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Chariots 'The Inner Life' CD EP. Swansong from Watford mob, intense and expansive hardcore along the lines of Orchid, Majority Rule, Envy and a lot more. £5.50 ppd within UK.

Chronicles of Adam West 'We Walk Unbalanced' CD EP. Hardcore kids gone tech that defy description, Chronicles will appeal to fans of everything from Meshuggah and The End to Botch.. £5.50 ppd in UK

Kayo Dot/Bloody Panda - split 12" Vinyl (gatefold sleeve, marbled vinyl) £8.50 ppd. Boston’s Kayo Dot, with albums on Tzadik and Robotic Empire, cover a vast and mostly indefinable ground, with everything from orchestrated epic jazz to noise and doom thrown into the mix. Their 11 minute track was recorded for, and is excusive to, this release. New York’s Bloody Panda contribute two tracks (19 minutes) that combine funeral sludge with female chanting and Eastern influences to create something utterly menacing but at the same time completely enthralling

Rolo Tomassi CD EP £5.50ppd. From Sheffield, Rolo Tomassi play a synth driven fury which at times descends into lounge jazz and at others peaks with balls out punk rock. Any other information about the band is secondary to a sound that is both eminently listenable and melodic, yet incredibly complex and heavy.

Phoenix Bodies 'Raise the Bullshit Flag' CD album £8 ppd. Thrash-punks Phoenix Bodies, from Indiana USA, produce a kinetic grind with catchy riffs, and have previously produced splits with Shikari and Enkephalin.

DISTRO ITEMS.....
27
Let the Light In
Hydra Head
CD EP
In a world beset with trodden paths and colorless possibilities, 27 take the road less traveled to arrive at a striking collusion of understatement and melody. On their first EP for Hydra Head, 27 fashion a dazzling departure from previous recordings, incorporating a sweeping array of instrumentation led by the seraphic inflections of Maria Christopher. Features guest appearances by members of Isis.
£6
101, The
Numbers
Riptide
LP
New York City based trio The 101's fourth album Numbers is a rockin' and reliable indie rock standby with aggregates of punk waves, emo rills, and retro rock channels. Feat Eric Richter of Christie Front Drive fame.
£8
244 GL, The
Club of the Sons
????
LP
An awesome hardcore, crust, metal mosh monster of an LP!
£8

Antithesis*/San Antonio
split
Concubine/Shove
10"
Antithesis* play emotionally inspired hardcore filled with crushing dynamics. Put in the same room Reversal of man and Burzum and think what can happend. The result?Without any doubts some of the best songs i have heard for a long time. Santantonio play italian '80 hardcore in vein of negazione but with swedish touch, modern diy sound with lyrics about personal revolution.
£6
Appoplexy Twist Orchestra
Create the New
Nimbus Module
LP
A new 12" by this chaos-commando, everybody into chaotic emotive hardcore, should check this one out!
£8
Art of Burning Water
The Voyage of the Pessmistic Philosoph
Superfi
CD
"Art of burning water play metal! Like Mastodon, they cram fast and vast amounts of riffs into each song, with fast destroying drums and heavy duty bass lines. It's taken them a good while to get this record out although it's fairly short and the recording sounds like the band broke into the studio, trashed the place with their riffs and fucked off again in a great hurry. Short sharp and to the point. The vocals throw me sometimes when they go all goblin. The use of samples and a few breaks from the frantic pace really make this one of the best metal albums released this year."
£8
Asthma Attaq
s/t
Nimbus Module
LP
A screamo band unafraid to stick in some trippy prog sections, Shotmaker-esque emocore and some blistering noise-rock!
£8
Atomsmasher
s/t
Hydra Head
CD
When you first see the Atomsmasher lineup: James Plotkin (ex-OLD), Dave Witte (Discordance Axis, Human Remains) and Speedranch (of '& Jansky Noise' infamy as well as contributor of vocals to the first Venetian Snares record), you might be thinking this would be the most insane metal record ever. And maybe you'd be half right. While this -is- extreme, -and- insane, there is not a riff in sight. Instead Atomsmasher is an unholy mix of super processed, super distorted spastic sort-of-grindcore, sputtering malfunctioning electronica and howling indecipherable shrieks and howls.
£8
Awoken
Death or Glory
Let it Burn
CD
One of the UK's leading real hardcore bands unleash their debut album. Incredible.
£5
Black Hand, the
The War Monger
Scorched Earth Policy
LP
Dark, heavy and forward hammering songs with a dirty production - just the way I like it. The cover-artwork was done by Away, drummer for Voivod - so that gives the thing a sweet 80ties to the max flavour haha.
£8
Born Under Saturn
Reflecting the Beautiful Design
Ellington
CD
This Connecticut band return with a 7 song full length which combines the best of screamy emo with extreme metal. Harsh, scraggly vocals with some of the most frantic & disarrayed music going. Hammering drums, discordant metal riffs, manic blast beats, & totally unstructured songs. This has occasional breaks into softer, almost melodic moments with painful singing. Oh yeah, and this was produced by Kurt from Converge. Chaoticore fans rejoice!
£8
Camorra
Watch Us Start a Trend
Calculated Risk
CD
Debut release by these death/hardcore thrashers. For fans of Darkest Hour and good 'metalcore'.
£6
Capsule
s/t
Robotic Empire
Tape
This limited ten-track cassette is a fine prelude for their upcoming album with us later this summer, containing three brand new songs on side A and the seven song demo in its entirety on side B. The packaging and layout for this professionally-manufactured cassette turned out great as well, with white ink on opaque blue cassettes, and a full color j-card insert with lyrics and 4" x 9" fold-out artwork.
£4
Catalyst, The
Freak Out The Squares
Robotic Empire
Tape
These guys are light-years ahead of their time simply in "coolness" alone, but it doesn't hurt that their band fucking RULES. They're kind of like KARP if they were still around to tour with PG.99 and BOTCH, or NIRVANA if they'd been more into JIMI HENDRIX than THE MELVINS. But these comparisons fail to do THE CATALYST the justice they deserve... simply put, this shit fucking sheds and these are only DEMOS. Imagine if this band actually does a full-length: it will be unstoppable.
£4
Cease Upon the Capital
s/t
Sonic Deadline
CD
US Version. First full length for the Almighty Cease upon the capitol from Murfreesboro (Tennessee), this is intense and raw, think Funeral Diner or Envy with a special 90's Emo touch.
£8
Cease Upon the Capital/Silbato
split
Shove
3" CD
U6 songs total, 4 short and fuckin' good with always screamo voice and emotional parts from silbato and 2 long and really really cool emo from the spectacular '90 from cutc
£5
Concentration Champ/Silent Front
split
God is Dad/We Love Records
7"
Baby pink 7" featuring a track of abrasive post hardcore from Silent Front and a slab of noise rock from Concentration Champ!
£4
Devilica/The Electrician
split
Yehonala
Tape
Devilica from malaysia are playing mathcore/grind like Dillinger fucking with influences from the american techgrind scene. Dissonant guitars and harsh jazzy drummings are mixed with insane screamings. The Electrician from the US are doing a realy weird mix between chaoscore, screamo and some techgrind. They are realy hard to discribe. This tape comes with the wonderful artwork of matt gauck and was printed on paper that got two diffrent surfaces. Every tape comes with a shield that is handnumbred.
£2.50
Everette
A Battle Awaits
30 Days of Night
CD
Fuck yes, forget the faux metal core wimpiness of Bring Me The Horizon-this is the shizzle. Each riff thrust deep n hard down your throat, the rhythms engage whilst the anger that fuels this beast is utterly thrilling throughout - ones to watch!
£6
Flatlands/Sunshine Republic
split
Superfi
LP
Flatlands are seriously heavy in a stripped-down Isis style, which monolithic, catchy riffs crashing into each other and plenty of screaming. Two quite long songs from them. Sunshine Republic are on a more experimental tip, reminding these ears of House Of Low Culture, though there are elements of doom, post-rock and noise in the mix too. They contribute one really long song.
£6
Flying Luttenbachers
Retrospektiv IV
Mountain
CD
Here are a pile of twisted squonk thrash tunes from the immortal Flying Luttenbachers. This CD contains tracks collected from various compilations, live recordings, and studio out takes. The booklet contains biographical and source information about each track. You will find no borders and no genres within this music. Elements of grindcore, free improvisation, metal, prime no-wave, and chaos are whipped into a smashing blend for your auditory edification. If you are the sort of person who appreciates Peter Brotzmann, Red Transistor, and Discordance Axis you probably will groove to this musical adventure. - Steve Snyder, Heartattack fanzine #35
£8
Fuck the Facts/Mesrine
split
Sonic Deadline
7"
Canada’s Fuck the Facts (now on Relapse) and Spain’s Mesrine combine for a split 7” of grindcore heaviness.
£4
Gadget
The Funeral March
Relapse
CD
Sweden's Gadget proudly carries the grindcore torch forward with its brand-new record The Funeral March. More than a devout collection of blasting beats, sweltering guitars and real-world lyrics, The Funeral March incorporates sinister melodies and a keen sense of dynamics to an already explosive mix. Gadget is more fierce and focused than ever before and shaping the future of grindcore with The Funeral March.
£8
Grails
Redlight
Robotic Empire
LP
Guitars, pianos, strings, drums and much more are utilized to merge somber melodies with building waves of emotion, all sans vocals. It's downright powerful stuff, and all done with unique songwriting, surprising twists and an overall haunting feeling that is hard to shake, even after multiple listens. Only 1000 copies of each full-length have been pressed.
£8
Halo Perfecto
Hospitals in Other Countries
LABEL
LP
Halo Perfecto feature ex-members of Anton Bordman and Palatka. But this only tells half the story. While HP embraces the manic aspect of Palatka and the precision of Anton Bordman it is also far more melodic than either of those bands. Sung and screamed vocals, driving music and smart lyrics have garnered comparisons to Fugazi and Superchunk. Beautiful hand-screened covers by Mike Taylor (the bassist/vocalist) from Scenary zine.
£8
Her Breath on Glass
Building Monuments
Nimbus Module
LP
HER BREATH ON GLASS is a two piece band featuring the emotional talents of Josh and Andy, who obviously doesn't quite get enough of his cheesemo fetish satiated by the Saddest Landscape as he has had to start another band that sounds like awesome epic mid 90s emo.
£8
Heresy of Thieves
The Code
30 Days of Night
CD
'Deathcore', think The Red Chord meets Creation is Crucifixion.
£6
Iceburn
Land of Wind and Ghosts
Mtncia
CD
Twelve tracks of avante garde jazz influenced expirementalisms from this long running Utah based band. Iceburn's history is filled with releases on both Revelation and Victory Records. Packaged in a manilla envelope.
£8
In Arcadia
If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It
Handstand
CD
‘If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It’ is a melodious assault of hardcore in the vein of Anasarca or Falling Forward with the catchy melodies of early Piebald or Sunny Day Real Estate. Joe’s soaring guitars are both powerful and pretty, while his vocals range from uplifting harmonies to harsh wounded-animal screams. Blake Thomas provides the rhythm section, effortless delivering drum beats with guts and groove, while Corey Gass’s pulsating basslines catch you right in the throat. In Arcadia are driving, melodic, and most of all moving.
£8
Inkling
Miscommunication
Hex
CD
Described by many as the perfect combination between the swirling guitar heaviness and singing of the Deftones mixed with all the brutality and technical precision of Botch or Coalesce. Five songs that make heads explode and kids lose their shit. Have gone on to be in the Minor Times.
£5
Ire
I discern an overtone of tragedy in your voice...
Mtncia
CD
This strikes with the subtlety of a sledge hammer powering down on your noggin. IRE combine slow to mid-tempo with a heavy force that pushes force with strength. They bring to mind HIS HERO IS GONE, in the way they create this massive wall of noize that has a crushing weight, almost an auditor (sic) destructive force. Dark, brooding, and abrasive. Then there's a part of this band that reminds me of the punishing aspects of GRIEF. Methodic at moments with corrosive vocals.
£7
Isis
In the Absence of Truth
Robotic Empire
2xLP
With a musical trajectory that spans nearly a decade, Isis has emerged from the frozen recesses of New England to become an internationally renowned force in underground music. Critically revered as the vanguard of "art metal," the band has consistently exploded the idiomatic strictures that have traditionally defined heavy music, with each new release expanding and improving upon the innovations of its predecessor.
£10
June Paik
s/t
React with Protest/Parade of Spectres)
LP
This is heavier - darker and more epic then the last monster they ve unleashed! think of One Eyed God Prophecy, at the same time giving the sound enough of themselves to keep it fresh like their contemporaries Shikari and Takaru.
£7
Kakistocracy
s/t
Perce oereille...)
LP
Ashville NC's KAKISTOCRACY's brand of anarcho-punk has mutured into the powerful and complex sound represented by their first full-length release.Those lucky few who have heard the tour edition copies, will soon be joined by the the up until now uninitiated intheir apperciation for how original and fresh sounding this band is. KAKISTOCRACY have just completed recording for a split album with CHRONICLE A/D (ex-ANTI-SCHISM, INITIAL STATE, etc.), also to be released on Profane Existence Records. There is also talk of an impending tour with Sweden's TO WHAT END?
£8
Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
Robotic Empire
2xLP
This is the deluxe gatefold 2xLP of KAYO DOT's latest opus, on limited blue patterned vinyl!These five tracks (spanning 60+ minutes) delve into the myriad depths that heavy music can attain, but reach far beyond into the vast realms of ambience. This isn't typical track-by-track genre-bending as much as it is a complete orchestral work, calling upon elements of jazz, metal, noise, and ambience to guide you through their haunting sonic landscapes and picturesque movements.
£10
Kites
Superior Moon
LABEL
3" CD
Follow me now into the forest of noise where Kites are busy playing their latest offering the nine songs in twenty minutes 3" CDEP "Superior Moon", bouncing sounds around the atmosphere, and sounding like an old episode of Dr Who gone mad. Played on home-made instruments, this is the work of comic artist Christopher Forgues, who creates music with intensity and depth, working with frequency rather than notes, and occasionally annihilating everything in great swathes of white noise that are paranoid in their effect, especially when they arrive unexpectedly in the headphones causing the reviewer to jump several feet in the air and rush for the volume knob.
£5
Kruger
Built for Speed
Ronald Regan
CD
Incredibly underrated Swiss band - Built for Speed was their debut album. For fans of Breach, Enotmbed, Knut etc etc - seriously buy this!
£8
Light Yourself on Fire
s/t
Kiss of Death
CD
An abrasive and hard hitting first release from these established Floridians(ex-REVERSAL OF MAN, ex-SCROG, ex-OMEGA MAN, and ex-BRUTALITY). With an new focus, LIGHT YOURSELF ON FIRE have their own sophisticated, intelligent, intensely violent take on metal, "power death" (power violence + death metal). This new sound is evident through this entire record and it is gripping.
£8
(Lone) Wolf and Cub
May you only see sky
Hewhocorrupts Inc
CD
Fresh from their tour with Hewhocorrupts these metal warriors freaked out the punk kids, playing forest fire and wool clothing metal in the vein of Darkest Hour, Slayer, without the fannies.
£6
Maruta
Demo
Self released
CD
For fans of Pig Destroyer, Shit Storm, MARUTA is a brutal new Miami-based grind/death metal band featuring the former vocalist of TYRANNY OF SHAW +2 brutal other maniacs. Just totally heavy, crushing and at times, relentlessly fast blistering 3-man grind with vocals, drums and guitar only (no bass). Fucking brutal and evil shit, this four-track demo is on a pro-made CD-R (w/ black ink on it) and is housed in a nice DVD case. Recorded by Jonathan Nunez (TORCHE, CAPSULE, SHITSTORM, etc) so you know it sounds incredible. So much riffage, blasting and double bass... seriously, this shit is relentless! Definitely a band for the speed freaks to keep an eye on. www.myspace.com/maruta
£4
Mass Movement of the Moth/The Catalyst
Two Thousand and Six Six Six
Electric Human Project/Perpetual Motion Machine
LP
An eleven song collaborative split of apocalyptic proportions from two of the most fierce, twisted and outlandish bands from the east coast today. Washington DC's Mass Movement of the Moth follow up several eps and their recent "Outerspace" album with another contagious blast of synth-driven, psychedelic post-hardcore, while Richmond, Virginia's The Catalyst sludge through their latest offering of kerosene-soaked, in-your-face punk/grunge/noise. For fans of Born Against, Karp, the VSS, Nirvana, 31G/GSL etc. Totally recommended by Holy Roar, an awsome release that comes on red/black splattered vinyl.
£8
Merzbow
Tauromachine
Relapse
CD
Sanity-smashing release from the god of noise. Undeniable brutal electronic assaults!
£8
Misery
A State of Suffering
30 Days of Night
CD
www.myspace.com/miserymetal Brighton black metal influenced metal.
£6
Monarch
-s/t
Throne Records
2xCD
Sticking to their underground roots MONARCH! flourishes in the shadow, blasting out a 13 bpm black mass of half-hour down-tuned riffs and furious feedback fronted by evil stoner witch burning at the stake vocals. Three tracks over 2 CDS!
£8
Municipal Waste
- -
T-Shirt
Designed by artist JOHN BAIZLEY (Baroness, Torche, Robotic Empire, etc.). He's constructed a fantastic rendition of The Waste's neo-classic "The Thrashin' Of The Christ" song from their Hazardous Mutation album. Yep, that's four colors (on a 50/50 black Jerzees t-shirt) of some of the finest hand-drawn art out there, for one of the most badass underground bands going today. The print on this turned out absolutely amazing and its printed 11.5" wide by 15.5" tall (so it's nice and big).
£10
One Man and his Blunderbuss
s/t
Childhood Sweetheart
CD
Oh the joys of lo-fi brutality, Dont you just love it! OMAHB are a total noise spazz-out that will scare the living shit out of most Bring me the horizon fans who think they know what heavy music is all about. Million-miles-an-hour fret work, blastbeats and a strangled horse on vocals do for a good slice of extremity make. Not for the faint-hearted or for that matter anyone who likes a chorus and a good tune. But this 12-tracker will please all you lovers of noise out there. Standout tracks? Don't be daft - just give in for 20 minutes and let your senses be battered - it'll be worth it!
£8
Panic
Strength in Solitude
Bridge Nine
CD
Both eps, unreleased bonus trcks and live video set from this awesome rock'n'roll/hardcore band.
£6
Perth Express
s/t
Crucificados
10" Swirly Red/White Vinyl
If you can imagine such a mix of bands as His hero is gone or Tragedy as well bulldozercore ala Coalesce or Botch then you would not be too far off in what way Perth Express sounds. Take a few scandicrust tunes add a good dose of chaos and mix them with subliminal melodies, it is a brutal soundblast from the start to the end
£6
Phoenix Bodies
Raise The Bullshit Flag
Slave Union
LP
Vinyl version of the new album, it comes with a free poster and two bullshit flag stickers!
£8
Phoenix Bodies/Raein
split
Crucificados
7"
Awesome split 7" on translucent blue vinyl.
£4
Picknick in the Center of a Glasstornado Tape
s/t
Yehonala
Tape
Picnick in the Center of a Glasstornado were a drumcomputer screamo band from Berlin, Germany. They broke up in september 2006 after line up problems. this tape contains 2 unreleased tracks and the full EP that came out on vivian records in January 2006 (as a net release). The sound of Picnick in the center of a glasstornado can be discribed as a mix of screamo, black metal and newschool hardcore. A lot of spoken words parts and tons of machinegun riffings fucking with drumcomputer beats and high screamings. The tape comes with white spraypainted cassettes, serrated paper and is handnumbred.
£2.50
Plague Sermon/Grizzly Twister
split
Midmarch
7"
Screamo and keyboard crazycore collide! For fans of Envy/City of Caterpillar and Avenging Disco...
£3
Plight, the
s/t
30DON
CD
Really dirty punk'n'roll-core. For fans of Coliseum, Gallows, Doomriders etc...
£6
Rainydayfuckparade
Meridian
Midmarch
MCD
Epic crust-metal-post-doom in the vein of Isis/Baroness from this awesome London band. Mixed by Kurt Ballou.
£6
Red Sparowes/Gregor Samsa
split
Robotic Empire
CD
Richmond, VA''s GREGOR SAMSA shine bright here with two tracks of serene and dark ambient/rock music. Haunting and beautifully sung male and female vocals intertwine with atmospheric guitars, keys and string arrangements. Los Angeles, CA''s RED SPAROWES deliver two phenomenal tracks of their moving and intense instrumental creations. One exclusive new track is joined by a phenomenal demo version of a song found on their "At The Soundless Dawn" debut... and with members of ISIS and NEUROSIS behind this ship, RED SPAROWES continue to steer into amazing directions.
£8
Render Useless
The relationship between a 1/4 note and a 1/8 note
LABEL
7"
For Render Useless, emo hasn't died with bands like Policy of 3, Current, Indian Summer, etc. They are actually desperate to give you their fare share. Render Useless digs up bones from the past that some may think are already too tired like all the bands aforementioned, but they give it a zip, a catchy happy zip, even for those that couldn't care less to hear some of the oldies but goodies. Recharged, solid, hectic, and powerful numbers.
£4
Riddle of Steel
Got This Feelin'
Robotic Empire
LP
This is 43 minutes of fierce and abrasive rock, falling in the heavily addictive void between Cave In's Jupiter-era, Minus The Bear, Queens of the Stone Age, The Police, plus old Chicago and DC sounds in general. There is some unbelievable untapped energy within this band and we hope that by releasing this blistering 12" album some new heads will be turned to their colossal sound.
£8
Silencio
Dead Kings
mtncia
CD
Instrumental. Silencio (from Columbus, OH) combines many different styles including harcore, noise, metal, jazz and others to craft very precise and explosive songs. Silencio shares some common ground with the Flying Luttenbachers (longer, more composition oriented racket), Naked City (genre switching, mind boggling, manic intensity), and late Iceburn (unbelievably good musicianship used to make totally innovative music). Silencio are truly forging new ground in music. RECOMMENDED BY HR!
£8
Seein' Red
We need to do more than just music
Ebullition
LP
This new LP, titled We Must Do More Than Just Music, features twenty-two brand new protest tracks from Seein' Red. Recorded in 2005. These 22 songs are fast, angry political hardcore songs as only Seein' Red does them. Seein' Red has been together for many, many years. They have played all over the world. They have released dozens and dozens of records. And they are a very well known and respected hardcore band. Angry, political, and pissed off... Seein' Red offers a wall of hardcore noise. Powerful music with a powerful message.
£8
Souvenir's Young America
S/T
e-vINYL
LP
Richmond Virginia's Souvenir's Young America creates sounds that could be called electronic,metal, prog, and ambient all at once. Yet it all works together...... completely. Epic, spiraling dirges with keyboards, percussion, samples, guitars, accordion, xylophone, cello, and much more fill these songs. Recorded, these sounds are layered together as if creating the textures of a painting.Live they are poured out with brute force and huge volume. Their previous split 7.. with ambient project Spylacopa only scratched the surface of where this ever growing and consistently experimental band is going. Even their debut CD release only starts you on the journey... a new recording is already underway.
£8
Struggle
One Settler One Bullet Anthology
Ebullition
CD
This thirteen song discography CD captures the entire Struggle experience on one disc. It includes all of their records as well as the songs from the Struggle/Undertow split 7" and one song from the Give Me Back comp LP. The CD also includes a live video in QuickTime Movie format.
£8
Swarrrm/Crowpath
split
Crucificados
7"
Crowpath sharpens their knives and continues their blazing path of aural destruction with this split 7inch. The band has evolved into a versatile machine that seamlessly marries the grating trainwreck chaos factor of modern death and grind with lumbering doom metal contractions that inhale the clouds and melt your kneecaps. On the flip side japans chaos grind gods Swarrrm give us one new fantastic track too. Their music is pure intensity. Swarrrm do play it very hard and very fast but it is hardly a straightforward blast fest.
£4
Swarrrm/Dimlaia
split
Crucificados
10"
Dimlaia produce music that is dark and depressing with soothing melodies and gloomy soundscapes, sonically dark and dramatic. It might resemble godspeed you black emporer and neurosis, but only vaguely. On the flip side japans chaos grind gods give us three new fantastic tracks. Carl Auge of His hero is gone and now playing bass in Dimlaia has painstakingly produced all the artwork for the record .. all copies come in solid white vinyl and beautiful gatefold jackets.
£6
Trencher/Loa Loa
split
LABEL
CD
Just when you think they couldn't put out another split, they do... Still as great as ever...
£7
Trencher/Esquilax
split
SuperfiMidmarch etc
10"
On this split 10" with their sick soul-mates Esquilax, Trencher supply some of their most realised work to date - a bludgeoning feast of pummelling abstract metal punctuated by yells, hollers and the occasional keyboard assault. All tracks are previously unreleased and of unparalleled fidelity. In fact, the Trencher side is the band's John Peel session from April 2004 - in fact, the last session Peel ever broadcast - and features 6 brand new songs, along with a cover of The Murder of Rosa Luxemburg's "I Lost My Hair in a Skiing Accident". The Esquilax side comprises (gasp) 15 tracks in just over 9 minutes, recorded during the autumn of 2005. The songs are a seamless storm of splattertronics that richochet through your psyche at breakneck speed. It's a databurst of urgent polemics forced through the eye of a needle - both captivating and utterly unrelenting!
£6
Trillion Barnacle Lapse, A
A cruise in heaven
Electric Human Project
CD
A Cruise In Heaven is a 10 song opus, clocking in at 40 minutes, that intermingles dense guitar work with suave keys and drumming that is both live and programmed. With vocals parallel to Robert Smith's of THE CURE, and the musical ability to both sooth and storm, fans of ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, LOVE AND ROCKETS, and NEW ORDER will all find reasons to enduldge in A TRILLION BARNACLE LAPSE's latest work.Like THE FAINT, RADIOHEAD, and THE BIRTHDAY PARTY merging into one entity at some nocturnal gala.
£8
Trouble Everyday
Day Vs Nights
Turnstile
CD
A young band just cutting its teeth, Trouble Everyday released one of the catchiest and most mature post-punk albums of the year (and there were a lot of fucking post-punk albums, trust me). A succinct statement featuring one anthem after the next, Days Vs. Nights lends hope that maybe some of these nu-post-punks can write some pretty great songs.
£8
Ultra Dolphins
Robotic Empire
Mar
LP
ULTRA DOLPHINS debut album, briefly titled "MAR", represents a fairly major departure from the band?s previous spazz-oriented, garage band freak-outs. Without losing focus on songwriting, the off-kilter structures move continually forward building up frantic but calculated momentum. Several piano tracks accompany drums and noisy guitars along with well-placed vocal melodies. The result is a dizzying but somehow unified listening experience which features a band at the height of their creative prowess.
£8
Umbrella/Every Kid Loves a Clown
split
Crucificados
12" Picture Disk
Umbrella play this fast manic and chaotic grind thats reminiscent of bands like As the sun sets or Daughters, flawlessly combining thunderous drums with inhumanly fast blasts squealing highpitched guitars and absolutely manic screams to create a new form of heavy music that is simply beyond description.Every kid loves a clown are a combination of metal grind free jazz electronics and pure melody make up the bulk of their songs, with xylophones electronic drums and synthesizers are also a staple of this release.Ex members of the Avenging disco godfathers of soul. Amazing picture disk.
£8
Unruh
Misery Strengthened Faith
King of the Monsters
CD
Eighteen tracks of unapologetic, metallic hardcore from Tempe, Arizona's legendary Unruh. The CD includes their LP, their 7", the split 7" with Enewetak, as well as a comp track. Bludgeoning, vicious, brutal, and metal.
£8
Utarid/Am I Dead Yet/The Mock Heroic/A Fine Boat that Coffin
Four Way Split
React With Protest
LP
Four way tour split 12inch!! AFBTC are ex Calling Gina Clark with more crazy spastic jazzy screamo grind / Utarid are hailing from Malaysia and trying to dethrone Reversal of Man / Am I Dead Yet is a new Belgium screamo machine and the Mock Heroic are the UK's finest Off Minor-ish chaos emo band.
£8
Various
Mutation compilation
Robotic Empire/Speedowax
10"
Seriously amazing compilation featuring The Minor Times, Abandoned Hearts Club, Enkephalin, Tyranny of Shaw, Ed Gein and more, in gatefold sleeve and on black/green vinyl
£6
Versoma
Life During Wartime
Robotic Empire
LP
Feat members of Hot Cross, Transistor Transistor, Anodyne, Wolves, LickGoldenSky, Orchid, Get Fucked & Bucket Full of Teeth. Stylistically, it's a kind of post-hardcore-NOT!-metalcore that you hear in bands like These Arms Are Snakes, At The Drive-In, Suicide Note, or maybe (pre-sucking) Vaux, but different in that it's portlier, with mid-tempo Am-Rep-flavored face kicks. An incredible release, probably the best thing Holy Roar has in the distro right now!
£7
Whores Whores Whores
Unicorn
Seduction
CD
10 tracks of phenomenal noisy tech hardcore. For fans of Botch, Botch and Botch.
£8
Windmills By The Ocean
s/t
Robotic Empire
CD
Windmills By The Ocean is the title of a recently unearthed recording from August 2003, the sole output of Boston natives Mike Davis, Dave Dunbar, Brooke Gillespie, Bryant Clifford Meyer and Thos Niles. Since the project's beginning and end, the creators have continued on in such bands as 27, ANODYNE, ISIS, and RED SPAROWES, but the relevancy of this intense recording can be most appreciated now, three years after it's conception. The variety and depth to this (mostly) instrumental music documentation reaches far beyond those of any mere side-project, and the heavy-music genres are in dire need of something refreshing. These rock-based songs incorporate so many elements of "drone" the group could almost reside next to their celestial forefathers SUNN and EARTH, except with more melody... and drums.
£8
Wojczech
Sedimente
Tower Violence
LP
Originating back in 1995, Germany's Wojczech have undoubtly become one of the most famous groups on the worldwide grind scene, thanks to a steady stream of vinyl releases over the years. After a decade of existence the band unleashes its long awaited debut album Sedimente and detonates 11 fireshots of nihilistic rage, blast-beat fury and apocalyptic sound. Deranged, frenzied, super-tight metallic grind with hints of crust, thrash, hardcore, death metal and punk, this is GRIND A.D. 2005! Amazing recording production courtesy of Harris Johns at Spiderhouse Studio (Pestilence, Voivod, Sodom, Kreator). Highly recommended for fans of Assuck, Nasum, His Hero Is Gone.
£8
Your Adversary
s/t
LABEL
7"
New York City¹s Your Adversary features past and present members of Half Man, Countdown To Putsch, Yum Yum Tree, The State Secedes, Books Lie, and Campaign. Catchy, political, intelligent, powerful and soulful hardcore punk with girl and guy vocals that work well together. Your Adversary creates a freshness all to their own, but brings to mind a cross between BORN AGAINST and AVAIL. Incredible packaging - sealed, hand-glued, free patch...
£4