it's been already some weeks, but there is a new release at contraszt! records:

Preying Hands – “Through the dark” – LP/CD
(Euro-pressing in cooperation with Ruinnation, FFYM, Trujaca Fala - oct. 2009 - 1000LPs/500CDs / US-Pressing by inimical rec.)




Inimical writes:
"Upon returning from a European tour late in 2006, Ballast promptly broke up. 3/5th of the band would continue to play together and soon would form PREYING HANDS including new members whose previous efforts included Montreal bands Snake Master, Desperate Living and Last Days. The sound seamlessly blends an odd combination of crust, melodic hardcore and a touch of pop punk. The powerful female vocals, that lyrically combine the personal with the political, complete an intense picture. Production was handled on this debut effort by Mark Lawson (Arcade Fire, weird...) at the Pines and mastered at Mammoth Sound by Dan Randall (Limp Wrist, Government Warning)"
(Contraszt!, RuinNation, FFYM, Trujaca Fala)
http://www.myspace.com/preyinghands

Price: 8€ + postage

get in touch for wholesale and possbile trade...

upcoming records:
EASPA MEASA / DIVISIONS RUIN - Split LP (out in december/january)
SHADES OF GREY - "Freedom/Incarceration" - LP (out in january/febraury)
MASAKARI - new LP (tbc. - out in march/april 2010)
FINISTERRE - new LP (tbc. - out in may 2010)

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#14 Alpinist – “minus.mensch” LP

(in cooperation w/ Phobiact, Alerta Antifascista – Pressing: 1000 records - June 2009)



After their Demo and their Split LP with Finisterre, this is the third release by this outstanding band from Münster / Germany. These four young people have played countless shows in europe the last two years and should be well known for all those into contemporary melodic HC/Crust. Definetly one of the best bands in this genre coming from germany at the moment.
I expeceted a lot from their new recordings, but what they deliver here exceeded all expectations. An almost fourty minutes thunderstorm in 11 acts, paired with a voice of dispair and accompanied by blistering melodies. The LP comes with a great poster and there's a limited edition of 200 copies on transparent vinyl with green sparkles.

http://www.myspace.com/alpinistsucks


Price: 8 Euro + postage

Wholesale : 5,50 Euro

Ask for possible trades...

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out in approx. two weeks:

#15 Lies feed the machine – gallows – 7inch ep

(in cooperation w/ behind the scenes, sream records – 1000 pressings)
Two years after their last record LIES FEED THE MACHINE are back with four new songs on a 7inch ep called “Gallows”. Their sound has developed in variety, but still manage to keep their own style. Expect rough d-beat drumming, piercing guitar leads, pummeling basslines and angrily screamed vocals.

http://www.myspace.com/fodderforthemachine



Price: 3 Euro + postage

Wholesale : 2,50 Euro

Ask for possible trades...

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later this year:

Easpa Measa / Divisions Ruin - Split LP (summer 2009)

Preying Hands – LP (summer 2009)

Shades of Grey – “Freedom/Incarceration“ – LP (autumn 2009)

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Still hot:

#12 Beyond Pink – „Try this at home, kids“ -7inch ep

(in cooperation w/ Emancypunx – Pressing: 500 records – April 2009)

After an incredibly long process of getting this new record by swedish Beyond Pink out, this will be finally available beginning of april!!! Six “new” Songs of fast raging angry hardcore with some melodies and tempo changes. This is definitely something for all those into fast hardcore, as well as riot grrrls sounds and tradition of the trashy 80's hc/punk. Their music reflects how wide influences they have and it makes their music powerful and kicking.
http://www.myspace.com/beyondpink



#13 Unquiet – “this is darkness descended” LP

(in cooperation w/ behind the scenes, synalgie rec.- Pressing: 500 records - April 2009)

A new band from Berlin/Germany with their vinyl-debut. 11 songs of dark and pounding midtempo d-beat HC that in some parts evokes a comparision to Fall of Efrafa, in others to Bombenalarm, but that is still discrete and outstanding.

http://www.myspace.com/weareunquiet



#12 MASSMORD / SHADES OF GREY - split CD / LP
(in coprod. w/ Blindead Productions, Nakkeskudd Plater, Profane Existence Records, and Vex Records.- 1250 Pressings)
Two of Sweden's most powerful bands team up to deliver 11 tracks of bulldozing crustcore.
MASSMORD have proven on their previous 2 LPs that they're a force to reckon with and on this split they lay down 6 even more powerful tracks than earlier and prove that they had no problem handling the transition from two to one singer.
SHADES OF GREY make their vinyl debut on here and the only question you ask yourself is why they haven't done so sooner? 5 heavy ragers with dual vocals.
A double dose of downtuned hardcore punk that's perfectly matched, both musically and ideologically. Both bands have excellent recording production with an absolutely huge sound. Prepare to be blown away!
http://www.myspace.com/massmordhate
http://www.myspace.com/shadesofgreylkpg



#11 ASEDIO – "El ultimo invierno"– LP
(in coprod. w/ behind the scenes, be-part, devilchild, la agonia de vivir; 1000 pressings)
ASEDIO with people from EKKAIA, NASHGUL, BLACK PANDA, DAS PLAGUE ... etc, etc. A mix of the old D-Beat with the Swedish styled Death Metal, epic open melodies that will give you creeps. Imagine a mix of DISCHARGE and AMON AMARTH.
http://www.myspace.com/asediados



#10 ALPINIST / FINISTERRE – Split LP
(in coprod. w/ sengaja, humilidad y honestidad, bad pingu, subversive ways, threat of today, acclaim – 1000 pressings)
ALPINIST, a young & very promising band from Münster / Germany with their first vinyl output after their amazing demo-tape. They combine the heaviness of FALL OF EFRAFA with the catchiness of modern spanish neo-crust like MADAME GERMEN / EKKAIA. In my opinion one of the best “Neo”-Crust Bands from Germany at the moment. KILLER!
FINISTERRE from Cologne / Germany deliver six song of midtempo d-beat/HC. Catchy, sometimes melancholic melodies pair with angry & brutal M/F – vocals....
http://www.myspace.com/alpinistsucks
http://www.myspace.com/finisterror

#08 DIVISIONS RUIN – ep
(in coprod. w/ acclaim collective, cesspool, humilidad y honestidad – october 2007 – 1000 pressings)
DR are from Ireland and deliver slow and dark "crusty" HC. This is their first outout after their amazing demo-cd. Very emotive without beeing too much Emo. Great melodies and fe/male-singing. something like Ballast / Unhinged / Easpa Measa to give you a hint.
http://www.myspace.com/divisionsruin

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Tours:

Alpinist:

Jun 12 2009 Braunschweig - Nexus

Jun 13 2009 Münster - Cafe Lorenz

Jun 15 2009 Giessen - AK44

Jun 19 2009 Rheine - Trinkhalle

Jun 26 2009 Versmold - Cry me a River 2009

Jul 10 2009 Sortland (Norway) - Blablafestivalen

Jul 12 2009 Tromsø (Norway)

Jul 13 2009 Narvik (Norway)

Jul 14 2009 Bodø (Norway) - Gimle

Jul 15 2009 Harstad (Norway) - Det Sorte Får

Jul 18 2009 Bremen - G18

Aug 2 2009 Bielefeld - AJZ
Aug 7 2009 Schweinfurt - Stattbahnhof Battle Of Doom & Darkness II

Aug 8 2009 tba w/ Nervous Breakdown tba

Aug 21 2009 Wermelskirchen - AJZ Bahndamm Heartcoretage 2009

Nov 13 2009 Verden - Juz Dampfmühle

Nov 14 2009 Essen - Cafe Nova



Beyond Pink:

Jul 3 Senffabrik Flensburg

Jul 4 Koma F Berlin

Jul 5 Kulturbunker Köln

Jul 6 HELP NEEDED! Paris?

Jul 7 HELP NEEDED! Paris?

Jul 8 tba. Grenoble/Lyon

Jul 9 HELP NEEDED! Basel / Zürich / Luzern / Freiburg?

Jul 10 tba. Zurich

Jul 11 Gieszer 16 Leipzig

Jul 12 Korn Hannover w/ World Inferno Friendship Society

Jul 13 Rote Flora Hamburg



Finisterre:

12 Jun 2009 STUTTGART (d) BePart Festival

26 Jun 2009 LUZERN (ch) 20 Jahre Romp - Sedel Sommerhappening

17 Jul 2009 ST. INGBERT (d) JuZ w/ Human Violence, Daily Riot, GunMob

18 Jul 2009 AUGSBURGWagenplatz Frau Arschburg Jahresfest

19 Jul 2009 PRAHA (cz) Squat Milada w/ Mondo Gecko

21 Jul 2009 RIJEKA (croatia) Infoshop

22 Jul 2009 PIVKA (slo) Cuza

23 Jul 2009 GRAZ (a) Cafe Prost w/ Scraiste (?)

24 Jul 2009 WIEN (a) Wagenplatz

25 Jul 2009 REGENSBURG Danz

27 Aug 2009 AACHEN AZ w/ Fall of Efrafa, Morne

18 Sep 2009 DÜSSELDORF AK 47 w/Antimaster, Alpinist (?)

24 Oct KOBLENZ

Zombietown - Fest

29 Dec. – 9. Jan Israel Tour



Massmord:

Jun 18 1000FRYD Aalborg, Denmark

Jun 19 DIE FRIESE Bremen, Germany

Jun 20 TRASHFEST 14 Steenwijk, Netherlands

Jun 21 LOKAL EL PIRATA Den Haag, Netherlands

Jun 22 THE VORT’N VIS Ieper, Belgium

Jun 23 AZ Wuppertal, Germany

Jun 24 STUMPF Hannover, Germany

Jun 25 ND12 Münster, Germany

Jun 26 ALTE MEIEREI Kiel, Germany

Jun 27 HAFERMARKT Flensburg, Germany

Jun 28 DÖDSMASKINEN Copenhagen, Denmark

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12 MASSMORD / SHADES OF GREY - split LP / CD
(in coprod. w/ Blindead Productions, Nakkeskudd Plater, Profane Existence Records, and Vex Records.- Okt. 2008 / 1250 LPs / 1000 CDs)

Two of Sweden's most powerful bands team up to deliver 11 tracks of bulldozing crustcore.
MASSMORD have proven on their previous 2 LPs that they're a force to reckon with and on this split they lay down 6 even more powerful tracks than earlier and prove that they had no problem handling the transition from two to one singer.
SHADES OF GREY make their vinyl debut on here and the only question you ask yourself is why they haven't done so sooner? 5 heavy ragers with dual vocals.
A double dose of downtuned hardcore punk that's perfectly matched, both musically and ideologically. Both bands have excellent recording production with an absolutely huge sound. Prepare to be blown away!
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Price: 8€
Wholesale: 5,50€
Ask for trades....

01 NOVEMBER 13th / GRUBE&PENDEL - SPLIT 7" –sold out-
(in coprod. w/ oifreeyouth, d.p.g records, end of silence, behind the scenes, reflection tapes, bad-news, disyouth, turn it down – april 2006 – 1000 pressings)

02  ASFIXIA - 7" –only mailorder/wholesale-
(in coprod. w/ 213 records, angry records, fight for your mind, counteract records, humildad y honestidad, la humanidad es la plaga, pasa a la accion, stonehenge records, tofu guerilla – june 2006 – 1000 pressings)

03 FRACTURA / CAVE CANEM - SPLIT 7" –only mailorder/wholesale- 2,2€
(endless sickness, end of silence, trujaca fala, oifreeyouth, tofu guerilla, sinistre records – october 2006 – 1000 pressings)

04 LIES FEED THE MACHINE – LP –only mailorder/wholesale- 3TP/5,5€
(in coprod. w/ Threat of today, oi free youth, suburban hardcore, reflection tapes, be part – january/april 2007 – 500/500 pressings)
LIES FEED THE MACHINE are dark and melodic D-Beat driven Neo-Crust from Berlin. This record contains 10 songs full of piercing guitar leads, pummeling basslines and angrily screamed vocals.
http://www.liesfeedthemachine.de.vu
http://www.myspace.com/fodderforthemachine

05 DOWN TO AGONY / FALL OF EFRAFA - SPLIT LP –sold out-
(in coprod. w/ behind the scenesbe part, sadness of noise, xpm, alerta antifascista – february 2007 – 1000 pressings)
FALL OF EFRAFA are mournfull epic crust from brighton, uk in the vein of remains of the day, madame germen and wolfbrigade. emotive guitars weaving over brutal d-beat.
DOWN TO AGONY from zaragoza, spain comes along with down tuned crushing neo crust. fusing the sound of ekkaia and his hero is gone with insatiable screams and intricate melodies...
http://www.fallofefrafa.com
http://www.myspace.com/fallofefrafa
http://www.downtoagony.tk
http://www.myspace.com/downtoagony

06 MASSMORD - "UNLEASHED – LP –sold out-
(in coprod. w/ nakkeskudd plater, blindead productions, halvfabrikat rec – july 2007 – 1000 pressings)
Twelve new tracks that show a band that know what they want and know how to get it done. Convincing delivery of fe/male vocals, dual charging guitars, thundering bass lines, hard urgent drumming - when put together this is as powerful as it gets.
Massmord play aggressive high-quality Swedish crustcore with a good balance of sharp melodies and extreme heaviness and are without a doubt one of the best bands currently operating in Sweden.
http://www.massmord.net
http://www.myspace.com/massmordhate

07 STATUS//HYSTERIE / CONFUSED - split 7" –only mailorder/wholesale- 2,2€
(in coprod w/ sinistre, threat of today – may 2007 – 500 pressings)
STATUS//HYSTERIE is dark, depressed HC/Punk with melodic Dbeat/Crust influences and great personal/political lyrics. CONFUSED deliver a sweaty mixture of HC and NoiseRock with a powerful female singer.
http://www.statushysterie.de
http://www.confused-noise.net

08 DIVISIONS RUIN – ep – available for trades/wholesale- 1TP/1,9€
(in coprod. w/ acclaim collective, cesspool, humilidad y honestidad – october 2007 – 1000 pressings)
DR are from Ireland and deliver slow and dark "crusty" HC. This is their first outout after their amazing demo-cd. Very emotive without beeing too much Emo. Great melodies and fe/male-singing. something like Ballast / Unhinged / Easpa Measa to give you a hint.
http://www.myspace.com/divisionsruin

09 NADA x LIBERAR / WORST CASE SCENARIO – split LP  3TP / 5,5€
–only mailorder/wholesale-
I jumped on this release to help distributing these two great bands a bit more. spanish sorry neocrust vs. Swedish metallic HC/Crust w/ powerful female vocals.
too lazy to describe them now. maybe you know them anyway...
WCS: http://www.myspace.com/worstcasescenariopunk
NxL: http://www.myspace.com/nadaxliberar  

10 ASEDIO – "El ultimo invierno"– LP  – available for trades/wholesale- 3TP/5,5€
(in Coprod. w/ behind the scenes, be part.records, devilchild rec., la agionia de vivir – may 2008 – 1000 pressings)
"ASEDIO with people from EKKAIA, NASHGUL, BLACK PANDA, DAS PLAGUE ... etc, etc. A mix of the old D-Beat with Swedish styled Death Metal, epic open melodies that will give you creeps. Imagine a mix of DISCHARGE and AMON AMARTH." (be-part)
http://www.myspace.com/asediados

 

upcoming releases:
11 FINISTERRE / ALPINIST – Split LP. (may)  – available for trades/wholesale- 3TP/5,5€
(in coprod. w/ sengaja, threat of today, phobiact, humilidad y honestid, acclaim, subversive ways, bad pingu – may 2008 – 1000 pressings)
FINISTERRE from Cologne/Germany with six songs full of midtempo d-beat/HC.
Catchy, melancholic melodies pair with brutal M/F – vocals.
ALPINIST, a young & promising band from Münster / Germany with their first vinyl output after their amazing demo-tape. They combine the heaviness of FALL OF EFRAFA with the catchiness of modern spanish neo-crust like MADAME GERMEN / EKKAIA.
http://www.myspace.com/finisterror
http://www.myspace.com/alpinistsucks

12 MASSMORD / SHADES OF GREY - split LP (may) – available for trades/wholesale- 3TP/5,5€
(in coprod. w/ Blindead Productions, Nakkeskudd Plater, Profane Existence Records, and Vex Records.)
Two of Sweden's most powerful bands team up to deliver 11 tracks of bulldozing crustcore.
MASSMORD have proven on their previous 2 LPs that they're a force to reckon with and on this split they lay down 6 even more powerful tracks than earlier and prove that they had no problem handling the transition from two to one singer.
SHADES OF GREY make their vinyl debut on here and the only question you ask yourself is why they haven't done so sooner? 5 heavy ragers with dual vocals.
A double dose of downtuned hardcore punk that's perfectly matched, both musically and ideologically. Both bands have excellent recording production with an absolutely huge sound. Prepare to be blown away!
http://www.myspace.com/massmordhate
http://www.myspace.com/shadesofgreylkpg

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Later this year:

ASFIXIA – LP (summer 2008)

EASPA MEASA –  Renounce & Dethrone - LP ( summer 2008)

BEYOND PINK - "TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS" – ep (2008)

STATUS//HYSTERIE – LP (autumn 2008)

[contra09] NADA x LIBERAR / WORST CASE SCENARIO - SPLIT LP



NADA x LIBERAR from vitoria/Spain is traditional spanish Crust. straightforward and dark. WORST CASE SCENARIO from Stockholm/Sweden deliver metallic and epic HC/Crust with brutal female vocals. Their songs already appeared on a 3" CD at Yellow Dog rec. Fucking Amazing!
sorry i can't describe music. Check them out yourself:
WCS: http://www.myspace.com/worstcasescenariopunk
NxL: http://www.myspace.com/nadaxliberar

get in contact for trades/wholsale!

Price: 8euro
Wholesale: 5,5euro
3TP

upcoming releases:
ASFIXIA / UNARM - split ep
BEYOND PINK - "TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS" – ep
MASSMORD / SHADES OF GREY - split LP
ASFIXIA / HIS IRO IS GONE – split LP
EASPA MEASA – "Renounce and dethrone" LP
FINISTERRE - ep or split LP (???)

still available:

08 DIVISIONS RUIN – ep
(in coprod. w/ acclaim collective, cesspool, humilidad y honestidad – october 2007 – 1000 pressings)
DR are from Ireland and deliver slow and dark "crusty" HC. This is their first outout after their amazing demo-cd. Very emotive without beeing too much Emo. Great melodies and fe/male-singing. something like Ballast / Unhinged / Easpa Measa to give you a hint.
http://www.myspace.com/divisionsruin
Wholesale: 2euro

07 STATUS//HYSTERIE / CONFUSED - split 7"
(in coprod w/ sinistre, threat of today – may 2007 – 500 pressings)
STATUS//HYSTERIE is dark, depressed HC/Punk with melodic Dbeat/Crust influences and great personal/political lyrics. CONFUSED deliver a sweaty mixture of HC and NoiseRock with a powerful female singer.
http://www.statushysterie.de
http://www.confused-noise.net
Wholesale: 2,2euro

04 LIES FEED THE MACHINE - LP
(in coprod. w/ Threat of today, oi free youth, suburban hardcore, reflection tapes, be part – january/april 2007 – 500/500 pressings)
LIES FEED THE MACHINE are dark and melodic D-Beat driven Neo-Crust from Berlin. This record contains 10 songs full of piercing guitar leads, pummeling basslines and angrily screamed vocals.
http://www.liesfeedthemachine.de.vu
http://www.myspace.com/fodderforthemachine
wholesale: 5,5 euro

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08 DIVISIONS RUIN – s/t – ep

DR from Ireland deliver slow and dark "crusty" HC on their debut-EP. . Very emotive without beeing too much Emo. Great melodies and fe/male vocals. something like Ballast / Unhinged / Easpa Measa to give you a hint.
http://www.myspace.com/divisionsruin
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Side A
1. Fear
2. Bastard empire

Side B
3. Preachershit
4. Merely existing
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in coprod. w/ acclaim collective, cesspool, humilidad y honestidad
october 2007
500 on black vinyl – 500 on white vinyl
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Price: 3 euros
Wholesale: 2 euros
Get in contact for trades / info / blabla etc.


upcoming releases:
09 NADA x LIBERAR / WORST CASE SCENARIO - split LP
10 PAZAHORA - tape
?? ASFIXIA / UNARM - split ep
??BEYOND PINK - "TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS" – ep
??MASSMORD / SHADES OF GREY - split LP
??ASFIXIA / HIS IRO IS GONE – split LP



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