MRR Review - Sick of Shit " Fuck You Volume 1" ep

Reviewed in the November issue of MRR, 2017.

MRR Review - TV Freaks "D.Y.O.T." ep

New TV Freaks single reviewed in the October issue of MRR (#401)

MRR Review - Flesh Rag "Stay Away" ep

In the October issue of MRR (#401).

MRR Review - Born Wrong "Nailed" LP

From Hamilton, the band's first full length. Reviewed in the October issue of MRR (#401).

MRR Review - Born Wrong "Art District" ep

This is Born Wrong's fifth release. The are from Hamilton as is Schizophrenic, the alter ego of Hammer City Records. You can hear this on their bandcamp page.This review is from the October issue of MRR (#377).

Top 10 - January 2014

1. COKE BUST "Confined" 12" (Grave Mistake)
2. OBLITERATION "War is our Destiny" ep (Beach Impediment Records)
3. ABUSE LP (To Live A Lie)
4. BUMBKLAATT "Luctus" LP (Prank)
5. PARANOID "Hardcore Addict" ep (Phobia / Rawmantic Disasters)
6. IMPALERS / VAASKA split ep (Beach Impediment Records)
7. CRUNKY KIDS "A joke called life" CD (Hibachi)
8. TV FREAKS "Two" LP (Schizophrenic)
9. GENERACION SUICIDA "Mil Amores" ep (Mata la Musica)
10. JUNGBLUTH "Part Ache" LP (Halo of Flies)

Labels:
GRAVE MISTAKE – P.O. Box 12482 / Richmond, VA / 23241 / USA / www.gravemistakerecords.com
BEACH IMPEDIMENT – P.O. Box 8335 / Virginia Beach, VA / 23450 / USA / www.beachimpedimentrecords.blogspot.com
TO LIVE A LIE c/o Will Butler /2825 Van Dyke Avenue / Raleigh, NC / 27607-7021 / USA / www.tolivealie.com
PRANK – P.O. Box 410892 / San Francisco, CA / 94141-0892 / USA / www.prankrecords.com
PHOBIA - www.phobiarecords.net / RAWMANTIC DISASTERS - www.rawmanticdisasters.blogspot.com
HIBACHI - 497 Owego Street / Painesville, OH / 44077 / USA
SCHIZOPHRENIC – 17W 4th Street / Hamilton, ON / L9C 3M2 / Canada / www.schizophrenicrex.com
MATA LA MUSICA - matalamusikadiscos@gmail.com
HALO OF FLIES - 3444 N. Bremen Street / Milwaukee, WI / 53212 / USA / www.halooffliesrecords.com

MRR Review - Snake Charmer "Self Immolate" ep

Snake Charmer are a new band from Hamilton. They released a demo last year and they were on the show recently. The title for this ep comes from an incited that is credited for sparking the Arab Spring in Egypt. There is a lot more to this ep like the artwork inside and every song has a story. This review is from the December issue of MRR (#367). This recording and some earlier demos can be heard and downloaded at their bandcamp page.

MRR Review - Born Wrong "Holding Cell" ep

This is the second ep and they both came out in 2013. But the band also has a split 10" out making this the band's third official release. Review comes from the December issue of MRR (Issue #367).

Flyer - Sunday, November 24th, 2013

MRR Review - Born Wrong "Torch the Place" ep

Born Wrong are from Hamilton. "Torch the Place" is their first ep but their second vinyl release. This is a review from the June issue of MRR (#361).

Flyer - Saturday, April 13th, 2013

Radio - Sunday, March 17th, 2013

Tonight's show starts out with a set dedicated to St. Patrick's Day in honour of all the roving street urchins celebrating tonight. You can hear the show above or download here.

DROPKICK MURPHYS - I'm shipping up to Boston (Hellcat)

St. Patrick's Day set
THE SKIDS - The Saints are Coming (Captain Oi!)
ANGELIC UPSTARTS - Last Night Another Soldier (Captain Oi!)
RUDI - Big Time (Bad Vibrations)
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - 78 RPM
VICTIM - The Teen Age (Redrum)
THE STRIKE - Running Past (Shock Rock)
BLOOD OR WHISKEY - Impaired Vision (Punk Core)

VARUKERS - How do you sleep? (Go Kart)
COCK SPARRER - Runnin' Riot (Razor)
DISCHARGE - Free speech for the dumb (Clay)
EXPLOITED - I Believe in Anarchy (Secret)
4 SKINS - Evil (Secret)

TOTALITAR - Tom Information (Your Own Jailor)
LSD - Song title in Japanese (Schizophrenic)
BORN DEAD ICONS - Ruins (Feral Ward)
UBR - Utrujenost
SEEDS - Pushin Too Hard (Crescendo)
USELESS EATERS - Mr. Oscillations (Mastermind)

Hail the new pope
CRASS - Have a Nice Day (CRASS)
THE PROLETARIAT - Religion is the Opium of the Masses (Modern Method)
CRUCUIFUCKS - Down on my Knees (Alternative Tentacles)
HARANGUE - 33 Black Flags (Self-Released)
LEGION666 - Consume without Cause (Schizophrenic)
DRI - God is Broke (Death)
MINOR THREAT - Filler (Dischord)
LARM - Opium of the Masses (Red as Fuck)

ACxDC - We Kill Christians (To Live a Lie)
MK ULTRA - Christian hardcore is oxymoronic (Youth Attack)
DEAD RADICAL - God hates major labels (Drugged Conscience)
ANTI-SEEN - My god can beat up your god (Rave)

PLAIN WRAP - Punk Wrap (Grand Theft Audio)
MUD CITY MANGLERS - 1234 Motherfucker (Republic Of Chesterfield Communications)
FUN THINGS - Savage (Penniman)
UNDERTONES - Emergency Cases (The Undertones Ltd)

GUITAR WOLF - Let's get hurt (Matador)
BLACK KEYS - Have love will travel (Alive / Total Energy)
KILL-A-WATTS - Radio Suicide (Rip Off)
SCREAMING TREES - Straight out to any place (SST)

ELECTRIC DEADS - Locked Doors (Electro State)
RIFF RANDALS - Maitre Di (Mint)
FIRST BASE - I've got a girl (Pizza Party)
GORIES - I Think I've Hadit (Crypt)
ZOUNDS - Great White Hunter (Broken)

Demo Feature
VENNS - Champagne (Self-Released)
VENNS - Headlines (Self-Released)
VENNS - Red Carpet (Self-Released)
VENNS - Spotlight (Self-Released)

MRR Review - Hassler "Asphyxiate" ep

This review appeared in the January 2013 issue of MRR (#356). The very same issue where the zine co-ordinator, Mariam Bastani, wrote "The Hassler Asphyxiate ep is un-ficking-real. The record is stupid good. If you to like hardcore violent, then you should love

this." It's high praise and I happen to agree with her about how great this record is. Write Schizophrenic for it.

Hassler "Asphyxiate" ep

Hassler ep HASSLER are a new group from Toronto. They remind me of DOUBLE NEGATIVE in their approach to song writing. They write short songs packed dense with generations of hardcore. It is what a contemporary hardcore band should sound like if they were speaking in tongues about the last three decades of hardcore. The band credits RIPCORD, BGK and a few other noise merchants as their influence despite their despisal of any retro trends. HASSLER is made up of the singer from BAD SKIN, the guitarist from BRUTAL KNIGHTS, the bassist from the REPROBATES, and the drummer from RAMMER. Get it right because I am sick of seeing the crazy lists that are associated with this band which speak to how involved these guys are in the scene. RAMMER brought Al and Jon together and this idea of a band germinated more in a band called KOMMANDO, but they threw everything out when they found Erik and Jay. Any of this previous band history is misleading because HASSLER sounds like none of these bands. They also sound like nothing I have heard before. This recording is blown out and the over modulation serves to suggest that these guys are just kicking it out regardless of any consequences. I have heard their production described as raw-fi which gets close. But the enthusiasm of MRR’s editor captures what I feel about this band after seeing them live. She said about this ep that it is “un-fucking-real. The record is stupid good. If you ever claimed or claim to like hardcore in its most violent, purest forms, then you should love this." I wholeheartedly agree with her. They don’t give a shit about hype. This will make them the best band that you don’t know about. I am telling you to pay attention. I also think that something should be said about the artwork. Adam Kindred from CONCRETE ASYLUM / ABJECT PAX did the cover artwork. Adan has done covers for other bands like TRUNCHEONS. This particular piece channels RUDIMENTARY PENI meets DYS’ “Brotherhood” drawing. Just a gnarly rough street alley scene with characters like a pregnant girl smoking and a personified rat in leathers, which may sound cliché and comedic but sets the tone for a wild party. Everything about this release is great. (Schizophrenic Records – 17 W 4th Street / Hamilton, ON / L9C 3M2 / Canada / www. schizophrenicrex.com)

The songs found on this ep are:

1. Asphyxiate
2. Nothing for Nothing
3. Beatdown

4. Pigpen
5. Enlightened
6. Innocent

There were 100 with a limited cover, which is the scan you see to the right of this.

MRR Review - TV Freaks "Mall Punk" ep

This is a review of the TV Freaks ep which appeared in the August 2012 issue (#351) of MRR.

MRR Review - Magic Christian "Let's Shake / Teenage Head" ep

This is a review of the Magic Christian ep which appeared in the August 2012 issue (#351) of MRR.

Flyer - Friday, May 18th, 2012

Unruled "Time is Running Out" ep

MRR reviews the re-issue of this Montreal hardcore classic in issue #344. This re-issue contains a previously unreleased song from the recording session which is the song "Clear the Pigs Out".

MRR review - Unruled "Time is Running Out" ep

This review is from the November 2011 issue of MRR.

Legion DCLXVI “The Final Days” LP

This was rumoured to be LEGION’s last record and with a song title like “Final Days” one would think that is in the offing, but I have been reassured that these are just rumours. This makes me wonder if album title is refering to the apocalyptic Christian groups which dominate the fear parade in today’s society or the satanic pose found around this band. The clues lie in the lyrics for the title track, which uses religious writing to write about Armageddon. It could be a metaphor for the decline of Western civilization. Who knows? The song was originally written for a side project that Blas was involved in called MEGIDDO and the singer Oskar does some vocals and guitar work on the song so MEGIDDO get more input than a routine cover would offer. The song is clever, just like the re-make LEGION do of the 4 SKINS song “Evil”. And when you stand back to give it some thought LEGION utilize the dark side of metal in their sound and look. They call themselves misanthropic blackened hardcore. The choruses of the 4 SKINS classic is perfect for a reinterpretation to LEGION. This is where a cover is more than just a crowd pleaser, although the band did perform it when they opened for OI POLLOI. Overall the songs are slower than on previous records. It allows the band to get heavier sounding. It has been four years since “Black Goat Armageddon”. Part of the time delay was in getting the artwork, which didn’t actually make it on the cover but did make it into the lyric sheet. The band is already at writing new material more in the EXTREME NOISE TERROR vein so expect a new curve ball for their next release. Until then we have “The Final Days” to chew on. The songs on this release are:



1. Mass Hysteria
2. It Just Gets Worse
3. The Final Days
4. Delusions
5. Inherenet Laws
6. Paranoid Landscapes
7. The End
8. Evil (4-Skins cover)

(Schizophrenic Records - www.schizophrenicrex.com)