Arsedestroyer - "MCD" 1995 & "Teenass Revolt" LP 2001 (320)



Is there any other band in Sweden that has received so many rumors? True or false? Who cares? In any case, here is an exhaustive interview with Sweden's absolute best mangler !!!!

Tell us about the gig in Umeå at Punkfesten II? 

- Remember that I was baked & sat on the swell on MCDonkiz (according to RUMOR we also hailed as satan) at the same time as Hugget (played guitar with us then) had some kind of demo outside. Voff voff any fucken way, some buns did not dig this & gay bashed us a little while shouting "oui oui oui you thexy basterds". No big deal.

Why do you have no song titles on your debut album. How do you differentiate between the songs yourself? 

- Well, it's like this, huh. We call them fun things like "Laila's pussy" or "Hästtryne". Some even have an anchor of reality such as "Sorry Linus" which Linus wrote when he was VERY ANGRY (!) At me.

Why have you always given such short answers in other interviews? (Prove the opposite now!)

- Will be going to work soon. Driving a truck to the warehouse. Looks like it's going to be a great day.

You're over 30 now, aren't you? How does it feel and how have you felt about peers' prejudices or other punks. How do you think the punk scene has developed in the years you have been involved? 

- How do I feel? What do you think? Are totally fucking wack?

Why make songs that are longer than 1 minute?

- You're gay. You want to break. You want to suck ponga for promotion. You want to toss the lettuce for distribution.

Are there any Swedish bands you like?

- Neeeeej not directly. Right now I listen quite a lot to Kool Keith ("sex style" Instrumental), Dr. Dooom, Dr. Octagon, Cenobites (Kool K / GodFather Don collaboration) etc. Bought "Spankmaster" yesterday. Have not had time to listen to it yet. Necro! A little dub. Hardly any gate at all. Mucho old hc / punk. A little pop. All right!

Sektion B - "Power Is Nothing Without Control" CDR 2001 & "Hidden Tracks [隠蔽音源集]" CD 2007 (320)



Sektion B is your power electronics collective. What is the story behind Sektion B and what is the goal of this project? Also, tell me something about the lyrics and the recording process.

On January 1st 2001 three members: Jedi (sound and technic), SY214-B (vocals), L. White (vocals and management) founded Sektion B. Since many years A.H. - a very talented musician, has helped us on our live performances all over the world. Sektion B have no further goal than to make music and to present it to those interested. The lyrics, music and live gigs manifest in our three minds! Then we work together on all the details! All of our releases, live concerts and tracks are conceited through a long way of hardest group work. The themes around politics, violence, crime and sex are the most important things in our life. So it is clear and easy for us that our music reflects those themes.

Now legendary album, Power is Nothing Without Control got two reissues as CDr and as Vinyl. Why hasn’t it been released in CD format?

Thanks for your very positive opinion about this album! It was released in 2001 as first release of my fresh founded label L.White Records as LW001 as CDr in a limitation of 100 handnumbered pieces! Two years later Steinklang Records from Austria asked for a re-releasing as LP and also as limited CDr! We were asked many times for re-releasing this again! But we think that 3 versions are much more than enough!

What are the reactions for Sektion B performances and what gear is used for Sektion B?

Most of the Sektion B performances had good reactions from the audience und sometimes also good interactions (burning funny flags etc.)! In the early live performances we use a lot of analogue and digital equipment on stage! Later – when we got offers to play outside of Germany we decide to use only a laptop and some small effect machines! It was simply too difficult to travel by plane with all the old equipment! We know that is not really popular in the scene – but it works well!

When can we expect new Sektion B?

This is a very hard question! Our last work / 'hidden tracks' CD was released especially for our gig in Tokyo (Japan) October 2007! And this was only a collection of tracks which were released on different compilations! The last real release was our part of the "Free Speech" series a year before! Throughout the years we work on new tracks which could fit on a new album or whatever! When Sektion B played after nearly 3 years delay live here in Germany in September 2012 we played 3 complete new tracks! I hope that we can complete them to a fulltime release in the near future!

Belial Comp Tape 1986 (FLAC)



"U.S. Industrial/Experimental/Electronic/Noise tape label run by Al Margolis of New York, now defunct. 
S.O.P.'s cassette mail order catalogue featured hundreds of titles from the early 1980s through the 1990s, quickly earning Al the title of 'Cassette Godfather'."


KUSHyushu...


Doomsgame - "Weapons Of Mass Destruction" Demo 1991


John Peel 1989 MRR Interview (Click To Embiggen)...



Prong - 1986 Demo



"Prong has been described as groove metal, industrial metal, thrash metal and crossover thrash, citing Killing Joke and Chrome as influences. They in turn have influenced many notable musicians such as Korn's Jonathan Davis, Demon Hunter's Ryan Clark and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, as well as bands such as Pantera and White Zombie. The band was founded in 1986 by singer/guitarist Tommy Victor (then a sound engineer for the New York City music club CBGB) and bassist Mike Kirkland (doorman at CBGB), who recruited ex-Swans drummer Ted Parsons shortly after. Prong independently released an EP, Primitive Origins, and a studio album, Force Fed, in the late 1980s, which were noted for their very raw sound.

Prong signed with Epic Records in 1989. Their major label debut album, Beg to Differ, was released in 1990. In the following year, Kirkland left the band and was replaced by bassist Troy Gregory. Prong issued their fourth release, Prove You Wrong, which saw the band experiment with programming and electronic samples while still retaining an aggressive yet melodic sensibility.

By 1994, Troy Gregory was out of the band and was replaced by Paul Raven and John Bechdel, both from Killing Joke and Murder, Inc. The new line-up released Cleansing (Prong's fifth major release). With a slight industrial metal influence, Cleansing contained songs that are still considered Prong classics and is Prong's most successful release to date. The videos for these two songs became staples of MTV's Headbangers Ball. The band toured America with Sepultura and Pantera as an opener for their respective Chaos A.D. and Far Beyond Driven tours. They also undertook a headlining European tour with Life of Agony and The Obsessed as their support.

Prong's sixth album Rude Awakening was released in 1996. It entered the charts at No. 107 and sold 10,000 units in the United States in its first week. Despite the good sales, Epic Records released the band from their contract three weeks after the album's release. Shortly thereafter, Raven left prior to a tour supporting Type O Negative and was replaced by Rob "Blasko" Nicholson. Mike Riggs later joined on guitar so Victor could focus more on vocals. This line-up later disbanded, with Victor joining Danzig as their guitar player, and Ted Parsons joining Godflesh. Parsons also played with Jesu and toured with Paul Raven in Killing Joke."

Melusaaste ("Noise Pollution") - "Manifesti Kuolevaisille" 7" 2012


Super simple Suomi core-n'-dirge ('81 style, with future
Mannequin singer Suzi). Old gods meet new goddesses...

Samhain (Denmark) - "The Courier" Demo 1985 (320)


Scandi Master/Hatred (NJ). Pre Desexult...

Psychotic Maniacs - "A Tribe Of Melbourne" EP 1987



"This EP was actually recorded in August 1984 but it hadn't gotten mixed, mastered, and released until at least April 1987. Truly a shame because this album sounded rather ahead of it's time for having been recorded in 1984: most bands hadn't played this fast until the later 80's. This is both the first and last album by Psychotic Maniacs, who were a very short-lived Australian hardcore band who (in my opinion) do not get the attention they deserve. Matter of fact, Australian hardcore as a whole doesn't get the attention it deserves. Do you see Australia in the categories section? The back cover of this record says what I think was the lifespan of the band, 'Psychotic Maniacs, December 1983-October 1984'. Less than a year old!

Some people compare this band to Depression which I don't think is too far off, but it sounds more like the self-titled LP Depression did, not the later metal shit. Also, I like this singer more than Depression's singer. Other than that, someone also compared them to Conflict which I don't think is accurate at all. To me the vocals sound a lot like the singer from Chaos UK.

Liz from the band G.A.S.H. (Girls Against Sexual Hype) also plays bass on this record. The rest of the line-up includes Ronnie - vocals, Obby - guitar, and Scotty - drums. KFTH had this to say about them:

'The story goes, Depression were recording their self titled LP in 1985. They finished recording a lot earlier than expected, so rather than let the recording time go to waste, Smeer of Depression called the Maniacs up at 2am and told them to get down to the studio. The Maniacs, who at the time were living at the infamous "Hardcore House" with Depression and Gash came down to the studio and kicked down six songs from their old live set.'

I don't think this is true, but I don't know. Like I mentioned before, the album cover says they split in 1984, and Depression wasn't recording that album until 1985. So either KFTH is wrong or the cover must be. Regardless, it sucks that this band didn't last longer or record more. Another thing KFTH kinda messed up on was saying how this EP was referred to by some as 'Tribes Of Melbourne' when thats actually just the name of the song, it actually says 'A Tribe Of Melbourne' on the label of the vinyl. A small mistake. Technically, I would label this as a self-titled EP since it only has the bands name on the album cover, but that probably hasn't been done yet because it would just make this band even harder to find.

'I Need The Weed' has got to be THEE best hardcore weed song I've ever heard! From what I understand, it's a song about wanting to smoke weed but not having the funds. Pretty awesome lyrics like 'I want to smoke, I want to smoke, I want to smoke today / Smoke smoke smoke smoke smoke my life away'. Being a pothead, I can't help but relate to it. My favorite part is where he says something like 'I need the weed! It's why Jesus sent me here!'. However, 'Wanna Die' is my favorite song on this album, which is weird beause I didn't think too highly of it when I first heard it, but it grows on you."  --7 Inch Punk (R.I.P.)
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