casey jones - xtraitorx split 7"

i really like casey jones. i loved their 'i hope we're not the last' record and i'm still in agony that their first records, 'the few, the proud, the crucial' and 'the messenger', never made it onto our beloved format, the vinyl. and if they don't re-unite for some unknown reason, probably that will never happen because i don't know too many people that give a shit about their stuff. at least that's my impression. a real shame, that is.

anyway, checking ebay as i'm doing it quite frequently, i stumbled across this split release. it's a split between the aforementioned casey jones and a band named traitor. i never heard of them and going by discogs, they only had this one and only release. so, the traitor side is quite good. youth crew-ish hardcore with breakdowns. unique mixture, at least for me. indeed, the casey jones part is way better in my book. x up or shut up!

the record comes on a nice marbled grey vinyl. the labels were plain black labels and then got the silver pen treatment. each side marked with the initial letters of the bands and the casey jones label has the numbering. mine is #159 of 202. i can't say if the discogs pressing information is correct, because it says that there are 200 copies of the grey vinyl. but i know that there are two more. anyway, discogs tells me that there are 101 clear blue copies and 500 black copies. the label is music city six records. 2004.

dead serious rec. pt II: xcasey jonesx, deadsoil

after handing out enormous amounts of sweets for the "trick or treat-kids" i finally found some peace to write my 2nd dead serious records post. ok, it wasn't that bad. actually i just gave four chuppa chups to two more or less dressed up children (one kid had a mask at least but the other kid was sensationally disguised as himself). halloween just isn't that big here in germany like it is in the states i think.

xcasey jonesx - i hope we're not the last
i'm aware of the sheer existence of xcasey jonesx since an order at alveran records (a closed down german label that, beside some european bands, had been releasing eulogy records stuff for the european market - unearth, on broken wings, wisdom in chains,...). so i listened to the 2006th album 'messengers' which i got in a promo version as part of the said order at alveran. i can't really recall if i liked it back then and due to my financial possibilities at the time i sold it on ebay - for quite nothing if my memory serves.
anyway, i spotted this version of their 2011 effort 'i hope we're not the last' at dead serious and thought i might give them a second shot. good idea of myself :) the record is great.

catchy as hell hardcore punk with maybe the best song title i've ever read: 'if james hetfield can stay straight edge, anyone can' period ;-)
this was released on ratpack records which is a division of the german mailorder green hell.

it comes in a simple fold around cover. i believe i saw the black vinyl version at burnout record store with a regular sleeve. pressed on clear vinyl. 300 made (another 100 on clear red as pre-order version and 500 on black vinyl). cd out on eulogy records. ratpack records. 2011.

deadsoil - forever the enemy
this was the forerunner to their full length 'the venom divine' of which i posted here. 'forever the enemy' sounds more 'tough guy' because they had a different singer on this who sounds like a human bear. the five songs are pretty good though. not as varied as the venom divine stuff but yeah, i like it. it comes on a 10" format which i think is quite cool. i know that many collectors don't dig it but it looks agreeable on my shelf :)

pressed on thick clear vinyl. it was released by a small german straight edge label called *poisonfree.com records. i think they aren't active anymore as their limited discography indicates. don't know how many of these 10"es were made. 2003.