SLAM COKE first cookie: fick die bude kaputt Review.

I remember in the mid 90's comming across the 1st Kickback cd, This was the first french hardcore cd I ever bought & to be honest I didn't know what to expect. I was blown away, France let me know that there was more to hardcore than just New York, I soon came across so many French HC bands UNDERGROUND SOCIETY, AWOL, TRAPPED IN LIFE & not forgetting STORMCORE.. that was then, now 15 years later France is taking my hardcore collection by storm once again, Such bands as LAZARE, HELL BURNS AWAY, RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR, PROVIDENCE.. & Now SLAM COKE.

I was sent a Shirt from my good friend ED GOODLIFE over a year ago, so this band has been on the hype for over a year.. So finally the first SLAM COKE cd is hear.

I didn't know what to expect, I had heard a few tunes, but not really gave it that much listen because I wanted to hear the whole album when it was done with fresh ears.

I have no idea what SLAM COKE means or even what a Slam cookie is haha, But I do know that Fick die Kaputt is german for "fuck this place up".

I unwrap the CD to look at the inlay & read the lyrics, & there are none, but wait there is a message "YOU WANT TO READ, BUY A BOOK", Haha.. I always used to say that when I bought a new computer game, I never read the instructions.. I would say I wanna play a game not read a book, so even though it has no lyrics to read, I can relate to what there saying.

First tune Introduction in my nose A drum & bass tune, not what I expected.. then track too comes MOSH FOR ZOMBIES.. here we go this is what I wanna hear.. its that slow deathcore with pig squeals, I love this shit.. really slow & really heavy.
Then we come to track 5 which is the FICK DIE BUDE KAPUTT tune.. this song has more guest vocals than a Dr Dre album..Nasty, Kraanium, King Of Clubz, Oerjgrinder, Balboa/Des Mafios, Butcher, The Last Charge, Black Teeth, Mob Rules, Dead End Tragedy, Abnormity, Punished Earth, United Blood, Putrified J All apear on that track.. holy shit I hear you say.. the track is amazing.. & I hear Part 2 for this song is already in the pipeline with the same amount of guests on, I can't wait for that.. should be comming 2012.

The next 4 songs are grindcore with a Hardcore influence & then we come to
the track LETHAL DOSE which is also drum & bass, the 2 last songs are Dubstep, production "TC4" from Uk ! and theres even some reggea thrown in from JAZZAFARI BEEBOP" , track 12 entitled features "MONSTA" a grime guy from Uk !

Too be honest i'm not a Drum & bass fan at all, but with this album it works.. the whole cd stays fresh all the way through.. the mix of different styles keeps it interesting.. its keep me busy all week on my Mp3 player while I have been at the gym..

This CD dosn't dissapoint, it really has taken hardcore to the next level.. I can't wait to see what they come up with on the next SLAM COKE CD.

buy yours now from GOODLIFE RECORDS

www.hardcore.gl

slamcoke.bandcamp.com
www.myspace.com/slamcoke
www.facebook.com/pages/slam-coke/168341547590

RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR - Tokyo assault REVIEW.

YES FRANCE AGAIN, this time PARIS, Shibuya departement & Ile-de-France.
This cd is fucking amazing, thats the first thing I need to say.
Great sound really polished, Its MOSH METAL I think is best to describe it.
Track 1 starts with a nice clean guitar tune, then boom in it comes MOSH IT UP.
only 5 tracks on this cd which sucks, but they are so good you will play it over & over again & not get bored.

Hip HOP influenced hardcore, but with a nice metal Anthrax kinda mosh parts.

They describe themselves as Onizuka Hardcore what ever that is :)
Five people in this band, you might have seen there music vid online for the song Protect your chest, unfortunaltely that song is not on this cd, but lucky its going to be on the upcomming Goodlife records comp CD BEATDOWN BASTERDS.

This band is gonna be HUGE TRUST ME, get this CD you will love it.

MOSH OR DIE!!!

www.riseofthenorthstar.com
www.myspace.com/riseofthenorthstar

ULTIMHATE - In your ass bastard volume 2 REVIEW.

It seems like the French are invading european hardcore these days, so yes this band comes from France, Rennes home of the great STORMCORE.
The title for the cd makes me laugh straight away In your ass bastard volume 2, but this is the 2nd release, I read online somewhere they did an album in 2008 which I need to track down now.

Intro tune is a nice bit of HIP HOP, only 5 songs on the cd, its very similar to LZR, also this band has 2 vocals.
A groovy hatebreed with a mix of Kickback with ace moshparts.
Track number 3 has to be my favorite of this cd PISS ON YOUR GRAVE.
& yes you guessed by the title & the name of this band, Tuff guy lyric style, I don't think there are any bands from france that I don't like, So this is another great new band from the land of Croissants.

The only think I don't like about this cd is I wanna hear more, whens the next cd out??

I don't know where you can get this cd from, but i'm sure if you write them on myspace they will let you know.

www.myspace.com/ultimhatehxc

HEADSHOT - fight for reality Review.

I don't know much about this band headshot & have never heard of them untill I was given there CD at a recent show in Belgium.

HEADSHOT are a 6 piece from the Kortrijk area of BEL also known as H8000.
9 tracks on this release, its pretty much tuff guy but they mix it up a little, there's a slight H8000 classic sound with some streetpunkparty vibe thrown in too, but still plenty of hard fast 2 step parts & sweet breakdowns that will get you out your chairs & on the dance floor.

The Cd starts with a nice HELLRAISER sample & then straight into the first song, no big long intro like lots of bands seem to do these days, No messing about.
The twin vocal attack fit really well togeather, I don't want to say too much about this band because there will be an interview soon & then go more in depth.

I really enjoy this cd, & play it alot, I hope I get to check these guys out live soon.


check out there myspace & LIKE there facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/headshoth8000

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Poly Styrene RIP.

Musicians and fans have paid tribute to inspirational punk pioneer Poly Styrene - frontwoman of X-Ray Spex - who has died after a battle with cancer.

The singer, who was 53, scored chart hits with tracks such as Identity, The Day The World Turned Day-Glo and Germ Free Adolescents.

Styrene had recently promoted her comeback album Generation Indigo from a hospice after breast cancer spread to her lungs and spine before it could be diagnosed.

Billy Bragg praised the feisty star, saying she made "a truly original contribution to the spirit of punk".

The half-Somali singer, whose real name was Marianne Elliot Said, notably appeared on TV and in publicity shots with braces on her teeth when the band were at their height in the late 1970s.

Styrene - a Hare Krishna convert - recently predicted she would be remembered more for her band's anthem and first single Oh Bondage, Up Yours! than her spiritual side.

A statement announcing her death said: "We can confirm that the beautiful Poly Styrene, who has been a true fighter, won her battle on Monday evening to go to higher places."

Born in Bromley, south-east London, which became a crucible for many of punk's movers and shakers, she ran away from home when she was 15 to hitch between music festivals.

Her first release was a reggae track under her own name in 1976 but she went on to form X-Ray Spex after seeing the Pistols perform. Unusually for an early punk act, the line-up included a sax player.

The band's debut single became something of a rallying cry with its feisty half-spoken, half-shrieked opening line: "Some people think that little girls should be seen and not heard - well I think, oh bondage, up yours."

DEEP ROOTED HATE

DEEP ROOTED HATE is a new band comming outta NJHC/PAHC Fronted by Fury of five/Boxcutter Vocalist STIKMAN. they have a CD comming out in the next few months & are playing there first show soon (see flyer at bottom).

Members

Vocals | I$mean As Phuck

Guitar | Mark of Death
(Not Without Resistance, At Hopes End)

Guitar | Travistation

Bass | Nick or Nothing
(Know The Score, Mongaloids & Double or Nothing Records)

Drums | J-Skamz
(Not Without Resistance)



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For contact & Booking info.

Booking agent FOR BOOKING DEEPROOTEDHATE@GMAIL.COM OR BBM PIN:22B91B27
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SIMON ERL - interview.

The first time I met Simon Erl was outside the Crowbar in London before a 12 bar show. He with stood with a group of people that I also knew, I don't know how it started but we suddenly realised with both had a love of The Manson Family, he told me he had made some Manson prints & that he would send me some if I gave him my address. So A few weeks later they came, I never thought he would actually have sent them. So from that chance encounter I have stayed in contact with him for the last 3 years.


I think his art is so amazing I love everything about it, he really has his own style, So as well as just interviewing hardcore bands on here I thought I would think out the box & ask him for an interview, which he agreed & here we go.

1, THE BEGINING SEEMS A GOOD PLACE TO START, WHERE ARE YOU FROM ORIGINALLY?I was born in Germany, got carried around as a toddler all over the world and then spent my teens in New Zealand.

2, WHEN DID YOU DO YOUR FIRST TATTOO & HOW DID YOU GET INTO IT?I got an apprenticeship in New Zealand and a shop called Ataia Tattoo i think it was 2005. They had just opened and it was on the way from my house to my day job so I just went in on the off chance. They already had an apprentice but they fired him as they saw more potential in me, which is funny because my paintings and drawings were dreadfull at that point.

3, ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE FIRST TATT YOU DID?
Hell no. It was a foetus in a whiskey bottle. I'd love to see how it looks now hahaha
4, YOU HAVE BEEN DOING TATTS IN A FEW COUNTRIES, DOES IT DIFFER FROM COUNTRY TO
COUNTRY, WHERE HAS BEEN SOME OF THE BEST PLACES & WHY?
I guess the tattoo I did are more affected by time than graphic location, like fashion, the subject matter of tattoos changes like the weather. The best place would be where I am now because before that I was pretty shit at tattooing.

5, WHAT TATTOO'S DO YOU HATE TO DO, OR DO YOU JUST REFUSE?
I still do whatever comes in, I'm far from being too good for a certain tattoo. I still do tribal, stars, baby momma's names etc. However it feels somewhat good to refuse tattooing some kids face or hands who doesnt have enough other tattoos to warrant it.

6, WHERE DO YOU WORK AT THE MOMENT?
At Jayne Doe in Essex. The nicest shop I've worked in and with great people, Sam Ricketts and Tiny Miss Becca.

7, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING THERE?
Just a little over a year

8, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STYLE, WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INSPIRATION FROM?
Hmmmm its taken my quite some time to get a style i feel comfortable with....I hope I'm slowly getting there. Inspiration I've recently started taking from other things than tattooers. European folk lore, music, occultism, alchemy, old childrens books.
9, I KNOW YOU DO ARTWORK TOO, YOU DID HONOR AMONG THEVIES DESIGN, IS THERE ANY
OTHER BANDS YOU WORKED WITH?hahah notice those hands have one too many fingers? woops. I did a lot of artwork for some bad hardcore bands I dont care to remember. I did the artwork for the Length of Time/Santa Karla split 7" that recently came out. I loved LOT in my younger days so it was great to be asked to do that. I have a few projects coming up with Aurora Borealis records....that guy is putting out some of the best and most interesting music out.

10, WHAT BANDS ARE YOU LISTENING TO AT THE MOMENT & WHAT BANDS WOULD YOU SAY ARE
YOUR ALL TIME FAVS?
i'm going to answer this in hardcore bands seeing as this is what this blog is about... currently listening to: Low Places, Annihilation time, Raw Deal, Wayfarer....shit this is hard.... All time favourites: riff raff, crunch time, violent minds, think i care, crown of thornz, warzone

11,SO WHAT NON HARDCORE BANDS YOU LISTEN TOO & ALL TIME FAVORITES?
current: white ring- suffocation, anything by chelsea wolfe, Katharsis- fourth reich, burzum- fallen, US christmas- run thick in the night, Conan- horseback battle hammer.
all time: nick cave, Tom Waits, The veils, black mountain, marianne faithful.....



12, YOUR SXE, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SXE FOR?
Eleven years.

13, WHAT MADE YOU BECOME STRAIGHT EDGE?
I wanted to distance myself as far as possible from jocks at my school. I always despised drinking culture and the general bullshit things that are drilled into us about being a "man".

14,WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING BEST ARTWORK OR TATTOO'S?
Both haha I love tattooing but Im limited with it so I also like to paint.

15, FINISH THIS LINE.. NO RETREAT??
No Surrender!!!! Best martial arts film ever!

16,YOU STARTED DOING A BLOG, WHATS THE WEBLINK FOR THAT??
It's the esoteric gents blog www.esotericgentlemensblog.com it's about old motorcycles, interesting viny, bad tattoos, rare books and satan! I've been lazy on it lately but I plan on writting more stuff on it soon.

17,YOUR HAVE A THING FOR MANSON, EXPLAIN THAT & WHAT TURNED YOU ON TO MANSON IN THE FIRST PLACE?
I never was (and still am not) into serial killers. Being a film nerd I started watching Polanski films and reading about him. I became aware of who Manson was through that (I had the common misconception about a hippy who took plenty of drugs and killed some famous people) he didn't interest me. I was a mid '90s vegan straight edge kid so I read a lot of militant newsletters and propaganda material (a pity kids don't make those any more) and kept stumbling upon Manson quotes and reference to ATWA. Through that I discovered a lot of things the media doesn't want you to know about the man which made a lot of sense to me about environmental issues, communal living outside the boundaries of common law etc. At the time I was living in the US and for the lack of a better word was living in a cult. The way we were living had more than a few parallels do death valley haha.
I've withdrawn a lot of Manson paintings and influence due to the rise of ignorant children jumping on it. People see his face on an integrity shirt and think he's cool or worse they read Helter Skelter and think they have some insight on the subject.

18,YOUR ART IS VERY DARK & ALOT INSPIRED BY THE DEVIL, WHAT FASINATES YOU ABOUT ALL THINGS SATANIC?In my art I guess European folk lore. My mum was a punk with I guess hippy outlooks on life. We never had a tv in the house but I had shit loads of books. Fairy tales, north myths, Greek mythology, history books you name it. I read a lot of books of old german folk tales. In many of these the stories revolve around the common man, farmer, miller or whoever coming in contact with a personification of the devil, striking some sort of deal with him and in the end trying to work out how to get out of having been tricked by him. I guess that was my first kind of introduction, if you will, to the devil with one cloven hoof, a man's body and clothes and horns. Aesthetically I love this portrayal of Satan, And the fact he comes and interacts with humans. You never see the Christian god coming to interact directly with his greatest creation, he uses his angels or divine powers to do his dirty work. That always seemed lazy to me. The devil is a bit more hands on I guess.
Im a satanist, I believe Satan is the God of artists so I guess you could say when I draw or paint it is a form of "worship". I don't like using the term "worship" so just I tip my hat to him and sing his praises, be it in my paintings, tattoos or bedtime prayers.

19, SO IF PEOPLE WANNA GET WORK FROM YOU INK OR ART HOW CAN THEY GET IN CONTACT?
Find me on facebook, contact the shop or email me simon.jonathan.erl@gmail.com

20, THANKS FOR DOING THE INTERVIEW ANY LAST WORDS OR SHOUT OUTS?
Thank you for paying attention to my work. Shout outs as usual to The Esoteric Gents, Broken Barons and Pale Riders......oh and my mom!