demo tapes

Social Decay - Live @ WFMU 1987

2012-01-01T00:01:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year Fuckers! Social Decay Live on WFMU in 1987. This is what old school NJHC is all about! A DRUNK and RIPPING set from S.D. that found them being banned from WFMU after this performace and the band even received death threats while on the air!!! I guess we were having too much fun for the audience.... whatev...

This a rare little nugget. Not too many of these got out back in the day. So kick back, smoke up some leaky leak and pound down some potato pulp and crank this shit up!

Social Decay - Live @ WFMU 1987

Dog Of Mystery - I Saw Mommy Kissing Satan's Claws

2011-12-24T00:02:00.001-05:00

On this fine x-mas eve of 2011 i give you one of my all time fave holiday classics. Pre-Monster Magnet, Dog Of Mystery, doing I Saw Mommy Kissing Satan's Claws. This is taken from the uber rare Island of Misfits Toys tape compilation from 1988, put out by Cool Beans Tapes. Cool Beans was run by John McBain who was the original guitar player for MM & DOM. Lead vocals are done by one of my all time fave rock dudes and all around swell guy Big Tim Cronin. Awesome.
Have a happy trÖÖGRyMMkVltt-0)))))™ holidaze!

Dog Of Mystery - I Saw Mommy Kissing Satan's Claws

Caterwaul Of Sound - Stabby Road

2011-12-23T03:11:00.000-05:00

Another cool reader submission. A super fun little punky rock & roll romp!

Howdy

from your pal Nazz Nomad at Bleedin Out. aka rico vanian.

My band Caterwaul Of Sound just released our first album "Stabby Road". It's sorta punk sorta proto punk. Hoping you'll include it on your next blog posting '

you can download it at http://www.caterwaulofsound.com/ (free!)

thanks!

CATERWAUL OF SOUND’S new elpee “STABBY ROAD” will make the blind see, the deaf hear and the dead walk the Earth (or something).
Their new album “Stabby Road” (available for free download on iTunes/Amazon and on the band’s website www.caterwaulofsound.com), on April 15; offers 10 slabs of brain dampening gonzo garage rawk.
The band got its start as a labor of lust. Five friends in NYC, with the sole intent of hanging out and blasting out jams of their favorite groups, found some rehearsal space, got a lot of intoxicants and started to make some righteous noise. “All we wanted to do was get hammered and play tunes that we all loved until one of us passed out” testifies bass player Rico Vanian. Starting with the basics (The Stooges, Ramones, MC5, Replacements, AC/DC, etc), the band honed their alleged “skills” and destroyed many monitors and even more brain cells.
Eventually, the pure rock energy could not be harnessed; and the guys honed their unique toonage into... well, a Caterwaul Of Sound! Their first single “(Love Theme to) Kids Go To The Woods, Kids Get Dead” was featured in the cult classic horror film of the same name. Though they were not nominated for an Academy Award for best original song, Caterwaul Of Sound garnered many accolades, as the song has become an underground hit.
Available to play your town, be it club, Bar Mitzvah or ritual sacrifice; Caterwaul Of Sound is guaranteed to rock the roof off your scene.
Caterwaul Of Sound is:
Vox: That Guy Drumz: J-Lo Lead Guitar: Professor Damage Rhythm Guitar: CreepyMo Bass Guitar: Rico Vanian

http://www.caterwaulofsound.com/

SHROUD - Suicide Mission

2011-12-19T00:02:00.001-05:00

Occasional i get some mail from people asking to post their demo. Here is one that i liked.

Demo Tapes Blog,
I like your blog, and I thought I'd send you this, though I really think it's not 100% fitting, as it's more art damaged than anything else. well, here's the full story... In 1992 some friends and I formed a band, SHROUD, for one show. It was to be completely improvised - no rehearsals - and the music turned out to be a weird doom-punk-jazz with a twisted vibe. We played said show, and were asked to open for Unsane a few weeks later, as well as record. We decided to liquidate the band immediately after the studio. The recording produced the limited (500 copies) cassette "Suicide Mission" in 1993. I understand that the sound here isn't for everyone, but I though you might get a kick (negative or positive) from this release.
Enjoy,
Adel Souto

SHROUD - Suicide Mission

School Of Violence - Live Demo 1986

2011-12-17T01:48:00.001-05:00

A great live demo tape from 1986 by School Of Violence. This is right around the time Social Decay played w/ them at CBGB.

Here is a great histoty of S.O.V. - Stolen from their myspace page:

SCHOOL OF VIOLENCE were formed in 1983 in NYC by guitarist Stegmon Von Heintz. Matt Melnick (now from Disassociate), whom Steg had known since 1979, was their original bassist, Corey Clark (later from Warrior Soul) their first drummer. Corey was replaced by Kerry Riley, who drew S.O.V.'s original artwork, and contributed to their earliest songs. By 1984 they had enlisted bassist Rick Stone, drummer Willy and vocalist Paul Toxic, Jr. Paul wrote many of S.O.V.'s first songs, but was later kicked out of the band, and replaced with gravel voiced Ohio native Brian Childers, formerly of San Francisco based BOMB. Brian recorded two demos sith S.O.V., one a live "Off The Board" tape recorded at CBGB in 1986, the second a studio demo engineered by Don Fury. After a gig at The Ritz in NYC, Chris Williamson almost managed SOV, as did the manager from DRI. S.O.V. were courted and signed for a seven album record deal by Death Records, but midway through negotiating the appearance of their track "Religion" on the Complete Death II compilation, Brian left S.O.V., later to form CRAWLPAPPY, a band who in their short, illustrious career included ex members of bands as diverse as PRONG and ALICE DONUT. Brian's absence from S.O.V. as Complete Death II's release neared, and Steg's interstitial duty as front man, are why Steg is credited with vocals on this comp, when it is Brian who is featured. Bassist Rick Stone had also left early on in negotiations with Death Records, and, against his own better judgment, Steg brought in vocalist Karl Agell, formerly from Connecticut based SEIZURE, who appears on S.O.V.'s first and only album, "We, the People...?" The album received scant distribution, and the band little tour support. Rick Stone was briefly replaced by a stand in bassisd, George, who got hit by a cab early in his tenure. S.O.V. was set to tour in support of the album, so it was time to summon Scott Helland, one half of the musical tag team behind Massachussetts based OUTPATIENTS, who learned their set in all of two weeks. On returning from the tour, Scott Helland was joined by brother Vis, bringing S.O.V up to a 5 piece. Karl Agell then left S.O.V. to join CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, and appeared on their album "Blind", and in their video "Vote With a Bullet", before forming his current band, LEADFOOT. Reed from COC played drums after Karl left when Mark missed a gig. Brian was also up for COC, whom Steg had reccommended over Karl. Nobby from Broken Bones tried out to fill Karl's position on vocals, but Steg found it necessary to resume pulling double duty as frontman. Soon Mark left S.O.V. to join WARRIOR SOUL, bringing the band's entire history full circle. Ron Swenson, former manager of the Plasmatics, managed SOV towards the end of their career, but without Mark on drums, S.O.V. disbanded in 1990. PLEASE NOTE: Drummer Mark S. Evans is now deceased. After his time in WARRIOR SOUL, Mark returned to his native England , and was out one night, when two men and a woman stole his leather jacket. Mark went after them. The trio attacked Mark, strangled him to death, and set his body on fire. Brian Childers died in 2007 from alcohol poisoning. Stegmon Von Heintz went on to form PSYCHO 69, and later, briefly, had a band with Uncle Al from Murphy’s Law, and Steg's son on drums, called SENILE, and another, called FAT NANCY. He now builds custom motorcycles for Felony Flyers, after a successful run with his own Kill City Choppers. And Rick Stone? Who can say?

School Of Violence - Live Demo 1986

Leeway - Enforcer Demo

2011-12-12T00:54:00.002-05:00

1985's Enforcer Demo by NYC Hardcore Crossover legends LEEWAY. Recorded at NYHC legend Don Fury’s.

Leeway - Enforcer Demo

Kung-Pao - Demo

2011-12-09T01:01:00.000-05:00

Not sure what ever happened to these guys but they were a lot of fun. Often lumped in the "Stoner Rock" category i hear more Fudge Tunnel and Killdozer than Fu Manchu or Monster Magnet and more noise and aggression than laid back weed vibes.

Kung-Pao - Nakoma

Kung-Pao - Below

Kung-Pao - I'm Not Happy

Mind Eraser - Demo -1992

2011-12-07T00:10:00.000-05:00

Ripping technical metal & total Slayer worship from New Jersey's Mind Eraser.

Played w/ and seen these guys a bunch in and around Asbury/Long Branch back in the day. Not as popular as Ripping Corpse or Dim Mak but these guys rage all things metalic!

Mind Eraser - Demo -1992

The F.U.'s - Social Decay - McRad - Jumpship - Stomping Ground & more 12/18/11 @ Brighton Bar Long Branch NJ

2011-12-06T11:17:00.000-05:00

It's gonna rage!!!

Scumbag Fotch - Demo

2011-12-05T10:55:00.000-05:00

Not really sure the fuck is going here for the most part, some sort of post hardcore metal grunge noise but "First Song" is one of the greatest things ever put to tape in a basement...

Scumbag Fotch - Deep Goat

Scumbag Fotch - Thread

Scumbag Fotch -Big Fat Stomach

Scumbag Fotch - First Song

God Is Bogus - Compilation Tape - 1986

2011-12-03T21:12:00.001-05:00

a very strange and DIY "slash" outsider compilation tape from 1986... I lost the track list to this a million years ago or maybe i never had it because as the tape ends you you can hear a one Jerry Lehan the 3rd giving out info for more tapes and starts to reel off band names and then the tape cuts off so you can never hear who the bands were..... i've searched high and low for ANY info on this tape and can find NOTHING.... The only thing i could find was that Stony Brook University Library has a copy in the Turmoil Radio Collection Archive..... I sent an email and heard nothing back. I highly doubt the adress that Jerry Lehan III gives at the end of the tape is still relevant...... Does anyone have any info on this very cool/strange/odd and awesome freakout of a DIY comp....??? I'd love to know the deal. I think i traded tapes with Jerry Lehan back in the day but can't remember..... There are a few punky type tunes but for the most part these are weird keyboard driven songs of an odd & unknown nature to my ear, but a few of these tunes a really like. I just numbered the track on each side. MAYBE someone will google this shit and know something about it.....

God Is Bogus - Compilation Tape - 1986 Side A

God Is Bogus - Compilation Tape - 1986 Side B

On The Edge Comp Tape

2011-12-01T08:21:00.000-05:00

Great comp cassette that mixes up some great East Coast Hardcore; DIRGE, LUDICHRIST, SOCIAL DECAY, NAUSEA & A.P.P.L.E. with some different type sounds of bands THE PLAGUE , DAOINE SIDHE, MEASURING OF TIME AND METHODS & Harry Baggs own MECHANICAL BRIDE.

I own this but THE WIZARD over @ TERMINAL ESCAPE has already done the work on this, downloading both sides already so head over his way to grab this thing.

Weak Link - Self Titled EP 2010

2011-11-30T13:14:00.005-05:00

Weak Link from St. John's Newfoundland. My friend Griff turned me on to these guys and I support.

Weak Link - Self Titled EP 2010

Full Speed Ahead - Demo

2011-11-26T00:01:00.000-05:00

IMHO Full Speed Ahead were one of the best of the newer hardcore bands. That is not to say that these guys were new school because they weren't. Guitarist Mike Schweigert is an old NJHC guy from the mid/late 80's and was in a ton of bands. And bass player Will was in NJ Noise makers Codger among others. Drummer Pete used to hook me up w/ drinks @ the local bar and is kinda funny and chubby. These guys keep it OLD SCHOOL on this tape. Nothing crossover or metal about it. This is was Hardcore SHOULD sound like!!! If you close your eyes its like 1985 all over again!

Full Speed Ahead - Demo

Time's Up - Life - 1993 Demo

2011-11-25T09:50:00.002-05:00

1993 NJHC demo by Time's Up. A couple of these guys and a few friends jumped me at a Dead Guy show in Jersey once. I deserved it. I threw a bottle @ another kid and i took my lumps for it. No hard feelings. By 1993 hardcore had changed so.. much for me to really care too much. This is not my hardcore, but it has its place.

Not sure of all the members on this tape because none are listed and this is before any "official" releases but this is the previous band of Chris and John from Burnt by the Sun. Another GREAT NJ band.

Time's Up - Abduction

Time's Up - Falling Apart

Time's Up - Pipe Works

Notorious Grumble - Demo

2011-11-19T10:27:00.003-05:00

Some great drunk and sloppy hardcore punk from New Jersey. I still drink w/ drummer Timothy Bleary on a reg. Phil Sick is a good dude too. Shanty Mick can fuck off....

Notorious Grumble - Demo -1996 - Side A

Notorious Grumble - Demo -1996 - Side B

Static Season - Demo -1992

2011-11-17T09:12:00.007-05:00

Think part Rush, part VoiVod, part Die Kreuzen and throw in a bunch of Drugs and you might get what Static Season sounded like. Sorta proggy, psychedlic heavy metal. These guys were great live.

Static Season were:

Jay Smetana - Drums
Ken Cruz - Guitar
Mike Ortiz - Bass, Vocals

Recorded April 1992 at: Stardust Studios, Upper Montclair, NJ
Engineered by Jeff Chambers

Jacko, Godspeed & Human Remains get a shout out in the thank you list. Nice.

I wonder where these guys are now???

Static Season -1992 Demo

Socail Decay - Dismal Wit - 1985 Demo

2011-10-31T09:31:00.000-04:00

Dedicated to Dave Johnson - R.I.P.

Dave Johnson - Vocals
Tommy Southard - Guitar
Steve Omert - Bass
Chris Marzulli - Drums

Social Decay - Hate Is Where The Heart Is

2011-10-28T13:44:00.002-04:00

Neurotic Impulse - Demo 1986

2011-07-08T00:09:00.002-04:00

I've had some people ask me for this one. Some pre Vision Hardcore. Neurotic Impulse spawned Vision.
Anybody that knows anything about Jersey Hardcore knows the name Vision right? One of the longest running positive "youth crew" hardcore bands. Starting somewhere around 1987. Well this is the origins of Vision, Neurotic Impulse from 1986. Not sure how many of these are floating about but i would guess not too many.

There is a very well written and informative bio written on Vision over at: I Scream Records. Its way better than anything i could come up with even though i was around from the beginning i can't remember much of those old days. All i have are these old demo tapes, some flyers and old pics to help sort out the peices. I know these guys as Neurotic Impluse played a show in my old basement. We had plenty of good ones down there in that hole. I know i have pictures somewhere i will have to dig up. In the meantime, enjoy this awesome little peice of NJHC history.
I wonder if these guys have ever had a beer yet??? Damn Straight!

Edit: 7/21/11
I got off my lazy ass and found a picture of N.I. playing in my basement.

Neurotic Impulse - Demo 1986 Side A

Neurotic Impulse - Demo 1986 Side B

Suburban Uprise - Live @ City Gardens

2011-07-04T12:09:00.009-04:00

For the 4th of July i give you some American Skin music.

Before they were known as just The Uprise, they were Suburban Uprise. I lost the track list to this tape years ago but i know they start out with Skin Head March... I'm pretty sure this is live at City Gardens in Trenbton NJ but i can't be 100% sure. But that was The Uprise's stomping ground. There is a bunch of shit written about these guys being all WP but i don't know nothing about that. When we hung out with them we ALL hung out, blacks, whites, browns. So maybe that shit happened but it happened when we weren't around.

If anyone can help with the track list that would rule. I know what a few are because they call them out during the set. But Most i have no idea. Here is what i think is here. Help me fill in the blanks....

Skinhead March
Giving head to a bottle?
Too many Assholes?

(Land of the Free) USA

Acceptance is you Pt. 1 & 2

Bullshit
Maplractice

USA

here is the correct? track list:

01. skinhead march
02. giving head to a bottle
03. too many assholes
04. dick's deli
05. vietnam song
06. land of the free
07. you tell me
08. no more favors
09. acceptance is you (part 1)
10. acceptance is you (part 2)
11. walk tall
12. bullshit
13. malpractice
14. weren't even there
15. land of the free (encore)

Suburban Uprise - Live @ City Gardens

Here is an old interview with them from Thretening Society Fanzine you can check out. They give a shout out to Social Decay and Lethal Aggression. Nice.

Social Decay - Practice Tape Sept. Oct. 87

2011-07-01T13:20:00.001-04:00

SOCIAL DECAY REHEARSAL TAPE FROM 1987... Its a little noisy and ruff but man we were thrashing shit up back then. Fast and noisy drunk-core! I left some of the banter is as well. It is really great hearing Eddie alive and talking and asking what time it is because he has to be home for dinner! classic. RIP brother. Also Rich Beattie saying he wants to drink a little more.... and a little story about the "God Father".... Stupid, stupid fun... I know this might not appeal to lots of people but this is for my friends and for me... I guess you had to be there...

Social Decay - Practice Tape Sept. Oct. 87

NJ SUNSHINE Tape - Mechanical Bride - The Burnt - A.O.D. - New Republic

2011-06-24T09:30:00.008-04:00

This tape was made for me by Harry Baggs. Harry ran the great NJ Zine Ear Wax back in the day. He also played guitar and sand in Mechanical Bride. We were kinda friendly back then. And he would send me tapes of stuff. He was also a good friend of Social Decay and gave us a lot of exposure in his zines early on.

I'm pretty sure The Mechanical Bride stuff is from one of their demo's and Side B is live stuff from The House Of Wax. Which were shows Harry would put on at his house. Sounds like everyone was having a good time! the Burnt give us a few very non PC tunes as only they could. AOD doing what they do best which is being goofy w/ a rap about crack and New Republic give us a Kiss cover... Can i have another beer?

Enjoy.

Mechanical Bride - 29 Grand

Mechanical Bride - The Posse

Mechanical Bride - Picnic Ground

The Burnt - I Hate You / Social Disease

A.O.D. - Crack Rap

New Republic - I Want You

The Corpse - Demo

2011-06-23T12:24:00.004-04:00

I just pulled this out of moth balls. The cover and track list are long since gone so i have no idea what the song titles are. I thought i had a sheet pf paper with them on it but can't find it anywhere. I traded tapes with some one for this. I think it was a band member but it had to be around 1986 or so so i can not remember much about. I know ther are from overseas somewhere, Poland? Germany? Fuck if i can remember.... It is some cool ripping thrasy style hardcore. The sound quality isn't the greatest (pretty sure its live to a boom box) but they get the point across with some slicing riffs and twisted vox. If anyone has any information about this group please leave some comments.

Also, there are six songs on this tape but i am almost certain that the last song is a different band? it sounds way different than the other 5. with a very early extreme metal vibe ala napalm death or some shit rather than a hardcore vibe. ...

The Corpse - Demo

SOCIAL DECAY "Sick Society", C-26 Cassette Tape, available RIGHT NOW. Limited to 84 copies!

2011-06-20T09:45:00.002-04:00

SOCIAL DECAY "Sick Society", C-26 Cassette Tape, available RIGHT NOW. Limited to 84 copies. $7. Get some.

NJHC

Land O' Smiles

Chumbucket - Demo - 1993

2011-06-17T08:33:00.005-04:00

Chumbucket were:

George Matchuga - Vocals
Paul Lieberman - Bass + Wah
Chris Strunk - Lead Bass
Jerry Sopp - Slide & Noise Guitars
John Clark - Drums

Recorded + Mixed by Stacy at Subterranean Sound - HIGH ST. U.S.A.

"HEMPSTEM PRODUCTIONS" 1993

Weird noisy psychedelic grunge rock made by a bunch of acid taking drunk stoners from New Jersey who back in 1993 were listening to too much Monster Magnet & Godspeed (2 Bass thing) and decided to start a band.

George Matchuga once sang for NJ thrash band Oblivion.

Chumbucket - 14 lb Test

Chumbucket - Mary Jane

Chumbucket - Acid House

Chumbucket - The Villager

Chumbucket - Chunky Blue Cheese

Heroin !! - "I Can Handle It" - Deformed Tapes 5

2011-06-14T10:36:00.004-04:00

I just found this comp tape that Social Decay appears on over at:

No Longer Forgotten Music (click the link to download)

I never even knew it existed. If anyone has an original copy that they would be willing to sell please let me know!!!

Stomping Ground - Razor Sharp Hard Core 3 Song Demo

2011-06-13T13:41:00.005-04:00

Ok, so its not a tape but this is a pretty cool little demo by Trenton New Jersey's Stomping Ground. This is real old school style shit. Social Decay has played a few shows with these guys lately and will be playing again July 17th @ Drunken Field day @ Sinclair's Pub
419 Great East Neck Road West Babylon, NY. These young dudes do it right! You can also check out there web page Here: Support these guys. I will be back soon will more old school demo tapes soon... i hope....

Stomping Ground - Fascist Cops

Stomping Ground - Trenton

Stomping Ground - Pepsirocks

Godspeed Live @ The Cafe Bar Long Branch NJ - TV Eye

2011-06-07T10:10:00.003-04:00

Just found this tape. Its a really amped up live version of The Stooges TV Eye done by Godspeed, followed but a big E Jam @ the end of the set. Godspeed always did these big jams at the end of the set and usually had people join them on stage to create even more havoc. One of the many who would join them on stage was Ted Mechanic. Ted was an old Poet. He must have been in his mid/late 60's and he was great. He was always out at shows and supporting the youngins back then. He would jump on stage at the end of Godspeed shows and rant and rave his poetry over the chaos and din of feedbacking guitars and noise. From the scrawl on the tape this looks like a show played with Daisy Cutter & John Butler joins Godspeed on stage at the end as well. Anyway, this goes out to anyone who knew Ted and I'm sure they would all say what a great guy he was. R.I.P. Ted. You were an awesome cat and you are missed...

Godspeed Live @ The Cafe Bar Long Branch NJ - TV Eye

Early 80's Hard Rock & Metal!!! Mix Tape

2011-06-02T15:48:00.007-04:00

OK, not a demo today but a home made tape mix. I've been pulling out some of my old tape mixes and giving them a spin. I posted this tape cover over at a message board i frequent and someone suggested posting it up, so why not?

I have hundreds of mix tapes i have made over the years. I resisted Cd's and iTunes for so long that all i did with my vinyl was put it to tape and listen to them on a boom box in the car or at work. So maybe i will post more of these if anyone gives a rats ass or maybe i just will for my own pleasure. It was a blast revisting this one.

So here in all of its original vinyl to tape to digital glory is an early 80's hard rock & metal mix i made a few years ago. Recorded as it happened, drunk on beer. All the snap, crackle and pop and a few skips of lovingly used vinyl included...

Early 80's Hard Rock & Metal!!! - Side A

Early 80's Hard Rock & Metal!!! - Side B

Slaprocket - Demo 1996

2011-05-28T09:22:00.007-04:00

I've had a bunch of people ask for this demo. I searched and found the first 4 song demo. There are other songs recorded that i just can't find right now but here are the first 4.

I love and hate this band. I love because its some really great music and hate it because we self destructed before it even got off the ground. I could point fingers but what good is that at this point. Lets just say there was a lot of drinkin & druggin going on at this point and i guess we were all somewhat responsible...

After Godspeed folded and i went West i came back to Jersey to jam w/ some of the best guys around.... Chris Kosnik formerly of Godspeed and then of Atomic Bitchwax. Kieth Ackerman of Bitchwax and Shane M Green of Nudeswirl. everyone had great ideas and we wrote some killer tunes. We played some great shows and then as quick as it started it fell apart. I started Solace right at the tail end. I think Shane played with Daisycutter for a breif while and Chris and Keith focused on Bitchwax....

we coulda been a contender.... File under: the best laid plans of mice and men, coulda, woulda, shoulda, but didn't & oh, well...

Slaprocket - Demo 1996

Godspeed Demo 1992

2011-05-26T10:10:00.006-04:00

Listening to this now it sounds a little goofy to me but right around this time hardcore was dead to me and i was way more into Sabbath than Agnostic Front anymore, so i tried to do some kind of Metal Punk thing and this is what turned up... part on purpose and part accident. some cool metal riffs w/ some sort of snotty jello biafra / johnny rotten vox.... we were still trying to find out footing but the years that followed this demo were some of the best of my life... there was a 2nd demo that Atlantic records paid for and then a trip into Electric Lady studios for the Major Label debut... and tours w/ Sabbath and Dio... man, what a ride.... Anyway, i find this demo mildly amusing and pretty stupid and retarded but fun as hell.... we didn't know what we were doing and it shows but that was part of the fun. Ha ha ha!!!

Godspeed Demo 1992

Social Decay - Sick Society

2011-04-27T18:11:00.006-04:00

The album is done and should be out soon! A cassette only release w/ poster of this art. It will be available through Land O Smiles records.

Social Decay - Sick Society Art (Sneak Peek) and a few samples...

2011-03-11T10:48:00.007-05:00

So SD is finished with the new album. Its a mix of brand new tunes and some from as far back as 1983 off the 1st & 2nd demo. Its old school NJ hardcore. Here is the SICK artwork our bass player Dave did for the album.

Click Here For A larger View

We are working on getting it pressed now and it should be out sometime soon. In the meantime check out a few samplse from the album. It won't be up for long so grab 'em while you can.... and if you dig it buy the album when it comes out! Its only been 27 years in the making!

Social Decay - Broken

Social Decay - Hate Is Where The Heart Is

Social Decay "Drowning in Lies" 1987 WFMU

2011-03-04T09:53:00.000-05:00

Crucial Youth - Live WPRB jan. 7th 1987

2011-02-04T10:15:00.004-05:00

Digging some more rare shits out of the basement boxes, here is the worlds starightest band Crucial Youth live on WPBR in Princeton NJ from January 7th 1987. I was never much of a fan of straight edge or youth crews or any of that postive force bullshit. We were always the old and ugly decay drunk and decay skins because i guess we were a little older than most "kids" back then and i never really got the whole sXe thing. Of course your straight man, your 14 years old.... Talk to me when you get hair on your balls..... Anyway, these dudes took the piss out of that whole scene. the funny thing is some people took this shit seriously!

God the world is full of stupid assholes....

And i will close with this....

Be straight
Don't be late
Bench your weight
And for gods sake, don't masterbate...

Crucial Youth - Live WPRB jan. 7th 1987

Halloween - Don't Metal With Evil Cassette 1984

2011-02-03T08:00:00.001-05:00

This one goes out to my man Rat Bones who's bro was in this band! Not so much a demo as a cassette release, this thing is pretty rare either way. This is some ripping METAL from Detroit circa 1984! Kind of like early Motley Crue on steroids! Pretty sick stuff. I guess they were known for their horror type stage show. kind of WASP Vs. Twisted Sister via Alice Cooper but all VERY metal. Check out the vids below! I downloaded Side A & Side B in their entirety if you feel the need to break up the songs indiviually have at it.

Halloween - Don't Metal With Evil Cassette Side A
Halloween - Don't Metal With Evil Cassette Side B

Sarcasm - War Song Demo 1986 & Man of God Demo 1986

2011-02-01T09:40:00.002-05:00

Do you remember NY in 1986? Pre Juliani... This is what NY was like then.... Fucking DIRTY, SCUMMY, AND DANGEROUS!
2 Ripping non PC demos outta NY circa 1986 from Sarcasm. Don't know what happened to these guys but these tapes are about as ripping as they get. Some really great crossover thrash-metal-hardcore moments here. Hardcore & Metal was never meant to be politically correct so don't get your panties in a bunch about some of these songs, as i am sure w/ a song called K.Y.M. (Kill Your Mom) there was tongue in cheeck w/ this shit. Anyway, this is the way i got the tape, w/ no cover. But i do know a cover exists but mine only came with the typed label, so if anyone has a proper cover for both of the demos PLEASE leave a comment and let me know if i can get a copy!

I'm sure someone in the NY scene could fill in the blanks and what happened to these guys and where, if anywhere the member went? I do know that Drummer Jimmy Williams would later sing for the greay NYHC band Maximum Penalty.

Edit: I was able to track down a prope cover for the War Song Demo.

Sarcasm - War Song Demo 1986

Sarcasm - Man Of God Demo 1986

Chronic Fear - Resoulutions Demo 1987

2011-01-31T10:35:00.001-05:00

Quickly while i am feeling it and apathy takes over... Here is the 2nd Chonic Fear demo from 1987. 2 new ones and remakes of 2 from the 86 demo. No where near as great as the 1st demo, they seem to be hitting some later era 7 Seconds type ground...

Chronic Fear - Dying Leaves
Chronic Fear - Emotional Feedback
Chronic Fear - Bad Relations...
Chronic Fear - ...( A New Beginning)

Chronic Fear - Discrimination Demo & Live @ Rutgers 1986/87?

2011-01-29T15:16:00.000-05:00

OK I'm feeling frisky and motivated, so today we have the Chronic Fear Discrimination demo. I think this is 1986. These guys were pals of SD and Lethal back in the day and we played a bunch of shows together as you can hear in the live stuff here from Rutgers when they give a shout out to Social and Lethal when they play Roaches Raid. I know i have some pics of some shows we played together which i will post at some point. These guys were a cool fast hardcore band w/ a bit of a sense of humor. They were fun. I'm not sure of the year of the live stuff, i'd say 86 or 87 but i cannot for the life of me remember much about the show or who taped it??? Again, i did not break the live stuff into individual songs. If you feel the need and are motivated enough have at it. Downloading and scanning all this shit already takes way longer than you would think! Anyway, enjoy!

PS - I've reloaded the AWOL files from the Social Decay, Dirge & Lethal Aggresion demos and there is a new link to the complete Hogans Heroes discograpy over @ Blogged and Quartered!

Chronic Fear - Discrimination Demo

Chronic Fear - Live @ Rutgers 1986/87

The Blisters - My Room Demo 1986

2011-01-28T11:15:00.001-05:00

Ok, this place has been dead and buried for a good long while now but i am feeling the need to resurrect and this was the perfect place to start as i told someone i had this demo and they wanted a listen. Hopefully i can gear this place up and stay a little more on top. I know all the old files are dead so i will also try and re-up all the files that divshare dumped. Thanks divshare. Anyway, here are The Blisters from New Vernon N.J. w/ the My Room Demo from 1986. I'm not sure why the tape cover has two songs listed (Finding it hard & Vandalism) listed that are not on the tape and 2 other songs on the tape not shown on the cover (Stale smell of beer & Save one for me) but that is how i got it from the band back in 86. But w/ all these DIY tapes back then done by the band themselves chances are by the time they got this thing done maybe they liked to 2 other songs better than what is on the cover. Its funny because i was kinda friends w/ these guys a bit back then and sorta lost touch when our band went in different directions. these guys stayed true to punk stylings and my band went way more hardcore. i ran into Bil or was it nitti ? @ the last Chronic Sick show and we chatted a bit. I can't remember what was even said or if he even remembers because i think there were plenty of drinks involved. ANYWAY, I always loved My Room & Letter from Hell. Both those songs are really really great! Sorta Poppy most definitely punky. Just really good crafted songs w/ great hooks and melody. Pretty obvious that someone had their heart broke... (letter from hell) I thought i had another demo from these guys, but if i did i can't find it. Maybe i'm just making that up. I know they put out a 7 inch and a full length both of which i own. So check this out!

PS - If anyone out there has a a copy of The Skulls demo from right around this time, maybe 85? I need a copy! I still have my cover but for some reason the 1st half of the first song is missing!

Cheers!!!!

The Blisters - My Room
The Blisters - Letter From Hell

The Blisters - Stale Smell Of Beer
The Blisters - Save One For Me

Murphy's Law, TFN, Lethal Agression, Social Decay, Please Youth & Good Humor Flyer Circa 1985/86...?

2010-07-19T15:21:00.001-04:00

Just dug up this politically correct beauty!!! NJ in the 80' was a fucked up place.....

Dirge - 8 Songs 20 Min. Demo 1986, Live @ CBGB 1986 & Crucial Youth - United Way Cassette 1986

2010-04-30T05:10:00.000-04:00

One of my fave and one of the best mid to late 80's Jersey HC bands Dirge.
Singer Jack Monahan better known as simply Jacko was the singer for NJHC/Punk legends Fatal Rage who's LP on Mutha Records is now a sought after collectors item.
check that out Here:

Git man Eric Tucker was a higher class of ax man than the average HC knuckle dragger. Hell, so was bass player Jim Hogan and drummer Danny Gonlin making these guys one of the better acts from the day. But make no bones about it for all its hardcore leanings this is straight up crossover metal. I know Jacko will fight that point to the death but it is true. We shared the stage and hung with these guys a lot back then. Jim Hogan went on to play in Solarrized. Dan Golins played in A Thousand Knives of Fire among others and Guitar Player Eric i heard is out west and is now a Chef.

I'm being lazy but at some point i will download the live Dirge stuff & Crucial Youth stuff that was dubbed on Side B. C.Y. was a goof on straight edge thing that i think Eric played guitar for, at least for a while. I know Gentlemen Jim Norton was also a member and Oh yeah, Eric also played guitar for NJ band FCC. Which stood for Fanous Cheese Cake.... I never understood that band name....???

for now dig into this ripper!

Edit 1/28/11 - Reloaded the files as divshre dumped them and I've added the live at CBGB tracks listed above!!! Enjoy!

Dirge - 8 Songs 20 Min. 1986

Dirge - Selected Tracks Live @ CBGB 1986

I've also added the Crucial Youth United Way Cassette. I put it in there as one file because its sort of messy w/ some live tracks, some TV audio and some demo tracks all going in to one another. If your feeling frisky feel free to break teh tracks down!

Cheers!

Oh Yeah all the songs are listed above!

Crucial Youth - United Way Cassette 1986

Social Decay - Feb 28th Toms River NJ

2010-01-31T18:02:00.000-05:00

We are at it again!

This time with Hub City Stompers, Razorblade Hand Grenade and others!!!

Old school style at an American Legion!

Organized Confusion July/August 1986 NJHC NYHC Fanzine # 3

2009-12-30T14:34:00.000-05:00

I've been way to lazy to update this stupid blog, but here is something i stumbled upon in the attic not too long ago and thought that this might be of some interest to some of you. A zine from 1986 that featured Social Decay. Agnostic Front, N.J. Bloodlust, Straight Ahead, Braineaters, Bloddy Corpse, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Overkill, ect...

14 pages of NJHC & NYHC Hardcore/Crossover/Trash...

Click on any page to make larger if you really want to read this slop...

Social Decay & Mental Abuse - Black Friday!!!

2009-11-24T12:25:00.000-05:00

Together again after 20 some years!!!

Pleased Youth - Sure We're Pleased 1984 Demo

2009-11-01T11:58:00.000-05:00

OK back with some more great NJHC courtesy of total goner, thanks man! (if your reading any of this crap?)

Please Youth were a staple of early NJ hardcore. Guitarist Paul Decolator (RIP) was NJ hardcore man about town. You can read more about him at the Paul Decolater Memorial Page:
Back in the day these guys along with A.O.D. were every where in Jersey when it came to "the scene". I saw them a bunch and had the pleasure of playing with them a few times as well. They put out an LP on the classic NJ punk label Buy Our Records label which i own but i hadn't heard this demo until it arrived in my mailbox not to long ago, but its a good one!

Band members were:
Paul Decolator (guitar/vocals), Greg Walker (drums/vocals), Kieth Hartel (vocals), Doug Vizthum (guitar/vocals), Andy Skovran (bass), Larry Martin (guitar)

I remember seeing bass player Andy in his bleached jeans and bald head with a six pack of Guinness outside one of the shows and was like, there's a cool dude! hahaha!

I think he still plays in NJ Oi band Niblick Henbane

Paul used to do some radio shows on WPRB back in the day if i remember correctly as well. Man, that was a LONG time ago.... i'm pretty sure i have a few of them taped...

anyway, enjoy the demo and leave some comments fuckers!

Pleased Youth - Sure We're Pleased 1984 Demo

Social Decay - Dreams Or Reality

2009-10-29T13:20:00.000-04:00

Some one was cool enough to create this youtube "video" of Social Decay's Dreams or Reality from our 7 inch "Life's Not Hard..."

Dig in!

T.F.N. - Political Death 1986 Demo

2009-10-23T11:38:00.000-04:00

Oh what a glorious pile of shit mess is this...

If this demo doesn't sum up our scene back then i don't know what does...
T.F.N. stands for TOTAL FUCKING NOISE! and man is this ever!
This is a horrible mess of vodka, cheap beer, and angel dust. Kids just getting fucked up for the sake of getting fucked up, be it boredom or to escape (There were plenty of well off kids who just wanted to get high but more than most were trying to escape)and then forming a band and ranting and raving about whatever... I love this pile of shit, i really do. It's a total crossover thrash hardcore nightmare played by 3 south jersy knuckleheads who could barely get it together and all of whom went on to play with Social Decay at one time or another.

Bass player Dave Gutierrez played with us 1st from around 85 to 87. And now plays with the newly brought back to life Social Decay. (we just played our 1st show in years)

Then Eddie "Boppo" Ramos (R.I.P.) played drums for Social from around 87 to 90 or so when we finally called it quits. I miss that son of a bitch...

and Mike "Lunkhead" Roberts played with us off and on from around 87 or 88 to 90 as well.

Anyway, just like the Lethal Aggression demo this throws me right back to that tiny little dingy basement where we would jam and get fucked up day after day after day and create quite a god awful racket. Man, we sure didn't change the world (we weren't really trying to anyway) but fuck it if we didn't have fun...

Here is 2/3 of TFN... Unknown cat on the left, Dave, & Mike AKA Lunkhead and Rob D of then Lethal Aggresion on the right: This is what the 80's looked like in NJ...

T.F.N. - Political Death 1986 Demo

Psycho Sin - I'm As Mad As Hell - NJHC 1987 Demo

2009-10-16T12:21:00.002-04:00

I'm back with more from MIGHTY FUCKING PSYCHO SIN!!!

Flyer i found from a show we played together in 1987...

Folder:
Psycho Sin - I'm As Mad As Hell - NJHC 1987 Demo

Individual tracks:
Psycho Sin - On The Edge
Psycho Sin - Pigs On Patrol
Psycho Sin - If I'm Insane
Psycho Sin - I Fucked Nancy
Psycho Sin - Riot Tonight
Psycho Sin - Just Another Day
Psycho Sin - Adjustable Life

Psycho Sin - Violent New World 1985 Demo

2009-10-09T23:54:00.000-04:00

You've all heard of Lo-Fi, well here is some NO-FI. These guys and gal were kings of pissed of, don't give a fuck noise of the highest order! If you weren't there there is no way to fully understand what i am saying! long before industrial bands were in fashion these guys were clanking steel pipes, trashing metal, banging on steel drums, mutilating accordions, and destroying everything in their path! Carl Casanova their lead (singer) was a good friend of mine for years back in the mid 80's and he was way active in the small underground NJHC scene back then, putting on shows at soup kitchens and putting out tape comps and helped out Social Decay a bunch back then. We played a bunch of shows together back then and i probably have about 8 to 10 different Pycho Sins demo's that i hope to get to at some point. I have tons of pics and flyers too, man i need more time to archive all this shit. Not that anyone gives a fucking shit... But here is the Violent New World 1985 Demo. As lo-fi (recorded on boom boxes) and pissed as it gets! I lost the track list to this years ago some some of these titles might be wrong, if you know, tell me so!!!
Also, you MUST get to the end of this demo for the "Filthy Skinhead Comic"
yeah and check this shit out! Psycho Sin myspace!!!!

Psycho Sin - Violent New World 1985 Demo

Futile Effort - What's The Use? Demo 1984

2009-10-07T09:25:00.001-04:00

Ok people, I'm back after a massive delay and i bring you another New Jersey gem with Futile Effort - What's The Use? Demo from 1984 or 85. These guys were from Trenton and i can't remember if we ever played with them or not maybe once at Middlesex College? I'd have to go back and check some of my flyers but anyway this is a really great demo that totally exemplifies the Jersey scene back then. So dig in and enjoy! And props to total goner for supplying this lost gem!

Futile Effort - Whats The Use? Demo 1984

Basket Case - NYHC Demo 1986

2009-06-01T20:00:00.000-04:00

OK some low brow NY (Staten Island) hardcore from 1986: these guys were pals with Social Decay and did a fanzine called Organized Confusion for a hot minuet. Don't know what ever happened to these guys or where are they now. Lost touch not too soon after this tape came out. I know i still have some stickers and flyers from them somewhere, i will try to dig them up at some point (Sticker added) but i did include scans of the lyrics and thank you list where they give a shout out to Social Decay. Just click on the lyrics to make it bigger to read.
If anyone has any where are they now info please drop it!

Folder:
Basket Case - NYHC Demo 1986

Individual Tracks:
Basket Case - Basket Case
Basket Case - Blatz
Basket Case - Lotto Fever
Basket Case - Organized Confusion
Basket Case - Idea Of Life
Basket Case - Princess Primo
Basket Case - When Push Comes To Shove
Basket Case - C.R.
Basket Case - Friends Like You
Basket Case - Plastic People

Sinn Fein - Demo

2009-04-08T11:06:00.002-04:00

Alright i have actually had a bunch of people contact me via email and send me stuff and this is a good one and a tape i had and lost along time ago so it was cool hearing this again. Spencer was a good friend of the Lethal and Social crews back in the day and we all used to hang with Ivo a bit back then too. Some more lost New Jersey Hardcore stuff from sometime in the mid late 80's my guess is 86 or so...

This was sent in by Sinn Fein singer Jonathan Sherman. Thanks man!

No need to join anything, just click link, choose free download, then click download link. Whole demo is 45mb. Also just click the pic of the demo cover and it will get huge if you can't read the songs titles and shit.

Enjoy!

Edit: I downloaded the file into divshare for an easier download...

Sinn Fein - Demo

Lethal Aggression - From The Cunt Of The Fucking Whore Demo 1985

2009-01-15T23:01:00.000-05:00

Alright, were back with some more NJ drug core and the Mighty LA!

My history with these guys goes waaaaaaay back. Singer John Saltz and i briefly playing in a trash band called Carnage with some "Spooge" back in maybe 82?... damn were old... anyway while the Hogans kids were straight edge and Social Decay had the Old and Ugly Decay Drunks and Decay Skins, Lethal were drug induced thrash core fueled by pills and Angel Dust. We played with the guys and had a shit ton of fun in the early days until a rift began between Social and LA when their guitar Rob quit and started hanging around the Social crew and then Social Decay bassist Dave went on to play guitar with Lethal...
Pretty silly stuff when I think about it now but back then it was war! Hahaha!

Drummer Kenny Lund went on to play drums in my current band Solace for many years. Bass player George Yeck is unfortunately since dead.

Whatever... I loved this demo then and i still get a kick out of it now dusting it off to download for the few folks that give a fucking rats ass! A minor classic masterpiece "From The Cunt Of The Fucking Whore" is and none to subtle...

I got tons of pics of us and LA from back in the day but I'm way to lazy to scan any but maybe at some point...

here is a live shot of John Satlz and Kenny Lund jamming in my basement. This is probably right before the cops busted up the party and it turned into a full blown riot!

Individual Tracks:
Lethal Aggression - Spooge
Lethal Aggression - Vodda Vodka
Lethal Aggression - Country Pig
Lethal Aggression - Morbid Reality
Lethal Aggression - Anarcheology
Lethal Aggression - Metallic Rage
Lethal Aggression - Lust

Hogans Heroes - Demo

2008-12-27T19:11:00.000-05:00

Ok, some more NJHC here with what i believe is the 1st HH demo from around 85/86?

Hogans, Social and Lethal Aggression were the original 3 Hardcore bands from Ocean County, NJ:

These kids were a bit different than the dirty Social Decay crew. These were straight edge skater kids who by all appearances seemed a bit "better off" then us scum bags. But this demo is pretty cool and a nice piece of NJHC history. I guess in the "straight edge" world they went on to be pretty popular but after this demo i lost interest, i was to busy getting drunk to give a shit...

2nd singer Skip sang briefly with S.D. then talked shit about us... whatever. And George (git) used to walk 10 miles to my house sometimes to try and fuck my sister... I don't think he ever did... George and I still are friends and even jammed a bit for a while a few years ago.

You can get more info from the Hogans Heroes Myspace Page:

Folder:
Hogans Heroes - Demo

Individual Tracks:
Hogans Heroes - Corporate Life
Hogans Heroes - Drugs
Hogans Heroes - Status Symbol
Hogans Heroes - Zombies Suck
Hogans Heroes - False Nadar
Hogans Heroes - State Vegetable
Hogans Heroes - Batman
Hogans Heroes - T.S.A.
Hogans Heroes - Stuck In A Rut

Self defense isn't listed on the demo cover but here is the track:

Hogans Heroes - Self Defense

Edit: 1/29/11 - All my files files are gone and the links are dead but you can grab the entire Hogans catalog over at Blogged And Quartered.

No Fraud - Demo 1985

2008-05-14T16:07:00.000-04:00

2nd installment thanks to MF & Public Collectors:

Hey, here`s an MP3 of the entire No Fraud demo from 1985 (untitled).

I did not split it up into tracks (lotta work! It`s 18 tracks in about 24 minutes).

Public Collectors:

I have scans of the lyrics sheets but was having problems posting them since they are so big. Anyone wants copies i can email them.

No Fraud - Demo 1985

Social Decay - NJHC Demo 1985

2008-05-04T14:33:00.000-04:00

Ok, here’s the 1st post on this here blog and this may be a little self-serving but hey, this is my blog. See this 1st band was my band, I played guitar in this band from day one until the end with a bunch of knuckle heads thrown in between.

This demo is total DIY. Hand drawn covers that I photo copied the covers at the local library for a nickel a piece and send these out to various fanzines across the country and the world in a day and age LONG before the internet. I can’t tell you how many hours I spent putting these things together and how many dollars I spent mailing these things out.

This was our second demo. The first being releases in 1984.

I have only one beat up copy of this demo left and I figure I should put it up before that tape goes the way of the dinosaurs and this shit is lost forever…. Who knows how many of these exist in the world anymore as demos were kind of throw away items back in the day. Lots of people would just tape over them or throw them out or whatever….

This tape consists of me (Tommy) on Guitar.
Steve Omert – Bass
Chris Marzulli – Drums
Dave Johnson – Vocals (RIP)

We were all still teenagers at the time.

I’ve also included 2 tracks that were never sent out from the same session….

Anyway, Social Decay was a New Jersey Punk - Hardcore band that started in 1983 and lasted until around 1990. We played lots of cool shows with a lot of cool bands (Agnostic Front, GBH, The Accused, AOD, Mental Abuse, Breakdown, Underdog, School of Violence, Rest in Pieces, Lethal Aggression, The Pychos, and many many more) and had a hell of a good time but never really progressed beyond our little scene. We did manage to finally release a 7inch in 1990 and soon after broke up until we played 1 show a few years ago for the 1st time in 15 years or some shit.

I’d like to also take this time and say that our one time and long time drummer Eddie (Boppo) Ramos (RIP) is loved & missed by many!

I could go one & on here but whatever, I hope some old school heads will enjoy these long lost NJHC tracks!

PS - Don't send hate mail to the addy on the demo cover, it's long since gone....

Edit: 1/28/11 - reloaded all files w/ better sound as divshare dumped them all! Enjoy!

Social Decay - Everyday Habit

Social Decay - Kill or Die

Social Decay - Scared Youth

Social Decay - Dismal Wit

Social Decay - Too Young to Die

2 non demo cuts from the same 1985 session:

Social Decay - Senseless Talk

Social Decay - LLD

More info here:

New Jersey Hardcore

Social Decay Myspace

Old School Demo Tape Solicitation:

2008-04-25T12:32:00.000-04:00

Hey All,
I’m starting this blog dedicated to all old school bands that cut demo’s but never got their shit cut to wax and are now lost to time.It’s going to be a “demo tape” only blog and will primarily focus on 80’s and early 90’s bands, mostly hardcore, punk & metal. So if you were in a band and or dig some old bands that you have demos of and think they should be heard by other people drop me a line and we can work something out.