Originally published in ‘zine issue #13, 1995
Japan
by Editor
Here is the second installment of the Japanese hardcore section. Check out the scene and find out about other cool bands there. OK, let’s go.
Collapse Society ’94 7″
(D.I.Y.)
Straight-ahead punk hardcore here. The production is a bit thin, but what the fuck, it’s aggressive anyway, with angry vocals. Pretty solid all around, so check into it. ■
Desperate Corruption Insatiable Mass
The fourth demo from these death metal maniacs, which containeth the title track from the last demo, when they crossed over to DM. Totally vicious and uncompromising tracks with two vocal styles. When the fuck are they gonna release some vinyl?? ■
Gore Beyond Necropsy
Some pretty crazy death noise with duo vocals that sound like Jabba the Hut on crack. They use a drum machine and have lots of weird drum sounds and strange rhythms going on. Add to that the insane guitar ideas and the sludge bass, and you have an insane band. ■
L.M.A. Exterminate Shitty Scum & Assholes 7″
(Ecocentric)
A blazing 10-song EP of old-school hardcore, replete with feedbacking buzzsaw guitars and no-frills three-riff songs. ■
Merzbow/Gore Beyond Necropsy Rectal Grinder EP
(Man-grove)
What can I say? The gods of mechanized violent noise are back with more vinyl. Merzbow has weird-ass sometime-rhythmic feedbacking static noise—the best! It sounds like GBN has tailored their sound a bit to mesh with Merzbow. ■
Ministry Of Ignorance Demo ’95
These guys have a total personality complex. Speedcore one minute, thrash metal the next, and all in all a bit of a bore! This ain’t my bag and sounds quite dated. Pro-copied tape with good sound, but not worth the $7 they’re asking. ■
Senseless Apocalypse ’94 7″
(Regurgitated Semen)
Sounds like we have an unabashed noisecore band here. Plenty of screaming and eclectic, nonsensical riffs, totally over the top. This kills what A.C. has been doing lately. Nice, clear production and a sense of humor, too. ■
Senseless Apocalypse/Pasztörözött 7″
(Perverted Taste)
SA is still godlike noise, and that’s all I gotta say about them. If you like noise with all the instruments still separated, check it out. Pasztö is catchy as fuck weedcore punk, pretty silly at that. Colored vinyl. ■
Senseless Apocalypse/Rupture 7″
(MCR)
You’ve already read about SA, so let’s move on to Rupture. Pretty gruff punk grind. Catchy mid-paced riffs blending into grinding sections makes this an obnoxious band. Get it! ■
Shadows Of Michelangelo ‘zine issue 1
There’s an OK layout and plenty of interviews with death metal bands and trendy black metal bands, and good meat and potatoes reviews. Plus you get a free Epidemic Cause flexi, a self-described “heavy industrial” band. $5 for the zine and flexi. ■
Vivisection ’94 promo tracks
This is a totally killer back-to-basics HC/grindcore mesh with plenty of crunch parts and skull-pounding sections. Nothing fancy, just meat and potatoes HC/grind. I love it! They have four posthumous split EPs coming out, so get in touch! ■
