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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ANGELIC UPSTARTS - Sons Of Spartacus 2002

Angelic Upstarts first regular slab after Bombed Out (1991) is one I had been waiting for a long time and when Captain Oi!/Knock Out Records finally released it, went it immediately into my hands. Mensi (vocals), Tony (guitars), Gaz (bass) and Lainey (drums) have recorded fifteen solid mid-tempo anthems with catchy and memorable riffs and lyrically represent another reckoning with the injustices of the system from the perspective of the working class. It's clear that they don't reach the power and aggressiveness of the Eighties classics and I'm usually skeptical when old bands try to gain a foothold again after a long time or record a few songs out of boredom, but I can say: Spartacus is okay throughout, the band takes a stand as one is used to from Mensi & Co. and continue to step on the toes of many. The tour that followed was also an experience and the fans came in large numbers. Fazit: the tenth album is convincing and a typical Upstarts record. 👍

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RAJOITUS & UTANFÖRSKAPET - Livet Verkar Meningslöst Igen Split LP 2014

Extremely rough split 12Inch by two Swedish combos on Fight Back Records/P.P.P. Records/Turist I Tillvaron/Rawby Records and 500 copies were pressed. Rajoitus are from Borås, formed in 1992 and broke up in 2008. Founding members Jani (vocals) and Pete (guitar) wanted to make a band that sounded like old Finnish Hardcore and took on two other people Marko (guitar) and Wacker (drums). After a couple years Wacker moved away from town and in 1995 the band took Pena on drums and recorded their first demo Tuomittun Epäuskon Sortoon. They played their first show in the winter of 1996. They continued to play more out of town including Finland and re-released their demo as Hardcore Attack 1995 12Inch and the Historia Kussessa EP (1996). During a show in Finland Jakke from Kaaos saw them and offered them a record deal for the Nyt On Kuolema Täällä 7Inch (1998), before recording the album Wacker returned and replaced Pete on guitar. - Utanförskapet were founded in Hedemora and consisted of T.B. (vocals), Jimpa (guitars), Björn (bass), Tomas (drums) and their first vinyl is the Vildhjärta album from 2012, followed by a second one four years later. I think the band broke up after their last EP which came out five years ago, that's all. Choose your favourite!

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VOÏVOD - Killing Technology 1987

The time for cuddling is over and I'm stepping up four gears and treating you to some loud & brutal noises on this fucking Monday!! And it's not just Speed/Thrash Metal maniacs who get their money's worth. Killing Technology is the third album by Canada's four piece Voïvod, released again via Karl Walterbach's label Noise Records and it is clearly more "melody" in the seven songs. Info: After the release of the previous album Rrröööaaarrr, the tour to the album followed, which should end in Berlin to record the next studio album. Because of this, guitarist Piggy wrote the album's songs before the start of this tour. Harris Johns' work with Einstürzende Neubauten had sparked an interest in industrial music among Voïvod's musicians. During recording and mixing, bassist Blacky brought his ideas to Piggy's composed tracks. For the first time, the texts formed an overall concept for the further development of the band's character, which is about a journey through the Voïvod with a spaceship. The Voïvod stands for the inability of mankind to control the increasing mechanization of the world. Killing Technology represents an advancement of the bands skills on their instruments as well as in stylistic direction. I say this record is one of the band's best albums and when I ripped the slab, I started Pogo around my apartment like I'm at a concert, ecstatic and carefree, and this music push me away from all the daily shit that's always present.

Believe me, if you want to clear your head or have emotional differences, put this music on and you're alive for a brief moment and you know what really matters!

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NIK KERSHAW - Wouldn't It Be Good 12'' 1984

It briefly goes poppy and I choose a song that I encountered in my non-punk existance and I still like today. Written by Nik Kershaw, born in Bristol and grew up in Ipswich where he started to sing and play guitar in several bands and during the mid Eighties he managed to score a handful of pop hits and, in doing so, establish himself as a profitable commercial songwriter. Wouldn't It Be Good is the second single from his debut album Human Racing and turned out to be among his more popular single releases. I think, a really nice melodic pop song with good lyrics that seems slightly melancholic, and I just like that kind of sound and sometimes I need it. Especially on Sundays when I don't have much to do except rest. Well friends, that's all I have to offer today, the new desktop search is going to be more difficult than I thought, but it will be... one fucking day.

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V/A - Kuoleman Tappaneet (Punk Rockia Pienkustanteilta 1977-1983) [2017]

Interesting compilation by Svart Records which is limited to 1000 copies, with a 52 page booklet which isn't included here because I only have this lousy rip but don't want to withhold it from you, and according to the label info: "A fantastic collection of first generation Finnish Punkrock hand picked from rare private pressings, 1977-1983." Yeah, I can only agree wholeheartedly, because we find 100% rare Schöppscher from bands whose original 7inches offer outrageous prices these days and are therefore not even remotely available for us non-millionaires. One thing's sure, the record comes across in the best Killed By Bloodstains manner and I can't identify any blenders or a dull moment by the fourteen nuggets, catchy Punkrock as we know it from the early days from the far north of Europe, melodic, short and with the typical Finnish vocals. Kuoleman Tappaneet is really worth buying and if someone wants to sell a copy, mail me immediately. Brilliant Stuff!

1.ATK - TIPI & MINISTERIT

2.Teeskentelijä - TRAGEDIA

3.Rock Against Seija Isonsaari - NEUROOSI

4.Kurjat - SOS

5.Kielletyt Leikit - NIRVANA

6.Valhetta Vain - STRATUS

7.Rauhaa Ja Rakkautta - T. TORNI BAND

8.Ramptoniin - BRUPS

9.Raapimalla Rahaa - TUHTIKYMPPI

10.Mä Meen - NAUTA

11.Punkfilosofiaa - BLÄÄH

12.Elviksen Kitara - SUURKAUPUNGIN HAITAT

13.Onko Suomi Usattunut? - KASVAIN

14.Ahvenanmaa Takaisin Ruotsille - KOLLAA KESTÄÄ

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FLIEHENDE STÜRME - Priesthill 1991

I was completely enthusiastic about the debut album An Den Ufern, so I eagerly awaited the successor from the Stuttgarter Fliehende Stürme (check Keine Experimente II compilation). Priesthill followed three years later, also released on the band's own label Storm Records. Shrunk down to a duo, Michael (drums) left the band, the brothers Andreas & Thomas Löhr used for the firtst time a drum machine and synthesizers as new instruments and it works surprisingly very well, with this they created their own typical sound, which become the character of the Stürme. Nine songs were recorded for this goodie, which are strongly reminiscent of the previous band Chaos Z. Musically, the two move from the Hardcore/Punk of the early Eighties with a pinch of Darkwave; aggressive & angry, constructed in bitter desperation, to that strong words about broken relationships, human abysses and the vague feeling of being a stranger in society (I see myself everywhere), prosaic lyrics, completely detached from schematic constraints, just following your own feelings. But enough blah blah blah, I'm a friend of their music and numerous live experiences confirm my sympathy. Enjoy the record, enjoy the Weekend my friends! - 💗 Heike, I wish you a Happy Birthday!! 💗 

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COCKTAILBAR STAMMHEIM - s/t LP 2011

An interesting duo called Cocktailbar Stammheim comes from Düsseldorf and the band consists of Christian (vocals/guitars) and Alex (vocals/guitars/drums) and they make amazing music, and besides Klotzs, they're the only duo I know, and that alone is remarkable. This record is their debut and was released in an edition of 500 copies, plus 100 (different artwork) for P.Trash Club members only! Songs between the beauty of failure with an angry smile, anecdotes about the stupid society, and personal views of the global threat, all wrapped up in a scratchy catchy sound how I love, definitely not a summer record. Label info: "These two trashcan-shakers were already spilling their rot-gut Punkrock as Bud White on the Killed By Trash Vol.2 compilation and now decided to open up the Cocktailbar Stammheim for everybody who doesn’t want to sip that fancy-schmancy hipster sound through a narrow-minded straw anymore. These fourteen songs are as honest as Asbach and Cola with which you flush down the ugliness of a sheeple society drinking Wodka & RedBull and running for another season of Big Brother on fucking TV. Two guitars, two feet stomping on the drums and the love for the Wipers are the base for the Bar in which these fine German songs are shaken and stirred in the best Kommando Blumen Am Angeschissen Arsch Von Oma Hans way, refined with a little shot of EA80 and a dirty dash of Superhelicopter and served with a crying angry face. Though this may probably seem to be an untypical release for the P. Trash catalog, but this record has heart and soul and every swig of it runs ardently down our dusty throats, and that’s the way we like it!" - Me too Peter (R.I.P.)

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DECLINO - Terra Bruciata 2LP 2017

I thought, I had already posted something from this great band, but even after checking it three times, I didn't find anything except a few compilations. Well, it's time to change that today, and the best way I can do that with a fucking great release by F.O.A.D. Records. We're talking about Declino, a four piece based in Turin, active between 1982 and 1985, and they were one of the most influential Hardcore/Punk bands in Italy. Members were Sandro (vocals), "Mungo V.R." Bertotti (guitars), Max Occhiena (guitars on A1 to A9), Silvio (bass), Orlando (drums on A1 to A6), Roberto (drums). They were featured in early MRR reports on the Italian Punk/HC scene and were also featured on the essential P.E.A.C.E. double LP compilation on Radical Records! Their style was a very energetic clash of speed, rage & creative songwriting. They were definitely the first in their area to develop a mature style that leaned more towards the intensity of full-on Hardcore than the rawness of Punk.

So this essentiell Anthology (limited to 550 copies on black, 150 copies on ultra clear vinyl) includes all their existing studio recordings, consisting of: the debut EP (1983), Mucchio Selvaggio split tape/LP with Negazione (1984), three unreleased tracks (1984), Eresia 12″ (1985) and a complete soundboard live recording (Denmark 1985) never released before in its entirety. I know all you maniacs of angry and raw energy will love this double album, and all you others as well.

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WARFARE - Metal Anarchy 1985

Evo (vocals/drums), Gunner (guitars), Falken (bass) or better known as Warfare released their second blast via Neat Records and it's one of my absolute favorite records. I listened to the ten eruptions many times and I can say, this sound pushed myself in the direction of Hardcore & Punk. Here's a splendid review: "To the casual observer, Warfare's second album, Metal Anarchy, would seem like nothing more than a carbon copy of their first. But the welcome presence of heavy metal icon Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister in the producer's chair was just the first of many subtle difference-makers on hand. Besides putting his personal imprint on the material by giving it a distinct crunch and Motörhead-like echo, Lemmy may have also had a hand in helping Warfare fully embrace their metallic tendencies while putting their Punkrock habits behind them once and for all. Its two-faced title may have hinted otherwise, but the lyric choices and consistently ferocious attack inside were dead giveaways to this new focus. 

Borrowing a page from Accept's book of tricks (their classic tune "Fast as a Shrak," to be precise), Warfare kicked off Metal Anarchy with a misleading snippet of the Sound of Music soundtrack before rudely interrupting it with their most vicious thrasher yet, the apropos-named "Electric Mayhem." Ensuing standouts like "Death Vigilance," "Living For The Last Days," "Wrecked Society," and the title track never waver in intensity, yet they remain surprisingly accessible thanks to their clear, uncomplicated arrangements. All of which helped ensure that this record would go down as Warfare's finest album, but would also make it an impossible act to follow." (Eduardo Rivadavia)

Fucking Great Record!!!

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