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0 DIE LAST – Marzenia Zdesperowanych Romantykow LP REVIEW

March 13, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

DIE LAST – Marzenia Zdesperowanych Romantykow LP

Pop punk, emo, hardcore whatever you want to call it, DIE LAST is the epitome of that genre. It is poppy, catchy with emotionally sung lyrics. To be honest this band is a Polish BOY SETS FIRE. Listen to BOY SETS FIRE and imagine they are singing in Polish and you have a pretty god idea what DIE LAST sounds like. I’m sure they are big fans and are heavily influenced but it really shows. The songs are very poppy and full of treble with some sweet bass lines in the background. The vocals are are a little more gruff than BOY SETS FIRE but very similar nonetheless. I do hate to continue to compare the two bands but the similarities are astounding and find it difficult to think of anything else while listening. Although it is so similar I do find myself enjoying this record without feeling like they stole another band’s sound. The songs are well written and catchy and nice on the ears. As said prior, the lyrics are in Polish but the lyric sheet has translations for all but three of the songs for their English speaking fans. The subject matter seems pretty typical of the emo genre with poetic lines about life. They are well thought out and not very cliché making it that much more enjoyable knowing its not just meaningless dribble. All in all this is a very solid record for its genre despite it being so similar to that other band. Definitely for fans of emo or pop punk/ hardcore. (Travis Assault)

No Pasaran Records / www.nopasaran.pl/

http://www.dielast.band.pl /dielast@poczta.onet.pl/

1 NAO CONFORMISMO – Basta! CD Review

March 13, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

NAO CONFORMISMO – Basta! CD

As I was looking at the cover artwork I was torn on what this album would sound like. The front cover gives the feeling of new punk rock with the black and red scheme with screaming child in the background which also feels like a metal album. Inside there is a statue of an angel again making it feel like a metal album. Seeing that they are from Brazil I assumed it would be something similar to SEPULTURA. Once I put it in and stopped guessing what it could sound like, I realized I was closer with my original thought of it being a modern punk record. To be more accurate, it sounds like a Latin American punk band. Living in Tucson, we have a few bands that play this style and am quite used to it. In case you are not living in the southwest or not familiar with this style it is hard to actually pinpoint what that sound is. I can’t explain it but I know it when I hear it and I hear it here. The music is mid paced punk with some really great sounding distortion and very well done production quality. The vocals are deep sung with a bit of edge to them. Not crust or death metal vocals but something like a hardcore singer. The songs are between 1-2 ½ minutes which works great with this style. The lyrics are sung in Portuguese so I am unsure what the lyrical content is. They are written in the booklet without translation. The whole thing looks amazing and seems to be self released. The overall quality is far higher than a few others I have seen released by major labels. This band plays great music and most definitely put time and money to release an amazing record. I would recommend this album to anybody that enjoys punk or hardcore. (Travis Assault)

naoconformismo@bol.com.br

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-KGuhVX8mg

1 JEALOUS COWARDS – s/t CD review

March 13, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

JEALOUS COWARDS – Jealous Cowards CD

The Intro track on this album reminds me of a classic rock styled song. It was pretty cool albeit a bit sloppy so I had a feeling that it wasn’t the style of the whole album. The first song kicks in with a faster and more distorted, faster version of the intro. This song sets the record off to a very energetic start. The song is definitely the most catchy on the album and one of the most upbeat making it my personal favorite track. The music has a very 80’s hardcore sound with a modern feel to it. They tend to stick in the mid paced range never going too fast or too slow. The distortion used is very light giving that vintage punk rock feel to it. Anything heavier would take away the personality of the music and would just sound like any other punk band. I like that they are not afraid to do things that would normally not be done on a punk record like the classic rock intro and the use of a harmonica at the beginning of another. The vocals are yelled adding to that 80’s sound. They are gruff enough to not be singing but light enough to feel some emotion behind them. The vocalist is well suited to his duties and brings the whole band together making it into a wonderful orgy of punk rock music to your ears. This is a band that can stand on its own merits while paying homage to early hardcore bands without stealing the sound of these bands and without coming off as another generic band looking to fuck the system. It is a breath of fresh air when you get a band that is doing something different than the current trends and doing it well. This band has reminded what I loved about those bands. (Travis Assault)

DUCTAPES/ jealouscowards@gmail.com/ www.jealouscowards.com

0 Newt Cooter Column

March 12, 2012
by stinkbot
· Columns · PE Web Zine

I reckon I’m just getting old.

I spent the summer pretty bummed out about the death of my dog Woodrow. But after several months of healing, I was starting to think about accepting a new companion.

My girlfriend Nature and I read a few books on adopting puppies, what to expect, and how to plan. We even made a trip to the local shelter. The pound was overflowing with dogs, puppies, and cats. It was a bit overwhelming, the numbers of animals without homes, and the smell. Although the facilities seemed pretty nice, the place was definitely understaffed. We just wanted to observe and weren’t planning to adopt, although we did play with some puppies and do some paperwork. I wondered how many of these animals would actually find a home.

6 PE Distro Feature Of The Week

March 9, 2012
by cavewizard
· Store Specials

Downfall Of Gaia

This week’s feature is one of my newest favorites, Downfall of Gaia. We got this in a few weeks ago, and it was a long time waiting because records from certain parts of Europe travel REAL SLOW, and I could not wait to get this in the distro!

I have to say I am kind of baffled that these records have not flown off the shelf considering how amazing they are – not to mention they just toured the US in December/January and I thought for sure they would explode!

Unlike all these traditionalists out there that grip about punk being metal and vice versa, I say who cares. This transcends both and if you are a stickler for rules and a safe comfort zone where you can put on a records and say, “this is a pink record” or, “this is a metal record” then yer shit outta luck and you might wanna go hug yer teddy bear and hide behind yer mommy because this band will tear you up on so many levels you probably never recover.

So I am gonna get the band comparison thing outta the way right now. If you are fans of mid period NEUROSIS, early SWANS (Cop/Young God), GODFLESH, YOB and newer bands like ECOCIDE,PANACEA or LINK than this is the band for you. Although get ready because this is all on its own. The closest kin DOWNFALL OF GAIA has is PANACEA. (And if you have not heard of that yer GET IT.! It will break you!) And also I might like to add, if you have heard the Whispers! Compilation (yes I am old) from a while back, you might even say they are similar to Just Kidding!…….

DOWNFALL OF GAIA / IN THE HEARTS OF EMPERORS Split LP

Hailing from Germany, these folks really know how to push the limits of a song and drive it in all emotions and musical dynamics. Their split LP with IN THE HEARTS OF EMPERORS, from Sweden is a testament to the cornucopia of concepts and sounds. This aint no doom/sludge song where they just work a riff (or note) over and over and over (which sometimes can be good but c’mon already) and scream for 20 minutes. There’s some real composition here. No two parts are very the same. It’s kinda like watching a really intense movie where you never know what’s gonna happen and it keeps you hanging on the edge of your seat….only to have an unexpected, breathtaking and “what just happened” ending . This LP drags you through lifetimes of epic and sonic rendering of emotions and experiences.

There are two monumental track s on the DOWNFALL OF GAIA side – 1. These Wet Feathers, and 2. ….Won’t Dry On Their Own. I have to say this is not work that you can just listen to on the fly and absorb it. These tracks not even something you can listen to 10 times in one day and absorb it. They may not be catchy but indeed they are powerful and heart stopping. This is some soundtrack worthy material that delves deep into depths of time, earth and humanity. The range and transition of atmospheric vs heavy and violent is quite pure aboriginal fury yet beautiful and symphonic at the same time.

The IN THE HEARTS OF EMPERORS side is a perfect compliment ……another two very lengthy tributes to the very deepest corners of life, death, earth and the universe, we have – 1. In The Hearts Of Emperors – Marching Into Forever, and 2. In The Hearts Of Emperors – Tears Fall Down In Order To Watch Us Fall-You Are Bleeding, Every Shed Of Light Is Dying. This really lays out some deadly primal pounding and guttural expression, almost like they are channeling the very cries from the center of the Earth. These tracks are a little more relentless in approach than DOWNFALL OF GAIA with slightly less atmosphere to give the soul a break but still heartbreaking and beautiful in the same manner. This pounds like a buncha cavemen ready for the hunt……..

DOWNFALL OF GAIA’s “Epos” LP is equally intense as their work on the aforementioned split. I have no intention of coming up with more redundant descriptions to cover this album….everything DOWNFALL OF GAIA is superb. The only aspect of this release that I find different is slightly shorter songs that are more driving….and there are some parts that remind me of 4AD era deathrock (If you don’t know what that is then you should look it up, or feel free to ask me). But that is just my ear…I feel like every listener has something unique to draw from the works of this band, and I hope more people take the time to do so!

If this all sounds good to you, then you might find these links interesting :

DOWNFALL OF GAIA OFFICIAL

DOWNFALL OF GAIA Facebook

DOWNFALL OF GAIA Myspace

IN THE HEARTS OF EMPERORS OFFICIAL

IN THE HEARTS OF EMPERORS Myspace

IN THE HEARTS OF EMPERORS FACEBOOK

And here are some other bands along these lines that that you might find interesting in our distro:

LAUDANUM S/T 7″

MALEDICERE / UNO ACTU split 7″

TOMORROW’S HELL S/T 7″

LUNGS – s/t 10″

AGRIMONIA Host of the Winged double LP

AGRIMONIA S/T LP

AMAROK S/T LP

EVIDENCE SMRTI S/T LP

MOTHER Through This Disappearing Land LP

NORTHLESS Clandestine Abuse double LP

CHRONAEXUS Algedonic Awakening CD

INSUICIETY Believe And Die CD

INSUICIETY The Cure for the Truth CD

WOLFMANGLER They Call Us Naughty Wolves CD

Thanks again for reading an I hope y’all dig this stuff!

CHEERS!

-Cavey!!!!!

2 CCCP Takes on the French.

March 9, 2012
by stinkbot
· Crusty Collectivist Cooking Project · PE Web Zine

This project of the CCCP is to take a region, cook what they cook and make it vegan, using ingredients available to the CCCP in their locales and when possible from scratch.

The CCCP is presently made up of four gentle souls (and our partners) we are spread throughout the U.S. and Canada.We eat local and we eat NO KILL.

For our first project, the CCCP took on French inspired recipes to celebrate spring time. The first submission from the crew comes from Jake and Dawn. Try these recipes and see what you think. Please comment with any changes you make to the recipes and any ideas YOU have to play with and make these recipes fun.

11 BACK TO THE LAND PUNKS: Bob DK, Gentleman Farmer

March 7, 2012
by stinkbot
· Features · PE Web Zine

Small steps in life lead to big changes…I became a vegetarian at age 22, and was very happy to see punx adopting this as well…for many reasons, health, animal cruelty, waste of resources to raise meat, etc. I worked as a dental technician for many years before being laid off in 05, I searched intensely for new work but couldn’t find any, and after taking numerous low paying jobs around Madison, I said fukk it…fed up with suburban life, neighbors, noise, obsessive lawn mowing….decided to take the small pension coming to me, and move. I sold the little house I owned in Kenosha, Wisconsin (no small feat considering the economy) this allowed my partner Erin and myself to move near Minneapolis, and start life anew.

3 ANCIENT FILTH review

March 6, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

ANCIENT FILTH – s/t 7”

This is the first seven inch from ANCIENT FILTH, a brand new unit from Boston, Mass. There’s some brilliant new hardcore pressed into the grooves of this piece of wax. Start to finish, every song has raging energy and angst, there’s nothing dusty about any track on this seven inch. It’s kinda cool how a band can keep a lower profile and it just makes their music that much more impressive. I guess it must be because every fucking thing is spoon-fed to us in the information age. That being said, there are six intense tracks of hardcore punk with good mosh parts, breakdowns, riffing and several samples woven into the insanity that make this record more of an experience and just six songs. I’m not going to make any comparisons . Additionally, ANCIENT FILTH is right-on in the lyric department which makes them a double threat. Lately it’s been hard to find crazy awesome punk that also has well written lyrics. So anyway, ANCIENT FILTH’s lyrics are intelligent, pissed-off, and fucking straight-up smooth and their vocalist delivers them like a mad man. The seven inch comes with a screen printed poster/insert with the lyrics, explanations, an band info printed on the reverse.(Just a side note: My copy doesn’t have the arrow design on the front of the sleeve.)

This record is the shit! If you get a chance, get one of these. I have no doubt that we’ll be seeing more from ANCIENT FILTH, so get in on the ground floor. Badass.(JasonS)

Shock To The System/ PO Box 400206/ Cambridge, MA/ 02140

www.ancientfilth.com

0 BERSICKER demo CD review

March 6, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

BERSICKER demo CD
Maybe I’m just old, but I do really enjoy an album (or demo in this case)
that opens with an instrumental intro to set the mood. The cd opens with
feedback soon joined by very steady 2/4 drumming followed by some slow
riffing that fades into feedback. Track 2 is d-beat from start with plenty
of distortion, just short of noisy, and vocals fixed up with some reverb
and delay that give it that old school feel. The track is much of the
same: very same: solid d-beat crust worship, but very practiced and
polished. I’m really into the structure and tonality of the whole thing.
The artwork is exactly what you’d expect from a release such as this. The
cover is black and white with the band name dropped across an old photo of
bombs, while the back has an old shot of a well dressed man tying off
about to shoot up. The first song is about television numbing the masses
so that nobody seems to notice the world falling apart around us. Song 2
focuses on the horrors of war and the way war mongers portray themselves
to the accepting masses. If you go to their FB page, they’ve written a
lengthy manifesto detailing their take on just about everything. I’ll be
looking out for a full album by these folks. (Jake)
www.facebook.com/pages/BERSICKER/195813037132823

0 CRIATURA – Trampas LP review

March 6, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

CRIATURA – Trampas LP
More and more bands are popping all everyday, all over the world. Home
recording technology, programs that come standard in some computers and
the internet make so easy that it eliminates most excuses for not putting
out a CD or at least a quality demo. The problem is that its hard to hear
every band and good ones can go unnoticed for years at a time. That’s the
case for me with CRIATURA. They have quite a few releases, full lengths
and splits under their belts and this is the first I’ve heard of them.
Pinning down a description of CRIATURA is a bit difficult since their
sound is pretty unique, but after listening to them I’d have to believe
that bands in like CIRCA SURVIVE may have taken some influence from their
style. It’s a rare moment when the guitars are playing the same chords at
the same time, and there’s only one song that uses a “typically” punk song
format using power chords. Supported by very skillful, precise and
creative drumming, the guitars and bass delicately tease each other into
soft yet powerful melodic progressions using only a few effects like delay
and reverb with just enough distortion to make things fuzzy but without
losing clarity. Dual female/male vocals deliver poetically written words
that translate like a postcard from a close friend that you haven’t seen
in years that has spent time discovering the beauty and horror of the
world through self discovery and literature. Even in all their beauty, the
songs tackle issues like domestic violence, self-empowerment and
struggling against the establishment. Each line is more exciting than the
last and before you know it you’ve flipped the record four times. I highly
recommend this band. (Jake)
Mala Raza / apdo 6037, 50080 Zargoza Spain
www.malaraza.info / malarazadistro@gmail.com

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The legendary crust classic is now available once again!

We are happy to announce our next new release

WILT – “Self Titled”

Here is a track from the upcoming LP

“Sermon for the Bootlickers”

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0 DIE LAST – Marzenia Zdesperowanych Romantykow LP REVIEW

1 NAO CONFORMISMO – Basta! CD Review

1 JEALOUS COWARDS – s/t CD review

0 Newt Cooter Column

6 PE Distro Feature Of The Week

2 CCCP Takes on the French.

11 BACK TO THE LAND PUNKS: Bob DK, Gentleman Farmer

3 ANCIENT FILTH review

0 BERSICKER demo CD review

0 CRIATURA – Trampas LP review