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Friday, December 31, 2010

RECORD RELEASE SHOW 1/20 @ SUBMISSION NO STATIK, MERDOSO, ACEPHALIX, IRON LUNG

Mark your calendar!
1/20 at Submission / Balazo in San Francisco,CA.
IRON LUNG / ACEPHALIX / NO STATIK / MERDOSO.
All Ages. Benefit for MRR! Same weekend as the Short, Fast and loud shows!

HAPPY NEW YEARS AND THANKS!

Thanks to all the bands, fans, supporters and everyone who helped and was a part of Prank in 2010. It was a tricky year for the head Honcho personally, but somehow We still managed to get a ton of great records out- DESOLATION "REST IN PANIC" 7", ICE NINE "NOBODY'S SON" 7", CROW "VERTIGO / OCCUPIED JAPAN" , V/A- "NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE" LP , ACEPHALIX "APORIA" LP/CD, CROW "BEATING OF THE WINGS OF DESTRUCTION" 12" Picture Disc, re-presses of CROW 'BLOODY TEAR" LP, "NEUROTIC ORGANIZATION" 7" and " FLOCK OF BEAST" 7", Re-press of IRON LUNG "Life.Iron Lung. Death" LP, Re-press of BORN AGAINST "Rebel Sound" LP, WORLD BURNS TO DEATH / SLANG EP and most recently SLANG "LIFE MADE ME HARDCORE" LP. We also presented the CROW U.S. tour and the Chaos in Tejas Breakfast show - the PRANKFAST! The first annual?( ? Maybe....we have plans for next year, oh we have plans) and even catch IRON LUNG in Hawai'i. All the best to everyone, and see you bright and early in 2011!

Sunday, December 26, 2010

SLANG - "LIFE MADE ME HARDCORE" LP




















SLANG - "LIFE MADE ME HARDCORE" LP

PRANK 117 No UPC

Heavy Weight Gatefold Sleeve and Poster.
NOT EXPORTABLE TO EUROPE

Intense Hardcore from Sapporo, Japan. SLANG combines the Manic energy of the best of Japanese Hardcore, a hint of the tough edge of Early East Coast Hardcore, blasting D-beat and crushing metallic riffs. Their Fifth Album since 1988, "LIFE MADE ME HARDCORE" is a crushing follow up to their 2008 LP " The Immortal Sin" that was released on Canada's Schizophrenic Records. Twelve tracks with absolutely searing riffs and highlighting Vocalist KO's harsh gutteral vocal attack. SLANG toured the U.S. for the first time in 2010, performing at Austin's Chaos in Tejas Festival and across the eastern half of the U.S. with MIND ERASER and WORLD BURNS TO DEATH. The U.S. Version of this release features exclusive artwork by the legendary classic rock artist Joe Petagno ( Motorhead) and is housed in a deluxe stoughton Gatefold and comes with a large 2-sided poster / Lyric insert. Released in Europe by Hardware records, Germany. First press of 560 on Red Vinyl.

There are PayPal buttons for ordering on the Prank website.

$18.50 PPD U.S. MEDIA MAIL ( $14.50 + $4 shipping)

$22.75 CANADA AIRMAIL $14.50 + $8.25 shipping)

$30.00 AUSTRALIA / JAPAN/ S. AMERICA ( $14.50 + $15.50 shipping)

REGULAR MAILORDER: $18 to PRANK- P.O. BOX 410892 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94141-0892

WHOLESALE = $12.50 PER COPY + POSTAGE

5 COPIES WHOLESALE = $70.05 PPD U.S.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

IRON LUNG "LIFE.IRON LUNG. DEATH" LP RE-PRESS


IRON LUNG "LIFE. IRON LUNG.DEATH" LP REPRESS
Available on either transparent Red ( 373 pressed) or transparent Yellow vinyl ( 353 pressed).
Wholesale ( 5 -10 copies) : $6.50 + Shipping. (10 or more copies) : $6 + shipping.
or from Ebullition. No Idea, Revolver USA and more.

Mailorder:
SINGLE LP= $12.50 Post paid in the U.S. $14 Canada $ 21 Europe/ Japan/ Australia.
BOTH COLORS OF RE-PRESS: $21 POST PAID US, $24 CANADA / $34 EUROPE/JAPAN/AUSTRALIA

PAYPAL to prankrec AT mindspring DOT com
ACTUAL "MAIL" ORDER: PRANK. P.O. BOX 410892 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94141-0892 USA

A Re-press of the 2004 Debut LP by the Reno, Nevada- San Francisco Bay Area- Seattle, Washington Power violence Duo IRON LUNG. Twenty one tracks of pure brutality -stop-start-blast-grind-stop madness. Sold out on Vinyl for a few years, Prank and 625 Thrash have collaborated on this new repress - for the first time on colored vinyl with a slightly altered cover ( a different color Metallic ink and labels than the original press). Pressed from the original Plates. Since this albums release, IRON LUNG have toured relentlessly around the US, Europe, UK, Australia, hitting spots as diverse as Iceland and Hawaii. They are currently working on a collaboration with RUNNING FOR COVER bassist David Bailey, writing a follow up LP to 2008's "SEXLESS// NO SEX" and preparing for a 2011 tour of Australia, South East Asia and Japan. Drummer Jensen previous was in VAE VICTUS, ARTIMUS PYLE, COLD SWEAT and is currently in SOCIETY NVRSE and WALLS. Guitarrist Jon was in GOB and also is currently in PIG HEART TRANSPLANT.

COMING SOON:
SLANG "LIFE MADE ME HARDCORE" LP ( Gatefold, Poster, Exclusive artwork by Joe Petagno)
IRON LUNG "SEXLESS/NO SEX' LP RE-PRESS
NO STATIK 12" ( ex- Scrotum grinder, Artimus pyle, Look Back and Laugh, End Of the Century Party, Destroy)
MERDOSO 7" ( ex- Peligro social, Stormcrow, Acephalix)
MARTYRDOD

STILL AVAILABLE- WRITE FOR A TOTAL ( please put "need total" in Email message subject, thanks)
Except for titles with a * LP's are $6 ( five for $30 PPD US) / 7" $2.50 + shipping until the end of the year. Others slightly more.
VINYL:
ACEPHALIX " APORIA" ( white vinyl, poster) LP*
AVSKUM "UPPROR UNDERIFRAN" LP ( purple vinyl)
AVSKUM " PUNKISTA" LP ( Purple vinyl)
AVSKUM "FOLK SOM" 7" ( clear vinyl, limited to 600)*
BORN/ DEAD 1st 7" EP re-issue( gold vinyl with poster)*
BORN/DEAD "repetition/fear" 7" ( blue, red or white vinyl)
BORN/DEAD "THE FINAL COLLAPSE" LP ( Gatefold, split vinyl + booklet)*
CROW " BLOODY TEAR" LP Remastered re-press
CROW " The Beating of the wings of Destruction" 12" picture disc*
CROW "NEUROTIC ORGANIZATION" 7" ( Clear vinyl)
CROW " FLOCK OF BEAST" 7" ( Clear vinyl)
GAUZE "BINBOU" LP*
.FUCKINGCOM 7" ( blue vinyl)
1332 ( ELDOPA) 7" ( purple Vinyl)
GRIMPLE "PHIL" 7" ( clear vinyl)
GUYANA PUNCH LINE "MAXIMUM SMASHISM" LP ( orange vinyl)
GUYANA PUNCH LINE "IRRITAINMENT" LP
HIS HERO IS GONE " MONUMENTS TO THIEVES" LP
HIS HERO IS GONE " 15 COUNTS OF ARSON" LP
BORN AGAINST " THE REBEL SOUND OF SHIT AND FAILURE" LP
KYLESA "110 DEGREE HEAT INDEX" 7" ( tan vinyl)
PAINTBOX " RELICTS" LP
PAINTBOX 'TRIP, TRANCE& TRAVELLING" 2xLP ( yellow vinyl)*
SUNDAY MORNING EINSTEINS 'KANGNAVE" LP ( mystery meat)
SUNDAY MORNING EINSTEINS " SVENSK MANGEL" 7" ( red vinyl)
INITIAL STATE " ABORT THE SOUL" LP
PESD LP
SCROTUM GRINDER " THE GREATEST SONIC ABOMINATION" LP
SVART SNO "SMOCK AND ROLL" LP
SIGNAL LOST " YOU'LL NEVER GET US DOWN AGAIN" 7"
SIGNAL LOST " CHILDREN OF THE WASTELAND" LP ( white vinyl)
SIGNAL LOST " PROSTHETIC SCREAMS" LP ( gold vinyl)
ARTIMUS PYLE " FUCKED FROM BIRTH" LP ( white vinyl)
ARTIMUS PYLE "FORTRESS" 7" ( pink vinyl)
MORPHEME 7" ( white vinyl)
BURY THE LIVING " ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO SCREAM" LP ( white vinyl)
DEATHREAT "RUNS DRY" 7" ( white vinyl)
DESOLATION LP
DESOLATION " REST IN PANIC" 7" ( splattered vinyl) *
TALK IS POISON ' CONDENSED HUMANITY: THE PRANK EP's" LP ( milky white)
WORD SALAD "ELECTRIC FUNERAL" 7"
WORD SALAD "SPECIMEN" 7"
WORD SALAD 'DEATHMARCH 2000" LP
WORLD BURNS TO DEATH " THE GRAVEYARD OF UTOPIA" LP*
WORLD BURNS TO DEATH " HUMAN MEAT TOSSED TO THE DOGS OF WAR" 7"
SMASH YOUR FACE "LOOSE TIMES, LIGHT TIMES" 7"
DEAD AND GONE "TV BABY" 12" ( green vinyl, third press, limited to 500)
ACURSED "TUNNELN I LJUSETS SLUT" LP ( clear)
ANTISCHISM "STILL LIFE" LP ( clear)
ICE NINE "NOBODY'S SON" 7" ( white vinyl)
CHRIST ON PARADE "SOUNDS OF NATURE" LP ( splatter, three different versions)*
CHRIST ON PARADE " LOUD & LIVE" LP ( clear vinyl)

CD: ( $6 each except * + shipping - 5 for $25 PPD US)
ACEPHALIX "APORIA" CD*
ACURSED "TUNNELN I LJUSETS SLUT" CD*
ANTISCHISM "STILL LIFE" CD
ANTISCHISM "DISCOGRAPHY" LP
AVSKUM " UPPROR UNDERIFRAN" CD
AVSKUM " PUNKISTA" CD
BORN/DEAD "THE FINAL COLLAPSE" CD
BURST "CONQUEST :WRITHE" CD
BURY THE LIVING "ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO SCREAM" CD
CHRIST ON PARADE 'LOUD AND LIVE" CD
DAMAD "RISE AND FALL" CD
DAMAD "BURNING COLD" CD
DESOLATION CD
HIS HERO IS GONE '15 COUNTS OF ARSON" CD
HIS HERO IS GONE "MONUMENTS TO THIEVES" CD
INITIAL STATE "ABORT THE SOUL" CD
DESOLATION CD
N.O.T.A. "LIVE AT THE CRYSTAL PISTOL" CD
SCROTUM GRINDER "THE GREATEST SONIC ABOMINATION EVER" CD
SIGNAL LOST " CHILDREN OF THE WASTELAND" CD
SIGNAL LOST "PROSTHETIC SCREAMS" CD
TOTALITAR "VI AR ELITEN" CD
WORD SALAD "DEATHMARCH 2000" CD


Tuesday, October 19, 2010

PRANK HITS THE DAVIS RECORD SWAP THIS SUNDAY!

Prank will be at the ARMADILLO RECORD SWAP, Hosted by Armadillo Music in conjunction with NATSOULAS GALLERY & KDVS! This sunday October 24th. I will have new and Used Punk records, as well as Cheap and collectible records of all types.

! The swap will be held at the John Natsoulas Gallery located at 521 1st St in Davis, CA. Vendors will be selling rare vinyl, inexpensive records, CDs, tapes and other music-related items! Admission is FREE! Parking is FREE! ENTRY is at 10 AM.

Prank will also be at the KZSC Record Swap in Santa Cruz on November 13th and KUSF Rock'n' Swap in SF on November 14th

Monday, October 11, 2010

SHORT,FAST & LOUD and SIX WEEKS ANNOUNCE 10th anniversary show!

"We are approaching the 10th anniversary of Short Fast & Loud next year so we decided to throw a little two day party at Gilman St. Not really a fest, but a good time is guaranteed for all you speed violence freaks! This will coincide with special issue #24, which will come with a 10” comp of bands that have supported the cause over the last ten years, young and old. Here’s the show info:

Friday, January 21, 2011 @ Gilman St., Berkeley,CA.

Brutal Truth

Lack of Interest

Plutocracy

Voetsek

D.H.C. (Oakland)+1 more

Saturday, January 22

Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation (Japan)

Capitalist Casualties

Bastard Noise

Despise You

P.L.F. (Texas)

Population Reduction"

Monday, September 20, 2010

NEW!! NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE & CROW

TWO BRAND NEW RECORDS OUT THIS WEEK FROM PRANK!!!


NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE IS DISTRIBUTED BY MCR in JAPAN, AGIPUNK in EUROPE

NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE = Sold out at Prank. Thanks folks. Try FERAL WARD, SORRY STATE, GOING UNDERGROUND, NO IDEA, MCR or AGIPUNK for a copy!

VARIOUS ARTIST “NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE” LP
Europe = Buy from Agipunk
JAPAN = Buy from MCR

Instant classic of a Japanese hardcore compilation, NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE was originally issued in late 2008 on Japan’s legendary MCR label as a CD only release combining 3 tracks each by five Nagoya Bands = CLOWN, REALITY CRISIS, ZILEMMA, D-CLONE, and DEMOLITION to make one powerhouse compilation of distorted guitars, howling vocals and high energy hardcore punk.

CLOWN has previously released a Full Length CD on MCR of their anthemic, innovative and tough hardcore, which was subsequently issued in the US on vinyl on HARDCORE HOLOCAUST. REALITY CRISIS have existed since the 1990’s, with a UK stenchcore styled Dual vocal crust attack, they have toured the west coast and Portland’s cult WHISPER IN DARKNESS label has issued both of their CDs here on Vinyl. This compilation represents ZILEMMA's debut US release of their catchy melodic, guitar driven hardcore, D-CLONE deliver a noisy attack of high energy, total distortion! They recently toured the West Coast and released a split EP with San Francisco’s MORPHEME. DEMOLITION have a classic rocking brand of Japanese hardcore similar to their previous release on Portland’s BLACK WATER label. A split release with Italy’s Agipunk label, this release comes with a large 11” x 11” color booklet. CD version on MCR .

Youtube Playlist of the bands on the Comp HERE.


CROW “VERTIGO / OCCUPIED JAPAN- 7”
Purple vinyl for mailorder

Blasting metallic fury, the new two-song 7” from Tokyo’s CROW features their trademark Searing guitar solos, rumbling mid-tempo charge of bleak, dark metallic hardcore capped with their trademark harsh, deep vocals. Issued in an ultra limited quantity for the “Chaos In Tejas” festival earlier this year, this new pressing features lyric translations.

SINGLE COPIES CROW TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $3.50 +$3.50 = $7.00
SINGLE COPIES CROW TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $3.50 +$6.00 = $ 9.00

WHOLESALE = EBULLITION, NO IDEA or WRITE.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

NEW SLANG






Prank will release the North American Vinyl Version of the 5th LP from Sapporo, Japan's SLANG entitle " Life Made Me hardcore" in the fall. The LP is out on CD now in Japan, and you can hear a track from it at the band's MYSPACE. As well as two promotional Videos the band has produced for the Japanese release :




If the killer East Coast and SOuth West tour and that has got you ready for the 5th LP, be sure and pick up SLANG's 4th LP "the immortal sin" which was released for North America by SCHIZOPHRENIC RECORDS

SYSTEMATIC DEATH IN NYC! SEPTEMBER 18TH



SYSTEMATIC DEATH ARE RETURNING TO THE U.S. FOR TWO GIGS , September 18th! GO TO NEW YORK! ( I tried to get them to stop here in SF, maybe next time!!!!!!)

Last Call! KYLESA 110 DEGREE HEAT INDEX!


I'm down to the last copies of the KYLESA "110 Degree Heat Index" 7". There's copies left on Purple and Bone white vinyl. As I've mentioned before I Don;t think I'll be re-pressing much of the old Catalog in the immediate future as the tendency in records now is increasingly towards the immediately new or the long gone collectibles, and a lot of the prank catalog sits somewhere in the somewhat difficult spot in the middle of that. We were very lucky to have Pushead do the cover for this record, with it;'s deluxe foil stamped packaging!

SAN FRANCISCO IS DOOMED...AGAIN!

Our friends at Thrillhouse records is setting up another SAN FRANCISCO IS DOOMED festival this year. It's scaled back a little bit from last years, but still looks like some fun shows. Here's a the details.

Wednesday Aug 11th
Bobby Joe Ebola and The Children Macnuggits
@ a place soon to be announced

Thursday Aug 12th
@ Thee Parkside
1600 17th Street, San Francisco CA
8pm ALL AGES $5
-50 Million
-Thee Headliners
-Street Eaters
-Fugitive Kind

Friday Aug 13th
@ Thrillhouse -instore
7pm ALL AGES
-Tiltwheel
-Sick Sick Birds
-Audacity
-Statutory Ape
-M.S.

Saturday Aug 14th
@ Thee Parkside
1600 17th Street, San Francisco CA
8pm $5
-Toys That Kill
-Kung Fu USA
-Songs For Moms
-Reaction
-Frozen Embryos

Sunday Aug 15th
@ Jackson Field
(that baseball field across from Parkside)
-sandlot baseball game at 3pm, everyone encouraged to come out and play baseball,

Sunday Aug 15th
@ Thee Parkside
1600 17th Street, San Francisco CA
8pm ALL AGES $5
-Shellshag
-RVIVR
-Dirty Marquee
-TBA

ANd while we're at it- the San Francisco BUDGET ROCK 9 has also been announced for October. Not sure if they'll have their traditional record swap ( last year I got SS DECONTROL "kids will have their say" for $15!) but here's a link for the Myspace page:

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

AGRIMONIA From Sweden in Bay!

AGRIMONIA from Sweden are here in the Bay Area this weekend. Playing tonight with Murderess from Portland, Merdoso - a new band from some of the Pelgro Social folks, YADOKAI a new band with Face the Rail and Morpheme folks.



and then the next night at 924 Gilman Street:

MORPHEME at CHAOS IN TEJAS!

THis is such a Great Video of Morpheme at this Year's Chaos in Tejas, they were mayhem!

ACEPHALIX "APORIA" MRR REVIEW

ACEPHALIX – “Aporia” LP
I’ve been seeing ACEPHALIX play since their very first gigs, and they’ve never stopped evolving over the years that they’ve been active. They’ve come a long way from their early NYHC-meets-peace punk sound, and this masterful LP is a new peak for the band. It’s very appropriate that Prank released this album, because there are definite hints of earlier Prank bands like HIS HERO IS GONE and DAMAD in the ACEPHALIX sound, though there are many other influences in the mix as well. Chief among them is the dash of “Humanity Is The Devil”-era INTEGRITY and vintage CRO-MAGS heard in the metallic crunch of the riffs and the unabashed embrace of guitar solos. In fact, this record is just shy of being a full-on metal record (double kicks and all), though one that is fundamentally rooted in punk. That being said, most metal bands don’t have the kind of tortured, nakedly personal (and occasionally deeply psycho-sexual) lyrics that grace this record. Seriously, the harshness and honesty of Dan’s vocals and lyrics are an integral part of what ACEPHALIX work as a band. All gushing aside, there are a few tracks that don’t quite work for me on the record (the instrumental being the primary offender) but taken as a whole I can’t think of another recent release in the metal-punk genre that is nearly as creative or as engaging as this. This is the soundtrack to your next suicide party. (AU)
(Prank)


Another nice review of the LP is Here

ACEPHALIX, GEHENNA, GUIDA @ SUBMISSION AUGUST 25TH



This is Close enough to Prank's head Honcho's birthday, so come say hi!

PRANK @ TOTAL DISTORT YARD SALE SATURDAY SAN JOSE


Prank will be at the TOTAL DISTORT YARD SALE At the House of The Dead Rat in San Jose on Saturday August 7th- We'll have prank Stuff+ new and Used Punk Records and other junk. It's like a huge punk Rock Flea market where you can buy, sell and trade stuff. Negative Tom will be bringing stuff as well. They will be running a BBQ grill and having bands playing around 4 PM.

There's a Facebook page for the event Here

ACEPHALIX In OAKLAND AUGUST 21sT!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

IRON LUNG "NO FEAR, NO GEAR" TOUR 2010

Less Jock, More rock:
13.7. NL, Heerlen @ De Plu
14.7. BL, Kortrijk @ The Pits
15.7. NL, Groningen @ Vera
16.7. DE, Hamburg @ Rote Flora
17.7. DE, Luebeck @ Veb
18.7. DK, Copenhagen @ Lades Kaelder
19.7. DE, Berlin @ Koepi
20.7. DE, Munich @ Kafe Kult
21.7. DE, Freiburg @ KTS
22.7. DE, Leipzig @ Zoro
23.7. DE, Wuerzburg @ Immerhim
24.7. Living in a van down by the river.
25.7. CZ, Fluff Fest @ Rokycany

Saturday, June 26, 2010

EMERYVILLE RECORD LABEL FAIR TOMORROW!

PRANK will be at the Absolutely Kosher sponsored Bay Area record label fair tomorrow, We'll have records and CD's at wholesale prices, some leftovers from the CROW and AVSKUM tours, and other odds and ends! Come by on your way to Sf Pride!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

NEW PRANK STUFF OUT NOW! ACEPHALIX! CROW! WB2D / SLANG

PAY PAL to prankrec AT mindspring DOT com
Please write to that address with any questions.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THEIR IS AN ADDRESS ATTACHED TO YOUR PAY PAL ACCOUNT/ PAYMENT AND THAT IT IS CORRECT. ALL PAYMENTS WITHOUT AN ATTACHED ADDRESS IN PAYPAL WILL BE RETURNED.
HOPING TO SHIP EVERYTHING BY THE WEEKEND.

There are no Set deals this time, as there's too much stuff without listing a page full of combinations. You'll need to write for a total. Each Record has a built in shipping in the post paid price, so the combined shipping for each item will be considerably cheaper.

WHOLESALE= Fastest= Ebullition, No Idea, Revolver U.S.A.. Otherwsie write, but expect a delay. I will send a full list of old stuff out later today with wholesale info included.

ACEPHALIX "APORIA" LP/CD
LP= $13 Post paid in the U.S. $14 Canada $ 21 Europe/ Japan/ Australia.
CD= $11 Post paid in the U.S ./ Canada $13.50 Europe/ Japan/ Australia.
Limited White vinyl + poster for mailorder / Bonus Track on CD.
Ultra downtuned, crushing metallic punk assault. A tungsten gnarl of immense grimy heaviness, the Debut LP by San Francisco's ACEPHALIX touches on influences of bands from divergent points of Punk, metal and hardcore- SACRILEDGE, CRO-MAGS, NAUSEA, MOTORHEAD, HELLSHOCK, ANTI-CIMEX but none of those exactly pinpoints where the band is at and where they continually evolving band is headed, as they brawl through attacks of D-Beat, dirge and thrash. Classic harmonized Metal leads and feedback fly as gutteral vocals spit and growl, with sturdy rhythms supporting the dark melodic undercurrent that drives this crushing, pounding, dense metal-punk hybrid. Massive production by Jef Leppard in the dark attic of Lennon Studios and mastered by George Horn Mastering. 300 copies on White available for Mailorder.
http://www.myspace.com/acephalix [www.myspace.com] »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWsWcGBpD9Q [www.youtube.com] »

CROW " THE BEATING OF THE WINGS OF DESTRUCTION" 12" Picture Disc
$15 post paid in the U.S. $16.50 Canada $24.00 Europe/ Japan/ Australia.
Pure savagery! A five song 12" EP that fires a punishing volley of metallic riffs, explosive drumming and gravel-raked vocals, Tokyo's long running hardcore band CROW alternate between a long One track A-side of thundering dirge and a B-side of four tracks of unleashed, non stop hardcore fury. Issued in Japan in 2008 on CROW's own Crow records label, this received miniscule distribution stateside and has absolutely Burly cut'n'paste cover art by Crow's Vocalist, so was re-issued as a deluxe 12" picture disc for their recent U.S. Shows and appearance at Austin, Texas's "CHAOS IN TEJAS" festival. One time pressing from the original DMM master plates, limited to 800 copies.

WORLD BURNS TO DEATH / SLANG 7" SPLIT EP
SINGLE COPIES TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $4.00 +$3.50= $7.50
SINGLE COPIES TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $4.00 +$6.50 = $ 10.50
Limited White vinyl for mailorder. 350 copies Pressed.
Marking the 2010 summer U.S. tour of Austin, Texas's WORLD BURNS TO DEATH and Sapporo, Japan's veteran hardcore band SLANG, this EP combines two guitar driven blasts of hardcore fury. SLANG have existed for over twenty years evolving between Classic Japanese fast hardcore and downbeat NYHC influences, their track " Our Grey Earth" rampages on SLANG's own path, incorporating the evolution of influences into a fast assault of hardcore that winds to a devastating guitar driven breakdown. WORLD BURNS TO DEATH similarly continue to evolve from caustic bursts of corrosive thrashing to a tempered attack stitched by a melodic guitar riff and glued solid with torrential drum bashing, volatile guitar blasts and harsh vocals, ensuring their track " Babylon Endures" continues their trademark sheer intensity. Limited Red Vinyl copies for Stores and distro only are limited to 650.

CROW "FLOCK OF BEAST" 7" Clear Vinyl Re-press
Clear vinyl re-press limited to 500.
SINGLE COPIES TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $4.00 +$3.50= $7.50
SINGLE COPIES TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $4.00 +$6.50 = $ 10.50
Tokyo legends Crow deliver two blasting tracks of doomy, metallic punk mayhem - "Flock Of Beast" and "Flock Of Beast 2." Thundering deeper into epic, mid-tempo territory on the A-side with Crow's trademark boisterous vocals over searing riffs, this EP echoes their recent "The Beating Of The Wings Of Destruction" 12" by exploding on the B-side into ferocious, fast paced hardcore. Crow's origins date back to the early Japanese punk scene of the 1980s, but they have attacked in the last decade with a renewed intensity, culminating this decade in three US tours and a second album "Bloody Tear" which was released in the U.S. by Prank in 2007. Clear vinyl re-press limited to 500.

CROW " NEUROTIC ORGANIZATION" 7" Red Vinyl Re-press
RED VINYL RE_PRESS LIMITED TO 400.
SINGLE COPIES TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $4.00 +$3.50= $7.50
SINGLE COPIES TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $4.00 +$6.50 = $ 10.50
Dark and bleak hardcore cornered in metallic rock, but thundering with determined intent. Fueled by the upbeat energy of Japanese hardcore, but drawing longer mid tempo compositions of shouted despair, pounded drum beats and screaming guitars influenced by UK bands such as Antisect and Amebix, the EP includes a rollicking cover of Amebix's "No Sanctuary." Crow has been on and off the hardcore scene for almost two decades, with numerous releases in Japan. This was their first US release in 2001, recorded in Oakland at Polymorph Studios and has been out of print for over six years, with cover art and design by Carl Auge of His Hero Is Gone and Drain the Sky. The Cover has been re-worked for this re-release and the EP issued on limited to 400 red vinyl.

CROW " BLOODY TEAR" LP RE-PRESS
LP- $12.00 US, $13.50 Canada, $21 Europe
Will include Posters from First press with mailorder copies for a limited time.
Bombastic crust-metal from Tokyo, an ultra brutal lightning attack of searing riffs, wild solos, screaming vocals and crushing rhythm section. Bleak intent and searing metallic mayhem, CROW have dotted the landscape of Japanese hardcore punk since its inception and just seem to get more devastating with age!! This is a slightly altered and remastered version of their first full length / second LP since the 1980's with 9 tracks that were originally released by Prank in 2007. Some of the songs are intense re-recorded versions of some of their classic tracks (including their Signature track "Give Up All Hope" that has been covered by numerous bands including the UK"s legendary Doom) as well as new recordings of songs from their recent ultra- limited Japanese releases. This is the official vinyl release of this LP, which was released as a CD-only on the Mangrove label in Japan. The LP sequence has slight variations in both track listing and mixes. CROW are touring in California and appearing at the "Chaos in Tejas" Festival in May. 1000 made / available for a limited time only.

BORN AGAINST " THE REBEL SOUND OF SHIT AND FAILURE" LP
LP- $12.00 US, $13.50 Canada, $21 Europe
The Rebel Sound of Shit and Failure is a 19-song posthumous release of all BORN AGAINST's remaining and out-of-print obscure 7", 8", and compilation tracks with extensive liner notes and lyrics. Culled from various line-ups of the band, The Rebel Sound includes material ranging from the early years of heavily LIFE'S BLOOD-style New York hardcore sludginess, to the band's final release marked with experimentation, from the classic "Bit Part in a Bad Movie" to the Jeffersons' theme song! Remastered from the Vermiform version with slight changes. CD version on KILL ROCKS STARS.

STILL AVAILABLE :

ICE NINE " NOBODY'S SON" 7" White vinyl
"this is an absolutely Furious Record, as if the years spent involved in DIY punk have served to make them MORE bitter, but more determined at the same time"-MRR #325

DESOLATION "REST IN PANIC" 7"
"this seven inch it's blistering, fucking great and enormous destroyer for sure. As the band woke-up from hibernation with a new vocalist, this three-track ep is by far their best release and it's damn good."-some dude's blog.

LAST COPIES:
AVSKUM ""Folk Som Har Kan Inte Do " 7" EP Clear vinyl
MORPHEME " S/T 7" EP White vinyl

Check prank site www.prankrecords.com for older titles.

WORLD BURNS TO DEATH ON TOUR NOW WITH SLANG:
June 15th Baltimore,MD at the Barclay House (2101 Barclay St) w/ World Burns to Death,the Wankys and Lotus Fucker and Chaos Destroy
June 16th Richmond,VA Plaza Bowl w/ World Burns to Death,Wasted Time,Skin Like Iron,Pollution,White Lung and Dry Spell
June 17th Raleigh,NC at Ahhh Peele Art Gallery w/ World Burns to Death
June 18th Atlanta,GA at 585 Wells st w/ World Burns to Death,American Cheeseburger and Bukkake Boys
June 19th New Orleans,LA at the Hiho lounge w/ World Burns to Death and Bastard Noise
June 20th Houston,TX at the Mink w/ World Burns to Death
June 21st Austin,TX at the Mohawk w/ World Burns to Death,Unit 21 and Criaturas

IRON LUNG / SLICES TOUR:
June:
Sat 26 - Portland OR @ w/ Bog People, Basement Animal
Sun 27 - Seattle WA @ Vera (Republican & Warren) w/ Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Unnatural Helpers
Mon 28 - Olympia WA @ Northern
Tue 29 - Sacramento CA @ Hub
Wed 30 - Reno NV @ Holland Project
July:
Thur 1 - Oakland CA @ Hazmat w/ Brainoil, In Disgust, Migraine
Fri 2 - San Francisco CA @ Kimo's (21+) w/ Vacuum, Landmine Marathon, Black Hole of Calcutta
Sat 3 - Los Angeles CA @ The Blvd
Sun 4 - Bakersfield CA @ Munoz Gym
Mon 5 - Long Beach CA @

NEXT: IRON LUNG RE-PRESSES, LIFESBLOOD, NO STATIK.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

ACEPHALIX on tour!

ACEPHALIX “Aporia” LP/CD will be out for their tour and Texas. 500 pressed on colored vinyl – Mail Order info probably won’t be up until after Texas but the band will have the first edition on colored vinyl for sale in TX.

Tour dates:
May 21st- Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman Street 94710 W/ Crow, Conquest For Death, Cross Stitched Eyes,
May 22nd- Los Angeles,CA @ The Two Headed Horse , Echo Park, Los Angeles W/ Mans Assassination Man, Slaughterhouse Deathcamp, Sexfucksounds
May 23rd- Long Beach, CA @ Dipiazzas W/ Crow, Walls, Mata Mata, Sumerian Axe, Broken Patterns
May 24th- Off
May 25th-Phoenix, AZ @ The Tribe 2238 24th Street Phoenix, AZ 43435 W/ Walls, Magnum Force, Cage Match, Gay Kiss
May 26th- Las Cruces, NM @ The Train Yard 88002 W/ Wild Thing, Box Elders
May 27th- Off
May 28th- Austin, TX @ Red 7 W/ Saviours, Toxic Holocaust, Ashdautas, Iron Age, Gehenna, The Roller
May 29th- Austin, TX @ Thunderbird Coffee W/ Iron Lung 11 Am All Ages $5
May 30th- San Antonio, TX @ A&A Drive Inn La Veinticinco, 4103 W.Commerce and 25th street W/ Ecocide, American Swine, Fupax3, State of Mind

Acephalix Myspace

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

IRON LUNG RECORDS BLOG!


IRON LUNG RECORDS have started their own blog:
http://lifeironlungdeath.blogspot.com/

add them to your RSS Feed.

IRON LUNG will be playing the Pre-party for Maryland Deathfest and then what can only be described as the "prankfast" at 11 AM in the morning the saturday of Chaos in Tejas at thunderbird coffee with Acephalix.

Iron Lung have Tenative plans to tour the west coast with SLICES this summer and a short tour of continental Europe. Prank will be working with 625 Thrash to re-press their Debut LP and also be re-pressing "sexless / No sex".

Friday, April 16, 2010

RECORD STORE ( DAY) OF THE PAST!

Out on the Record hunt this morning, Digging through a pile of 78's, I found the article below from the San Francisco Call Bulletin From Nearly 60 years ago- January 30, 1951 about William Melander's Record Exchange which used to be in Downtown San Francisco's Tenderloin Neighborhood ( and now, apparently is either an apartment building or a parking lot)-one of San Francisco's legendary first used record stores- Anyway, Since tomorrow is "record store Day" ( and Prank has no exclusive releases , but if you're out anyway look for the new ICE NINE and DESOLATION records!) I thought We'd share this. You'll need to toggle between the two Jpegs to read it through, but enjoy how little the hobby has changed in half a century!


Monday, April 12, 2010

NEW PRANK RELEASES- DESOLATION, ICE NINE


TWO BRAND NEW SINGLES OUT THIS WEEK FROM PRANK!!!

SET DEAL: GET BOTH RECORDS ON COLORED VINYL FOR
$11.00 PPD US by Pay Pal first class Mail, Delivery confirmation.
$12.00 PPD Canada by Pay pal
$16.00 PPD TO EUROPE, AUSTRALIA.

PAY PAL to prankrec At mindspring DOT com

PLEASE MAKE SURE THEIR IS AN ADDRESS ATTACHED TO YOUR PAY PAL ACCOUNT/ PAYMENT
AND THAT IT IS CORRECT. PLEASE DO NOT SEND AS A GIFT OR PAYMENT OWED.

THE ICE NINE COLORED VINYL IS DELAYED BUT ARRIVING WEDNESDAY, SO I AM
HOPING TO SHIP EVERYTHING THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, SATURDAY AT THE LATEST. THANKS.

ICE NINE " Nobody's Son" 7"
Mailorder copies on Colored Vinyl - First Pressing= White Vinyl, Limited to 500.
ICE NINE from Indianapolis, Indiana represented everything that was great about resurgent extreme hardcore of the 1990's- a experimental willingness to throw anything against the wall to make it's point, incorporating the straight forward attack of 80's hardcore but pulverizing formula through burly Low end down beat, intensely Frenetic drumming, swirling guitar leads and the fragmentary Midwest stop and start twists. A Uniquely Original band like their contemporaries HIS HERO IS GONE, IN/HUMANITY, END OF THE CENTURY PARTY and with a sound way ahead of the same stop-melody-start-grind that became popular in the late nineties / early 00's by half a decade, Prank was originally slated to release an LP by ICE NINE in 1996, but the band broke up before it was recorded. Band members went on to play in TIME IN MALTA, BURN IT DOWN, MAHJAS, THE PROBLEMATICS, YOU WILL DIE and THE DREAM IS DEAD. A successful CD collection of ICE NINE's material from the Bovine, Ebullition, Rhetoric labels was released on Happy Couples Never Last in 2004 and in 2009, the band reunited with all original members to play Indianapolis's DUDEFEST. The response was so phenomenal ICE NINE wrote three new tracks that pick up right where they left off. Mastered by George horn with a cover by Bob Peele ( {mag] Fanzine. ICE NINE are currently writing a new album for Prank in 2010.
Black vinyl = 550 Pressed.
White Vinyl =500 Pressed.

SINGLE COPIES ICE NINE TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $3.50 +$3.50 = $7.00
SINGLE COPIES ICE NINE TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $3.50 +$6.00 = $ 9.00

US 15 ICE NINE singles on Black Vinyl= $41.25 +$5.65 = $46.90 + $1.71= $48.61
OVERSEAS 15 ICE NINE Singles on Black Vinyl = $41.25 +$13.45 = $54.70 + $2.53= $57.23




DESOLATION " Rest In Panic" 7"
Mailorder copies on Splatter white/black vinyl.
The Bay Area's DESOLATION return ! Blasting metallic hardcore fusing the melodic influence of Japanese "Burning spirits" hardcore with straight forward attack of US thrash and the dark tone of European Crust. DESOLATION went on Hiatus shortly after their Self-tilted prank Debut LP of 2005, but return with a new vocalist and three new tracks. Fusing influences of the members previous and current bands-BORN/DEAD, ABRUPT, STRUNG UP, SCURVY DOGS with a marked inspiration from Japanese Hardcore with relentless upbeat energy and searing leads , these are the fastest DESOLATION tracks yet, but still retain the complex song writing and bleak feel of their previous releases. Cover Features new artwork by Japanese Artist SUGI.
Black vinyl = 500 pressed.
Splatter Vinyl = 500 Pressed.
SINGLE COPIES DESOLATION TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $4.00 +$3.50 = $7.50
SINGLE COPIES DESOLATION TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL :$4.00 +$6.50 = $ 10.00

US 15 DESOLATION singles on Black VInyl= $45.00 +$5.65 = $50.65 + $1.82= $52.47
OVERSEAS 15 DESOLATION Singles on Black VInyl = $45.00 +$13.45 + $50.45 + $2.05= $60.50

REPRESSED and Available for a limited Time only:
ASSFORT - 7" EP ( Limited white vinyl re-release, 500 Pressed)
Manic Tokyo thrash-lunging straight to the jugular with vicious speed, a thrashing drum attack, insane guitar solos and coarse vocals. ASSFORT were the first classic Japanese styled hardcore band to tour in the United States, unleashing a devastating amount of high energy and flooring audiences on both coasts. They released several records, including a split with CHAOS U.K., on Vinyl Japan Records, a CD on the legendary Selfish label, an EP on the mighty Mangrove label and then two Well received follow up LP's in Japan with a new line up. Drummer Kiku currently plays in the world travelling CONQUEST FOR DEATH with members of ARTIMUS PYLE and WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?. This EP's four Classic Assfort tracks were re-recorded in America in 1995 on their first trip to the US by Noah Landis of CHRIST ON PARADE / NEUROSIS.
SINGLE COPIES ASSFORT TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $3.50 +$3.50 = $7.00
SINGLE COPIES ASSFORT TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $3.50 +$6.00 = $ 9.00


COLORED VINYL STILL AVAILABLE - Prices not including shipping / paypal, write for combined quote. First Lp is $4 in the U.S./ First 7" is $2.50. Free shipping / paypal for more than 5 items below in the U.S.A. By Media Mail
ACEPHALIX 7" ( white vinyl, First press) 7" $4
ACURSED "Tunneln I Ljusets Slut" LP ( milky Clear , first press) $8
ANTISCHISM " Stil Life" LP ( either clear or white vinyl, 3rd press) $8
ARTIMUS PYLE "Fucked From Birth" LP ( color second Press) $8
ARTIMUS PYLE "Fortress" 7" ( pink Vinyl, Second press) $4
AVSKUM ""Folk Som Har Kan Inte Do " 7" EP -Clear Vinyl first press $4
AVSKUM "punkista" LP ( purple, second press) $8
AVSKUM "Uppror Underifran" LP ( purple, First press) $8
AVSKUM band Logo Patch $5
BORN/DEAD "Final Collapse" LP ( Split color, first press, gatefold + booklet) $10
BORN/DEAD "repetition" 7" ( Blue vinyl, second press) $4
BORN/DEAD "24 Hostages" ( Orange vinyl, prank re-press, first edition with Poster) $4
BURY THE LIVING " All The News That's Fit To Scream" ( white vinyl, first press) $8
CHRIST ON PARADE " Loud and Live" LP ( Clear vinyl, Second press) $8
CHRIST ON PARADE "Sounds of Nature" LP ( split vinyl, Second press) $9
DEAD AND GONE " TV BABY' LP ( green vinyl, third press) $8
GUYANA PUNCH LINE "Maximum Smashism" LP ( Orange vinyl, Second Press with booklet) $8
KYLESA " 110 Degree Heat Index" 7" ( Cream Vinyl, Third Press) $4
MORPHEME 7" (White vinyl, first press ) $4
PAINTBOX "singing SHouting Crying" LP ( orange vinyl, First press) $8
PAINTBOX "TRIP TRANCE AND TRAVELLING" Yellow Vinyl $18
SIGNAL LOST "Children Of The Wasteland" LP ( white vinyl, Second press) $8
SIGNAL LOST " Prosthetic Screams" LP ( Gold Vinyl, First press) $8
SUNDAY MORNING EINSTEINS " Kangnave" LP ( Colored vinyl, first press) $8
TALK IS POSION ' COndensed Humanity: the prank EP's" LP ( cl;ear vinyl, Second press) $8
WORLD BURNS TO DEATH " Human Meat Tossed to the Dogs of War" 7" ( Clear vinyl, Third press)
WORLD BURNS TO DEATH " Graveyard of utopia" Japanese edition in Chipboard sleeve , white vinyl $12

Most Full length LP's available on CD for the same price. Most Colored stuff also available on black Vinyl.

OTHER STUFF STILL AVAILABLE:
DESOLATION LP ( black Vinyl, First press) $8
GAUZE - 5th LP ( black vinyl, third press) $9
HIS HERO IS GONE " 15 Counts of Arson" LP ( Black vinyl) $8
HIS HERO IS GONE "Monuments To Thieves" ( Black Vinyl) $8
INITIAL STATE " Abort The Soul" LP ( black vinyl , second press) $8
SCROTUM GRINDER " Sonic abomination" LP ( black vinyl, first Press) $8
SIGNAL LOST "You'll never get us down again" 7" $3

WHOLESALE = EBULLITION, NO IDEA, REVOLVER USA or Write prankrec@mindspring.com

PAY PAL to prankrec AT mindspring DOT com

INCLUDE:
#1) what you're paying for
#2) an address to mail it to - expect a ONE MONTH delay if you don't do this, no kidding.
#3) full name for overseas / Canada shipments.

COMING SOON:
ACEPHALIX LP/CD, CROW `BLOODY TEAR" LP RE-PRESS, CROW "BEATING OF THE WINGS OF
DESTRUCTION" 12" PICTURE DISC, LIFESBLOOD 2XLP, WORLD BURNS TO DEATH / SLANG 7". CROW TOUR 7", V/A NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE. TALK IS POISON Limited 7" re-presses for "chaos IN TeJas"

ON TOUR:
CROW WEST COAST + TX MAY 2010:
May 21; Berkeley @ Gilman: W/ CROSS STITCHED EYES, CONQUEST FOR DEATH, ACEPHALIX, SURRENDER, NO STATIK
May 22; Los Angeles @ The BLVD: W/ MUNDO MUERTO, KNIFE FIGHT, AGAINST EMPIRE, KRUEL, THE HELPLESS, SECRET SECT
May 23; Long Beach @ DiPiazza's (21+): W/ WALLS, ACEPHALIX, ROUGH KIDS, MATA MATA, BROKEN PATTERNS, SUMERIAN AXE
May 25; San Francisco @ Thee Knockout (21+): W/ TALK IS POISON,YAKODAI
May 27; Austin @ Emo's: Chaos In Tejas W/ TALK IS POISON
May 29th: Austin, TX @ Beerland w/ Waste Management, Night Siege. 21+ 3 PM

ACEPHALIX
April 16th Berkeley @ 924 GIlman
May 22nd Los Angeles/ Echo Park @ The 2Headed Horse w/ Mans Assassination Man, Slaughterhouse Deathcamp, sexfucksounds
May 23rd Long Beach, CA @ Di Piazza's W/ Crow, Walls, Rough Kids, Mata Mata, Broken Patterns , Sumerian Axe
May 24th TBA
May 25th Phoenix, Az W/ Walls, Magnum Force, Cage Match, Gay Kiss.
May 28th Austin, TX @ Red 7 W/ Saviours, Toxic Holocaust, Gehenna, Ashdautas
May 29th Austin, TX @ Thunderbird Coffee W/ Iron Lung 11 Am.

IRON LUNG
May 27th Baltimore, MD W/ General Surgery, Engorged, P.L.F. , Necronomicon, Birdflesh, and more . Pre-maryland Death Fest Party.
May 29th Austin, TX @ Thunderbird Coffee W/ Acephalix 11 Am.

KYLESA- In Europe Now- www.kylesa.com

TALK IS POISON
May 22nd- Oakland, CA W/ Walls, Saviours
May 25th-San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout W/ CROW
May 27; Austin @ Emo's: Chaos In Tejas W/ CROW

WORLD BURNS TO DEATH - ON TOUR WITH SLANG ( Sapporo, Japan)
SLANG TOUR STARTS WITH MIND ERASER -Dates in bold with WB2D:
May 27th to the 30th Austin,TX at Chaos in Tejas Fest
May 31st Dallas,TX the Prophet Bat w/ Subhumans,Cross Stitched Eyes and Unit 21
June 1st Dallas,TX at the Phoenix Project (406 s. haskell st.) w/ Mind Eraser,Tolar and Power Trip
June 2nd St Louis,MO at Fubar (3108 Locust St) w/ MInd Eraser
June 3rd Milwaukee,WI at the Eagles Nest (825 east center st) w/ Mind Eraser
June 4th Chicago,IL w/ Mind Eraser
June 5th Detroit,MI w/ Mind Eraser
June 6th Cleveland,OH at Now That's Class w/ Mind Eraser,Inmates,Pigsticker and Mad Minds
June 7th Pittsburgh,PA w/ Mind Eraser and Kim Phuc
June 8th Albany,NY at Valentines w/ Mind Eraser,Brain Killer,Coughing Fit,Pointblank and Damnation Ally
June 9th Brooklyn,NY at Death By Audio w/ Mind Eraser and Nomos
June 10th Boston,MA w/ World Burns to Death and Mind Eraser
June 11th Providence,RI at AS220 w/ World Burns to Death,Mind Eraser and Neon Bitches
June 12th NYC,NY at the Cake Shop w/ World Burns to Death,Absurd System and Perdition
June 13th Philadelphia,PA at the First Unitarian Church w/ World Burns to Death and Blacklisted
June 14th OFF
June 15th Baltimore,MD at the Barclay House (2101 Barclay St) w/ World Burns to Death,the Wankys and Lotus Fucker and Chaos Destroy
June 16th Richmond,VA w/ World Burns to Death and Wasted Time
June 17th North Carolina w/ World Burns to Death
June 18th Atlanta,GA at 585 Wells st w/ World Burns to Death,American Cheeseburger and Bukkake Boys
June 19th New Orleans,LA w/ World Burns to Death
June 20th Houston,TX at the Mink w/ World Burns to Death

Monday, April 5, 2010

IRON LUNG / WALLS /SOCIETY NURSE TOUR DATES AND SHOWS

IRON LUNG report some tour dates + Dates for WALLS and SOCIETY NVRSE. IRON LUNG will tour the West Coast and Europe later this year.


Thursday, April 8- DEAN DIRG, SOCIETY NURSE, AUTISTIC YOUTH, WHITE WARDS @Black Lodge (Seattle WA) 8pm

Friday, April 23- ORGANIZED SPORTS, SOCIETY NURSE, LEBANON, THE CYSTS @Worksound (820 Southeast Alder St Portland OR)

Friday, April 30- WALLS, USELESS CHILDREN (Portland OR)

Saturday, May 1- WALLS, USELESS CHILDREN @Black Lodge (Seattle WA)

Thursday, May 20- WALLS (Portland OR)

Friday, May 21- X, A-FRAMES, WALLS @Funhouse (206 5th Ave N Seattle WA) 9pm 21+ age restriction

Saturday, May 22- TALK IS POISON, WALLS, SAVIOURS (Oakland CA)

Sunday, May 23- CROW, WALLS., ACEPHALIX @ Dipiazzas (Long Beach CA)

Monday, May 24- WALLS (Bakerfield CA)

Tuesday, May 25- WALLS, ACEPHALIX (Phoenix AZ)

Thursday, May 27- GENERAL SURGERY, BIRDFLESH, IRON LUNG, ENGORGED, PLF, EX DEMENTIA, XBRAINIAX @Sonar (407 E Saratoga St Baltimore MD) 7pm $17

Friday, May 28- BASTARD, SUBHUMANS, MARKED MEN, WALLS, RIVAL MOB, KIM PHUC, VAASKA @Emos Outside (603 Red River St Austin TX) 8pm *Sold Out*

Saturday, May 29- IRON LUNG, ACEPAHLIX @Thunderbird Coffee (1401 Koenig Ln Austin TX) 11am *breakfast matinee*

Sunday, June 27- EDDIE CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING, SLICES, IRON LUNG, UNNATURAL HELPERS @Black Lodge (Seattle WA)

Sunday, April 4, 2010

DESOLATION - NEW 7" EP available April 12th!

DESOLATION " Rest In Panic" 7"

The Bay Area's DESOLATION return ! Blasting metallic hardcore fusing the melodic influence of Japanese "Burning spirits" hardcore with straight forward attack of US thrash and the dark tone of European Crust. DESOLATION went on Hiatus shortly after their Self-tilted prank Debut LP of 2005, but return with a new vocalist and three new tracks. Fusing influences of the members previous and current bands-BORN/DEAD, ABRUPT, STRUNG UP, SCURVY DOGS with a marked inspiration from Japanese Hardcore with relentless upbeat energy and searing leads , these are the fastest DESOLATION tracks yet, but still retain the complex song writing and bleak feel of their previous releases. Featured new artwork by Japanese Artists SUGI.

CHAOS IN TEJAS / WB2D / SLANG / MIND ERASER Updates!

Updated Day by Day info for "Chaos in Tejas" Here

And SLANG / MIND ERASER / WORLD BURNS TO DEATH TOUR Here

THE WANKYS U.S. TOUR 2010


the U.K.'s THE WANKYS - a tribute of sorts to THE SWANKYS from Japan who have records on the always great La Vida Es Mus Label, will tour the U.S. this summer. Here's the dates.


Voice of Fight presents....
“Never Mind the Posers, Here’s the Real Noise Heros!!”
Noisy Summer US Tour 2010


The Wankys (England)/Lotus Fucker/Chaos Destroy
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The Wankys + Chaos Destroy
June
4, Friday: Washington, DC at TBA with Lotus Fucker, DeathRats, more TBA
5, Saturday: New York, NY (afternoon and night shows)
6, Sunday: Philadelphia, PA
7, Monday: off
8, Tuesday: Boston, MA
9, Wednesday: Providence, RI


The Wankys + Lotus Fucker
June
11, Friday: Richmond, VA
12, Saturday: Augusta, GA
13, Sunday: Raleigh, NC
14, Monday: off
15, Tuesday: Baltimore, MD at Barclay House with Slang (Japan), World Burns to Death, Chaos Destroy, +1 TBA
16, Wednesday: Columbus, OH
17, Thursday: Chicago, IL
18, Friday: Grand Rapids, MI
19, Saturday: Lexington, KY
20, Sunday: Pittsburgh, PA


Released for tour:
The Wankys/Lotus Fucker split tour EP (SPHC-5/Katorga Works ?)
Chaos Destroy LP (SPHC-6)

ICE NINE "NOBODY'S SON" 7" OUT APRIL 12TH.



ICE NINE from Indianapolis, Indiana represented everything that was great about resurgent extreme hardcore of the 1990's-

an experimental willingness to throw anything against the wall to make it's point, incorporating the straight forward attack of 80's hardcore but pulverizing formula through burly Low end down beat, intensely Frenetic drumming, swirling guitar leads and the fragmentary Midwest stop and start twists. A Uniquely Original band like their contemporaries HIS HERO IS GONE, IN/HUMANITY, END OF THE CENTURY PARTY and with a sound way ahead of the same stop-melody-start-grind that became popular in the late nineties / early 00's by half a decade, Prank was originally slated to release an LP by ICE NINE in 1996, but the band broke up before it was recorded. Band members went on to play in TIME IN MALTA, BURN IT DOWN, MAHJAS, THE PROBLEMATICS, YOU WILL DIE and THE DREAM IS DEAD. A successful CD collection of ICE NINE's material from the Bovine, Ebullition, Rhetoric labels was released on Happy Couples Never Last in 2004 and in 2009, the band reunited with all original members to play Indianapolis's DUDEFEST. The response was so phenomenal ICE NINE wrote three new tracks that pick up right where they left off. Mastered by George horn with a cover by Bob Peele ( {mag] Fanzine. ICE NINE are currently writing a new album for Prank in 2010.

This will be available the week of April 12th. Ordering information before. Wholesale orders being accepted now.

CROW CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS SHOWS 2010

CROW ARE RETURNING TO THE WEST COAST in MAY. "Bloody Tear" has been re-pressed.A domestic version of "The Beating Of the wings of destruction" 12" will be out for the tour as a picture disc. " Flock of Beasts" will be back in print soon and a new tour EP is on the way.

MAY 21-Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman: W/CROSS STITCHED EYES, CONQUEST FOR DEATH, ACEPHALIX, SURRENDER, NO STATIK

MAY 22 - Los Angeles @ The Boulevard: W/ MUNDO MUERTO, KNIFE FIGHT, AGAINST EMPIRE, KRUEL, THE HELPLESS, SECRET SECT
MAY 23- Long Beach @ DiPiazza's (21+): W/ WALLS, ACEPHALIX, ROUGH KIDS, MATA MATA, BROKEN PATTERNS, SUMERIAN AXE
MAY 25-San Francisco @ Thee Knockout (21+): W/ TALK IS POISON.
MAY 27-Austin @ Emo's - Chaos In Tejas.

MAY 29th-Austin, TX @ Beerland W/ Waste Management, Night Siege 3 PM 21+

PUNK ROCK RECORD SWAP NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 11TH @ GILMAN

Punk Rock Record Swap @ 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley on Sunday, April 11th. @ 9 Am. Early Birds @ 7 A.M. for $10.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

PUNK ROCK RECORD SWAP in Oakland March 13th.

Negative tom is throwing another "good ol' fashion record ho down":

Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: 2515 san pablo ave in oakland

It's Free to sell (good amount of folding tables available but bring your own if possible)

Free to get in

He says " Couple bands playing during it including Wild Thing and some other nerds. It's a punk rock record swap, do as poison idea would do and have a couple beers (and a couple sandwiches)...and BYOB!"

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

BENEFIT FOR ANADI @ GIILMAN 2/12

Punk about town Anandi got diagnosed with Cancer last year, a long time fixture of the local scene, it was pretty devastating news to hear as She's super young for that to happen. Was over at Thrillhouse today and they were happy to report She was responding well to treatment, but also that people have organized a super benefit for her at 924 gilman on February 12th. The last time the Headliner of the Benefit played Gilman, people apparently started camping out a 5:30 AM, so I'll leave that to word of Mouth, but Grass Widow, Fleabag, Dirty Marquee and the Mutoid Men are playing And it's a great cause!!! See you there!! Get well soon Anandi!

CHAOS IN TEJAS TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

CHAOS IN TEJAS TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Friday, January 29, 2010

CHAOS IN TEJAS, DAY BY DAY INFO SO FAR....

CHAOS IN TEJAS MAY 27th-30th, Emo's+ other venues.. Austin, Texas, Day to day so far, Really excited MORPHEME has confirmed. Singer has to Get back here from Japan for it to Happen, so it's a pretty special event in itself! Do't miss!:

Updated 04/04/10

Thursday at End Of An Ear Tim Kerr Art Show Opening
Tim Kerr and friends-5pm

Thursday at Red 7 ($16)
X (Australia) 1:00-1:45
the Spits 12:05-12:45
Ty Segall 11:20-11:50
Grass Widow 10:35-11:05
Wild Thing 9:50-10:20
Bad Sports 9:05-9:35

Thursday at Emo's (outside) ($18)
Crow (japan) 12:00-12:45
Talk is Poison 11:15-11:45
Wasted Time 10:35-11:00
Kyklooppein Sukupuutto (Finland) 9:50-10:20
Nerveskade 9:15-9:35
Mind Eraser 8:30-9:00
Mother Of Mercy-7:45-8:15

Thursday at Beerland
Nobunny
Broken Gold

Thursday at the Beauty Bar
New York Night Train's Soul Clap & Dance Competition featuring Mr.
Jonathan Toubin

Thursday after party at the Broken Neck (2:30am-4am) ($5)
Kyklooppein Sukupuutto (Finland)
Arctic Flowers (ex deathreat/signal lost/the observers)
the Altars

Friday day show at Beerland ($5)
Acid Reflux
Scapegoat
Nerveskade
Wasted Time

Friday at the Mohawk (outside) ($12)
the Ponys-11:00-12:00
A-Frames-10:00-10:40
Jeff the Brotherhood-9:15-9:45
Woven Bones-8:30-9:00

Friday at Mohawk (inside)
Cowabunga Babes-1:00-1:30
Ume-12:15-12:45

Friday at Emo's (outside) (SOLD OUT)
Bastard (Japan...one time reunion) 1:00-1:45
Subhumans (england) 12:00-12:45
the Marked Men 11:00-11:45
Walls 10:15-10:45
Rival Mob 9:30-10:00
Kim Phuc 8:45-9:15
Vaaska 8:00-8:30

Friday at Emo's (inside)
Brilliant Colors-12:15-12:50
Blessure Grave-11:30-12:00
Gun Outfit-10:00-10:30
True Widow-9:15-9:45

Friday at Red 7 (outside) ($12)
Saviours
Toxic Holocaust
Gehenna
Ashdautas
Acephalix

Friday at Red 7 (inside)
Iron Age
the Roller

Friday after party at the broken neck (2:30-4am) ($5)
World Burns to Death
Slang (Japan)

Sat Morning breakfast show at Thunderbird Coffee
Iron Lung 11:45-12:15
Acephalix 11:00-11:30am

Sat day show at Beerland
Crow (Japan)-5:20-6:00
Waste Management-4:40-5:05
Axeman-3:45-4:25
Night Siege-3:00-3:30

Sat day show at Trailer Space (FREE)
Ghost Knife-6:30-7:00
Jeff Burke-5:45-6:15
Mind Spiders (members of the Marked Men)-5:00-5:30
Teenage Cool Kids-4:15-4:45

Sat at Emo's (outside) ($20)
Poison Idea 1:00-1:45
the Pist 12:00-12:45
Slang (japan) 11:15-11:45
Morpheme 10:30-11:00
La Urss( spain) 9:50-10:15
Wild Thing 9:05-9:35
Deskonocidos 8:20-8:50

Sat at Emo's (inside) (SOLD OUT)
Inquisition (columbia) 11:45-12:30
Bone Awl 11:00-11:30
Volahn 10:15-10:45
Twin Stumps 9:40-10:00
Viper 9:00-9:25

Sat at Red 7 (outside) ($12)
Leatherface
Lion Of Judah
Ninja Gun
Shanghai River

Sat at Red 7 (inside)
Airfix Kits

Sat at the Mohawk (outside) ($12)
Quintron and Miss Pussycat-10:45-12:00
Box Elders-10:00-10:30
Psychedelic Horseshit-9:15-9:45
Ratas Del Vaticano (mexico)-8:30-9:00

Sat at Mohawk (inside)
Fungi Girls-1:00-1:30
Fergus & Geronimo-12:15-12:45

Sat after party at the Broken Neck (2:30-4am)
Salted City (members of talk is poison/call the police/warcry)
You People
Hot-Rails to Hell

Sunday day show at Beerland (3-7pm)
Subhumans (england)
Cross Stitched Eyes
Mata Mata
Criaturas (members of severed head of state/vaaska/deskonocidos/signal
lost)

Sunday instore Trailer Space (FREE)
Stoned at Heart (members of toys that kill/underground railroad to candyland)
Fungi Girls
Wild America

Sunday at Emo's (outside) ($20)
Rorschach 12:05-12:50
Bastard Noise (Wood,Connell and Nelson) 11:10-11:50
Morne 10:10-10:50
Gehenna 9:20-10:50
Yellow Tears 8:45-9:05
Mammoth Grinder 8:00-8:30

Sunday at Beerland ($10)
the Marked Men 1:00-1:45
Toys that Kill 12:15-12:45
Young Offenders 11:30-12:00
Wild Thing 10:45-11:15
the Hex Dispensers 10:00-10:30

all shows are all ages except the shows at beerland which is 21 and up.
tickets for shows at emo's www.ticketweb.com or at
end of an ear records if you live in ausitn.
tickets for shows at red 7 and mohawk at
http://transmission.frontgatetickets.com/ [transmission.frontgatetickets.com] »

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

FROM ASHES RISE REUNION SHOWS!

FROM ASHES RISE are playing shows again! THey have a show in Portland that's been scheduled for awhikle in Portland at Satyricon and now have advance tickets available HERE..

FROM ASHES RISE have also a show March 13th in Montreal and an appearance at the Punk Illegal festival in Munkedal, Sweden June 11th and 12th with Extinction Of Mankind, Riisteyt, Rakkaus and more. Good to have you guys back in action!

CHAOS IN TEJAS 2010!

Friday, January 15, 2010

SLANG / WORLD BURNS TO DEATH/ MIND ERASER US TOUR!

Slang From Sapporro , Japan will be coming to Chaos in Tejas, touring back to the East coast with Mind Eraser and then be joined on the East Coast by World Burns to Death, in their first U.S. tour and East Coast shows since 2004, who will finish the tour ( sans mind eraser) back to Austin.
here are the tentative dates ( updated 04/04/10), Venues tba.

May 27th to the 30th Austin,TX at Chaos in Tejas Fest
May 31st Dallas,TX the Prophet Bat w/ Subhumans,Cross Stitched Eyes and Unit 21
June 1st Dallas,TX at the Phoenix Project (406 s. haskell st.) w/ Mind Eraser,Tolar and Power Trip
June 2nd St Louis,MO at Fubar (3108 Locust St) w/ MInd Eraser
June 3rd Milwaukee,WI at the Eagles Nest (825 east center st) w/ Mind Eraser
June 4th Chicago,IL w/ Mind Eraser
June 5th Detroit,MI w/ Mind Eraser
June 6th Cleveland,OH at Now That's Class w/ Mind Eraser,Inmates,Pigsticker and Mad Minds
June 7th Pittsburgh,PA w/ Mind Eraser and Kim Phuc
June 8th Albany,NY at Valentines w/ Mind Eraser,Brain Killer,Coughing Fit,Pointblank and Damnation Ally
June 9th Brooklyn,NY at Death By Audio w/ Mind Eraser and Nomos
June 10th Boston,MA w/ World Burns to Death and Mind Eraser
June 11th Providence,RI at AS220 w/ World Burns to Death,Mind Eraser and Neon Bitches
June 12th NYC,NY at the Cake Shop w/ World Burns to Death,Absurd System and Perdition
June 13th Philadelphia,PA at the First Unitarian Church w/ World Burns to Death and Blacklisted
June 14th OFF
June 15th Baltimore,MD at the Barclay House (2101 Barclay St) w/ World Burns to Death,the Wankys and Lotus Fucker and Chaos Destroy
June 16th Richmond,VA w/ World Burns to Death and Wasted Time
June 17th North Carolina w/ World Burns to Death
June 18th Atlanta,GA at 585 Wells st w/ World Burns to Death,American Cheeseburger and Bukkake Boys
June 19th New Orleans,LA w/ World Burns to Death
June 20th Houston,TX at the Mink w/ World Burns to Death

Slang/Mind Eraser split 7" out on 540
Slang/World Burns to Death split 7" out on Prank Records

both out for the tour.

Friday, January 1, 2010

MORE FUN IN THE NEW DECADE!

Happy 2010! It's my hope, my wish that this decade is filled with more peace, less fear mongering, less war, and less stupidity than , what we'll just call the "the OH's".

Rang in the New Year with the Classic L.A. band X. I always have mixed feelings about going to see old classic punk bands, punk bands are best seen at the height of when they are actually relevant, and the venue was SLIMS in San Francisco, Not the worst place to see bands, but I've seen enough Punk bands and performers go down hard there ( Penelope Houston, Rollins, HR from Bad Brains) to kind of consider it the Elephant's Graveyard of punk rock, where bands go to die with premium reserved Seating dinner tickets available for you to watch.


I taped "Under the Big Black Sun" onto a Certron Cassette off the local college radio station when it came out - they used to play LP's in their entirety I think mainly so you could do this, this was the same time - or shortly after- In the late 70's or early 80's when the U.S. was experimenting with Record rental shops where, like a video store, you could rent an LP, bring it home and tape it, return it for a few bucks. Unlike filesharing, this was largely squashed under the thumb of the then monolithic record industry, but without song titles and with endless repeat listens, this LP really ingrained itself into my 13 year old being. It wasn't until years later when I rediscovered the album on vinyl years later that I realized How many times I had listened to it, and how well I knew the record. Sure they're desperate, but Considering my teenage freeloading, the $50 new years gouge pricing for this show was fair enough, for the enjoyment I've gotten from the band's music over the years, I probably should've bought a shirt too. ( Make ones with the Cursive X, Giant silver on black. That's it, no "the band", nothing else on it, secret club style, will buy).

X isn't a band that people in the DIY punk circuit really pay much heed these days- (I got in a bit of grumbling online when kids a few years ago would loudly declare "GORILLA ANGREB are so much better than X"- which was just, well silly, gorilla angreb were a good band, but are largely honored by the consideration of the comparison). It's Kind of like how DEAD KENNEDY'S have tarnished in favor of harder bands that are more concurrent to where the DIY scene evolved to. With X and the DK's bands the guitar playing is paramount to the entire thing, and kinda seems like what both bands were doing was taking rockabilly Chuck Berry / Duane Eddy ( in billy Zoom's case) Link Wray / Dick Dale Surf ( in East Bay Rays case) 50's and 60's rock guitar, dredging it up out of the muck of '70's rock and the mounting backlash of the increasing insipidness of Disco. In the face of something like THIS X or the RAMONES, or the DEAD KENNEDY'S are musical atomic bomb, levelling the playing field so anyone can pick up a guitar , start a band and not have to save up for a MOOG, flare legged pantsuit and their producer's coke bill.

But that guitar sound and those aren't cultural touchstones for a younger generation of kids, there's not back ground in early Rock'n'roll that was laid by it's nostalgic revival in the early '70's and now You can hear "blitzkreig bop" over the loudspeaker at the supermarket, but as it happened, as it was pulled out of the ether and created, these things were like magic because the mainstream hadn't splintered into it's kaliedoscope of possibilities. Unheard music, Indeed.

Even the KBD- record collector circuit sometimes have an ambivalent attitude towards X, besides the ALLEY CATS and BLACK RANDY , were the only "dangerhouse" era band to make LP's ( not later collections like the recent BAGS, DILS and 80's AVENGERS collections - and oh yeah, wait "This album leaves exit wounds." ) while Active, and X is the only band to deliver multiple LP's ( and stunningly several good ones). maybe not an obscure enough discovery, maybe not distilled down to a handful of classic tracks that leave the promise of what could have been, or maybe that the band crossover into mainstream rock and rockabilly burnishes the raw edge. The late 70's Punk scene in Los Angeles remains one of the greatest punk scenes of all time for it's vibrancy, diversity, it's cleverness , you can spend a long time pondering where all the smarts went..

But it's not like X lacks fans -It's always kind of odd when I walk into a show and the crowd is my age or older. It only seems to happen when I see an old band, as Most crust and punk shows I go to, I'm usually in the upper stratosphere of geezer-dom with whoever else from Maximum Rock'n'roll decides to show up. San Francisco's transformation in the 1960's from a shipyard, industrial city to Hippie mecca has always colored the city in both many wonderful but also some negative ways. The 1960's soft San Francisco rock tradition that it rests on , well, largely sucks ( well maybe that's a bit harsh, but compared to THIS, yeah, it does) but it's always regaled as "You don't know, you weren't there, you wouldn't understand" capturing the broader arrogance - or at least perceived arrogance of that generation = something I never want to be in my realationship to a younger generation of punk and music fans, handing out an instant set of rules and guidelines to rebel against. Bite the upper lip, I own all the Gorilla Angreb records in multiple pressings.

X took a lot of criticism for inviting Ray Manzarek of the Doors to produce and Play on their first few LP's ( like this one I found online: "X’s Los Angeles would be the single finest rock and roll album ever crafted in the annals of history if Ray Manzareck had stayed in the production booth and off of the god damned organ." ) Though Oddly I found myself MISSING the organ when they played those songs live last night, that's how I know the songs.... It always stuns me that punk was so ANTI-Hippie less than decade after happened-But nothing has ever come to counter punk thirty odd years on in the same way - maybe the development of rave and revival of basically disco culture was, or maybe punk never reached the same critical mass or relevance in the U.S. TO garner such a strong counter reaction. That said, I'm a mixed bag on nostalgia and I look forward to the generation - it's probably the one that's about ten years old right now that will LOATHE the 80's, as it has nothing to do with them and they'll be free to create something new from the ruins. though, In all honesty, Maybe that generation is already here and I'm too blinded by perceptions and tastes of how and when I grew up discovering and formulating opinions about music to find an appreciation of it.



But The mixed bag I have towards Nostaliga, still brought me to see one of my favorite bands play some of my favorite songs.I had never seen X perform live, and watching Youtube kind of scared me off going a year or two back. It's not what it was, nor could it ever be, vocal chords are harsher and being sung from a different place in life. X Now, largely look like they should bouncing grandkids on their knees as opposed to touring, but it's a gift that they still do, as their strengths - Billy Zoom's ability to so effortlessly play guitar ( yes, he does, indeed deserve his own signature guitar), the skill of the drummer DJ Bonebrake, who must be in his 50's still has playing, and the songwriting of the first four records, where their set was largely culled, propelled this to be a pretty memorable way to ring in '10. I think John Doe must've been playing the same bass since the start of the band as the paint job was completely worn to the wood of the bass. People Yelled " I love you exene" between songs and I wanted to shout " I love you Billy Zoom!" . I love all the wonderful freaks, miscreants, and in his case, uber talented weirdos that created this culture. I often wonder where such extravagant, talented people went - and I guess now, you can just blog your pain or have actual alternatives for your talent than were offered in the late 70's. I could do without the christmas covers, but it was at least one set up for Zoom to solo. Mildest "pit" more like a seed at best, Moderate, largely greying crowd, but it's also the first show I brought my night driving glasses to to see better, so it happens to all of us. We showed up right before X started with enough time to order a drink and get to the front of the stage, and in lieu of Auld Lang Syne- or maybe more appropriately to the spirit of THAT song, bask in "World's a Mess it's in my Kiss"- what it was, what it remarkably still is and welcome the new year. Bravo and all the best to everyone for 2010.