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- ZINES
- Codes
- S = Standard (roughly 8 1/2" x 11")
- HS = Half Standard (roughly 5 1/2" x 8
1/2")
- HL = Half legal (roughly 7" x 8 1/2")
- T = Tabloid (roughly 11" x 17")
- A4 = roughly (8 1/2" x 11 3/4")
- A5 = roughly (5 3/4" x 8 1/2")
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- The Animal Liberationist #3
- $2 / S / 24 pages
- An informative resource zine with the main focus
on the meat and dairy industry and reasons for going vegan. There's an
in-depth argument with a meat eater, giving all the reasons for what's
wrong with meat, articles on the health aspects of a cruelty-free life
as well as articles on how the meat industry affects the enviorment. There's
a really good article on how Western religions support animal rights in
doctrine for the purpose of arguing with the pious. Also featured are
vegan recipes, book reviews, and other news bits. This is an interesting
and refreshing read and isn't the usual rhetorical animal rights stuff.
(Jon)
- P.O. Box 71/ Manchester, MA 01944
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- Aversion #6
- $2 / HS / 24 pages
- What has become the UK's only regularly published
anarchopunk zine has taken off quite nicely, coming out more often than
P.E. at times! The new issue has interviews (done through the mail) with
Extinction of Mankind, Cluster Bomb Unit and Battle of Disarm. There is
also a squat report from Greece (from an anarchopunk perspective), and
articles on the Lima Collective, who support political prisoners in Spain,
as well as an anarchist defense of pornography written by the Boston Anarchist
Drinking Brigade (BAD), and of course zine and music reviews. anaother
recommended issue! (Dan)
- P.O. Box 22 / Bradford BD2 4YX / Great Britain
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- Bald Cactus #13
- $3/ HS / 28 pages
- Another consistenly good issue of Bald Cactus.
This time featuring well-done interviews with Scatha, Terminus, Lardarse,
Mutt, and The Chineapple Punx. There's also a Croatian scene report, fiction,
and some well written opinion type articles about some blotched animal
liberation attempts and life without TV. You also get the usual reviews
and news. Good layouts and interesting content make for a good read. (Jon)
- P.O. Box HP171/ Leeds/ W. Yorks/ LS6 1XX/ England
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- Briefs Magazine #6
- $1 / HS / 28 pages
- An angry little punk zine dedicated to the promotion
anti-authoritarian ideals with an extremely cynical view towards organized
religion and mysticism. Inside are articles on voting, revolutionary anarchist-athiesm,
television and the spectacle, and more. There are also reviews and loads
of contact information. (Dan)
- 759 Battelle Ave. / Morgantown, WV 26505
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- BsAs Disoder #9
- $2-3 ppd / HS / 28 pages / Spanish
- A punk zine from Argentina that seems to get
better with each issue. This one has squat info, a report from Costa Rico,
some comics, and tons of reviews. Very good stuff. (Kerry R.)
- Maxi / C.C. 4524 / 1000 Bs As / Argentina
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- Civilazacion Violenta #6
- HS / 32 pages / Spanish
- Like issue number 5, I also liked this one quite
a lot. Aside from columns, collages, reviews, etc. There is a cool scene
report from Puerto Rico, interviews with Libertad Perdida (Panama), Makia
Subversiva (Spain), and lots of cool opinions (anti-homophobe, etc.) and
translated song lyrics. (Kerry)
- Pichon / C.C. 1768 / 1000 Bs As / Argentia
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- Contraband Summer '97
- $4 / S / 64 pages
- This magazine has a lot to offer. There's long
in depth and very well written articles on a wide range of pertinant politicly
oriented topics. eg capitalism, immigration, health etc. This is a pretty
serious and refreshingly expressive zine. If you really want to sit and
read something with true substance, check this out. (duke)
- PO Box 8565 / Atlanta, GA / 31106
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- Destroy #2
- $3ppd / S / 44 pages
- This zine is made up mostly of record reviews
and band inteviews. That may seem typical but take a closer look. There's
more thought put into these reviews than the 100's of average zines out
there. The interviews actually have some original approaches and questions.
And there's an overall layer of a sense of humor which makes this interesting
read a good laugh as well. Hopefully there'll be many more issues of this
to come. (duke)
- Destroy / PO Box 1122 / BS99 2HX / Bristol /
Avon / UK
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- Drinkin' Pariffin #1
- $2 ppd. / S / 32 pages
- A new zine from a woman with definite opinions
about drinks, politics, and punk rock. Interviews inside with the Restarts,
Loophole and Citizen Fish as well as reviews of music, zines, live gigs,
and even cider! The layout is the "chop and slop" cut and paste
variety with loads of photos of punks, cops and riots. Well worth checking
into. (Dan)
- 19 Parkgate Road / Reigate, Surrey RH2 7JL /
Great Britain
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- Fire In the Sky Vol. 1 No. 5
- $10 sub / S / 24 pages
- An excellent journay produced by the Raze the
Walls organization which works in support of anarchist and political prisoners.
Inside are news and updates regarding various prisoner struggles, the
essay Anarchy by Errico Malatesta and a lengthy position statement of the
Raze the Walls organization. More essential reading so subscribe today!
(Dan)
- P.O. Box 22774 / Seattle, WA 98122
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- Heart Attack #14 & #15
- $1 ppd / S / 40 pages (each)
- So we're not the only zine that experiences periods
of delay with a couple extra months between issues, followed by two issues
only days apart. Heart Attack has become one of the largest circulation
hard core zines in print and for good reason. With perhaps one of the
largest review sections going, and a broader cross section than most zines,
this is easily the best guide to what's new out there in underground hardcore
and punk rock. The rest of each issue is comprised mainly of opionion
columns, letters and heaps of ads. Issue #14 also has an extensive interview
with His Hero is Gone and #15 has the results of the 1996 reader's poll.
(Dan)
- P.O. Box 680 / Goleta, CA 93116
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- I'm Johnny & I Don't Give a Fuck. #2
- $2 / 1/4 S / 68 pages
- This is more of a personal zine of true stories
and experience from the author's life experiences. There's a lot of those
out there but this one really stands out. The writing is exceptionally
good. It's amusing, insightful and thought provoking. I read it cover to
cover in one sitting. It's one I know I'll want to read again, just like
any good book, 'cause I found it so interesting. (duke)
- PO Box 21533 / 1850 Commercial Dr. / Vancouver,
B.C. / V5N 4A0 / Canada
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- Love & Rage Vol. 8, No. 3
- $2 / T / 20 pages
- The newspaper of North America's Love & Rage
Revolutionary Anarchist Federation continues to be an essential and informative
resource for activists everywhere. Inside the June/July issue are features
on the ACT-UP return to Wall Street, the opening of the Women's Center
in El Copin, Chiapas (see PE 32), combatting the religious right in Minneapolis,
and a special look at the civil war in Zaire. As well, there are extensive
action reports from various Anti-Racist Action groups and a large amount
of content on anarchist and other political prisoners. Love and Rage has
always worked towards creating a unified and effective anarchist movement
and the article on building a multi-racial, multi-national anarchist movement
takes a step towards putting theory into practice. If you can't find this
in your local book store, send $13 for a subscription or maybe buy a bundle
for distribution in your area and get involved! (Dan)
- Love & Rage / 1929 S. 5th Street / Minneapolis,
MN 55454
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- On Indian Land summer 1997
- $12 for 4 issues / T / 16 pages
- A newspaper dedicated to support and solidarity
for Native peoples' struggles across the Americas. Included in each issue
are updates on various issues and campaigns in support of defending Native
rights and way of life. The summer includes an update on the Dineh tribe's
struggle to stay on their traditional lands, blockades against logging
in Canada's Great Bear Rainforrest, a message from Subcommander Marcos,
and loads more. Perhaps one of the best resources around concerning Native
struggles-always informative, education, and most of all inspirational.
(Dan)
- Support for Native Sovereignty
- P.O. Box 2104
- Seattle, WA 98111
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- Punk Shocker #7
- $2 ppd / HS / 40 pages
- A pretty sarcastic punk zine from the UK that
mixes politics, humor, and gold old fashioned punk rock. Inside there
is a pretty funny interview with the fictional band Jockney Rejects plus
interviews with the real bands Apartment 3G and Red Alert as well as some
opinion articles and loads of reviews. This is a benefit for the sacked
Liverpool dock workers and Magnet workers of Darlington, so get your copy
today! (Dan)
- Punk Shocker / P,O, Box ITA / Newcastle Upon
Tyne / NE99 1TA / Great Britain
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- Rabble Review #1
- $4 ppd. / S / 48 pages
- An amazingly cool new magazine "encouraging
a healthy disrespect for authority" coming out of the Washinton D.C.
area. The zine does an excellent job bridging the gap between political
activism and punk rock with a level of intellegence and thoroughness not
often expressed. A good portion of this zine is dedicated to idea of quiet
sabotge of the growing corporate empire and the fact that the more control
these entities try to impose, the more the average person is going to resist
(or if not resist, consing yourself to misereable, pessimistic failure).
There are also articles on corporate control of the internet, attempts
at behavior modification in the workplace, the hypocisy of Kentucky Fried
Chicken and more. One of the highlights is an exchange of letters between
the band Padded Cell threatening to sue the author's band over trademark
infringment over the name of their record label, which happens to be the
same... How un-punk! I read this one cover to cover in a single sitting
and I'm sure you will to. (Dan)
- Rabble Review / P.O. Box 4710 / Arlington, VA
22204
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- Runnin' Feart #1
- $2 ppd? / HS / 32 pages
- A new punk zine out of Scotland with an incredible
loyalty to the local scene and an excellent sense of style and presentation.
Inside are interviews with Ex Cathedra, Machine Gun Etiquette and Doug
Skelper as well as short articles on a number of other bands. There is
also an article on punk rock artwork and the Lo-Fi Must Die compilaton
record, as well as reivews, and more. Quite good. (Dan)
- Callum Masson / 27 David Dale Ave./ Stewarton,
Ayrshire KA3 3AZ / Scotland / Great Britain
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- Social Disease March '97
- $2.50 / S / 20 pages
- This is a really interesting little zine from
New Zealand. Covering political topics such as sexism, animal rights etc.
There's an interview with All You Can Eat, a few reviews and lots of good
info on various Anarchist organisations. (duke)
- c/o Anarchy in Action / PO Box 14156 / Kilbirnie,
Wellington /New Zealand
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- So-So-Ciety: The Old Man Chronicles #8
- $2 ppd? / HS / 32 pages
- The eighth installment of this zine produced
by Art a.k.a. "The Old Man" who's been around the scene for quite
a while and has an opitmistic word or two. In this issue are interviews
with Bristle, Lickity Split and Jen Angel (the new coordinator of Maximum
rocknroll). There are also artilces on US involvement in the Guatemalan
civil war (part one of a series), "Apartheid American Style"
(about the living in the suburbs) and a piece called "Where's the
Outrage." There are also lengthy sections of live and recorded music
reviews and some other personal observation. (Dan)
- The Old Man / 1953 W. Sunyside #1 / Chicago,
IL 60640
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- United Punk #1
- $1? / HS / 24 pages
- A new zine from Eau Claire, Wisconsin "dedicated
to informing punks" which is mainly comprised of a how-to type article
on getting revenge on someone who's fucked up your life, perhaps downloaded
from the internet. There are also some cyberpunk contacts and a Conflict
discography. The editor wants to build some sort of connection between
street punks and cyberpunks, but content is very minimal in this direction.
With a little more thought and effort, this could become quite an interesting
zine. (Dan)
- Rustin Olson / 1812 1/2 Necessity St. / Eau Claire,
WI 54703
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- Zapata Rides pamphlet
- $3 / HS / 32 pages
- A collection of documents and articles in support
of the Zapatista revolt in Chiapas, Mexico and in support of the struggle
against neo-liberalism. Included is an introduction to the EZLN and the
anti-neo-liberism fight, interviews with Subcommander Marcos, documents
on US military involvment in Mexico, and more. While this does not give
a complete picture of the struggles taking place in Mexico (and around
the world for that matter), this does give some surprising information
not before seen by this writer, making for essential reading. (Dan)
- Nihilists on Trial / P.O. box 1326 / Tulsa, OK
74101-1326
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- NOISE
- PLEASE NOTE: Sending us your records, tapes,
or compact discs, does not guarantee we will give it a review in these
pages. We do not have the time, and certainly not the energy, to get to
everything we have received. We try to give preferential treatment to
anarcho-punk and politically oriented releases, but still do not even hope
to get to all of them. If your release is not reviewed here, please don't
think we intentionally dissed you. In fact, we only actually review 1
in 10 items we receive, if that! We will not apologize for this as we
never set out with any grand promises in the first place!
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- ABUSE Mordare 7"
- Supercharged Swedish hardcore. This sounds like
great Swedish style thrash mixed with DROPDEAD. The result is devastating-
to say this is intense would be an understatement. 10 tracks of screeching
hardcore in it's rawest form. I can't comment on the lyrics, as they're
all in Swedish, but from the sounds and the graphics, I'd judge that they're
quite grim. Something to blast if you really want to release some stress.
(Jon)
- Crust Records/ P.O. Box 8511/ Warwick, RI 02888
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- ACURSED demo
- More well-done Swedish hardcore. This is one
is a standout among most of the demos we've received in a while. Good
raw sound with powerful riffs and agaonized vocals. Seven songs here comparable
to NO SECURITY with plenty of rockin' catchy bits to dance to. Never a
dull moment here. No lyrics provided though. (Jon)
- Kristofer Magnusson/ Sturegatan. 13/ 614 32 Söderköping/
Sweden
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- A.O.B. Anger of Bacterias LP
- This is pretty good stuff. Really covering a
lot of important political issues. Musically, they definately know what
they're doing. It's mid paced and not exactly raging, but it's punk and
will never even come close to touching somthing close to melodic. These
folks are from Germany yet sing in English, which for me personally is
nice 'cause I can understand what he's saying. (duke)
- Ruin Nation Rec. c/o Stefan Willenborg / Vossberger
Ring 54 / 49393 Lohne / Germany
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- ASININE SOLUTION My Dad's A Goat 7"
- Excellent debut from our not-so-distent neighbors
in Chippewa Falls WI. Total early American style hardcore punk with catchy
riffs over upbeat drumming with shouting vocals that don't stop for a breath.
Lyrics are plainly stated attacks on patriotism, hippies, lack of unity,
all done with personal style and a sense of humor. A good band live and
this record does them justice. (Jon)
- Beer City/ P.O. Box 26035/ Milwaukee, WI 53226-0035
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- BATTLE OF DISARM Sons Of War! ld Resistance
Days LP
- This is a compliation of B.O.D.'s best early,
and out of print releases. All of the 17 tracks are completely re-mixed,
with a much better sound than the originals. Most are familiar with B.O.D's
stuff by now, but if not, here goes: heavy, English and Swedish influenced
hardcore comparable to DOOM and CRUDE SS. B.O.D. have strong political
and DIY convictions that a lot of Japanese hardcore bands lack. This LP
is a great collection and worth tracking down, since most of their stuff
is out of print and impossible to find. (Jon)
- $15 ppd. from: MDC Records/ Apartado 274/ 2735
Cacem/ Portugal
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- BEYOND DESCRIPTION Calm Loving Life 3" CD
- Beyond Description are one of among only a few
truly sincere D.I.Y punk bands out of Japan that have a real grasp of the
ideals and politics involved. They have a number of compilation tracks,
split releases, and a 7" out to date, but so most of these are now
out of print and hard to find. This CD is a collection of 10 of those
hard to find tracks from '92-96, rerecorded with their new line-up, plus
four new blazing tracks. Musically BD are a combination Scandinavian crust/thrash
with influences of traditionally raw Japanese thrash. Lyrics are political
as well as an attack against punks only in the scene because of fashion.
If you've never heard this awesome band before, this CD would be a good
place to start! (Dan)
- $6 ppd or 6xIRC's (world wide) from P.E. Far
East c/o Izumi Kubo / 35, Sannaicho / Sennyuji, Higashiyamaku / Kyoto 605
/ Japan
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- DEFIANCE No Time E.P.
- Just when you thought you heard enough rumors
to convince you Defiance have broken up at last, they come through with
a new 7" and a U.S. tour! After Kelly left the band, there was much
speculation as to whether the band would continue, but obviously they're
back and going just as strong as ever. Musically combining classic UK-style
anarchopunk with more modern influences and production. The wild bass
runs are missing from the previous releases, but they also have moved forward
redifining their sound even further. Lyrics are about pointless in-fighting
destroying any chance for making political change and then go on from there.
With Deifnace you know what you're going to get; good solid ass-kicking
anarchopunk. (Dan)
- Profane Existence / Skuld Releases
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- DEZYNFEKCJA Zwyrodnialy Ranking Wartosci cassette
- A momumental effort here from this new Polish
band. We'll structured hardcore punk songs here with unique dual vocal
patterns. A long dirge of an intro builds up to the straight forward,
but never boring, thrashing songs that are played with conviction that
exemplifies the urgancy of the political lyrics. Lyrics that are lengthy
and well thought out dealing with the problems that are constantly addressed,
yet are constantly ignored. Top quality packaging with bold political
graphics that really hit the point. Excellent stuff. (Jon)
- Adam Gayewski/ Zapolskiej 23/ 41-400 Myslowice/
Poland
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- DISTRUST 7"
- I think they're from Portland. Well, it's heavy,
very distorted grindy punk hardcore. Hard to put my finger on, but that
keeps it interesting. Thought out lyrics, etc. (Kerry R)
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- DYSTOPIA s/t 7"
- Another masterpiece from California's purvayers
of gloom and anger. Three new tracks of multi-layered agaonizing music
that defies all confines of punk and metal with eerie guitar sounds and
tortured vocals. Lyrically, they're as hate-filled and sarcastic as previous
releases. The graphics are full color collages layered with an amazing
style that accentuates the music. Well done. (Jon)
- Life Is Abuse/ P.O. Box 20524/ Oakland, CA 94620.
- Misanthropic/ 20792 Colima/ Huntington Beach,
CA 92646.
- Common Cause/ Konrad Adenauer Str. 58/ 73529
Bettringen/ Germany
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- ELDOPA 1332 LP
- This is the 'Oakland band formally known as...'
anyways...This has been one of the more listened to records around the
PE headquarters since we got this copy. El Dopa play midpaced yet really
tight, talented, intense and powerful music. This is one of the few records
that has really stood out for me in the past while. Don't pass this one
up! (duke)
- East Bay Menace / PO Box 3313 / Oakland, CA /
91609
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- ENEMY SOIL The Ruins of Eden CD
- A 11 song output from this grinding ensemble,
which blows away everything I've heard prior. Great production on a non-stop
barrage of grind/thrash reminding me a bit of early Napalm Death. Lyrics
dealing with such topics as people being themselves, rants against the
judicial system, capitalism, and a variety of personal subjects. Highly
recommended! (Gabe)
- Clean Plate/P.O. Box 709/Hampshire College; Amherst,
MA/ 01002
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- EX-CATHEDRA Tartan Material LP/CD
- Excellent punk rock from Scotland in the vein
of Stiff Little Fingers with a heavy doss of Ska blended in. This band
is good at what they're doing and come off with a catchy sound that is
bound to hook you no matter what your usual preferences of punk rock are.
The use of a violin and saxaphone add another dimension to their already
harmonious sound. Track this down along with their other numerous releases
and definitely don't pass up a chance to see them live. (Jon)
- Damaged Goods/ P.O. Box 671/ London E17 6NF/
U.K.
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- FIT FOR ABUSE s/t 7"
- East coast hardcore! This has a really old-school
east coast sound- before the metal crossover shit. Excellent straight
forward hardcore punk with audible angry vocals and catchy riffs. Lyrics
are plainly stated attacks on upperclass society mixed with songs about
personal stuggles, apathy and living in the past. Honest, driving hardcore
the way it was meant to be. (Jon)
- Crust Records/ P.O. Box 8511/ Warwick, RI 02888
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- FMD/UNIT 11:74 split 7"
- FMD(Fucking Mass Destruction) hail from Memphis
Tenn. and blast out 5 songs of brutal thrash with lyrics from a darker
perspective of looking at the world, full of cynicism, and a loss of trust.
A great first vinyl outing. Unit 11:74 play a similar brand of thrash
with a bit more of a grind element, my only complaint is that they don't
include their lyrics. Highly recommended if you love brutal thrash! (Gabe)
- Spiral Objective/P.O. Box 126/ Oaklands Park/South
Australia/5046
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- GAUZE CD
- After eight years without a new release, this
is their second offering this year. One of the premier Japanese hardcore
outfits, you might think that after 16 years of being together they would
mellow out, but quite the contrary. This is their tightest and most intense
release yet. Intense is definitetly the word that comes to mind while
listening to this. Fast, stop and go hardcore that takes you in a whirlwind
and leaves you feeling dizzy afterward. Top of the heap hardcore punk
to say the least. (Jon)
- XXX Records (no address)
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- GLOOM Recomendation of Perdition 12"
- Damn this packs a punch! If you like Japanese
punk rock, this is the shit, the cream of the crop. Strong, powerful vocals,
noisey as hell, hard-hitting guitars, raging vocals....It only leaves me
wanting more! (duke)
- MCR / 157 Kamiagu Maizuru / Kyoto 624 / Japan
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- GREED The Violence E.P. 7"
- With each new punk band from Sweden, I find myself
scrutinizing them more and more, after such a rash on insincere fashion
bands over the last five years or so. Greed seem at least to be into it
for more than music and fashion and have put together a nine song e.p.
of raw and aggressive thrash with insightful lyrical skill almost extinct
in this part of the world. A solid release the defies the Swedish punk
stereotypes! (Dan)
- Distortion Records / Box 129 / 401 22 Gothenburg
/ Sweden
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- HAYWIRE / THE OBLITERATED split 7"
- Haywire are an anarchopunk band from the U.K.
who play solidly tuneful punk rock with a sound like early Oi Polloi or
even A.O.A. They have angry lyrics about the criminalization of squatting,
power-hungry political factions, and in favor of human/animal rights.
The Obliterated are from Portland, Oregon and have a similar political
perspective and equally powerful music style, although a bit more up-beat,
with the main difference being a female vocalist. The two bands here are
a good match, each a complement to the other, making up an all around excellent
release. (Dan)
- Consensus Reality / 1951 W. Burnside #1654 /
Portland, OR 97209
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- HEADS KICKED OFF s/t 7"
- This was a nice surprise. I'd gotten a rough
sounding demo a while back and was looking forward to hearing more. This
band is great- combining the best elements of driving punk rock and full
throttle hardcore thrash. Nine tracks with raw production, raspy, angry
vocals, and all the elements of great hardcore. The lyrics are mostly
aimed at human apathy, contradictions, and blindness to problems that face
us as well as more concrete topics like media manipulation and social conditioning.
This is the best band I've heard out of Australia in a while. Best played
at maximum volumes! (Jon)
- $6 ppd. from: Spiral Objective/ P.O. Box 126/
Oaklands Park/ South Australia 5046/ Australia
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- IMMORAL SQUAD discography CD
- This is one of the most nicely packaged discography
CDs I've scene. It comes in a seven inch sized sleeve with a screen printed
vinyl sleeve and printed inner sleeve. The cover is an eight page booklet
including band history and lyrics- all in French and English. The CD itself
consists of 14 tracks from their ep, split ep, compilation tracks and some
live stuff. If you're not familiar with I.S., they were a great band from
Quebec City during the early '90's playing full-throttle thrash with powerful
as fuck yelling. A great package from this now defunct band. (Jon)
- Doomsday Machine Records/ P.O. Box 51003/ 316
St.-Joseph Est, Quebec PQ/ G1K 8Z7/ Canada
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- JAWW Southbound CD
- An aggressive sounding and impressivly powerful
band from Toronto, Canada. Musically they have a bit of that Christdriver-sounding
gloom and despair as well as bit of the that relentless Sonic Violence
punk-metal mixture, with extremely gutteral vocals throughout. Lyric are
of a personal as well as polical nature and for the most part are quite
well written. Quite good when your in the mood for sheer aggression and
brutal noise. (Dan)
- JAWW c/o Doug McLarty / 1576 Queen Street West,
Box 30 / Toronto, Ont. M6R 1A6 / Canada
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- LARM Complete campaign for musical
- destruction CD
- A well over-due CD documenting one of the most
influential bands in hardcore/punk/thrash whose members went on to form
Man Lifting Banner and Seein Red. A complete discography with 73 tracks
of high speed thrash which helped invent a genre, the packaging is great
with two booklets, one with a history of the band and the other with lyrics.
If you've never heard this band do yourself a favor and pick this up!
Well worth the wait! (Gabe)
- Coalition, P.O. Box 243, 6500 AE Nijmegen, The
Netherlands
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- MEANWHILE The Road To Hell CD
- MEANWHILE (formaly known as DISCHANGE) have been
at it for years now churning out formulatic Discharge type hardcore- and
this newest release is definitely no exception. Their third full-length,
features 14 blasts of straight forward punk rock with heavy guitars and
great raw production. You can tell that they're getting back to their
roots by getting away from the Sunlight Studios death metal sound that
so many of their Swedish counterparts have adopted. This recording was
done at the same studio where the old NO SECURITY stuff was done. There's
also a lot more rockin' songs. Lyrically, they're still doing two liners,
but there's more topics being addressed than war. This definitely is not
for everyone, but for those who can't get enough of top-notch DISCHARGE
type hardcore at it's best. (Jon)
- We Bite Records/ Gönninger Str. 3/D-72793
Pfullingen/ Germany
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- OJOROJO Can You Keep Your Sanity LP
- This band blew MPLS away earlier this summer
when they played here, ex-members of such bands as Animal Farm,Econochrist,
and Grimple you pretty much know what your in for. Female vocals screaming
over mid-tempo hardcore, that just never fucking relents, I can't imagine
listening to just one side of this! My only problem is that there is no
lyrics(why?).
- (Gabe)
- East Bay Menace/P.O. Box 3313/Oakland, CA/94609
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- PINK FLAMINGOS / SUBSTANDARDS split 7"
- PINK FLAMINGOS were from Germany-although now
split up it seems-and have had a knack for playing catchy and raw punk
rock with their three ripping tracks here bing no exception. Substandard
are from the UK and this is their third split 7" appearance to date,
with perhaps their best recording ever. Another three tracks of powerful
punk with Intelligent lyrics and a high-energy thrash edge that brings
the intensity level up to eleven! Definitely a band that needs more exposure
and hopefully more releases like this one! (Dan)
- Wicked Witch / P.O. Box 3835 / 1001 AP Amsterdam
/ The Netherlands
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- PolitiKILL InCOREct s/t 7"
- One of the few bands from the Toronto scene that
aren't still stuck in the 80's, playing a tuneful style of punk that is
both aggressively powerful and politically relavent. There are two vocalists,
one male and one female, who alternate belting out the lengthy and angry
lyrics that take on important social issues such as rape, sexism and a
nihilistic view of society in general. This not only blows away their CD,
but most other releases these days as well! The ad they put inside this
record reads about them "Politically; socially; drunkenly... we stand
for what is right (if we can stand)." (Dan)
- Outcast Records / 689 Queen Street West / P.O.
Box 178 / Toronto, Ont. M6J 1E6 / Canada You can also get it directly from
the band ($4 ppd) from Polita-Linda / 12 Grove Ave / Toronto, Ont. M6J
386 / Canada
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- QUARANTINE Automatic Negative Thoughts LP
- QUARANTINE play a refreshing blend of punk rock
with plenty of energy and emotion. Comprised of ex-members of Glasgow's
Disaffect and Sedition, you get an idea of where they're coming from.
However, unlike their past bands, there is less thrash and more melody
in QUARANTINE. After a few listens, this three piece really hooks you
with their unique sound and raw energy. Male and female vocals deliver
lyrics that are both political and personal, dealing with topics we can
all releate to. One of the most refreshing new bands in some time. (Jon)
- Nabate/ BP 92/ 4000 Liege 1/ Belgium
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- SANCTUS IUDA/ SHARPEVILLE split 7"
- Another great release from Poland's SANCTUS IUDA.
These songs are so well done that it comes across as harder hitting than
their last releases. Excellent anarcho-punk with multi-vocals with powerful
music and a strong message for social change. Lots of lyrics and information
on Anarchist Black Cross and political actions in Poland. SHARPEVILLE
are from Finland and come across in a way not like you typic Finnish hardcore
band. Fast hardcore music that switches off with catchy bits and really
long, in depth political lyrics that need to be thoroughly injested. A
good split ep of intelligent anarcho-punk. (Jon)
- Kill Squad Records/ Pekantie 26/ 58500 Punkaharju/
Finland
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- SCROTUM GRINDER s/t 7"
- What a fuckin surprise! 5 songs of crushing
mid-to-fast tempo hardcore/thrash with a voice that kills. Songs dealing
with personal issues with a more poetic style. I'm just confused how a
band that seems so intelligent would pick such a stupid name. Send your
3 dollars!!! (Gabe)
- Burrito Records/P.O. Box 3209/Brandon, Fl/33509-3204
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- SERVITUDE Aparratus 7"
- It's probably bad taste to review records on
your own label, but no one else here seems to want the job! What can I
say? If the record sucked we wouldn't put it out! In any case, this record
is an especially hard one to review since half the members of the band
also work at P.E. and I see them every day. It's easy to be more critical
of someone you are close to and set higher standards, but then it's always
a joy when results far surpass what you hoped for! Plainly said, this
E.P. rocks! Servitude are among the newer and more active D.I.Y. anarchopunk
bands in Minneapols and have put together quite an impressive first release.
Musically combining emo, crust, thrash, and power violence sounds, they
plow through their six songs here with no telling what's going to come
up next. With Joe (ex-Dissension) and Julie belting out the angry-as-fuck
lyrics over the top of it all, this would qualify as one of the most brutal
releases so far this year. Cover art by Mid (Deviated Instinct & Spinewrench)
and unique packaging make for a truly outsanding and well thought-out release
all around. (Dan)
- Profane Existence / Skuld Releases
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- SHITBASTARD/LAST OF THE JUANITAS split LP
- A strange combination! Shitbastard are back
after their 7" from a year ago, 13 offerings of total bass heavy off
rhythm hardcore, quite an improvement from their 7". Lyrics dealing
with a variety of subjects like war, crackheads, privelge,etc. While Last
of the Juanitas take a more experimental route playing instrumentals that
play like a roller-coaster ride, but that just dosen't keep my attention.
(Gabe)