Nightstick Distro update!

Fick nyss hem ett gäng ex av Mercy Killings första EP. Medlemmar från Wasted Time, Direct Control, Socialcide osv. Borde egentligen inte behöva beskriva soundet iom medlemmarnas tidigare åtaganden men slänger upp en låt så ni kan stampa med foten lite. 65:- inkl. porto kostar den, och vill ni ha en mailar ni yourmistake (a) gmail.com

Intervju med Chris Ulsh

I first met Chris Ulsh at a pre show for this years Chaos in Tejas at a bar called Chain Drive. We talked a bit and I bought a shirt and some Impalers EP´s. Only having heard the demo EP before I wasn´t quite prepared for the intensity Impalers brought live. It´s safe to say that festival started pretty great with that show. Day by day it proved that this is a man of many talents as he played with five different bands on severeal occasions throughout the festival. Chris proved to be a really nice guy as we met each other here and there the next couple of days, and since he released records with all of his bands this year I figured an interview could be in place. I put some links at the bottom for every band mentioned in this interview. Thanks you for the interview Chris!

* So, how did it all start for you? How did you get involved with punk/hardcore/metal in the first place?

When I was 8 years old my cousin came in to town and played me two CDs on his portable CD player - Metallica's Master of Puppets and White Zombie's Astrocreep 2000. We listened to them over and over in the back of his mom's minivan and I was hooked on metal for life. Later on I started getting into punk, then in high school my friend made a mix tape for me with Poison Idea, Koro, Mayhem, and some more stuff. I kind of quit everything else I was into after that.

* How long did it take from this first contact with punk/hardcore/metal until you started your first band? Did any of your bands record anything or is Mammoth Grinder the first band that did?

Mammoth Grinder was the first real band I was in that recorded anything. Brian and I started it in 2006 when we were 17 and recorded a couple times but I doubt either of us think it turned out very well. The split with Legion was the first release where I think we finally hit the mark.

*Tell me about Mammoth Grinder. Was this started as a two man band just like Impalers or were there more people involved from the start?

The core of the band has always been Brian and I. We had a slew of other bass players before we found Alex. Then Wade joined on 2nd guitar. Both of them contributed writing the last LP and the extra help shows a lot.

*I hear alot of similarities between Mammoth Grinder and Impalers in the sense that Anti Cimex, Celtic Frost, Venom, Discharge and Poison Idea seems to be the main influences although Mammoth Grinder focuses more on the metal side of things and with maybe some swedish death metal influence where Impalers focuses more on the hardcore side of things. Did you start Impalers because you wanted to do a more hardcore oriented band with those same influences but thought it didn´t fit for Mammoth Grinder? Or am I just out on a whim here?

We were on tour in Baltimore on a particularly grim night of tour and Mike and I were in the van by ourselves listening to Discharge. That's pretty much where it started. When we got home we would practice while waiting for people in our other bands to show up, then started scheduling our own practices. At first we wanted it to be more metal than it turned out to be, like a punk NWOBHM mix, but it sort of turned into it's own thing.

*I´m guessing you´re the main singwriter in Mammoth Grinder and Impalers. How is it playing in Hatred Surge, Power Trip and Vaaska. Are you as involved in song writing in those bands or is it a more lean back and just do your thing situation?

Not nearly as much. I wrote a riff or two on the Power Trip LP but mostly helped out putting together the arrangements. In Vaaska it's d-beat, fill, repeat. Alex has always written everything for Surge but I might have added a pinch harmonic here or there.

*Seeing you play in five recording/touring bands at the moment, as well as having been to Australia as a live guitarist for Innumerable Forms this year. Where do you find the time? I asked this question in Austin but if you could elaborate a bit more. Where do you find time to hang out with your girlfriend between working and rehearsing with five bands? And since Power Trip is based out of Dallas and you live in Austin I imagine they do alot of rehearsals without a drummer.

My girlfriend is the sweetest most patient person in the world. When I'm not on tour I usually get home from work and go to practice most days. Whenever I don't have practice we'll make food and watch a horror movie or something. We don't really go out very much. Everyone in Power Trip does a lot of practicing on their own. If we have a show coming up we usually meet up somewhere and practice right before. We play live a lot so we don't need too much refreshing.

*Power Trip is doing a European tour this fall but you´re not going with them. I guess work gets in the way of doing all the tours imaginable. How much does this bum you out? And while talking about Power Trip, I hear alot of similarities to Iron Age, almost to the extent that I thought for a while that some members of that band were involved. How much did they mean for you as a band?

They were huge for everyone in Texas that was into hardcore. I might have seen them live more than any other band I can think of. We owe a lot to them. They got Mammoth Grinder on a bunch of their shows when we were relatively unknown and Jason eventually released two records for us on his Cyclopean label. They don't share any members with Power Trip but I filled in for them last weekend at Not Dead Yet fest in Toronto. It was a bummer not to be able to do the PT Euro tour but the fest was so much fun and entirely worth it.

*You mentioned in Austin you had really fun playing in Vaaska. What makes it so fun? How long have you been a member of that band?

I can't remember exactly, more than a year but not much more. The only records I have played drums on so far are the Skizophrenia split and the Impalers split. I always really liked Vaaska before I ever joined. We all live close are usually at the bar together if we aren't working on new stuff. Never a dry practice. Impalers are the same way.

*All your five bands have released at least one record this year, some even two. Which one´s are you most happy about? Anything you´d like to change regarding sound, mix or whatever?

I think I'm most happy with the Mammoth Grinder record, only because we sent it back to many times to get everything perfect. It took a really, really long time but the final result was worth the trouble I think. It got mastered twice, mixed who knows how many times. I went in for weeks to change vocals or guitar solos. It got to be pretty grueling. None of the other records I played on this year took that much work so I can absolutely be thankful for that.

*Impalers have just released the first LP. As imagined it´s great. Some songs remind me alot of some of the riffings from Lanchy (Totalitär) and Jallo (Meanwhile). Are these bands you return to often for inspiration?

Totalitär is one of my all time favorites. We listen to meanwhile a lot in the van on tour. You guys have always had the sickest punk bands over there and I am so jealous. I just heard the new Institution stuff and I love it. Tell your friends I'm trying to get my hands on some Damaged Head stuff!

*The music scene in Austin seems amazing with all the shows and all the places to play. Are you satisfied living in the warmest city I´ve ever been to? I guess you get used to it but for me coming from chilly Sweden and seeing native Austin folks being out in that heat with jeans on just blew my mind. And I heard it got even warmer later on in the summer.

Hah I can imagine. I was so cold when I went to Sweden, I would never last there. Austin is the best city in US. It has it's bullshit just like any other city but I won't be leaving any time soon. We have great bands, record stores, venues, food, everything.

*What´s up next for you? Supporting all the records with your various bands or are you already writing new songs and planning for new releases?

Mammoth Grinder and Power Trip are about to do a small tour, then Impalers and Vaaska are going to go to the west coast after that. Then I imagine everyone will start working on new songs. We all have riffs and ideas but haven't had the time to get together and churn them out, so I bet once we have a break from touring all of that will start coming together.

Impalers: Bandcamp

Vaaska: Soundcloud

Power Trip: Bandcamp

Mammoth Grinder: Bandcamp

Hatred Surge: Bandcamp

American Hardcore 1978-1987 CD5

UPPDATERING: Sista volymen uppladdad igen. Nu med en extralåt som avslutare, så ni som redan har den på datorn kanske ska ladda hem den igen.

Äntligen klar med femte och sista skivan. Nu känns det rätt skönt att den är klar men känner jag mig själv rätt så börjar jag snart med att göra samlingar med europeiska band.

Det är mestadels obskyra band på den här och vissa band är helt enkelt sånt jag missat på föregående skivor pga hjärnsläpp. Jerry´s Kidz-låten var jag tvungen att flytta till denna skiva från fyran eftersom den tydligen gjorde så att den skivan gick över 80 min.

Personliga favoriter på denna inkluderar Rights Of The Accused, Bum Kon, No Rock Stars, Out Of Order och Deathwish. Gillar ju självklart alla låtar men just idag sticker de där rackarna ut mest. För övrigt så låter Out Of Order-sångaren jävligt lik Dan O´Mahoney i verserna på låten.

Mycket nöje. Länk under låtlistan.

1. Deathwish - Break The Chains
2. Jerry´s Kidz - D.W.I.
3. Whipping Boy - Parent Trouble
4. Breakouts - Join Me, Don't Join Me
5. Los Olvidados - Something New
6. Dr Know - El Salvador
7. Sons of Ishmael - Sons Of Ishmael - Small Town Mentality
8. Subhumans - Slap In The Face
9. Convicted - Bomb Bop
10. Bum Kon - The Draft
11. Rights of the Accused - What I Learned Today
12. Legal Weapon - War Babies
13. Fatal Rage - Fatal Mistake
14. Nip Drivers - New Meiji Takeover
15. Corrupted Morals - Big Man
16. Kent State - Radio Moscow
17. Modern Warfare - Suburban Death Row
18. Plague - Losing my Mind
19. The Vandals - Anarchy Burger (Hold the Government)
20. Negative Gain - Night Stalker
21. Unnatural Silence - Misfits Are Innocent
22. Chronic Disorder - I See Red
23. Saccharine Trust - I Am Right
24. Inbred Th' - Fantasy Express
25. No Rock Stars - Death
26. Damage - March Of The Morons
27. Belching Penguins - Dead People Can´t Drive
28. Autistic Behavior - TV Messiah
29. Dissension - Telling Me
30. H.R. - It'll Be Alright
31. Secret Hate - Midas Touch
32. Out Of Order - Anal Aggression
33. Doggy Style - Be Strong
34. The Effigies - Techno's Gone
35. Anti - Be Free
36. Confederate - Written Laws
37. Just Because - Inside Job
38. Final Conflict - Self-Defeated
39. Beyond Possession - No Religion
40. Personality Crisis - Twilight's Last Gleaming
41. M.A.D. - Holocaust
42. Insolents - Frustrated
43. Mental Decay - You Suck
44. Psycho - Kids Are For Tricks
45. TMA - Surf Nazi

American Hardcore CD5

Nytt från Ebro Virumbales

Ebro, den gamle hjälten från Los Crudos, Charles Bronson, MK Ultra och mäktiga Punch In The Face, har inte bara släppt PITF-demon samt en liveinspelning från radio som LP utan har TVÅ nya band med nysläppta demos. Pitfall och Pillage heter de, och Pitfall släpper snart en EP. Älskar snubbens raspiga röst och det passar ypperligt i ett band som Pitfall som har en touch av oi! i sin hardcore. Pitfall utgörs av 3/4 PITF så soundet kanske inte är helt förvånande. Pillage öser på med hederlig snabb hardcore och vad kan man säga? Snubben levererar här med. Blir så jävla glad att man alltid kan lita på vissa människor. Ebro är en sån rackare. Länkar till båda demosarna nedan så kolla för fan in.

American Hardcore 1978-1987 CD4

Näst sista volymen. Har inte så mycket att skriva om den. Tycker låtlistan säger det mesta, känt blandat med mindre känt. CD5 börjar faktiskt bli klar och där blir det mer obskyra än kända band. Dock håller ju låtarna på den fortfarande hög kvalitet.

Håll till godo och kommentera med jubel, klagomål eller frågor.

1. Cro-Mags - World Peace
2. Scared Straight - Children
3. Graven Image - Day After
4. Shattered Faith - I Love America
5. The Accüsed - Reagan's War Puppets
6. Undead - Social Reason
7. Decadence - Slam
8. Dag Nasty - Can I Say
9. Sheer Terror - Fashion Fighter
10. Christ On Parade - Landlord Song
11. Heart Attack - God Is Dead
12. Social Unrest - Thinking Of Suicide
13. False Prophets - Good Clean Fun
14. Hated Youth - Ted Bundy
15. No Fraud - Failure
16. Youth Youth Youth - Blue Stain
17. Tar Babies - Native Son
18. Untouchables - Nic Fit
19. Toxic Reasons - Riot Squad
20. Red Cross - Cover Band
21. YDI - Categorized
22. Bored Youth - Misfit
23. The Fartz - How Long
24. Justice League - Style
25. Frontline - Tear Shit Up
26. P.T.L. Klub - Drunk Driving
27. White Trash - Ballad Of Ronnie Raygun
28. Lost Cause - Firing Line
29. No Mercy - Thoughts of Destruction
30. Roach Motel - Frenzy
31. Neon Christ - Neon Christ
32. Major Conflict - Still Far Away
33. Stark Raving Mad - Judge & Jury
34. The Replacements - Dope Smokin Moron
35. Septic Death - Never Trust
36. Nig Heist - Love in Your Mouth
37. Stains - Sick and Crazy
38. Plain Wrap - Punk Rock
39. No Thanks - Office Jerk/Rat Cheese
40. Unwanted - Unruled Chain
41. Straight Ahead - Breakaway
42. United Mutation - Final Solution
43. Reflex from Pain - Chemicals
44. Slapshot - Chip On My Shoulder
45. Skewbald - Sorry / Change For The Same
46. The Guns - I'm Not Right
47. Savage Circle - Hardcore Rules
48. The Worst - Emergency Room
49. Jerry´s Kidz - D.W.I.
American Hardcore CD4

Återfall - Plague ute nu!

Återfall är tillbaka med en ny EP släppt av PPP Records. För att parafrasera en av de roligaste artiklar som skrivits: "Det är monstermetalliserad kängpunk från en annan planet, ett förvridet och felmedicinerat DISCHARGE precis utsläppt från hispan." Ja, sedär. Någon användning fick man av den meningen också. Hursomhaver, det är en riktigt grym skiva och anledningen att jag tog med ovanstående citat är för att det är en aning mer metal inblandat på denna EP. Beställer gör man genom PPP (länk ovan), eller av Återfall direkt på aterfall (a) ymail.com. Finns som svart och genomskinlig vinyl.

Lyssna på en låt från EPn på Återfalls bandcamp.

Extorts - Oh My God It's The Extorts Demo (1980)

Extorts var i princip S.O.A. innan de tog in Henry Rollins på sång. I Extorts sjöng istället Lyle Preslar men när han började lira med Ian MacKaye och Jeff Nelson så plockade de in Rollins och bytte namn till State of Alert. Vissa låtar togs med till S.O.A., vissa inte. Inte världens bästa ljud på denna rip, men troligtvis den bästa som finns att tillgå på silvernätet. De gick tydligen även under namnet Vile Lyle and the Extorts men eftersom de bara gjorde en spelning så var det säkert bara ett namn de spånade om. Nåja, lite historia kan ju inte skada och det är ju kul att höra Lyle gasta lite också.

Extorts - Oh My God It's The Extorts Demo (1980)

American Hardcore 1978-1987 CD3

Har varit slö, slapp och likgiltig den senaste tiden. Ingen direkt lust till nånting efter man masat sig hem efter jobbet. Antar det är det satans mörkret som betäcker landet. Så jag gör det lätt för mig genom att ladda upp volym tre av vad som småningom ska bli fem. Har blivit lite stiltje med femman av ovan nämnda anledning men det kommer väl vad det lider.

Och släng in nån kommentar om favvolåtar eller nåt roligt.

1. Agression - Locals Only
2. Misguided - Blacklist
3. The Meatmen - 1 Down 3 To Go
4. Murphy's Law - California Pipeline
5. Catatonics - Hunted Down
6. Toxin III - Rock Wars
7. Minutemen - Validation
8. Marginal Man - Pandora's Box
9. False Confession - Lies
10. Unseen Force - Fear
11. Crumbsuckers - Shot Down
12. Vatican Commandos - Do What You Want To
13. Really Red - Lockjaw
14. J.F.A. - Jodie Fosters Army
15. Meat Puppets - In A Car
16. Hypnotics - Eating Soup
17. Jackshit - Follow The Leader
18. Impact Unit - My Friends And The Pit
19. Mox Nix - We Won't Be Controlled
20. Fuck-Ups - Negative Reaction
21. Youth Korps - Hang On Belushi
22. Final Warning - Rain Of Death
23. Bad Posture - Time For Smack
24. Manic Subcidal - Hopeless
25. Underdog - Special Forces
26. Vile - Definitions
27. Deranged Diction - Kill Or Be Killed
28. The Cheifs - Karen Walach
29. Second Wind - Bitch
30. Cryptic Slaughter - Lowlife
31. Final Conflict - Apocalypse Now
32. Life Sentence - In The Streets
33. Urban Assault - Night On The Town
34. 5150 - Bloodline
35. Mourning Noise - Fighting Chance
36. Naked Raygun - Rat Patrol
37. The Feederz - Burn Warehouse Burn
38. The Psychos - Barriers (
39. Dayglo Abortions - Stupid Songs
40. The Slammies - Frustrated
41. Rosemary's Babies - Small Minds, Think Small
42. Chronic Sick - Dress Code
43. Active Ingredients - I Hate MTV
44. Deadline - Closed Door
45. SNFU - She's Not on the Menu
46. Mental Abuse - Sock Woman
47. The Patriots - Bang, Bang, Bang
48. Double-O - There's No Reasoning
49. Outpatients - G.P.D.)
50. Circle One - Patterns Of Force

American Hardcore CD3

American Hardcore 1978-1987 CD2 Re-post

Här har vi då den andra volymen av mina hemmasnickrade amerikanska hardcoresamlingar mellan åren 1978-1987. Inte en dålig låt i mitt tycke och ca en timme och arton minuter härlighet. Från starten med den helt fantastiska Korolåten Dear Sirs till slutet med Willfull Neglects hetsiga Abort The Mission rymmer denna volym mestadels kändare band men med en del lite mindre kända band. Mer obskyra band kommer på de två sista volymerna. Ladda hem och minns, njut eller upptäck en massa fina band.

Och kommentera gärna som vanligt.

1. Koro - Dear Sirs
2. Jerry's Kids - Tear It Up
3. The Fix - Off To War
4. Scream - Came Without Warning
5. Poison Idea - Made To Be Broken
6. Verbal Abuse - Verbal Abuse
7. Offenders - Face Down In The Dirt
8. Code of Honor - People's Revolution
9. SS Decontrol - Boiling Point
10. The Dicks - Dicks Hate The Police
11. Void - My Rules
12. Bad Religion - Fuck Armageddon... This is Hell!
13. Reagan Youth - Reagan Youth
14. Rhino 39 - Prolixin Stomp
15. Battalion Of Saints - Second Coming
16. Circle Jerks - World Up My Ass
17. Urban Waste - Ignorant
18. Angry Samoans - Lights Out
19. M.I.A. - I Can't Take It No More
20. Last Rights - Chunks
21. D.I. - Johnny´s Got A Problem
22. Middle Class - Out Of Vogue
23. Minor Threat - Guilty Of Being White
24. Zero Boys - Amphetamine Addiction
25. F.U.'s - Unite Or Lose
26. Germs - Media Blitz
27. C.I.A. - Who Cares?/Death
28. The Freeze - Trouble If You Hide
29. T.S.O.L. - Property Is Theft
30. Unity - Positive Mental Attitude
31. Kraut - Matinee
32. Channel 3 - Mannequin
33. Rebel Truth - Child Hosts The Parasite
34. Crucifix - Prejudice
35. Siege - Starvation
36. Iron Cross - Fight 'Em All
37. Teen Idles - Sneakers
38. 76% Uncertain - Coffee Achievers
39. The Clitboys - Slogan Boy
40. Youth Brigade DC - It's About Time That We Had A Change
41. The Crowd - Modern Machine
42. Nihilistics - Black Sheep
43. Youth of Today - I Have Faith
44. Stretch Marks - Force Fucker
45. Honor Role - Bowling For Bibles
46. The Mob - Step Forward
47. D.O.A. - Fucked Up Baby
48. Negative FX - Citizens Arrest
49. Rich Kids On LSD - Why?
50. F - No
51. Artificial Peace - Outside Looking In
52. Willful Neglect - Abort The Mission

American Hardcore CD2

American Hardcore 1978-1987 CD1 Re-post

Dessa rackare blev spärrade av filhanteringstjofräset och de har legat nere sen dess. Tänkte att vi gör ett nytt försök och ser hur länge de får ligga uppe denna gång. Såhär skrev jag om samlingen förra gången. "Detta började egentligen som ett blandband jag gjorde till en kompis och när det var klart så fyllde jag helt enkelt på så att jag fick två CD´s med ca 80 minuter mums på och sen råkade det visst bli tre till av bara farten. Dessa har legat uppe på en annan blogg förut men för de som inte laddade hem dem då har ni chansen nu. Nivåerna på mp3orna är väl lite upp och ner men det är väl likadant när man spelar in ett blandband antar jag. Förhoppningsvis hittar nån något eller några nya favoritband.

Detta är första volymen, de andra kommer vad det lider.

Kommentera gärna.

1. Agent Orange - Bloodstains
2. Bad Brains - Attitude
3. DYS - Brotherhood
4. Descendents - Hope
5. Gang Green - Kill A Commie
6. Cause For Alarm - True Colors
7. Suicidal Tendencies - Memories Of Tomorrow
8. Articles Of Faith - Bad Attitude
9. Negative Approach - Friend Or Foe
10. 7 Seconds - This Is The Angry Pt.2
11. Ill Repute - Clean Cut American Kid
12. Adrenalin O.D. - Suburbia
13. Wasted Youth - Reagan's In
14. Big Boys - I'm Sorry
15. The Faith - Trapped
16. McRad - Prevent That Tragedy
17. Black Flag - White Minority
18. Antidote - Real Deal
19. Die Kreuzen - Don´t Say Please
20. MDC - I Remember
21. The Faction - Skate And Destroy
22. Necros - Police Brutality
23. Agnostic Front - United And Strong
24. Dead Kennedys - Terminal Preppie
25. N.O.T.A. - Propaganda Control
26. Adolescents - Wrecking Crew
27. Government Issue - Hall Of Fame
28. Decry - Breakdown
29. Stalag 13 - Conditioned
30. Youth Brigade - Fight To Unite
31. Uniform Choice - Screaming For Change
32. D.R.I. - Couch Slouch
33. The Authorities - Radiation Masturbation
34. Attitude Adjustment - Dead Serious
35. Hüsker Dü - Blah, Blah, Blah
36. Misfits - Death Comes Ripping
37. S.O.A - Gate Crashers
38. The Abused - Drug Free Youth
39. America's Hardcore - Open Your Eyes
40. Mecht Mensch - What's Right
41. The State - No Illusions
42. Genetic Control - Suburban Life
43. Flag Of Democracy - Shatter Your Day
44. Deep Wound - I Saw It
45. Corrosion Of Conformity - Dark Thoughts
46. Neos - (Almost) Typical Obligatory Anti-Government Song
47. Bl'ast - Break It Down
48. Pariah - Running For Cover
49. S.V.D.B. - Your Friendly Local Police
50. White Cross - Jump Up
51. Sick Pleasure - Love Song
52. White Flag - White Flag

American Hardcore CD1