Merry Christmas!

Since Christmas is just around the corner I figured I should go along with it and post some rad Christmas albums for you to get your self in the spirit.




Download - Feels Like Christmas Compilation

This is a cool little Christmas compilation cd I got for free from JB HIFI. It has your favourite Christmas carols sung by your favourite artists! such as Bruce Springsteen, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Boney M., Wham!, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and New Zealands very own Yulia!




Download - Rorys Xmas Album

This is the infamous Xmas album made by Rory Dunne of Leader To Ruin. He wrote and recorded most of the songs himself.

A Great Comedian

Download "Bill Hicks"

Download "Bill Hicks - Infamous 'Loses It' Show"


No introduction should be needed for Bill Hicks, you should already know his stuff. If you don't then check it out.

I have no clue what the first download is called but it's good. The second one is a recording of his "Infamous 'Loses It' Show" where Bill yells at a woman in the crowd. You should get both.



Here are the videos of David Letterman apologising to Bill Hicks' mother for removing Bills set from the Late Show on October 1st 1993. These videos also include the removed set.







R.I.P

The Rest Is Silence

Download 'The Rest Is Silence - Demo'

Myspace

Track List:
1. No Reply (part 1)
2. Move
3. Kings Cadaver
4. Forever Silenced

The Rest Is Silence is a high school aged melodic metalcore band from Auckland.

Left For Dead

download "Left For Dead - Splitting Heads".

I really like this band and I think that you should too. Contained members of Cursed.

Something To Scream For

ATTEND

Rackets

Download Rackets Demo here



Rackets are the by-product of Auckland trio, The Randoms.

A few months back The Randoms said goodbye to drummer, Isaac Johnson. In turn they recruited Jeremy from BMX Rapists and God Bows To Math to take up the empty space. A name change to Rackets also came with the line up change.

The members of Rackets don't have set musical positions in the band (except Oscar who just loves to vocalise his vocal stylings), basically they switch between instruments through out their set. It's pretty interesting to watch.

Musically they are upbeat and catchy yet chaotically unpredictable.
Loud, noisy and messy but still keep it all together.

Rackets are gearing up to record an album. But in the mean time have a hoon on this 4 track demo - WOO DEMO

Enoch Ardon

Download Enoch Ardon's S/T 12"

Enoch Arcond's Myspace

Track List:

01. Una Mano Empuja A La Otra
02. Qoala
03. Hacerte Llorar Perros
04. Piernas Sin Gente
05. Interlude
06. Explosiones A La Velocidad De La Luz
07. Ozono Troposférico
08. Un Caballo Tranquilo
09. Sindrome Del Tremblor Negro
10. Dientes Hipersensibles

Enoch Ardon are a Spanish Screamo band, very similar sounding to Orchid. Guitarist, Rubo was in NZ a few months back where he played in Sworn To The King, who I have done a previous post on.

An Emerald City

Download An Emerald City's S/T EP

An Emerald City's Myspace

Track List:
1. A Thousand Stairs At Night
2. Qing Song
3. Mr Finn
4. A Question
5. Audrey Kishline

An Emerald City are an experimental, ambient instrumental band from New Zealand but I think they are now located in Berlin. This band, in my opinion is amazing. They have an almost Middle Eastern/Indian sound, this is done with the use of violin(or some sort of string instrument),the Sitar and the Tubla(I think I heard that somewhere in there). Very psychedelic.

A whole lot of reviews of their latest album, Circa Scaria can be viewed on An Emerald City's Myspace page.

Mean Streak

Download Mean Streak's Demo

Mean Streak's Myspace

Track List:
1. Still Fighting
2. Another Sad Story
3. Grown' Up
4. False Profit
5. Lost Hope


(download link is from the bands myspace)

Mean Streak are a newish Hardcore band from Hamilton. Rising from the ashes of This Is This and containing members from many well known past/current hardcore bands in NZ, they haven't had that much trouble finding their feet and gaining a following in the local hardcore scene. Similar musically to This Is This, Mean Streak seem to be more mature lyrically. Mean Streak's influences include Blood For Blood and Death Threat.


Read a more in depth review of this demo/the band at Clancy's blog

Die! Die! Die!

Download Die! Die! Die! - Locust Weeks

Die! Die! Die!'s Myspace

Track List:
1. I Wanna
2. Dropp Off
3. Untitled
4. 155

Locust Weeks is the 2006 EP by NZ noisy Punk band, Die! Die! Die!

The Body Lyre

"Download "The Body Lyre - December Marches"


Track Listing:
1. Sex Acts for Sisters
2. Body Lies
3. Play for Voices
4. Warm Sin
5. Gussied Up
6. Chloe-Rose
7. Having Heard Devils Speaking

The Body Lyre are a newish band from Wellington NZ. Read all about them HERE. If you're into dark but nice sounding indie rock then you should definitely check out The Body Lyre.

Check out their Wordpress blog thingy - http://thebodylyre.wordpress.com/

Ghost Town

Download "Ghost Town - The Way The World Ends"


Track Listing:

1. Ghosts
2. Shadows
3. Floods
4. Wednesday
5. They

This band I don't know too much about. They're from the Gold Coast of Australia and play metalic hardcore dark shit. I'm listening to the EP thingy for the first time as I type this out, I'm liking it. A little birdy also tells me that Ghost Town are touring NZ with Gold Kids in November! Keep an eye out for that.

Check their Myspace HERE

Jesus He Was Evil

Darcy Clay was this guy. He made a mean as song that was pretty famous in NZ, it was called "Jesus I Was Evil". He recorded his EP in his bedroom using a little 4 track. Darcy Clay committed suicide two weeks before preforming at an Anti Suicide Concert.



Respect.

The Burial

Download "The Burial - Demo"

Track Listing:
1. Disillusioned
2. Determination
3. Times Change
4. Sowing the Seeds of Misery
5. Destroy and Rebuild

The Burial is a rage driven Auckland metalic Hardcore band. Containing past and current members of some of New Zealands best heavy acts including: Antagonist A.D, Damaged, Kill Me Quickly, Capone, Promise Of Bloodshed, Evil Priest and Asphyxiate.

Check out their myspace

Psychic Jams

Download Psychic Jams Demo

Psychic Jams Blog: http://psychicjams.blogspot.com/

Psychic Jams Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/psychicjams2012

BuZzAy



thanks to http://psychicjams.blogspot.com/ for the download :P

Pig Destroyer

Download Pig Destroyer - Natasha

Natasha is an EP released by Pig Destroyer in 2008. It was originally packaged with Terrifyer as a 5.1 surround sound DVD but then was re released as its own CD. Natasha is a 38 minute track which expresses Pig Destroyers Sludey/Doomy side. The single track consists of multiple tracks and audio samples that all build and blend together to make one track.

(from Wiki)
1-1:10 Birds chirping, setting a peaceful park setting as the lyrics allude.

1:10-3:30 A much more eerie tone is set, around 3:10 church bells ring.

3:30-5:14 As a tonal note plays in the background, the first couple lines of the song are whispered quietly.

5:15-10:00 A simplistic doom metal song begins, and vocals come in at 7:56.

10:00-10:23 Whispering begins again.

10:24-13:00 A second doom metal song begins, and the vocals are closer to the vocals heard on Terrifyer.

13:00-15:45 A harsh feedback-esque noise is heard, with samples used from Gravedancer.

15:45-18:50 The feedback turns into a low hum, and a peaceful slow instrumental song is played.

18:50-20:40 The song is replaced by the sound of raindrops and continued whispering.

20:40-31:04 A third doom metal song begins, very close to the second, and the tonal note heard at 3:30-5:14 can be heard again. vocals come in at 24:10. at 25:51 The song stops and raindrops can be heard again. The song continues at 26:36, and fades out at 31:04.

31:05-37:55 The song stops and increasingly heavy rain is heard.

I thought this was funny...

popped up on Facebook when I did a quiz to see how long I'd last in a fight against God.

It's 5:25am

drunk

Stuff To Do In Auckland All Ages Presents:

TOURETTES - http://www.myspace.com/tourettesone

PIG OUT (DJs) - http://www.myspace.com/pigoutfanclub

ALEX THE KID - http://www.myspace.com/alexthekidnz

PUMP IRON - ????

THE INCREDIBLE HEXADECIBELS - http://www.myspace.com/theincrediblehexadecibels

PONNY FIGHT - http://www.myspace.com/ponnyfight

GEE GEE - http://www.myspace.com/geegeebeware

STARTS AT 7PM
$5 AT THE DOOR - $10 AFTER 8:30 (GET THERE EARLY!)

My younger brother and his band mate are organising an Electro Indie Dance show type thing. Their band Ponny Fight is playing, along with rapper, Tourettes and Indie Electronic band, Pig Out (who will be doing a DJ set at this show) and may others. The reason I'm hyping this show is mainly because I made the poster :D. Anyway go to this show. it's only $5 if you get there before 8:30 after that the price goes up to $10.


say you're attending on facebook too :D

Sworn To The King

Download "Sworn To The King"

Track List:
I/II
III
IV
V

Sworn To The King's myspace page

Sworn To The King were a 4 piece band from Auckland containing members of The Randoms, Grind Thugs, and a Spanish dude from a band called Enoch Aardon. Sworn To The King were around for the beginning months of 2009 and in that time they played only 2 or 3 shows and released an EP. Sadly they were forced to disband as Spanish guitarist, Ruben Quiros had to go back to Spain.

Sworn To The King play dirty, noisy and sort of depressing sounding Post Punk (remember I'm not too good with deciphering genres, so I'm probably wrong on the "Post Punk" call), drawing influences from Joy Division and Grey Daturas. Their songs consist of epic, loud and messy parts which will suddenly change into calmer yet sort of "boppy" sounding parts, similar to those heard in Joy Division or The Pixies.

Crucial Unit

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Download "Crucial Unit - Everything Went Strunk"

Track List

Self titled 'premium iced tea' 7" (crucial blast records)
01. thrashin' is our business and business is mediocre at best
02. livingroom moshpit
03. baby, i don't want to makeout, i just want to circle pit
04. fuck electrons
05. communitea
06. off the gods
07. boy i'm gonna set you on fire if you say another fucking word
08. give the world a hug
09. punx n' skinz, let's unite them, put them on a boat, send them off to sea, and sink those fuckers
Moshzilla 7" (de la mente records)
10. teabag god
11. rice traitor
12. usable buildings
13. change time
14. blatantly obvious political song
15. columbus fest is a celebration of genocide
16. wigout at kinkos
17. end result of drinking too much iced tea
18. bonus track
19. sneakers
20. freegan reich
Killed In Action split 7" (fast for life records)
21. fingerpoint and click
22. dri not emf
23. security sludge
24. smell the bacon, what's with you?
25. in this defiance of the one urinal rule
Compilation tracks (most never saw the light of day)
26. communitea II
27. PDA
28. eucker youth
29. puppet on a string
30. moral majority
31. anti-bracist action
32. megaphone
33. youth crews are not like menuedo
34. one less jeff gordon fan
35. emo violence
36. nailgun to your fucking lips
37. contra
38. live on WPTS 92.1 FM



Crucial Unit are a Thrash band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I decided to put up this album in particular because it's a semi-discography containing - premium iced tea 7", moshzilla 7", killed in action split 7", + 11 compilation tracks and a live set from WPTS 92.1. It's fucking brilliant.

For more stuff from Crucial Unit, click here.

No Greater Power s/t EP

I've been reluctant to put this up for some reason, I don't know why. Anyways here you go, No Greater Power's first ever EP containing 5 tracks.

No Greater Power s/t EP


Download NGP's s/t EP

Track Listing:
Intro
Lay 'Em Out
You Will Fall
Self Up
Caught Red Handed


No Greater Power is my first ever band that me and some mates formed in high school.

At the moment I'm not quite sure what's going on with NGP. We haven't played a show since November '08 I think, and haven't had a proper practice since long before then. We did have a jam a few weeks ago and almost finished a new song so I guess there's still hope for the good old N.G.P.



Check out my newer band, Buzzkill. We will have a demo out shortly.

www.myspace.com/buzzkillhc

www.buzzkillhc.blogspot.com

Shortlived's Last NZ Shoe

May 1st (this coming Friday) Shortlived will be playing their last ever NZ show. Come along and see them off. Drug Problem, Buzzkill and Psychic Jams are the supporting acts. I think it's $10 at the door and it will be starting round 7 and finishing quite early because of noise control problems.

Come to this show! it will be the last ever time you get to see Shortlived. You can see Antagonist any day.

The Wrongmen Online Only EP

The Wrongmen - Online EP


The Wrongmen's final recordings are available for download in a zip file...Click here to download.

Track Listing:
1. Ghosts in the Darkness
2. Hollow*
3. No Heroes redux
4. Black Tuesday
5. Crack P.M **


* originally by Integrity
** originally by Smashin' Off!



Thanks to The Wrongmen and http://thewrongmen.blogspot.com/ for the download.

Friday 3rd of April

Buzzkill and some other pretty sweet Hardcore bands are playing this coming Friday at Basement Bar. It's an all ages venue that also has a bar so over 18s can get drunk and the younger kids can watch! ..... or just end up outside in Myers park with a 40 (which is probably way more fun than drinking from an expensive bar).

It's only $5 entry and there will be a mixtape swap box so you can swap your fave mix tapes with other fools. So get those mix tapes done and get down to the show on Friday and get a swappin'

This will also be Blackout's last show so come along to give them a good send off.



Check out the bands before if you havn't heard them!

Buzzkill's Myspace Page

Masada's Myspace Page

Hard Times Myspace Page

Die Alone's Myspace Page

Blackout's Myspace Page



Afterwards there is a house party on Third Ave at Samphetamine's (Tentacles Of Destruction/ The Rat King Zine) humble abode with some sweet as fuck bands playing. Its Nu Metal Themed.... I'm going as Corey Taylor from Slipknot.

The Deadline

The Deadline were a technical Metallic Hardcore band (the best i can describe them) from Wellington New Zealand.

The are yet another band i never actually got to see live, due to being too young or just being stupid.... a bit of both probably.


"A refreshing blend of punk hardcore, old school metal and chaotic dischordance. The last release upon their breakup" - From an Action Man Records(NZ HC label) poster that I have in my room.


The Deadline


Download The Deadline album



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Kill Me Quickly

Kill Me Quickly. Heavy as Metalcore band from Auckland New Zealand. I never saw them live, but man do I wish I had. If you like your metalcore brutal and heavy and without widdly screamocore tight pants/fringe guitaring, then this band is for you.



Kill Me Quickly S/t




Download Kill Me Quickly






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Pegasus

Pegasus is the child of The Carthaginian Solution and Ender

Pegasus just put this EP up for free download. Chur.



Tower The Monolith


Download Pegasus - Tower The Monolith




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Jakob

I duno what to say about Jakob without sounding like a complete idiot.

Jakob are a Post Rock/Shoegaze band from Napier, New Zealand.

Here's some mean shit form them. They are amazing. Buy their albums.



Jakob EP


Download the Jakob EP



Subets Of Sets


Download Jakob's Subsets of Sets Album





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The Mint Chicks

The Mint Chicks... If you're from New Zealand you have got to know who they are. If you're not from New Zealand, The Mint Chicks are a noisy, punky, power pop type band. I think they're fucking choice. I don't reaaaaaaallly give two shits about what you others think. Anyway I got a few of their EPs and an album I'm going to put up.

http://www.themintchicks.com/



Octagon, Octagon, Octagon - 2003

Download The Mint Chicks 'Octagon, Octagon, Octagon EP - 2003




Anti-Tiger - 2004


Download The Mint Chicks Anti-Tiger EP - 2004




Fuck The Golden Youth - 2005

Download The Mint Chicks Fuck The Golden Youth Album - 2005




Mintunes



Download The Mint Chicks Mintunes EP - 2008(8-bit)

Asphyxiate

Asphyxiate were a mean as dark sounding Death Metal band from Auckland.. They fucking rule. I never got to see them live (wasn't 18), but their Desolation EP is choice as fuck.

They broke up in October 2007.


Desolation


Download Asphyxiate - Desolation



Asphyxiate's Myspace





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Cathedra

Cathedra formed in 2002 in Palmerston North. Influenced by Lamb of God, At the Gates, The Black Dahlia Murder and Darkest Hour, they play dark yet melodic sounding style of metalcore.

I somehow have a bunch of their demos. I think I got given one in '05 by some dude at school who reckons that he's friends with Cathedra. I managed to get the other ones from their Myspace or some other internet source.

I know that two of the demos are the full thing but I'm not too sure about the third one? I duno. anyways here ya go. These guys are pretty badass if you like bands like At The Gates and The Black Dahlia Murder.


Download Cathedra - Bloodlust


Download Cathedra - The Teddy Bravo Demo


Download Cathedra - Demo




Cathedra's Myspace

Frontline

Frontline have released (so far) my favourite NZ Hip Hop ever. I listen to this shit almost daily.

"David Dallas (aka Con Psy) and producer 41 (Nick Maclaren) are the two man team known as Frontline. The combination of Dave's masterful lyrical ability and 41's superbly crafted beats makes for some of the most intelligent and vital hip-hop music to arise from these shores. Not about hype or flashy gimmicks, these two strike you immediately as true musical artists. Their music is a cut above the typical New Zealand rap release. " - Muzic.net.nz

"Frontline are the most important rap group in New Zealand, period" - P-Money.

So fucking true. Everything I have heard from these dudes is amazing. I get excited every time I listen to 'Borrowed Time'. I buzz out on David's lyrics and form. Gah. must sound like a right faggot, but fuck it, I love this shit.


Borrowed Time


Download Frontline - Borrowed Time



Check out David Dallas' solo shit - http://www.myspace.com/daviddallas



Please, please, please I beg of you, if you want to download this album, go out and buy it after. It's fucking choice and worth the money!


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Brutes?¿

Were Brutes a hardcore band from West Auckland? Did I manage to get two of their recorded songs before they were even heard by the band, because I'm more sneaky than Morgan, their apparent vocalist?

Am I putting them up for free download ¿

Did they even exist?

I can't find any information on them...





hurr hurr.

Misadelphia

I know absolutely nothing about this band. Got a free EP from Misfit Theater a few years back. Thought it was quite rad. Quite experimental if that's what you call it? I use to spin this EP so much and still enjoy the occasional listen to it. Looking at their Myspace it doesn't seem they are still functioning.

Download this random Misadelphia EP


Misadelphia's Myspace

Where's Gary's Duvet

Don't know much about this band. What I do know is that the members I have met are good as dudes and that they 'officially' broke up in 08? ot late 07? Where's Gary's Duvet played comedic Ska music, very upbeat and mostly funny, or trying to be funny. Oh they also played my high school ball once.




They released an EP called 'Supplying Alcohol to Minors Since ’04', check it:

Supplying Alcohol to Minors Since ’04


Download WGD-'Supplying Alcohol to Minors Since ’04'

WGD's Myspace


Members Paul and Hayden went off to form Dead End Job

And Ben (Iky) has started a zine called 'shrapnel' more info about it at http://www.myspace.com/shrapnelcollectivenz

The Randoms

The Randoms are a 3 piece rock 'n' roll act from Ellerslie, Auckland. Influences contain the likes of Black Sabbath, The Beatles, Nirvana and Joy Division. Fuckn good cunts, good as to have a drink with and play mean as music. I think they got 1st placement in the '07 Auckland Regional Finals for The Smoke Free Rockquest? can't remember...

Oh shit, it appears they are also going on tour with The Datuns and An Emerald City. Awesome. I think I had a drunken conversation with the drummer about this a few weeks ago but it sort of slipped my mind. Click HERE for tour dates.




Anyway. They're constantly releasing EPs and Demos and such. I have no idea how many they've done, I'm sure they don't know either. But I'm guna let you hoon on their 2007 'Not All As It Seems' EP. It's not their latest released and their sound has much progressed since the release of this CD, nevertheless it's still a great little thing. For a better look at what their sound has become or is evolving into, check their Myspace page.



Not All As It Seems

Download The Randoms - Not All As It Seems

The Randoms' Myspace page