So, for other various outlets I went through the sometimes mind-numbing task of compiling a dreaded "Year end best-of " list. Figured there would be enough variety of people on here that we could get some strange entries. here's mine:
1) Ampere/ Ringers split 6" (emoviolence/rocknroll) 2) Dear Landlord/ Chinese Telephones split 7" (pop music for people with beards) 3) Hot Cross- Risk Revival LP ( the kings of the east coast indie/hardcore) 4)Warkrime- Give War A Chance 7" (old school "we're a bunch of dicks" hardcore) 5)Graf Orlock- Destination Time: Tomorrow 10" (movie nerd grindcore) 6)Mika Miko-666 12" ep (hipster all female art damage that could be from 1976) 7)George Moshington- seventeen seventy-fuck you 7" ( the colonial circle pit mayhem) 8)Get Destroyed 7" (phoenix power violence returns) 9)Threatener-...and the bending of the throats 7" ( inhuman opening track...fastcore!) 10) J Church- The Horror of Life 12" (the final release fromthe best pop punk band ever....RIP Lance)
cmon....who else has opinions. i know we are a bunch of nerds.
I'm going to cheat and make exceptions for an album or two that're really good but haven't gotten vinyl pressings yet.
1. Down - III: Over the Under" 2. Living Hell - "The Lost and the Damned" LP 3. Type O Negative "Dead Again" 4. Frightener/Pulling Teeth split 7 inch 5. Ringworm - The Venomous Grand Design (waiting for the LP to come out!) 6. Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today (awesome to see these guys back with some killer new stuff)
Tons of stuff that I love got great re-issues this year too, but I guess those don't count
damn, i had to miss frightener and pulling teeth in phoenix a few weeks ago. it was the same night as iron lung and the agents of abhorrence. dammit!
I missed Frightener when they came through because of all the holiday stuff going on around here, so I still haven't gotten to see them yet. The split and the LP they put out both rip though.
We're playing with Pulling Teeth on Friday, it should be a lot of fun.