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0 Oiltanker / No Tomorrow split LP review – GUEST REVIEW BY AUNTY SOCIAL

September 28, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

A pairing of two East Coast crust bands by means of Profane Existence, this definitely sounded like an exciting release when I first got word of it. OILTANKER has a pretty killer sound mixing crust and hardcore, while NO TOMORROW is mostly crust-laden D-beat- what more can a crusty ask for? The two previous releases OILTANKER has are exemplary (the Crusades 7″ and the Shadow of Greed LP) and NO TOMORROW’s demo tape was heavy and epic in its own right. This was a record designed for success.
The Oiltanker side is a continuation of that crust-core sound-rolling drum beat, equal sounding guitars and bass, and raspy hardcore shouts. It isn’t innovative or progressive, but it kept my attention for the duration. All the songs were pretty good- worth streaming / downloading, at least. If you like heavy crust or have been a fan of OILTANKER before, you won’t be disappointed. NO TOMORROW’s side is a mix of DISCHARGE, TRAGEDY, and I can even hear a slight AGNOSTIC FRONT influence (Victim in Pain/ Cause for Alarm era). I do want to like this- I really do. However, the bass sound is almost overwhelming, and the guitar is hard to hear, given that the band seems to do the “wall of sound” style (that being guitars tuned down, bass amped up, and drums in a mid-tempo sort of beat). Some like that sound, but I like to hear the guitars as a separate part of the music (to the band’s credit, they do have a couple break-off points where they have a separate guitar track that?s much more distinct). Also, the mid-tempo beat of this throughout can get dreary after a while. Not “bad” per se, but I didn’t get overly excited.
Overall, a decent split, with OILTANKER being the better side. I’d say stream this first, and it’s likely a case of genre music for genre people. I like the mixing job on the this record, too; props to the audio engineer.
-Aunty Social

0 Backwoods Chili and Biscuits

September 12, 2012
by backwoodsvegan
· Crusty Collectivist Cooking Project · Recipes Section

I love this time of year! There is so much food available 50 feet from our front door, making meals convenient, cheaper and tastier. There’s something about knowing how your food was grown every step of the way, from tilling in compost through harvesting. Here’s a chili recipe that came mostly from our garden(marked with an *). Enjoy!

Black Bean Chili

2 cups black beans* boiled

1 TBSP olive oil

1 medium yellow onion*, minced

2 large cloves garlic*, minced

1 medium pepperoncini*, chopped

4 Thai hot peppers*, chopped

1 green bell pepper*, chopped

1 3″x3″ square of tempeh, cut into 1/4″ cubes

1/2 TBSP ground cumin

1 tsp ground corriander

2 tsp ground paprika

1 tsp fresh oregano* chopped

2 tsp dried oregano

20 assorted tomatoes ranging from cherry* to large heirloom*, roughly chopped

1 small yellow squash*, chopped

1/4 cup zucchini*,grated

1 ear of corn*, kernels cut off

sea salt and pepper to taste

Boil the black beans in about 6 cups of water until just tender, 45minutes to an hour depending on your bean. While the beans are cooking, heat up olive oil in a separate large pot. Saute the onion for a few minutes until they start to become tender. Add garlic and saute for another minute. Then stir in hot and green peppers and tempeh, mixing thoroughly. At this point, mix in cumin, coriander and paprika, coating everything. Turn the heat up slightly, stir in tomatoes and cover pot, cooking for about 20 minutes. The beans should be ready a this point. Add beans, yellow squash, zucchini and corn, cover and simmer over low heat for an hour. Adjust the flavor with salt and pepper and serve. We chose to serve over oat/corn waffles (see photo), but the recipe wasn’t stellar so I’m not including it. A cornmeal waffle would be perfect, so maybe I’ll post one at a later date. In the meantime, try biscuits!

Quick and Simple Biscuits

preheat oven to 350F

2 cups unbleached flour

1 TBSP non aluminum baking soda

1 1/2 tsp sea salt

1/3 cup olive oil

2/3 non-dairy milk

1 tsp lemon juice or apple cider vinegar

Stir together milk, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, set aside to curdle. Sift flour baking powder and salt together, then add curdled mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix into doughy ball and then kneed for a few minutes adding more flour if it’s too sticky. Divide into six equal balls and press flat onto baking tray and bake for 20 minutes.

Sift flour, baking powder an

1 Soft Dov – Deathblast (Cassette)

August 24, 2012
by harleytexas
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

From New Brunswick, NJ, comes Soft Dov with an all out assault on your senses. Totally fast, loud, wild and to the point on this release with ten tracks in just over eleven minutes! A great d-beat sound on here played with all the intensity you need with an old school feel that makes this stand out from the pack. This makes you want to play it loud and get out the combat boots to thrash around the house and fuck shit up! The production is pretty good, clear for being self released and the playing is tight, no lyrics included in this, but the really cool part is that you can get the digital download for free! I would go look for this on cassette to keep it old school, but go get the free download and play the hell out of this one. (Rick E)

Soft Dov/Barley Point Island/142 Black Point Road/Bungalow #c-4/Rumson, NJ/87760 //

iansthompsen@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/S%C3%B6ft-Dov/267310580007834

http://softdov.bandcamp.com

0 War//Plague on CVLT Nation & Record Release Show!

July 27, 2012
by xbencrewx
· Events · PE Records

The War//Plague record release show for On A Darker Dawn is this Saturday, July 28 at Cause. They’re playing with legendary crust band, Misery and Despise who will compel you with their raunchy female vocals. Don’t miss this show!

WAR//PLAGUE On A Darker Dawn is streaming on CVLT Nation! CLICK HERE!

We still have limited yellow vinyl available! Anyone who purchases the record this weekened will receive a free Profane Existence patch with their order! ORDER HERE!

0 DEVIATED INSTINCT photos by Adam DeGross

July 24, 2012
by xbencrewx
· PE Web Zine · Photo Galleries

Photos taken at the Deviated Instinct show at Medusa, in Minneapolis MN – Adam DeGross

DEVIATED INSTINCT photo by Adam DeGross — Deviated Instinct at Medusa 2012

0 PLAGUE DOGS – New Band Profile

July 22, 2012
by stinkbot
· New Band Profiles · PE Web Zine

Band Name and Location:
PLAGUE DOGS, Philadelphia

Members/instruments:
Travis-vocals
Greg-Guitar
Jeff-Guitar
Chris-Bass
Johnny-Drums

When did you get together?
Got officially together summer 2011

What are your songs about?
I write mostly about the way I see the world around me, people who piss me off, my inner demons, mental health, war,
drinking etc. etc… I don’t really limit myself to what I have to express.

0 APPALACHIAN TERROR UNIT – Black Sands EP

July 20, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

For me, APPALACHIAN TERROR UNIT is a band that truly defines what crust should be. Hard and heavy punk, with in your face politics. In an age where the punk scene seems to be defined more by the size of one’s record collection or how perfectly one can clone an obscure overseas hardcore band from 25 years ago, the ATU approach is more than welcome. It seems like forever since I’ve listened to a new record which focuses on environmental and animal concerns, which actually concerns me. In the internet age, has our culture stopped giving a shit about anything? Are the times we’re living in too far gone to even bother doing something as simple as make conscious dietary choices?
Thankfully on this raging new slab of vinyl, ATU has continued on their path of shoving these concerns down our collective throat – we need it. We start off with “Shocked, Shackled and Hanged”, a very potent animal rights song about the horrors of the slaughterhouse. Lyrically, this could be a long, lost CONFLICT tune from way back when they were still relevant. A truly stand out song, for sure. Other topics discussed on this EP include heroin addiction (“Lost in the Darkness”), how fucked up the world is – and how disgusting apathy is in response (“The End of Complacency”), and finally the oil industry – more specifically, the horrific British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (the title track “Black Sands”). ATU is one of the most important and relevant bands in the punk scene today, and this 7” is among the best material they have recorded to date. It’s my hope that this band will inspire more kids to start thinking about the horrific conditions we face today, and at the very least start putting politics back in punk. (Inbred) GRAB YOUR COPY HERE!
Profane Existence: PO Box 18051 / Minneapolis, MN 55418 / http://www.profaneexistence.org

0 MISERY – From Where The Sun Never Shines LP

May 8, 2012
by stinkbot
· PE Web Zine · Reviews

Of course, MISERY needs no introduction, having been prophesizing the end times while blasting our ears for the last 25 years now. 25 years and only three full-lengths. For many bands, after such a huge gap between releases (it’s been 9 years since their somewhat lacklustre splits with TOXIC NARCOTIC and PATH OF DESTRUCTION; 16 years since the now-legendary “Who’s the Fool… The Fool is Silence” LP), the original spark isn’t there anymore, or the band merely splits up. Thankfully, neither of these are the case with MISERY. In fact, it is safe to say that this is the best thing the band has recorded in their entire history, and this seems to be the start of a whole new exciting chapter for the band.

Recorded in their own studio on their own time, this record has been slowly taking shape over the last five years or so. I still remember the day when I was in Minneapolis hanging out and went over to the House of Misery to drink beers and watch the band practice. Before anyone else showed up, Jon played me a couple of tracks they had just recorded a couple days prior – the two earliest tracks recorded for this album. At that point, I knew that this was destined to become a classic record… if it ever came out.

0 DOOM – Police Bastard 7″ on Army Green Vinyl!

April 11, 2012
by xbencrewx
· PE Records

A crust punk classic is back again. Now with the original cover art… and for a limited time this gem is available on special edition Army Green Vinyl. We’ve got 45 copies up on the webstore. GET ONE NOW!

0 PE Distro Feature Of The Week

March 22, 2012
by cavewizard
· Store Specials · Uncategorized

Just in this week, from Rinderherz Records Switzerland , I present CHAMBER!

One record from this batch in particular, by the band CHAMBER I found particularly interesting. Upon receiving the Rinderherz trade list, the Chamber description immediately captivated me. This excellent release is for those who dig the American wave of earthy pagan black metal. While I am more inclined to listen to bands that are of similar nature as opposed to bands that sound almost like WITTR, taken off guard by this one. Having very similar sound, almost eerily so Chamber sounds like a more stripped down version of WITTR – a little more raw and a little less “pretty”. This release also comes in spectacular gate fold jacket with heavy stock sleeves that are printed with lush and intense images – creepy and haunting yet beautiful photography and lyrics. Also comes with a download card! Highly recommended!

Next up is SHADOW OF THE TORTURER from Memento Mori Records. This is some of the most interesting sludge doom I have heard in quite some time. This is definitely not the typical EYEHATEGOD wanna be boring crap that comes out year after year. What this is – an innovative take on that style that has a sound like noone else. Hailing from Seattle SHADOW OF THE TORTURER features ex members of HC MINDS and ALDEBERAN ….. so this definietly has that West Coast gloom and doom feel very much akin to YOB and NEUROSIS, but with a touch of BOLT THROWER (VERY SLOWED DOWN BT THOUGH!). This very slow, CRUNCHY and slightly psychedelic with some of the gnarliest vocal I have ever h Interesting note about this album is there is a nasty cover of BLACK SABBATH’s “Who Are You?” That one would never even recognize from even the most scrutinizing listen!

Also noteworthy that has recently arrived :

CANCER SPREADING The Age of Desolation CD

SIN LOGICA Riff In Peace 7″

HOMORAITUS – Apocalypse CD

FACEDOWNINSHIT Shit Bloody Shit CD

HUMAN COMPOST / GERANIUM Split 7″

EXOGENE Humaine Low Cost CD

VISIONS OF WAR Shit Parade LP

IMMORAL SQUAD Damned CD

STRIVER As Dirty As It Seems CD

We have been doing a large amount of trading with DIY labels around the world so keep a sharp eye out in April, when all of the goodies start rollin in!

CHEERS!

-Cavey

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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”