Vaginors (Australia) & Bloodkrow Butcher (Boston) June Tour

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  Vaginors from Adelaide, Australia are making their first trip to the U.S. to play a few shows on the west coast, Chaos in Tejas, and to embark on a full east coast tour with the amazing Bloodkrow Butcher from Boston.
  
  Vaginors prep for Chaos in Tejas!
  
  5/24 Los Angeles, CA @ 1725 E 7th St w/ Infernoh (Sweden), Effluxus, Stoic Violence, Mata Mata, Bombsplinter. 7pm, $7, All Ages. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/507973185926164/
  5/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Unit B (2040 S. Yale St) w/ Infernoh (Sweden), Effluxus, Stoic Violence, Damages. 7pm, $8, All Ages. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/386548431421300/
  5/26 Ventura, CA @ Zoey's w/ Stoic Violence, Constant Fear, Negative Degree, Death Crisis. 6pm, $6, All Ages. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/536540903051047/
  5/29 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves w/ Total Control (Australia), The UV Race (Australia), Parquet Courts, Infernoh, Effluxus, Strange Factory (Japan), The Novice. 7pm, $10/$12, All Ages. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/486941504702808/
  5/31 Austin, TX (Chaos in Tejas!) @ The Mohawk w/ Terveet Kadet (Finland), Infernoh (Sweden), Effluxus, Wiccans, Inservibles, Sad Boys. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/221177298024238/
  6/01 Austin, TX (Chaos in Tejas!) @ TBA (Day Show) w/ Bloodkrow Butcher + more TBA
• Vaginors/Bloodkrow Butcher walk'n'rock together
• 6/03 New Orleans, LA @ The Big Top w/ Charged Water (formerly Mystic Inane)
  6/04 Atlanta, GA @ 529 w/ Mercenary, Uniform, Disable. 9pm, $6, All Ages. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/108314112703966/
  6/05 Charlotte, NC @ Tommy's Pub w/ Meat Group, Benghazi Boys. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/161904057323068/
  6/06 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Lost Tribe, Slugz. 9pm, $7, 18+. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/348258835274535/
  6/07 Philadelphia, PA @ The Farm (48th and Walton) w/ Bad Energy, Fuck SS. 8pm. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/122763194586701/ 
  6/08 Brooklyn, NY w/ Career Suicide, Herpes, Primitive Pact, Virginia Tech. 8pm, $10, 18+. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/518486074856920/
  
  Vaginors auto-manipulatin'
  
  6/09 Pittsburgh, PA @ Kopex w/ EEL, Sticky, Napalm Donut.
  6/10 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class w/ TBA
  6/11 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar w/ Rotten UK (record release!), Flipshit, Plunger (and hopefully Herpes!). 8pm, $6. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/337161483073671/ 
  6/12 Toronto, ON @ Izakaya Sushi House w/ Destruction Unit (AZ), S.H.I.T., Wastoids, Nuclear Wyrm. 8pm, $10, 19+. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/261916777287785/ 
  6/13 Montreal, QC @ PARTY TIME PUNK HOUSE w/ Thee Nodes, Stan K, Sexface. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/448839035207742/
  6/14 Worcester, MA @ The Firehouse w/ Contrast Attitude, Bloodkrow Butcher, Aspects of War, Stab. 7pm, $10, All Ages. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/198227540328502/
  6/15 Brooklyn, NY @ The Acheron w/ Contrast Attitude, Perdition, Aspects of War, Stab, Sad Boys. 8pm, $10/$12, 18+. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/440213029392625/
  
  Here is the Facebook event for the entire tour, which has constant updated information: https://www.facebook.com/events/526340040760728
  
  Come check out all of these incredible bands playing your respective areas!

NYC 6/15: Contrast Attitude (Japan), Perdition, Vaginors (Australia), Aspects of War, Stab (UK), Sad Boys

A night of international punk and hardcore!

CONTRAST ATTITUDE (D-beat legends from Japan, ex-Disclose)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFK1Wz7VFlU

PERDITION (D-beat fans from NYC aka Disharge, Disorder, and total Scandinavian freaked violent destructive noise insanity)
https://soundcloud.com/nychardcorepunk/perdition-fear-of-democracy

VAGINORS (One of the finest Swankys-worship bands in the world from Australia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwKNxu_N70

ASPECTS OF WAR (Boston raw punk, on tour with Contrast Attitude)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeYsx-lD8sU

STAB (Political, straight edge hardcore punk from the U.K. on Painkiller)

SAD BOYS (Apolitical, drunk pogo punk from pogo town)

Saturday, June 15th - 8pm
@ The Acheron
57 Waterbury Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10 advance/$12 at door, 18+
Tickets: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/254007-contrast-attitude-perdition-brooklyn/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/440213029392625/

The gods (of Chaos in Tejas) above have graced us with the crossing of paths of three international tours: Contrast Attitude/Aspects of War, Vaginors, and Stab. Let us be thankful for their gifts by worshiping with a mosh and/or pogo.

Flyer by Sara Abruña.

NYC 6/8: Career Suicide (Canada), Bloodkrow Butcher (Boston), Vaginors (Australia), Herpes, Primitive Pact, Virginia Tech

HARDCORE GIG VOLUME #208: MASSIVE PUNK BIRTHDAY PARTY

CAREER SUICIDE (Canadian hardcore legends come to rock for Ian Dickson!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6vpYaL-V34

BLOODKROW BUTCHER (AW YEAH Boston's best punk band returns 2 burn with Vaginors, this time as a five piece!)
http://sidetwo.bandcamp.com/album/bloodkrow-butcher-anti-war-ep

VAGINORS (One of the finest Swankys-worship bands in the world, from Australia.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwKNxu_N70

HERPES (amazing raw hardcore punk from Rome, NY. ex-No Fucker, for those keeping score.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ionjo5WBSFs

PRIMITIVE PACT (new Bog People band/raw punk from NYC and Jersey City!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyNGksRsoIQ

VIRGINIA TECH (I can't even...members of Nomad, Mike Caiazzo)

Saturday, June 8th - 8pm
@ The Acheron
57 Waterbury St
Brooklyn, NY
$10, 18+
Tickets: http://ticketf.ly/Xx5fa7
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/518486074856920/

Check out this insane birthday show for Mike Caiazzo, Matt Vesey, and Ian Dickson! They're all turning some age at this show and the first two are playing in Virginia Tech, so don't show up late! Plus, Career Suicide is playing NYC for the first time in years!

Flyer by Rob Cook.

New Video Disease Releases: Rule Of Thirds, The Flex, Doses

Artist: Rule Of Thirds

Album: Rule Of Thirds 7"

Release: 2013

Label: No Patience/Video Disease

Tracklist

1. Mouthful

2. Love & Loathing

3. Altar

Debut 7" from this incredible new Australian band. Rule Of Thirds have crafted 3 perfect death rock songs that have an amazing dark pop slant to them. While so many bands attempt this style, many of them are hardly original nor could they write anything memorable. Rule Of Thirds surpass their contemporaries by crafting expertly written songs that have incredible amounts of depth and layers.

Expertly recorded and mastered to capture the bands amazing talent and song writing ability, this debut 7" is a strong statement that will resonate in the underground and will make all other bands playing this style seem obsolete.

A split release between No Patience and Video Disease

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Artist: The Flex

Album: Scum On The Run 7"

Release: 2013

Label: Milk Run/Video Disease

Tracklist

1. Shiftless

2. The Flex

3. Braindead

4. Like You

5. Scum On The Run

6. Repressed

Debut 7" from devastating UK hardcore band The Flex. After a great demo The Flex had a bit of a lineup change. Adding a 2nd guitar and recruiting living legend Tom Pimlott to play drums, The Flex have become an unstoppable machine bent on world domination.

Six songs of boot to the gut, fist to the teeth HARDCORE. The Flex have created the perfect hybrid of Boston '82 and NYC '87 but putting their own original twist on the tried and true formula. Instead of just being a simple copy of their favorite bands as so many bands do today, The Flex are one of the best and most original bands in the UK and the world today.

A split release between Milk Run and Video Disease

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Artist: Doses

Album: Live in Waco, TX

Release: 2013

Label: Self Released/Video Disease

Tracklist

1. Big Bang

2. Reasons To Kill

3. It's Okay Catherine

4. When You're Gone

5. Hard Times (Cro-Mags)

Originally pressed as an extremely limited tape, Video Disease teamed up with Doses to give this a wider release to document the power of DOSES for mass consumption. Limited to 100 copies and never to be repressed.

On October 8th, 2012, DOSES played a show at Hog Creek Icehouse in Waco, TX.  They were flown out by Dylan Parker to perform for one night and one night only.  Mr. Parker had promised to financially front this trip for DOSES.  Those financees included: airfare, transportation, food and lodging.  Mr. Parker had sent DOSES a check for airfare prior to arrival, but the check only covered one flight.  There was an agreement made that the rest of the airfare would be given to DOSES once they arrived in Waco.  DOSES arrived in Waco at 10:30 am on 10/08/12.  Mr. Parker was not at the airport as he had promised, and he had not arranged any form of transportation for DOSES.  When called, Mr. Parker stated that his vehicle had been acting up and he apologized for the inconvience and would meet DOSES at Hog Creek Icehouse.  DOSES got their own transportation to the venue and awaited for Mr. Parker.  He arrived in an old cadillac that was spewing smog from the tailpipe and had very serious sun damage on the exterior. DOSES were instructed to load in their gear and sound check.  It was roughly 2:00 pm by now. The other bands on the bill were: The Front and Plastic Acid.  The Front were a local OI band who had a very large following.  Their following and agenda were very questionable by the look of their fans that were seen later that night.  Plastic Acid were from a neighboring town called Bellmead.  They were a three piece electronic act who proved to be awful.  The Crowd was extremely hostile from the beginning of the show and everyone in the audience did not seem impressed by the presence of out of towners DOSES.  The Front played and Plastic Acid followed.  The crowd seemed apologetic by the music that was being played.  DOSES started their set and immediately everyone's eyes were on the stage.  Eyes watched in a bad way, not in a good way.  DOSES finished their set and were immediately greeted with “boos” and angry yelling.  Bottles were thrown and DOSES left the stage. The crowd was not pleased and had turned against them.  Their gear was promptly loaded into their rental vehicle and they were taken to a local shit hole of a motel and dropped off.  They were not paid from the venue and Mr. Parker was unavailable.  Their return flight left on 10/09/12 and DOSES had to pay for their flight.  DOSES have not been reimbursed for their trip and expenses and Mr. Parker has been MIA ever since.  This cassette is a live documentation of that trip/night.

- Grace McDowell, manager/PR for Doses

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-Branden

Various Artists - Ground Zero LP

Artist: Various
Album: Ground Zero LP
Release: 2013

Label: Always Restrictions/Toxic State

Tracklist

1. La Misma - Saudade

2. Deformity - Sucker

3. Nomad - Nikushimi

4. Goosebumps - [Untitled Track]

5. Black Boot - The Ladder

6. Putrida - No Es Vivir

7. Anasazi - R.I.P.

8. Murderer - Hush Baby, Don't Cry

9. Sad Boys - No Friends

10. Bortgang - Violent State

11. Crazy Spirit - Rough On Rats

12. Perdition - Conflagration 

13. Dawn Of Humans - The Step Before The First

14. Hank Wood & The Hammerheads - Five Million Eggs

The Ground Zero compilation LP has been one of the most anticipated Toxic State and, most likely, east coast punk releases in recent memory. Long since talked about, Toxic State and Always Restrictions somehow managed to harness the seemingly-untamable energy of the NYC punk scene into one condensed serving and the end product is one of the first relevant compilation LPs in the longest time.

Each band on this comp was responsible for writing and contributing what should be their best song. Not every band entirely succeeds at that goal, but every song manages to be superior to most of these bands' material and is truly excellent. One of the best parts of this comp is the sequencing: Instead of relying on the four heaviest hitters of the NYC scene (Perdition, Crazy Spirit, Dawn of Humans, Hank Wood & the Hammerheads), the beginning of the comp is dedicated to the newer bands, with the "big four" being relegated to the end of the comp.

Perhaps it's because I haven't heard as much material from most of these bands, but this comp has me most excited by the newer bands. Some bands even make their recorded debut on this (with demo tapes lying around in obscurity or just unreleased, as of yet), such as Murderer, Putrida, and Black Boot. All three of these bands' songs are among the finest on the comp. Black Boot has a punk sound akin to raw, punky USBM in the vein of Bone Awl, but one quickly realizes around the one minute-mark that there's much more to this band than a tepid USBM rehash. Murderer was one of my least favorite live bands in NYC until I heard "Hush Baby, Don't Cry," which is most likely my favorite song on this release. This comp has managed to both celebrate the glories of the more popular NYC bands, as well as explosively introduce a whole new slew of acts ready to take over the world. That's an accomplishment, in my book.

Overall, it's difficult to pick favorites on a compilation album where every song is a winner. Still, I'll attempt the impossible and give shout outs to La Misma, Deformity, and Dawn of Humans. And the goth violence of Anasazi too. And Putrida too...I can't stop, dammit!

This release is essential, both musically, and artistically. Toxic State and Always Restrictions went above and beyond their already-intense standard of packaging, but this comp is on a screened/printed gatefold LP with a giant poster and a 14 page booklet, with each page dedicated to a band's art. If one hadn't picked up on it yet, the Toxic State scene is loaded with incredibly talented artists, many of which put some of their best work into this release.

For the first time in decades, New York City possesses one of the most unique and groundbreaking hardcore punk scenes in the world, particularly through (though, not exclusively) the "Toxic State sound." Ground Zero stands as both the definitive documentation of this NYC punk family, as well as proof of NYC's prominent standing in the American punk landscape.

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-Adam

NOTE: If you've purchased this curiosity, please be aware that the pressing plant made an error and accidentally pressed the record on a combination of black and purple marble vinyl, instead of just all black, like every other Toxic State release.

New Katorga Works Release: Bad Noids - Everything From Soup To Dessert 12"

Artist: Bad Noids

Album: Everything From Soup To Dessert 12"

Release: 2013

Label: Katorga Works

Tracklist:

1. Lies

2. The Ones

3. Roth's Children/Lizard People

4. Bad Vomit

5. Nun Mother

6. Poison In The Kitchen

7. My Country

8. Simple Skitzo

9. Calling

10. Viktems

11. Sticks Around

12. Happy Endings

Greetings! We here at Katorga Works have released yet another record (hopefully) for your consumption, the Bad Noids - Everything From Soup To Dessert 12". Here is our stock description:

"Clearly an unsavory product of the dilapidated industrial wasteland of Cleveland, Bad Noids make their official vinyl debut after a difficult-to-acquire bootleg 7". This record is a collection of older and newer songs, all rerecorded/recorded to caveman perfection in what is the defining document of Bad Noids, thus far. This is the new school of Clevocore.

Comes with an 11"x14" full color poster courtesy of White Tony."

Download it and buy it if you so desire!

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-Adam/Colman