this record and the upcoming 7" were two impulse purchases i made on the bay. i didn't know this band at all i just found the cover art cool. i listened to a song on the net and decided that it was good enough to get it for a low bid. in the end it was a pretty low bid with that i was able to win this record. crush my calm play crisp hardcore in the vein of verse. good stuff but i see why i never heard of them before. too much 'more of the same'.
recently i ordered some cool records (that will end up on this blog in due time) from a small german d.i.y. label called take it back records run by christian unsinn. as i read through the credits on the inlay i came across the vocalist's name of this band. in this context the singer's name can't be a coincedence: christian unsinn. funny how things sometimes come together.
this white vinyl edition of 'lies make life easier' was released by fire walk with me records, an inactive czech label it seems. don't know how many were made. 2003.
pride kills 7"
again a band i didn't know in any way. and again this was a record i don't really wanted or better i wasn't out for. i checked the seller's other stuff and found it. the cover appealed to me and just like with the crush my calm lp it was a song on the net that pushed me to place my bid. i won it for the starting bid of one euro.
there are two versions of the first pressing. 280 copies of white vinyl and the same amount of clear red vinyl. additionally there are a tour and a record release version. pride kills play some heavier stuff. i would compare them to old hatebreed stuff. good hardcore but it won't spin on heavy rotation.
this 7" appeared on this blessing this curse recordings. they had a handful other bands in their roaster of which i only know life long tragedy. but that says nothing about the reputation of the label - just my own unknowing ;-)
this blessing this curse records. 2004.
