Oh io lo annuncio già anche se è un pò presto ma
a NOVEMBRE 2009 tenetevi liberi perchè vengono in tour i CRUCIAL SECTION, un granderrimo gruppo hc jappo attivo da più di 10 anni.
Hanno fuori una sfilza di dischi sia sulla loro CREW FOR LIFE records ,sia su 625 thrash, DAN DOH recs e via dicendo.
In italia per ora è confermata UNA DATA che è SABATO 14 NOVEMBRE; sto lavorando per aggiungerne almeno un'altra e fare la doppietta milano/bologna (e ci scatterebbe un bel FASTFEST che te lo spiego. Sogno bagnato n° 666 per il sottoscritto).
di seguito il link per un loro vecchio 7" SPEED CORE THRASH (un nome un programma, direi)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NK36VJL5
All'epoca erano più thrashcore tirati, belli sloppy slabbrati ma sguaiati; adesso che più di 10 anni son passati si sono assestati su binari più tradizionalmente japcore (tipo DEATH SIDE e quella roba lì). Tenete conto che negli anni un paio di loro son cambiati (tipo basso e chitarra, se non erro) e che quasi tutti hanno messo su famiglia e figli...quindi vederli in tour in Europa potrebbe essere un'occasione più unica che rara!
Il cantante Hiro manda avanti l'etichetta CREW FOR LIFE, e sono degli "ex-kids" belli dedicati e si sbattono un tot nonostante l'età avanzi...
quì il loro myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/crucialsection
qui il myspace dell'etichetta
http://www.myspace.com/crewforliferecords
e di seguito anche il myspace della crew for life europe, che si sta occupando appunto del tour europeo:
http://www.myspace.com/crewforlifeeurope
olè! andate e godetene!!!
mercoledì 29 aprile 2009
lunedì 27 aprile 2009
LE RISA (uh! che risa!)
Questa immagine mi ha fatto ridere tantissimo.
Non avevo neanche idea però, di quello che fosse uno "spolier" in gergo letterario e/o cinematografico. Sono andato a cercarmelo grazie allo spunto della vignetta in questione, e devo ringraziare quindi il buontempone che l'ha postato.
Questo per ricollegarmi a cosa...?
Bah, ieri sera sono stato al concerto/presentazione della fanzine FLAGELLO (vedi poster qua sotto o sopra o a dx non so), dove hanno suonato diversi gruppi italici ed un gruppo austriaco. Serata un pò moscetta, non c'era il maxxximo della gente e l'atmosfera in sè era un pò..."statica".
Due cose mi hanno colpito in particolar modo:
nessuno dei gruppi presenti ha minimamente accennato al fatto che ieri trattavasi del 25 APRILE, ovvero data ufficiale della liberazione dell'Italia dall'occupazione nazifascista. Almeno, io non ne ho sentito far cenno. Ed i gruppi li ho visti tutti e quattro. Togliamo gli austriaci che vabbè, per ovvi motivi di lontananza geografica possono anche essere non a conoscenza del fatto in questione (e comunque, se vado a suonare in un posto mi informerò su dove sto andando no? Nessuno ha detto loro che ieri in Italia era festa nazionale? No?).
A maggior ragione quest'anno, che quel mafioso fascista di Berlusconi e tutta la sua cricca sono nel pieno del potere, che fanno discorsi come "il 25 aprile sarà finalmente la data della Libertà per tutti" (col cazzo! Io con certa gentaglia non ho nulla da spartire!), due parole per ricordare che stiamo vivendo una dittatura mediatica che sempre meno riguarda soltanto i media, e che le conquiste dei nostri nonni partigiani vanno difese, se servisse, anche col sangue, non sarebbe stato male. Mica gli slogan anarcopunx triti e ritriti che ormai la cricca anarcopunx italica ci ripropina sempre uguale a se stessa da 30 anni, magari anche solo due parole, due paroline del cazzo...niente.
Ancora peggio (ed ecco la seconda cosa a cui si accennava più in alto) è che nemmeno da parte di chi abita occupa e gestisce La Scintilla sia venuto fuori niente di niente. Nulla. Avessi sentito una mezza frase a riguardo.
Sintomatico di tutto ciò è che, gli unici con cui mi sia trovato a discutere di Liberazione siano stati il xCassix e Claudio, quest'ultimo vecchio agitatore movimentatore della Scintilla che fu; parliamo quindi di gente che non è che sia più tanto nei "teenage years", come d'altronde il sottoscritto...Vogliamo trarre delle conlusioni?
Mi verrebbe da dire "L'importante è scassarsi, divertirsi e pensare il meno possibile", ma non voglio essere così drastico.
Alla fine i regaz si sbattono così tanto per le iniziative (intendo sia i gruppi che suonano che chi gestisce la Scintilla e la porta avanti nelle mille difficoltà) che può anche starci di non voler dire nulla su un argomento ormai così trito ritrito e girato e rigirato come un calzino.
Anche a me è capitato di suonare a dei festival a tema, e non mi veniva nulla da dire di considerevole se non un "siamo contenti di essere quì a supportare..." il che può anche suonare blando e forzato.
Ma il 25 è una festa particolare.
Cristodio, è la giornata del ricordo di chi si è battuto per liberare la terra che adesso calpestiamo dai fottuti nazifascisti che oggi, ripulita la faccia, siedono sugli scranni del Parlamento.
Parliamo di gente che per liberare l'Italia è stata torturata violentata ed ammazzata nei modi e nelle maniere più atroci.
Se non facciamo girare continuamente le idee, rimembriamo la storia, non ricordiamo quanto è accaduto in questo Paese del cazzo siamo costretti a rimanere schiavi delle nostre azioni e del nostro passato. Senza conoscenza non c'è riconoscimento, e di conseguenza nemmeno azione.
Nemmeno una parola?
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Aldilà dei miei pipponi da vecchio rimbambito, sappiate che è quindi finalmente uscita (per non fare più ritorno, avrebbe detto il buon Rolli ai tempi di Como Caca) questa nuova pubblicazione gratuita a nome FLAGELLO: trattasi di una fanzine scritta da un pugno di italici appassionati di hardcorepunk e dintorni che si sbatte per far girare, anche a livello cartaceo, i nomi dei progetti in cui sono coinvolti oltre alla passione per la musica caciarona vissuta con etica ed ottica "do it yourself".
La serata, ripeto, è stata un pò moscia. Vari i motivi.
Ah poi, OVVIAMENTE io sono andato a dormire subito dopo il concerto; non sono di certo rimasto a "ballare" su motivetti in voga venti e passa anni or sono di artisti del calibro della Rettore, Motorhead, Renato Zero e così via. Già non ho molta voglia di parlare durante un concerto, fai te di mettermi a ballare circondato da ubriachi urlanti alle 4 del mattino.
Ho una certa età, io.
Questo ovviamente per specificare che "la mia serata" è finita subito dopo il concerto; ed è conseguentemente risultata moscia.
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Al solito quando becco Marco Zas! torno a casa con un botto di roba da ascoltare.
Questo giro è toccato a:
BOLT STEIN/STENCH MASS GENOCIDE split 7"
HAEMOPHAGUS/SPIRAL split 7"
NUCLEAR WINTER abomination virginborn 7"
EXIT HIPPIES record and fantasy 7"
SUPERBAD east river deathsquad 7"
HYPOCHRISTIANS 7"
MUMAKIL the stop whining ep 7"
NICARAGUAN DEATH SQUAD/ABERRANT split 7"
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS/ENDLESS DEMISE split 7"
AUDIO ESPIONAGE 8" (gonkulator - malicious hate - disjoin - ulcer - psycho - deceased - bobby - bastard noise)
ATHRENODY crazed development CD
MEMENTO MORI/MILKADD split LP
e direi che meglio di così non poteva andare.
Viva i Partigiani, viva la Resistenza.
giovedì 23 aprile 2009
3 recensioni
Di seguito 3 recensioni che sono state pubblicate anche sulla fanzine cartacea FLAGELLO (che verrà ufficialmente presentata sabato 25 aprile alla Scintilla a Modena, in concomitanza con un bel concertone fasthardcore grindpunk). La fanzine in questione riunisce tutte le teste malate per la musica caotica e rumorosa provenienti dalle più disparate zone d'italia.
Ne posterò la copertina qua sopra quando sarà pronta.
XBRAINIAX/DEAD RADICAL split 7”
Partiamo dalla fine: quasi sicuramente sul prossimo numero di Flagello troverete l'intervista ai XBX, visto che sono una potenza indemoniata del powerviolence. Io sto gruppo me lo sogno la notte, vorrei essere dentro al rullante del batterista a farmi martoriare il cervello dai suoi blastbeat.
Veniamo al dischetto in questione: entrambi i gruppi fanno parte della nuova scuola PW americana, nuova fino ad un certo punto visto che è già qualche annetto che suonano. Se leggete questa fanzine dovreste sapere di cosa parliamo no? Quindi per darvi dei punti di riferimento, prendete i Charles Bronson ed i Larm e mischiateli in un frullatore. Quello che ne consegue è lo stile dei due gruppi in questione. I XbrainiaX sono dei cazzo di schizofrenici. 10 brani per loro su questo vinilozzo. I Dead Radical sono una piacevole sorpresa, anche loro spaccano le chiappe ai passeri!!! Sul loro lato 18 (DICIOTTO!!!) pezzi di powerviolence extravaganza. Perchè in Italia non ci sono gruppi così? Boh. Nel frattempo vi consiglio di accattarvi sto dischetto che è una bomba. Le grafiche dei DxRx ricordano quelle del nostro Moz, belle blasfeme con un prete che si fa schinottare da un giovane adepto.
I testi dei XBX sono quanto di più punk abbia letto ultimamente.
Thumbs Up!
(etichetta? boh... xbrainiax@gmail.com)
EXTORTION “sick” LP (deep six records)
Dall' Australia i cugini degli Infest. Vabbè quì magari si scherza e ci si tira i canguri in faccia, ma era da tempo che non sentivo un gruppo fastcore così rilevante e nei suoni e nei testi. La copertina rappresenta una bimba che vomita sangue, e direi che al meglio supporta il contenuto sonoro del disco. Anche loro hanno una outro strumentale come i maestri insegnano. Testi negativi e carichi di odio, trattano soprattutto di menate personali nello scazzo per la guerra quotidiana contro un mondo di merda che circonda un pò tutti, anche se abiti, appunto, nella terra della foresta pluviale.
Deep Six difficilmente sbaglia un colpo, e pure stavolta ci ha azzeccato.
(www.deepsixrecords.com)
HAEMOPHAGUS/AGATHOCLES split 7"
La Sicilia brucia!
Non so cosa sia successo di preciso ultimamente in quella regione, fatto sta che ci dev'essere qualcosa di malsano nell'aria visti i gruppi che sta cacando fuori negli ultimi anni (LxExAxRxNx, SHOCK TROOPERS, FUG, CLOSE TO COLLAPSE...giusto per nominarne qualcuno a caso). A sto giro parliamo degli Haemophagus, che includono anche un collaboratore di questa rivista, ma a me ne fotte sega, io parlo lo stesso di ciò che mi pare e piace.
I regaz sono in 3, suonano un bel mix di death metal oldschool con tinteggiature grindcore (ma può essere vero anche il contrario). Tutto è perfetto a partire dai suoni passando per il logo della band fino a giungere ai guttural gorgoglii del cantante; unico appunto David fattelo dire, cambia suono del rullante (sembra quando scaricano i bidoni in discarica)!
3 pezzi per loro (uno per membro?) che suonano come un incontro tra certi Carcass e Morbid Angel, diciamo tutta roba figherrima fine '80 primissimi anni '90 (il death che prediligiamo quì a Salsomaggiore Terme, insomma). Sono un pò incazzato perchè un anno fa organizzai un concerto per loro al FASTFEST e poi non riuscii ad esserci (sembra il colmo, ma la realtà è ben peggio della fantasia, a volte). Comunque un paio di settimane fa ho conosciuto di persona David, batterista e capo indiscusso della band nonchè della scena metal sicula, e devo dire che in foto sembra più vecchio. a parte tutte queste cose molto interessanti, gli Agathocles sull'altro lato sono la solita sbobba: mincecore, un pò di crust e suoni molto punk. Probabilmente dovrebbero iniziare a fondere questa roba con altre influenze tipo la tarantella o chessò, della samba, in modo da rendere l'ascolto dei loro dischi un pò più emozionante (si sarà capito che mi hanno un pò rotto i maroni? - opinione personalissima eh?).
Senza esitazione alcuna, split stravalido per il lato degli Haemophagus.
((6 etichette coinvolte nella coproduzione, scrivete all'etichetta degli HAEMOPHAGUS IGNORANT WORM records www.myspace.com/ignorantwormrecords)
Ne posterò la copertina qua sopra quando sarà pronta.
Partiamo dalla fine: quasi sicuramente sul prossimo numero di Flagello troverete l'intervista ai XBX, visto che sono una potenza indemoniata del powerviolence. Io sto gruppo me lo sogno la notte, vorrei essere dentro al rullante del batterista a farmi martoriare il cervello dai suoi blastbeat.
Veniamo al dischetto in questione: entrambi i gruppi fanno parte della nuova scuola PW americana, nuova fino ad un certo punto visto che è già qualche annetto che suonano. Se leggete questa fanzine dovreste sapere di cosa parliamo no? Quindi per darvi dei punti di riferimento, prendete i Charles Bronson ed i Larm e mischiateli in un frullatore. Quello che ne consegue è lo stile dei due gruppi in questione. I XbrainiaX sono dei cazzo di schizofrenici. 10 brani per loro su questo vinilozzo. I Dead Radical sono una piacevole sorpresa, anche loro spaccano le chiappe ai passeri!!! Sul loro lato 18 (DICIOTTO!!!) pezzi di powerviolence extravaganza. Perchè in Italia non ci sono gruppi così? Boh. Nel frattempo vi consiglio di accattarvi sto dischetto che è una bomba. Le grafiche dei DxRx ricordano quelle del nostro Moz, belle blasfeme con un prete che si fa schinottare da un giovane adepto.
I testi dei XBX sono quanto di più punk abbia letto ultimamente.
Thumbs Up!
(etichetta? boh... xbrainiax@gmail.com)
EXTORTION “sick” LP (deep six records)
Dall' Australia i cugini degli Infest. Vabbè quì magari si scherza e ci si tira i canguri in faccia, ma era da tempo che non sentivo un gruppo fastcore così rilevante e nei suoni e nei testi. La copertina rappresenta una bimba che vomita sangue, e direi che al meglio supporta il contenuto sonoro del disco. Anche loro hanno una outro strumentale come i maestri insegnano. Testi negativi e carichi di odio, trattano soprattutto di menate personali nello scazzo per la guerra quotidiana contro un mondo di merda che circonda un pò tutti, anche se abiti, appunto, nella terra della foresta pluviale.
Deep Six difficilmente sbaglia un colpo, e pure stavolta ci ha azzeccato.
(www.deepsixrecords.com)
HAEMOPHAGUS/AGATHOCLES split 7"
La Sicilia brucia!
Non so cosa sia successo di preciso ultimamente in quella regione, fatto sta che ci dev'essere qualcosa di malsano nell'aria visti i gruppi che sta cacando fuori negli ultimi anni (LxExAxRxNx, SHOCK TROOPERS, FUG, CLOSE TO COLLAPSE...giusto per nominarne qualcuno a caso). A sto giro parliamo degli Haemophagus, che includono anche un collaboratore di questa rivista, ma a me ne fotte sega, io parlo lo stesso di ciò che mi pare e piace.
I regaz sono in 3, suonano un bel mix di death metal oldschool con tinteggiature grindcore (ma può essere vero anche il contrario). Tutto è perfetto a partire dai suoni passando per il logo della band fino a giungere ai guttural gorgoglii del cantante; unico appunto David fattelo dire, cambia suono del rullante (sembra quando scaricano i bidoni in discarica)!
3 pezzi per loro (uno per membro?) che suonano come un incontro tra certi Carcass e Morbid Angel, diciamo tutta roba figherrima fine '80 primissimi anni '90 (il death che prediligiamo quì a Salsomaggiore Terme, insomma). Sono un pò incazzato perchè un anno fa organizzai un concerto per loro al FASTFEST e poi non riuscii ad esserci (sembra il colmo, ma la realtà è ben peggio della fantasia, a volte). Comunque un paio di settimane fa ho conosciuto di persona David, batterista e capo indiscusso della band nonchè della scena metal sicula, e devo dire che in foto sembra più vecchio. a parte tutte queste cose molto interessanti, gli Agathocles sull'altro lato sono la solita sbobba: mincecore, un pò di crust e suoni molto punk. Probabilmente dovrebbero iniziare a fondere questa roba con altre influenze tipo la tarantella o chessò, della samba, in modo da rendere l'ascolto dei loro dischi un pò più emozionante (si sarà capito che mi hanno un pò rotto i maroni? - opinione personalissima eh?).
Senza esitazione alcuna, split stravalido per il lato degli Haemophagus.
((6 etichette coinvolte nella coproduzione, scrivete all'etichetta degli HAEMOPHAGUS IGNORANT WORM records www.myspace.com/ignorantwormrecords)
Dal momento che...
...sono una sega a scrivere in inglese d'ora in avanti questo blog procederà in lingua italica. Solo in casi estremamente necessari ricorrerò all'utilizzo della lingua inglese.
Detto questo, butto lì una playlist:
BLUE OYSTER CULT s/t
INSECT WARFARE/AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED split 5"
THE NIG HEIST lp
GONE gone II but never too gone!
ORNETTE COLEMAN the shape of jazz to come
HENRY ROLLINS hot animal machine
BIG BOYS where's my towel?
STATE OF THE UNION (washington d.c. compilation 1989)
ZU carboniferous
Come potrete notare di thrash e similia c'è ben poco qua dentro. E' un periodo così.
Questo mi fa tornare in mente che autoetichettarsi può essere divertente, ma purtroppo diventa poi anche estremamente limitante, soprattutto se la gente intorno non approfondisce e, dulcis in fundo, proprio per questo ti reputa un coglione.
Non dimentico di certo quello che mi disse il caro bassista Doner una sera, non ricordo dove fossimo, in merito ad una mio precedente discussione con un tale di Milano (il cui nome non verrà rivelato) sulle influenze musicali e sul desiderio di intraprendere strade diverse dal solito: "Ah sì, mi ha parlato di quella discussione che avete avuto. Mi ha detto che tu gli avresti chiesto di jammare ogni tanto assieme per suonare qualcosa di nuovo. Si è messo a ridere e ha detto che sei un coglione". Perfetto. Un colpo in più alla mia già bassa autostima.
Sinceramente, dopo essermela presa (sono effettivamente un tantino permaloso) la cosa mi è scivolata di dosso nella maniera più totale. Più che altro il tipo in questione è un senzapalle perchè non ha avuto il coraggio di dirmelo in faccia; ancora più idiota se si pensa che è andato a dire una cosa del genere ad uno che suona con me. Bah...
Fatto sta che gli artisti puzzano. Si sentono questa etichetta addosso che li obbliga ad essere meglio di te, anche se tutto quello che si limitano a fare è ad esempio smanettare con delle macchinette registrando due idioti che suonano musica a caso; musica che verrà poi incisa in edizione limitata di 10 copie e rivenduta profumatamente su ebay a cifre astronomiche per i gonzi che ci cascano.
Questa non è arte. E' merda.
Riporto una frase del buon Riccardo, che qualcuno critica per le scelte ed i discorsi che fa (mentre di gente coi coglioni per prendere una posizione ce ne vorrebbe assai molta di più) estrapolata da un discorso su una nota mb nazionale (il cui nome non verrà rivelato), dopo un emozionante, vibrante nonchè eccellente concerto dei TRAGEDY in Dauntaun, Leonkavallo, Milano:
e direi che rende bene l'idea.
E comunque sì, thrashmaniac (e coglione) for life.
Detto questo, butto lì una playlist:
BLUE OYSTER CULT s/t
INSECT WARFARE/AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED split 5"
THE NIG HEIST lp
GONE gone II but never too gone!
ORNETTE COLEMAN the shape of jazz to come
HENRY ROLLINS hot animal machine
BIG BOYS where's my towel?
STATE OF THE UNION (washington d.c. compilation 1989)
ZU carboniferous
Come potrete notare di thrash e similia c'è ben poco qua dentro. E' un periodo così.
Questo mi fa tornare in mente che autoetichettarsi può essere divertente, ma purtroppo diventa poi anche estremamente limitante, soprattutto se la gente intorno non approfondisce e, dulcis in fundo, proprio per questo ti reputa un coglione.
Non dimentico di certo quello che mi disse il caro bassista Doner una sera, non ricordo dove fossimo, in merito ad una mio precedente discussione con un tale di Milano (il cui nome non verrà rivelato) sulle influenze musicali e sul desiderio di intraprendere strade diverse dal solito: "Ah sì, mi ha parlato di quella discussione che avete avuto. Mi ha detto che tu gli avresti chiesto di jammare ogni tanto assieme per suonare qualcosa di nuovo. Si è messo a ridere e ha detto che sei un coglione". Perfetto. Un colpo in più alla mia già bassa autostima.
Sinceramente, dopo essermela presa (sono effettivamente un tantino permaloso) la cosa mi è scivolata di dosso nella maniera più totale. Più che altro il tipo in questione è un senzapalle perchè non ha avuto il coraggio di dirmelo in faccia; ancora più idiota se si pensa che è andato a dire una cosa del genere ad uno che suona con me. Bah...
Fatto sta che gli artisti puzzano. Si sentono questa etichetta addosso che li obbliga ad essere meglio di te, anche se tutto quello che si limitano a fare è ad esempio smanettare con delle macchinette registrando due idioti che suonano musica a caso; musica che verrà poi incisa in edizione limitata di 10 copie e rivenduta profumatamente su ebay a cifre astronomiche per i gonzi che ci cascano.
Questa non è arte. E' merda.
Riporto una frase del buon Riccardo, che qualcuno critica per le scelte ed i discorsi che fa (mentre di gente coi coglioni per prendere una posizione ce ne vorrebbe assai molta di più) estrapolata da un discorso su una nota mb nazionale (il cui nome non verrà rivelato), dopo un emozionante, vibrante nonchè eccellente concerto dei TRAGEDY in Dauntaun, Leonkavallo, Milano:
niente 45 edizioni limitate di vinili
grafiche essenziali
poche parole
pochi sorrisi
e direi che rende bene l'idea.
mercoledì 22 aprile 2009
OLD STUFF n° XYZ...reviews (this shit from january 2009)
I'M BACK!
so you thought i was dead? NO WAY!
I'm back stronger than ever; i've changed job one more time (3 jobs in 6 months, what the fuck?!?) and i'm slowly going back to manage all the good things i love to do in life.
Like this one, for example.
In the last months i've collected tons of tapes/records/zines so i'll cut the crap and i'll start writing about all this shit right NOW!
WARMONGER“beermaniac” cd-r (7 tracks + video - self released)
Yeah!Finally i've had the pleasure to meet Mr. Beermaniac in person, at the DBW!+ Minkions + Giuda + Kontatto show last january the 5th in Faenza. He plays guitar in WARMONGER and i have to admit that they fuckin' rip!!! They come from Venezia, and trust me, this is thrash metal the way it should be done by any fuckin' cool band on earth:they have cool riffs, powerful drumming, a perfect vocalist and the recording is cool without sounding too clean or “modern”. You can hear these guys are truly thrash maniacs, not posers.
They add a coversong by Ramones (“Commando”) and pay homage to one of the best blackened thrash bands of all time, namely BULLDOZER (you can read about them somewhere else on this webzine).
This is sort of a compilation cd since there is stuff from many different years (from 2002 to 2005), and i can understand why they are so tight and cool...There's even a live song from 2002 called “TheWarpath”.
The videoclip is a studio version of the song “Beer maniac” with different footage taken from shows, plus images of friends and many people drinkin beer and partying hard!
This cd is totally suggested. Check this out!
(www.warmonger.it- warmonger@inwind.it)
JAKUBYSKO“S/T” 3” cd (self produced)
My girlfriend went for a small holiday in Zvolen, Slovachia this christmas, and there she had the opportunity to meet a cool guy called Firo, who plays geetar in this grindcore/powerviolence band that is fuckin AMAZING!!!
I've always thought that eastern european countries have the roughest and harshest bands in the world (maybe competing only with those japanese freaks!) and this time my ideas are confirmed. This small 3” inches has fuckin' good recording, they play very fast and tight grindcore with some crusty parts here and there. The cd starts off with a noisy intro and then we got a full head down assault of crazy powerviolence stuff. My only complaint is that the inlay has only the song titles and the contacts, so i cannot read what they are screaming about. 7 songs for 15 minutes of noisy thrashgrind attitude, i will never stop to love this shit! I'll be helping them next May 2009 with some shows here in italy, so in the meanwhile just contact them and get this small piece of plastic. You're gonna love it! A+
(www.myspace.com/jakubysko- firo@zmail.sk)
DEATHMECHANISM “promo 2008” cd-r (self produced)
Motherfuckin'hell!
I still got mad when i listen to good bands coming from Italy, because i cannot believe there are so many shitty combos out there much popular, playing some very bad commercial stuff most of the people love to deal with; we have so many great metal/punk bands rotting in the basements, playing for few euros and having to work shitty jobs to get a cool recording...Luckily enough we still have a strong underground scene where cool and dedicated people seem to have understood all the effort bands like DEATH MECHANISM put in their music, so not everything is fucked up!
I will never stop to tell you, SUPPORT THE FUCKIN' UNDERGROUND!!!
Even if i'm writing about a demo, this is very well produced. the band plays a cool mix of thrash/death metal with some reference to bands like Kreator (mainly in the vocals) or Destruction. I have not much infos about this demo since i don't even have a track listing (dudes!at least...). From their myspace page i understand they hail from Verona and they are a 3 piece. This is another band that should play in front of 20000 people, together with Slayer and the afore-mentioned Kreator, or Exodus, and the likes, instead of those suckers like Trivium or Amon Amarth . If you like your dose of headbangin' fast death thrash check this band out, they deserve all your respect and support. Fuck the Unholy Alliance, support the Total Thrash!!!
ps:their singer/guitar player Pozza also plays in the metalcrust combo CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY
(www.myspace.com/deathmechanism)
NECROSEXUALRITES “...see you in hell, bitch!” (tape - self released)
whoooargh!
I met this guy at the Violator show, while i was waiting to take a pee, and i told him “fuck man! you look like Kerry King!”. He was so happy (i think so...) about my comment that when i got back from the toilet he gave me a copy of his bands' tape. The guy we're talking about is called Worst and sings for this mad band, Necrosexual Rites,who happens to mix some blackened speed thrash with some crust punk elements here and there. It's fuckin' good! The recording reminds me of some old and obscure bands from the '80s, Sure the spirit is totally alcholic old school black thrash, and on the thanx list you'll find bands like venom, celtic frost and hellhammer...but they are not a copycat, the tape is a bit muddy but full of energy (sometimes bands are hypertechnical or with very clear sounds but they lack of energy, which is the primary thing you MUST have if you're not playing classical music). They have a song called “Six Six Six (address of satan)” that makes me fuckin laugh! There are no lyrics but i can only imagine what they are screaming about with song titles like “Clearicus Pervertion” or “Porno Jesus”...never forget a good dose of humor is what the world needs.
The layout is printed in multicolor, but the tape is homemade, so we can say this is a semi-professional release.
Check this shit out, and support tapes worldwide!
(www.myspace.com/necrosexualrites- diludovico.igino@libero.it)
NECROVOMIT“demo 2007” (tape - self released)
I saw this band playing in December 2008 in brescia @ Magazzino 47, and they have been the best of that night!
After their show i run to their merch table and i got both their demotape (last copy!) and their t-shirt. I already saw a couple of them playing in Rome with another band, Humus, but that band plays some Extreme Noise Terror/Disrupt influenced speedycrust, and i have to admit i was not much impressed...This band fuckin' rule, anyway!
The demo is one year and ahalf old, and you can hear the difference from this recording to their present live show. They have improved a lot! If i don't get wrong, they have even faced some lineup changes, but let's talk about one thing at the time.
This tape has a NECRO side and a VOMIT side. 8 songs in total, influences from Sarcofago to Beherit thru Pentagram (the chilean Pentagram,obviously). I can even find some Darkthrone here and there, and this makes me fuckin' happy. I think they are one of those metal bands continuosly “crossovering” between metal and punk. They have ametal/satanic attitude but they play squats and share members with hcpunk bands, so i am pleased about that. The main guitar player is an ace in producing killing black/thrash riffs. the sound is perfect for this kind of music. You can find this demo both on tape and cd format.
Inside the layout i found this writing, i want to share it with ya, maniacs:
“NercoVomit have started spitting black blasphemy in March 2007. The idea came out from the morbid minds of “Necromolestor” and “Black Angel of Doom”, two evil maniacs that were into old stuff like:Blasphemy, Profanatica, Von, Necrovore, Sarcofago, Pentagram,Beherit, etc...Other members joined them: “Stabwounds Slaughter”,“Necrolouder” and “Bestial Torment of Evil” (FUCK! I LOVETHOSE CHILDISH NAMES!!!/ndPulce) to form a concrete hellish combo! Their work has put on a demo in October/November '07 such a manifesto of the band's evolution during this era, also facing the fact that the other members came out from various kind of influences. Theself titled demo was recorded at Mara's Cave and issued on 333 copies: 66 on tape and 267 on cd-r. We are searching for bands to split with, zines and labels always supporting the true Underground&Vomit. Awaiting the armageddon, Necrovomit are spreading Chaos and Blasphemy to put hell on earth. So, corrupt yourself with the Bonecrushing Evil Noise and Batpize your soul in the Goat's Black Blood River of NECROVOMIT!”
Support them, fuckers!
(www.myspace.com/thetruenecrovomit- the.true.necrovomit@email.it)
NxExKxsplit SEPTIX - tape (karasu killer records)
Killer split tape between 2 fuckin' good fastcore bands coming from the rising sun country.
The peculiarity of both is that, even if thay hail from japan, NxExKx (which means “Ninos en Kombate”) sing in brazilian while Septix in... ITALIAN! ahahahahahah! I don't have lyrics so i can't tell you what the songs are about. The first band reminds me of a crustier version of What Happens Next?, don't ask me why..., they are cool and tight to the right point, so i'm very happy and pleased by their music. The Septix side is similar with maybe some more oldschool u.s.a. punk influences and here and there more speed. As usual, i suggest you to support the diy and mainly, tape traders from all the world!
GO!
(www.karasukiller.com- karasukiller@karasukiller.com - www.myspace.com/nagoyanek)
SEPTIX“credere” demo tape (self released)
More or less the same stuff said for their split with NxExKx. Cool diy fastcore with some punk and ultracore influences...they sing in italian...They got 2 singers... Both tapes are semi professional since the layout is xeroxed and the tape is homemade (intending that i think those have been copied from the stereo at home, not that they have built a cassette themselves. Ok diy, but...)
(www.myspace.com/septixxx- swankys@ccn4.aitai.ne.jp)
EX DEMENTIA “in the chapters of horror” cd (HPGD productions)
I've been contacted by the band on myspace, since they just released this cd (actually, it's an ep) and they need some visibilty on the net...i hope i could help them in a way or another, since this cd is very good!
This is a 3 piece from New Jersey, playing some death metal with super double bass pedal carpet and crunchy guitars. I recognize some influences but i can't remember the name of the bands...maybe some Splatterhouse, Cannabis Corpse and Suffocation; but while those bands are mainly focused on speed, this band push the pedal on both speed and groove. Two vocals (growled and screamed, but the first one is never a “i-cannot-understand-a-fuckin-word-of-what-you-say” kind of growl) gore obsessed lyrics and i even appreciate the multicoloured and cartoonish layout of the inlay art, showing monsters, chainsaws cutting dead heads, syringes in the eys...and all the morbid stuff related. The only small complaint is about those two live tracks at the end of the cd, because the sound is horrible. It would have been better leaving only the studio material, but anyway this is a solid effort. Uh, i forget, there's also a very well done coversong of an SOD classic “Kill Yourself”.
I discovered from their page on Encyclopaedia Metallum that:
“Originally the material was going to be part of a split with Cardiac Arrest but
the material was not yet ready.
It was also originally intended to be released by Kitchen Vomit Records but the
label backed out sighting that EP's often don't sell well. “
Support or you're gonna be killed by a mad lamnower.
(www.myspace.com/exdementia)
so you thought i was dead? NO WAY!
I'm back stronger than ever; i've changed job one more time (3 jobs in 6 months, what the fuck?!?) and i'm slowly going back to manage all the good things i love to do in life.
Like this one, for example.
In the last months i've collected tons of tapes/records/zines so i'll cut the crap and i'll start writing about all this shit right NOW!
WARMONGER“beermaniac” cd-r (7 tracks + video - self released)
Yeah!Finally i've had the pleasure to meet Mr. Beermaniac in person, at the DBW!+ Minkions + Giuda + Kontatto show last january the 5th in Faenza. He plays guitar in WARMONGER and i have to admit that they fuckin' rip!!! They come from Venezia, and trust me, this is thrash metal the way it should be done by any fuckin' cool band on earth:they have cool riffs, powerful drumming, a perfect vocalist and the recording is cool without sounding too clean or “modern”. You can hear these guys are truly thrash maniacs, not posers.
They add a coversong by Ramones (“Commando”) and pay homage to one of the best blackened thrash bands of all time, namely BULLDOZER (you can read about them somewhere else on this webzine).
This is sort of a compilation cd since there is stuff from many different years (from 2002 to 2005), and i can understand why they are so tight and cool...There's even a live song from 2002 called “TheWarpath”.
The videoclip is a studio version of the song “Beer maniac” with different footage taken from shows, plus images of friends and many people drinkin beer and partying hard!
This cd is totally suggested. Check this out!
(www.warmonger.it- warmonger@inwind.it)
JAKUBYSKO“S/T” 3” cd (self produced)
My girlfriend went for a small holiday in Zvolen, Slovachia this christmas, and there she had the opportunity to meet a cool guy called Firo, who plays geetar in this grindcore/powerviolence band that is fuckin AMAZING!!!
I've always thought that eastern european countries have the roughest and harshest bands in the world (maybe competing only with those japanese freaks!) and this time my ideas are confirmed. This small 3” inches has fuckin' good recording, they play very fast and tight grindcore with some crusty parts here and there. The cd starts off with a noisy intro and then we got a full head down assault of crazy powerviolence stuff. My only complaint is that the inlay has only the song titles and the contacts, so i cannot read what they are screaming about. 7 songs for 15 minutes of noisy thrashgrind attitude, i will never stop to love this shit! I'll be helping them next May 2009 with some shows here in italy, so in the meanwhile just contact them and get this small piece of plastic. You're gonna love it! A+
(www.myspace.com/jakubysko- firo@zmail.sk)
DEATHMECHANISM “promo 2008” cd-r (self produced)
Motherfuckin'hell!
I still got mad when i listen to good bands coming from Italy, because i cannot believe there are so many shitty combos out there much popular, playing some very bad commercial stuff most of the people love to deal with; we have so many great metal/punk bands rotting in the basements, playing for few euros and having to work shitty jobs to get a cool recording...Luckily enough we still have a strong underground scene where cool and dedicated people seem to have understood all the effort bands like DEATH MECHANISM put in their music, so not everything is fucked up!
I will never stop to tell you, SUPPORT THE FUCKIN' UNDERGROUND!!!
Even if i'm writing about a demo, this is very well produced. the band plays a cool mix of thrash/death metal with some reference to bands like Kreator (mainly in the vocals) or Destruction. I have not much infos about this demo since i don't even have a track listing (dudes!at least...). From their myspace page i understand they hail from Verona and they are a 3 piece. This is another band that should play in front of 20000 people, together with Slayer and the afore-mentioned Kreator, or Exodus, and the likes, instead of those suckers like Trivium or Amon Amarth . If you like your dose of headbangin' fast death thrash check this band out, they deserve all your respect and support. Fuck the Unholy Alliance, support the Total Thrash!!!
ps:their singer/guitar player Pozza also plays in the metalcrust combo CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY
(www.myspace.com/deathmechanism)
NECROSEXUALRITES “...see you in hell, bitch!” (tape - self released)
whoooargh!
I met this guy at the Violator show, while i was waiting to take a pee, and i told him “fuck man! you look like Kerry King!”. He was so happy (i think so...) about my comment that when i got back from the toilet he gave me a copy of his bands' tape. The guy we're talking about is called Worst and sings for this mad band, Necrosexual Rites,who happens to mix some blackened speed thrash with some crust punk elements here and there. It's fuckin' good! The recording reminds me of some old and obscure bands from the '80s, Sure the spirit is totally alcholic old school black thrash, and on the thanx list you'll find bands like venom, celtic frost and hellhammer...but they are not a copycat, the tape is a bit muddy but full of energy (sometimes bands are hypertechnical or with very clear sounds but they lack of energy, which is the primary thing you MUST have if you're not playing classical music). They have a song called “Six Six Six (address of satan)” that makes me fuckin laugh! There are no lyrics but i can only imagine what they are screaming about with song titles like “Clearicus Pervertion” or “Porno Jesus”...never forget a good dose of humor is what the world needs.
The layout is printed in multicolor, but the tape is homemade, so we can say this is a semi-professional release.
Check this shit out, and support tapes worldwide!
(www.myspace.com/necrosexualrites- diludovico.igino@libero.it)
NECROVOMIT“demo 2007” (tape - self released)
I saw this band playing in December 2008 in brescia @ Magazzino 47, and they have been the best of that night!
After their show i run to their merch table and i got both their demotape (last copy!) and their t-shirt. I already saw a couple of them playing in Rome with another band, Humus, but that band plays some Extreme Noise Terror/Disrupt influenced speedycrust, and i have to admit i was not much impressed...This band fuckin' rule, anyway!
The demo is one year and ahalf old, and you can hear the difference from this recording to their present live show. They have improved a lot! If i don't get wrong, they have even faced some lineup changes, but let's talk about one thing at the time.
This tape has a NECRO side and a VOMIT side. 8 songs in total, influences from Sarcofago to Beherit thru Pentagram (the chilean Pentagram,obviously). I can even find some Darkthrone here and there, and this makes me fuckin' happy. I think they are one of those metal bands continuosly “crossovering” between metal and punk. They have ametal/satanic attitude but they play squats and share members with hcpunk bands, so i am pleased about that. The main guitar player is an ace in producing killing black/thrash riffs. the sound is perfect for this kind of music. You can find this demo both on tape and cd format.
Inside the layout i found this writing, i want to share it with ya, maniacs:
“NercoVomit have started spitting black blasphemy in March 2007. The idea came out from the morbid minds of “Necromolestor” and “Black Angel of Doom”, two evil maniacs that were into old stuff like:Blasphemy, Profanatica, Von, Necrovore, Sarcofago, Pentagram,Beherit, etc...Other members joined them: “Stabwounds Slaughter”,“Necrolouder” and “Bestial Torment of Evil” (FUCK! I LOVETHOSE CHILDISH NAMES!!!/ndPulce) to form a concrete hellish combo! Their work has put on a demo in October/November '07 such a manifesto of the band's evolution during this era, also facing the fact that the other members came out from various kind of influences. Theself titled demo was recorded at Mara's Cave and issued on 333 copies: 66 on tape and 267 on cd-r. We are searching for bands to split with, zines and labels always supporting the true Underground&Vomit. Awaiting the armageddon, Necrovomit are spreading Chaos and Blasphemy to put hell on earth. So, corrupt yourself with the Bonecrushing Evil Noise and Batpize your soul in the Goat's Black Blood River of NECROVOMIT!”
Support them, fuckers!
(www.myspace.com/thetruenecrovomit- the.true.necrovomit@email.it)
NxExKxsplit SEPTIX - tape (karasu killer records)
Killer split tape between 2 fuckin' good fastcore bands coming from the rising sun country.
The peculiarity of both is that, even if thay hail from japan, NxExKx (which means “Ninos en Kombate”) sing in brazilian while Septix in... ITALIAN! ahahahahahah! I don't have lyrics so i can't tell you what the songs are about. The first band reminds me of a crustier version of What Happens Next?, don't ask me why..., they are cool and tight to the right point, so i'm very happy and pleased by their music. The Septix side is similar with maybe some more oldschool u.s.a. punk influences and here and there more speed. As usual, i suggest you to support the diy and mainly, tape traders from all the world!
GO!
(www.karasukiller.com- karasukiller@karasukiller.com - www.myspace.com/nagoyanek)
SEPTIX“credere” demo tape (self released)
More or less the same stuff said for their split with NxExKx. Cool diy fastcore with some punk and ultracore influences...they sing in italian...They got 2 singers... Both tapes are semi professional since the layout is xeroxed and the tape is homemade (intending that i think those have been copied from the stereo at home, not that they have built a cassette themselves. Ok diy, but...)
(www.myspace.com/septixxx- swankys@ccn4.aitai.ne.jp)
EX DEMENTIA “in the chapters of horror” cd (HPGD productions)
I've been contacted by the band on myspace, since they just released this cd (actually, it's an ep) and they need some visibilty on the net...i hope i could help them in a way or another, since this cd is very good!
This is a 3 piece from New Jersey, playing some death metal with super double bass pedal carpet and crunchy guitars. I recognize some influences but i can't remember the name of the bands...maybe some Splatterhouse, Cannabis Corpse and Suffocation; but while those bands are mainly focused on speed, this band push the pedal on both speed and groove. Two vocals (growled and screamed, but the first one is never a “i-cannot-understand-a-fuckin-word-of-what-you-say” kind of growl) gore obsessed lyrics and i even appreciate the multicoloured and cartoonish layout of the inlay art, showing monsters, chainsaws cutting dead heads, syringes in the eys...and all the morbid stuff related. The only small complaint is about those two live tracks at the end of the cd, because the sound is horrible. It would have been better leaving only the studio material, but anyway this is a solid effort. Uh, i forget, there's also a very well done coversong of an SOD classic “Kill Yourself”.
I discovered from their page on Encyclopaedia Metallum that:
“Originally the material was going to be part of a split with Cardiac Arrest but
the material was not yet ready.
It was also originally intended to be released by Kitchen Vomit Records but the
label backed out sighting that EP's often don't sell well. “
Support or you're gonna be killed by a mad lamnower.
(www.myspace.com/exdementia)
martedì 21 aprile 2009
OLD STUFF n° 666 aka NO MONEY, NO FOOD, BUT A SHITLOAD OF VINYLS TO LISTEN AND REVIEW!!! (october 08)
As the title explains, i'm running into some financial problems, but the spirit remains and i got a lot of ideas that i hope in the next months i'll found the time (and themoney!) to develop, at least for half of them!
Since i've moved here in the new house i'm working on some stuff, mainly:
- i started playing drums in the crustmetal band GIUDA, where people from Agipunk records play...it's the first time i manage to play “slower” and heavier than usual, it's something new and it needs me a lot for improving my drumming...i am also thinkin' about moving definitively to Bologna, where everything would be easier (more friends, more scene, more places to play, i could use less my car, i'll start a new job -AGAIN!...). We played our first show with me on drums a couple ofweeks ago, i was fuckin' nervous but seems that everything worked out fine, for the best. people were enthusiastic and even the kids in the band were excited and happy. Good!
- i'm SLOOOWLY working on a one man band project called EXHUBERANT CHILD; i've got some thrashy punk songs and i'm gonna release them on a split cd or tape with my pal Adam...i can't wait to record everything! Songs are very simplethrash metal sounding, with lots of breakdowns and a punk attitude,of course. We'll see what's gonna happen...
- i've also meet new kids in the Fidenza/Salsomaggiore area; most of them are into metal or crossover...some others are also into garage/punk rock (this area is famous for it's BEAT FESTIVAL, a huge 60's garage punk happening set up every year by the people behind BAM! Magazine), and with some of them we're talking about starting a new project...the only problem here is finding spaces where setting up shows, it's not that easy!
- I had planned an holiday in Berlin or Tampere for mid october, but due to those financial problems
i 've had to forget about it...i hope maybe in december or january to make a small trip somewhere!
- DEATH BEFORE WORK! is still playing and rehearsing; we have one brand new song and still working on other new material. This summer we made only one show in Cagliari in a big“not-so-much-diy” fest (we've played with Pennywise and Total Chaos, among others) where we've lost some money...but has been an experience, anyway. Next plan is going to Portugal for a small tour in early december.
and now, let's go with some noise...
DEMISE live 8” flexi (premature entombment records) 1990
I got this one trading some recordswith my friend Andrea. I never known anything about this band...all i do know is that this is pure hardcorethrash in a good ol' skool way!
Think of a punkier version of Infest, the quality is average but the energy is all here. If you are curiousenough about this one write me a line and i'll make a tape for you! The vinyl itself is fuckin awesome, it's a light transparent flexiwith some punk drawings on it (a skull and the band's name).
6 songs, not a killer but a must have for the undersigned. COOL!
SMARTCOPS 7” (sorry state records)2008
From the ashes of LA PIOVRA Marco & co. have raised a new project, and i have to admit that they are fuckin awesome! Very good musicians playing a mix of fast hc punk with hints of punkrock and rocknroll here and there. Guitars are thin but impressive, lyrics in italian and i found them very intelligent and thoughtful. These 4 guys are playing in other 100 bands from the peninsula, you'll win a prize if you're gonna find which bands are.TOP A+
TOXIC HOLOCAUST an overdose of death(relapse records) 2008
At first i was a bit disappointed with the new album from the one man band TxHx, as i thought the new label Relapse was giving too much money for the recording, thus cleaning a lil' bit the sound. After a couple of more listening i was completely t rapped in the formula, and as usual this band has create a winner.An Overdose Of Death is the latest in a long list of albums, splits,tapes, and singles by this american one man band
(if you still don't know them - and i wonder where have you lived in the last 10 years - the project is made by Joel Grind, an american dude that makes the recording by himself, sometimes with the help of other musicians, and when on tourhe recruits people from other bands, makes one or even no practiceand then GO! - they start hitting the road for loooong tours!), and what amazes me more is that after a couple of listening you already remember the riffs, the choruses, the drum rolls...it's fuckin perfect! The music is a mix of speed/thrash blackened metal, withhints of punk and crust here and there. Vocals are raspy and impressive, lyrically dealing with war/death/nuclear armageddon/blasphemy...and they perfectly fits with the music. I can't wait to see them live! Uh, drums on this recording are played by the guy from Zeke...
Buy this one and you'll have no regrets!
MERKIT/HOMBRINUS DUDES split LP (IFBrecords/Punk Before Profits records)
I got this one a couple of months ago when i went to see MERKIT playing a festival in the countryside in the Bergamo area, which is 50 miles north east from Milano.They are cool guys, dedicated and with some political meaning behind their noise. Musically they play a mix of crust/grindcore/punk and even some screamo here and there, but don't worry, no emo whining crap here! During their set they talked a lot about matters of political and social nature, and i also appreciated that in the middle of their set bass player and singer shifted their instruments for some songs...Ten songs including a cover from a band i'm sorry but i've never heard of (Bonecrusher) and one from Hombrinus Dudes. HombrnusDudes that, first, it's a two piece band. I have to admit that musically i love them more than Merkit, since they play an incredible wall of noise of grindcore/powerviolence very punkish...a complete mayhem attack of guit/drum/vox!
Sometimes they remind me of mid period brutal truth or even the new school of power violence like AgentsOf Abohrrence or even Insect warfare (RIP). The recording is ok and they offer 8 tracks of speed and brutality. Nice layout with some recycled covers reversed and printed, and a cool booklet with lyrics and explanations/ideas. Get this one because it fuckin rips!
MOB 47 ep (havoc records)1984/repressed in 2007
In the last month i've been recruited by a crust metal band called GIUDA, which is from Bologna, italy. I've never been a fan of crustpunk, because it sounded to me boring and repetitive...now, maybe it's because i'm getting older, but this stuff starts growing in me and i can dig it a lot more than before. Anyway, even with this introduction, i have always been a huge fan of FAST scandicore bands, and obviously Mob 47 is no exception. I never listened to this ep before, and thankfully to Havoc records i can feel the pleasure of it on vinyl, without spending 300 dollars on ebay...
My only encounter with the band before this lil' disc was on the compilation STOCKOLM MANGEL, where they thrashed everything with other partners in crime like CRUDITY, AGONI, PROTES BENGT, DISCARD, ROJERS...Mob 47 is an all-out-of-control attack of fast d-beat thrash played insanely fast, and this is all you need to know. Tons of bands are trying to imitate this band, but not as successful...Get this record if you never listened to them before, you'll make yourself a favor. Uh, i was forgetting that Mob47 have recently reformed and they're playing gigs around europe.
THRASHINGTON D.C. to live and die inB.M.O. LP (la fee verte records) 2006
Oh! finally a good thrashpunk album with lots of energy!
This band hails from france and offer us 16 tracks of fastcore/punk in a good energic and funny way! Green vynil, choruses, speed, intensity, screamed and shouted vocals,stop'n'go's a go-go...When the fuck are they coming on tour here? maybe never, since this place sux and bands don't feel they are pleased in playing in this stupid country with high gas price, high motorways taxes and few places left where it's allowed to play!YOUNGER PEOPLE, WAKE UP! If you don't understand that the scene needs new power and new energy, noone is gonna make the dirty work for you and consequently when even the last squat/youth center/club will be closed there really will never be any more place to play! TAKE ACTION goddamn!
Ok, that's it. this band rocks and they also play an old skool Beastie Boys cover and a Minor Threat one. Full of energy this record, it fuckin rips!!!
AA.VV. THRASH ATTACK DO BRAZIL (offsiderecords) 2008
HOOORAAAY! finally i got this gem from my friend XCASSIX who lives close to me in Piacenza, he's got a small distro and other than those weak str8 edge records he sells (eheheheh) sometimes he's got some good crap!
I am very happy because finally i got some shit on vinyl by a band called SATANAIZ, in which a net-friend called Andreza plays drums...Anyway, the new school of crossoverthrashcore from brazil is here (maybe only Possuido Pelo Cao is missing, but it's not possible to have everything right?).
BANDANOS, JUSTICA (another band in which Andreza plays), VINGANCA, BxUxSxHx, NERDS ATTACK and the already mentioned SATANAIZ share this small vinyl and they totally go for the thrash here, no excuses everything rocks! Some bands are thrashier in a metal way, some others more in a classic punkhc way, no fillers all killers!
Since i've moved here in the new house i'm working on some stuff, mainly:
- i started playing drums in the crustmetal band GIUDA, where people from Agipunk records play...it's the first time i manage to play “slower” and heavier than usual, it's something new and it needs me a lot for improving my drumming...i am also thinkin' about moving definitively to Bologna, where everything would be easier (more friends, more scene, more places to play, i could use less my car, i'll start a new job -AGAIN!...). We played our first show with me on drums a couple ofweeks ago, i was fuckin' nervous but seems that everything worked out fine, for the best. people were enthusiastic and even the kids in the band were excited and happy. Good!
- i'm SLOOOWLY working on a one man band project called EXHUBERANT CHILD; i've got some thrashy punk songs and i'm gonna release them on a split cd or tape with my pal Adam...i can't wait to record everything! Songs are very simplethrash metal sounding, with lots of breakdowns and a punk attitude,of course. We'll see what's gonna happen...
- i've also meet new kids in the Fidenza/Salsomaggiore area; most of them are into metal or crossover...some others are also into garage/punk rock (this area is famous for it's BEAT FESTIVAL, a huge 60's garage punk happening set up every year by the people behind BAM! Magazine), and with some of them we're talking about starting a new project...the only problem here is finding spaces where setting up shows, it's not that easy!
- I had planned an holiday in Berlin or Tampere for mid october, but due to those financial problems
i 've had to forget about it...i hope maybe in december or january to make a small trip somewhere!
- DEATH BEFORE WORK! is still playing and rehearsing; we have one brand new song and still working on other new material. This summer we made only one show in Cagliari in a big“not-so-much-diy” fest (we've played with Pennywise and Total Chaos, among others) where we've lost some money...but has been an experience, anyway. Next plan is going to Portugal for a small tour in early december.
and now, let's go with some noise...
DEMISE live 8” flexi (premature entombment records) 1990
I got this one trading some recordswith my friend Andrea. I never known anything about this band...all i do know is that this is pure hardcorethrash in a good ol' skool way!
Think of a punkier version of Infest, the quality is average but the energy is all here. If you are curiousenough about this one write me a line and i'll make a tape for you! The vinyl itself is fuckin awesome, it's a light transparent flexiwith some punk drawings on it (a skull and the band's name).
6 songs, not a killer but a must have for the undersigned. COOL!
SMARTCOPS 7” (sorry state records)2008
From the ashes of LA PIOVRA Marco & co. have raised a new project, and i have to admit that they are fuckin awesome! Very good musicians playing a mix of fast hc punk with hints of punkrock and rocknroll here and there. Guitars are thin but impressive, lyrics in italian and i found them very intelligent and thoughtful. These 4 guys are playing in other 100 bands from the peninsula, you'll win a prize if you're gonna find which bands are.TOP A+
TOXIC HOLOCAUST an overdose of death(relapse records) 2008
At first i was a bit disappointed with the new album from the one man band TxHx, as i thought the new label Relapse was giving too much money for the recording, thus cleaning a lil' bit the sound. After a couple of more listening i was completely t rapped in the formula, and as usual this band has create a winner.An Overdose Of Death is the latest in a long list of albums, splits,tapes, and singles by this american one man band
(if you still don't know them - and i wonder where have you lived in the last 10 years - the project is made by Joel Grind, an american dude that makes the recording by himself, sometimes with the help of other musicians, and when on tourhe recruits people from other bands, makes one or even no practiceand then GO! - they start hitting the road for loooong tours!), and what amazes me more is that after a couple of listening you already remember the riffs, the choruses, the drum rolls...it's fuckin perfect! The music is a mix of speed/thrash blackened metal, withhints of punk and crust here and there. Vocals are raspy and impressive, lyrically dealing with war/death/nuclear armageddon/blasphemy...and they perfectly fits with the music. I can't wait to see them live! Uh, drums on this recording are played by the guy from Zeke...
Buy this one and you'll have no regrets!
MERKIT/HOMBRINUS DUDES split LP (IFBrecords/Punk Before Profits records)
I got this one a couple of months ago when i went to see MERKIT playing a festival in the countryside in the Bergamo area, which is 50 miles north east from Milano.They are cool guys, dedicated and with some political meaning behind their noise. Musically they play a mix of crust/grindcore/punk and even some screamo here and there, but don't worry, no emo whining crap here! During their set they talked a lot about matters of political and social nature, and i also appreciated that in the middle of their set bass player and singer shifted their instruments for some songs...Ten songs including a cover from a band i'm sorry but i've never heard of (Bonecrusher) and one from Hombrinus Dudes. HombrnusDudes that, first, it's a two piece band. I have to admit that musically i love them more than Merkit, since they play an incredible wall of noise of grindcore/powerviolence very punkish...a complete mayhem attack of guit/drum/vox!
Sometimes they remind me of mid period brutal truth or even the new school of power violence like AgentsOf Abohrrence or even Insect warfare (RIP). The recording is ok and they offer 8 tracks of speed and brutality. Nice layout with some recycled covers reversed and printed, and a cool booklet with lyrics and explanations/ideas. Get this one because it fuckin rips!
MOB 47 ep (havoc records)1984/repressed in 2007
In the last month i've been recruited by a crust metal band called GIUDA, which is from Bologna, italy. I've never been a fan of crustpunk, because it sounded to me boring and repetitive...now, maybe it's because i'm getting older, but this stuff starts growing in me and i can dig it a lot more than before. Anyway, even with this introduction, i have always been a huge fan of FAST scandicore bands, and obviously Mob 47 is no exception. I never listened to this ep before, and thankfully to Havoc records i can feel the pleasure of it on vinyl, without spending 300 dollars on ebay...
My only encounter with the band before this lil' disc was on the compilation STOCKOLM MANGEL, where they thrashed everything with other partners in crime like CRUDITY, AGONI, PROTES BENGT, DISCARD, ROJERS...Mob 47 is an all-out-of-control attack of fast d-beat thrash played insanely fast, and this is all you need to know. Tons of bands are trying to imitate this band, but not as successful...Get this record if you never listened to them before, you'll make yourself a favor. Uh, i was forgetting that Mob47 have recently reformed and they're playing gigs around europe.
THRASHINGTON D.C. to live and die inB.M.O. LP (la fee verte records) 2006
Oh! finally a good thrashpunk album with lots of energy!
This band hails from france and offer us 16 tracks of fastcore/punk in a good energic and funny way! Green vynil, choruses, speed, intensity, screamed and shouted vocals,stop'n'go's a go-go...When the fuck are they coming on tour here? maybe never, since this place sux and bands don't feel they are pleased in playing in this stupid country with high gas price, high motorways taxes and few places left where it's allowed to play!YOUNGER PEOPLE, WAKE UP! If you don't understand that the scene needs new power and new energy, noone is gonna make the dirty work for you and consequently when even the last squat/youth center/club will be closed there really will never be any more place to play! TAKE ACTION goddamn!
Ok, that's it. this band rocks and they also play an old skool Beastie Boys cover and a Minor Threat one. Full of energy this record, it fuckin rips!!!
AA.VV. THRASH ATTACK DO BRAZIL (offsiderecords) 2008
HOOORAAAY! finally i got this gem from my friend XCASSIX who lives close to me in Piacenza, he's got a small distro and other than those weak str8 edge records he sells (eheheheh) sometimes he's got some good crap!
I am very happy because finally i got some shit on vinyl by a band called SATANAIZ, in which a net-friend called Andreza plays drums...Anyway, the new school of crossoverthrashcore from brazil is here (maybe only Possuido Pelo Cao is missing, but it's not possible to have everything right?).
BANDANOS, JUSTICA (another band in which Andreza plays), VINGANCA, BxUxSxHx, NERDS ATTACK and the already mentioned SATANAIZ share this small vinyl and they totally go for the thrash here, no excuses everything rocks! Some bands are thrashier in a metal way, some others more in a classic punkhc way, no fillers all killers!
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