ABADDON - Wet Za Wet 1986

If you've got a weak heart, this is not the record for you! If you don't like to hear youngsters making terrific noises so that your balls bleed, this is not the record for you! If you wanna know what I'm talkin' about, read on. Abaddon were Polish punx and formed 1982 as Partyzantka Miejska (Urban Guerilla). Soon after they changed their name to Abaddon. About that time the band played a short tour in Yugoslavia. Money earned on that tour was used to finance a recording session in Ljubliana and the result was this musical high voltage called "Wet Za Wet". Nine shorts, so enormous that I can't stop playing this fuckin' shit again. The album was released by the French label New Wave Records and contains eight decent and tight Punk ragers and a great roots/dub song. Abbadon split up in 1987 after Kiki left the band but in the following year they played few occasional shows with the new vocalist Cymes. The band reformed in 2001 with a partialy new line-up, released the album "Godzina Krzywd" in 2004 and split up a year later. The band is also represented on numerous compilations, so please don't cry!

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STALIN - Chaos EP 1980

Wellproduced rare record now by a young combo from Mäntyharju called Chaos, the band consisted of Welmu (vocals), Ike (guitar), Kennedy (bass), and Vesa (drums) and this six track killer EP, probably few copies appeared, is their only inheritance and I wonder why they are not on any of the relevant bootleg compilations. Absolutely fantastic riffs at an appropriate pace with a pinch of anger, hate and love. Really amazing which intense energy the boys put in their songs, straight forward and hard-hitting.... ahhh.... I love this band. I would almost say that Stalin is at the top of all the great Finnish combos of that time, too bad that it didn't come to an album. A must grab!

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GLO - Ruttna Radion 7'' 2014

Let's open August and I start with a bonbon. Surely some of you know that a little Swedish label called Slyngel Rekords at irregular intervals rare and unpublished material, demos of early Swedish punk nuggets in form of 7Inches in a limited edition of 300 copies and mostly colored, release and I can only recommend you to get these goodies, especially when you like the sound of the three crown culture, and short catchy three chords killer appreciate. This is the sixth record and was dedicated to GLO (Gothenburg Ligist Organization) which released two EP's and one album, Ljusåret Kommer and were welcome guests on numerous compilations. Both songs were recorded in Gothenburg 1980 and are finally brought to life. Certainly a tedious job: making contacts, creating artwork, pressing vinyl, raising money, etc... - this is D.I.Y. with passion; and it is worth the effort and I'm sure the makers would be happy & thankful about your comments, opinions and reviews. You have the chance to do this via Fatzebook where you can get in touch and discover more infos. GLO split up 1982.

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INSTIGATORS - Not Really Bad 7'' 1981

The Instigators are Ed Geddes (vocals, sax), Sonya Waters (keyboards, vocals), Tarewai Wesley (bass), Eddie Olsen (drums) and Tom Rothsey (guitar) and they were a hard touring Auckland ska/punk group, whose first single release 'Not Really Bad' arrived in 1981. Their second single for Auckland indie Ripper Records added the fine staccato punk of ‘Hope She’s Alright’ to their legacy. The song can be found on the Propeller compilation Bigger Than Both Of Us. The Instigators also polished up the high stepping Desmond Dekker hit ‘Israelites’ for one of NZ ska’s best releases, the track appearing on the Ripper collection Goats Milk Soup. They toured New Zealand regularly in 1981 and 1982 on the busy club and pub circuit, with regular gigs at the Island Of Real, the Rumba Bar, the Reverb Room, and Mainstreet Cabaret. They split in late 1982. (source: audioculture) Represented on three compilations, two of them in the blog: Rip Shit Or Bust! ('83) and It's Bigger Than Both Of Us ('88). Excellent skapunk sound!

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VIOLATORS - The No Future Years 1994

Formed 1979 in Chapel-En-Le-Firth/New Mills, Derbyshire, the Violators were vocalist Sean 'Cess' Stiles, bassist John 'Matchi' Marchington (both formerly of The Dismal Sports). The band's line-up later added Helen Hill on vocals, Mark Coley on guitar, and Anthony 'Ajax' Hall on drums and they released four 7Inches and this nice compilation contains everything what the band released during their time on No Future Records. In 1983 the band split but reformed many years later and in 2018 issued a new EP, Tied To The Tracks on Violated Records. I first noticed them from numerous compilations and their anarcho streetpunk sound thrills me today as well as then. Get it or miss it!

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BIZZMACKEN - Borde Va Död 7'' 2018

Back with a Bang with this cool Single by Bizzmacken on Bizz Records and it's nice to post again after all the hardships of the past few weeks. The bands first EP "Edelweiss" was released in 1987 and members are Ola (vocals), Anders (guitars), Micke (bass), Anders (drums) and the title track was written in 1985 & it took more than thirty years to immortalize this on vinyl. The flip is a new one and both are little dirty catchies and you feel the rough shell of the good ole days. Great stuff!

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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FLIEHENDE STÜRME - Fallen 1995

In these dull days, the new fantastic album of Fliehende Stürme (Neun Leben) has been released and I post 'Fallen' because the band has suffered a lot of emotional losses like me and I think this album fits and illustrates my current feelings. Short useless info: Fliehende Stürme is a German punk band which emerged from the Stuttgart hardcore punk band Chaos Z (exists from 1980-1983). This name change was made because the band wrote new songs in a different style, more melancholic and gloomy, away from hardcore sound. Fallen is the third album and shortly after the completion Thomas Löhr died. "From defiance, and also to carry on somehow", so Andreas Löhr, he finished the LP and it has become one of the best in my opinion. A lot of memories come on there when I listen to this record; lost love, drunkexcess, rage, etc.. the perfect sound for all these things. The entire songs come not whining therefore, quite the contrary, most songs are characterized by anger and aggressiveness and lyrically of course again very emotional and personal to the point. The perfect interplay of lyrics, melody and atmosphere makes this band and this record so unique. Enjoy Life and the upcoming weekend.

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V/A - Rock & Roller 2019

This compilation is dedicated to my dad who passed away unexpectedly last night and that sound was his world and I am grateful for his love and help ... I Miss You!

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GASTUNK - Under The Sun 1987

Slabs from Japan are mostly noisy chaotic spectacle but it goes also different. The proof is the second album by Gastunk. Eight melodic songs with a length of more than five minutes and a slight metal touch have the four banned on vinyl which are absolutely worth listening to and really surprised me and therefore definitely worth a post. A bit info: Gastunk is an influential Japanese rock band, first active from 1983 to 1988. They reunited in January 1999 for a concert at Akasaka Blitz called Rest in Peace in memory of hide, who died the previous year. It was recorded and released as a live album in November. They performed again in 2006, before officially restarting activities in 2010. Initially a hardcore punk band, guitarist Tatsu later recalled that when Gastunk made their major label debut they were dubbed heavy metal by the media. Represented on some compilations, A Farewell To Arms from 1986 for example. Today a hot day again and I hope you spend it on the beach or anywhere with lots of water!

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OUT OF ORDER - Open Prison 1981

Pretty good Oldschool punk by Out Of Order which were founded 1980 in Herford by Eric (vocals), Schnell John (guitars), Geoff (guitars & organ), Frank (bass) and Kollibri (drums) and this is their brilliant album on H'art Musik with sixteen scratchy straight short fast forward numbers, remarkable the Crisis cover of Holocaust. In the same year was another 7Inch on Daviton with five more goodies released and shortly thereafter the band broke up, OOO existed exactly eighteen months. Open Prison was re-issued 2008 by Überfall Records with all studio recordings plus unreleased demo tracks.

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