(review) GAY PANIC DEFENCE – Snowflake Powerviolence Vol 1

Gay Panic Defence

Scottish queer punks have delivered their big boy record.  Still not sure what format this wil be available on but tape is on the list for sure. Violence doesn’t help but power violence does, at least for them, to get their message across.  Prepare yourself for a 10 minute noise assault on your ears with […]

DEAD RHYTHM EASTER FEST closing the line-up

Dead Rhythm Easter Fest

Consider the Easter Treat in Stockholm, Sweden for three days of total raw hardcorepunk.  Talking place at Globenområdet during easter March 30 to April 1. The line-up is a killer! DEATH SIDE (Japan) INFEST (USA) CITIZENS ARREST (USA) GREEN BERET (Boston, USA) https://greenberet.bandcamp.com EXIT ORDER (Boston, USA) https://exitorder.bandcamp.com URCHIN (New York, USA) IMPALERS (Austin, USA) […]

(review) MANTA BIROSTRIS – Cursed Eye of the Prophet CD

MANTA BIROSTRIS - Cursed Eye of the Prophet

When a release like this hits your mailbox you know that the world is a terrible place to live.  You know that the people who pull the strings are not to be trusted to say the least, and that they are beats.  Whether god exists, it’s up to you, but when you are faced with […]

(review) NACHTHEXEN – Disco Creep EP

NACHTHEXEN

Early 80s (that’s previous century) brought HIT PARADE.  The punk band that decided to play no distortion and noise – instead they took on “disco” tunes, pumped them with highly political lyrics and got their message across via CRASS RECORDS platform. Fast forward do late naughties (that’s this century) and you get NACHTHEXEN.  The all-female […]

(review) EXTINCTION OF MANKIND – Storm of Resentment LP

EXTINCTION OF MANKIND - Storm of Resentment

EXTINCTION OF MANKIND have been around since 1992, so they are veterans of the UK punk.  They started when others finished and when time passed (20 something years) and I get the chance to hear their fourth upcoming full length album, I realise they are one of the very few who are true to what […]