Hacked To Chunks

Posts about fresh takings coming soon, but for now, let me show you my copy of possibly the greatest 7" to ever come out of the late 80's/early 90's Californian PV scene, 'Downsided' by No Comment. Fuck it, don't even kid yourself, this is the greatest. This is on clear wax of which approximately 1500 exist, so Flex tells me. Easily one of the most influential hardcore records of all time, across the board, anyone would be able to get into this, wether they like PV and grind regardless. Crazy, technical stop/start structures, perfect production, and Andy sounds like he's ready to eat the mic, he's that angry. It doesn't get any better than this, ever. I secured this slab on eBay about two years ago, for something like $100. That's the standard that this one seems to normally go for, but I would have paid more. I'd go as far to say that this is pretty much my favourite hardcore 7" ever. There's only one other that comes even close (of which I'll be posting about at a later date).

Front

Back

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The sleeve folds out into this great poster.

#11

Other side of the poster fold out.

You can hear this bands influence in so many modern groups. Obviously it exists in PV bands who are proud to wear that PV label on their sleeve, but even bands like Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan should thank No Comment and similar bands from this era for their insight. Head crushing stuff.

Check out the DL on the Icoulddietomorrow blog.

Check out CC's better description.

Carnal Promises

Cyclopean Records has a flawless catalogue at the moment. Iron Age, Green & Wood, Mammoth Grinder. Next up is the new LP from Canada's grind/death unit Slaughter Strike. Their demo is mental, think Repulsion meets the Clandestine LP, and you may be close. They also cover Siege and Venom. How the fuck can you resist? Get it here. This upload isn't mine, I found it on a board. The tracks aren't seperated, but you get a scan of the demo cover, so you get the idea. I may get around to breaking it all up and uploading it myself.

Sleep To Win

Here's a record that I've been meaning to get my mitts on for a while. It's always on eBay, it just always seems that there's something better to spend my cash on. Last week I made one of those 'best offers' with the seller and he agreed. Iron Monkey "We've Learned Nothing" 10". I just need the "Our Problem" LP (a record that is proving somewhat hard to track down I might add), and some Eyehategod records and I'm set on the sludge front.
Fucking cool clear wax with an even black kind of smudge through it. Seems almost 'smokey'. First record I've ever owned like this.

English stoners doing a COC cover, and doing it well.

Total Extinction

Was just perusing Cyclopean Records, when I found this awesome vid of Mammoth Grinder on KVRX Austin Radio. Appreciate Chris Ulsh and his band of sadistic madmen.

Obsessed With Death

Mammoth Grinder have a new single coming out soon on Hell Massacre Records, the Painkiller imprint type thing. They put one of the tracks, 'Obsessed With Death' up on their myspace last week. Mighty impressive early 90's euro death metal worship. Autopsy eat your heart out. I love this band.

MG

My Grandma's Fucking A Tranny From Alaska

So I'm currently on a little of a saving bend, as I'm planning to hit NYC with a friend over new years eve this year, and I also just dropped 8g's on a much needed new/used car, so heavy record flow isn't happening at the moment. I'm hoping that after I pay off the money I borrowed for the car (I'm paying $500+ a week), I will be able to get back to my regular, nasty spending habits, but don't get too excited, I like actually having cash in the bank. With that said though, I actually feel like I'm getting left behind, as I have to try and keep up with my new Australian fellow bloggers. I'm a competitive cunt, and you guys are leaving me for dust at the moment. Humbug. I do have a few things coming, but the 'incoming' list pales in comparison to former times.

This is one record that I will be pre-ordering for sure though; the second volume of 'This Comp Kills Facists'. CD version on Relapse, which is ready to order now (via the link I just used), and double 12" out on Deep 6 Records in the near future. So many fucking good tracks on this comp so far. Listen to the Despise You, Kill The Client, Apt. 213, Brutal Truth and Owen Hart stuff. Kick yourself in the head. Extortion and QLD locals Septic Surge will also have stuff on here too. Very excited.

Digital Dogs With Analogue Collars

I'm always the last to get records, anyway...
Here it fucking is, the new Black Breath album 'Heavy Breathing' out on Southern Lord. Blue vinyl for mail order only of something like 494. Sold out. This will certainly be in my top ten of 2010, no questions.
Things have changed with this album somewhat. Their last MLP was absolute Motorhead worship if you ask me. In somewhat of what most would consider almost a natural progression, with this LP they're playing pretty tried and true early 90's Scando death 'n' roll. I'm hearing extreme 'Indecent And Obscene' era Dismember comparisons, and that's a good thing. Either way, it's metal as fuck. I'm a slave to massive riffs, and this album is packed with them.
So impressed with every aspect of this LP, amazing quality package all in all. Quality build, awesome wax, great art and layout. Expect nothing less from Southern Lord, though everyone clearly knows this already.

Now come to Australia you bastards.

And the new Trap Them one sided MLP, 'Filth Rations'. This is probably my favourite TT stuff so far, the production is spot on, not too over done, just the perfect amount of filth haha.
Awesome artwork from Justin Bartlett doesn't get interrupted by any kind of header or logo on the front cover. I like that. Everything you need to know is on the back.
And a b-side etching of the cover art. I have a few etched LP's, but this one is by far the best I've ever seen. All in all, Trap The have really stepped into their own with this release.

Shutting Down

Tonight I decided to start working on my Mind Eraser collection. From what I can gather, this is their complete current discography so far. Red highlighted stuff is the the stuff that I own. Everything else is obviously the stuff I have to get.

Demo tape (2003) (Painkiller Records)

Cave advance tape (2004) (Self Released)

Enslaved And Obliterated demo CDR (2004) (Unofficial self release)

Demo CDR (2005) (Unofficial self release)

Live In Columbus CDR /20 (2005) (Maim And Disfigure)

Live In Toronto CDR /50 (2007) (Self Released)

Clacial Reign demo CDR /20 (2007) (Self Released)

Vomit Noize demo CDR (2007) (Self Released)

8 Track Cartridge (2007) (Welfare)

Cave LP, Test Press /20 (2004) (Painkiller/Collapse)

Cave LP, Regular Cover, Black /1025, 1st pressing (2004) (Painkiller/Collapse)

Cave LP, Record Release Cover /50, Black /1025, 1st pressing (2004) (Painkiller/Collapse)

Cave LP, Clear/blue/purple /132, 2nd pressing (2005) (Painkiller/Collapse)

Cave LP, Silk Screen Cover, Black /106, 2nd pressing (2005) (Painkiller/Collapse)

Cave LP, Gold /100, 3rd pressing (2007) (Painkiller/Collapse)

Glacial Reign LP, Test Press /6 (2006) (Painkiller)

Glacial Reign LP, Black /825, 1st pressing (2006) (Painkiller)

Glacial Reign LP, White /284, 1st pressing (2006) (Painkiller)

Glacial Reign LP, Gold /550, 2nd pressing (2007) (Painkiller)

Glacial Reign LP, Clear /500, 3rd pressing (2009) (Painkiller)

Teenagers 7”, Test Press /6 (2006) (Painkiller)

Teenagers 7” /302 (2006) (Painkiller)

World Unfolds/Brought Back To Life 7", Test Press /?? (Bootleg)

World Unfolds/Brought Back To Life 7” /300 (2007) (Bootleg)

Conscious/Unconscious LP, Test Press /12 (2008) (Clean Plate)

Conscious/Unconscious LP, Orange /200, 1st Pressing (2008) (Clean Plate)

Conscious/Unconscious LP, Black /800, 1st Pressing (2008) (Clean Plate)

Conscious/Unconscious LP, White /500, 2nd Pressing (2008) (Clean Plate)

The Prodigal Son Brings Death 7”, Test Press /24 (2008) (Youngblood)

The Prodigal Son Brings Death 7”, Orange /200, 1st Pressing (2008) (Youngblood)

The Prodigal Son Brings Death 7”, Clear /350, 1st Pressing (2008) (Youngblood)

The Prodigal Son Brings Death 7”, Black /550, 1st Pressing (2008) (Youngblood)

The Prodigal Son Brings Death 7”, Red /200, 2nd Pressing (2008) (Youngblood)

The Prodigal Son Brings Death 7”, Black /300, 2nd Pressing (2008) (Youngblood)

They also have coming up the 4 way split double 7" with Scapegoat, Mind Eraser and Iron Lung, and the tour split 7" with Slang, obviously, add these to the list.

For a better description of all of this, see here- http://glacialreign.blogspot.com/2007/09/1.html

Sick

The new Ceremony single 'Sick', prelude to the new 'Rohnert Park' LP they have coming out very soon. I'm extremely excited for this album. B9 initially pressed this 7" on white of 300, and this clear press of 700. I'm not too worried about limited presings and the like, but as you can see, I missed the white. Both of those first variations apparently sold out super quick, so the label pressed another 500 on black.
Two new tracks, one obviously the title track, which will be on the LP, and a b-side, 'Life As A War', which is pretty much the sequel to 'This Is My War' off the Ruined 7" from a few years ago. Similar lyrics, similar structure. It's rather rough though, initially I thought it was a live recording of the original song.
Like I've said before, I think these guys really go over alot of peoples head. I've heard them compared to Infest FFS. How the fuck did that happen?

New Cruel Hand artwork

I like this band, their last album wasn't as good as earlier stuff, and kids hang on their collective nutsack like crazy, but I'll always have time for Cruel Hand. This is the cover of the new LP 'Lock & Key'. Looks heaps like the art from the single 'Life In Shanbles' from the last LP, but I'm liking this even more. Obvious Pushead influence.
In other news, the digital of the new Trash Talk LP became available to purchase today from the bands website, but I've already found a blog that's hosting it for free. I won't link you, but if you feel so inclined, you should have zero trouble finding it for yourself. You didn't read that here haha.

Looking Out For You

Couple 7" records tonight. First up the Underdog 7" reissue that B9 has just done. I've never been crazy about this band, though live, they were impressive when I saw them last year in Chicago. I dunno, I just can't really get into them that much. This record is certainly still worth owning when it's only $9. Red vinyl. B9 also did gold vinyl, though they haven't released the pressing numbers yet.All OG artwork and layouts. Thanks fuck they didn't change anything dramatically like they did with the AF reissues, as this artwork is great. Typical era NYHC.
And this latest offering from the Fashionable Idiots label. The new 7" from Chicago's Manipulation. Black wax. Good, rough, fast hardcore from some of the dudes in Civic Progess and Chronic Seizure. That list should also give you an idea of how this sounds, though it's a bit more gruff.
Silk screened by-fold cover on really nice, matt, black cardstock. I don't own enough records with covers like this. FI continues to pump out good bands.

The Mirror Stares Also

In Brisbane? This is tomorrow night. Be there, or be... octangular .

Tape Day

Here's some tapes.

The Reckless Aggression demo tape. This thing has me floored. The best demo to come out of this country in years. Rough, pissed off hardcore from Melbourne. Meatdog's vocals are spot on. This is world class stuff. Look at the cover, you should know what to expect.

Melbourne skins.

And the two Fucked Up mix tapes. I'm not even a massive fan of Fucked Up, but these came at a really good price, and there are heaps of really good bands featured on here.
Obviously this split with Mind Eraser never happened, but I never knew it was in the pipeline until I read this. Would certainly have been interesting. ME's interpretation of the AF classic is very well done too.

In My Face

Finally I have these in my possession now. Craigos forgot to post them, but I can't really blame him. Busy guy. Now get me that ad together Craig!

Tour edition of the Suffer Lone LP. Alternate sleeve. Crazy puke kind of colourway. Ragin. I've posted other versions of this record before with my two cents worth. I won't go into detail here.

And the test press with stenciled sleeve. Go figure.

Not sure if that's an '11', or a weird '4'. Help Craig?

I've Heard It Before

Just a few stragglers to chat about. First the black version of the Suffer/Pathetic Human 7". Already owning the pink version, I never made any plan to grab this one, but I noticed it tucked in amongst the stuff at my local this week gone past, so I figured as how I have everything else by the band (will post about the LP test and tour presses at a later date), that I may as well grab it. Probably my favourite Suffer stuff actually.

45 hole. No Patience Records.

And again, a record that I never really had any intention of grabbing. You know what I like, and if you're farmiliar with Chrome Dome, then you should know that it's not really my thing. Weird, psychodelic, hipster kind of stuff. I don't know how to describe it really. But I'll support anything a good Australian label does, and Lewis of No Patience Records is a good guy.
Lewis was up here in Brisbane recently when he dropped both this 7" and the Suffer/PH split off at Rocking Horse Records. I was in the store a few days later, as fate would have it.And what record collection is a real collection without Black Flag records? Do I really need to talk about these two?? Obviously not OG pressings.