One day when you decide to have a cross in your house get yourself this PHOBIA CD. It is a DIY cross. It is a cross when you need a cross, it’s a brick when you need a brick. But don’t throw it at your local nazi, you will loose four CDs. Beautifully packaged into...
“Never say never”. Interview with THE INSTIGATORS.
10 years passed between the very first INSTIGATORS release on Bluurg Tapes and the last one, the demo tape on Full Circle. During this time, the band recorded 4 big and now legendary albums, toured Europe and America extensively, and was considered one of the most hard working bands in the DIY hardcore punk scene...
(review) MYTERI – Ruiner LP
It’s the second full length from the bearded men from Sweden. You already know what to expect, don’t you? Yeah, but before we get to it, there is storm that opens the record. Great way to start especialy when melodic guitar follows and they gain speed gradually. Then comes the Swedish crust assault. The title...
(review) LØVTE – It is not a lack of love, but a lack of communication CD
With the debut LØVTE CD you get everything fashionable in the scene and out at the moment. You get letter O slashed which is very Swedish or Norwegian. Or Danish. Then you scratch your head when you look at the next letter. Is it really V or U as in LVMEN? You look at the...
Support Water Protectors Legal Collective and experience all things EPIC
South London Scum give you a unique opportunity to browse the local UK/London sludge/crust/metal scene in two nights and support the Native Americans rights fight! Water Protector Legal Collective was the on-the-ground legal team for the ceremonial resistance camps at Standing Rock, North Dakota fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline. They maintained a presence on-site and...
APOCALYPSE/EXTINCTION OF MANKIND split 7” selling fast.
APOCALYPSE are crust legends from Los Angeles formed in 1984 who managed to record a demo, a 7”EP entitled “Earth” and two split singles with TRANSGRESSION and MINDROT. APOCALYPSE disbanded in 1990 and after 25 years they came back with a new line up consisting of members from NAUSEA (LA), MINDROT and TEMPLE OF DAGON....
DOOM release a split EP with ELECTROZOMBIES now.
Crust legends DOOM release a split 7” with Chilean ELECTROZOMBIES who play raw, doom punk with rehearsal-like sound. Brutal sound from this trio is for sure a good choice for split release with DOOM who play one new track and two covers from CRUCIFUCKS and SACRILEGE with Tam on vocals. The split is out now...
(review) ANCST – Furnace 12”EP
Prepare yourself properly for the ANCST split with KING APATHY and put your hands on this 12incher if you haven’t yet. “Furnace” is a 6 track black metal and crust core assault on your ears, nervous system, blood pressure and general well being. Superbly produced recording leaves you thirsty after only 22 minutes of this...
SEDITION and REALITY CRISIS share stage in November
17th November in London (DIY Space) and 18th November in Bradford (1in12) will be the only opportunity to see SEDITION perform after many years along with REALITY CRISIS. REALITY CRISIS from Nagoya play political Japanese hardcore punk and hold a reputation for devastating live shows. Dual vocals, crushing beats and solid riffs that echo the...
Polish neo crusties from LØVTE stream their full debiut studio recording.
LØVTE with members from DESZCZ and ASTRID LINDGREN are a project delivering a collection of dark blasts, manic screams and angelic female voice. You may think this is insane to go full power blast and put a delicate female voice all over it. And you would be right. This is insane and beatiful at the...
OI POLLOI release patriotic anthems
The all new OI POLLOI 7” is out now and ready to spin in three colour variations depicting the “great british glory”. Featuring two new and previously unreleased tracks “Donald Trump – Fuck You!” and “UK 2017”, titles say it all. To be obtained here from Point Of Interest. They go fast as they say.
(review) V/A – Nigdy Nie Będziesz Szedl Sam” – Tribute to GUERNICA Y LUNO LP
GUERNICA Y LUNO was a Polish anarcho punk band active between 1992 – 1996. Just four years, many songs and a few recordings with a debatable sound quality. This did not stop people from adoring them and rushing to see their gigs, singing along to clever, yet radical lyrics. Just four years and a massive...
ENEMY OF THE SUN 2017 confirms bands
The ENEMY OF THE SUN #5 Festival to be held in Prague 22-24 September confirms bands and announces Dark Wave after party on Friday night. Disfear ( Sweden ) Wolfbrigade ( Sweden ) Martyrdöd ( Sweden ) Hellbastard (UK) Malignant Tumour ( Czech Republic ) Warwound ( UK ) Cyness ( Germany ) The Vile...
“I have many strings to my bow”. Interview with Ian Glasper.
Ian Glasper played in a dozen bands, played probably a thousand+ gigs, recorded a van of LPs, CDs and EPs and wrote four books on punk and hardcore in UK. That kind of books when you read them you think that this is exactly what the punk world was missing – properly researched and put...