Originally published in ‘zine issue #12, 1994
Japan
When I say “scene report,” I mean that I’ve compiled all the [Japanese hardcore] reviews and info here for you. Besides the bands listed below, some worth mentions in the death/black/grind scene there are Transgressor, RoseRose, Necro-E, Agaliarept, Kathabuta, and Terror Fector, all of which I don’t have any current info on, but the last time I heard them, they still ruled—look out for ’em. Hopefully recent events in Kobe will not have a sad effect on the scene there.—Editor
Biothroat demo
These guys sound like Kill ‘Em All-era Metallica, with some decent riffs here and there. The vocals are a laugh, makes me think of some crippled fuck with four teeth and a speech deficiency attempting to mimic Napalm vocals. Overall, could be worse.
(by R. Mason) ■
Desperate Corruption Abortion of Harm
Another fine demo from the over the top DC, their third. The band has totally crossed the line to death metal this time, with sometime low vocals and doomy riffs. Maybe I liked the band’s other demos’ crossover style better, but this is totally killer shit.
(by Editor) ■
Discrete Records
You may remember this label as the one that put out the killer HC Scarecrow Carried Brain CD, reviewed in #7. With more released planned, the man behind the madness tells me he is in three bands right now, but the one to pay attention to firstly is the fucking godlike Beyond Description, the hardcore holocaust merchants. Write to Discrete Records and the band Beyond Description!
(by Editor) ■
Discript advance tracks ’94
This enjoyable band has a super catchy mid-paced punk feel. The song titles sound like what traditional Japanese art work might be called: “Cloud,” “Mountain,” “War,” etc. Better production than your standard fare highlights this killer band!
(by Editor) ■
Disprove advance 7″
Featuring Beyond Description and Abraham Cross members, Disprove is a mid-paced punk band with metal influences and duo vocals. Pretty raw stuff, also worth checking into.
(by Editor) ■
Battle Of Disarm/Hylkiö 7″
(D.I.Y.)
Hylkio is uptempo HC punk with screamin’ vocals, reminiscent of the gods Disrupt. Down-and-dirty anarcho punk, BOD’s short-n-sweet lyrics are about animal rights. Two killer bands worth checking into.
(by Editor) ■
Intestine Baalism The Energumenus
A strongly produced demo of heavily old-Entombed-influenced death grind metal with primitive lyrics. Lots of harmony riffs and doom parts from this downtuned band. I can’t believe this is the band’s first demo—I’m really impressed. This is well worth the $6—get this fucking demo!
(by Editor) ■
Mutilation ‘zine issue 4
A great ‘zine in English with professional printing, nice typesetting, and close to A4 pages. This issue has a color cover, tons of interviews with death/grind/black metal bands, a South African scene report, and a review section of the editor’s favorite submissions this issue. Well worth it.
(by Editor) ■
Various Artists Tokyo Crsties Conp EP 7″
(D.I.Y.)
Featuring two songs from each band and all lyrics included, this is a total punk and hardcore anarcho-politico-anti-vivisection comp. A couple of the bands suffer from bad sound, but the other two are OK, especially the godly Battle Of Disarm, so fuck it, get this 7″!
(by Editor) ■
