We Are Walking Disease

Yo, Niko here.

"Progression" can mean a lot of things in music. In hardcore, most of the time it means turning nu-metal or making your sound softer and more marketable (often accompanied by a contract with Victory Records). In the case of Sacramento hardcore punk band Trash Talk, it's always meant serious improvement. From the first demo tape to the most recent release, Walking Disease, each release improves upon its predecessor. The longest Trash Talk album to date, Walking Disease is eleven songs of pure fucking rage. A quick look at their influences, including Negative Approach, Shark Attack, and Spazz, should give you a pretty good idea of what they sound like. It's loud, it's hard, and it's fucking fast. With only one track passing the 1:30 mark, each song is like a shotgun blast to the face, aural fucking assault. Lee's vocals and lyrics are also at the best they've ever been. Each word belted with genuine rage, each lyric penned by a desperate madman.

The live show is something to behold as well. Spencer (bass) and Lee seem to feed off each other as they destroy everything in range, including themselves. And you're all in luck, a full US tour is coming in May.

Walking Disease is available now from Rumble Records. While you're at it, pick up the Trash Talk/Steel Trap split from Spiderghost Pressgang, and the first 7" from Sell Our Souls Records. Their first full length drops sometime this year on Malfunction Records.

Losing sleep, wasting time
Killing myself til the day I die
I am what?
I am pure fucking evil

http://www.myspace.com/trashtalkfu
http://www.rumblerecords.net
http://www.spiderghost.net
http://www.selloursouls.com
http://www.malfunctionrecords.com

Judas Lives...

Greetings Earthling scum, Niko here.

The hardcore bands of today are for the most part lacking in two categories: talent, and influence from bands before the year 2000. Judas has both. Drawing influence from seminal powerviolence outfit Crossed Out, Cleveland metallic hardcore group Ringworm, and classic stoner rock bands Eyehategod and Electric Wizard, Judas uses blasting drum beats and vocals reminiscent of a barbarians battle cry. Oh, and did I mention the guitarist fucking rips? Sick riffs abound, the stoner rock influence shines through the most in the guitar, particularly in the final track, a 7 minute jam with no title. Interesting to note as well is the theme of the Crusades in the lyrics. Each side (Christians and Muslims) has a song from their viewpoint. The subject of hell and evil is also touched upon more than once.

Your chances of seeing this band anytime soon are probably pretty slim, unless you live in Southern California. Maybe if you all buy their record they'll have enough money to tour, and I can party hard with Sami, the best (brownest) dude in the world. The record drops in a few weeks on 16oh records.

Judas
16oh

I am here
From the depths of hell
City streets I dwell
Control this world I shall
Judas lives…