After a scorching May release schedule that saw F.O.A.D. diving into the ’80s Italian Hardcore/Punk inferno with the colossal “Dritti contro un muro” book and the unforgettable Death Side + Mustang performances at Venezia Hardcore Fest in conjunction with the launch of Mustang‘s brand new ripper “Mind wandering“, we’re ready to enter the summer with an even more deadly blow.  Once again we cast on a territory that for us is increasingly friendly and habitual: Japan and its boundless Hardcore scene! In the past years we have proved several times our love for this country’s underground made of incredibly intense and aggressive bands… we released Systematic Death, Sodom, Mad Conflux, Battle Attacker, Juntess, Vulgarity Kids, Napalm, Mustang, Toxic Noise and more. A piece that was missing in our excursions through the Kanagawa prefecture was the legendary JANKY, one of the earliest Hardcore units from that area, if you consider that some of their members were also involved in the original line-up of Systematic Death.

So here we are with their complete discography LP including all their existing recordings. The other treat on the plate for this month is something even more radical and annihilating. Another house specialty over the last few years has been to dig up those pioneering bands that have planted the roots of what later evolved into extreme music genres such as Grindcore, Noisecore, PowerViolence, going far beyond the wiki-shit clichés that always highlight the 4-5 usual names that you’ve all heard. Our hunt for those who were blasting at the speed of light in unsuspected times brought to light bands such as The Corporate Whores, S.L.O.D., Decapitation, Rapt, FCDN Tormentor and many more.. But a fundamental name was missing to the list: CYANAMID from New Jersey.

Of all those mentioned, they were probably the faster. So we made it, a super-exhaustive discography including all their studio works + a huge selection of demo and live material. It took months and months of stubborn researches going through the archives of the sickest collectors and tape traders of the past, but this is the best sounding and most complete Cyanamid collection you can dream of! So, JANKY “Dead society 1983-1987” LP and CYANAMID “This is hell – A NJ Hardcore anthology” LP+CD are up for preorders…  As usual there are some spectacular diehard editions on splatter vinyl, you know they won’t last for long, so blast fast!

More in detail about each release: 

JANKY “Dead society 1983-1987” LP (F.O.A.D. 163)

With a long tradition of Japanese Hardcore/Punk releases behind, F.O.A.D. Records strikes back once again focusing on the Kanagawa area (Systematic Death, Mad Conflux, Battle Attacker, Toxic Noise etc) delivering another classic band from the early days… JANKY! This LP collects the complete discography (1983-1987) of this raging Yokohama City Hardcore unit that embodied the true spirit of the Japanese Metal/Punk street-warriors of the ’80s.. 16 songs including their “Low life” flexi disc (1984), split flexi with Mad Conflux (1987) and the rare “Dirty party” compilation tape. LP with OBI strip and a stunning fanzine styled booklet with rare photos, original art and gig flyers all provided by the band! JANKY were playing intense, straight-forward Hardcore with touches of ’80s Metal/Punk in a Japanese way, they shared members with the early line-up of SYSTEMATIC DEATH.. so you get the picture!  Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Die-hard edition on half white/half red vinyl with black splattering, limited to 150

Black vinyl limited to 250 copies

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CYANAMID “This is hell – A NJ Hardcore anthology” LP+CD  (F.O.A.D. 170)

1984.. the band that played faster than anyone else in the world, with proto-grindcore blast beats running way faster than SIEGE, REPULSION or early D.R.I...  They only left a devastating 7″ called “Stop the world” and few tracks on the “NJ got it?” Compilation LP and were mentioned among the early Agathocles influences or by few maniacs in the tape-trading circles searching for the craziest and most radical sonic atrocities. We’re talking of the legendary C Y A N A M I D !!! Quoting Erich Keller (Fear Of God / Off The Disk):  “CYANAMID were probably one of the most influential bands of the 80s – but nobody knows it. When I still was heavily into that “can’t get enuff of noise” mood, CYANAMID blew me away and definitely wanted me to start my own thing. The kids sometimes forget that there were basically two paths leading to that “Grindcore” thing – one from the metal side and this was the other one. Everything about their “Stop the world” 7″ is the way it should be – the sound smokes, the songs are either outbursts of chaos and energy or then they come crawlin’ in a FLIPPERish way. ”  This review nails it perfectly, because alternated to the short, manic fast tracks you get some downtuned, slower (yes.. Flipper-ish!) and completely unpredictable tunes increasing the sense of violence and insanity that this amazing band was able to create.

Many PowerViolence acts of the early ’90s did this not ever knowing that one decade earlier there was someone adopting the same formula in such a brutal way. This F.O.A.D. anthology finally makes justice to these pioneering heroes, it collects their complete discography 1983-2014 mastered from reels and the best sounding sources in existence.. 51 songs! It has it all:  “Stop the world” 7″, “New Jersey’s got it?” comp. trax, extra Transaudio studios out takes 1984, “I love NJ” tape and bonus live CD 1983-2014!! Full colored booklet with rare photos, flyers, original artworks, zine excerpts, liner notes and mysteries solved about their “I love NJ” demotape.  Watch the trailer HERE

Available in two different versions:

Die-hard edition on electric blue vinyl with blood red splattering, limited to 100

Black vinyl limited to 300 copies

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Come già anticipato nelle precedenti settimane, le nostre due uscite di Maggio sono l’attesissimo “DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO” a cura di Giorgio Senesi, il libro definitivo sulla scena Hardcore/Punk Italiana degli anni Ottanta e il nuovo 12″ dei MUSTANG giapponesi, “Mind wandering“, con il loro Hardcore adrenalinico e da “spiriti incandescenti” che combina rabbia, potenza e un fantastico lavoro di chitarra a cura di Benkei, da sempre mente dei CRUDE e ora secondo chitarrista degli iconici DEATH SIDE… Entrambe le produzioni sono state presentate al Venezia Hardcore Festival 2019 accompagnate da performance incredibili sia da parte dei MUSTANG che dei loro leggendari conterranei DEATH SIDE. Ora che siamo rientrati alla base siamo lieti di annunciare che sia il libro che l’LP sono pronti e che anzi, tutti i preordini sono già stati spediti, li riceverete a breve. Ovviamente l’edizione ultra-limitata di DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO (con copertina rigida e poster) è finita in un attimo, quella regolare è disponibile in vasta quantità. Per chi fosse interessato a prenderne più copie all’ingrosso, scriveteci a foadrecords@gmail.com

Più nel dettaglio su ogni uscita:

– “DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO – Libro (512 pagine)

L’origine. Le città e i centri nevralgici. Le band. La politica, l’autogestione, i posti occupati. L’autoproduzione e le etichette indipendenti. Le fanzine. I raduni, le contestazioni, i concerti. Le forze dell’ordine e i tamarri. La violenza, le droghe, gli eccessi nichilisti. Il rapporto conflittuale tra punk e stampa. L’apice: dall’Europa all’America. Il declino: la fine delle grandi band italiane. 140 protagonisti della prima ondata hardcore punk italiana si raccontano. 500 pagine dirette, velocissime, distorte, sudate. Oltre 100 band. Tantissime immagini inedite, fotografie, manifesti, volantini, copertine e articoli di giornali dell’epoca. Otto anni di interviste per tutta Italia, migliaia di chilometri percorsi e sedici anni per finire DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO.  Tra i tantissimi nomi eccovi qualche anticipazione: NEGAZIONE, PEGGIO PUNX, CCM, EU’S ARSE, IMPACT, INFEZIONE, NABAT, RAW POWER, UNDERAGE, WARDOGS, KINA, DECLINO, ATROX, DISPE-AZIONE, BLUE VOMIT, CHAIN REACTION, INDIGESTI, CANI, FALL OUT e tantissimi altri ancora! Clicca QUI per il trailer ufficiale!

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– MUSTANG “Mind wandering” LP

L’Hardcore giapponese in pura tradizione anni ’90 rappresentato nel massimo della sua forma. Componenti di Crude e Etæ uniti nei micidali MUSTANG di Hakodate City, un trio formatosi nella metà degli anni ’90 con in attivo diversi 7″ (uno a metà con i nostrani Eu’s Arse!), CD e anche una tape. Questo è il nuovissimo 12″ composto da 6 pezzi che ancora una volta li rinconfemano come veri e propri maestri nel genere. Riff a tratti metalizzati ma con tutta l’intensità dell’Hardcore più intenso e nervoso, una voce abrasiva e lanciata ai massimi livelli di rabbia ed energia. Coprodotto con la Break The Records di Tokyo (che ha un’edizione esclusiva in vinile arancio), questa versione F.O.A.D. limitata a 150 copie è in vinile azzurro marmorizzato. Clicca QUI per il trailer ufficiale!

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As already announced in the past weeks, our two May releases are the longly awaited “DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO” (Straight against a wall), the definitive book about the Italian Hardcore/Punk scene of the ’80s, and the brand new 12″ by MUSTANG from Hakodate City, Japan, an incendiary power-trio delivering intense and angry Hardcore, featuring members of Crude, Etaæ and one of the current guitarist of the mighty Death Side! Both things have been premiered at last week’s VENEZIA HARDCORE Festival in conjunction with the exclusive Italian performances of both Mustang and Death Side that, as expected, have burnt the stage to ashes! Now that we’re back to the F.O.A.D. headquarters (and ready to leave for Pitfest, Netherlands in a few days) we’re proud to announce that “DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO” book and MUSTANG “Mind wandering” LP (ltd. swirl blue vinyl) are both out NOW on F.O.A.D. Records and all preorders have been shipped already, so expect to receive them soon!!

More in detail:

“DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO” – Book (512 pages)

Over 15 years in the making, here’s the most exhaustive and interesting book about the Italian Hardcore/Punk scene of the ’80s ever conceived. 512 pages filled with rare photos, flyers, ‘zine excerpts and a lot more. Exclusive interviews and stories by 140 characters that took part to the legendary “Furious Years“. More than 100 bands, among which: NEGAZIONE, PEGGIO PUNX, CCM, EU’S ARSE, IMPACT, INFEZIONE, NABAT, RAW POWER, UNDERAGE, WARDOGS, KINA, DECLINO, ATROX, DISPE-AZIONE, BLUE VOMIT, CHAIN REACTION, INDIGESTI, CANI, FALL OUT and many more. Click HERE for the trailer!

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– MUSTANG “Mind wandering” LP

Raging hot Japanese Hardcore in pure ’90s tradition delivered with tightness and uncontrolled fury. Formed in the mid ’90s in Hakodate City, Japan, this power trio consists of members of Crude and Etaæ joining forces in a devastating blaze made of rocking “burning spirits” riffs, angry vitriolic vocals and a solid drumming assault. 6 brand new songs that once again reclaim them as true masters in the genre. A tight guitar work at times leaning towards metallized lines yet with the intensity of the most intense and nervous Hardcore, an abrasive voice flying at the highest peaks of anger and energy. Co-released with Tokyo’s Break The Records (which has an exclusive edition in orange vinyl). Click HERE for the trailer!

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I preordini F.O.A.D. di questo mese sono interamente dedicati a due uscite che verranno presentate in anteprima al Venezia Hardcore Festival nei giorni 10 e 11 Maggio. La prima delle due va completamente fuori dal nostro standard di etichetta discografica, si tratta infatti di un libro e nello specifico di un progetto di cui si parla da anni, rimasto in cantiere per moltissimo tempo e finalmente giunto ad un punto di svolta grazie alla collaborazione tra F.O.A.D. Records e Giorgio Senesi / MeleMarce. Nella sconfinata discografia F.O.A.D. un punto saldo che si ripropone periodicamente è l’Hardcore/Punk Italiano degli anni Ottanta, al quale abbiamo sempre dato largo spazio con ristampe di band del calibro di Raw Power, Nerorgasmo, Blue Vomit, Upset Noise, Peggio Punx, Crash Box, Eu’s Arse, Atrox, Underage e altri ancora… senza dimenticare il documentario/DVD “Italian Punk/Hardcore” anche in questo caso realizzato in collaborazione con il team LoveHate80 (di cui faceva parte Giorgio Senesi).

Alla proposta di poter pubblicare un libro tutto incentrato sui protagonisti della prima ondata Hardcore Italiana abbiamo pensato che anche se non si tratta di un supporto discografico come nostra consuetudine, è comunque di un’uscita totalmente in linea col nostro stile e con quello in cui abbiamo investito passione ed energia per tanti anni. Eccoci quindi ad annunciare “DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO” a cura di Giorgio Senesi, il libro definitivo sulla scena Punk/Hardcore Italiana degli anni ’80. I preordini sono disponibili a partire da ora ai link sottostanti, la data ufficiale di uscita è il 20 Maggio 2019, occhio alla limitatissima edizione in copertina rigida con poster, numerata a mano.. non durerà a lungo! L’altra uscita che abbiamo preparato in tempo per il VEHC è il nuovo album di un gruppo che suonerà al festival e per la primissima volta in Italia, ovvero i MUSTANG da Hakodate City nel Nord del Giappone, con il loro Hardcore adrenalinico e da “spiriti incandescenti” che combina rabbia, potenza a un fantastico lavoro di chitarra a cura del mitico Benkei, da sempre mente dei CRUDE e ora secondo chitarrista degli iconici DEATH SIDE.

“Mind wandering” LP è composto da 6 pezzi rapidi e altamente originali sia come impatto che come malgama di influenze nella loro struttura. Realizzato in coproduzione con Break The Records di Tokyo, limitato a 300 copie. La tiratura F.O.A.D. di 150 copie è interamente in vinile azzurro marmorizzato, disponibile in preordine a partire da ora.

Più nel dettaglio su ogni uscita:

DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO – Libro (512 pagine)

Il libro definitivo sulla scena Hardcore/Punk Italiana degli anni ’80 a cura di Giorgio Senesi. L’origine. Le città e i centri nevralgici. Le band. La politica, l’autogestione, i posti occupati. L’autoproduzione e le etichette indipendenti. Le fanzine. I raduni, le contestazioni, i concerti. Le forze dell’ordine e i tamarri. La violenza, le droghe, gli eccessi nichilisti. Il rapporto conflittuale tra punk e stampa. L’apice: dall’Europa all’America. Il declino: la fine delle grandi band italiane. 140 protagonisti della prima ondata hardcore punk italiana si raccontano. 500 pagine dirette, velocissime, distorte, sudate. Oltre 100 band. Tantissime immagini inedite, fotografie, manifesti, volantini, copertine e articoli di giornali dell’epoca. Otto anni di interviste per tutta Italia, migliaia di chilometri percorsi e sedici anni per finire DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO. Tra i tantissimi nomi eccovi qualche anticipazione: NEGAZIONE, PEGGIO PUNX, CCM, EU’S ARSE, IMPACT, INFEZIONE, NABAT, RAW POWER, UNDERAGE, WARDOGS, KINA, DECLINO, ATROX, DISPE-AZIONE, BLUE VOMIT, CHAIN REACTION, INDIGESTI, CANI, FALL OUT e molti altri ancora! CLICCA QUI per il trailer ufficiale!

Disponibile in due versioni:

– Edizione regolare

– Edizione limitata con copertina rigida numerata a mano (solo 50 pz) e poster

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MUSTANG “Mind wandering” LP

L’Hardcore Giapponese in pura tradizione anni ’90 rappresentato nel massimo della sua forma. Componenti di Crude e Etæ uniti nei micidali MUSTANG di Hakodate City, un trio formatosi nella metà degli anni ’90 con in attivo diversi 7″ (uno a metà con i nostrani Eu’s Arse!), CD e anche una tape. Questo è il nuovissimo 12″ composto da 6 pezzi che ancora una volta li riconfermano come veri e propri maestri nel genere. Riff a tratti metallizzati ma con tutta l’intensità dell’Hardcore più intenso e nervoso, una voce abrasiva e lanciata ai massimi livelli di rabbia ed energia.  Coprodotto con la Break The Records di Tokyo (che ha un’edizione esclusiva in vinile arancio), questa versione F.O.A.D. limitata a 150 copie è in vinile azzurro marmorizzato. CLICCA QUI per il trailer ufficiale!

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F.O.A.D.‘s preorder schedule for May is entirely based on two releases that will be premiered at Italy’s biggest and most popular DIY Hardcore Festival, we’re talking of Venezia Hardcore Festival of course. The first one that we’re about to introduce is something quite out of our standards of record label mostly focused on vinyl outputs… it’s a BOOK! Yes, a book that has been in the works for approx. 15 years (!) and that is finally seeing the light thanks to the collaboration that recently started between us and the guy who wrote it and put it together. In the endless F.O.A.D. discography a steady point that is periodically re-established is our love for Italian Hardcore/Punk of the 80’s, to which we have always given wide space with reissues of bands of the caliber of Raw Power, Nerorgasmo, Blue Vomit, Upset Noise, Peggio Punx , Crash Box, Eu’s Arse, Atrox, Underage and more … not forgetting the documentary DVD “Italian Punk/Hardcore” released in collaboration with LoveHate80. Click HERE for the trailer!

So when we’ve been asked if we would have liked the idea of publishing a book all centered on the first wave of Italian Hardcore/Punk (1981-1989) we didn’t think twice and promptly accepted as it totally fits our line of releases and a world on which we have focused a lot through the years. So we’re glad to present “DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO” by Giorgio Senesi, the ultimate book about the Italian Hardcore/Punk scene of the ’80s. We know, it’s all written in Italian, but if you’re like us a diehard maniac of these bands think about the fact that just the endless amount of photos, flyers and memorabilia included makes it worth adding it to your collection! Preorders start now, official release date is May 20th. Note that there is an ultra-limited diehard version with hardbound cover + poster, hand numbered and ltd to 50 (!!).. Act fast if you want to secure it to your shelves! And the second thing that we’re premiering at VEHC is the brand new 12″ by a band that will perform at the festival, hailing from Hakodate City, Japan, nothing else but the mighty MUSTANG!

This power-trio consists of members of CRUDE and ETAE and it’s also worth mentioning that their guitarist Benkei is now playing in Tokyo’s HC legend DEATH SIDE!!  This new effort is called “Mind wandering” and it’s co-released with our friends at Break The Records, only 300 copies pressed (BTR = 150 x orange, FOAD = 150 x swirl light blue).

More in detail about each release:

DRITTI CONTRO UN MURO – Book (512 pages)

Written by Giorgio Senesi. Over 15 years in the making, here’s the most exhaustive and interesting book about the Italian Hardcore/Punk scene of the ’80s ever conceived. 512 pages filled with rare photos, flyers, ‘zine excerpts and a lot more. Exclusive interviews and stories by 140 characters that took part to the legendary “Furious Years“.  More than 100 bands, among which: NEGAZIONE, PEGGIO PUNX, CCM, EU’S ARSE, IMPACT, INFEZIONE, NABAT, RAW POWER, UNDERAGE, WARDOGS, KINA, DECLINO, ATROX, DISPE-AZIONE, BLUE VOMIT, CHAIN REACTION, INDIGESTI, CANI, FALL OUT and many more. Click HERE for the trailer!

Available in 2 versions:

– Regular soft cover book

– Diehard hard bound book with poster, hand numbered and ltd. to 50!

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MUSTANG “Mind wandering” LP

Raging hot Japanese Hardcore in pure ’90s tradition delivered with tightness and uncontrolled fury. Formed in the mid ’90s in Hakodate City, Japan, this power trio consists of members of Crude and Etaæ joining forces in a devastating blaze made of rocking “burning spirits” riffs, angry vitriolic vocals and a solid drumming assault. 6 brand new songs that once again reclaim them as true masters in the genre. A tight guitar work at times leaning towards metallized lines yet with the intensity of the most intense and nervous Hardcore, an abrasive voice flying at the highest peaks of anger and energy. Co-released with Tokyo’s Break The Records (which has an exclusive edition in orange vinyl). Click HERE for the trailer!

– Marbled blue vinyl limited to 150

It’s always a huge pleasure to see new F.O.A.D. releases arrive at our warehouse and also for this April 2019 the mission is accomplished! Three absolute Hardcore Punk ragers are ready to contaminate your record shelves! ATROX “Hardcore against repression 1985-1988” LP+CD and D.P.C.D. “Confidencial + demo” LP are out now on F.O.A.D. Records!! But that’s not all… we said 3!! Yes, because RAW POWER “Reptile house -XX Anniversary” picture LP+CD was sold out so quickly that we had to repress it immediately, so for those who didn’t get it yet, don’t miss the chance, this classic Italian Hardcore asskicker is available again, including both the original devastating session of two decades ago and a brand new re-recording of those tracks delivered with the same intensity and energy!!

More in detail about each release:

ATROX “Hardcore against repression 1985-1988” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 154)

ATROX started in Milano, Italy in the early ’80s and were part of the legendary “furious years“, the first wave of bands delivering that fast and raging style that became a distinctive trademark for Italian Hardcore / Punk and that saw bands like Wretched, Indigesti, Peggio Punx, Impact, Negazione, Declino, Raw Power, CCM, Bloody Riot as the main exponents of that era. ATROX were playing a full on speed yet catchy Hardcore… listening to their early sounds you can discern influences from US bands like Dead Kennedys, M.D.C., early D.R.I. however with a very strong Italian Punk imprint, not far from what bands like Crash Box and Peggio Punx were doing at the same time. This collection includes all their existing recordings spanning from 1985 to 1989, prior to their debut full length “Fiori neri“. This means all their hard to find cassettes: “Senza tregua” (1985), “Orme perdute” (1986), “Aldo moro lived HC” (1988), the ultra-rare “Live at Concobeach” tape 1986 ltd. to less than 30 copies (!) and some totally unreleased rehearsals.

46 songs drawing a complete overview of their roots. LP including their two studio demos and bonus CD compiling both live tapes and the unreleased rehearsals. All mastered from 1/4″ reels and 1st generation tapes provided by the band. Comes with a fanzine styled A4 booklet all the original artworks and inserts from the tapes included, photos, lyrics and more. Highly recommended for those into the best days of Italian Hardcore and ’80s HC maniacs in general. Click HERE for a little preview!

Available in 2 different versions:

Swirl pus-yellow vinyl limited to 100 copies

Black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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D.P.C.D. “Confidencial + Demo” LP (F.O.A.D. 166)

D.P.C.D. stands for DECESO POR CAUSA DESCONOCIDA. This incredible band hails from Chile, a country whose Hardcore / Punk scene isn’t much under the international spotlights but is currently very active and vital and hides a lot of interesting revelations and DIY labels like Tobi Records releasing gems to be discovered.  D.P.C.D. play a perfect blend of South American Punk / Hardcore and dark-soaked DeathRock.

The energy and distortion of the most genuine 80’s inspired Hardcore channeled through sinister Dark Punk atmospheres, we dare to say  like a Chilean answer to NERORGASMO!  This LP includes a brand new session called “Confidencial” and a remastered version of their amazing Demo 2016 that made the F.O.A.D. Records team fall in love with their sound and offer them this debut on LP. An absolute must if you like LatinoAmerican Punk of all eras played with intensity, sincerity and full-throttle anger! Come with lyrics/photos insert. Click HERE for a little preview!

Available in 2 different versions:

Purple vinyl limited to 100 copies

Black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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RAW POWER “Reptile House – XX Anniversary” picture LP + CD (F.O.A.D. 161)

Originally released on CD and tape back in 1998, “Reptile house” stands as one of RAW POWER‘s best efforts of their ’90s discography. It has all the features that made this band so great and respected: blistering HC drumming, memorable riffing with a Crossover vibe and vitriolic vocals. Here you finally get it for the first time on vinyl and completely remastered, in a special Picture Disc version limited to 400, housed in an elegant die cut sleeve. And to celebrate this album’s 20th anniversary, the original line-up that made it back then reunited to re-record their favorite songs from it. So as bonus to this special edition you’ll find a CD including the brand new recordings and the original session right after it. 28 songs in total, furious Italian Hardcore since 1981 delivered with anger and unfailing energy! Watch the trailer HERE

– Picture LP with the original session (17 songs) specially remastered for vinyl
– Die cut jacket
– Bonus CD with the 2018’s re-recording and the original session (28 songs)

Ready for some new outrages on vinyl on F.O.A.D. Records?  You know that we like to keep a big variety of underground genres in our schedule, so if the last month was an all out assault of Blurr / Noisecore terror (Crawl Noise) and pioneering Black/Death morbidity (Poison), now we’re heading back to total Hardcore / Punk territories. Those who have been following our releases since some years know that F.O.A.D. is highly specialized in bringing back to light the true gems of the first wave of Italian Hardcore, you’ve seen it with Raw Power, Upset Noise, Underage, Crash Box, Declino, Peggio Punx, Nerorgasmo and many more. The band that we’re introducing this time was formed in Milano (the city of Wretched, Kobra and more) in the ’80s and their early recordings were a highly energetic concentrate of speed, rage and catchy riffs. We’re talking of ATROX!  We decided to put together all their 1985-1988 recordings, that since now were only released on tape back in the day, the most being very limited and hard to find. This “Hardcore against repression 1985-1988” LP+CD collection includes them all for a total of 46 songs, the LP compiling the two studio demos and the CD all their live stuff + some unreleased rehearsals. Plus an extensive fanzine styled booklet with all the original artworks, lyrics, photos and more. In few words, the definitive ATROX ’80s anthology collecting all their recordings before their debut LP “Fiori neri“.

The second announcement is something completely different… and somehow a great revelations coming out of our constant work of listening to hundreds of demos from every corner of the globe, hunting obscurities, giving a chance to even the most remote cassette. From the day that we discovered the almighty Chilean label Tobi Records, we became obsessed in collecting their fantastic releases. Out of their roster of a multitude of good bands (that we strongly recommend you to check out and support), one of our favorite finds was hands down D.P.C.D. (Deceso Por Causa Desconocida). Their demo has all the elements that we wish to hear from a good Latino/American Hardcore band: rage, distortion and at the top of it a very sinister Dark Rock mood enriched by an excellent vocal line in Spanish. D.P.C.D. is a great new revelation and deserves to be heard. Follow the advice of a team of maniacs listening piles of demos every day, this one really drove us crazy, it never lets you down from start to finish, it kills!   So… ATROX “Hardcore against repression 1985-1988” LP+CD and D.P.C.D. “Confidencial + Demo” LP are up for preorders, release date set for April 22nd 2019. Both are limited to 300 with some swirl vinyl diehard editions ltd. to 100 that as with all F.O.A.D. releases won’t last for long.. be fast!

More in detail about each release:

ATROX “Hardcore against repression 1985-1988” LP+CD (F.O.A.D. 154)

ATROX started in Milano, Italy in the early ’80s and were part of the legendary “furious years“, the first wave of bands delivering that fast and raging style that became a distinctive trademark for Italian Hardcore / Punk and that saw bands like Wretched, Indigesti, Peggio Punx, Impact, Negazione, Declino, Raw Power, CCM, Bloody Riot as the main exponents of that era. ATROX were playing a full on speed yet catchy Hardcore… listening to their early sounds you can discern influences from US bands like Dead Kennedys, M.D.C., early D.R.I. however with a very strong Italian Punk imprint, not far from what bands like Crash Box and Peggio Punx were doing at the same time. This collection includes all their existing recordings spanning from 1985 to 1989, prior to their debut full length “Fiori neri“. This means all their hard to find cassettes: “Senza tregua” (1985), “Orme perdute” (1986), “Aldo moro lived HC” (1988), the ultra-rare “Live at Concobeach” tape 1986 ltd. to less than 30 copies (!) and some totally unreleased rehearsals.

46 songs drawing a complete overview of their roots. LP including their two studio demos and bonus CD compiling both live tapes and the unreleased rehearsals. All mastered from 1/4″ reels and 1st generation tapes provided by the band. Comes with a fanzine styled A4 booklet all the original artworks and inserts from the tapes included, photos, lyrics and more. Highly recommended for those into the best days of Italian Hardcore and ’80s HC maniacs in general. Click HERE for a little preview!

Available in 2 different versions:

Swirl pus-yellow vinyl limited to 100 copies

Black vinyl limited to 200 copies

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D.P.C.D. “Confidencial + Demo” LP (F.O.A.D. 166)

D.P.C.D. stands for DECESO POR CAUSA DESCONOCIDA. This incredible band hails from Chile, a country whose Hardcore / Punk scene isn’t much under the international spotlights but is currently very active and vital and hides a lot of interesting revelations and DIY labels like Tobi Records releasing gems to be discovered.  D.P.C.D. play a perfect blend of South American Punk / Hardcore and dark-soaked DeathRock.

The energy and distortion of the most genuine 80’s inspired Hardcore channeled through sinister Dark Punk atmospheres, we dare to say  like a Chilean answer to NERORGASMO!  This LP includes a brand new session called “Confidencial” and a remastered version of their amazing Demo 2016 that made the F.O.A.D. Records team fall in love with their sound and offer them this debut on LP. An absolute must if you like LatinoAmerican Punk of all eras played with intensity, sincerity and full-throttle anger! Come with lyrics/photos insert. Click HERE for a little preview!

Available in 2 different versions:

Swirl violet vinyl limited to 100 copies

Black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Springtime at FOAD kicks in with a pestilent wind of mephitic sonic terror!  As announced, our double retaliatory assault for this month consist of two pioneering bands from Switzerland and Germany, the first delivering some of the most extreme and anti-musical Noise / Grind brutality ever conceived and the second is a Black / Death Metal legend that forged the darkest history of the ’80s Teutonic underground. We are glad to let you know that CRAWL NOISE “Wall of Noise Core 1987-1989” LP and POISON “Into the abyss – Resurrected” LP+CD are both OUT NOW on F.O.A.D. Records!  As expected the diehard edition of POISON “Into the abyss” on splatter vinyl was sold out in few days. We still have it on black vinyl ltd to 200 copies. And if you’re looking for the dirty white swirl vinyl version of CRAWL NOISE (ltd to 100) we suggest you to act fast as there aren’t many left!

More in detail about each release: 

CRAWL NOISE “Wall of noisecore” LP (F.O.A.D. 158)

Get ready for a merciless audio slaughter and ruin your turntable needle forever!! CRAWL NOISE were a terrorizing Swiss unit that decimated eardrums in that late 80’s phase (1987 to 1989) when Grindcore was starting to spread all around and some maniacs tried to push the genre to even fiercer extremes, giving birth to the whole short-song Noisecore saga of bands like 7 MINUTES OF NAUSEA, ANAL CUNT, VIOLENT NOISE ATTACK, STENCH OF CORPSE, SOUND POLLUTION, TUMOR and so on. CRAWL NOISE were clearly inspired by early NAPALM DEATH and SORE THROAT, but they pushed the level of madness and brutality to way more devastating boundaries. And their drummer Osi was then called to join the mighty FEAR OF GOD, so try to imagine how fast he was. As Erich Keller states: “After I saw Crawl Noise live, I tried everything to steal the drummer Osi for my own band Fear Of God.” This LP includes all their existing recordings: the first demo “Musical rape” (1988), their Demo #2 (1989) and two complete live sets from 1987 to 1988 (one was included on the B-side of their only 7″ and the other in some killer compilation tapes like “Rudi Rat 1” and SOA’s “Use your anger“).

What you get here is a deadly tornado of aberrant, antimusical Noisecore putrefaction blasting through impossibly fast drumming delirium, some awful background noise that could be a guitar/bass as much as a microphone pushed into a cement mixer, and at the top of all some of the most disturbing vomited grunts you can think of. Countless tracks,  complete acoustic demolition! Includes an insert with liner notes and original artworks from their few releases around at the time! Click HERE for the trailer!

Available in 2 different versions:

Diehard swirl filthy white vinyl strictly limited to 100 copies

Black vinyl limited to 200

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POISON “Into the abyss – Resurrected” LP + CD + poster (F.O.A.D. 162)

POISON’s infernal cult is alive!! Just when you thought that it was all said and done with FOAD‘s monster-work “Hoelle und vernichtung” (a colossal boxset including the band’s complete discography), the wizard of darkness and evil Uli Hildenbrand unearthed from his rotting vaults a lost & found mastertape of “Into the abyss” transfered directly from the studio reels back in 1987, unlike all the previously existing re-issues that were all taken from the 1st vinyl pressing. This version is the most pristine and faithful to the original studio recordings you can think of, sounding farly better than any other release around. Pure infernal armageddon from one of the most ancient pioneering Black / Death Metal hellhounds of the mittel-European scene of the 80’s. Originally recorded in 1986, released on tape in 1987 and then 6 years later on vinyl/LP by Median Creations, “Into the abyss” is the only real studio recording of this blasphemic Teutonic horde and hands down their most powerful production, considering that the previous demos were all rough DIY recordings made in their practice space.

What you will find on this masterpiece is pummeling and barbaric death / thrash metal with plenty of early black metal elements from their earlier works. The progress this band had made in less then a year of their previous recording is remarkable, but at the same time, when looking at each demo in chronological order, you see a steady progression in their sound from recording to recording, so seeing the band improve this much should not really be a shocker. “Into the abyss” is essential for anyone even remotely into brutal, vicious 80’s death/thrash, as well as old school black metal and the mid-late 80’s proto-death metal sound. LP with bonus CD and A2 poster with photos and liner notes (written by Uli Hildenbrand). Click HERE for the trailer!

Black vinyl limited to 200 copies

Official POISON “Into the abyss” t-shirts can be ordered here