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drumming on the upcoming Ministry tour.... Another tid-bit from
the world of church-related monikers, Ludichrist will be changing
their name soon in order to pursue mainstream distribution.
Meanwhile, Armand will now be distributing his rockin' talents be-
tween Sick of it All and Rest in Pieces (originally, he quit SOIA
to play exlusively in RIP). No word yet as to when Rest In Pieces'
new Lp will be out; apparently Hawker Records' financial hemming
and hawing is monkey-wrenching the whole deal (including the
Pushead-scrawled album cover). And speaking of the immor-
tal frantic scratcher, let's take a moment of silence to mourn the pass-
ing of the Zone. On second thought, he'd probably want us to take
Japan, then on to Europe immediately afterwards... The thought
of Asian locales brings to mind past glam blasters Hanoi Rocks
Remember them? Well, former Hanoi Rocker Michael Monroe and
his new band were playing a show in Chicago when who should.
step on stage, but his old buddy, Slash of Guns n Roses (apparently
in town for Thanksgiving to meet his girlfriend's family). The enthu
siastic, alcohol-burning L.A. riffster grabbed a guitar, started jam-
ming, and didn't stop till the end of the set. Apparently, this wasn't
enough, because as soon as headliners Price of Priesthood played
a song he recognized, Slash resumed his unstoppable on-stage
Welcome once again to THRASHER's monthly Ozzie fan mail.
column, get ready to rock....King Snake Roost, one of Australia's
hottest bands, recently finished an extensive U.S. tour. They started
off on a scary note when they arrived in San Francisco just as the
quake was shakin' but it was all smooth sailing from there. Guitarist
Charlie Tolnay stayed behind to work on an unspecified project with
Alternative Tentacles honcho Jello Biafra. Speaking of the jolly
Jel-guy, did you catch his spoken word cameo on Ice-T's Freedom
of Speech Lp? Apparently Ice heard the ex-D.K's s.w. disc at a club
in Europe, dug its free-speech perspective, and promptly solicited
J.B's talents for his Lp....While we're on the subject of exs, if you
didn't get to see the Ex from the Netherlands when they toured, you
missed out. They possess the same spirit and awareness that was
evident in the early U.S. punk movement. Of course, if you talk
early English punk, the Buzzcocks are bound to be one of the first
bands mentioned. Well, they're back on tour and, on a recent visit
to the I-Beam in S.F., they dished out a heavy helping of classics.
(Look for an interview soon.) Did someone say heavy? Well,
due to an unusually heavy (even by New York standards) afternoon
of violence at a recent C.O.C. show, N.Y.C's premiere hardcore home,
CBGB will not be hosting any more Sunday hardcore matinees. That,
coupled with the fact that New Jersey's City Gardens has cut hard-
core shows too, paints a bleak picture for the New York core corps.
On a brighter Big Apple-based band note, Bad Brains lungman
H.R. will be doing another reggae tour fronting the H.R. (Human
Rights) band. More Brains: Stickman Martin Atkins is keeping
busy these days. His band Brian Brain has a new Lp out now. He's
also busy working on the new Killing Joke Lp and he will be
a moment of swirling, brain-splattering sonic fury. By the way, check
his clinically insane Motley Crue T-shirt art.... A genuine motley
crew, non-mascara wearing Discharge has re-formed. However,
unlike the wailing croonage that elicited garbage barrages on their
last tour, the Discharge sound this time around will delve back to
their pure power-packed roots. Guess who else is returning to
their roots? Anthrax, and they're supposedly ditching many of their
"gimmicks." We're not quite sure what that means, but we do know
that Anthrax played at New Jersey metal palace, Lamour's, under
the name of Satan's Lounge Band, and that they're some of the
most ardent fans of the Tube Bar Tape, an ultra-underground black
market cassette that chronicles a year-long crank call blitz on a
crotchety N.Y.C. bar owner by some former (now permanently
banned) patrons. You've got to hear this puppy to believe it..
Another year-long blitz still rolling is the Red Hot Chili Peppers'
continued quest for furious flaming funk-tastic domination of the
earth. Having just finished a sold-out U.S. tour, they now head for
Left To Right: The Buzzcocks buzz back into action at the I-Beam
In S.F. Photo: Bryce Kanights. Red Hot Anthony Rocks the Fillmore. Photo:
M.Fo. Six string sickness by Pete from Sick Of It All. Photo: Kristin Callahan.
antics. Total barge-time, according to some onlookers, was three
hours. Perhaps Slash was trying to stay ahead of rising young
git-slinger, Mike Hersch, an eighteen-year-old Virginia native whose
multi-faceted instrumental Lp has been incinerating eardrums
throughout our offices. Eardrums aren't all that would be in-
cinerated if Tipper Gore and the PMRC have their way. Book and
records would be torched by the hundreds. If you want to prevent
these ultra-conservative busybodies from meddling in your rights,
check out You've Got a Right to Rock mag (Box 15052, Long Beach,
CA 90815). Also, write to Music In Action, 715 President St., Brooklyn,
NY 11215. Act now before it's too late. You're too late to catch
the TSOL reunion. The scene included Michael Roach, Ron Emory,
Todd Barnes and Jack Grisham's latest crime. Mike Clark,
whose crimes include concrete crusading and aquatic madness,
is reputed to still be with Suicidal. However, stranger reports tell
of an unreleased Clark progressive jazzy project in the works.
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