10.15.2015

UK SUBS
















"reverse engineering"
Year:  2022
Label:  Cleopatra
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  12
Time:  34 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk Rock








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"covers - subversions II"
Year:  2019
Label:  Cleopatra
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  12
Time:  36 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Garage Rock








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"covers - subversions I"
Year:  2018
Label:  Cleopatra
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  12
Time:  36 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Garage Rock














This new studio collection, recorded by the current UK Subs line-up of Harper, Straughan, Gibbs and Oliver is nattily entitled "subversions" and was released on label "Cleopatra Records" on 22 June 2018. The album consists of 12 cover songs, which the band chose themselves, and was recorded at Pat Collier's Perry Vale Studios in London last year, where the last few Subs A-Z albums were recorded. The idea and concept is not original (many bands before did the same "covers album"), but the true is UK Subs have choosen good songs and covering them on the best way. The bands covered are classics of garage rock or simply rock'n'roll such as: The Stooges, MC5, The Yardbirds, Ray Charles, The Diodes, The Saints, Bob Seger, Queens Of The Stone Age, David Bowie, etc. Good result.
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"siezo"
Year:  2016
Label:  none
Format:  CD , LP
Tracks:  16
Time:  34 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Punk Rock








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"yellow leader"
Year:  2015
Label:  none
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  18
Time:  40 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Alternative Rock








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"Revolution no: XXIV"
Year:  2012
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  14
Time:  36 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk Rock







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"work in progress"
Year:  2010
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  14
Time:  34 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk Rock








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"universal"
Year:  2002

Label:  Red Archives
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  15
Time:  36
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk Rock








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"riot"
Year:  1997
Label:  Cleopatra
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  15
Time:  36 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk Rock














The original UK Subs lineup reunited in 1996 and recorded over 30 songs, releasing them simultaneously on 2 separate discs - each one a bit over a half hour long - to commemorate their 20th anniversary. This is part 2 - while part 1 is called "Quintessentials."
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"occupied"
Year:  1996
Label:  Fall Out
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  16
Time:  36 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk Rock








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"normal service resumed"
Year:  1994
Label:  Fallout
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  14
Time:  36 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk Rock














A true hidden gemm could be this "normal service resumed", which was underrated, forgot and completly unnoticied in 1994. But it become in another good UK Subs album to add to their huge discography and this time it seems was the turn to getting closer a little bit to hard rock, especially in the rhythmic guitars and global sound production. The release was made in two formats, this one is the original studio album, but label "Fallout Records" made also another issue with a bonus CD, which contains a performance "Live in Croatia" recorded in '93 with twenty six songs. Later in 2015 there was another re-issue through record label "Let Them Eat Vinyl" in a limited edition.
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"killing time"
Year:  1988
Label:  Red Archives
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  12
Time:  35 min.
Genre:  electronic
Style:          New Wave














For the 1988 album "killing time", UK SUBS frontman Charlie Harper brought back the original lineup of guitarist Nicky Garratt and bassist Alvin Gibbs after a five-year absence, an hiatus with no activity and apparent disparition. Garratt and Gibbs were present during the most successful albums, so it seemed only natural that a reunion album would serve to rekindle the magic of that period. Fortunately, the reunion turned better but not harder or strictly to original classic punk rock, but to new musical styles more alternative rock oriented, even perhaps some "new wave" songs. All these years I know UK SUBS I have not ever seen nor listened to this "killing time", which is sure the most forgotten and unknown UK SUBS album. The band especially hits a lot with "Nico," an ill-conceived tribute to the Velvet Underground chanteuse that is very well done. "killing time" is next to here below "flood of flies" the most different and also original UK SUBS albums, which perhaps, are not expected for those who love the classic 1977 punk rock but which are more than satisfactory for those who, simply, like to listen to music... and enjoy it. In add, to mention the band recorded again with the political punk rock label "Red New Archives" from San Francisco.
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"flood of lies"
Year:  1983
Label:  Fallout
Format:  LP, CD
Tracks:  12
Time:  36 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Post Punk















No no, I am not wrong at all... ha ha! this is UK SUBS british punk rock band since 1977 yes. And the true is the band has recorded until 2015 thirthy seven full lenght official albums, all of them more or less into the simple description of "punk rock". With an only one exception in 1983 with the album "Flood of flies" and months later the EP "Magic". Different of the rest, this UK SUBS album has more to do with Joy Division, Siouxsie & The Banshees or PiL than the typical punk rock. So, here we can to listen to some kind of industrial and sometimes electronic drums and percusions, reverb effects, echoes and some kind of dark, sinister of misteryous ambient. Sincerely I never had listened to this album until now, but the true is this is not a bad disk at all. If you like post-punk, deathrock or cold wave, it's recommended to listen to mininum a few times this work.
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"endangered species"
Year:  1982
Label:  Warner
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  13
Tracks:  35 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Punk Rock















This is the most succesful UK Subs album and probably one of the best but the best works of the band. If its debut "Another kind of blues" (1979) was a good punk rock album, this fourth "Endangered species" is clearly excellent. The band took few new wave influences, with some kind of electronic drums, occasionally keyboards and certain atmospheres closer to post-punk. Here we can to find songs became in a total classics such as: "Down of the farm", "Police state", "New barbarians" or "Endangered species" to mention just a few. High recommended
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"brand new age"
Year:  1980
Label:  Sony
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  14
Time:  30 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk Rock








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"another kind of blues"
Year:  1979
Label:  Sony
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  17
Time:  35 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk Rock














UK Subs were another group that emerged from the scene at The Roxy in London in 1977. Founder and Lead Vocalist Charlie Harper was playing in R&B and pub rock groups before being influenced by bands like The Damned to turn to punk.

The band was based around Harper's growling Cockney vocals with Nicky Garratt on Guitar, Paul Slack on Bass and a variety of drummers. Although adopting punk stylings, the bands work was still heavily influenced by R&B, albeit played fast. Whilst never having a big hit, several singles made the lower reaches of the Top 30 in the late 70s, including "Stranglehold", "Tomorrow's Girls", a cover of The Zombies classic "She's Not There" and "Warhead". The first two studio LPs "Another Kind of Blues" and "Brand New Age" also made the lower reaches of the album charts. In 1983 Nicky Garratt left the band along with bass player Alvin Gibbs and then drummer Kim Wylie leaving Charlie Harper to recruit a whole new band. Garratt would come back in and out of the line-up over the following 40 years whilst Charlie carried on touring and recording with an almost ever changing line-up.
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INTERNAL DAMAGE

































"Compilation"
Year:  2015
Country:  Russia
City:  Saint Petersburg
Label:  none  (unofficial release)
Format:  digital
Tracks:  26
Time:  36 min.
Lyricial themes: social issues , politics
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore























INTERNAL DAMAGE is a 4 piece grindcore / mincecore band from Saint-Petersburg, Russia since 2007. They have recorded two albums and three ep's in the vein of old-school grindcore bands such as: Napalm Death, Liberteer, Assück, Agathocles, Phobia, Archagathus, Magrudergrind, Kill The Client, Fitcage, Warsore, Steak Chaos, Violent Headache, etc. I read somewhere they made "social grindcore". In this link here below you can listen to all its discography until 2015. I recommend with no doubt for all those who love true grindcore in the purest old-school. Its sound is quite clear, well produced and nothing to do with amateur sound, lo-fi or something like that, but the opposite. Voices are not too much gutural, but rather similar to crustcore bands. It seem in Russia and its area they are a well known band in the extreme music scene, and is not strange at all, due to its high quality sound, music and lyrics. Highily recommended.
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10.12.2015

NAPALM DEATH


















"resentment is always seismic - a final throw of throes"
Year:  2022
Label:  Century Media
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  8
Time:  32 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore








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"throes of joy in the jaws of defeatism"
Year:  2020
Label:  Century Media
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  12
Time:  40  min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore








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"apex predator - easy meat"
Year:  2015
Label:  Century Media
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  12
Time:  40 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore








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"utilitarian"
Year:  2012
Label:  Century Media
Format:  LP, CD
Tracks:  18
Time:  36 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore






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"time waits for no slave"
Year:  2009
Label:  Century Media
Format:  LP, CD
Tracks:  16
Time:  48 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore






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"smear campaign"
Year:  2006
Label:  Century Media
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  16
Time:  48 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Grindcore






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"the code is red"
Year:  2005
Label:  Century media
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  15
Time:  45 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore







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"Leaders not followers: Part 2"
Year:  2004
Label:  Century Media
Format:  CD
Tracks:  19
Time:  49 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:  Grindcore   Hardcore   Thrash





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"order of the leech"
Year:  2002
Label:  Feto
Format:  CD
Tracks:  14
Time:  39 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore







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"Live in London - punishment in capitals"
Year:  2002
Label:  Feto
Tracks:  25
Time:  60 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore


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"enemy of the music business"
Year:  2000
Label:  Dream Catcher
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  13
Time:  39 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore







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"Leaders not followers"
Year:  1999
Label:  Relapse
Format:  CD
Tracks:  6
Time:  20 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:     Grindcore     Hardcore     Thrash






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"words from the exit wound"
Year:  1998
Label:  Earache
Format:  CD
Tracks:  12
Time:  40 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore


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"inside the torn apart"
Year:  1997
Label:  Earache
Format:  CD
Tracks:  12
Time:  40 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Avantgarde Metal














I like their experimental stuff from this period and these three albums. The vocals and music don't seem to quite gel, but kudos to them for trying. I also like the engineering - more space, more cosmic ambient, more bass, than the solid wall of white noise that is their Russell - engineered albums today. "Inside the torn part" mark the finish of those three albums  where Napalm Death abandoned their typical grindcore style to approach to music styles closer to avantgarde, experimental and alternative. Understood, underrated and almost forgot albums then, mid 90s, which with the pass of the years became in a really original Napalm Death albums (*Review by Greg Pratt ).
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"diatribes"
Year:  1995
Label:  Earache
Format:  CD
Tracks:  12
Time:  45 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Avantgarde Metal














The 90s was a time of reckoning for a lot of classic 80s metal and punk bands. Usually said bands jumped onto a trend and lost any of their identity, stuck to their guns only to fall flat, or ended up producing a magnum opus. Napalm Death were odd in that they not only managed to jump onto a trend (avantgarde / experimental) but then actually made a true classic with "fear, emptiness, despair". This time the band repeated more or less the same idea, this mix of avantgarde, experimental and alternative, which can to remind some industrial bands as Ministry or Godflesh.
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"fear, emptiness, despair"
Year:  1994
Label:  Earache
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  11
Time:  40 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Groove Metal 






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"utopia banished"
Year:  1992
Label:  Earache
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  12
Time:  40 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Death Metal








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"harmony corruption"
Year:  1990
Label:  Earache
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  10
Time:  40 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Death Metal








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"mentally murdered"
Year:  1989
Label:  Earache
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  8
Time:  22 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore













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"From enslavement to obliteration"
Year:  1988
Country:  UK
City:  Birmingham
Label:  Earache
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  31
Time:  32 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Grindcore












what we have here is a combination of gutural vocals done old singer, Lee Dorrian and backup ones by Mick Harris, who left the band in the early 90s. I'd have to say that the older Napalm Death releases like this one are where they were at their best. I would say that this album is better than "Scum" because the music is more catchy and the intensity of the songs are more noticable. They have all kinds of tempo changes like a slow intro and a slow outro... (*continue reading HERE ).
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"scum"
Year:  1987
Label:  Earache
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  28
Time:  32 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore





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