back to include updates from this early this year (older updates would be uselessly outdated). I intend to continue adding future updates to the site though which can be viewed at
http://penetration82.blogspot.com/ .

This month's extra shit at the end is an interview i recently conducted with locals Social Circkle. Not the most serious interview, but fuck it.

Full distro list and website can be viewed at http://www.socialnapalm.com/ . Past email updates can be viewed at http://penetration82.blogspot.com/ .

Please remember that PRICES ARE *NOT* POSTAGE PAID. For U.S. (domestic) customers, here are the postage rates for ordering:
$0-$15.00 = $2 shipping
$15.01-$30.00 = $3 shipping
$30.01-$65.00 = $4 shipping
$65.01-$100.00 = $5 shipping
$100.01-$135.00 = $6 shipping
Over $135, email me please.

International customers please get in touch for rates. All international orders are sent via airmail.

We can accept well concealed cash or *postal* (that you get from the post office) money orders made out to "Erik" (NOT Social Napalm). Thanks.

Paypal is accepted, but i do have to charge to include for their fees.

Address is at the end of this email.

Here's what's in stock now:

Tapes:

Bloodkrow Butcher - demo $4.00
From the Lowell, Massachusetts area, four tracks of Scandinavian influenced hardcore. Raw, but not too raw, hardcore that honestly really reminds me of Anti-Cimex and Shitlickers. What sets this band apart to me is the fact that there's actual riffs and that they use catchiness and great hooks to help convey the power of these songs instead of the standard redundant and bland drill effect. In that regard, i think it's that subtle hint of melody buried underneath it all that makes this demo much more in line with the originators of the sound and style than the imitators rehashing it and dumbing it down. I'm not saying this is as good as "Raped Ass," but it sounds more like 1984 than a 2009 band paying homage to the style. The guitar tone is more of an '80s ballsy hardcore sound using an Ibanez Tube Screamer overdrive pedal with a Fuzzface for a much lighter fuzz sound rather than bands like Disclose, No Fucker, or Atrocious Madness. The one thing i will say that drives me nuts about this band is the name. To me, it reminds me of a Myspace crust band claiming Japanese influences. But looking past that, the music is excellent, and i really think people will enjoy this demo. Also the fourth song here has more of a random weirdo outsider/alienated type of vibe than any sort of Scandi influence. Recommended.

Bloodkrow Butcher/Gasmask Terrör split tape (Obsolete Formats #6) $4.00 ppd. USA / $4.50 Paypal USA (email outside of US for price)
Split tape between a two hardcore punk bands playing raw and distorted music. Bloodkrow Butcher from Lowell, Massachusetts are heavily influenced by Discharge and 1980s Scandinavian hardcore like Anti-Cimex. I think the thing that what sets BKB apart from many bands doing this style is that they use catchy riffs with hooks to convey an urgency and power in their music instead of just beating the listener over the head with a pounding drum beat. Their side contains a live on the radio set as well as a four song demo. Gasmask Terrör from France has been around for a while with several releases including a 12" EP already out. This tape compiles their out of print "Architects Of Death" 7", an unreleased four track recording, and a live show recording. I think their gem here is the ripping unreleased song that reminds me a lot of No Security and Totalitär. Look for a new LP out by Gasmask Terrör sometime in 2010.

Reject - "13 Tracks Demo" $4.00
New band out of Montreal, Canada featuring former and current members of Kontempt and Ilegal in the vein of Swedish hardcore punk. Raw and distorted hardcore. This one reminds me of a lot of '90s Swedish bands like Dischange, very early Disfear, Dispense, and Bombraid perhaps mixed with newer bands like Final Massakre, Decontrol, Kontempt (obviously), and other Dis groups. This is just what i get reminded of when listening to this tape. But it sounds like it's coming more from that angle than say British Discharge ripoffs like Disgust and Disaster as an example. It's all a Discharge influence in the end. Songs here are all good, and there's 13 in total as noted by the title. Lyrics are political in a way that relates to personal issues. Songs about the misery of daily life ("Solution"), lack of control over your own life ("Control"), and the overwhelming feeling of despair ("No Hope") among others. I would like to point out the fact that the word "war" is not used once in any of the lyrics which is a definite plus for any Dis band in 2009.

RIPPING THRASH / TAPES ARE COOL / M.U.T. / B.I.T.E. DISTRO releases (different labels done by the same person):
At one point, getting your band on DIY tape compilations like these was a fantastic way to get your name known internationally. These were done with a DIY spirit, in an attempt to expose people to many great new bands. Now most people just use Myspace or some other lame shit. I've always loved tape labels, and i think that Steve ran one of the best over a long period of time, so thanks to Steve Ripping Thrash for allowing me to keep these releases in print, and please check out his site at http://www.rippingthrash.com/

Active Minds/Rashit split on Tapes Are Cool (TAC006) $4.00
Rashit side features 17 tracks of angry, political hardcore punk from Istanbul, Turkey. Their first four are from their split 7" with Ask It Why and the remaining are taken from a demo. Active Minds who have been around since the late '80s have 19 tracks with the first 10 taken from various rare EPs and comps, the next 5 recorded live in Barrow-In-Furness, England in 1992, and the final 3 taken from a live set in Diest, Belgium, 1995.

Grito De Odio - s/t on Tapes Are Cool (TAC023) $4.00
Grito De Odio formed in 1992 in Spain and released an LP, two split 7"s, a split CD, and this tape. Outright political and anarchist as well as anti-organized religion, this tape contains tracks from their 1998 demo and "Ordas de Destruccion" LP. There's a ton of tracks here of angry and abrasive HC crust.

Rashit/Third World Planet split on Tapes Are Cool (TAC028) $4.00
Rashit came from Istanbul, Turkey and played interesting political punk with a wide variety of influences. Third World Shit from Canada existed from early 1995 through 1999. This tape comes in a nicely packaged fold out insert sleeve containing all the lyrics of both bands. Fourteen songs from Third World Planet and thirteen from Rashit. This tape was originally released in 1998.

V/A - "Tapes Are Still Cool!!" (MU 80) $4.00
This should probably be the title of my distro update this month, but that's cool. I know i probably won't sell a copy of any of these tapes, but i still think they're fucking cool. Fuck the rest of you. With that said, a nice, classic 1990s typical tape comp with some great bands and well... some not so great ones. In The Shit, No Fraud, Drunkard, Sanity Assassins, Senseless, A.S.R., Anger Of Bacterias, Urban DK, Kismet, Dirthead, Disorganized, Global Holocaust, W.O.R.M., Rubbish Heap, White Frogs, Ministry Of Ignorance, Sarah, The Accidents, Intervenzione, Krvavi Mandat, Konfettura, Eternit, Obnoxious Race, and Invazija all make up this comp.

V/A - "When The Insane Rule The World" (MU64) $4.00
Strong international cassette compilation from the mid 1990s containing a bunch of great political punk, hardcore, thrash, and crust bands. This tape includes Dystopia (USA), Running Party (Croatia), Halle 54 (Germany), Toxic Narcotic (USA), Dexkoncierto (Columbia), Sanity Assassins (USA), Infesto (Columbia), Sarcasm (England), M.D.M. (England), Still The Same (Sweden), Four Past Midnight (Scotland), and In.Decision (Scotland). This tape is accompanied by two external sheets containing an insert for each band.

V/A - "How Much Evidence Do You Fucking Need?" tape on MUT/Tapes Are Cool (MU 84) $4.00
A benefit compilation for Mark Barnsley who was jailed for his animal rights activities (I'm not sure if he's still currently in jail). Interesting comp with some well known international bands and some obscure ones. Bands range from a wide range of styles and include Family, Dr. Green, Rot, E.M.S., P.U.S., Senseless, Mrtva Budoucnost, Cowboy Killers, Off Target, Acredine, Existench, Indignation, 1.5 kg Of Excellent Puree, Dikije Gitary, Cerebral Turbulency, Gozzilla & Le Tre Bambine Coii Baffi, Toxic Narotic, Rosvett, Urban Strop, Alt T.C., Bastard Son Of Fud, Age Of Chaos, Sanity Assassins, The Tutsis, Third Lung, Disculpa, and Besk. Quite a few.

ABNORMAL TAPES
"Abnormal Tapes was oriented in the punk-HC-crust-grind-noise-experimental-industrial-noise vein or whatever came out of that." -Matjaz, Abnormal Tapes

It existed from 1994-2004 and was run by Matjaz Galicic from Slovenia who is still involved in many various noise and DIY projects today. You can check out his website at: http://matjaz.jezakon.com/ . He was kind enough to allow some titles on his former label will be available from Social Napalm on a permanent basis. I'm very excited to have these tapes in the catalog as i think they are both great musically as well as represent the Do-It-Yourself and network of friends ethics of international hardcore punk.

"Who Cares... About The Scene?" tape on Abnormal Tapes $4.00 (Abnormal 01)
"Int. compilation-tape w/Força Macabra, Disclose, Agathocles, Antitude + tons more! Comes w/24-page A5 booklet! (punk-HC-grind)" -Abnormal Tapes

Scum Noise/Bloodsuckers split tape on Abnormal Tapes $4.00 (Abnormal 03)
"HC-crust/HC with metal influences! comes with lyrix sheet" -Abnormal Tapes

Disclose - "Collection '96-'98" tape on Abnormal Tapes $4.00 (Abnormal 33)
From Japan. "Includes material from 7''-es, compilations, demos! Classic raw d-beat punk!" -Abnormal Tapes

Disclose/Wind Of Pain split tape on Abnormal Tapes $4.00 (Abnormal 35)
"Japan/Finland split-tape – raw Dis-punk/crusty HC-punk!!!" -Abnormal Tapes

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

Some cool releases including some stuff on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos

Other shit:

Social Circkle interview on Tuesday, October 6, 2009

All responses by guitarist and founding member Matt. Ryan declined comment.

Here's an interview i came up with for Social Circkle. I was hoping you guys would answer this for me. Please no doofus responses. Here we go...

Erik: Is it true that Ryan (drums) is not allowed in the room when Social Circkle is writing new songs because his taste in hardcore punk is so poor that he'd ruin the sound of the band?

Matt: He already ruined it, isn't that obvious? No, seriously though, he has veto rights, but he doesn't actually write anything.

Erik: If Joey Vindictive were still running VML Records and asked Social Circkle to do a VMLive release, would you say yes? I think that'd be sweet. I think Closet Fairies would have been great for a VMLive 7" too, you?

Matt: I would totally do it, we have this awful sounding set from Welfare that would be perfect. Its from Steve Quix's 40th birthday show.

Erik: I heard Neil Robinson of Tribal War Records recently sold off his personal collection. I feel like this is yet another example of the death of "hardcore for the hardcore" and anti-everything politics and DIY ethics. Now DIY hardcore punk is based so much around hype, trends, limited edition releases, and internet gossip. Social Circkle is a band that has certainly benefited from internet popularity - and i'm not insinuating that's intentional on your part or that you tried to foster internet hype because i know you guys and know you never did - but as a band with members who were actively involved in the '90s, how do you feel about how things have swung? Is there any substance to the culture anymore, or is it totally vapid and superficial at this point?

Matt: This question goes in a bunch of different directions. I think any band that people like in 2009 is going to generate some sort of 'internet chatter,' I wouldn't call it hype or anything, its just people talking. When we started, I tried really hard to not have any talk about us on 'The Board' even though several of us posted on there because I didn't want to be a 'board band.' As far as the '90s versus now, its hard to say. I will be 30 in two months, and I was a teenager in the '90s. Obviously I'm in somewhat of a different place (somewhat) now than I was then, so my perception of the scene at large is going to be different. However, there must be something appealing about all of these because I'm still here.

Erik: Do you find it disconcerting having two members of the band who would rather have X'd up with Underdog than had a drink with the Underdogs?

Matt: I applaud your witty word play here, but do either of those dudes even listen to Underdog?

Erik: Would you rather open for the Casualties or Chronic Sick in 2009?

Matt: The Casualties, obviously. If Eric Yu was still in the band, he'd say Chronic Sick.

Erik: How come Social Circkle hasn't had any offers from any major labels yet while Scapegoat and Morne (both good bands) got asked to do records for Relapse? Are you guys gonna send a promo pack to Epitaph? The drummer in Kvoteringen also drums for Millincolin, maybe he could hook you guys up???

Matt: Scapegoat got an offer from Relapse? Hadn't heard about that. We never got any offers from anyone other than No Way and Deranged, obviously.

Erik: Perhaps you guys could do what Fucked Up does and keep jumping around to whatever the most popular big indie label is at the time in a futile attempt to maintain popularity and credibility while putting out increasingly awful records?

Matt: Perhaps we could. Seriously though, can you think of any other labels that we would fit on? As far as Fucked Up goes, I'm over it.

Erik: What if you guys featured the Vivian Girls on one of your songs? Like a guest star appearance. That'd be pretty cool, right?

Matt: I've always wanted to have 'The Song With The Saxophone,' do any of them play? I'm not sure, I'll have to check with their tour manager.

Erik: Matt, you are from New Jersey originally. Do you have any good Guido stories? And being from New Jersey, how many kids did you grow up with that now work at the dump?

Matt: No good Guido stories, but this guy I was really tight with in 6th and 7th grade went on to work for the DPW. Does that count? I'm pretty sure he still lives in our hometown.

Erik: Ryan, you are from Vermont originally. Did you lose your virginity to a sheep or a cow? Is it true you became vegan after squirting yourself in the eye milking the family goat? Did you ever perform any actions with the local ALF cell to liberate some slaughterhouses? (I'm very pro ALF for the record.)

Matt: Wow.

Erik: How good is that Epidemic 12" that Christian played on before Social Circkle? I love that record and wish he'd done more with them. Any thoughts?

Matt: We played with the Epidemic in Albany a few years ago, and Christian got tanked and pogoed. I don't think I've ever seen him go off for a band like that, except for the Zero Boys. Seeing him dancing to songs he wrote was really funny.

Erik: Why do you guys think every band that has come out of California for at least the past 10 years is so bad? There's so many fucking people in that state, you'd think they could form just one good band, but nope. Why do you think this is?

Matt: Clearly you've never heard What Happens Next, my young friend.

Erik: Can i submit this interview to MRR?

Matt: It hits a bit harder than the Al Quint interview we did. Submit it as a guest column.

Erik: Let's play Boston Punk Celebrity Death Match. Who would win:

Chris Strunk vs. Crusty Craig

Matt: Oof, the rematch? Craig was having some back problems last I saw him, so I'd give this one to Strunk.

Erik: Robin vs. "The Scene"

Matt: Is that dude still at it? Robin I guess, for his perseverance.

Erik: Mike McCarthy vs. 1998

Matt: McCarthy.

Erik: Al Quint vs. lack of motivation

Matt: I think lack of motivation is clearly winning.

Erik: Conversions vs. Vile Bodies

Matt: Haven't heard Vile Bodies yet. You tell me.

Erik: Milosz vs. his ego (no beef, just sayin')

Matt: Sylvia

Erik: Any parting words? Thanks for the interview guys. If all goes well, this'll be in next month's Barely Legal.

Matt: I hope none of these answers fall into the 'doofus' category.

September 20, 2009 distro update

2009-09-28T15:00:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone,
Continuing in the campaign to only carry releases that i think are good, the front has captured a solid crop of releases. The one i'm really going to single out this time is the Hard Skin "Same Meat, Different Gravy" LP. A fucking modern classic if such a thing exists. It doesn't quite have the chops of a 4-Skins "Wonderful World" or "All Cops Are Bastards," but it's not very far behind either. Fantastic songs, the wittiest lyrics ever, and choruses you can sing along to all night long. The great layout and superb packaging certainly don't hurt either. This is a re-release of their 2004 LP.

The other release i'd like to single out is the Scatha discography double LP. I'm a bit biased about this band because they were one of the earlier crust bands that i was exposed to when getting into punk, and i'm half Scottish. A decade or so after being released, i think their songs hold up very well, are still very powerful, and are still relevant. What Scatha was able to do was combine elements of traditional Scottish history, mythology, and ancient culture into their music to make powerful and unique sound. I think it's especially notable in the drumming on the songs. I'm not talking about wearing studded kilts or having Antisect painted on the side of their bagpipes, it's all a bit more primal and far less corny than that. Heavier Oi Polloi would probably be the closest comparison, but fans of Doom, Hiatus, State Of Fear, and other '90s crust bands should dig it. Pricey, but worth it.

Other highlights this time around include new Gov Warning records, the (early '90s Japanese band) Warcry demo 12"s on Crust War that i was very fortunate to get (be warned: they are expensive), Shock Troop LPs (great cover artwork), Bone Awl "Night's Middle" EPs, Mob 47 tapes (official release of '85/86 demos), Stitches "Automatic" 7"s (best '77 band going in my opinion), Closet Fairies side of their split 7", Invasion - "La Caza" 12"s, and some other shit.

As always anyone with any suggestions on what to carry please reply, i'll consider anything within the scope of thrash, anarcho/peace punk, hardcore, UK82, or crust. I'm always on the lookout for old caches of '90s leftover stock, so if you know of a defunct label or distro with a bunch of copies of old Jobbykrust and Diskonto records sitting in a closet or under a bed, please drop me a line.

Concerning pricing, i understand that some prices here might seem way on the high side of things. I think unfortunately this is where you will be seeing things going in the future. I've been looking at a lot of other distros/labels to see what their prices are on international releases, and everyone is having to deal with selling records for very expensive prices. This is for two reasons. First, when ordering wholesale from overseas, the US dollar is so weak against the Euro and especially against the GB pound, that you're paying almost 60% more right off the bat. Add that 60% lost in the exchange rate for postage as well, and you're looking at a substantial hit you've got to make up. The second reason is because mailing records from the US internationally has gotten outrageously expensive. An example of this with nice whole numbers that come out evenly is a well packed box of 7 LPs shipped to Japan or Europe costs $42.00 even to ship. Take $42.00 and divide it by the 7 LPs a distro receives in return, and it's $6 added on to each LP to make up for postage. The base price for an LP is $10. Add the $6 extra per LP on for postage, and you've quickly got a $16 dollar LP sitting in a distro before it's even got postage added to it to ship it out to someone placing a mailorder within the US. And the $10 base price for an LP in 2009 is certainly anything by a "comfortable" profit margin for a distro to begin with. It's easy to see why so many distros are closing up shop. If things continue to go this way (and i don't see why they won't as the post office is expected to report a loss of $7 Billion in 2009 alone according to the NY Times), it won't be more than a couple of years before imported LPs are $25 in the US. The one saving grace is that you can mail approximately 15 7"s in one of the Flat Rate Priority mailers that the post office provides you with for about $13.00. For an example of this, take 15 7"s, mail them to Italy for $13, and you're adding about a dollar to each 7". Add the dollar for shipping onto the $4 base of a 7", and you still end up with a $5 international 7". That's a pretty great deal in 2009. The only problem with this deal is what do you do when you're trading a label in Italy for 10 LPs and 5 7"s? You've got to make up the difference somewhere, and that's how you end up with $6.00 7"s in a distro. So i just wanted to take a minute to clarify exactly how i come up with my prices so that no one thinks i'm price gouging or anything like that. If anyone has any questions or anything or would like to further discuss this, i'm more than open to it.

But on a better note than why shit's expensive...... here's some stuff that's free with orders. Please state that you want these with your orders though.
-Orders of $20 can have a free Worhats/Strohsacke split 7" on Social Napalm Records
-Orders of $25 can have their choice of a copy of Monikers "Eat Your Young" CD or Serious Geniuses "You Can Steal The Riffs, But..." CD (jewel cases not included)
-Orders of $30 can have one of the two CDs plus the 7"

Full distro list and website can be viewed at http://www.socialnapalm.com/

Please remember that PRICES ARE *NOT* POSTAGE PAID. For U.S. (domestic) customers, here are the postage rates for ordering:
$0-$10.00 = $2 shipping
$10.01-$25.00 = $2.50 shipping
$25.01-$50.00 = $3 shipping
$50.01-$100.00 = $4 shipping
$100.01-$150.00 = $5 shipping
$150.01-$200.00 = $6 shipping
Over $200, email me please.

International customers please get in touch for rates. All international orders are sent via airmail.

We can accept well concealed cash or *postal* (that you get from the post office) money orders made out to "Erik" (NOT Social Napalm). Thanks.

Paypal is accepted, but i do have to charge to include for their fees.

Address is at the end of this email.

Here's what's in stock now:

7"s:

Bone Awl - "Night's Middle" on Klaxon Records/Nuclear War Now! Productions $5.00
The best black metal band to emerge since Bathory me thinks. Lo-fi recordings, punk influenced songs, no blast beats, and no Satanic imagry. The band leaves much to the imagination with their vague soundscapes. One of the best bands going today regardless of genre.

Deathcage - "Tomorrow We Die" on Sniper Fucker Records $6.00
"3 trax of Australian hardcore, picks up were the "Chaos Night Rider" 7" left off, but adds more over the top guitar and NWOBHM influence. Best stuff to date."

Government Warning - "Executed" on Grave Mistake Records $4.00
"Brand new 45 single to accompany the new full length. Recorded in the same session as Paranoid Mess. This was originally intended to be a European tour single but we just opted to make it a proper release instead. The title track charges through at varying speeds, musically taking cues from Kings Of Punk era Poison Idea topped with Kenny's biting vocal delivery, while the flip side backhands you with one quick ripper in standard GW fashion, followed up with a Battalion of Saints cover." -Alex/Grave Mistake Records

State Poison - s/t on Shogun Records $6.00
"Make no mistake, these Frenchies-plus-one-Floridian sleep cuddled next to their Disorder records, passed out with a gluebag in hand. ... I would align this with Swankys or early Confuse, before lumping it in with the crasher crust scene. Overall, State Poison has enough ineptness, ridiculousness, catchiness, and creativity to pull this style off. Download the demo for free at statepoison.blogspot.com" -MRR review
MP3: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/shogunrecordings/music/statepoison_narcotization.mp3
Cover image: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/shogunrecordings/disco_covers/statepoison.jpg

Cassette tapes:

Mob 47 - "Garanterat Mob 47 - A Tribute To Mob 47 + Bonus Tape" on A.L.P. Tapes $5.00
Very cool tape originally released in August of 2001 on A.L.P. Tapes out of Sweden which was run by Krogh from Blindead Productions/Dömd fanzine. The B side of the tape features tracks from two different Mob 47 rehearsal/demo recording sessions. The first song was recorded in February of 1985, while tracks 2-19 were recorded at the last Mob 47 rehearsal ever in September of 1986 (until they reformed in 2005). The A side of the tape features bands all paying tribute to Mob 47 by covering some of their classic and best songs. I'm very happy to have this release in stock and think people will enjoy it.

LPs/12"s/10"s:

Ääritila - "Ennen Huomista, Tänä Tuomiopäivänä" LP on Feral Ward $10.00

Busy Signals - s/t LP on Dirtnap Records $10.00
"Touching on several overlooked styles that have only recently become appreciated, the Busy Signals are an unstoppable explosion of so many great nuances that it will literally make your head spin. With their instantly gratifying buzzing sound firmly rooted in original formula high-energy pop without a side of the feyness usually along for the ride, they have developed an incredible knack for weaving in bass lines and backup vocals that rekindle the magic created by first-wave Belgian punk bands right alongside the refreshing twists of primordial glam. This all comes together to concoct a blend of "real deal" punk so enthralling you'll be surprised at how bleak your outlook on life was before you were exposed to it, and you'll quickly realize how passable everything else seems to sound that came before it." -Ken/Dirtnap Records

Crude - "1999" LP on Feral Ward $10.00

The Ergs - "Upstairs/Downstairs" LP on Dirtnap Records $10.00
"Lots of bands dream of becoming a great punk band, a great pop band, or a great hardcore band. But the truly great bands, the ones that come along and alter the course of music, can never be pigeonholed into just one genre. You don't want to listen to the same type of music all the time, so why would a band wnt to drone through songs that all sound the same? The Ergs have the talent to play outside the lines. The New Jersey-based trio draws influences from the strongest sections of the SST catalog, pop punk in the vein of both Ramones and Descendents, country, and even jazz. When listening to The Ergs, prepare to have your definition of pop punk challenged. As a band, everything goes; As listeners, everyone wins." -Ken/Dirtnap Records

Estranged - "Static Thoughts" LP on Dirtnap Records $10.00
"PDX 3 piece with a heavy background in the local HC/Crust scenes (members have been/are in bands like Remains Of The Day, Hellshock, Warcry, From Ashes Rise, Coldbringer, and lots more) play icy, ominous post punk ala Wipers, Mission Of Burma, Warsaw-era Joy Division, etc. LPs come with digital download coupon." -Ken/Dirtnape Records

The Equalities - "On Street!" LP on Loud Punk Records $10.00
New excellent pogo punk band out of Japan featuring Tetsutaro from Dick Spikie. Fans of Dick Spikie, Tom & Boot Boys, or other Japanese pogo punk bands should dig this.

The Exploding Hearts - "Shattered" LP on Dirtnap Records $10.00

The Exploding Hearts - "Guitar Romantic" LP on Dirtnap Records $10.00

Government Warning - "Paranoid Mess" 12" on Grave Mistake Records/No Way Records $10.00
"Richmond, VA's one and only Government Warning are at it again. Following 2006's "No Moderation" LP and 2007's "Arrested" EP comes their highly anticipated second full length; Paranoid Mess delivers fifteen more unrelenting tracks full of snotty hardcore attitude that musically lies somewhere between Zero Boys, Verbal Abuse, FU's or Adolescents. The diverse songwriting that you have come to expect from GW is still very much present on this new LP, from the high speed hardcore blasts to the more mid tempo, hook laden fist pumpers, and everything in between. Great sounding record that brings to mind the golden era of US hardcore - absolutely timeless and essential." -Alex/Grave Mistake Records

Hard Skin - "Same Meat, Different Gravy" LP on Feral Ward $10.00
The best. A top recommendation. "Fake" Skinhead/Oi taking the piss while having a laugh down at the pub. Nearly flawless.

Marked Men - "Ghosts" LP on Dirtnap Records $10.00
"Blurring the rawness and velocity of their self-titled debut with the slightly more developed songwriting "chops" of the last two, the Marked Men have truly delivered the best of both worlds. Since their debut album came out on Rip Off in 2002 (reissued in 2008 on Dirtnap!), the Marked Men have established themselves as one of the best, most distinctive, compelling, and instantly recognizable punk bands of the 2000's. They're also quickly becoming one of the more influential. Despite that, you can pop the needle on "Ghosts" for 5 seconds and instantly be left without a doubt as to whom you are listening. It ain't pop-punk. It ain't power-pop. It ain't KBD or '77 style punk. At this point, the Marked Men sound like absolutely no one but themselves. The bad news is that this will be their last album for a couple of years, as co-lead vocalist/guitarist/total musical genius Jeff Burke is currently living in Japan. The good news is that the band swears they are NOT broken up, just on extended hiatus. We couldn't possibly be more honored that the Marked Men saw fit to return to our humble label, and are looking forward to doing more stuff with them (and hopefully their new, as yet unformed bands) in the coming years!" -Ken/Dirtnap Records

Raw Power - "Screams From The Gutter" LP on Toxic Shock Records $10.00
"17 song Italian hardcore masterpiece from 1985. Produced by Zero Boy Paul Mahern during their first of many US tours. A bonafide classic!" -Toxic Shock Records

Scatha - "After The Dust Settles" 2xLP on Agipunk Records $19.00
"Born in Scotland in 1995 from the ashes of Disaffect and Sedition, Scatha established themselves as one of the most important names in the 90's crust scene. Carrying on a deep concept rooted in the Celtic culture, their songs still remain a breath of fresh air, complex, slower, sometimes with a metallic pace, leading crust to an original and still unreached by others level. This double Lp features in their entirety "Respect, Protect, Reconnect" '96 LP, "Fuck the system" '97 EP, "Birth, life and death" '98 LP and tracks from the split EP with Dagda. Comes with thick booklet with lyrics. Already out on CD on MCR Company/Japan, now you have the chance to get those masterpieces in the original vinyl format." -Agipunk Records

Shock Troop - "Nightmare In 2012" LP on Sniper Fucker Records $16.00

Warcry - "Keep Drinking Attitude" on Crust War Records $17.50
"New release of 2009 summer from of Crust War! 93 years Jhonio (Gloom) side project and Osaka Crustys triple vocal legend! 12 inch EP24 tune entering Short Stench Shock! In the midst of sale!" -Record Shop Base, Japan

Warcry - "Not So Distant Future" LP on Feral Ward $10.00
Second 12" from PDX's Warcry.

Warcry - Demo 12" on Black Water Records $10.00
One time only pressing of 1000 copies. This is the demo of the PDX band Warcry. Raw, Discharge inspired hardcore.

Wasted Time - "Futility" 12" on Grave Mistake Records $10.00
"After two killer EPs, Richmond's Wasted Time finally unleash their first devastating full length, Futility. On this LP, Wasted Time continue to deliver their trademark hard-as-nails brand of US hardcore. With the expansion of the band to a five piece, Futility also finds the band drawing from additional influences, resulting in a more massive and ferocious sound than their previous releases." -Alex/Grave Mistake Records

Zines:

Deprogram - Vol. 1 - $4.00
Excellent new hardcore/crust/raw punk zine out of Portland done by Keith from Hellshock/Estranged/Black Water Records. This debut issue features interviews with Lobotomia (Brazil), AGE (Japan), Final Warning (PDX), Bomberegn (Sweden), Vaurio (Finland), Japanese punk artist Sugi, and Punk And Destroy shop along with reviews, top 10s, pictures, Hellshock and Lebenden Toten tour reports, and scene reports from Finland and Osaka and Tsuyama, Japan. Quite a lot packed in there.

THE FOLLOWING RECORDS ARE NOT ACTUALLY IN YET, BUT I'M EXPECTING ALL OF THEM EITHER THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK. IF YOU DON'T MIND WAITING, I CAN HOLD YOUR SHIT UNTIL THESE RELEASES COME IN. ANY QUESTIONS, JUST GET IN TOUCH.

Invasion - "La Caza" 12" on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos $15.00
The 2009 equivalent of Discharge's "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" album. Very fucking powerful hardcore from Spain.
http://lavidaesunmus.com/PAGES/pop%20up%20mp3s/invasion2ndmp3.html

Organism - "Hope" 12" on Hardware Records $14.00
"Vinyl sounds killer, cover looks flawless. 8 tracks of neckbreaking full throttle Hardcore Punk from Osaka/Japan. Don't miss one of the most destructive contemporary units from Japan! This has the raw, violent energy of Warhead's first 7". An instant classic!" -Chris/Hardware Records
http://www.hardware-records.com/mp3/organism_-_judge.mp3

FM Bats - "Shark In The Water" 12" on Vinyl Dog Records $10.00
"FM Bats is comprised of Leonardo Salas (bass), & Orlando Sanchez (guitar) who were the backbone & songwriters of Im Gonna Stab You, Todd Jacobs (vocals) who also sang in Le Shok and Neon King Kong under the alias of "Nancy Manhands" and Tony Matarazzo (drums) of the Grand Elegance. The band as a whole has only been together and playing live since August of 2004. Todd and Leonardo however have been making the songs on this E.P. under the moniker "Old Crow" since they were first roommates about six years ago… FM Bats finally shed the light of day after finding the perfect local Long Beach teammates and ending prior musical obligations- mostly on bad terms. FM Bats now includes new member, Brett Cutts (Himself) on guitar, whom they acquired after his return home from living in Washington and Orlando's current two year vacation in a Nevada state prison .This is for fans of Wall Of Voodoo, The Fall, & Davie Allen & The Arrows (as if Sir Davie was on speed-Ha-Ha). Actually it obviously sounds a lot like Im Gonna Stab You with Todd singing and Tony playing drums like he was one of Adam's Antz." -TKO Records

Riffs - "Underground Kicks" LP on TKO Records $10.00
"After wowing audiences nationwide on tour dates supporting legends Slaughter & the Dogs and current Punk Rock greats the Virus and Defiance; Portland, OR's true underground underdogs have decided to answer the call for "MORE!" from their growing army of fans, with this reissue of their 2000 debut album, Underground Kicks." -TKO Records

Riffs - "Such A Bore" on TKO Records $4.00
"The Riffs make their TKO debut this month with this new single! This release is a perfect introduction to this incredible band. The Riffs blistering twin guitar attack, equally channeling Johnny Thunders and Steve Jones, will time-warp you back to the late 70's if you're not careful!!! The A-side is from the Riffs upcoming album, the B-side is exclusive to this release." -TKO Records

Riffs - "Poison Boys" on TKO Records $4.00
"Here's a teaser for the Riffs' upcoming "Death Or Glory" album, just in time for the band's U.S. tour with Slaughter & the Dogs. Check out what the Punk Rock Press [Worldwidepunk.com] has to say about our boys: 'The Riffs capture the New Yorkness of the Heartbreakers, and the Bristishness of Slaughter & the Dogs with a pinch of Discharge...' " -TKO Records

Stitches - "Automatic" on TKO Records $4.00
"The Stitches make their smashing TKO debut this month with this killer of a 3-song 7" EP. This baby showcases this notorious band at their snot-spewing best; and this just a teaser for the album coming next month!" -TKO Records

US Bombs - "Tora Tora Tora" on TKO Records $4.00
"You better head to the fallout shelter! U.S. Bombs have returned to rain death and destruction upon you with these two all-new tracks!" -TKO Records

US Bombs - "Art Kills" on TKO Records $4.00
"Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the fallout shelter... the U.S. Bombs are back! Two new exclusive tracks, first 1,000 copies on colored vinyl, controversial artwork and politically charged lyrics- what else did you expect!?! Duck and Cover!!!" -TKO Records

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

Not sure yet honestly. I've got some things in mind though.

Erik SN
P.O. Box 4073
S. Chelmsford, MA
01824-0773
U.S.A.
http://www.socialnapalm.com/

August 16, 2009 distro update

2009-09-28T14:59:00.001-04:00

Hello everyone,
It took about a year, but the Anxiety self titled 12" is finally available. Honestly, i try my hardest to be really honest and never mislead people, and i really, really believe that this is a great record. I am thrilled to be a part of the project, and i just hope that people enjoy it as much as i do. Taking influences from lots of late '80s British HC bands, it reminds me of Atavistic, Electro Hippies, that Terrorain demo, and things in that vein. Not grind or powerviolence or anything like that but fast and strong. Lyrically it's pretty fucking cynical and negative. Songs like "Neutral Scum," "Human Race," "Stop Breeding," and "Fat Fucks With Money" are just a few examples of the pessimism that spews forth on this platter. It also includes a cover of the Headcleaners' "Epidemic Infection." For anyone curious, there's some unmastered versions of songs available to listen to at http://www.myspace.com/anxietyhardcoreband . Please check the front cover art at Front cover image: http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1011/anxietyfront.jpg

I'm also excited that Dischord has repressed so much of their back catalog, and i think i now have all their hardcore releases in stock on vinyl. The most recent is the Faith/Void split LP repress. To me, this is easily a top 10 of all time release and is as good as LPs by Jerry's Kids, Rudimentary Peni, Crucifix, Raw Power, Negative Approach, or anyone else. So it's nice to have it in the distro.

The next few orders will get a free copy of the More Noise newsletter out of England which contains interviews with Reality Crisis and Exit Hippies as well as some punk news, reviews, and other info. A nice, short read. I'm down to about six copies or so left. If you'd just like the newsletter and nothing else, send two stamps, and i'll get one out to you.

Full distro list and website can be viewed at http://www.socialnapalm.com/

Please remember that PRICES ARE *NOT* POSTAGE PAID. For U.S. (domestic) customers, here are the postage rates for ordering:
$0-$10.00 = $2 shipping
$10.01-$25.00 = $2.50 shipping
$25.01-$50.00 = $3 shipping
$50.01-$100.00 = $4 shipping
$100.01-$150.00 = $5 shipping
$150.01-$200.00 = $6 shipping
Over $200, email me please.

International customers please get in touch for rates. All international orders are sent via airmail.
We can accept well concealed cash or *postal* (that you get from the post office) money orders made out to "Erik" (NOT Social Napalm). Thanks.

Paypal is accepted, but i do have to charge to include for their fees.

Address is at the end of this email.

Here's what's in stock now:

LPs/12"s/10"s:

Anxiety - "Pathetic" 12" on Social Napalm Records $10.00
OK, everyone knows it's getting harder and harder to sell records. It seems like there's millions of new releases that either aren't very good, get lost in the shuffle, or just flat out aren't worth bothering about when you could listen to the '80s originators instead. I don't blame people for wanting to spend their money on something from 1983 instead of taking a chance on a third rate new band because i do the same thing. I'm not sure how to write a description to get a new record to stand out, but i honestly released this record because i really loved the music, and i hope people will share my enthusiasm for it. There's nine songs here, and, to me, it sounds like late '80s British HC. I'd say Electro Hippies, Atavistic, that Terrorain demo 7" a bit or Death Sentence from Australia. It's got a lot of echo on the vocals and really negative and pessemistic lyrics with an appropriately raw recording. I hope people will be willing to take a chance on this. If you're into late '80s UKHC, check this out.
MP3: Mass Suicide, Mass Riot http://www.sendspace.com/file/04k5hg
Front cover image: http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1011/anxietyfront.jpg

Faith/Void split LP on Dischord Records $12.00
Dischord #8. Legendary release. Out of control, emotionally charged, crazed, and urgent hardcore punk from Washington DC originally released in 1982. Bost sides are phenominal. "This 12" LP (on colored vinyl) was recut from the Silver Sonya re-masters in November 2008 at Chicago Mastering Service and comes with a free MP3 download of the album. 24 songs. Recorded At Inner Ear." -Dischord Records

Zines:

Radiation Sickness #4 $3.00
New and improved cut 'n paste, black 'n white typerwriter layout with better interviews than previous issues. This issue features quality in depth interviews with Ripping Thrash zine/label, Al from Suburban Voice zine, Germ Attack from Canada, and a write up on new PDX thrashers Nerveskade. The issue also includes some personal thoughts and other assorted stuff. By far the best issue yet, and highly recommended.

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

Zenevski Dekret - "Necu Da Budem..." 7" on NE Records $5.00
This is Zenevski Dekret's second demo "recorded at Vogue studio, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1988. Comes with a booklet containing the lyrics and comprehensive band history written by one of original members." Limited to 500 copies. http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1436569

Other shit:

The other shit this time around is the fact that the Anxiety record is finally fucking out.

Erik SN
P.O. Box 4073
S. Chelmsford, MA
01824-0773
U.S.A.
http://www.socialnapalm.com/

May 3, 2009 distro update

2009-09-28T14:57:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone,
What's up. Largest update in ages this time around with some stuff that i am excited to have in stock. I'm not trying to hype everything that i got, but i've been trying to be really selective the past couple years on things, and i think this is just about as good of an update as ever. I can safely say i would personally listen to everything on this list and enjoyed it. The most important thing that has come in this time around in my opinion is the UBR reissue 7". Talk about a ripping release. UBR was a early/mid '80s hardcore band out of Yugoslavia. The reissue comes in a gatefold 7" sleeve that is awesome and sounds great, and i can't recommend it highly enough. I'd also single out the Illegal demo as being fantastic. Very nicely done, and definitely one of the best demos i've heard recently. Also Bad Brains, Riistetyt, Oi Polloi (love this band), Lost Cause, Crow, Judgement, and "Yalta Hi Life" comps are all great. I only have one copy of that Bastards LP. Also have some releases i wouldn't normally dabble in with melodic punk like Monikers, Psyched To Die, and Closet Fairies (great local Boston band). I was surprised by how much i enjoyed the Psyched To Die EP. I'm not really familiar with '90s bands that they are influenced by, but i'm gonna guess that maybe it will appeal to fans of FYP or Recess Records? The 7" really threw me for a loop though and was unexpectedly excellent.

Please note the stuff on Kiss Of Death Records (Monikers, Closet Fairies) is not here yet, but i'm expecting it this week. I can hold any orders that include those releases until that package arrives.

The write up for this time around is a short piece i wrote a while back on one of my favorite labels ever, COR Records out of England. Please scroll to the bottom to read about that.

Full distro list and website can be viewed at http://www.socialnapalm.com/

Please remember that PRICES ARE *NOT* POSTAGE PAID. For U.S. (domestic) customers, here are the postage rates for ordering:
$0-$10.00 = $2 shipping
$10.01-$25.00 = $2.50 shipping
$25.01-$50.00 = $3 shipping
$50.01-$100.00 = $4 shipping
$100.01-$150.00 = $5 shipping
$150.01-$200.00 = $6 shipping
Over $200, email me please.

International customers please get in touch for rates. All international orders are sent via airmail.

We can accept well concealed cash or *postal* (that you get from the post office) money orders made out to "Erik" (NOT Social Napalm). Thanks.

Address is at the end of this email.

Here's what's in stock now:

7"s:

Closet Fairies/Party Garbage split on Kiss Of Death Records $4.00
"Bostons's Closet Fairies feature Spent and some of the dudes from WWD. The other side is the final release from Austin, Texas's Party Garbage. If you are not familiar with either band, then get with it and check this out." -Kiss Of Death Records

Crow - "Flock Of Beast" on Prank Records $5.00
"Tokyo Legends Crow return with two new blasting tracks of Doomy Metallic Punk Mayhem – "Flock Of Beast" and "Flock Of Beast 2". Thundering deeper into epic, mid tempo metallic territory on the A-side with Crow's trademark gravel-drawn vocals over searing riffs, this EP echoes their recent "The Beating Of The Wings Of Destruction" 12" by exploding on the B-side into ferocious, fast paced hardcore. Crow origins date back to the early Japanese punk scene of the 1980's, but they have attacked in the last decade with a renewed intensity, culminating this decade in two US tours and a second Album "Bloody Tear" which was released in the U.S. by Prank in 2007. This most recent recording testifies they have no intention of letting up that ferocious Intensity!!!" -Ken/Prank Records

Judgement - "Just Be" on Prank Records $5.00
"Judgement "Just Be" was originally released as a CD- Only EP by Tokyo's HG Fact label in 2001. This was the debut release of the Tokyo bands final line up Comprised of Japanese legends Guitarist Zigyaku (Gudon, Half Years, Bastard), Drummer MUKAI (Chicken Bowels, Deathside) and then-new members singer Jha Jha (Lipcream) and bassist Sakura. Combining the best elements of the band's previous works with an upbeat spirit, high energy drumming and incredible guitar riffs, "Just Be"'s is another landmark in the band's impressive catalog of now classic 7" ep's dating back to the band's origins in the mid 1990's. This is the first time these four tracks appear on vinyl. Split release with HG Fact released for Judgement's recent US performance at Austin's Chaos In Tejas Festival." -Ken/Prank Records

Lost Cause - "Walk Alone" (self released) $4.00
"4 brand new tracks of unrelenting Motorhead-inspired hardcore from this Philadelphia punk n' roll powerhouse. A great follow up to their out of print debut 12". Features current and ex. members of Endless Nightmare,AOS, Diallo, Dissystema and Witch Hunt." -Ned/Lost Cause
**Note: I can also do trades and wholesale ($2.25 ea.) on this release.

Monikers/Delay split on Kiss Of Death Records $4.00
"Delay are the best thing to come out of the Buckeye State since the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Super positive and super friendly this pop-punk trio is awesome. Monikers are the laziest band on the planet and the 1st pressing of this record is proof because the the it has no Monikers songs on it because they missed the deadline. No worries though, Monikers songs are on this second pressing of the 7 inch." -Kiss Of Death Records

Psyched To Die - "Sterile Walls" on Firestarter Records $4.00
"With life comes death. With death comes peace. Psyched To Die can find no peace and channel that frustration into a bunch of rippin' punk songs for all of us to enjoy while they make the best of this time they've got. Tormented minds and twisted brains with melodies to sink your teeth into. Mikey Erg, Brian G. (Forward To Death/For Science), Jay Hunchback, and Chris Frump (Fast Times) have joined forces to shred heads and rip shit here on their debut EP. After dropping quite an impressive demo last summer, the boys are back with seven morose punk rock gems soaked in bitterness and hopelessness, all the while maintaining a prescribed dosage of humor and wit. Still, you won't find any positive sentiments or inspirational messages here, Psyched To Die remind us that when life gets you down, sometimes the best option is to simply cut your losses while you still can. Sterile Walls is your one way ticket to either the nut house or the morgue. Choose death." -Firestarter Records
MP3: http://www.firestarterrecords.com/PTD-FiveYearPlan.mp3

Stong As Ten/Lost Boys split on Shogun Records $5.00
"S.A.T.: 5 brand new tunes still in a very fast thrash metal blend. Includes Nuclear Assault cover! L.B.: add 2 songs to the score. More of an early 80's skatepunk thing. Artwork by Stef Rad Party" -Shogun Records

Trojne - "Who Gives A Fuck Anyway?" on SMRT Records $5.00
Reissue of Swedish hardcore from 1984. This was Trojne's second EP. Raw Discharge, GBH, and other UK inspired hardcore that comes in a reprint of the original sleeve as well as a seperate piece of paper that contains a nice write up with info on the band done by an ex-member. A nice package that should appeal to fans of Swedish hardcore with a Discharge influence.

UBR - "Corpus Delecti" on NE Records $5.00
"European re press of this early 80's Yugoslavian classic. One of the first and best known Yugoslav bands, UBR was highly influenced by the raw thrash sounds of Italy and this was originally released on the Italian Attack Punk label. Very nice gateold sleeve. Excellent re issue." -Havoc Records

Tapes:

Illegal - demo
Ex-members of Portland City punks Bombs Away relocate to Montreal and formed this new band named Illegal. Honestly, this is the best demo i've heard in ages. Absolutely raging Spanish influenced hardcore with rabid vocals done in Spanish. This band really nailes the "could have been released in 1984" sound, and i can't wait to hear more from them.

LPs/12"s/10"s:

Bad Brains - "Rock For Light" $12.00
European repress that i believe is official(?). This is the last essential Bad Brains release (although i personally also enjoy "I Against I") "The tracks on this album exemplify the Bad Brains' unique blend of reggae and metal-embellished hardcore. Ric Ocasek's excellent production works especially well on the thrashers by underlining some of their complex arrangements and superb musicianship, and even though a fair proportion of this material has been released previously, it's difficult to ignore memorable blasts like "Fearless Vampire Killers" and "How Low Can a Punk Get?" Solid and powerful." -Steve Spinali (from Maximum Rocknroll #8, September 1983)

Bastards - "Jareton Maailma" LP $12.00
Only copy in stock. Finnish hardcore, sloppy as shit. Love it or hate it. It's a fucking mess.

Th' Inbred - "A Family Affair" LP $10.00
"With vocals reminiscent of Ian MacKaye or Kevin Seconds, combined with an almost jazzy hardcore band makes for interesting listening. This band is big on intros that are slow and different, then rip into a thrash song with changes throughout. Beefeater fans will relate to this. Lots of challenging/thoughtful lyrics to boot. Great effort here." -Tim Yohannon (from Maximum Rock'n'Roll #36, May 1986)

Th' Inbred - "Kissing Cousins" LP $10.00
Wild '80s hardcore from Virginia. Their second LP, from 1988.

Monikers - "Wake Up" LP on Kiss Of Death Records $10.00
"Featuring a member of the long-defunct Florida legends Discount, people tend to say Monikers "Wake Up" sounds like Jawbreaker, Leatherface, and a bunch of other 90's pop punk bands. What they don't know is that Monikers are probably the best band in the whole world right now. Monikers first full length record "Wake Up" is the product of years of slacking off, years of avoiding practice, and years of playing shows far too drunk for their own good, if they even show up at all. Still, somehow Monikers managed to get the songs down and record an album through minimal effort ready to bring their brand of gruff pop punk to the masses. "Wake Up" should be a welcome addition to the present state of music. It's pretty good too. Vinyl includes a free download of the songs." -Kiss Of Death Records

Oi Polloi/Nikmat Olalim split LP on Campary Records $10.00
UK/Israel anarchist hardcore punk!! Oi Polloi has been around forever and info is widely available online about them. N.O. is a newer band from Israel.

Riistetyt - "Skitsofrenia" LP on Hohnie Records $12.00
Last copies of this record. Official reissue licensed from Propaganada Records. Fantastic tribal and chaotic Finnish hardcore influenced by Chaos UK, Disorder, and Discharge. This was originally released in 1983. An excellent release.

V/A - "Yalta Hi Life" on Power It Up Records $12.00
"Here it is at last. A legit re press of this Finnish hardcore classic from 1984. This is repressed under license by Power It Up records of Germany with North American distribution by Havoc. I know that comps get a bad rap these days as random assemblies of bands "throwaway tracks". You have to put yourself back in time to the good old days of 1984 when hardcore was still a new, raw and urgent form of music. At that time comps made a lot of sense to document the explosive new scene and most bands chose their BEST songs to put on a comp rather than their worst. Yalta Hi Life was originally released by Finland's Barrabas records in 1984. Featured are three to eight tracks each by Terveet Kadet, Varaus, Aparat, Kaaos, Aivoproteesi and KTMK. I'm particularly fond of this style of comp because you get about a 7" worth of material from each of the six bands. The TK and Kaaos songs are raging, and most people will probably buy this because those bands are pretty well known. KTMK is at their most hardcore/punk sounding on this release. Varaus can't be touched on any format. Aparat is not so well known, but still tear it up. And Aivoproteesi are really good and pretty unknown outside Finland as I think this material is their only release. A really solid comp start to finish if you are a die hard or just getting into 80's Finnish hardcore." -Havoc Records

Zines:

Ripping Thrash #25/Hell And Damnation split zine $4.00
"48 pages with tons of reviews of old stuff we missed during the time neither of put out a zine for ages! Plus chats with Active Rebellion distro, Chris Agitate zine, Step On It, NK6 and Vi Gruer Oss. And the usual zine stuff." -Steve Ripping Thrash... Still proving why England remains the best authors punk zines, HAD and Ripping Thrash have teamed up to continue to cover international DIY hardcore punk with sincerity, enthusiasm, and a crucial commitment to DIY ethics.

Here's what should be in for the next update (DO NOT ORDER YET):

Zenevski Dekret - "Necu Da Budem..." 7" on NE Records $5.00
This is Zenevski Dekret's second demo "recorded at Vogue studio, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1988. Comes with a booklet containing the lyrics and comprehensive band history written by one of original members." Limited to 500 copies. http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1436569

Radiation Sickness #4 $3.00
New and improved cut 'n paste, black 'n white typerwriter layout with better interviews than previous issues. This issue features quality in depth interviews with Ripping Thrash zine/label, Al from Suburban Voice zine, Germ Attack from Canada, and a write up on new PDX thrashers Nerveskade. The issue also includes some personal thoughts and other assorted stuff. By far the best issue yet, and highly recommended.

Other shit:

Children of the Revolution Records

Hail To England. The Mother Land. A place known for shitty weather, fucked up teeth, and fallen colonial empires. And although in punk England is best known for great UK82 and anarcho-punk, they also released a couple of hardcore and thrash records that are worth well more than just one listen. Children of the Revolution Records, also known simply as C.O.R. Records, was started by Tim Bennett in 1984 in Bristol. Riot City Records from Bristol was just ending, and C.O.R. Records picked right up where they left off, releasing the best hardcore bands that England and elsewhere had to offer. The label would go on to release some of the best thrash bands coming out around the world at that time and forge it's legacy as one of the best hardcore labels ever.

C.O.R. Records had a total of 27 releases in their existence, with an emphasis on UK and British bands such as Lunatic Fringe, Chaos UK, The Stupids, Onslaught, Sacrilege, Concrete Sox, A.O.A., and more but also focusing on the international side of hardcore too. They did releases for CCM, I Refuse It, Negazione, and Declino from Italy, Vicious Circle from Australia, Heibal from Belgium, and The Accüsed from the US among others. Prior to this time, labels had focused almost exclusively on releasing bands from their own local area or only broadening their spectrum to release national acts. Along with Pusmort, C.O.R. was one of the first vinyl labels to focus on the international side of hardcore punk with their releases as well as the domestic side.

C.O.R. began winding down in 1986 with another great label from Bristol, Manic Ears Records, reportedly buying the rights to the C.O.R. name and taking control of the label. The rights to the releases would eventually fall into the hands of Sanctuary Records which is owned by members of Iron Maiden. Because of this, few of the titles have been reissued and the label and many releases have languished in semi-obscurity.

C.O.R. Records discography:

7" and 12" EP Releases

COR 1 (1985) - LUNATIC FRINGE - "Cringe with the Fringe" 7"
COR 2 (1985) - XPOZEZ - "Forcefed the Truth Drug" 7"
COR 3 (1985) - THE STUPIDS - "Violent Nun" 7"
COR 4 (1985) - AOA - "Who Are They Trying to Con?" 12"
COR 5 (1985) - POLITICAL ASYLUM - "Winter" 7"
COR 6 (1985) - POTENTIAL THREAT - "Brainwashed" 7"
COR 7 (1985) - FAMOUS IMPOSTERS - "Would Anything Change?" 12"

LP Releases

GURT 1 (1984) - CHAOS UK - "Short Sharp Shock" LP
GURT 2 (1985) - ONSLAUGHT - "Power From Hell" LP
GURT 3 (1985) - CCM/I REFUSE IT split LP
GURT 4 (1985) - SACRILEGE - "Behind the Realms of Madness" LP
GURT 5 (1985) - VICIOUS CIRCLE - "The Price of Progress" LP
GURT 6 (1985) - DEPRAVED - "Come On Down..." LP
GURT 7 (1985) - NEGAZIONE/DECLINO split LP
GURT 8 (1985) - ANGOR WAT - "General Strike" 12"
GURT 9 (1985) - THE STUPIDS - "Peruvian Vacation" LP
GURT 10 (1986) - CONCRETE SOX - "Your Turn Next" LP
GURT 11 (1986) - THE APOSTLES - "The Lives & Times of the Apostles" LP
GURT 12 (1986) - AOA/OI POLLOI - "Unlimited Genocide" split LP
GURT 13 (1986) - KINA - "Cercando" LP
GURT 14 (1986) - DEPRAVED - "Stupidity Maketh The Man" LP
GURT 15 (1986) - THE STUPIDS - "Retard Picnic" LP
GURT 16 (1986) - HEIBAL - "Yeah, Everything's Great!" LP
GURT 17 (1986) - THE ACCÜSED - "The Return of Martha Splatterhead" LP
GURT 18 (1986) - SCUM - "Born Too Soon" LP
GURT 19 (1986) - EYES ON YOU - "Received With Thanks" EP
GURT 20 (?) - V/A - "DIGGING IN THE WATER" compilation LP

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