Mixing and mastering of MINUTES' upcoming debut 12" 'Narration about the god of dogs' on GOOD INTENTIONS HC is done! You can stream the songs on bandcamp or listen below. Let us know how you like it!
If things go right the vinyl will be available in time for their euro Tour in march. Dates coming soon.
Rumor has it that the thing will be available for free download before the record is out. Who knows? Maybe it will...
SHRAPNELL from Münster state on their bandcamp that they like listening to Discharge, Talk Is Poison, F-Minus, Deathreat, Trash Talk and if you eat all that up and spit it back out you'll be pretty close to what they sound like. It's said that ties to Alpinist and Toxic Revolution do exist. If that's your kinda thing check out their demo below
If you're still on board you might kick yourself for missing out on the first 100 nicely DIYed Demo Tapes.
But you're lucky. As of today Dec. 23rd there are another 100 available and I suggest you act fast before they're gone again.
Don't let that Christmas smorgasbord hold you back!
Tapes are available via mackeyslaw@web.de and downloads can be obtained here.
Most bands these days are just about being hard or having fun. Doing things your way and giving fuck about everything else. Now there's nothing wrong with that (maybe with the 'hard' part but that's another topic) but for all of you out there who got into hardcore during the nineties there is probably something missing in hardcore today.I know I definitely miss some parts of the nineties. Political correctness sure got way out of hand and ridiculous during those days but I liked the discussions it inspired and the train of thought behind it. Seeing that there are things going wrong in the society we live in and addressing those rather than just rocking out with your band or releasing a fuckload of records. It seems a lot of ethics fell to the wayside which at least I think is a huge bummer.
Catharsis have always been a beacon in the dark even if you (rightfully so) think that they should be viewed with a critical mind. At least they stand for something more than diy, having fun and being punk/ hardcore (whatever the fuck that means). I miss that. But no matter what your stand on this issue is. Either way or in between the upcoming 4 LP discography is well worth buying. Ltd. color vinyl is already sold out though but with all the hype around colored vinyl lately no matter what the amount pressed is I start to care less and less about that. Gladly I must say in this case as 40€ is already more than enough. Not that that would be asking a lot for the package. Quite the opposite actually but buying two versions right now would feel like digging too deep into my pocket at one go. But enough of what I think and do. Who gives a shit about that. So here's all the detail copied straight from Refuse Records. Read and buy. I'm sure your parents will share some of their hard earned cash with you over the next couple of days or maybe those of you already slaving their life away still have some of that christmas bonus left. This is a good thing to spend that money on. Even if it didn't come for free. This box set is well worth the money. Now I'll shut up.
REFUSE 086/087 CATHARSIS "Light from a dead star" 4 LP BOX SET PRE-ORDER Two decades ago, before the music industry began to colonize it, the do-it-yourself underground was a space of exodus and experimentation, often in violent opposition to the rest of the world. This was the context in which Catharsis appeared, one of a new wave of bands to meld metal drama with the raw urgency of hardcore punk. They quickly distinguished themselves by an almost self-destructive intensity and uncompromising anticapitalist ethic. Inverting Christian iconography to champion the struggle of the individual against a hostile cosmos, they took up the centuries-old banner No Gods, No Masters, extending this project of total defiance into their increasingly tumultuous lives. This apocalyptic orientation in turn informed their music, as they sought to hit upon the magic combination of words, harmonies, and rhythms that could spark a global conflagration.
Catharsis broke up in 2002, following relentless touring on three continents and a final catastrophic five months in Europe. After a decade of watching the old records sell for absurd prices while bootleggers profited off substandard editions, we’ve finally taken it upon ourselves to offer a proper collection of their work.
This discography, “Light from a Dead Star,” includes their debut 7”, "Samsara" LP, “Passion” LP, split Lp's w/ Gehenna and Newborn. It also includes the final Catharsis song, “Absolution,” recorded alongside “Arsonist’s Prayer” in their last session but never released. That totals over two hours of music on four LPs, packaged in a box with oversize booklets offering all the original artwork, limited to 500 copies.
Pre-orders will include digital versions of all these songs and others, plus video footage, fliers, and other archival material.
In addition, Catharsis is briefly reuniting to play four shows this January:
January 17 in [Raleigh, NC](http://kingsbarcade.com/2013/01/17/catharsis-with-man-will-destroy-himself-cynarae-dead-in-the-dirt-gut-feeling/);
January 18 in [Baltimore, MD](http://blowthescene.com/bands/integrity-bands/catharsis-integrity-despise-you-and-more-to-play-a389-records-bash.html);
January 19 in [New York City](http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/12/catharsis_adds.html);
January 20 in [Washington, DC](https://www.facebook.com/events/123695294458599/?notif_t=plan_user_joined), at a benefit show for political prisoners as part of a counter-inaugural festival of resistance.
This is a co-release between CRIMETHINC. (USA) and REFUSE RECORDS (Europe).
Refuse Records: www.refuserecords.prv.pl
Ordering North America: CrimethInc. Far East
Pressing info:
40 test presses (sold out)
100 copies on color vinyls - red, blue, yellow, green (sold out)
400 copies black vinyls (40,00 EUR / $50 + shipping)
Also available:
CATHARSIS "Samsara" cass (Youth Culture, last copies) (3,00 EUR / $4 + shipping)
ordering:
refuserecords@gmail.com
www.refuserecords.prv.pl
http://refuserecords.bandcamp.com/
Neurosis. The band, the legend. No introduction needed. You love them or you can get the fuck out of here ;) With that out of the way I can get the nerdario stomp out to the people with good taste. The CD for their 10th studio album is available for a while already. For how long I really do not know because I don't care for that format. It's inferior in every way. So it's good the wait is finally over. The vinyl is available for pre-order.
Collecting Neurosis vinyl is a bit expensive though and this release is no different with 4 different pressings available to the public from two different shops starting at $34.99 a pop. The clear pressing out of 100 is not available to order at all. Orange and yellow vinyl each out of 500 and grey out of 1000 are available through Relapse Records. Black vinyl out of 2000 is available from Neurot Recordings. Make your decision. Go broke or pick one. My order is placed.
When I first turned vegan in 1994 (there was a period of darkness in my life when I returned to being vegetarian but that's already more than half a decade behind me now) it was quite a challenge to put together a nice vegan breakfast and that wasn't only due to financial restrictions. Becoming a vegan in the little shithole village I grew up in wasn't really the easiest choice. Even for my soy-milk I had to make the trip into the next city but buying in bulks was out of the question mainly because of limitations caused by the method of transportation i.e. going by train. Nowadays you can get that stuff in every supermarket all over the place next to a slew of other vegan products.
So things - luckily - have changed quite a bit. Yet we still have to face a similar problem: Footwear! Leather is still all over the place and if you're trying to go for a hundred percent there's still the question of what glue was used to hold your canvas sneaker together. Not to talk about other shoes than your average sneaker. Especially now in the cold most vegans I know feel that problem.... well... feet first haha
Although I know about vegan shoe stores they're still extremely rare and honestly speaking don't offer too many good looking shoes if any. Now that might be just me being picky as always but if you know what I'm talking about and are in dire need of good vegan shoes here are a few online sources that combined give you a range of choice no vegan shoe store can afford to have readily available. Maybe you'll get lucky. Fancy vegan shoes can only up your chances if you catch my drift. Hahaha
I know there are probably more sources available but these are the ones I know of. Feel free to add more in the comments section.
Good Guys (don't wear leather)
One of the best bands I got to know in 2012... or was it 2011?... anyways.... One of the best bands around these days is REMISSION from fucking Chile! For me they are the ones really putting Chile and thus South America on the Hardcore-Map. I bet there are more hc bands where they come from and I know there are better known bands in at least Brazil but any band from South America I ever listened to (not that there would have been many but still) didn't arouse my interest in the least. I cannot even name one other band from that continent. Only band that needs an honorable mention because a friend of mine played in it is Invictus Maneo from Mexico but unfortunately there was too much metal and I'm not sure if Mexico is considered South America already although I'm pretty sure a lot of US americans do ;)
Also I think South America over there is the equivilent to eastern europe over here if you catch my drift! Any band from those regions is not really prone to a lot of attention by hc kids who are not from that particular area. It's a shame and I have to admit being guilty of doing the same. Everywhere I look all channels are floated with bands from the US, Canada and west europe with a little bit of Australia thrown in the mix. And all my hands are already busy trying to sort through the debris of that Tsunami.
Therefore it is even more exiting to come across a band like Remission (to get back to our actual topic). And without cutting them any slack for being from a not only hc-wise marginalized part of the world I have to say I'm very siked on their upcoming 7" on Amendment Records who might just as well be from South America and would therefore be the only label I know of that operates from there. Without a proper oldschool real life address on their website it's hard to say but judging by the bands they put out and all the spanish going on (which I unfortunately didn't care about learning back in school. Talk about a bad decision in life) it could very well be but who knows or cares? In any case they played a huge role in getting the band some exposure and finally having releases on React! Records and germanys Assault Records.
To be honest I have to mention that although I liked their LP right away I wasn't too sure if I would listen to it often but it grew on me. A lot!! Probably because I also love Verbal Assault. Remissions music is the perfect way to honor Verbal Assault's legacy without just being a clone. And their lyrics? Well... up there with the best of them.
'Pain understood' is the title of the new single and that's pretty much giving away what the topic is they're dealing with on this 2 song platter.
On their bandcamp they write 'pre-order from Rev' but I send Pablo a message and he let me know that he's going to put some copies on his webstore soon too. So either way I suggest you get your hands on this piece of hot wax and if you're still undecided or just curious about the new tunes here's the whole shebang:
Most people probably know already but just in case you don't.
XXX STRAIGHT EDGE XXX
Just read that on twitter:
"NAILS "Obscene Humanity" 7" is a re-recording of 3 songs from our first record. New album "Abandon All Life" coming Spring 2013. It's good."
Good News!!
And check out those sweet shows they'll play in March
