BT 019 Back Then - Zeitverschwendung 7" EP is OUT NOW

BT 019 Back Then - Zeitverschwendung 7" EP lim. 300

Pro printed, full coloured, 2 sided Sleeve with front cover and all lyrics & infos & photos inside. 200 Black Vinyl, 50 White Vinyl, 50 White Smeared Vinyl with white hand stamped Labels. Co-Release with THC & DIY Records, Shitpiece Records & Epileptic Media Records.

This very first studio EP of Linz'es finest HC band Back Then should be considered gamechanging. These four tracks are as epic as epic can get! The release of their vinyl debut, entitled "Zeitverschwendung", bears such magnitude for the HC/Punk scene of Austria, it's breath-taking. This 7" will go down in history as the undisputed masterpiece of AUT HC/Punk of the decade. 4020/HC

These fine singles been pressed by the fabulous Ameise Vinyl from Germany in a first run of 300 copies. 200 are on black vinyl, while the remaining hundred are 50 on white vinyl and 50 on smeared white vinyl. The sound is amazing and rich, must say that i'm very pleased with the overall result! The Covers are pro printed sleeves on deluxe 250g paper with 4/4 print from print24. Kept the labels blank white, in order to have them hand stamped on both sides by Mike and myself.

I'm even more proud about this release because of the fact that it was possible to fund the press entirely through a collaboration of 4 befriended Austrian DIY Labels. Teamed up for the 7" with the great dudes of THC & DIY Records, Shitpiece Records and Epileptic Media Records.

You can stream the entire 7" already on the Back Then Blog!!!!

Pics of the 7" making of are up on the BTR Facebook Page!

News & larger Distro Update

The Back Then 7"es are done and have been sent from the pressing plant to the BTR HQ on tuesday. They are supposed to arrive on friday! These will be out sometime during the weekend and you can pre-listen to the entire single on the Back Then Bandcamp page. Covers are already here, take a look!

I'm very happy to announce that i'll be doing a EU Version of ((prmtv-ccmltn))'s 8 Track Demo Tape called "Drive For Return To Inorganic Matter". You thought that you heard everything in noisy raw'n'distorted punk? Uh-uh sir, you've been terribly wrong! Primitive Accumulation will take you to a level of rawness that you have never dared to dream about - period! The BTR version will have a revised cover artwork and will come on coloured pro tapes with stickers.

Here are some words from the great RABM Blog about the tape:

"Primitive Accumulation, or ((prmtv-ccmltn)), are a band from Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, whose first demo cassette "Drive for Return to Inorganic Matter" came out in December of 2011. Musically they're influenced by raw black metal, power violence/fastcore, noise and "other weird shit we can get our hands on" (c); politically - by the ideas of Marx, Marcuse, Negri, Deleuze, Guattari and the New Left in general. The demo consists of 8 short tracks, but it's mixed in one long track here. I'd recommend it to fans of very raw, primitive USBM, and noisecore."

Other news:

* BT 017 Homo Homini Lupus / Aggrenation Split 12" and BT 020 "No More Borders" 4 Way Split 7" are also finished, but still on the way to me.

* BT 018 Over the Top - Fleisch Pic 7" is still waiting on one of the involved labels to pay their part to got into press.

* BT 023 Terlarang / Jagernaut Split 7" and BT 024 Human Junk / God's America Split 7" are both at their pressing plants now. Hope to have some updates soon! You can pre-listen to the "God's Junk" Split 7" on the Tombs in the Valley Productions Bandcamp page.

* ATNC # 2 is awaiting the last two missing interviews to come back to us to start with the layouting phase! The other written content is already done and work on original artwork & tons of collages have started. Expect a detailed update on issue two as soon as all inties are here!


Coming to the distro: got a lot of stuff floating around here for a while, but i've been to busy to make a proper distro update till now. Got the great Life Ends / Slump 12" in, which sadly is the very last release of Life Ends because they suffered the terrible loss of their singer Daniel at the end of january. The Split 12" was supposed to be published for a planned Life Ends & Slump tour in 2012, but due to the sudden passing, the vinyl was made in memory of Daniel Blage. Been released by Kink, Fucking Kill, Vulgar and Useless Records.

Also got some other stuff in from Vulgar Records in form of the hilarious Doktor Bitch / Schnauzer 7" and the new edition of Sille's own fanzine called "Schreikrampf", celebrating the 15 year anniversary of Schreikrampf & Vulgar Records. This special issue of Schreikrampf comes with a super cool compilation 7" that features bands like Brody's Militia, Agathocles or Corrosive and is housed in a printed A4+ letter. Be warned: the zine is entirely in German, but the compilation alone is worth the price!

Next we have some goodies from Shitpiece Records, a very kewl fellow Austrian who is also co-releasing the Back Then 7" with me. Got the fabulous Coup D'Etat 12" (already sold out), the first LP from Austria's Boredom (who previously put out a split 12" with Rivers Run Dry) and the Perspectives 7" from Empty Handed (two different versions of genious looking, marbled colour vinyls).

And last but not least, three smashing tape releases you shouldn't miss out! The great Drunk with Power, operated by Nikita from Russia, again suprise with two awesome new releases. This time it's the demo of Russian HC/Punkers Minefield and a new tape from Unbroken Bones, who indeed play awesome Broken Bones'esque MetalPunk. RF/HC (Russian Federation Hardcore) rules! Also don't miss your chance to lay your fingers upon a copy of the great "The future doesn't need you" tape of Gripe. This Powerviolence / Grindcore band is on a roll right now and will have a lot more good stuff be coming out soon!

Yeah and following items from the Distro are SOLD OUT:

* The Secret Prostitutes - s/t - Crysis Records
* V.A. - GRRR... Compilation lim. 111 - THC & DIY Records
* V.A. - Trash Up My Ass - Spastic Fantastic Records (will get a restock)

BT 015 Total War - 8 Track Demo 2011 (European Version) OUT NOW

BT 015 Total War - 8 Track Demo 2011 (European Version) Tape lim. 300

Full coloured, 2 sided, pro printed covers. Clear, factory printed, pro Tapes. Yet another brilliant looking and very detailed on shell print from Brutallica (same as Lotus Fucker and Indoctrinate 2nd press tapes)!

Special Edition limited to 100 copies comes in candy bag (white with yellow, blue, red, pink or purple stripes) and with a A4 photocopied inlay (five different prints for each bag colour), held together by a b/w printed sticker with band+label logos and handnumbered limitation.

First 30 copies additionaly come spraypainted, with a pair of earplugs and candy. This Candy + Noise Edition holds a pair of E-A-R brand ear plugs, a pack of PEZ sweets (four different flavors) and has it's candy bag spraypainted (black spray) with crossed out notes!

This most ravishing D-Beat Raw Punk band, probably best band overall to root out of Canada in the last decade, delivers one hell of a debut in this 8 Track Demo, recorded in 2011. Simply a must have for any aficionado of raw, distorted, punk! Originally released by the band, the EU Edition features the same artwork & tracks as the initial press, but comes with new design on the on shell print and original collage artwork from Luke Trash for the Special Edition.

Picture of the original collage i did for the inlay of the Special Editions. Analog cut'n'paste in the style of old GISM artworks. There are five slightly different prints, each with different contrast and sharpness and varying marker drawings.

BTR 021 + 022 are OUT NOW & Distro Update

BT 021 Revengeance - John Q. Citizen Demo Tape lim. 100

Black/White, 1 sided, xerox printed covers. Blue pro tapes with print on shells and black cases in shrink wrap. Co-Release with Degradagem.

Debut Demo of Portugal's finest noisy Powerviolence/Hardcore act right now. Angry dual male/female vocals, backed up by a mindblowing wall of pushing riffs, rampant drumming and tons of feeback!

BT 022 Tinnitus / Revengeance - north/sout GO! Split Tape lim. 100

Four different coloured, 1 sided, xerox printed covers plus b/w xeroxed inlay. Green pro tapes with print on shells and black cases in shrink wrap. Co-Release with Degradagem.

The Portuguese north & south collide on this split tape with one side of harsh, sometimes doomy, sometimes groovy Grindcore VS. one side of angry, mindblowing, Powerviolence / Hardcore with dual male/female vocals.

Both tapes are courtesy of the Degradagem print service. Get in touch through Facebook or degradagemrecs@hotmail.com if you are interested in printed pro tapes, covers and inlays or tape duplication!


Also have a neat Distro update to put up on the site from the always fabulous Kink Records & Malaysian Bro's of Fastdie Records. You don't want to miss out the No More Art tape which, without the shadow of a doubt, is already one of the best tapes of this year! On the other hand, i shouldn't have to point out why you must have the Diavolo Rosso LP in your collection, it's simply essential in any possible way. The Agathohate Split Tape sails in far different waters than both other incomings. You will get what you expect from Agathocles, yet another live set, well at least one that's recorded okay. The Hatred Division side is also a live recording, pretty raw & fast Grind, the quality is a bit weaker than side a, but still enjoyable. If you are into wild, distorted and raw Grindcore - get it!