Yokohama greeted me with sunshine but also with no-one speaking English and difficulties finding something vegan to eat. Nevermind. The evening was coming and it was the second out of 3 SEDITION / BRATAKUS / REALITY CRISIS gigs on their “Earthbeats To Destruction 2” tour in Japan. In contrast to Tokyo, the venue is located in...
The pre-order for double CD release by UK hardcore legends, THE INSTIGATORS, is available now. The release contains their both live recordings, known as Hypegopromo 1985-1986 and Hypegopromo II, originally released on cassette tapes in late 80s, now impossible to get. We remastered them and asked the band to update the tracks descriptions. The result is...
BRATAKUS from Scotland (interviewed here, reviewed here and here) and GAY PANIC DEFENCE also from Scotland (reviewed here) team up on this benefit release to give their sincere support to Tribe Animal Sanctuary Scotland. Tribe Animal Sanctuary Scotland is located in Central Scotland in Clyde Valley ands is a rescue animal sanctuary. In short,...
MOSKWA was formed in 1983 in Lodz, central Poland, and was one of those bands that along with DEZERTER and a few others shaped the minds of young punks in communist Poland. Their demo tape “Nigdy!” released in 1986, that made a huge impact on the minds of the young of that generation, was...
Back in the day, ANTISECT were one of those bands you’d call now a game changer. From 1981 to 1987 having released just two records they set the course for many things to happen in punk and freedom fighting movements. You could easily place “In Darkness There is No Choice” (1984) on your milestones-of-punk shelf...
Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, LIFELESS DARK consists of members from NO TOLERANCE, GREEN BERET and more including MAGIC CIRCLE and DEATH EVOCATION. The Bandcamp release of this 3-song demo caused a stir among punk and metal tribes across the world. And no wonder. They do what hasn’t been done for quite some time. They...
HELLKRUSHER – Wasteland Unreleased is out now. The record is available via our online store here. If you’re interested in wholesale, there are still copies left, so get in touch with us. The LP comes with a lyric sheet, A2 screen printed poster, a patch and a sticker. All pre-orders will be sent out this...
What has happened to those great compilation vinyl records that offer you a great selection of the bands you hear first time and some of them become your future favourites? Well, I dunno, but this Karate Klub Compilation proves my point, those records are essential part of the scene. The Karate Klub came to...
PROP 003 Official INSTIGATORS release containing their both live recordings, Hypegopromo 1985-1986 and Hypegopromo II, remastered and released on 2 CDs. 100% pure hardcore punk energy recorded live in Leeds, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sweden, Norway plus BBC Studio, Beaumont Street and Woodlands recordings. Also live radio interviews, incl. Maximum Rock’n’Roll Radio in Berkley hosted by Tim Yohannan....
INSTIGATORS – Hypegopromos 1&2 is the official title of the official INSTIGATORS release by the long gone but still well remembered and valued hardcore punk band from UK. INSTIGATORS were formed in 1980 and went through a few line-up changes. The band recorded 5 studio albums, 2 live albums, 5 EPs and “Never Has Been”...
Allright, so some time has passed since the release of this record and I remained silent about it. Primarily because I wanted to have the physical copy of the album and then write a proper review, rather than listen to the full album on youtube, which ANTISECT made public in full the very first day...
The latest recording by MEINHOF is finally out. Recorded in 2017 this sees the light on 45rpm 12” and CD. I always thought MEINHOF managed to produce their own, unique sound and style. It is punk, but it is MEINHOF punk. Not many bands have this style of writing songs and singing which is...
OK, so I’ve saved myself from a monumental fuck up concerning this band and the review. I received this LP a few weeks ago from NIKT NIC NIE WIE and was instantly surprised I knew nothing about a band from Poland, called SMIERC. So I gave it a spin and found out I hear...
FLUX are a fairly new band from Wroclaw, Poland sharing members with the well known INFEKCJA. They have just started, played a few gigs and recorded this 8 minute demo tape. It’s pretty raw in production (recorded at the legendary CRK), pogo punk with disorder style guitars, psychotic vocals and the overall 80’s style of...
We are releasing two tracks from the upcoming 5th album by the UK thrash punks HELLKRUSHER, entitled “Wasteland Unreleased”. Visit our Bandcamp page and listen to what was supposed to be the original “Wasteland” album back in 1990 but was scrapped by the band, as they were not satisfied with the production. 28...