Vicious Circle ‎– The Price Of Progress / Reflections (Power It Up)

Vicious Circle were formed in Melbourne in 1983, this band is a living legend of violent Hardcore Punk. And it's fucking great that Power It Up Records picked them up for “The History Of Australian 80's Punk”. This reissue looks amazing, gate fold, colored vinyl and a huge booklet with old photos, posters and tons of information. Vicious Circle was honored to start this historical Vol 1, which contains the first two albums from the VC discography, 28 songs in total. Note that all of these bullets are charged with raw aggression and protesting spirit. This double LP is a great present for all nostalgic punks! Let's go back in time to 1985 when The Price Of Progress was released. This debut album is a perfect example of the consequences of uncontrolled boiling blood, youth and protest. Thirty odd minutes of simple, fast paced, furious Hardcore Punk. Hoarse guitar sound, primitive tunes, riffs and ton of fun. This is how Punk is supposed to sound, just true energy, raw power and uncontrolled speed. This music is loud and catchy it greatly differs from modern Punk and I really like it. Reflections was released in 1986, and on this album Vicious Circle made some really noticable changes. This LP contains more Hardcore material, the riffs and sound are more punching. Most of the songs are short and sharp, even the vocals sound more savage. I can't say that this is album full of fun, I think this is much more serious work and it sounds appropriate. Rating: 8/10 Vicious Circle fb

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Perdition - Not Just Another Anthology

The good old label from the mainland Power It Up started to re-release some old and good punk rock releases a few years ago. I've reviewed some of these releases previously, but now I finally got my hands on their top notch release - The great collection of Australian punk. It's something like am audio encyclopedia with the title “Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about dirtiest Australian punk”, haha! This is the second issue and it's dedicated to the band Perdition. These moldy old punks are still around, and they are still playing shows and they have not lost their energy. This edition stands out with great quality and design. Both vinyls have a piss yellow color, and the cover art was taken from debut album ‘How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk“ (you will find this album inside), with cute and lovely parrots are staring at you, (what can be better?). But the most adorable thing is hidden inside the sleeve; there is a book with tons of old Perdition photos, show posters, stories and many other info. That was nice and a very pleasant surprise for me. This “gold” release contains songs from the “How to Teach Your Budgie to Talk" lp, "A Positive Alternative To Torture" tape, "Intoxicated" 7" EP, "A Positive Alternative To torture" tape and split LP with Vicious Circle (Australian punk legends). Whatever you would expect from a Punk Rock album released in 1983 can probably be found in spades on this particular anthology, as it is musically one of the simplest and most unsophisticated releases ever made. However, it is also a very organic and live-sounding record. Right from the opening title track, rowdy chants of a menacing yet youthful following of the band literally take place of the guitars, drums, and bass work, until a chainsaw riff cuts through your ears as easily as a knife would through butter. This material doesn't have the best sound, but hey, what a hell do you expect from old noise that was recorded in the beginning of 80's? I'm not a big punk expert, but Perdition left a good impression, their song are so simple but freaking catchy! If you want a portion of great old atmosphere from golden punk era, than this double lp is for you! Rating: 8/10 Perdition fb

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Haemorrhage - Haematology II - The Singles Collection (Power It Up)

In the world of grind, it’s practically impossible to not know the name Haemorrhage. This nasty pathological act has taken the hearts and minds from the biggest part of the underground community. It's taken more than 10 years to release second part of Haematology, but believe me, it was worth the wait. Traditionally, I want to consider the design of this release. So, German Power It Up released 2 version of this compilation; the first is a double gatefold vinyl edition, and the second is a CD version. I was lucky to get a 2LP version, and you know what? It's fucking gorgeous! All of the polygraphy is high in quality, and everything looks just amazing. Luisma drew badass art for this one... The Mad Pathologist is back, haha! Inside the sleeve you will find much interesting information. Each of the releases within this edition has a small story about this or that split; it was really interesting to read all of them. Everything here is soaked with the creepy atmosphere of a morgue.

30 songs were gathered together - you will hear noise from split with Impaled, Embalming Theatre, Dead Infection, Dead, Disgorge, Gruesome Stuff Relish, Amputation Protocol EP, and a few songs from the split with Gutalax. Expect of more than a 1 hour bonanza with churning grooves and bloody tunes.

It's hard to find new words for this band, we all know what the guys from the Haemorrhage are capable of. Their style is very recognizable and remarkable. Their brand of gore has a moldy taste and an old school punk spirit. I believe that this formula helps to keep this noise in a fresh and cheerful condition. The catchy guitar sounds like a real butcher buzzsaw (check songs from Gruesome Stuff Relish). In most songs, you will only be able to feel the bass, but in songs 7-9 (split with Dead Infection) it's on the first line and it has a monstrous sound. The blasting material from the split with German band Dead is freaking furious, and one of the fastest materials that I have heard from Haemorrhage. The vocal is the most stable thing here, it's powerful and ugly in all songs. In all meanings Haematology II is rad release and if you really love gore, you should have this putrid piece in your collection!

Favorite songs: "In the Name of Sanity", "Canarios Y Jilgueros", “Ausgebombt”.

Rating: 8.5/10     Haemorrhage fb

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Butcher ABC - North Of Hell (Power It Up)

I guess everyone who is interested in the Japanese underground scene is familiar with this band. They have been butchering the ears of Grind fans for almost 20 years; they play many gigs around our dirty globe… Of course they havea lot of records, but the fact that they have released their first full length just now is a bit weird to me. Anyway they did it well. I know that there are a few different editions of “North Of Hell” with various cover arts and formats. For this review I will review the vinyl version. It was released by German Power It Up Rec. 

Regular black color and fantastic front cover. Creepy butchers that are trying to carve a giant half rotten head that looks dreadful and is probably one of my favorite pieces of cover art for this year. As for the noise... 

This album has more of a Death Metal sound but, I can’t call this album 100% Deathgrind. I caught a lot of other elements. Just check the first song… “Join Us.” It has so many groovy tunes; sometimes it reminds me very mutated stoner metal with a Deathgrind base. The whole production is very tight and that helps this release stand out. The guitars are heavy and fast, yet clear when the blasting grind ensues. Half grind, half death their riffs are like a butcher knife, easily cutting off flesh from the listeners. The bass is bone-jarring, and mixed into the sound well. I like that Butcher ABC used two different kinds of vocals; one is clear and second is pitch shifted. Of course distorted vomit roars brings a huge load of Gore madness into this mess. Call me crazy but, I think that the drums sound more like Death Metal. There is a lot of middle tempos and slow and deep cymbal crashes. There are not many blast beat parts… But that does not mean that the drums suck, no, in fact they fit perfectly into this bloody sound hell. 

This album starts with an unusual groovy song and it ends with very similar manor. “North Of Hell” is a very long song, coming in at 8 minutes, it consists of massive slow and heavy tunes. It sounds like weird mix of Doom, Death, Grind and Psychedelic genres. Maybe it’s strange to use such approaches in grind music, but that helps to highlight this album.

Rating: 8.5/10      ButcherABC bc      ButcherABC fb

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