CIVILIZATION

some good pictures of the crusty raw doom band CIVILIZATION

Cinema Sounds late '10

CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION playing the Atlantic '09. This was either with MEHKAGO NT or BLOODY PANDA.

CIVILIZATION playing Transitions Art Gallery on the CIVILIZATION//ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CRUNCH Florida tour

The Fest 7, Gainesville, FL, 2008

DARK CASTLE playing 1984.

DARK CASTLE. Stevie and amps. It was Halloween weekend so they wore hooded robes.

Ramming Speed headbanging!

Ramming Speed headbangs a lot! 

Zoroaster played after this, there was a reason I forgot to take pictures.

Municipal Waste headbanging

M Waste

March Tours: Hot Graves // B A T I L L U S

The month of March in 2013 brings the mighty ringed planet Saturn out to dance in the sky above the waning gibbous moon. As Saturn peers over the earth from deep space, two bands of titanic proportions will make terrestrial landfall over the U.S., punishing its crust.

Hot Graves brings forth brooding evil d-beat with enough swag to make fashion punks shiver in their freshly-studded boots. Their latest EP, Fashion Victim unleashes four punked-out rippers expounding on their take of punk's upside down crossed, studded and back patched impact on high fashion. No one is safe from the wrath of the Graves, and when butt flaps make it to the runways and shops on Madison Avenue, be sure the knights in white phosphorus will be there to crush them.

While Hot Graves hastens the march to your shallow place of rest, Batillus composes deep industrialized doom for the requiem. Your decomposing body will have time to reflect on its past life as Concrete Sustain pulses slowly into a bleak realm of pain and urban decay. Batillus' guitars chug and sustain into glorious feedback while synthesizers loom overhead of pounding drum and bass.

Like Saturn watching closely overhead, you should keep watch of Hot Graves and Batillus as they hit the road this March. All tour dates are listed below.

HOT GRAVES

3/2 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 Bar
3/3 - Raleigh, NC @ Slim's Downtown
3/4 - Harrisonburg, VA @ The Blue Nile
3/5 - Philadelphia, PA @ the Millcreek
3/6 - Boston, MA @ Cambridge Elks Lodge
3/7 - Providence, RI
3/8 - New York. NY @ Saint Vitus Bar
3/9 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
3/10 - Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records
3/11 - Savannah, GA TBA 

B A T I L L U S

2/28/2013 Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge w/ Himalayan, Dead Level
3/1/2013 Madison, WI @ WISCO w/ Lungs, Mercian, Subjugation
3/2/2013 Minneapolis, MN @ Medusa w/ Lungs, Bellow
3/3/2013 Billings, MT @ The Railyard Ale House w/ Fallen is Babylon
3/4/2013 Walla Walla, WA @ The Power House Theatre
3/5/2013 Portland, OR @ The Know w/ Megaton Leviathan, Towers
3/6/2013 Seattle, WA @ Highline w/ Atriarch, Addaura
3/8/2013 Oakland, CA @ The Swamp w/ Kowloon Walled City, Monuments Collapse, Amarok
3/9/2013 Los Angeles, CA @ 5 Star Bar w/ Kowloon Walled City, Suffering Luna, Destroy Judas
3/10/2013 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunkspace w/ Sorxe, Ladybird, Goya
3/13/2013 Austin, TX @ Mohawk – Pitchfork Show No Mercy SXSW Party w/ Skeletonwitch, Pallbearer, Mutilation Rites, more
3/14 – 3/16 SXSW TBA
3/17/2013 Baton Rouge, LA @ Mud & Water w/ Grave Robbers
3/18/2013 Lafayette, LA @ The Feed & Seed w/ Before the Eyewall, Guiltless
3/20/2013 Tallahassee, FL @ Hidden Hand w/ Attack Culture, Praying, Rovagug
3/21/2013 Athens, GA @ Little Kings w/ Pale Prophet
3/22/2013 Chapel Hill, NC @ Chapel Hill Underground w/ Backwoods Payback, Bitter Resolve
3/23/2013 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Sinister Haze, Backwoods Payback, Men’s Room

anniversary

Its been just over one year since my last post so update away!

good bands with crappy pictures and unfinished drafts

routinedamage.tumblr.com also has more pictures of shows and other stuff

Black Cobra in Denver

Anti Flag in Meerhout, BE Groezrock 2012

Torche in NYC

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Suicidal Tendencies Long Beach, CA

King Dude in Brooklyn

Nightvision

Converge in nyc

eyehearttorche

People doing stuff: Metalcakes

 Yes, our friends Stevie and Rob of Dark Castle are doing stuff, stuff around the world.. Playing beautifully heavy music. They are truly inspiring and have inspired a new Metalcake, the Awake in Sleep cupcake. These cakes are based off of the first track of Spirited Migration "Awake in Sleep" and even have some coffee in them! mmmmm. I love Metalcakes so creative and delicious, I first wrote about them here as they are a fond memory touring with Black Cobra.

BLACK FUCKING COBRA

Ok, so the only time I post anymore is when I start a tour. I'm sitting in the Atlanta airport waiting to fly to San Francisco to meet up with the Black Cobra dudes for another US//Canadian tour. This time we're teaming up with Gaza, Torche and the legendary Corrosion of Conformity! We actually just ended a two week European tour with COC and Zoroaster. All theses dudes are super tight! The shows were awesome! The highlight was probably Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland where BC headlined the Afterburner in front of a couple thousand stoners.

Go here for picture updates, I probably won't blog much..

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I'll be on the bus and in the van with BLACK COBRA on their US and Canadian tour to support the frosty release of INVERVAL out on SOUTHERN LORD RECORDS.

This time my duties are as tour manager, where I'll be takin care of business making sure the shows and life on the road are awesome. Full list of dates are below!




11/17/11 House of Blues, San Diego CA w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
11/18/11 Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles CA w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
11/19/11 The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco CA w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
11/21/11 Roseland Theater, Portland OR w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword, YOB
11/22/11 Showbox SODO, Seattle WA w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword, YOB
11/23/11 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
11/24/11 Pogue Mahone Pub, Kamloops BC w/The Sword
11/25/11 The Northern, Fernie BC w/The Sword
11/26/11 Flames Central, Calgary AB w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
11/27/11 Edmonton Event Centre, Edmonton AB w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
11/29/11 Garrick Centre, Winnipeg MB w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
11/30/11 First Avenue, Minneapolis MN w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/01/11 Turner Ballroom, Milwaukee WI w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/02 11 Vic Theatre, Chicago IL w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/03/11 Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac MI w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/04/11 Outland Live, Columbus OH w/The Sword
12/05/11 The Palace Theater, Greensburg PA w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/06/11 Town Ballroom, Buffalo NY w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/07/11 Ram’s Head Live, Baltimore MD w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/08/11 Toad’s Place, New Haven CT w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/09/11 The Paramount, Huntington NY w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/10/11 Wellmont Theatre, Montclair NJ w/Kyuss Lives!, The Sword
12/11/11 Saint Vitus Bar, Brooklyn NY w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/12/11 Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia PA w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/13/11 Great Scott, Allston MA w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/14/11 AS220, Providence RI w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/15/11 Black Cat, Washington DC w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/16/11 Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta GA w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/17/11 Siberia, New Orleans LA w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/19/11 Emo's, Austin TX w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/20/11 The Conservatory, Oklahoma City OK w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/21/11 Launchpad, Albuquerque NM
12/22/11 Rogue, Scottsdale AZ
12/23/11 The Z, San Luis Obispo CA w/Intronaut
04/15/12 Roadburn Festival, Tilburg Holland

BAD DREAM//SHOPPERS stuff

Shoppers and Bad Dream played in Jacksonville, both playing really awesome and different sets, both having awesome people!

Gainesville

just cant take a picture of MAUSER.. FEST 10, 2011

WORLDS setting up at the NO IDEA bbq FEST 9, 2010

Wayward Council before PERDITION/CRAZY SPIRIT/MAUSER/ECTOPLASM show

dark

Night Fever/Estorbo/GP

Went to a show recently in Jacksonville. ESTORBO and GORILLA PUSSY from Miami were on tour. NIGHT FEVER from Denmark was added. They were doing an east coast tour with a dude from New Jersey. It was hot out so I brought some watermelon for the Danes thinking they didn't have watermelon in Denmark, but they said they did.. I wonder if they ate it or just thought I was crazy?

BLACK FLAG // SS CONSPIRACY?

BLACK FLAG!

Black Flag, the first hardcore band, tough as shit, DIY grandpas, classic, fuck yeah!
The "four bars" logo was created for the band in 1977 by Raymond Pettibon, Greg Ginn's brother, to represent a stylized waving black flag. It is undoubtedly one of the most easily recognizable band logos in music. It makes a great shirt and tattoo, but what message does it really spread? Is the iconic "four bars" logo a symbol of DIY ethos and hardcore music, a stylized symbol of anarchy or a skewed symbol of the Nazi SS?


To demonstrate the transformation, the four bars are simply reconfigured and skewed in three stages to make an SS symbol:


This video shows evidence of the SS symbol (on helmets and black flags) as originally used by nazi bastards. They bear a striking resemblance to stage two of our transformation.

1:27 shows a small symbol in a helmet.
3:01 is the best example. It shows a black flag with white bars as seen in the second stage.

ASH BASH

ASH BASH JULY 16, 2011 WAREHAUS 8B

VEGAN COOKOUT AND POTLUCK, GAME OF S.K.A.T.E. and BANDS!
1890Wambolt St. 32202

- HALLELUJAH - GHOST HORSE

- THINGUINS - REMAINS

-ILL TOLERANCE -WARM HANDS

+SPECIAL GUESTS

***Update

ASHBASH 2011 was awesome. There was everything that was on the flier... and more. There was skateboarding on a box with a little rail, vegan food and desert that was mouth watering and delicious and those bands; a good mix of hardcore punk//post rock//obscure.

Crow's Foot

I love crust, melodic hardcore and pretty much anything with a D-beat. That beat and rhythm absolutely drive you to be active and makes you want to do things faster. CROW'S FOOT blends those things and deep passion. They recently played in Jacksonville with TALK SICK EARTH and was just really dang good. This is my first interrogation of a band, here are the questions I asked them:

1. names and band roles?
Jaydee-vox, Ben M.-Drums, Max-guitar, Benzito-Bass

2. How did everyone meet up and start playing together?
In April 2008, Jaydee and I (Ben M.) saw Deserter play at the Tattoo House in Tampa. After
seeing how these kids were so passionate and angry, we knew that we had to start a band
together.

3. Where did the name Crow's Foot come from?
Ben’s brother, Robby, was the original guitarist. He got our band name from looking at a
peace sign and called it a crow’s foot.

4. Your on a 3 week tour right now, what has been a memorable date/place so far?
Is there a show your looking forward to?
Fort Myers was a memorable kick off show. We played at Cool Hand Luc’s with Tortured and
Tropiezo from Puerto Rico. We spent the earlier part of the day putting our records together
with our friends and eating vegan food. As Florida kids, we’re looking forward to playing
basement shows.

5. Where does the inspiration for your songs come from?
We’re inspired by each other, by our anger, and by the mindless destruction of the earth. We
are angry about the obscene treatment of non-human species.

6. Does living in Tampa or Florida have any certain affect on you individually or the band?
Yes.

7. Do you feel like Florida is a good place for music right now?
Yes

8. on the grid or off the grid?
Off

9. Outside of making music, distributing zines and traveling, how else do you spread your
beliefs?
As far as spreading our beliefs, I find it crucial to constantly engage in discussion with people
who are even remotely interested in what I have to say or even with people that disagree
with you. I constantly find myself talking to friends and strangers about topics such as animal
liberation, anarchy, and deep ecology. Through personal discussion I feel like I can reach
an individual in a more personal way, and vice versa, making the conversational topic a lot
more relatable. I always find it encouraging when I find out that one of my friends has decided
to go vegan after talking to me, it definitely brings to my attention the power of personal
discussions. - Benzito

10. What would you tell someone who wanted to reduce their consuming habits or why
someone should?
Our society trains us to be insatiable consumers and everything about that is wrong. I would
tell them to look at their possessions and their consuming habits and ask themselves to
perceive their belongings with a primeval mentality. What serves a profitable function to you?
Upcycle what you can use and give the rest of it away.



11. The Crow's Foot 10" vinyl record is really sweet. Can you talk about the songs, art and
packaging?
Jaydee did the art for the cover. Joe, Nevin, and Aysia from Ft. Myers helped us screen print
and sew the covers. Our songs cover subjects regarding earth and human liberation.

12. What other releases do you have?
Early demo, Crow’s Foot: Manifest CD, and a Split 7” with Deserter.

13. What is in the future for Crow's Foot?
We’re planning a south-eastern tour, for March 2012, with Kasatka from Belgium.

14. thanks for washing your dishes
Real punx wash dishes.

THE BODY//ASSEMBLY OF LIGHT//CIVILIZATION//HOT GRAVES

Pictures of the show from CLAY and JOSH

Video recorded by Josh's friend Mark via JOSH
The INFEST cover of "My World My Way" was probably the most fun song, we've only really played it once before, and did pretty well I think. We were definitely stoked on people singing along. One guy even had some of the lyrics tatooed on his arm. And I hope Joey's head was alright after some crucial headbanging into my headstock! eeek.


This is the only recording of the song Sum of Man, its the newer of our songs that we've just been playing live.


THE BODY and ASSEMBLY OF LIGHT CHOIR
The fade starts at 7:28

L O U D F A S T N O I S E

Sweeed

Seeing this recent Maximum RocknRoll Recording of The Week (6.15.11) about TERRIBLE FEELINGS (SE) has inspired me to write about them and some other great Swedish bands. I guess I was searching for information about MASSHYSTERI breaking up. The only media I could find was from either Swedish record labels or local Swedish blogsites, all in Swedish-English.

Among the postings was one about a new band that may perhaps fill up the void of Masshysteri. Maybe not necessarily the same style, but the same rock and roll punk attack. All Terrible Feelings had at the time was a Myspace with a few songs that you had to keep hitting play over and over to listen to them, remember that? I wonder how many plays I gave them? Those songs became their first demo which was down loadable at the end of 2010 off their Blog.

The demo was awesome, it has good natural sound, maybe home recording gear or tape? Songs are fast paced and twangy up tempo punk rock with 16th note drumming and equally fast guitar strumming. The vocals are naturally distorted sounding female shouts and harmonic talking with a melodic background vocals on some songs. The vocals also demand attention with emotional and passionate release. With a flip of the distortion pedal, the riffs range from twangy and surfy to distorted and raw with riff progressions that lead you through emotions and distress.

[I have to mention I feel Swedish punk is very special in that Swedish bands create very nice melodies, from punk, metal, electronic and pop (TO WHAT END?, WOLFBRIGADE, AT THE GATES, THE KNIFE and THE SOUNDS)

I just recently ordered a couple copies of their 7"s and a shirt, psyched on that. The band is on tour right now all over Europe and playing a lot. All of their material can be found on their Soundcloud page. This is good stuff!


Related bands: REGULATIONS, THE VICIOUS, IMPERIAL LEATHER

H A L L E L U J A H

Hallelujah from Jacksonville, FL are back playing shows with a new line up and new songs.
Heavy hardcore with some heavy riffs.
Here are some dates:

Jax June 24 @ Warehouse 8b w// Xibalba, Swear Jar
Jax July 16 @Warehouse 8B w// Remains, Thinguins, ghosthorse, warmshands, for Ashfest, a benefit for Quinn's cat
Jax July 22 @ Warehaus 8b w// Axis (daytona), Hive Mind, Swear Jar
Jax July 27 @ BLUE HOLE w//FLYINGSNAKES and MUSHROOMSTAR
Tallahassee August 5 @ Farside Collective w// FLYINGSNAKES


They just returned from a show in St. Petersburg, FL with FATAL, WITCHAVEN and MANMADE.
look out for a demo on RD.

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get in touch: last_civilization(at)yahoo.com
old myspace: myspace.com/hallujahmusic