Gauze - 限界は何処だ

"Ladies and gentlemen please help me welcome one of the great mysteries of the Orient..."

That is how they were introduced on the live track at the end of this release. But truthfully, no introduction can do these boys justice. Just amazing. Period!

Where Is The Limit

Gagize - Traculent Crime 7"

Don't know much about this band. In fact that's going to be an ongoing theme this month as well. I didn't discover so many of these great Japanese bands until the age of the music blog. To which I say 'All's well that ends well'. A great 7 song 7" here.

Destroy Peace'n Life

The Comes - No Side

This month we typically reserve for Christmas themed posts. We forgo that this time around and instead repeat a theme from a couple Decembers ago. 80's Japanese hardcore!! Making this month indeed the most wonderful time of the year.

We start with the female-fronted Tokyo monsters The Comes. They moved more towards metal as the 80's progressed. But in 1983 they shredded the hardcore thing.

Human Hunting

Z - 戦争反対

We wrap up November with a noisy 1986 tape by the Japanese band Z. I know nothing about this band. I do know this tape, 26 tracks - no titles included, is some rippin' fast Japanese thrash. A great way to end the month. A foreshadowing of next month? Yeah, probably.

Anti-War

Fallout - It's All Over Now Demo

Punk Rock from western Virginia today. These guys were never able to broaden their boundaries too much, but they still never failed to entertain. I apologize for the iffy sound quality. I think I did a poor job when I pulled it from cassette some time ago.

Got Nothin' On Me

Schizoid - Datin' Satan Demo

Time for some good old fashioned punk metal from Newfoundland. To be honest I had never heard of them, but they apparently made quite the name for themselves up there. Here's a demo from their all too limited catalog.

Obnoxious Attitude

Vengeance - Oxnard Hardcore - Demo 1983

Nardcore, baby! This Vengeance, not to be confused with the other So Cal band from the 'Not So Quiet' comp, rips through 12 tunes. Technically I think this was released as a 7", but cassettes had to have been around, right?

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