tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42050457289303056672024-03-05T00:54:12.945-08:00Apocalypse West CoastMusic. Booze. Films. Food. Sports. Art. Dope. Shoes. Stuff to check out.ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-54082838048417883312013-05-17T18:01:00.000-07:002013-05-17T18:05:07.531-07:00GEHENNA - "They Begged For A War"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"></span><br />
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ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-27842771236050093132012-05-05T14:11:00.000-07:002012-05-05T14:11:48.205-07:00Upcoming GEHENNA shows.Friday June 22nd 2012 at 924 Gilman Street. Berkeley CA.<br />
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Stalag 13. Gehenna. Magrudergrind. Coke Bust. Side Effects. Media Blitz. Stagger And Fall. Stressors. Rhygin HC. Crusades.<br />
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$12 (+$2 gilman membership if you dont have one)
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Saturday June 23nd 2012 at The Observatory. 3503 South Harbor Boulevard, Santa Ana, CA.
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Negative Approach. Stalag 13. Gehenna. Magrudergrind. Coke Bust. Knife Fight. Dangers. Soul Search. ACxDC. In Defence. Media Blitz. Hordes. Trench Rot. Chest Pain. Aukerman.<br />
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!! $23 presale/$25 day of show<br />
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Tickets available at these fine SoCal stores:<br />
TKO records in Fountain Valley.<br />
Mass Media Records in Santa Ana.<br />
Burger Records in Fullerton.<br />
Dr. Strange Records in Rancho Cucamonga.<br />
Headline Records in Hollywood.<br />
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Lets make party!" and I always think "Fuck yeah man! Fuck having a party. Real party animals fucking "MAKE PARTYS". <br />Well, every time I kick it with my dude D.C. we straight "Make Party". <br />I'm talking weed, booze, tunes, pizza, jokes, pills, snacks, friends, skateboarding, you know. Doing it up big. I mean having it. Going for a drink turns to a weekend that you remember for about 5 or 10 years. D.C. is f'real the best dude you could ever meet. You know why? It's cause the dude lets the bullshit the world throws at him slide. He keep his focus on the things that are important like friends and family and music and skateboarding and good times. He rips at everything in life because of this philosophy that he has lived by for so long. Getting high and making party. That's why he is a ripper at everything. Skating, playing guitar, and of course "Making Party". His new band The PENETRATION PANTHERS is the sonic equivalent of making party. People hear it and dance and sing and drink and fuck and skate and eat pizza and do card tricks. F'real man you go to a PENETRATION PANTHERS show and your gonna party down, and probably just be a cooler motherfucker. Shit you might even get laid if you have know how to really "make party". Anyway pack a bowl get high and check out this unmixed song from their upcoming demo. If you don't like it, it's because your probably shitty at "making party".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4UJ9BFA5">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4UJ9BFA5</a>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-2336290037677185282010-03-17T10:02:00.000-07:002010-03-17T10:08:10.476-07:00Seven Sisters Of Sleep<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VfRjslldYQs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VfRjslldYQs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Killer new band featuring members of TAFKATA, SPRING BREAK, and THE ARM AND SWORD OF A BASTARD GOD.<br /><br />Get heavy.<br /><br />http://www.myspace.com/sevensistersofsleepApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-69804992862145902772010-02-24T09:42:00.000-08:002010-02-26T04:30:10.301-08:00Reno Rock'N'Roll by Request<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGDDP2AZc1C3CBusM8sVmwjBoeiLmP9Ek9zmKaJHwe-MIItSYRBYraCQQXB_eYHfBwrkjVbqBNY8oE143-WkWYSgx62Ier-t8sPLLzZsAATlxoqFLHM_H5gM8DWTxDfoBGk6zu2YxBAnw/s1600-h/Chris-Farley-David-Spade-Photograph-C12141398.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGDDP2AZc1C3CBusM8sVmwjBoeiLmP9Ek9zmKaJHwe-MIItSYRBYraCQQXB_eYHfBwrkjVbqBNY8oE143-WkWYSgx62Ier-t8sPLLzZsAATlxoqFLHM_H5gM8DWTxDfoBGk6zu2YxBAnw/s400/Chris-Farley-David-Spade-Photograph-C12141398.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441867097274352914" /></a><br /><br />Technically this wasn't a request. But his holiness Pabst B asked about these dudes, so I thought I'd take the time to write about The FARLEY OVERDOSE.<br /><br />These party animals live in Reno NV and play some top notch hardcore with tons of metal and rock added in for good measure. Imagine if you will if after C.O.C. released "Animosity", they convinced Kerry King from SLAYER to join the band and use the material he was writing for "Reign In Blood", but during practice they all got super stoned and tried to play THIN LIZZY and BLACK SABBATH songs as fast as they could, between pounding pint glasses of whiskey. That's about what The FARLEY OVERDOSE sounds like to me.<br />If they're on tour, smoke them out, get them some booze, and watch them go apeshit. I'm serious. Live the band is beyond words! Rock Cocaine Records is going to release an LP later NEXT MONTH.<br /><br />Check out their blog, follow it and download both of their demos:<br /><br /><a href="http://followthecult666.blogspot.com/">http://followthecult666.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />If you're not into it then you're probably pretty lame at partying.<br /><br />PRE-ORDER THEIR NEW ALBUM HERE:<br /><a href="http://thefarleyoverdose.bigcartel.com/product/follow-the-cult">http://thefarleyoverdose.bigcartel.com/product/follow-the-cult</a>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-89490434654699315592010-02-22T21:09:00.000-08:002010-02-22T21:26:34.554-08:00SANGRAAL - Fatal Coordinates 7"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyWLHQhTamWPlaqq02yT8eruSPJ-qIsvfIqzLqdWDVocTCnP-eH9JxXP7-mTieQpLXGqZfrceRKlyAwibkEnUUWCBCLcR5RJa_dC7LwzTnCN1FrGYC5IPuFkcAft6-ySXgd5e-gEHpg6-/s1600-h/sangraal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyWLHQhTamWPlaqq02yT8eruSPJ-qIsvfIqzLqdWDVocTCnP-eH9JxXP7-mTieQpLXGqZfrceRKlyAwibkEnUUWCBCLcR5RJa_dC7LwzTnCN1FrGYC5IPuFkcAft6-ySXgd5e-gEHpg6-/s400/sangraal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441301842002962114" /></a><br /><br />It's finally out. The first release from SANGRAAL since 1998. 5 new songs of barbaric violent thrash similar to KVIKKSOLGUTTENE and early DODHEIMSGARD from the creators of the classic "Wolves Of Armageddon" LP.<br />There is only one way to get it... well concealed cash.<br />$7 ppd in the U.S., $10 ppd rest of the world.<div><br /></div><div>Rock Cocaine Records</div><div>P.O. Box 1402</div><div>Tempe AZ 85280<br /><br />Check out one of the songs from the record here:<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LTE8E7IW">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LTE8E7IW</a></div>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-61080130048643041292010-01-29T17:55:00.000-08:002010-01-29T18:36:45.227-08:00Location, Location, Location<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozX8NmR7zSdAKIDGpv-AENH4Pm4yR5pageknJpqoSdFrk5yeG7HQPfhetty2FnbRbC3-_w0BRO3Y48Jukd6J0oiZLB-2cVo8OZfj1iWi7sxYzhij0bIxCx4zvOWgAxgBcqIdrArgXpp3m/s1600-h/l_ceefe284467428bc3c8761670163d2ab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozX8NmR7zSdAKIDGpv-AENH4Pm4yR5pageknJpqoSdFrk5yeG7HQPfhetty2FnbRbC3-_w0BRO3Y48Jukd6J0oiZLB-2cVo8OZfj1iWi7sxYzhij0bIxCx4zvOWgAxgBcqIdrArgXpp3m/s400/l_ceefe284467428bc3c8761670163d2ab.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432355573251514994" /></a><b><i><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman">Those are the 3 most important things to keep in mind when you are buying a house, opening a business, or writing a piece of yellow journalism for Terrorizer magazine. Here is the interview Terrorizer did with Dwid from INTEGRITY. Note that his answers as well as Sean's, T's and my own are similar when we're asked about Cleveland. I'm posting these interviews to make a point. An article titled "Hello Cleveland" makes no sense at all. Check out Dwid's answers then go download a ton of good music from the link at the bottom. Then go get a brick, write the words "Go fuck yourself" on it, and throw it through the window of the offices of Terrorizer Magazine.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><i>Terrorizer: </i>Can you give us a historical overview of the ‘holy terror’ sub-genre, describing its elements, style, relevant philosophies, the key bands and anything else you feel one needs to know?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: Holy Terror does not wish to use this interview as a recruitment campaign to gain an even greater following. We will respond to your questions as a courtesy, and if any of your readers that wish to learn more, they would be served best by reading between the lines.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>‘Holy Terror’ was often associated with internal anger and apocalyptic imagery. Looking back at the 90s, from where do you think these feelings spawned? Was it the same place thrash bands who were singing about alienation and impending nuclear holocaust, but presented in a much more nefarious and prickly manner?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: Our music is created as an act of religious terrorism. We long for absolute genocide. Our music is not peace punk. We are human racists, we are against the human race.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>How does holy terror’s “apocalyptica” differ from nihilism?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: We do not feel that life is meaningless, but that we are prisoners in flesh incarcerated in the hellish world. We are striving for a means to eliminate these confines and free all of the souls imprisoned on this dying shell. However, I must confess my adoration for historys greatest nihilist, Francis Bacon.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>Where did the name “Holy Terror” originate? Some say it was your label, others claim it was Brian from Catharsis and his ‘zine <i>Inside Front</i>. I, personally, don’t remember and don’t the term being that widely used as a genre describer. Was it?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times New Roman"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dwid: Holy Terror was a term first used by Inside Front magazine in the early 1990s in an attempt to describe the musical sound and lyrical content for bands like Integrity and Gehenna. Defining, in simpler terms, musical terrorism with an extreme religious manifesto. Jack Abernathy felt that, 'Holy Terror' would be an ideal new moniker to conceal previous incarnation of His movement. His earlier manifestation of the movement had garnered too much negative investigation from the authorities/media. Their witchhunt deemed that a change of name and identity was necessary for the survival of the movement. </span> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>In the same way that New York had NYHC and the Bay Area had its thrash, Cleveland and a fair share of bands from the city became associated with the ‘holy terror’ sound. </b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Why was Cleveland such a focal point for this style/sound?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: We have nothing in common with those groups. Holy Terrorists are more akin to the passionate music of Mansons glorious Family and the uncompromising French zealots, Les Legions Noire than to those which you have referenced. A geographical location such as Cleveland offers no significance to HT. </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>In descriptions, I’ve seen ‘holy terror’ described as one of the original permutations of metalcore in the sense that it combined metal and hardcore influences and did it in a way that differed from crossover. Agree/disagree?</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: I have no idea about the origins of that genre of music. My interest in metallic punk/hardcore derived from G.I.S.M. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>What are the parallels or connections between ‘holy terror’ and the H8000 sound? Do parallels or connections even exist?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: HT is not a sound, it is a weapon.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>‘Holy Terror’ appears to not just be a loose quip designed to describe music, but an entire aesthetic involving a certain lyrical style and artwork, which often made use of original paintings/artwork from the 1700’s and 1800s. Once again, agree/disagree? And was this all-encompassing aesthetic what kept the sound/scene from gaining ground in terms of popularity and also limiting the number of bandwagon bands?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: I believe you are alluding to H. Bosch. Bosch was able to see beyond the veil that was placed upon our eyes by the demons. His painting illustrate the actual reality of this hellish world. In the same sense of this Flemish master, we also illustrate what we see beneath the veil in order to convey our beliefs. There has never been any interest in popularity. We are creating for our own selfish reasons and rituals.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>This is kind of related to the question above, but…. Why do you feel ‘holy terror’ as a sub-genre never became a household name and/or never took off; not necessarily of popularity, but of more bands openly referring to themselves as such? Was it a matter of terminology; like the term metalcore was a bit easier on the brain, but then ended up taking on a totally different meaning?</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: There is no interest in this. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>Specifically in your last email, you mentioned our “only salvation being the total extermination of the human race.” I’m presuming this also includes yourself, friends and your loved ones? If existence is such hell, why do you yourself go on? Or is it your position to make the general populace’s existence that much more uncomfortable with your time allotted?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: Yes, the extermination of the entire human race in one loving act. This is the only way for salvation. This flesh is an abomination, a rotting prison cell.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>To what do you attribute the slight resurgence that we’ve seen in the use of the term ‘holy terror’ with respect to re-issued records and the bands playing the style?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: Recordings are re-issued when the original recordings are no longer available. We will not be held accountable for others choosing to emulate our musical creations.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>Who are some of the more recent bands that have popped up that you feel faithfully capture the spirit and sound of ‘holy terror’?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dwid: We know who We are</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.holyterror.com/downloads/">http://www.holyterror.com/downloads/</a></p></i></b><p></p>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-74880809571554096612010-01-29T15:38:00.000-08:002010-01-29T16:38:07.220-08:00Manchester According To Mr. Welsh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJVeLC211R9nEoSozLIi_vV1PKFKa6TQTZM6LZwcIE1NMs4Qk69lBR48yupyNFQ7i5oImUp4l1c5c5IjB5s4LIA7G85nlHE0rB5wVeJO7mymudTzz6Woxzqeb8m-shuk2KZmoU99v-b34/s1600-h/l_9c6e8cfd26064c7eac1b3b50261d3184.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJVeLC211R9nEoSozLIi_vV1PKFKa6TQTZM6LZwcIE1NMs4Qk69lBR48yupyNFQ7i5oImUp4l1c5c5IjB5s4LIA7G85nlHE0rB5wVeJO7mymudTzz6Woxzqeb8m-shuk2KZmoU99v-b34/s400/l_9c6e8cfd26064c7eac1b3b50261d3184.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432322867760597986" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Mr. Sean Welsh plays in a band called ROT IN HELL from England and (like the rest of us) was made out to be a citizen of Ohio. While he and I disagree on who the greatest football team in Manchester is, we both agree on the STONE ROSES being gods, and the guy who wrote this article being a dipshit. Here are Sean's original answers.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><i><br /></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><b>Terrorizer: </b>Can you give us a historical overview of the ‘holy terror’ sub-genre, describing its elements, style, relevant philosophies, the key bands and anything else you feel one needs to know?</i></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> Filter out the superfluous peripheral distractions and <i>really</i> listen. You are dug in and pinned down in the middle of a mine-strewn battlefield and the enemy has called in an air strike. We, on the other hand, are behind enemy lines preparing the way, weakening bridges and priming our ambush. The sleeper cells are stirring, equipped to wage a guerrilla war against humankind. In other words, we are mere hair’s breadth from realising our objectives. You should confront the lie that you live in.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: </span>‘<i>Holy Terror’ was always associated with anger and apocalyptic feelings. Looking back at the 90s, from where do you think these feelings spawned? Was it the same place thrash bands who were singing about alienation and impending nuclear holocaust, but presented in a much more nefarious and prickly manner?</i></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> No, your analogy is misplaced. We inhale the corrupted air of the Tokyo subways, not the adolescent radioactive fantasies of Bay Area beer-bongs. We listen to the wisdom of Sakevi Yokoyama and Pentti Linkola, not the fripperies of Belladonna and Mustaine. We are students and apostles of Armageddon, not of a heavy metal genre. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: </span>Where did the name “Holy Terror” originate? Some say it was Dwid’s label, others claim it was Brian from Catharsis and his ‘zine Inside Front. I, personally, don’t remember the term being that widely used as a genre describer. Was it?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> Your assertion that Dingledine coined the term holds water, however, when used contemporaneously in association with Holy Terrorism as a description of a particular sound, it is done so in error, ignorance and “without honour or soul”. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: </span>In the same way that New York had NYHC and the Bay Area had its thrash, Cleveland and a fair share of bands from the city became associated with the ‘holy terror’ sound. Why was Cleveland such a focal point for this style/sound?</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> The simple answer would be Integ, a more complicated answer would involve misappropriation of the term, however, there must be other individuals better placed to answer this question since we hail from the north of England not Cleveland, Ohio. In any event, Holy Terror and Clevo have only the most tenuous and historical relationship, if any at all.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: </span>In descriptions, I’ve seen ‘holy terror’ described as one of the original permutations of metalcore in the sense that it combined metal and hardcore influences and did it in a way that differed from crossover. Agree/disagree?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> Disagree. “Metalcore” is considered a nauseating malapropism by all Holy Terrorists. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: </span>What are the parallels or connections between ‘holy terror’ and the H8000 sound? Do parallels or connections even exist?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Sean Welsh: </span>To reiterate, Holy Terrorism is not concerned with a sound, but rather an action. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: </span>‘Holy Terror’ appears to not just be a loose quip designed to describe music, but an entire aesthetic involving a certain lyrical style and artwork, which often made use of original paintings/artwork from the 1700’s and 1800s. Once again, agree/disagree?</i></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i>And was this all-encompassing aesthetic what kept the sound/scene from gaining ground in terms of popularity and also limiting the number of bandwagon bands?</i></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> We indeed draw strength from expression of individual thinking which may include, but it goes far beyond lyrics or artwork. With specific regard to art, the contemporary work of Stephen Kasner and Give Up for example, are fundamental facets of Holy Terrorism.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px">Popularity is not our concern or objective and has no place in Holy Terrorism. That the overwhelming majority have neither the vision, nor disposition to comprehend or appreciate Holy Terrorism is a validation in itself. You may consider us marginalised, outgunned and outnumbered, but remember, we are not in here with you; you are all in here with us. In other words, we are the Ouroboros in your midst.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: </span>This is kind of related to the question above, but…. Why do you feel ‘holy terror’ as a sub-genre never became a household name and/or never took off; not necessarily of popularity, but of more bands openly referring to themselves as such? Was it a matter of terminology; like the term metalcore was a bit easier on the brain, but then ended up taking on a totally different meaning?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> Please refer to the previous answer.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: </span>What was up with Gehenna?</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> In what respect? I’m sure Mike Cheese would be happy to answer your questions with regards the Infamous Gehenna.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">To what do you attribute the slight resurgence that we’ve seen in the use of the term ‘holy terror’ with respect to re-issued records and the bands playing the style?</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> Some individuals have referred to a ‘Rebirth of Holy Terror’ since soon after the turn of the century, however, it never in fact went away. In recent years Mr Abernathy has reached out and amassed a worldwide network of comrades and cohorts who are poised and committed to the cause. It's always there, the beginning and the end. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px">As the wolves, or rather pigs closed in they appeared to consider us encircled and embattled. Distracted and aroused as they were, some of our number simply vanished from under their snouts and reappeared elsewhere and everywhere. Undoubtedly they scratched the surface, but what of it? It only added to their misperception, little did they know, little do they know, little will they ever know other than what we choose to feed them, drip, drip, drip.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Terrorizer: </span>Who are some of the more recent bands that have popped up that you feel faithfully capture the spirit and sound of ‘holy terror’?</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><b>Sean Welsh:</b> Integ, Gehenna and Pale Creation continue to rend the world asunder. In their wake Vegas, Roses Never Fade, Horders, and Withdrawal will change your life and understanding of it upon its head if only you so desire.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><b>Go here and download some gunpowder (including ROT IN HELL) <a href="http://www.holyterror.com/downloads/">http://www.holyterror.com/downloads/</a> then on Sunday listen to it while Sean an I trade insults about soccer via the internet. </b></p>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-18398453420043436212010-01-29T14:38:00.000-08:002010-01-29T15:33:35.103-08:00From VVEGAS with love.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlITeXs1ElyDrEVIhHFuLcwlRsal-KkNpTM9Ifm17BTGhQ_QTmUniI-ViiZO06KpaAxua10tiTYGY-OQK_bUEFIa2xq_9sVH4UcVaCQcyK8LKn29dWHZOcuL9-4t3FInduprSOj_Fo9Cd/s1600-h/Tand+thecartoon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlITeXs1ElyDrEVIhHFuLcwlRsal-KkNpTM9Ifm17BTGhQ_QTmUniI-ViiZO06KpaAxua10tiTYGY-OQK_bUEFIa2xq_9sVH4UcVaCQcyK8LKn29dWHZOcuL9-4t3FInduprSOj_Fo9Cd/s400/Tand+thecartoon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432299714056098850" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><b>The mastermind behind the band VVEGAS (know as T) also had a chance to get misrepresented by Terrorizer Magazine. Here are his original uncut statements. </b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><i>Terrorizer: </i>Can you give us a historical overview of the ‘holy terror’ sub-genre, describing its elements, style, relevant philosophies, the key bands and anything else you feel one needs to know?</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i>VVEGAS:</i> The ideas have always been there in various incarnations, shapes and forms. There is no "style" per se. We don't desire to prove anything. Ethical sympathies are an unpardonable mannerism. Opposition means being in accord with oneself. The main tenet is individualism - at any cost.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>‘HT’ was often associated with internal anger and apocalyptic imagery. Looking back at the 90s, from where do you think these feelings spawned? Was it the same place thrash bands who were singing about alienation and impending nuclear holocaust, but presented in a much more nefarious and prickly manner?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>The difference is that we are embracing developments such as the implications of the era when the iron curtain spawned lyrical content.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>How does holy terror’s “apocalyptica” differ from nihilism?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>Nihilism is about of the rejection of all principles. We believe in love. It's our only weapon. Our lie is an ally of truth. The slate needs to be wiped clean once and for all.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>Where did the name “HT” originate? Some say it was Dwid’s label, others claim it was Brian from Catharsis and his ‘zine Inside Front. I, personally, don’t remember and don’t the term being that widely used as a genre describer. Was it?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>I think that is was first used by Brian Dingledine in 1993 in a "journalistic" attempt to describe the musical sound and lyrical content for bands combining musical terrorism with religious imagery. I am not sure if VEGAS could be categorized according to that cookie-cutter formula. What I know is that Jack Abernathy fell in love with the label. With Dwid having always been interested in Abernathy's creations them teaming up was a logical step. Stemming from a completely different and more sinister background, it became Jack's pet peeve and he made it a branch of his movement, placing Dwid at the helm. It was strange seeing Jack reverberating through him. It was Jack's idea to use the name to distract attention from the other things he had going on at the time. While he did not openly discuss it, I guess it was a necessary move to branch out into other spheres as an earlier incarnation of his movement created too much heat and needed to lay low. A few years after, he took a leap back into mainstream culture but I am not at liberty to discuss further details.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>In the same way that New York had NYHC and the Bay Area had its thrash, Cleveland and a fair share of bands from the city became associated with the ‘holy terror’ sound. Why was Cleveland such a focal point for this style/sound?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>The magnetic pull of Lake Eerie and the bad water.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>In descriptions, I’ve seen ‘HT’ described as one of the original permutations of metalcore in the sense that it combined metal and hardcore influences and did it in a way that differed from crossover. Agree/disagree?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>It's been described in many ways yet we are not concerned with labels and descriptions. Its manifestion via aggressive music, as with Vegas, is just one incarnation consisting in the perfect use of an imperfect medium. There are no limitations, neither musically nor philosophically.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>What are the parallels or connections between ‘holy terror’ and the H8000 sound? Do parallels or connections even exist?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>It's funny that you mention "H8000" as we've had a meeting with Abernathy a couple of years ago in exactly the area that the Belgian "8000" zipcode refers to. He rented a windowless apartment for the occasion, that we aptly named "the bunker", and it served its purpose well. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>‘HT’ appears to not just be a loose quip designed to describe music, but an entire aesthetic involving a certain lyrical style and artwork, which often made use of original paintings/artwork from the 1700’s and 1800s. Once again, agree/disagree? And was this all-encompassing aesthetic what kept the sound/scene from gaining ground in terms of popularity and also limiting the number of bandwagon bands?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>Aestheticism and the transport of purposes is an oxymoron. It is as it is. Gaining popularity was never an agenda.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>This is kind of related to the question above, but…. Why do you feel ‘HT’ as a sub-genre never became a household name and/or never took off; not necessarily of popularity, but of more bands openly referring to themselves as such? Was it a matter of terminology; like the term metalcore was a bit easier on the brain, but then ended up taking on a totally different meaning?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>The labels people attach to it might change yet the ideas are eternal, no matter how low you tune your guitar.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>To what do you attribute the slight resurgence that we’ve seen in the use of the term ‘HT’ with respect to re-issued records and the bands playing the style?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>As stated before, the main ideas are what could be referred to as atavistic instincts. It felt natural to incorporate them into our alchemy. Rather than a renaissance it's more like new people are being exposed to them now.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Terrorizer: </span>Who are some of the more recent bands that have popped up that you feel faithfully capture the spirit and sound of ‘HT’?</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">VVEGAS: </span>I rarely listen to music these days. Our friends play in bands like Integrity, Gehenna, Roses Never Fade, AVM, Rot in Hell, Blind To Faith, Shoot To Kill, Pale Creation etc.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 18.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-661853126180771342010-01-28T16:41:00.000-08:002010-01-28T17:49:19.190-08:00Holy Terrorizer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlxf-_PLAQJwgqiI40Nq2hWTIDQJEOEsvGe6mgRUo-y9-WLYm3-qxKDuuRjp0NTD3vWG8aH_zE6qGKD6MGGCWkbG50YPCVjrYWkezftHtvFK6bwpJgskSQWuHl_Db3a01wCdiiKG_1MKV/s1600-h/large_burn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlxf-_PLAQJwgqiI40Nq2hWTIDQJEOEsvGe6mgRUo-y9-WLYm3-qxKDuuRjp0NTD3vWG8aH_zE6qGKD6MGGCWkbG50YPCVjrYWkezftHtvFK6bwpJgskSQWuHl_Db3a01wCdiiKG_1MKV/s400/large_burn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431969659744411490" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This guy from Terrorizer Magazine wanted to interview some friends and I "to find out what Holy Terror is really all about", and find about "where GEHENNA and other HOLY TERROR bands fit in the metalcore" scene. In reality he wanted to tell the world what he believes Holy Terror is and add some quotes in to the article to give it some credibility. For some reason he thinks the "secret ingredient" to harsh music is the city of Cleveland Ohio. I mean, fuck man, I like the DEAD BOYS, and the PAGANS, but will they ever really matter to me as much as the STOOGES? Answer to that is "NO". Anyhow I'm re-printing the Q and A session he and I had because the article he wrote suggests something different. <div><br /></div><div>Anyhow... enjoy the real interview and feel free to stop by the news stand and strike a match to the one that is in print.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> Can you give us a historical overview of the ‘holy terror’ sub-genre, describing its elements, style, relevant philosophies, the key bands and anything else you feel one needs to know?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> I’ve went over this a thousand times with a million people, and I think we know what it is... Brian Dingledine was a writer who used this adjective, and noun to describe the feelings he had when he heard this music that happened to be made by some outsiders. Another guy came to town and used it to cloak what was going on in the world so we could do what we do when we do it. In other words it’s the world that people don’t love anymore and we’re just the guys that needed to sing these songs. You know, we’re just the air and water and trees and animals and we’ve been here for a long time. So when we talk to each other we’re just saying the beliefs that are as old as the hills... No one wants humans around anymore.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> ‘HT’ was often associated with internal anger and apocalyptic imagery. Looking back at the 90s, from where do you think these feelings spawned? Was it the same place thrash bands who were singing about alienation and impending nuclear holocaust, but presented in a much more nefarious and prickly manner?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> Are we angry inside? Are we painting pictures of armageddon? Did this start in the 90’s? No man. You got it wrong. We’ve been here doing this thing for a long time. We sang songs as a baby in a church in Northern California, and we’ve wrote sonnets from the gutters of New York City before we could spell. We were riding on the train in Japan in 1995, and we were down in the jungle in 1978. We were out in Death Valley on those burning hot plains, and we were flying in to New York on those burning hot planes. Ya dig? We’ve been on trips through this country and the whole damn world with our brothers and sisters since before your imagination could begin. We’re part of a pack thats run through here. And people seen us and got the idea to ask us a question. We aint worried about an impending holocaust baby, we are the impending holocaust.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> How does holy terror’s “apocalyptica” differ from nihilism?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> Can you tell me how words are going to make a difference? They aren’t. Thoughts and actions make the difference. A revolutionary act is something a nihilist wouldn’t be part of. He wouldn’t stretch himself out to feed you with knowledge would he? No cause baby, he hates the world. We love the world, it’s the people we aren’t to fond of around here. We want to encourage people to show how much they care and lay down their lives for one another. To give up. To not focus on how they are going to save time, but how they are going to spend their time. My friend Jack told me to “take hold of forever before it takes hold of you.” Thats how we’re gonna do it. With action. With knowledge. With song. With love in our hearts. We aren’t gonna just get mad, and tell you to get mad. We’re gonna get right, and tell you how to get free.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> Where did the name “HT” originate? Some say it was Dwid’s label, others claim it was Brian from Catharsis and his ‘zine Inside Front. I, personally, don’t remember and don’t the term being that widely used as a genre describer. Was it?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> I told you earlier about a Brian Dingledine and his magical magazine that printed a word which ended up as a cloak. Dwid wasn’t using the term to describe music when he started his label. He was setting up a printing press and record label to tell some truth, and sell some truth.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> In the same way that New York had NYHC and the Bay Area had its thrash, Cleveland and a fair share of bands from the city became associated with the ‘holy terror’ sound. Why was Cleveland such a focal point for this style/sound?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> I think you maybe mistaken. Cleveland was only INTEGRITY’S base of operations, for a time (a long time). When things got hot and the government tried to hit everybody with an injunction Dwid flew the coup. GEHENNA formed splinter cells like SANGRAAL, WITCH-LORD, DISCREET DOLL BAND, and DEVIL. I assure you though there is no sound to Cleveland. BONE THUGS, Boz Skaggs, and Gerald Levert are all from Cleveland. They never affected how GEHENNA sounds. As far as style... I was born in Detroit man. I was born in the Mecca of style and sound. STOOGES, MC5, NEGATIVE APPROACH, Joe Louis, Bruce Campbell... Need I say more.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> In descriptions, I’ve seen ‘HT’ described as one of the original permutations of metalcore in the sense that it combined metal and hardcore influences and did it in a way that differed from crossover. Agree/disagree?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> No. I would not agree or disagree. I would ignore that statement. That is a statement that was more than likely made by some guy who was trying to demean the movement into a type of music. If it were said that we’ve drawn on influences from bands that played a certain genre of music in order to create our art and spread our word of total human annihilation, I might say “mmm. Yeah man. Your picking up what we’re laying down.”<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> What are the parallels or connections between ‘holy terror’ and the H8000 sound? Do parallels or connections even exist?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> We have no sound. We only bare a message “The Gift Of Extermination.”<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> ‘HT’ appears to not just be a loose quip designed to describe music, but an entire aesthetic involving a certain lyrical style and artwork, which often made use of original paintings/artwork from the 1700’s and 1800s. Once again, agree/disagree? And was this all-encompassing aesthetic what kept the sound/scene from gaining ground in terms of popularity and also limiting the number of bandwagon bands?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> You’re getting warmer. What happened is that we all want to tell people that the world would be a better place without them in it. Humans need to be destroyed. This seems to be a turn off to a lot of humans. Truth like that is hard to swallow, and we don’t need anymore friends. That’s not why we do this. We don’t want a scene. We just want it to all end. We aren’t pushers man. We’re users. We use life and abuse life, and want to burn it all up. If somebody says I’m a hedonist then that’s fine. I don’t care man, cause all I know is that I’m not trying to be anyones anything. I’m doing what I need to get what I want, and if that breaks hearts what can I do?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> This is kind of related to the question above, but…. Why do you feel ‘HT’ as a sub-genre never became a household name and/or never took off; not necessarily of popularity, but of more bands openly referring to themselves as such? Was it a matter of terminology; like the term metalcore was a bit easier on the brain, but then ended up taking on a totally different meaning?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> It isn’t a sub-genre. GEHENNA isn’t trying to sell you on a fashion or a “sound.” That is why a lot of people never liked us. We don’t have anything for them. We won’t do what they want or act how they want. GEHENNA is GEHENNA. We turned the television off and handed you a knife and said “use that right or I’m gonna take it from you.” We taught you how to write and gave you a pencil and said “send this letter to the world or I’m gonna erase your words.” You cant do that in every house cause even if you own all the houses you can’t shut all of the televisions off.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> To what do you attribute the slight resurgence that we’ve seen in the use of the term ‘HT’ with respect to re-issued records and the bands playing the style?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> We formed splinter cells. We painted new pictures that had the same subject from a different angle. This led to people asking why we’re still here and why we still aren’t friends with them. The things we love caused jealousy and confusion. People asked “how could I be part of this?” and I could only answer them with “I don’t know what your talking about.” The style or sound you are insinuating exists simply does not exist. The word and message of the band I’m in does. As far as a resurgence... It’s been a little while since we seen something big. But it’s gonna come around, and man will learn to love again, and lay down his life, and forget about selling his style, and start telling the truth.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Terrorizer:</span></span> Who are some of the more recent bands that have popped up that you feel faithfully capture the spirit and sound of ‘HT’?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike Apocalypse: </span></span> There is no sound. The idea of sound was abandoned a long time ago. There is only a message. Release yourself from the prison of life. Take hold of forever.</div>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-3514932916995131302010-01-20T21:45:00.000-08:002010-01-20T22:31:02.098-08:00I Don't Wanna Go Out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWpen5fvVaIQtjtBVxaAhJ4jdukEPhDL8PqmS5XHaw9Pd8ll-T9IiHBiGOKO0A2te2X2iwDo0WaryYhvpuqpxwk0uXh_gx_8pUwEqEysouhBBR6YjWL59HKbmreaPzhhOXiIkmJz1Tw0V/s1600-h/Xlive.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWpen5fvVaIQtjtBVxaAhJ4jdukEPhDL8PqmS5XHaw9Pd8ll-T9IiHBiGOKO0A2te2X2iwDo0WaryYhvpuqpxwk0uXh_gx_8pUwEqEysouhBBR6YjWL59HKbmreaPzhhOXiIkmJz1Tw0V/s400/Xlive.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429075043749284546" /></a><br /><br /><br />Some dick brought a copy of the STOOGES record to Australia in 1970. I think I owe that dick a lot cause it seems like after that Australia's punk movement became the most amazing thing in the world. Bands like RADIO BIRDMAN, The SAINTS, LEFTOVERS, SUICIDE SQUAD, CHOSEN FEW, VICTIMS, RAZAR, FUN THINGS, NEWS and tons more were the results.<br />Australian bands took the STOOGES and MC5 (who already had the cool swagger of Motown ingrained in them) and combined it with the nasty dirty sounds of island isolation and pub anthems.<br />X is one of the best to do this. They seem to combine the sound of roaring drunken ALICE COOPER like vocals, with an dangerous overblown punk rock elements of the STOOGES, and the snotty attitude and rhythms of the CLASH. <div><br /></div><div>Needless to say these bands and their style had a huge influence on me and the type music of attitude I have from 8,000 miles away. Maybe it's cause we all like the STOOGES. Anyway, Check out their "Aspirations" album out from the link below and get ready to go nuts with me in Texas this May.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UVH0Z5WC">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UVH0Z5WC</a> </div>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-45042216960200228992010-01-19T18:18:00.000-08:002010-01-19T18:27:39.462-08:00CHAOS IN TEJAS 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN_xGriQFwDrUFkOfHmppgsj6fkfNU4WIPs7oDZ7Mm5LYMY06fiehaDq8Kd3XuYeZBNjcBhj53m8dnAFMu4PQC5x6xJkBUfaHM79L5Am_57QwrukZwzwcDUa3QmIIVctkvs3pO7DftY9s/s1600-h/chaos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN_xGriQFwDrUFkOfHmppgsj6fkfNU4WIPs7oDZ7Mm5LYMY06fiehaDq8Kd3XuYeZBNjcBhj53m8dnAFMu4PQC5x6xJkBUfaHM79L5Am_57QwrukZwzwcDUa3QmIIVctkvs3pO7DftY9s/s400/chaos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428640966014446802" /></a><br /><br />Ummmm. Where do I start? I don't even fucking know. This is gonna be an amazing weekend. Over the next few weeks I'm gonna post some stuff by some of the bands that are playing and try to post updates with any info about tickets, shows line ups, etc.<br />On the real... This is gonna kill.<br />I still can't even wrap my head around this.<br /><br />Thanks Timmy!!!ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-51110335681470201642010-01-15T11:47:00.000-08:002010-01-15T12:12:03.562-08:00Thrash Metal Maniacs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr_EdNoP2fZFYX0mfNv1H16ffNspxFYBHXdJ4GDtrYT8PQmMEM0ybJx4Y6DU4kswh5z9Otgz5_rz8O3FDlzkoCRNnvAt9pEcGxFbRmwMe-3wFH-owBMedjDFUu7C1VMolvdVk5h1bcRw0/s1600-h/l_3a70f92e30f54b19805b73169106d727.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr_EdNoP2fZFYX0mfNv1H16ffNspxFYBHXdJ4GDtrYT8PQmMEM0ybJx4Y6DU4kswh5z9Otgz5_rz8O3FDlzkoCRNnvAt9pEcGxFbRmwMe-3wFH-owBMedjDFUu7C1VMolvdVk5h1bcRw0/s320/l_3a70f92e30f54b19805b73169106d727.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427056321401037298" /></a><br /><br />Imagine music that blended all of the aggression and spite of KREATOR, with the total over the top rage of early SLAYER, and accent it with the melodies of IRON MAIDEN, and the unpredictable changes of DISCORDANCE AXIS. That is what your going to get when you hear "Swelling The Morgue" the six song demo from Reno's VIOLENT RULER. These fucking dudes destroy live too. I've never been able to figure out how to do shit like this, but I assume it takes a shit ton of practice. This band is sure to destroy for years to come. So check this metal masterpiece out.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=655RRIUV">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=655RRIUV</a>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-43687687756673999002010-01-07T11:21:00.000-08:002010-01-07T11:24:37.573-08:00DEVIL - "Live Entry"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D31kUabjtfSIIKqjC1R3aH88h4HLgYeiM2_OZZWuNxp_5B_3E7RLwXPVn6yhj_het39OE0qkDjroo_GzA4GGfrX3MEEfgW4WvFz3cT_QloVU3I-NxIEExQmU3FbJY5k6oYDk9B1ryy8U/s1600-h/GetAttachment.aspx.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D31kUabjtfSIIKqjC1R3aH88h4HLgYeiM2_OZZWuNxp_5B_3E7RLwXPVn6yhj_het39OE0qkDjroo_GzA4GGfrX3MEEfgW4WvFz3cT_QloVU3I-NxIEExQmU3FbJY5k6oYDk9B1ryy8U/s320/GetAttachment.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424080253012662498" /></a><br /><br />This is gonna go quick. So I wont bore you with words. ORDER NOW<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://vedavu.bigcartel.com/product/devil-heavy-metal-for-satan-7">http://vedavu.bigcartel.com/product/devil-heavy-metal-for-satan-7</a><br /><br /><br /></div>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-72604657023056886982009-12-31T14:14:00.000-08:002009-12-31T15:07:11.950-08:00Cocaine VVerevvolf<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlJaXGhtXqwbqIZ7BcEo2uEStmo_A1UYXPI_HuoN1V22t27tYpXy2NQfyd2hJ7LLo2sGfp0Y4G1iPkFx0Oy11HfE9y0hNs5P9N3wFUTPbQQQecHkHqxMr9SCCYVJpk66NJt8rizZVBVn9/s1600-h/l_a2c09e25d5f247f5bd95de457bdc474a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlJaXGhtXqwbqIZ7BcEo2uEStmo_A1UYXPI_HuoN1V22t27tYpXy2NQfyd2hJ7LLo2sGfp0Y4G1iPkFx0Oy11HfE9y0hNs5P9N3wFUTPbQQQecHkHqxMr9SCCYVJpk66NJt8rizZVBVn9/s320/l_a2c09e25d5f247f5bd95de457bdc474a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421531902719561266" /></a><br />I rise up out of bed every afternoon and say the same thing to myself.<br />"What the fuck am I doing? This booze and dope shit is too goddamned much. I swear I'm gonna quit drinking and stop eating sandwiches from liquor stores when I'm stoned. You know what I never get a good nights sleep anymore. I'm gonna stop all of this shit and change and get my life in order and be a better person and... and... and..."<br />Nah fuck that. Anyhow...<br />Here is the demo that SLAUGHTERHOUSE DEATH KAMP just released. It reminds me of a blend of the first DIE KREUZEN album and JERRY'S KIDS "Is This My World" album if they were played with a little less friendliness. Just super raw coke and whiskey fueled mayhem. This thing is ferocious as fuck. Trust me. There really is no describing this. Maybe it could've been made by these guys after getting a high as fuck for 5 or 6 days straight. But that doesn't even do it justice. I imagine they did that then when they started to come down by eating fistfuls of pills, they got in a fight and recorded it. It's fucking great. Check it out then hunt these fuckers down and go see 'em live so you can get bloodied the fuck up.<div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EZ3PJHC3">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EZ3PJHC3</a></div>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-62418974071500125592009-10-22T20:46:00.001-07:002009-10-22T20:54:15.900-07:00In The Land Of Len Bias<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiNqL7N_XUrl0v6kmyGrARZA3CBBxyPqj-T0_YP5DrhlZACrIf9M7ppqpSQng9pKXJYfBNg-nzB1Qi6XS3Jp8IMI3505213jehyvGVzaHPyHlos1H9iamc9ZAbinrQLNTs70Y9ATCg1VH/s1600-h/l_c459bbd517674b01bf7ef216fdf814b5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiNqL7N_XUrl0v6kmyGrARZA3CBBxyPqj-T0_YP5DrhlZACrIf9M7ppqpSQng9pKXJYfBNg-nzB1Qi6XS3Jp8IMI3505213jehyvGVzaHPyHlos1H9iamc9ZAbinrQLNTs70Y9ATCg1VH/s320/l_c459bbd517674b01bf7ef216fdf814b5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395637003453759842" /></a><br /><br />It's still a while off but make your plans now so you can be at this show it's gonna be a good one.ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-55745879445408128122009-10-22T20:40:00.001-07:002009-10-22T20:45:37.562-07:00California Dreamin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfmieHJY7gL6Qqu28ZBDhOCAQJRgmXm7B7hmiEGDd-BKxS33PDo3CAoRgtIq_yxfr7x4chfwH-9PSpP3UKyzp00dkKy7OxfnrLaf98skW7xGY3l8fNnitDQQ-19rzt8NO2xtmWfYBppS6/s1600-h/nov13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfmieHJY7gL6Qqu28ZBDhOCAQJRgmXm7B7hmiEGDd-BKxS33PDo3CAoRgtIq_yxfr7x4chfwH-9PSpP3UKyzp00dkKy7OxfnrLaf98skW7xGY3l8fNnitDQQ-19rzt8NO2xtmWfYBppS6/s320/nov13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395635494427058178" /></a><br /><br />I can't say who the special guest is for this show cause they have a bunch of contractual obligations that might cause problems. I can say that you wont want to miss this show. It's gonna be a good time.ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-66605885392480805622009-10-16T17:27:00.000-07:002009-10-17T13:45:32.225-07:00"Life's A Bitch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KS4KpZXz44dwOke9RotObeW6fkDBoXpg1DlgSSvss49pQ259vTpq8GBLSs34SUnJIbb408LDGGBbz6_uCiQEMHrn9r6aDOBcQCZSmv8LJemdQYTbQeUWel8DEPC0mtI6Fi0tmqIeWBot/s1600-h/10:18flyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KS4KpZXz44dwOke9RotObeW6fkDBoXpg1DlgSSvss49pQ259vTpq8GBLSs34SUnJIbb408LDGGBbz6_uCiQEMHrn9r6aDOBcQCZSmv8LJemdQYTbQeUWel8DEPC0mtI6Fi0tmqIeWBot/s320/10:18flyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393359187153112866" /></a><br /><br />... and then you die. That's why we get high. Cause you never know when your gonna go!"<br /><br />When AZ sang that chorus I was pretty sure mother fuckers were gonna see a lot more of him. Guess what. It happened. When his debut album "Doe Or Die" came out Mickey Featherstone and I were all about it. Mickey had this AZ Doe Or Die sticker that was 8 1/2" x 11" covering the entire back of his bass guitar and when GEHENNA would play shows people used to always trip. I remember when we first heard "Uncut Raw".It was the sickest shit ever. Anyhow if you understand me, cool. If not got get AZ -Doe Or Die. <br /><br />This aint about that. This is about Rich Bitch Records, the label that Mickey operates. It's a label that releases all sorts of interesting punk rock and roll jams. I put together a Rich Bitch Sample with some of the stuff from the label.<br /><br />Check this shit.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=683c905eaa18d301d9d5c56d04dfa8b0295a8247d2d9e82ff88875faa4c6c51e'>http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=683c905eaa18d301d9d5c56d04dfa8b0295a8247d2d9e82ff88875faa4c6c51e</a><br /><br />If you want to check more shit I'll be playing a lot of it on this sunday when I DJ at Laszlo 2526 Mission. San Francisco CA 94110. Come through and grab a drink.ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-21087953744194029992009-10-10T16:02:00.000-07:002009-10-10T16:54:53.900-07:00DEVIL "Live Entry" 7"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZexnO5cGoBn1HtX-uq8YPMdc4q2S2Stn32yvHS1NNg_d6iVPZbb8pz5m8Q83uqZdH8uNggWszDiJcNDeHqnpjGks4NktJexDOYwdxG0tKadvRUPZ5ca1m41L4qIBGUMfLgj1VLrJr2O1e/s1600-h/devil_bc_flyer.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZexnO5cGoBn1HtX-uq8YPMdc4q2S2Stn32yvHS1NNg_d6iVPZbb8pz5m8Q83uqZdH8uNggWszDiJcNDeHqnpjGks4NktJexDOYwdxG0tKadvRUPZ5ca1m41L4qIBGUMfLgj1VLrJr2O1e/s320/devil_bc_flyer.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391118685290051026" /></a><br /><br />I wrote DEVIL and told the drug and drink story of our record deal a little while ago (April 7th "Heavy Metal For Satan" posting). After a lot of hard work by our friends at VEDAVU records and some title and artwork changes by BastardDemon and myself the 7" is almost ready to come out. Order info will be up soon. This will be limited to only 41 copies.<br /><br />Here is a song that will NOT be on the 7".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?w4nwmmjgoky">http://www.mediafire.com/?w4nwmmjgoky</a><br /><br />This is the artwork that might be used for a limited T-shirt:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy0YU-IVCc2fZ1OpeuFb16vTfbcLyN5Cq-jZ8K05X4SwPLMyNgOTWN0cn34xgDWSuxGHdY0aKYHu_URN3UlV63DxFQAmR3rBezZL11HSnCKXYbxQRoUCn4cA28Ygq4PWfI-4OIrUxn1iu/s1600-h/devil_rough_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy0YU-IVCc2fZ1OpeuFb16vTfbcLyN5Cq-jZ8K05X4SwPLMyNgOTWN0cn34xgDWSuxGHdY0aKYHu_URN3UlV63DxFQAmR3rBezZL11HSnCKXYbxQRoUCn4cA28Ygq4PWfI-4OIrUxn1iu/s320/devil_rough_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391119990697572754" /></a><br /><br />Check out VEDAVU here:<br /><br />http://vedavu.bigcartel.com/product/records<br /><br />I suggest you grab anything they release. Music is fucking ace and the packaging is unreal. Total collector pieces.<br /><br />P.S. The DEVIL 7" is not $.01 that is an error. It's gonna be something like $15. I'll keep you in the loop.<br /><br />P.P.S. Feel free to leave comments. I noticed that 42 folks downloaded the 1 day GEHENNA track and I only got 1 person who posted a comment. His comment was that he missed the download, and wanted to know if I would repost it. For real, if you download something just post a comment. It only has to be one word. Like "Cool" or "Nice" or "Good" or "Yuck" or "Buffalo", I don't care just post something so I have a little bit of feedback.<br /><br />Why do I know I'm gonna see 10 comments that say "Buffalo" tomorrow.ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-20789337273519848842009-10-07T13:35:00.000-07:002009-10-07T13:38:38.840-07:00Oh yeah...If your not reading the bikesanbikes blog or the Corduroy Mountain blog you should. They're both great!ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-57601982367698429492009-10-07T13:08:00.000-07:002009-10-08T14:58:14.907-07:00GEHENNA - Die High Shirt Series<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppkt3NXaxlyW2-DZGLNZJze7ZHeLq_Mvr1mc5Qftqc1RKeR-Qtf8aNXPn0Iqd3PG6IV1oDN6CscOUz3YDaO3YlrgxBxsMa-iYlGqyxfvqu611uqoOHAsAJp0dI6uFkPFz7qZ6yKyrCgPt/s1600-h/DHadj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppkt3NXaxlyW2-DZGLNZJze7ZHeLq_Mvr1mc5Qftqc1RKeR-Qtf8aNXPn0Iqd3PG6IV1oDN6CscOUz3YDaO3YlrgxBxsMa-iYlGqyxfvqu611uqoOHAsAJp0dI6uFkPFz7qZ6yKyrCgPt/s320/DHadj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389953748640830546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now taking pre-orders for the first part of the limited Die High Shirt Series. Pre-orders will end Friday November 6th and all orders will ship Monday November 9th.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Shirts are $15 each or $40 for the set.<br />For orders outside of the U.S. add $5 for the first shirt and $2 for each additional shirt.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Send paypal payment to:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">mike_apocalypse@hotmail.com</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Be sure to include size and style number in the comments section.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Example: If you live in Mexico and you want an XL GG shirt and the Belushi shirt you will send $37 and the comments will read</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">XL 001, 003</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:medium;">Oh yeah... Here is a new GEHENNA called "Get Fucked Up".</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:medium;">I'm pulling it down in a day or so so get it now.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?i3nkgm4etjt">http://www.mediafire.com/?i3nkgm4etjt</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Sorry dudes. That download was limited too.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">I'll let you know when the record is coming out.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-10932706741968267852009-09-25T17:11:00.000-07:002009-09-25T18:05:49.665-07:00Folk You<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVu_RZmL4pYOTB4P-N6Fi_6RP5HB6xTXEgjAgXbG0IRv6w4ri6GNGBdGJ__D9uHvMzkWqpBVnlCkJBkt0Mf-mYEcohR6M-pocNIRbdj4aC0RyCD7Ah3ySOS7Z7w9_OigKfDaakKvhW5RQr/s1600-h/vashti.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVu_RZmL4pYOTB4P-N6Fi_6RP5HB6xTXEgjAgXbG0IRv6w4ri6GNGBdGJ__D9uHvMzkWqpBVnlCkJBkt0Mf-mYEcohR6M-pocNIRbdj4aC0RyCD7Ah3ySOS7Z7w9_OigKfDaakKvhW5RQr/s320/vashti.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385562866903188338" /></a><br /><br />In the young part of this decade (i.e. the "wake up 2-early-thousands") I worked for an import music distributor. It was great cause I pretty much chatted on the phone about new releases and re-issued records to store owners all day and got some great promo's. One of them was this VASHTI BUNYAN - Just Another Diamond Day CD. I head it and was so confused by it I hated it but I was selling copies to all of these collector freak record shop dudes. I listened to it a few more times, and still didn't get it. That promo ended up in a stack of stuff to trade in at AARONS records in Hollywood.<br />Fast forward 6 years to 2007. I was at AQUARIUS records digging in the dollar boxes (the first place to shop in any store) when I saw that odd sounding name VASHTI BUNYAN again. I thought "Fuck it. $1 isn't too much to give this a second chance" and I picked up a promotional copy of "Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind". When I got home I realized that this wasn't the same album I'd had before, but a bunch of singles, b-sides and demos. I listened to it and half way through was completely taken with the rawness and honesty of the sound. While the album i'd heard a few years back had a cleaner, late 60's pop production on a budget feel and sound, the demo material is a much more minimalist. From track 14 on Vashti's haunting voice lies right on top of a steel string acoustic guitar that sounds like it was all part of a one take practice demo. Anyhow check this shit out and if you hate it.... Gimme a minute and I'll post some shit your gonna dig.<div><br /></div><div><a href="'http://www.mediafire.com/?g1ijmj5wxmj'">http://www.mediafire.com/?g1ijmj5wxmj</a></div><div><br /></div><div>P.S.</div><div>R.I.P. Don Steele</div><div>R.I.P. Grand Master Roc Raida</div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205045728930305667.post-50875876298486167862009-06-18T15:44:00.000-07:002009-06-18T17:52:06.931-07:00Backyard Babies "Total Live! Hultsfred 14.6.2001"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVt79E0SS1nUcPZGIedMRenyqmGl3pDHikxk-7Nyyslaxn8pa2C9jQ9rNK8GXOIqIZkux3uDD2A6bSUsMhyphenhyphenpL3rlt3FLpTZYIuiEAWtHmrvY7JHvauHmdJelGPEv1SpNRM4chiPHB299C/s1600-h/3107516269_d028bffc4f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVt79E0SS1nUcPZGIedMRenyqmGl3pDHikxk-7Nyyslaxn8pa2C9jQ9rNK8GXOIqIZkux3uDD2A6bSUsMhyphenhyphenpL3rlt3FLpTZYIuiEAWtHmrvY7JHvauHmdJelGPEv1SpNRM4chiPHB299C/s320/3107516269_d028bffc4f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348829627168924722" /></a><br /><br />The Backyard Babies are a real odd band for me to like. They sound of like a blend SOCIAL DISTORTION, and GUNS N ROSES (which are two bands that I hate more than anything) doing mountains of blow and telling stupid jokes (two things which I enjoy). Anyhow, for some reason all of their singles and the TOTAL 13, MAKING ENEMIES IS GOOD, and STOCKHOLM SYNDROME albums which these Mike Ness and Slash worshiping powderheads released still gets played pretty regularly by me. I still like singing alog to it and playing air guitar to it. So check out this live bootleg, then go buy some of their stuff. <br /><br /><a href='http://www.mediafire.com/?mkxlodu0jmj'>http://www.mediafire.com/?mkxlodu0jmj</a>ApocalypseWestCoasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751149848539243723noreply@blogger.com1