Unsettled - s/t Ep

OK, so I'm leaving for a whirlwind European vacation with the wife in a couple of days, so before I disappear for 2 plus weeks, here is one last post to keep you interested in the blog.  This time out we've got N.C.'s Unsettled... hailing from Greensboro in the mid-90's, these dudes started out as "Core of Reality" which betrays some of their influence.  They changed the name, played a mean C.O.C. cover live (Prayer!) and tightened up the sound.  To my ears it sounds like early Voorhees meets Ulcer... sick stuff.  My friends Pat and Sam at Passive Fist put this one out.  Pat still has the DAT for an unreleased Unsettled Ep I hear, but other than this 7" their released output consists of a couple of compilation tracks.  Go to Fugitive Equilibrium for another recently posted Passive Fist release.... in the meantime, enjoy Unsettled and I'll be back in June with more tunes.  Take care.

Unsettled - s/t Ep

Profax

Here is the discography of Swiss straight edgers Profax.... a great mid-90s band that I still love.  This disc compiles their two 7" Eps and all their compilation tracks.  This band wowed me upon introduction with their two songs on the Ebullition comp. "Give Me Back".  Their Eps are just as great... think more Verbal Assault than traditional sXe HC.  My absolute favorite track is the least HC - "Patience" from "Give Me Back" blows my mind still.... amazing lyrics and a great rockin' song.  "Living Without Cruelty" is another classic, along with "Bona Fide" and "Chiste Malo" and... definitely check this one out! 


Profax - Discographie

Carol

Time for some more mid-90s German metallic HC... this time out we've got a group called Carol.  This band from Bremen featured members of the great Acme, Systral and Mörser.  I was discussing these dudes with a friend at a show recently and he hadn't heard this stuff, so this post will serve to get the music to him as well.  Like Acme, we've got a mid-tempo pace, crushing riffs and impossibly strained vocals... not quite at the god-like level of their predecessors but still absolutely vital.  Included here is their "Prefabricated" 7" and their split 7" with the almighty Stack.  Outside of these tracks I only know of their appearance on the "Cry Now, Cry Later #4" compilation.  Nevertheless, not a band to miss.


Carol - Prefabricated Ep and Split Ep w/ Stack

Dahmer - Dahmerized

How about a change of pace?  Here's some Canadian grindcore - the Quebec band Dahmer.  As you can tell from their name and the song titles, they were a bit obsessed with serial killers... not my usual lyrical taste but relatively apt for a grind band.  This LP contains the tracks recorded for a 7" which was set for release on Relapse records but which never materialized through some disagreement between the band and label.   Those songs make up the A side and the B side are their demo recordings.  All in all, 20 tracks of brutality.    


Dahmer- Dahmerized Lp

The Depraved - Come On Down

Long time no update... needless to say, things have been hectic around here and I apologize for the silence.  I'd like this to be a pretty regular blog but I may not really have the time to post as frequently as I want.  Regardless, I'll try to post when I can so check here from time to time for new records.

This time out I've got the great U.K. band The Depraved and their first LP "Come on Down."  This post is in celebration of the Depraved/Visions of Change collection double CD that Boss Tuneage just released.  If you dig this record, definitely order the collection from Boss Tuneage... it has both Depraved LPs as well as the first Visions of Change LP (essentially the same band as The Depraved with a bit more "rocking" sound) and the V.O.C. Peel Sessions and unreleased demos.  A great compilation of the late 80s U.K. hardcore that I love so much.  Check out the first Depraved record here:

The Depraved - Come On Down

and buy the collection CD here:

The Depraved/Visions of Change Collection CD

Luzifers Mob/Golgatha

 

OK, time to make up for some of the inattention to the blog with a big post... Here are 3 records from a couple of stalwarts of the German HC scene in the 90s.  Both were featured on the Plot compilation I posted a few weeks back.  Luzifers Mob played lightening fast HC with absolutely vicious vocals.  Golgatha were more on the metal end of things with mid-paced tracks focusing on breakdowns, leads and general heaviness.  Included here is the split Lp between the two, along with each band's 7".

Luzifers Mob/Golgatha split Lp, Luzifers Mob - s/t Ep, Golgatha - Ich Weiss Nicht.... Ep   

Identity

 

It's been a busy couple of weeks for me here, so the blog has lacked some attention.  Got time for a quick post, though, and now it's back to the U.K. for some more of the melodic punk that the Brits seem to excel at.  This time out it's Identity, an early 90s group which appeared in the second wave of tuneful U.K. punk, about the same time as groups such as Drive and Senseless Things.  While having much in common with those bands, Identity did have a harder edge to some of their tracks - showing an affinity for groups like the Stupids, Snuff or Australia's the Hard-Ons.  Included here is their 12" called "Yeah! About Time Too!" which appeared on Damaged Goods in 1991 and also a self titled 10" which Boss Tuneage put out a few years back.  That one includes their singles and some demo tracks... it's a bit raw but still a good listen.

Identity - "Yeah, About Time Too!" Lp & "Identity" 10"