AGRIMONIA / SWORDWIELDER euro tour October 2020

what a combo, Agrimonia and Swordwielder, both from Gothenburg (Sweden), will hit the road across central Europe in October, as it seems 10 days in total and one of them will be Ljubljana on 08.10.
I do believe that all dates are already booked but who knows, due all this virus situation, so if you want bring them to your city get in touch with: tiago.killtownbookings@gmail.com

PAKT - Histeria (2018) - tour promo tape

Band................................Pakt
Album..............................Histeria
Year.................................2018
Genre..............................noise d-beat punk crust
Format.............................tape
Country............................Slovenia
Web.................................youtube, bandcamp
Label................................self released


and now, something extra rare, and also pretty special to me, promo tape for Pakt's 2018 euro tour when they hit the road with Brazilian thrash hardcore punks Surra.. Pakt is noisy d-beat punk band from Koper and Ljubljana and they are one of my favourite from the time they started, somewhere since 2013, if I'm not wrong.. also they were having bunch of gigs in my surroundings, but somehow I usually managed to miss them every damn time.. during the above mentioned tour they visited Novi Marof among others so that was perfect chance to see them live.. on this gig I bought this great little piece of plastic and wow, how I'm glad I did..
this is probably self released by the band in only 30 hand numbered copies with fresh material previously unpublished anywhere else (later some songs ended up on the split LP with Matrak Attakk) recorded in winter 2017/2018 at Radio Študent, Ljubljana..
the whole thing looks original and kind of unusual for the genre, white cover with blue single side print on some kind of hard paper (looks and feel like recycled, I'm not sure) and the cassette itself is also blue..
6 songs (3 on each side of the tape) all together in some 8 minutes, it means short but with full throttle, raw d-beat punk with noisy guitar and yelled, delayed female and crusty male vocals.. imagine mix between all this noisy Portland's raw punk, crust bands (L. Toten, Detestation, Axiom, A. Madness...) just with something less distortion and noise (I mean, still they have just one guitar, hehe) with some Japanese d-beat rawness and all blended with classic Balkan hardcore punk feel from early 00's and that's it, now you have Pakt..  songs are as always on english, slovenian, spanish and even on italian this time, I assume, according to the title of song Cerbiatto.. I really like the raw and unpolished sound of this, it suits them maybe better than the one recorded in studio for their debut Aural Noise Annihilation.. this one brings more live/rehearsal spirit which I like the most..
don't have idea if this is still available anywhere, I guess not, also I didn't seen this anywhere on the net, but hey, it's your fault if you wasn't on their gig and buy this little, but actually big, piece of treasure..

 

















P.S. - okay, as I can't find this online and as probably is already sold out I decide to upload it on youtube.. as I forgot how to rip a tape and it's too much work here is lousy video of it, recorded with my smartphone while playing on tape deck.. sound quality is awful but it's better than nothing..
check it at this link..

NULA live @ Monteparadiso festival, Pula (Croatia) 07.08.1993. - video

are we still in for some cool videos!?.. yes?.. okay one more.. this time something much older but still interesting, I'm surprised that this even exist.. Nula, anarcho punk band from Šibenik, Croatia live at Monteparadiso festival from far away 1993, which was 2nd or first "real" edition of this fest..
and yes, unlike the previous two bands, this one I had the opportunity to see live after their reunion few years back.. twice.. and it was tense!..
video is from PDV records official you tube channel which recently released re-issue of legendary Nula - Pobjedimo Laž tape as double LP..

DISAFFECT live @ New Cross Inn, London (UK) 14.12.2019. - video

I'll be damn.. everything I wrote in last post applies to this one too.. same youtube channel, same year, almost the same legendary band as Hiatus but very dear to me... enjoy!..
highlights at 24:50 and 28:35 ;)

HIATUS live @ Oldtimer Crust party, Liege (Belgium) 30.05.2019. - video

well, there's no gigs, there's no any events, there's nothing.. but luckily internet still works and there are some people who have will and patience to hold a camera and recording almost an hour long gig, instead of enjoying it 100 %, I never understood that, but in times like now and cases like with this one I'm very, very thankful..

I watched so many great "big" bands, some reunions or just bands from abroad for which I was sure that I wouldn't have chance to see live, like never, and those Belgian crust gods are one of very rare wish left for me to see somewhere.. hope someday it will still happen.. until then, connect your speakers put this on full screen, grab a beer (or coffee, as me, hehe, I'm getting old) and enjoy this masterpiece!..

big thanx to Osvald Oswaldo for uploading this..

39:35 - aaaaaaaarrrrrrghhh!..

APSURD - Derealizacija (2018) - tape

Band.......................................Apsurd
Album.....................................Derealizacija
Year........................................2018
Genre.....................................hardcore punk
Format....................................tape
Country...................................Serbia
Web........................................bandcamp, youtube
Label.......................................Doomtown Records


here we have the 1st release of one of the most interesting bands that pops out on this our ex-yu area in last few years and which irresistibly reminds on this already little forgotten late ‘80s/‘90s hc punk sound in the veins of bands like Tožibabe, U.B.T., Unutrašnji Bunt and countless anarcho punk bands from this time and this part of the world, Apsurd from Belgrade with members from Serbia and USA.. first time I heard them was live, I think, and the first thing that flew through my mind was, wow I have opportunity to watch and listen new Unutrašnji Bunt, and still today they remind me little at them, not exactly musically but at least because of the vocals, which are female by the way, and similar way of singing (hopeless and full of despair yelling with lot of spoken words in some slowly parts) and also similar lyrics, maybe not so powerful as by above mentioned band but dark, minimalist yet still strong and clever and with similar topics as U. Bunt’s ones, it means some deeper themes about emptiness and darkness of this society and world we're living in all in gray, depressing, almost apocalyptic tone.. also they are sung in Serbian which gives this special note and feel to the whole story..
tape is released by Doomtown records in October 2018 and it’s limited to only 150 copies, covers come in three different colors (purple, gray and red), mine is gray and I think that this color suits it best considering the atmosphere and everything.. tape is pro dubbed and done, cover is printed on something heavier paper almost like cardboard with lyrics, one band photo and simple but effective cover art, same songs are recorded on both side of the tape and that’s pretty much all when it’s about "boring" technicalities..
from other, there are 6 songs in already mentioned hardcore punk style, heavily influenced by former Yugoslavian sound and bands, all together some 15 mins of depressive and dark, but still energetic, on some parts slow and most of the time mid tempo or fast and straightforward good old hc punk slapping.. after listening you will, for sure, catch yourself screaming derealizacijaaaaaaa! or deratizacijaaaaaa (deratization O.E), heheh, how it was the case at some gigs..
last copies are still available from Doomtown records web store by the price of 5 euros, so hurry up if you wanna grab yourself this nice piece of plastic..
in meantime, Apsurd toured all around the Balkans and even wider, made tons of gigs and introduce themselves well to the people, despite their absence from the internet world.. hope to hear more news and maybe new material by them soon.. until then this tape will be spinning in my deck countless times, that's for sure..

MATRAK ATTAKK live @ Goasven, Logonna-Daoulas (France) 05.03.2020. - video

Belgian based crust grind machine Matrak Attakk were forced to finish their recent tour after only eight or so days because all this corona chaos..
here are some good live shootings from, I think, first day of the tour..
my favorite is, suitable for these times, Welcome to Hell..

videos are from this channel, go press like and say thanx..
btw, check the new band Ortika with 3 M.A. members, it's awesome..

upcoming gig in Saint Petersburg, Russia

when?................18.04.2020., Saturday
where?...............St. Petersburg, Russia
who?..................DISTRESS crust punk, Rus
                           DISKELMÄ crust punk, Fin
                           КОБРА punk'n'roll, Rus
                           MORTAL metal punk, Rus
entrance?............?

THE TRUTH interview on DIY Conspiracy webzine

interview with The Truth, hardcore punk band from Kraljevo/Zagreb done in 2019 after one of their countless tours, maybe already a little old but with interesting themes in questions/answers, so if you're interested check it here:

https://diyconspiracy.net/the-truth-interview/

SUMOGGU RECORDS new web page

there's fresh new web page of Sumoggu Records, vinyl only label located in Rijeka, Croatia.. if you're into hc punk, grind, crust you should check it out.. some interesting stuff in distro and also some cool new releases as Desinence Mortification and Bolesno Grinje new LP's..

check it here:

 

http://sumoggurecords.com/

SMRT RAZUMA - new demo

few weeks ago Smrt Razuma published new 3 track demo on bandcamp.. this material was recorded during the last summer in studio Depth in Zagreb and offer us 3 fast, raw and filthy hardcore punk thrash attacks, all together packed under 7 minutes.. songs are fresh but you could already hear them at recent live shows, some radio podcast, etc.. short but so much welcomed material with great cover artwork, hope to see some physical release of this some day.. turn the volume up to the max and press the play button!..

SMRT RAZUMA

NEGATIVE INSIGHT web page

once upon a time (hehe), back then in 2011, I posted some info about 1st issue of Negative Insight 'zine and now, few weeks ago I got e-mail from Erik who stands behind it and behind Social Napalm label and distro, introducing me his new, refreshed web page which beside that looks great offer us some awesome and interesting articles (as the one about Greek crust scene and the band Crow from Japan, for example) and interviews (Jan AG, Deek from Oi Polloi, Martin H. - who done some early Discharge artwork, among others)
in meantime he managed to finish 4 issues of Negative Insight 'zine (one of them as a split issue w Defiant Pose) and also offers them for free in digital form..
so, if you're in search for interesting reading material in those fucked up and boring quarantine times, be sure to check this one out.. visit it here:

https://www.negativeinsight.com/

DISBAJA - Biježi si s puta / Mutacija - video

Disbaja is already well known to the regular readers of ..crucified freedom.. so there's no need for any introduction here.. after another one line up change this winter, when Mata joins in as a new bassist they started with recordings for the new album.. now they offer us brand new maxi single and pro done video.. new album, probably depending on all this covid 19 shit, should be out this spring.. until then enjoy the video and visit their bandcamp page..