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cloud of musty smoke appears, as
it billows outward in its tremendous
size, Thick gray and white vapors
Arise rapidly with a quick evapora
Bon occuring as a dark figure ap-
pears hom within the haze.
Cloaked le a deep black cape, the
shape reacties towards your mind
as the hypnotic eyes suddenly light
up and beam into your skull, The
power from the gaze is extreme as
a trickio of crimson drips from the
eyelids and slowly runs down the
shuddering cheek. Helpless, the
figure creeps towards your body of
fear, you're trapped, your mouth
opens to scream, but no sound is
omited You feel the shivering cold
of the shape's grasp upon your
clammy flesh as your legs buckle,
but you realize you are still air
borne. Then a loud sound blasts
forth, your eyes open with your
hands strangling a down pillow
You laugh, just a nightmare, the
early alarm brought you back You
reach to the nightstand and pick up
the new THRASHER, it flops upon
the bed, the pages opening up to
the Puszone. Welcome once again
fiendish friends to another chapter
of musical mayhem to the night-
marish degree in the Puszone.
And don't forget that the newest in
the collection, the Anglican
Scrape Attic Flexi, with Hirax, Exe-
cute, Lipcream, Concrete Sox
and Sacrilege is now available for
$1.00 plus the mail order/sticker
deal for 3-22 cent stamps. And re-
member send off info, tapes or
vinyl to the Puszone for frantic
scratchings in this column. T
then, pleasant dreams. Pushead,
PO Box 701 SF. CA 94101, USA
Opening the vaults of musical
maniac mayhem, blow your ear-
drums out with the likes of
Heresy, a new UK super speed
1,000 mp.h. thrash attack who
used to be called Plasmid. The
blitzing begins with a stark raving
crazed number "Never Healed
which lunges with all the driving
forces of hectic power gone blood
burned Fierce, turbulent drum
ming storms at an excruciating
rate, smashing the skins at 7.000
beats per minute. Seven mind
blown songs that feature hissing
feedback of the extreme level as
the guitar zoomfest ceases to slow
down with grungy bass following in
its wake. Heresy combine a great
doseage of quickness, distortion
and screaming vox to make this a
classic demo and one to watch for
vinyl soon. This outfit smokes! Her
esy, 66A Great Hoggett Dr, Chil-
well, Nottingham, NG9 4HR Eng
fand
Watch for a new demo from a
LA band entitied Lunatix. A four
piece outfit who storm chaotically
in the kes of Discharge and
Motorhead, fully packed trash with
metallic bites Features the
stormtrooping vocals of one crazed
Individual named Jay Smith, who
you might remember as the king of
faybacks in skatedom. Well now
he's stretching those vocals in a
screaming fit ot rage. Lunatix pre-
sent a tight sledgehammering
PUSZUNE
power rawness that jumps with wild
plunges into energetic action. Fast,
electric and intense, the madness
begins as Lunatix hits the stage,
definitely a band to notice. 6554
Gazette Ave Canoga Park, CA
91306.
Speedcore ferociousness lights
up this eight song demo by Sac-
rifice, an ultra fast metallic
scorcher with roots in both
hardcore and speed metal. Deathly
od The Exorcism, this Toronto,
Canada based band thrusts out
some mammothly powered rapid
torch assaults that cleanty cleaves
its way to pyromaniac ravagings,
Intense with wild guitar work and
shearing drum bites, Sacrifice will
please fans of Exodus since there i
are similarities in sound styles and
in vocal piercings. Young, abrupt
kerranging from a new outfit that
soon will have an extreme under-
ground following. Joe Rico, 32 Col
tman Cres., Scarborough, Ontario,
MIB 2A2 Canada.
From the murky depths of
Florida, rising from a quagmire
comes the first answer to total
bizarre insane thrash shoved down,
the throats of innocent bystanders
in the form of the Sewer Zombles.
Full tilt distortion smashed in fight
with wild unnatural drumming: fast
and furious, it creates a barrage of
noisy distinction that obviously
fronts a no-holds-barred attack,
while incoherent babblings shrill
over the whole composition.
Unique and hilarious, the Sewer
Zombles approach a world of
speedy flailing like neophytes on
trikes; it comes off clean but falls
down mean. If you combine the
likes of D.R.I. with Flipper and add
some of the madcap comedy of the
everloving Meatmen, well, you get
some wacky outfit called the Sewer
Zombies. Their debut Lp Reach
Out And... features twelve songs
that will drive you absolutely bon
kers, especially with tracks ke
They Died With Their Willie Nel-
son T-Shirts On" and "Too Many
Police. This is lunatic overload,
psychotic and chaotic, you'll never
know what to expect, but it's daft.
On Subversive records, located in
Florida at PO Box 552. Ft. Lauder
dale, FL 33302
Watch for new Lps by the Brood,
recording for the Profile fabel and
Polson Idea's Kings of Punk,
where lead singer Jerry A. carved
"Poison Idea with an Exacto
knite into his belly for the cover con-
cept. Sick to say the least. Sam-
hain's latest, November Coming
Fire, should be out now and repor
tedly to be on compact disc also,
Plus Misfits Legacy of Brutality Lp
on limited 500 red vinyl. Speaking
of the Misfits, speedcore metal-
up-your-assers, Metallica, will be
doing a cover of Green Hell on their
upcoming 45, Should be one to
crave. Soon watch for a new 12
from Corrosion Of Conformity,
and a new 7" from the Ugly Ameri-
cans, whose Lp is just now out on
Death Records, Agnostic Front
who reportedly have gone metallic
have signed to Combat for a new
Lp. The raves on the East Coast in-
clude the Cro-Mags, whose new
demo is out and Nuclear Assault
who hurl out that metal speed.
Watch for a 7" Italian release featur
ing French speed maniacs Rapt
and soon a 12 featuring French
and
thrashers Heimat Los
Krominozon 4. The stuff is coming
out of the woodwork!!
EEESSABBBAALLT
They call him Notak, he picks up
on trendy words like dude and sits
in awe to Industrial music, But
when he stands at the forefront to
spurt out his sopranic croons, no
one knows that he keeps company
with the television or friends who
drink blood, until the wee hours of
the morning. This is Hirax, a band
who got their name off an insect re-
pellant ad in an early 1900's
wallpaper design and deliver the
severest of blows in speed metal
sonatas. On their debut album
Raging Violence, Hirax storm forth
with fourteen blitskreiging tracks of
intense speed and rapid power.
The style of Hirax is one of change,
incorporating many rhythms while
frequently adding new paces to
each number, while most of the
new metal bands are jumping to a
repetitious format commonly found
in a certain sound approach. Hirax
mix the high pitched whinings of
one Katon Depena who soars with
majestic flavorings of true vocal ex-
ertion. The band flies crazed with
swift terrorism especially in the
tasty licks of Scott Owen's feverous
guitar fury and the nasty beatings
of Johnny Tabares drums. Each
song drives to the utmost hilt, even
the previously released Bombs
Of Death and Destruction and
Terror This Hirax masterpiece will.
rise to be a classic of titanic propor
tions in the speed thrashing metal
world as this young pup scorches
down a mean, outrageous rager of
exploding excitement. And when
the album comes to an end and the
backwoods message has been de-
coded, young Notak will go back to
the screen for a dose of splashing
gore, corrupting his mind with
blood raging violence. On Metal
Blade records.
One of the longest running metal
underground zines, Metal Mania,
has unleashed a new issue which
mixes up the cores with stuff on
Exodus. Metallica, A.O.D..
C.O.C., Raw Power, Ramones.
Possessed and a lot more, Issue)
No. 15 is only $1.50. The editor Ron
Quintana is looking for all in-
terested to contribute in either of
the thrashing cores to make it the
ultimate crossover mag. Write Ron
at 4340 20th St., S.F, CA 94114
USA
Across the Atlantic and into the
pocket is a gem entitled The Vik-
ings Are Coming, whose cover
opens into a poster sized informa-
tion sheet. Inside, the black vinyl in-c
troduces to some intense Swedish
vigor from the always raw favorite
Crude SS and new performances
by Cruel Maniax, Fear Of War,
Bizarr, Bedrovierz, Ugly Squaw
and Rescues In Future. Extremely
powerful and always to the edge,
this Lp's worth of sonic delight
packs all the flailing punches that
makes Swedish thrash so incredi
ble. On Uproar Records, Florava-
gen 20 C, 77300 Fagersta, Swe
den.
And from the Netherlands comes
a giant world compilation recorded
live in Babylon. Babylon: Blebt
Fahren is the title and 21 bands are
represented all in a good live qual-
ity reproduction. Features...here
the list (partial): Varukers, MDC,
Larm, B.G.K., Amebix, Zyklome
A. Mau Maus, Wretched, Pan-
demonium
Boskops, Murder
Inc. Ill and much more. Lots of
energetic combustion at the height
of an outrageous performance.
Comes with a thick magazine on
the bands. A superior effort from
Babylon Bleibt Fahren Records,
Spreeuwstraat 27, 710 2HE Win
terswijk, Holland.
A savage gust and the whirlwind
of breakneck speed pushes the
limits into undeniable insanity.
S.A.S. Suave and Sophisticated
blows the roof off as this twisting
tornado of uncontrolled chaos.
quickly charges into the domain of
brilliant thrash with all the right
licks. S.A.S. hall from England and
this 10 song seven inch Ep rips to
the fullest degree. Non-stop action
that is an unexpected suprize from
the homes of hardcore in the U.K.I
this is the start of things to come, it
will be a crazed banzal with the
likes of S.A.S. storming at the foref
ront. Fast, faster, zooming towards
1,000 m.p.h. thrusts, the sound bar
rier breaks as the guitars, vocals
and drums boom in howling com-
mand Great suprizes here. 11
Cornelian Dr. Scraborough, N.
Yorks, YO11 3AL England.
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Swankys Lp
Venlo Comp. 7
Boskops Lauschgift Lp
Wild Riders Of Boards Lp
7 Seconds New Positive Force
demo
D.N.A. 12"
Concrete Sox 3rd demo
Icons Of Filth Filthee
Nikoteens Skateboard Holocaust
tape
Samhain demo (Denmark)
RANT&REEL
By Mike Matlock
DAY OF THE DEAD
barous beasts with no reason for
United Film Dist. Co.
existance other than destruction,
This is it, the film drooling gore- let's take a look-see at Commando.
meisters everywhere have been I stepped into a theatre to see this
anxiously waiting for all these immediately after experiencing
years. Although it's not the grossest Day of the Dead and was instantly
and the bloodiest picture ever struck by the contrast. Day had a
made, as many people were anti- careless, low budget look to it,
cipating (and hoping), it will de- where Commando appeared very
finitely cause you to cringe a few polished and professional. You
times. On his third trip around the could see the money pouring off
zombie merry-go-round, George the screen. Money on the look, that
Romero has opted for a more in- is, not the plot. The Terminator,
tense story line rather than long. Rambo and Miami Vice all seemed
drearily comical scenes with the liv to be mulched together under the
ing dead roaming around, looking new title of Commando. Some
like they've been constipated for a chunks more prominent than
month. The plot is very proficient others, depending on the scene. If
and always very intriguing. What's you want mindless action, this film
going to happen next? It was ex- has definitely got it. I'd scribble a
tremely easy to get caught up in the note on my pad and miss entire
web of tension spun by the film's fight scenes. It's quick, painless
characters. They were like a group and merciless, just like a visit to the
of flies desperately trying to escape I dentist: you get knocked around a
the spider of doom. Joining forces | bit, get gassed and float for a while
and communicating clearly they
have a chance to get out, but, if
they remain separate, things aren't
very pleasant.
and then walk out into a bright light
squinting and numb. The rubber
band of belief has to be stretched
pretty far for this. I could handle it
all the way up to the ending, but at
a certain point when Schwarzeneg-
ger makes Rambo look like a blind
man beating pigeons, I lost it. Once
again we see the rippling muscle
and sweat, the portable arsenal
Day of the Dead typifies what a
good, quality movie should be
made of originality and creativity,
not a rehash of previous succes-
ses. Again, if you're looking for end-
less disembowelments this may
not be the film for you, but if you and the immunity to bullets and
crave a change of pace and ap- shrapnel. This ending has been
preciate social conflict, give Day a
whirl. It's a fine, intelligent horror
movie quite a bit like John Car-
penter's "The Thing." not rotten
camel fodder like....
COMMANDO
done at least six times within the
last year. Mr. Flesh says that the
big difference between his film and
Rambo is that Rambo glorified vio-
lence in the name of America,
whereas he used it to fight ter
rorism. Is there really any differ-
20th Century Fox
While we're on the subject of bar- lence?
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