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Available: AG/JAN AG split 7"EP (AG=unreleased stuff, 2 new songs + 2 other from 1998, JAN AG=2 new from 2002). 10 copies postpaid=25 EURO (Europe), 30 US DOL (rest of world)

Available: AG/SIVIIL IMURHA split 7"EP, 4 brand new AG studiosongs from 2003 with ROEL AG on drums (yeahhhh) and 10 brand new SIVIIL IMURHA songs of raging raw Suomi noise-punk like KUOLEMA, SEKUNDA, CADGERS,.....10 copies postpaid=25 EURO (Europe), 30 US DOL (rest of world)

AGATHOCLES/DISCULPA split 12"LP: 8 copies of this LP for 55 US DOLLAR or 55 EURO postpaid at my address.

AGATHOCLES "Live in Gierle, 1989" CD: 5 copies of this CD for 30 US DOLLAR or 30 EURO postpaid (without jewelcases) at my address.

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OUT SOON:
AG “Razor Sharp Daggers” LP (vinyl version on 1995 CD-album, 25 songs)
AG/UNHOLY GRAVE split CD (recorded in 2002)
AG/ROT IN PIECES split 7”EP
AG/THE MAD THRASHERS split 7”EP

Release date: 2003

Agathocles "No ear for you" Review: This is complete Agathocles style grindcore... Sound is a little bit raw and obscure but conserving some heaviness, it reminds me of the sound they had on the classic "Distrust and Abuse" Ep. Noisy rough guitar sound, nice and noticeable bass sound, crude grinding drum assault, coarse growls with a lot of echoy reverb effect and furious shouts and backing screamy shrieks... The usual clear and straightforward messages for lyrics.

Agathocles Tracks: 1)No ear for you 2)Slaves to the beat 3)Elderley's fate 4)Cash wil do the job

Jan AG "Rollercoaster" Review: This is Agathocles' vocalist/bassist Jan's side project. You can expect repetitive and bizarre hardcore with a fitting crude and dirty sound production... The songs are more midtempo, the bass is very prominent with some touches of guitar, blustery, twisted vocals... this is decidedly more experimental and weird than Agathocles, with some strange sonorities and abrasive vocals... Overall, something quite wild and very personal. The lyrics are also slightly different than Agathocles' lyrics.

Jan AG Tracks: 1)Rollercoaster 2)Fuck-ball

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Release date: 2003

Agathocles "Cruelty for Popularity" Review: These are 4 expeditious, raging Agathocles songs we've got here. Basic, grinding guitar riffs, pounding and blasting drums, grunt-roar/gurgle-scream dual vocals. Energic and catchy grindcore with a slight touch of hardcore then... Lyrics come with very straightforward messages that speak for themselves, they are more than ever sticking to recent world events, very politics-heavy messages then... This is all very good stuff, my favorite type of Agathocles songs (the grindy type), just a serious kick in the ass.

Agathocles Tracks: 1)Cruelty for popularity 2)The world owes them living 3)Green versus green 4)Nice brand wrong price

Siviili Murha "Sodan Sankareita " Review: This band, from Finland, plays a sort of wacky, chaotic crust/hardcore. It's very raw and noisy with messy song structures, a prominent funny bass sound, crude guitar riffs and bizarre, delirious vocals... Expect truly weird but interesting, kinda fruity, insane type of stuff. I didn't understand a word from the lyrics since they are in finnish, I wonder if they write about serious stuff because the music style is extremely fun...

Siviili Murha Tracks: 1)Kulutustyhjiö 2)Chattiplayboy 3)Syrjässä 4)Uskonto vituttaa 5)Yhdysvallat Yhdysvallat 6)Ydinsikiö 7)Vanhenen arvokkaasti 8)Kymmene sekunttii kuolemaan 9)Elämäni tarkoitus 10)Sodan sankareita

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(No Fashion Records)
Release date: 2003

Review: This Agathocles release is a concentrate of their more hardcore side and it is pretty much grind-free. Midtempos, thrashing guitar riffs, shouted vocals is what you'll get here. The lyrics are always a very important part in the band, so expect 19 very opiniated songs. Personally I'm a bigger fan of their wild grindcore side but this is still kick-ass and angry music, well-worth a listen.

Tracks: 1)Bomb the Bastard 2)Judged Too Soon 3)Wage-war 4)To Serve... To Protect 5)Hand in Hand 6)Scared 7)Homes not domes 8)Full of hatred 9)Who cares 10)Euro-nomous 11)One-sided views 12)Wrong ways 13)I thought 14)Living hell 15)Cool fools 16)Tele-conning 17)Fed up with your make-up 18)Animal boy 19)Leads to...

No Fashion Records: massiser@hotmail.com

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AGATHOCLES "Live in Gierle, Belgium, 1989" Cd

Release date: 2003
Running time: 26:10

Review: This is the cd release of a 1989 Agathocles live show. The old line-up playing all the classic Agathocles songs from "Forced Pollutions" to "The Accident" & "Well of Happiness"... The sound is quite clear, sure this is all extremely blistering, raw and crude but in a very listenable way, I'm a sucker for this kind of old Agathocles material. Great distortion, scourging bass, mincing riffs, monstrous growls and piercing shrieks, you know the deal... some of the most basic and effective grindcore ever, the execution is stormy and wild, bordering on noisecore at times like good old Fear of God... Some cool black & white art & some interesting notes from the band about his recording inside... Cool to see the chainsaw through the head logo on the back sleeve cover too... I used to have this on a t-shirt!

Tracks: 1)Fake friend 2)Forced pollutions 3)Majesty of fools 4)Splattered brains 5)Lay off me 6)Fog 7)The accident 8)Consuming endoderme pus 9)Playing with lifes 10)Mutilated regurgitator 11)Trust? Not me! 12)Teachers 13)Purified by death 14)Deceased 15)Introyl 16)Christianity means tyranny 17)Squeeze anton 18)Gorgonized dorks 19)Solitary minded 20)The well of happiness

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AGATHOCLES"Keep Mincing" Cd

Release date: 2003
Running time: 26:50

Review: Another cd for Agathocles archivists here... This is classic old lo-fi Agathocles material, everyone is probably familiar with all these songs, but these tracks are actually unreleased versions... The first 14 tracks are studio material from 1988, recorded for a Split Lp that never happened. The sound is raw and harsh, songs are ripping and devastating, primitive grindcore, as you probably know... distortion, crude bass sound, raging riffs, screams, absurd shrieks,grinding drumming... The last 11 songs are live recordings from 1988, same old Agathocles with a raw and harsh (but very decent to me) sound... Cd comes with lyrics and some cool enlighting notes from the band regarding these recordings. Nice stuff for extreme Agathocles collectors here!

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AGATHOCLES "Mince Core History 1989-1993" Cd

(Selfmadegod Records - SMG 001)
Release date: 2003
Runng time: 50:40

Review: This is a very nice collection of Agathocles Ep's, some stuff you may have already heard, some not... I think some of this material was also used as bonus tracks on "Razor Sharp Daggers" or "Black Clouds Determinate", still it's cool to have it all in a great big collection (there is another collection cd covering the 1985-1990 years available too). So, these are obviously different recordings made along the years, the sound production varies but is mostly clear with a raw vibe. The music style varies alot too, from pure grindcore to hardcore/crust and even some more death metal-oriented stuff... Ok, you probably know Agathocles already, this cd contains some of their best material like the "Distrust and Abuse" Ep... Inside the booklet you'll find insightful notes and the artwork on each release, plus all the lyrics as well. Very well conceived cd, great for Agathocles completists...

Tracks: 1)The Truth Begins Where Man Stops To Think 2)Sentimental Hypocrisy 3)Kill Your Fucking Idols 4)Birds (poem) / Agarchy 5)Go Fucking Nihilist 6)Hatred Is The Cure 7)No Use ... (Hatred) 8)An Abstract 9)Black Ones (poem) / Systemphobic 10)Anthropodislogical 11)Intro "Sheep" / Non-Conformity 12)Miks Haluat Tapella 13)Cynical Weirdos 14)Hippie Cult 15)Provoked Behaviour 16)Anti-Death part 1 17)Anti-Death part 2 18)Anti-Death part 3 19)Sieg Shit 20)Hatronomous 21)Hideous Headchopping 22)Bigheaded Bastards 23)Get Off Your Ass 24)Distrust And Abuse 25)Throwing Away Crap 26)Floeren Aap 27)Bier 28)Fashion Scene 29)Intro "Hail To Japan" 30)Labelisation 31)Fake Friend 32)Splattered Brains 33)Catch The Fishhook 34)Faded Novelty 35)Senseless Trip 36)Here And Now 37)Is It Really Mine? 38)Insane 39)Television 40)Bigheaded Bastards 41)Sieg Shit