I can do it better than you I can do it way much better I can do it way much quicker Better … better .. better PUSSY LIQUOUR – Lady Wank Do you remember the good old days when compilation LPs were the only way, apart from going to gigs and reading zines, you learned about new bands? This...
MORDERCA – demo
MORDERCA (The Killer) come from Poland and they are a new band. They have just released their demo on Bandcamp and are said to be studio band only. What do I start with? There is so much happening here. The opening track starts with a nice and furious blast, that changes into punk d-beat which develops into a well...
ANTISECT – Live in Sweden CD
“Live in Sweden” is a documentation of ANTISECT’s live performance at Hygget Festival in 2017. The band played this free festival twice. First in 2013 when half way through the set Pete decided to have a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. The band returned 4 years later, where they played a blend of new and old songs...
SURYA’S “Solastalgia” LP/CD is coming out this summer.
SURYA is an exceptional band from UK that paint musical landscapes of humanity and the world of today with music only. Their post and doom metal instrumental debut album entitled “Apocalypse A.D” made me turn off the light every time I wanted to listen to it and I made sure I am only focused on listening and my eyes were...
HAAVAT – a new band from UK.
HAAVAT have been around for a few months, haven’t played much yet but released their demo just yesterday. Containing one member from a crusty gang DEVIATED INSTINCT on guitar you might expect more crust assault in HAAVAT … but no! HAAVAT play punk, sometimes a bit chaotic d-beat punk especially when female vocals sung in Finnish arrive. There is...
MORNE release their live digital album
Favourited by SANCTUS PROPAGANDA Boston doom metal crust, MORNE (interview and review) release a 5 track digital recording of their Jan 26 live in Brooklyn, NY entitled “I.XXVI.MMXIX”. Recorded by Fred Estby from DISMEMBER it captures the energy and spirit MORNE deliver live. Choose from 5 tracks, most taken from MORNE’s newest album entitled “To The Night Unknown” available here.
(review) FREDAG DEN 13:E – Dystopisk Utsikt LP
Progenitors of the melodic crust, TRAGEDY, have become inspiration to numerous bands all over the world, thus laying grounds for what later evolved into what we call neo crust in some circles. It has found its followers in bands like MYTERI, DESZCZ and FREDAG DEN 13:E from Gothenburg. “Dystopisk Utsikt”, which means “Dystopian View” is their 4th album, previous...
(review) FUCK IT I QUIT – In The Shadow Of Extinction EP
What do you expect from a cover with stencil letters laid out in a circle, straight from Crass Records covers? And then the booklet with more Crass stencils and short and to the point lyrics on rape culture, American imperialism, and animal abuse? No, not an anarcho punk band from UK. FUCK IT I QUIT are from US and...
(review) ANGRY BRIGADE – s/t EP
That’s a pretty old punk band from Prague, Czech. Though despite their 15 years of existence they only came up with 2 albums and 2 splits. This EP is their last creation and was released mid 2018. Some say it is crust but I would disagree. For me this is just what I always associate Czech punk with. There...
(review) KAKAFONI – Krälar I Stoftet LP
If you come across a Swedish band released on Phobia Records you will never go wrong – buy it and you will be sure to fill your house with ultra raw chaos hardcore. KAKAFONI is no exception. Featuring members from DISSEKERAD, MAKABERT FYND, HELLKONTROL and EYEHATEGOD, this Swedish and New Orleans band sounds the way it should sound. They...
(review) SUFFER THE PAIN – Hellbound LP
Hungry for metal d-beat? Put your hands on a release that has been available for some time now and definitely needs a reminder. SUFFER THE PAIN were already reviewed here. With one more album and 2 singles out, they are no strangers to those who frequent festivals in Europe. “Hellbound” is different in many aspects to their first release....
(review) ANTI HOSTILITY – “Sraj na system i wolnym badz” LP
It’s one of the most important records to come out of Polish DIY punk scene and it’s all on a very personal level for me. First of all, the people who recorded this album were or are good friends of mine. Mind you, some of them are no longer with us, hence the past tense. Secondly, I had a privilege...
(review) NEGATIVE VIBES – Broken Mind CD
It’s getting cramped on my fave Polish hardcore shelf. That’s right. NEGATIVE VIBES are that good and absolutely up my street when it comes to the hardcore style they play, the lyrics, the artwork and the whole production. They started about two years ago and are acting quite fast. The self titled EP was out in 2017, and the...
“Why not?” Interview with AXEGRINDER.
Formed in 1986 AXEGRINDER quickly became one of those bands that influenced the crust metal scene of today. With just one full-length release entitled “The Rise Of The Serpent Men” on Peaceville Records, they folded soon after. And like a few other brilliant punk bands of that era, they are back. 30 years after “The Rise” came “Satori”, the second...
SEDITION / BRATAKUS / REALITY CRISIS – Nagoya, 14 January 2019
Third and the last show of this epic tour took place at the Red Dragon, near Sakae Station in a 5-storey building. The venue is located on the top floor and by the time I arrived (about 6pm when the gig was supposed to start) it had already been filled with 200+ people, so navigating my way to the bar...