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Amebix + prawn bisque + the NY Post + Simon and fucking Garfunkle?.

What the hell is going on in the universe man? Guess it's another success from Bazillion Points BK. Ian you're a twisted fucker.

Amebix Monolith Download Fixed

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"This is the best thing ever"

Courtesy of Tony AKA: Slobodan and shot by the Hell Yeah crew at Hellfest.

Amebix - Arise! (Plus Two)

Since the Amebix show a bunch of people have told me to post some more up so here it is. Arise! is their first full length (on Alt. Tentacles) put out in 1985. 15 years later in 2000, AT reissued Arise with an aditional 7". It's sweet, you should get it. Anyways, this is the defining album of classic Amebix. Largactyl, Axeman, Arise!, pretty much every song defines what crust should and did sound like (at least the good shit.)

Amebix - Arise! (Plus Two)

Full Amebix/Kylesa review is up

Hey all, I finally got around to writing about the Amebix show. It's a few posts down but if yer too fucking lazy here's the link.

Amebix Review

Amebix/Kylesa Review

Holy fuck. That was unreal.

Sorry about the slow day/lack of detail. I'm currently in a world of fucking pain from Tombs/Kylesa and kylesa/amebix back to back + stacking super hard on my bike. Something more substantial will come out of this later.

EDIT: Right so it's later and now that I've had nigh on a week to process what I witnessed I think I can write some more about it. The Atakke/Thought Crime/Kylesa/Amebix show will definitely go down as one of the best shows of the year if not my life. Every aspect of this show came off flawlessly in a show that could have gone so horribly, horribly wrong (read: fat old ex-crusties digging out their old vests and slogging desperately through songs they don't remember to a crowd aghast at the patheticness...)

Anyways, I don't think I've ever been part of a crowd that was more stoked to be at a show in my life. Seeing a room of hundreds of people all in black, mostly denim, mostly covered in patches, all grinning from ear is truly a site to behold. Hell I even saw the dudes in Atakke smiling. It was that good.

I missed Atakke but Though Crime and Kylesa were great as well. It was definitely visible this wasn't any old show for the guys in thought crime. They were totally on top of their game and the sound was fucking killer. Todd looked like a little fucking kid he was so stoked to be onstage with Amebix. Kylesa just looked happy not to be being trampled like they were at the Charleston the night before, accordingly they sounded killer.

When Amebix came out it was madness. Instead of the fat old squatpunks I was expecting it was three, very well preserved, semi-goth looking dudes who had no pretension, brought no bullshit, and threw down nothing but the best. They played fucking everything the crowd wanted to hear, they played it well, and for real it sounded better than on the albums. I've now officially had Axeman and Chain Reaction stuck in my head for a week straight. These dudes know how to put on a show and I sincerely thank Roy Mayorga (who fucking killed it all night on the drums/samples) for convincing them to finally come to the states. Dudes, even the fucking backdrops eye's lit up! How sweet is that shit?

After the show I got to meet Rob and Stig for a minute while they were getting some beers. Two of the nicest guys I've ever shook hands with.

Long story short, it was everything I hoped for and more. Call me a shill or a panderer or whatever, I don't give a fuck, Amebix fucking kills it.

Here's some pics by Ralphy from that night. Ralphy's Pictures Apparently brooklyn vegan also took some.
BrooklynVegan's shots

FUCKING AMEBIX TONIGHT

Fuck damn shit hell am I stoked. If anyone who reads this and doesn't know me is coming lemme know how to find you.

If Kylesa is half as good tonight as they were last night it's going to be one murderous fucking evening.

Amebix - Monolith

One of the greatest Crust albums of all times. I am so fucking stoked for Jan 29th. Monolith definitely hits like a ton of fucking bricks. Not a bad apple in the fucking bunch.

Amebix - Monolith

EDIT: LINK FIXED! SORRY HOMBRES!