CROW "Last Chaos" LP / CS re-issue

Osaka's CROW formed in the early 1980’s explosion of Japanese hardcore, but have always been a distinctive, unique band even within that astonishing pantheon. Much of Early Japanese hardcore sought, refined and creatively interpreted primary and immediate influence from noisy UK imports by DISORDER and CHAOS UK, but CROW took its unique and deepest impression from DISCHARGE , with powerful vocals fronting distortion laden guitar driven charges. Unafraid to careen the high energy pace into complete musical destruction or ensnare you completely in a fist-pumping chorus driven anthem like the classic “Give Up All Hope” and “Anarchy. Chaos. Destruction”, The Osaka-era CROW existed for a few more years, appearing on the legendary “Eye Of The Thrash Guerrilla” compilation before the band disbanded. A new iteration of the band began in the late 1990’s in Tokyo with prolific discography , toured US several times and continues to this day.

CROW “Last Chaos” Was originally released by the band in an ultra limited edition of 200 in 1987 and re-issued for equally scarce limited edition on Overthrow records in 1994. Both have long since become insanely rare collector’s items. This edition replicates the 14 song original with a high Gloss UV heavy weight 24pt sleeve, four inserts, a silkscreened patch, hand-stamped inner sleeves, sealed into a resealable bag with a crow logo sticker. Remastered by George Horn Mastering from original mix, the prank edition is pressed on three colors of Vinyl : 219 Blood Red Japan-only band color, 220 Clear splatter with two color red for US mailorder and 660 black vinyl. The cassette Version replicates the original record in it’s entirety in an extensive 7-Panel J-Card. 400 pressed with 300 black shell cassettes and 100 Mailorder copies with red shell cassettes.

These will be available for Pre-order Monday August 17th at 12PM at http://prankrecords.bigcartel.com. These will be available from distros worldwide. The numbers for Crow Vinyl are limited, and a second press is already in production. Contact Prank directly or Ebullition records for wholesale information.

They will be available in Japan via distributon from Mangrove / Record shop base.

NEW!! NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE & CROW

TWO BRAND NEW RECORDS OUT THIS WEEK FROM PRANK!!!

NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE IS DISTRIBUTED BY MCR in JAPAN, AGIPUNK in EUROPE

NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE = Sold out at Prank. Thanks folks. Try FERAL WARD, SORRY STATE, GOING UNDERGROUND, NO IDEA, MCR or AGIPUNK for a copy!

VARIOUS ARTIST “NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE” LP

Europe = Buy from Agipunk
JAPAN = Buy from MCR

Instant classic of a Japanese hardcore compilation, NAGOYA CITY HARDCORE was originally issued in late 2008 on Japan’s legendary MCR label as a CD only release combining 3 tracks each by five Nagoya Bands = CLOWN, REALITY CRISIS, ZILEMMA, D-CLONE, and DEMOLITION to make one powerhouse compilation of distorted guitars, howling vocals and high energy hardcore punk.

CLOWN has previously released a Full Length CD on MCR of their anthemic, innovative and tough hardcore, which was subsequently issued in the US on vinyl on HARDCORE HOLOCAUST. REALITY CRISIS have existed since the 1990’s, with a UK stenchcore styled Dual vocal crust attack, they have toured the west coast and Portland’s cult WHISPER IN DARKNESS label has issued both of their CDs here on Vinyl. This compilation represents ZILEMMA's debut US release of their catchy melodic, guitar driven hardcore, D-CLONE deliver a noisy attack of high energy, total distortion! They recently toured the West Coast and released a split EP with San Francisco’s MORPHEME. DEMOLITION have a classic rocking brand of Japanese hardcore similar to their previous release on Portland’s BLACK WATER label. A split release with Italy’s Agipunk label, this release comes with a large 11” x 11” color booklet. CD version on MCR .

Youtube Playlist of the bands on the Comp HERE.

CROW “VERTIGO / OCCUPIED JAPAN- 7”

Purple vinyl for mailorder

Blasting metallic fury, the new two-song 7” from Tokyo’s CROW features their trademark Searing guitar solos, rumbling mid-tempo charge of bleak, dark metallic hardcore capped with their trademark harsh, deep vocals. Issued in an ultra limited quantity for the “Chaos In Tejas” festival earlier this year, this new pressing features lyric translations.

SINGLE COPIES CROW TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $3.50 +$3.50 = $7.00
SINGLE COPIES CROW TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $3.50 +$6.00 = $ 9.00

WHOLESALE = EBULLITION, NO IDEA or WRITE.

NEW PRANK STUFF OUT NOW! ACEPHALIX! CROW! WB2D / SLANG

PAY PAL to prankrec AT mindspring DOT com
Please write to that address with any questions.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THEIR IS AN ADDRESS ATTACHED TO YOUR PAY PAL ACCOUNT/ PAYMENT AND THAT IT IS CORRECT. ALL PAYMENTS WITHOUT AN ATTACHED ADDRESS IN PAYPAL WILL BE RETURNED.
HOPING TO SHIP EVERYTHING BY THE WEEKEND.

There are no Set deals this time, as there's too much stuff without listing a page full of combinations. You'll need to write for a total. Each Record has a built in shipping in the post paid price, so the combined shipping for each item will be considerably cheaper.

WHOLESALE= Fastest= Ebullition, No Idea, Revolver U.S.A.. Otherwsie write, but expect a delay. I will send a full list of old stuff out later today with wholesale info included.

ACEPHALIX "APORIA" LP/CD
LP= $13 Post paid in the U.S. $14 Canada $ 21 Europe/ Japan/ Australia.
CD= $11 Post paid in the U.S ./ Canada $13.50 Europe/ Japan/ Australia.
Limited White vinyl + poster for mailorder / Bonus Track on CD.
Ultra downtuned, crushing metallic punk assault. A tungsten gnarl of immense grimy heaviness, the Debut LP by San Francisco's ACEPHALIX touches on influences of bands from divergent points of Punk, metal and hardcore- SACRILEDGE, CRO-MAGS, NAUSEA, MOTORHEAD, HELLSHOCK, ANTI-CIMEX but none of those exactly pinpoints where the band is at and where they continually evolving band is headed, as they brawl through attacks of D-Beat, dirge and thrash. Classic harmonized Metal leads and feedback fly as gutteral vocals spit and growl, with sturdy rhythms supporting the dark melodic undercurrent that drives this crushing, pounding, dense metal-punk hybrid. Massive production by Jef Leppard in the dark attic of Lennon Studios and mastered by George Horn Mastering. 300 copies on White available for Mailorder.
http://www.myspace.com/acephalix [www.myspace.com] »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWsWcGBpD9Q [www.youtube.com] »

CROW " THE BEATING OF THE WINGS OF DESTRUCTION" 12" Picture Disc
$15 post paid in the U.S. $16.50 Canada $24.00 Europe/ Japan/ Australia.
Pure savagery! A five song 12" EP that fires a punishing volley of metallic riffs, explosive drumming and gravel-raked vocals, Tokyo's long running hardcore band CROW alternate between a long One track A-side of thundering dirge and a B-side of four tracks of unleashed, non stop hardcore fury. Issued in Japan in 2008 on CROW's own Crow records label, this received miniscule distribution stateside and has absolutely Burly cut'n'paste cover art by Crow's Vocalist, so was re-issued as a deluxe 12" picture disc for their recent U.S. Shows and appearance at Austin, Texas's "CHAOS IN TEJAS" festival. One time pressing from the original DMM master plates, limited to 800 copies.

WORLD BURNS TO DEATH / SLANG 7" SPLIT EP
SINGLE COPIES TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $4.00 +$3.50= $7.50
SINGLE COPIES TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $4.00 +$6.50 = $ 10.50
Limited White vinyl for mailorder. 350 copies Pressed.
Marking the 2010 summer U.S. tour of Austin, Texas's WORLD BURNS TO DEATH and Sapporo, Japan's veteran hardcore band SLANG, this EP combines two guitar driven blasts of hardcore fury. SLANG have existed for over twenty years evolving between Classic Japanese fast hardcore and downbeat NYHC influences, their track " Our Grey Earth" rampages on SLANG's own path, incorporating the evolution of influences into a fast assault of hardcore that winds to a devastating guitar driven breakdown. WORLD BURNS TO DEATH similarly continue to evolve from caustic bursts of corrosive thrashing to a tempered attack stitched by a melodic guitar riff and glued solid with torrential drum bashing, volatile guitar blasts and harsh vocals, ensuring their track " Babylon Endures" continues their trademark sheer intensity. Limited Red Vinyl copies for Stores and distro only are limited to 650.

CROW "FLOCK OF BEAST" 7" Clear Vinyl Re-press
Clear vinyl re-press limited to 500.
SINGLE COPIES TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $4.00 +$3.50= $7.50
SINGLE COPIES TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $4.00 +$6.50 = $ 10.50
Tokyo legends Crow deliver two blasting tracks of doomy, metallic punk mayhem - "Flock Of Beast" and "Flock Of Beast 2." Thundering deeper into epic, mid-tempo territory on the A-side with Crow's trademark boisterous vocals over searing riffs, this EP echoes their recent "The Beating Of The Wings Of Destruction" 12" by exploding on the B-side into ferocious, fast paced hardcore. Crow's origins date back to the early Japanese punk scene of the 1980s, but they have attacked in the last decade with a renewed intensity, culminating this decade in three US tours and a second album "Bloody Tear" which was released in the U.S. by Prank in 2007. Clear vinyl re-press limited to 500.

CROW " NEUROTIC ORGANIZATION" 7" Red Vinyl Re-press
RED VINYL RE_PRESS LIMITED TO 400.
SINGLE COPIES TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $4.00 +$3.50= $7.50
SINGLE COPIES TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $4.00 +$6.50 = $ 10.50
Dark and bleak hardcore cornered in metallic rock, but thundering with determined intent. Fueled by the upbeat energy of Japanese hardcore, but drawing longer mid tempo compositions of shouted despair, pounded drum beats and screaming guitars influenced by UK bands such as Antisect and Amebix, the EP includes a rollicking cover of Amebix's "No Sanctuary." Crow has been on and off the hardcore scene for almost two decades, with numerous releases in Japan. This was their first US release in 2001, recorded in Oakland at Polymorph Studios and has been out of print for over six years, with cover art and design by Carl Auge of His Hero Is Gone and Drain the Sky. The Cover has been re-worked for this re-release and the EP issued on limited to 400 red vinyl.

CROW " BLOODY TEAR" LP RE-PRESS
LP- $12.00 US, $13.50 Canada, $21 Europe
Will include Posters from First press with mailorder copies for a limited time.
Bombastic crust-metal from Tokyo, an ultra brutal lightning attack of searing riffs, wild solos, screaming vocals and crushing rhythm section. Bleak intent and searing metallic mayhem, CROW have dotted the landscape of Japanese hardcore punk since its inception and just seem to get more devastating with age!! This is a slightly altered and remastered version of their first full length / second LP since the 1980's with 9 tracks that were originally released by Prank in 2007. Some of the songs are intense re-recorded versions of some of their classic tracks (including their Signature track "Give Up All Hope" that has been covered by numerous bands including the UK"s legendary Doom) as well as new recordings of songs from their recent ultra- limited Japanese releases. This is the official vinyl release of this LP, which was released as a CD-only on the Mangrove label in Japan. The LP sequence has slight variations in both track listing and mixes. CROW are touring in California and appearing at the "Chaos in Tejas" Festival in May. 1000 made / available for a limited time only.

BORN AGAINST " THE REBEL SOUND OF SHIT AND FAILURE" LP
LP- $12.00 US, $13.50 Canada, $21 Europe
The Rebel Sound of Shit and Failure is a 19-song posthumous release of all BORN AGAINST's remaining and out-of-print obscure 7", 8", and compilation tracks with extensive liner notes and lyrics. Culled from various line-ups of the band, The Rebel Sound includes material ranging from the early years of heavily LIFE'S BLOOD-style New York hardcore sludginess, to the band's final release marked with experimentation, from the classic "Bit Part in a Bad Movie" to the Jeffersons' theme song! Remastered from the Vermiform version with slight changes. CD version on KILL ROCKS STARS.

STILL AVAILABLE :

ICE NINE " NOBODY'S SON" 7" White vinyl
"this is an absolutely Furious Record, as if the years spent involved in DIY punk have served to make them MORE bitter, but more determined at the same time"-MRR #325

DESOLATION "REST IN PANIC" 7"
"this seven inch it's blistering, fucking great and enormous destroyer for sure. As the band woke-up from hibernation with a new vocalist, this three-track ep is by far their best release and it's damn good."-some dude's blog.

LAST COPIES:
AVSKUM ""Folk Som Har Kan Inte Do " 7" EP Clear vinyl
MORPHEME " S/T 7" EP White vinyl

Check prank site www.prankrecords.com for older titles.

WORLD BURNS TO DEATH ON TOUR NOW WITH SLANG:
June 15th Baltimore,MD at the Barclay House (2101 Barclay St) w/ World Burns to Death,the Wankys and Lotus Fucker and Chaos Destroy
June 16th Richmond,VA Plaza Bowl w/ World Burns to Death,Wasted Time,Skin Like Iron,Pollution,White Lung and Dry Spell
June 17th Raleigh,NC at Ahhh Peele Art Gallery w/ World Burns to Death
June 18th Atlanta,GA at 585 Wells st w/ World Burns to Death,American Cheeseburger and Bukkake Boys
June 19th New Orleans,LA at the Hiho lounge w/ World Burns to Death and Bastard Noise
June 20th Houston,TX at the Mink w/ World Burns to Death
June 21st Austin,TX at the Mohawk w/ World Burns to Death,Unit 21 and Criaturas

IRON LUNG / SLICES TOUR:
June:
Sat 26 - Portland OR @ w/ Bog People, Basement Animal
Sun 27 - Seattle WA @ Vera (Republican & Warren) w/ Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Unnatural Helpers
Mon 28 - Olympia WA @ Northern
Tue 29 - Sacramento CA @ Hub
Wed 30 - Reno NV @ Holland Project
July:
Thur 1 - Oakland CA @ Hazmat w/ Brainoil, In Disgust, Migraine
Fri 2 - San Francisco CA @ Kimo's (21+) w/ Vacuum, Landmine Marathon, Black Hole of Calcutta
Sat 3 - Los Angeles CA @ The Blvd
Sun 4 - Bakersfield CA @ Munoz Gym
Mon 5 - Long Beach CA @

NEXT: IRON LUNG RE-PRESSES, LIFESBLOOD, NO STATIK.

CROW CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS SHOWS 2010

CROW ARE RETURNING TO THE WEST COAST in MAY. "Bloody Tear" has been re-pressed.A domestic version of "The Beating Of the wings of destruction" 12" will be out for the tour as a picture disc. " Flock of Beasts" will be back in print soon and a new tour EP is on the way.

MAY 21-Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman: W/CROSS STITCHED EYES, CONQUEST FOR DEATH, ACEPHALIX, SURRENDER, NO STATIK

MAY 22 - Los Angeles @ The Boulevard: W/ MUNDO MUERTO, KNIFE FIGHT, AGAINST EMPIRE, KRUEL, THE HELPLESS, SECRET SECT
MAY 23- Long Beach @ DiPiazza's (21+): W/ WALLS, ACEPHALIX, ROUGH KIDS, MATA MATA, BROKEN PATTERNS, SUMERIAN AXE
MAY 25-San Francisco @ Thee Knockout (21+): W/ TALK IS POISON.
MAY 27-Austin @ Emo's - Chaos In Tejas.

MAY 29th-Austin, TX @ Beerland W/ Waste Management, Night Siege 3 PM 21+

CHAOS IN TEJAS 2010!

NEW 7"'s SHIPPING WHOLESALE THIS WEEK!

Ebullition has the three new Prank 7"'s in this weekend's Wholesale update. There are only 400 Judgement singles at Ebullition, so be sure to grab some quick for your store or Distro..or check your favorite store or distro at the end of the week if you still need a personal copy. Prank is still COMPLETELY SOLD OUT of Judgement....though We still have White Vinyl CROW and ACEPHALIX available for mailorder. There is also a White vinyl re-press of DEATHREAT 7" available at Ebullition.

NO IDEA and REVOLVER both have the ACEPHALIX and CROW, as well as the re-press of KYLESA "110 Degree Heat Index" 7".

OUT NOW!!

THREE BRAND NEW SINGLES OUT THIS WEEK FROM PRANK!!!
Apologies about the higher prices, by the time delivery confirmation, pay pal fees and the new higher USPS rates are figured in, the singles are now hitting the $6 and Up range. Both ACEPHALIX and JUDGEMENT have specialty printing and were expensive to make, and the JUDGEMENT will likely not be re-pressed, so has to recoup it's cost from a very limited pressing. HG FACT will release the Judgement Ep in July in Japan.



JUDGEMENT “JUST BE” 7” EP ( Prank 103 / HG-253)
*** COMPLETELY SOLD OUT, THANKS FOLKS***
JUDGEMENT “JUST BE” was originally released as a CD- Only EP by Tokyo’s HG FACT label in 2001. This was the debut release of the Tokyo bands final line up Comprised of Japanese legends Guitarist ZIGYAKU ( GUDON, HALF YEARS, BASTARD), Drummer MUKAI ( CHICKEN BOWELS, DEATHSIDE) and then-new members singer JHA JHA ( LIPCREAM) and bassist SAKURA. Combining the best elements of the band’s previous works with an upbeat spirit, high energy drumming and incredible guitar riffs, “JUST BE” ‘s is another landmark in the band’s impressive catalog of now classic 7” ep’s dating back to the band’s origins in the mid 1990’s. This is the first time these four tracks appear on vinyl. Split release with HG FACT released for JUDGEMENT’s recent US performance at Austin’s CHAOS IN TEJAS Festival. NO SALES TO JAPAN.

***SOLD OUT THANKS FOLKS*********

CROW “ FLOCK OF BEAST’ 7” ( Prank 101)

STILL AVAILABLE!!

Tokyo Legends CROW return with two new blasting tracks of Doomy Metallic Punk Mayhem – “FLOCK OF BEAST” and “FLOCK OF BEAST 2”. Thundering deeper into epic, mid tempo metallic territory on the A-side with CROW’s trademark gravel-drawn vocals over searing riffs, this EP echoes their recent “THE BEATING OF THE WINGS OF DESTRUCTION” 12” by exploding on the B-side into ferocious, fast paced hardcore. CROW origins date back to the early Japanese punk scene of the 1980’s, but they have attacked in the last decade with a renewed intensity, culminating this decade in two US tours and a second Album “Bloody Tear” which was released in the U.S. by Prank in 2007. This most recent recording testifies they have no intention of letting up that ferocious Intensity!!!

LIMITED WHITE VINYL WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

SINGLE COPIES TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $3.00 +$3.50 = $6.50
SINGLE COPIES TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $3.00 +$6.50 = $ 9.50

US 15 CROW singles on Black VInyl= $37.50 +$5.65 = $43.15 + $2.10= $45.25
OVERSEAS 15 CROW Singles on Black VInyl = $37.50 +$12.95+ $50.45 + $2.55= $53.00

ACEPHALIX S/t 7" ( Prank 102)

STILL AVAILABLE!!!

A brutal combination of Low end Metallic Distortion, Pummeling riffs and Gnarled vocals, San Francisco's ACEPHALIX's Debut 4 song 7" takes influence from all over the map of Extreme music-from CELTIC FROST to CRO-MAGS and INTEGRITY, from WOLFPACK and Later ANTI-CIMEX to SACRILEDGE and AXEGRINDER, but has hammered out and forged it's own sound by relentless gigs around the SF Bay Area over the past year. Featuring current and former members of THE RIFFS, DEPRESSOR, POISON IDEA, DEFIANCE, DEATHCHARGE and BLOWN TO BITS, this is the heaviest thing prank has released in almost fifty releases, a modern attack yet reminiscent of early classic prank releases by DAMAD, ELDOPA 1332 and the bleak punk metal fusions of the late 90's and early 00's. First printing in a foil stamped sleeve.

LIMITED WHITE VINYL WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

SINGLE COPIES TO US ( DELIVERY CONFIRMATION) OR CANADA BY PAY PAL: $3.00 +$3.50 = $6.50
SINGLE COPIES TO EUROPE , AUSTRALIA BY PAY PAL : $3.00 +$6.50 = $ 9.50

US 15 ACEPHALIX singles on Black VInyl= $45.00 +$5.65 = $50.65 + $2.10= $52.75
OVERSEAS 15 ACEPHALIX Singles on Black VInyl = $45.00 +$12.95+= $57.95 + $2.55= $60.50

NEW EP's! SOON!

We're recovering from CHAOS IN TEJAS But the New EP's are almost all ready to go- still waiting for a few elemennts to come in and they'll be ready to go, ORDERING INFORMATION WILL BE UP SHORTLY! Thanks for your patience.

STOKED!!!

Taking WORLD BURNS TO DEATH" Grave yard of Utopia" to mastering today. Both Austin Jacks ( Vocalist, Control and Master of Silkscreen, Is The Barfield Were hard at work on the cover this weekend)

AVSKUM are recording their new LP, with the basic tracking done and Vocals this next weekend. From demos I have, I have no doubt THis is going to be the BEST Avskum record yet.

Picking up the CHRIST ON PARADE live record today. Should be out for Japanese tour.

CROW " live at Gilman" DVD's go on sale next wednesday.

and been stupid busy Blowing out Used records on Vivalavinyl in anticipation of a short vacation coming up.

Oh and top of that FLIPPER actually sounded good at Amoeba. the same weekend I got to meet comics Legend Marv Wolfman at my Favorite comic book store Isotope.

And anyone who's emailed me directly gets back a weird message about "medical Problems"- I've been having issues with my Right arm and shoulder, Physical therapy has a relieved most of the constant pain- ten days ago I couldn't do ANYTHING, so On the mend! Thanks everyone for your concern.