THE RAVES - Damned Money 7'' 1981

The Raves were a Belgian five piece from Roeselare and consisted of Jacques (vocals), Patrick & Gilbert (guitars), Alain (bass), Patrick (drums). This is their only piece with two dynamic and catchy cocktails. Their music combines elements of rock, pop and indie, which has earned them a little fan base. It looks at first glance like a shabby hippie rock record but I have to say, this bloody sucker (200 copies exist) is an outstanding example of the versatility style of the five and the title song addresses the negative effects of money and materialism on life and interpersonal relationships (I'm feeling this very strongly at the moment because a dear friend is closing off her emotional world in favor of the material world and possibly becoming blunted, sad sad story). - With powerful riffs and a catchy chorus, the slab has quickly gained popularity and shows the band's musical ability and creative energy. The Raves have made a strong statement and invite their listeners to think about the influence of damn money on dear friends or society. The flip has a superb half Reggae companion. Featured on Bloodstains Across The World #5.

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V/A - East 1980

It's really terrible what's only coming out of the radio today, of course I don't need to hear it, but while my eyes are watering from cutting onions, Hardcore/Punk isn't efficient, so I just stop working in the kitchen and focus on the next slab, which isn't at the top of the British Punkrock region, although the bands all have an excellent PowerPop/Punk to offer, but apart from the Cigarettes and Half Life, the others remained largely unknown to me. Well, this big Nugget was released via Dead Good Records and has all infos and fifteen fantastic X-Mas songs you need.... a fresh and sweet sounding record... back for preparing dinner, Bon Appétit!

1.Stay Inside - THE CIGARETTES

2.Madame Blues - FATAL CHARM

3.Comalife - WHIZZ KIDS

4.Man On A Threshold - B-MOVIE

5.Looking At You - THE CIGARETTES

6.Poison - PSEUDO EXISTORS

7.Contact - SINCERE AMERICANS

8.Refugee - B-MOVIE

9.Someone - WHIZZ KIDS

10.Steve Biko - HALF LIFE

11.High Rise Failures (Dub) - VICK SINEX & THE NASAL SPRAYS

12.Beyond The Zone - PSEUDO EXISTORS

13.Frivolous Disguises - THE CIGARETTES

14.Stoned Loving - FATAL CHARM

15.Spend The Night Alone - FATAL CHARM

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HALF LIFE - Under The Knife EP 1986

Four piece from Pittsburgh who were active in the Eighties and Half Life consisted of Jeff (vocals), Vince (guitar), Mike (bass), Damon (drums) and this is their debut 7Inch on Mind Cure Records with four perfect smasher. A review: "One of the better sounding domestic HC releases in a while. Good power and production on all four tracks, and although it’s mainly generic metal-influenced hardcore, there’s a gripping urgency that carries it off. Lyrics are pretty bleak, although “Consider The Alternative” offers some hopeful thought." (Tim Yohannan, MRR #45 • February 1987) In addition to their first demo from 1985, they have each released two 7Inches and albums, featured on some good Compilations as well, and in 2002 the last testament was brought via Stab Wound in form of a CD with the nostalgic name All Our Yesterdays which definitely sounds interesting. Fazit: cool record in every way and I hope, I can spend more time with the blog this fucking weekend.

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V/A - German Mystic Sound Sampler V 1995

All right Friends, almost forgotten Volume five of the German Mystic Sounds series finally follows and that bloody hand is equipped with twelve dark forces. The music is dark and shaky to the point, as with the previous volumes, but a different genre called EBM/Industrial runs vehemently on this compilation and does it all really well. I have a very good friend who likes black music and she used to take me to alternative disco nights in the Nineties and it is really interesting and if you're in Tanzwut you're definitely at the right place. I felt very comfortable in this scene at times, although I would never betray my Punker heart. The nearly sixty-five minutes start spirited and wild, but already after half my interest goes slack and at the latest when Haujobb starts it's going to be terrible, their song is absolutely superfluous. Thereafter follows shallow, self-pitying tones which doesn't turn me on either. But since the series lives here, this post is dedicated to all those who need exactly this sound to be able to keep breathing and don't want to stay at home.

1.The Providence - AGE OF HEAVEN

2.Turn Around - HEAD ON FIRE

3.Woodland - STILL PATIENT

4.Wake Again In Heaven (Sometimes) - ENDLESS

5.Comfortably Numb / Some Kind Of Stranger - SYRIA

6.Torn Skin - WUMPSCUT

7.World Window - HAUJOBB

8.Pornocrates - PHALLUS DEI

9.Stadt Der Träume - ARTWORK

10.Second Life - LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH

11.1000 Beats - 1 AM

12.Schein Der Hoffnung - TATMOTIV ANGST

- Special Thx to STARGAZER -

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INOCENTES - Miséria E Fome 1988

Recently we hosted Olho Seco and speaking of important & influential bands from Brazil, the Inocentes are definitely one of them, an essential hardcore combo that made it as famous as... useless Infos: Inocentes is one of the oldest active Punk combos in Brazil. The group was formed 1981 in São Paulo by Ariel (vocals), Callegari (guitars), Clemente (bass) & Marcelino (drums), former members of pioneer locals Restos de Nada and Condutores de Cadáver. During their first incarnation in the first half of the 1980s, they played basic energetic and politically charged Hardcore/Punk, exemplified by the Grito Suburbano compilation tracks. The band's powerful performances and firm stance soon raised it to the level of one of the movement's spokespersons. Clemente (bass) wrote in his 1982 manifesto: “We are here to revolutionize Brazilian popular music, to paint Asa Branca in black, delay the Trem das Onze, step on Geraldo Vandré’s flowers and make Amélia a woman.” Whatever, they were one of the most requested bands of the movement at that time, present in several TV articles, magazines and in the documentary “Garotos Do Subúrbio” by Fernando Meirelles. In 1983 they released the Miséria E Fome EP on their own and in Germany two tracks on the Life Is A Joke compilation (my first encounter with the band) via Weird System. At the end of the same year the band ended their activities.

In early 1984, Inocentes returned to the stage with a new sound and formation, appeared in the Rock Paulista scene in 1986, were hired by Warner and signed in the same year as the first Brazilian Punk band to a multinational label. They released the mini-LP Pânico Em SP and embark on their first national tour, gaining exposure across the country and eventually reaching mainstream media and the general public. Still with Warner, they released two more albums, 1987's Adeus Carne and 1989's Inocentes. This file is the re-release by Devil Discos and all tracks were recorded 1983, the first four tracks were released on the debut EP and the rest not. Reasons are from liner notes on insert: "This record should have been released in mid-1983, but due to problems with censorship, we were obliged to turn this LP into a 'compact'." And since I don't know exactly why and my Portuguese is rusty, I can't say more about it. It's not important either. Fact is: this record is excellent stuff with a great pissed sound how I love it and not uninteresting for Wenke Myhre fans.

- Great Thx to Julio -

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V/A - A Wicked Good Time! 1981

One more compilation and this one's from the Boston label Modern Method Records and from "A Wicked Good Time" exist two volumes, this is #1, and we have thirteen bands, mostly unknown to me, which are somewhere between punk and alternative rock at home and they all made a record in the first period of the eighties, and the music is not quite punky but surprisingly good and not bad at all. The record starts really good with solid mid-tempo goodies but flattens out a little in the second half, not boring I would say, but it gets a bit out of hand and loses a little in lame mood music. All in all a good slab that isn't be worth fifty euros, but at least it can serve as listening pleasure until the match against the VfB in forty-five minutes.

1.Psycho Blonde - PASTICHE

2.3rd Floor For Me - THE OUTLETS

3.New Feeling - FUTURE DADS

4.I Wasn't Me - BOYS LIFE

5.Army Of Apathy - LA PESTE

6.Hit List - SWINGERS RESORT

7.Brains & Eggs - YOUNG SNAKES

8.Preppie Girls - VACUUMHEADS

9.Lease On Life - LA PESTE

10.Master - SUADE COWBOYS

11.Black Sand - BOUND & GAGGED

12.Before And After - SOMEONE & THE SOMEBODIES

13.This Reminds Me Of The Future - PASTICHE

14.Pulse Piece - BIRD SONGS OF THE MESOZOIC

15.Planet Spirit - THE LONERS

16.Personal Monsters - BOUND & GAGGED

17.Heroes Of The Dead - BOYS LIFE

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UEFA Euro 2020 ... later than expected!

Yeah, the European Football Championship is finally rolling across our continent (of the eleven selected cities and countries, seven cities and six countries have never hosted a European Championship finals match before) and that took's a long fucking time because of the superfluous corona shit. Sorry for my vulgar pronunciation, but this crap, made by people and costing us all many days of life and freedom makes me angry. Nobody is responsible, nobody takes care, there is bluntly lying, and we, I repeat, WE are always the stupid ones who pay for their damn ruthlessness.

No wonder their whining is great when someone runs AMOK somewhere... but enough of these assholes, from today the ⚽ is rolling and at many places in Europe we come together and cheer with our team for ninety minutes with great emotions, much food + beer, good friends and far far away from all this trouble what I call "Human Bastard". I got the idea to organize a little prediction game with you, who will be the Euro 2020 winner? Submit your tips in the comment section, the best receives a CD with its favorite songs from wdthtc, I'll put it together, add a cover and ready... what do you think? Deadline for placing tips tomorrow 12:00 CET. This should be a pure fun event and everyone can join in.

And as always with big soccer tournaments , the sun is shining continuously for four weeks and I put my bad mood aside, because the kick-off in Rome will be three and a half hours. 🍻 Have fun with the games, don't forget to leave your tips, and enjoy living!

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TZN XENNA - 1981-2011 EP 2012

Exotic punk now while watching the soccer match vs Denmark and I have much info about the When, Where + Whys: TZN Xenna is a punk combo from Warsaw and one of the earliest in Poland. The band was founded in August 1981 by vocalist Krzysztof "Zygzak" Chojnacki, guitarist Marek "Markus" Kucharski, drummer Tomasz "Gogo Szulc" Kożuchowski and bassist Piotr "Czomby" Dubiel, who was soon replaced by Jacek "Sydney" Zientała (as Dubiel became the guitarist for Deuter). Initially, the band used the name Kamash And The Ekers. Their rehearsals took place in the "Skarpa" Community Center, where the musicians played their first concert on September 9, 1981. In autumn 1982 the band played the "Rock Galicja" tour with Dezerter and Deuter in the southern part of Poland, performing in, among other places, Rzeszów and Krosno. In August, they won the qualifying rounds at the "Open Rock" festival in Krakow's "Rotunda", performing alongside groups such as Turbo and Stalowy Bagaż, which allowed them to perform at the festival in Jarocin. However, the musicians declined to do so, describing it as a "militia festival". At that time, the group appeared in a report by Telewizja Polska on subcultures ("The Way of Life" by Ewa Skurczyńska), as well as in a program about Polish punks produced by the West German television ARD. In 1983, Zygzak was replaced by Falkonetti, as new singer. Not much later, the musicians stopped their activities. Gogo Szulc left to join Tilt, while Sydney, in the second half of the 1980s, started a short collaboration with Robert Gawliński (then ex-Madame) in the form of the band The Didet Bidet.

In 1984, TZN Xenna returned with a line-up of Zygzak, Markus, Falkonetti (bass guitar) and new drummer Dariusz "Dynia" Dynowski. With this line-up the band performed in October in the Warsaw club "Stodoła", playing alongside with Siekiera and Youth Brigade. The following year, the musicians performed, among others at the "Róbrege" festival, and recorded four songs in the Tonpress studio.

In 1986 Robert "Mionek" Micorek joined the band as a second guitarist. This five-member TZN Xenna line-up played concerts until mid-1987, when the musicians decided to quit. Zygzak later continued playing in the bands Lumpers and The Klaszcz. Dynowski joined Deuter between 2000 - 2003 as a drummer. 2011 they played an concert as part of the 2nd edition of the Rock na Bagnie festival in Strękowa Góra and the year ended with the release of their second EP, TZN Xenna 1981-2011. In April 2012 the band entered the studio and recorded material for their third EP, Ścierwo and performed at the Jarocin Rock Festival for the first time in its history. On September 1, 2012 they played their first foreign gig in history in Berlin and in November, the first studio album Pogo Girls saw the light of day

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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TURBOSTAAT - Live @ Clouds Hill 10'' 2014

Always welcome in my theater and a band I appreciate very much and enjoy is Turbostaat from Husum, now located in Flensburg. The five came up with the splendid idea for their fifteen-year existence to organize a tour under the motto: "fifteen years, two evenings, sixty-three songs", quasi birthday tour. On two evenings in a row, they play all sixty-three songs that have been released on record so far. On the first evening the songs from the first two and a half albums, on the second evening the songs from the following two albums... This slendid  10Inch with eight songs was recorded live on 21.09.2013 @ Clouds Hill Recordings in Hamburg and only available for ticket owners to the band's 15th anniversary tour. All of these copies are signed by the band. After the tour the band sold a few unsigned leftover copies through their homebase. Limited to 4000 pieces. In my concert life I only had such a brilliant experience with EA80, but then I had to drive from one place to the next and here it was the same location on both evenings. I was completely exhausted after the first show and by the second evening, a Sunday, I really had to pull myself together but it was worth. Great and unforgettable moments/memories, I am very grateful for that! Now enjoy the record and notice: Turbostaat are and will remain Jan (vocals), Roland & Marten (guitars), Torbert (bass), Peter (drums).

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V/A - Bloodstains Across The World #5 2019

Early hour on this Friday, I pack another Bloodstains compilation out with more rare early sounds from all over the world, and Volume 3 is once again as CD-R in vinyl look released and by the same detectives, I think. Half of the twenty songs are known to me and are always welcome, while the 'new' material is sometimes questionable and I personally would have made a different selection. But with so many unknown bands/songs I'm always amazed where music was made with sometimes first-class nuggets. And I don't hesitate long, as soon as a new release of this brilliant series is available. It's a shame that Killed By Death doesn't go any further. Maybe there comes one more hype like in the 90s, who knows. 100 copies exist and watch out for #6 next year. Have fun discovering new musical highlights!

1.Wanted - STRUGGLER

2.Riot Riot - BOMB SQUAD

3.Hippie Japa - ALERTA ROJA

4.Skizzo Skizzo - JO SQUILLO ELETRIX

5.Radiomania - SNEEX

6.Shoot' Zem - KESSLER JUGEND GMBH

7.Damned Money - THE RAVES

8.Urbanitrops - EARTHLING

9.Scheiss Kibarei - DIE BÖSLINGE

10.Crazy Life - THE TERRORISTS

11.1981 - RIOT 111

12.Demolition Beat - THE INCREDIBLE HOGS

13.Überblick - MITTAGSPAUSE

14.Desert Patrol - SUBURBAN REPTILES

15.Runaway Train - THE DECADENTS

16.Ne Haluu Unohtaa - POIS

17.Söngull - KUKL

18.All I Want - GENOCIDE EXIT

19.Dreamland - THE TAPES

20.No Time - CHRONIC

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POWERAGE & COMPOS MENTIS - Backlash! EP 1987

Influenced by overseas bands such as Crass, Discharge and Chaos UK, Compos Mentis wrote politically charged songs that critiqued both mainstream New Zealand and the cliquey factions within the alternative music scene. Described by Simon Cottle of Anti-System zine as “New Zealand's ultimate political thrash band” Compos Mentis lasted for a good half of the 1980s at a time when a more politicised punk scene was emerging in Wellington. Compos Mentis began life in 1982 as the short lived Destructive Adolescents, a teenage punk band from the Hutt Valley suburb of Silverstream, formed by Craig and David A.. After the D.A's vocalist quit Peter Stitt and Heather joined the band playing their first gig at Craig's work Christmas do. By all accounts this went down with the largely older audience like a bucket of cold sick and they were forced to stop after a few songs. Shortly after this the band changed it's name to World War III for a brief period before opting for Compos Mentis which translates from Latin as “of sound mind”. Following this Peter left the band due to personality differences and Ben and Sean were recruited into the band briefly. At this time two other members, Simon and Grant, of Hutt Valley band Gotham City joined. The input from these two new members led to a tighter musical direction for the band and during 1986-1987 Compos Mentis released three 7” singles (one here), a tape compilation of early work dating back to 1984 and appeared on a number of compilations. Compos Mentis were a central band in the emergence of an openly politicized anarcho-punk scene that emerged in the 1980s. Songs such as Run for Shelter railed against Nazi-punks while Patricia Bartlett is an inspired rant against Lower Hutt's then self-appointed leader of the 'moral majority'. The band were also active in producing their own zine, Communicade.

Power Age formed in Durban, South Africa in June 1981. The first line-up was Spike (vocals), Brett & Brian (guitars), Dave (bass), Mark Pills (drums) & their first gig was on 3rd October 1981 supporting the Gay Marines. It was their first encounter with the police as well, as Spike got taken in, because some policemen didn't like his pink mohawk. In June '82 Spike arranged a benefit show and 6 punk bands played. The show was a great success. Straight after this show Brian and Dave left. Midge joined on bass and it proved better with one guitar, so it was kept to a four piece. In November '82 Mark left to go live in England. Rubin Rose (previously from South Africa’s first punk band Wild Youth and later Warspike) replaced him immediately and the band really started moving. In April '83 they put out their first 7" release ‘World War III/ Vengeance Of Youth’. At the same time Midge left the band due to musical differences. The band was stagnant for two months until Paddy joined on bass. He was a good friend of the band but had never played before, so it was like starting again. In '84 the two songs off the first 7" were released on the UK compilation ‘Beating The Meat’. At this time in Durban (and the whole of South Africa) the scene was virtually dead - Power Age were the only punk band. In June '84 they played the ‘Punk '84’ show with new bands Wild Justice and State Control. It was a fantastic success and the owner of the venue let them run it for punk shows. Things went well and a good number of bands sprung up and the scene started moving. In June '85 they put out a C-60 tape ‘Who Are You?’ - one side studio, the other live and also succeeded in getting a track ‘System’ onto a French compilation EP entitled ‘Single Ticket To Paradise’. November '85 saw the release of the now legendary 4-track EP ‘Stop Apartheid’ in France by Neg-FX Records. In May '86 the band put out another C-60 tape release ‘Ripe For Terror’. At the same time they did a benefit show for a friend in jail. The venue owner somehow heard that it was a benefit for the ANC, and called the police. The police came, smashed up the gig and it was over. Luckily no one was arrested. Then the saddest moment came... Rubin quit the band in June '86. He had warned he might have to leave due to mounting pressure from his bosses. Peter then joined on drums, but couldn't play, so the band were stagnant again for 3 months. In February '87 they put out the two song 7" tribute to Rubin ‘World Today/Waiting for the War’ (recorded in '84) on their new label Power Noize Records. At the same time Peter left to play with Screaming Foetus and their good friend Choppy replaced him. In April '87 Power Age released a 5-track EP entitled ‘The Last Dove’. June '87 saw the release of the EP ‘Backlash’, a split EP with New Zealand-band Compos Mentis released on Out Of Order Records as well as one track ‘Eat Wheat Not Meat’ on a USA compilation LP entitled ‘The ALF Is Watching And You Can't Escape’. Having played only 77 shows in their 7 year existence Powerage played their last show on the 29th of July 1988. This show was recorded and made available as the ‘Live In Durban’ LP. (source: upthepunks & discogs)

1.This Is South Africa - POWERAGE

2.Disgrace - POWERAGE

3.Lies - POWERAGE

4.Chase Corpse - COMPOS MENTIS

5.Rock Stars - COMPOS MENTIS

6.Patricia Bartlett - COMPOS MENTIS

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NEON PRUNES - Rat Tracks 1998

Now a rare gem by the Neon Prunes, a short lived combo from Frankfurt and consisted of Ilka (vocals), Ralvieh (guitar), Eaglebauer (bass) and Jesco (drums) and they released 1995 a tape via Get Happy Records and three years later it was thrown again among the people as CD in an edition of 100 copies. The first half was recorded at Dreikönigskeller, Frankfurt on 29.01.1993, the other are rehearsal demos from 1992. The sound quality is rather modest but who has already visited the small cozy cellar knows how fast the mood rises and the evening turns out to be a family celebration, plus the delicious beer and everyone is in a good mood, as far as I can tell - Solid mid-tempo punk in English, what more you want. 

X-Ray/'77/City Oy My Life/Cue Up/In My Town/Bastard/Turns To Brown/Phone Rat/Heaven Knows.../Wild Rover/Life Is Hell/Cue Up (Acoustic)/Wild Rover (Again)/X-Ray (Again)/'77/Cue Up/In My Town/Phone Rat/Heaven Knows.../Bastard/City Of My Life/Wild Rover/Life Is Hell

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INOCENTES - Adeus Carne 1987

So, one is still going and we cross the atlantic and stop in São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil. The Inocentes were formed 1981 and with their first record Miséria E Fome, released 1983, they get my full attention. Two of the four tracks appeared on the Life Is A Joke compilation via Weird System and both are fuckin' killers (I think you know the songs) but first they contributed four smasher on the Brazilian comp. Grito Suburbano from 1982. During their first incarnation in the first half of the 1980s, the band played basic energetic and politically charged hardcore punk. This record is their first full length on WEA and unfortunately not so aggressive as in their early days, a pity. But the gentlemen are very active and have continuously produced albums and are still alive. Not a bad album but I would have wished more hardcore.

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V/A - Apathy... Never! 1986

A suberb release is this international HC Sampler from 1986 which was released by Over the Top Records. Mostly Europeans bands here and i must say the tracks from the finland bands are awesome, particularly "Dallas" blows me away. The intro is amazing and we all remember this crappy serie. Also the other songs can be quite convincing and have a lot of energy. The special feature of hardcore music is always put your feelings in short fast and aggressive songs and get yourself some fresh air. - This LP had everything what a good hardcore record needs.

1.If Have A Look - DEPRESSION

2.Grind - HALF LIFE

3.All That Shit - G.A.S.H.

4.Wasted Lives - G.A.S.H.

5.Shout - MOTTEK

6.Torture - MOTTEK

7.Lahimmainen - KAUNEUS & TERVEYS

8.Dallas - KAUNEUS & TERVEYS

9.A Man & This World - FAIR WARNING

10.Say No More - FAIR WARNING

11.Shimensoka - FUCK GEEZ

12.Be A Man - SONS OF ISHMAEL

13.Vice On My Brain - SONS OF ISHMAEL

14.Can't Sleep - DEHUMANIZERS

15.Double Standards - SO MUCH HATE

16.One Step Closer - SO MUCH HATE

17.Dickheads - RAPED TEENAGERS

18.Our Daily Dose - RAPED TEENAGERS

19.Swedens Development - RAPED TEENAGERS

20.Your Friend - RAPED TEENAGERS

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V/A - Killed By Death #6 1993

Weekend is near and time for another round of KBD punkrock classics and again with most international stuff so far. Released again via Redrum Records, 500 pressed. Fewer classic tracks here though most are still above average. The Funeral Dress track is actually from 1987, though the label of the record is misleading. More goodies here from The Kids, Dirt Shit and all the other bands who have the heart at the right place - There are certainly other rips out there in Blogworld but they are incomplete or heartless. Here is the complete version with all 18 tunes for all the people who are not satisfied with the half. Check out this blog for more KBD compilations.

1.This Is RockNRoll - THE KIDS
2.Army Life - FUNERAL DRESS
3.Exit - DIRT SHIT
4.Monotony - THE NEXT
5.Just A Doper - INSULTS
6.You Sucker - ED NASTY & THE DOPEDS
7.Slave - HITLER SS
8.UFO Dictator - TAMPAX
9.Neon Lights - REVENGE 88
10.Homework - SCREAMING URGE
11.Schund - SCHUND
12.Exclamations - GISM
13.My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic - FRANTIX
14.Mental - GLUEAMS
15.Totally Useless - PSYKIK VOLTS
16.Time Wall - FIRE EXIT
17.Prisoners Of Time - MARK TRUTH & THE LIARS
18.Meillä Voisi Tänään Olla Hauskaa - SE

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