Across the asphalt horizon rises
a quiet mist from the cold hard sur-
face sporadically covered by a
murky oil spillage. Cancerous gar-
bage is strewn about, blending with
the brown slime that reflects a slowly
moving shape. A brisk wind rushes
the morning chill smack into the vis-
itor's face causing his facial muscles
to tense, warding against the ague
assault. The visitor stops dead in oil
laden tracks, adjusting the volume
control of the musical box, batting
cold gusts with harmonious barrages
of intense energy. Quickly a fearless
gust pulls away with some musical
notes. Like a thief conquering the
goods, the melodies echo off into
the distant architectual surround-
ings. Silently, undetected by the loud
blasts from a box, a pair of decom-
posed arms anse from the mucus
oil pond, grasping, rapidly sucking
the visitor into the ooze as the music
gurgles to a nil A piece of paper falls
off the visitor and drifts gradually
down into the oil muck-all that
would remain of the loud guest, a
newsprint sheet with the words Pus-
zone inscribed on it. Welcome, my
friends, to yet another nightmarish
episode of the Puszone and don't
forget the Anglican Scrape Attic flexi
for $1.00, mail order catalog and
stickers for 3 22c stamps, or submit
vinyl, tapes, zines for review, all to
one address...Pushead. PO Box
701. S.F, CA 94101. Now let's jour-
ney into the zone.
Well the band might be dead, with
no hopes of a rising in sight, but a
new vinyl release bears the header
of the Misfits, a band high in cult
status. What we have here are 13
unreleased tracks, some originally
slated to be the Static Age Lp and
various other numbers including one
written for The Cramps. Entitled
Legacy Of Brutality, this is prime
Misfits goodies for all you ghoulies.
Most were recorded before Walk
Among Us in the late 70's, a bit from
the vaults of horror you might say
Quite a haunting as these cryptic
selections slide into your dusty at-
mosphere, remove those white sheets,
throw back some of those cobwebs
and prepare for "Spinal Remains".
Some Kinda Hate", "Static Age",
Theme for a Jackal" and different
renditions of "She" and "Halloween".
Glenn Danzig at the forefront croons
out those creeping melodies with the
eerie ensemble of Misfits musical
prowess keeping it in that spooky
THE SCREAMS NEVER STOP!
MISFITS
Legacy
Brutality
Jerry of the Misfits
priate cadence, hammering down a
barrage of rapid beats. What makes
this band such an unexpected sur-
prise is the range of each song struc
ture and its assembly, using many
different elements but still holding a
style during acceleration. This is
mean excitable stuff. Tracks like
"Drilling for Brains" will have you a
true believer in no time. So check
into Mace, a young band with crazed
potential. On Coma Records, re-
leased through Restless Records.
Coma, 2318 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA
98121
Ah. The Subhumans do it again,
delivering a masterpiece of musical
prowess, keeping every note in that
aspect of style that makes it bounce
around your brain while Dick's vox
entrances you with some serious
business'. The Subhumans cap-
tured a wide popularity with har-
monies like this and they still don't
let us down. Their 3rd Lp, entitled
World's Apart, features "British Dis-
ease", "Carry on Laughing", "Ex-
Teenage Robel", "Apathy, Busi-
nessman
Straightine Thinking"
and seven other exceptional tracks;
all with the capacity to enlight you.
Whether it's a quiet paced venture
or a speedy one the Subhumans
keep the action flowing with a nice
round of instrumentation, biting
where you least expect it. By now
you should know about this truly re-
markable and hard working outfit, if
not, they deserve a spin in that
cranium cavity. Always fave stuff on
Bluurg Records
YEEOOWAARRGGRRAAEEOW!
That statement your mouth makes
as your jaw falls in awe. Why? You
have a 12" Lp on the turntable, the
stylus goes down, the smoke starts
rushing out and the zoomfest be-
gins, thrusting 1000 m.p.h. maniac
selections of intense energized
thrash by two bands. Clocking in at
35 songs, all lightning rippers, this
split Lp by Nebenwirkung and Dis-
organized Bunch Of Fuckers has
each taking a side to shred their
method of madness and mayhem.
Two disorder causing bands from
Germany that hit the hilt non-stop
Skull crushing at its finest. On Pobel
Records-Contact Stefan Kanitz,
Vetternkamp 20, 2820 Bremen 70.
W. Germany.
Chunky slices of lethal guitar dou-
ble chords highlight the metallic
massacre into speedcore doom of
Iron Angel. This German power en-
tempo. During the long period when
the Misfits performed they showed
a variety of styles. all leading the
way in the horror department, and
this Lp's worth contains some of their
finest efforts before kicking up the
tempo into the hardcore vein. Now
the Misfits are gone, a tombstone
casts a dark shadow in New Jersey.
but always the records remain giving
you that lasting impression. Heads
off to the Misfits, always a bone to
crush. On Plan 9 Records
Wait! What is that sound? Isn't that
the theme from The Exorcist? Oh no,
is that Megan coming at me with that
blood dripping cross? Oh nooo
then blammo, 9,000 watts smash
my face into the wall as churning
guitars wail wickedly and that voice.
definitely what possessed Megan, is
now a singer. Its hellish, moms. It's
called Seven Churches and is the
new hammerhead-speed, death-
core. black-thrash mayhem album
by the Possessed, and does this
satanic cruncher ever storm wildly.
just too intense. Opening track, "The
Exorcist, lights the evil fire as the
introduction of Jeff Becerra's vocals
will delight you blender mongers, for
this is harsh words grinded hard.
there comes a time when the voice
box will speak no more with growls
like this. Yet it's the total destructive
metal assault of vicious axemen
Larry Lalonde and Mike Torrao who
pack all the punches for Pos-
sessed. Lightning whines and
glides mightily stroke the beast of
speed in riffs and leads, leaving you
tongueless, as if drummer Mike Sus
wacked the fleshy portion off. Ten
gut-busting tracks featuring the ulti-
mate racer "Burning in Hell", ultra-
fast with no-holds- barred, and the
unique bell clanging of "Fallen
Angel", for when it delivers it rages.
Put all this in a black and red cover
(natch) with embossed lettering and
stick the Combat Records logo on
the back, and you know it's one the
Father can't exorcise from inside
your brain
Eyeballs deserve some attention
with malicious readings and glances
in the direction of these well put to-
gether fanzines. First is the latest
issue of Blatch (#11). From out of
Oklahoma comes a mag chock full
of art, reviews, interviews, photos
and much more. They call it the
graphic alternative and you'll see
why with illustrations by XNO
Sloane, Vince Ransid, D. Worden,
Jymm and Kegel and lots more, plus
talks with Die Kreuzen, Black Flag
and Charlie Harper, to mention a
few. For 2 green one dollar bills it
can be yours from 741 Jenkins, Nor
man, OK 73069. Next is a hot speed
metal zine from Belgium entitled
Deathscythe, featuring classic
speed bands like Iron Angel.
Kreator, Possessed, Hirax, with re-
views, including numbered opinions
and a ton of info. The editor, Wim
Baelus, is encouraging all speed
bands to write him. A good effort!
Deathscythe, co Wim, Kapelles-
berg 17, 3999 Eindhout-Laakdal
(Prov. Antwerpen) Belgium. Lastly,
we look upon the premier issue of
Thrash Attack, which combines the
best of both cores. Inside you'll find
stuff on 7 Seconds, Exodus, Dr.
Know, The Brood, Death Angel,
Onslaught and more. Lots of new
bands mentioned, charts, art, fun
and some informative writings. This
is a bold fanzine and a tall labor for
one Dan Jung who has done an ex-
cellent job. Send $1.00 to Dan Jung.
2161 Bunker Hill Dr., San Mateo, CA
94402.
Abrasive assaults of chaotic
thrusts cry out loud and raw as this
hardcore outfit from South Africa
power down some intense musical
cleavings with well thought-out lyrics
and stances. Powerage have been
around for awhile, but getting their
recordings is a hard task, thanks to
the laws in South Africa, but Bunker's
Nog FX label has released this 4
song Ep so you can hear the voice
of punk in South Africa. Protest To
Survive The Stop Apartheid Ep
comes with lyrics and info on Apar-
theid plus addresses to contact
punks in South Africa. The music
cranks out sometimes rapid, some-
times chanting with a thumping beat.
but overall it's energy and the heart
that makes Powerage. Available for
$3.00 from Bunker, 1 Rue Lakanal,
38000 Grenoble, France. Also in the
U.S.A.
Huge speakers will topple at the
swing of this Mace. Wild ferocious
speedcore with a unique sound that
doesn't leave it lost with the others
Fast with clean aggression, hungrily
swinging for the nasty bite. Mace's
Process Of Elimination Lp strikes
with a mean plunge as creative
guitar work by Maceman, Dave
Hills, trips into distortion, quickness
and a fury only Dave can provide.
Echoing vocals by Kirk Verhey shrill
all over the musical compositions.
The drumming is strong with appro-
semble's debut Lp Hellish Crossfire
attacks with continuous beats and
lavishes well produced mixings of
vocals, guitars and drums. The head
starts banging as Iron Angel per-
form The Metallion". Sinner,
Rush of Power", and "Legions of
Evil with efficient speed drumbeats
and the never-ending guitar assault
of raw kerranging, always pushing
forth a crazed lead. High vocals at
peak periods will remind you of rising
stars Slayer as this outfit strikes a
feverous vinyl outing. Iron Angel on
Steam Hammer Records. And while
Germany is holding a firm ground
for mega-turbulent speed metal
bands, let's check out another Ger-
man metallic thrasher by Kreator.
Chock full of rushing chaos, thunder-
ing to crash al barriers, Kreator
blow to bits the barriers of metal.
Endless Pain doesn't leave much
time to waste: the ten featured tracks
are straight out of an insane asylum,
straight-jacketed to bulge your brain
with the craziest of spine tingling
ferociousness
Be sure to order your Puszone
T-shirt for that extra layer in these
cold winter months. Send $9.65
(postage and handling included) to:
THRASHER Magazine, PO. Box
884570, S.F. CA 94188-4570
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