TOO DEEP UNTIL NOW

I'm on a little S.E.H.C. trip since a few days and noticed that I haven't posted anything from CHAIN OF STRENGTH yet. something that needs immediate correction as CHAIN OF STRENGTH are among the cream of the crop in case of all things S.E.H.C. as far as I'm concerned. I dare say that CHAIN OF STRENGTH 7" have been one of the most powerful S.E.H.C. bands of all time. both of their 7"es totally rip but I went for the 2nd one called WHAT HOLDS US APART as I think it's the better one. 4 tracks - no fillers! by the way there's a discography 12" out there that compiles both 7"es and 1 track that was either previously unreleased or on a compilation and that 12" has a really horrible sound compared to the originals as far as I remember! click the cover to download.

I BOW DOWN IN AWE...

... before Jack S. because he's such a fuckin' genius! his mother must be so proud that she has given birth to one of the last true scholars of our time! he should also be awarded for proofing beyond any reasonable doubt that you don't need any knowledge or a brain to publish something on the web a computer and access to the internet are totally enough!

...PAIN

I could finally snatch a cheap copy of the FOREVER compilation 7" on IRATE RECORDS and therefore decided to post it even though it has been posted on 1000 other blogs before. as a matter of fact this compilation is one of the exceptions to the rule that HARDCORE compilation 7"es have to suck but I only bought it to complete my CITIZENS ARREST collection though. I could never really get into BORN AGAINST but even their track on this 7" is quite good compared to their other stuff but it's still the weakest track here in my ears and while CITIZENS ARREST are totally out of their league anyway but they are no match for BURN, TURNING POINT or RORSCHACH neither. click the cover to download.

OLD PLOY

what's going on in Japan right now made me think it's a good idea to post some JAPCORE once again and as I just snatched a copy of CHARM's one-sided HITO 7" I just went for that. the 7" was released on COALITION RECORDS in 2000 and delivers 7 ripping tracks of fast as fuck THRASH on piss-yellow wax with blank orange labels. in my ears it's better than their SHIKAMI 7" from 2004. click the cover to download.

SICKOS!

SICK-FUCKIN-O is the new band of Lecky the former vocalist of VOORHEES, WALK THE PLANK and MEATLOCKER. this is their 4 track demo which I found on somewhere on web but unfortunately I can't rememeber where. the demo has 3 tracks of their own plus a DEVO cover and if you like your HARDCORE raw you should check it out. they just released a 7" on RSR which is great too! click the last picture to d/l! password = mean.

IT'S STILL MY LIFE TO LIVE!

I've already posted the SIDE BY SIDE discography 12" ages ago but since I got myself another copy of their 7" some 15 years after I sold the first copy I had I thought I should post the 7" in spite of that as some people e.g. most likely haven't seen the original artwork yet and it's still one of the best S.E.H.C. records ever as far as I'm concerned. cheesy lyrics about friendship and unity plus great breakdowns, moshparts and singalong choruses - what more can you ask for? as this is a 3rd press it means there are at least 3 pressings of the SIDE BY SIDE 7" out there maybe more. click on the cover to download! password = mean.

WORLD PEACE CAN'T BE DONE!

the AGE OF QUARREL 10" is one of the very few records that I didn't sell/trade in spite of the pro-Krishna consciousness attitude and therefore lyrics that cover the idiocy it brings with it. that said you now know probably everything negative that could be said about the CRO-MAGS 10" I guess? compared to the 12" with the same name it's like comparing a warm summer breeze to a hurricane! the hurricane being the 10" of course as this 10" is one of most aggressive HARDCORE records ever released. it's a shame it's just a bootleg that comes without lyrics etc. and it's also a shame the bootleggers used the bullshit Krishna-pic. as cover. if you've read John Joseph's biography EVOLUTION OF A CRO-MAGNON you can understand why he was easy prey for the Krishnas but why all the other people got involved is still beyond me. click the cover to d/l! password = mean.

DORMANT HALLUCINATIONS

time for another dose of Darryl Kahan! this is FUNEBRARUM's DORMANT HALLUCINATION 7" that's ltd. to 2000 copies of which 1000 are on red vinyl and 1000 are on clear vinyl if I'm not mistaken. let's start with the packaging which is top notch! the 7" is housed in a full-color gatefold cover and has some additional inserts. you can see the brilliant drawing on the backside of one of the inserts on the right and as I don't really get what this drawing is supposed to mean perhaps anybody can spell it out to me? perhaps the sentence "NUKE THEIR ASS!!!" is confusing me? shouldn't that be "NUKE THEIR ASSES!!!"? just saying, not sure though so let's continue with the music on the 7" which is 2 songs plus an intro. honestly speaking I'm not really sure what to think about it. I bought this 7" cause I really like FUNEBRARUM's BENEATH THE COLUMNS OF ABANDONED GODS 12" and while this 7" isn't really bad it's far from being as good as said 12" in my ears even though I couldn't really say why. check it out and decide for yourself! click the cover to download! password = mean.

CHAINSAW JUSTICE

here you get INSECT WARFARE's ENDLESS EXECUTION THRU VIOLENT RESTITUTION 7" that was released by 625 THRASH. I ripped this 7" quite a while ago but it somehow never made it to be posted till now for whatever reason. as INSECT WARFARE don't appear on this blog for the 1st time I guess you know the deal - it's time for some GULF COAST GRINDCORE! there are 7 tracks including a RAZOR cover on this 7" altogether and none is a let-down so I suggest you click the cover to d/l and give it a try!

LACK OF...

I finally got my hands on a copy of HATRED SURGE's 2 track lathe cut 5" a while ago. a record I had on my want list not so much cause of the music but mainly cause of the size and the artwork. don't get me wrong the music is rad GRINDCORE as always but the sound, which I consider important for GRINDCORE on most lathe cuts isn't exactly brilliant and this one is no exception. you'll get 2 different rips one of the 5" and one of the 2 tracks that are on the 5" ripped from their 2005 -2007 CD so you can hear for yourself. I still really love the artwork! click on the pic on the bottom to d/l!

JOIN THE CULT!

in the MRR review of NUCLEAR CULT's HEIMSPIEL demo from 2009 the reviewer wrote "this is the fastest and angriest shit I've heard in a while" and I totally agree! Berlin's NUCLEAR CULT is SOLID DECLINE with a new vocalist if I'm not mistaken (but don't sound much like SOLID DECLINE in my opinion) which means they got ex-members of Y and PINK FLAMINGOS within their ranks. you'll get 9 tracks of sheer brutality that run between 10 seconds and 1.15 minutes and totally blew me away. the 9 tracks are including a cover of VIOLENT TUMOR's TOOLBOX by the way. as the tape is already sold out as far as I know and they are among the best German bands right now I thought I should post it here. click the picture below to download! password = mean.

THE ORIGINAL SIN

after waiting for ages the GEHENNA / VEGAS split 7" on VEDAVU REC. that is ltd. to 100 copies finally surfaced here. now, before we go on let me tell you that you have no idea how curious I was on this record or on it's packaging to be more precise. in case that you now think that being more curious on the packaging of a record than on the music sounds a little bit retarded let me also tell you that A) I already have the music on my laptop since months and B) it was released by Jeremy on VEDAVU (if you don't know what that means I suggest you do a blog search) which means the artwork, the packaging and the music fit together and make this a real piece of art! the 7" comes with an obi-strip and the cover is a folder that opens in the middle which is sealed by a thick cardboard obi-strip. if you remove the obi to take a look at the cover you should pay attention to the fact that unlike most folders that open in the middle both sides exactly fit together if closed! the 7" comes with an extra insert for each band which have been messed up by the printer so that the back of the GEHENNA insert has the lyrics of the VEGAS track and vice versa. the split came together with a GEHENNA shirt as you can see on the last pic. as you can also see on the last pic is that mine came with an extra VEDAVU shirt that according to Jeremy is not for sale but "only for the homeboys" - thanks for that sir! about the music: the split has one track of each band per side. the GEHENNA track is called WITHIN THE PEYOTE CULT and sounds as spiteful and sick as you expect GEHENNA to sound. the VEGAS track on the flipside called THE ORIGINAL SIN brings old INTEGRITY to mind especially when it comes down to the vocals which is totally fine with me as I really like the old INTEGRITY stuff. on a side note: VEDAVU has announced upcoming releases of HOT PURSUIT, GOD'S IRON TOOTH, DEVIL, VERMAPYRE, THE ARM AND SWORD OF A BASTARD GOD, PIGS and SLEEPWALKER so you better watch out!

on another side note: during the last weeks various people have asked me for GEHENNA mp3s via e-mail. in case you are playing around with the thought to ask me if I could upload GEHENNA's fill-in-record-title for you let me safe you some time: NO! Mike Apocalypse a.k.a. Mike Cheese doesn't want GEHENNA's music to be available on blogs for download and I respect that therefore no one will get any mp3s from me! period! I somehow also doubt that all people that promised they'd not share the mp3s with anybody else in their e-mails would keep their promise!

ULTIMATE BLOWUP EUROPE TOUR 2011!

ULTIMATE BLOWUP will tour in Europe in February. the pic on the right shows the design of the t-shirts they'll have with them. black screen print on (most likely) red, white and sand colored t-shirts.

the dates so far:

1st Feb - Liege, Belgium
2nd Feb - Köln
3rd Feb - Bielefeld
4th Feb - Brussels, Belgium
5th Feb - Amsterdam, NL
6th Feb - Tilburg, NL
7th Feb - Mainz
8th Feb - Tübingen
9th Feb - Munich NEED HELP!
10th Feb - Linz, Austria
11th Feb - Leipzig
12th Feb - Berlin

NOTHING LEFT

here you get KNIFE FIGHT's 2nd 7" from 2004 that's called BURNING BRIDGES and delivers 4 tracks of raw old-school HARDCORE. this 7" doesn't sound as NEGATIVE APPROACH influenced as there later stuff but is one step ahead in that direction. what I really dig about KNIFE FIGHT is that if you play all their 7"es in a row you can clearly hear the development and progress from one 7" to the next. they started as a good band and developed into a raging hurricane! password = mean.