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NUNO PEREIRA / A WILHELM SCREAM ON WHAT THE TRUE MEANING OF A PARTY CRASHER
ALEX ERIAN / OBEY THE BRAVE ON WHAT IS “SALVATION” AND “THE BEAT GOES ON”
JOHNY SCARS /LUCKY SCARS ON WHO IS THE BANDITA? AND BEING CURSED.
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NUNO PEREIRA
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WITHIN PUNK ZINE INTERVIEW WITH
A WILHELM SCREAM /NUNO PERERIA @LEES PALACE
DECEMBER 04 ,2015 COURTESY OF
CHAD TOPOR
J.B: Hey I’m sitting here with “Nuno” from A Wilhelm Scream. How goes it my friend? NUNO: Hey how’s it going? J.B: So obviously you guys are named after the sound bite used in Hollywood, most often used by George Lucas. So what do you think of all the Star Wars stuff going on? NUNO: I think it’s great the world can always use a good refresher and it’s been a really long time and everyone needs another good Star Wars movie hopefully he stays true to the roots and throw a couple of new Wilhelm Screams in there. J.B: Back in the day when you guys first started out you toured around in mom’s grocery getter, was there any moments that were awkward when you gave it back like “Hey don’t touch that or don’t ask about that”? NUNO: I think at that point the only reason why we got to use John’s mom’s Astro van was because it was on its last legs. So I don’t think she had any intention of keeping it once we were done, but yeah we went through some fun times then in that van. That tour we ended up driving like 25 miles or so before we realized we forgot to bring our tapes which was our merch at the time because that’s all we had back then. So we pretty much had to bribe our bass players’ younger brother to drive them out to us and he wasn’t going to do it. Those where the days though, the heat didn’t work the A.C didn’t work the engine would over heat so you had to blast hot air while driving in the middle of the summer it was pretty brutal. J.B: So you started out on Maximum Rock N Roll’s “Book your own fucking life” and how did that go? NUNO: Yeah back in the beginning the internet was in its infancy there was no fucking GPS and if there were we certainly couldn’t afford it. I think we had like one cell phone between the entire band in the late / mid-nineties, and we would use a road atlas. It’s very barbaric by today’s standards but how many people actually know how to use a fucking map? But it really helped to network because back then you really had to put your ass on the line. It wasn’t as easy
as people had to get to the music it was the music had to get to the people. I think it’s a lost art now but without sounding like an old fart I’m happy where we are now but those days were pretty fucking hard, it was pretty tough and harsh times (laughing). Maximum Rock N Roll though really got in touch with like-minded people all over the world or at least the United States. And we owe a lot to that kind of things and that for who a DIY ethic existed even back then in the late nineties. J.B: You guys have toured with a lot of different people and perhaps some of those bands have really made a difference like “Less Than Jake” because you guys did release on Vinnies label “Paper & Plastick Records”. NUNO: Well we had done a couple of previous tours with Less than Jake so we had established a really good friendship with them with all the guys in the band, Vinnie included obviously. So he approached us and we worked it out and it was so organic because he wanted an art driven kind of project in regards to Paper and Plastick. And we always thought that was a fun aspect of it because as a musician you know it doesn’t stop once you’re done recording. The art work to me has always been fun and I’ve always been down with it I’m a terrible artist and I would never make assumption that I’m better than anybody or at all but it’s important to put some input into it, and have some creativity like in it and Vinnie and Paper and Plastick were like yeah just let It go and just let us know what you want to do with it. So
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we had a lot of fun with it and a really good time with that and also it helped us out we did those records and then the next thing you know we are on to the next release with “No Idea Records” and they were very much on the same tune and very let it go hands off kind of approach and that was awesome. J.B: And the whole Gainesville thing! NUNO: Yeah the whole Gainesville connection with FEST and everything and obviously Less Than Jake and all those dudes down there. It’s super fun working with them though because they are all on the same wave length and its music first and music matters and not really the image or whatever is popular and they will take a gamble with bands like us that really don’t fit into a genre or whatever or niche or something you know what I mean. So it’s been really great working with them and Vinnie has been putting out really great bands still and great records also more power to them. J.B: Have you ever attended a Less Than Jake “Wake and Bake” festival? NUNO: Ah no! But I expect an invite next time! J.B: What’s up with the No Idea Records talking about genres they named something referred to as Beard core? NUNO: I guess I’m more of Moustache guy myself! A little patchy on the cheeks it’s one of those things I guess you got to core it up it works for me so! (Laughing). Can we do Beer Core because that’s so much better! That’s it I’m changing it! Making it a thing of Wikipedia. J.B: So the lineup changes have been pretty significant over the years? And that is reflective of the overall sound to what Party Crashers is?
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NUNO: Yeah I think the overall sound is always changing and far as sound structures and things like that we’ve always set out to have fun with it for ourselves. And we are not trying to dupe anyone into thinking we are mathematicians sitting here trying to dial in some crazy prog rock bullshit or anything like that. The music is always changing and I think every good band should or at least go back inside themselves kind of shut down go back inside and see what comes out, we try to stay true to our core kind of ethos which is play as fast as you can without falling down. So we did that and when
So yeah we are all the Party Cras some of us are the boisterous on the fuck out of here” John left the band or we lost him well I won’t say lost because it sounds like he died when John left the band it was pretty tough because a very solid singer and a very trust worthy dude. And you could trust he wouldn’t get wasted and try to drive or something and he was very solid and a very talented musician and one of my best friends and still is. And then picking up someone like Brian Robertson who is like lightyears ahead in talent wise. Music wise he really helps out with the writing it’s like oh we can send Brian out on this crazy Bass line you know. With Mike coming in the band after Chris left, he’s kind of a magician
but that’s a tricky one too because Mike is still one of my best friends and I see him all the time I love him to death. Although both those guys had stuff to do and they knew the band would live on without them so with Mike filling in for Chris because he handles Chris’s style of play which was that more technical stuff, but for the most part Trevor has been writing songs now ever since he was a kid you know a snot nose brat but you know that’s always going to make him happy you know. We never took it as a hit to the band when someone left you know like “Oh shit what are we going to do”? It was already done by that point there so much stuff already written that some people were writing other people’s parts. It just happened organically and that’s what happens when you play music for over seventeen years and don’t get paid very much money you know that will happen it will test a lot of people even the best people. J.B: Do any of them actually have a background in classical training like Jazz to explain the tempos and time shifts? NUNO: Yeah I think Brian has a background in Jazz! And stuff like that like playing stand-up bass and he has a very firm grip on playing stringed instruments. And Mark is a student of music he will listen to something and he won’t write it down or anything he will just play it within a minute or two. And writing wise they both bring so much to the table Brian’s definitely not going to be sitting there playing root notes the entire time. It’s really fun to see those guys on their own action you know what I mean? And is also fun even if it’s few and far between that we get to sit in a room with each other and hash it out. But when those jams go down its pretty awesome to though, you can see Brian running through scales and I’m like what in the hell is a scale? I thought it was that thing that tells me I’m fat all the time! That’s my favorite scale. J.B: I have a different type of scale I like to use!
shers in one way or another nes and some of us are “Get me NUNO: HA! Fair enough! J.B: I did an interview with Bill Stevenson who referred to you guys as one of his faves. So what’s it like over at the Blasting Room? Other than the whole ‘man this is stressful’? NUNO: Yeah I think it’s the whole man this is stressful approach it’s really humbling to get praise from a guy that’s been in some of the most iconic punk bands ever! He’s a wealth of knowledge on all things punk and all things to do with the music and recording as well as well as engineering. So to get praise from some-
one like him is amazing from what I got from Bill and he’s a tough book to read even though he’s a pretty straight forward kind of guy. I think he got a kick out of how we were flying by the seat of our pants even though we knew what we were doing, because we loved these songs and maybe it was because we were trying too hard. Although he really liked to see that we were really going for it and for someone that has recorded dozens if not all of your favorite punk albums or he played on it. I think he still gets a kick of seeing someone doing it for the right reasons and I mean I assume that and I feel bad that I’m putting words in his mouth, but Bill’s a lovely guy and I think he appreciates good song writing and good intentions. It’s really a honor to have worked with him and to know that he likes us so that means a lot, he brings out the best in people and he brought out the best in us. J.B: He loves Cheese! Like good cheese. NUNO: They were on a tuna fish diet when we were there on one of the records and it was fucking awful, him and Jason Livermore was farting all over the place excessively “Tuna Fish” farts. J.B: So where does “Black and Blue” recordings come into play? NUNO: So Trevor’s father has always had a studio in his basement because he’s an old school rocker and engineer himself, and he’s been playing in bands since the seventies and eighties and recording bands the entire time as well. We were very lucky to be in that situation it would be literally us then the washer and dryer a wall and then a studio you know what I mean, in a very small house. So Trevor cut his teeth on that stuff pretty early on and has now practiced and studied and produced some really good quality recordings out of that studio. Now Trevor is branching off and he is going to be doing his own studio, and part of his process is in the recording business you have to manage people’s egos a little bit and cater to people’s personalities a bit and not lose your patience with people. And he records me and I’m one of the biggest pain in the asses to record you know what I mean. Him and Mike have become super really good engineers with some help from our on again off again sound engineer James Whitten. So those guys are doing some really amazing work and James and Mike have just finished up recording the PEARS album and it’s amazing and James did the previous release with Pears also, and Mike has done “Wargames” and is working with “Game Day Regulars” I believe. It’s been so much fun some it’s by necessity some of it is by mistake if you’re not making tens of thousands of dollars a month playing music you better figure this shit out for yourself to sustain. No one is going to show up to your door and say “Here’s fifty thousand dollars to record” so it makes sense if you really love it to learn the inside and out of it and I’ve been lucky to be around it and I’m a total noob when it comes to it I wouldn’t know what to do when it comes to going down the board but I hit space bar a couple of times so I can do that for you. J.B: So Digi design and Pro Tools?
NUNO: Ah I don’t know what that means! Next question. J.B: (laughing) Aright so “Who is the Party Crasher”? NUNO: We are of course we are all kind of a party crasher it’s kind of like people think a party crasher is someone that is boisterous and obnoxious, but I think a party crasher is someone that has a social anxiety who just sits there with their boyfriend or girlfriend who’s having the time of their life. And they are just sitting there and it’s not like you don’t like the people you are around you just don’t feel like being around those people at the time. Also at the same time you can like it to travelling around like we do, just showing up and crashing parties all over the place you know what I mean? You know stealing people’s internet passwords and doing what you can and doing this to not go crazy (Laughing). So yeah we are all the Party Crashers in one way or another some of us are the boisterous ones and some of us are “Get me the fuck out of here” ones you know. J.B: So how’s the next one working out? NUNO: Good! Really good! J.B: Working title? NUNO: NO! I can make one up? J.B: If you had your choice to title it what are we saying? NUNO: Dude! (Space Balls 3 The search for 2) That’s the working title - Mel Brooks, please don’t sue us. J.B: (Laughing) Nice! So on the way over I was listening to Australia’s do you think that’s the current trend now that E.P’s sell over full lengths? NUNO: It’s more of a single based economy maybe? I think it’s become very consumer driven so if I collect records I want every record from every band that I really like from like two or three bands. If a band is putting out an E.P on a colored vinyl or some kind of distinguishing characteristic I am going to buy that! But that’s just the nerdy collector in me. I think that’s what the appeal is to the collectors out there and it’s good it’s kind of a little bite it’s just bam and it’s a good mix to throw in the play and you have two kick bangers to throw in your playlist. And you got to make it interesting as a bands you don’t want to just throw it out there as a couple of throw away tracks! You know what I mean? So yeah E.P’s kind of cater to that to the fact that maybe someone doesn’t want to buy the whole album all the time. But a lot of bands have a lot of things that don’t always make it to the records so you do have a lot of tracks that are kicking around and you end up putting them out because you think they are cool. I guess it’s a collector thing I like collecting records so yeah I’m a collector, and it’s gnarly I sold a lot of good records when I was young once to make rent in my early twenties and that really sucked dude! I actually got two of them back and the one was a double seven inch which was the Propaghandi ‘Where quality is job number 1” where it has the yellow on one side and the brown on the other. I mean it’s so awful looking but I love every bit of it! But yeah I like
collecting shit like that! J.B: So what’s the new label going to be “No Idea” again? NUNO: Ah we are going to talk to him again but we are not outside the scope of shopping around and seeing what’s out there. If there are labels that want to put it out put it out you know we are interested in locking it in for the foundation of getting it started you know. J.B: Any Karaoke covers on this next one? NUNO: That’s a good one! I started singing that Men at Work song and I’m killing that one and I started also started singing …em…man I was wasted ah. I did a Prince Song but that was just okay! J.B: Purple Rain? When Doves Cry? NUNO: No actually it was (singing) “act your age not your shoe size” Kiss maybe? (..You don’t have to be beautiful to be my girl…) (Smiling). I work a double on Wednesdays and then there’s a Karaoke right across the street so I go over there stinking and just light it up baby! “Light it up” J.B: We always end with a famous book or quote that inspired your life anything comes to mind? NUNO: ” I hate work even if I’m not the one doing it” Mark Twain
WITHIN PUNK ZINE INTERVIEW WITH
ALEX ERIAN
OBEY THE BRAVE
DECEMBER 1 0,2015 @ THE UNDERGROUND
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They say you have your entire life to write your debut and six months for the follow-up. OBEY THE BRAVE catapulted to the top of the metalcore pack in less than two years, thanks largely to the experience the five men in the band gained through hard touring and the amassing of mercilessly heavy discographies in prior outfits. In short order, Obey The Brave took their message to the people, armed with the gritty crunch of classic acts like Hatebreed and Madball and the melodic heft and energized spirit of Epitaph label mates past and present like Pennywise and NOFX. The shadow of Pantera looms large over heavy music and there’s a hint of that timeless sound in there, too. Aggressive might, old-school attitude and pit-demolishing anthems propel Salvation, the group’s second album, which brims with the chemistry and unified vision Obey The Brave crafted touring the world with bands like Chelsea Grin, Emmure, We Came As Romans, Blessthefall, Counterparts, Stick To Your Guns, Stray From The Path and more.
J.B: So I caught up the one and only Alex Erian, vocalist and front man for Montreal’s own OBEY THE BRAVE. How goes it my friend? ALEX: It’s going we made it here to Hamilton, it’s a long drive but I’m excited for the show.
alvation is inside us all and we have to hat positive mindset”
J.B: So this tour you are doing is a smaller one compared to the extensive touring you have done previously for the latest release “Salvation” along with the numerous tours for “Young Blood”. ALEX: Ah ya this is the last tour of the year considering it is
December and that makes sense obviously for it to be ending, but this year we have toured to a lot of places that we haven’t previously been to. We did South America and all of North America for the first time, we went to Asia for the second time and even did China this time. It’s actually cooler in China now than it is here actually and a whole less amount of pollution as well but that’s a whole other story as well. So as far as the tour is concerned this is our last tour for “Salvation” then we are heading into the studio again in January and February to record some new shit. J.B: So do you find the scene is more alive in China because of the oppression? ALEX: Dude its weird. Our friend brought us to the one and only record store in Beijing, it was just so tiny and condensed. Everything is just so regulated and controlled there you know you can’t even go on Facebook, Instagram or You tube, and these are the things we have as bands to promote our shit you know and advertise our music so it’s a whole different ballgame over there. Our music isn’t even for sale over there but there was more people at our show than there is people here tonight in Hamilton. J.B: So “Young Blood” was your sophomore album. That was a really explosive debut not only for your sound but as a band that led right into “Salvation” which is a well-defined and well produced album. ALEX: Well thank you! On “Young Blood” we were barely just a band for about six months and after extensive touring and bettering ourselves as musicians and getting tighter as a unit, and eventually that is what defined our sound and “Salvation” is what I feel is a representation of who we really are. Also though there has been some changes so when it comes to do this next album there is going to be some changes again and that’s the evolution. You know you have to keep it interesting not only for the fans but also for ourselves you know so we like what we are doing. J.B: Lrycial content on “Salvation” is all about the message and the choices and lifes decisions we make. Do you feel that message is still alive out there? ALEX: I don’t know I’m not trying to inspire anyone I’m just trying to be Solace and just keep my head above water and if people can
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relate that’s really great, A lot of people come up to me and they actually identify with what I have to say so, much love to those guys and a few girls. Mostly guys but yeah take it day by day try and stay positive in a negative world simple as that really. J.B: So let’s talk about the cover art for “Salvation” which is the Grim Reaper against the Lone Wolf? ALEX: Yeah you got that exactly the name of our first E.P was “Up’s and Downs” on Good Fight Music and duality, the representation of good forces against the bad you know that Inner fight. I guess it’s a way of putting that into an expression. J.B: The title of the Album “Salvation” really works for that message of the whole album and the representation of it that people can relate to. ALEX: Yeah exactly it’s the salvation inside us all that we have to keep that positive mindset. J.B: Well most of the songs are except for “Into the Storm” it’s a little negative? ALEX: Hey look Terry is joining in here we go! J.B: Well that works out because I was about to ask about the lineup change? ALEX: There we go!
“Try and stay positive in a negative world simple as that really”
TERRY: Yeah what’s the question? J.B: Ya you started out as a fill-in in the winter then became a full on member. So tell us about that? TERRY: Ya I came on to help out and now I’m here it’s great I mean before I was a good friend of the band and I was doing the sound for them before on a couple of tours and I think we’re in a good spot pretty tight and have been best friends for years so a seamless transition really. ALEX: Interesting fact Terry’s first tour with Obey The Brave as a
COREY WILSON / PHOTO J.B
“You really got to be happy with who you know”
sound guy we named that tour the New School and we just fed him biscuits and he stuck around so.. TERRY: I had a fucking blast too! ALEX: Ever since the lineup change we are all on the same page, we all have the same focus and very motivating as well. Everyone’s in it mentally and as a business since so I’m confident that we are a complete unit you know? J.B: So Terry what do you feel you’re bringing to the table a new direction perhaps into the next one? TERRY: Well it’s been conventionally me and John hanging working on things and we have this flow and it works and really looking into spicing things up, I’m really anxious to start working on some new stuff and see where it goes and it’s all about that. It really comes down to the bottom line you know you really got to be happy with who you are and that’s the bottom line you know. J.B: So what do you think of the scene as it is today because the evolution of hardcore covers a lot of sub genres... TERRY: Ya it’s amazing that so many amazing bands are out there representing it and all over the scenes everywhere, like in Europe, bands like Parkway and After The Burial and it’s still a little bit competitive I think and it’s a little bit more genre inclusive but I think it’s a good thing because all the bands that are coming out have their own thing to add it and that’s what makes it better. J.B: So where did the coin phrase “The Beat Goes On” come from? TERRY: That’s an Alex thing? ALEX: The Beat goes on and on it’s about keeping positive thoughts carrying it through and keeping to real life. J.B: So we always end with a famous book or quote that inspired your life anything come to mind? ALEX: “I just Live by my own rules”
u are and that’s the bottom line you
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WITHIN PUNK ZINE INTERVIEW WITH
LUCKY SCARS /JOHNY SCARS BY EMAIL
DECEMBER 04 ,2015 COURTESY OF
MIKE CUBILLOS
EARSHOT MEDIA J.B: So let’s talk first of all your roots growing up around the Orange County L.A Scene because that was pivotal inspiration being in the heart of it all what was it like? Johnny Scars: Lots of shows, bands, drugs, fights, gangs. There were few rules, no boundaries, and very little supervision. You were on your own running the streets. It was nuts. And maybe it explains a lot about me. J.B: You’ve had some serious influences back in the day and from the start with “Reason to Believe” formation and then you touched back with War Generation do you feel you’ve come full circle back with this project Lucky Scars? Johnny Scars: When I’m long gone from God’s green Earth and someone looks back on my bands, I hope they’ll recognize that the
kid loved to play Rock and Roll. J.B: You’ve always seemed to be cursed with some lineup changes do you feel this is a new direction with having Nik on this one? Johnny Scars: It’s true, I am cursed, but not with line up changes. J.B: This is the sophomore EP, which usually means heading into a full length do you have more material that you didn’t release on this E.P waiting to come out on the full if there is one? Johnny Scars: It is our debut EP so technically would it be a freshman EP? I’d like to record a double gate fold, live in Japan. J.B: You released two releases from the E.P one of them being “Bandita” is there really a hitman or should I say Hit women waiting to kill you? Johnny Scars: “Bandita” is based on a true story, and, yes, she is a Mexican/Filipina assassin. Yes, she is/was hired to kill me, and, yes, I hope to marry her. J.B: This release is on the smaller Independent label Spartan Records how do you feel being on a DIY label? Johnny Scars: Those sound like fightin’ words. The indie labels are coming after you.
“In order to be the best, you have to work with the best. J.B: you have Jim Monroe on producing and Stephen Egerton on mastering how cool is that some iconic guys that know sound really well? Johnny Scars: In order to be the best, you have to work with the best. J.B: Any plans on a full tour with someone maybe to promote the Lucky Scars? Johnny Scars: We are planning a world tour as we speak. I will only stay in 5-star hotels, and I need my own bus and two handlers, so logistically it’s a nightmare for our management. It’s hard to be everywhere at once when you’re in such high demand. J.B: We always end with a famous book or quote that inspired your
life anything come to mind? Johnny Scars: “I don’t know about other people, but when I wake up in the morning and put my shoes on, I think, Jesus Christ, now what?” --Charles Bukowski
SEE YOU ON THE INTERNET Flickr. Instagram. Pinterest. Twitter. You know the works. In case you were wondering, the times really ARE changing, and, yes, it really IS hard to keep up sometimes. Communication Researchers have termed these times as a social media revolution because things are just changing so much and at such a rapid pace, that this phrase actually fits. Did you know for instance, that more people in the world have a mobile device than a toothbrush? That it took Facebook an astonishingly little amount of time to connect 200 million people (just less than year), while it took radio 38 years to reach 50 million? Can you imagine what this means for people, politics and human rights issues (not to mention music)? Gone are the times when individuals had to go through a gatekeeper to broadcast their news and music. Thanks to new media such asTwitter,ubiquitous blogging, Soundcloud and YouTube, anyone can become a citizen journalist or famous musician (just look at Justin Bieber) and reach anyone in the world who has an Internet connection. Or consider what has become to our post system. Who doesn’t get a least one of their bills directly forwarded to their email account, thereby cutting out the middle-man? Remember the times when having pen-pals was a thing? I think what matters most about these changes are the implications they have on society as a whole. Do we value friendships less, since we can reach out to virtually anyone, or are we better equipped to find our niche-group since it is possible to find your own following online even if you can’t find them in your immediate environment? Are relationships deemed to be more superficial or does social media enable us to stay in touch with far away relatives and friends, not to mention long-distance romantic relationships? Researchers are praising the benefits of the digital media as a means to connect political groups to lobby against companies or for government and law changes. Just imagine how much easier it is to collect 1 million signatures to send to parliament with a little help from your Internet provider, as opposed to the traditional way of going door to door to collect support, as it used to be the fashion. Some even argue that this could fundamentally change the established power relationships in the world nd possibly work against the ever increasing gap between the rich and the poor. Lastly, the sheer amount of information, from recipes to DIY projects to actual free University Courses (take a look at Coursera for instance) is overwhelming in a good way! It is probably safe to say that the world has never been as connected and informed as it is today. By @JuanaLuck
NEWS RELEASES Courage, Dear Heart releases debut album, The Future Was Now, on December 22nd. Atlanta based cosmic punk rock band, Courage, Dear Heart, will release their debut album, The Future Was Now, on December 22nd. This much anticipated album takes punk to a quantum level relating the complexities of time, space, and metaphysics to our everyday experiences. It has even caught the attention of New York Times best-selling author, Eckhart Tolle. Lead vocalist Jon Ladd, formerly of 7-10 Split, encourages listeners who look deep into this album, “don’t just open your ears, but open your mind. Be ready for everything to change.” The Future Was Now is also the first album produced by Terminus City Management, an up and coming management group that focuses on the growth of new and independent artists not only through recording and producing music, but also by helping them grow a community of fans through quality merchandise and creative marketing solutions.
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heavy music, with Jason Suecoff (The Black Dahlia M andria), Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Dead Letter Circu ting involved.
Great Collapse (Featuring Current & Ex-Members of Strike Anywhere, Comeback Kid, Rise Against and Set Your Goals) and Threads Releasing Split Via Broken Rim Records Great Collapse is front man Thomas Barnett (Strike Anywhere), bassist Joe Saucedo (Set Your Goals), drummer Todd Henning (ex Death By Stereo) and guitarists Chris Chasse (ex Rise Against) and Tom Arnott (At Risk/Love Equals Death). In October, the band released it’s latest LP, ‘Holy War’ (End Hits Records) as well as a vinyl reissue of their 2014 debut EP ‘Elemental’ via Broken Rim. The band has toured and played shows with the likes of Pennywise, Propaghandi, Teenage Bottlerocket and A Wilhelm Scream. Since forming in late 2013, Threads have covered a lot of ground. After self-releasing an EP and booking multiple DIY tours, the band teamed up with Broken Rim Records to release their debut full length “All I’ve Ever Known.” With their short powerful songs they’ve been compared to bands like Touche Amore and Verse. The band has done six tours in 2015 alone and in the past two years have played over 170 shows.
se Records; Label Re-Iss’ With Bonus Material; To Flames, Ice Nine Kills,
ed with Rise Records, which plans to re-issue the band’s 2015 LP ‘Old Souls’ this ial consisting of their independently released 2010 EP, ‘Lord Of Woe.’
crecy last year and tended to by a who’s who of
Murder, Trivium), Joey Sturgis (Emmure, Asking Alexus) and Roland Lim (Neverbloom, I Am Zero) all get-
NEWS RELEASES Sundressed releases “The Same Condition” EP Out Now via Take This To Heart Records Phoenix, Arizona indie punks, Sundressed, are kicking off their US West Coast tour dates today. Sundressed’s recently released EP, The Same Condition, out now via Take This To Heart Records. “Beck and Call” is a perfect blast of Sundressed’s brand of charmingly quirky indie punk. With just the right amount of intricacy mixed in with absolutely massive hooks and endearingly honest lyrics, the band’s sound is welcomingly familiar yet unique to them. That sound is sure to win over new listeners as the band tours the West Coast for
God’s Hate Premiere Album Title Track “Mass Murder” via Lambgoat Full Length Out February 5th on Closed Casket Activities. In just two years together, Southern California’s God’s Hate have developed into a band that has gone further than their own expectations could have hoped. Their modern approach to a classic metallic hardcore sound recalls genre favorites Hatebreed and Merauder, while injecting elements only a contemporary band could provide. Following two well-received 7” EPs (“Divine Injustice” in 2013 and “Father Inferior” in 2015) and numerous highly acclaimed festival appearances, God’s Hate began recording their first proper full length in mid-2015 at The Pit in Van Nuys, California with noted producer Taylor Young at the helm. The resulting album, entitled “Mass Murder,” finally captures the original vision God’s Hate set out to achieve, introducing more metallic leads and harmonies than were present on their earlier EPs.
Words Like Daggers Sign with Third String Records, Releasing Debut LP on March 18; Pre-Orders Launch January 18
Des Moines, IA alternative/post-hardcore five piece Words Like Daggers have signed with Third String Records and will release their debut fulllength, ‘Perfect Weather,’ on March 18. Drawing influence from artists such as Mayday Parade, Taking Back Sunday, Paramore and The Used., Words Like Daggers have shared the stage with bands like Chiodos, The Color Morale, Silent Planet and more.
“PROTECTION”
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“CONSTRUCTS OF THE STATE”
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THE BRAINS
“OUT IN THE DARK” AVAILABLE NOW
“SUPERBAFRANGO” AVAILABLE NOW
FAT MUSIC VOL 8
“GOING NOWHERE FAT COMPLIATION”
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“Going Nowhere Fat is a non stop straight ahead playlist that makes you beg for more Fat Wreck Chords has done it again” For 25 years now Fat Wreck Chords has been inspiring new and old punks through endless amazing releases that we can get behind. Anyone young or old can tell you that the compliations throughout the years always stand out as that perfect setlist seemingly inspired maybe in Fat Mike’s or Erin’s head and knowing how to place that track in the perfect spot to keep you motivated. The latest compilation titled “Going Nowhere Fat” is just that with the cover featuring one of Fat’s newest bands Night Birds doing “Left in the Middle”. This track will have you hit the repeat button over and over with that perfect oldschool adolescent hardcore surf sound. There are of course six new songs that have not been released that stand out on this. Three of them are unreleased tracks from Western Addiction, Swingin’ Utters and of course maybe a B-side or demo of things to come from NOFX much anticipated new release. Pears is one of the latest signings that brings the first new track “Snowflake” that lights up this party. The other new release track is the Left Over Crack that came out on the “Construct of the State” release. This compliation is a perfect balance between sounds from Ska-punk of Left Over Crack to Less Than Jake’s “Good Enough” that has that classic feel good sound and even some new Mad Caddies. Pop punk punkyness of cheeky Masked Intruder with “The most beautiful girl” and Badcop Badcop’s “Nightmare” will fill your need of bringing a smile to your face and make your a day a little less worrysome. What this compliation as usual is it has something that spans many interests from Anthemic Punk rock anthems to folk punk and even some seasoned interests like Lagwagon’s “Cog In The Machine”. “GOING NOWHERE IS JUST THAT A STAPLE OF THE PUNK SCENE FAT WRECK REMAINS STRONG!”
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The Real McKenzies 03.10.16 - Vancouver, BC - Venue 03.11.16 - Victoria, BC - Upstairs Cabaret 03.16.16 - Lethbridge, AB - Studio Nightclub 03.17.16 - Calgary, AB - Dickens 03.18.16 - Edmonton, AB - Starlight Room 03.19.16 - Red Deer, AB - Fratter’s Speakeasy 03.20.16 - Banff, AB - Wil Bill’s 03.22.16 - Regina, SK - Mcnally’s Tavern 03.23.16 - Moose Jaw, SK - Bobby’s Place 03.24.16 - Winnipeg, MB - The Windsor 03.25.16 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigo’s
The john fished two twenties from a wallet that Becky noticed was still comfortably full. “You do understand, don’t you? You, me, all this—we are all fulfilling God’s destiny, even if we don’t know what he has in mind for us. Faith is not believing that God can, but believing that God will!” His eyes burned with the fury of a thousand suns. “Whatever you say, pal,” said Becky, tucking the money away and reaching forward to unzip the trick’s pants. To her surprise, he was already rock hard. She quickly unrolled a condom over his cock, thinking that maybe this wouldn’t be so difficult after all. “REPENT!” roared the trick as Becky worked her magic. “GOD’S HELP IS ONLY A PRAYER AWAY!” Becky worked faster, split lip reopening, a small amount of blood running down her chin. The trick was very modestly endowed, and her bloody bottom lip made contact with his white briefs with each rapid bob of her head. For one horrifying second, the bloodstain bore an uncanny resemblance to Jesus, but when she looked again the crimson mark was just a blob. She kept going, certain that the freak would spurt his holy juice into the condom at any moment. There was nothing like the love of Jesus to bring a man over the edge.
UPCOMING RELEASES
COURAGE DEAR HEART “The Future Was Now”
TERMINUS CITY MANAGEMENT DECEMBER 22 ,2015
CONTRA CODE “Wasted Already”
BIRD ATTACK RECORDS JANUARY 7,2016
IGNITE
“A War Against You”
CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS JANUARY 8,2016
BIG EYES
“Local Celebrity”
GREENWAY RECORDS JANUARY 10,2016
TSUNAMI
“Trust No One”
KUNG FU RECORDS JANUARY 29,2016
SHIP THIEVES “No Anchor”
NO IDEA RECORDS JANUARY 29,2016
MANIPULATE
“Becoming Madness”
FLATSPOT RECORDS FEBURARY 12,2016
UPCOMING TOURS/SHOWS
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