Split EP between PANACEA and ALL DAY HELL! Panacea: What a truly moving album. Very minimal at times, and very complex at times. This work has a sound that nods towards ANTISCHISMbut has much more complex and diverse sound, not unlike NEUROSIS’ Souls At Zero.This album constantly has a surprise around each bend, but remains consistent conceptually and sonically. Does anyone remember a band from Germany called ZORN? PANACEA and several other bands as of late remind me of that band, who was way ahead of their time. Drawing from punk, crust and metal, these bands have managed to create thought provoking and emotional masterpieces that could very well be a sound track to a movie. It’s nice to have a change from the overtly political (not that I do not like that kinda stuff) to stuff that reaches into the depths of the human heart and soul that is still intelligent and not selfish or cheesy in concept. Starting off kinda sludgy and borderline drone – like, the first track changes pace from dreary to manic with a touch of sadness and desperation….which is a steady constant throughout the album. It’s almost as if there is a story being told, of adventure and tragedy. A soundtrack of a life time if you will. Each song is predominantly heavy on driving guitar parts ranging from slow to fast, while others also incorporate more quiet introspective interludes of less distorted guitars laced with strings and keyboards and sampled sound effects. I suspect they have been listening to Steve Von Till’s solo work and/or Amber Asylum….at least that is what MY ears detect! The last track is the one that truly stands out from the rest. It is absent of vocals as well as the heavy guitar parts. An ambient piece that properly brings the album to a close in a most introspective manner. It kind of takes the listener by surprise since the album shifts back and forth so smoothly on it’s sonic roller coaster ride then lulls the listener into a trance. This track, titled “Spirit From The Abyss” does not mean to deceive the listener, but while waiting for the song to morph into another emotion like the rest of the album….it’s easy to forget that you are still waiting…..and it does not change. And before you know it, the song….as well as the album is over and you are left hanging….in a state of peace mixed with a tinge of despair. Now that, to me is a good listen! From beginning to end Under Blackened Sky crescendos into a wraith of thoughts, feelings and sound that wraps its cold shriveled fingers and does not let go until the end. And when you are released you are staggering and wondering what just hit you.  

The Transgression trilogy of Red Apollo comes to an end after the splits with Gottesmorder, Sundowning and now Withers. Germany vs. Austria this time and it’s a friendly match because both bands show how close they sound together. Normally pretty mid-tempo; “Mental Enlightment” is an up-tempo song and shows the brighter and energetic side of Red Apollo. Still there are the dark undertones combined with a grooving part when the hellish screams kick in. A nineties metalcore riff is the starting point of the postrock/black metal last half of the song. A melancholic undertone combined with a doomy vibe is raging until the end. Once again these Germans show how to combine different genres in one compact song. Faster with a traditional hardcore and metal pace is what Withers show us in less than three minutes. There is a blackened crust edge surrounded in the overall feel of the song, together with the chaotic spectrum of hardcore. In contrary to the different approach of their neighbors, the production (especially the sound of the guitars) is similar. If you are into bands like The Secret or Downfall of Gaia this split EP cannot be missed. 

USA-Import!!! Schifosi kommen aus Melbourne und einige der Mitglieder musizierten auch bei PISSCHRIST! Auf "half lit world" sind ein paar meiner Lieblingssongs der Band! Die beiden Songs ("Drowning in the Aftermath" and "Law is Freedom") sind 2 der besten, die je von Schifosi auf Vinyl gebannt wurden! Auf dieser Single liften sie sich noch mal zu einem neuen Level of Darkness! Super Songwriting und mega genial poetische Texte! Awesome!!!

SELENITIS is a french five-piece band and they play loud and atmospheric post metal. FOR YOU.EARTH are from N.Novgorod, Russia and they pllay some kind of hardcore/metal since 2006. 

Mit der ersten 7“ von SVFFER aus Münster und Bielefed erreicht uns eine Dampfwalze aus spielfreudiger Intensität in vier Songs verpackt. Der düstere Hardcore, gespickt mit schneidendem Grindcore,schleppenden Downtemo und Emoviolence-Einlagen, wird von den kompromisslosen Shouts a la CLOUT RAT getrieben.SVFFER, die sich unter anderem aus Mitgliedern von ALPINIST und UNREST zusammensetzen, spielen auf dieser 7“ eine HC-Version von ROTTEN SOUND zu zeiten der Exit LP. Zwar mehr straight nach vorne gespielt, teilweise wir das Gaspedal aber auch durchgedrückt!  

4 neue Songs von meiner Liebelingsband aus Kopenhagen!!! Unglaublicher Power-Punk mit weiblichem Gesang und super schönen Melodien!

Split 7inch with THE ASSASSINATORS from Denmark and DSB from Japan. The limited edition has a silkscreened cover. 

Die letzten Songs, die Holy Mountain aufgenommen haben bevor sie sich auflösten! Holy Mountain sollten bekannt sein...eine dreckig rockende Mischung aus Tragedy, Born Against, Books Lie und His Hero Is Gone. Black Tusk im Doomriders Assi-Style zwischen Black Flag und Thin Lizzy! Die kommende Band...

Split-Release mit Holy Mountain und Cave Canem. Cave Canem aus Hannover werden als Mischung von Neurosis und Motörhead mit Crust-Touch gehandelt und da is´wohl auch was dran, der hier vertreteneTrack ballert schnell nach vorne, um von ein bisschen Weltuntergangsstimmung abgelöst zu werden. Das Monster Holy Mountain dagegen mit D-Beat Hardcore-Punk Nachschlag der Superlative nicht zuletzt wegen Dans´ (Combat Wound Veteran) derben Vocals.

The Holy Mountain hailing from Tampa, Florida! The Holy Mountain play a brutal brand of hardcore punk. Using the d-beat, the blast beat, bitter demented vocals, and fucked-up over the top guitar leads, The Holy Mountain dishes out musical violence that has been compared to bands like World Burns To Death, Driller Killer, From Ashes Rise, and Deathside. Dan from Combat Wounded Veteran handles vocal duties and pens bleak, spitefull lyrics railing against attoricities and oppression and the concentraitions of power responsible for them! Cave Canem from Hannover, Germany play a brutall powerful hardcore that combine the pounding, downtunes metal style of MOTÖRHEAD with the brutally powerful presence of TRAGEDY, FROM ASHES RISE and some traditional and modern neo-crust hints. the new songs are more dark and slow...

Nach unendlicher Verzögerung und 6 verschiedenen Testpressungen (!) ist die Scheibe nun endlich draussen! Holy Mountain wie gewohnt das volle Brett à la neuere Tragedy/From Ashes Rise oder auch Born Against. Cobra Noir aus Kanada haben ihr Handwerk bei Bands wie Black Hand, Ire und In Dying Days gelernt! Düstere Melodien, fette alles niederwalzende Gitarrenwände und ein rotzig-kehliger Reibeisengesang! Ein Song von Cobra Noise, 2 von Holy Mountain, alles exclusiv plus farbiges Vinyl

4 new tracks of the gloomiest Copenhagen punk rock!

Brandneue Split dieser beiden tschechischen Bands. Gride servieren uns 3 heftig knackige Grind/HC-Songs während Thema Eleven sich mit einem monumetalem sludgeinfizierten Stück für immer verabschieden. Das schwarze Gold kommt in exquisieter Aufmachung!

Have you ever wondered if there are a thing such as the perfect compilation? Well, look no further! The world has so far stopped twice; once in 2003 and oonce in 2005. Now it's time again for what might be considered the best alternative compilation record ever. Hereon you'll find all killers, no fillers. This EP is filled to the brim with the best of the best. 8 bands, 8 tracks - all exclusive! Why ever change a winning concept? For the first time in six long years, here it is - an almost 16 minutes long compilation just waiting to be heard. For the common people, not just the punx of today - against the world bank and against the state borders everywhere. In a world where networks such as Ingen människa är illegal/No one is illegal is becoming more and more important. Here is the More world, less bank part 3: No banks, no borders! Side A 01. Misär - Inget liv 02. Krimtänk - Tjuvtider i tjuvsamhället 03. Slaktrens - Imorgon är en annan dag 04. Eskatologia - När döden visar sitt ansikte Side B 01. Passiv Dödshjälp - Ungjävlar 02. Insidious Process - Life and debt 03. Moderat Likvidation - Ensamma kvar 04. End of All - Folkhemmet Web http://www.myspace.com/misarpunk http://www.myspace.com/krimtank http://slaktrens.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/eskatologia http://www.myspace.com/passivdodshjalp http://www.myspace.com/insidiousprocess http://www.moderatlikvidation.com http://www.myspace.com/endofallsweden

super split... mehr infos spaeter. limitiert auf 500!

Split EP zwischen Warvictims und Sistemas De Aniquilacion. Sistemas De Aniquilacion aus Peru spielen d-beat crust punk nicht unähnlich von Wolfbrigade, Pisschrist, und Doom. Warvictims hingegen sind mit ihren brutalem D-Beat ja wohl keine unbekannten mehr...   

BACK IN STOCK!!! This is the official re-press of the ultrarare (just 40 copies exist worldwide!) split 5" from 2000 which was released on Dhyana Records and Peter King Records. Yacopsae deliver a sharp smasher called "Plakativ Korrekt" in the vein of their "Fuck Punk Rock"-era. Deep, from Augsburg, are doing a cool Yacöpsae-cover ("Blind"). The band is an old pop/noise-project of two members of the German punk band Inferno.