TOP 10 RELEASES OF 2012

not that anyone gives a shit what my opinion is,but here is my obligatory year end list..not a whole lot that is a surprise on this so lets get to it.

10) The Second Coming-ACxDC
the return of the socal powerviolence legends was highly anticipated and buzzed about around the community as soon as it was revealed they were writing.this shit is an absolute banger.6 tracks of PV done the way only these guys can.all tthe songs on here are sick,but my personal favorite was "fuck it dood...lets go bowling".good shit.
http://acxdc.bandcamp.com/album/second-coming-ep

9)No Reces-Beatriz Carnicero
Coming from Uruguay,this band reeks of everything that is 1st wave powerviolence.fast,cavemen,grooves.its all there.my homie tim from Opaqus Rex put out the tape for this and its even rawer than on here.good shit.
http://beatrizcarnicero.bandcamp.com/

8) Red Hands-Bridge
my homies from orange county,highly underated and maddogged by haters always.but the fact remains their one of the best fucking bands to come out of this shithole.the blasts are tight,the songs strong and heavy and the lyrics extremely personal.definently my favorite out of orange county this year.
red hands mediafire linkage.

7)New Recordings-Cancer Patient
another bunch of homies,this time coming from the grind haven that is south central LA.bass and drum PV to the maximum.no bullshit.no filler tracks.every song is an absolute banger.these guys are gonna blow up any day now.if youve already slept on this,you fucking suck.smoke hash and play powerviolence.
http://cancerpatient.bandcamp.com/

6)S/T-Fissure
again,a highly underated and hated on band by lamewads,this band is coming up fast,violently and effectively.
this album shows a taste of what fissure is like live.thrashy powerviolence at its best out of long beach and coachella.this band is looking at great things in their future.dont sleep on this.
http://fissurehcpv.bandcamp.com/

5)S/T-SixBrewBantha
Canada's where its at right now,grindcore wise.SixBrew are on the top of their game with their debut s/t album.17 tracks of brutality.start/stop transitions.blasting with bpms faster than a train.vocals that sound like snuff film recordings.shits dank,as they say in california.definently one of my favorite bands and homies.
http://sixbrewbantha.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-lp

4)Pizza HI Five/Archagathus split 7"
another opaqus masterpiece,this shit was actually supposed to come out way earlier than it did.none the less,this is some of my favorite tracks from both bands.the songs are raw as fuck and great to blast loud.
archagathus keeps it real with their mincecore perfection while pizza keeps up their 2 man debauchery in full effect.great record.
mediafire download linkage

3)God's America/Human Junk Split
truly the heaviest record of the year.human junk from england pillage and rape with high speed powervioelnce with screeched vocals.like extortion on meth.God's America's side is one of the heaviest ive ever heard.this is how powerviolence is supposed to sound.if not for the next two,this wouldve been the record of the year for me.http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/gods-junk

2)-Tatical Precision Violence-Sordo
from my homies eduado(DIY NOISE) and gerry carrillo from oxnard,this bass/drum pv band is already a legendary band in california.their form of powerviolence is groovy,catchy and fucking pummelling when its fast.this shit gets spun twice a day in the chamber when we get done jamming.so fucking righteous,well done gentlemen.http://primeeggsamplerecords.bandcamp.com/album/tactical-precision-violence

1) Obacha/Chetwrecker-split tape
i got this tape from the homies in obacha when they came through socal.when i got home and poped it in,i was blown away by it.fast,catchy and fucking pissed,the obacha side is everything about the band i fucking lovein 10 songs.from fast jams to groovy breaks.the chetwreker side is just as dope,the oakland band showcases their powerful two piece destruction in 6 violent songs.both bands are gnarly live and deserve more recognition.best track?:toyota has nothing to do with hardcore.
obacha side download                                                                                  listen to the whole thing here.

thanks for reading.look forward to more bullshit and lagging next year on the site.hope to get some records out soon as well on 36th chamber of thrash.stay frosty,my friends.

OBACHA-Interview

Obacha are canada's finest in fastcore.fast,pissed and unrelenting.they are my good homies and i even got to play a few shows with them on their southern californian tour.if youre sleeping on this shit,youre fucking up hard.i sat down in the bunker with them to discuss star wars,mincecore,border patrol and wrecking chets.

36th:how did obacha come to form?
Tommy: Collin called me up one day and was like "hey wanna come start a fastcore band? i have 2 songs written". So of course I drive up to his house to jam them, Collin was playing guitar and I was playing drums and we learned the songs. Then we were jamming a week later and Graham showed up so we showed him the songs and he just grabbed a mic and said "I'm fucking in this band". Shortly after that we asked my cousin Evan to play drums so I moved to guitar and Collin moved to bass. Evan quit in January after playing with us for a year and a half so Graham moved to drums and that's the lineup we're at now. We played our first show as a 3 piece in March 2012 and started in May 2010.

                                        you can see lil ol' me in this video! such a gnarly show.


where did the name originate?
Collin was the first one to say it. It was like "you betcha" but spelled all fucked. We would get beers after jam and have endless discussions on how we should spell it, like hours long, every time, and never reached a conclusion so when our first show came I was making the flyer and just spelled it OBACHA. We figured it was a shitty enough name that it couldn't possibly be taken but sure enough it actually is by some techno hip hop guy from I don't fucking know where. Props to ORDSTRO for also having a name that's not even a proper word.

what are some of your most memroble moments in the band?

So many. Evan puking all over my dads van on a trip to Alberta, getting super duper drunk with TOTES BRUTE first night into tour (Richie KILLS at van jumps), meeting Jim Layhee on the ferry to GRINDLANDIA, Collin taking us to the wrong venue through a blizzard, hanging out with Bubb Rubb in Oakland, "I smoked it on accident fool", cramming us and SKUFF into my small ass truck for 4 days, our first Vancouver show where people were smashing each other really badly, playing with STILLBIRTH in Squamish and I got bashed in the face. Tons more. Touring fucking rules cause you get to see dumb shit you would never see otherwise. Plus you're almost always playing in the sketchiest part of any town so that's where all the real characters are.

what do you have planned next release wise?
We have a split ep with CHETWRECKER from Oakland at the plant, we had cassettes of it for tour but we sold out of them in like 5 shows. Pretty quick here we're recording for a split cassette with SLAVE from Alabama (who rule really hard) and then after that we're recording for a split ep with ORDSTRO from San Fransisco(who also rule hard) that we've had planned for a really long time. Then sometime we're doing a 4 way split 7' called "FAST FRIENDS" with ARCHAGATHUS, VIOLENT GORGE and SHOOTING SPREE. 9 dumbasses, 4 bands. Some of my friends keep bugging me to write an LP, but I don't really see that happening any time soon as a "long song" clocks in at about 35 seconds these days.

how did cali treat you on your tour?
Very well, those we're some of the best shows I've ever played and we met so many rad as fuck people. Also, we smoked weed with TWO guys that used to play in LACK OF INTEREST so I was really happy about that one. Everyone just smokes weed there nonstop it rules and we played with tons of great bands. The scene in Canada is good for fastcore and powerviolence but SO many more people go to shows there, especially in southern California where all the shows are at least 9 bands and cost $2. THANKS CALI!

when you coming back!? haha
As soon as we can. Graham has to get another passport cause he lost his on the first night of tour drunk as fuck in Seattle (we're real winners) and I should probably do some maintenance to the $400 van so, after that we're good to go. Hopefully the spring with CHETWRECKER, we're working on the where/when/how thing for that right now.  I wish the border didn't suck so bad getting into America looking like a greasy piece of shit grinder at 7a.m. on a monday sleep deprived and hungover with a very poorly planned stupid story that you're camping in California and aren't sure where yet. If it weren't for that we'd come down and play all the time.

finally,you're favorite chewbacca scene in star wars.
Any scene where he's freaking out and shouting off jibberish as loud as he can. That dude is CLEARLY down with powerviolence.

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