Hysterese - Hysterese LP [2011]

Noisy german punk rock with dual female/male vocals. I've been spinning this one like crazy. For fans of Hot Snakes, Cloak/Dagger, White Lung, Brain F#... Don't sleep on this.

The band is touring Europe at the moment. Can't wait to see them play here in Zagreb. Check the tour dates here. And if you want this on vinyl get in touch with band here.

MF

M.

Bi-Marks - Golden Years LP [2012]

Members of PDX Nerveskade / Bog People teamed up and formed this amazing monster group which is higly overlooked if you ask me. Everything I like about Rich Kids On LSD and Annihilation Time I'm hearing here. Nardcore influences can't be denied too. These punx know their shit well!!!

Do yourself a favor and order the vinyl from Sabotage Records.

MF

M.

Suspect - Demo CS [2012]

New band featuring some old blood from Tear It Up, Knife Fight, Deep Sleep and current members of Kent State, Rough Kids and Catholic Spit. Expect nothing but testosteron driven execution in good old Boston/NY ways.

Buy the tape via Paranoid Futures.

MF

M.

Devil's Hand - Demo CS [2013]

Members of Southside Stranglers (RIP) & Dry Spell playing Motorhead inspired punk. Don't let the ugly artwork fool ya. This is some pretty decent stuff.

Buy tape here.

MF

M.

Valley Boys - Demo 12" [2013]

"All-Star" supergroup featuring members of Career Suicide, Brutal Knights, Chokehold and School Jerks. Enough said?

Cut The Chord Records dropped this on vinyl recently.

MF

M.

The Secret Prostitutes - The Ken Rock 7" [2012]

My favourite record from these Texas freaks obsessed with scandinavian KBD style of punk rock. Lo-fi minimalistic punk sung in indonesian. This one is all killer no filler!!!

Recently, the band dropped their long awaited split LP with now defunct Cola Freaks and split 7" with their buddies The Real Energy (it's just The Energy switching their name to The Real Energy).
Get the split LP via Bad Hair Life Records here. Split 7inches are out on Team Science Records.

If you want to buy "The Ken Rock" 7" there are some limited copies available at Doomtown Records Discogs Store page.

MF

M.

Rat Traps [2005-2006]

You all know Cheap Time, you all know Jeffrey Novak and you all know that he is great. Well, here you have a band that he had with his sister April and her husband. I give you three 7'' of this reatards/persuaders style garage punk goodness. Unlike in Cheap Time, where he plays guitar and sings, here he is playing drums and sharing vocals with April. Anyway,I'm at work and that's enough of writing so download and listen,it's great.

DOWNLOAD

M.M.

V.A. - This Is Good: A Tribute To Black Flag CS [2010]

This is probably the most interesting Black Flag tribute tape ever recorded. Land O'Smiles records release this limited edition tape in 2010. and it included artists like Unearthly Trance, Deathcrawl, Climax Denial, Pusdrainer, Fistula (to name a few). Practically every artist brings a new genre to the tape, so here we have styles ranging from typical punk and hardcore to untypical noise, power electronics, sludge, doom and experimental. Pretty obscure/hard to find on the internet these days, so enjoy.

RG

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Warsong - The Caravan 12" [2012]

Finally, Doomtown's fifth release aka Warsong - "The Caravan" 12" is out.

Here we go with official press info. Well, actually, it's a review written by Kalle Stille but this one describes this record perfectly.

“Here we go, from the ashes of INSOMNIO and NO ESCAPE comes WARSONG with their second release after their impressive “Ancient times” debut-LP. Five songs: all killer no filler (four original songs plus a Wipers song that hasn’t been covered to death – especially not in Spain). On a good day, this record will make out an instant classic, on a bad day you’ll have to play it twice to discover the depth and richness of this record, but you definitely won’t sell it to anyone else again, because real good records stay forever. If you want to describe the sound of WARSONG, put together a band with a young Clif Hanger (The Freeze) fronting an all star band with the best ingredients from DAG NASTY, ALL, THE WIPERS and the mighty ADOLESCENTS. Your wettest dreams come true, if their subject is pure melodic hardcore-punk in classic 80s style. The more often you play this record the bigger it grows…and it’s damn huge right now. Mastered by genius Hajji Husayn from the almighty Red Dons.”

Free download (feel free to donate us money cause we are pretty broke all the time:)) / Preview on DMTWN REC. Bandcamp Page:http://doomtownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-caravan-12

Buy the vinyl here:http://www.discogs.com/buy/Vinyl/Warsong-The-Caravan/69957038?ev=bp_titl

If you don’t use discogs and you want to get the record, do a trade, or whatever drop an email here.
Doomtown Records is also a distro, see the goodies in stock on this blog or just scroll through Discogs page.

And yeah, first 10 who order "The Caravan LP" get Warsong's limited Ancient Times Tape for free. How cool is that?

Follow Doomtown Records on Facebook here.

MF

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Wiccans - Teenage Cults 7" [2010] & Skullduggery LP [2011]

Denton, Texas' finest at the moment. Members of various Texan bands (Wax Museums, Minds Spiders, Video, Teenage Cool Kids...) have teamed up and created something pretty unique and refreshing. There's a lot of catchy hooks and melody, which is basically a trademark of the garage punk scene in Denton. However, the Wiccans vocalist seems to be pretty much into tough guy hardcore, so his over-the-top macho Negative Approach\YDI-style yelling is something quite atypical. At first I was confused, but now I can't get enough of this band. Also, the lyrics are covering some occult themes, which is uncommon for this sort of punk rock.

There's a 2nd Wiccans LP titled "Field II" in the works. Should be out soon on both Katorga Works (run by Adam & Colman who are also posting at the ever-amazing icoulddietmorrow blogspot) (USA) and Hardware Rec. (Europe). The new Wiccans songs are incredibly good and you can preview a few gems from "Field II" here. If Fucked Up were not that boring on the last few recordings, they might compete with these Texan crazies. There’s even some Blue Oyster Cult vibe in the “Field II” song, or maybe I’m just to much into BOC lately, so I'm hearing Buck Dharma riffs everywhere? And yeah, I almost forgot, there's also a 2nd Wiccans 7" EP in the works and should be out on Kevin's Pass Judgement Records. Kevin put out their 1st 7", Teenage Cults, and he is doing one of my fav blogs, Fashionable Activism, so thumbs up for Kevin.

Buy Teenage Cults 7" via Pass Judgement Rec.
Buy Skullduggery LP via Katorga Works
Preorder Field II via Hardware Rec. or wait for the USA press on Katorga.

Teenage Cults 7"
Skullduggery LP

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Skate Korpse - Skate Korpse Discography LP [2007]

Skate Korpse were insane skate punk trio reminiscent of days when skate punk was actually played by punx and was not all about Vans Warped Tour and shitty Epitaph Lagwagon alikes. Only band similar to SK that comes to my mind right at the moment are Angry Samoans but SK fellas are also heavily influenced by surf rock. There's a bunch of instrumental stuff thats totally reminiscent of surf pioneers Chantays. The guys quit playing and this record is sold out but hopefully Feral Kid Rec. will repress this. This LP collects all of their 7" EP's and songs from splits, compilations and some unreleased tracks.

MF

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Santa Banana - Santa Banana LP [2010]

This guys came from Italy and are from the same retro hardcore punk scene as fuck-ups such as La Piovra, Smart Cops, Ban This!, ED and Anti-You. In fact, I think some Ban This!\ED members are playing in SB but I'm not sure. This record is somehow overlooked but it's pretty solid. If you're into 80's classic italian hardcore punk, USHC skate trashers JFA / Faction or surf rock influenced punk you should give it a try. I really like garage-y production and crunchy guitar sound on this one. There's new 7" EP in works and should be out on Don't Need Rec. I had a privilege to hear the new gems and they are all killer no filler. If you like almighty La Piovra (Youth Attack put out their LP out in the States) you'll dig the new Santa Banana stuff.

Buy S\T LP and watch for the new 7" EP here.
All you americans can get your copies via Grave Mistake Records here.

MF

M.

Warsong - Ancient Times CS [2011]

Spanish punk bands Insomnio and No Escape may be defunct and sorely missed, but hey, we've still got Warsong, formed by members of the aforementioned bands. As for the sound they're after, not much is new - melodic and anthemic punk rock with an occasional rock 'n' roll touch. If you're into name-dropping, here's some: Adolescents, Hüsker Dü, Dag Nasty, Pegboy, Wipers and maybe even Turbonegro. This tape edition of Warsong's album has been professionally duplicated and is limited to 100 copies. Get it while you still can. You can see some photos of tapes and lyrics sheet on our friend's blog CleanXCut. And you should definetely check out Dankec's blog if you're in need of some great hardcore punk obscurity, especially if you're into european and ex-yugoslavian hardcore punk scene.

This limited tape was out last year on Doomtown Records. Questions concerning purchasing, wholesale rates, trades or whatever drop here. Doomtown Records is also a distro, see the goodies in stock on this blog or just scroll through Discogs page.

Also, Warsong's upcoming 12" EP will be out on Doomtown Records sometime during the summer. I'll post the record here eventually so you should check TL more often if you care about that. Peace out! 

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MF

M.

XAXAXA - Tango Revolucioner LP [2011]

XAXAXA hail from Skopje, Macedonia and feature 3 members of a group of post-punk enthusiasts known as Bernays Propaganda, as well as xFxPxOx, the legendary Macedonian hardcore punk thrashers. XAXAXA's agenda is to explore the melodic side of the mid / late 80's Dischord roster, so don't be surprised if they remind you of bands like FUGAZI, RITES OF SPRING and even DAG NASTY. XAXAXA's tunes also have a moody HUSKER DU/WIPERS vibe, so it's safe to say that these guys aren't just another copycat band paying tribute to the Revolution Summer days of DC hardcore. This was out last year on Doomtown Records and you can buy vinyl via Doomtown's Discogs store. For wholesale, trades or whatever write here. Doomtown Records is also a distro, see the goodies in stock on this blog or just scroll through Discogs page.

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Doomtown Records Discogs store
Doomtown Records Bandcamp page
Doomtown Records Facebook page

MF

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The War Goes On - Demo [2011]

New K-Town hardcore punk outfit featuring No Hope For The Kids & Hjertestop members. If you're familiar with said bands, you probably know what to expect from these guys. It reminds me a lot of NHFTK stuff so not much is new here. This is early brit-punk worship delivered in a trademark NHFTK gloomy style. My favourite track from this demo is also the most catchy one, "Sodomized", and that's probably because it reminds me a lot of Cock Sparrer and lately I've been listening to Shock Troops a lot. 3 songs from this demo found their way onto a 7" EP which recently saw the light of the day and is out on New Dark Age Records. Single version songs have additional guitars and different mastering. See more info on that via NDA Rec. blogspot.

MF

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Nuclear Spring - Demo CS [2012]

These Americans sound like they've been spawned in dirty British suburbs. This is the best demo tape I've heard since the Crazy Spirit guys dropped their demo. I really like the production on this one, it's pretty raw but somehow manages to capture the atmosphere of early British punk. Also, catchy riffs also recall the era. If you're into name dropping, think of early Blitz, Partisans or Templars stuff or some new bands such as Criminal Damage or No Hope For The Kids and Hjertestop. And if you must know, NS members are also active in Natural Law, Creem and Nomos. This tape was out on Hysteria Records and it's currently sold out.

MF

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Amoebas - Amoebas LP [2011]

These guys send us their self-released 7" EP months ago, but since we were on some kind of hiatus we never posted the songs here. I remember that I was hooked on the 7'' and I wanted to hear more songs by these Michigan punks... and recently I realized that the Amoebas actually have an LP out. They've re-recorded both songs from the 7" EP and wrote 6 new ones. I really dig this record, it's a perfect mix of 77 style punk rock and Adolescents type of proto-hardcore punk. So if you're into Rikk Agnewish guitar picking and retro punk rock such as The Vicious, Brutal Knights, Regulations, Night Birds or even Jay Reatard's solo stuff, take note of these guys.

Buy the record from Modern Action Records.

Amoebas Facebook Page

MF

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Blasting Concept - Selftitled 7" [2011]

If i was not aware of Annihilation Time's departure from the world of punk rock and if someone would told me that this is AT's new record I would totally bealive that shit. This 7" EP is some great rock 'n' roll inspired hardcore punk record. Blasting Concept did well! This was out on Oxnard based label It's Alive Records.

Buy it here.

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MF

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Dark Times - Dark Times CS [2011]

Norwegian noise punks from Oslo. Dark Times are like the most punkish reaincarnation of Sonic Youth and they are also inducing that fucked up \ drugged up No Trend \ Drunks With Guns \ Flipper vibe in their gems. This tape is released on both Ormeyngel Records (Norway) and Sacred Tapes (USA). There's also a new 7" EP out there. See the links below for more info.

Dark Times Bandcamp
Dark Times Facebook

MF

M.

Pol Pot - Whole Mystery LP [2011]

Total Warsaw \ Joy Divison worship straight outta suburbs of Zaragoza, Spain. If you're into recent post-punk revivalists such as The Estranged, Spectres or Arctic Flowers you shouldn't overlook these guys.

Buy from here or here.

Download it here.

M.

Titan Blood - Too Much Talk 7" [2011]

Another awesome piece of texas punk vinyl and this one is in Killed by Death style of garage punk with some hooks that remind me of early UK punk. And yeah, piano chords are thrown into some gems too and they do add some weird rhytm & blues vibe to the sound! Cool stuff, indeed! I think members are \ were also involved in Black Congress and Weird Party. Not sure thought!

Out on TB Collective.
Dwnld it here.

M.

Crime Wave - Savage Reaction 12" [2010] & Modern Lobotomies 7" [2011]

Houston, Texas punx featuring members of No Talk, PMRC, Bloody Hammer and so on. Both LP and 7" are total rippers. Straightforward punk rock tunes with a rock n roll edge and slight Oi! vibe now and then. Crime Wave remind me of both Dicks and british crusades Templars a lot. Both releases are out on Agrowax. Agrowax should also put out their new 12" titled "Nazi Sex / Convulsion Gospels" in May, so keep an eye on that.

Savage Reaction 12"
Modern Lobotomies 7"

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No Problem - And Now This [2011]

Oh, hi! 2011. has been really productive hasn't it? The blog's been busy as ever and we've posted shitload of great punk bands, right? Right. Sorry for such a slow year but I guess that's how it is on the allmighty internet. You just get bored too easy. But fear not, TEENAGE LOBOTOMY is not dead! Since the end of the year is closing in I've decided to post some of my favorite records of 2011. and the record to kick it all off is AND NOW THIS by the ALBERTA, CANADA based NO PROBLEM. I guess this is my favorite record in 2011. Great hardcore punk with lots of melodic hooks similar to the sound of THE OBSERVERS or even THE ADOLESCENTS. I'm a sucker for stuff like that.

Out on DERANGED RECORDS.

Buy the LP HERE.

DWNLD

L.

Dykemann Family - Dykemann Family EP [2010]

Dykemann Family are all about primal, trashy and raw garage rock sounds delivered with a hell of a lot of punk rock energy and with a slight rockabilly feel. Influences vary from Billy Childish, Dead Boys and The Cramps to Crypt Rec. type of bands. Below you can download their 1st EP including three killer tunes plus The Seeds cover. As we speak these guys recorded a couple of new gems and are looking for a label to release it so if you're interested get in touch with 'em. DF members were \ are also involved in The Babies \ Welcomin’ Commitee In Flames and B And The Bops.

Hear new gems here: Dykemann Family SNDCLD
DWNLD 1st EP here: Dykemann Family - Dykemann Family EP (2010)

DF Facebook
DF Myspace
DF Last.FM

M.

Brat Pack - Stupidity Returns LP [2011]

Brat Pack hail from Holland, but their sound is more reminiscent of the sunny streets, beaches, skate parks and pools of early eighties California. Influences vary from the aggressive sounds of RKL, SNFU, 7 Seconds and even some later era Poison Idea to a more melodic and gloomy approach of the Adolescents, D.I. and Agent Orange, played skilfully, but still really raw and pissed. Also, one song features the wicked Solomon of Night Fever fame on vocals. All in all, an energetic and melodic hardcore punk assault. And yeah, if you didn't know, Brat Pack members are also involved in almighty Citizens Patrol. This one is available directly through Doomtown Records, or you can also purchase it via Sorry State Rec. and Grave Mistake Rec., if you're from the States.

Also, Brat Pack are touring Europe once again. Make sure not to miss them if they're playing near your town. See the list od shows here.

Brat Pack Website
Brat Pack Myspace
Brat Pack Bandcamp
Brat Pack Facebook

Doomtown Myspace
Doomtown Blogspot
Doomtown Facebook

Download the LP here.

M.

Acid Baby Jesus - Tape [2010]

Today I give you a self released tape from these cool Greek garage rockers. The stuff on it varies from slow swampy & amp;reverby songs, catchy melodic tunes to "Back From The Grave" inspired garage stompers. Don't miss their great 7'' released on Slovenly Records and don't forget to get their upcoming LP .

All of you USA fuckers, make sure you see them live on their big states tour starting in September. They are also doing couple of Euro dates, check the tour information HERE .

Buy the 7''!

Download

M.M.

Nitad - Den Gudomliga Varlden [2010]

This one was released last year on DE:NIHIL RECORDS and totally slays. It's not very different from their previous releases which is fine with me because NITAD are one of my favorite bands. Anyway, it's 4 ripping hardcore songs in just under 10 minutes with Gårzon being my favorite of the bunch. And the cover art is fucking fantastic.

You can buy the ep HERE.

MYSPACE

MF

L.

KENT STATE

Kent State is the new music project of DEEP SLEEPs ( touring Europe right now! Go see them! ) guitarist Nicholas Vance. Unlike DS, Kent State takes it's influences from a completely different direction. The music is dense and filled with feedback noise with lots of reverb but it's catchy as hell. Nicholas calls it "psychedelic death pop" and I couldn't agree more on the description. This is a must have for GUIDED BY VOICES fans. And if you like all the noise pop bands that are popular nowadays you should check this out because it beats them by a mile.

For more info and news check the blog PARANOID FUTURES witch is run by Nicholas or follow Kent State on their FACEBOOK PAGE.

Get SPAHN RANCH EP HERE and the CHALLENGER single HERE.

L.

Bäddat för Trubbel - ISO 9004 7'' [2011]

Since I didn't post anything for a long time I've decided to share with you this awesome record. Probably my favorite release this year so far. Shambling pub rock influenced punk. Five songs long and it clocks in just over six and a half minutes. Sweden delivers again. SNALLA, SNALLA!

Out on KEN ROCK. Buy it HERE!

They have a full length called Det Här Är Inte New York out, also. You can read the MMR review HERE.

MYSPACE

Get it HERE!

L

Arctic Flowers & Spectres

Portland's Arctic Flowers are totally into british anarcho post-punk and everything what was great about Corpus Christi collective, but yet, their songs seem incredibly fresh and not cliche. The band features punk veteran Stan (ex-Signal Lost) on guitar, Defect Defect's drummer and some crusties from Bog People \ Vivid Sekt. Demo was released sometime in 2010. and a few songs from these sessions were cut for a 7inch single. I think the band put this one out by themselves but I do know for sure you can get it from Feral Ward.

Also, there is a split 7inch with canadians Spectres out there. Spectres are also sharing passion for british anarcho punk as well as sometimes reinventing Warsaw \ Joy Division gloomy sounds. This split release is out on canadian Charged \ Distorted Rec. Beside this release, Spectres also did two other singles as well as the killer LP titled "Last Days" which is out on german Sabotage Rec. Oh, and there is a new Arctic Flowers release on a horizon. Hear one tune "Rising" here. This track reminds me of Signal Lost at their best moments. Can't wait to get this one on vinyl. :)

Arctic Flowers myspace
Spectres myspace

Arctic Flowers - Demo (2010)
Arctic Flowers $ Spectres Split 7inch (2011)
Spectres - Last Days LP (2010)

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