[rating=4]
Released November 1977

The first official release from Throbbing Gristle ushered in the Industrial Era of music. Classic Music Review.

“Far removed from the over-distorted guitars and synthesizers of Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, this is industrial music at its most primitive and primal, a collection of studio and live snippets not designed for radio play or popularity, but rather designed to strip music down to its bare essentials, to make it dangerous again.”

[rating=4]
Released 2006

The underground thrash album ‘Live! Without a Penis’ is original, heavy and funny as hell. Classic Music Review.

“The intensity of the music cannot be understated here; this is instant mosh-pit, bodies flailing along to the chaotic sound on stage.”

[rating=4]
14.47 min • Dead Rodent Records • March 1, 2012

PissArtist is a group of five angry young men dedicated to putting the sting and bite back into the fledging Midwestern punk scene.

“The band’s sound comes off like the bastard three way love child of Minor Threat, Motorhead and early Corrosion of Conformity.”

[rating=4]
4.10 min • A389 Recordings • August 30, 2012

After seven years, Eyehategod is back with the single New Orleans Is The New Vietnam, from the new, as yet untitled, album.

“Williams’ voice is like no other; it’s not merely screaming or growling, his voice becomes an instrument in and of itself, his words blurring to become musical notes rather than something to sing along to. It’s the vocalization of a tortured soul in its purest form.”

[rating=3]
Cert:18 • USA: 70 min • Retro Slashers • March 23, 2012

The fourth instalment of the Sleepaway Camp series finally arrived this year, after it was started in 1992, and it’s a treat for serious horror fans.

“The completed film has been released on DVD through Retro Slashers, constructed from archived footage from previous Sleepaway Camp films and raw production footage from the original shoot of Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor. “

[rating=5]
Sibling Rivalry Press • September 27, 2011 [PB]

The poets Gavin Dillard and Eric Norris come together in an epic journey of raunchy sex and true love.

“They aren’t afraid to express their love for each other in blunt language. They don’t try to hide behind metaphors; they just come out and say it.”

[rating=4]
Released August, 1987

The first official release from the notorious Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. Classic music review.

“This group destroyed the burgeoning death metal scene in Northern Europe and ushered in the era of Norwegian Black Metal, one of the most infamous scenes in heavy metal history.”

[rating=3]
Released November 11, 2011
Walter Beck reviews the Charles Manson single Horsefly, recorded in secret in his prison cell. Yes, that Chales Manson …

“The hardest part for anyone listening to it is to separate Manson the Musician from Manson the Monster. He has been America’s boogeyman for the last forty years, but underneath the headlines and photos is a good musician.”

[rating=1]
296 pages • Campus Ministry USA • 2nd ed, 1996 [PB]

Walter Beck takes a look at Jed Smock’s right-wing Christian manifesto, which is still doing the rounds and trying to spoil impressionable minds.

“He can’t even talk about them like they’re human beings calling them “sodomites” and even stating, ‘A favorite trick of homosexuals is to get young men drunk and seduce them’.”

[rating=4]
Released September, 1980

Honest emotion, a distinct sound, this is a classic of real country music.

“This is a dark album, full of heartbreak, copious amounts of whiskey and the best male voice in the genre, George Jones.”