PUSZINE
A bead of sweat ran down the face.
A minute passed. Time was moving
slowly as Biology class dragged on.
Boredom, the idle mind, thoughts
away, could the clock just go faster?
Sitting in an isolated corner of the
room, I glanced at a shiny black ob-
ject, which seemed to motion me
over. With the boring phase I was in,
I'm sure my imagination could com-
prehend anything beyond reality. I
walked over and picked up this odd
shaped object, which was an ancient
microscope, still draped in dust. I
blew off the collected dust and set it
up on the table, neither the rest of the
class, nor the teacher, acknowledg-1
ed my presence was missing, so I
was free to eyeball this tubular
playtoy. Using my shirt to rub off the
lens. I peered into the tubular
chamber and movement quickly got
my attention. I focused it and observ-
ed the dancing action. Large black
objects radically moved around as if
in violent motion. Was this bacteria?
1 multiplied the vision to get in a
lighter look. Seven dark figures all
shaped with odd proportions hurdl
ed at each other, teething on the
black outfits. Like I was observing a
war, I watched carefully, until one of
them noticed the gigantic eye of mine
at the top of the tube. The seven
figures drew large swords and rush-
ed up the cylinder Startled, I popped
my head back as I watched ittle silver
needles jut out of the lens. As the
needles came though, they grow
radically, becoming larger by the
minute. Horrified I lunged back, fall-
ing out of the chair I had been posi-
tioned on. Suddenly, laughter roared
through the room, I had gotten the
class attention, and the teacher was
scolding me. I got up and sat back
down. Curiosity made me look into
the microscope slide holder to seel
just what I had watched. A small
piece of paper was on the glass with
the words Puszone on it. Hahaha,
again the madness never stops..
Welcome zoners to another edition
of the musical airwaves where the
sound grabs your attention. Send.
3-22 stamps for catalog and sticker,
or send vinyl, tapes, zines, info for
placement to Pushoad, PO Box 701,
SF, CA 94101, U.S.A.
Once upon a time, a couple of
years back, a small handful of bands
popularized a style of music that went
with their attitude, and slowly these
bands got recognition; most of those
bands are now gone, yet still get large
sales for their vinyl outings. Those
bands inspired a new breed of band
and one of those bands who do it with
a strong sense of security and
dedication is Uniform Choice, this
southern California outfit sounds
almost too similar to its originator, but
an energy exists here that cannot be
denied and after the initial listenings,
the Uniform Cholce style comes out
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strong with demanding courage. This
debut album entitled Screaming For
A Change features fourteen steel-
pounding tracks of straight solid zip
with great harmonious edges, tight
singalongs, speedy choruses and
the howlering vocal attack of Pat
Dubar. Obviously you can guess who
Uniform Choice's main influence is,
but it's a good influence for this band
and they make it work well, usually
charging right at the mind with some
rapid cranks and well thought out
personal lyrics that show emotion
and intelligence. A steady boat with
a bit of variety brings you up close to
the clever guitar riff changes and the
pulsating drum splashes, without an
overbearing repititious plodding. The
mix really brings out Pat's vocals as
he runs through memorable songs
like "Straight and Alert," "Use Your
Head, "No Thanks," "Once I Cry"
and the upfront title track. This is a
good job, sometimes too close to the
original, but the fun lives on.
Available through Wishing Well
Records, PO Box 9412, Fountain.
Valley, CA 92728.
Even though the last release was
not on Jeff and lan's label, this one
is, and again is one of those new
breed bands with that obvious in-
fluence. Except this time, this band
features ex-Minor Threat guitarist
Brian Baker and you'll hear that side.
Even though there are many varia
tions, a style is a style. The band is
Dagnasty, a hot D.C. outfit who
feature Dave Smalle, ex of Boston's
D.Y.S. on vocals, who pours out his
heart with effective crooning that real-
ly picks up and brings this whole
musical composition into its own.
Add the booming bass bites of Roger
Marbury and the head-pounding
beats of drummer Colin Sears, along
with a superior production, you get
Dagnasty's debut ten song album
Can I Say. Very professional packag-
ing brings you a lyric sheet of
knowledgable beliefs and expres-
sions all well-written, put finely to the
tunes and executed with a true pas
sion. Take the straight driven attack
of the melodic Dagnasty sound with
all the heart behind it and you're ex-
periencing some pure hardcore in
every sense. A dash of speed, a lot
of harmony and fill the rest with
dedication and Dagnasty break
down the walls. On Dischord, 3819
Beecherst NW, Wash DC. 20007.
Lastly in this new breed catagory.
is a band who continues the power
originated in their home town of
Boston, featuring a true 'hockey
punch and could be as "yammering
Mike Gitter' puts it, "The Miami Vice
GQ of Hardcore." A grinding guitar
intensity driven at a medium pace,
hard with all the jolts introduce you
to Slapshot. Features Jon A., ex of
D.Y.S. on bass and the raunched-out
hoarse vocals of the crazed front man
with hockey stick in hand, Choke, ex
of Negative FX. All together with
drummer Mark, Slapshot puts forth
a wallop of aggressive vigor that
stops at nothing as it eats away with
nervous tension, tight with creativity
and yodelling singalongs. The drills
here are effective with intense lyrics
as the energy gets stronger with each
beat. Pucks like "Back on the Map,"
"Chip on my Shoulder," "Addiction"
and the enhancing "Killing Frost"
make this debut slab, Back On The
Map, a choice cut for hockey fans
and hardcores alike. On Taang)
Records, PO Box 51, Auburndale, MA
02116.
On the subject of the edge, the
long-lasting survivors of that popular
hardcore rhythm, 7 Seconds have
two, yes, count 'em, 2, new albums
out. First released is the English ver
sion of that classic twelve incher Walk
Together, Rock Together, but this time
it's an Lp, with side A being the
original 12" with the other two tracks
from that DC. session, which ap-
peared on the 'Cleanse the
Bacteria" Lp The B side being a live
slice of Kevin and the boys putting it
all out to a live crowd. True, Kevin
overdubbed the vocals, since he
loves to hand the microphone out so
much, and it got a bit confusing after
awhile. Impressive that Kevin could
do it so well. This is a great Lp for 7
Seconds and should be sought out
The second Lp is the newest studio.
effort entitled New Wind, with Steve's
new baby boy on the cover. This 7
Seconds release will take a few ears
by surprise, but it's good to see the
band take a change in direction
without losing grasp of what they're
doing or set out to accomplish. Five
songs presented here are of the
typical 7 Seconds style, that fill your
head full of harmonies and that throb-
bing beat, all really good but it's the
other eight songs that show the new
7 Seconds First Kevin's vocals are
calmer with more of a soprano quality
than before, and he's singing more
than talking, which really adds to this
unique style. Then Steve's gone from
bass to guitar, showing a great deal
of new musical inventiveness with
sharp stringy hooks and melodic riffs
like a true experienced axeman.
Slower, with poppier melodic
rhythms, the new material. could be
destined for new popularity, since the
compositions have all the right pun-
ches. Tracks like "The Inside,"
"Somebody Help Me Scream," "Ex-
pect To Change" and "The Night
Away" show bright promise while fan
faves like "Put These Words To
Music," "Still Believe" and the title
track will get you humming. All in all,
7 Seconds have grown a lot,
musically and mentally; it shows
dramatically in their work. Now
whether their old fans will grow with
them or remember the old days is to
be seen. Both albums on BYO, PO
Box 67A64, LA, CA 90067.
Misfits/Samhain followers will find
a host of vinyl being cranked out,
mostly limited colored releases, but
the list is long so here goes. Watch
for Misfits Enter At Your Own Risk
Lp, a collection of Misfits greatest
hits, said to be released soon and the
first 2,000 with uncensored 10"
sleeves. And the legendary Misfits
box set of 4 rare seven inches is due
soon. Plus, Glenn uncovered some
rare, unreleased Misfits tracks like
"Mephisto Waltz," "Return Of The
Fly" and "I Got A Right," which might
come out as a 12" soon. And the
Misfits classic 12" Die, Die My Darl-
ing will come out on white vinyl,
limited to 500 copies. Now to
Samhain, Glenn by now has finish-
ed the vocal tracks on the new
Samhain Lo, yet untitled, with many
major labels hot on the heels of
Samhain. Watch for colored wax
Samhain vinyl-Unholy Passion 12"
200 white/500 red, Initium Lp-500
red. November Coming Fire Lp-500
orange, and in England a November
Coming Fire pic-disc is being made.
Stylus meltdown occurs when a
scorching black slab cranks out a
wild vibrant torch of non-stop ragers,
electrified with the get-in-the-guts-
and-pretend-it-didn't-knock-your-
wind-out approach. This album is
tough stuff, with radical paced ag-
gression licking open wounds with
coarse sandpaper. An unexpected
surprise from out of Florida, comes
Disorderly Conduct. Hauling with a
ferocious mayhem that is raw, yet
polished, with an effective
punk/metal crossover as guitars are
heavy and jamming with proficient
riffs, mixing up medium paced speed
with hard grooves. Predominate are
raspy vocals tonguing all over the
musical tightness, like a rabid animal,
the voice growls and snarls, adding
appeal to the overall balance. Some
rockin' tracks with the mixture of
punk and metallic bites bring this
debut Lp Amen to the attention in
sonic force. Well-produced and on
Dirge Records, PO Box 362145
Melbourne, FL 32936.
A colorful fanzine with a Lee ver-
sion of a Roth creep on the cover is
the San Diego based Black Market.
This being its fifth issue (and a fine
effort as always) it is full magazine
format, it comes with a free sticker
and stuff on GBH, LA Guns, Faster
Pussycat, record and zine reviews
and tons of art including a host of
comix. You'll find some good art by
Lee, Mad Marc Rude, Gary Frayer
and others. From core to spook, it has
someting for all minds. This is the
kind of zine you search for, one you
can depend on to be good and to
come out. Cost is $2.00 ppd. to 405
W. Washington St #212, San Diego,
CA 92103
Those punkers gone speedcore.
English Dogs have put out another
raging firo-spitting release, this one
creeps ap on ya, called Metal Mor
phosis with three mighty fine cloc
trical doses of metallic thrash, charg
ing insanely. Full of chunka-chunka
riffs and crazed vocal spittings
Graham 'Gizz' Butt lashing a blurred
smashed in with a wild barrage of
chaos continually bombarding your
senses as the attack drives on, then
a lead, and that heavy drum poun-
ding keeps your head nogging. Fast,
fluid and full of combustive energy,
the English Dogs hit with "Absolu-
tion," "Let The Killing Begin" and
chord, during the English Dogs' four of
"Nightmare of Reality. You can see
their metal desire, but sticking to their
hardcore roots keeps an effective
record alive with stamina. The last
two build up the pace to this storm-
trooper, still To The Ends Of The Earth
is perhaps one of the best speedcore
releases to date. This Metalmor
the States.
phosis Ep holds its own. A very de-
cent outfit. On Under One Flag
Records.
Zoom, zoom, the 1,000 mph bar-
rage is here with a distorted blurr of
guitar feedback dynamiting the
disorder with turbulent thrash.
Straight from France, the chaotic
smashings of Rapt mix all the
maniac desires of a speedfreak into
each number. High-paced drum
destruction backed with crackling
growls from vocalist Olivier, bring this
into the total mayhem league. To top
it off, Raptis on one side, on the other
is another French hardcore ensem-
ble, Final Blast who deal with thrash
in a different way, not as fast, with a
more toe-tapping beat, still raw and
uncompromising. Final Blast and
Rapt show some new energy out of
France with talented potential: even
though this Ep is crude, it works with
a hungry fever. Final Blast/Rapt Ep
is on the Italian label Chaos Produ
zloni, c/o Mussi Giamarlo, via
Lodovico IC Moro 179, 20142 Milano,
Italy
Two bands out of England are sure-
fire watch-fors, as they show new
unheard of talent from that area,
while dusting up a litanic demolition.
First is the raves Extreme Noise Ter-
ror, who have since dropped the
"Terror" but one listen to this ten
song demo and you'll wish they kept
it in. It truly fits. Fast, exhilirating
speed that ramcharges brutality with
a solid force of hard-hitting guitar as
an action packed drummer explodes
on the skins. The lightning strikes
twice as dual vocalists scream in
bloody agony that fits so perfectly
with the intense chaotic sound. Total
ly in sync and well-executed, Ex-
treme Noise Terror mix a blend of
Swedish kick-ass thrash with the
graunched out madness of Japanese
hardcore and bring down the house
in rapid chunks of frenzied excite-
ment. This is definitely hot stuff, a
band so unique, they can't be miss-
ed. Write to Manic Ears, Box 666, Full
Marks Bookshop, 37 Stokes Croft,
Bristol, B52 3PY England. The other
is another full-blast headblown
bombshell demo by Napalm Death.
Definitely a hardcore band with an
obvious heavy metal influence, the
blend goes crazy as the speed takes
off, split second spurts of crazed i
energy digs in thrash and comes out
hard, only to dash back to that quick
barrage of a maniac barker shouting
insanely. Garroting drum quakes
slam down violently in a speedy pac-
ed fury; the pace slows down,
melting with that dirge-y guitar again
into a full tilt attack. A totally offbeat
combo that works rampantly.
Napalm Death are another new ris
ing talent in the United Kingdom,
mixing thrash with metal, still keep
ing the lyrical content strong and their
beliefs high. Good ear damaging
stuff. Write to Mick, 117 Lazy Hill,
Kings Norton, Birmingham, B389NY
England.
Goose bumps protruding off the
bare flesh as the temperature drops
down? Slide over a 100% cotton
Beefy-T Puszone shirt, available in
small, medium or large for only $9.65
(postage and handling included). So
scribble out the amount on the peper
money of your choice and rush to
THRASHER Magazine, Puszone T-
shirt, PO Box 884570, San Fran
cisco, CA 94188-4570. And don't
forget to mention your particular size.
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