Thursday 24 May 2012

Schizo Fanzine 8

At last, here is Schizo Fanzine #8. Interviews: PARTiYA, Toxik Ephex, Inner Equilibrium / Ungovernable Resistance, Really Fast Records, Subcultural, Sub Alert. 45 reviews and much more. Download it for free. I will also make a PDF-file where the pages are sorted for everyone who wanna print their own copys. Feel free to make how many copys you want. Please send your feedback, suggestions, critics to schizodistro@gmail.com 

Download Schizo Fanzine #8 here
56 pages, 8.58 Mb (please spread this link)

Wednesday 23 May 2012

INSETU'S CHOICE: SPIRITUAL CARNAGE

 
                 SPIRITUAL CARNAGE DEATH METAL


"When Morbid Angel was releasing Altars of Madness, SPIRITUAL CARNAGE was breathing Death Metal in South America..."

Spiritual Carnage is one of the most important, if not the most important, metal band in Goiânia, they have started in 1989, a period that had only few metal bands around in Goiânia, much less a Death Metal band, with an old school style that draws influence from early Death Metal, like Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse, they survived trends and the lack of structure of our local scene, gaining a highly respectable reputation.
Unfortunately they were never able to tour on our national territory, therefore not getting the recognition they deserve, I don’t know if it is their own fault or just bad luck as their music has the quality to make them one of the best bands in Brazil. Few years ago they tried to organize an European tour but also unsuccessful.
During all this years, as most bands that last this long, they had some line up changes with Hemar Messiah the only remaining original member, they released four demos, PRE-DESTINED DEATH (1990), CREEPING UNDER BLACK SOULS (1992), SPIRITUAL CARNAGE (1997) e SHELTERED IN FLAMES (2002) and in 2006 they released, by the label Two Beers Or Not Two Beers, their first album the excellent VOICES OF DARKNESS, produced by Gustavo Vasquez.  They also shared stage with some wicked metal bands like KRISIUM, DESTRUCTION, TORTURE SQUAD, FUNERATUS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, SEPULTURA, KORZUS, MASTER, VULCANO and DR SIN.
Now they are preparing material for a new album and preparing again for an European tour
Basically they are the kings of metal in Goiânia and in this city if you call yourself a metalhead, a headbanger or whatever metal label you like to put on yourself, you gotta have their album, if you don’t,  better sell some of yours Slipknot or Metallica stuff and get it now!!! 


SPIRITUAL CARNAGE PAGE 

BANDA DA SEMANA : SPIRITUAL CARNAGE



                 INSETU’S CHOICE: BANDA DA SEMANA


                 SPIRITUAL CARNAGE DEATH METAL

"Quando o Morbid Angel estava lançando Altars of Madness, SPIRITUAL CARNAGE estava respirando Death Metal na América do Sul ..."

Spiritual Carnage é uma das mais importantes, se não a mais importante banda de metal em Goiânia, eles começaram em 1989, um período que teve poucas bandas de metal em torno de Goiânia, muito menos uma banda de Death Metal, com um estilo old school que extrai influência de bandas dos anos 80, como Morbid Angel e Cannibal Corpse, eles sobreviveram tendências e da falta de estrutura da nossa cena local, ganhando uma reputação respeitável.
Infelizmente, eles nunca puderam fazer uma turnê em nosso território nacional, portanto, não recebendo o reconhecimento que merecem, eu não sei se é culpa própria ou apenas má sorte como suas músicas tem a qualidade para torná-los uma das melhores bandas Brasil. Um tempo atrás, eles tentaram organizar uma turnê européia, mas também sem sucesso.
Durante todos estes anos, como a maioria das bandas que duram tanto tempo, eles tiveram algumas mudanças de formação, com Hemar Messiah sendo o único membro original remanescente, eles lançaram quatro demos, PRE-DESTINED DEATH (1990), CREEPING UNDER BLACK SOULS (1992) , SPIRITUAL CARNAGE (1997) e SHELTERED IN FLAMES (2002) e em 2006 eles lançaram, pelo selo Two Beers or Not Two Beers, seu primeiro álbum o excelente VOICES OF DARKNESS, produzido por Gustavo Vasquez. Eles também compartilharam palco com algumas grandes bandas de metal como KRISIUM, DESTRUCTION, TORTURE SQUAD, FUNERATUS CANNIBAL CORPSE, SEPULTURA, KORZUS, MASTER, VULCANO e DR SIN.
Agora eles estão preparando material para um novo álbum e se organizando para uma turnê européia.
Basicamente, eles são os reis do metal em Goiânia e nesta cidade se se acha um metaleiro, um headbanger, metalhead ou qualquer rótulo de metal que você gosta de pôr em si mesmo você tem que ter o álbum deles, se você não tem, melhor vender alguns de seus Slipknot ou Metallica e obtê-lo agora!


No Exit Fanzine Vol. 05


Hey!
The new issue of No Exit is out now, check the info below and get in touch for distribution or trades.
Wholesale price: 1.50 euro/each (minimum 5 copies).

No Exit #5 (May 2012), Greece.

A4, 24pgs, b/w, all in english
Interviews with:
Amebix
Stripmines
Pyroklast
Deathhammer
D-Takt & Råpunk records
Website| http://noexitzine.blogspot.com
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Up the punks!

-Bak

Wednesday 16 May 2012

BANDA DA SEMANA : CAMA DE JORNAL


INSETU’S CHOICE: BANDA DA SEMANA
CAMA DE JORNAL

Banda desta semana é oriunda da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista um lugar onde você ouvi hardcore com sotaque arrastado, colocar para fora toda a fúria e raiva através da música.
Com a irreverência e falta de compromisso com os padrões comerciais de Nem, o vocalista, fez o Cama de Jornal (Bed of Newspapers, que melhor significa, estar em condições de miséria e abandono) ficou conhecida em toda a região. Atualmente por todo o país, agora espero que com punk rock de Conquista (conquista), eles também conquistem pessoas subversivas do velho continente.
Foi em março de 2003 já com a formação clássica da banda punk na bateria Helder, Rosa no baixo, guitarra Lázaro e Nem na voz, gravaram no radioative Hippies estúdio seu álbum de estréia, intitulado A Revolta Dos Miseraveis.com 10 faixas autorais e uma cover do Olho Seco. Um ano depois, em 2004, uma demo gravada ao vivo no Ponto do Rock, no final de 2004 lançaram o cd Comendo Lixo e também gravamos uma demo com 18 faixas de old school punk rock puro com 16 faixas uma cover da lenda local Atestado De Pobreza , e outra do Grito Punk , ambos de Vitória da Conquista.
Em 2006 a banda gravou Perder Nada, cd lançado pela selo do Nem, Tosco Todo .. Distribuído por Terceiro Mundo Caos de Coritiba e o selo DMN (São Paulo). O terceiro álbum da banda continua com seu rock old school punk, completo com uma cover do classico clássico do punk rock nacional e do mundo Quanto Vale a Liberdade da Cólera.
Em 2009 eles lançaram o álbum de punk rock de Conquista com 10 faixas, é seu quarto álbum gravado em estúdio, que contou com a participação especial de Dalmo ( "Atestado Invasores Pobreza") e de Houly ( punk Horda ) de Santa Catarina , também participaram na compilação Rock Inde Promo, lançado pela Zine Inde, participaram na coletânea Contra Cultura concebida por membros da Horda Punk de Santa Catarina, apresentando membros da banda Invasores de Cerebros.. logo depois participou de uma coletânea Destroy Music Now For a Better world tomorrow, lançado pelo selo DMN de São Paulo que contou de várias bandas underground da cena brasileira, a América Latina e Europa. Também participou de uma compilação ao vivo Autonomia é O Caminho pelo selo Tosco Todo, com várias bandas de Vitória da Conquista e o Face da Bahia compilação só com bandas do estado da Bahia, lançado pelo zine a Célula.

Além disso participaram do Kompilaçao Attack The System lancados pelo Toskera e da compilação Bandeira Queimando Sua Boca Suja zine, eles não pararam por aí, também lançaram o dvd Cama de Jornal ao vivo no palco do rock de Salvador, a banda lançou um Autonomia é O Caminho, outro projeto em DVD, split / o dvd Cama de Jornal do UZT do underground de conquista.
Em 2011, o Cama de Jornal completou 10 anos de punk rock e convidou nada menos do que hardcore punk banda, Cólera, a lendária para a festa e gravou um cd / o dvd que o colocou para sempre na história do rock brasileiro e de hardcore punk, viril porque meses mais tarde, tornamos órfãos de uma pessoa maravilhosa, um homem ímpar, um pioneiro da cena punk, um vencedor e pacifista revolucionário, Redson (Cólera,) não está mais conosco, mas vivo em seu trabalho e em nossos corações e mentes.
Continuando a comemoração de 10 anos o Cama de Jornal fizeram uma mini tour no Centro-Oeste, a nossa terra do pequi, Goiânia e Brasília. 

No GOANIA GO! no old studio do nosso velho amigo Marcelo (que já faz parte do folclore underground de Goiás), onde apresentou as bandas Descarga Negativa, Geraçoes Perdidas, Entre Os Dentes , Horda Punk (SC) e Cama de Jornal (BA). Foi assim que começou uma amizade através do punk rock hardcore, e vamos continuar essa história em Correntina (BA) 14 de julho de correnteza FEST.
                                                                                                               
                                                                                            Walkir Inseto


 


INSETU’S CHOICE:CAMA DE JORNAL


INSETU’S CHOICE: BANDA DA SEMANA
CAMA DE JORNAL

This week's band is originated from Bahia, Vitoria Da Conquista a place where you hear hardcore with a thick brazilian-portuguese accent, putting out all the fury and anger through music.
With the singer Nem’s irreverence and lack of commitment to commercial standards, made
​​the Cama de Jornal (Bed of Newspapers, that would best means, be in condition of misery and abandonment) became known throughout the region. Today around the whole country, now hope that with punk rock de Conquista (conquest), they will also conquest subversive folks of the old continent.
It was in March 2003 already with the classic formation of the punk band on drums Helder, Rose on bass, guitar and Lázaro on Nem recorded on vocals in the studio Radioative Hippies their debut album, titled A Revolta dos Miseraveis.com 10 tracks written by the band and a Olho Seco’s cover. A year after in 2004 demo recorded a live at the Point Do Rock, in late 2004 has released the cd Comendo Lixo and also recorded a demo with 18 tracks of pure old school punk rock with 16 tracks a cover of a local legends Atestado De Pobreza, and another Grito of the punk band Punk, both of Vitoria Da Conquista.

In 2006 the band recorded Nada a Perder, cd released by the Nem’s label Tosco Todo vocalist.
Distributed by Coritiba’s Terceiro Mundo Caos discos and Amparo's selo DMN (São Paulo). The third album continues the band with his old school punk rock, complete with a cover of of one of the best punk rock bands ever the world's classic Quanto Vale a Liberdade from Cólera.

In 2009 they released the album punk Rock de Conquista (conquest also part name of their town ) with 10 tracks by is their fourth album recorded in Studio which had the special participation of the Dalmo (vocalist "Atestado Invasores Pobreza") and Houly (vocalist "Harda punk ') band of Santa Catarina,also had the participation on the compilation Inde Rock Promo, released by Zine Inde, participated in the Counter Culture compilation conceived by members of the Horde Punk of Santa Catarina, , featuring the band Invasores De Cerebros . Also participated in a compilation Destroy Music Now For A Better World Tomorrow, released by the label DMN São Paulo that counted from several underground bands of the Brazilian scene, Latin America and Europe.
Also participated in a live compilation Autonomia e o Caminho by the label Todo Tosco, with several bands from Vitoria Da Conquista and Face Da Bahia compilation only with bands from the state of Bahia, released by the zine A Celula.
Also participated in The Attack Kopilaçao The Sistem records released by Toskera and the compilation Bandeira Queimando Sua Boca Suja zine, It did not stop there, also released dvd Cama de Jornal live on stage at the rock from Salvador, the band issued Autonomia e o Caminho another project on DVD, also launched a Split / dvd Cama de Jornal and UZT and conquista underground. 

In 2011 the Cama de Jornal completed 10 years of punk rock and they invited nothing less than the legendary hardcore punk rock band Cólera for the party  and recorded a cd / dvd wich put them forever in the history of Brazilian hardcore punk rock, manly coz months later we became orphans of a Marvelous person, an odd man, a pioneer of the punk scene, a winner and revolutionary pacifist, Redson (Cólera) is no longer with us but alive in his work and in our hearts and minds.
Continuing the commemoration of 10 years in Cama de Jornal they did one mini tour in the Midwest, the land of pequi, Goiania and Brasilia.
In GOANIA GO at OLD STUDIO of our Old friend Marcelo (who already is part of Goias’s underground folklore), where played the bands Descarga Negativa, Geraçoes Perdidas, Entre Os Dentes Goiania, Horda Punk (SC) and Cama De Jornal (BA). That was how we started a friendship through the hardcore punk rock, and we will continue this story in Correntina (BA) July 14, CORRENTEZA  FEST.

            http://www.camadejornal.com.br/




Tuesday 15 May 2012

FESTIVAL CORRENTEZA





O Festival Correnteza tem como objetivo inundar a cidade de Correntina-BA com um fluxo selvagem de música underground, que seja contra os padrões da mídia capitalista.
Como não temos dinheiro (eu e todas as pessoas que toparam organizar esse evento), estamos convocando as bandas que possam se interessar em vir tocar, para juntarem dinheiro para vir tocar, em contrapartida daremos a hospedagem numa escola pro pessoal e também alimentação e é claro o espaço no show.

O Festival Correnteza é um evento feito por tod@s que se comprometeram a participar dele de alguma forma, não um evento onde há uma organização vertical que busca ter algum tipo de renome ou dinheiro com isso, nunca queremos e nem vamos querer, esse evento é somente pra fazer a resistência contra a cultura decadente que temos.

 
Será realizado nos dias 13 a 15 de julho em Correntina-BA.


PROGRAMAÇÃO:

1º DIA (13 de Julho, Sexta-Feira)

19:30 - Abertura com a Filarmônica Erato Correntinense (tocando músicas de rock)
20:00h - Apresentação do grupo de teatro CACO de Correntina-BA
20:50h - Discräsiä (Crust Punk, banda do Ceará) FACEBOOK MYSPACE
21:40h - Love History (Crust Punk, banda do Ceará)
22:30h - MarmitexSA (Hardcore, banda do Distrito Federal) FACEBOOK MYSPACE
23:20h - Projétil Paralelo (post-hardcore banda da Bahia) FACEBOOK BLOGSPOT
00:10h - Hellraiser (death-thrash metal, banda da Bahia)
01:00h - Road Warriors (classic metal, banda da Bahia)
02:00h - (Banda Surpresa)

2º DIA (14 de Julho, Sábado)

19:30h - Penúria Zero (Punk Rock, banda do Goiás) FACEBOOK
20:10h - Os Containners (Hardcore, banda do Distrito Federal) FACEBOOK MYSPACE
20:50h - Cama de Jornal (Punk Rock, banda da Bahia) www.camadejornal.com.br/ MYSPACE
21:30h - Descarga Negativa (Hardcore, banda do Goiás) FACEBOOK
22:10h - Exibição do documentário Noite do Horror produzido pela cena punk de Barreiras-BA
23:00 - Pretexto (Punk Rock, banda da Bahia)FACEBOOK MYSPACE
23:40 - In Mundos (Hardcore, banda da Bahia) MYSPACE
00:20 - Tarja Preta (Hardcore, banda do Goiás)FACEBOOK MYSPACE
01:20h - Athame (Hardcore, banda da Bahia) 

3º Dia (15 de Julho, Domingo)

16:00h -Socialização de Experiências de Movimentos Sociais Locais
17:00h - Comadre Colombina (Rock And Roll, banda da Bahia)
FACEBOOK
17:40h - Kaos e Afins (Classic Metal, banda da Bahia) FACEBOOK
18:20h - Natural Hate (Thrash Metal, banda da Bahia) FACEBOOK MYSPACE
19:00h - Oficina de auto-defesa
19:40h - Everlasting (Heavy Metal, banda da Bahia)
20:20h - Sexy Drive (Punk Rock, banda da Bahia)
21:00h - Alternativa Z (Rock And Roll, banda de Minas Gerais) MYSPACE


HAVERÁ VENDA DE MATERIAL INDEPENDENTE!!
(Camisas, Cds, patches, bótons, zines e tudo mais, se você tiver algo para vender/trocar traga! E se você vier como expectador junte uma grana e venha apoiar a iniciativa underground!)



Pra galera que vai tocar no Festival Correnteza e quer maiores informações sobre o turismo local....

Ilha do Ranchão
Atrativo Natural:
Com uma área de aproximadamente 1.000 m2, cartão de visita da cidade, onde é realizada a festa do HAVAÍ no mês de janeiro. É considerado patrimônio do município.

Sete Ilhas
Atrativo Natural:
Um aglomerado com sete ilhas, considerado “sete pedaços do céu”, tamanha sua beleza. Com praias, cachoeiras, corredeiras, plantas nativas, bares, restaurante; pousada e estacionamento ao lado.

Ilha do Buriti
Atrativo Natural:
Forma um arquipélago com várias ilhas menores, formando cachoeiras, corredeiras e praias. Ilha do Vau Atrativo Cultural Pequena ilha com ótima praia e arborização nativa

Ilha do Despejo
Atrativo Natural:
Pouco conhecida, tem aproximadamente 500 m2, com a metade coberta por vegetação nativa e a outra metade formada por um bloco de pedra, do lado direito da ilha tem uma cachoeira (despejo), do lado esquerdo uma corredeira e acima pequena praia, toda a área é cercada por vegetação ciliar nativa.

Rio Arrojado
Rio Com profundidade média variando entre 2 e 3 metros e largura média variando entre 25 e 30 metros, com corredeiras, cachoeiras e remansos em todo o seu percurso que começa na Serra Geral e vai até sua confluência com o rio Corrente na Barra de São José; divisa com Santa Maria da Vitória e Jaborandi, em suas margens encontram-se importantes povoados como: Praia, Fundão, Olivânia, Aparecida do Oeste dentre outros e o Distrito de São Manoel, piscosidade regular.

Rio Correntina
Rio de águas cristalinas, com muitas ilhas, corredeiras, cachoeiras e praias; um dos mais belos do Estado da Bahia; suas belezas naturais são conhecidas mesmo em outros estados brasileiros. Neste Rio se encontra os mais importantes cartões postais da cidade; o Ranchão e as Sete Ilhas. Sua profundidade média é de 2 metros e sua largura média é de 20-25 metros

Rio do Meio
Fronteira entre os municípios de Santa Maria da Vitória, Correntina e São Desidério tem como afluentes os rios Santo Antônio e Guará fazendo fronteira com o município de São Desidério. O rio Do Meio tem o maior número de paredões e grutas em suas margens, possui também o maior número de remansos ou praiados e algumas corredeiras. Banha terras muito férteis cultivadas por pequenos agricultores que utilizam suas águas para irrigação de diversas culturas.

Cachoeira da Zumba
Cachoeira com uma queda de 3m de altura e um comprimento de 15 m, muito bonita e boa para se fotografar.

Cachoeira do Sonrizal
Cachoeira de pequeno porte e grande beleza.

 

Sunday 13 May 2012

INTERVIEW HELLBASTARD



Interview with Malcolm "Scruff" Lewty June/2011
HELLBASTARD is a Crust Punk/Crossover/Thrash Metal band from Newcastle, England, UK.
Together with AMEBIX and ANTISECT, they are the pioneers of the crust punk genre. Since then, as most of their peers, they evolved to a more metal sound.
They are working on a new album, the they promise to be the angriest and most intimate ever, also soon will be a new video directed by ANDREW LEFTON, he has just completed the AMEBIX new video "KNIGHTS OF THE BLACK SUN" for their upcoming teaser 12" to be released shortly on PROFANE EXISTENCE and ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES exclusively.
HELLBASTARD fly out to SWEDEN next month to play the prestigious "PUNK ILLEGAL FEST" held yearly near GOTHENBURG, this promises to be a real feral and wild affair, lasting over three days HELLBASTARD headline the event on SAT JUNE 25th.





 HELLBASTARD ARE -
JOSH "BUDA" HARRIS - Drums/Percussion.
PAUL "I NEED SOME CHIPS, MAAAN" O'SHEA - Bass.
TOM "MOTORMOUTH" MCCOMBE - Guitars/Talking...always,....never shuts up, talks and talks,...for ever,....always,...for ever.
MALCOLM "SCRUFF",...I'M 43 & WILL NEVER GROW UP"  LEWTY - Vocals/Guitars.
DEAN "SPEAK UP A BIT, MATE..." WHITBY. - Merch/Travel Itinararies/Acommodation Finder/Band Photography/Transport Executive/Cake and Tea bringer at rehearsals - (the list is a long one)...etc etc.



Q1.For the case there is anyone that dont know HELLBASTARD, tell us what is HELLBASTARD?


MALCOLM "SCRUFF"- Hello Kezio,....
MALCOLM "SCRUFF"
I guess to some, HELLBASTARD is a message. This is where the bands' priorities lie, deep rooted in the hardcore anarcho/d.i.y/punk/metal /thrash "scene". There would be NO POINT doing this band if the lyrics were about satan or big motorbikes or fast cars or scantily clad virginal women and the fires of hell. It just would'nt work for us.
HELLBASTARD are five  individuals (I am counting DEAN THE MERCH MACHINE) as well, because without our merch/organiser guy we would be royally fucked. Dean is a close friend of mine that I work with in the Post Office, we are both mailmen,...for our sins, and Dean organises a lot of stuff for us, to the point that he really should be known as "Dean the MANAGER", he is awesome, the only thing Dean does not do is get onstage with us and play when we do,... Anyway,...we are FIVE individuals that get along quite well and wish to deliver the best and most passionate live performance we can. We are becoming more diverse as time goes on with different "influences" coming into the band. We began in late 1984/85' and reformed in 2008 after splitting in 1992. We have been in WARS and came out the other end. We have had more line up changes than any football team, ever. But we are here, still passionate and still angry about things that annoy us. This is, primarily what drives the band. We have HAD the option to "sell out" (whatever that means) but never took it. So our street "credibilities" are real strong. I am quite proud of this.


Q2.You've recently toured UK with PanzerBastard and Suicide Watch, for the first time since you reformed the band.How was it?

M.S. - Well, we completed a huge european tour in 2009, and did some tours in the USA in 2009 and 2010. Yes, it was the first "UK TOUR" since way back in 1990. There were a surprisingly large amount of people at SOME shows, and then there was a sparse crowd at others. The tour was a success though, in the fact that we onl;y missed ONE show because of a situation beyond our capabilities. We all got on really well (the 3 touring bands) and made many new friends along the way.......it was a great tour and we were very lucky to have even done it. Our first TWO drivers dropped out before the tour and Mr "Shotgun Brady" (our rhsal room owner) jumped in at the last minute to drive the whole tour with his own vehicle. We owe him a lot. Our BROTHERS from other MOTHERS (Boston's PANZERBASTARD)  were a joy to be with. We had met in the USA in 2009 and 2010, we stayed with them and played shows with them and I have even been graced with the task of appearing on their next cd as a guest vocalist on one track called "Workhorse", what a fucking HONOUR that is. We love PANZERBASTARD, they fucking rule and KICK MUCH ARSE. There are not many bands like PANZERBASTARD out there,......... It was an honour to tour with them. Especially them.

Q3.Hellbastard is one of the pioneers of the crust punk, but since then has evolved into a more metal thrashy kind of sound, as many other punk bands from the same time and all received criticism from abandoning their punk roots. What do you think of that?

M.S. - Nothing has been "abandoned". We are a band, not mercenaries ! We do what we do, you do what YOU do,. You cannot please ALL of the people ALL of the time. I try damn hard to please myself only when it comes to the music of HELLBASTARD, I write songs for ME, nobody else. And as for "thrash metal",.... PHOOEY ! We are HELLBASTARD. Period. It is too EASY for magazines and individuals to slag bands off when they change their sound or do something DIFFERENT. Instead bands should be FUCKING WELL PRAISED for daring to even BE different !!! Look at the so called "crust" scene ? 99 per cent of the bands ALL SOUND THE FUCKING SAME, and what is even MORE sad is that they all LOOK THE FUCKING SAME
AS WELL,..... fuck me, it is like a LOAD of sheep in a field. FUCK THIS SHIT.

Q4.Some critics seems to find it hard to classify HELLBASTARD into a genre. Have you anytime worried about making your music get into an specific genre to pass a more clear image of yourselves?

M.S. - On the contrary. we don't WANT to be classified and cross-refernced and stored away in a neat little box. FUCK THAT SHIT. I AM GLAD "critics" FIND IT HARD TO CLASSIFY US ! This makes me smile a whole lot more than I normally would. THERE ARE NO RULES. FUCK RULES, FUCK CLASSIFICATIONS AND FUCK ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO CLASSIFY "MUSIC" OF ANY SORT. Who the FUCK wrote the rule book anyway ? You mention a "clear image" ? WHO GIVES A FUCK. WE CERTAINLY DO NOT. No man, FUCK anybody that tries to label anything. FUCK THEM IN THE FACE WITH A PITCHFORK. Cunts. Labelling something as DIVERSE as "music" is a crime. To me there is shit music and good music,.... whichever you like, you like,........That is how it should be. I enjoy listening to some of the most "commercial" music in the world (EG-Madonna, Duffy...) does that make me a "POP/DISCO guy" ? Nah, I don't think so. People who want to LABEL something , I think, are scared. It has to FIT into their scope/vision,.... that is what HITLER did to all who didn't fit into his grand scheme. PEOPLE WHO label things are SAD emotionless feeble useless utter cunts. DESTROY THE LOT OF THEM. Fucking PRICKS.

Q5.How was the scene in uk back in the 80's? Has the internet made it better now or just  banalised it?

M.S. - I was too busy trying not to starve, I saw millions of bands come through my brothers' clubs,.... every band played his shows that he organised. From all over the world. It was exciting and new and very dangerous. There was no security at his early shows, bands like SUBHUMANS, AMEBIX, SKEPTIX, MAU MAUS, RIOT SQUAD, BROKEN BONES, CONFLICT, SVART FRAMTID, BANNLYST, NO MEANS NO, D.O.A, ANTISECT, OI POLLOI, ONSLAUGHT, CHAOS UK, DISORDER, LUNATIC FRINGE, THE CLASH (EVEN) !  SONS OF BADBREATH, EAT SHIT, SEATS OF PISS, NAPALM DEATH, EXTREME NOISE TERROR, HERESY, CONCRETE SOX, etc etc most shows went reall REALLY well, but the odd time Skinheads would turn up and try and ruin things. They were always beaten down though, hahahaha.
The internet has made things a million times quicker, if anything. You google a band name and POP! Up it comes and you can hear the music straight away. In our day we had to make a tape and send it in the post.... along with a long letter as well, the personal touch. That's what the internet has fucked up on, it has taken the personal touch right out of things, which is really really sad. It is also swamped with music,.there are too many bands and not enough outlets for the bands to perform and gain credibility. The 1980's were a tragic time in the UK, many job losses and redundancies and many small firms closing down because of the capitalist giants taking over (much of what has been going on in the world anyway,...) No, the 1980's were not as good as people think they were. For music, then hell yes,....if you like that kind of thing. But politically the situation went downhill rapidly with "Thatcherism",..... the tories destroyed so much, for so many..... those bastards.

Q6.What should we expect from the band in the near future?

M.S. - Things that are as DIFFERENT as we can make them, without being too arty! Oh, we are playing this years "PUNK ILLEGAL" fest in Munkdehal, Sweden this month we are really looking forward to this event as it is an honour to be asked to play such a legendary outdoor venue(it happened June 25th). Our next album is tentatively titled "ROCKSTAR BURNING...." and we are still writing it as we speak. There will be a 12" Picture Disc Vinyl appearing on PROFANE EXISTENCE RECORDS (USA) with a band called "DRESDEN" from Wisconsin on one side and HELLBASTARD on the other,......... this will surface in 2011 / 2012.

Q7.Thank you once more, feel free to add anything you want now.

M.S. - Thankyou for thinking of us for your magazine. WE are most honoured to be featured in said publication. Fight the good fight and look out for your friends, they are the most important thing we all have, well, .that and time and the air we breathe. THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED - FUCK THE NEW WORLD ORDER. 

Cheers  

Scruff/Hellbastard June 2011.


DISCOGRAPHY

1986: Ripper Crust demo cassette
1987: Hate Militia full-length cassette
1988: Heading for Internal Darkness LP
1988: Thrashing a Dead House 12" split with Extreme Noise Terror
1989: They Brought Death 7" EP
1990: Natural Order CD/LP
1990: Heading for Internal Darkness CD reissue
1993: Ripper Crust LP reissue
1998: Heading for More Darkness CD reissue
1998: In Grind We Crust CD compilation
2009: "Ripper Crust" LP reissue
2009: The Need to Kill CD/LP
2009: "Eco-war" EP/CD
2010: "Heading For Internal Darkness" LP reissue / CD Version later 2010/ early 2011
2010: "Hellbastard/Dissent" Split 7" EP