TOXIC HOLOCAUST
TOXIC HOLOCAUST (Relapse Records)
Toxic Holocaust was started in 1999 by Joel Grind with the intent of creating the most Evil Speed Metal heard since 1985. After the release of the first demo “Radiation Sickness” in 1999, TH went on a hiatus for a few years.
2002 saw the release of the Critical Mass demo. Boasting a hellacious reverb drenched recording and a Bathory cover, this was the first demo that was actually spread in the underground.
Gaining recognition with this demo, this sparked the release of the first full length “Evil Never Dies” in 2003 on labels Witches Brew for the CD and Nuclear War Now for the LP. After some EP’s and a ton of tours, finally came the 2nd full length “Hell on Earth”. Featuring cover art by Ed Repka and a guest guitar solo by Misfits guitarist Bobby Steele.
Then, even more tours and more EP’s followed, leading up to the newly signed deal with Relapse Records. Joel is currently finishing up the writing of the new record, set to be released sometime in early/mid 2008. Got lots more tours planned too. See ya on the road!!!
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BETTY SUE ASIDE
TARPIT
SOURVEIN
Sourvein (Cape Fear):
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JAVELINA (Philly):
www.myspace.com/javelinaphiladelphia
OL SCRATCH:
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THE PILGRIM:
IMAAD WASIF WITH TWO PART BEAST
Imaad Wasif’s new album is Strange Hexes and his new band is Two Part Beast. The songs that came to form Strange Hexes were written during 2006 while Wasif was touring the world in support of his self-titled debut. From thought streams penned on scraps of paper and carried via coat pocket through painstaking revisions and airport metal detectors, to melodies that floated unsuspectingly through hotel windows after midnight – interlacing themselves with the ubiquitous drones of an electronic tamboura - the narrator is a devotee of Barthes’ Lover’s Discourse and obsessed with the testament to vigilance and volatility in love, yet in a curious twist, he seems to be writing within the deranged emotional scope of a schizophrenic androgyne. He/She inhabits both sexes and perspectives at all times, channeling romantics Baudelaire and Rimbaud by way of speed freak fags Bowie, Reed, Bolan and Iggy and seen through the eyes of surrealists Dali and Buñuel. The lyrical fragmentation we encounter here is akin to the absurdist methodology found in Alfred Jarry’s Visits of Love.
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JEREMY JAY
JEREMY JAY (K Records):
Jeremy Jay lives in Angel town, next to Larchmont where he hangs out. He's tall (6'3) blond (really) and handsome and wants a cat for his appartment. He writes and plays piano and guitar. He says one of his favorite things to do is drive around with the moonroof open and listen to music with his friends. It seems that hes both a small town boy and a big city boy in one.
Very excited about music, Jeremy's writing is influenced by dreams and the more fantastic surrealist sensibility linked with the French New Wave. The Art deco era storybook romance of the movies like " Our Modern Maidens" & "My Life To Live" held aspecial fascination. There's also a strong '50s Rock n' Roll sensibility happening; Buddy Holly is one of Jeremy's favorite singers along, with Richie Valens and '60s era Yea-Yea Francois Hardy.
On the surface, his performances seem like that a pop singer: dancing, singing and playing guitar. Yet he's so illusive. If you reach out to grab him you wouldn't touch anything; all you see is a character from the Dream World. Like Buddy Holly, Peter Pan and the John Hughes movies rolled into one. He's pure Storybook.
www.myspace.com/jeremyjay
ABBY MOTT:
Trying to pick one favorite song is the worst thing about Abby Mott's solo debut, Hearts a'Flutter. The local singer/songwriter wrote, arranged, and recorded this pretty 11-song outing all by herself, playing/singing everything from backing vocals to drums to egg shaker to "interior door (knob and hinges)"--save electric bass on one song. It's a surprisingly polished record for its piecemeal recording origins, but given that Mott has a stupid-gorgeous voice and effortless knack for the brain-burrowing hook, she could back herself with croaking frogs and flatulent goats and we'd probably still bop along.
Yes, it's still your basic girl-powered indie pop, but such finely made confections remain incorrigibly sweet no matter how fattening they may be. Mott props up her sassy, sensual voice with a galloping bass and drums in "Aphrodite" before belting out a full-throated chorus and coming in with a whistled bridge. (Yes, all things cutesy and girlie are total weak spots here.) She gets a little Neko Case breathless on the slightly honky-tonk "Cowboy Boots," which she eventually accents with a jaunty electric-piano line.
The catch is that this pure-pop young woman puts her plush, pliable voice to such devilish delights. "Lonely hearts get together by the light of the moon/ get rid of your clothes you'll be warm enough soon," she sings on the acoustic-guitar driven "Lonely Hearts." She undercuts the lovey-dovey vibe of the song in the very next line: "Hey, what does it matter if it's really love? Darling, would you know it if it really was?" Mott's ghostly voice traces a translucent melody in the almost children's lullaby "Breaking," which quickly turns macabre when the song narrator's heart breaks out of her chest and rolls away. More emotional evisceration takes place in the supercatchy "Africa From Here," where Mott cheekily sings, "Am I killing you?/ it's been so easy for me dying all alone/ No one there to care/ pulls all my organs out and dumps them on the floor." This song's woman isn't just going to leave them there to rot, though: "And once they're there, how do I stuff them back inside? And once they there, how do I stop from crawling cross this floor and giving you the blues?"
www.myspace.com/abbymcgivney
PEPI GINSBERG
A CAT CALLED CRICKET:
www.myspace.com/acatcalledcricket
PULLING TEETH
PULLING TEETH (Deathwish):
www.myspace.com/pullingteethmd
COLD WORLD (Deathwish):
www.myspace.com/thecoldworld
IRON AGE (Texas):
www.myspace.com/ironagetexas
TRASH TALK (Sacramento, CA):
www.myspace.com/trashtalkfu
ALARMED:
www.myspace.com/alarmedrock
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TREASURE FINGERS
TREASURE FINGERS:
www.myspace.com/treasurefingers
FRED FALKE:
www.myspace.com/fredfalkemusic
FRANKIE CHAN:
www.myspace.com/frankichan
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FIGHT AMP
FIGHT AMP (Tranlastion Loss Records):
Fight Amp's MySpace description is dead-on: "Grunge / Punk / Metal." This New Jersey band harkens back to a time when these genres were bedmates. Before recording Bleach, Nirvana listened to Celtic Frost incessantly. This was before Butch Vig polished off their edges, before Marc Jacobs had a "grunge" collection. In the late-1980s/early-90s, Amphetamine Reptile belched forth West Coast grit (the Melvins, Steel Pole Bath Tub), East Coast noise (Helmet, Unsane), and Midwest dirt (the Cows, Hammerhead); Touch and Go-- pre-indie rock days-- likewise issued filth and difficulty via Big Black, Butthole Surfers, and the Jesus Lizard. Though sonically disparate, these bands shared a contemptuous disregard for rock's playbook.
Thus, Fight Amp aren't revelatory: They're drawing on established models of rebellion rather than drawing their own, but they're no less potent for it. In fact, hindsight has honed their influences with fearsome focus. Guitarists Mike McGinnis and Rebecca Burchette slice out riffs with metallic accuracy. In the liner notes, Jon Dehart slings a duct-taped P-Bass; the black-and-white photo could have come from a Sub Pop sleeve. But unlike his forebears, Dehart can play his instrument. Scott Hissem's precise pounding opens big holes, into which Dehart pours throbbing pulses. The overall effect recalls the Jesus Lizard, who had one of the most punishing rhythm sections of the 90s.
The payoff, then, is different. Instead of the white-knuckle anarchy of AmRep 7"'s, Hungry for Nothing is a calculated beatdown. Even the band's name reflects this. As Fight Amputation, the band raggedly sprawled with hardcore punk influences. But as a leaner Fight Amp, they've slowed down, making each punch count. "Late Bloomer" punctuates verses with pregnant pauses, building to churning climaxes. Air raid unisons then announce the return of Black Sabbath. "Dead Is Dead" rides train tracks of chugging riffs, as Hissem drops hi-hat accents like elbows. In "Get High and Fuck", low end snarls the titular mission, while drones descend like distant warplanes. Scarred-throat howls erupt from the next room. The hollow-eyed filth of early-00s Ministry comes to mind.
Peers like Akimbo, Black Elk, and Blues mine similar inspirations, but Fight Amp stand out with metallic atmosphere. "What a Drag" drowns in sheets of doomy desperation. "Bound and Hagged" gives Jesus Lizard dissonance Danzig-esque brawn. Three-fourths through, it slouches into a shuffle, which is really a ruse; after a tense pause, hammering re-commences. Danzig glowers throughout, in the song title "Samhain", the horror comic book artwork, and the lyrical altitude set at six feet under. This is no mere garage punk; this is a finely tuned assault with booming, modern production. It's not "dope, guns, and fucking in the streets," but it's pretty fucking dope.
www.myspace.com/fightamp
DACTYL (Reptilian Records):
www.myspace.com/dactyl
THE CONVOCATION:
www.myspace.com/theconvocation
TOURNAMENT:
www.myspace.com/tournamenttournament
CRYPT OF RAIX
CRYPT OF RAIX:
www.myspace.com/cryptofraix
INFERNAL STRONGHOLD (Philly):
www.myspace.com/infernalstronghold
NOTHING IS OVER (Philly):
www.myspace.com/nothingrages
HIP COPS:
www.myspace.com/hipcops
SHIT THE BED:
www.myspace.com/ruinedsheets
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OAK
OAK:
www.myspace.com/oakdoom
WOOLY MAMMOTH (D.C.):
www.myspace.com/woolymammoth
WIZARD EYE (Philly):
www.myspace.com/wizardeye
ADMIRAL BROWNING:
www.myspace.com/admiralbrowning
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MORE OR LESS with DJ SIMON
Founder of the infamous Sleaze events in Washington and host of Redux on XM
Radio, this no wave pioneer has been blurring the genre boundaries for over
a decade, pushing and pioneering the electro house-technowave-nouveau
revolution. A true taste-maker, Simons always two steps ahead of the pack
and he's certainly caught on fire! From major remixes and exclusive parties
to warehouse raves and super clubs, Simons unique sound has had an
incredible impact on dance floors across the Americas, have placed him
firmly amongst the US nu-electro elite.
Simon is also the host of Redux, the only nationally broadcasted show of its
kind on XM radio Ch.80 The Move (nominated for a Dance Star award in 2004
and 2005) with resident advisors Tommie Sunshine, Larry Tee, John B and, Dj
Unknown. Every week over 300,000 people tune in to hear their futuristic
retro funk and interviews with some of the biggest tastemakers in their
industry. More recently, Simon has re-directed all of his free time and
energy into his studio work.
In 2001 he decided it was time to take promotion into his own hands and
created Sleaze, one of the world's first and longest running club nights
dedicated to the newly emerging electrohouse scene. Sleaze gathered a lot of
press and was a huge success in exposing such great artists as Legowelt, My
Robot Friend, John Selway, Ulysses, Valentio Kanzyani, Justin Robertson,
Tommie Sunshine, Jambi, Dj Unknown, DMX Krew, Traxx, Barry Weaver,
Jean-Philippe Aviance, Larry Tee, Miss Kittin, Tiefschwarz, Richie Hawtin
and many more to Washington. The sounds caught on and Simons Sleaze events
were soon incorporated into a monthly residency at the world renowned event
'Buzz' .
CLOAK/DAGGER
CLOAK/DAGGER (Jade Tree Records):
One day the kudzu will take over the South, streaming through abandoned cars, cracking through building facades and ultimately washing away humanity's insouciant past. Or, at least, that is the post-Apocalyptic image below the Mason-Dixon line. (Up North, people tend to envision smouldering cityscapes and talking rats.) Although raised in the former seat of the Confederacy, Richmond, VA's Cloak/Dagger manages to invoke both flavors of doom, as well as a few others that haunt the imaginations of folks worldwide. Culling from the likes of Black Flag and Circle Jerks along with driving-guitar-groove bands like Hot Snakes and Swiz, Cloak/Dagger inject some applied aggression into their rhythmic crunch. Formed as little more than a temporary project in October 2006, the group recorded its first demo within the month, soon deciding to stay in the game a bit longer. After East Coast shows with groups like Paint it Black, Fucked Up, Kill Your Idols and Career Suicide, the group had fine-tuned its raw, unpolished punk sound. Abrasive, in a good way. Ugly, in the best way. Who could form a more perfect and lasting union?
www.myspace.com/wearecloakdagger
DISAPPEARER (mem. of Doomriders):
www.myspace.com/disappearerus
DEEP SLEEP:
www.myspace.com/deepsleepmusic
HEAD HOME:
www.myspace.com/headhome
SLEEPWALL
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BATTLEMASTER
Chaotic evil in alignment, hastened shredders Battlemaster will run you through with their debut full-length sword, "Warthirsting & Winterbound". In a baleful reign of fantastic metal domination, Battlemaster force you through a classic of a campaign, deep inside the bleak caverns of fantasy noire. These five Richmond, Virginia based adventurers speed your imagination through 10 tracks/45 minutes of belligerent but creative drumming and blackened crypt-crawling guitar-work, with a fast-paced goblinoid narration of bestial vocal variety. "Warthirsting & Winterbound" summons an array of technical and necromantic spells of blackened thrash and forward-thinking melody to pay grim tributes to the fierce and forgotten denizens of the underdark. Recorded in the brilliance of winter with Cory Smoot (Gwar, Municipal Waste), the debut captures the momentum and urgency a of speedfreak game of AD&D. An epic weapon of aggressive and magical properties, Battlemaster 's "Warthirsting & Winterbound" has been released on fellow Richmond wizard-core label conglomerate Forcefield Records!!!!
RAMMING SPEED
www.myspace.com/officialrammingspeed
THE WAYWARD
www.myspace.com/theewayward
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MELTDOWN
MELTDOWN (Boston):
www.myspace.com/meltdownisdestroying
I RISE (Boston):
www.myspace.com/irisehc
NEW LOWS (Boston):
www.myspace.com/newlows
MY TURN TO WIN (Philly):
www.myspace.com/myturntowin
YOUNG TURKS
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SMARTS
SMARTS:
www.myspace.com/coconutizer
FIASCO:
www.myspace.com/fiasconewyork
EYEBALL SKELETON:
www.myspace.com/eyeballskeleton
FILTH CITY FEST DAY 1
CANNABIS CORPSE
DRUGS OF FAITH
INFERNAL STRONGHOLD
WEREWOLVES
WARPRIEST
NEAR DARK
SHIT THE BED
ALL WE ARE
MOKELE MBEMBE
FILTH CITY FEST DAY 2
ASRA
TRIAC
A WARM GUN
GRIDLINK
UNREST
BITCHSLICER
HAYAINO DAISUKI
NOTHING IS OVER
DEN OF GERMS
THEE LEXINGTON ARROWS
THEE LEXINGTON ARROWS:
www.myspace.com/theelexingtonarrows
THE HOWLIES (Atlanta):
www.myspace.com/howlies
THE BARBERRIES(Atlanta):
www.myspace.com/thebarberries
THE TRAUMAS:
www.myspace.com/thetraumas
BLACK TUSK
TARPIT
www.myspace.com/tarpitmd
HATCHETFACE
www.myspace.com/hatchetfacephilly
COUGH (Richmond, VA):
www.myspace.com/cough666
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E.JOSEPH CD Release show!!
E.JOSEPH CD Release Show!!
RED THIS EVER
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DAVID DANIEL