DOUGHNUTS.

Sweden.
The home of high-tech cellphones, extremely safe automobiles, assemble-it-yourself modular furniture, beautiful hockey and tennis stars, designer vodka, tasty meatballs, rippin' death metal & Abba.

Did I forget anything?

Oh yes...

Back in the early-to-mid Nineties, Sweden was home to an all-female vegan/sXe hardcore band from Umea that released a few records on Victory that pretty much flew under the radar - quite possibly due to their political stance. That, as well as the fact that the meathead sXe HC scene (associated with that label at the time) found the all-girl lineup somewhat a novelty - too bad, as these ladies put their own honest and unique twist (especially vocal-wise) on their output.
They were quite dark & melodic in their appraoch with lots of chugga-chugga/pick-squeals/breakdowns, etc.

While this may be a bit of a stretch for some of you, I find their entire catalog compelling & highly enjoyable, even 10+ years later.
I am also still intrigued by the history of this band - especially for what they accomplished in such a misogynistic scene back in the day...



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Doughnuts - The Age of the Circle

RE-UP: FAXED HEAD.

Had a request (in Spanish no doubt - thank you, Babelfish) for a re-up on Coalinga, CA's Kings of Handicapped Metal, so have at it!

About to watch the Giants vs. Dodgers game, eat some ice cream, drink some beer, and hopefully crank out another post tonite.
If that don't happen well then, maybe tomorrow?

*Fuck Manny, by the way.*

DJ DRANK'S GREATEST MALT LIQUOR HITS.

(Uploaded this for a friend the other day and figured I should share it with you as well)...

I doubt I have to clue you in as to who Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, EPMD, or The Geto Boys are.
I am also quite sure that most of you know what St. Ides Malt Liquor is all about as well, so let's just cut to the quick here, shall we?

Check the dope raps all about your favorite brew from some of the greatest in "The Game", per se'...



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DJ Drank's Greatest Malt Liquor Hits




Now playing: No Comment - Dead Stare for Life (Live)
via FoxyTunes

INFERNO.

Rockin' 80's thrashcore from Germany.

Inferno had some reknown in the States back in the day as they were a favorite of Pushead, and were part of the whole Pusmort thing he had going on back then.

(I forgot about how fucking good these guys were; it's easy to forget about music you own due to having 200GB+ loaded in your iTunes)...

Excellent stuff you should certainly check out if you haven't already.
It's MUCH better than say, Mastodon, (or anything with that shitty JD Baizley / Pushead ripoff cover art on it) - or whatever flavor-of-the-week "thrash revival" band you'll read about in next month's Decibel Magazine...



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Inferno - Hibakusha




Now playing: Envy - Invisible Understanding
via FoxyTunes

FLIPPER.

If ever there was a band that could emulate the sound of a horrific car accident it would be these guys.
Somehow they controlled their collective inner-chaos at times; long enough to spew forth this caustic-yet-unreleased 1982 session that no true Flipper fan should be without.



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Flipper - 1982 Studio Tape



UPDATE 04.18.2009:
I forgot to mention that Track 05 gets all glitchy.
I have heard three different versions of this recording and they all have the same fuckup.
If YOU find a non-flawed copy PLEASE send it my way - THANKS.

*RE-UPPED 06.16.2009*

KREATOR.

These guys were directly responsible for changing my mind about metal back in 1985.
It took a bunch of West German heshers to show me that thrashy metallic blasting was just as good as snotty violent hardcore, and thus my lifelong addiction to all things loud with violence was set on its path.

Here's their third outing - is it my favorite? That is hard to say, as the first four records are all classics (which surpass much of the output from many of the more well-known acts of the genre.

I do have to say that this one brings back some great memories of all-niter s8 sessions, ice water bongs, Jim Beam handles, purple microdot, my old '68 Coup de Ville (with the camo paint-job) - that was a great car. Damn.

Enjoy, as I will be gone to Tahoe for the weekend.
I've got some dog ashes to spread around the Sierra Nevada...



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Kreator - Terrible Certainty

DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON.

An excellent quality - and highly entertaining - live recording from back in the day from a man who will never be equaled in terms of writing and such.
The man left us with a wealth of peculiar, eceentric, and right-fucking-on insights on life, the status quo, counter-culture, politcs, America, drugs, war, the law, rock 'n roll, and literally left this weathered pebble of ours with a bang.

I doubt I have to explain any of this to you...

Not the typical L-R V post, but The Good Doctor was on to something far more real and over-the-top than most of what gets posted here, so he does in fact deserve high honors, per se' so let's welcome him into the fold, shall we?



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Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - University of Colorado Auditorium, Boulder, CO 11.01.1977 Pt. I



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Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - University of Colorado Auditorium, Boulder, CO 11.01.1977 Pt. II(Link will open in new window)



THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO MY BEST FRIEND, RANDY HELLA WHO PASSED LAST NIGHT AFTER 15 KICK-ASS HUMAN YEARS AT MY SIDE.

DUDE WAS WITH ME WHEN NO ONE ELSE WAS.
DUDE WAS WITH ME WHEN I WASN'T WITH MYSELF.
DUDE WAS MY SON'S BEST FRIEND.
DUDE I MISS YOU ALREADY.

FUCKIN' A.

Entombed - Boats.