Infekcja,Insuiciety,Rivals!,D.A.T,Kalazaar @ Politechnic University,Athens

Infekcja

Insuiciety

So here's the review for this show,it took a lot of time 'cause I had lots of things to take care of first (I moved to a new place and still try to get my shit together).
Anyways this show kicked major ass! It was great at all aspects, great sound,great crowd and plus it was a benefit gig for the prisoners of the December riots in Greece.
First band was Kalazaar,it was our best show so far and we all enjoyed it,well besides our drummer who was ill but still managed to deliver!
Next were Rivals!,for those of you who don't know,Rivals! come from the ashes of xFor No Reasonx,a great new sxe old-school hardcore band with the right spirit!
The next band was Insuiciety from Berlin (actually all members are from Poland but reside in Berlin for some years),they were fuckin' awesome at stage to say the least! Sludge/crust attack with some dark melodies that fit great.
Infekcja took over the stage next and destroyed our ears with their grinding harshness these Polish fucks deliver for over a decade!
Last were D.A.T,it's a new band and they play crusty punk hc,well by the time they played I was too drunk to pay attention,but from what I heard they were nice! Hopefully I'll pay more attention next time!
So that was it....take care and stay punk!!

Benefit/solidarity live for the prisoners of the December riots In Greece.

After the December riots and in a critical time for the greek anarchist/anti-authoritarian movement,we decided to put up a diy punk concert to help financialy the prisoners at the old EMI record factory in Athens.The place is abandoned for years and it was a great opportunity to set up a show there because it served another cause,our despise for the music industry!
At the morning of the 31st of January we got in the building and started to clean up the floor and set up a stage.It should be noted that at the same day there was a fascist meeting in the center of Athens called by an extreme right wing organization,Xrisi Avgi (Golden Dawn),also at the morning there was also a demonstration called by anarchists so not a lot of people could be with us from the start at the EMI factory for helping and "guarding" the place.Most people were at the demonstration or at an anti-fascist meeting.However everything turned out ok,no cops or fascists showed up to the concert.
We were expecting about 300 people to show up and we were worried if the money collected from the show were enough! The speakers and p.a we rented costed 500 euros and the alcohol costed 250 euros,so we had spend a lot of money already! We were suprised when we figured out that after the show we had more than 1100 euros and about 400 people attended! Everything turned out really great!
About the show now,the bands that played were Asfyxia,Ysteria and Kalazaar.I play in Kalazaar so I'm not the one to say if the people liked our music or what we had to say (although I saw a lot of people enjoying our set!),by the way we play old-school anarcho-punk with some d-beat influences! Ysteria,a band from Alexandroupoli (north greece,close to the border with Turkey) played a really great set,I haven't seen them live for some years and was suprised to find out they're even better on stage than on the cd! They play old-school punk rock with fast songs and sing-alongs.The last band,Asfyxia,got the crowd going with their heavy old-school crust punk,they were out of tune sometimes because they hadn't a rehearsal for a long time but they were great nevertheless.
After the show a party started with some punk and metal music,at that time everyone had a smile on their faces and was having a good time.
All the money collected were placed in a bank account for the prisoners.
It was the first live we set as Athens Anarchopunk collective and I hope more will follow!

Solidarity,equality,anarchy and punk rock for the destruction of this rotten world (and its music industry!)
Athens Anarchopunk collective.

Solidarity/benefit show for the prisoners of the December riots

Solidarity/benefit show for the prisoned people of the December riots in Greece. There will also be a benefit compilation cd-r from the three bands playing the show (Asfyxia,Ysteria and Kalazaar). All the money gathered will be send to the prisoners for their court expenses as well as their daily needs inside the prison. The show takes place in the old EMI/Columbia record factory....at the ruins of the music industry!

...the time will come when we'll look at the ruins of your rotten civilazation,impatient to build our dreams upon them...

Athens, Greece: 16-year-old shot dead by policeman. Actions all over Greece

On Saturday 6th of December at around 10pm, two Greek policemen were in patrol in a central street by Exarchia square, in the center of Athens. They had a verbal argument with some young people who were there. During the argument, one of the cops pulled his gun and shot a 16-year-old guy twice. The victim was moved to Evangelismos Hospital to be found dead. According to eye-witnesses, the cop had been swearing against the young man, showing his genitals, before shooting him.

In a spontaneous response, thousands of people gathered in the centers of most of Greek cities. In Athens, people gathered outside Evangelismos Hospital, in order to prevent the cops from entering the building. A little later the riot police attacked in a street in Exarchia resulting to one person being arrested. The evening in Athens evolved with a spontaneous assembly in the Polytechnic University, a lot of riots in the whole center of Athens including attacks against police departments and banks, until the early hours of the next morning. Meanwhile, a spontaneous demonstration took place, but it was confronted by the riot police with tear gas. Three more University building, the Economic, the Pantion and the Law School have been occupied.Rallies, demonstrations, direct actions and riots took place all around the country. In Thessaloniki, a big spontaneous demonstration took place, while 2 Police Departments were attacked, several bank departments were burnt and Egnatia str., the main street, was block by burning trash bins for hours. Reports have been also posted about actions in Yannena, Iraklio Chania, Komotini, Mitilini, Xanthi, Serres, Sparta, Alexandroupolis and Volos.

Repost from the Independent Media Center.
Show your support to all those who oppose the Greek police state (and every police state of course)......these burning days and nights are for Alex. Solidarity is our strongest weapon..let's use it!

Grief,Trap Them,Heavensore,Formikation @ Texas club,Athens

Grief

Trap Them

Heavensore

Formikation

I'm really bored to write a review for this show,so I'll just say a few things about each band and that's it! First of all,the show was really great,not too many people showed up 'cause it was on a working day but that's the way I like it! Anyways,Formikation opened the set for once more but I only saw them play their last three songs because I was late! Great as always! Heavensore were next,I had heard their name before but never got the chance to see them live. They are a progressive sludge metal/rock band,they played one 40-minute long track which,to say the truth,kinda bored the hell out of me! The opening riff dragged for too long and kinda lost its interest after a while...I will check them out again though cause they are capable for some really great songs! Trap Them literally destroyed the fuckin' stage! It was one of the bands that wanted to witness live 'cause I knew about the life-changing shows they put on! For those of you who don't know Trap Them,they have a lot of sludge/crust infuences,like His Hero Is Gone for instance and a lot of grindcore mostly Nasum-style,add some of their personal touch on the music and you got a fuckin' raging band! Grief were next,they're one of oldest sludge bands out there along with EyeHateGod.Pure hate for the human race and misery for this stale world is what they're all singing about! They played a long set which included all the great songs they've ever written,their stage presence was exactly as their songs....slow and heavy as fuck with tons of misery..fuckin' brilliant!
Well that's it for now...till next time....hate yourself for being part of the problem!

Disfear,Doomriders,Dead Vows,Greet The Dead @ AN Club

Disfear

Doomriders

Dead Vows

Greet The Dead

I was looking forward to this show since Disfear are one of my all time favorites,plus Doomriders played too which are an awesome doom rock band from U.S.A.
I have not much to say about this show except that everyone who missed it made a huge mistake! The only bad thing was the fuckin' ticket price! 25 euros!!! That shit only happens in Greece! Anyway,let's move on...first were Greet The Dead,a crust band from Thesalloniki,it was the second time I saw them on stage and I must say that it was kinda of a let down,the main reason was their new vocalist,his voice was repeatitive and with no passion. Of course that is my opinion,so you better check them out yourselves and decide! Next were Dead Vows, a hardcore punk band from Sweden. Their music is not anything special but they had energy on stage and I liked some of their songs a lot,be sure to check'em out. Fuckin' Doomriders took over the stage next and I was in the right mood to enjoy some doom rock! I've been listening to their only lp,which by the way is really great, for a couple of months now and I was looking forward to check them live! They were great! Unfortunately not a lot of people digged their set,but who cares since I and my friends did! Last were Disfear....their set was as powerfull as it can be! They played for about an hour and their set included new (Misanthropic Generation,Powerload,Rat Race,The Furnace) and old songs like Det Sista Kriget and they even played a song from their first 7"! Really awesome band on stage with a lot of energy,plus they were really cool people unlike some "big" crust/punk bands out there that act like fuckin' Guns and Roses!
Also don't forget to check their latest record (Live The Storm),it's a blast!
Till next time....give me one last shot of your powerload!
Cheers!

Extreme Noise Terror,Desecration,Progress Of Inhumaity,Formikation @ Texas club,Athens

Extreme Noise Terror

Desecration

Progress Of Inhumanity

Formikation

Hi to everyone! It's been a long time since the last post but there were no shows to take pics of,well except one but I was bored and it wasn't that good anyway! Ok,before I start the gig review I should let you know that this was thee best show I've ever attended! Seriously! That said,it's time to move on to the review.
First were Formikation from Athens,some of you that keep track of my posts may remember them from an older show at KS94. They have progressed a lot from then and their set sounds a lot more mature now,they play grindcore but with a more progressive take and they also have a lot of punk and metal elements.Think Magrudergrind,old-school grind like Napalm Death mixed with old Nasum songs and Burst! Yeah,I know it sounds weird but that's what it comes to mind when I hear their songs!Anyways,their set was fuckin' killer despite the inactive crowd! Keep it up guys! Next were Progress Of Inhumanity also from Athens,I hadn't heard this band before but a friend of mine told me that I'll love them...and I did! They don't have a bassist (Formikation don't have a bassist either!) but that was no handicap whatsoever! Old-fuckin' school,in-your-face crusty grind with small doses of metal,now I'm a sucker for crust/grind and these guys surely know how to play this type of shit! They reminded me of Dropdead at times but with more complicated song structures ,overall they were really great and you should give 'em a listen if you get the chance. Desecration were next,they share two members with Extreme Noise Terror but sound nothing like'em! They play old-school death metal,personally I hate death metal so I was just waiting for them to end their set! Some people from the crowd seemed to like their songs (yes,all of them were metalheads!),so I'll just shut up!
Extreme Noise Terror took the stage aterwards and from the first note I knew this was gonna be one hell of a show! Both singers were original members so you got the awesome combination of their first record! I should mention here that I accidentally hit Dean (one of the vocalists) in the teeth! I was so fuckin' excited and I had my fist in the air in front of the stage and he banged his head right on my fist! At first I thought: oh shit...I'm gonna get my ass kicked for that!!!..but he smiled at me and everything were fine,thinking back on it,it's fuckin' hilarious! Anyway,their set was perfect,playing mostly old songs as well as some new that are really good if not equally great as their old stuff and everyone left the show with a smile in his/her face,it's fuckin' Extreme Noise Terror we're talking about here,how someone could not be happy after seeing them live?
Something else I should mention is that one of the singers talked between tracks and explained what each song was about and commented on some social and political issues,to some that might sound indifferent but for me it's very important.Don't forget that Extreme Noise Terror played in the U.K crust/punk scene in the early '80's with politically minded and active bands such as Discharge,Chaos U.K,Antisect and the like.
Ok,that was it for now...till next time..see ya in the streets.