HATE BOX Vol. 2 No. 5 (ai Vol. 2 No. 5; #21) August 1, 1995 A.D. August Issue by Bill Vogel III Prelude... Greetings mass slashers. I deeply apologize for the lateness of the last issue, but it was a bonus edition. I spent some time exploring the World Wide Web today. What an incredible. Layers of information all hyperindexed for quick access. I am impressed. I visited T. Wolmer's page, and if you have access to WWW I highly recommend checking it out. Well, after having another battle of ordering Cds through music stores, I have just about decided that some record labels ought to be hamstrung for their stupidity. It seems totally ignorant to me that a label stops making some releases because they don't sell as expected. True are is priceless. Well, before I slip into a frenzy lets get started. Bite down hard, because it is time to grind. Later. August 1, 1995 A.D. ***Hellion Crew*** This section will have a list of ten of the new (or classic) releases that I think are particularly awesome (in no particular order). 1. "Grindcrusher" by various (Earache's most awesome compilation EVER! It features such acts as Entombed, Nocturnus, Cadaver, Sweet Tooth, Naked City, Terrorizer, Godflesh, Morbid Angel, Mighty Force, Heresy, Unseen Terror, etc.) 2. "King Of The Kill" by Annihilator (Canadian Thrash Metal in the classic style.) 3. "Mindloss" by Gorefest (Raw-edged Death Metal that has NO MERCY!) 4. "The Trinity" by My Dying Bride (Doomdeath Metal.) 5. "Focus" by Cynic (Jazz/Death Metal.) 6. "Dimensions" by Believer (Death/Thrash Metal...very chunky.) 7. "The Dying Truth" by Cianide. 8. "The Death Of Art" by Renassaince (Doomdeath/Hard Rock Metal.) 9. "Club Mondo Bizarre..." by Pungent Stench (Psychedelic/Grindcore Metal.....) 10. "Dehumanization" by Crucifix (Death Metal.) [On the Southern Label.] +1 ------- 11. "Stop This War" by Damien (late 80s Thrash that was highly overlooked by the conventional Pop Metallers...try it.) *** Fast Tracks *** This section has a list of the songs on a particular album. Death Is Just The Beginning...III Relapse Records 1995 A.D. Disc 1: 1. "The Dreams You Dread" - (Benediction) - \The Dreams You Dread 2. "Forgotten Sunrise" - (Amorphis) - \Tales From The Thousand Lakes 3. "Justifiable Homicide" - (Dismember) - \Casket Garden [EP] * 4. "Vanished" - Meshuggah - \Destroy Erase Improve 5. "Tony" - Pungent Stench - \ * 6. "Creek Of The Dead" - Deceased - \The Blueprints Of Madness 7. "Anguished" - Mindrot - \Dawning 8. "Embodiment Of Chaos" - Sinister - \Hate 9. "Son Of Fate" - Pyogenesis - \ * 10. "Eternal, I Reach Infinity" - Kataklysm - \ * 11. "Common Ground" - Enemy Soil - \Casualties Of Progress 12. "Black" - Therion - \Lepaca Kliffoth 13. "Oral Fixation" - Exit-13 - \...Just A Few More Hits * 14. "The Rite Of Sunshine" - Convulse - \Reflections 15. "Albert" - Blood Duster - \ * 16. "Rotten Body Fluids" - Embalmer - \ * 17. "When The Sky Turns Black" - Brutality - \When The Sky Turns Black 18. "Fish Tales" - Macabre - \Behind The Wall Of Sleep 19. "Blissful Bloodshower" - Incantation - \Mortal Throne Of Nazarene 20. "Blown To Pieces" - Mortician - \House By The Cemetary 21. "The Abyss" - Hypocrisy - \The Fourth Dimension Disc 2: 1. "Stained" - Purge - \ * 2. "Weeding Out The Thorns" - Human Remains - \Using Sickness As A Hero * 3. "Velvet Of The Godless" - Divine Eve - \ * 4. "Lack Of Intelligence" - Disrupt - \Unrest 5. "Night's Blood" - Dissection - \Storm Of The Lights Bane 6. "Relics Of A Dying Past" - Margion - \Among Majestic Ruin * 7. "Psychomantum" - The Abyss - \The Other Side 8. "The Battle Of Armaggedon" - Incubus - \Serpent Temptation * 9. "Lunch Warz" - Monastat 7 - \Now Available Without A Prescription 10. "Above Azure Oceans" - Celestial Season - \ * 11. "Degrading Humanity" - Phobia - \Return To Desolation 12. "Chaos To Climb" - Konkhra - \ * 13. "Withering Teardrops" - Illdisposed - \ 14. "Lamia" - Dead World - \ * 15. "Die Pig Die" - Abcess - \Urine Junkies 16. "Fear" - Gorefest - \Erase 17. "To Eve The Art" - Cradle Of Filth - \ from their debut * - Denotes previously unreleased track. Relapse Records P.O. Box 251 Millersville, PA 17551 typed by Bill Vogel III August 1, 1995 A.D. *** Retro Melt *** Here we use an old article, and try to get it some more exposure. <> *** Tongue Wag *** This section will contain a quote from a band, bandmember, song, movie, TV show, book, famous type person, etc. "Just because I carry around the joy of killing doesn't mean we can't be friends." - by Sid 6.7, from the movie "Virtuosity." "Give me liberty, or give me death." - by Patrick Henry, a famous U.S. patriot. "The Truth Is Always Right, But It's Time To Look For Lies." - from "True Belief" by Paradise Lost. "I am here to create you a new country called Chaos, and a new government called Anarchy." - as said by Gaerity, the bomber in the movie "Blown Away." "Destructions, Will Beat A Path For Me To Walk,...Allegiance, To No One Else But Me." - from "My Mind Still Speaks" by Misery Loves Company, from their self-titled debut. "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom." - as said by William Wallace, famous Scottish hero, from the movie "Braveheart." (Official Hate Box motto.) "See How This Love, Stays Divine." - from "Fire In The Head" by The Tea Party. "They were right, it really didn't have a chance." - by the Warner Brother known as Wako, after taking a snowball down to Hell. From the cartoon "Animaniacs." "Women Seem Wicked, When Your Unwanted." - from "People Are Strange" by The Doors. "Everyday, I Feel Anonymous Hate, Forever In The Shadow, Of Disgrace." - from "Replica" by Fear Factory, from "Demanufacture." "I'm Walking Down The Steps On A Whiteline Straight To Nowhere." - from "Real Thing" by Alice In Chains. *** Letters *** This section will contain letters that you, the reader, send me. You can send your letters, comments, personal views, and general crap to me...Bill Vogel...through these email addresses: TO: Bill Vogel III Compuserve Address: 70534,3023 Internet Address: 70534.3023@compuserve.com <<>> *** Editor's Section *** This section is for my and guest writers' general crap, views, etc. "The Death Of Metalshop: 1995 A.D." by Bill Vogel III August 10, 1995 A.D. 1995, the year of our Lord. On a little planet called Earth, just three stones from the Sun, there was an artistic genre of music known as Heavy Metal. A funny thing began to happen. After many years of underground growth, media support for the scene began to dry-up. The conventional, mainstream media decided that it was unhip. So they moved on to larger cash cows to slaughter. And while the worldwide scene is at a peek level of output, offering a diverse range of bands that includes Pitch Shifter, Death, Meshuggah, Bush, Catherine Wheel, Brother Cane, Kyuss, Genocide (Rapcore Metal), Stuck Mojo, Misery Loves Company, and Overkill, the media support for the scene is withering and dying. MTV cancelled Headbangers' Ball, which at its best was lackluster. But it did provide some exposure for Metal. The worst sign of media stupidity is what I like to call "The Conversion." This occurs when a media outlet (radioshow, magazine, whatever) changes its format. This occurred two weeks ago with Metalshop. Metalshop, now sorrowfully known as Rockshop, was a syndicated radioprogram that for many of us was the only exposure we had to good music thanks to the pathetic radiostations in the area. Metalshop had tried heavying-up its playlist by only playing the top 5 most played Metal Tracks from Metal Radiostations. This was good. It tended to weed-out the most conventional items that were readily heard on the most spineless rockstations. They played stuff by such bands as Wrath, The Obsessed, Entombed, Cathedral, Paradise Lost, Carcass, Downset, Orange 9mm., Sick Of It All, and Marilyn Manson. Even at it's best, Metalshop was still too conventional. They played too much of the same stuff. Then the conversion happened. Two weeks ago Metalshop died. And Rockshop was spawned. There format is now "cutting edge rock." This is a real nice way of saying, "we only play Alternative now, because that is what sells." Okay. Excuse me for asking, but why do they want to die? This scene is so tremendously oversaturated. And five years from now no one will care. The sheep will have moved on to the next fad. I have been a loyal fan of Metalshop since 1987. Everyweek I listened to it. I planned my time around it so I wouldn't miss it. That's how hungry I was for new Metal. The past year I had been tempted to quit, as I said for the fact that they were still too conventional. I am tempted now even more to quit. I will give them a month...maybe 2. If I do not hear something ULTRA Heavy, I'm pulling the plug. Lastweek I knew something was up. When the Most Valuable Track was "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 I thought, in the words of the immortal bard "There is something rotten in the state of Denmark" (just a little more colorfully). I like all types of Metal, even what I call "Low- End" Metal. Low-end Metal consists of mellower bands like Better Than Ezra, Green Day, etc. But why do I want to stay-up late, fork-out money for a cassette, and listen to a show that plays stuff that I can hear on the spineless stations? There is no logical reason. I swore to myself that I would never use the term "sold-out," and I won't this time either eventhough that is what this incident smacks of with great glee. Don't worry about the music; the style has many years to go. I foresee no end to this style. We're just more underground now. Don't be disheartened. It's the perils of life that make the victory that much the sweeter. Keep the faith. Later. *** Video Picks *** 10 (or more) music videos that I think are cool, innovative, and/or have great songs. These are like my picks from each month of what is playing on the various video networks (some old, some new). 1. "Sunshine Of Your Love" by Fudge Tunnel (Psychedelic/Grindcore GREATNESS) 2. "Godplayer" by Brutal Truth (Grindcore Metal) 3. "Mourning Suicide" by S.F.H. 4. "Raping The Earth" by Extreme Noise Terror (Deathgrind Metal) 5. "Go To Hell" by Megadeth. 6. "Copper Theft" by Monster Voodoo Machine. 7. "Nailed To The Gun" by Fight. 8. "One Inch Man" by Kyuss. 9. "Heartwork" by Carcass. 10. "Dead Embryonic Cells" by Sepultura. 11. "Face The Pain" by Genocide (Rapcore Metal). 12. "One Bad Leg" by Dirty Looks. 13. "Replica" by Fear Factory. 14. "Triad" by Pitch Shifter. 15. "One" by Metallica. *** Turn Of The Screw *** This section has an album review. "...And Here I Die...Satisfied" by Grave: Black Dawn by Bill Vogel III August 18, 1995 A.D. Greetings. My latest offering is the EP "...And Here I Die...Satisfied" by Grave. Grave is a simple Death Metal band who's sound is as heavy and slow as molten lead. This EP came-out prior to their latest LP titled "Soulless." It is a six track EP that merges Grave's sound from their two previous LPs, "Into The Grave" and "You'll Never See," with "Soulless." Their first two albums had a faster approach which was more raw and depended more heavily on aggression. Their sound now is slower and more groove etched, and is the better for it. The first three tracks are the newest ones. One of these, "Black Dawn," was a leftover from the days when Grave used the moniker Corpse. The last three songs are much more early Grave influences, and I believe they also had been released at some from prior to "...And Here I Die...Satisfied." The first song, "...And Here I Die...Satisfied," is awesome. The guitar is smooth and heavy, with lots of crunch. The rhythm has a nice steady mosh beat. The melody is very catchy, and it is an excellent start- off track for this Cd. It's slower, but it is very heavy. The next song is "I Need You." As Grave slowed their tempo, they have made-up for it in sheer darkness. This one is slower than the first track at the start, and not quite as good. But it grows on the listener with every listen. It picks-up speed, and gets better. Awesome, but the best is next. Then there is "Black Dawn," my favorite track from this Cd. This is an old Corpse track, and easily the most awesome song on this Cd. It's fast, and the beat is like a psychotic jackrabbit on steroids. Very cool. This song is furious. The melody sticks in my head. And the guitar, WOW! Simple, aggressive, low-brow Death. Genius! "Tremendous Pain" is next. This is another one that I truly dig. Jackhammer rhythm that pulverizes all mediocre mainstream junk. Tremendous stuff. The fifth song is titled "Day Of Mourning." It's another favorite of mine. The vocal is undecipherable at many points. Sort of a Brutal Truth meets Naked City vocal. Awesome. The final track is called "Inhuman," and it's awesome also. Great stuff from a great band. Grave's lyrics could be better, but I love their sound. Awesome. Simple, slow, high aggression Death Metal. Get this Cd. Freedom Forever. Later. Related Bands: Brutal Truth, Loudblast, Death, Gorefest, Benediction, Master, Repulsion, Asphyx, Tiamat, Macabre, Exit-13, Soulstorm, Entombed, Extreme Noise Terror, Rotting, etc. Related Cds: "In The Eyes Of Death" compilation, "Grind Core's Death Row" compilation, "Death Is Just The Beginning" I - III compilations, "At Death's Door" 1 & 2, etc. *** Metal Chunks *** Here's some info I got on some upcoming stuff. July 11, 1995 A.D. Here's some of the best, and worst, news of the month. ... Greetings dark souls. Here's the first section of slammin' Metal news in this issue of Hate Box. Bite down hard. Fudge Tunnel/// Strong rumor has it that Fudge Tunnel has disbanded. I truly hope that this is ONLY RUMOR. They have just released a Cd of some of their rarity tracks. This includes their cover of Black Sabbath's "Changes," which was only previously available on the Black Sabbath tribute Cd called "Masters Of Misery" that was only available in Japan. This new Fudge Tunnel compilation is called "In A Word." And if you don't have it you should also get their most recent opus titled "The Complicated Futility Of Ignorance." Mindrot/// These Death Metal maniacs hava just released their debut LP titled "Forlorn." They also have a track on the latest and greatest Death Metal compilation called "Death Is Just The Beginning...III." Extreme Noise Terror/// This band has been spewing Deathgrind for the past 11 years, and now they have finally released an album here in the states. The opus is called "Retribution," and it is a compilation Cd. An interesting fact about Extreme Noise Terror is that they have two vocalists. They both growl, there is only a slight difference in the depth of their growls. Extreme Noise Terror's sound fits into the Deathgrind/Thrash Metal subgenre. Pitch Shifter/// Good news! The first Pitch Shifter EP titled "Submit" has been reissued by Earache Records. Plus, this reissue features bonus tracks that were previously unreleased. Terrorizer/// Another Earache reissue is Terrorizer's classic "World Downfall." This is a Grindcore Metal classic. Bush/// Now touring the U.S. is Bush. Their opening acts are Hum and The Toadies. Mehuggah/// Listen up!!! The new Meshuggah cd, "Destroy Erase Improve," has finally hit the store shelves. If you're into progressive Industrial/Grindcore Metal then grab this one and hold-on tight. Wolf/// I usually don't discuss movies, but check this one out. It is a totally different type of werewolf movie. Very cool. And all types of tastes have liked it. It's not gory, but it has an AWESOME story. Enjoy the day. Freedom Forever! Later. *** Metal Slag *** More Metal news than one person can stand in one issue! The Death Metal List/// Thomas Wolmer has decided, and after his next edition of the Death/Grind list he will pass the list onto me. I will become the new Keeper of the Death/Grind Metal List. He will continue with the Doom and Black Metal lists, and the D/G List will be available in all the usual locations. Fear not. My Dying Bride/// They have now released their latest Cd titled "Trinity" on Fierce Records. Fierce also has such acts as At The Gates, Anathema, Autopsy, Dark Throne, Messiah, etc. Asphyx/// This is the pure dirt. Asphyx has dissolved. This comes straight from their record company. Asphyx is no more. Hate Box/// We're still evolving here. Please send comments and responses. All input is gladly welcomed. Let the stones fly. Later. Record Labels/// Would you like to have your items promoted through Hate Box? Contact us. All Metal is welcome. You can email me at this Internet address: 70534.3023@compuserve.com Thank you. Later. August 18, 1995 A.D. *** Junaid's Domestic Catalog (Mail-Order List...U.S.) *** August 18, 1995 first Dec.-20-1994 This is a list of all of the American mail order companies that I know of that sell Heavy\Death\Black Metal music. The reason I made this list was because their seems to be a great deal of interest in these addresses. I have seen quite a few requests for these in a few different places. So I thought that I would make the list so all of the Metal Maniacs can have it as a reference, of the mail order companies. Please feel free to distribute this list as long as its for free, and in its entirety. On the side I have indicated whether or not the mail order company will send you a catalog for free. If you know of any more mail order companies please tell me and I will do my best to update this list as much as possible. Plus their are mail order companies which pop-up, and disappear all of the time. <> Abyss Productions c/o Dan Ferguson 131 Walnut Street Indianapolis, IN 46227-5166 Antiphonal Records P.O. Box 2063 Boulder, CO 80306-2063 Cargo Records Send a Self Addressed Stamped 4901-906 Morena Blvd. Envelope(SASE), or a IRC if not San Diego, CA 92117-3432 in USA tel:619-483-9292 fax:619-483-7414 Cargo Records 3058 Norht Clybourn Avenue Chicago, IL 60618 (They have 2 American address's they have alot of stuff simply said. They are, very fast with your order. Please do check them out) Century Media Records free 1453 A 14th St. #324 Santa Monica, CA 90404 (They have Tiamat, Enchantment, and other bands under their belt.) Cursed Productions P.O. Box 302 Elkhart, IN 46515-0302 Exhume c/o Kelly Enochs 1615 Vera Cruz Memphis, TN 38117 Fierce Records free 6 Greene Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013 INTERNET address: sincys@aol.com (email is now working) Formerly Futurist (associated with Peaceville) Records. Grind Gore (Has since became Pavement Music, for catalog refer to Pavement Records further down in this list.) Goat Molester Distribution c/o John 9 Flint Ave. Somerville, MA 02145 Gore Station One Distribution 8/o Jefferson Evans 815 S. 18th St. #305 Arlington, VA 22202 House of Fringe free(for partial catalog) P.O. Box, Station A or $1 for full catalog Toronto, Ontario Canada M5W 1G2 (they are not in the US obviously, but I thought I would put them here anyway. They were the ones that produced the re-issue of Slaughters "Stappado", the Death Band Slaughter re-named itself Strappado, after the album name. But do check them out.) Metal Disc free P.O. Box 4649 Thousand Oaks, CA 91359 (they carry tons of stuff but they are a bit more expensive compared to the others. They have everyone from Black Flag to Black Sabbath to Necromantia to Pink Floyd to Warrant to Venom.) Metal Blade 2345 Erringer Rd, Ste 108 Simi Valley CA. 93065. Or call and leave address at 805-522-7548 INTERNET address: MtlbldRcds@aol.com Metal-Core Distribution c/o Chris Forbes 13 Carriage Lane Marlton, NJ 08053-1109 Mail Order Plus free 7462 E. Fishers Station Dr. #208 Fishers, IN 46038 (You might want to stay away from them because many people have said that they take a very, very long time in getting your stuff, and their have been a few people who have never gotten what they ordered. So you have been warned.) Moribund Records free P.O. Box 77314 Seattle, WA 98177-0314 1-208-688-8627 Natas Productions c/o Joe Giannetti P.O. Box 665 Meriden, CT 06450-9998 Necropolis Records P.O. Box 14815 Fremont, CA 94539-4815 tel: 510-226-0349 fax: 510-623-0927 (They have released alot of albums but I would recommend buying their stuff from other places like Red Stream and Relapse because their orders take a very very long time, and many times they will send you the wrong stuff.) Noise Records 8721 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90069 Nuclear Blast America P.O. Box 251 Millersville, PA 17551 info: 717-397-5706 order: 717-397-5616 Email: RELAPSENBA@aol.com Pit Magazine $2 for catalog P.O. Box 9545, C/S, CO 80932 tel & fax:719-633-5752 Red Stream Records free or $1 your choice P.O Box 342 Camp Hill, PA 17001-0342 (this is a great place to order from, they are fast and cost less then Relapse, and a bunch of other places.) Pavement Music $1.00 17W703A Butterfield Rd. Oakbrook Terrance, IL 60181 Rage Records $1.00 c/o Ed Farshtey, Jr., 148-09 Northern Blvd. #1K Flushing, NY 11354 Red Light $1.00 880 Lee St., Suite 208 Des Plaines, IL 60016 Relapse Records P.O. Box 251 Millersville, PA 17551 (717)-397-5616 INTERNET address: RELAPSENBA@aol.com for 1995 catalog out in Early March $2.00, if you have ordered from them before you will receive a copy for free. other wise send $2.00 for 1995 catalog or free for old catalog. the 1995 catalog will be 36 color pages, plus they are working on a E-catalog!!! R.E.X free P.O. Box 25269 Nashville, TN 37202 Silent Scream Records free 36 River Street, Rochester, NH 03867 (in their catalog they have 7 albums, 1 shirt, and 1 poster) Slipt Disc Records P.O. Box 440 Billerica, MA 01821 SoundPlus ftp at: 713.555.1212 The Blue Grape free Attn. Dept. D 536 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10012 Unisound U.S.A. c/o Robert Hanaver 45 Walter Drive Stony Point, NY 10980 Warped Records 3 Vermonet Ave. E. Providence, RI 02916 Wild Rags Records $1.00 2207 W. Whittier Blvd. Montebello, CA 90640 USA phone:(213)726-9593 All modifications made by Bill Vogel III. ------>>>>>>>>>>Please distribute this list like crazy<<<<<<<<<------ ------ Foreign Mailorder Catalog... Adipocere Records Catalog Free 152, rue des Acacias 01700 Miribel France Pho:33-78.55.36.77 Fax:33-78.55.34.64 (they have tons of bands under their label. But they also have world-wide distribution so you can find their albums sold from Nuclear Blast/SPV in Germany, House of Kicks in Scandinavia, Semaphone in Benelux, Relapse in the USA, Plastic Head in United Kingdom, Nosferatu in Italy, New World Symphony in Canada, Blackened in Switzerland, Apocalypse in Portugal, and in Australia you can get it from Modern Invasion. Does anyone have know if these places have a mail order catalog? Or does anyone have their address.) After Dark Records P.O. Box 1 2330 Merksplas, Belgium (they released Ancient Rites's The Diabolic Serenades) Cacophonous Records 231 Portobello Rd, London W11 1LT England (these folks released the Cradle of Filth albums) Cargo Records(U.K.) 1A Edith Villas, Bective Road Putney, London SW15 2QA United Kingdom tel:44-81-875-9220 fax:44-81-875-9227 Cyclonic Distribution Catalog 1 I.R.C or $1 US Internet Address: kirk.dolbear@homebase.com c/o Kirk Dolbear 640 Santa Monica Road London, Ontario N6H 3W1 CANADA Cyber Music P.O. Box 2 7050 AA Varsseveld Holland (they released Varathon's His Majesty at the Swamps) Earache Records free P.O. Box 144, Nottingham, NG3 4GE England Holy Records 4BD Gutenberg 93190 LIVRY-GARGAN FRANCE Tel:(33 1) 43 02 24 20 Fax:(33 1) 43 02 28 95 (They released stuff by Nightfall, Godsend, and many more.) House of Fringe P.O. Box 670, Station A, free for partial catalog, Toronto, Ontario, or $1 for full catalog. Canada M5W 1G2 (send $1 for full catalog because their partial catalog sucks. Their full catalog has alot more stuff then the partial. They had produced the Re-Issue of Slaughters Strappado.) Les Disques Cargo Canada, Inc Montreal, Quebec H2S 3E2 tel:514-495-1212 fax:514-495-1211 Loud Out Records Catalog $3.00(3 US $) Zielna 45/30, 00-108 Warsaw, Poland phone/fax:(22) 209546 (their stuff is also distributed by New World Symphony Records in Canada, and Nuclear Blast Germany.) M.B.R. Records P.O. Box 10 12 39 72372 Hechingen Germany (these folks released God Macabre's The Winterlong) Merciless Records Luitpoldstr. 12 97421 Schweinfurt Germany Morbid Records Postfach 3 03114 Drebkau Germany Tel/Fax: +49 35602 206 36 Morbid Madness Distribution c/o Grandchamp Patrick Castaletweg 12 7206 IGIS SWITZERLAND Mysantropy P.O. Box 9 Hadleigh Suffolk IP7 5AU England Napalm Records Free Fichtenstr. 34 8790 Eisenerz Austria Fax:(43)038483319 New World Symphony Records P.O. Box 57001, 2687 Chambly Longueuil, Quebec, Canada J4L 4T6 Fax:(514) 647-3516 (they carry alot of stuff. They also distribute stuff from Loud Out Records in Poland.) NOSFERATU Casella Postale 19, 95021 ACICASTELLO(CT), Italy fax:+39-95-436566 (If I am correct they said that the Italian mail system was very poor that's why they don't send orders outside of Italy. Is this true?) Nuclear Blast Germany Hauptstrasse 109 73072 Donzdorf, Germany Fax:++49-(0)7162-24554 (do they carry stuff albums from Progress Red Labels???) Osmose Productions Catalog 1 IRC B.P. 57 outside of France 62990 Beaurainville, France (Osmose will send you their monthly newsletter, and any additions to the catalog they have. But they also have world-wide distribution, so find a place in your nation which sells their stuff.) Progress Red Labels Progress-Vindegade 101 5000 Odense C-Denmark Pho:(+45) 66 17 75 37 Fax:(+45) 66 12 93 36 (they are suppose to have world-wide distribution, but that hasn't happened yet. Or has it???) Skvrna Records P.O. Box 10 840 00 Bratislava 4 Slovakia Czech Republic (they released Gladiator's Made of Pain) Thrash Records B.P. 1291, 76068 LE Havre Cedex, France (they have released quiet a few albums one of them is Morbicus's Dance from Left) Unisound International P.O. Box 66084 15510 Athens Greece Please remember that when mailing to a foreign nation please include a International Response Coupon(IRC) or two. Well this is the list I know of. If you can give me a few more addresses that would be great, in helping me and in helping other Metal Fans across this land. This list was made by Junaid(glyde@connectnet.com). Send all hate-mail to Ange69. I must thank Big DC(kevin) and SN(sue) for introducing me to all of this wonderful music. NP:690am Sports Radio with the Pete Rose Show. And lets go Portland TrailBlazers. And the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. ***Sound BITES*** ====== =BIAS= ====== _RATING_ Revolutionary 10 Album makes incredible strides forward creating something totally new, yet classic, that will always sound creative and inventive even years from now. Evolutionary 8 Album may build on what has been done by others, (this is hard not to do!) but makes something new that can still be one of the best albums of the year and be a fave for years to come. OK 5 Album does nothing new, but could still be called good by a person who hasn't heard much music. Suck-o-tron 3 This album may have some good points, but the overall project is not worth the silicon it's been etched in. Run Away 1 This is crap. KMFDM: Nihil Wax Trax 1995 Industrial/guitar This is much better than Angst, which was pretty cool. There's the radio play pop stuff, like Juke Joint Jezebel, but there's also dark, distorted stuff, like Revolution, which has this trance-inducing stuttering riff that is my favorite on the CD. Over all, the album leans toward Revolution, which is good! It's more consistant than Angst, with more of the songs having the same aforementioned feel, which does not make it repetitive, just easier to listen to the whole thing. Many of the songs are sung by Pig, an old vocalist of theirs, and I think it's a big improvement. He sounds much angrier, and uses more distortion. Highly recommended if you like this sort of thing! Rating: 7.8 (while they evolved their own sound, I'm not sure they evolved music in general). SENTENCED: Amok Century Media 1995 Death rock? Whatever this is, it's good. Going even further away from death metal than Amorphis, this band retains enough anger -- and superb musicianship -- to make this album highly enjoyable. The music is hard to describe, creating something at least evolutionary. What sounds like female vocals on one or 2 songs actually adds to the music, and does not give theimpression of mindless trend-following. The guitars have a symphonic feel to them, almost sounding like a fast violin at times, and giving a hint of being epic. Growls crossed with singing are the vocals. Much of this is mid paced, and will leave hard-core death metal fans cold. Some of the music is actually beautiful... is anyone still reading?? ;) If you are, you may like this, it is quite excellent. Rating: 8 HELPLESS AMONG FRIENDS: various artists Tooth and Nail 1994 Hardcore and Punk Christian hardcore? Well, I suppose that's fitting, as many hardcore bands have a cause, be it vegetarianism, homosexual rights, straight edge, etc. Sixteen different bands grace this compilation, and most of them are excellent. Only 2 or 3 are preachy, making this a good buy even for anyone who may not be too fond of those types of lyrics. Most of the album is made up of many different styles of hardcore. There's some punk, which I am less fond of than hardcore, but it is listenable, even for me. Overall, a strong compilation that rages most of the time, and is cool or fun the rest of the time. Rating: 6.8 +++++++++ BIAS EAR BLEEDER SELECTION OF THE MONTH +++++++++ KATAKLYSM: Mystical Gates of Reincarnation Nuclear Blast America 1993 Death/Grind/Insanity Ahhh, the mighty Kataklysm. In my semi-humble opinion, one of the greatest out there. This EP *is* only 4 songs long, but these songs are amazing; tho with a slightly less symphonic feel than the new LP, Sorcery. I actually like this a little better than Sorcery, if only because it's hard for me to listen to a whole album of Kat. and still pay attention. Imagine music filled with every kind of growl or screech imaginable, (except those that might copy another band), and so many changes in guitars and drums, your head will spin. Not that it doesn't all fit together perfectly, meshing into a maelstrom of power, rage and complexity to make you smile as you bang your head. This is Kataklysm, feast your ears. Rating: 9 FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY: Millenium Roadrunner 1994 Industrial/guitar For those of you who have heard old FLA, some of it remains: the vocals (which I hate) and plenty of electronics. But they have also sampled Pantera riffs, and other greats. When they couldn't sample the guitars they wanted, they had Devin Townsend -- now of Strapping Young Lad -- play guitar for them. The result is very listenable, for industrial and metal fans. FLA did manage to drive away quite a few fans of their older material, and to me, that was a plus;) I love it when industrial fans get all uppity about metal invading what they consider their territory. Anyway, I think this is a cool album by great musicians who were made even greater by adding metal into the mix. The result is the anguish of old school industrial meeting touches of anger in metal. This is a far cry from Strapping Young Lad, or Circle of Dust; though it is original sounding, it is not that heavy. If this sounds cool, get it. Rating: 7 These wikidly biased reviews brought to you by the one and only Tigerman, his biased bad self, and don't reflect the notorious BV3's or anyone else's opinions! Write me (no one ever has) at: ggilmore@post.its.mcw.edu ***Wrath Concerto*** BIOHAZARD LIVE <> After a blisteringly hot summers day there was an air of expectation outside the venue. This would be Biohazard last UK headlining date before recording their new LP... The evening was a New York triple header with all 3 bands hailing from the big apple. First band, Orange 9mm went down well. Leading upto the gig I hadn't heard any of their material but it was pretty dam good, Evan from 'Hazard doing guest vocals on one of the songs. Then came NY funcore crew, DOG EAT DOG for their 8th London show of 1995. In case you dont know DED are pretty big news in the uk thanx to continual MTV airplay and masses of gigs and promotions. Therefore when the band came on the place went fucking crazy, barrages of surfers and divers made sure security EARNT there money. It was frontman JOHN CONNERS birthday and he performed brilliantly keeping the crowd dancing throughout. They played two new songs, BULLETPROOF and NUMB. Their set climaxed with the hilarious "More Beer" and a huge stagedive from John himself. ** NB thanx and peace to SCOTT MUELLER from Dog Eat Dog for getting me into the show on the guestlist. YOU RULE.** Now it was time for the shit to really hit the fan. As the intro to "URBAN DISCIPLINE" started playing the stage gradually became illuminated by a stronger and stronger red light untill. BOOM. The super powerfull heavy riff to the song came crashing in, accompanied by orange searchlights probing the stage and a huge Biohazard back-banner lowering from the ceiling. The crowd went suitably mental and exploited the stages one main weakness: Although security could stop you getting on the stage from the front, by scaling the amps it was possible to get on stage from the sides. THAT REALLY PISSED THE SECURITY GUYS OFF. Bodies flew onto and of of the stage. They then bruised straight into "WHAT MAKES US TICK?" without even stopping in between. Then they smashed through, WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, BUSINESS, WERE ONLY GOINA DIE, SHADES OF GREY and PUNISHMENT. At that point there were around 25 kids onstage with the band..so after PUNISHMENT Bobby (Hambel, guitarist) decided to tell the crowd "S'called stage diving, not stage hoggin' you know..look watch me." With that he dived into the crowd followed by Billy (Graziedie, Guitarist, Vocals). After that little breather they pummelled through DOWN FOR LIFE, TALES FROM THE HARDSIDE, HOW IT IS, 5 BLOCKS TO THE SUBWAY and LOVE DENIED. The set climaxed with members of Biohazard, Dog Eat Dog and ORANGE 9mm all on stage to do a cover of cypress hills, WE AINT GOIN OUT LIKE DAT. After the show I got to go backstage and meet the band, they are truly great guys. The show ruled and I cant wait for their next tour........ //NEXT LIVE REVIEW FROM ME, WEASEL, IS DONNINGTON MONSTERS OF ROCK featuring Metallica, Therapy, Slayer, Skid Row, White Zombie, Machine Head, Warrior Soul, SLASHS snakepit, Corrosion of conformity. On August 26, England\\ *** Monster Metal News *** Assorted stuff by assorted bands... Hola. It's been busy, busy, busy here. I have about a hair over a week until I start back to college. And I've been cleaning my lair. And this issue of Hate Box is just about done. So, I'll try to wrap-up a few last minute Metal notes and explode this issue out. Paradise Lost/// If your here in the U.S. and are still trying to get "Draconian Times" by Paradise Lost, you had better try the import rack. As far as I know no Metal label here in the United States has picked-it up yet. Hopefully it will be soon. Later. July 28, 1995 A.D. *** Missing In Action *** This section is where I list off some bands that have released great Cds, but it has been a while. Their status is unknown. 1. Naked City 2. Sweet Tooth 3. Heresy 4. Vicious Circle 5. Master 6. Phobia 7. Galactic Cowboys 8. Raging Slab 9. Wrath 10. Meliah Rage *** SuperHighway To Hell *** This section has info on various musical (Metal) resources in this "Age Of Information." For all of you that have access to a satellite dish here are some resources: 1. MuchMusic, the Canadian version of MTV, has returned to the C band on the satellite system. It is on the G2 (G9) satellite, which has now moved to transponder 9 polarity +78 [vertical]). Power 30 (a 30 minute Metal vid show) is on twice a day. Once at 9:30 a.m. (EST) / 8:30 a.m. (CST), and at 5:30 p.m. (EST) / 4:30 p.m. (CST). The episode that is on in the morning is the same as the one from the previous afternoon. A subscription is required. It is on 4 days a week (Monday afternoon through Friday morning). Also seen on Cable, mostly just in Canada. (Scrambled January 5, 1995 A.D.) Note: All satellite stuff is for the Western Hemisphere, band C. Radio Programs... 0. Metalshop, a 1 hour Metal show, is on at different times on different days... Check your local radio listings. <<>> 1. High Voltage, a 90 minute Heavy Metal concert show that is on at different times at different areas. Check your local radio listings. Computer BBS, forums, etc.... 1. Cyberden. A BBS with all kinds of stuff; text files, computer programs, multimedia, etc. The modem phone number is: 1-(415)-472-5527. There is also an Internet address, which I'll put in the next issue. It's still small, but it has promise. More on this later. 2. Rocknet, of course on Compuserve. Go Rock, for music related articles. Go Rocknet, to enter the forum, leave messages, and download files. *** Rogue's Gallery *** I still claim all rights to the name "Angst Industry," and to the concept. Old issues of it can be downloaded, and distributed under the same rules as Hate Box. Writers: B. "Dread" Vogel III Editors: Sara Cary, and Bill Vogel III (Managing Editor) Layout Design by B. Vogel III Contributing Writers: Rob Clapton, Bill Heck, Junaid, Tman, Eric Vogel, and Weasel. Contributors: Matt Scheidt, Eric Vogel, Sara Cary, Andrew Crook, Junaid, Bill Heck, Rob Clapton, Tman, and Weasel. Coverpage Design by B. Vogel III Published by Bill Vogel III Interjectionary Notes by B. Vogel III Produced by Anarchy Productions (TM.), in cooperation with Death Jam (TM.), NightStalkers, Sleaze-Z Productions (TM.), and The D.E.A.D. Ones. Legal Junk: This is copyrighted material. It may be distributed freely, as long as it is in its complete and original format, that is to say that it has not been changed or modified in any way. We are not liable for changes made by idiots after they get it or if they misinterpret it. Note*** If you have a magazine and would like to use portions of Hate Box, contact me. All scrivener's errors (typos) are the sole responsibility of me, B. Vogel III. Any flak directed at other writers should be sent to me... I do not want my friends besieged by silly crap. My views do not necessarily reflect those of Rocknet, Compuserve, Prodigy, America Online, t6he World Wide Web, Internet, the other writers, my friends, my church, my family, Jimi Hendrix, James Hetfield, Glenn Danzig, or anyone else. So there. :) Note to Pro-Censorship types: Bite me. Beware of people who can do nothing but gripe, whine, and moan...by writing or speaking trite, naive, and idiotic crap (i.e. certain members of the U.S. Congress, and most of the White House). Finished August 18, 1995 A.D. Reformatted August 19, 1995 A.D. Epilogue... Sorry it was so late. Reformatted August 22, 1995 A.D.