lf you slill think Disclos€is lhe ultimateshit, you'r€out. The newd-beats€nsationfrom Japan has a Srcdbh name and featurss Jacky ol Crust Wa, Records/ Gloom lam€on guitar- so you knowthere has to be sy4elurking b€hindlh€ distorlionlI 2 anti-waranlhens in th€ v€inol f hs hatviq S..en:khends.! \,a.1eryg".athiik EG.t'ilhi!. Anli-Bolors,S\an Parad...).I can hear a dLofinile improwmento\€r the 7", more powerfuland bene. soundingwhilerelaininglhe mandatorywall of no€e that makesJapaneseraw punkso unique.Sure il's m yet anotherpoorlydislribuledJapaneselabel, but I suggest you try lo huntlhis downat any cost, belcfe it selb lor a hundredbuckson eBay.I'd be willingto sell my lefi arm lor a clpy it I didn'lown one. Haha.A soori to be clsssic. (CrustWa. 1-28-3AShihibu-Nishi 2, Naniwa-Ku,&akaCity,556-0017Japan)
LaukauEha\€ lhe Finncorethingdown to a T, €xcept lhey'relrom Kobe,Japan.lf you drod over nam€slike KansanUutisel,Riisteqnor Bastards,thb sure *onl disappoint.Great bass lines but once agarn no tyri:s - but you canl read Finnishanyway,@n yo.r? (asbt rc Box 3400, Wailington,NJ 07057, USA)
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Oh my god...Or I shouldsay ldeathto a god'...Th€ inllo lo lh€ frsl song b up lo par wilh Dischargebinlro to th€ 1^/hf 12' - already a dassic! Stans otf with mandatory le€dbaf,k,lhen guitar nois€ and chaos until it fad€s olt into ireird white ncise... Guilar chaG again, mor€ l€€dbd... Orumroll...Th€ basscom€sin and it'Eth€ h€avi€61lrrckingbass sound I've heard since E.N.T.on th€ split LP with ChaosUK. AmazinglAnotherdrumroll and you'rein tor 8 relenlless(un)tunesol distonedcrasher crusl lik€ only the Japan€se(and Alrocior.rsMadness)can deliver.D€cgivingSocietyare in leaguewithlandmales Gloom and Cronlus€:same dirty,ear-pi€rcingrvallof distortionand tin-sounding drums- but therebdefinite vari€ty and slruclure b€hindlhe noise, whidt makes DS stand oul. Comc completewfth rrademarkpunk lydcs in b(oken Japglish and lhe mandatorygallery ol black dad crusti€G.G€t lhi6 now or cry laler. (crug wat, 1-28-3A Shikitsu-Mshi2, Naniwa-Ku,Osaka-City,556-A017Japan)
Tommaswho plays h ftis band (and rjs€d to b€ in Amdi P€ters€nsArme) lo'|d,re Goritla ArE!'ob drpw inspiratbr lrom Klll€d By Oeathobscurnbs. I r,nustcoatls I donl know much about KBD€tyb punk so thb rBviewb bo.rnc to romain comparisil}{rE. Thb has the same thin and eggrsi\,e guitar scr.rxtthatb similar to a lt of r€cenr Copsnhaoenbands, hr th€ ritfing has a kf mo.€ rock'n'rolllo it. ll il *"snt for th€ agge*iw (fernab) scr€amino and upbd r€mpo, I wouH'r€ cailed it gara€e punk Bul this is len rirEs more poverlul and sntertaining than mct KBD stufl l\€ h€rd so lar. Lyricser€ in Danish, but knowing rt|€r€ th€y cornEtrom I exp€d thern lo be political.Totallygret Elutll Look out hf tlpir d€brt vinyl rel€as€ on th€ daant Ki:fn'Puncfi t8bel.
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Truth be toH: I held tlft€r hop€s rs0ardinga b6rd tean!ring brmsr Oistrar{hr ard Bajafic€ Of Tsnor p€.sonnet.I lirmly baliers that $opfirs 6t s€rE a 5and. hrt with Sangrs Oe Lc Prrscc (Spanisfi br lCood ol $€ ttgs') a linb mors praciic. E,H ha\,€ hdp€d - ard the muddy producliondo€6nl h€ts €ith€r. Th€ drum€$.rld awful. One song psr incfi o{ pdaid crust'nlhrGh+farna thd allemale bdw€en a sfcrer Citians Anest and Scandicrusl. $Je'rBd to a good gart, hrf the demo iape formal rculd'r€ sun dG rccord-E b€fior. t{trh a lift€ pradisiru, Sangre e L6 Prj€rc may b€co.n€a torce to be Eckon€d wtt1. (Crbs Of Peit , do Uet gIo'lg, 112 Whititg Larc, W6ttffi, CTO6tt9, LEA)
I'm surp.b€d Skulkru$nr lss been gdE brso bng wthoul e\,€r *irE a rEdd. Thb poe$umoustepe rparE the 19S2G! lirn€ psit and 6fDG corFbt€.Ey in tilm Swedishintu$ced d{ed repunk, a d!/le rer€lygilld ott so w€ll by uS ban& TtssS a brrrdt of cors son0s by At6kum, Anli Cimexrd Hialus it thd hdps tou dsfin€ tfE music. No inlo or VrrcslDugh, hrt EqE ttt6 cJgod lh€y?e babbtng abou b.nbs, F , gs.rile g|d pmk rodc Sourd rang6 ltfii p.dite rafle q|div b aEre€ sludio r€codhg. &l rlr rawnc tts the sty4ere|, and nc slick Etudiot€.firdogy b ned€d lo m*. thb roond good. (Sktlkrusher, 152&*\ |lenmod, N twp7, l/s,r'.)
Tferc b rcry little inb fwited hrt tttb band s€ms to bs lrom So{rlhemCS.nh. Tiis is o.t a Podand hb€l lhough, thd may girc yu an i:le ol whd they'r€ h€ading lor. Upb€d anti€r punk If*$ s(xneryt|atGminds me of Anlisgd and dl Socal pe€punk kirEs Tho lconodaS, aXhoughtE dGing frack €ehind th€ barF wir€'b a slraighl up Cbdrer!€ rumber. There's a long, unusualmelodic innn'|€nlal illo whin edds up to the myslery fdor of fi6 Ed. Hobl(eust carne out s6 a toial surp|bs and b Ouarrr€€d lo gd numso[B 6pin6h€re af th€ Kengndrc HQ. fm craving lor mor€. 6ns T,p bmv R€@,tds-tpffi(a)
'Raw 8rutal Aslsull vpl. 1 Dboogrophy 1992-1994"2rGD rer 'Raw Brutal Assault vol. 2 Oiecography1994-1998"2xCDser I rsmsmb€r when lhe 'C|isr lrsnd was all the rage a d€cade aoo. I rould Uindly purdas€ almct ev€ty 7'comin0 oul ol Swsden tt|al Eaid tJis€mething and had a BttW war vilim F*ture on lhe cowr. Then one dey I goi Oi8d6eb OrE tl?pwar stendT' in the mail from the Ol€rthrow l{O, end my valoatkrrion EIE.lcnirE wes for+ v€r altercd. tfithin minuts, thg undiEFJt€do{rnd-€y€d Sw€dbh Kings ol D-Bsd had b€en ovrerlhrorn by a bunch ol kamil€z€ wanftJ(ssttc€ scr€€chingwall{|{islonion guitar Eounds€t lh€ sfandard br a whol€ n€w g€nerdbn ol crust bards. To thb dsy, th€ dcing lraci( 'Crying children'.Emains one of rny la\|orite d+e8t Eongs ev€(. Anyway,thb b lh€ b€61s€t of CDs I cocrldhave dr€rnl of: lour lullpack8d discs spanning th€ first 7 y€a|s ol lhcs seminal Japan6€ punk icons. 1ff! tracks of rclsntl€ss Dbeal massacre,moaslhan yqj can handl€ in on€ sinirB: besires ths countl€ss vinyl rsl€ass you g€l all d€mos, comp tmcl$, lir€ tap6 and even soms un€l€as€d matsrial lo bod. Ewn tho tsnible€ot/rdir€ split EPs of th€ mil-gos (€€p€ciallyth€ l-lo.norniliiiaone) ha\re b€en r€mesl€r€d lor b€tter r€sults. Fot the r€cord,you g€l no ls than 16 dilb(€nt song litl€s irrcludingth€ mandalory Db-word (lvar). Yo(, canl b€at thd. Both boold€ts indd€ full ropro of 8ll rscord ard tspe cor€fs, th€ way all d€c6ni dirxrgrat?hy raissus shouki be. ;uriher lin€r not6 would\ro ben grslry appreciatsd hrf you canl expod Too MUCH |rom an already p€d€ctirb. can you? Rem€rnberu,hen Ruflure Eang 'Ake 6r gud'? Well I wouHn't be surprb€d il eom€onecarne up with a so.to called .Kawalami b hero'sornoday soon. Hal Untilthen, l'll keep my fingers crc€d for a pcibt€ thid wlumo ot lll€ Rav Bntb'l/5s,aurtseri6. 0he 'tlsbon€s'yEars?) ] Oh, the down si<1eol it all b thal it's on the poorlydidri- ;1 b!'l€d 9an-Doh hbel, so good luck rracking ir down. i (Dan-IMt R@t*, do K-Chb, Z-t-nHomwni, Keni- j City,78o.$70, Jepn) i
A quic-kfoffowup to last ysarb /4poca4Psed Deeilr 1Z.. am I nr€an qui*: wilh thr€€ traclG docking h af .1.3C, you hardf gst tirne to run tor cov€r. The Ujml Uaa S' d€abnino, and the shochflals ol dbortbn will catdt yorj up no man€r what. DisclGe carbs m mtking the H;ar Nothing...pdh, hn t(awal€mib scrs€cfiirp griiursolno be€n Oisctoss,Es6naure, rumini 6balarge. !:bq gonrnq nb a4 p.m The rcd p.iil rhd fitsr appet€d m Arct W d o€€fl, b now8cdtering alto€ith€ co€r, thb tim€ paylng owixrE hornag€ro Th€ VarukeG Bl@.bttdersLPl Tf|e hightightend edtorne ot tx8{ero6|n 6 embodi.d in th€ lyrics to the dcino track t|eyle mde up ol Cls{fiarpe Eonditl€s hiJ rlorrn-en<lto endi ( D e n - to l t R & t * , c . / oK o t t b , 2 - r - 6 t l f f i i , KEhiCny,7ercam.Jryn)
'Thc Sound of Dirsstor" cas.cilo t{o|r donl try to lool me wilh }!ur CD-R crap, ndhing Deab a gqt dd cassstte tape. KudG fo th€ fin€ blks d @TA / Distorl b thb 4-6onScass€n€ Ep ol rnors Ofbol€s ausiring. T,ie r€cordii,0 irss a ix rncre dynami5 lhan th€ teoenl Dan-OohEp €view€d abo\€.-To be bMafly hm€st, Tlre &uN ol Ctsastq srcrjldhar,€d6€rr€d tho yinyltrgatment inst€ad ol weEreldr4g War_ltereE 9v€n a mucfi bsner \€|Eion ot sait song m horc. Mv rmh men Suart GOTAdid actuelv ffn€ the lyrics to th6 Sb trad( solely out of band mrn€sl Thb b fG b€Gnon€ ol lhe rEril Discloserelease and i,s ayailaH€on a Elem hbol, so you bdt€r & hst beba ifa gorn. And dyqs rsnomber Oienightrnaredilt ortinuci lCame Ot_fl?'Arrdnld6.,rc tux sfl, Vfis#ny, Nl OiWt_ 6rt,t/s,4.)
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Jlal liko Japan, Suomi has always b€€n a tenilo ground lor excsll€nt hardcoo punk, both in quality and quantity. Ve&inkesft': has b€en ociru since 1*b and took no lc lhan 7 'e'8 b€to€ unl€ashingth€ir debut viny' rgl€ss€...and maturitysho*6t No l€€6lhen .tg lracks ol traditi.JnalFinnco(egrac€dwith dean eor.lndquality remini6c€{:lcf o.-|Ecnalh.rcriles t4el!sk{a. 'ftere's nc !y.,:as lranslalion, bt t lamili€r rcrds lik€ tylsleomf, .krJol€rna. and 'maailrna'ars plentiful- a surg 6ignt In th€ gr€al traditionol erly FinnbhEPs,thb b limitedto 3m copi€s am cofiiG in a dl€ady xeft,xed told orit ste€w (though ,rol un&ntized). Hury up bebre thb erds up on ewfybodlt/swanf fbt. ( Jar*a, Harytie g A e, 1t Sm t&rrl<,ls.hri, F*ilarx:)
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