PANZRAM is made up of John and Joe who both play in MERKIT. When MERKIT became a less active, the two of us decided to start
something new. This band, unlike MERKIT, was formed out of the ugliness both of us were feeling and is a bit darker and more
unhappy than MERKIT, or any of our previous bands. John and I both play different instruments than neither of us completely
feel at home with and I think that lends itself well the the noisey, slightly off kilter brand of hardcore that we play.
PANZRAM have a demo out as well as a song on the comp, "The World Itself Is A Bad Dream" on Drugged Conscience Records, and
went on a 10 day tour in the summer of '09.
CONTACT: PO Box 457/Ft. Myers, Fl 33902 - website/MP3's
- email
BUCKSHOT FACELIFT is 4 dudes from Long Island, NY. They play disguisted grindcore that mixes in some
of that older NY/Long Island sound. BUCKSHOT take influences from bands like CONNIPTION, SCAPEGRACE and then distort
them into some truly disturbing and unsettling grindcore. The vocals are straight up sick, and the music is ugly as
fuck. They have a brand new LP out called, Anchors of an Armless God which is self-released with a beautiful, etched b-side and full
color insert. They also have a full length called, Universal Goat Tilt, a 3 way split 7" and a split tape out as well. If you get
the chance to see these motherfuckers play, don't miss it.
MP3: Colossal Meat Smorgasbord .
CONTACT: 6 Briarcliff Place/Huntington, NY 11743/USA - website - email
MERKIT is a 4 man outfit that plays mean HC/punk that isnt affraid of blast beats. the music is heavy, dark and mixes
fast grindy parts, slower even sludgy breakdowns and realizes the importance of solid fast parts...whatever the fuck
that means. the members switch up instruments and vocal duties, and all members share song writing duties, so you
never know what you're going to get. They have a demo out as well as a full 7", two split 7"s, a split LP w/HOMBRINUS
DUDES & a Discography tape. They have tour the midwest and east coast four times and made it to Europe in the summer
of 2008.
MP3: Fucking Fratboy Burden
CONTACT: PO Box 457/Ft. Myers, Fl 33902-0457/USA - website - email
JIYUNA were around for a number of years and have been quietly gaining respect. they play very sincere, very
complex emotional hardcore. they have a demo, split 7" and two full lengths under their belt which takes the classic
florida hc sound and munipulates it something completely revolutionary. and now with their 3rd full length out with a
new line up their sound has progressed even more. this could be compaired to RAEIN or ENVY with some driving parts,
some heavy parts, some technical parts and a whole bunch of weird time signatures. these are dudes who love DIY hc
and could not live with out it. and even though i am now in the band, i recognized their talent and passion the first
time i encountered them. Jiyuna are now broken up.
MP3: New Dawg
CONTACT: 4447 St. Clair Ave./Ft. Myers FL 33903/USA - website - email
EVIL EXISTENCE were a diverse hc/crust band from naples. They started off under the name PROPOSITION OF CHANGE playing
political punk that was heavily influenced by THE PIST, DESTROY, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, and the like. After a while, and a
line up change, the music then progressed into a diverse brand of hc/punk. They mixed bits of crust, metal, grind, punk
and everything is between. The music was sometimes fun and other times moody and emotional. And they never took
themselves too seriously. They recorded two full lengths and two EP's before their demise in early 2005.
MP3: Nostalgia Is Our Weapon
CONTACT: PO Box 457./Ft. Myers, Fl 33902-0457/USA - website - email
WAKING UP HURTS is Nick (from EVIL EXISTENCE) delivering hauntingly beautiful music. Pained vocals are screamed and
sung over layers of guitars and violins. The music is intricate and the lyrics are mean. The best description i can
think of is if GOD SPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR wrote more involved songs and played soley accoustic. Beautiful guitars, beautiful
violins, beautiful vocals. This is so full and powerful sounding, it's hard to believe its only one guy. There are a few copies
of his demo floating around, but it was rushed, and you can tell. Nick, sadly, passed away in 2007. There will be
a 7" with 2 songs from his demo and one unreleased out sometime.
MP3: Bags & Bottles
INFO: website
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