17 April 2010

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GRINDING HALT/DRAINLAND - 10" - graanrepubliek - £6
Will 2010 be the year of killer 10"s? Sure looks like it so far! This Dutch/Irish pairing povides two sides of vicious brutality, wrapped in stunning artwork by UK scribblemonger Drew Millward. GRINDING HALT, consisting of ex-members of SHIKARI, OFFICE KILLER and THE LAST MILE, rip through 3 songs of harsh brutal hardcore in the vein of His Hero Is Gone, From Ashes Rise and Left For Dead. DRAINLAND channel equally ferocious hardcore through the bleak dark sounds of UNRUH and DYSTOPIA.

GRINDING HALT/VUUR - lp - graanrepubliek - £5
Re-stock. These are the first recordings from VUUR (ex-RELLER/OUTRAGE) with their new singer. Less metalguitars this time but a more punksound. This will blow you to bits like ACME did. GRINDING HALT has some SHIKARI and THE LAST MILE members in them and they're pretty fucking heavy as is to be expected. In the slower parts like DYSTOPIA, in the faster parts more HHIG.

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SEEIN'RED/MIHOEN - split 10" - £6
The long awaited split of two bands that helped shape and define the Dutch DIY scene in the past 2 decades. MIHOEN! sadly called it quits in 2008, but SEEIN'RED are still going strong after 20+ years and long may they fucking continue. If there ever was a time where these kind of voices where needed, this is it and I know that whether still on stage or from the grave, these two will continue to inspire people to question and resist the right-wing political capitalist machine that is currently tearing the Netherlands and the world as a whole to pieces. Fittingly, with most of it's content aimed at the country's politicians and their collaborators, all lyrics on this record are in Dutch, underpinned throughout with the ultra fast and powerful blistering raw hardcore punk attack both have become known for. It's often said that great music is created in bleak and desperate times and the fact this is easily some of the absolute best stuff these two bands have ever committed to vinyl (and that's saying something), seems to be backing up that theory.
D.Boon once coined the phrase "punk is what we made it to be" - and both Seein'red & Mihoen! made/kept it something that's relevant, angry, fun, sincere, diy and political, all the while retaining a good sense of humour and a belief in the ultimate attainability of a better future. It's pretty much as close a definition you'll ever get of the way I see punk myself and so I am extremely happy to be involved with this release and for it to now finally be available.

In the time tested punk tradition of "cooperation not competition", this is a collaborative effort between Darren (Tadpole), Eduard (Trabuc), Jos, Paul & Olav (Seein'Red), Irmin, Arno, Pepijn & Rene (Mihoen!) and myself (Opiate). I wouldn't have it any other way, and I am sure neither would they.

600 copies have initially been pressed - if there's more demand after that - it'll get repressed.

thanks, opiate

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27th of March 2010

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DE KIFT - yverzucht lp - red wig - £8 - SOLD OUT
...there's only a handful records that can truly be called landmark releases. De Kift's first full length undoubtably belongs in that last category. With members previously involved in Pistache BV, The Ex, Rondos, Svatsox and GRRR, they concocted an unique kind of pointed sparse punk with audible dutch lyrics, pushy melodic basslines, bouncy snarerolls, angular guitar and fanfare brass blasts. Poetic powerful lyrics were rrrrecited, spat out and crooned. A heady mix of bleak reflective explorations on the dutch mental state of the times; post WWII mentality dissected and rejected and gleeful romantic pleas for revolt with ingrained disillusionment. De Kift came of age in the dying hours of the squatter movement at the time. Playing benefits, raising funds, eyebrows and soundtracking a lifestyle on it's last legs. Alas the times were a changing. The movement discombobulated and was succeeded by a fragmented scene in turmoil. Yverzucht came out amidst that monumental confusion back in 1989 and remains one of punk's true masterpieces.

DE KIFT - 7" - £4
A fairly unknown predecessor to their debut LP Yverzucht. Now made available again thanks to Grrrt at Red Wig! Three songs of driving rhythms and volatile speech. Another testament to the uniquely prolific '80s Dutch punk/squat scene.

MOB RULES/CROWD CONTROL - split 7" - £4
UK/IRE powerviolence worship, channeling the heavy bleak sounds of the originators of yesteryear. Would painting bandnames on one's leather jacket be popular in this scene, theirs would read: Neanderthal, Man Is The Bastard and Iron Lung. I understand this is already sold out everywhere, so if you need this, best not to sleep on it.

DEAD IN THE WOODS/DIET PILLS - lp - £7
Whether it's the never ending rain or the impending doom of yet another Tory government, but inside this beautifully packaged lp there's yet more bleak heaviness from the UK. Dead In The Woods, born out of the ashes of the mighty Army Of Robots, lash out with crushingly heavy gloomy miserablism, an unholy crusty union of Neurosis, His Hero Is Gone, Swans and High On Fire. Diet Pills go for an even more twisted approach, with bands like Flipper clearly spooking through their veins.

JESUS BRUISER - 10" - £5
The 1st release by these well known crust merchants from Bristol, undoubtedly the spirital capital of said scene. Badger, who plays in this band, isone of the more active participants in the current UK punk/activist scene, and the lyrics on this release clearly back up said politics

MOURNE/WARPRAYER - 12" - £6.50
"After an insanely limited and elusive demo 12", here's the first large-scale vinyl release from Boston's Morne. Here they expand the dark, atmospheric and heavy sound on their demo by adding in some creepy-sounding organ, and it works great. For me, Morne out-Amebix-es Amebix, and that really says something." WARPRAYER features members of RIPCORD, DUMBSTUCK and GURKHA, going for a more straight forward crust punk attack that totally holds it's own.

DIVISIONS RUIN/EASPA MEASA - lp - £6.50
"Two of Ireland's finest offer up a fine split of emotionally charged crust-tinged political hardcore. Easpa Measa should be well known after their crazy 5-month-Euro-Tour back in 2005. It has been a little quiet around them since then, but now they are back with new recording. As this band has always been really important for me, i am totally happy about beeing part in this release. Divisions Ruin on the flipside have gone through some line-up changes after their debut-EP, but managed to delevop their sound further and you`ll find a handful of new songs as well as some older ones from their demo on this split LP.

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09 March 2010

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Quick update! Just to flag I know have these gems in. All stone cold fucking classics. Some of the best hardcore punk ever committed to vinyl in fact!!
APPENDIX - "money is not my currency" - lp - £8
ASTA KASK - "rock mot svinen" - lp - £8
BASTARDS - "jarjeton maailma" - lp - £8
BASTARDS- "siberian hardcore" - lp - £8
DESTRUKTIONS - "complete destrucktions" - lp - £8
KAAOS - "totaalinen kaaos" - lp - £8
KOHU 63 - "sotaa 81/82" - lp - £8
RIISTETYT - "as a prisoner of state" - lp -£8
RIISTETYT – "skitsofrenia" - lp - £8

I also picked up a few doubles while on holiday the other week, 1 copy of each, snap them up:
BREAKFAST - "eat rice" - 7" - £4 - (Japanese hc/punk)
CITIZENS PATROL - "sick routine 7" - £3 - (terriffic 80s US hc style)
EUCALYPT/SOPHORA - 7" - £4 - (90s emo worship)
KAFKA PROCESS - discography lp - £6 - (legendary 80s Norwegian hc)
KARKABA - £3.50 - (absolutely raging raw Spanish hc punk greatness)
OUT WITH A BANG - "i'm against it" - 7" - £4 - (ex-GRABBIES)
JUPITER LANDER - 7" - £3.50 - (UK emo)
STALINGRAD/UNDERCLASS - 7" - £3.50 - (classic 90s UK hc)
WE NEED TO TALK - 7" - £3.50 - (Born Against-ish political hc)

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25 February 2010

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A.U.K. - 7" - tadpole - £3
After a killer split cd with BURNT CROSS, this is the debut 7" by this Scottish anarcho peace-punk band. Members used to be in The Alternative, who had records on Crass and Corpuse Christi in the 80s, and these tracks sound like something that could have come out back in those early days of UK punk's political awakening. There are definite elements of The Mob, Killing Joke and also the beforementioned Burnt Cross, combined with angry political lyrics. Another winner on the great Tadpole records! - www.myspace.com/aukofficialbandsite

LOW THREAT PROFILE - 7" - £4
Finally managed to secure some more copies! This release features Matt from Infest on guitar and bass, Andy from No Comment on vocals and Bob from Lack of Interest on drums....yep...take that one in for a second.... Blazing hardcore punk fury at it's finest. Seriously fucking killer and as this is apparently a somewhat limited pressing, won't be around for too long.

RIPPING THRASH/YOU CAN'T SAY NO TO HOPE - split zine - free
A new Ripping Thrash is always a treat! This time it's a split with You Can't Say No To Hope...and it's free!

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14 February 2010

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SICK MORMONS - why does shit keep falling.... - 7" - Gummopunx - £3.50
Their self-titled debut ep was one of the great surprises of 2008 and with this new ep the boys from Amsterdam return with another serious contender for the 'best of the year' top tens. The US westcoast influences still reign supremse - I hear T.SO.L., Adolescents, D.I. and Articles Of Faith among others - but they are in no way mere copycats and very much have a 'sound of their own'. This is some seriously great stuff, catchy as hell and I am honestly a little bit in awe at the moment....
- www.myspace.com/sickmormons

S.A.T.A.N./AFTER THE LAST SKY - 7" - Rippin Thrash Gummopunx - £3.50
"UK's blackcore gentlemen AFTER THE LAST SKY return with new songs of black-metal inspired grind with epic doom, sludge parts. A real outburst of anger, full of raging guitars, tight fast drums, desperate vocals, deep grunts and even some blackish scream. Poland's S.A.T.A.N. deliver more of their patented grinding thrash hurricane, which appeals to fans of RORSCHACH, DYSTOPIA, ARTIMUS PYLE.... Really brutal stuff from both bands" - www.myspace.com/diysatan

BASTARD SONS OF THE APOCALYPSE - strangled by the system - 12" - adelante discos/todo destruido - £8 SOLD OUT
This is a perfect example of a fucking great lp that appears to have had little to no distribution in Europe after it's release (in 2008). I understand trading has become very difficult and expensive, but it's still a shame when it means amazing records like this aren't more readily available. I secured one of the 525 copies that were pressed for myself and Darren with the help of Jos, but the labels weren't able to trade so I was unable to stick some in distro back then as well.
Adelante Discos dropped me a mail the other week however to see about trading some releases so I quickly snapped up a few of their remaining copies of this killer lp (as well as the Putas Mierdas eps). BSOA play no bullshit dbeat hardcore (!) punk (with no trace of 'metal' or 'overproduction' in sight!), reminiscent of the early Swedish etc. bands inspired by Dischardge, and this rages from start to finish. KILLER - www.myspace.com/bastardsonsofapocalypserocknroll

PUTAS MIERDAS - el punk no quiere.... - 7" - Todo Destruido records - £4 - SOLD OUT
Absolutely killer 4-song 7" from Spanish-style punk from this Guadalajara, Mexico band. You can tell these guys have a few Eskorbuto records in their collection, and they nail that perfect combination of melody and drive. And of course they add in those ultra-pissed Spanish vocals. A really killer 7"! (sorry state) -
- www.myspace.com/putasmierdas

PUTAS MIERDAS - la nacion mas podre - 7" - Ade lante Discos - £4 - SOLD OUT
Killer catchy as fuck Spanish-style punk from Mexico. Heavily influenced by the likes of Eskorbuto and other 80s Spanish hc/punk legends. Their new ep just came out on Todo Destruido. This is their 1st ep, so snap it up before people start paying attention...as they surely will! - www.myspace.com/putasmierdas


SOTATILA - vituiks meni - 7" - adelante discos/todo destruido - £4 - SOLD OUT
Once again Sotatila unleashes fast, raw and furious '82 style Finnish hardcore punk. Honestly, what's not to like and more needs to be said? Raging. - www.myspace.com/sotatila


SALE - SALE - SALE - SALE - (please order more than one or some other stuff from distro if possible!)
* SEVEN-INCHES *
* AUTONOMIA INDIGENA - £2 - great political emo/punk. Ape Records from '95!
* BATTLE OF WOLF 359/KADDISH - £2
* BEARING/SKY FALLS DOWN - £1 - good early 90s US hc split
* C.C.S.S. - £1.50 - Canadian 80s style punk, with D1cks cover
* C.D.S. - £1 - raging hardcore in the vein of Voorhees and old US bands.
* CPC GANGBANGS/THE CONFUSERS - £2
* DAWN OF ALL AGES - £0.50 - 90s German hc (red silence)
* DIAVOLO ROSO- £1 - ex-LUZIFERS MOB!
* DIAVOLO ROSSO/Y - £2 - ex-LUZIFERS MOB! 90s German hc/powerviolence
* DIVISIONS RUIN - £2 - dark & political crust, female/male vocals
* DIVORCE - £1 - harsh, fast powerviolence-trash.
* DONA MALDAD/GENERACION PERDIDA - £1.50
* EARTH DIES SCREAMING- £1
* EX-MEMBERS OF.../WARDANCE ORANGE - £2 - mid 90s US hc
* FANTASTIKOLHOLE/YATTAJ - £1 - extreme grind w/ MITB influences
* FAREWELL TO ARMS - £2 - hc thrash w/ Shitty Limits & Fall Of Efrafa folk.
* FORCED INTO - £1 - 90s Sweden hc/punk
* FROGSKIN - £2 - sludge dirge punk like Noothgrush, End The Agony
* FUEL/PHLEG CAMP - £2 - long out of press. Pre-Torches To Rome/Bread & Circuits
* THE GRABBITS - £1.50 - 80s Dutch hc/punk on legendary LMOOR label
* GREAT CLEARING OFF/SOUND OF FAILURE - £2
* GROWING CONCERN - £2 - sxe hc on Break Even Point (1991)
* GUIDING LINE - £2 - '97 sxe revival classic
* THE HAL AL SHEDAD - (at a loss records) - £2.50
* HUMAN BEHAVIOUR - £2 - early 90s oldschool sxe hc on honesty rec. (1993)
* INAMY - £2 - powerful Norwegian hc, Inepsy/Discharge. Ex-Angst.
* INSOLENTES - £2 - blazing anarcho hardcore fury from Mexico
* INTENSE YOUTH - £1
* IO - 'charred timeles...' - £2
* ITCH - £1
* KURU - oh martyr... - £1 - 90s UK political punk
* KURSK/LYCANTROPHY - £2 - Discordance Axis like hc/grind
* LINE OF FIRE - 'your side' - £1 - mid 90s screamed political sxe hc
* LINE OF FIRE/CAPGUN - £1 - mid 90s screamed political sxe youthcrew/hc
* LIVING UNDER LIES - £2 - harsh hc/punk from the US
* MANIFESTO JUKEBOX/I EXCUSE - £2
* MARSHALL TELLER - £2
* M-BLANKET - 'safety'- £1.50
* MISHAP - £2 - charged metal punk
* MITHRA/POST FATA RESURGO - £1 - blazing chaotic grind/dark crust
* MY HERO DIED TODAY/MAN VS HUMANITY - £2 - 90s harsh German hc/punk
* NOTHING REMAINS - grey - £1
* OLHO DE GATO/LOMB - £2 - political crust-punk, ex-Boycot/Pattareni!
* OPPOSITE FORCE - £0.50 - roma sxe
* PAGEANT - £0.50 - on Romance Records
* PATIENT ZERO/HRYDJUVERK - £2.50 - UK thrash hc power/Iceland dbeat hc!
* PLATYPUS SCOURGE - £1.50 - 90s. same label that did 1st Amber Inn 7"
* THE POGO - £2 - ripping punk from Virginia
* THE P.R.M.C. - £2 - US hc like Jerry's Kids
* QUIVER - £1 - know records
* RENASCENCE - £1 - 90s released, out of press, Swedish hardcore
* RE-SISTERS - £2 - political, feminist queer crust punk on Skuld!
* SAID & DONE - £1.50 - political fast hardcore from the 90s
* SAPO/EXISTENCE - £1 - oop, 90s released, French political hc
* SARCASM/SANCTUS IUDA - £2 - 90s crust noise w/ members of WANKYS
* SELVHENTER - to fingre.. - £2.50 - KBD like Danish hc/punk
* SGT SLAUGHTER - £2 - US hc like Jerrys Kids etc.
* SEVEN YEARS WAR - £2 - 90s hc on Moo Cow, 1 copy!
* SIERVOS DE NADIE - £2 - catchy fast anarcho punk from Spain
* SINERGIA - £2.50 - blazing Spanish dbeat hc punk
* STALEMATE - £1
* STEADFAST - £1
* STRETCH - £1 - Refusenik records
* SUBRATS/VENEREAL DISEASE - £1.50 - raw d-beat/powerviolence
* SYSTEM SHIT - hell o - £2 - fast hardcore crust
* TIERRA DE NADIE - £2 - raw dbeat crust punk from Chicago!
* THIS SCARES ME - £2 - ferocious chaotic hc, Coleman/Palatka.
* UNISON - £1.50 - blue vinyl
* VANING 5 - £1 - fast Swedish hc
* WARBOYS - £2 - fast hc/punk from up north

* TEN-INCHES *
* D.D.I. - £4 - killer out of press early 90s Italian hardcore punk rage!!!
* FLU ID - £2

* LPs *
* ACTIVE MINDS - "it's perfectly obvious..." - £4
* ALTERCADO - El Ruido.. - £4 - Crucifix/Crudos like
* A NEW SPELLING OF MY NAME - £2 - ex-Homage To Catalonia...
* APOLLO PROGRAM/SHORT SUPPLY - £2 - emo hc; like Y.KOTTO/A.WOODWARD
* ARM - £4 - all female hc from the 80s! Original on Konkurrel records.
* ARMEDALITE RIFLES - £5 - 70s punk/power pop + 80s UK DIY/messthetics
* ASEDIO - £5 -heavy dbeat w/ members of EKKAIA
* BLAMEGAME/ZANN - £5 - out of press, screamo/hardcore
* DESATRE - pesadelo - £5 - Brazil dbeat
* DIAVOLO ROSSO - £3 - blazing hc, ex-Y!
* DONA MALDAD - £4 - really great & catchy anarcho punk from Venezuela!
* ERANTZUM - £3 - fast Spanish hardcore
* ETACARINAE - £5 - spanish crust
* THE EXELAR/WITH LOVE - £4
* FIYA - better days - £5 - melodic punk from Gainesville USA
* GEWAPEND BETON - £5 - great 80s hc (Poison Idea/Zero Boys) meets UK 82
* GRINDING HALT/VUUR - £5 - ex-SHIKARI; like DYSTOPIA, ACME+ASSFACTOR
* HONGO - £5 - Spanish crust
* I.O.U. - £2 - Norwegian heavy harsh hardcore punk
* THE JAM SESSION - £2 - on crucificados pelo sistema records
* JINN/SUICIDE HANDBOOK - £3
* KARNVAPEN ATTACK - £5 - fast Spanish political hc/punk
* KIDS RETURN/BAIL - £4.50 - Native Nod, Chris Leo vs screamy emo
* KINGS OF OBLIVIAN - Wise Up - £2 - 80s UK punk, OOP, 1 copy left
* KOLOKOL - £5 - SO MUCH HATE, KAFKA PROCESS style Norwegian hardcore!
* MALKOVICH - £4 - 1st lp, 1 copy left
* MANIFESTO JUKEBOX - £4 - 'Strain' - Finland Husker Du punks
* MESA VERDE - £4 - screamy emo in the vein of Envy, Daitro etc.
* PASSIONATE HEARTLESS - £2 - long out of press, 80s dark punk
* PEACE OF MIND - £2 - political melodic hc/punk
* PRESSGANG - £5 - garage hc/punk, mix of Jay Reatard, Adolescents & Dean Dirg.
* PROVOKED - "infant in the womb of warfare" - £4
* RELIGIOUS WAR - £4 - D-beat hardcore punk on Hardcore Holocaust
* SANCTUS IUDA - £4 - classic early 90s anarcho punk!
* SCHIFOSI - 'absentum - £5 - crust from Australia
* SICKNESS - £5 - Motorhead dbeat punk
* SISTA SEKUNDEN - £5 - their 1st lp, killer Swedish punk
* SPANDAU BULLET - £5 - driving heavy crust from Spain
* SYSTEM SHIT/HUMAN ERROR - £4
* TIDAL - "moment" - £2 - emo from yesteryear
* TWENTY THIRD CHAPTER - £5 - DYSTOPIA/ NEUROSIS, comes w/ comicbook
* VI GRUER OSS - £5 - raging frantic Norwegian hardcore attack, like MOB 47!
* WAR OF WORDS - £5
* WRECK OF OLD '98 - £5 - fucking amazing, Minutemen/Big Boys like!
* YAWP - 'the world...' - £3 - Dutch 80s hc original, ex- DEADLOCK & GEPOPEL.
* ZEROID - 2004 - £5 - raging Bremen hc, Per Koro style
* V/A MAKING CHILDREN SONGS... - £3 - Betercore, Zanussi, The Dagda + many more
* V/A VI I AR AV HISTORIEN - £4 - w/ MARTYRDOD, ABDUCTEE SD & many more!!

* CDs *
* ANTITEDAX - £1 - anarcho punks from Madrid
* CIRCUS ACT - £1 - melodic hc/punk in the Bluetip & Fugazi vein.
* CLAQUE - £4 - like Submission Hold, Dog Faced Hermans & The Ex!
* COUNTDOWN TO PUTSCH - £4 - cd + massive booklet, Ebullition records
* DEAD BONES - £1 - hardcore punk from Spain
* FRENETICS - £1
* HELLSHOCK - cd ep - £1.50
* JIYUNA - "this desolate veil" - £2 - pre-Merkit
* JIYUNA - "the devil is-" - £2
* LIGHT THE FUSE AND RUN - £4 - on Exotic Fever Records, 1 copy.
* MADELINE FERGUSON - £2
* MADELINE FERGUSON/BURY ME STANDING - £2
* MANHATTAN SKYLINE - £1 - ex Kaospilot
* MARCEL DUCHAMP - £1
* MONOCHROME - laser - £2 - ex-MINE.
* MENTENGUERRA - free
* THE NANCY REAGANS - £0.50 - Southampton pop punk by Pilger people
* THE OLIVER TWIST COMPANY - tricks... - £0.50
* ONLY FUMES AND CORPSES - read whats in between - £1
* THE PERMANENT - demo - £0.50 - members of Abandon Ship.
* PHANTOM LIMBS - £1
* RED RIVER TRIO - £0.50 - members of Seven Sioux
* SEEIN'RED/F.P.O. - £3
* SEEIN'RED/JUDAS ISCARIOT - £3
* SNACKTRUCK - £1
* THE SOUTH - pacific - £2 - emo-violence
* THE STRANGER STEALS - £1
* TRIAL - 'through the darkest days - £5 - '97 release. Crimethinc records. original.
* TRACTOR - £0.50
* ZANN - £2 - discography on Per Koro. Harsh & intense hc like the old Bremen gods
* V/A ESPERANZA -£2- SEEIN'RED, KARAKTERMOORD, MIHOEN and more!
* V/A LIFE LOVE HARDCORE -£0.50- w/ Disembodied, Intent To Injure, Cable etc.

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24 February 2010

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...some more new records in for distro, lots of great stuff so definitely have a browse. Also I am trying to regain some room to actually move in my flat so I'm doing a sale over the next week or so....see sale items at the bottom of this post!!

AFTER THE BOMBS - terminal filth stench bastard - 7" - sjakk matt plater - £3.50
Hailing from Montreal Canada and with a title like that, I am sure everyone reading this knows what to expect:
dirty mid eighties metal crust with Deviated Instinct riffing. The pissed of crusty echoed Female vocals help bring SACRILEGE to mind. - www.myspace.com/afterthebombs

COP DE FONA - 7" - £3.50
"First 7" by this band from Spain - 8 songs of fast, raw, fucked up, powerful hardcore punk! A bastard of sounds from classic 80' bands round the world but without being copycats... rad!!! New Ep out soon on Yellow Dog. - YD" - www.myspace.com/copdefona

STRUGGLE - 7" - ebullition records - £3.50
In recent years those keen on historial revisionism have been repeating the mantra that hardcore punk was shit in the 90s. With tastes shifting back to many of the 80s sounds and previously obscure bands becoming household names, thanks to the mp3 revolution and subsequent arrival of a continuous stream of bootlegs/reissues, it's no doubt a cool position to take. It's also complete nonsense and it makes me laugh to see both kids too young to even remember being alive in the decade as well as those actually involved at the time fall in line with this new consensus. No doubt it will be revised once again in a few years to come when the older folks get their heads out of their asses and young people get clued up on the gems of the time.
The Struggle 7" is very much one of those gems for me. It originally came out in 1992 and even 15+ years after first hearing it, it still sounds totally fresh, powerful and inspiring. The 7" comes with a thick booklet containing lots of political writing, that definitely blew my then teenage mind, backed up by brutal blazing hardcore in the vein of Rorschach, Born Against and Downcast. If they ever do a KBD/Bloodstains/etc. type compilation of the 90s, the opening track "red, white and you" will no doubt feature. A fucking classic. - www.myspace.com/onesettleronebullet

ENDEAVOR - of equality - 7" - phye records - £3
Great 7" that originally came out in 1995. This band became really shit later on (their lp sucked and that was the last I heard, but I understand it didn't get better...) but in their early days they were great. Other stuff definitely worth picking up by this band is their other ep, the split 7" with Envy (japan) and of course the XXX comp. which features 2 of their tracks. File under blast from the past

ROT IN HELL/THE PROCESS - feas of tentacles - 7" - £3.50
A UK pairing on a beautifully designed and executed split. Rot In Hell’s sound like early Catharsis and the 90s Clevo influences are very apparent throughout, with Dwid of Integrity even making a guest appearance. The Process deliver one long track divided into two parts. The first is a slow heavy affair, building up to the release of the faster second. Being ex-SHANK/SCATHA they know what they're doing and execute the whole thing to perfection - www.myspace.com/rotinhellband
& www.myspace.com/theeprocess

POLLUTION - nasty d.n.a. - feast of tentacles - lp - £7
Despite Mark (Graanrepubliek records) telling me to check this out (as if I ever listen), this still caught me well off guard. I initially saw it advertised as "heavy dissonant hardcorenoiserock", a description that meant/did little to me... I don't know much about "noiserock"...but I do know my BORN AGAINST...and fuck me if that's not the vibe I totally get from this record. Pay attention punks as I get the feeling this might be one of those under the radar ragers. Seriously great stuff here. Sit up and take notice - www.myspace.com/pollutionpollutionpollution

GRUEL - 2xlp - £8.50
I started to type "heavy as fuck doom punk sludge from a bunch of up north punk bastards, reared on Sabbath, Corrupted and Amebix" but then I found this great review which really nails it... It's a bit lengthy, but fuck it, the songs are all 15+ minutes as well: ninehertz.co.uk/viewitem/3659 ! ...sums it up I think but in case you're still wondering...my verdict here at opiate industries headquarters?...punk as fuck and fucking amazing! - www.myspace.com/gruel23

NOMOS - demo 7" - deranged records - 7" - £4 - SOLD OUT
Demo 7" from NYC hardcore band NOMOS, originally issued as a run of 100 cassettes, now seeing a release on vinyl. Six songs in under nine minutes. Influenced equally by early 80's rippers like Poison Idea, Void, and Antidote and early 90's hardcore such as Citizen's Arrest, No Comment, and Infest. Recorded by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios and featuring artwork and layout by Vincent Smith. MRR's review of the demo: "The first song on this demo, including its intro and how it sets things up for the rest of the song, is possibly one of the most perfectly written/executed hardcore songs I have ever heard. From the opening chord ringing out "Stand Up" style to the sarcastic-sounding ride cymbal hits near the end of the intro...f*ck, I could go on and I won't, but this song deserves its own review, bringing to mind CITIZEN'S ARREST and post-Disassembly Line CAPITALIST CASUALTIES both via the present in terms of songwriting, with abrasive shouted vocals, a scuzzy bass tone, a thick guitar sound, and everything recorded in the red for the perfect distorted grate." - www.myspace.com/nomosnyc

SLAVESCENE - 7" - deranged records - £4 - SOLD OUT
"Ex- CULT RITUAL offers up one hell of an introduction with two noisy hardcore tracks. Reminds me of a way noisy FLIPPER meets BORN AGAINST. For fans of CULT RITUAL and TOTAL ABUSE."

LOUTISH - total devastation - 7" - £4 - SOLD OUT
"Komplete Kanadian kång krieg! Finally, the nine track debut of CRUDITY/MOB 47 inspired Winnipeg råpunk hardcore titan LOUTISH! The original tests were rejected and master scraped- this re-mastered edition preserves every ounce of static integrity for you distortion maniacs: the noise, the speed, the harsh fury… it’s hard to believe this was recorded in 2004 instead of 1984!" - www.myspace.com/loutish

KNUSTE RUTER - var det bare en løgn - 7" - sjakk matt plater - £3.50 - SOLD OUT
I only got wise to this 7" when I saw it on Luc's Kangnave blogspot, being mentioned in his 'best of 2009' list and I am glad I did. This is one amazing ep. Classic 80s sounds Norwegian hardcore in the vein of Stengte Dører, Kafka Process and So Much Hate. You need it. - www.myspace.com/knusteruter
DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE - kept in the dark - 7" - sjakk matt plater - £3.50 - SOLD OUT
"The follow-up "kept in the dark" 7" by this Norwegian band continues where the debut "uskyldige mennesker sulter og lider" 7" on Vex records (US) left off. 5 Songs of raging, relentless, heavy-pounding, straight forward hardcore-punk in the scandinavian 80's tradition." - www.myspace.com/dishonorabledischargeoslo
SALE - SALE - SALE - SALE - (please order more than one or some other stuff from distro if possible!)
* SEVEN-INCHES *
* AUTONOMIA INDIGENA - £2 - great political emo/punk. Ape Records from '95!
* BATTLE OF WOLF 359/KADDISH - £2
* BEARING/SKY FALLS DOWN - £1 - good early 90s US hc split
* C.C.S.S. - £1.50 - Canadian 80s style punk, with D1cks cover
* C.D.S. - £1 - raging hardcore in the vein of Voorhees and old US bands.
* CPC GANGBANGS/THE CONFUSERS - £2
* DAWN OF ALL AGES - £0.50 - 90s German hc (red silence)
* DIAVOLO ROSO- £1 - ex-LUZIFERS MOB!
* DIAVOLO ROSSO/Y - £2 - ex-LUZIFERS MOB! 90s German hc/powerviolence
* DIVISIONS RUIN - £2 - dark & political crust, female/male vocals
* DIVORCE - £1 - harsh, fast powerviolence-trash.
* DONA MALDAD/GENERACION PERDIDA - £1.50
* EARTH DIES SCREAMING- £1
* EX-MEMBERS OF.../WARDANCE ORANGE - £2 - mid 90s US hc
* FANTASTIKOLHOLE/YATTAJ - £1 - extreme grind w/ MITB influences
* FAREWELL TO ARMS - £2 - hc thrash w/ Shitty Limits & Fall Of Efrafa folk.
* FORCED INTO - £1 - 90s Sweden hc/punk
* FROGSKIN - £2 - sludge dirge punk like Noothgrush, End The Agony
* FUEL/PHLEG CAMP - £2 - long out of press. Pre-Torches To Rome/Bread & Circuits
* THE GRABBITS - £1.50 - 80s Dutch hc/punk on legendary LMOOR label
* GREAT CLEARING OFF/SOUND OF FAILURE - £2
* GROWING CONCERN - £2 - sxe hc on Break Even Point (1991)
* GUIDING LINE - £2 - '97 sxe revival classic
* THE HAL AL SHEDAD - (at a loss records) - £2.50
* HUMAN BEHAVIOUR - £2 - early 90s oldschool sxe hc on honesty rec. (1993)
* INAMY - £2 - powerful Norwegian hc, Inepsy/Discharge. Ex-Angst.
* INSOLENTES - £2 - blazing anarcho hardcore fury from Mexico
* INTENSE YOUTH - £1
* IO - 'charred timeles...' - £2
* ITCH - £1
* KURU - oh martyr... - £1 - 90s UK political punk
* KURSK/LYCANTROPHY - £2 - Discordance Axis like hc/grind
* LINE OF FIRE - 'your side' - £1 - mid 90s screamed political sxe hc
* LINE OF FIRE/CAPGUN - £1 - mid 90s screamed political sxe youthcrew/hc
* LIVING UNDER LIES - £2 - harsh hc/punk from the US
* MANIFESTO JUKEBOX/I EXCUSE - £2
* MARSHALL TELLER - £2
* M-BLANKET - 'safety'- £1.50
* MISHAP - £2 - charged metal punk
* MITHRA/POST FATA RESURGO - £1 - blazing chaotic grind/dark crust
* MY HERO DIED TODAY/MAN VS HUMANITY - £2 - 90s harsh German hc/punk
* NOTHING REMAINS - grey - £1
* OLHO DE GATO/LOMB - £2 - political crust-punk, ex-Boycot/Pattareni!
* OPPOSITE FORCE - £0.50 - roma sxe
* PAGEANT - £0.50 - on Romance Records
* PATIENT ZERO/HRYDJUVERK - £2.50 - UK thrash hc power/Iceland dbeat hc!
* PLATYPUS SCOURGE - £1.50 - 90s. same label that did 1st Amber Inn 7"
* THE POGO - £2 - ripping punk from Virginia
* THE P.R.M.C. - £2 - US hc like Jerry's Kids
* QUIVER - £1 - know records
* RENASCENCE - £1 - 90s released, out of press, Swedish hardcore
* RE-SISTERS - £2 - political, feminist queer crust punk on Skuld!
* SAID & DONE - £1.50 - political fast hardcore from the 90s
* SAPO/EXISTENCE - £1 - oop, 90s released, French political hc
* SARCASM/SANCTUS IUDA - £2 - 90s crust noise w/ members of WANKYS
* SELVHENTER - to fingre.. - £2.50 - KBD like Danish hc/punk
* SGT SLAUGHTER - £2 - US hc like Jerrys Kids etc.
* SEVEN YEARS WAR - £2 - 90s hc on Moo Cow, 1 copy!
* SIERVOS DE NADIE - £2 - catchy fast anarcho punk from Spain
* SINERGIA - £2.50 - blazing Spanish dbeat hc punk
* STALEMATE - £1
* STEADFAST - £1
* STRETCH - £1 - Refusenik records
* SUBRATS/VENEREAL DISEASE - £1.50 - raw d-beat/powerviolence
* SYSTEM SHIT - hell o - £2 - fast hardcore crust
* TIERRA DE NADIE - £2 - raw dbeat crust punk from Chicago!
* THIS SCARES ME - £2 - ferocious chaotic hc, Coleman/Palatka.
* UNISON - £1.50 - blue vinyl
* VANING 5 - £1 - fast Swedish hc
* WARBOYS - £2 - fast hc/punk from up north

* TEN-INCHES *
* D.D.I. - £4 - killer out of press early 90s Italian hardcore punk rage!!!
* FLU ID - £2

* LPs *
* ACTIVE MINDS - "it's perfectly obvious..." - £4
* ALTERCADO - El Ruido.. - £4 - Crucifix/Crudos like
* A NEW SPELLING OF MY NAME - £2 - ex-Homage To Catalonia...
* APOLLO PROGRAM/SHORT SUPPLY - £2 - emo hc; like Y.KOTTO/A.WOODWARD
* ARM - £4 - all female hc from the 80s! Original on Konkurrel records.
* ARMEDALITE RIFLES - £5 - 70s punk/power pop + 80s UK DIY/messthetics
* ASEDIO - £5 -heavy dbeat w/ members of EKKAIA
* BLAMEGAME/ZANN - £5 - out of press, screamo/hardcore
* DESATRE - pesadelo - £5 - Brazil dbeat
* DIAVOLO ROSSO - £3 - blazing hc, ex-Y!
* DONA MALDAD - £4 - really great & catchy anarcho punk from Venezuela!
* ERANTZUM - £3 - fast Spanish hardcore
* ETACARINAE - £5 - spanish crust
* THE EXELAR/WITH LOVE - £4
* FIYA - better days - £5 - melodic punk from Gainesville USA
* GEWAPEND BETON - £5 - great 80s hc (Poison Idea/Zero Boys) meets UK 82
* GRINDING HALT/VUUR - £5 - ex-SHIKARI; like DYSTOPIA, ACME+ASSFACTOR
* HONGO - £5 - Spanish crust
* I.O.U. - £2 - Norwegian heavy harsh hardcore punk
* THE JAM SESSION - £2 - on crucificados pelo sistema records
* JINN/SUICIDE HANDBOOK - £3
* KARNVAPEN ATTACK - £5 - fast Spanish political hc/punk
* KIDS RETURN/BAIL - £4.50 - Native Nod, Chris Leo vs screamy emo
* KINGS OF OBLIVIAN - Wise Up - £2 - 80s UK punk, OOP, 1 copy left
* KOLOKOL - £5 - SO MUCH HATE, KAFKA PROCESS style Norwegian hardcore!
* MALKOVICH - £4 - 1st lp, 1 copy left
* MANIFESTO JUKEBOX - £4 - 'Strain' - Finland Husker Du punks
* MESA VERDE - £4 - screamy emo in the vein of Envy, Daitro etc.
* PASSIONATE HEARTLESS - £2 - long out of press, 80s dark punk
* PEACE OF MIND - £2 - political melodic hc/punk
* PRESSGANG - £5 - garage hc/punk, mix of Jay Reatard, Adolescents & Dean Dirg.
* PROVOKED - "infant in the womb of warfare" - £4
* RELIGIOUS WAR - £4 - D-beat hardcore punk on Hardcore Holocaust
* SANCTUS IUDA - £4 - classic early 90s anarcho punk!
* SCHIFOSI - 'absentum - £5 - crust from Australia
* SICKNESS - £5 - Motorhead dbeat punk
* SISTA SEKUNDEN - £5 - their 1st lp, killer Swedish punk
* SPANDAU BULLET - £5 - driving heavy crust from Spain
* SYSTEM SHIT/HUMAN ERROR - £4
* TIDAL - "moment" - £2 - emo from yesteryear
* TWENTY THIRD CHAPTER - £5 - DYSTOPIA/ NEUROSIS, comes w/ comicbook
* VI GRUER OSS - £5 - raging frantic Norwegian hardcore attack, like MOB 47!
* WAR OF WORDS - £5
* WRECK OF OLD '98 - £5 - fucking amazing, Minutemen/Big Boys like!
* YAWP - 'the world...' - £3 - Dutch 80s hc original, ex- DEADLOCK & GEPOPEL.
* ZEROID - 2004 - £5 - raging Bremen hc, Per Koro style
* V/A MAKING CHILDREN SONGS... - £3 - Betercore, Zanussi, The Dagda + many more
* V/A VI I AR AV HISTORIEN - £4 - w/ MARTYRDOD, ABDUCTEE SD & many more!!

* CDs *
* ANTITEDAX - £1 - anarcho punks from Madrid
* CIRCUS ACT - £1 - melodic hc/punk in the Bluetip & Fugazi vein.
* CLAQUE - £4 - like Submission Hold, Dog Faced Hermans & The Ex!
* COUNTDOWN TO PUTSCH - £4 - cd + massive booklet, Ebullition records
* DEAD BONES - £1 - hardcore punk from Spain
* FRENETICS - £1
* HELLSHOCK - cd ep - £1.50
* JIYUNA - "this desolate veil" - £2 - pre-Merkit
* JIYUNA - "the devil is-" - £2
* LIGHT THE FUSE AND RUN - £4 - on Exotic Fever Records, 1 copy.
* MADELINE FERGUSON - £2
* MADELINE FERGUSON/BURY ME STANDING - £2
* MANHATTAN SKYLINE - £1 - ex Kaospilot
* MARCEL DUCHAMP - £1
* MONOCHROME - laser - £2 - ex-MINE.
* MENTENGUERRA - free
* THE NANCY REAGANS - £0.50 - Southampton pop punk by Pilger people
* THE OLIVER TWIST COMPANY - tricks... - £0.50
* ONLY FUMES AND CORPSES - read whats in between - £1
* THE PERMANENT - demo - £0.50 - members of Abandon Ship.
* PHANTOM LIMBS - £1
* RED RIVER TRIO - £0.50 - members of Seven Sioux
* SEEIN'RED/F.P.O. - £3
* SEEIN'RED/JUDAS ISCARIOT - £3
* SNACKTRUCK - £1
* THE SOUTH - pacific - £2 - emo-violence
* THE STRANGER STEALS - £1
* TRIAL - 'through the darkest days - £5 - '97 release. Crimethinc records. original.
* TRACTOR - £0.50
* ZANN - £2 - discography on Per Koro. Harsh & intense hc like the old Bremen gods
* V/A ESPERANZA -£2- SEEIN'RED, KARAKTERMOORD, MIHOEN and more!
* V/A LIFE LOVE HARDCORE -£0.50- w/ Disembodied, Intent To Injure, Cable etc.

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