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Chroniques
Prévenez-nous si vous voyez des liens morts, ou pour envoyer vos productions à chroniquer : Yann ; coinxxxcoin[at]yahoo.fr. Si vous cherchez à vous procurer certains de ces disques, écrivez-nous, nous pourrons peut-être vous aiguiller vers des distros qui les ont.
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KAAOS/ KUOLLEET KUKAT split Cd (Propaganda)
This label only re-releases good old Finnish bands, but these Cds pretty much suck ! Ok, the music is great, but there’s no lyric sheet, no photos, no booklet, no band information ; only shitty copies of the record covers. What a fucking waste ! These bands should have been released by GTA or any other "professional" label ! http://www.propagandarec.com (Y.B.)
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LEAD 2 NITRATE "pity is not enough" cassette (Sangsara rds)
A couple of these tracks also appear on the "blasts from the far east" Cd. Man, these guys listened to too much FINGERPRINT, UNDONE, ANOMIE or ENVY. Actually, ENVY themselves had listened to too much FINGERPRINT. The music is excellent Hardcore/ punk with great melodic lines, and then come the vocals… Oh damn, what a waste. Screaming whiny vocals all the way. Fans of the genre will sure appreciate. Sangsara_recs@yahoo.com (Y.B.)
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BEYOND PINK "Jedan dva, jebla te ja" Lp (Emancypunx)
Swedish Hardcore-punk with an old style Hc feel (CIRCLE JERKS, MINOR THREAT, STALAG 13, though not as good as any of these three !). As with most female-Hc bands, the music is fairly basic, but thankfully they don’t play any of that noisy/ KILL ROCK STARS/ DISCHORD shit. I like it alright. The Lp comes with a cute little booklet and the lyrics are great. This is a good album, that would have been better if it had been released as a demo. They should also have kicked out the singer who screams. The other one’s much better. www.emancypunx.com (Y.B.)
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NYCTHEZINE fanzine #5 (in French)
Déjà le numéro 5, avec une face "normale", et une face "hors-série spécial école". C’est plutôt bien foutu, avec des interviews de punks qui bossent dans le milieu scolaire, entrecoupées de textes de groupes contre ou sur l’école. Les interviews sont longues et détaillées, avec PLUS RIEN, SATYAGRAHA et de longues chroniques de livres. Côté "normal", y’a un max de chroniques de disques punk, de fanzines, un historique du groupe polonais DEZERTER, une interview d’une asso de concert et quelques colonnes. jehaislespam@orange.fr (Y.B.)
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD : THE MISFITS 10" (In my heart)
12 Spanish bands covering THE MISFITS. First, this is beautiful record ; I love the 10" format, and the yellow transparent vinyl is superb. But I was not downstruck by the music ; none of the bands are bad, but none of them manage to top the original songs (as awlays with tribute albums !). The punk’n’roll bands don’t move me much, and some of the Hardcore bands are good, like NECESIDAD DE LUCHAR and SPANDAU BULLET. http://www.myspace.com/inmyheartempire (Y.B.)
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PUNX ARCHIVES #1 fanzine (in French)
Marrant. Un zine qui compile une petite dizaine d’interviews du groupe punk-rock KOCHISE, réalisées dans divers zines entre 1989 et 1993. Réservé aux fans du groupe, forcément, quoique les autres peuvent s’y plonger par nostalgie, ou pour découvrir la scène française d’il y a 15 ans. jehaislespam@orange.fr (Y.B.)
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SIN FRONTERAS NI BANDERAS newsletter (in French)
C’est pas compliqué ; 4 pages A4 bourrées de chroniques de disques hardcore, punk, old school… Beaucoup de demos, ce qui permet de découvrir plein de groupes internationaux. Sans doute gratuit contre un timbre ? www.kawaiirecords.com (Y.B.)
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ZEBARGES "too big for love" Cd (Self released)
Man, I can’t believe they managed to release three Cd’s. Not even demo Cd-rs, right ? These guys are loonies straight out of the asylum. What is this ? Metal ? Punk ? Lo-fi grindcore ? Or a mix of the three ? Probably. It’s just one singer (with gruff vocals) and one bass player + a drum machine, playing experimental punk/metal with very silly lyrics (about sex, alcohol, hating people). Try and imagine early NO MEANS NO mixed with GG ALLIN and ACDC ? That’s a bit too much for me. aczebarges.dk@caramail.com (Y.B.)
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SCHTÖGGMINATOR Cd (Luftwaffel)
Wow, this one is hard to classify. They’re from Norway, and I would say they’re a Punk’n’roll band, but with strong punk-hardcore roots, as well as metal, not to say industrial-metal riffs. Did I mention the gruff vocals ? Hmmm, the overall result is powerful, but a bit weird. At times they remind me of later POISON IDEA, MOTORHEAD, SEPULTURA, you know, that kind of hybrid stuff. The lyrics deal with personal issues. http://www.luftwaffel.com (Y.B.)
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QUE VIVE LE ROCK LIBRE #31 newsletter (in French)
Par papier ou en version Pdf, toujours des tonnes d’infos sur le punk-rock Français voire international. Et quand je dis des tonnes, c’est des tonnes ! traumasocial@yahoo.fr (Y.B.)
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REBELION DISSIDENTE/ MESRINE split mCd (Latincore)
One band from Ecuador, and one from Quebec, both playing powerful grindcore with crust overtones, and an average sound quality. The layout pretty much sucks, too. Fans of raw & extreme music will like this for sure. I did, but more work should have gone in this Cd. http://www.latincorerecords.com (Y.B.)
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SEE YOU IN HELL "report from this hell... capitalism" Cd-R (UHP)
Cd-r release compiling the band’s recordings from 2002 to 2004. Not as powerful as their new album Utok, and not as crust/grind as their first demo, but still good uptempo Czech punk-hardcore. Includes a cover-song of the almighty KRITICKA SITUACE ! As often with Cd-rs, my player could not read all of the songs, nonetheless my computer did, so… http://www.uhpdistro.tk (Y.B.)
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DIRTY SOUTH REVOLUTIONARIES "queen city underground" Cd (Tent city)
The first time I heard them, I thought they sucked, mostly because of the effects on the vocals, but after a couple listens this album has grown on me and now I like it quite a bit ! This American band has an original sound and lots of hate and negativity to share : they have good punk-hardcore roots, but also metal riffs, heavy breakdowns, and two singers who sound like they were going to record for a black metal band but entered the wrong studio. The mosh parts remind me of EARTH CRISIS, 25 TA LIFE or CULTURE, but the faster parts, which make up for most of the songs, bring to mind bands like TRAGEDY, POISON IDEA, SPAZM 151, CATHARSIS, or even MORNING AGAIN. http://www.justrockpr.com/dsr (Y.B.)
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ESSENZIA DE LAPO Cd-R
A friend of mine just recorded me a couple tracks by this new Spanish band. Too bad there was no lyric sheet/artwork included, ’cos this is good shit ! They’re a punk-rock band singing in Spanish, with great female vocals, and a synthesizer. The synthesizer gives them a really original touch, which brings to mind old punk or neo-punk bands from the mid-80’s. I hope they won’t mellow out and get more poppy, but if they stay as it is, they’re an excellent band. powergenjose@hotmail.com (Y.B.)
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THE FILTHY 42’s "positively south Jersey" Cd (Boot to head)
Positively south Jersey ; how come Americans are so obsessed with where they’re from ? This is well played commercial sounding rock/punk-rock. Imagine melodic punk-rock like THE BUZZCOCKS, SOCIAL DISTORTION and GREEN DAY mixed with good garage stuff like PSYCHOTIC YOUTH or THE SAINTS, and some commercial shit like OASIS or REM thrown in. Get the picture ? With a tiny bit less guitars, they could be in the charts. 16 tracks and almost an hour worth of music ! http://www.boottohead.com (Y.B.)
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NEVER KNOW #0 fanzine (in French)
Nouveau zine dans le paysage français, dans un registre punk engagé. On trouve pas mal de colonnes d’opinions et de coups-de-gueule, pas mal de chroniques, et des interview de LA FRACTION (groupe), de DARBOUKA (label "exotique"), du COLLECTIF MARY READ (rap), et d’un tatoueur parisien. L’éditeur n’a pas peur de dire ce qu’il pense, ce qui est évidemment positif, même si certains jugements sont parfois un peu manichéens. En tout cas l’enthousiasme est bien là. bubbledog@no-log.org (Y.B.)
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SEE YOU IN HELL "Utok" Cd (Insane society)
Ouch ! Everytime I put this Cd in my player, I get a serious butt-kick. For some reason, I was expecting some devastating crustcore a la GRIDE or LIES AND DISTRUST, so I was very surprised to "only" hear punk-hardcore when I first listened to this beautifully designed digipack. But what punk-hardcore ! This is awesome, super tight, fast and powerful in an early ACAO DIRETA, early ECONOCHRIST, early 1125, SO MUCH HATE or POISON IDEA way. The record’s a bit short, but they included several great videos as bonus, some of them showing that these guys even have a sense of humour ! One of the best Cd’s I’ve heard in a while. Try it ! http://www.insanesociety.net/phobia (Y.B.)
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DYNAMITE 8 "the medicine" Cd (Self released)
Shit, this is awesome. These guys sounds so much like THE GITS, maybe even too much ! ;) This is great punk-rock with a rock’n’roll feel, awesome female vocals, and a good production. I’m not familiar with those bands, but they probably also sound like TILT and FABULOUS DISASTER. It’s just too bad they did not include a lyric sheet, does this imply they suck ? ;) Brilliant Cd anyway. http://www.myspace.com/dynamite8 (Y.B.)
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PUNK’EURE #2 newsletter (in French)
Juste deux pages de chroniques et d’infos sur le punk international. Les chroniques me semblent plus longues qu’avant, mais restent encore pas assez fouillées à mon goût. Dispo en papier contre un timbre, ou gratuit par internet chez : punkeure@orange.fr (Y.B.)
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STRUGGLE "one settler, one bullet" Cd (Ebullition)
When their Ep came out, everyone was in awe before STRUGGLE, but I’ve never liked them. Hardcore was great in the late 80’s/early 90’s, with bands like BORN AGAINST, ECONOCHRIST, DOWNCAST, MOSS ICON, RORSCHACH,…, but then, a couple bands started to play more offbeat stuff, and have these weird vocals, and emo was born, and hardcore died. STRUGGLE, according to me, were the first emo band ever, soon followed by ICONOCLAST and a whole bunch of clones. The music was great, strong hardcore with a nice rhythm beat, but those vocals ! Oh damn, they were so horrible they spoiled everything. The lyrics were pretty bad too. Very naïve and cliché. It shocked me back then even though I was young and green and obviously quite naïve myself. Well, I was glad to listen to this band again 15 years later, but my mind hasn’t changed a bit : the vocals still suck, and the band leaves me with bad memories. Blah. http://www.ebullition.com (Y.B.)
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BETERCORE "youthcrust disco" Cd (Refuse)
Cool Dutch fast-core. Really cool, with great intelligent lyrics. Fast, tight and to-the-point. It’s sad they were such a blatant CHARLES BRONSON rip-off ! There’s 29 tracks on this Cd, plus two good video shows. http://www.refuserecords.prv.pl (Y.B.)
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CHAMPION "promises kept" Cassette (Refuse)
Shit. If someone had told me "CHAIN OF STRENGTH are back and this is their 2006 recordings", I would have believed them. How can anyone on earth be so deprived of a personality on their own ?! The music is good, uptempo old school SxE Hc, but I’d rather buy the CHAIN OF STRENGTH discography on REVELATION rds ! http://www.refuserecords.prv.pl (Y.B.)
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LIFE EXTINCTION "lo unico seguro en la vida es la muerte" Cd (Exabrupto)
Hehe, totally unoriginal emo-crust from Mexico. 3748th generation REMAINS OF THE DAY clones jumping on the bandwagon. So you think I’ll say it’s crap ? It’s not !! Hahaha. First, they’re from Mexico and sing in Spanish, which gives them a couple bonus points. Second, the music rages. It’s totally great, fast Hardcore-crust, similar to ANOMIE or ASPHIXIA. Of course, I find the vocals to be ridiculous ; they spoil everything. But if you can get past them, don’t miss this band, it’s a great Cd with negative lyrics dealing with the end of the world. http://www.geocities.com/exabruptodistro (Y.B.)
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LUMPEN "in ogni caso nessun rimorso" Cd (Mad butcher)
Great powerful Oï backed up by strong melodic lines, reminiscent of BRIGADA FLORES MAGON, CAMERA SILENS, BRIXTON CATS. The lyrics are pretty good and written in Italian, which gives the band a very special flavour, which will appeal to fans of LOS FASTIDIOS or DEROZER. http://www.madbutcher.de (Y.B.)
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C.S.T. "move up my self" Cd-R (Chaos class)
All I can say is the demo by this Korean band was released in 2004. Unfortunately, there’s no lyric sheet, no band info, no contact address included ! :( It’s all the more sad as it’s pretty good stuff ! I can’t tell you if they’re an old school Hc band or a punk band ; they’re half way between the two, kinda like MINOR THREAT, or TEEN IDOLS, or YOUTH BRIGADE, you see ? Searching on the web, I did find a Myspace page for the band and label : http://www.myspace.com/chaosclass (Y.B.)
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DEROZER "mondo perfetto" Cd (Mad butcher)
These guys have already put out a whole bunch of Cd’s. It’s Italian Punk-rock/Oï with a traditional melodic Italian punk-hardcore sound. Really close to later LOS FASTIDIOS, or BAD RELIGION at times. It’s good stuff, but lacks a little something to make it memorable. http://www.madbutcher.de (Y.B.)
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"la esencia no se pierde" Cd-r
I got this a while back, but took some time to listen to it because I moved 3 times in 3 years. I was in touch with the band when they started, about 10 years ago. They were ok. Not too original, but totally decent NyHc from Argentina. They did a split with REDENCION 9-11 from Chile. But this Cd ! Man, it’s one of the best I’ve heard in months. They still play New York Hardcore, but real NyHc, not the metal shit that passed as NyHc after 1995. This is totally brilliant. Powerful, well produced, moshy, danceable. They actually add a lot of punk-Hardcore influences to their sound. They don’t really remind me of any band in particular, or maybe all the (excellent) early Buenos Aires Hardcore bands from 1990-1995. http://www.myspace.com/720hardcore (Y.B.)
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PUNK’EURE #1 newsletter (en français)
La newsletter des gens de PUNKAHONTAS est toujours bien foutue, mais je continue à trouver les chroniques beaucoup trop courtes. Un peu plus de profondeur aiderait à se faire une meilleure idée des disques décrits. De plus, quelques interviews, ou des dessins, des photos, etc, ajouteraient un peu d’originalité au tout. Dispo en papier ou par mail : punkeure@orange.fr (Y.B.)
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OIDOS SORDOS "2003" Cd (Oidos sordos)
Yes, another Cd that came out a few years ago, but I’m reviewing it nonetheless just to drop some names. You know how much I love Spanish hardcore. Even bad bands there are good compared to our French standards. It’s incredible. There’s about 20 bands on this Cd, and not one bad track, although I had only heard of two of these bands. Music styles range from energetic ’77 punk to fast punk-hardcore : MAIROLLOSNOUTA, KLOAKAO, GORITAS, CEMENTERIO SHOW, KINKY CALINKY, NO FRILLS, TUPPERGUARROS, etc. http://www.oidos-sordos.com (Y.B.)
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THE 4 SIVITS/ THE TANGLED LINES split mCd (Marker)
THE TANGLED LINES aren’t very original, but they do their thing really well and deliver 6 tracks of fast, well produced, and raging old school hardcore with female vocals. They’re pretty good ! I believe this was their first recording, I’m looking forward to listening to the next ones. THE 4 SIVITS are a bit slower unfortunately, but ok as well, with more Oï thrown in. They remind me quite a lot of NEGATIVE APPROACH. Nice but short split Cd. http://www.thetangledlines.de (Y.B.)
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DECLINO "1982-85 : come una promessa" Cd (SOA)
More and more reissues. DECLINO were a quite influencial, maybe underrated, Italian early hardcore band. They shared a split tape with NEGAZIONE, and sound a tiny bit like them, or CRASH BOX, or RAW POWER, or IMPACT. I like them ok, unfortunately they never recorded many songs ; there’s only 17 here and only a few are really excellent. Okay stuff. How about a lyric translation next time ? http://www.soarecords.it (Y.B.)
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LAMBINATION #2 compilation Cd (Dead lamb)
21 international punk bands on an irish label. Many are from great Britain as you can imagine. What is a bit sad is I found the first and the last tracks to be fairly boring (or let’s say : average), while the middle ones were truly great. Which leaves you with a bad impression although it’s a decent sampler. Personal favourites were CALIFORNIA REDEMPTION, SEMMI KOMOLY, 2nd CLASS CITIZENS, NOMATRIX, KAMIKAZE SPERM and HATE IS JUST A FEELING. http://www.deadlambrecords.com (Y.B.)
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LET’S GROW "neverending story" Cd-r (Ha-ko)
This ain’t no shitty home burnt Cd-r, right ? This a nice demo with a full professionally printed cover, and a professionally burnt Cd-r as well. As if this wasn’t enough, the sound quality is good, the lyrics are interesting, (especially the long explanations that come with the songs) and the music is pretty cool too ; fast, old school/ thrashcore from Serbia. Nice stuff. Their album just came out and I’ll review it soon. http://www.hakobastards.com (Y.B.)
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MONONOKE #4/ KEPALA ESKORBUTA #2 fanzine (in French)
Un bon gros zine bien épais, très varié, très international(iste), et qui dégage une motivation pas croyable ! On dirait des gamins de 15 ans qui découvrent le punk, pourtant c’est des vieux routards du hardcore qui devraient être blasés et aigris. Une présentation sobre mais propre pour les deux, une police de caractère zinesque (arial 3, non ? – je deviens trop vieux pour lire les zines), et en vrac des interviews de distros (SOLIDARIDAD du Pérou), de labels (FIGHT FOR YOUR MIND de France), de fanzines (MANIACS, films gore), d’orgas de concerts (EBRUITEZ), de groupes (ULTIMATUM (Colombie), LOS TUBERCULOSES (Bolivie), TOTAL BANXAT (Indonésie)), des scene report de l’autre côté de la terre, des chroniques à gogo (trop ?), et même un résumé plutôt bien foutu de la géopolitique au proche-orient. Pour ceux qui comme moi se lassent de la scène, c’est un bon remontant, et qui ne doit pas coûter bien cher, alors pourquoi s’en priver ? dc.fury@wanadoo.fr (Y.B.)
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DESARME "es tu error" mCd (Solidaridad)
I was not even aware I had already reviewed one of their records (and said it was great). This one is good too, but I won’t rave about it. Musically, these Peruvian guys play fast punk-hardcore, taking influences from crust and old school, maybe even thrash metal too (?). It’s good stuff, but there’s a couple long songs or "experimental" riffs that aren’t excellent, and the lyrics are a bit short. Not bad. www.desarmehc.com (Y.B.)
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HOLD TRUE "invincible" mCd (Die hard)
They had warned their new songs were more melodic. Their first mini Cd was totally brilliant, and this one is less powerful, less "to the point". They still play fast hardcore, thankfully, but I miss the the urgency of the first one. It’s a good record for all old school Hc fans, and the lyrics are interesting. http://www.holdxtrue.hardcore.hu (Y.B.)
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SPINA NEL FIANCO "sulla cattiva strada" Cd (Area pirata)
Decent Italian band, half-way between Oï, punk-rock and Hardcore. Sounds a bit like ENDSTAND, SICK OF IT ALL, and some other Oï-core bands. Pretty good socially aware lyrics. http://www.areapirata.com (Y.B.)
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COLLIGERE Cd (Vida simples)
This came out several years ago, for some reason it took me ages to review it. But it’s a really good release, so I’m posting a review nonetheless. This is a great Brazilian emotional old school Hardcore band, that sounds (or sounded) quite a lot like OUTSPOKEN (with manic drumming as well). The production is great, the melodies stick to your head, everything about this band sounds sincere and heartfelt. I used the term "emotional hardcore" on purpose, it’s not "emo", right ? And the packaging is great as well. http://www.colligere.org (Y.B.)
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YACOPSAE "fastcoregraphy" Cd (Solidaridad)
Wow, I saw them live and they were good, but I had never paid attention to their studio material. They kick ass ! They remind me so much of HELLNATION, with a more "power violence" approach. They play super fast Hardcore, faster than you can imagine, but without the metal touch or growling vocals that often go along with the genre. Excellent stuff, 85 tracks, which are a bit hard to take in a row. solidaridad_distro@hotmail.com (Y.B.)
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CLUSTER BOMB UNIT "stumpf ist trumpf" mCd (Cactus)
Ok, on this new mini-Cd, you get a couple songs recorded in 2006, as well as a demo that was recorded in 2001 by a side-project featuring Kelly from RESIST. And then, you get a bunch of classic punk songs covered by both bands. I wasn’t too fond of early CLUSTER BOMB UNIT, but these tracks are really great. The angry female vocals are a plus, and make them sound like HEALTH HAZARD, DETESTATION, or RESIST. The production is poor, but suits this type of music really well. http://cactusdistro.cjb.net (Y.B.)
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EXIT CONDITION "1988-1994" Cd (Boss tuneage)
Holy shit, this is great ! I had almost never heard that old Uk band before, and I’m glad I now own this Cd. Just the kind of music I like ; powerful punk-Hardcore, but with enough melodies to keep the songs memorable. There’s 23 tracks, most of which are from the late 80’s, back when they were particularly good. The later songs are more poppy, but still pleasant to listen to. Great underrated band. www.bosstuneage.com (Y.B.)
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OPUS DEAD "control" Cd (Opus Dead)
First full length. Their early material was good, but I was always "annoyed" by the fact their music was neither metal nor thrashcore but a mix of the two. This is the same, but I like it more, because the production is better, and their musical abilities have probably improved too. Very decent stuff, with good lyrics (I was expecting them to be more sloganistic). www.geocities.com/opus_dead (Y.B.)
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SADO NATION "future past, present, tense" (GTA)
Damn, one more band I had never heard before, although they kicked ass ! This Cd compiles their first Ep, two first albums, as well a couple live songs and songs recorded in 2000. Their early stuff, especially their first Ep & album, are totally awesome. This is great punk similar to the AVENGERS. I love this sound. The booklet is cool but it’s sad not all lyrics were printed. :( http://www.myspace.com/grandtheftau... (Y.B.)
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PUNK’EURE #0 newsletter (en français)
Nouvelle newsletter faite par les gens derrière le label PUNKAHONTAS. Sympa et gratuit, comme toujours avec les newsletter, mais les chroniques sont trop courtes ! Sinon y’a aussi des news de groupes/labels/zines punks, mais pas forcément que de l’Eure, comme le titre pourrait laisser le penser. Dispo en papier ou par mail : punkeure@orange.fr
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ANTIREGIMEN "anos del kaos" Cd (Reek of putrefaction)
Two demos on one Cd. Early Basque punk band, which first demo actually got recorded by Fermin from KORTATU ! Unfortunately they weren’t nearly as good as KORTATU. They did write a couple excellent songs, but also some more average ones. The second demo is really good. It’s a decent Cd and an ok document, but the production was not powerful enough to fully enjoy those songs. http://www.reekofputrefaction.galeon.com (Y.B.)
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AVIS BENEFIT COMPILATION Cd-r (Ni aktivu)
This animal rights benefit comp first came out as a tape, and is now available again on Cd-r. Besides the fact that it is a benefit comp, it is also a pretty good record : there’s about 15 bands on it playing really powerful crust/Hc/grind. Almost all of them are good, not to say really good, except for the ones with screaming (emo) vocals (but thankfully their music is powerful as well). 4 euros ppd (France) from : ni-aktivu@riseup.net (Y.B.)
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LE DIY OU LA MORT 2xCd compilation (APF)
Woah, this one is impressive ; it is a history of the French anarchopunk movement from 1984 to present : it’s a double Cd comp° featuring 40 bands that comes with a huge printed fanzine and a poster !! It made me all nostalgic to listen to those bands as I grew up listening to them in the 80’s ! It’s a great document, but a couple things about it annoyed me : first and foremost, several of the bands on it are awesome, but the songs that were chosen are average, because it’s live or demo recordings. Also, to me "anarchopunk" means CRASS, CONFLICT, FLUX, but here, it is French political punk ; most of these bands play basic punk-rock with a drum machine, closer to BERURIER NOIR or LUDWIG VON 88 than to ANTHRAX or ICONS OF FILTH . Last, although a lot fo work went into the booklet, I was sad to notice there’s not enough information concerning some of the bands (only a discography for instance, where a complete biography + discography + photos + lyrics would have been better). http://apfdiy.free.fr (Y.B.)
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CHAOZE ONE "koppstoff" mCd (Twisted chords)
This came out on a punk label, but it’s 100% pure rap. I like that kind of music when it is raw and hardcore, unfortunately the music here is quite melodic. Either ways, it’s always cool to see a rap "band" with strong political lyrics, in a style where conservative minds rule. http://www.twisted-chords.de (Y.B.)
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CALIFORNIA REDEMPTION "do not resuscitate" Ep (Dead lamb)
Damn, this is one neat slab of clear-red plastic. I love that kind of melodic yet powerful old school Hardcore. They remind me a lot of bands like (early) NO USE FOR A NAME, GOOD RIDDANCE, (early) PROPAGANDHI, REDEMPTION 87, etc. It’s a beautiful Ep, which would have been perfect if it had come with a lyric sheet and info about the band. They seem to write socially aware lyrics but… http://www.myspace.com/deadlambrecords (Y.B.)
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LIBYAN HIT SQUAD "death metal in Jerusalem" Ep (Bony orbit)
Their previous promo-Cd was pretty good, and this Ep sounds the same ; this American band plays punk-hardcore with a real old style sound, as well as some rock/garagey influences. This style of music is really coming back in fashion these days. Think early DEAD KENNEDYS, THE FREEZE, MISFITS, BLACK FLAG, and lots of ’77 punk. With personal lyrics. http://myspace.com/thelibyanhitsquad (Y.B.)
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