HOLY WAR as The Misfits

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Happy Fucking Halloween. To get you in the mood, check out some quality Misfits covers by Holy War. They are a band from Rochester, NY that I have mentioned before, this looks to be their 2nd recording. It's always scary when a band tries to cover The Misfits, but they pull it off well, not to mention the amazing cover photo.

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HOLY WAR AS THE MISFITS (2013)

1. Halloween

2. Hellhound

3. Demonomania

4. Braineaters

AVHATH - Catch 22! [Single]

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Here's a free download/stream of a new track from Avhath, a great blackened crust band from Indonesia. This song will appear on their upcoming 7" release with Sonic Funeral Records (2014) as a complementary bonus track. If you like what you hear, check out my previous post about them to get more from them.

WITCH HUNTER RECORDS - The Coven & Neophytes V3 [VA]

Witch Hunter Records is a Sludge / Doom / Hardcore label dedicated to pay what you want digital downloads, and limited edition CDs with an emphasis on DIY values, for those who favour something nice and arty. For fans of all things loud. Just released is The Coven & Neophytes Vol 3, a compilation of 23, you guessed it, sludge, doom & hardcore bands. Standouts include tracks by End Reign, The Atrocity Exhibit, Black Veins, Heksed & Crossburner. But really, there isn't a bad track on here. Stream and download for free below. Chances are, you'll find something new that you dig.

SKRIK - Volume One [VA]

"Skrik Volume One" is the very first compilation album from the Norwegian music magazine SKRIK. The album marks their first year anniversary and showcases some of their favourite underground bands this year. Featering nineteen horrific and insanely badass tracks, they will guarantee you a perfect soundtrack for this year´s Halloween. The album is totally free, however donations are much appreciated as both the artists and their website could benefit enormous, even from the scarce amount you are able to provide. (They are after all just as broke as you...) - Download and stream below...

NARCOLEPTICS - Demo

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Narcoleptics are a 3-piece out of Chicago that includes members of Rotozaza, TMNE, Slag & Hawaiian Punch. Don't know anything else about this band, but the 6-song demo they just released is an unholy barrage of noisy d-beat hardcore. Raw as hell recording and million mile-per-hour drums are what you will find here. What else could you possibly want? If you have any more info on the band, please leave it in the comments.

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DEMO (2013)

1. Intro

2. Programed

3. Bombs Away

4. Headache

5. L.I.H.B.

6. Paroxysm

BLADE OF THE RIPPER - Taste The Blade

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Over the weekend I was feeling a little nostalgic so I busted out my copy of "Taste The Blade" from 2008 by Blade Of The Ripper, who hail from my home state of Kentucky. Shit is so good. So, I decided to put it up here and hopefully it's new to someone out there. Blade Of The Ripper started as another band called Brothers Of Conquest. The band contains members of legendary bands like The Hookers, Nine Pound Hammer & Nashville Pussy. So, if you're up to hearing some evil-as-fuck punk rock from the heart of KY, dig in. 

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TASTE THE BLADE (2008)

1. Submit To Satan

2. Black Wizard Spell

3. Blade = Death

4. Revenge

5. Here Comes The Knife

6. Cold Flesh

7. Blade On A Cold Dark Street

8. Nightmare In A Damaged Brain

9. Turn The Cross

10. Blade Of The Ripper/Baphomets Call

ELIZABETH - New 7" & New-ish LP

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Elizabeth is an incredible band from Geneva, Switzerland that has been around since 2009. Mixing hardcore & punk in an interesting way, there truly isn't another band out there that I can compare them too. It goes without saying they are one of my favorites. A couple months ago, they put out an LP that combined their previous demo & EP. I've been waiting for something new from them and now I have it. Their new 7" is now available and it does not disappoint. Both the new 7" and the LP are available for free download on Bandcamp and I highly encourage you to buy copies of both as well. See below...

OPEN GRAVES - All I've Learned is Death and Anxiety

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Open Graves is a 5-piece from Fairmont, WV that's been around for a few years. They just released an excellent 7-song EP and they are cool enough dudes to let you grab it for free. It was recorded by a guy in Ancient Shores, another fine WV band. This is an interesting EP. It starts off with "Discomfort", which contains about 10 different riffs and off-kilter string bends that would make Chris Colohan and the boys from Burning Love proud. I thought this was how the rest of it was going to go, and I was definitely OK with that thought, but then things got weird, in a good way. The rest of the EP devolves & evolves into all sorts of excellently executed hardcore spanning various genres. Some of it slows down and you get the kind of mystery you find in the new Centuries LP. Some of it is sludgey, some of it borders on (dare I say) math core, or whatever kids call it these days. And a lot of it is just good, healthy, kick you in the gut, hardcore that kind of reminds me of Globe And Beast or the new Withers. Either way, it's full of minor chords, negativity and anger, which is really all you need to know. Also, the title of the EP is great and for a bonus, their amazing logo combines 2 of my favorite things, Evil and the Masons. Get this now.

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ALL I'VE LEARNED IS DEATH AND ANXIETY EP (2013)

1. Discomfort

2. Constant

3. Black Medicine

4. Abuse

5. The Living End

6. Blood Falls

7. Gypsy Eyes

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HUMAN RUINS - Demo

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Human Ruins is a badass female-fronted wall of hardcore from Melbourne, Australia featuring ex and current members of Terror Firma, Shit Weather, Encircling Sea & Circuits. They just played their 1st show in mid-August (which you can view below) and their 4-song demo is now available. Amazing band name. You can literally feel the potential energy of this band, and it's just barely under control. Can't wait to hear much more from this band. Definitely for fans of Dead In The Dirt, Punch & Full Of Hell.

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DEMO (2013)

1. Pandemic

2. Human Ruins

3. Hysterical Reinactment

4. In The Deep

CVNNT - Charly Two-Shoes

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Brain-hemorrhaging powerviolence & grind from the UK. 10 pummeling songs in just over 6 minutes. This sounds like Nails if they did a bunch of meth & cocaine. Download this, burn it to a CD, get in your car, turn it all the way up and drive straight into every wall you can find. Absolutely devastating.

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CHARLY TWO-SHOES (2013)

1. Fuck Your Dreams

2. Ruin Your Life

3. No One Cares

4. Paedo Scum

5. Carlsberg Gargling Lager Shower

6. S.C.A.B. (M.O.T.A.C.)

7. Piss On Your Boots

8. Unicycle

9. Your Mum

10. The Moment Of Dying