783 Punx release DOOM – Corrupt Fucking System on a limited edition to 100 hand-numbered cassette tape which is in a pizza box AND comes with a lot of goodies. Who wouldn’t want that? “Sealed” 7 inch pizza box with all over artwork contains: backpatch with CFS artwork and text screenprinted on legendary Rozbrat Squat...
Here’s PROP 014 Sanctus Propaganda Sessions series where we invite bands to Dobra 12 Studio to record their old and brand new tracks to be released on a benefit vinyl LP that reminds us that protest is vital. Vol. 1 is INFEKCJA – veteran crust punk band from Poland that entered the studio after 11...
… and we were in it for a little surprise. A positive one, mind you. But first things first. DROPDEAD formed in January 1991 in Providence, Rhode Island, but the original four-person lineup met in December 1989. They played music together for a year before a lineup change saw Bob and Ben switch instruments, a...
A debut vinyl release from this Toronto based crust band with members from ABSOLUT and IDNS. Phobia Records seems most appropriate to release such stenchy and crusty noise as they specialise in discovering little germs like that. 4 short-ish tracks with break-your-neck kind of attitude. Very heavy guitar sound, maniac vocals that provide this additional...
Punks and all other anti-authoritarian tribes and individuals on Facebook is a joke now. It’s like being vegan and buying a vegan burger from McDonald’s. It’s like punk festival sponsored by a corporation. Facebook IS a corporation. Thus it represents POWER and AUTHORITY. Facebook will NEVER hesitate to use their POWER against YOU. In pre-social...
Time to review another release from FUCK IT I QUIT. I remember writing about their EP on Refuse Records here and being quite surprised by the powerful hardcore I heard on this wee record styled in CRASS symbolism. So when I got the copy of their debut LP again on Refuse Records but this time...
This seven inch stands out in Refuse Records catalogue. Do not expect hardcore fury, hardcore tempo or hardcore stance. Embrace yourself with some love songs for a change. Apparently, this is their second release on the label after the “Tross Alt” LP, co-released by Stonehenge Records. MODERN LOVE from Oslo do what their name says....
Warsaw Pact Records are known for digging through the archives of Polish punk tapes and records and documenting those lost and found recordings that either see daylight for the first time or are re-released after decades of nothingness. From MOSKWA to THE CORPSE, their focus is on bands that pioneered in Poland and left a...
Still keeping in the CD release mood, here is KATHAA from Poland KATHAA are no amateurs nor are they new to the scene. With 10 years of band laziness with just a few gigs played plus loads of experience in other more or less known bands, KATHAA land their first, mature concept album that will...
THE THRONE have been around for the past decade but it’s the last 2-3 years that changed a lot for them. They eagerly recorded and toured, and since we both shared the same space quite often, the natural consequence was to release a split LP for them and ORPHANAGE NAMED EARTH. The record was released...
Is this the first punk concept band about the pandemic? Perhaps it is. Comprising members of MORROW, WREATHE, AUTARCH, KADRE, they do have a great (almost) DIS name. Not sure if this is to be continued as the band lives all over the world, so for the time being I take it as a “lockdown...
Raw d-beat fans, take notice. BONER KILLER are a fairly new band from Warsaw, Poland having played a few gigs here and there. This demo introduces them to the scene with 8 raw old school d-beat tracks. Typically structured they do however boast original guitar sound and hysteric vocals. Think of it as Finish &...
Whoa, THIS ENDS HERE from Bristol have been going strong for 10 years now and I just heard them when they sent me this tape for a review. Major oversight on my end, sorry! From Bristol, this 4-piece astonishes me a lot. It’s a proper album but released on tape and digitally by Prejudice Me...
When Saturday Night Fever strikes you in the midst of isolation – youtube them and pump up the volume. Or when it’s all over and you feel like rocking the floor with your mates … look for the gig listing of WOLFHEAD59. Emerging from London punk scene, WOLFHEAD59 are a two-piece hardcore techno act. Blending...
This is my first encounter with Linköping/Norrköping based SNAKE TONGUE. Some of you might be familiar with the band as they already have their debut album on account, released in 2016 on The Sign Records. Looks like they were quite busy after the debut release, touring Europe extensively and also flying over to Mexico...