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0 RIFLE DIET (Minneapolis) start “No Solace” tour today.

October 23, 2014
by nolordsnoleaders
· Events · On Tour

Profane Existence recording artist RIFLE DIET start their No Solace tour today. RIFLE DIET may contain ex-members of Garmonbozia and In Defence but don’t let that fool you on RIFLE DIET’s sound for it is nothing like that of their former bands. Instead expect a down-tuned heavy attack with elements of crust and hardcore. Think SERVITUDE meets HIS HERO IS GONE with a touch of WOLFBIRGADE. RIFLE DIET will have copies of the new LP –“No Solace” on cassettes for tour. Vinyl will be coming on Profane Existence and Blood of the Young this winter…

Thursday 10/23, Minneapolis MN @ the Riverboat w/ Girl, Regress, Morality Crisis

Friday 10/24, Appleton WI @ the Poison Estate w/ Anthropic, Rotten Minds

Saturday 10/25, Detroit MI @ Trumbullplex w/ Snafu, Social Werq, Dakhma

Sunday 10/26, Pittsburgh PA @ Busway Banx w/ Unknown to God, Silent Order, Eel

Monday 10/27 TBA

Tuesday 10/28, Trenton NJ @ Joe’s Mill Hill Saloon w/ Disobey, TBA

Wednesday 10/29, Somerville MA @ PA’s Lounge w/ No Tox, Rum Ham, Aneurysm

Thursday 10/30, Providence RI @ AS220 w/ Rat Stab, No Tox, Radio Carbon

Friday 10/31, New Haven CT @ Daggett St Halloween Cover Show

Saturday 11/1, Philadelphia PA @ Beaumont Warehouse Halloween Cover Show

Sunday 11/2, Huntington WV @ Cricketcave w/ Codename: Cricketman

Tuesday 11/4, Greenville SC @ Fort Rookscare w/ Rubrics, Marrow of Earth

Wednesday 11/5, Cincinnati OH @ the Comet w/ Coelocanth, Rat City

Thursday 11/6, Indianapolis IN @ the Beehive w/ TBA

Friday 11/7 Chicago IL @ the 2040 w/ Krang, Lord Snow, Abrupt!

Saturday 11/8 Milwaukee WI @ Bad Girls Club w/ Marcy, Skategoat, Soup Moat, Watchers Woods

2 Humans Are NOT the Problem

October 22, 2014
by Comrade Black
· Uncategorized

‘Humans’ are not the problem.

Many humans all around the world live in ways that are sustainable and respectful to the land they live on, and through most of human history that was how we all lived. The last couple thousand years is a blip in the time humans have been on this earth.

Constantly I see people who live in urbanized, industrialized places, within a colonial country, and have learned those ways – will turn around and say that it is just human nature and will go on to compare humans (as a totalizing group) to parasites trying to kill their host. This kind of misanthropy is a dead end and a trap that naturalizes colonialism and destruction and by making it simply part of who we are it creates the illusion that we can not be anything else. That we will always destroy, always kill, and always colonize, so we may as well not even try. The argument is not only a self prophesying dead end, that nullifies other possibilities it is also an ahistorical argument.

Giving up is the easy way out. It is escapist and removes all and any responsibility. Meanwhile, there is animals being vivisected and slaughtered, there is burial grounds being built on, old growth forests being clearcut, pipelines being pushed through sensitive ecosystems, women (especially native women) going missing or being found dead, more prisons being built, and all kinds of other shit going on that needs our energy and demands we take responsibility. Things some may personally benefit from do to our privileges but that future generations of humans and other animals as well as plants will need – and may not be able to live without if we don’t do something about this shit

Humans are not the problem

by Comrade Black

0 VISIONS OF WAR (Belgium) Unites States tour November 2014

October 17, 2014
by nolordsnoleaders
· Events · On Tour

This November the crusty punx (drunx) from Belgium VISIONS OF WAR will be pissing their way across the United States. Formed in 1996 VOW have been pounding bottles and falling off stages for a while now. With 2 LPs, 3 split LPs, and a split 7in under their belts they show no signs of sobering up anytime soon. In the last 2 decades VOW have made a name for themselves playing the European Squat circuit that most American bands dream of. Now they finally are making to the United States for a long overdue tour that will include both coasts. *On the east coast they we be coupled with d-beat/crust veterans WRATHCOBRA from Pittsburgh!

East Coast dates with – WRATHCOBRA (Pittsburgh) November 12th – 17th

12 NYC @ Acheron

13 Boston @ Machine

14 Philly @ The Farm W/ PLAUGE DOGS and ALEMENT

15 Pittsburgh @ The Shop W/ SHADOWS and UNSTICHED

16 Baltimore @Dishaus W/ INSCISOR and DIE CHOKING

17 Richmond @Strange Matter W/ PARASYTIC, SEX DWARF (Sweden), and NO TOMORROW

West Coast dates November 18th – 29th

18 Seattle @Highline

19 Portland @The Know with Lost Tribe + 2 more

20 Eugene Oregon @Wandering Goat

21 San Francisco Thee Parkside

22 L.A. @Baldwin Park American Legion Post W/ OUTLAW BASTARDS, ANGST, FUNERAL DOGS, DAMNATOSQUE, CORPSPAZM

23 San Diego @ The Yard / Stronghold W/ COACCION and OUTLAW BASTARDS

24 Tijuana Mexico @ La Prisión Bar W/ SHIT, HABAK, and ESCASEZ

25 Fresno @ China Town Youth center W/ BATTLESHOK, MAGGOT COLONY, FIEND, and MUTANT ITCH

26 Oakland @ Eli’s Mile High Club

27 Arcata (CA) @ The Big Tree

28 Portland @ Black Water

29 Vancouver @ The Black Lab

PROFANE EXISTENCE did an interview with VISIONS OF WAR in Issue 52/53. A slightly more recent interview with AGITATE a zine based out of the UK can be found here – http://agitatezine.blogspot.com/2011/08/visions-of-war-interview-2009.html VISIONS OF WAR-Discography LP’S

Split LP w/ Olho De Gato

Split LP w/ Mass Genocide Process

Split LP w/ Cop On Fire

LP ‘Shit Parade’

CD’s

Split cd with MASS GENOCIDE PROCESS + bonus split with OKOTTA 7″ + unreleased track

Split cd with COP ON FIRE + bonus split with OLHO DE GATO CD

“Swine parade” = Shitparade lp + King of swines lp

EP’s Compilation ep with Boycot , Point Of Few , PCP

Split 7″ w/ Okotta

Plus various compilation tapes

0 Thanks For What? And at Who’s Expense? Some Food For Thought on Why Giving Thanks is Not Cruelty Free

October 14, 2014
by Comrade Black
· Uncategorized

For those of us living north of the colonial imaginary line that divides the power one nation state claims over stolen lands from the power another nation state claims over stolen native lands – today is the day many will celebrate by eating a butchered bird carcass with their families. With stuffing and a side of canned cranberries of course.

What astounds me though is that for many in the animal rights and vegan community, who are rightfully concerned for the hundreds of thousands of turkeys who will be killed for todays celebratory feast; many seem to think that simply having a vegan thanksgiving is somehow cruelty free.

Let me be clear in what I am saying, colonialism is a system based in racist violence, and colonialism is ongoing today. So celebrating a holiday based in colonialism is a therefore a celebration of violence.

It has become popular in leftist circles, and amongst activists, as well as pagans (who’s religion is based in agriculture), to try instead to create a revisionist version of these colonial holidays that removes all acknowledgement of colonialism and instead claims to be “celebrating the harvest.” Yet if we think about this, not only is it a racist framing to act like this holiday has nothing to do with Indigenous people or this history of how the decedents of the first settlers came to be on this land; but further the very concept of the harvest itself brings us right back to colonial dispossession and settlement by Europeans. What we call agriculture is itself a colonial idea and its results for the plants, animals, and people who have lived on this land since time immemorial are clear – a loss of habitat as they are displaced so that the crops of the settlers can replace them. Is this really Cruelty Free?

Even if we were to look at this from an animal rights lens alone, European agriculture means the destruction of wildlife habitat and native ecosystems. Monocropping means killing all competing species, through the use of pesticides, herbicides, and agricultural techniques such as plowing the fields to prepare them for the planting of the crops we wish to later harvest. Anthropologist Layla AbdelRahim takes this further in Wild Children – Domesticated Dreams; explaining that domestication is based in the control of another species access to food, and control of their reproductive strategies. Whether we are talking about artificially inseminating a turkey or heifer to use for food, or taking the seeds of crops and selecting which ones we want to use for next years harvest, we are talking about violence. Controlling how and when another breeds is not Cruelty free.

Now I know that many of us have struggled for what little we have – to make a life for ourselves – and

A great image that has been going around, I did not create this image, I do not want to appropriate it either

that many of us struggle day to day still to keep afloat in a world that seems to want us to drown so someone else can make it rich. So I realize people might take issue with me complaining about the idea of giving thanks for what little we have. But who are we thanking? And where did the stuff we are consuming come from? Or maybe I should be asking who should we be thanking? Do we even think of who has been harmed so we can have what we have? Again, this brings me back to how we got where we are today – colonialism, genocide, dispossession and settlement.

Today we live in a society where many Indigenous peoples no longer have access to their traditional foods, and are very limited in the access they have to spaces where their communities and families have harvested wild foods and medicines for generations. These lands are being paved over to make way for grocery stores, housing or condo developments, and parking lots, and plowed for crop lands. Meanwhile invasive species continue to push out native plants and animals, and people who were once nomadic or semi-nomadic are no longer able to move over their traditional lands.

There are many other ways in which colonialism continues have effects; from the appropriation of Indigenous cultural traditions and spirituality, to the multitudes of missing and murdered Indigenous women who disappear every year, or the rates of addiction and suicide amongst First Nations communities in the wake of the residential schools. Yet these cultures still survive through it all. If Vegans and animal activists want to build a world free of violence, than we need to also engage with the violence that is colonialism so as to not perpetuate it. Humans are animals too, and colonial settler occupation is anything but cruelty free. Colonialism hurts both animal people and human people alike.

We must work decolonize ourselves for animal liberation to ever be a movement that will challenge the systemic violence this culture is built on.

by Comrade Black

0 Doomed Society Radio: Episode 100. Holy Shit.

October 13, 2014
by damieninbred
· Doomed Society · Podcasts

Hey friends!

For those of you who didn’t know, Doomed Society is a weekly(ish) punk podcast that appears every Sunday on Brutal Existence Radio. But before I got involved with Brutal Existence, Doomed Society was a part of the Profane Existence Radio podcast family. I had pitched the idea to Dan and Jeremy, and they graciously let me unleash my show on unsuspecting ears. I guess being a columnist and reviewer gave me an “in”.

Well, fast forward five years, and I’ve finally made it to episode 100. Given that a whole shitload of exciting changes have happened within PE in the last few weeks, I decided that it would be a great idea to dedicate this milestone episode to the folks who helped me start on this road to podcasting glory: Profane Existence Records.

That’s right – I have a two hour block of political punk from the label that meant so much to me growing up, and still means so much to me to this day. I’ve started with ancient releases from 25 years ago, and concluded with newer future classics. As usual, I haven’t been able to fit in everything I wanted to play… so you can expect a bonus episode in the future.

I’ve organized the show chronologically. And I’ve mixed legendary bands with less-known bands. It’s all punk, it’s all awesome.

Go check it out, why don’cha?!

CLICK HERE!

0 KRANG – Bad Moon Tour.

October 8, 2014
by nolordsnoleaders
· On Tour

Profane Existence friends and recording artist Krang will be on tour from Oct. 10th until Oct. 22nd for their 2014 LP release “Bad Moon” which is available now on Profane Existence Records, Shaman Records, Sacred Plague Records, and Occult Whispers Records.

Krang are not just a phenomenal stench crust band but incredible individuals as well. Do yourself a favor and get to show and support these guys!

Here are the dates/cities:

Oct. 10th – Kansas City, MS

@ Vandal’s Bar – 3740 Broadway Blvd
w/ No Master, Ignis Gratis. 10pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/326825974153945/

Oct. 11th – Denver, CO
@ Bar Bar (Carioca Cafe) – 2060 Champa St.
w/ Roac, Scepter of Elgos, World Pain. 9pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/1507464832824873/

Oct 13th – Austin, TX
@ The Unicornicopia Haus – 4705 Harmon Ave
w/ Dethrone, Waarface. starts at 7. ends at 9.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1563451970549381/

Oct. 14th – Dallas (Arlington), TX
@CD Warehouse
w/ Tolar, Hellwar, Maldevera

https://www.facebook.com/events/1507464832824873/

Oct. 15th – Houston, TX
@ Mangos – 403 Westheimer Rd.
w/ God Fearing Fuck, Stress33

Oct. 16th – New Orleans, LA
@ Murder Alley (Generator show!!!!)
w/Blob Snarly, Ninos de Molestos. 9pm

Oct. 17th – Gainesville, FL
@ A Space
w/ Vermin, Allergy, UV-TV

https://www.facebook.com/events/357421564416483/

Oct. 18th – Columbia, SC
@Queen Punx Palace – 906 Queen St
w/ Discourage & No.

Oct. 19th – Asheville, NC
@ The Odditorium – 1045 Haywood Rd

Oct. 20th – Huntington, WV
@ The Cricketcave
w/ Appalachian Terror Unit. 7pm-ends at 9pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/1526889674195308/

Oct. 21st – Nashville, TN
@ 1619 Heimon St
w/ Vacant Future

Oct. 22nd -CIncinnati, OH
@ Rake’s End – 2141 Central Ave
w/ Coelecanth, Flesh Mother

https://www.facebook.com/events/693829080695418/

krangcrustards.bandcamp.com

4 New cities. New operators. Huge overhaul at Profane Existence as “back to our roots” efforts begin.

October 6, 2014
by nolordsnoleaders
· Uncategorized

The Profane Existence Collective was formed in 1989 as a resource for the worldwide activist punk community. Over the years PE has published a magazine, released numerous records, and ran a large distribution operation. For the last 25 years volunteers and collective members have donated both their passion and time working endless hours making PE a worldwide name in punk rock and in activism. A few things have changed through the years and some of the biggest changes yet are now upon us…

In 2011 PE changed hands when founding member and main operator Dan Siskind stepped away leaving Ben Crew at the helm. In the last few years Ben rallied many of the old contributors and worked furiously getting out PE 64 and released a slew of records. After many hours of hard work Ben is stepping away from PE. So rather than allowing PE to die out the main operations will be changing hands yet again. However that is just one part of the many changes in store for PE.

Profane Existence will continue have many contributors and collective members however it will now be jointly spearheaded by Chris Luton (Appalachian Terror Unit) and Josh Lent (ROÄC, Custerfux, Chain Reaction Records). This means that for the first time PE will not be based in Minneapolis. The distro and mailorder site will now be run by Josh and based in Golden/Lakewood, Colorado while Chris will be working out of Huntington,West Virginia.

After much discussion we have decided that over the years PE got a bit sidetracked from the highly charged political punk outlet that it once was. Our goal is to get back on course. We expect many bumps in the road especially in the beginning, as we get familiar with websites. However we have a clear plan of action to be laid out over the next few months. You can expect the following changes…

First off we be trading much more and offering wholesale on PE releases. Which will mean a huge spike in the PE distro. We are eagerly looking forward to once again be distributing punk records on a wide scale. We are getting rid of all corporate downloading sites. No i-tunes no Amazon “no fucking way!”. In today’s world offering digital downloads makes perfect sense, however we will offer them from our own site and at a much cheaper rate. The end goal getting punk rock to places in the world it normally wouldn’t be found but on a DIY level.

We want to bring the zine back. The zine was always Dan’s baby and we hold no illusion that we will ever be able to crank it out like he did but we hope to try. The next PE release will be the second APPALACHIAN TERROR UNIT full length “We Don’t Need Them”. We plan to follow it up with an international compilation double LP that is already rolling. We feel that doing the comp is great way to work with a wide group of bands as well a good starting point in our “back to the roots” effort. Expect to hear more about it soon!

With both of us being huge record enthusiasts we plan on doing honest reviews of the records that come through the door and adding them to the site. So bands and labels send us your records! (Please only DIY political punk/hardcore/crust/metal – “no corporate bullshit!”). We plan on doing more in the way of promoting tours and festivals as well as collaborating more with political organizations raising both money and awareness through benefits and campaigns. We plan on working more with international labels to get more records overseas. So overall the biggest change to expect is more. More punk, more politics, more Profane Existence!

So yeah, when asked why we chose to take up the task the answer is simple “we love punk”. Both of us have been heavily involved in punk the last 20+ years and Profane Existence has always been an inspiration to us. We hope to restore PE to make it what it was and better-a daunting task that we happily accept. Make no mistake that although our main focus is for Profane Existence to continue along the same path, it’s still a new Profane Existence run by new people. As far as we are concerned it’s a fresh start. If you butted heads with PE in the past it was just that – in the past. Let’s be friends. If you contributed in the past and want to again, or if you never did but want to start, write us. Together – Lets make punk a threat again!

Until we get everything sorted out with the PE email. You can reach us through these.

Chris – nolordsnoleaders[at]yahoo.com

Josh – clusterfuxjosh[at]msn.com

0 La Armada announce Oct/Nov Tour Dates

October 1, 2014
by armadahardcore
· Uncategorized

La Armada will be heading on the road in october and november in support of this year’s “Crisis” EP (Profane Existence). The guys will be playing up and down from the Midwest to the east coast. They’ll be playing select dates with Weekend Nachos, Cove, KDC, Mama Ladilla, as well as a special show with hardcore legends Sick of it all. Check out the poster below for complete dates and take a friend to a show.

La Armada - Fall Tour (Digital)
*Join the lamebook event here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/660657434041110/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

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”