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Descriptions for the newest releases available this week.

Descriptions for 4/20/24

BEHERIT - The Oath Of Black Blood LP (standard and picture disc versions)
Over the last 20 years, NWN! has released or reissued some of the most important works in the style commonly referred to as bestial black death. But until now, the label has never had the privilege of working with the legendary Beherit. NWN! is honored to release this definitive reissue of "The Oath of Black Blood." Often regarded as the first Beherit album, "The Oath of Black Blood" is a compilation of Beherit's "Demonomancy" demo and the "Dawn of Satan's Millennium" EP, both of which were originally released in 1990. Beherit never intended for these recordings to be released as a compilation LP; a dispute with their label, Turbo Music, resulted in the label's unilateral decision to compile the earlier recordings rather than wait for a proper album of new material, as Beherit intended. Nevertheless, for many people, "The Oath of Black Blood" was their introduction to Beherit, causing many to assume it was recorded as a proper album. Beherit has shifted and evolved many times since then but, owing in large part to the 1991 release of this album, the band's legacy as one of the seminal bands of black metal's second wave remains unaltered. This new edition of "The Oath of Black Blood" commemorates 30 years since the original release of these recordings. (Nuclear War Now Records #500)

DYSTOPIA - The Aftermath LPx2 (shipping now!)
12 tracks + 16 page booklet. Download card included. Pressed onto Clear Vinyl. Contains all Dystopia tracks off of The Aftermath 12" (1-4) Backstabber 7" EP (5-7), Dystopia/Skaven split LP (8-11), and Dystopia/Suffering Luna split 7" (12). (Tank Crimes Records #116)

AUS ROTTEN - The Rotten Agenda LP
The third and final record by the legendary AUS-ROTTEN is finally available once again! 23 years ago AUS-ROTTEN released their final LP on their own "ROTTEN PROPAGANDA" label in the United States and on "SKULD" in Germany. Copies sold out fast and now, after almost a quarter century, "The Rotten Agenda" has finally been reissued on PROFANE EXISTENCE. AUS ROTTEN's final swan-song is an all out sonic barrage, striking blow after blow on the powers that be. A more matured band musically along with the addition of Matt G on drums, AUS ROTTEN take themselves in a slightly heavier direction on this record then on previous releases. The album starts with a chilling intro that leads into "The Rotten Agenda". The band uses this song along with "Modern Day Witch Hunt" and "Right Wing Warfare" to expose the blatant hypocrisy and homophobia within the christian right. Songs like "The World Bank" & "Tax Shelter" not only attack the corrupt capitalist landscape but also give a voice to the unhoused and the squatting culture. Adrienne Droogas returns for "Isolation or Solution" and perhaps AUS ROTTEN's most powerful track and one of the most intense / thought provoking songs ever written - "The Second Rape". The lyrical trade off between Dave and Adrienne along with the unmistakable opening bass lines and the songs general theme are enough to leave anyone speechless. Of course no AUS ROTTEN release would be complete without a song like "Absent Minded" that serves as a spit in the face of fascist boneheads. We also get studio versions of "Capital Punishment" & "Media Blackout" that were previous released as live tracks on the "Not One Single F*cking Hit" CD. (Profane Existence Records #164)

SWORDWIELDER - Wielding Metal Massacre LP
Wielding Metal Massacre is a testament to the SWORDWIELDER's mastery of their craft-a blade-sharp offering that resonates with fans of crust punk and metal alike... SWORDWIELDER, hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, have been a force in the stenchcore scene for more than a decade, wielding their steel-bound music with the precision of a sharpened blade while striking a powerful chord in the DIY punk community. Their latest offering, the aptly titled Wielding Metal Massacre, is yet another testament to their mastery of a sound heavily influenced by the likes of DEVIATED INSTINCT, AMEBIX, AND AXEGRINDER. (Profane Existence Records #189)

BASTARD NOISE - Incineration Prayer - Self Righteous Suicide LP
Bastard Noise is a noise project founded in 1991 by musicians Eric Wood, Henry Barnes, and W. T. Nelson. The project started as a type of sister band to the trio's previous group Man Is The Bastard. Man Is the Bastard broke-up in late 1997 but Bastard Noise continued on as it's own entity and has been Wood's ongoing project. (Armageddon Records #41)

AGONISTA - Grey And Dry LP
Agonista presents their first full-length album, "Grey And Dry," via Armageddon Label. Eleven furious tracks recorded and mixed by Patrick Alexander at Cacho Estudio in Tijuana (Habak, Violencia, Abyssal) and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Converge, Dropdead, Tragedy). Agonista is a band made up of longtime friends, featuring current and ex-members of Bumbklaat, DFMK, Run For Your Fucking Life, Spanakorzo, Sweep The Leg Johnny, Swing Kids, and many others. (Armageddon Records #44)

THE BREATH - Reasonless Hate 7"
The follow-up to the band's 2021 promo, "Reasonless Hate" delivers fast hardcore with undeniable groove and aggression. Fans of Youth of Today, Inside Out, and other classic HC will find plenty to like here from one of Japan's current torchbearers. Limited edition of 400 copies. (Convulse Records #75)

ULTRAS - Ultras II 7"
Picking up where the band's 2021 demo left off, Ultras remain sinister and crushing. Features members of World Peace and Fentanyl. The 7" features the 2021 Ultras demo on the B-side. Limited edition of 300 copies. (Convulse Records #72)

4 SKINS - Riot In The Ghetto: Unreleased Radio & Studio Sessions LP
Containing the hits that were only deemed misses by the critics that condemned Oi! as some kind of subcultural fad that favoured football and violence way above the bloody good tunes that should by rights occupy the higher rank, 4 Skins, The Unreleased Radio & Studio Sessions encapsulates that energy at its finest. From formidable swarms of police brutality and political injustice, the underlying (and unyielding) socio-political messages experienced from the streets that resonated with every estranged clockwork skinhead of the day are bound to be ticked on every track. After the atmospheric crash of One Law for Them, dropped in amongst the Radio and blistering Bumper Sessions with Evil sitting squarely in its unpolished centre is the ska-inflected gallop of Seems To Me, an unreleased tune reinforcing the notion that there was more to Oi! than meets the laces. (Radiation Records Italy #244)

ALTERNATIVE TV - The Image Has Cracked LP
Formed in London in 1977 by Mark Perry and Alex Fergusson, then editors of the punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue, Alternative TV was a post-punk group known for incorporating reggae rhythms and pushing the boundaries of the definition of punk toward the experimental and avant-garde. Their first album, The Image Has Cracked, came out originally in 1978 and is a wholly unique piece of British post-punk. Beloved by John Peel, and close confidantes of Throbbing Gristle, Alternative TV is one of the most original and beguiling groups of the era. (Radiation Records Italy #8004)

SLOPPY SECONDS - Destroyed cassette tape
Originally released on the TOXIC SHOCK label from 1989, this is the debut album from Indianapolis pop punk legend SLOPPY SECONDS. Makes you want to jump around, dance, party and roll through town with the windows down and the volume up. Not for the faint of heart! Limited to 200 only cassette version on HEY SUBURBIA. (Radiation Records/Hey Suburbia Records #1 TP)

SIEGE FIRE - The Devastating Cost LP
A couple of years ago, seemingly from out of nowhere, SIEGE FIRE appeared with a scorching demo tape released as a two-person project with Mike from DECOMP, GENOGEIST, etc. playing all the instruments and laying down vocals. Fast forward to 2024, Mike has transformed this project into a full fledged band with members LOCKHEED and NYX DIVISION among others. They have been destroying stages in and around Portland, dropping jaws and blowing out ear drums. We've been anxiously awaiting to see how this project would evolve with the addition of a full line up with years of experience under their collective bullet belt. What you get here is a raw and intense aural assault of Japanese crust inspired punk. Most notably large nods of the head go to the legendary FRAMTID. Not recommended for one wanting a wind down listen with a nice cup of tea before bed, this is a perfect rager with relentless pounding drums, angry vocals with dark war torn lyrics, a bass that sounds like a goddamned earthquake, and a guitar accompanied by a large array of pedals and effects. By that i mean this is fucking LOOOOOOUD!!!! (Black Water Records #105)

(restock) TOXIC REASONS - Independence: 40th Anniversary Millennium Edition LP
Toxic Reasons started in 1979 in Dayton, OH, and hardcore/punk would never be the same. On July 4th of 1982, "Independence" was recorded. For this special, 40th anniversary, millennium edition, it has been restored and remastered. LP includes a 12" x 12" booklet. (Beer City Records #240)

(restock) AMUSEMENT - Walk Out To Sink/You Will Never Hear This 7"
Although only two songs, this EP's intention is simple...sit and take it all in. No skipping tracks, just flipping the record over once the song is finished. We wanted to present and capture the feeling of old punk singles and their B sides like Stiff Little Fingers "Alternative Ulster" or The Buzzcocks "Orgasm Addict". This band features members of From Ashes Rise and Deathreat but unlike the bands mentioned, AMUSEMENT leans more on fuzz driven guitars and hooks. Think Dinosaur Jr tone meets Leatherface emotion. (Extinction Burst Records #70846)

(restock) AUS ROTTEN - ...And Now Back to Our Programming LP
The second studio LP from AUS-ROTTEN, originally released in 1998, is back in print on PROFANE EXISTENCE! Considered by many to be the highlight of AUS-ROTTEN's discography, "And Now Back To Our Programming" is an absolutely essential anarcho-punk LP, and the rapid fire delivery of righteous political anger AUS-ROTTEN are famous for is just as prevalent on this release as it is on all AUS-ROTTEN records. From the second the needle drops this LP challenges you to be the change you want to see in the world. 7 songs in total including the epic 16-minute title track. (Profane Existence #168)

AWOL - Tear 'Em To Bits LP/CD/cassette tape
It's not hard to listen to "Tear 'Em To Bits" and feel like you're going to get ripped apart. The nine tracks are monstrous, filled with gruff vocals, groove-driven riffs, and meaty breakdowns. AWOL draws from bands like Madball and Biohazard, but also fit right along modern-day acts like King Nine and God's Hate. Vinyl version includes digital download and is limited to 500 copies. (Flatspot Records #74)

ESCALATE - Consequences LP (color vinyl)
Escalate is a vegan, straight-edge hardcore band out Hungary, formed in 2020. They are the first and only fully vegan, straight-edge band in the country's history. The band's first full-length is titled "Consequences" and contains nine blistering tracks mastered by Scott Crouse (Earth Crisis). (New Age Records #101)

RUST - True Decline LP (color vinyl)
After a vocalist swap at the end of 2019, Rust continued on releasing a few singles, a four-way split, and an EP, "World Upside Down," that gained the band some notoriety both locally and worldwide. Now in 2024, Rust is back with a new EP on New Age Records called "True Decline." Mixed by Andy Nelson at Bricktop and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, "True Decline" delivers five tracks of front-to-back, unrelenting metallic hardcore. 12"ep includes a silkscreened B-side and is limited to 240 copies. (New Age Records #99)

MEADOWS - Familiar With Pain LP
Meadows return with their sophomore album, "Familiar With Pain." "Familiar With Pain" is the follow-up to 2020's "In Those Days And Also After." For fans of Counterparts and Defeater. Vinyl version includes digital download. (Facedown Records #196)

SHEER TERROR - Just Can't Hate Enough LP
Sheer Terror's classic, 1989 debut full-length, "Just Can't Hate Enough," is finally back in print for the first time in almost eight years. Recorded at CBGBs in the fall of 1988, this record captured a hardcore band who never bowed to belonging to any scene, forging their own path of Celtic Frost-inspired guitar crunch with Paul Bearer's signature working-class lyrics that spit in the face of convention. (Dead City Records #30)

Descriptions for 4/13/24

URANIUM CLUB - Infants Under The Bulb LP
The Minneapolis Uranium Club Band, along with Static Shock Records and the newly contracted Anti Fade Records, are proud to present "Infants Under the Bulb"; The Uranium Club's fourth album and first full length since 2018's "The Cosmo Cleaners". Precisely timed ahead of the band's debut tour of Australia commencing March 19, Infants Under the Bulb will light up stores across the globe from March 1st. Recorded in Minneapolis over the course of 2023 by long time collaborator Grant Richardson and just as rampant and agitated as ever, The Uranium Club once again win their dear listeners over with eccentrically wild guitar parts, revolving voices, elastic-tight drums and the addition of their very own Saints-styled horn section. Lyrically, Under the Bulb opens up the history books of unsolved mysteries - unidentified, unsolved, unanswered subjects of suspicious acts or individuals across the last century. Who, what, when and where... but mostly, why? Ignorant humanity of earth orbits the sun once again. The Somerton Man, Bergmann, Bauby, Denton, phone phreakers, and just what is lurking behind the cosmic organ of The Wall? As always, the artwork was handled in-house by the Club and ambitious as ever. The spectacular cover shot captures a carefully coordinated event orchestrated by the Club to photograph a crowd of the local volunteers wearing ponchos standing together in an open field to make the shape of a giant spiral. The spiral pictured is 120 feet (36.5 meters) wide, photographed by drone, and was plotted out on the ground using a protractor specially fabricated for the occasion by the band with a pivoting centre and 60ft long adjustable arm. (Static Shock Records #115)

KRIEGSHOG - s/t LP (repress from 2010)
Repressing. The New Wave of Brutality and Hardcore Massacre has arrived. Tokyo punks KRIEGSHÖG are back with their first full length. After 3 7"s that we love at LVEUM they finally went for the album. Thirteen tracks of extremely bass driven hardcore destruction. The recording is relentless, full of energy and distorted. Yet moving from the ultra blown out recording of their earlier output. This is the band's most dynamic recording so far and in our humble opinion is destined to be a classic and genre defining album. (La Vida Es Un Mus #42)

BRUX - Fills De La Nit 7"
BRUX are back with four tracks of their trademark sound. Four flanged out hard hitting anthems, mixing the sharpest possible post punk with the roughest street rock'n'roll vocals. They keep their boots firmly pressed between two styles which seem polar opposites, resulting in new sounds made up of old formulas. Too angular for boot boys yet too crude for trendy post punkers. Blending both BLITZ eras with Death rock and current punk wave, and resulting on a fully formed band not afraid of displaying all their influences at once. Originally released by the band's label on a 100 run cassettes at the end of 2023 this recording was simply too good not to exist on vinyl. (La Vida Es Un Mus #298)

JJ AND THE A'S - Eyeballer 7"
JJ And the A's offer up their second release with four new songs to work their way into your earholes. Not lost on this recording is the band's hardcore delivery mixed with KBD undercurrents from the first EP. They have added a hint of melody in these songs which harkens back to early SoCal punk à la T.S.O.L., Adolescents, and Red Cross. Through the wash of sound the organ soaked in fuzz makes me think they could have been listening to Electric Prunes or Oblivions sloshing around in some drunken party thinking up riffs. The soulful vocals are modern in the delivery, but also reminiscent of garage favorites Detroit Cobras in depth and character. The end result is a mashup of punk, garage, and underlying hardcore that is electrifying, raucous, and instantly enjoyable. (La Vida Es Un Mus #294)

TRAUMATIZER - s/t 7"
We're proud to announce the debut recordings by Haarlem's Traumatizer. This is blistering D-beat with a handful of huge, metallic riffing and a vocalist that eats nails for dessert. There's a blown-out production that brings to mind Bootlicker's earlier recordings but where the Lickers line American Hardcore with No Future stomp, Traumatizer goes full tilt into the noize and grips you by the throat. There's no pogo present, just rage and violence. Toss it on while you take the late-night walk home from the bar. These 6 tracks will make a compelling case that those darting eyes and high hackles in the alleyway are the threat you were worried about. Those focused pupils from an animal whose only option is to take as many of you with them as they can. You didn't even mean any harm, poor you. But here we are, kill or be killed. Prey or predator. No one gets out alive, we just measure blood loss for points. (Neon Taste Records #44)

JUG - Or Not 7"
There's a band that perfectly encapsulates the mean and dirty streets of middle Canada. That freezing, Prairie capital of Winnipeg Manitoba that's home to a busy art scene, abject poverty and brutal racism. The relief is in the waste. For all this there's JUG. Take Flipper's pace and Wiccans slow-burning ferocity and sear it to plastic. Here's their 4 track debut of Hardcore Punk with nary a care in the world besides ensuring the liquor store is still open and the boss isn't looking. If you ever need a soundtrack for when you feel that enormous zit on your back reach the aching stage. That one that you just can't reach. The one that throbs endlessly until you've finally had enough and you scape your back against the sharp corner of a wall and feel it burst in a stab of pain and wet relief. Here's an earful of Juno-worthy fury that you can turn on and smile, satisfied with yourself as the stain on your shirt turns yellow-y red and the staphylococcus begins to take hold. You deserve that soundtrack. You deserve all of this. After all you're Just another Ugly Guy(s). Ain't we all? 200 copies on black vinyl. (Neon Taste Records #43)

CAVEMAN - s/t 7"
Long time homies of the homies in Spy and boy you're in for a treat. Five stomping hardcore tracks to soothe the soul. You're not going to want to miss out on this tape. 100 copies first pressing sold out, this is 100 copies with inverted printed art (please note the image here shows black ink printed on white paper, this is is still black ink on white paper but is inverted so there is a lot of black ink basically) and white cassette shells. (To Live A Lie Records #263)

MOOM - Plague Infested Urban Dump of The Future LP
Pissed blasting Israeli punk. Tons of feedback and anger. Hailing from Tel Aviv, Israel, MooM wowed us with three sludgy distortion laiden hardcore EPs. MooM is back in 2024 with their very first LP - this time faster, noisier and louder! This female fronted foursome fires nauseating blast beats, stressed out tempo changes and doom driven anguish right into the listener's brain. This is their ultimate and most uncompromising release to date and is not to be missed. With all the horror happening in the country, this release is important. (To Live A Lie Records #198)

DRY SOCKET - Sorry For Your Loss LP
DRY SOCKET emerging from Stumptown with their debut LP featuring ten furious tracks laden with blast beats and downtrodden ethos. Chaotic, angular, and angry, the band is back after two blazing EPs and five years of perfecting their sound. If you like PAINT IT BLACK, PUNCH, or NEGATIVE APPROACH then you won't be disappointed. One really dystopian release that mirrors the bleak wintertime in the PNW. (To Live A Lie Records #258)

CRYPTWORM - Reeking Gunk of Abhorrence LP (Blue vinyl)
Cryptworm may be a new name to some, but those whom have listened to their swampy brand of filth-ridden Death Metal will know of its excellence. Now we have something new and even more disgusting in the form of "Reeking Gunk Abhorrence", a mini-album that truly conjures a foul sewer-dwelling stench with meaty, blundering riffs, stomping drums and puked vocals to make a slaughtering blend of old school Death Metal which shall have slime running from your eye sockets in just over twenty minutes. Each of the four tracks delves into a dungeon of horrors that pummels out grotesque Death Metal putridity with vitriol and a precise lumbering blend of swampy instrumentals and gurgled vocals that within the murky mix of the MLP sounds utterly disgusting. This is a wretched, mouldy slab of filthy riff-craft and stampeding excellence which devours all in its path and leaves a fetid trail of molten bones in its wake. A grotesque journey into malignant, barbaric and subterranean musical extremity that is only suitable for those who can withstand the might of utterly punishing, relentless abhorrence from the crypts of the British underground. Be prepared, for once you spin this ichorous tome, there is no sending back whatever vomitous creatures spew out from your speakers... (Me Saco Un Uno Records #120)

ENGULFED - Unearthly Litanies of Despair LP
Formed in 2010 and with two EPs and a full length of supreme death metal under their belts, Turkish masters of brutality Engulfed return with their sophomore album. Atmospherics, savagery, technicality, and morbidity. These four words should all spring to mind if you know Engulfed, and if you do not, get acquainted. Surging forth impenetrable waves of ferocity, this band spawns from the hotbed of extreme music that is Turkey. Their unfaltering bouts of blasting drums and convulsive riffing should have any fan of true death metal gripped from the get-go of this monstrous offering. Warped vocals and even-more-contorting instrumental work conjoins in malformed excellence to present some of the band's fiercest tracks to date. If tremendous but hostile and savage music is what you seek, then read on and be a part of these Unholy Litanies of Despair, an album title promising exactly what is delivered. Every second of this ruthless offering is a feast of vitriol, pulverizing all in the path of Engulfed's unforgiving music: a rare example of a band whose technicality is not their downfall, relying on claustrophobic atmospheres and gargantuan levels of malice while playing superbly. The showmanship is tasteful and the songs never suffer for it, rather leaving you in awe of their undeniable talents which span the whole lineup. Moments of mournful gloom inject some dynamic into the total battery and mayhem, while the drive of this album is infallible and never loses momentum for a second, building tension and mood with its formidable and forceful delivery. Right until its dying breaths, Engulfed's new offering is a lesson in visceral death metal magnificence that must be learned by all. (Me Saco Un Uno Records #176)

SEPTAGE - Septic Worship LP
Denmark's death-grinding brutes Septage blazed a trail in the underground with two lacerating EP's and a split with Hyperdontia. Now they present their decayed debut full length via Me Saco Un Ojo Records, Dark Descent and Extremely Rotten. Abrasive noise and ecstatic grooves intertwine in a rotten cacophony, swaying like a bloated carcass in a stagnating swamp pool. The fetid hooks and miasmic spew of Septage's rancid music instantly permeate the air with an odour of decompositional fluids. Ravenous vocals flood the gargantuan instrumentals with even more primitive aggression, ensuring a visceral experience across the board. Their septic splendour knowing no remorse, expect to have your skull trepanned by each of this vicious pieces of musical disgust. Still surviving? That is quite unfortunate... Septage will fix that. If your cranium can withstand the bludgeoning bubonic death metal, then the piercing drill of grinding fury will surely remove any slimy grey brain matter that lives on. Across these 15 songs of sewer-ridden sadism, Septage show that their EP's were not mere lightning in a bottle, but a promise for one of the most deranged and malicious debut albums of the grindcore world. Destroying all opposition, gurgling in their own rancid offal, this trio form something inarguably unpleasant on the air. Torture yourself with the infectious sounds of "Septic Worship". (Me Saco Un Uno Records #175)

COPROLITH - Demo LP
Toronto Death Metal gore-masters Coprolith unleashed their crushing debut demo this year. It is now being handled by underground death-dealers Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Rotted Life Records for a proper release. Lurking in the catacombs, reverberate grinding filth sprays ichor from the very first moments of this release. Impenetrable walls of murky guitars and bludgeoning bass cascade atop visceral drum assaults. Putrescent vocals spread an equally squalid aroma through the air as we are crushed by the monolith of sonic decay. With a stringy quality to the entire soundscape, each lacerating track feels atmospheric and yet punishing with a meaty quality that will induce retching and head-banging in equal measure. If you are one of those sick freaks who seek twisted, malignant and hostile sounding Death Metal to regurgitate rancidity into your ears, then this will scratch that necrotising itch. A belching and barbaric opus of truly unforgiving extremity that even some underground maniacs might find to be just a touch too rotten for their pristine ears. Coprolith imbue the real 90s spirit with that cavernous, sepulchral quality that has developed in the last twenty years. This sound is one for the real die-hards with a strong stomach... (Me Saco Un Uno Records #177)

LAST DAYS OF HUMANITY - Putrefaction in Progress Ltd. CD
Ltd. to 500 - Digipak CD Edition for this Masterpiece of GoreGrind! + Ltd. Sticker incl. This album killed the game in the history of Gore Grind! 41 tracks! (Bones Brigade Records #29 CD)

CHIENS - x1.8.7. Myselfx LP (gatefold)
Since their Demo in 2009, the determination to spit powerful and uncompromising Grindcore in your face remains unchanged ! This 2023 version will slap you in the face and make you end the year strong ! (Bones Brigade Records #98)

FALSE - The Kids Still Have Nothing to Say LP
From the very last ashes of the band Sylvester Staline, the singer has brought out FALSE. Offensive, direct, a look at our society through a fast Hardcore and with raging riffs!! (Bones Brigade Records #100)

FROM THE CRYPT - Demo 2022 Ltd. LP
With members of Inhume and more... From The Crypt was born ! A demo repressed on Vinyl limited to 300 copies. Expect nothing more than viscous, Old School, festering death metal ! Definitely executed by warriors of the genre. (Bones Brigade Records #100.5)

THE LEGION OF PARASITES - Undesirable Guests LP
Long overdue official reissue of one of the most absolutely raging UK hardcore punk records. The first 12" from 1984 by this cult band took the ferocity, and raw sound of bands like Discharge, Disorder, and Chaos UK, and blended it with the current anarcho-punk sound, a style that continued to gain traction with excellent bands like Anti-System, A.O.A., or S.A.S. High quality, no frills, 45rpm pressing with artwork and mastering that is faithful to the original. This reissue finally makes a full lyric sheet available as well, which is made from various promo materials the band sent out with letters during the '80s. (General Speech Records #26)

PUNCTURE - Mucky Pup/You Can't Rocknroll 7"
Official reissue of the very first single on the revolutionary Small Wonder Records from 1977. Puncture deliver one of the absolute best, and most unique singles from the 77 punk era, and one where both sides are incredible. Employing the power of a strong rhythm section with a pounding bass guitar, and synthesizer, they quickly became a cult classic, and later covered by bands like The Exploited. The reissue features faithful high quality original artwork reproduction. Essential for fans of top class 70s UK punk. (General Speech Records/Zip Records #2)

BE NOTHING - Be All The Nothing You Can Be cassette tape
West philly punk stalwarts Be Nothing have a sound somewhere between The Butthole Surfers, Devo, and The Ramones. Featuring members of Stinking Lizavetta, SPAZM 151, and Syzslak they're masters of short tight songs, deadpan lyrics, and riffs that'll worm their way deep into your frontal lobe. Crunchy and retro-leaning, but also appealing to the gnarliest of modern sensibilities. Like math-rock played by people who flunked out of algebra classes. (Strange Mono Records #45 TP)

BIG BURLY - Tumors 7"
Big Burly is the long awaited side project from members of Spesimin, Sheer Mag, The Company Corvette, and Programmed Hatred. Hailing from Philadelphia, Big Burly's signature sound puts bassists Jess Kramer and Ross Pritchet front and center. The guitarless band is balanced perfectly by Ian Dykstra's pounding drum style while Dan T's deranged vocals serve up relentless energy. Wry humor, blisteringly short songs, and non-repetitive structures all combine to make something truly unique and fun to listen to. "Big Burly avoid grinding (or really any sort of speed at all), instead delivering the slow and mid-paced parts that No Comply and Godstomper would've written between fast-core blast beats. I suppose you'd file it under "noise-rock" in that case, but there's something happening here that feels equally as likely to be on a compilation LP alongside Charles Bronson and Suppression as a volume of Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking In The Streets. Weirdly, Big Burly have two bassists and no guitarist, but the sound is just as trebly and itchy as the aforementioned Godstomper and No Comply. Maybe they only used amps that can be carried with one hand (or simply recorded it to sound that way), but it's a DIY-sounding affair, right down to the distorted squeal of vocalist Dan T. If you want polished hardcore, you can go to the mall!" - Matt Korvette (Strange Mono Records #14)

CONCRETE CAVEMAN - Feral LP
Concrete Caveman is a ferocious force of a Deathpunk unit, with an uninhibited aggression that pushes the limits of genre. With origins in South Jersey, Concrete Caveman made Philadelphia their homebase, a decision with no regrets as they represent the underground Philly scene to the core. The band acknowledges their influences while asserting they're not a "rip-off band", nor trying to imitate any other artist, but to make something new and different while drawing inspiration and combining each of their own styles. "Grindcore length without the Grindcore label" is one way the band puts it, challenging each other's playing when it comes to speed and technique, pulling in blast beats, double bass, and twisting to a new tone. Feral is grind at its most gleeful, channeling pit-friendly punk and hardcore as much as grindcore and death metal. FFO: Benediction, Brutal Truth, Nailbomb. (Strange Mono Records #42)

FALSE TRACKS - Hymn For Terror cassette tape
False Tracks formed in 2016 and have released a handful of EP's since their start. Seasoned veterans of the Philly and DC indie pop/punk scenes, they've each been members of The Ropers, Lilys, The Snow Fairies, Pink Skull, Royal Shoals, Last Wave, and The Vexers respectively. With as much collective experience as this band has it's no surprise that False Tracks delivers such addictive, perfectly executed, post-punk ear worms. While it can be classified as a rock record, each track unveils a distinct focus, accentuating various subgenres of guitar music, including new wave, post-punk, and punk rock. Their style is comparable to bands like Wire, The Feelies, Wipers and early Flying nun releases False Tracks offers more than just the sum of their influences. (Strange Mono Records #41 TP)

STRAIGHT ON VIEW - Gotta Step Up (Demo '24) cassette tape
Straight On View's journey began in Philadelphia with a shared passion for hardcore punk. Band's formation was a natural process. With each of the members sharing their unique energy and influences--Warzone, Youth of today, No For an Answer, just classic shit. Driven by a desire to spread positivity and constructive ideals, Straight On View aims to leave a lasting impression on the punk landscape. messages of unity and understanding through their music. "The most important things I took from youth crew were having a positive outlook and being constructive with your thoughts and actions." - reflects Eliot. "If we want to change things, we have to bring people together and break down the divisions between us." Straight On View's decision to release their debut EP through Strange Mono Records, a benefit label, underscores their commitment to community support and radical positivity. Straight On View is relentless and tight, filled with frenetic energy, and they aren't afraid to rip a solo or two! FFO: Chain Of Strength, Youth Of Today, Wide Awake, Gorilla Biscuits (Strange Mono Records #56)

THE COMPANY CORVETTE - Little Blue Guy LP
Formed in 2005 The Company Corvette from Philadelphia has shared the stage with countless legendary acts-Weedeater, Pentagram, The Obsessed, The Mentors, and Truckfighters to name a few- blasting fans with their heavy stoner rock. This new album showcases the band's pursuit of their singular vision. Covering the spectrum from misery laden doom, sludgy grunge, heavy metal, dumb'n'fun rock'n'roll. This is stoner rock gone metal-and-back. There's riffs, there's hooks, there's shreds and roars and psychedelic freakouts and they mean every bit of it. As with the last album, the cover features artwork by legendary Drew Elliott (Midnight, Amorphis, Blood Feast, Necrophagia, etc) almost makes it look better than it sounds - and it sounds pretty awesome! "Ya like ZZ Top and Cathedral? Of course. Budgie and Entombed? Fuckin A. T Rex and Monster Magnet? Let's do this." (Strange Mono Records #40)

TERROR REVOLUCIONARIO - Mr. Crack (Reissue) cassette tape
Terror Revolucionário, playing a mix of street punk and heavy crust core, formed in February 1999, in the city of Taguatinga, Federal District, Brazil. "In the first half of 2011, we entered Estúdio Órbis, in Taguatinga/DF - Brazil, to record the next album with the title Mr. Crack. The album was only released in 2014. It had been 5 years since the last recording. We invited Capaça (Violator guitarist) to help with the tones and production of the album. Recorded in two days, the album has 18 songs, being the band's most crustcore/punk material. Influences from Abuse Sonoro, Ratos de Porão, Disrupt, Extreme Noise Terror, Doom and Discharge are latent. Pay attention to the reference to Morbid Angel. Now, in 2024, ten years after its release on CD, the album has a new version through the Strange Mono label." FFO: Anti-Cimex, Ratos de Porão, Extreme Noise Terror (Strange Mono Records #53)

V/A - Strange Mono Benefit For Prevention Point 7" compilation
This compilation features six of Philly's best Punk / Hardcore bands and marks the first vinyl release for Strange Mono. All proceeds are being donated to Prevention Point, a harm reduction charity serving Philadelphia and the surrounding area. Mesh, Added, Shitty Wizard, Nothing Is Over, Programmed Hatred and Concrete (Strange Mono Records #31)

WORSHIPER - To Binge And Purge In L.A. cassette tape
During the mid 2000's Worshiper was quickly gaining a reputation as one of Philly's loudest bands in the underground scene. Worshiper, made up of lifelong friends Mike Parry, Curt Howard, and Benji Davis, had a tumultuous few years; self-releasing their debut To Binge And Purge In LA and embarking on their first and only tour with Boston's Bad History Month. Though they had a rowdy and devoted cult following, their first release never quite received the accolades it deserved. That being said, they carved out their place in Philly history with their intense live performances and heavy raw sound. They disbanded soon after in part due to songwriter and frontman Mike Parry's battle with opioid addiction. On June 16th 2021, after years of progress, Mike relapsed and sadly lost his life. The impact of his death permeated the music scene leaving many friends and fans stunned. Recorded at Philly's legendary Sex Dungeon Studios in one afternoon, Worshiper is sludgy post-hardcore at its pinnacle. This fully remastered cassette reissue features a previously unreleased song and includes the original recordings as well. We hope that this release can raise awareness about one of Philly's best bands and help to promote health, empowerment and safety for communities affected by drug use and poverty. FFO: Melvins, EyeHateGod, Noothgrush, Unsane (Strange Mono Records #13 TP)

KHARMA - A World Of Our Own CD/cassette tape/LP (clear with purple splatter vinyl)
On the full-length album "A World Of Our Own" on Flatspot Records, Kharma is taking the listener through the ebb and flow of life. Working with Jon Markson at The Animal Farm (Regulate, Jivebomb), the band set out to record their most personal and colossal material yet. With a new record, expect Kharma to make 2024 their year, bringing their heavy Chicago style and attitude everywhere they go. Vinyl version includes digital download. (Flatspot Records #72)

LIFE'S QUESTION - s/t LP/CD/cassette tape (yellow & orange "spinner" vinyl)
Life's Question defines themselves as "the real deal," but the five-piece band is more than your average hardcore act. Citing influences from Faith No More, No Warning, Van Halen, and Fats Domino, the band showcases a knack for melody while also giving a tough-as-nails delivery. As Life's Question heads into the release of their new EP, the band is looking towards a bright and busy future in hardcore and beyond. Vinyl version includes digital download. This is the orange and yellow spinner vinyl version, exclusive to Rev and limited to 500 copies. (Flatspot Records #73)

HOLYNAME - s/t LPx2/CD
HolyName is the new project from Sleeping Giant vocalist Tommy Green. This is the 12-track full-length featuring an all-star cast of guest vocalists including Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter, Joe Musten of Advent, Brook Reeves of Impending Doom, Eric Gregson of xDeathstarx, and more. For fans of Sleeping Giant and For Today. (Facedown Records #187A)

IMPENDING DOOM - There Will Be Violence LP
Recorded at Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds Of Plague, War Of Ages), "There Will Be Violence" is ten tracks of the heaviest and finest metal that fans have come to expect from Southern California's Impending Doom. For fans of Suicide Silence and Job For A Cowboy. LP includes digital download. (Facedown Records #95)

DOG DATE - Zinger LP
Powered by two guitars, bass, and not one, but two drummers, Dog Date is a rock 'n' roll force to be reckoned with, and their sophomore full-length, "Zinger," is a technicolor blast of distortion and hooks that's sure to put a smile on your face. The unrestrained energy was captured at Hyperballad Studios by engineers Matt Labozza and Morgan Miller, resulting in a lean set of furious yet welcoming songs that bring all the members' collective strengths to bear. So, if you have 26 minutes to spare, spend it with the steamrolling, rock 'n' roll bedlam of "Zinger" - and Dog Date will show you such sights. (Pop Wig Records #38)

XIBALBA - Aztlan LP
Four new songs from Southern California's own Xibalba. Recorded and mixed by Taylor Young at The Pit Recording Studio and mastered by Brad Boatright of Audiosiege. 12"ep includes a silkscreened B-side. (Closed Casket Activities #122)

CIRCUS LUPUS - s/t LP
Before Circus Lupus landed on Washington, DC's venerable Dischord Records, the group's original Midwest lineup recorded a full-length's worth of songs less than a year after forming. The original Circus Lupus lineup played a dozen shows and recorded these songs with Eli Janney at Inner Ear Studios in August of 1990 while on a brief tour. L.G. Records is proud to have helped this notable recording see the light of day. (L.G. Records #1)

FURY - Resurrection LP
Recorded in 1989 on the remaining ten minutes left at the end of Swiz's "Hell Yes I Cheated" reel-to-reel and originally released at the time as a 33 RPM 7", this 2023 release presents a 12", 45 RPM version remastered by Tim Green with an extra song recovered from the tape archives of Jason Farrell. The brief story of Fury: At some point in 1989, members of Washington, DC, punk bands Swiz and Ignition formed Fury as a loose experiment with no intentions beyond being a diversion. The recording is a vexing listen that sounds like a Neapolitan swirl of Swiz, Void, and the Germs.

YOUNG GINNS - s/t LP
Hardcore/math-rock band from the '90s featuring members of Unwound and Nation Of Ulysses. Remixed and remastered; never all available before on vinyl. For fans of Black Flag, Bl'ast!, The Jesus Lizard, Void, and the Germs. (L.G. Records #4)

Descriptions for 4/6/24

MASACRE - Sacro LP
MASACRE formed in Medellin, Colombia in 1988. In a country with a nascent yet revered black/death metal scene (thanks to legends like PARABELLUM and REENCARNACION), MASACRE played in the chaotic and brutal style of their South American peers, coupling the intensity of their music with sociopolitical lyrics that reflected the violence and corruption that surrounded them. After several demos and the excellent "Ola de Violencia" EP, the group released their debut full-length "REQVIEM" in 1991 via Osmose Productions. A revered classic in its own right, the LP set the stage for a live demo, a re-release of "Ola de Violencia" as a split EP with the mighty PROFANATICA, and the doom-ridden "Barbarie y Sangre en Memoria de Cristo" EP before a period of dormancy in the mid-90s. SACRO arrived in 1996, showcasing a marked evolution in the band's sound. Their second full-length is a muscular offering of tightly constructed black/death metal, retaining the maniacal energy of the early work while honing the musicianship to a degree of excellence that surpasses its predecessors. Speed and brutality are in equal measure, with a precise execution pummeling the listener into subservience. Vocalist Alex Okendo provides a noteworthy performance here, with the macabre realism of his Spanish-language lyrics not merely heard but truly felt by its audience. Treading a delicate balance of classic chaotic SA deathrash with the blunt-force brutality of US death metal of the time, SACRO is a standout release and a crucial document of death metal art. (Nuclear War Now Records #638)

GRAVESIDE - Sinful Accession LP
The distinct sound of Florida death metal is recognizable to any listener of extreme metal. The late 80s and early 90s witnessed a wave of bands crafting a new language of metal that would profoundly and permanently change metal music. While much ink has been spilled about titans like DEICIDE, CANNIBAL CORPSE and MORBID ANGEL, little recognition has been granted to a group whose interpretation of the genre remains largely unacknowledged at the international level: Russia's GRAVESIDE. Formed in Tula, Tula Oblast in 1990 under the name Surgery (________) and adopting the moniker GRAVESIDE in 1991, the band became pioneers in the nascent Russian death metal world, alongside Moscow's DEATH VOMIT, NECROCANNIBAL and PHANTASM. Their 1993 debut and only full-length, "Sinful Accession" showcased the group's exceptional skill among their peers, both within Russia and beyond . While paying homage to the brilliant works of early DEICIDE, GRAVESIDE's intricate song structures, expert musicianship and haunting keyboard work places them in a distinctive category, distancing themselves from the mere clones of the Morrisound style. While the group is more than capable at their instruments, the technicality of the work serves to emphasize its brutality rather than simply display their skill. That these unrelenting dirges are often punctuated by sinister organ lines makes the atmosphere all the more unsettling, and effectively macabre. "Sinful Accession" has never seen an official release outside of Russia, and the time is long overdue for this classic of 90s death metal to find its well-deserved place on the global stage. (Nuclear War Now Records #711)

ABADONNA - 1986 Demo LPx2
Continuing our mission to disinter the forgotten remains of metal recordings lost among the ruins of the Eastern Bloc, NWN! is proud to present the only extant material by Abadonna (formerly known as Falanga), one of the earliest extreme metal bands from the former Soviet Union. Recorded and self-released on cassette in 1986, ("Dead Genius"), the 60-minute demo recording by Abadonna, is perhaps the first emanation of the black metal sound from behind the Iron Curtain. In the 1980s, while western cultural attitudes remained caught in the stranglehold of Christian morality, the Soviet Communist Party fostered an antagonistic posture toward religion, though the dogma of the Russian Orthodox Church still flowed in the bloodstream of the culture. In the mid-1980s, as Soviet society began to open up, the aggressive sounds of western rebellion resonated in the consciousness of Soviet youth. While the anti-religious aspect of extreme metal did not offend the ideological strictures imposed by the Communist Party in the same way it rankled religious conservatives in the West, the genre's subversive, individualistic, and anti-authoritarian elements appealed to young disaffected minds in the East straining to escape the autocratic regime's restrictive grip. Falanga formed in 1985 in the city of Mytishchi, located just outside Moscow. Though the band was often associated with the thrash scene at the time-they were often booked on fests alongside other thrash acts-theirs was a decidedly more sinister sound, one that finds its closest analogs in the early German thrash scene. The discovery of music this unique is what makes the ongoing search for lost relics a worthwhile endeavor. (Nuclear War Now Records #706)

SARCASM - Crematory LP
Finally repressed. SARCASM began in Slovenia in 1987. The teenage trio of Ales Blaznik (guitar), Sandi Dolinar (bass) and Matjaz Kacin (drums) began their career playing heavy metal covers, their first being Slayer's "Black Magic". After gigging in their hometown of Kranj, SARCASM started writing their own songs and added the vocal talents of Osim Cehic, aka Paco. Their initial demos were recorded in 1988 and garnered positive reactions from the Yugoslavian metal community. With the addition of second guitarist Matjaz Hudobivnik later that year, SARCASM became one of the leading names in the nascent Slovenian metal scene, opening for MOTORHEAD and counting the likes of DESTRUCTION among their fans. "Crematory" is the first official full-length from SARCASM. Originally released on cassette by the band in 1989, this record is a milestone in both eastern European metal and 80's thrash in general. Lightning fast and deftly executed, SARCASM's attack recalls the best of pure 80s speed with a tonal grounding in classic heavy metal. The guitar work of Blaznik and Hudobivnik is razor sharp, with unreal twin harmonies and truly mind-bending solos (see "The Krueger Story", for example). Paco's vocal stylings pay homage to the early works of Tom Araya while remaining unique in their deliberate application. A classic in Slovenia, "Crematory" belongs in the international canon of classic thrash metal. (Nuclear War Now Records #78)

SPIRIT DIVE/EVERGREEN - split LP
After releasing a demo and a cassette EP for SPIRIT DIVE they pointed us in the direction of their dear friends in EVERGREEN. Shortly after we released a cassette EP for them too, which brings us here. It was inevitable that these two bands would meet on wax, each serving us 3 songs of fuzz driven melody and well crafted post hardcore gems. (Extinction Burst Records #121855)

INNUENDO - Peace & Love LP
Vinyl debut! 10 tracks of straight forward hardcore punk recorded directly to 8-track tape. Expanding on the mid-paced rock n' roll style riffs featured on the 2020 demo tape, PEACE & LOVE continues with this sound but is not strictly limited to it. The band knows what they want to sound like and they succeed with an honest representation of midwestern disgust. Members of Organ-ism, Necron 9, Democracy. (Roachleg Records #47)

PURA MANIA - Extranos Casos De La Vida Real 7"
AFTER YEARS OF SILENCE, PURA MANÍA MAKE A SURPRISE RETURN! The band shares members between Vancouver, Canada, and Ciudad de Mexico. Despite the distance and borders between them, Pura Manía breaks through with their signature brand of upbeat, anthemic punk, picking up right where their previous LP left off. Three new singalong songs take influence from 80s punk from Spain to Rikk Agnew's "All By Myself" 12" as well as classic Oi! and a curveball Screamers cover that the band manages to make their own. In the spirit of DIY punk and international punk solidarity, this is a split release between CV Records (Mexico) and Discos Peligrosos (Japan). Covers screen printed in Mexico. (Roachleg Records #68)

DESINTEGRACION VIOLENTA - La Bestia 7"
The international four piece offers its first sacrifice to vinyl with a barrelling new EP as a follow up to their 2021 demo. Five tracks of demonic speedy metal-punk by the way of crude Sabbat style riffs, featuring nods to Tormentor. All hell breaks fast and loose in tandem, and the howling, cacophonic Spanish vocals make this release uniquely its own. (Roachleg Records #70)

JUDGE - The Storm 7" (red vinyl)
In 1990, JUDGE had a new song entitled "Forget This Time" and there was a desire to record it and get it out into the wild. Additionally, the band had been touring and made some improvements to some of their existing songs; one standout was "The Storm," which now had a breakdown in the middle that didn't exist in the previous versions. Mike was excited about covering "When The Levee Breaks" (which was a bonus track on the CDEP, now a streaming bonus track) and the idea of his local buddy Todd Schwartz doing the harmonica solo. With these three songs the guys headed to Don Fury's studio on Spring Street to record what became "The Storm" EP. One day Mike showed up on his Harley and the idea came about to run a microphone cable out into the street to record it rev, which you can hear on this version of "The Storm." (Revelation Records #20)

UNITY - Live Rehearsal Demo 1983 7" (colored vinyl)
Unity rose from the ashes of a high-school punk band called Squad 51 sometime in 1983. The four friends - Rob Lynch, Joe D. Foster, Joe Navarrete, and Pat Longrie - unknowingly became one of the first straight-edge bands to establish itself in the Southern California suburb of Orange County. Recorded in drummer Pat Longrie's house, this live rehearsal demo perfectly showcases Unity's unbridled rage through nine blistering hardcore songs. Limited edition of 500 copies. (Mankind Records #15)

UNITY - Blood Days 7"
Compiles all of what were the new songs on the original 12" version of the UNITY "Blood Days" LP that was released in 1989. Only 300 pressed/Hand numbered/Purple vinyl... Includes lyric sheet/sticker/flyer. 6 tracks. (It's Alive Records #12)

NO MAN - Glitter And Spit LP
Washington, DC's No Man is a necessary and much-needed voice in modern hardcore. Their album "Glitter And Spit" is the band's third full-length, solidifying their furious hardcore into a weapon of a record. "Glitter And Spit" was recorded and mixed by Matthew Michel at Viva Studio, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. (Iodine Records #59)

Descriptions for 3/30/24

NOOSE SWEAT - Murder Suicide 7"
Following up their debut flexi, NOOSE SWEAT drops 12 new songs of blistering, stop-start powerviolence in the vein of early SUPPRESSION, SFN or FORCED EXPRESSION. Brutal, raw and unrelenting. Limited to 300 on black vinyl. Co-released with Coxinha. (625 Records #313)

SPAZZ - La Revancha LP (swampfoot pressing - swamp green vinyl)
Next up in the series of legitimate SPAZZ releases is their "La Revancha" LP originally released on Sound Pollution in 1995. This LP marked a new point in SPAZZ's output - they had found their signature sound and tried to push this to its extreme. 20+ minutes of crazed Bay Area power violence with a CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER cover to boot. 500 made. (625 Productions #228)

SPAZZ - Crush Kill Destroy LP (swampfoot pressing - swamp green vinyl)
The first in a series of vinyl represses of the long-sold out SPAZZ LPs. Here we got "Crush Kill Destroy," SPAZZ's swan-song recorded back in 1998 and released by Slap A Ham Records. Mastered from the original recording, this LP comes with a full color cover and poster insert. 900 made. (625 Productions #229)

SPAZZ - Dwarf Jester Rising LP (swampfoot pressing - swamp green vinyl)
The debut LP from SPAZZ originally released almost 20 years ago in 1994! The rarest of the SPAZZ LPs, "Dwarf" is SPAZZ's most stripped down and raw full length, re-mastered and re-released by 625 for all of the vinyl addicts out there. 450 made. (625 Records #230)

(restock) NOOSE SWEAT - Death Denial 7" flexi
On their second release, NOOSE SWEAT drop 7 tracks of some of the most brutal power-violence since SFN or RUNNING FOR COVER. Blistering fast with all songs executed in a blink of an eye. On the only appropriate format for such raw guttural hatred: flexi! Limited to 275 copies. Mastered by Will at Dead Air Studios; Artwork by the one and only Tommy Wilson. (625 Productions #291)

NECROT - Lifeless Birth LP/cassette tape/CD
Pre order with April 12th release date. 3rd full length album from Necrot. Vinyl housed in a golden foil stamped gatefold jacket. Limited Colored Vinyl. Download card included. (Tank Crimes Records #138)

TWELVE CUBIC FEET - Straight Out Of The Fridge LP
"Suddenly it's ok to be a square" - Twelve Cubic Feet, a clear case of a band which should have been bigger than the Beatles but, for some malignant reason, became a blurry foot note on the underground music history. Formed from the ashes of Exhibit A in the Spring of 1981 the band disappeared leaving no trace shortly after 1983. During their brief existence they released a series of stickers, a monthly newsletter, two cassette tapes and their incomparable Straight Out Of The Fridge 10", which was at the very top of our dream records to release since we started Sealed Records. Twelve Cubic Feet released this perfect 22 minute 7 track album in 1982 on Namedrop Records (home to Doof, Philip Johnson and Cold War and ran by Philip Johnson and 12CF guitarist Paul Platypus). It is a a glorious scratchy DIY indie pop gem with a post punk spirit. The sound is naive and fragile yet very addictive. Based around jangly clean guitars, drums that are on the edge of falling apart, haunting keyboards and a female vocalist that has a knack for a golden pop hook. Hard not to fall in love with. It's beautiful with a ragged charm that deserves to be heard by the masses. Anarcho Indie pop anyone?? The band played a lot of the anarcho punk haunts of the early 80's - Autonomy Centre in Wapping, Centro Iberico and London Music Collective and were equally heralded by punks (Andy Martin from The Apostles released one of their tapes) and the DIY music crowd. This reissue 12" comes with the 16 page booklet that came with the original 10". Twelve Cubic Feet feature members who did time in bands such as Khmer Rouge, The Reflections, Solid Space, Doof and What Is Oil? Amongst others. For fans of the Marine Girls, Girls at our Best, Hornsey At War, Swell Maps and Postcard Records. (La Vida Es Un Mus/Sealed Records #25)

LEPER - End Progress LP
Hailing from Victoria, BC Canada, LEPER were a mainstay in Western Canada's burgeoning anarchist crust punk scene during the mid-late 00s. They were known for playing a unique combination of crust and ska-punk (a style dubbed Creepcore by the band themselves), which they honed through years of relentless touring. End Progress was the band's final release and saw them expand their sound to include more black metal and grindcore influences, often getting categorized under the "blackened crust" moniker alongside their fellow Victoria anarchists ISKRA (with whom they shared members). This LP is their most fully realized work, featuring ten epic, musically accomplished tracks as a backdrop to intense, militant anarchist lyrics rallying against the damage capitalist society is causing to the planet. These copies are left over from the band's final tour in 2010 and come housed in a beautiful gatefold. Members went on to play in STORM OF SEDITION and HEDONIST. (Creepcore Records #17 / Free Society Zine and Distribution #21)

COFFIN PRICKS - Semi-Perfect Crimes LP
Coffin Pricks haunted the Chicago music scene for a brief period in the early 2010's. Initially conceived by Ryan Weinstein (Cavity, Red Eyed Legends) as a musical vehicle to collaborate with Chris Thomson (Circus Lupus, Monorchid, Skull Control, Red Eyed Legends) and Jeff Rice (Ottawa, Calvary, Daylight Robbery), they soon added Chay Lawrence (Bob Tilton, Tribute) on bass for live performances. They released one single on Stationary (Heart) Recordings in 2012, played several local shows, and wrote an album's worth of songs - many that never got properly recorded before the band's demise. (Council Records #37)

AMUSEMENT - Dead On The Inside 7"
Portland's AMUSEMENT features former members of FROM ASHES RISE, ARCTIC FLOWERS, and DEATHREAT playing a melodic, hook-driven style of music akin to bands like LEATHERFACE or DINOSAUR JR. Listening to the rough mixes of these tracks felt like discovering JAWBOX or HÜSKER DÜ before anyone even knew who they were. Incredibly competent songwriting that shows years of experience backed with passionate vocals that heave forth relevant lyrics that are firmly rooted in the foundations of hardcore. (Council Records #41)

DMIZE - Calm Before The Storm 7"
In their short existence, Dmize played a small amount of shows, recorded 3 studio demos and contributed a track to the East Coast Assault compilation. Yet they achieved a legendary status among New York hardcore enthusiasts. Generation Records is very proud to announce the release of a brand new 7" single from Dmize. Members Chiqui, Beto and Johnny Kray decided to get together and record a couple of old tracks that never got the studio treatment they deserve. Mixed & mastered by Taras Apuzzo from All Out War, both tracks display the classic Dmize New York hardcore sound with a metal/crossover influence. The band also recruited New York City tattoo artist, Steven Huie, to recreate the iconic cover art that he created for the band 30+ years ago. Prepare for the onslaught! (Generation Records #11)

CHARLIE HARPER - Stolen Property LP (2024 record store day)
Before embracing punk through the influence of bands like the Damned, UK Subs frontman Charlie Harper was active in pub rock groups, so when he decided to cut his debut solo album for Flicknife Records in 1981, he returned to classic rock 'n' roll and R&B, cutting an enjoyable covers album with fellow Subs Steve Slack and Pete Davies in tow. Tune in to this long lost gem to catch the other side of Charlie, who delivers one-off takes of Hendrix's 'Hey Joe,' the Doors' Light My Fire, the Velvets' 'Femme Fatale' and Muddy Waters' 'Hoochie Coochie Man,' among others. All UK Subs fans take note: your hero's alter-ego awaits! (Radiation Records #230)

U.K. SUBS - Endangered Species LP (2024 record store day)
Originally released in 1982, the U.K. Subs fourth studio album is considered by many of the band's fans their finest moments, and there's many reasons why it could very well be the record's powerful sound (courtesy of the production of the Subs own Nicky Garratt) made justice to a band on top of their game recording some of the best songs of their career. With 'Endangered Species' the legendary Uk Punk otfit proved their songwriting skills were extremely sharpened and ready to cut from classic punk numbers like "Endangered Species", "Living Dead", "Lie Down And Die" or "I Robot" to slower stompers like "Countdown" or "Down On The Farm" (infamously covered by Guns'n'Roses in their "The Spaghetti Incident" album), the record is strong proof of what the Subs are capable of, there's even space for a bit of post punk in great tracks like "Sensitive Boys"! No self-respected Punk should let this one pass, up The Subs! Only 500 copies. (Radiation Records #225)

THE ONYAS - Get Shitfaced With The Onyas LP
Reissue for Brisbane, Australia. Australia's punk rock pride. Defined as a shambolic collage of alcoholic excess, smutty humor and nihilistic attitude. 500 made for 2024 Record Store Day. (Radiation Records/Hey Suburbia Records #37)

HELLBASTARD - Genocidal Crust: The Demos 1986 to 1987 LP
Either intentionally or unwittingly this is a band experimenting with extremes. Formed in 1985 when Thatcherism swooped over England and scalped the North East, Hellbastard admit to being ''too metal for punk, too punk for metal'', instead coining the term ''crust'' as a way to feel at peace within themselves whilst simultaneously starting a sonic war that shocked the nerves into spools of frayed tape. With Malcolm ''Scruff'' Lewty on guitar and vocals, Ian ''Scotty'' Scott on bass and vocals and Phil Laidlow on drums, it was all captured with their classic Ripper Demo debut release in 86'. But really, it's all encapsulated right here with this reissue also containing the follow-up demo-lition from '87 - Hate Militia. Both are perfect ways to establish the nightmarish worlds, of death camps and dark sides, that wildly writhe within his group's menacing worldview. (Radiation Records #238)

SUBURBAN STUDS - Slam LP (2024 record store day)
Formed in Birmingham in 1976, English punk quartet Suburban Studs built their reputation through fearsome early live gigs, supporting the Pistols and the Clash at the 100 Club, and having the Clash return the favour at a gig the Studs headlined in their home town; they later supported AC/DC and Judas Priest, among many others. Signing to the independent Pogo label in l977, debut album Slam had 16 brisk originals and a double-time take of the Who's 'My Generation'; this edition comes with four bonus tracks taken from their unfinished in-progress second album, which was never released. A must-have for all original punk fans. (Radiation Records #246)

TELEVISION PERSONALITIES - I Was A Mod Before You Was A Mod LP (2024 record store day)
London-based singer/guitarist Dan Treacy took the Mod sound of the mid-1960s and channelled it in other directions through the Television Personalities, the oddball, on-off group he founded with two friends in 1977. The 1995 solo Treacy effort I Was A Mod Before You Was A Mod veers between the humour of 'As John Belushi Said' and 'Little Woody Allen' to the angst and self-loathing of 'A Long Time Gone' and 'I Can See My Whole World Crashing Down,' and there's the catchy Mod homage of the title track. Tragic, spastic, and wildly fearless, this is one of Treacy's most personal, vulnerable, and sought-after releases. (Radiation Records #249)

SHAM 69 - Skinheads Are Magic: Live 1980 LP (2024 record store day)
Live at Radiohuset Stockholm February 1980. Formed in 1975, Sham 69 embraced punk after seeing the Sex Pistols. 19 live tracks. (Radiation Records #221)

EARTH CRUST DISPLACEMENT - Under The Surface 7"
6 songs EP. Raw noise d-beat to the bone from the noisiest Berlin's band! 300 pressed, 200 black and 100 purple vinyls. Get it now or cry later. Disattack! (Phobia Records #264)

DEATH CULT DEPRIVATION - Past 7"
Debut 7"EP from local hardcore/punk. Angry and fast hardcore with female vocals. 300 black vinyls pressed, issued in glued pocket with inlay. (Phobia Records #267)

EXCREMENT OF WAR - The Waste, The Greed And The Bodybags LP/cassette tape
Cult crust / punk band from UK incl. Doom, Dirt members. This LP compiles all their split 7"EP songs and compilation songs. Twenty songs from split 7"EP with Dischange, "The Waste and The Greed" 7"EP, "Dogtags and Bodybags" split LP with Deformed Conscience and compilation tracks. Remastered by Kenko. Fresh new layout with double square insert, two stickers as a bonus. Pressed in 500 copies. (Phobia Records #230)

SARUSHIBAI - The Pride of Someone Living in the Shadows LP
In November 2023, I drove Sarushibai around for 12 days of a USA tour, a wonderful adventure of guns, dispensaries, karaoke, crazy house shows, and the finest American cuisine. Having this quality time together helped me understand my friends' band on a deeper level. To understand Sarushibai, it's easy to start from the classic Japanese PUNK sounds of ADK Records, Alchemy Records, Political Records. Bands like The Stalin, Kikeiji, Sekiri, Inu, Aburadako, LSD, Nurse, Typhus. Start there, and take a step forward, because Sarushibai is more about 'the spirit' of these bands than limiting themselves to a genre exercise. To create punk free from the codifications and expectations of 30+ years of hardcore, something a little more rock and artistic, something a little more moody and personal. "Music for social outcasts", music that takes chances on an individualist level. And then take that step to the left that can sometimes be found from small town bands. Fujioka City is a tiny ass place, a countryside town removed from the hustle and bustle of the metropolises often synonymous with the rich history of Japanese punk. Small town bands often have to struggle through their own paths, struggle to find members, crafting style without context, creating their own opportunities with their own hands. But these struggles can make for the most exciting and unique outcomes. (SPHC Records #136)

MILITARY SHADOW/KUEBIKO - split 7"
Military Shadow play a perfected metalpunk style, with all the best elements of metal (eeeVVIiLLLL, edgyyyy, that riffing! those solos!) and many of the best elements of punk (fast, streamlined, exciting songwriting, conviction and attitude). But what sets this band apart from their peers is simply that they are better songwriters and riff-crafters than damn near anybody else. The basics will carry you a long way, a great song is a great song, and Military Shadow got tons of them. Kuebiko are a newer Boston band playing a very twisted and demented take on current hardcore ideas. This is their vinyl debut, a huge step forward from their 2021 demo tape. (SPHC/Believe In Punk #3)

SUN CHILDREN SUN - Bizarre Feverre LP
Parents generally say they love all their children equally, so it could be distasteful to admit this. But as the big label daddy, I do have my favorites. And Sun Children Sun is maybe my favorite SPHC band. For me, Sun Children Sun is freedom, in all the ways that punk can still excite and thrill me. Freedom from expectation and convention, freedom to be your individual self on your own path with your own voice. A complex swirling of emotions, simultaneously joyful and cynical, both genius and stupidity, because we live as punks in a world that brings all of this and more into our daily lives. Sun Children Sun never fails to bring a smile to my face. And when you too get on that anarchy water, you'll be grinning ear to ear as well. (SPHC Records #131)

SEDEM MINUT STRACHU/3 ONANY BOYS - split 7"
Sedem Minut Strachu is basically the most brutal noisecore band in the game right now, the kings of absolutely relentless whirlwind audio punishment. Over the last 11 years, it's difficult to say they've sharpened their craft, only because how sharp is a fucking bludgeoning destruction noise hammer supposed to be anyway?? The only way to up the ante was to throw Kamei into the mix, the enigmatic Japanese scum noisecore legend Spacegrinder. File alongside Globsters and More Bad Breath as the GREAT one-man bands of our times. Right across the border, 3 Onany Boys are the Czech Republic's great contribution to the noisecore canon. Starting in the early 90s and reforming in 2020, they have not slowed nor weakened. Discordant noisecore freakout party music for freaks and geeks. Two of the most important bands for eastern European noisecore, alongside PTAO. Dive into the noise. (SPHC Records #121)

OF DARKNESS - Missa Tridentina LP
Spanish abysmal black funeral doom miserists Of Darkness finally bring us their iconic 2023 light-devouring full-length abomination on vinyl format for the first time. Formed by members of Graveyard, Teitanblood and Emanation (among others), Of Darkness's fist proper full-length album "Missa Tridentina" is a colossal, subsonic deluge of magmatic, agonizing misery churned from the wretched womb of the abyss. Hideously divergent and fearlessly experimental, Of Darkness's own idealization of crushing and impenetrable extreme doom suffocation is beautifully adorned with elements of neoclassical composition, chamber music, dark ambient, and ritualistic experimental electronics to condemn the listener to a horrific disembodiment of perpetual aeonian torment. Few bands in recent times have had the vision and skill to capture and conjure the same realms of disembodied, slow-moving terror we'd seen masterfully harnessed in previous decades by the works of bands like Evoken, Nortt and particularly Tyranny, a band whom Of Darkness most resemble due to the seething evil and spiteful dread that permeates their aphotic craft. Yet the Spanish abyss-shapers seem to have taken this dismal, subterranean audial nightmare to an entire new plane of catastrophism as the aforementioned experimental and improvisational ornaments assembled from unconventional approaches and instrumentations are quite unprecedented for the style and seem to have pushed the music into an even more blighted niche of extremity, rarely - if ever before - witnessed at such a hideous and wretched state. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #224)

ABERRATION - Refracture LP
Refracture, the process of light deviating as passed through a medium. A similar concept explored by US necromorphed death metal disfiguration Aberration (formed by members of Void Rot, Suffering Hour and Nothingness among others), who finally present their long awaited debut offering "Refratcure", a mind-bending, obliterating displacement of mutated dark death metal tonnage set to permanently reshape the lineaments of experimental and underground USDM. But there is no light contemplated in Aberration's contorted audial design, only darkness, and specifically, rather than light, the self, consciousness is passed through a perceptive medium of surrealism, and is refractured into "other" self, the core concept of all abominations. Bands like Antediluvian, Portal, Hissing and Altarage are no new comers to the art of death metal defilement through the ritual of perceptive and deceptive psychic mind wars, but what Aberration have accomplished with "Refracture" defies definitions and ads an ulterior progression to the end of death metal and of music as we know it. With dissonance used as a weapon and compositional surrealism metastasized into a ravenous dissociative medium, "Refracture" tunnels through the listeners brain like a psyche-boring destructive mass, devouring conscience and ravaging synapses through the sheer force of musical absurdity. An anti-reality is achieved through its sideways-moving sprawl and its labyrinthine, shapeshifting pace, with the listener's senses and mind used as helpless hosts in which a mutant parasitism is unleashed into a form of absurd, demented and frenzied perceptive devourment. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #227)

BLACK FUCKING CANCER - s/t LPx2
12" silkscrened 3-sided 2LP. Acquired and re-distributed by Sentient Ruin from the now defunct Graceless Recordings who originally co-released the album for America in 2016 in collaboration with Osmose Productions. The final copies of black fucking cancer's 2016 debut self-titled lp, re-distributed by sentient ruin from defunct original label Graceless Recordings. With this release Black Fucking Cancer metastasized as the immense sonic plague they were always destined to become, unleashing a one hour-long blinding assault of life-scourging black metal chaos begotten of the same wretched abyss that first inspired bands like Funeral Mist, Gorgoroth, Antaeus, and Abigor. Originally released in 2016 by Graceless Recordings (US) and Osmose Productions (FR). (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #227.5)

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD - Polygondwanaland LP/CD
Remastered at the Mastering Lab. Numbered limited edition of 300 with OBI strip and pressed at QRP. Gold foil numbered, printed lyric sheet. Polygondwanaland is the twelfth studio album by Australian rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It is the fourth of five albums released in 2017 alone. This album was released as a gift to the fans, being that it is 100% free to download and or reproduce. It is an immensely considered album, bringing elements of progressive rock, folk rock, and psychedelic rock to create a cohesive, eclectic experience. (Jahbulon Records #1)

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD - Teenage Gizzard LP (colored vinyl)
Teenage Gizzard is a collection of early non-album singles and rarities that date back to 2010 and 2011, recorded in Victoria Australia, even before their debut album. This is an authorized bootleg from King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. Originally only released on CD, this is a vinyl version on either pink or yellow swirl. If you like surf rock and garage with a little bit of psych rock then you will love this release! (Death or Glory Records #13)

CRAN - Rejet LP
CRAN is a punk band formed in 2018 in Paris & the surrounding suburbs. The band released an EP and an LP on "Une Vie Pour Rien", a label dedicated to French Oi! and punk. Originally starting as a fan-zine in 1997, the label formed and has released bands such as Lion's Law, Bromure, Traitre, 8.6 Crew and many others. Cran may best be described as Criminal Damage meets Blitz, with angry singing and committed lyrics. In addition to their debut EP and LP, they are also part of the compilations "Oi! The Album, Vol. 2" released in 2019 and "Paris on Oi!" released in 2022. Members of Cran have played in or are still members of the bands Claimed Choice, Rcidive, Harassment, Curare, Plomb, Prisionnier Due Temps and Lion's Law. In 2023 Cran toured Europe with Bton Arm, adding 14 dates to the 40 gigs they played that year in the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Basque Country, Poland and Serbia. In April of 2024 Cran will embark on their first tour of the USA and in support of that, Longshot Music is very excited to issue a limited 12" EP (300 copies worldwide) with a screen-printed B-side, which will also be released by UVPR as a traditional 7" EP. (Longshot #13)

NO PLAN - Lotsa Potential LP
No Plan delivers a fantastic collection of catchy songwriting on their first full-length release. "Lotsa Potential" is a modern punk album that would not sound out of place in the catalog of Lookout! Records in the early to mid 1990s. Melody, hooks, and a lyrical barrage that challenges social norms and the political establishment; you know... punk. (Indecision Records #180)

MAJOR PAIN - Intent LP/cassette tape (colored vinyl)
Major Pain plays a well-blended mix of bicoastal hardcore that is almost equal parts New York as it is California. Recorded at Orange County, CA's famed Buzzbomb Studios with Paul Miner at the helm, the eight tracks that comprise this album do not disappoint. For fans of Outburst, Killing Time, and Fury. (Indecision Records #179)

BIG BOYS - Lullabies Help The Brain Grow LP
Sophomore album originally released in 1983 from Austin, TX, skate-punk stalwarts the Big Boys. The band was fronted by the occasionally cross-dressing Randy "Biscuit" Turner, with Tim Kerr on guitar, Chris Gates playing bass, and a series of drummers - the best known of which is Rey Washam (Scratch Acid). Thanks to their inclusion on some of Thrasher magazine's first skate comps, the Big Boys were hugely popular amongst the new, '80s skate-punk crowd. (Touch And Go Records #371)

BIG BOYS - No Matter How Long The Line Is At The Cafeteria, Theres Always A Seat! LP
The final album originally released in 1985 from Austin, TX, punk icons the Big Boys. The band was fronted by the occasionally cross-dressing Randy "Biscuit" Turner, with Tim Kerr on guitar, Chris Gates playing bass, and a series of drummers - the best known of which is Rey Washam (Scratch Acid). Thanks to their inclusion on some of Thrasher magazine's first skate comps, the Big Boys were hugely popular amongst the new, '80s skate-punk crowd. (Touch And Go Records #372)

BIG BOYS - Where's My Towel/Industry Standard LP
Debut album originally released in 1981 from Austin, TX, punk visionaries the Big Boys. The band was fronted by the occasionally cross-dressing Randy "Biscuit" Turner, with Tim Kerr on guitar, Chris Gates playing bass, and a series of drummers - the best known of which is Rey Washam (Scratch Acid). Thanks to their inclusion on some of Thrasher magazine's first skate comps, the Big Boys were hugely popular amongst the new, '80s skate-punk crowd. (Touch And Go Records #372)

COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN - I Know A Girl Who Develops Crime Scene Photos LP (colored vinyl)
"I Know A Girl Who Develops Crime Scene Photos" is the only proper full-length album from Tampa, FL's Combat Wounded Veteran. Recorded by Steve Heritage (Assuck) at Morrisound at the beginning of 1999, it was initially released via LP and CD formats from No Idea Records. This first reissue is but one of three 12"s to come. (Dark Operative Records #52)

FOR TODAY - Breaker LP
For Today's third album, "Breaker," built on the success of their previous two albums and the non-stop touring that they had done over the couple of years prior to its release. Recorded at the Machine Shop by Will Putney, "Breaker" is 12 tracks of metal-infused hardcore that fans worldwide have come to love. For fans of Sleeping Giant and Impending Doom. New pressing now available on blue and white merge vinyl. Vinyl version includes digital download. (Facedown Records #97)

FUCKED UP - Being Annoying 7" "Being Annoying" is the 54th 7" single of Fucked Up's career, and is the spiritual sequel to 2003's instant classic "Baiting The Public." Self-released by the band on April Fools' Day 2024, begging the question: "Is anything real?" (Fucked Up Records #29)

(restock) JET BOYS - Jumpin' Jet Flash LP
Guided by the visionary ingenuity of Japanese artist 'Assman' Ono Ching, also responsible for all artworks involved, Jet Boys were a lightning bolt of Ramones-inspired, lo-fi punk fury, etching their place indelibly in the annals of 90's Japanese garage punk revolution, alongside the likes of Teengenerate, Registrators and Phantom Rats, to name just a few. Originally released in a Japan-only cd edition in 1999 on the ZK records label, Jet Boys' second album is now available on vinyl 25 years after its initial release! (Radiation Italy/Hey Suburbia! Records #38)

Descriptions for 3/16/24

ORCHID - Gatefold LP (transparent blue vinyl pressing)
Back in stock! The final recordings of Orchid. These nineteen tracks are probably the best songs that Orchid ever recorded. Their sound has been honed and defined, and the recording perfectly captures Orchid's diverse combination of arty sensibilities, heartfelt emotive song writing, Mohinder-esque drumming, frantic precision, controlled mayhem, and chaotic adrenaline. An excellent record that even surpasses their previous releases. Definitely Orchid's opus. The LP comes packaged in a gatefold sleeve. The various Orchid members went on to form Bucket Full of Teeth, the Wolves, Ampere, and the Panthers. (Ebullition #51)

GRISAILLE - Entre Deux Averses... 7"
If anything has been brought up and adorned by this team of veteran punks from Brest, it is well crafted moody punk songs. Their debut looks like a single from back in the day, GRISAILLE is no stranger to the heavy dose of melody, angst and desperation that characterize their other projects. But while all of these projects are rooted in the classic French territory, their sound here is also a nod to the Copenhagen/Umeå scene, reminiscent of late GORILLA ANGREB era with their twangy guitar chords or the flawless production on the early MASSHYSTERI records. You'll get the best of both worlds on this single and much more. At last, their name (which means Gloom like in weather's term) could also sound like a warning: GRISAILLE is about to settle down on you and you better be ready. (Black Water Records #103)

GLOBAL HOLOCAUST - Act Of Disaster 7"
Global Holocaust hail from Montreal, Quebec, Canada and have been at it since 1989. After being banned in their home city of Montreal in 1996, they broke up. Fast forward to 2004. The band reunites and kicks out a couple split 7"s. Although quiet, they remained active post 2004, but didn't release any new recordings until 2024. Those new recordings are what make up the Act Of Disaster 7". This slab of wax contains 4 tracks of raw crust infused annihilation. True political crust in its purest form. Limited to a one time pressing of 500 copies on black. (Rotten To The Core Records #37)

COMPLETED EXPOSITION/MAXXPOWER - split LP
Japan's Completed Exposition have teamed up with Canada's Maxxpower for 22 tracks of power driven hardcore. Call it Power Violence, call it Fastcore, call it whatever you want but this is simply rabid, feral, reckless hardcore! An absolute must for fans of no-breaks full throttle music!!!!_ Mixed & mastered at Dead Air Studios and layed on wax at 45pm. This co-release is brought to you by Loner Cult Records (Belgium), So2 Records (Canada), and Rotten To The Core Records (U.S.). Pressed on virgin black vinyl and limited to 599 copies worldwide. Includes download code. (Rotten To The Core Records #38)

COCK SPARRER - Hand On Heart LP/picture disc LP/CD/cassette tape (pre-order)
Pre-order, release date April 5, 2024. Release date April 5, 2024. 2024 sees the release of Cock Sparrer's eighth studio album, Hand On Heart. The release of new material from this legendary band is always an event, a celebration, and an addition to the canon of classic punk rock. After over 50 years as one of the most influential punk bands on the planet, this album may just be their final word...although they thought the same of 2017's Forever, and it turned out there was still lots more to say after all! The 10 tracks that comprise Hand on Heart will thrill the Cock Sparrer faithful with their iconic, anthemic sound, but the band still has surprises and new tricks up their sleeves, including a string arrangement by Simon Dobson (Bring Me The Horizon / Mike Oldfield) that lends a touch of class to the affair. With production overseen by James Bragg & guitarist Daryl Smith, as well as mastering by Grammy-winning engineer Kevin Tuffy, the lads sound better than ever, and for once, more of the budget went into the studio than down the pub! It is the honor and privilege of Pirates Press Records to team with Cock Sparrer to make Hand On Heart available for pre-order on classic 12" 180 gram black vinyl, 12" picture disc with alternative artwork, digipak compact disc, and limited edition cassette! (Pirates Press #372)

TALKING HEADS - A Bar Called Heaven Live LP
Live at the Electric Ballroom, London England. December 7th, 1979. FM Broadcast. 14 tracks. (Radiation Records/Dearboss #49)

SAMHAIN - Initium LP
1984 debut LP from Samhain. (Radiation Records/666 Records #2021)

TELEVISION - Demos 1974 to 1975 LP
A collection of demos including 1975 demos featuring Richard Hell, and recorded by Brian Eno. Killer stuff from before Marquee Moon (many of the songs on this tape ended up featured on that album) while Richard Hell was still in the band. (Radiaion Records/Waste Management Records #8)

CLASH - No, Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones: Singles 1977 to 1979 LP
Sixteen tracks from 1977 to 1979. (Radiation Records/Zero Thoughts #03)

CLASH - I Live By The River: Singles 1979 to 1981 LP
Twelve tracks from 1979 to 1981. (Radiation Records/Zero Thoughts #04)

CLASH - From Pirate Satellite: Singles 1981 to 1985 LP
Twelve tracks from 1979 to 1981. (Radiation Records/Zero Thoughts #05)

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD - Ultimate Crumbling Castle Demonstration Record LP
A compilation of live recordings available for the first time on vinyl. Numbered limited edition of 300 and pressed at QRP. Yellow die-cut jacket with OBI strip, gold foil numbered. (Jahbulon Records #4)

JUPITER HEARTS - All That Pain You Left Behind LP (white vinyl)
In this follow-up to their inaugural, self-titled EP, Jupiter Hearts dig into their not quite so nostalgic sound, laying bare an angst seasoned in their middle-aged hearts, but hauntingly familiar to all. In "All That Pain You Left Behind," the band shares six new songs, each a banger with its own musical story to tell. Jupiter Hearts is Rob Pennington (Endpoint, BTGOG, Black Cross, Black God), Charles Wood (Broken Hearts Are Blue), Tim Kriependorf (Triple Threat, The Living Memories), and Scott Wishart (Late Bloomer, Scout). Limited edition of 250 copies. (Simba Records #28)

PLIZZKEN - Do You Really Wanna Know? LP
Plizzken is back in a big way with their eagerly anticipated second full-length, "Do You Really Wanna Know?" Combining street-level punk rock 'n' roll with a genuine pop sensibility and a rabble-rousing spirit, executed with the chops of seasoned players, "Do You Really Wanna Know?" is truly a record that will have old fans dancing and singing along with fists in the air, hand in hand with what is certain to be an army of new ones. For fans of Stomper 98, Rancid, Noi!se, Bishops Green, The Oppressed, and Oxymoron. (Pirates Press Records #342)

GOUGE AWAY - Deep Sage LP
"Deep Sage," Gouge Away's third studio album, started coming together in 2019 during sound checks and in small pockets of downtime between tours. On New Year's Eve just before 2022, they decided to reconnect and finish writing the album with Portland, OR, becoming their new writing location. "Deep Sage" was recorded with Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden East in March 2023, completely analog and almost entirely live. (Deathwish Records #249)

GENERACION SUICIDA - Regeneracion LP
This is the US press of the most recent Generacion Suicida release. REGENERACION was written during the Covid Lockdown of 2020. 2020 was also the year where it seems people decided that they had had enough. Enough with state oppression, enough with police violence, enough with systemic racism and white supremacy. All these feelings and more bubbled up and bled out into these tracks. While there were moments in life that feel bleak, we know that the people in our community are resilient and strong, and it is for them that we write these songs. (Vitriol Records #64)

(restock) BLACK ARMYJACKET - Open Casket: The Discography LPx2
Open Casket: The Discography is the definitive vinyl release from Black Army Jacket. The double LP features the band's 1996 demo, The Path of Two Swords As One 7", various compilation tracks, and their split EPs with Agathocles, Corrupted, Hemlock, Noothgrush, and Spazz. Black Army Jacket's previously unreleased 7" from 1999 is also exclusively included in the exhaustive collection. Brought to you by State of Mind Recordings and Brainscan Records, Open Casket was mastered for vinyl by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios and features all-new artwork and layout designed by Mark McCoy (Youth Attack, Charles Bronson). (State of Mind Records #84)

(restock) HELLSHOCK - Only The Dead Know The End Of War LP picture disk
Re-repress of their first LP! This is a special edition, released to celebrate their third European tour. Only 300 pieces pressed. Doomed to be a collectible item, get this pictured piece of wax before it's too late!!! (Agipunk Records/Black Water Records Shock #1)

(restock) V/A - A Tribute To Capitalist Casualties: West Coast Power Violence Forever LP
International tribute to the Godfathers of Power Violence and the memory of Shawn Elliott. 6 countries, 24 bands, 25 songs. Contributing bands are Completed Exposition, Maxxpower, Human Garbage, Self Deconstruction, Entrails Massacre, Cliterati, Godstomper, Sick/Tired. Hummingbird Of Death, Tired Of Everything, Yacopsae, Endorphins Lost, God's America, Fractured, Thulsa Doom, Days Of Desolation, Grin And Bear It, PLF, Sidetracked, Hangal, Soil Of Ignorance, Massgrave, To The Point, and Squelch Chamber. Digital download and limited sticker are included. Rest In Power Violence, Shawn. (Rotten to The Core Records #34)

Descriptions for 3/9/24

BROKEN HEARTS ARE BLUE - Meeting Themselves LP
Their new album Meeting Themselves was recorded in the summer of 2023 at John Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone studio in Oakland. Meric Long (The Dodos) served as engineer and producer, while Bay Area multi-instrumentalists Yea-Ming Chen (Yea-Ming and the Rumours) and Anna Hillburg (Shannon and The Clams, Will Sprott, Shannon Shaw and her All Star Buddy Band) were brought in to add their unique flair to several tracks. The record's first single, The French Major, will be released in early February, with a March release for the full album. These are Broken Hearts Are Blue's autumn days. And where the sprawling DWSS, whose creation was largely the by-product of a global pandemic, sought a retreat from the external world of disease and political inanity toward a dense, referential landscape littered with cultural signposts, Meeting Themselves exhibits a lighter touch-a truce with what is to come as Generation X seniors. (Council Records #43)

IT'S ALIVE - 2024 'zine
96 pages filled with awesome photos, flyers art, punk art! The 2024 issue of It's Alive Fanzine falls in perfectly in the traditions of issues past, with Oxnard, CA, hardcore legend Fred Hammer giving up plenty of his photos, flyer art, and other ephemera of his 40 or so years involved in the scene. This new issue pays tribute to musicians no longer with us and is professionally reproduced on newsprint. High quality! (It's Alive 2024)

POISON IDEA - Feel The Darkness LPx2 (2024 version)
Between the band's 40 year run, to their massive discography of well over 50 titles, we're hoping that at this point POISON IDEA doesn't need any introduction. This time around, TKO entrusted venerated Portland recording engineer Larry Crane with the monumental task of this new remix. Larry's impeccable credentials (founding Jackpot Studios and Tape-Op magazine) and his deep connection to Portland underground music (as archivist of the Elliot Smith estate, etc) made him an obvious choice for the job. What resulted is a carefully crafted mix that restores many of the original decisions which the previous 2018 version steered away from, as well as improving and refining on the 1990 version where appropriate. Reverse-engineered with love and attention, this new version is true to the spirit of the original album, preserving its authenticity in every way possible. As the first entry in the new POISON IDEA REMASTERS series, this release sets the standard for the subsequent titles that we'll be reissuing in 2024. For now, please enjoy the final word on POISON IDEA's magnum opus, Feel The Darkness. The original LP + singles and outtakes on the other LP. (TKO Records #1703)

POISON IDEA - Darby Crash Rides Again: The Early Years Volume 1 LP (2024 version)
Originally released as a seven-inch EP on the band's own American Leather imprint in 1989, it was expanded in 2011 by TKO to the twelve-inch format, adding on the legendary Boner's Kitchen demos from 1981 as well as a blistering live set recorded on the air in 1983 for a KBOO public radio fundraiser. For this latest edition, the antiquated audio sources were returned to and improved upon in an effort to hold fast to their rough-and-tumble charm while boosting their sonic qualities. The results are a stupendous roar of POISON IDEA's nascent energy while continuing TKO's detail-oriented history lesson on the undisputed Kings of Punk. Thirtytwo tracks in total! (TKO Records #1503)

NECROT - Lifeless Birth LP/cassette tape/CD (pre-order)
Pre order with April 12th release date. 3rd full length album from Necrot. Vinyl housed in a golden foil stamped gatefold jacket. Limited Colored Vinyl. Download card included. (Tank Crimes Records #138)

JOURNEY DOWN THE PUNK ROCK HIGHWAY: 35 years of writings and interviews - book by Jared Forman (pre-order)
Available after April 1st. 125 made. Hand numbered. 8" x 11.5" professionally printed book with a soft full color cover. 140 pages. Interviews with individual band members from Toxic Reasons, Doom, Happy Spastics, Adolescents, M.D C, The Avengers, History of Danger House Records, formation of ABC No Rio, Gilman Street, Reagan Youth, Subhumans, Channel 3, Social Unrest, The Hated, A P.P.LE., The Maggots, Mission of Burma, Anti- Nowhere- League, The Detonators, Distraught, False Prophets, Jersey Beat Zine, Icons Of Filth. Personal accounts, from Veterans of Punk/ Hardcore, various, genre's, styles, memories of past and present, activism. (YAGE Books #1)

REEK MINDS - Malignant Existence LP
In the tradition of fast as fuck 80's hardcore that holds all the energy and none of the constraints, comes REEK MINDS with their debut full size. "Malignant Existence" is chock full of blistering speed and punishing sonics pushed to the absolute limit of the physical form. Just like their insane live shows, this will leave you sweating and thirsting and scared. If you ever fantasized about Void covering Negative Approach or Lärm doing Poison Idea, this is essential. 150gr vinyl housed in a 24pt jacket with lyric poster included. Recorded by Evan Mersky. Mastered by Will Killingsworth. Art by Cameron Thomas. Layout and lettering by Tam. (Iron Lung Records #263)

PAPRIKA - Let's Kill Punk LP
Do you ever sit in your room and just stare at the wall repeating a mantra to yourself? Because it's all you can do to not totally wreck everything in sight? We do that too and most of the music that's playing sounds like this PAPRIKA record. This is their mantra: "Destroying Shit... Ruining Lives..." To be repeated over and over while digesting this deliberately paced rampaging hardcore punk record. "Let's Kill Punk", with it's massive sounding production, is all outward facing hostility projected larger than life onto you sorry public inhabitants. Creepy crawl to hell or die trying, punk. 150gr vinyl housed in a reverse board 24pt jacket with insert included. Recorded by James Whitten at High Tower Studios. Mixed and mastered by Will Killingsworth. Art by Joe BB and Trash Can with a photos by Johnny Camacho. (Iron Lung Records #251)

KEVLAR UPPER - Demo cassette tape
These short minutes of hardcore music are violent, dismal and intensely angry. In a statement of intent, Kevlar Upper had this to say: "The goal for this band is to be as primitive as possible, this really reflects in the lyrics. No elevation. No frills. Just a seething, spitting stream of consciousness." Fighting music indeed. 200 copies on green shells housed in a standard J-card sleeve and a black norelco box. Recorded by Mike Kriebel. Mastered by Will Killingsworth. (Iron Lung Records #272 TP)

FALL OUT - Criminal World Plus Unreleased Tracks LP (heavy gatefold jackets)
Italian hardcore punk band fromed in La Spezia in 1979. Their self-produced "Criminal World" 7" was influenced by the American school, recorded in 1982 but released at the beginning of 1983, immediately grabbed attention as a milestone in Italian hardcore genre. Based on themes ranging from war brutality to anti-militarism, the album showed great technical skills but also great graphic creativity thanks to the Tipografia Anarchica of Carrara who printed the flyer album cover, attached here in its full version. Side B contains previously unreleased tracks from 1989 chosen to mark the evolution of the group. (Radiation Records Italy/Cobra Records #30)

(restock) ANTIGAMA/THE KILL/NOISEAR - 3 Way split cassette tape boxset
Limited to 100 hand-numbered copies. Years in the making, this spectacular 3-way split between ANTIGAMA (Poland), THE KILL (Australia) and NOISEAR (USA) is finally available for grind masses yearning for outrageous noise! 17 blistering songs clocking in around 25 minutes; highest dose of unadulterated grindcore. The world-famous brothers in grind of the 21st century to unite for a violent feast and celebrate long-time friendship. This is a must have for every grindcore freak!!! After CD version released by SELFMADEGOD RECORDS and a set of 3x 7"EP's pizza box release done by HAUNTED HOTEL RECORDS it's time for a tape version of this amazing 3-way split! UNBOXING video: https://youtu.be/OuqLgoX3D14. "Sealed" 7" pizza box with all-over artwork containing: cassette tape with special full-coverage UV on body print packed in cardboard mailer with all-over artwork, each band black, canvas patch with white logos screen printed, each band sticker (14cm x 14cm), 2x 783punx sticker and an 8 pages booklet with lyrics and info (783 Punx Records #22 TP)

(restock) HERIDA PROFUNDA/HELLBASTARD - split cassette tape
White tape with full coverage on body print with J Card with 3 additional panels. Limited to hand-numbered 100 copies. Two heavy and crushing Crust, Grind, Metal bands from Europe share this amazing looking piece of vinyl: HERIDA PROFUNDA are a band from Poland and they play Old School Grindcore, Crust, brutal as fuck and super heavy stuff in the vein of TERRORIZER, REPULSION, old AGATHOCLES, NAPALM DEATH, ... . HELLBASTARD from the UK, they so-called godfathers of Crust, deliver material that already appeared on their "The Need To Kill ..." LP but here you get different versions or mixes as well as unreleased material. Modern HELLBASTARD got adult now, they play variable, but still crushing Thrash Metal without forgetting their "ancient" crust roots. (783 Punx Records #12 TP)

(repress) NECROT - Blood Offerings LP
Debut full length from Oakland's old school death dealers, Necrot. Eight tracks for fans of Autopsy and Bolt Thrower. LP packaged in gatefold jacket with midnight black foil stamping. Digital download card included. Former members of Acephalix, Vastum, Saviours, Watch Them Die, Caffa, and Atrament. (Tank Crimes Records #104)

(repress) NECROT - Mortal LP
Repress. Gatefold LP jacket, download card, and colored vinyl. Oakland, California's Necrot return with their second album. Recorded at Earhammer Studios in Oakland with Grammy winning engineer Greg Wilkinson (High on Fire) and mastered at West West Side by Alan Douches with cover art by Marald Van Haasteren. Seven tracks of pure death metal. (Tank Crimes Records #120)

(repress) GHOUL - Dungeon Bastards LP (gatefold)
Dungeon Bastards is the long-anticipated new full-length from Creepsylvanian splatterthrashers, GHOUL! The eleven-track audio abduction (and their fifth overall) was recorded and mixed by Scott Evans (Kowloon Walled City) at Antisleep Studios in Oakland, California, mastered by Dan Randall (Impaled, Toxic Holocaust) at Mammoth Sound in California, and comes adorned in the ghoulightful graphics of Mark W. Richards of Heavy Hand Illustration). With Dungeon Bastards, the world's most revered hooded cannibals will rip your flesh with speed and riffs... before eating it. Gatefold LP opens to a board game, lyric sheet, download card and limited colored vinyl also included. (Tank Crimes Records #96)

(repress) KOOL KEITH x THETAN - Space Goretex LP
Following their liaison in 2019 for the "Complicated Trip" Record Store Day single, legendary Bronx, New York City-based rapper KOOL KEITH and Nashville powerviolence duo THETAN present the collaborative Space Goretex LP. With guest appearances from members of GWAR, THREE 6 MAFIA, DWARVES, LOST DOG STREET BAND, and more in a psychedelic, spaced out hip hop fever dream. Highlighting the artist's singular lyrical attack, Space Goretex is the first album combining all of KOOL KEITH's primary personas - DR. OCTAGON, DR. DOOOM and BLACK ELVIS. The instrumentation is primarily composed of bass, drums, theremin, and synth, performed by THETAN's Chad L'Plattenier and Dan Emery. The album also includes some special guest appearances, including GANGSTA BOO (THREE 6 MAFIA) who performs as Officer Lola. Casey Orr (GWAR, X-COPS) appears as his X-COPS character Sheriff Tubb Tucker, marking the first time he has recorded anything as this character since 1996. Blag Dahlia from the DWARVES provides a monologue alongside Ashley Mae of LOST DOG STREET BAND with turntable scratching from DJ BLACK CAT SYLVESTER, inventor of the Synth-Table. BLOWFLY's right-hand man Uncle Tom Bowker also makes an appearance. (Anti Corp Music #49)

SPACED - This Is All We Ever Get LP (green vinyl)/cassette tape
RELEASE DATE: 3/22/24 - Spaced live up to their name, blending hardcore with out-of-this-world sounds to create an explosive and hallucinogenic landscape. On "This Is All We Ever Get," the band pulls from a wide range of influences while still staying centered around individuality. The eight tracks on "This Is All We Ever Get" are enthralling and dynamic, with the longest run time hitting two minutes and thirty seconds. (Revelation Records #211)

WHIRLWIND - Lasting Peace LP/cassette tape
Evolution does not happen overnight. From demo track to demo track, Orange County, CA's Whirlwind has adjusted and adapted to find their voice; their sonic makeup, if you will. "Lasting Peace," their debut album, is the culmination of a writing and recording process that took the better half of 2023 to come to fruition. Pulling influence from bands like Hands Of God, Foundation, and Guilt Trip, Whirlwind has sculpted something that pays homage to their inspirations but is still uniquely their own. (Indecision Records #178)

BUCKET FULL OF TEETH - I/II/III/IV LPx2
The avant-grind brainchild from the founding members of Orchid. Formed in 2001 through a shared love of the foundations of power violence, Will Killingsworth (Orchid, Ampere, No Faith, Vaccine) and Brad Wallace (Orchid, Wolves, Transistor Transistor) teamed up with drummer Matt Wilga (Cancer Kids) and began creating their particular brand of brutal grindcore and power violence that pushes the conventions of heavy music. For fans of Spazz, Full Of Hell, Charles Bronson, Suppression, Naked City, and Fantomas. (Iodine Records #26)

THINK I CARE - Mongrel LP
On 2004's "Mongrel," Think I Care dipped into the realm of Sheer Terror for a sound that was ugly, rudimentary, and powerful. Triple-B and Rebirth Records are proud to bring this Boston hardcore classic back to light. (Triple B Records #202)

V/A - Group Therapy 7"
Crew Cuts Records didn't need to go to the damn gym to start 2023 - they were flexing their muscles and bringing the big gains via the "Group Therapy" compilation 7". Eight previously unreleased hardcore ragers. You got Consolation, Skrewball, Gel, Spaced, The Dweebs, Dry Socket, Last Gasp, and Placid all on one wax disc. Now available again on vinyl. Imported from the UK. (Crew Cuts Records #24)

SHEER MAG - Playing Favorites LP/CD
"Playing Favorites" is Sheer Mag's third full-length and first with Third Man Records; the band capitalize on a decade's worth of devotion to their own collective spirit - a spirit refined in both the sweaty trenches of punk warehouses and the larger-than-life glamour of concert halls - emerging with a dense work of gripping emotions, massive hooks, and masterfully constructed power-pop anthems. This is the record the Philadelphian rock 'n' roll four-piece has always been destined to make. (Third Man Records #931)

SWEAT - Love Child LP
This is the second ripper full-length from Sweat, a band composed of members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Ghostlimb, and Dogteeth. Pissed, snarky, melodic, and articulate, "Love Child" is couched in a rock 'n' roll aesthetic viewed through a sardonic hardcore lens. "Love Child" continues along the path started with their "s/t" 7" (2020), "Gotta Give It Up" LP (2022), and the recently released split 7" with Negative Blast (2023). (Vitriol Records #69)

Descriptions for 3/2/24

NECROT - Lifeless Birth LP (pre-order)
Pre order with April 12th release date. 3rd full length album from Necrot. Vinyl housed in a golden foil stamped gatefold jacket. Limited Colored Vinyl. Download card included. (Tank Crimes Records #138)

PUBLIC ACID - Deadly Struggle LP
Amidst a seemingly endless onslaught of bands, labels, and other opportunistic clowns vying for commercial gain via subcultural cannibalism, it can be easy to lose sight of what drew us to punk in the first place. But despite the deluge of bullshit, we know that occasional nuggets of ugly and raw authenticity will claw their way to the surface for the hardcore punk faithful. And folks, we have just such a nugget in Deadly Struggle: 8 tracks of pummeling aural turbulence on a 12" slab for those who desire reality over cosplay. Building off the shockwaves of 2020's Condemnation, Public Acid's sound-a skewed, arty amalgamation of bludgeoning hardcore, frantic, riff- soaked d-beat, harsh noise, and underground metal-has only grown more focused and furious. There's the virtuosic rhythm section, possessing an inhuman combination of lightness of touch and neanderthal power; the blinding, riffs-inside-of-riffs guitar style; the density of sound, massively heavy and pock-marked with kaleidoscopic fuzz; the maniacal vocals, inventive in both their technique and their rhythmic cadences; and, of course, the deadly mid-paced parts. Deadly Struggle reminds us that while hardcore punk will never die, those who cheapen it absolutely will. Recorded by Sasha Stroud at Artifact Audio in NYC and mastered by Arthur Rizk for maximum impact, each record comes in a screen printed jacket with cover art by Thomas Sara immersed in a hypnotic layout by Matt Martin, plus a large fold out poster designed by Tower Kevin. (Beach Impediment #69)

CANAL IRREAL - Someone Else's Dance LP
"What you hold in your hands is not exactly for you. It is not a delight for your senses, nor sonic inspiration for transgressing your restraints. It is not your empowerment tool. It is manifestly theirs- a portal to their arena of power, powerlessness, joy, hate, anger, fear, and failure. None of it is yours. Still, can you plug in, tune in, lock in to their dial? Are you capable of not giving in to escape and instead absorbing it? Are you capable of asking for more? You want the channel? Here it goes: the channel is walk into the dark and dance. Bop and beg. Lean and laugh. Stare and stomp. Afterwards, go ahead and yell "I failed!" Ride along to the signal-notes that ring like sirens across the city warning you that an odorless noxious gas has just been released into the air. But don't run. Instead, lean into the pulse. The channel is bop your head, bounce your ass, sing, wade, stomp, and scream. Canal Irreal has rescinded and revoked your access to the splendid metropolis. The channel is fuck you. The channel is don't ask them about Chicago, you don't know it. The channel is don't ask them about the fish; the Lake has consumed them all. Walk toward the darkness. Listen to the whispers and less to the wind. Lift your arms up to the melodic swings. Bounce your feet to the snap of the snare and flow of the bass. But don't lose yourself-lock in. Are you capable of asking for more? Find the canal, or be clicked out by the clicker. Hold on to the wavelength or go back to normie-land. Canal Irreal is not hard or dark, it's a portal to the personal, to desperation and exasperation. Go ahead and scream: "Doy todo y mucho mas." This channel is not for your liberation. But do please tune in. What channel are you on now? Canal de mierda. Canal de chingado. Canal de sobrevivir. Canal Irreal. Bienvenidos." -Mike Amezcua. Each copy of "Someone Else's Dance" is housed in a stunning jacket along with an 8 page zine, both of which were designed by singer Martin Sorrondeguy. (Beach Impediment #75)

SEXPILL - In Dust We Trust LP
There's something to be said about the great state/nation/planet of Texas and it's ability to seemingly ooze vicious hardcore punk from the cracks of the land mass it claims. After a series of demos and storied live performances home and elsewhere over the course of nearly a decade, SEXPILL gives us "IN DUST WE TRUST" - the band's first venture onto the 12" format. Each slab harnesses twelve tracks of belligerent and noisy hardcore punk, capturing Houston's finest at their most maniacal to date, featuring brand new tracks flanked by some reimagined fan favorites from the earlier mentioned demo days. IN DUST WE TRUST. IN DUST WE MUST. (Beach Impediment #76)

JADE DUST - Grey Skies LP
Grey Skies was recorded at Singing Sands in July of 2022. It was mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden in 2023. This eight-song 12" features 6 new songs and two covers (Ignition and Articles of Faith). Eric Himle did the art on this record as well as the other two records. "Grey Skies" will be officially out on Council Records, Extinction Burst, and GGT Records. (Council Records/Extinction Burst Records #121548)

AMUSEMENT - Walk Out To Sink/You Will Never Hear This 7"
Although only two songs, this EP's intention is simple...sit and take it all in. No skipping tracks, just flipping the record over once the song is finished. We wanted to present and capture the feeling of old punk singles and their B sides like Stiff Little Fingers "Alternative Ulster" or The Buzzcocks "Orgasm Addict". This band features members of From Ashes Rise and Deathreat but unlike the bands mentioned, AMUSEMENT leans more on fuzz driven guitars and hooks. Think Dinosaur Jr tone meets Leatherface emotion. (Extinction Burst Records #70846)

HOLY CARAVAN - Tuning Into The Next Level LP
High Desert doom rock played with a punk attitude. Taking influence from past bands like Black Sabbath and also influenced by modern ones like Doomriders. Breakdown's cover of "Sick People" is included on vinyl as an extra track. (Extinction Burst Records #121345)

CHAOS ECHOES - Tone of Things to Come LP
The ten year anniversary of Chaos Ech¦s' first ever release, celebrated as a limited edition vinyl reissue with enhanced artwork to homage and consecrate the origin of an unforgettable legacy that will never fade our memory's reach. With 2012's "Tone of Things to Come" Chaos Ech¦s instantly established themselves as the very future of underground extreme metal, elaborating a formula rooted in arcane sepulchral dark death metal characterized by lengthy instrumentals and innovative detours deep into remote areas of history, art, culture and lore that would dictate the rhythm and tempo of a staggering metamorphosis of ascension. Still rooted in the legacy of Incantation, Morbid Angel, and Immolation, at its inception "Tone of Things to Come" had however already revealed widespread mutations in the fabric of conventional extreme metal and opened the eye of transformation, with its omniscient glare gazing through a spectral veil concealing abhorrent forms of ritualism and exploration within it. Enigmatic minimalisms crafted from unconventional instrumentations and improvisational free-flowing jam sessions were an already well established means of transcendence and transmutation within this earliest form of the band, and "Tone of Things to Come"'s oracular load of experimentation was already foreboding musical changes in consciousness and perception on a massive scale lurking not too far away on the horizon. A would-be future for extreme metal which we all now too-well know, love, and will forever miss. There will never again be an entity quite like Chaos Ech¦s, one capable of opening worlds within the listener and which had become such a synonym of transformation and of the fearless defiance of dogmas and conventions. A beacon for metamorphosis and boundary-dissolvement bridging effortlessly the sidereal distances between performance art, world music, ritualism, and death metal, that would help cement thereafter the undeniable and manifested explorative genetics of extreme metal. And as the sands of time and the immortality of this legacy fixate the greatness and majesty of those who dare, burning them forever into our minds, "Tone of Things to Come" remains a reminder for all that great legacies are built on great transformations, and the courage that motivates them. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #184)

MAURDA - Cultus Brachypter LP
Brachyptery, the condition in insects of having vestigial wings and having lost the capacity of flight. This is the cult of the dewinged, of the downcast and of the condemned. Now remastered (courtesy of Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios) and consecrated through its first ever vinyl edition and a graphic facelift, Maurda's catastrophic second short player "Cultus Brachypter" went largely ignored upon its original 2022 self-release, but its obscurity can be solely attributed to the hermetic extremism that defines it. In reality, a world is contained within these sixteen minutes and six movements of absolute eschaton. A world so impenetrable it takes complete sacrifice to enter it. With its ruinous sensorial assault, "Cultus Brachypter" initially evokes the war-torn bestial insanity of bands like Pseudogod or Teitanblood, but as the onslaught progresses the listener soon realizes they are being drawn into a desolate, void-like inner world of dehumanized alienation. The grim specter of DSBM rears its head as the minutes pass and the sense of misery and isolation becomes suffocating and reaches its inevitable consequences and conclusions. This form of enigmatic, inward-vanquishing extreme metal appears inscrutable in its uncommunicative isolationism, and can be solely superficially interpreted as an unprecedented fusion of war metal and depressive black metal in which feelings of dread, melancholy and self-loathing are taken to their extremes and weaponized into an abstract white-wall representation of absolute nihilism and self-destruction that ultimately evokes the grim soul-tearing lineaments of pure noise. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #222)

ALTARAGE - Nihl LP
Suffocate in the void that Altarage brings forth. Reality will suffer. Nothing can crawl away from the open mouth of "Nihl". In 2016 Spain's Altarage changed the face of death metal with a watershed moment that marked an inexorable point of no return, and Sentient Ruin was there to tell this story through release of the band's debut demo the year prior and of this beast on cassette tape format the following year. With its sheer tonnage and immensity, "Nihl" appeared instantly as a masterpiece that would pave the way to a new era of death metal and to a new way of conceiving and interpreting the notion of absolute heaviness. While the game-changing repercussions and influence this monster has had on extreme metal may still require some years to be fully assessed and understood, still nothing in the present can challenge what Altarage have accomplished and constructed within the omnipotency of "Nihl". Before "Nihl" dissonant, abstract, atmospheric extreme metal, and traditional riff-heavy death metal still lived two clearly defined, separated existences traveling on parallel trajectories which rarely touched. "Nihl" created a visionary and daring perturbation in this balance. A foreboding disturbance which sent the course of events on an entire new path, causing the two styles to inexorably converge unto another creating a new lineage of hyper-evolved death metal that conjoined the best of both worlds and triggered the birth of a new death metal world entirely its own. A world in which the notions of immensity, surrealism, and sensorial oppression assume monstrous traits and in which unreality becomes a not only a reality, but a bleak weapon of catharsis and transcendence. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #20)

RAW WAR - Total Raw War LP
Victoria BC's Raw War were a lawless blown out nuclear crust assault that obliterated ears from 2009 to 2013. During that time the band decimated stages and established widespread chaos all over the Pacific Northwest with pulverizing live sets and a sound made of pure apocalyptic terror rising from the ashes of humanity's end. Influenced by 80's and 90's UK D-beat and anarcho-punk bands like Doom and Discharge as well as by early Scandinavian crust bands like Anti Cimex and Totalitär, Raw War soon established widespread terror in their native British Columbia region, bringing their derailing and off the chain assault of primitive, ear-splitting noise-punk cacophony to its inevitable end and extreme conclusions. An unnamed full-length album and 7" EP tentatively tiled "Raw Terror" were recorded but never saw the light. Marred by debauchery, lineup instability and their very nature as an entity that far too soon had decided to explode in a shockwave rather than quietly fade away, Raw War disbanded sometime around 2013 leaving a thirty-five minute unforgiving, primeval, bulldozing, crustcore onslaught unreleased and completely unheard of for ten long years. Fast forward to 2023, and Sentient Ruin stepped in to honor the legacy and work of one of BC's most uncompromising and visceral hardcore crust bands by finishing the work and releasing the entirety of the band's long-unreleased material (the untitled full-length album and the "Raw Terror" EP) as the comprehensive 12" vinyl/digital full-length release "Total Raw War". Long live the Raw War. Long live TOTAL. RAW. WAR. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #198)

ABERRATION/DIABOLIC OATH - Divinations split 7"
Split 7" between Aberration and Diabolic Oath: black vinyl and download card inside a black heavy cardstock cover silkscreened with metallic silver ink. In anticipation to greater, more horrific things to come in the new year, we proudly bring you the "Divinations" split 7" between Aberration and Diabolic oath, two rising forces of surrealistic extreme metal darkness. This two-song declaration of war upon human psyche showcases the two US-based sorcerers of omnipotent aural terror in complete command of control of their respective crafts as they summon each their own staple idealization of humongous and hallucinatory black/death deformations. "Divinations" serves as a precursor and taste to what's to come, namely the spring 2024 release of the bands' two new full length albums, Aberration's colossal "Refracture", and Diabolic Oath's still secretive but completed second full length abomination. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #223)

JUNTA - s/t LP/cassette tape
Raw hardcore punk insurgents Junta arise from the concrete purgatory of New York City with their pulverizing debut self-titled full-length offering, a twenty-minute incursion of blistering upheaval and caustic retaliation. This dark document of crystalline urban terror introduces the NYC four-piece at the height of their rage as they emanate a grim edict against imperialism, genocide, capitalism and social injustice. Junta's uncompromising and militant vision has been known for years in New York City, frequently manifesting with benefit shows across the city aimed at the empowerment and defense of the city's vibrant multicultural underground to which they belong and have committed unconditional militancy. The self-tiled eleven-track weapon of social unrest and abject refusal represents the band's sense of belonging and commitment to a social fabric torn by segregation and injustice and their strenuous combat against powers much larger than themselves which has resulted in a bleak manifesto of cultural warfare. The work encompasses the most bitter aspects of idealism and realism, with this ambivalent concept animating a raw onslaught of blown out, dissonant hardcore aggression interwoven with passages of poetry and spoken word that define and exalt an existence spent at the forefront of strugge and in a perpetual fight for enlightenment and retribution. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #220)

SULFURIC HATRED - s/t LP/CD/cassette tape
The debut self-titled album by emerging East Coast chaos-mongering warnoise terrorists Sulfuric Hatred (formed by vocalist Alexander Jones of Undeath, guitarist/bassist Liam McMahon of Vile Ritual, and Sam Shereck of Stabbed, Exsanguinated, Bowel Erosion, Blame God, ex-Pink Mass, ex-Reeking Aura etc.) brings a new meaning and purpose to the concept of dehumanizing music and of its forced transmutation into a weapon. Bringing the listener to their knees to surrender, succumb and dissolve before the omnipotency and immensity of absolute armageddon, across its elven tracks and thirty four minutes of musical terrorism, Sulfuric Hatred experiment on human senses the limits and effects of complete audial insanity. Black metal, grindcore, and death metal in this context can be used as nothing more than simplistic references for the sake of generalization, as the actual and true fabric really materializing this abomination is something that can hardly be associated to music and which is actually closer to pure noise, to other forms of experimental sensorial warfare or to abstract idealizations of pure terror. An underlying contradiction that can not be overlooked defines this senseless display of audial savagery: where in most bands and subgenera of extreme music an antihuman aspect is sought out musically, in the case of Sulfuric Hatred, the formula of bass, guitar, drums and vocals is actually the last human thing standing. The incessant carpet-bombing blasting, the ear-splitting screams, and the mangled, chaotic guitar carnage, in the chaos-torn world of Sulfuric Hatred are nothing but the last shred of humanity left. Everything else being engulfed and devoured in this blown out, noise-broken abomination, is the embodiment of absolute, abstract, and conceptual antihuman. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #219)

ABYSSAL RIFT - Extirpation Dirge LP/CD/cassette tape
Abyssal Rift emerges from the bowels of hell with its debut-full length monstrosity, "Extirpation Dirge", a thirty six-minute miasmatic behemoth of dark and antihuman death-doom conceived by Columbus, Ohio-based multi-instrumentalist Matt Auxier (of industrial acts 6th Circle and Ash Prison) handling all instruments, songwriting and recording, with the exception of drums (performed and recorded remotely by David Mahoney of Irish black/grind terrorists Unyielding Love). The band is the manifestation of Auxier's long-running history as a metalhead and of his extensive appreciation (parallel to that for industrial music) for dark and atmospheric death metal bands like Incantation, Disembowelment and Immolation as well as for 60's and 70's prog bands like Goblin, King Crimson, Eloy, and Amon Düül II, which in the context of his expertise and knowledge as a producer and home studio owner, has yielded a dense and disorienting dark death metal beast shrouded in surreal atmospheres and an hallucinatory form of dirge-like experimentalism. An all-devouring obfuscation of abyssic crush depth, "Extirpation Dirge" seems horizonless and bottomless as it propagates and gravitates downward like a churning maelstrom, alternating moments of obliterating machine-like dark death metal destruction to others of misery-torn doom and cinematic widescreen experimentalism, with dense synth work alternating contemplative passages of clean guitars and ominous presages of spectral dark ambience. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #215)

CEREMONIAL BLOODBATH - Genesis of Malignant Entropy LP/CD/cassette tape
War-mongering bestial black/death metal cult Ceremonial Bloodbath re-emerge from the fetid underground of Vancouver, BC with their sophomore full-length abomination, "Genesis of Malignant Entropy", an all-devouring, abyss-like monstrosity conceived from pure pestilence and insanity. Seemingly dwelling on a plane of atrocity entirely its own, "Genesis of Malignant Entropy" sees the Canadian horde once again draw its primeval life-force from the iconic legend of bands like Blasphemy, Bestial Warlust and Proclamation, but reworking it across a broader, more enigmatic canvas laced with a consciousness-obliterating amount of disassociatives and hallucinogens. Nothing less than an authentic horror of creation, this is a work in which the feral and animalistic traits of its main influences appear to be exaggerated to the point of acephalic bestiality, while a hideously deformed and surrealistic aura is achieved via pure sensorial deprivation and a complete deconstruction of reality. A fuming cauldron of skull-stomping neanderthalian drums, tortured howls, and on onslaught of demented, mangled guitars shrouded in destruction emerges from this unholy conception, rendering the listener nothing less than meat to be violently torn in an otherworldly primitive ritual disembodiment. The utter atrocity conceived and the strange and unorthodox ways through which such carnage was conceived will leave the listener butchered and sensorially violated in an authentic delirium of torment. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #216)

TOY DOLLS - Idle Gossip LP
Tongue-in-cheek punk act Toy Dolls came together in the northeast formerly industrial town of Sunderland, England in 1979 with working-class humour at the forefront of everything and frontman Olga breaking up the Oi singalongs with searing guitar assaults. Issued on the independent Volume label as usual, third album Idle Gossip continued in the same mould as their first two LPs with 'Geordie's Gone To Jail,' 'Keith's A Thief,' 'Silly Billy' and the title track all cracking numbers built on Olga and company's irresistible charm; 'I'll Get Even With Steven' even gives a po-faced punk nod to Elvis. Another great Toy Dolls LP! (Radiation Records Italy #190)

MODERN LOVERS - s/t cassette tape
Modern Lovers' self-titled debut album, released in 1976, is a timeless exploration of proto-punk and alternative rock. Led by Jonathan Richman, the album captures a minimalist and lo-fi charm, with tracks like 'Roadrunner' becoming anthems of the emerging punk scene. Richman's witty lyrics and stripped-down sound make 'Modern Lovers' a seminal work, influencing generations of indie and punk musicians. The album stands as a testament to the band's pioneering role in shaping the landscape of alternative music. (Radiation Records Italy #7034 TP)

CELTIC FROST - Procreation Of The Wicked LP
It's 1984 and, after the break/up of Hellhammer, the newly formed Celtic Frost are shaping what would become their punishing sound. Recorded just one month after the birth of the band at one of their very first rehearsals, "Procreation of the Wicked" presents Celtic Frost at their rawest, wildest embryonic stage. 8 tracks of pure unaltered mayhem, everything that would make them legendary is already here, proving once again why they've been such a huge influence for countless Black, Death, Thrash, Heavy Metal and Punk bands all over the planet. (Radiation Records Italy/Metal Priest #1)

DAMNED - Damned Damned Damned cassette tape
The Damned's debut album, 'Damned Damned Damned,' released in 1977, captured the raw energy of punk. With its frenetic pace and rebellious spirit, this cassette edition allows fans to experience the brilliance of tracks like 'Neat Neat Neat' and 'New Rose' on the go. An iconic punk record, a cherished relic. (Radiation Records Italy #7035 TP)

DAMNED - Music For Pleasure cassette tape
Music for Pleasure' by The Damned, released in 1977, showcases a unique evolution in the band's sound. The album, often overshadowed by its predecessor, offers a blend of punk and experimental elements. Tracks like 'Problem Child' and 'Don't Cry Wolf' reveal a dynamic range, highlighting The Damned's willingness to push musical boundaries. 'Music for Pleasure' remains a gem for those exploring the band's diverse discography. (Radiation Records Italy #7036 TP)

THE BRIEFS - Hit After Hit LP
"Year long summer!" The 2000 debut longplayer of the incredible Seattle Weirdos for the first time as a (limited) Euro release: 13 blistering-sharp Killed by Death-Punk Rockets, based on the best ingredients from both continents: BUZZCOCKS & REZILLOS meets DEAD BOYS, CONTROLLERS & GERMS. Fresh-dynamic-spicy-explosive! Way rougher than the "Platinum rats" album, but in a good way. The knife style of the weird and poor. Never change a runnin' tiger: Comes in original artwork and sound., nihilistic as fuck! The Pills-Booze-Razorblade-Manifesto now released in Europe for the first time. In his famous outfit, cause never changea runnin' tiger: Comes in original artwork and sound. (Radiation Records Italy/Wanda Records #170)

THE STITCHES - 8 X LP
The official 12" champion of the CA Beach City Punk Rawk Invasion: "8x 12" deliver 1995 Hot California Snot Punker in cynical SEX PISTOLS mode, 6 highly explosive 77 grenades of their own making plus 2 covers of LA PESTE ("Better off dead") and the POGUES ("That Woman's got me drinking"). The whole thing spread over 18 dangerous minutes: "My baby hates me", "I can't do anything", "Amphetamine girl", "throw it away" etc. "True Stories", nihilistic as fuck! The Pills-Booze-Razorblade-Manifesto now released in Europe for the first time. In his famous outfit, cause never changea runnin' tiger: Comes in original artwork and sound. (Radiation Records Italy/Wanda Records #167)

RED ALERT - We've Got The Power LP
Originally released in 1983 by No Future Records. Working class Oi! from England. (Radiation Records Reissues Italy #1)

CHELSEA - s/t LP
Formed in 1976, legendary punk outfit Chelsea was assembled by the owners of the Acme Attractions boutique with Gene October as frontman; guitarist Billy Idol, bassist Tony James and drummer John Towe soon split to form Generation X, but their loss was Chelsea's gain, with debut single 'Right To Work' rated one of the best punk songs of all time. Though their self-titled debut LP didn't surface until 1979, when punk was waning, there is plenty to savour in October's forceful vocals and James Stevenson's powerful guitar licks, plus a plausible take of Jimmy Cliff's 'Many Rivers To Cross.' A punk classic, ripe for rediscovery! (Radiation Records Reissues Italy #208)

CURE - Wake Me In The Dark: Live At The Forest National, Brussels, Belgium, Nov 1st 1987 LP FM Broadcast. An amazing-sounding live from the Kissing Tour in 1987, including thirteen songs from the then-new "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me". (Radiation Records Italy/Mind Control #850)

V/A - The Decline Of Western Civilization LP compilation
Penelope Spheeris' ground-breaking documentary The Decline Of Western Civilization captured the agony and the ecstasy of the Los Angeles punk scene of the late 1970s and its excellent soundtrack is required listening for all west coast Punk fans. The raw, jagged live sets by icons such as Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, the Germs, and Fear must be heard to be believed and the numbers by X point to their later commercial breakthrough; Catholic Discipline, with Claude Bessy of Slash magazine, provide another nugget. Totally essential! (Radiation Records Italy/Survival Research #65)

SAINT VITUS - C.O.D. LP
Influential Los Angeles-based doom metal group Saint Vitus was formed in 1979, with Black Sabbath and Black Flag noteworthy references. Seventh album COD, from 1992, made former Count Raven frontman Christian Lindersson lead vocalist, the guitars now texturally layered, and the drums bathed in heavy reverb, hearkening older styles of metal. Overall, it's a testament to underachieves and burnouts everywhere, directly addressing their fans as the 'Children of Doom' of the title. This is an underrated album for all discerning doom metal lovers, and unmissable for those who seek a fuller understanding of St Vitus' progression. (Radiation Records Italy/Horror Biz #4)

SATAN'S RATS - You Make Me Sick 7"
Satan's Rats formed in Evesham, Worcestershire in January 1977, with an average age of just seventeen. Songs like the anthemic 'Year Of The Rats' about the demise of the old fart groups, their appearance at the Birmingham Punk Festival and support to the Sex Pistols at the Roxy soon saw the band build a large following and inevitably drew them to the attention of record labels. Their first demo earned them a deal with DJM Records and their first single 'In My Love For You' was released in 1977. Bob Geldof reviewed in the NME and slagged it off. The second single 'Year Of The Rats' released early in 1978 fared no better, sinking without a trace despite being regarded as something of a classic these days. For their third single 'You Make Me Sick' they had Vic Maile (Dr Feelgood/Fruit Eating Bears) as producer. He managed to capture the anger of the band perfectly and this single, released in 1978 was undoubtedly their finest moment. Julie Burchill reviewed it in the NME, she hated it. (Radiation Records Italy/Overground Records #138)

DOCUMENTARY - PUNK THE CAPITAL Blu Ray Disc
Documentary about the birth of punk and hardcore in DC (Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Henry Rollins). 89 minutes running time, subtitles in French, Spanish and Portuguese. This music documentary explores the clash of cultures that unfolded when the underground punk music scene made inroads in Washington DC in the mid-late 1970s. Using newly discovered archival material and conversational interviews, it explores how the anarchic and transformative power of DC punk influenced a city run by conservative political elites. Directed by Paul Bishow and James Schneider. Blue Ray Disc. (PTC Internatioanl)

POISONED SEEDS - s/t LP
Hailing from the heart of the Canadian hardcore scene, Poisoned Seeds was formed in 2020 by members of Hollow Ground, Go It Alone, Day Of Mourning, and Blue Monday. Now, with their self-titled, debut full-length set to drop via Los Angeles, CA-based WAR Records, Poisoned Seeds is ready to unleash a sonic storm that pays homage to their influences while carving a distinct path in the hardcore landscape. Keep your ears to the ground as Poisoned Seeds gear up to redefine the hardcore experience. (War Records #46)

THE CHISEL - What A Fucking Nightmare LP
The Chisel is back with more oi/punk/hardcore delivered by members of Chubby And The Gang, Violent Reaction, etc., bringing a whopping 16 songs to this sophomore full-length. (Pure Noise Entertainment Records #386)

COSMIC JOKE - s/t LP
Based in Los Angeles, CA, Cosmic Joke is creating hardcore punk with a skate-punk flair. The nine songs on the self-titled album are slinky with a melodic punch and plenty of guitar riffs. Taking influence from acts like Bad Religion, Circle Jerks, and Descendents, they're able to create an infectious sound driven by punk-pop sensibilities. (Triple B Records #198)

Descriptions for 2/24/24

ORCHID - Chaos is Me LP (blue vinyl repress)
The repress has arrived. In 1999 Ebullition released the Orchid - Chaos is Me LP. At the time Orchid was a fairly new and unheard of band. It was the 45th release on Ebullition, but over time it became the most popular band and record that Ebullition ever had the privilege of releasing. The origina description was: Orchid's first full length 12" features eleven songs of their unique blend of emotive chaos and combustible hardcore. Blending it all together to create emo violence. The cover design has an almost Misfits inspired motif, and their lyrics are... well, they are Orchid lyrics, which means that they are slightly emotive and vague while retaining a sense of purpose. Orchid is all about blending; taking the best of several genres and putting it all together to get the Orchid sound. Screaming vocals and harsh sounding music to keep the kids screaming and dancin' whether they are Romulan emo kids or crusty Klingons. (Ebullition Records #45)

HORROR VACUI - s/t 7"
HORROR VACUI are back with a long awaited new release. Their unique blend of death rock and post punk needs no further introduction: with 4 records, countless releases and tours worldwide, the unstoppable 5 pieces painted the underground world in dark shadows during their decade of existence. A recent line up change (that now sees former guitar player Marzia on drums) and two brand new songs that will make you ask for more. A tasty prelude to the long awaited new full length due soon in 2024. (Sonarize/Agipunk Records #139)

TOXIC SHOCK: Assassin of Mediocrity book by Bill Sassenberger (pre-order with March 20th release date)
200 pages loaded with rare photos and gig flyers that chronicles the history of the punk record store/mail-order enterprise and groundbreaking record label Toxic Shock from its origins in 1980 in the grimy suburbs of Pomona CA to its demise in Tucson AZ 2014. Through a combination of a very personal biography, oral history and extensive imagery, the book covers the many twists and turns that made Toxic Shock an often misunderstood punk rock institution. It covers how the death rock band Christian Death inspired the co-owners to create the record label. Graphic artists such as Pushead, Vince Rancid and Jim Blanchard lent their artwork to document its earliest releases and mail order catalogs. It covers it's involvement with the bands Decry, Zero Boys, Corrosion of Conformity, Dayglo Abortions, the Hickoids, Italy's Raw Power, th'Inbred, Skin Yard, Sloppy Seconds, Treepeople and more! It features cover art and several illustrations from graphic artist Brian Walsby, plus several never published photos from the iconic Ed Colver and the author. The book covers the trials and tribulations of running a totally independent record store and an in-depth oral history from former employees, and musicians from the Toxic Shock roster, such as Decry, Modern Industry, Manson Youth, Massacre Guys, Human Therapy, Raw Power, Peace Corpse, Pillsbury Hardcore, Hullabaloo,House of Large Sizes and more! (Toxic Shock was the first place I ever ordered hardcore records! - Kent) (Toxic Shock Books #1)

NORTHEAST REGIONAL - FiUtness 7"
Check out this 7_ from Northeast Regional called "Fitness"!! Available today at Redscroll Records, the Boston and Providence Armageddon Shop locations, the Norwood Newbury Comics location, and more! Our friends at Limited To One Record Store, NYC has an EXCLUSIVE vinyl color (not pictured). Order from us and receive a FREE water bottle!! HUGE thanks to Chris Taylor from pg.99 for the amazing artwork. Get this on your table and turn it up LOUD!! (Tor Johnson Records #61)

QUICKSAND - Manic Compression LP
The sophmore release from this post-hardcore giant back in print for the first time in nearly a decade. (Asbestos Records #142)

VIRULENCE - If This Isn't A Dream... LP
Southern California hardcore-punk band Virulence was originally formed in 1985. They were heavily influenced by Black Flag, Bl'ast!, and the Melvins. After the bands' demise in 1990, the members reformed under the moniker Fu Manchu. (Souterh Lord Records #112)

(repressed) MSPAINT - Post American LP
The debut LP from Hattiesburg's MSPAINT, Post-American. While it may be tempting to pin MSPAINT down stylistically, with labels like "synth-punk," these attempts fail to capture a band that transcends the sum of its parts and the hardcore and punk communities it occupies. Most of the records we release critique the world as it is. MSPAINT go a step further. This record is a triumph because it presents us a future of connection and light and allows us all to imagine living Post-American. (Convulse Records #64)

(repress) CEREMONY - Rohnert Park LP (yellow vinyl)
This is the 10th pressing of Ceremony's iconic third full-length album "Rohnert Park." This album is equal parts aggressive, incendiary, and, dare we say it, catchy - a must in any hardcore collection. New pressing now available on yellow vinyl. (Bridge Nine Records #134)

Descriptions for 2/17/24

DEPARTURE CHANDELIER - Satan Soldier of Fortune LP/CD
With their second album, "Satan Soldier of Fortune", Departure Chandelier weave in reverse order the process of Napoleonic battlefield cleanup against self-coronation and the emperor's ascent to deity whom profited off the fallen of both sides. While the dying are stripped naked to fertilize the countryside, boots and teeth are hurriedly taken for sale in Paris. Blood soaked coins fill the grave robber's purse, the jangling song heard all the way to Notre Dame. Against the backdrop of the throne Illuminated by the bivouac fires, fallen men, horses and cannon wagons churn like twisted celtic knots across the sea of the battlefield as the coronation begins. Dressed in the gown of swarming Merovingian bees, a wreath of laurel arched above his skull, the Regent diamond flashes in the hilt of the Antichrist's saber encrusted on the gold scepter - rising in his hand, yet unable to support the weight of Charlemagne's crown. What is dark if Lucifer's light? Compositionally wild but rich in melody, the band's unique combination of perched guitars and impending choral keyboards beneath raw unhinged vocals spearheading lyrics of existential rebellion captures the necro sound of old French black metal. The arrangements are shorn of needless complexity, yet greater than the sum of their parts purportedly recorded on the same 4-track with the old distortions and synths used on 'Antichrist Rise To Power' now immortalized on their Occult Antiquities imprint. Indeed, nearly five years in the making, Their Death Is Alive Again! (Nuclear War Now Records #651)

NOT LIKE YOU: NO DEPOSIT-NO RETURN - The photos of Black Flag photobook
All contribution issue featuring photos of Black Flag shot in the 80's. From black & white to color, from grainy handheld cameras to pictures shot by some of the legends of punk photography, it's all in this issue. Featuring the photos of Kevin Salk, Edward Colver, Naomi Petersen, Marla Watson, Linda Aranow, Alison Braun and many others. 100 full color half size pages. (Not Like You F2024)

DEEF - Nou LP
1980s raw hardcore band from Sapporo, Japan that played the rawest of hardcore anywhere in Japan pre-Confuse and Gai. To compare Deef to their hardcore contemporaries from around the globe in '81-'82, few stand out as truly raw hardcore punk. Remastered from the original master tapes, both LPs will sound incredible to those who have only heard tracks on youtube or dubbed cassettes. The "Nou" LP will include their first cassette in it's entirety, comp tracks from the "Nouten Rockers" omnibus, a completely unreleased studio EP session, and a furious live set from their earliest era. (General Speech Records #11)

DEEF - Real Control LP
1980s raw hardcore band from Sapporo, Japan that played the rawest of hardcore anywhere in Japan pre-Confuse and Gai. To compare Deef to their hardcore contemporaries from around the globe in '81-'82, few stand out as truly raw hardcore punk. Remastered from the original master tapes, both LPs will sound incredible to those who have only heard tracks on youtube or dubbed cassettes. The "Real Control" LP will include their second cassette in it's entirety, as well as their unreleased 1983 recording session tracked live at Studio Puff, which shows the band at their most raw, most unhinged, and most furiously hardcore. Both LPs contains it's own full color insert with photos and liner notes. (General Speech Records #13)

DIE OWAN - Owannibalism LP
Ultra cult Japanese punk band which existed from 1979 to 1983. Listening to the UK punk and post punk explosion, but also taking interest in industrial, experimental and avant garde music, they crafted half a dozen impossible to source cassette releases filled with urgent hyper fast bursts of teen angst made with early Roland drum machines, synths, effects pedals, and samplers in addition to traditional guitar and bass, and inspired by Crass, Ramones, Damned, Cabaret Voltaire, PiL, Throbbing Gristle and many more. In 1982 their friend Jojo from legendary Osaka noise outfit Hijokaidan, wondering why they hadn't released a record yet, financed their sole record release, the rarest punk record in Japan, limited to just 32 copies. The "Owannibalism" LP compiles the best of their early releases "Die Station Fur Die Owan", "Owan 2", and Owan 81, as well as compilation tracks, and completely unreleased and unheard early tracks. Over 100 tracks. The LP contains a booklet full of photos, flyers, and historical info. (General Speech Records #19)

DIE OWAN - Mikawa Ken-Ichi LP
Ultra cult Japanese punk band which existed from 1979 to 1983. Listening to the UK punk and post punk explosion, but also taking interest in industrial, experimental and avant garde music, they crafted half a dozen impossible to source cassette releases filled with urgent hyper fast bursts of teen angst made with early Roland drum machines, synths, effects pedals, and samplers in addition to traditional guitar and bass, and inspired by Crass, Ramones, Damned, Cabaret Voltaire, PiL, Throbbing Gristle and many more. In 1982 their friend Jojo from legendary Osaka noise outfit Hijokaidan, wondering why they hadn't released a record yet, financed their sole record release, the rarest punk record in Japan, limited to just 32 copies. "Mikawa Ken-Ichi" shows the band at their most focused, crafting a full on LPs worth of music in one go in their trademark style. Over 100 tracks. The LP contains a booklet full of photos, flyers, and historical info, as well as an interview with one of the founding members that also expands on their DIY record label "XA Records". (General Speech Records #20)

V/A - Passing Bells 7" compilation
6 track comp 7" featuring Skizophrenia (Japan), Kohti Tuhoa (Finland), Ruidosa Inmundicia (Austria), Povlacion (Japan), Mujeres Podridas (USA), and Vastusta (Finland). All tracks are high quality studio recordings that were recorded exclusively for the compilation, and a return to the 80s and 90s style of high quality cooperative comp releases you actually love to have in your collection. A nice reminder that punk and HC still rules all over the globe. Comes in an awesome fold out 7" sleeve similar the classic 1980s Finnish HC 7"s. (General Speech Records #22.5)

ANTI MACHINE - Too Many Eyes 7"
Second installment from this NYC band. Five new tracks of nasty hardcore punk . For fans of 80's USHC. Members of Crazy Spirit , Cheena, Subversive Rite. (Toxic State Records #54)

ANTI - The Future Is The Past LP
20 ALL NEW RECORDINGS from ANTI, Southern California's original ;egacy punk band, that's from the South Bay, the same Nabor hood and time period as the Descedents, Circle Jerks, Black Flag and Pennywise came from, but what made ANTI different was their social political awareness, they sang about topics back then that were taboo like corrupt government and false media, patriotism and antiwar protest songs as well, songs that look at the world and its society from all different angles and perspectives. Established in 1979, ANTI was an early leader in the hardcore punk sound that was coming out Southern California at the time, and now they are back again! ANTI's founding member, Danny Dean Phillips, along with original drummer, John McCarthy (the Alley Cats), Mitch McNally (CH3), Chris Wakula (the Homewreckers) and members from Bad Religion, Circle Jerks, Wasted Youth, Easter, Target of Demand, Agent Orange, and the Adolescents, helped to record and make "The Future is the Past" a long awaited 20 song LP, as a "ramp up", for old and new fans who enjoy the early original west coast punk rock sound. Expect to see ANTI back on the stage next year. From small clubs to big festivals. For fans of the Clash, Social Distortion, Rancid, 999, Youth Brigade, Bad Religion, DOA, Easter, Stiff Little Fingers, etc... (Dr. Strange Records #147)

NASTI - People Problem LP
Nasti, the people's favorite, is back with their third album of misanthropic hardcore punk. Sure to delight the senses of the senseless with thudding violence and irritated vitriol. It is the band's opinion that humans are mostly garbage and this record reflects that sentiment wholeheartedly. "People Problem" is musical equivalent of Jack Nicholson in The Shining methodically/maniacally typing: I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you. I don't like you... 350 on black 150gr vinyl housed in a 24pt jacket. Recorded by Jeffrey McNulty. Mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson. Art by Riley Kerr. (Iron Lung Records #259)

CRAWL SPACE - My God... What've I Done? LP
Ten short sharp blasts of ultra-frenetic, intense and to-the-point American hardcore punk in the vein of Negative FX, Agnostic Front, The Abused and Deathwish. They sure don't waste time with any unessentials. What they have done is take a little more time with "My God..." since the previous tapes and 7" to expand on their sound and enrich the overall listening experience. A couple of these triumphant new epics are more than one minute in length so consider this their step up to Long Play maturity. Crawl Space has emerged from the basement and stepped into the daylight ready to stomp your ears out. This MLP is downright nasty. 500 copies on black 150gr vinyl with an etched B side housed in a 24pt jacket with insert included. Recorded by Detto. Mastered by Will Killingsworth. Art by S.E.B. and Jose Mora. (Iron Lung Records #226)

VIOLIN - s/t 7"
London's singular maelstrom, Violin, has arrived at ILRHQ with four deadly soundblasts to loosen the grip on your perceived reality. Violin's sole proprietor, Lindsay Corstophine, exposes and decimates a "cruel fantastic world" of willful ignorance, seething metropolitan dread, paranoid visions and fatal submissions. All this at mostly one two violence tempo in the perfect amount of hardcore time, spanning less than 6 minutes total. "GUILT SATURATES THE AIR BUT YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE YOU DON'T BREATHE IT". 500 copies of black 70gr vinyl housed in a 12pt glue pocket sleeve. Simple and effective. Recorded by LC at Devil's Mango VI. Art by DDF with layout by CC & PQF. Mastered by Will Killingsworth. (Iron Lung Records #268)

ZEAL - s/t cassette tape
After their initial 2022 release "Demonstartion" on Runstate Tapes Ottawa's Zeal are back with 8 more Swedish influenced hardcore anthems for the crust war. "Drumming is everything in fast hardcore and Zeal has it, Ottawa representing maximum rippage 10/10" -Brian Taylor (Youth Youth Youth). (Broken Skull Records #5)

WET PLEATHER - Hellbent for Pleather cassette tape
Members of Mutated Void and Black Dog. "No frills, stripped down hardcore punk from Halifax, Nova Scotia. A filthy blend of raw and catchy noise. (Broken Skull Records #4)

KONTAMINATE - EP cassette tape
After a long hibernation, Kontaminate returns with their second EP of US Hardcore inspired raw d-beat. Eight tracks across ten minutes which highlight their tightly-wound, intense style of songwriting - exploring themes of self-disappointment, frustration, and loss in a highly-compressed package. (11 PM Records/Broken Skull Records #3)

EPAULET - Cries From Bondage LP
All of the qualities you want from a band that is drawing inspiration from anarcho punk legends of old, but without the overused tropes that so many contemporary bands trying to achieve this sound often succumb to. There is a quality about the song writing that is full of joy and hope with a melancholic undercurrent. A sense of urgency and desperation that is needed and warranted when writing true counter cultural protest music. (Skull Records #1)

(restock) THE LAST SURVIVORS - 2001 to 2016 LP
Chaos is here! Legendary Tokyo raw punks, THE LAST SURVIVORS early material finally collected in one place. The Last Survivors sent shock waves through the Japanese punk scene showing there was more than just punk, or just hardcore. The Last Survivors were RAW PUNK! The catchy sounds of UK82 and 70s punk fused with early raw HC from across the globe, particularly in Sweden and Finland. A flawless combination that inspired countless bands that followed. As Jacky Crust War says in the liner notes "There were some bands we couldn't ignore. That was the one, The Last Survivors." This LP collects their 7"s on Crust War, Dan-Doh, and Pogo 77, as well as other rare tracks. Fully re-mastered for vinyl, and sounding better than ever. Liner notes by Jacky Crust War (Framtid), So (Hardcore Survives), and Sakurai (Centipede / The Addiction. (General Speech Records #24)

TEEN MORTGAGE - s/t LP
Buckle up. D.C. fuzz punks Teen Mortgage have been blasting out driving, impossibly head-banging tunes and, despite the danger of unleashing it all unto the public, King Pizza Records has decided to collect all their releases on one huge, crushing full-length. The "Life/Death" and "Smoked" EPs, as well as all their singles, are here on wax, ready to turn the dial up and push your stereo to its absolute limit. Limited edition of 300 copies. (King Pizza Records #79)

BAD BRAINS - Omega Sessions LP (black or colored vinyl)
The "Omega Sessions" is a five-song EP recorded by Bad Brains in 1980 and originally released in 1997. The EP contains early versions of songs that eventually appeared on later releases, including a reading of "I Against I." This reissue marks the seventh release in the remaster campaign, re-launching the Bad Brains Records label imprint. 12"ep includes an etched B-side. (ORG Music # 2185)

ANGEL HAIR - Insect Immortality LP
Angel Hair's music has a certain unforgettable quality that places it in the canon of hardcore classics. A vicious, surreal, and surprisingly exhilarating maelstrom of San Diego, CA-styled hardcore. This diamond in the rough is highly, highly recommended for fans of chaotic hardcore. (Three One G Records #137)

(restock) CATHARSIS - Light From A Dead Star I LPx2 (yellow vinyl)

(restock) CATHARSIS - Light From A Dead Star II LPx2 (yellow vinyl)
Three decades ago, before the music industry began to colonize it, the do-it-yourself underground was a space of exodus and experimentation, often in violent opposition to the rest of the world. This was the context in which Catharsis appeared, one of a new wave of bands to meld metal drama with the raw urgency of hardcore punk. They quickly distinguished themselves by an almost self-destructive intensity and uncompromising anticapitalist ethic. Inverting Christian iconography to champion the struggle of the individual against a hostile cosmos, they took up the centuries-old banner No Gods, No Masters, extending this project of total defiance into their increasingly tumultuous lives. This apocalyptic orientation in turn informed their music, as they sought to hit upon the magic combination of words, harmonies, and rhythms that could spark a global conflagration. Catharsis broke up in 2002, following relentless touring on three continents and a final catastrophic five months in Europe. After a decade of watching the old records sell for absurd prices while bootleggers profited off substandard editions, we've finally taken it upon ourselves to offer a proper collection of their work. "Light from a Dead Star I.," includes their debut 7", and "Samsara" LP, packaged in a gatefold cover with oversize booklet offering all the original artwork. "Light from a Dead Star II." includes their "Passion" LP, split LP's w/ Gehenna and Newborn. It also includes the final Catharsis song, "Absolution," recorded alongside "Arsonist's Prayer" in their last session but never released. Packaged in a gatefold with oversize booklet offering all the original artwork. (Refuse Records #86/#87)

KORO - s/t 7"
Sorry State is excited to bring you a repress of one of the best hardcore records ever, Koro's 1983 7" EP. Originally released in a small, self-released pressing, over the decades this monster's reputation has continued to grow, and collectors now have to fork over well over a grand for an original pressing. This one is too good for the scum to keep to themselves, though, a hyper-compact explosion of energy that can hold its own next to any landmark early 80s hardcore punk record you want to compare it to. (Sorry State Records #115)

DOWNCAST - Tell Me I'm Alive LP
30 years ago Ebullition came into existence when we released the Downcast 7" with No Answers #10. Downcast was a key ingredient in Ebullition's beginning. Brent, the Downcast guitarist, drew the Ebullition logo and Downcast played a major part in creating the ideology that would define Ebullition. When Downcast broke up they left unrecorded songs on the table. "Tell Me I'm Alive" picks those unrecorded songs up, and also moves forward with a whole set of brand new Downcast tracks; 10 tracks in total. Ebullition is extremely proud to be involved in releasing this new Downcast LP. This LP is not about the past, however, it is about now and the future. It picks up where the debut Downcast LP left off and continues pushing their sound forward both musically and politically. Ebullition is ecstatic to be releasing this LP in 2020. This is the sort of LP that Ebullition was created to release. Amazing. (Ebullition Records #61)

(discounted price) ECONOCHRIST - discography CDx2
Ebullition has decided to lower the price of this amazing discography CD in an attempt to get some more of these out into the world before the CD format disappears forever. A classic. And a great deal for a double CD that includes every single Econochrist song that was ever released! This double CD discography features forty-one Econochrist songs. It includes the Ruination LP, the Trained To Serve LP, the Skewed 7", the Another Victim 7", the It Runs Deep 7", as well as the songs from the Give Me Back comp LP, the Very Small World comp LPx2, the What Are You Pointing At? comp 10", and the songs from the split 7" that Econochrist did with The Detonators. (Ebullition Records #37 CD)

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