lf you slill think Disclos€ is lhe ultimate shit, you'r€ out.The new d-beat s€nsation from Japan has a Srcdbhname and featurss Jacky ol Crust Wa, Records / Gloomlam€ on guitar - so you know there has to be sy4e lurkingb€hind lh€ distorlionl I 2 anti-war anlhens in th€ v€in olf hs hatviq S..en:k hends .! \,a.1eryg". athiik EG.t'ilhi!.Anli-Bolors, S\an Parad...). I can hear a dLofinileimprowment o\€r the 7", more powerful and bene.sounding while relaining lhe mandatory wall of no€e thatmakes Japanese raw punk so unique. Sure il's m yetanother poorly dislribuled Japanese label, but I suggestyou try lo hunt lhis down at any cost, belcfe it selb lor ahundred bucks on eBay. I'd be willing to sell my lefi armlor a clpy it I didn'l own one. Haha. A soori to be clsssic.(Crust Wa. 1-28-3A Shihibu-Nishi 2, Naniwa-Ku, &aka-City,556-0017 Japan)

LaukauE ha\€ lhe Finncore thing down to a T, €xceptlhey're lrom Kobe, Japan. lf you drod over nam€s likeKansan Uutisel, Riisteqn or Bastards, thb sure *onldisappoint. Great bass lines but once agarn no tyri:s - butyou canl read Finnish anyway, @n yo.r? (asbt rc Box3400, Wailington, NJ 07057, USA)

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Oh my god... Or I should say ldeath to a god'... Th€ inllolo lh€ frsl song b up lo par wilh Dischargeb inlro to th€1^/hf 12' - already a dassic! Stans otf with mandatoryle€dbaf,k, lhen guitar nois€ and chaos until it fad€s oltinto ireird white ncise... Guilar chaG again, mor€l€€dbd... Orum roll... Th€ bass com€s in and it'E th€h€avi€61 lrrcking bass sound I've heard since E.N.T. on th€split LP with Chaos UK. Amazingl Another drum roll andyou're in tor 8 relenlless (un)tunes ol distoned crashercrusl lik€ only the Japan€se (and Alrocior.rs Madness) candeliver. D€cgiving Society are in league with landmalesGloom and Cronlus€: same dirty, ear-pi€rcing rvall ofdistortion and tin-sounding drums - but thereb definitevari€ty and slruclure b€hind lhe noise, whidt makes DSstand oul. Comc complete wfth rrademark punk lydcs inb(oken Japglish and lhe mandatory gallery ol black dadcrusti€G. G€t lhi6 now or cry laler. (crug wat, 1 -28-3AShikitsu-Mshi 2, Naniwa-Ku, Osaka-City, 556-A017 Japan)

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Tommas who plays h ftis band (and rjs€d to b€ in AmdiP€ters€ns Arme) lo'|d ,re Goritla ArE!'ob drpw inspiratbrlrom Klll€d By Oeath obscurnbs. I r,nust coatls I donlknow much about KBD€tyb punk so thb rBview b bo.rncto romain comparisil}{rE. Thb has the same thin andeggrsi\,e guitar scr.rxt thatb similar to a lt of r€cenrCopsnhaoen bands, hr th€ ritfing has a kf mo.€rock'n'roll lo it. ll il *"snt for th€ agge*iw (fernab)scr€amino and upbd r€mpo, I wouH'r€ cailed it gara€epunk Bul this is len rirEs more poverlul and sntertainingthan mct KBD stufl l\€ h€rd so lar. Lyrics er€ inDanish, but knowing rt|€r€ th€y cornE trom I exp€d thernlo be political. Totally gret Elutll Look out hf tlpir d€brtvinyl rel€as€ on th€ daant Ki:fn'Puncfi t8bel.

Truth be toH: I held tlft€r hop€s rs0arding a b6rd tean!-ring brmsr Oistrar{hr ard Bajafic€ Of Tsnor p€.sonnet. Ilirmly baliers that $opfirs 6t s€rE a 5and. hrt withSangrs Oe Lc Prrscc (Spanisfi br lCood ol $€ ttgs')a linb mors praciic. E,H ha\,€ hdp€d - ard the muddyproduclion do€6nl h€ts €ith€r. Th€ drum€ $.rld awful.One song psr incfi o{ pdaid crust'nlhrGh+farna thdallemale bdw€en a sfcrer Citians Anest andScandicrusl. $Je'rB d to a good gart, hrf the demo iapeformal rculd'r€ sun dG rccord-E b€fior. t{trh a lift€pradisiru, Sangre e L6 Prj€rc may b€co.n€ a torceto be Eckon€d wtt1. (Crbs Of Peit , do Uet gIo'lg, 112Whititg Larc, W6ttffi, CTO6tt9, LEA)

I'm surp.b€d Skulkru$nr lss been gdE brso bngwthoul e\,€r *irE a rEdd. Thb poe$umous tepe rparEthe 19S2G! lirn€ psit and 6fDG corFbt€.Ey in tilmSwedishintu$ced d{ed repunk, a d!/le rer€ly gilld ottso w€ll by uS ban& TtssS a brrrdt of cors son0s byAt6kum, Anli Cimex rd Hialus it thd hdps tou dsfin€ tfEmusic. No inlo or Vrrcs lDugh, hrt EqE ttt6 cJgodlh€y?e babbtng abou b.nbs, F , gs.rile g|d pmkrodc Sourd rang6 ltfii p.dite rafle q|div b aEre€sludio r€codhg. &l rlr rawnc tts the sty4e re|, and ncslick Etudio t€.firdogy b ned€d lo m*. thb roond good.(Sktlkrusher, 152 &*\ |lenmod, N twp7, l/s,r'.)

Tferc b rcry little inb fwited hrt tttb band s€ms tobs lrom So{rlhem CS.nh. Tiis is o.t a Podand hb€llhough, thd may girc yu an i:le ol whd they'r€ h€a-ding lor. Upb€d anti€r punk If*$ s(xneryt|at Gmindsme of Anlisgd and dl Socal pe€punk kirEs TholconodaS, aXhough tE dGing frack €ehind th€ barFwir€'b a slraighl up Cbdrer!€ rumber. There's a long,unusual melodic innn'|€nlal illo whin edds up to themyslery fdor of fi6 Ed. Hobl(eust carne out s6 a toialsurp|bs and b Ouarrr€€d lo gd numso[B 6pin6 h€re afth€ Kengndrc HQ. fm craving lor mor€. 6ns T,p bmvR€@,tds-tpffi(a)

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I rsmsmb€r when lhe 'C|isr lrsnd was all the rage a d€ca-de aoo. I rould Uindly purdas€ almct ev€ty 7'comin0oul ol Swsden tt|al Eaid tJis€mething and had a BttWwar vilim F*ture on lhe cowr. Then one dey I goiOi8d6eb OrE tl?p war stendT' in the mail from theOl€rthrow l{O, end my valoatkrri on EIE.lcnirE wes for+v€r altercd. tfithin minuts, thg undiEFJt€d o{rnd-€y€dSw€dbh Kings ol D-Bsd had b€en ovrerlhrorn by abunch ol kamil€z€ wanftJ(s sttc€ scr€€ching wall{|{is-lonion guitar Eound s€t lh€ sfandard br a whol€ n€wg€nerdbn ol crust bards. To thb dsy, th€ dcing lraci('Crying children'.Emains one of rny la\|orite d+e8t Eongsev€(. Anyway, thb b lh€ b€61 s€t of CDs I cocrld havedr€rnl of: lour lullpack8d discs spanning th€ first 7 y€a|sol lhcs seminal Japan6€ punk icons. 1ff! tracks ofrclsntl€ss Dbeal massacre, moas lhan yqj can handl€ inon€ sinirB: besires ths countl€ss vinyl rsl€ass you g€lall d€mos, comp tmcl$, lir€ tap6 and even soms un€-l€as€d matsrial lo bod. Ewn tho tsnible€ot/rdir€ splitEPs of th€ mil-gos (€€p€cially th€ l-lo.norniliiia one) ha\reb€en r€mesl€r€d lor b€tter r€sults. Fot the r€cord, youg€l no ls than 16 dilb(€nt song litl€s irrcluding th€ man-dalory Db-word (lvar). Yo(, canl b€at thd. Both boold€tsindd€ full ropro of 8ll rscord ard tspe cor€fs, th€ way alld€c6ni dirxrgrat?hy raissus shouki be. ;uriher lin€r not6would\ro ben grslry appreciatsd hrf you canl expodToo MUCH |rom an already p€d€ctirb. can you?Rem€rnber u,hen Ruflure Eang 'Ake 6r gud'? Well IwouHn't be surprb€d il eom€one carne up with a so.tocalled .Kawalami b hero'sornoday soon. Hal Until then,l'll keep my fingers crc€d for a pcibt€ thid wlumo otlll€ Rav Bntb'l/5s,aurtseri6. 0he

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A quic-k foffow up to last ysarb /4poca4Pse d Deeilr 1Z..am I nr€an qui*: wilh thr€€ traclG docking h af .1.3C,you hardf gst tirne to run tor cov€r. The Ujml Uaa S'd€abnino, and the shochflals ol dbortbn will catdt yorjup no man€r what. DisclGe carbs m mtking the H;arNothing... pdh, hn t(awal€mib scrs€cfiirp griiursolno!:bq be€n Oisctoss,E s6naure, rumini 6balarge.

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gonrnq nb a4 p.m The rcd p.iil rhd fitsr appet€d mArct W d o€€fl, b now8cdtering alto€ith€ co€r,thb tim€ paylng owixrE hornag€ ro Th€ VarukeGBl@.bttdersLPl Tf|e hightight end edtorne ot tx8{er-o6|n 6 embodi.d in th€ lyrics to the dcino track t|eylemde up ol Cls{fiarpe Eonditl€s hiJ rlorrn-en<l to endi(Den-t o l t R&t*, c . /o Kot tb,2-r-6 t l f f i i , KEhi-Cny,7ercam.Jryn)

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t{o|r donl try to lool me wilh }!ur CD-R crap, ndhingDeab a gqt dd cassstte tape. KudG fo th€ fin€ blks d@TA / Distorl b thb 4-6onS cass€n€ Ep ol rnorsOfbol€s ausiring. T,ie r€cordii,0 irss a ix rncre dyna-mi5 lhan th€ teoenl Dan-Ooh Ep €view€d abo\€.-To bebMafly hm€st, Tlre &uN ol Ctsastq srcrjld har,€ d6€r-r€d tho yinyltrgatment inst€ad ol weEreldr4g War_lte-reE 9v€n a mucfi bsner \€|Eion ot sait song m horc. Mvrmh men Suart GOTA did actuelv ffn€ the lyrics to th6Sb trad( solely out of band mrn€sl Thb b fG b€Gn on€ol lhe rEril Disclose release and i,s ayailaH€ on aElem hbol, so you bdt€r & hst beba ifa gorn. Anddyqs rsnomber Oienightrnare dilt ortinuci lCameOt_fl?'Arrdnld6., rc tux sfl, Vfis#ny, Nl OiWt_6rt,t/s,4.)

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MAFTYRDOD: sl1 vMFtNKAeW{5telT 7"Plague 8€arer Rsconb b th€ 'crustf'ofishod of thsKii('n'Pundl €mporium so an ag€f|da of flawterebass b lo bs exp€ct€d. Ind€€d, Sododmt b€d kepts€cret lrarFod hits you lik€ a freigtn train d full sp€€d.Th€y'v€ b€en d€6cribed as I black rn€taHnllu€nced Ff-sion ol $rollbrioed€ and I cant fhink ot a morc acdJratecompariso.t. lt's tt€vy and d$€al4ri,€n. yd retains aserE€ ot dar*told melodi€6. The vGtist Etands halhreyb€tween vikino black mdd Ehrieks and r€nt ponhndbarxb a h Religbr6 War / Blood s[*t Nigtils, spining outar||i€tttslir ryrics in sa,€dbh: rslbbn, tel€vtsion, com-pdni)n, f|e hopebs luture of rmnkind, end mo|€ punk-er-fucktodcr ere d€alt with. As if fr Ent enough, thb ba benefir LP lo. th€ Sxr€dbh Anardtbr Btack Cr6.(Plry,n turq kx 57A, AO Crytl'€g€t N Omnanl

Jlal liko Japan, Suomi has always b€€n a tenilo groundlor excsll€nt hardcoo punk, both in quality and quantity.Ve&inkesft': has b€en ociru since 1*b and took nolc lhan 7 'e'8 b€to€ unl€ashing th€ir debut viny'rgl€ss€... and maturity sho*6t No l€€6 lhen .tg lracks oltraditi.Jnal Finnco(e grac€d with dean eor.lnd quality remi-ni6c€{:l cf o.-|Ecnal h.rcriles t4el!sk{a. 'ftere's

nc !y.,:aslranslalion, bt t lamili€r rcrds lik€ tylsleomf, .krJol€rna.and 'maailrna'ars plentiful - a surg 6ignt In th€ gr€al tra-dition ol erly Finnbh EPs, thb b limited to 3m copi€sam cofiiG in a dl€ady xeft,xed told orit ste€w (though,rol un&ntized). Hury up bebre thb erds up on ewfy-bodlt/s wanf fbt. ( Jar*a, Harytie g A e, 1t Smt&rrl<,ls.hri, F*ilarx:)

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