LOSE THE LIFE

Check out this new sxe band from Göteborg, SWEDEN.

They have there demo comming out on 7inch real soon.

check there myspace page.

http://www.myspace.com/losethelife

HORRORSTRUCK interview.

Horrorstruck is a pretty new band, but its got my boy craw in so I had to make a point of knowing the score.

1, So Horrorstruck is a pretty new band, can you give me a history.

Yeah ... I've been playing bass in Six ft. Ditch for about 6 or 7 years ... It's gone so fast I can't remember the exact time. Because sfd play sporadic shows these days I wanted .. No i needed a band I could hold down consistently. I'd heard about, seen then played a few shows with a local band called Hellmouth who were getting a good reputation as musicians with nice ideas ... the vocalist at the
Time was gathering a different reputation, things went stale and the band disintegrated ...

I got in touch with guitarist chris .. Learned their set and Jammed out a couple of shows before realising we could rewrite a while
New set of better tunes ... Once we started writing a decision was taken to scrap hellmouth and form a new band with our new sound. Hellmouth had a clevo type
Sound and there was a " holy terror " vibe lyrically. That stuff is so far removed from my lifestyle and realm of concern that it had to go.

Then came HORRORSTRUCK

I write all the lyrics ... We write the music together as a 4 piece

Bass - matt
Guitar - chris
Drums - tom
Vocal - craw

2, Are any of you guys in any other bands?

Just me ... Currently in six ft ditch on bass ... Filling in on bass for knuckledust and in talks to reanimate some scab version of blades of unity which is a band I formed in 2001 during a tour of Ireland with from the ashes ( a band I played bass for back in the day ).

3, You played running riot last year how was that?

That was a good show for us to get ... Many thanks to may from total rock for the slot. The London scene has always been very good to my bands .... LBU despite the press they get are some of the nicest and most caring people in the UK scene ...

4, There seems to be a lot of new blood uk bands comming at the moment, is there any we should be looking out for??

New and old bands that need name dropping ..... Hard target, ambush, cold ones, face of Christ, mental block, precinct 13, bays, the process, vorhees ( reunion show 24th April in Leeds ), 50 caliber, ninebar ( new record dropping soon ) prowler, diction, special move ..... Check all
Those bands out !!!

5, How would you describe horrorstrucks sound?? whats your influences?

Neglect is a big influence ... Not so much on sound but definately the vibe .... Someone said to me at a show in Manchester " watching your band really upset me .... It's the most negative vibe I've had at a hardcore show "

I Smiled and walked away - job done

He was expecting an apology or something ....?

6, Where do you get Lyric idea's from?

From life .... Nothing made up in my lyrics .... Most songs are about the despair of losing my little brother.

Others are attacks on radicals ... The BNP ( Nazi party ) are gaining power where I live ... A lot of inbred racism and hatred based on colour ... So I attack them.

Rich kids infiltrating OUR street music .... They get it too.

Neck tattoos and nothing else means your a posing prick ... You're not down with us !

7, I heard you just played bass in knuckledust as stunt cock, how did that come about? & how where the shows?

Yeah that's right hahaha

I speak to ray who plays drums for KD a lot ... Usually about football !! He's irons ( west ham ) and I'm RED ( Liverpool FC ) ..... ( 3-0 by the way ).

One day out of the blue I get a message .... " you wanna play bass for Us for a few shows on the mainland as
Nicky has to work"

I've never typed a reply so fucking fast!

Knuckledust are the UK's finest most real hardcore band .... Fact

It's because of them I'm still involved in it all ( along with other bands from the 90's like stampin ground, ninebar, special move )

We played Germany, France and Belgium over 6 shows

I got to share the stage with Agnostic Front, Strife, boxcutter, wisdom in chains, skarhead and tons of others ... My boys in ratface too !!!

8, I really love your demo, are you planning to release a cd & if so what lable is it gonna be on??

Cheers bro ... That demo has been getting good reviews from a lot of people I respect here in the uk and over seas

Rucktion records from London have expressed an interest in working with us and it would be an honour to put it out through them ... Watch this space !

We've penned 5 new songs since the demo so expect a full length

9, Are you guys planning to play some shows outside the UK?

If anyone will put us on we will play !

We've played over 20 shows already in the uk ... London, Manchester , Durham, Stoke , Chester to name a few ...

Chester is where we all live and the scene here is picking up momentum

But yeah ... We want to play Europe for sure ... Pull some strings man haha

10, Brianna banks or jenna jameson??
I'd throw a mix up both

11, Any last words, shout outs?

Believe me ..... I'm in this until my fucking heart stops

RIP kevin coyle ... Miss you dearly

Props to my brothers in six ft ditch, ninebar, knuckledust, special move, face of Christ, supernought, the blades, pound for pound, nasty, in blood we trust, injury time, kartel, BCS, red eyed devil, mickeys crew, skarhead, tension, bastard love child, hard target ... All the heads I can't remember you know who you are !

Nice one for the interview nugga

Horrorstruck 2010





CHECK OUT HORRORSTRUCK ON THE MYSPACE PAGE http://www.myspace.com/becomehorrorstruck

BIG DEAL interview

For me the best band I heard since living in Sweden has gotta BIG DEAL so I asked guitarist XantonX a few questions


1, Big deal are from Sweden but what part of Sweden?
Big Deal is originally from Jönköping which is located in the southern part of Sweden, but Jake and Love moved to Malmö awhile ago so its split up between the two.

2, Who’s in the band & what do they play & how did BD start, how did you guys meet & decide to start a band
I pretty much met everyone in this band by going to local shows here in Jönköping, Jake played drums in a metal kind of band and Love used to do vocals in another band that blew the fuck up once he left haha. I always wanted to do a band since i was like 16 or something, but since there wasnt any guitar players wanting to play real hardcore i picked up a guitar and learned myself how to play and like 2 years later once i could play well enough we started to practice. We got Jake, myself, Martin and Love together for our first practice at the old local venue we used to run (RIP China) and we wrote our first song. We played our first show after a couple of practice sessions and it probably sounded pretty bad haha.
Martin left after awhile and we got our (young) man Amandus to play bass.

Current lineup is myself on guitar, Amandus Young on bass, Love on vocals and Jake on battery.

3,You guys did a demo & a 7inch I hear your recording soon, whats that gonna be for another 7inch?
Yeah we're going into the studio very soon to record a couple songs for a split 7" with Never Again from the UK. Sike!!!!!

4, Is that gonna be a split, what lables that gonna come out on, Tell me about that.
Split yeah mang, primarily on Green Menace Records! And maybe some others i dont really know right now.

5, So how did it come about green menace releasing your first 7inch?
I was around for that but Love and Bergfjord BS:ed one night, and one thing lead to another i guess and he wanted to release us!

6, Is anyone else in big deal in other bands?
I am, and i think Amandus is jamming with a few as well.

7, I know your in about 100, tell me a bit about each one.
I slap da bass in Bad Intentions which is a old style kinda hardcore band with some punk and oi-influences. http://www.myspace.com/badintentshc
I play guitar in a band called Values. http://www.myspace.com/valueshardcore
And most recently i joined Negative Vibes on guitar!

8, What shows have big deal got coming up?
None right now but we have some plans!

9, Have you guys played outside Sweden yet? Where did you play & how where the shows?
Yeah we did a euro tour last year which was awesome, playing in Belgium, Germany and Poland pretty much ruled.. Poland is fucking awesome.

10, Tell me a little bit about the Swedish hardcore scene, the best bands we should look out for.
The swedish scene is getting better and better! Kids are actually stepping up now and starting their own bands which is awesome, there has always been a couple of people doing bands but now theres new kids coming up and thats way cool.
As far as shows go, there usually good and have a positive vibe which is cool, even if i personally would love to see more people fucking shit up and letting loose and not trying to make friends with everybody.

11, So when can we hear new music from BIG DEAL?
This summer! Hopefully in July.

12, where can we buy your music from?
Green Menace Records, Monumenthq.com !

13, any last words shout outs.
None mentioned none forgotten..

and oh, check out GREEN MENACE RECORDS!!!






Check out BIG DEAL on there myspace page www.myspace.com/bigdizzlehc & like anton said GREEN MENACE RECORDS too.

RICO 17 STITCHES interview

I wrote my boy rico for an interview because he seems to be doing good stuff for german hardcore putting on the best shows etc, I've known him for quite a few years now, he was the guy who first gave SIX FT DITCH the first chance to play in germany all those years ago, & he's been a really good friend over the years, but I always wondered how it all started...

1, So when did you put your first show on, & can you remember who played on that show?

Of course. (laugh) first show is something you never forget. It was a pretty fucked up and bad one (laughs). It goes back to 2003, it was with Rise and Fall and The First Step. The bands played a great set. But the show in Bochum was in some underground junkhole runned by some punks. At that moment these punks had big problems with the authorities. The show was illegal, so i couldn’t do any big promotion. The result was that not many people showed up. Lots of local punks who showed up just watched the show outside, because they complained about the high entrance. It was 5 euros, haha. After this first disaster i learned a lot, so luckily the next shows were much better.



2, You seem to put the best shows on in germany, what shows have been your favorite ones you have put on?

Really? Thanks man, that’s a great compliment. Well I just like music and I always follow my heart. I never have an potential to create something to make money. Most of my shows start with an cool idea. When this plan seems to work out in the end and kids go home with a smile and had a great time then i’m really happy. Favourite ones? There’re just to many to mention. The Break down the Walls, Maximum Destruction or the infamous FWH festivals were something special. The first edition of Bringing back the glory couple of weeks ago was also amazing.



3, Whats the best & worst things about putting shows on?

Well the best thing about putting up shows is definitly, i can see the bands i really like. Worst things for sure are, you normally can’t enjoy it the way you want it haha! There’s always a lot of stres involved which affects your mood. Plus another bad thing about it, most of the time i'm broke. Because i dont work with any sponsors or companies, everything is diy!


4, Where did the name 17Stitches come from?

About 12 years ago i had a serious accident. The wound at my head got 17 stitches. I’m not gonna tell any more details about this accident haha! Just let me say it like this: don’t mix drugs and alcohol too much.



5, What would your dream line up be if you could pick 10 bands/artist alive or dead?

I got a couple of new shows comin up which (i think) have some dream line-ups for example the All Out War, Breakdown, Maximum Penalty show on 13th August. This show is gonna be crazy.

If i could choose a wet dream line-up then Fury of Five, Bodycount, Crown of Thornz, Neglect, Mushmouth, No Warning, District 9, Leeway, Bulldoze, Born from pain (old RTC line-up), Full Court Press, Cold as Life (with Jeff) and Drift should be on it.


6, I hear there is a DVD in the works can you tell me about that?

Yes it’s true, we’re working on a video compilation. It will hopefully come out at the end of the year. The dvd will feature footages of Bringing back the glory, FWHfest and some other shows.


7, What shows do you have comming up?

The 17Stitches & FWH Barbeque party on 5th June. Followed by a new edition of Filled With Hate fest which will be on 6 & 7 August. Then one week later the All out War, Breakdown & Maximum Penaly show will be. In October is a cool show with Death Threat coming up.

And keep your eyes open for an new edition of Bringing back the glory somewhere in March 2011.


8, You have worked with lots of bands, what bands have you really enjoyed working with?

To be honest there’re to many bands to mention. Bands who help out and show respect when things get rough, like when you loose money are the best ones.


9,Any last words or shout outs??

First I would like to thank you for the interview. Good luck with the zine. Keep it up! Then i would like to thank everyone for coming out to my shows, without you guys these shows are nothing.
I hope to see you guys soon again.

UPDATE.

OK first thanks to everyone who has taken time out to read my page, keep checking back coz theres gonna be new stuff all the time, more interviews, news & reviews etc. its just getting started so bare with me.
Stuff we got comming up is interviews with FURY OF FIVE, HELL BURNS AWAY, BIG DEAL, HORRORSTRUCK, RUCKUS & RICO 17 STITCHES plus loads more..

just keep checking back

Cheerz
Peachey

The Judas Syndrome.

Check out this new band ex IRATE NYC oooh shit.

The Judas Syndrome is a line up of truly talented and veteran musicians from the NYC Metal and Hardcore scene that helped keep the fire of true metal alive in New York whilst metal was in a dark age. Composed of ex-members of Afflitus, Stifling Neglect, and the mighty Irate, The Judas Syndrome are a hard hitting, thunderous wall of aggression and visible frenzy that focus on returning to the metal birthed from Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax as well as to uphold the progress of modern metal since the Big 4 era.

http://www.myspace.com/thejudassyndrome

GOODLIFE RECORDINGS interview.

I remember goodlife being one of the first european lables I got to hear about, So I wrote main man ED GOODLIFE to hear how it all started & what GL is up to these days.





1, I can remember goodlife recordings from way back in the days, how did GL come about?

I was sick of working shitty jobs for shitty bosses. I dreamt it up, envisioned it, and went for it, from scratch,
with no knowledge, little funds and no experience but just my feel for talent to work with.

People who want to read the complete story can read it on our website :
http://www.goodliferecordings.com/en/inside-look/story.htm

2, What was your first release?

CONGRESS 'Euridium' 7" and then CONGRESS 'Blackened Persistance' LP/CD


3, I know you used to play in a band yourself, can you tell me a lil bit about that, they did a CD right?

Yup, started playing in the late 1980's, introducing political straight edge hardcore in Belgium and beyond, band's
name was NATIONS ON FIRE. People can listen to some songs here : http://www.myspace.com/nationsonfirebe

I wrote all the songs and lyrics, played guitar, sang the melodic lines, did the artwork, etc. We released a slew
of 7"s, 3 CD's and countless cuts on compilations around the world.

4, I remember everyone used to go nuts for the good life festivals, did you ever think about bringing it back?

I agree, those festivals are now pretty legendary in retrospect. But bigger and more commercial sponsored festivals stole our concept and ran with it. Good for them but we could no longer compete. Our fests were 100% hardcore,
independent and never were sponsored, the way it should be ! And on a side note, fests for kids that are sponsored
by liquor, to me I find that immoral. Yuck.

5, GL is huge now & must be a full time job, with all the bands, merch, webstore how many people are part of the GL Family?

Actually Good Life was a full time job from day one. Due to people stopping buying music, we had to let two people
go, so we are now down to just 2 staff plus some freelance help from friends.

6, I know you must love every release of GL but do you have a favorite?

Every single release is my baby in a way, but Onesta and Nasty are my current favorites.

Apart from that I am very proud of having discovered and or first released records for bands that became pretty popular like Avenged Sevenfold, Poison The Well, Morning Again, As Friends Rust, 100 Demons, etc etc.

Many releases are slowly getting out of print and becoming collectible due to peeps completing their collections. Tons of releases are already completely sold out, bythe way.


7, You have had a few bands on GL that have gone on to be really big, can you tell me about some of those bands & what they released for you?

We did 2 records with Avenged Sevenfold, 3 with Poison The Well, and 3 with As Friends Rust.

8, Who is your favorite 10 artist/bands of all time, theres more to life that hardcore right?

10 is not enough but here we go, in no particular order :

Youth of Today
Metallica
Vegan Reich
One Life Crew
Uniform Choice
Slayer
Cro-Mags
Chet Baker
John Dowland
NOFX
Nino Rota
Danny Elfman
Lightnin Hopkins
Gangstarr
Avenged Sevenfold (who remain consistently great)
and so many more...

9, You released a version of a NASTY cd with porn star Holly D , how did that come about & can you tell me about that?

Yup, only 100 were made and that version is now out of print. Each CD is signed and dedicated by Holly, has some of her photos on it and is hand numbered. I met her thru a mutual friend who informed me she was into hardcore and punk, and so we decided to work together, so she wears our bands' shirts in her movies and uses some of the music for the soundtracks.

10, What new bands have you got comming out on your lable?

We have new albums on the way by Nasty, Vietnom, Onesta, Slam Coke, King of Clubz and a new V/A called 'Beatdown Basterds', with nothing but exclusive tracks by the best beatdown hardcore bands across the globe !

11, Whats your webstore address so kids can check it out ?

Our webstore is located at www.hardcore.GL and is available in four languages for now. Our store has been
around for a long time, so kids know that they can trust us, and we have many customers from all over the world !

12, Any last words & shout outs.

I would like to thank you for this interview, good luck with the zine, glad to see it back ! Thanks to anyone who
still buys their music, you are the last of the few !

DEAD FEST SUMMER EDITON CANCELLED.

Dead vibrations said:

Hi everyone!
We have some sad for all of you. This summers DEADFEST will be cancelled. We lost our headline act and we have a hard time finding an replacement act.We are really sorry for this but this is our of our hands.To all of you who have bought a presale-ticket. Please send us an email and you will get info on how to get your money back.We can also offer you to change the ticket for a ticket to the exclusive date for HELL ON EARTH Tour which will take place on the 5th of October at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Swe.The bands that will appear on this tour will be: TERROR, THE ACACIA STRAIN, EVERY TIME I DIE, DOWN TO NOTHING, ALL SHALL PERISH and THICK AS BLOOD.We hope all of you understand this and that we hope to see you all the next years DEADFEST - Winter Edition.

All the best/Chris & Marcus
DEAD VIBRATIONS

GURU RIP :(

Keith Elam (July 17, 1962–April 19, 2010, better known by his stage name Guru, was an Americann rapper and member of the hip-hop duo GangStarr. He was born in the Boston, neighborhood of Roxbury. The name Guru is a backronym that stands for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal and the less-often used God is Universal; he is the Ruler Universal, which are both references to the teachings of the Nation of Gods and Earths.

Guru founded Gang Starr in 1987, and built a sizable following in the early 1990s, releasing classic albums such as Step in the Arena (1991) and Daily Operation (1992).
In 1993, he released his first solo album, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1. The album featured collaborations with Donald Byrd, N'Dea Davenport, and Roy Ayers, while his second LP, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality, featured Ramsey Lewis, Branford Marsalis and Jamiroquai.
His "first proper solo album", in his own words, was Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures (2005), released with the help of producer and new backup MC Solar (who is not to be confused with MC Solaar from France). The album reached #1 on the college hip-hop charts, but was a failure with both fans and critics. It still managed to sell relatively well for an independent release.
Guru's last projects were the fourth installment in the Jazzmatazz series, entirely produced by Solar, released in early June 2007, and Guru 8.0: Lost And Found, released May 19, 2008 (also in collaboration with Solar). Although there were hopes for a Gang Starr reunion, Guru stated he would not work with DJ Premier again.
Death
On February 28, 2010, Guru went into cardiac arrest and, following surgery, fell into a coma.He was said to have woken from the coma but died on April 19, 2010, after a long battle with multiple myeloma.

I was lucky to see gangstarr back in 1994 @ the reading festival, was an amazing show, Jeru even came out & did COME CLEAN.

BOXCUTTER "the ill testament" review

When I first heard that boxcutter we're going to do a new CD I got really excited, I love Ismean & everything he has ever done, he's one of the real people in hardcore that you can believe he really is mean. Its hard to belive that there last cd PITBULL WAYS came out way back in 2003, so at last the wait is over for the latest boxcutter release.

For those who don't know boxcutter is a super group featuring members from bands like FURY OF FIVE, ONE MAN ARMY,WISDOM IN CHAINS, KRUTCH & OUT TO WIN. This is there third release & 2nd full length.

First track on & its hip hop, so many hardcore bands have hip hop on there cd's I read someone once that six ft ditch was too blame for this haha, But people have been rapping in hardcore for years & even bands like UNDERDOG did it, so anyway first track KINGZ OF THUGZ & we even get to hear RICHIE KRUTCH rap a verse, KINGS OF THUGZ is the first of 3 hip hop tunes on the cd, 2 straight up kinda hip hop & the last a more crunk style new school, nice to hear some MOBB DEEP, BRAND NUBIAN lyrics thrown in for good measure.

‘CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ Ismean son is featured on this track who goes by the name of J-rock & its all gone a bit LL COOL J, i'm not a big fan of kids on tracks, but the kid does have a good voice for his age & even does a rap.

"LEST DO THIS" has got to be one of my fav songs on this CD, the best lyrics "pick up a chair throw it in the air" well good, Bar room brawl thug rock.

They just recently played a show in Germany which I was gutted I missed, they don't play many shows, so if you get a chance to see them, you really should check them out. if you like Toughguy HC then this is up your street, but I think this appeals to everyone.

I love this cd, at first I was like yeah its pretty good, but now I really love it, its one of those cds, you expect it to be like the last, & in some ways it is, but moved to the next level, I just hope we don't have to wait another 6 years for the next album.

Go get your own copy from https://www.hardcore.gl/

Peter Steele R.I.P

Peter Steele of heavy metal band Type O Negative has died of heart failure at age 48. Steele (born Petrus Ratajczyk), the burly 6'7" bassist and lead vocalist of the Brooklyn goth-metal band, formed Type O Negative in the early '90s after stints in several other groups, including the hardcore act Carnivore.

A spokesperson for Type O bandmates Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly confirmed the report to MTV News on Thursday (April 15). And according to CBS News, band manager Mike Renault sent an e-mail saying, "Peter passed away last night. As of now it appears to have been heart failure. That's all the details we have right now."The band's most recent label, SPV/Steamhammer Records, issued an online statement about Steele's passing. "It's with great sadness that we give our condolences to the family and friends of Peter Steele," it read. "He died on April 14th, 2010. With his bands Carnivore and Type O Negative he achieved cult status and was loved by fans around the world. ... The world has lost a charismatic frontman and a very talented person. Our condolences go to Peter's family, friends and the members of his bands."

Fuse metal hostess Mistress Juliya (Juliya Chernetsky) tweeted about the news on Wednesday. "Today is a very sad day in metal ... end of an era ... Peter Steele passed today," she wrote. "I loved my friend ... our idol ... my heart is with his band and family."

Blabbermouth.com, a site run by the band's former label, Roadrunner Records, also reported that Type O keyboardist Josh Silver had confirmed that Steele died on Wednesday. The label's staff posted a lengthy remembrance of Steele on Thursday.A rumor circulated that Steele had died in 2005, but that turned out to be a publicity stunt to promote their new record, making it difficult to assess the validity of this latest report. The earlier rumor sprung from an image of a tombstone with his name and the dates 1962-2005 that was briefly posted on the band's Web site but then removed. Steele reportedly suffered from clinical depression, reflected in the band's doom-laden lyrics, dark image and an often morbid sense of humor.

Type O released seven studio albums, with their most recent being 2007's Dead Again.

HELL BURNS AWAY "worse than the truth"

HELL BURNS AWAY hail from france & the first thing I gotta say about this cd is the artwork, I love it so much it really stands out was done by MIKE BUKOWSKI the same guy who did Donny brook, Comeback kid artwork. I have known about this band for a few years now & its really good they finally got there cd out, it was Mastered by DAVE LOCKE (blacklisted, guns up, have heart).

9 tracks of old school hardcore with a modern twist.

Can't wait to hear more from this band.

check the band out yourself

http://www.myspace.com/hellburnsaway

C.H.U REPRESENT

SALUT

All out war & Breakdown play essen.

Friday the 13th of august

info@17stitches.com

NEGATIVE VIBES UPDATE.

After various line-up changes, The sweden based band featuring members of SIX FT DITCH & BTOL have a steady line up finally, They have already written songs with the new line up & are very happy with the results, the band has found a new harder more 90's NYHC sound.

They go into the studio to record there first cd a MCD that will be released on german lable FILLED WITH HATE RECORDS later in the summer.

You can check the band out for yourselves on there myspace page

www.myspace.com/negativevibezhc

NEW FILLED WITH HATE FEST FLYER UP.

ALL INFO HERE http://www.myspace.com/ilovefwh

INJURY TIME new CD OUT NOW.

Injury Time debut full-length cd out now on Rucktion!

Follow-up to the 2 demos and the split with Wisdom In Chains (RUCK025).

http://www.rucktionmusic.com/

£8.00

A NEW START

So I'm sure most of you don't know, but way back in the mid 90's I used to write a fanzine called GLUE, I had a really good time doing this, got to interview some awesome bands like WARZONE, SICK OF IT ALL, 25 TA LIFE, BACKFIRE!, MISFITS, MURPHYS LAW, KNUCKLEDUST & HATEBREED to name a few. So after all these years I have decided to bring it back as a webzine.

cheerz
Peachey