286 INTERVIEWED
CHRONICOREZINE#6
Mar 7, 2006


1. HOW LONG HAVE 286 BEEN GOING NOW? WHAT MOTIVATED
YOU TO START A BAND, AND HOW MANY BANDS HAVE YOU BEEN
IN?


NIKEE: WE STARTED WITH THE PROJECT IDEA IN 2002 AND LAST YEAR WE COMPLETED THE LINE UP. BASICALLY WE STARTED A BAND BECAUSE WE LIKE TO PLAY MUSIC ON STAGE AND SHARE OUR MUSIC AND ENERGY WITH THE CROWD.

Martin: 286 has been on the road for 14 months now and the project was originally conceived by my brother Nikee and myself after moving to LA from Argentina. I had a vision about the band that I'd like to be part of, the problem was that there is no singers like Adam in my country, so that motivated us to move to the States and form a new band. I can't recall how many bands I was in before, but trust me, a lot.

Adam: I don't know if lack of singers like me is a good or bad thing, "singing" is a gross overestimation of what I do (laughs)

Pete - I've been in 3 serious bands. Pivot(metal/crazy) out of Boston, a blues band in Boston, and The Magnet in Los Angeles. Then I met these crazy asses and it was on.

2. WHICH BANDS HAVE INFLUENCED YOU, AND WHO ARE YOU
INTO AT THE MOMENT?

Martin: Influences are always tricky and sometimes we create a pre-concept of what we sound like when we tell people what our influences are. We all come from different backgrounds and the mix of all those elements creates what 286 is. Call it rock, metal, punk rock, blues, my girlfriend's name doesn't make her cuter or uglier.

Pete - Black Label Society, saw them in Hollywood a couple of months ago, amazing, they kicked your ass the whole show and Devildriver, saw them open for Gwar at the keyclub a week after we played there, that drummer kills!

Adam: I've been influenced in some way probably by everything I've ever heard. I'm a big lyrics person so I always like good honest lyrics- I don't care what they're about, but generic love songs turn my stomach. As influences, it ranges from Public Enemy, Bruce Springsteen, to Black Flag to Hank Williams Jr. There's so many people so good at what they do. Right now I've been into the Nightwatchmen, Thin Lizzy, George Thorogood and rediscovering Op Ivy Martin, Pete, and Nikee have had me listen to some Bonn Scott AC/DC too, I really wasn't that familiar with a lot of it other than "Highway to Hell." So this whole hodge poge is loaded up in my iPod ready for consumption.

NIKEE: A LOT OF BANDS, MAYBE A LOT OF THEM IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND STYLES, BUT JUST TO NAME A COUPLE LET'S SAY VAN HALEN, AC/DC, IRON MAIDEN

3. PLEASE GIVE US 286'S DISCOGRAPHY....

Martin: Just the EP "Profiled" (2005)

4. YOU DEFINED YOUR MUSIC AS "RETRO-CORE", COULD YOU
EXPLAIN IT TO US?

Pete - We like to get to the point, it must be the east coast in us, and Argentina is east coast, the attitude at least. What's the point of rock music? TO ROCK, no long intros, extending solos, just balls to the wall.

Adam: Basically, 286, for us, combines all the elements we like about rock music. In the past several years, the "industry" pretty much turned it's back on good straight forward rock music. So that driving guitar rock sound is where we get the "retro" element. The "Core" part comes from the new school aggressive sort of vocal delivery. It's just really hard rock though, no matter how you spin it.



5. HOW MANY SHOWS DID YOU PLAY (A ROUGH ESTIMATE WILL
DO) AND HOW MANY COUNTRIES DID YOU GET TO?

Adam: Last year was the first year for 286 and we pretty much stayed in the US but flirted with the border of Mexico. Martin and Nikee made it to Israel to do an acoustic show that wasn't 286 related, but overall, we played over 50 shows and hit several U.S. States in our traveling van of chaos! It was a good year for a new band.

Pete - only one country last year but we will be going south, way south sooner or later.

6. WHAT WERE THE HIGHPOINTS AND THE LOWPOINTS OF 286
AS FAR AS YOU WERE CONCERNED?

Martin: For me there were no low points because even from the 'low points' you can learn something which automatically turns the low point into a high point. And the high point for me was to have the others guys in 286 playing along.

NIKEE: MAYBE WE DIDN'T FIND THE RIGHT MANAGER YET, BUT THE HIGH POINTS ARE SO MANY...WE ARE WHAT WE ARE AND OUR MUSIC SHOWS THAT ENERGY. NO STUPID POSING JUST FOR THE MARKET AND THE MONEY, JUST STRAIGHT ROCK POWER, NOT ROCK STAR BULLSHIT!!!

Pete - The highpoint was the brides show and our 1st house of blues show, moreso the Brides show b/c of the endless free beer!! And the awsome show! Lowpoint for me is still being chained down to a daytime job and not being able to give every minute to 286. That will change in time, its a transition.

7. THIS QUESTION IS FOR ADAM: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A
VEGETARIAN? WHAT PROMPTED SUCH A CHANGE IN DIET?

Adam: I am weird vegetarian. Basically, I came from a very poor rural area in southwestern PA where my whole family were hunters. The meat that we killed and processed ourselves could fill the entire freezer for the winter and leave left overs for other folks. For the most part, I could tell exactly what I was putting in my body. It was natural, not like a steroid pumped animal bread for slaughter in some mill. When music started to take up most of my time, I couldn't participate in the process anymore and I just stopped eating meat from restaurants or supermarkets because I didn't know where it came from. I'm ok with being away from that because I was a lousy "killer" anyway. There's not much hunting in LA.

Pete - this is Adam's question but I'd like to say for the record there is nothing better than a fat juicy steak.


8. IS VEGANISM THE IDEAL TO ASPIRE TO?

Martin: Whatever makes your body and soul feel better is the ideal.

Adam: I admire the discipline it takes to do it, but it's not something that I personally aspire towards.

9. ARE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE 286 VEGETARIAN?


Adam: No they all do, I'm pretty sure that I would be the first person to be consumed by the other members of the band if we were stuck in the wild my big self would provide more meat than Martin, Nikee or Pete.


10. IS ANIMAL RIGHTS AN IMPORTANT CAUSE? DO YOU
SUPPORT THE ACTIONS OF THE ANIMAL LIBERATION FRONT
(ALF)?

Adam: Basic respect for all forms of life is a cause I support. I recognize that there are many ways to do that and though I don't know much about the ALF, I have seen other radical organizations that don't seem to take into account other ways of life. For example, I spent time with Lakota Sioux in South Dakota, these individuals come from a hunting culture where the animal was respected and revered, but was also part of their tribe's survival. I don't think it would be right for any vegetarian or activist to condemn their way of life anymore than it would be right for me to condemn a vegan for his/her beliefs. If we are all respecting all living creatures, then I think we are on the same team because a lot of people don't.

Martin: Every form of life on this planet has the right to live and I support that.


11. I HAVE READ ADAM THAT YOU ALSO DO FREELANCE
WRITING, WHAT PUBLICATIONS HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED ON TO?

Adam: Anywhere that supports pinko left wing incendiary talk, seriously, I've done work for Blu Magazine (NY), Anti Flag's Underground Action Alliance (PA), I do the Myspace page and update the content for the Riverside page for Tom Morello and Serj Tankian's Axis of Justice program, A few newspapers in Southwestern PA, I served as the main editor for the Guerrilla Underground, Independent Media Centers, Mumia Abu Jamal.org, Pennsylvania Abolitionists, Prison Radio, and my thesis on the Zapatista Army of National Liberation is available through the college information exchange thing, I don't know what it's called. You get the point.


12. HAVE YOU HAD ANY SORT OF OFFERS FROM MAJOR LABELS,
OR APPROACHES FROM THEM OR ANYTHING?

Martin: We are pretty much a very young band. Unfortunately, major labels want you to do all the hard work before signing you, so the answer is no.

Adam: I really don't look at that as a goal but a consequence, if it happens it could be very helpful in getting the music to more folks but, there's plenty of bands that never signed to a major that have hit legendary status, Fugazi comes to mind.

NIKEE: WE COULDN'T FIND THE RIGHT DEAL YET, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GONNA SELL OUR SOULS JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT THE INDUSTRY DICTATES.

13. WOULD YOU EVER DO ANY INTERVIEWS FROM ANY SORT OF
BIG MAGAZINES, OR LIKE THE MAINSTREAM ONES IN AMERICA?

Martin: Like I said before, we are a young band, same concept applies to big magazines. Fortunately, we have the support of indie magazines/zines/webzines and radio stations that are helping us to spread the word around the world, included the Philippines.


14. DO YOU THINK ITS BETTER COVERAGE AND STUFFS IN
ZINES OR WHAT?

NIKEE: THEY ARE A GREAT HELP FOR NEW BANDS, EVEN MORE WHEN THEY ARE INDEPENDENT

Martin: I think that more people are into zines and webzines nowadays than they were years ago. As much as major labels and big magazines are trying to persuade people about what is 'good' or 'bad,' they don't buy that shit so they go for the real thing.

Adam: There's definitely more freedom of content. I also think what comes out in Zines and the underground usually gets latched on to by the mainstream eventually. It eliminates the risk for them. I'm noticing a lot of rock zines and not just punk zines now. It makes sense, a lot of punk rock got watered down and commercialized and rock disappeared. Now rock bands are underground again, it's funny though, we get contacted by several zines a month wanting press kits and such, and 5 years ago very few publications would have touched a new band with guitar leads. I think we have Zines and support of the underground to thank for a lot we have got done as band in the past year.

15. ARE YOU GETTING ANYWHERE THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN
MAKE A LIVING OFF THE BAND, OR IS THAT TOO FAR OFF
YET?

Pete - Its a transition like I said earlier, could take a month, could take 5 years, we'll still be here!

Adam: It's within our grasp and I think that makes it that much harder. At the same time, it's also a great motivator to push us further. It's like being able to see your destination, but knowing that there's some traffic you have to navigate through before you get there.


16. ARE YOU STILL PRETTY MUCH A SORT OF D.I.Y. BAND?

Pete - No and Yes. Yes, in that we've done 90f the work to date. No, in that we couldn't of gotten the shows/help/push if it wasn't for all the people helping us, be it friends, booking agents or promoters. We are currently looking for management.

Martin: I would say so, not that we love it because sometimes is overwhelming, but until we find the right manager and label, we'll keep it that way.


17. WOULD YOU CONSIDER TOURING THE PHILIPPINES IN THE
FUTURE? WITH YOUR OWN TRAVEL EXPENSE?

Martin: We always try not to turn down any offer we have and we always love to play in front of new audiences so if the time is right for us, we would consider it.

Adam: I'm in.

NIKEE: WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT IF WE CAN AFFORT IT!


18. NOT THAT IM PULLING YOUR LEG, BUT I HAVE SEEN YOUR
VIDEO OF "OVERMAN" LIVE AT THE KEYCLUB (WHERE'S THIS
CLUB LOCATED?), AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT ALL OF YOU
ARE FUCKIN' SUPERB, AND ESPECIALLY MARTIN VERRY, THE
GUITARIST... AND THE SONG "PROFILED", THAT IS A
KILLER, MAN! THE GUITAR RIFF IS SO FUCKIN' AWESOME...
CAN HE TEACH US SOME COOL RIFFS HEHEHE....

Pete - Who is Martin Verry?

Martin: The club is located in West Hollywood on the world famous Sunset Strip, is one of the main Hollywood venues. As for the lesson, thanks for the compliment, here are some tips: get drunk and have fun, play from the heart and crank your amp all the way up.

Adam: He says that but he tries to hide his chops from me so I can't steal them, He watched Eddie Van Halen turn his back when he played eruption and now he thinks he has to do the same thing (laughs) I'm just kidding of course. For those not from the area, the Key Club is on the same strip as the Whiskey a Go Go, The Roxy, Rainbow, Viper Room, and House of Blues. It showcases national acts and some local bands, so it's a cool place to play.


19. DO YOU GUYS LOVE TO DRINK INTOXICATING STUFFS LIKE
BEERS, ALCOHOLS,ETC.. AND HAVE YOU TRIED TO ABUSE
YOURSELVES WITH CRACK, HEROIN, COCAINE,
MARIJUANA,ETC???

Martin: Personally, Im not into drugs at all but I like drinking.

Adam: I've tried everything, I don't say that as badge of coolness but just as a hint of honesty. I lost my best friend to a drug overdose and all I have left of him are some memories and this tattoo I got in his honor on my back. Anything is excess is bad, you have to check yourself and make sure that you're in control. I once stopped drinking for an entire year just to make sure I could.

NIKEE: I LIKE TO DRINK, NOT THE REST OF THAT SHIT!!!!!

Pete - Beer/Whiskey/Vodka, excellent!

20. WHAT'S THE CRAZIEST GIG HAVE YOU BEEN TO SO FAR?

Martin: We always have fun on stage and pretty much they are all crazy, but if I have to choose one I would say The House of Blues in Hollywood!

NIKEE: I GO FOR ONE THAT WE PLAYED AT THE BB.KING'S CLUB.......JESUS CHRIST WHAT A SHOW!!!!! JAJAJAJAJAJ

Adam: He's not saying that in a good way (laughs!) We turned the upstairs at The House of Blues into a 286 Den of Chaos, and the show was pretty good too! New Orleans was fun too and then there was this time we got booked in Southern Texas at a Crust Punk showIt's all just a crazy lifestyle, I highly recommend it if you like to travel like a gypsy and make no money.

21. WHAT OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT 286 WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SHARE WITH US?

NIKEE: ROCK IS NOT DEAD!!!!!!

Adam: In our spare time Martin and Nikee play classical flamenco guitar, I'm do an acoustic folk project, Pete has a Death Metal Project where every songs centers around road rage, our ..1 Stage manager, Hal, is a professional Ring Tone Maker, and our Roadie Ken is a secret spy for the CIA (that one isn't true but the rest are).

22. WHAT FUTURE PLANS DO YOU HAVE FOR 286? HOW CAN
PEOPLE GET HOLD OF YOUR RECORDS?

Martin: 286 is planning a set of tours during 2006 to support our EP "Profiled" and to spread the word as much as we can before finding the right folks to put out our full length. Visit us at www.286music.com or www.myspace.com/286music and there you can have all the info you need.

NIKEE:YEAH, PLAY MORE SHOWS, RECORD OUR FULL CD AND GET THE NEXT STEP INTO THE BUSINESS PLAYING OUR MUSIC, NOT PLAYING WHAT "THEY" WANT YOU TO PLAY

23. PLEASE ADD ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA SAY, AND THANX
286!

Martin: We wanna use this space to thank you for the support.

Pete - Stand up and shout! (Pete Says in reference to the move Rockstar)

Adam: (To Pete) That's horrible, no matter how good of actor that guy has become he will always be Marky Mark to meby the way, to reiterate Martin, thank you very much!

NIKEE: THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONTACT  286 at http://www.myspace.com/286

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CHRONIC REVIEWS

NOISE CONSPIRACY PROJECT [S/T] CDR PHILIPPINES

c/o Chuck Datuin 38 C. Raymundo Ave. Sagad, Pasig City 1600 Philippines

noiseconspiracyproject@yahoo.com / www.noiseconspiracyproject.tk / www.myspace.com/noiseconspiracyproject13

Out of the ashes of local grindcore monster Condemned, arises this equally lethal offshoot. Apparently, mastermind Chuck Datuin decided to form NxCxProject after Condemned was "split in half" and eventually put on hold due to various reasons. This 20 track straight-up live recording actually features tracks written for Condemned so those familiar with their previous material can expect violent alcohol fueled DIS-plays of crustpunk and grrrindcore. A definite must-have for fans of Swedish crust/hardcore, proto grinders like ENT, Abalienation, SOB (Japan), early Napalm Death and Agathocles whose song Hippie Cult was covered here along with a track by Warsore. Unlike the last Condemned release Armed Conflict, which featured some clean singing, this one maintains the savage dual throat molestation all throughout. Song topics still tackle with socially relevant issues, but don't label them "political" as the 13th track will shatter any possible misconceptions. I raise a bottle of strong beer in salute to these guys. Brian for No Bullshit! Zine

V/A NOBULLSHITZINE D.I.Y comp. vol.3 (Phil) CDR

Afm_120ml@yahoo.com 

http://www.nbzine.cjb.net

A collection of goth/doom/black/death/crust/grind/brutaldeath/hardcore from 18 of the Philippine local u.g.bands such as CHILDRENOFBADEATH, COUPDEGRACE, TOXEMIA, ICONOCLAST, BEERBREAK, DISSIMULATE, DFTW, LOSSOFCONTROL, HUMANMASTICATION, PATHOGEN, CERBERUS etc,etcthis is free and comes with a printedzine.. an2

MASTER TITAN "First noise from hell" (Phil) CDR

iskavenger@lycos.com / fnb_lucena@yahoo.com

pure total chaos eccentric musick from this anarko-punkband of Lucena City, Quezon Province. A crust/raw/d.i.y. 4song demo that would surely pump your veins out. Check out the live performances of these guys,they're fuckin"superb total running time is only 2mins. And 33secs. That would leave you asking for more an2

TOXEMIA "Death to us all and let this rotting world empty" (Phil) CDR

http://www.toxemia.cjb.net

http://ww.myspace.com/toxemia

a ten-track deathgrindalcoholocaust not-for-your-mother's ear Ep from the hooligans of Cavite/Laguna nice guitar executions,killer drumbeats, and the vox sounded like a werewolf howling at the fullmoon (maybe he peed on his pants,broken-off with his girlfriend, o sadyang natatae lang talaga hahaha!!!) upon hearing this cd, these hoodlums would leave you asking who's the most powerful SATAN, GOD. OR MONEY??? Answer this when your girlfriends not around an2 

PHLEGM THROWER "Southern Loser" (Phil) CDR

http://www.myspace.com/phlegmthrower

this guys really know how to piss those who makes enemies out of them. This records intention is for the assholes they say started some sinister gossips about them. Hehehe. But that's just a

brief history of this group so lets get down to their music which is so damn good, a display of various influences, from thrash to grindcore to brutal death nevermind those samplers which others would find annoying because that's their real intention, to piss people hahaha!!! Good one from these crazy bastards of Cavite an2   

286 "Profiled" (USA) CD

http://www.myspace.com/286music

hearing 286 music was like being transported back in time when good ol' rock n' roll reigns. But hey, RNR is not dead and I myself believe this, so expect the same intensity as those major bands could offer coz' this guys truly rocks and oh by the way, being a frustrated guitarist myself, I wish I was Martin Verry. Who's Martin? Well he's the axeslinger of this awesome band. Check this guys out. An2

THE PARALISADOS "paralyzed in corruption, poverty, and human destruction" (Phil) CDR

Regz 09213755388

crustypunk offering from Urdaneta City, Pangasinanthis contains 6songs, one of which is a Vit.X originalnice execution of songs,fuckin"d.i.y./raw and dirty still rules. But hey! A bad attempt on adding those stupid samplers, that's a big no no for me an2

COUP THE GRACE "Death to mankind" (Phil) CDR

http://www.myspace.com/coupdegrass

I felt like im in trance hearing the gorgeous voice of the group's lady vox, and the sludgy clean guitar riff of Corix the Hunk, and the other instruments as well my daydreaming stopped when they finally goes upbeat on the preceeding tacks. Its nicer if they stayed on their goth-styled influence, sort of a doom,sludgy-driven one. But hey, this is the underground scene, everyones free to do whatever they like to do so I salute this guys for their effort in coming up with this demo. An2

 

DOWN FROM THE WOUND [PIERCING THROUGH THE VEIL OF LIES] CDR PHILIPPINES

Kalawang Records randyl_dftw@yahoo.com / http://www.myspace.com/downfromthewound

The past couple of years have seen the (re) birth of a small but thriving Philippine brutal death-grind movement, which includes a handful of talented and determined bands that if given the chance are capable of putting bigger names to shame. It's also a pity how it still remains virtually unnoticed by the international extreme metal scene. One of the deadliest examples of modern "Flip" brutality is this latest four songs offering from Down From The Wound. Its opening track creeps out from behind the intro sample, proceeds to grab you by the neck, and pulls you into the midst of an all out drum massacre. Then the initial assault is all over in under a minute. At first I thought this was going to be like their previous grindcore influenced releases, but by the middle of the second song, one notices a vast improvement in the way songs are structured. There are more parts, more things going on, but DFTW still manage to maintain a level of catchiness in each track despite the fact that their still bludgeoning you from all directions. The production is on the raw side but is adequately thick and actually magnifies the intensity level and maintains a live feel. Instruments are still presented with considerable clarity so none of the technical aspects and hooks is lost. Another major change to be noticed is that of the vocal delivery. Gone are the high-pitched screams that peppered DFTWs' previous releases in favor of a guttural straightforward approach, which I guess, suits the material presented here. Check out the cool Dustin Hoffman sample on the fourth and final track; before it dives headfirst into another blazing display of drum abuse and acrobatic fretwork. And just as quickly as it begins, it all suddenly ends. The sign of a great record is its replay value. I'm personally setting this bad boy on continuous play. - Brian for No Bullshit! Zine

SEPTIC SEWER "Cryptic defilement" (Phil) CDR

Septic_sewer@yahoo.com

http://www.myspace.com/septicsewer

14track gore/metal from Cavite/Valenzuela Citythis is my second demo from them, and I respect this guys for being active in the scene, and for keeping it raw and d.i.y. still. An2

ANUS DE SATANUS [REHEARSAL DEMO 2005] CDR PHILIPPINES

http://www.myspace.com/anusdesatanus / anus_de_satanus@yahoo.com

Totally raw and un-mastered, this bedroom recording by Ron (vocals) and Corix (drums) from Toxemia together with Anto (guitars) of the notorious Chronicore zine, attacks like a homeless person armed with a tetanus inducing rusted knife. It sneaks up at you with Excrements' crawling intro, before pouncing and beating you to the ground with demolition blasts. Mock Crucifixion pulled me in with its "Sabbath as speed metal" speed picking verse lick, into an utterly twisted technical riff break, then climaxes with another Iommi styled hemp fueled groove. In fact even amidst the aforementioned raw sound, the quality and power of the songs (specially the way the guitar riffs are written and executed) are still quite evident. I'm really looking forward to a studio recording from these guys. - Brian

HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED "The nerd, the Idiot and the crybaby" (Phil) CDR

Northern_trrtory@yahoo.com

harmfulswallowed@yahoo.com

this is a punkska band from Malolos City. Contains seven raw original recorded songs. They've got good material in hand so I say goodluck to this band. I like track #3. but hey,choose your samplers well coz theyre kind of stupid, and irrelevant to your songs. An2

CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER "Saddest goodbye" (Phil) CDR

Northern_trrtory@yahoo.com

I got this cd through trade. Contains eleven emotional songs, well their bandname speaks for itself. I am very disappointed seeing their flyer stating their bullshit MTV influences so I say fuck those bands who uses the underground as their stepping stone. You be the judge. An2

PUS VOMIT "Vomit the abdominal pus" (Phil) CDR

I have watch this guys in their live set a few times and their set I see is very tight. I shoud say this band kicks assfrom their drummer Ryan's attacking a powerful technical beats to Louie's high gain Cranium guitar sound with neckbreaking riffs and Marco's aural molesting guttural voice, all equals to a total brutality. Jep Companero

PATHOGEN "Into the subconscious void" (Phil) CDR

Xenon_codex@hotmail.com

This is definitely on the top of my list and is one of my frequently listened-to cd. I really like watching them perform live. The arrangement of their songs impresses me and the guitar sections were so damned excellent. Grab a copy of this 5track deathmetal demo. An2

PUTRIFIED GENETALIA "Promo CD" (Greece) CDR

manoscure@yahoo.gr

4track brutaldeath demo. Their music is so damned eerie and sludgy and a bit scary at times, sort of like there's somebody watching you at the back heheheI like their music and I myself bangs my head in my room whenever im listening this cd. An2

REST IN GORE "demo 2004" (Japan) CDR

restingore@infoseek.com

I thought I was listening to a PusVomit demo coz it sounded like marco on vox. Well expect the same monstrosity of this Japanese band that would leave you gasping for air to breathe. This contains 4songs of pure brutaldeath/gore sickness. An2

INFECTED MALIGNITY "demo 2005" (Japan) CDR

infectedmalignity@hotmail.com

the hellish execution of this 3tracks brutaldeath demo is so fuckin'awesome that I felt like I was runned by a speeding bullettrainthis is another Japanese brutality, pure and uncompromising. An2

GEVOTAIS BORKEN "Murdering your guts (Japan) CDR

gevotaisborken@msn.com

I fucking hail excellent guitarists, so this one's added to my list. This contains 4brutaldeath songs, keep away from small children as possible coz they might get delirious once they listened to this hahaha just kidding!!! Gevotais Borken's sound kicks ass, a two thumbs up will do. An2

GORED "Incinerate the vanquished" (USA) CDR

Rapedass666@gmail.com

Good heavens! My head felt like bursting because of the surging attack that was taken by these brutaldeath metallers. This has 12songs of political/gore agendas that would leave you mercilessly dominated. An2

DISCONFORMITY "Penetrated unseen suppression" (Japan) CDR

The clearness of these 3song demo is fucking exhilarating because of the superb recorded quality, and these bands killer talents is so evident that chances are you'll get hooked on brutaldeath musick. My two thumbs goes up for this group. An2

INHUMATE "Life" (France) CDR

inhumategrind@wanadoo.fr

16 deathgrind songs that focuses more into their personal "life" the guitas riffage is thrashy-like, and their grinding music becomes elaborate because of the vocalist's attack, and the drummers accompaniment. Check out their interview on NoBullShitZine#4 to know more about them. An2

CORRUPTED "Destroy beyond recognition" (Germany) CDR

www.shotgundeath.tk

A balst of euphoric waves entered my brain nerves upon hearing these six-track thrashmetal upheaval. They sort of reminded me of our localband PaganFire (Phil) coz they have the same intensity and aggressivenesswell the latter I have seen live, so I wish I could see Corrupted play live too, if ever they got the chance of visiting the Philippines. Thanks to Jr.Echo for giving me this copy. An2

50 WAYS TO KILL ME "50 more ways to die for Satan" (USA) CDR

50waystokillme@grindcore.net

A soundmachine and a good sense of humour created this solo project of a highschool American kid. I got this from Cygorix of NBZine, and we had a goodlaugh listening to this album. This is good listening music especially in a lazy afternoon during your siesta time, on your drinking sessions, or when you're feeling suicidal. Two thumbs up! An2

KRONOS "Colossal titan strife" (France) CDR

http://kronosbrutaldeath.free.fr

contains 11 well-executed brutal/death musick. I really like the structure of every sone here, and the fucking clean guitar arpeggios and solos would definitely tore you to bits. This is one of my favorite cd. Add this to your collection. An2

MOBILIZER "Kembali Kepada tuhan" (Indonesia) CDR

mobilizer@hotmail.com

brutaldeath band from Indonesia that offers this 6track demo. They uses a drum machine, and too very bad I cant understand the tracklists because it was all written in their native tongue. But this guys damned good, so check them out. An2

CONDEMNED "Armed conflict" (Phil) CDR

grindcoreiscondemned@yahoo.com

well gridcore is Condemned so here they are with this Ep. Some of the songs here are also included in the NoiseconspiracyProject Ep, a sideproject of the other Condemned members. Expect pure intensified energy and blast your stereo system when hearing this cd. No further instructions added. An2

DIGESTED FLESH "The answer to infection" (USA) CDR

Have you seen videos of human decapitation, of executions like heads being chopped of and the desperate cries of anguish of the befallen victims? Well imagine yourself in that scenario when listening to this eight-brutaldeath tracks. Does it fuckin'hurt? Hahaha!!! Two thumbs up for Digested Flesh, you guys fucking rule!!! An2

VEX "Cum and taste our revenge" (Phil) CDR

Norascist_nofascist@yahoo.com

Ten grindhalting songs, 3 of which were covers from Agathocles, Napalm Death, and Burn The Masses. Expect intense aggressiveness when listening to this demo. They sort of reminds me of Condemned, another local grindcore band. Its chronic time. An2

V/A "More than just music" (Phil) CT

Fatnul #34 catablan 2428 urdaneta city

A great collection of songs from five various bands up north of Pangasinan. This contains political views, more on the anarchistic concepts. Fatnul gave this to me last year and I hope im not late in reviewing this tape demo because this was recorded October2003. this is crust/punk/hardcore with a bit of ska grooves offering from THE KIDS ARE DRUNK, GREENATION, I TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM MY LIVING ROOM, FREE ADMISSION, and SOCIAL TERMITE an2

ANKYLYM "Instruments" (Russia) CT

Stauropygial Records

rp@freeshell.org

experimental punk with some exotic and folk instruments like the Russian vargan, horn or a crimped hose mixed with ska/hardcore elements. I think these guys have drunk way too much vodkas in coming up with this album you'll be in a festive mood once you hear this record coz' cygorix and me had a crazy mid-afternoon frenzy as soon as we played this cassette tape sort of a hilarious laugh coz' this band is fuckin' nuts to record this insanity-driven songs, hahaha!!! An2

SOL "Sowing the seeds of terror: Philippines tour video CDR

Old Fart Wreck-Xistence

Taken during the manila leg tour of Austrian-crustcore band Sons Of Lucifer. This features good bootleg videos of live performances by COARSE, PARACONFLICT, KILLRATIO, A.D.A., KRACH, DISKINTENTO, DISABUSE, SAUNA, and of course S.O.L. . I got this from Randy of Extrovertzine, thanx bro!... an2

CINERARY "Rituals of desecration" (USA) CDR

Damn this is fucking extreme! Five-tracks of pure guttural sickness, sort of  vomiting and ear bleeding aggressiveness displayed by this killer band. Another brutal death musick for the freaks out there. Uh uh just have a copy coz im fucking out of words. I really feel damn sick. Shit. An2

DEBODIFIED "Utopia in the eyes of the beast" (USA) CDR

Sevared records

The gods in your imaginary make-believe heaven would be goddamn sick upon hearing the infernal wrath invoked by these btutaldeath metallers. 8 songs of political anti-war agenda comprise this cd. Debodified's drummer also plays for Lust of Decay, so expect the same killer beats. I think they're disbanded now. An2

DEMBONES/DECAPITATED(doubleplay25tracks) (ENGLAND) CDR

FallOut Records

Sort of like a split with 2 thrash/punk 80's bands. The cd cover says this features ex-Discharge guitarist "Bones", which upon hearing the songs in this cd, I find him so damn good. The execution of both bands was so identical you cant say who's who. i don't know if this bands still exist so I got some research work to do. 25 tracks all in all. To all those thrash fanatics out there, add this to your collection. An2

V/A "we are the punx in Korea" (Korea) CDR

Upon closer inspection of this cd, I see the ALL RIGHTS RESERVED DUPLICATION IS PROHIBITED written on it. What the hell, they cant keep us from pirating any cd hehehe assholes. This contains 30 various punk/ska bands goodmusic for those skateboard kiddie freaks out there. None of this bands will I support coz theyre not u.g. at all and the fucking ALLRIGHTS RESERVED bullshit dismayed me. Theres even a song Fuck You S.A hahaha!!!! Theyre fucking the almighty ameriKKKa when theyre themselves puppets of the bush the butcher empire, its ironic right? Just kiss each others ass, asswipes! And hold on to your American-backed ponycanyon korea major label hahaha!!!! Damn. An2

CHILDREN OF BADEATH "Summer Memories Vol.1" (PHIL) CDR

Xenon_codex@hotmail.com

Willie sent this to me thru registered snailmail and my world stops spinning when I played this cdr. I expected a deathmetal record, but hey this is different, nope im not complaining coz I like this record. I got blown-off when I move the tracklist to the song I Never Cry, an Alice Cooper original, willie could sing pretty well man! This is one of my old-time favorite song. I guess all of the songs here are covers, they just  make some twists depending on their mood, like that song Eternal Flame hahaha that's more like it guys this is an excellent collaboration from Nikos (septicsewer), Willie and Jericho (negatron). 8 tracks all in all. An2

DECRUSTED [LOOKS LIKE IT'S KILLING TIME AGAIN] CDR - PHILIPPINES

http://www.myspace.com/decrusted / an2guilty4@yahoo.com

This band are from the ashes of the band Beer Break, notorious band from Zambales now changed their name to Decrusted, I have notice that when they were Beer Break before, they have released a demo called "Brutality of the Kill" and now "Looks Like it's killing time Again" I guess these guys love to kill! And I am scared, hehe! Anyways, Decrusted is now different to Beer Break musically, and lots of changes in their musical styles and actually delivered some brutal shits of technicality when it comes to guitar riffing and the execution of the melody is memorable that actually and no doubt has a Kronos[France] influence in it but still the raw fuckin' grind elements is here to stay, and that's what I like it. - Corix

D.O.A [WAR ON 45, MARCH TO THE END] CD CANADA

Sudden Death Records cascades PO BOX # 43001 Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3HO, Canada

info@suddendeath.com / www.suddendeath.com

Sudden Death Records presents this classic D.O.A 1982 album. This re-issue is a whole album of an activist songs, 18 punk rockin' great tunes that focuses entirely on the stupidity of war. Upon examining, the lyrics of the songs and song titles itself [Class War, Smash the State, No God/No War, etc.], it's quite evident that they contain concepts of anarchism. I recommend the songs (my personal picks) Masters of War, a Bob Dylan original, and War in the East, a reggae song that reminds me of the Clash, and hey, do I have to mention that Joe Keithley (DOA's vox/guitarist) sounded like Joe Mescalero on this one? All in all, this is an excellent 18 D.O.A's anti-war song to surely march by. An2

JACKAL [LIKE A JACKAL] CD UK

www.jackal.org.uk / info@jackal.org.uk

Wllie [Pathogen] would definitely love this 5 track heavy metal stuff. This band sounds like Iron maiden and Judas Priest. Track # 2 starts off with a good power ballad like intro and finished off with a slow-thrashy beat that caught my intention. Hey heavy metal sickos, add this in your collection. An2

NEW SOCIETY OF ANARCHISTS [COME OUT SWINGIN'] CD USA

www.turkeyvolturerecords.com

I think this is their third album. An 11 track punk/hardcore full of energy and angst evident in their track lists, but I kind of get bored listening to this CD coz they all sound the same to me but I like the instrumental track #9. and hey! This is copyrighted / all rights reserved so feel free to pirate once you get hold of a copy, that's the anarchists way! Hahaha! An2

SUBLIMINAL CRUSHER [LIFE DROUGHT] CD ITALY

Subliminal-crusher@hotmail.com

 No doubt this is fuckin' metal core in the veins of Pantera, but no fuckin' dimebag trademark guitar solos hehehebut this band got grooves so I rate them as they are, fuckin' good at  what they do. Fuck! An2

WACO JESUS [THE DESTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL SCUM] CDR USA

Rapedass666@gmail.com

This band is fucking psycho! Shit eating porno grind motherfuckers! This band is fucking sick to the extreme and actually, I like it because this is the kinda shit that could totally destroy commercialism and that's how it used to be, their music has actually had a direction and fucking brutal for me. Better contact these psychos for your shit eating lusts - Corix

SLAYER [HELL NO LONGER AWAITS LIVE 1986-DEMO 1982] CS USA

Hounds Of Tindalos Productions

This is Slayer's live at San Diego California February 1st 1986 that includes Hell Awaits, plus various rehearsal sessions from 1986 to 1987 era, plus Slayer demo 1982, ha! You can't find this shit anywhere man! This is rare and it's totally classic, man! This is actually a bootleg tape from Hounds Of Tindalos Production. - Corix

DYSTOPYA [ALAMEIDA] CD ITALY

www.dystopya.it / dystopya@dystopya.it

I like this shit man, 6 songs of thrash metal driven cd. The guitarist fuckin' rocks, and the drummers groove would definitely make your head bangs. Tracks # 2 and # 6 are powerful ballads, reminiscent of the 80's vibe. An2

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CHRONIC GIG REVIEWS

AURAL MASSACRE 4

HIGHERGROUNDZ BAR, OLONGAPO CITY

NOV.10 2005

What the?!!...its fast approaching 10 in the evening and still nobody wants to play first, good thing we're not on the line-up(in short, sumingit lang), so we played first, DECRUSTED. Next in line was FISTFOUNDATION, and other bands which I missed coz' I went drinking with my buds outsideI returned a bit soggy, and saw marco and Jamie gorgore. Bad thing was PUSVOMIT's not playing..DFTW's set drowned the entire house and their fierce brutality bewildered the metallers which almost ignited a riot when some dumb-ass drunx went egotripping and started pushing violently almost everybody in the moshpit area, luckily they stopped and saved their asses mugged by the crowd..DISSIMULATE's grinding performance went smoothly, so does REVOLT, DRASTIC INTENT, and POWERTOOLS..INFERNALMACHINE, deathmetallheads from Laguna also was present, and worthmentioning was HALFTHEBATTLE, youthcrew from cavite..i was swept off my feet with their repertoire,damn they fuckin'rulewe lost track of time after the gig and retired so damn exhausted..(end) AN2

VITAMIN X "A THRILLA IN MANILA"

CAMP EXTREME SKATEPARK,CUBAO

NOV25,2005

Sounds like a boxing match but don't be confused, this is Vitamin X's Phil.Tour, a political hardcoreband from Poland (just correct me if im wrong), with 7 supporting local pinoibands. Countless hours of traveling alone from Zambales to Cubao was quite boring, and finding the gigsite adds moreafter paying the entrancefee and pushing my way thru the crowd, I see old friends present, that lightened me up It was HALFTHEBATTLE's set,they were busy exhausting the moshers' energy and on the same time I was banging my head on the top of the ramp at the opposite side of the park where I haD A bird's eyeview of the whole event..i spotted Gerald and franz of THE ISTUKAS OVER DISNEYLAND sitting at the same ramp sweating, too bad I missed their set..bottles of brandy and booze came in fullcircle, and I too, started to sweat..next was CHOKE COCOI, and ill be damned,the female vox ripped everybody's ear off, what a tight performancePLAY played next but I had not watched them coz' I looked for eman(delusion of terror). THE BEAUTY OF DOUBT set fueled almost all of the scenesters to mosh, and their anthemic song "AMPAONARCHIST" ignited the whole flock to sing along.. Lo and Behold! The mighty punkrock lives! Two thumbs up for this bandLast was Vitamin X, yes you read it right, they played their new tunes but my ears wanted to hear their old stuffs, and then to my hearts content, they did "SEE THRU THEIR LIES", a personal favorite,whoa!that does it I heard a story that some asswipe threw a crumpled paper to the drummer, and I felt saddened about this. Funny how SXE, drunkbastards, stoners, and the likes could get along in such gigs, sum it up and everything all just goes down to music, plain and simple the gig ended before midnight and my ass is pushing me to go to Malate where another gig was taking place, but hell, I went straight to my aunt's house in Makati and slept discontedly kasi bitin yung gigtapos.  AN2

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VOICETOWNBAR, VALENZUELA CITY

NOV26,2005

A terrible headache did not stopped me from going to Valenzuela. I hooked up with Toxemia's hooligans and found ourselves in the comfort of SepticSewer's Nikos' room, a warzone of pure mess hehehe.a hotmeal was served and a finale of a local brandy was passed, that definitely started my veins pumping. A local rosary group was beginning to chant outside and as if on cue, The Pathogen guys appeared. At 9pm we were positioned at the farside of VoicetownBar watching those boring cover bands. A set of wannabe's and the audience singing along on every number pisses us off so we decided to drink outside.. booze rained that night and almost all of us went ballistic drunkthe boring gig changed when VEX (grindcore) took the stage with a vengeance, BUGONG (blackmetal) was good at what they do, and then came in PATHOGEN. I was thrown-off in time, thinking about those old-school deathmetalbands I grew up listening to all hailz to these guys next was TOXEMIA (grindcore) and it was a privilege to play bass with them. Drunken bastards started to slam and bang their heads, pushing chairs and tables in the corner to have more space. I saw a guy, a longhaired andre the giant, he was so fucking huge and could easily squash anybody's head off with one quick move uh! I felt sorry for those who fell victim to his sinister slamming tactics hehehelast to play was SEPTIC SEWER and it was already 4am, so after their set we went straight to Janus' house and have our free breakfast served, salamat! (end) AN2

BLACKSHADOWS PRODUCTION

VOICETOWN BAR, VALENZUELA CITY

DEC10,2005

Same thing happened, we found ourselves at nikos'room but this time, rain was falling outside and I felt quite sleepy. At 9pm we have positioned ourselves at a different place, a more cozy spot in VoiceTownBar... I dozed off a few times, waiting for the show to start. Firstband was a conotic band, and I've been wandering, are we in the right place? Looking at the audiences who looked flashy in their expensive signature clothes did not help. We were summoned by the master showman a.k.a. kuya germs wannabe, and we played next ANUSDESATANUS (a sydproject w/ corix and ron of Toxemia) somebody informed us that we are only entitled to play 2 songs coz we have to pay 60bucks first, PAY2PLAY? Asshooles!!!!damnmotherfuckers!!!!!! we finished quick and was so fucking dismayed. We then decided to just get stoned that nightPATHOGEN's set was still great I got goose bumps when a blackmetalband took the stage. I shook my head no! that's not KISS on make-up, im just on a fucking circus ride, an outer space intergalactic lunacy, but hey, they're not aliens right? I was so fucking stoned I felt like screaming and then the guitar went krangkrangkrang, the bass krangkrangkrang, the drums went chachacha, and the vocalist just hid his face banging his head towards the stagefloorfuck! Im getting delusional so I smoked more to calm myself, whoa that does itTOXEMIA declined to play that night, so next was SEPTICSEWER. PAGANFIRE was there and they unleash their thrashmetal songs and finished off smooth. Afterwhich we decided to went straight home, back at Nikos' roomalcohol,weed,videos,bed,stoned,snore,zzzzzzz. (end) AN2

FOODNOTBOMBS-MANILA

FREEDOMBAR, QUEZON CITY

Jan12,2006

I departed in Zambales at about 4pm and was in Manila at 8:30pm, I hooked up with Cygorix (psychoman of NBZine) and off we went to FreedomBar, a jeepney ride from Cubao,Edsawe drunk a bottle of gin and munched on hardboiled peanuts outside we went in and a band was almost finished, next were FORGIVENESS DENIED, ISHMA, and FEUD, hardcore bands from Cavite. I spotted Eazy of HalftheBattle, and my assumption led to dismay upon knowing that they're not on the bill that night. STANDFAST performance was pleasing to my ears, they reminded me of oldschool 80's SONICYOUTH's Kim Gordon on vocals, which by the way sounded very much like Anti-Schism, and Anti-ProductLast group was DEATHWISHKIDS, with their eccentric ala porkchop joker on vocals, too bad we cant get along with his private jokes, but hell, they have a very excellent set, which is very NOT4SALE style. Much respect to my dear friend Ben. Corix romances his digital camera and took pictures of his crush ahem! And our good mood turned the other way around when a heated argument on different FNB-groups arise, uhuh that's it, time for us to leave. (end) AN2

AURAL MASSACRE 5

RIMERS COVEREDCOURT, OLONGAPO CITY

MARCH 04,2006

The original date of this gig was last Feb25, but because of venue problems, it was rescheduled. The site was awesome, but the ambience that night was gloomy for me, so I sought refuge on getting stoned again. The band line-up was very tight, with DFTW's brutal set, grindindheads CERBERUS,DISSIMULATE, and DECRUSTED, thrashmetals DRASTIC INTENT, and ANNIHULUS of Pampanga, metalcore POWERTOOLS, FORESTTROLLS OF SATAN, and others which names I don't know like That screamo band which is fucking irritating because of the guitarists exaggerated very very very loud sound, others were complaining about this but he doesn't seem to mind coz I think he's a fuckin asshole, and assholes are so fuckin'egotistical so that's it, he reigned that night. And damn, the scenesters turned the moshpit area into a kickboxing arena with karate chops on the sideline, whoa! Wrestling anyone? (end) AN2