This is something new. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a punk zine from Greece focusing on crust and grind or as it self described on the cover “Skull Crushing D-beat Holocaust zine”. In this first issue you will find interviews with Dir Yassin and Cut Your Throat, articles about Myspace, christianity, companies that do testing on animals and the article “Anarcho-punk, the ALF and the miners’ strike – a cautionary tale from the 1980s” and of course music and zine reviews. The layout -as expected- is dark and gloomy as it should be. There have been some minor mistakes on the layout and the printing (which is otherwise very good, no photocopies here) but this was the first attempt and I’m sure that the next issue will be improved. Let’s hope there will be a follow up.
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Sapilla #7/Μελωδία της οργής [Melody of rage]
After a yearly delay, the new issue of Sapilla zine is finally out. This is a “split” zine but both parts are created by the same person. The first half is the known punk comic “Sapilla”. Black and white comics dealing with modern life issues suck as alienation, disaffection, hypocrisy, [...] -
Maximum Rock n Roll #273
I’m not going to bother to introduce this. You already know it and, if you’re into punk and into zines and you don’t, shame on you. Just order it and you’ll see why. Interviews, articles, scene reports, hundreds of reviews and a million other things. MRR is and always will [...] -
Fatty Boom Boom
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Agitate #6
Chris has been making zines forever. You know why? Because he’s good at it. And although I haven’t read any zines of his for about 8 years, I feel like I’m holding an issue of Aversion again. Great crusty, anarcho-punk zine. You will find articles on Punk and Desorden Collective, [...] -
Blue! Do you trust that I do not want to see you die here tonight?
This is a hardcore / straight edge zine, coming from the UK but not in the form of a music zine: interviews, reviews etc. This is more writing about HC and sXe, sometimes serious and sometimes funny. It has some guides on putting out records, touring and feeding bands and [...] -
Immigrant Zine #3
The guys of immi zine once again did a great job. They changed into A4 (unfortunately I am a big fan of A5) and included more articles in greek than on the previous issues (half of it is in greek and half of it in english now) and more personal [...]
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Mountza #2
For some reason I’ve missed reviewing the first issue of Mountza zine, a great new greek zine. For starter, this is absolutely punk rock. Take a deep breath and dive into the content: interviews with Magrudergrind, Trencher, The Amphetameanies, Vodka Juniors (+Cannonball Records), Mouthbreather, Hjerte Stop, Bombenalarm, Transistor Transistor, Spild Af Vinyl (+Death Token); Burial’s Japanese tour report, gig photography (by Mateus Mondin and Daigo Olivia) plus news and music reviews. The printing and layout is absolutely professional (reminds me of Maximum RNR, Last Hours etc) since the guys behind this zine have a big history on zines. Actually this is half the team of the infamous greek Immigrant zine. The biggest part of the zine is written in english (only the opening columns and an interview is in greek), so don’t hesitate if you can’t read greek. Do NOT miss this one.
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Kakistocracy, Threads, The Day Man Lost, Dreams are Free Motherfucker – 26/07/06 – Yorkshire Pub, Lancaster
I was waiting for a long long time for this gig because I absolutely love Kakistocracy. The first band to play, Dreams are Free, Motherfucker I had never listened to them before, they gave a nice set of their ultrafast hardcore. Next on stage were The Day Man Lost, a good grindcore band from Preston. Although I’m not a fan of grindcore, I really liked their demo so it was nice to see them live. They did a good set and the people seemed to enjoy them very much. But I must confess that I was really anxious to see Kakistocracy which came on next. They played an amazing set of solid/dark/Profane Existence kind of crust, playing most of the songs from their LP. What stroke me most was the difference from the other bands that played that night on the matter of communication with the people. They were the only band that spoke between the songs, explaining what the songs are about, making comments on political and social issues and picking subjects from abolishing prisons to the latest clashes with the police back in my hometown Athens. Bands like this are exactly what I think punk should be all about! Anyhow, they played an amazing set and too bad that not so many people showed up for the show, maybe because it took place in the middle of the summer. After Kakistocracy finished I had to leave in order to catch the last bus. Threads were supposed to play before Kakistocracy but they had some problems and couldn’t make it on time. As I later found out, they appeared much later and played their set only for a few kids that stayed and waited for them.
Hjerte Stop, Social Despair – 15/02/07 – Underground at Kalidromiou Street 94, Athens
Although I don’t really like Hjerte Stop and had never listened to Social Despair before, I headed to the underground social center that this gig was taking place. The gig was supposed to start at 9 which of course didn’t because the venue was empty so I had a lot of time to hang. After an hour or so people have started to gather but the place was not packed and the atmosphere was very pleasant. At around 10.15 the “locals” Social Despair hit the “stage”. The played a good set of short and fast songs of the thrash/crossover style that they do. Apart from their songs they did some covers of classics like SOD, Dead Kennedys, GBH and Motorhead if I remember correctly. Afterwards Hjerte Stop got on “stage” and even before they warm up the people, they started making sex jokes about the greeks and anal sex and were prompting people to have anal sex in order to get free t-shirts from them. Well I’m sorry but I was not very amused by this kind of jokes and when I go to a punk/diy gig, I expect the band to have something more to say than doing dirty jokes. Unfortunately for yet another time the fact that even if you’re a hardcore punk, living on welfare and staying in a squat does not mean you are politically or socially active was confirmed. I’m not here to judge those who act like this but in my world and in my opinion, punk is not (just) getting wasted to have a good time. Anyhow, as I said I didn’t really like the band from what I’ve heard from their studio work but their set was ok and although I was a bit pissed, I wasn’t bored. Fast punk rock with touches of hardcore is what they do.
Χάσμα [Hasma], Βαλπουργία Νύχτα [Walpurgis Night, Valpourgia Nihta], Kill the Cat, Avgrund Livet – 17/03/07 – Villa Amalias, Athens
This gig was part of the celebrations for the 17th birthday of the Athenian squat. I arrived pretty early so I had enough time to hang out before the gig started and to look through the squat’s distro and bookshop. A lot of people have gathered due to the occasion but it took a lot of time for the gig to start. After a couple hours of waiting, Βαλπουργία Νύχτα [Valpourgia Nihta] got on stage. It was the first time I saw them live after the addition of violin and I must say that their sound was excellent and they gave a very good show. Next band on stage was the unnamed one [the now finally have a name: Avgrund Livet]. I was waiting for a long time to see them live since I’ve heard very good things about them it was verified. They play a mix of From Ashes Rise, Kylesa and the like hardcore and they really blew me away. I can’t wait for a release. Next to play were Χάσμα [Hasma], the highlight of the evening for many, since it is considered as the most popular DIY band in Greece at the moment. Their show was amazing as always. They majority of the people was dancing and singing and almost everybody knew the lyrics word by word. The atmosphere was very beautiful and the band was active and cheerful. During the set of Hasma, the gig space was packed, since I everybody who was hanging outside came in. The last band to play were Kill the Cat, the only ska band of the bill to play. Most of the people who came in for Hasma went outside again so they had to start their set with only a smaller number of people. But after a few songs people started to getting back in and soon the place was full again. Kill the Cat were very cheerful and delightful. They played the songs from their new ep played games with the audience and everybody had a great time and a lot of dancing. After the show, various members from the bands and also people from the crowd got on stage and jammed live. They played covers of favorite greek punk songs and although they fucked up in most of them it was much fun for everybody. I left around 3.15 because I was exhausted but as I later found out, they continued to play until 4 in the morning. It was a great night, not only due to the bands that played but also because of the great atmosphere and people’s participation.