Descriptions for 8/16/25

DESTRUCT - Echoes of Life LP
After two years of DESTRUCT's debut LP, "Echoes of Life" being out of print, we decided it was time to make it available again! The last pressing in 2022 went quick, and after two years, a second full length ("Cries the Mocking Mother Nature"), a live LP, a compilation appearance ("Screaming Death" 4-way split LP) a split LP with Japan's LiFE ("To Stop the Confilct" LP), we saw no reason why "Echoes of Life" should not be ready available with the rest of them! This new pressing is 300 copies on LIGHT PURPLE VINYL with a brand new oversized 23"x33" poster insert / lyric sheet. (Grave Mistake Records #82)

SUBVERSIVE RITE - Apocalypse Zone LP
"Apocalypse Zone" is the long-awaited, second album and final offering from NYC hardcore punks, SUBVERSIVE RITE. Recorded in 2022, these twelve tracks document the band at the peak of their collective creativity and songwriting. Initially beginning as a more straight forward, early 80's UKHC-inspired political hardcore band, "Apocalypse Zone" captures Sub Rite expanding their songwriting further, embracing more heavy metal influences while still maintaining their totally punk delivery. All copies come with a large fold-out poster of the full, uncropped sleeve art by guitarist and artist, Joe B. FFO: Varukers, Sacrilege, Detente, & English Dogs. (Grave Mistake Records/Acute Noise Manufacture #3)

NEGATIVE CHARGE - s/t LP
What we have here is a 12" slice of abject ferocity. Filled out with members of every good Winnipeg Punk band from the last 2 decades, Negative Charge have concocted one hell of a debut. This masterclass of Hardcore Punk has Frankensteined the sinew, spit and muscle from some of the most monstrous entities of the genre that walked before it. You'll recognize the octopus tentacles that provided the impossible drumming on Is This My World. You'll freeze in awe with the quality of riffing that culminated in War All The Time. You'll recognize that same hunched silhouette dragging bloody knuckles down the alleyways of the Bowery in 1983. This is the same quality of heart and energy that hardened the steel in steel city circa 2015. But this is Winnipeg 2025 and the monster she created will not be contained. Know that this is no cash-in sequel to those aforementioned greats. This is no hyperbolic blow-hard bullshit. I dare you to try and prove me wrong. One of us will die on this hill and if Negative Charge is my sound track it won't be me. Winnipeg Hardcore Now. Winnipeg Hardcore Forever. (Neon Taste Records #50)

THE SLITS - Live At The Gibus Club LP
The Slits' Live at the Gibus Club is pure, unfiltered chaos. Recorded in Paris on 26 January l978, it captures the band at their wildest-raw, untamed, and ready to explode. Just l4 years old, Ari-Up howls through "So Tough," "Love and Romance," and "Shoplifting" like she's starting a riot. Palmolive (drums), Viv Albertine (guitar), and Tessa Pollitt (bass) slash and pound through a jagged, off-the-rails set that feels like it could collapse at any moment. The crowd is tense, the banter is sharp, and the energy is electric. This isn't just a live album-it's a time capsule of pure punk fury. Essential. (Radiation Records #227)

THE FUZZTONES - The Fuzztones Vs. The World LPx2 + 7"
By resurrecting a long forgotten musical idiom, which had only existed for a scant two years to begin with, known as the "Gurus of garage grunge" since their inception in 1980, they predated the Seattle grunge scene by ten years! 2025 will mark the band's 45 year anniversary. Their fiery brand of garage-psych punk has influenced hundreds pf groups, from the Hives to the Horrors. With the advent of Danny Garcia's new documentary "The Fuzztones Vs. The World," the time has come to celebrate this legendary band. Bonus 7" EP included. (Radiation Records #280)

F.Y.P. - Finish Your Popcorn LP
Originally released in 1992 on Recess Records, now back on vinyl for the first time since its original run. Led by Todd Congelliere (Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland), this lo-fi classic tears through fifteen tracks of raw, snotty, ultra-catchy punk rock that helped define the Recess sound. Fast, bratty, and unmistakably DIY, a true staple of early '90s West Coast punk. Essential listening for fans of hooks, heart, and maximum fuzz. (Radiation Records/Hey Suburbia Records #54)

NIKKI AND THE CORVETTES - Honey Bop!/Shake It UP 7"
This high-energy 7" single by Nikki and the Corvettes features two bubblegum-punk anthems: the infectious "Honey Bop!" on the A-side and the raw, rockin' "Shake It Up" on the flip. Originally released by the legendary Bomp! Records, this release captures the band's signature blend of Ramones-style punk, girl-group harmonies, and '60s garage pop swagger. Now reissued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bomp! Records, this edition pays tribute to the label's pivotal role in shaping garage rock, power pop, and punk over five decades. Essential for collectors and fans of proto-punk and underground pop. (Radiation Records #71013)

SONIC DOLLS - Maximumsonicdoll LP (colored vinyl)
Cover painting by none other than Dee Dee Ramone, Paul Kostabi, and Jesse Bates (2001). A previously unreleased album by the SONIC DOLLS from Germany at their most energetic-MAXIMUMSONICDOLL! Recorded at their peak in 2000, only a few tracks saw the light of day on compilations and various 7" releases at the time. This is a hard-hitting punk rockalbum in every sense the missing link between centuries in your Sonic Dolls collection or punk rock history itself. Includes a 60x60 cm poster. (Radiation Records/Hey Suburbia Records #52)

LAZY COWGIRLS - Tapping The Source LP
LIMITED EDITION COLOR VINYL. The Lazy Cowgirls' Tapping The Source is a raw, high-octane blast of punk rock energy from the heart of Los Angeles, brought back on vinyl to celebrate BOMP! RECORDS' 50th anniversary. Packed with gritty anthems and unapologetic attitude, this album captures the heart and soul of a band that lived and breathed the DIY ethos. Originally released in 1987, it's a defining moment for the band, a record that embodies the sweat-soaked, beer-stained glory of the L.A. punk scene. (Radiation Records/Hey Suburbia Records #48)

BUSTER SHUFFLE - Naked LP (colored vinyl)
No frills. No filters. Just Buster Shuffle, "Naked" - loud, sharp, and stripped back to the bone. Jet Baker and the crew kick downthe door with a record that's equal parts pub fight and piano ballad. This is the band at their rawest: No fake smiles. No studio gloss. Just chaos, melody, and a wink from across the bar. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll spill your pint. And you'll bloody love it. (Radiation Records/Hey Suburbia Records #53)

BUSTER SHUFFLE - Do Nothing LP (colored vinyl)
Born in a cold London pub, fuelled by beer and bad decisions - Buster Shuffle crashed the scene with piano-smashing ska and zero apologies. "Do Nothing" isn't just a record - it's a riot. Cameos? Try Mickey Gallagher (The Clash!), Roddy Radiation (The Specials!!), Ian Catskilkin (Art Brut!!!), and Wag (Infadels!!!!). This ain't just knees-up ska anymore. Love. Life. Divorce. Squeaky toys. Proper English chaos. (Radiation Records/Hey Suburbia Records #52)

EXTREME NOISE TERROR - Phonophobia LP (colored vinyl)
Poster included. If phonophobia can be defined as an overall fear of sound - what better band can you think of than crustcore titans Extreme Noise Terror to deliver such a fear as though kicking us down a shoot that leads to a lifetime sentence in Room 101. The album contains the band at their best, which sounds and feels like the worst thing you've ever encountered on earth: bolt-sputtering vocals on Pray To Be Saved and Self-Decay. Grim guitars groan as they gut the intestines from one's malnourished belly for a final meal on Knee Deep in Shit and Moral Bondage. Rhythms that emerge from nowhere like fleets of demonic hailstone with drywall nails in place of the hail on Third World Genocide. Only a classic band like Extreme Noise Terror can have so much influence, yet by comparison of that influence, such little musical output can sound like being cracked apart and smashed together in equally, exhilaratingly evil measures. (Radiation Records #233)

CRYPTOPSY - Blasphemy Made Flesh LP
Cryptopsy's 1994 debut, Blasphemy Made Flesh, is a raw yet lethal foundation for what would later become None So Vile. Even in its early form, the band defines technical death metal, with Flo Mounier's drumming already a relentless force. The guitar work stands out, weaving unexpected melody into the chaos, while the bass, though prominent, doesn't quite match the weight of its successor. And as always, Lord Worm's vocals are a monstrous presence, cementing the album's brutal and unhinged energy. (Radiation Records/Horror Biz Records #6)

LAST RESORT - Strength Through ROI - Rare Tracks 1981-1984 LP
Rare tracks compilation from the legendary UK OI! band the Last Resort featuring tracks recorded between 1980 and 1982 including the tracks from their seminal 'Violence In Our Minds' cassette single with Graham Saxby on vocals and their contributions to the national chart compilations "Strength Thru Oi!", "Carry On Oi!" and "Oi! Oi! That's Yer Lot". A major influence on the hardcore and punk scene, the LAST RESORT are still led by vocalist Roi Pearce to this day and they also feature Rancid guitarist Lars Frederiksen. Printed inner-sleeve, poster, and limited-edition postcard included. (Radiation Records #259)

AGNOSTIC FRONT - First Warning: The United Blood Era Recordings, New York City 1983 cassette tape
Controversial East Coast punk band Agnostic Front were lynchpins of the New York hardcore scene. Formed in 1982 by former Eliminators guitarist Vinnie Stigma along with vocalist John Watson, drummer Rob Crib Crash and bassist Diego, the band went through several other early members to settle on Vinnie Stigma, bassist Adam Mucci, drummer Raybeez and Cuban-born singer Roger Miret for these recordings. Often misunderstood in their early days due largely to their majority skinhead following and the shock imagery of their record covers, the group carved out its reputation in the dilapidated Lower East Side of Manhattan, then blighty by poverty, drugs, violence and high levels of urban decay. The recordings featured on this incendiary compilation date from the very start of their recording career, beginning with the demos that led to their debut seven-inch release, the self-issued "United Blood" EP, bolstered by other recordings from the period that were left unissued at the time; some of the material included here later appeared on the Raw And Unleased CD, but several songs are appearing on vinyl here for the very first time. Agnostic Front went on to reign supreme on the New York hardcore scene throughout the 1980s and although later recordings once again saw membership changes that brought a shift in style to include thrash-metal crossover elements, their longevity and high standing is such that they were featured on Showtime's "The Godfathers of Hardcore" documentary, ultimately leading to Roger Miret's recently released autobiography, My Riot. (Radiation Records #110 TP)

ANCIENT RAGE - s/t LP (white vinyl)
Whiskey fueled, motor charged street metal rock n roll from Oakland California. Phil geck of monster squad on vocals. Aggressive and powerful vocals over intense metal punk with guitar leads reminiscent of Japanese hardcore like GISM. Big motor head influence and literally checks every box off for music listeners, it's for the punks, metal heads, rockers and hardcore guys/gals. (Dismantled Records #19)

IMPACT DRIVER - The Hustle And Muscle LP
Philadelphia tough as nails Oi! With bursts of skinhead( sharp) hardcore. A few anthems and a few brutal bangers and even an unlisted hidden track "9 to5" great balance of American Oi! And hardcore. (Dismantled Records #18)

UNWANTED NOISE - Bury Me On The South Shore LP
Canadian street punk with much more matured songwriting and lyrics. Topics have shifted from beer and chaos and now focus on mental health issues and friendships. 2 guitarists now offer a wall of sound. As solid as it gets for their style. (Dismantled Records #14)

COPYRIGHT CHAOS - Appetite for Intoxication LP
Uk82 inspired street punk from Connecticut, fast n loud. 2006 CD only release brought to vinyl in late 2023. Limited to 266 copies. Highlighter clear vinyl. (Dismantled Records #11)

HOLEHOG/B SIDE - To Have And Hold LP (one sided)
Sacramento's punk darlings Holehog rips a fresh new record 'To Have and to Hold' - a raw, gritty sonic attack with politically-charged lyrics of disdain towards what is real and hollow in the American dream. Individualistic yet humanistic, this release roars as energetically and furiously as the band's known live performances. This release introduces B-Side, one of many projects written and recorded in a cave by Bryan Lothian of A Global Threat, from Boston. Technically proficient as always with attainable hardcore/punk best summarized in Bryan's opening lyrics: "You be you and I'll be me." (Dismantled Records #13)

CRIME TIME - Let There Be Crime LP
Pnw hardcore punk blistering guitar work and boat load of vocals. Vocals don't sound like Conflict but the amount of lyrical bursts remind me of Conflict. Darkened by the abyss which is Washington State. (Dismantled Records #9)

OI!L CHANGE - Unfinished LP
A very fun 3 piece group of our Grand Rapids Michigan. Anthemic tunes with punchy bass lines and simplistic drumming. Maximum rock n roll deemed it to be "street punk lite." Bonus unlisted oxymoron track at the end of the album. (Dismantled Records #10)

AGNOSTIC FRONT/GORILLA BISCUITS/SICK OF IT ALL - Live In N.Y.C. '91 - split LP
January 19, 1991, The Superbowl Of Hardcore at the Ritz in New York City: the filming of an iconic home video highlighting the New York hardcore scene is taking place. It featured NYHC heavyweights Agnostic Front, Sick Of It All, and Gorilla Biscuits. Now for the first time ever, the "Live In N.Y.C. '91" video is getting a re-release on vinyl courtesy of Static Era Records. (Static Era Records #1302)

LEFT ALONE - True To Form LP
Left Alone have written and recorded a top shelf album and here it is! Recorded at the world class ShipRec Studio in Silverlake CA and produced by TJ Rivera ( Rancid, Mighty Mighty Bosstones). Two time Grammy winner Tim Armstrong helped produce and write the Single "Here Comes the Weekend" the catchy ska sing along. The boys reached over the boarder and included Lng Sht a Mexican Rapper to the 2nd single "Middle of Midnight" From start to finish this album is Left Alone's best to date! The new Ska Punk Classic is here. (Smelvis Records #87)

Descriptions for 8/9/25

CRUELSTER - Make Them Wonder Why LP
CONVR91 is a massive new LP from Cleveland's Cruelster, Make Them Wonder Why. The alternate reality of Cruelster is complete, distinct, and elaborate. Cruelster and associated bands like Knowso and Perverts Again have long drawn our ear with their brilliant and uncanny punk. This record is an odyssey. It offers documentation and imagination. It satisfies the stranger parts of living. (Convulse Records #91)

SKITSYSTEM - Allt E Skit LP
Back in print for the first time since 2010 with new cover artwork. This release compiles all the out of print early Skitsystem material. The essential early recordings from 1995-1998 are here, the Profithysteri 7", split 7" with Wolfpack and the Ondskans Askinte 10". These are the most raw and brutal Skitsystem recordings in the classic 80's Swedish hardcore tradition of Anti Cimex, Crude SS, Asocial and Avskum with just the right amount of Swedish Death metal influence. (Havoc Records #1220)

KEROSENE 454 - At Zero LP (galaxy swirl vinyl)
Originally released in 1998 on Slowdime Records, Kerosene 454's third and final full length album At Zero, is now back in print after 27 years. It has been completely remastered from the original tapes by Dan Coutant at Sunroom Audio in Cornwall, NY. In the fall of 1997 after touring with Boys Life, the band went into Inner Ear Studios to record At Zero with Don Zientara, J. Robbins (Jawbox, Magpie Cage Studio), and Juan Carrera (The Warmers, Slowdime Records co-founder). The album came together at a crossroads where a shifting D.C. scene, evolving musical interests, and broader cultural changes all collided; all of which shaped the writing and recording of the album. Whereas earlier records tried to faithfully recreate their live sound, At Zero found the band letting go and allowing the studio to become part of the process. They even invited others to play on the songs. (Solid Brass Records #21)

REGULATOR WATTS - Mercury LP (coke bottle clear vinyl)
The Mercury LP by Regulator Watts builds on the Washington, D.C. punk band's debut 4-song EP, adding assorted odds and ends recorded between 1996 and 1997. In 1998 Slowdime Records released all this material as The Mercury CD and in 2017 BCore Records in Spain released it on vinyl. We're excited to finally release their music domestically, both digitally and on limited edition colored vinyl, for the first time ever. Includes updated and enhanced artwork by Jason Farrell, reverse board printed jacket with black inner flood, and a lyric sheet with never before seen image of the band by Pat Graham. (Solid Brass Records #18)

PERRO MUNDO - Demo cassette tape
Two tracks of Midwestern hardcore punk from this new/not so new outfit. Anyone who knows Midwest HC, knows that it historically tends to go against the grain to what the flavors of the month are (Articles of Faith, Die Kreuzen, Husker Du). (Extinction Burst Records #3070 TP)

EN LA MUERTE - Anti Todo cassette tape
L.A.s EN LA MUERTE is picking where they left off after their brilliant 7" EP "Silencio". Titled +ANTI TODO," this new EP brings four new tracks of nihilistic hardcore punk. Think if Decline of the Western Civilization was transported to 2025 and the only way these kids could get back home was to sell their soul to punk. (Extinction Burst Records #2968 TP)

SAVIOUR COMPLEX - Penance & Loathing 7"
Emotional hardcore trio out of Moorpark, CA. Penance & Loathing marks their sophomore release on Extinction Burst. ??(Extinction Burst Records #1766)

TURNING FIGHT - Out of Step cassette tape
6 Song E.P. O.C. hardcore played by the youth like only they can. No FFO list needed. Just listen and figure it out! GO YES GO!!!! Recorded mixed and mastered by Brad Racine at Local Man studios. (Extinction Burst Records #3171 TP)

IGNORANTES - Las Promesas Que te Hacemos te las Puedes Meter Por El Culo 7''
On this 7" we see Ignorantes taking a departure from their usual raw and noisy tupa-tupa style that made waves across the world, and delivering 2 songs that are totally rooted in a catchy mix of 70s punk, Oi, and even incorporating a keyboard, reminiscent of some of the more outsider KBD era singles. A brilliant record that doesn't sit firmly in any one style, defies trends and proves there's not really anything Ignorantes can't excel at. Fans of Mexican bands like Dangerous Rhythm, Chilean skinheads Ocho Bolas, or any early Spanish language punk should find this irresistible. (General Speech Records #40) FRIGORA - Fullstandig Frigorelse LP
Complete studio discography by this band who unleashed a total hardcore attack on Tokyo from 1995-1999. Where peers like Gloom, Life, and Collapse Society borrowed heavily from the crust end of the spectrum, Frigora tapped into the raw and fast style of Swedish hardcore bands of the 80s like Mob 47, taking it to the next level with a power and ferocity that is still unmatched, paving the way for other noisy Swedish inspired bands like Ferocious X. Includes their self-titled 7", Split 7" with Diskonto,"Dance of the Plague Bearer 12", 3 unreleased tracks, and a booklet reproducing the art and lyrics from all the original releases. (General Speech Records #17)

HELL - Submersus LP/CD/cassette tape
Limited edition black/clear red swirl colored vinyl with A1 poster (extremely limited undisclosed amount worldwide - direct label retail item not wholesaled or distributed) or standard black vinyl edition (without poster) inside a matte laminated gatefold sleeve with black flood inside the pocket, black poly lined inner sleeves, and download card. After eight long years Sentient Ruin orchestrates the towering return of Hell to the full-length release format through the monumental achievement of its fifth official album "Submersus", a masterwork of scope and vision that is destined to immortalize the legacy and magnitude of the project's unparalleled immensity and imagination. In yet another feat of unrivaled auditory heaviness which will further cement his status of visionary, MSW takes the listener once again deep into the darkest abysses of inner turmoil and personal struggle, reaffirming the Oregon musician's inscrutable and unique ability to transform emotional torment into a masterclass of crushing sonic burden. Across its five abysmal movements "Submersus" recaptures the unfair and woeful essence of life which has driven the project from its inception almost twenty years ago, embodying the affliction that shapes human existence as it's perpetually torn between ephemeral and fragile moments of respite, and their inexorable dissolution, as joy and hope are cyclically eclipsed and devoured back into the eternal storming vastness of circumstance and inevitability. Pessimism and resignation act as the inescapable tidal forces to this immense emotional abyss which implacably pulls all toward it, drawing life deep into the maelstrom where it's drowned under its own weight and implodes into the lightless crush-depth of unending sorrow and despondency. (Sentient Ruin Laboratories #250)

(restock) ALIENATOR- Meatlocker LP
After a demo, a couple of 7"s and several notorious shows around the U.S.A., Black Water is proud to release the hardest sounding LP of the year. Tough as nails hardcore thrash the way it should be. No song over 3 minutes, dive bombs all over the fucking place, riffage galore. Throw in some sick breakdowns, intense solo's a-plenty and the angriest vocals in PDX and you get this masterpiece of a lesson in violence. Live, they are known for creating an ungodly frenzy in the pit, often resulting in mangled bodies (check their video for "Senseless Violence"). With these 8 tracks being released for home listening, there's sure to be an epidemic of kids and adults alike destroying their own bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms and breaking bones stage diving off beds, counters or couches . Plain and simple, if you hear this record and it does not make your top 10 list for 2025, chances are you just don't like Hardcore, period. (Black Water Records #111)

HOME INVASION - s/t 7"
Chicago, IL's Home Invasion returns with a five-song, self-titled EP - raw, fast, and to the point. A follow-up to their "Enemy" full-length, the new record is out now on WAR Records with a vinyl-only bonus track. Home Invasion features members of Noose, Contempt, Duress, and Guts And Glory, and draws from the chaotic energy of bands like Bastard, Think I Care, Gauze, and Negative Approach. 7" includes a silkscreened B-side and is limited to 300 copies on coke bottle clear vinyl. (War Records #53)

Descriptions for 8/2/25

LAME - Lo Que Extranas Ya No Existe LP
LAME is back with their sophomore record. Ten tracks of direct, pummeling and tortured Hardcore-Punk. While the musicianship on this record is superb, with every instrument being upfront, it is really the vocals and lyrics what push the songs to the edge. Sally's singing is manic, with very introspective lyrics, with a constant sense of hopelessness permeating through the entire record. Bringing to mind the almighty G.R.B. on the vocal and lyrical approach. Musically LAME is part CHAIN REACTION part the first D.I.R.T. EP, with hints of Midwest HC and Mediterranean Modern Punk. With a very driven bass, chainsaw guitar heavy on the fuzz tone and a very imaginative drummer. Without shadow of a doubt, this record fits right in with other Nuevo Sonido Balear greats. Recorded Halfway between Studio Impala Uno in Mallorca and Ramon's Bedroom in Berlin. The record comes in a reverse board sleeve with an obi, insert and extra poster. Artwork by Bernat Mundial with help from the rest of LAME. Poster by Nicky Rat. (La Vida Es Un Mus #328)

PASSION KILLERS - They Kill Our Passion With Their Hate And Wars LP
Passion Killers were from Barnsley, South Yorkshire and featured Dave Lentil, Daz White and Boffo. All three members were later, heavily involved in Chumbawamba but at the time of this demo Boff was already only on loan from Chumbawamba. This 1983 Demo was recorded in one day at Lion Studios, Leeds and features 11 melodic, simple, anarchist pop songs. The Band had already shared a split tape with Chumbawamba on Sky and Trees but this demo is the jewel in the crown of the Passion Killers recorded work. It features 'Start Again' which was released by Crass on 'Bullshit Detector 2'. The LP comes with a 16 page 11"x11" booklet featuring photos, lyrics, handouts, clippings and other stuff. First released 15 years ago on vinyl by Demo Tapes and resurrected now by Sealed Records. (La Vida Es Un Mus/Sealed Records #39)

RIPCORD - The Damage Is Done LP + Fanzine
Reissue of the debut RIPCORD flexi The Damage Is Done, that was originally released on their own Raging Records in 1986 for just 50p. This was there right at the start of mid 80's UK hardcore along with HERESY, CHAOS UK and EXTREME NOISE TERROR. Spread over nine tracks, RIPCORD absolute rage with a mix of US hardcore and dirty UK82 style punk. The cardboard box drum sound gives the recording a timeless feel, as the band rip, pull and thrash. It's raw, loose and unhinged UK hardcore at its finest. On the Side 1 you get the entire Flexi plus an unreleased version of Blind Eye which was recorded for a compilation that never happened and Single Ticket To Hell from the Manic Ears and Children of the Revolution Records DIGGING IN THE WATER compilation from 1987. Side 2 features a mixing desk live set recorded at the Captain's Cabin, Weston Super Mare, 3rd May 1986. Originally released as part of their VHS on MCR-UK. All tracks mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air. The record comes with a 16 page booklet. Layout by Will Kinser. (La Vida Es Un Mus #319)

ODD MAN OUT - Conviction LP
Odd Man Out began as an idea in 2008. The vision was modern hardcore meets Straight Ahead, Judge, and Confront, but quickly morphed into its own monster. "Conviction" is the first new recording from the band since 2019. Limited edition of 500 copies. (Indecision Records #210)

DAMNATION A.D. - No More Dreams Of Happy Endings LP
The 1995 classic brought back to wax in 2019 for the first time since it's initial release. Remastered with new artwork, but still crushing. Now available again on colored vinyl. (Over & Out Records #10)

Descriptions for 7/26/25

DEATH SIDE - The Will Never Die LPx2 (shipping now!)
The official reissue of Tokyo's DEATH SIDE non-LP output. 40 tracks collecting Satisfy The Instinct 7" (1988), The Will Never Die 7" (1994) and All Is Here Now 7" (1994). Their compilation tracks from Smashing Odds Ness!! 8" (1987), Eye of The Thrash Guerrilla LP (1988), Hang the Sucker Vol.2 LP (1989), Game of Death LP (1989) and Starving Dog Eats Master LP (1991) as well as their tracks on the CHAOS UK split CD (1993) Starting up in the mid-80's DEATH SIDE, together with LIP CREAM, bridged the first and third wave of Japanese hardcore punk. Bringing to the stage new influences, and the brooding Japanese hardcore sound. By making something totally fresh, they forged the trademark sound most people think of when thinking of traditional Japanese hardcore. Their extremely fierce aesthetic, sound and attitude gained them a nearly mythical status. Following the Japanese tradition of bands organising their own gig nights, DEATH SIDE together with friends, created the legendary Burning Spirits concerts and tours, which saw every classic band of the era play, from LIP CREAM, CRUCK or BASTARD to SYSTEMATIC DEATH, or NIGHTMARE. This gig night gave their style a new name, which has been used broadly to describe contemporary Japanese Hardcore. By playing relentlessly all over the country they inspired a new generation of maniacs that ended up starting bands all over Japan. The band came to an end in 1995, and spurred another batch of classic bands like PAINTBOX, FORWARD or JUDGMENT. But that's a different story. The Double LP was re-mastered by Arthur Rizk, and comes in a gatefold sleeve designed by Ville Valavuo, it includes a 12-page booklet of band pictures and flyers as well as lyrics. The LP is dedicated to Chelsea, the original Guitarist who passed away in 2007. (La Vida Es Un Mus #307)

CULT CRIME - s/t LP
First footlong from this new Toronto group, featuring nine cuts of snarling, hard-nosed punk that recalls 1981 hardcore on both sides of the Atlantic, seasoning classic LA a la Adolescents/TSOL/pre-Henry Flag with a dash of primo Blitz. No mere genre exercise, these are tough but memorable songs delivered with hooks and skill. Red vinyl. (Ugly Pop Records #79)

BROZERKER - Stay Rad LP (blue vinyl with silk screened b-side)
Featuring members of Stretch Arm Strong, Wretched, and Guyana Punch Line, Brozerker is what would happen if Jeff Spicoli were to wing on over to Venice Beach, jam with Suicidal Tendencies to write songs inspired by Municipal Waste - after going on tour with the Beach Boys, who just scored a Motley Crue cassette. Brozerker was formed by Rabies and Dtox, two long time broz who spent way too much time together living in vans on tour. Drawing from their pile of stories, inside jokes, experiences, love of skateboarding, surfing, sippin' suds, punk rock, hardcore, and heavy metal, they started writing songs simply to make each other laugh and get stoked. There was only one rule; "no hassles". Songs flowed like a freshly tapped keg or a well designed skate park. The fun was so contagious that Johnny Good Times and Tiny joined the party. Blue one sided 12" with screen printed b-side. (Tor Johnson Records #68)

GIMIC - We Are Making A New World 7"
Gimic are back with three new songs so hot you could fry an egg on 'em. But just to be clear - there's no egg punk here. Kind of surprising, as there's elements of just about every other punk-adjacent genre - punk, hardcore, post punk, post hardcore, art punk. All of which Gimic mix up effortlessly with an urgency, groove and acidic aggro. There's no other band like them at the moment and this 7" is exemplary of that - it captures a band coming into their creative prime. Huge variety of songwriting, spot on vocals/lyrics (see We Are Making a New World) and exquisite musicianship packed into three blazing songs. If you want to see how a band can pack a sub two minute punk banger with a hoarde of hidden gems that will reveal themselves on each playback just check out the opening track Irrational Demographic. "If you're in any doubt whether to pick up this record or not, just ask yourself - is there any other band in the UK right now who are capable of juggling the choicest cuts of the Dischord and SST discographies with a Siege-like intensity? Nope - just Gimic!" (Crew Cuts Records #1)

TRUSTKILL: Fanzine Anthology book
8.5" x 11", softcover, 184 pages. Early-'90s hardcore fandom from upstate New York. This anthology collects all three issues of Trustkill Fanzine done by Josh Grabelle. Includes tons of additional content, the only issue of precursor fanzine Peel Me A Grape, and foreword by Jonathan Buske. (Shining Life Books #66)

Descriptions for 7/19/25

MSPAINT - No Separation LP
CONVR90 is MSPAINT's new 12" EP No Separation. No Separation refines and expands the trademark otherworldly synth punk from the band's 2023 debut LP Post-American. As always, MSPAINT shares a message of hope of connection in a world that tries to destroy both. (Convulse Records #90)

FILTH - Time to Rot LP
Promising total rotten malignancy with the superb visuals of this record, before you hear a note; you know this will be a gruesome listen. Fouling the air with a disturbing ambience, the disquiet of this record leads into a gloomy and sepulchral yet bludgeoning offering of death metal. Abhorrent riffing and ghastly vocals mold together in foul fashion atop powerful drums. Each gritty detail has a lot of force behind it and the band instantly puts a butcher's hook through your flesh that keeps pulling you in for more fetid ferocity. This type of mid-tempo, groove-laden death metal has seen a lot of strong acts in the last decade or so and Filth are clearly going to be one of those names that stand out with their memorably intoxicating and putrescent soundscapes of decay. For half an hour churning bubonic guitars and guttural snarls possess you while brutal drums keep your neck cranking along to the rotten feast of death metal. This is an absolutely crushing listen that fans of the old school will definitely adore. Unpolished, unfriendly and unwavering; Filth set out to concoct a disgusting debut LP and they have certainly excelled in this endeavour. Your skull will be stamped into mulch, spilling into the catacombs below. Each stringy ligament of musicality is absolutely grotesque from start to end. Feeling like a singular fluid experience, each song is a statement to true death metal reigning supreme. The time to rot is upon us... (Me Saco Un Ojo Records #192)

DECRYPTAL - Simulacre LP
Drawn out passages of charnel guitars and battering drums showcase a superbly classic take on death metal with mean-spirited vocals snarling through the abyssal mix. The atmospheric and yet savagely punchy instruments have a thick and well executed production that allows the meatiness of the record to be really felt. Each contorting riff feels organic and the drums vary plentifully. This is the kind of cavernously gruesome death metal that manages to stand out from the crowd with interesting songwriting and unique flares such as the occasional off-kilter bass line or drum fill. If you're interested in hearing some magnificent old school death metal with buckets of atmosphere but also its own personality, Decryptal satisfies those needs. As you continue with this eldritch abomination of extremity, each track will spellbind you with an endless array of killer riffing, bone-crushing grooves and tastefully sparse leads. Clever hooks lead into total frenzy and then the doom gets cranked up to ensure you're never left bored on this volatile record. But most importantly, the creative flow makes sense, there isn't any jarring jumps or skittish playing - only pure rotten death metal that dares to walk its own pathway down into the crypts of the 90s and leaves with an unrecognised corpse thrown over its shoulders. Decryptal will bury you and you will love it... (Me Saco Un Ojo Records #197)

LA ISLA ELECTRONICA - s/t 7"
Debut vinyl release by Portland's LA ISLA ELECTRONICA. Four tracks of Cold Wave Synth Punk with female vocals in Spanish. (Distort Records #30)

G*U*N*N - G*U*N*N LP
After what seems like an eternity, the long fabled G*U*N*N LP is here! Fourteen So. Cal punk tracks that respect the old school. It's hard to make a nearly perfect record and, like it or not, this is it. What needs to be said about G*U*N*N? Sometimes they're on flyers and don't show up. Sometimes they do and they play punk music. This is a good record and you know it, just buy it... Hardcore and punk rock, moshing, skating, and partying. It's 2025 and World War 3 is around the corner. G*U*N*N rules ok? (Going Underground Records #60)

THE SMOG - Speed Of Life/New Game 7"
The Smog continues to lead the way of the new wave of Japan's forever shining Punk scene...the band returns with a new single and some of their best songs yet. If you were lucky enough to see them on the West Coast or Gonerfest last year you'll be stoked. One time Pressing of 500 copies. All copies have a red obi strip, covers are printed in Japan...vinyl pressed in the USA. Some might say a union made in heaven. (Going Underground Records #59)

EROSION/ALTERED DEAD - split cassette tape
Vancouver's EROSION return with their first release since 2018's "Maximum Suffering" LP (Hydra Head Records). Expect more suffocating and grinding d-beat hardcore and twisted melodies in the early Martyrdod vein. Erosion are sharing a release with Victoria's doomiest and most crushing death metal band, ALTERED DEAD who have been steadily becoming more raw and brutal in the OSDM vein with each new track as evidenced on their most recent 2021 full length "Returned To Life" (Momento Mori). New material from both bands. (Mechanized Apparatus #2 TP)

BLEACHED CROSS - s/t LP (red and blue vinyl)
Blood seeps into the stone, and darkness emerges. Bleached Cross embrace this darkness; conjuring those parts of life to transform them through their songs as rituals. Evoking the aggression of screamo and hardcore through a lens of post punk, dark wave, and shoegaze, their infectious drum beats and pop hooks intertwine between reverb soaked guitars and distorted synth pads creating something both ethereal and unrelenting. A grim alchemy that proves there is beauty in darkness, and catharsis in its release. (Protagonist Records #73.5)

SPIRITKILLER - s/t LP (blue and yellow vinyl w/ etched b-side)
Coming together in late 2022, Albany, NY based hardcore band Spiritkiller quickly became known for their infectious, groove laden riffs and energetic live performances. Weaving together the razor sharp aggression of bands like 108 and Snapcase with flourishes of post hardcore by way of acts like Quicksand and Refused, Spiritkiller updates this sound in a way that still preserves the passion and impact of that source material. A little over a year after their debut EP, the band completed writing and recording their 8 song self-titled LP. This release showcases the band's signature sound with songs that harken back to the heyday of innovation and experimentation in the hardcore sound, while reifying the ethics and message of personal empowerment notable in the subculture of that era. For fans new and old, Spiritkiller is here to bridge the gap between past and present and add their voice to the chorus of others helping to redefine hardcore in the current moment. Pressed as a one-sided LP on beautiful multi-colored vinyl with an etched B-side. (Protagonist Records #101)

ACADEMY ORDER - A New Kind of Fear deluxe CD
Since 2021, Academy Order have been honing their sound through various releases and live incarnations, expertly showcasing elements of death rock, punk, new wave, and even hardcore in a sonic amalgamation that is uniquely their own, while remaining just familiar enough to keep heads nodding. Now they surge forth with a debut album, unleashing "A New Kind of Fear" to solidify an approach that touches nerves both lyrically and musically via counterpoints of aggression and melody not so commonly coupled in the broad genre of post-punk. The deliciously cold attack of driving guitars and Matthew's demanding vocals weighed against synth lines straight from the 80's dance floor and Norelle's angelic vocal hooks bring the shadowy rhythm of the whole album to halting depths and infectious heights. Though far from derivative, fans of seminal acts such as 45 Grave, Clan of Xymox, and TSOL may find themselves moving just as readily as those who enjoy Danse Society, Bleached Cross, and Chain Cult. This deluxe CD version also includes 3 extra tracks from their first cassette. (Protagonist Records #85 CD)

LOCKSLIP - s/t LP (red vinyl w/ silk-screened b-side)
Featuring members of notable acts such as Entry, Auteur, Mom and the Mailman, and Decoybody, this is the crushing self-titled debut EP from the Los Angeles metallic hardcore outfit Lockslip. Forming in late 2022 and self-producing/self-releasing the EP in 2024, the band turned heads quickly with this 14-minute display of chaos. With punishing breakdowns that any hardcore fan would enjoy, as well as plenty of complex mathy and technical bits, this feels less like the debut release of a brand-new band, and more like an intentional and polished group looking ahead to the future. These songs tell the story of being fed up with the status quo, and of expressing a deep inner turmoil through feedback-laden anguish. The EP was produced and mixed by drummer Noah Baxter at Dichotic Studios, mastered digitally by Brian Skipworth at Skipwave Sound, and remastered for vinyl by Nick Townsend at Townsend Mastering. Pressed on one-sided 12-inch red vinyl with a screen-printed guillotine design on the B-side. (Protagonist Records #104)

LOOSE CHOIR - Shy Side LP (sunburst orange vinyl)
Sacramento, California's Loose Choir bend the trends of indie/alt-rock with punchy punk flourishes and moody folk earholes, the result of which is a blast of nostalgia and new noise in equal measure. Formed in 2022 by Rae Boys (vocals), Tatton White (guitar, bass) and Noah G. Prado (drums), the band took their time fleshing out the songs that comprise Shy Side, their debut full-length. The patience paid off, as Loose Choir's collaborative strengths yielded a formidable collection of arresting tracks brimming with poise and urgency. Thriving in the aural limbo between alt-folk and the often urgent sonic real estate of guitar-forward mid-'00s underground rock, Loose Choir vacillates its dynamism to startling results. Boys' affecting vocals slice like sunrise over a rough sea, and sometimes brings to mind acts as diverse as The Cranberries, Rainer Maria, The Anniversary, or Pogoh. Shy Side embodies the saccharine sentiments of romantic misdirection and the language of longing into a fiery, guitar-driven maelstrom that will all but require repeated listens. (Protagonist Records #98)

DISFIGURE - New Age Of Judgement CD
Disfigure is a black metal band out of New Haven, CT infusing aspects of war metal with elements of d-beat hardcore/crust punk. (Rescroll Records #64 CD)

THEODEN'S REIGN - Citadel of the Stars CD/cassette tape
Theoden's Reign returns with the highly anticipated sophomore album, Citadel of the Stars. Mystically presenting itself as a monumental progression in the Theoden's Reign signature sound of epic medieval atmospheric black metal. Picking up where the debut Mitheithel left off, sole member Heralder expands the sonic landscape with a more refined immersive approach, weaving together majestic passages with raw, unrelenting aggression. Layered atmospheric synths alongside the project's characteristic tremolo-picked riffs, Theoden's Reign has created a vast, cinematic journey that evokes both grandeur and melancholy. Citadel of the Stars is not only a testament to the project's musical growth, but also a stunning achievement that is sure to captivate both current fans and newcomers alike. (Redscroll Records #60 CD/#60 TP)

KILLER KIN - s/t CD
Previously available as a CDr we now present the self titled Killer Kin CD as a professionally pressed CD in a proper jewel case in an edition of 100. Ranting and raving of proper Rock N' Roll from New Haven, CT. FOR FANS OF: The Stooges, MC5, Castle Rat, King Khan, The New York Dolls... (Redscroll Records #62 CD)

ABRUPTUM - Vi Sonus Veris Nigrae Malitiaes CD
Abrutum's third full length album from 1995. Experimental ritual noise improvisation to conjure the pure essence of darkness and evil. Like a dissected cadaver, splayed with its organs excised and isolated, Abruptum deconstructed black metal and recontextualized it. (Nuclear War Now Records #755.5 CD)

TORMENTADOR/GOATSEMEN - split LP
Fist pressing of 400 copies on black vinyl. 3mm jacket. 12"x12" insert. Ex-Holocausto bestial war-mongers, Tormentador, return with new attacks of proper Brazilian War Metal. GoatSemen from Peru fills the rear side with bestial filth in the true South American style. For fans of 80's Cogumelo style warm climate black metal. (Nuclear War Now Records #761) CHEMICAL DEATH - Times of Inquisition LP
Cult Brazilian black metal with a huge Mystifier influence. This is their unreleased album from 1993! It may come as a surprise that one of the blackest full length recording of the Brazilian 90's scene was produced by a band named Chemical Death, an oddly Death/Grindcore sounding moniker. As a matter of fact the band even added the initials N-C/G-C (Noisecore/Grindcore) to their first logo. Chemical Death was formed in Salvador, the capital city of the Bahia region in the late 80's under the name Desolation by Fabios Omega (guitars), Josenildo Kareca (Bass) and Canibal. These three grind heads were obsessed with the Noise Core sound that was quite popular in Brazil back then when bands like Napalm Death, Fear of God or Agathocles were truly breaking new sonic grounds. DISCLAIMER: There are visible scuff marks and a tiny smudge on the first track of side A on all copies that do NOT affect play. It might look slightly ugly like an old Cogumelo record but it sounds perfect! (Nuclear War Now Records #747)

INDOMITOR - Abrks Pentalfa Renfam LP
Bestial black metal. Fist pressing of 100 copies on black vinyl. 3mm jacket. 12"x12" insert. ECUADORIAN BESTIAL BLACK GRIND METAL. Indomitor unleashes apocalyptic grinding noise metal from the jungles of Ecuador in the style of Nyogthaeblisz, Blood, and Nuclearhammer. Total brickwall noise attack for fans of non music. (Nuclear War Now Records #738)

BLASPHAMAGOATACHRIST - Bestial Abominator LP
Pulverizing war metal. First pressing of 590 copies. Hand pressed by YK at Helios Press across 3 days in March 2025. 3 mm jacket. 12" insert. The second and final nuclear attack from BGC written mostly by Sabbaoth and Virrugus before their untimely passing. Merciless bestial black metal as only members of Blasphemy, Goatpenis and Antichrist can create. (Nuclear War Now Records #754)

(repress) ORCHID - Chaos is Me LP (repress)
The repress has arrived. In 1999 Ebullition released the Orchid - Chaos is Me LP. At the time Orchid was a fairly new and unheard of band. It was the 45th release on Ebullition, but over time it became the most popular band and record that Ebullition ever had the privilege of releasing. The origina description was: Orchid's first full length 12" features eleven songs of their unique blend of emotive chaos and combustible hardcore. Blending it all together to create emo violence. The cover design has an almost Misfits inspired motif, and their lyrics are... well, they are Orchid lyrics, which means that they are slightly emotive and vague while retaining a sense of purpose. Orchid is all about blending; taking the best of several genres and putting it all together to get the Orchid sound. Screaming vocals and harsh sounding music to keep the kids screaming and dancin' whether they are Romulan emo kids or crusty Klingons. (Ebullition Records #45)

(repress) TRAGEDY - Vengeance LP
Finally repressed! Originally released in 2002. "Vengeance" is Tragedy's 2nd LP. Tragedy's first LP was an awesome record filled with powerful and melodic hardcore served with a dark underbelly of brooding atmosphere. "Vengence" is equally as powerful, melodic, and brooding. Twelve songs to infect the world with their ideology and musical vision. (Tragedy Records #3)

RADIO SILENCE: A SELECTED VISUAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN HARDCORE MUSIC (EXPANDED EDITION) - BOOK Initially conceived in 2003 and originally published by MTV Press/powerHouse Books in 2008, the idea for "Radio Silence: A Visual History Of American Hardcore Music" was born during a conversation at an art show in South Brooklyn between designer Nathan Nedorostek and writer Anthony Pappalardo. Out of print for 10 years, "Radio Silence" has been restored, updated, and expanded from the source files and features unpublished and rare images from The Germs, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, SS Decontrol, Die Kreuzen, Youth Of Today, and many more. "Radio Silence" 3.0 is now available through Revelation Records Publishing. This expanded edition includes an additional 34 pages. 7.375" x 10.75", softcover, 256 pages. (Revelation Records Publishing #6)

MIKE V & THE RATS - s/t 7" (yellow with purple splatter vinyl) Mike Vallely has proven his diversity time and time again throughout the years. Loud, aggressive, and angry is the style of music that The Rats play, just like the music they all grew up on. Originally released in 2002 and long out-of-print, this EP is a one-time pressing made in tandem with the band's return in the summer of 2025. New pressing now available on yellow with purple splatter vinyl. (Indecision Records #52)

NUOVO TESTAMENTO - Trouble LP Nuovo Testamento - the Los Angeles, CA-based trio consisting of Chelsey Crowley (vocals), Giacomo Zatti (drums), and Andrea Mantione (synth) - has spent the last several years seizing dance floors across the world with their blend of dark Italo-disco and synth-drenched pop. 2025 promises to be another breakout year for the group, with new EP "Trouble" showcasing the trio's most mature and explorative repertoire to date. With crystalline, modern production and effervescent songwriting, Nuovo Testamento has created a fresh, new sound unmistakably their own. Vinyl version includes digital download. (Discoteca Italia #3)

SENSE FIELD - Building LP (grey vinyl) Formed by ex-members of Reason To Believe, Sense Field pioneered the way for all post-hardcore/emo bands to follow. "Building" is their third full-length album, originally released in 1996. "Building" also has the mixing talent of Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Shudder To Think, etc.). New pressing now available on grey vinyl. (Revelation Records #46)

THE FREEZE - Land Of The Lost cassette tape "Land Of The Lost" bridged the gap between The Freeze's signature Boston hardcore/punk style and a more rock 'n' roll sound they employed later in their careers. They still have the punk enthusiasm as in previous releases and use some songs on this recording as scathing criticisms of that period's Boston hardcore scene. Now available again on cassette. (Taang! Records #51)

Descriptions for 7/12/25

DEATH SIDE - The Will Never Die LPx2 (pre-order)
These should start shipping around the 21st of July. The official reissue of Tokyo's DEATH SIDE non-LP output. 40 tracks collecting Satisfy The Instinct 7" (1988), The Will Never Die 7" (1994) and All Is Here Now 7" (1994). Their compilation tracks from Smashing Odds Ness!! 8" (1987), Eye of The Thrash Guerrilla LP (1988), Hang the Sucker Vol.2 LP (1989), Game of Death LP (1989) and Starving Dog Eats Master LP (1991) as well as their tracks on the CHAOS UK split CD (1993) Starting up in the mid-80's DEATH SIDE, together with LIP CREAM, bridged the first and third wave of Japanese hardcore punk. Bringing to the stage new influences, and the brooding Japanese hardcore sound. By making something totally fresh, they forged the trademark sound most people think of when thinking of traditional Japanese hardcore. Their extremely fierce aesthetic, sound and attitude gained them a nearly mythical status. Following the Japanese tradition of bands organising their own gig nights, DEATH SIDE together with friends, created the legendary Burning Spirits concerts and tours, which saw every classic band of the era play, from LIP CREAM, CRUCK or BASTARD to SYSTEMATIC DEATH, or NIGHTMARE. This gig night gave their style a new name, which has been used broadly to describe contemporary Japanese Hardcore. By playing relentlessly all over the country they inspired a new generation of maniacs that ended up starting bands all over Japan. The band came to an end in 1995, and spurred another batch of classic bands like PAINTBOX, FORWARD or JUDGMENT. But that's a different story. The Double LP was re-mastered by Arthur Rizk, and comes in a gatefold sleeve designed by Ville Valavuo, it includes a 12-page booklet of band pictures and flyers as well as lyrics. The LP is dedicated to Chelsea, the original Guitarist who passed away in 2007. (La Vida Es Un Mus #307)

POLICY OF 3 - s/t LPx2 (pre-order shipping in September)
We are working on getting the Policy of 3 LPs from Stonehenge in France. We are not certain what the price will be... but it should be between $32 and $37. Policy of 3 was one of the great hardcore bands of the late '80s (known as Matter of Fact at that point) and the early '90s (not considered an emo band until years later). Their sound was passionate and compelling with a sound that was cutting edge at the time; heavily influenced by the late '80s Dischord hardcore sound. At the time emotive hardcore was something new and exciting. It was all about passion, anger, and was really just another aspect of hardcore... long before emo was turned into frivolous pop punk. Policy of 3 helped to define this sound/genera and this release is an amazing testament to one of the great hardcore bands from that time. (Stonehenge Records)

CONFRONT - Guilty or Not Guilty LP
Japan's premier hardcore veterans Confront return with their first proper full-length album! Of course Japanese hardcore fans will know this powerhouse group, but I think Americans at large should remember their stunning 7" and collection 12" on General Speech in the 2010s. By comparison, this album sees Confront at their most pulverizing and hardened, a streamlined traditional Japanese hardcore attack. High-charge drums, big gang vocal choruses, emotive vocals, memorable riffs, all the trademarks of the style are in full effect. (SPHC/Chaos In My Life #1)

DART - Speed Days LP
Debut Dart LP: yowzers this is a right proper metal-punk scorcher if I do say so myself. A big step forward from the already impressive demo a couple years back. Think later Poison Idea doing metal-punk with a couple drops of Motorhead and a taste for righteous heavy metal. There is a Euro pressing on Agipunk if that's more convenient. (SPHC Records #144)

SUICIDE CLUB - Facing Fears 7"
Suicide Club EP: so good I had to chip in myself. New generation Malaysian band doing total Clevo USHC, think Nine Shocks Terror and H-100s etc. Also available from Bollocks Records if you're in Asia. (SPHC Records #144.5)

KA'TZON LA'TEVACH - s/t LP
Limited to 300 black vinyl copies. After a demo where I played bass, this is the first album of this band from Tel Aviv with people from Not On Tour, Dir Yassin, Aason... 18 songs that sound like a brutal mix of dark crust, sludge, doom, powerviolence...sung in hebrew. Political stuff about animal liberation, the society in Israel... (La Agonia De Vivir #177)

22 JACKS - Uncle Bob LP
Limited to 300 copies. So happy to put out for the first time ever on vinyl; 22 JACKS Uncle Bob debut album from 1998. One of the bands of the mighty Steve Soto (Adolescents, Agent Orange, Joyride...), forming a super band with people from Face To Face, No Use For A Name, Foo Fighters... a super fresh album between punk rock, power pop and some surfrock vibes. Steve Soto in loving memory. (La Agonia De Vivir #186)

DISASTER JACKS - Tales From The Living End 10"
Limited to 500 pink and blue splatter copies. Disaster Jacks are a trio (Angie, Marle and Dave) from Barcelona and this is their third release, for sure their best stuff til now. 8 new songs of punk rock, hardcore and skatepunk that sound fresh and honest. (La Agonia De Vivir #182)

MENDRA - Hostal Hostil LP
Limited to 300 black copies. Mendra are from Sant Feliu de Guixols, a small city in Catalonia that have had so many good bands along the years. Paula, Sof�a and V�ctor (Tano!, Anchord...) are 3 good friends doing what they love. This is their second album where you will find a personal mix of some post hardcore, punk and emo mostly sung in Catal�n. If they were from Washington DC they would be on Dischord. (La Agonia De Vivir #158)

WUD - Meant To Collide LP
Limited to 300 black copies. The second album of the band arrives three years after the debut Okeanos (2019), three are also the nuclear components that currently form it (and not the five before) and, again, three are the letters with which the name of the band remains (wud), previously they were called Wood. It seems that many things have changed in three years and that's right, the group has grown while it has been reduced and this new album testifies to that. The eight songs concisely concentrate the soul of the project. Although what they continue to love is the structured edginess of math-rock, they want the work to have punk-rock and pop constantly on the horizon, which makes the computation more digestible for all kinds of ears that like sharp-guitars music. (La Agonia De Vivir #185)

ZAHRADA - s/t LP
Limited to 500 black copies. People from Smudjas, Landverrad, Lawine... from Netherlands playing awesome mix of indierock, punk, emo and noise with female/male vocals. For fans Sonic Youth, Pretty Girls Make Graves or Wild Animals. One of the best records of 2018. (La Agonia De Vivir #101)

THE LOCUST - Molecular Genetics From The Gold Standard Labs LP
Originally released in 2012, The Locust's "Molecular Genetics From The Gold Standard Labs" features 44 tracks of hard-to-find and out-of-print material from the early years of the legendary band. The San Diego, CA, group has been blowing minds since 1994 with their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, mathcore complexity, and new-wave weirdness. (Three One G Records #152)

BAYWAY - The Recipe Volume 1 LP (color vinyl)/cassette tape
Bayway is a hard-hitting hardcore band from Elizabeth, NJ, formed in late 2022. Since their debut demo, "World Of Bayway," with RTF Records, they've unleashed a relentless stream of releases including the "Newport Sessions" and "Bayway Takes Manhattan," both on Daze and RTF Records, cementing their reputation as a rising force in the hardcore scene with a no-frills attitude and explosive live energy. Now the first band signed to Trustkill Records since 2008, the band has a new album that promises to be a banger because Bayway has "The Recipe." This is the Bayway refinery vinyl version. (Trustkill Records #142)

Descriptions for 7/5/25

LACK OF INTEREST - Never Back Down LP (shipping now!)
Repressed! Sometimes referred to as "Take Another Step," this 19 track LP of Infest inspired thrash is once again available on vinyl! Fast and to the point; no nonsense hardcore. Lightning fast. An absolute must for fans of fast-core and Infest style hardcore. (Deep Six #66)

LACK OF INTEREST - Trapped Inside LP (shipping now!)
Repressed! Originally released in 1999 on Slap A Ham Records. About 6 minutes shy of a million years after their formation the Southern Cal gods of thrash violence finally rip the entire universe a new one with their debut long player. It's about time guys. LACK OF INTEREST are the purest old school style thrash band embraced by the power violence scene. They are strongly reminiscent of early eighties hate core legends like NEGATIVE FX and NEGATIVE APPROACH. They have the same intensity, the same rawness, the same anger and the same classic vibe. "Trapped Inside" features newly recorded songs that span most of the band's career including their calling card "My Life" which is THE thrash anthem of the nineties. There are 24 tracks on this puppy and a good half of them run less than thirty seconds (only three of them break the one minute barrier) consequently this album kills with a speed and power not unlike being strapped into an electric chair. This is the band and this is the album that you can cram down the throat of the next jaded old fart who tries to tell you that "punk is dead". (Deep Six Records #250)

BETON ARME - Renaissance LP
Montreal has always had an active music scene, but it seems hard for bands to break out and reach wider audiences outside Canada. However, when a band is able to break out, they become the archetype for their respective sounds, creating something entirely unique from familiar riffs and structures.Take VOIVOID's sci-fi thrash and speed metal mutation from the 80s, INEPSY's motor-charged wasteland punk 'n' roll from the early 2000's and now...BETON ARME's uplifting blend of Oi!, punk and hardcore. While it seems most people are learning about the band through their recent tours - hitting cities in Europe, USA, Australia and Japan�they have been active since 2018, meticulously dialing in their sound. Initially influenced by the skinhead scenes of France and Italy, their new LP "Renaissance" borrows from sounds outside the subculture, orchestrating harmonies to unite the punks, skins and moshers. The comparison to L'INFANTERIE SAUVAGE is undeniable (they even cover "Les poings leves mais les poings lies"!) with odd song structures switching from slow melodies to fast punchy pogo beats. The Italian influence also still remains, tapping into bands showcased on the "QUELLI CHE URLANO ANCHORA..." compilation (BASTA, NABAT, ROUGH, etc...). However on this LP, there is a subtle influence of early American hardcore bands, adding more stomping rhythms and upping the pace of the songs. Renaissance is an excellent example of how a band can evolve their sound without losing the aspects that define them: razor sharps riffs, unexpected disco drum syncopations and, of course, orchestral "Ohhhhhhs". Every song verges on an anthem that will get stuck in your head for days. This record truly is a "Renaissance", hopefully ushering in a new era of scene unity and positivity, making you believe that together anything is possible. L'Union Fait La Force! (La Vida Es Un Mus #320)

PYREX - Slugman 7"
Pyrex's post-apocalyptic punk slithers out of the melting pot that is New York City, nodding to influences ranging from early thrash to Crass Records post-punk and the city's own storied hardcore lineage. Rooted in the classic acid-damaged sound of Chrome, Pyrex takes notes from disparate influences like Poison Idea, Needles and Crazy Spirit, delivering a rolling boil of punk nihilism with hints of psychedelia simmering beneath. Their latest, Slugman, is four tracks of irate punk fury packed into a taut eight minutes - all toxic sludge and raw nerve spilling in abundance. It's nasty, unhinged and volatile but won't leave your turntable for a long while. Approach with caution. (La Vida Es Un Mus #317)

NUCLEAR FEAR - Pantomime Of Power 7"
Scintillating 6 minute thrillride delivering booming flying acid guitars, illegibly distorted bass, unrelenting drums, and brutal borderline death metal vocals. Some of the minds who brought you Arms Race and The Flex bring you this music coming from the same filth at the earths core which defined the UK's great contribution to exceptional ear damage across four decades - touching on Scandinavian speed a la Totalitar and Mob 47, the aching chaos of Disorder, the psychedelic noise bath of ENT, and the clean cut legacy annihilation of NWOBHC. Heavy and relevant political lyrics top this masterstroke of "no metal no melody no problem." (La Vida Es Un Mus #322)

INVUNCHE - Atavismo LP/CD/cassette tape
ANCESTRAL BLACK METAL Long awaited second full-length by Dutch-Chilean band INVUNCHE. Inspired by ILDJARN, VOLAHN and LOS JAIVAS but following a path uniquely its own. ATAVISMO worships ancient South American history and folklore, occupying a mythical space between black metal, primitive punk and progressive psychedelia. (Nuclear War Now Records #744)

VON - Satanic LP
First demo from 1989 that was recorded with the original line up featuring Venien. Von were ahead of their time - way ahead. In the early 90's, a time when their peers in the North American metal scene were playing technical and complex death metal these 3 individuals trod new ground with a wholly original sound. Coming from California's Bay Area, a scene that included such legendary bands as Death Angel and Exodus, Von broke tradition and took their influence from much rawer bands like Bathory and Sodom. (Nuclear War Now Records #756)

VON - Satanic Blood LP
Second demo from 1992 recorded in a damp basement rehearsal space in downtown San Francisco. Groundbreaking minimalist black metal classic. Von were ahead of their time - way ahead. In the early 90's, a time when their peers in the North American metal scene were playing technical and complex death metal these 3 individuals trod new ground with a wholly original sound. Coming from California's Bay Area, a scene that included such legendary bands as Death Angel and Exodus, Von broke tradition and took their influence from much rawer bands like Bathory and Sodom. (Nuclear War Now Records #757)

VON - Blood Angel LP
Third demo from 1992 of minimalist black metal from San Francisco. Von were ahead of their time - way ahead. In the early 90's, a time when their peers in the North American metal scene were playing technical and complex death metal these 3 individuals trod new ground with a wholly original sound. Coming from California's Bay Area, a scene that included such legendary bands as Death Angel and Exodus, Von broke tradition and took their influence from much rawer bands like Bathory and Sodom. (Nuclear War Now Records #763)

PENTAGRAM - Demos LPx2
Few bands in the history of underground metal have had as profound an influence on the genre with as limited a discography as Pentagram of Chile. Not to be confused with the U.S. doom band of the same name, whose origin predated its South American death metal counterpart by just over a decade, the Chilean entity officially recorded a grand total of two demos and an EP during the two-plus years of its original existence. The context of the band's formation and short-lived existence in a geographically and politically isolated and repressed country lent increased improbability to its eventual attainment of cult-like status. Its scarce output and insularity notwithstanding, Pentagram has been deservedly cited as a major influence on more prolific outfits such as Napalm Death, Entombed, Pentacle, Dismember, and many more. Pentagram originated in 1985 as the creation of founding members Anton Reisenegger (vocals/guitars) and Juan Pablo Uribe (bass/guitars), who were around the ages of fifteen or sixteen at the time. Pentagram's early output was a high-tempo, aggressive type of death metal, similar to that of Necrovore, but with a more screamed vocal delivery. It is NWN's great honor to refocus well-deserved attention on Pentagram's original existence with its release of "Demos," a double-LP featuring "Demo #1" and "Demo #2" in their entirety, along with a 1985 rehearsal and a live recording from 1987. Additionally, this release includes a 32 page booklet containing full-color band photos, flyer reproductions, and a complete biography of those early days. Although this period of the band's existence was relatively short and not overwhelming in terms of its volume of recorded output, "Demos" is a fitting tribute to the outsize influence that Pentagram has had on its peers and the genre of extreme metal overall in the four decades since its inception. (Nuclear War Now Records #748)

TORTURER - Demo LP
Chilean cult deathrash from '91! An official reissue of their 2 studio demos from 1991 and 1995on one LP for the first time. Every copy includes a letter size booklet full of old gig flyers, band photos, lyrics and other historical artifacts from the time. Torturer took what was created by bands like Pentagram (Chile) and made their own deathrash classic for the ages! (Nuclear War Now Records #729)

TORTURER - Oppressed By The Force LP
Chilean cult deathrash '92! An official reissue of their debut album with layout based on the old CD release down to the typeface. Every copy includes a letter size booklet full of old gig flyers, band photos, lyrics and other historical artifacts from the time. Torturer took what was created by bands like Pentagram (Chile) and made their own deathrash classic for the ages! (Nuclear War Now Records #730)

VISIONS OF WAR/PHANE - split 7"
Phane is from Canada. Visions of War from Belgium. Finest Euro d-beat / crust on split with deadly Phane from Canada. D-beat meets raw punk / hardcore. Long time awaited (and planned) split 7" is out now !!! (Phobia Records #278)

SULFURIC CAUTERY - Subsequent Torture Sessions LP
This album collects all the Sulfuric Cautery splits and EPs between "Three Years of Torture" and "Suffocating Feats..." and features the last 8 previously unreleased Ohio era Sulfuric tracks. This compilation also features the Sulfuric Cautery tracks from the following out of print releases: Cornea Lacerations EP, Abort The Supreme Court comp, Cystgurgle split, Human Effluence split, and Disease/Bigorexia 3 way split. Almost 40 minutes of blasting punishment in total.� FFO: Agathocles, Warsore, Last Days of Humanity, Repulsion. (Malokul Records #29)

VAMPIRE - What Seems Forever Can Be Broken LP
European release of the debut LP from Australian band Vampire. 10 songs from what is possibly the best anarchopunk band currently in existence. The dynamics of the tracks are refreshingly simple, a powerful yet neutral-sounding recording, with very little embellishment or stylized production to hide behind, approaching filth with distorted guitars, haunting bass lines, and steady drum beats, all elevated by the combination of the three voices perfectly balanced between melody and hatred. In a quantized world, one can perceive an endearing dose of human spirit through their tense and disturbingly melodic expressions. A modern Ansrcho Punk classic that is surprising to find 40 years after the wonderful bands that spawned the genre, especially England. Includes poster and insert with lyrics. (Phobia Records #306)

AFTERMATH - The Cutting Begins LP
Stenchcore act from Umea, Sweden. AFTERMATH does include members from band such as Misantropic, Personkrets 3:1, Disconvenience, Epidemics, Acid Blood and Scum crusade. Think Swordwielder and Plague thirteen and you sort of get the point. Or better yet; Cancer spreading. The mininalistic artwork! (Phobia Records #295)

WAR//PLAGUE - The Rot Thickens LP
New album. Metal/crust/punk from Minneapolis. 8 new songs. Be ready for their upcoming EU tour !!! "The Rot Thickens" is WAR//PLAGUES 13th release and an uncompromising barrage of rage-infused crust punk from the frozen wasteland of Minneapolis. (Phobia Records #305)

EXPLOATOR - Apokollaps LP
D-beat... raw punk... New album from Swedish hardcore veterans! Includes members from Warcollapse, Totalitar, Meanwhile, Krigshot, No Security, and many more!! (Phobia Records #290)

DEATHFIEND - Dark Rising LP
Members of Police Bastard, Soar Throat, and Doom. Prepare for a relentless assault as Deathfiend unleashes their second album, "Dark Rising." Across its nine punishing tracks, "Dark Rising" captures the primitive essence of genre-defining bands like Hellhammer, Unleashed, and Slaughter, while weaving in doom-laden atmospheres and spacey, psychedelic guitar work. The recording is heavy and dark, perfectly capturing the crushing weight of the band's music. A standout feature of the album is the guest appearance by Mark "Barney" Greenway from Napalm Death, whose brutal vocals on one track elevate the album to new heights. "Dark Rising" is a definitive statement from Deathfiend, showcasing their growth while remaining true to the underground ethos. This release is essential for fans of uncompromising old school Death Metal, delivering a sound that is both familiar and devastatingly fresh. (Phobia Records #292)

DEATHFIEND - Beyond Life LP
Members of Doom, Sore Throat, Police Bastar... Hailing from deepest, darkest Birmingham are Deathfiend, a trio who describe themselves as creating a blend of Old School Death Metal and Punk which is heavily influenced by the early sounds of Doom and Black Metal. While that sounds like a complex hot mess, if you've heard "Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando" by Mayhem then you will understand why the description is one that brings that to mind. The outfit comprises John Pickering (founding member of Doom, Sore Throat, Cain and Police Bastard) on both vocals and guitar alongside Rick Farn on bass and Andrea Pisu on drums with Gruesome Records handing the release of their debut album "Beyond Life". Recorded by the band themselves before being mixed and mastered by Carlo Altobelli at Toxic Basement Studio (Cripple Bastards, Sore Throat, Discharge) in Milan Italy it was a summer 2022 release which we missed and are now putting right... (Phobia Records #248)

HELLKNIFE - Flames of Damnation LP
28 February 2025, Six years after their last album "Dusk of Doom", German Crust band Hellknife from Mannheim finally strikes back with "Flames of Damnation". Ten new songs celebrating their trademark sound, combining the most ferocious D-Beat with additional blast beats. Recorded at Happy Cadaver Studio, Germany. Mixed and mastered by Ulf Blomberg at Hoborec, Sweden. Expect a raw, pounding sound that retains all the clarity required. Artwork once again by Sickness 666 (Zygoatsis, Surrender of Divinity). (Phobia Records #301)

ILLVILJA - Doden LP
New album! Blackened crust from Sweden. Vinyl comes in gatefold cover + 28 pages fanzine booklet. (Phobia Records #258)

KA'TZON LA'TEVACH - Void LP
Limited to 300 black copies. It includes booklet. This is Ka'tzon La'tevach (Tel Aviv) second full lenght. This time is Gutzy from Not On Tour on drums, who make it more straight forward album. They still continue delivering some dark and slow parts but with a more hc/punk/dbeat approach. This is neocrust as its finest. You will love it if you are into His Hero Is Gone, Tragedy, Wolfbrigade or Ekkaia. Very political lyrics in hebrew (english translations included) about life in Israel. Antizionism, antioccupation, pro animal liberation...DIR YASSIN former member. (La Agonia De Vivir #190)

FRANKY LEE - Franky Lee I LP
Limited to 300 black copies. Franky Lee are a superband formed by Mathias on guitar and vocals (Millencollin), Jocke on drums (Passage 4, Within Reach...) and Magnus on bass and back up vocals (The Peepshows). They put out 2 albums (one of them on Epitaph) but they had been pretty quiet since their last one in 2011. These are 6 great brand new songs of alt rock and pop-punk with an amazing sound. (La Agonia De Vivir #163)

R.O.B.O. - Negacion LP
Limited to 500 black copies. Probably best garage-punkrock band from Madrid, this is the second album...fast, melodic... Already a classic with people from Madrid legends Muletrain, Looking For An Answer, Aerobitch... (La Agonia De Vivir #102)

WILD ANIMALS - B-sides 10"
Limited to 500 copies with a silkscreened illustration on the B-side - 200 clear transparent vinyl / 300 black vinyl. New Wild Animals release, the fourth. This is an EP with 2 unreleased songs plus a different version of "Interrupted Girl" (The Hoax LP, 2018). They continue with their great mix of punk rock, emo, indie-rock and power pop. Lyrically the 3 songs are very political with that personal approach on it that is already a sign of the band. One sided 10" with silkscreened on the B side. Artwork by the mighty Manu Grinon. (La Agonia De Vivir #142)

ASINUS/VENGANZA - split 7"
Limited to 500 black copies. Asinus from Salamanca follow up their great demo debut with 3 new epic punk anthems about animal liberation, human liberation, anarchism...Venganza from Zaragoza are a punk classics in the spanish anarchist diy "scene", fucking love it. (La Agonia De Vivir #90)

LA MIRADA DEL TIGRE - s/t 7"
Limited to 500 black vinyl. Melodic youth crew hardcore from Madrid. Political lyrics about animal liberation, anarchism... People from Duelo, Perras Salvajes... (La Agonia De Vivir #64)

NOT ON TOUR - All This Time LP
Limited to 500 copies. Reissue of their acclaimed 2012 album that put them in the map as one of the best punk rock bands of the last decade. (La Agonia De Vivir #117)

MOOM - Plague Infested Urban Dump Of The Future LP
Limited to 500 copies. Brand new release for Tel Aviv noisest and darkest quartet. This time is a full length, their first one after three eps. Sima from Not On Tour on vocals and 17 brand new songs that sound like a tasteful blend of oldschool powerviolence like Spazz, Infest...with some amazing sludgy moments. (La Agonia De Vivir #194)

TEN FOOT POLE/SATANIC SURFERS - split LP
Limited to 500 copies. Repress of the LP that came out in 1995 by Bad Taste Records. (La Agonia De Vivir #195)

SAMIAM - 1st LP
Limited to 500 copies. 1990 album debut of the Bay Area legends Samiam. Originally released by New Red Archives Records in 1990. (La Agonia De Vivir #193)

YAPHET KOTTO - The Killer Was In The Government Blankets LP
These LPs do not have perfect covers. They all took some abuse on the way from Spain to the USA. Limited to 500 copies. Originally released by Ebullition Records in 1999. Yaphet Kotto were from Santa Cruz (California) and were active from 1996 to 2005. They were involved in the flourishing US scene of bands that started to mix emo with screamy hc/punk in the mid 1990s and that kinda created the "screamo" term. While many of them had some kind of arty vibe, Yaphet Kotto were the more sociopolitical side of it. Ebullition released three full length albums. Yaphet Kotto and Ebullition has been recognized as one of the labels and bands that helped to develop that sound and scene. (La Agonia De Vivir #197)

IRON LUNG - Adapting//Crawling LP/cassette tape/CD
Behold! Seattle's immortal IRON LUNG have bestowed upon us their fourth studio full-length, Adapting // Crawling. This, their first album since 2013, is as fierce and uncompromising as we've come to expect from the duo of Jensen Ward and Jon Kortland, who originally bonded over a shared fascination of punishing hardcore and arcane medical barbarism. On this new LP, it's not a funhouse mirror they're holding up - society has devolved into this misshapen, ugly and distorted form, and IRON LUNG take no pleasure in pulling back its curtain. As truth-tellers in this breakneck and unrelenting hardcore tradition, duty commands IRON LUNG to ram their bulldozers, Hanatarash-style, through the tidal waves of horseshit. Extreme hardcore is not a new phenomenon, yet Adapting // Crawling is undoubtedly a vital new fork in its socket. Hearkening back to forebears Despise You and Crossed Out, these eighteen tracks offer distinctly original pathways to obliteration, from the ominous opening blows of "Adapting" to the inspired decision to sandwich the distressing "Virus" between two halves of "Purgatory Dust", a rare piece of art that accurately conjures the monotonous terror of surviving an active pandemic. Their blasts of hardcore/agit-prop are savage and unrelenting, but IRON LUNG somehow manage to imbue the negative space between blasts with an oxygen-destroying heaviness as well, perhaps the defining trademark of this group who once saw their reflection in a full-body pressurized metal chamber and decided to turn it into music. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson. Cut by John Golden. Art by Jon Kortland. Layout by Jensen Ward. (Iron Lung Records #300)

ELECTRIC CHAIR/PHYSIQUE - split LP
A celebration of love, unity and noise. The idea of PHYSIQUE and ELECTRIC CHAIR doing a split record was a spontaneous idea that got thrown out when a handful of members from each band went swimming together a few summers ago. The thought that they were two very different sounding and well celebrated bands, from the same small town made it very appealing. Of course, the driving idea was that it was a symbol of friendship between members of the bands. Since their respective inceptions, the two bands have been closely intertwined. Riley lived with a few members of ELECTRIC CHAIR for many years. Trae is a former member of PHYSIQUE - and Riley has even filled in on drums for EC. The two bands love one other and have been long time friends and supporters of each other's music. The record celebrates a period of time in OLYMPIA's rich punk history that all involved are very proud of. 1500 on black 150gr vinyl housed in a 24pt jacket with insert. EC side recorded by Evan Mersky. PH side recorded by Vivienne Vespera Lumi�re. Mastered by Shige Noise Room. Art by Collin Buhr, Victim Of and Bouncing Bee. FFO: Void, Gloom, Poison Idea, Framtid, Anti-Cimex, Doom, Beta Boys, Jerry's Kids. (Iron Lung Records #277)

BLACK DOG - Sewn Into Confusion 7"
Getting to know Nova Scotia's BLACK DOG in six short questions... Q: Describe yourself. A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: What are your interests and hobbies? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: What is your greatest accomplishment? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: What is your greatest strength? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: What is your favorite thing about yourself? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. Q: D-beat raw fucking noise punk assault? A: D-BEAT RAW FUKKING NOIZE PUNK ASSAULT. 500 copies on black 70gr housed in a custom die cut glue pocket jacket with mini poster included. Recorded by Jacob Hiltz. Mixed by Trish Quigley. Mastered by Will Killingsworth. Art by Daniel Garcia, Nathaniel Howell and Dan Peace. FFO: Discharge, Framtid, Disclose, Physique, Gloom, Mutated Void. Fragment. (Iron Lung Records #286)

ANDREW NOLAN - Monochrome Vol. 1: House Of Flying Daggers cassette tape
Producer extraordinaire Andrew Nolan (WOLFAGRAM, INTENSIVE CARE, collabs with FULL OF HELL, GOD IS WAR, THE BODY and more) hits us with a fresh set of crunchy stoned out "doom-bap" beats with all types of ominous scrapes and drags thrown in. House Of Flying Daggers features a host of frequent collaborators and some of the finest up-and-comers to grace the underground including LUKE SICK, NEW VILLAIN, FALCON OUTLAW, skintape, THE INFAMOUS GEHENNA, CROWNOVHORNZ, GRIM MOSES, DAVID HALLER, KNG BONDALERO and LUKEY CAGE. House of Flying Daggers is the first in the Monochrome series of mixtapes. The series is designed to be a home for one off collaborations, remixes or compilation tracks that never saw the light of day, tracks that were cut from a final release because they didn't necessarily fit the end vision, material from live sets, reworkings of older material, or select demos that were too good to leave behind. 200 pro printed linerless ultra clear cassettes housed with a hand printed silver shimmer j-card sleeve housed in a smoked out norelco box. All beats recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Andrew Nolan. Art by Youth And Rust. FFO: Clipping, Adrian Sherwood, Grand Invincible, Coil, Fatboi Sharif, UK pirate radio from the late 80s and early 90s, The Bug, JK Flesh, The Bomb Squad, Strange U, overdriven drums. (Iron Lung Records #296 TP)

INMATES - Role Of God LP
You've heard the phrase "The inmates are running the asylum" and that cannot be more true unless it is to say the INMATES have gone beyond simply running things and taken on the role of God. The Gods of Hardcore. Ha, hyperbole perhaps but your attention is got. A ten year asylum stay would help to explain the band's absence from releasing a new album over the last decade but that is another story for another time. Today we focus on our collective luck that the world is graced with not only a new full length but the absolute best INMATES material ever concocted. Crazed and muscular. No holds barred and no bars can hold them. The grime and the gold. Cleveland's most notorious are revered for their explosive and hilariously violent live performances. Legendary at this point. The real feat Role Of God achieves is taking that ferocious, dysfunctional energy and successfully translating it to tape. Finally! Twelve tracks of masterful hardcore that channels G.I.S.M.'s depravity, Agnostic Front's urgent shocks, Death Side's metallic roguery and a cult-like appeal to playful darkness. This is album is a hardcore triumph. 501 copies on state issue black 150gr vinyl housed in a 24pt jacket with insert included. Recorded by Ben Greenberg. Mastered by Will Killingsworth. Art by Courtesy Hostage. FFO: Agnostic Front, GISM, Integrity, Chaos UK, H-100's, 9 Shocks Terror, Death Side. (Iron Lung Records #292)

RETIREMENT - Attention Economy LP
Rather than interviewing the unsuspecting general public about their initial reactions to RETIREMENT's music, which was an extreme entertainment for us and people in the know about their 1st LP Buyer's Remorse, we decided to take it straight to the band on this new one for their perspective. To us, Attention Economy is a blistering indictment of a petty, distracted world and all its related jingle jangle nonsense. When asked about the new album, here is what they had to say: "As days blur into weeks, weeks into months, months into years, you can't help but wonder where did all the time go? As each new apex of brutality and consumerism surpasses itself, it's quickly replaced by an even darker future than we could ever imagine. We see this album as our cathartic release, the accumulation of the stress and the anxiety that boils at the surface of "contemporary living". As our screens dangle privilege and unattainable potential, we crouch forward to the next thing, the next big distraction. Mouths agape and ready for the drop. What does humanity have to show for itself, aside from tik-tok dancing to the images of beheaded children?" Once you, lovely listener, connect these images to the absolute bludgeoning sound contained herein, you start to realize just how uncomfortable and absolutely necessary RETIREMENT's world really is. Come on in... 350 made. FFO: later Rudimentary Peni, No Trend, Flipper, early USBM, Crossed Out, SSD, Nirvana... Hologram, Fashion Change, Paprika, Hoax, Black Button. (Iron Lung Records #295)

THE VACANT LOT - Creatures Of The Night 7"
The Vacant Lot are a first wave punk band from Canberra, started in 1978, that released just one EP in 1981. They played a few gigs and broke up shortly after but not without having a full set list of free-thinking, anti-establishment, Wire/Magazine/Buzzcocks inspired tunes to call from. And call they have! 'Creatures of the Night' is a collection of songs mostly written in '78/'79 but never recorded. Now with a fresh line-up (including Alien Nosejob's Jake Robertson!) they finally see the light. The Vacant Lot combine high energy garage music with potent lyrics, telling impressionistic stories as truthfully as they can through the juxtaposition of stark images transcribed directly from the world around them. Organic song-writing, collaboration, allowing accidents to find their way into the finished form. Keeping a thread of connection intact from their rough beginnings while allowing new modes of expression to evolve both musically and lyrically. Great material lasts forever and The Vacant Lot have a wealth of it backed with the talent to deliver it in style with a boatload of energy and "heaps of fun". 350 copies on black and 150 on sky blue 70gr vinyl housed in a 12pt glue pocket sleeve with lyric insert included. Recorded by Billy Gardner. Mixed/mastered by Mikey Young and Jake Robertson. FFO: Wire, Magazine, Buzzcocks, Thought Criminals. (Iron Lung Records #288)

HARDESTY - This Will Never Mean Anything LP
Hardesty was a short-lived straight-edge hardcore band from Seattle, WA, in the early 2000s comprised of then current members of Stay Gold. They combined their love of everything from Black Flag and Led Zeppelin to Unbroken and Quicksand in an attempt to do something different from what was going on around them at the time. This re-pressing includes their original 2002 album as well four tracks that were never officially released. Limited edition of 150 copies. (Indecision Records #199)

BOTCH - 061524 LPx2
Influential hardcore innovators Botch present their electrifying, new live album "061524," recorded at the iconic Showbox in Seattle, WA, on June 15, 2024 - exactly 22 years to the day after their original farewell show at the same venue in 2002. Botch's impact on aggressive music is undeniable. "061524" is a blistering, unflinching document of a band reawakened - not as a legacy act, but as a vital force. (Sargent House Records #297)

ARMISTICE/GASBATH - split LP (color vinyl)
Wilmington, CA's peace-punk legends Armistice are back with another dose of their classic crust-punk/dive-bomb attack. Gasbath is a female-fronted, metal-influenced punk band from Austin, TX. They feature former members of Glycine Max, Dogma Mundista, and Scarred For Life. (Know Records #160)

Descriptions for 6/28/25

TOTAL NADA - Aqui Y Ahora LP
Every two years, the stars conspire to make something magical happen, and Total Nada reappears on the scene from Canada with a new album. After their previous two EPs and with a clearly evolving hardcore sound, they unravel their third work, this time with a 12" of 7 songs in just over 10 minutes that is pure hate and hardcore. Leaving aside that first sound with dark and chaotically primitivist reminiscences, the evolution covers the British sound of hardcore from the mid-80s of bands like Heresy or Ripcord but passing them through the filter of the most direct and torn American hardcore of the 80s, and obviously without leaving aside all the influence of South American ultrahardcore and punk of the 80s that has marked them since the beginning of the band. Surely a before and after in the life of the band is marked with this masterpiece of punk and hardcore taken to its maximum essence and wrapped in a folder with an insert and poster by Jeronimo Velasquez and Juan Sebastian Rosillo. (11 PM Records #40)

(restock - limited copies) LEVEL - Symptom of Mankind LP
The debut full length LP from Chico California's purveyors of pummeling powerviolence: LEVEL! Following up their much-celebrated demo and "Gone West" 7" EP, LEVEL belt out 13 new songs of brutal powerviolence that mixes classic and modern PV styles with raw punk. Brutal enough to shatter ear drums, but with enough punk dirge to set a patrol car on fire. Limited to 300 copies, black vinyl. 625#299. Co-release with Coxinha and Thrashtapes. (625 Records #299)

(restock - limited copies) SULFURIC CAUTERY - Killing Spree LP
The third LP by the unrelenting blast addicts: Sulfuric Cautery! Featuring the new line-up with Derek on "chainsaw and vomits" this is the most unhinged and technical SxCx release to date. Persistent blasting and crazy time changes producing a cascade of vile DIY goregrind. By far the best hyper-goregrind band going these days, and continually dedicated to true underground DIY ethics. Boundary-pushing-raw-grind. Co-released with the mighty Blast Addict. Pressed on 180gram vinyl. (625 Records #324)

CLAIMED CHOICE - Genuinely Crafted Noise LP
CLAIMED CHOICE is one of the most exciting new skinhead rock'n'roll bands to emerge in recent years. Playing a mix of Oi!, punk, glam and bovver rock, with a gritty, melodic and tougher than nails sound. Straightforward and effective guitar backed by a solid and rhythmic bass and drums, topped off with a gruff but melodic vocal, all backed with gang chorus singalongs. In true cream of the crop fashion, CLAIMED CHOICE has risen to the top of many peoples' list. And with 8 new songs, they have taken it up another notch with a must-have new 12" co-released by UVPR Vinyles in Europe and Longshot Music in North America. Limited pressing of 250 units of BLUE + 100 BLACK vinyl for North America. CLAIMED CHOICE will be touring the USA in July of 2025. FOR FANS OF: RIXE, LIONS LAW, BISHOPS GREEN, TEMPLARS, NO HEART, SLADE, SUEDE RAZORS, GUIDA, MARABOOTS and THE CLICHS. (Longshot Music #30)

ARDESTY - This Will Never Mean Anything LP
Hardesty was a short-lived straight-edge hardcore band from Seattle, WA, in the early 2000s comprised of then current members of Stay Gold. They combined their love of everything from Black Flag and Led Zeppelin to Unbroken and Quicksand in an attempt to do something different from what was going on around them at the time. This re-pressing includes their original 2002 album as well four tracks that were never officially released. Limited edition of 150 copies. (Indecision Records #199)

BATTERY - Until The End LP (yellow w/ black splatter vinyl)
Battery is an old-school hardcore band from Washington, DC, who rose to prominence in the '90s. Known for their intense energy and introspective lyrics, the band became a defining part of the hardcore scene. The band's lineup included members of Damnation A.D., Shelter, Darkest Hour, and Be Well. LP includes an eight-page booklet. This is the yellow with black splatter vinyl version. (Equal Vision Records #536)

PIG PEN - Mental Madness LP/CD/cassette tape (gold nugget vinyl)
The plan was to start a band that was all longtime friends. The conspirators are as follows: Matty Matheson (singer), who grew up in the Niagara hardcore scene (with his late '90s band, Hanging Hearts) and who has gone on to become a chef and restaurateur, Wade MacNeil (guitarist), an active member of Alexisonfire and Doom's Children, the Romano brothers, Daniel (guitarist) and Ian (drummer), rock 'n' roll veterans from Daniel Romano's Outfit (Tommy And The Commies), and Tommy Major (bassist) of Young Guv. What resulted is the band Pig Pen. This is the gold nugget vinyl version. (Flatspot Records #83)

DEADGUY - Near-Death Travel Services LP/CD/cassette tape
Hardcore/metal legends Deadguy return after 30 years with their sophomore full-length, "Near-Death Travel Services." A deserved follow up to the highly influential, hall of fame-worthy "Fixation On A Coworker" debut, "Near-Death Travel Services" tears into 11 tracks with the same confidence and palpable fury of its predecessor. Instead of moving away from their sound, Deadguy dug in deeper, expanding their songs and giving vocalist Tim Singer more room to again show why he's been one of the best vocalists in extreme music since the first Bush administration. (Relapse Records #7527)

HACKED APART - s/t LP
Hacked Apart (ex-Mass Grave) is a by-product of a broken, disordered urban landscape and the bands' debut self-titled LP matches the hopeless urban devastation that has failed so many who live in the bands' hometown of Vancouver, BC. This record captures the filth, hopelessness, and raw grindcore brutality that made Excruciating Terror such a uniquely repugnant and unrelenting band, offering no breaks and no mercy from the blistering outpouring of grinding violence. (Mechanized Apparatus #1)

(restock) PILLSBURY HARDCORE - Eighty Sixed LP (color vinyl)
This Pillsbury Hardcore 1986, rough-mix tape recording is on colored vinyl and includes a limited CD, large poster, large flyer poster, flyer, two stickers, and large, 22" x 11", lyric sheet/photo and flyer collage. (Black Claw Records #8)

(restock) PISSED HAPPY CHILDREN - Complete Discography LPx2 (color vinyl)
Pissed Happy Children was an influential hardcore-punk band from Claremont, CA, whose members had previously been in Peace Corpse and Pillsbury Hardcore. They would later go on to form other bands in the powerviolence and noise genres including Cyclops, Neanderthal, Charred Remains, Man Is The Bastard, and Bastard Noise. This package includes the "Pissed Playground" full-length and "Vigilante" EP, both originally released by New Beginning Records in 1988 and 1989 respectively, "Graveyard At Sea" from the "Earth Rapers And Hell Raisers" compilation, and a previously unreleased live Gilman set from 1988, all on a LPx2 along with three posters, stickers, a postcard, two fliers, and a patch, released by founding PHC member Shawn Connell on his own label, Black Claw Records. (Black Claw Records #7)

PORTRAITS OF PAST - 01010101 LP (repressed)
A new pressing is once again available. Originally released in 1996 this eight song LP was not an immediate success. When it first came out it was way ahead of its time and the band's popularity didn't really explode until long after the band had broken up. Portraits of Past started out as a 1990's straight edge hardcore band and their debut split 7" with Bleed captured that sound. But the LP was much more controlled and refined and layered. It had a moody almost sad feel to it that was quite captivating. At this point, that sound has become a classic and this LP remains as an important milestone of 1990's hardcore. This new version of the 1996 LP was remastered by Will Killingsworth, and then mastered by Golden Mastering. All of the original artwork was lost to the ravishes of time and a lot of effort went into recreating the original LP jacket by Jeff Capra and the printing engineers at Ross Ellis who had made the original jacket back in 1996. Portraits of Past will be playing many shows in 2025 including the Renaissance Festival in Los Angeles in May of 2025. (Ebullition Records #32 RE)

LAST BIAS - The Sea Hates A Coward LP
Consisting of ex-members of RVA's early '00s chaotic hardcore masters LIGHT THE FUSE AND RUN and Texas '90s DIY emotional stalwarts THE TRIGGER QUINTET, Last Bias draws from their prior experiences and builds upon it to create a modern sound while clearly not forgetting their past. This debut LP from Florida noisey post-hardcore band LAST BIAS takes a mid tempo dual guitar approach with strained emotional vocals and cues from both '90s DIY hardcore and modern Noise Rock equally, blanketing the listener in off-kilter distortion with melodically constructed guitars, fighting to not cross into full-blown discordance. Limited to 325 copies. RIYL: Unwound, Revolution Summer-era Dischord, Jehu, noise rock, early '90s emo. (Twistworthy Records #27)

JULIA - s/t LP (white vinyl version) (shipping now!)
The first pressing instantly sold out, so we made another 550 of them on white vinyl. Originally released in 1994 as a split release between River's End and Ebullition. Like many bands on Ebullition, Julia was from San Diego. Hardcore in California in the '90s was constantly pushing the boundaries and experimenting with new musical directions while maintaining a tie to a common community. Julia was emotive, chaotic, experimental, but also beautiful, soulful and forceful. Like many bands on Ebullition, Julia were ahead of their time doing something new and exciting. The original recordings were lost along the way as was the original art... this repressing was remastered from the CD and the art was painstakingly recreated by none other than Jeff Capra (an integral part of the Southern California scene back in the early '90s... Like It Or Not, Manumission, Ochre, Embassy... etc). An underground classic from the early days of Ebullition's existence... 550 made. (Ebullition Records #30.5)

VISIONS - s/t LP (green vinyl)
Repressing of Visions 1st LP. Dark, gothic, melodic, and catchy punk rock from Portland, OR backed with very solid singing that is delivered with depth and sophistication. Very well done. Three of the four members were previously in the anarcho post punk goth band known as Dead Cult. Two of the members were also in Broken Spirit, another top notch band out of Portland. Akin to older bands like New Model Army, The Chameleons, The Mob, Siouxsie and the Banshees or somewhat newer bands like Bellicose Minds,The Estranged, or Terrible Feelings. This is a split label release with Old City Records and Ebullition. Only 300 made. (Ebullition Records #59.5)

VISIONS - Decay LP (shipping now!)
This is the second LP from Visions. Ebullition has historically always released new music from bands that were pushing hardcore punk in many different, new, and exciting directions while always being anchored to the hardcore punk scene. In my opinion Visions are a perfect fit for Ebullition. If they had existed in the '90s I would have eagerly done records with them. Hailing from Portland, OR they offer up a very powerful and beautiful style of gothic-anarco inspired punk that often gets compared to Siouxsie and The Banshees or The Cameleons, the Mob, or Signal Lost... but delivered with high energy, vitality and simply amazing singing. I am just totally captivated by Visions. Awesome. I saw them play in Portland recently and they were fantastic. They will be doing a West Coast tour in March 2025. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 500 made. Includes a cover of the "Warriors" by the Blitz. (Ebullition Records #62)

ORCHID - Dance Tonight!! 10" (green vinyl repess)
Ten blasts of chaotic fury and emotive noise on a cute little 10". The Orchid sound is even more aggressive than on their 12", and anyone that enjoyed any of their previous releases will be floored by these songs. Tuneful, vicious, throbbing, and chaotic hardcore played with finesse, heartfelt energy, and a wee bit of arty pretense. On green vinyl. (Ebullition #46)

GRIEF - Dismal LP
Finally repressed! Pure filth fueled by mysanthropy and inner segregation has been immortalized on GRIEF's "dismal", a record recognized as a benchmark in extreme music. HEAVY riffs and damaged, painful shrieks spew thoughts of alienation and self-hatred; primitive drums and bass complement the despodent ambience. Truely a genre-defining release, available for the first time since it's original release in 1992. Featuring the original artwork, remastered specially for vinyl by Jack Control at ENORMOUS DOOR MASTERING and pressed on 45 rpm 12" for maximum results. (Fuck Yoga Records #51)

GRIEF - Depression LP
Finally repressed! Slow, utterly depressing and mysanthropic doom - the record that started it all. 4 songs twisting the style of SABBATH and VITUS further down the spiral of physical and mental decay- a testament of the human downfall. Remastered for vinyl by Jack Control at ENORMOUS DOOR MASTERING and pressed on 45 rpm LP for maximum results. (Fuck Yoga Records #53)

ORCHID - Gatefold LP (transparent blue vinyl pressing)
Back in stock! The final recordings of Orchid. These nineteen tracks are probably the best songs that Orchid ever recorded. Their sound has been honed and defined, and the recording perfectly captures Orchid's diverse combination of arty sensibilities, heartfelt emotive song writing, Mohinder-esque drumming, frantic precision, controlled mayhem, and chaotic adrenaline. An excellent record that even surpasses their previous releases. Definitely Orchid's opus. The LP comes packaged in a gatefold sleeve. The various Orchid members went on to form Bucket Full of Teeth, the Wolves, Ampere, and the Panthers. (Ebullition #51)

KORO - s/t 7"
Sorry State is excited to bring you a repress of one of the best hardcore records ever, Koro's 1983 7" EP. Originally released in a small, self-released pressing, over the decades this monster's reputation has continued to grow, and collectors now have to fork over well over a grand for an original pressing. This one is too good for the scum to keep to themselves, though, a hyper-compact explosion of energy that can hold its own next to any landmark early 80s hardcore punk record you want to compare it to. (Sorry State Records #115)

DOWNCAST - Tell Me I'm Alive LP
30 years ago Ebullition came into existence when we released the Downcast 7" with No Answers #10. Downcast was a key ingredient in Ebullition's beginning. Brent, the Downcast guitarist, drew the Ebullition logo and Downcast played a major part in creating the ideology that would define Ebullition. When Downcast broke up they left unrecorded songs on the table. "Tell Me I'm Alive" picks those unrecorded songs up, and also moves forward with a whole set of brand new Downcast tracks; 10 tracks in total. Ebullition is extremely proud to be involved in releasing this new Downcast LP. This LP is not about the past, however, it is about now and the future. It picks up where the debut Downcast LP left off and continues pushing their sound forward both musically and politically. Ebullition is ecstatic to be releasing this LP in 2020. This is the sort of LP that Ebullition was created to release. Amazing. (Ebullition Records #61)

(discounted price) ECONOCHRIST - discography CDx2
Ebullition has decided to lower the price of this amazing discography CD in an attempt to get some more of these out into the world before the CD format disappears forever. A classic. And a great deal for a double CD that includes every single Econochrist song that was ever released! This double CD discography features forty-one Econochrist songs. It includes the Ruination LP, the Trained To Serve LP, the Skewed 7", the Another Victim 7", the It Runs Deep 7", as well as the songs from the Give Me Back comp LP, the Very Small World comp LPx2, the What Are You Pointing At? comp 10", and the songs from the split 7" that Econochrist did with The Detonators. (Ebullition Records #37 CD)