The Canadian brand Raised by Wolves is straight howling at rawness with their new Spring 2012 season. They have refined their message and are killing shit with their understated boldness. Raised by Wolves’ hat game is on point, and the leopard pocket tee is going too be a must have for many heads worldwide. Their Hell Mary tee is smashing shit, and says so much with out words. Check out a full gallery of the Raised by Wolves 2012 season after the jump! Make sure to peep their webstore, and for the Scandinavian humans, head over to Monkey Bizz.

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April 14th marked the end of Chicago’s RAW NERVE, and from the video footage the final show was insane! I just wanted to share this with you because it’s beyond cool to see a room filled with so much raw energy. When I watch this video, it shows what the DIY scene is all about – fuck the rest, it’s our time! Goodlooking out to RAW NERVE for creating some killer music and big shout to YOUTH ATTACK for being a label we can count on for the real shit! Now watch how RAW NERVE completely destroys everything below…

Die haters die…you can hang yourself on the new NOOSE tape Woe Unto You, Oh Earth And Sea. This Providence, RI band has fucking done it again – crafted a fucking classic. It’s 28 minutes of maniacal mayhem that will give you the power to stab the eyes out of those that speak against you. Is there one weak link on this tape? Hell no, because all five songs have the death factor. NOOSE know how to write songs that speak anger on many different levels, plus something about their sonic chaos is almost mediative. The weeping willow riffage on “Of Loss and Ruin” has coffins full of blackened empathy that will have you transfixed in a state of charred bliss. The vocals on this song and others sound like the singer is vomiting up bones into to mic, creating an audio catacombs effect. NOOSE plays the kind of fuck the system black metal punk that I could listen to 24/7. When you hear the songs on Woe Unto You, Oh Earth And Sea, you get a sense that the band is telling a story about all of the fucked shit that so-called humanity has done in the name of power. What strikes me about this release is how the band’s music is so melodic; in a psychotic sort of way, each instrument is screaming out in torment in it’s own tongue. Unholy demon teeth, the song “Beastial Warlvst” is a perfect blend of disgusting d-beat cooked over the sizzling flame of some diseased black metal, and the warrior charge in this composition is insane. NOOSE killed shit with their first tape, Death and Hatred to All, but with Woe Unto You, Oh Earth And Sea they brought their filth to even lower depths! This band inspires us to do what we do, that is why we are so stoked that CVLT Nation is streaming Woe Unto You, Oh Earth And Sea in full below. Their new tape will be on sale HERE on the 17th, plus you can pick it up on their east coast tour this week. Check out the dates for the NOOSE onslaught after the jump…they will be sharing the stage with some sick bands!!!

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I won’t front – I have done my share of drugs, but the only mind-altering substance that has played a key role in my life has been the almighty THC. I’m also addicted to watching documentaries. So when I saw the link to the Vice documentary World’s Scariest Drug, I had to check it out. I’m not going to let the skeleton out of the grave, but I will say the story takes place in Columbia. So after the jump, check this shit out, and be safe!

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Is A389 Recordings sicker than sick? Hell fucking yes!!! Check out what they are giving away for free – a superdelic mixtape! Peep what the label has to say about this musical onslaught they have coming your way below. Also, if you are in the Los Angeles area this weekend, RSVP for the A389 Recordings//Scion showcase HERE!

Baltimore’s A389 Recordings have just posted their 2012 label sampler online via a streaming/downloadable digital mixtape. Clocking in at 52 tracks (and well over two hours of music) the digital mixtape showcases
a plethora of new and unreleased music from A389′s impressive and eclectic upcoming release schedule (as well as some classics from the label’s current/back catalog).

Featured artists include: Seven Sisters Of Sleep, Countdown To Oblivion, Ilsa, Ringworm, Homewrecker, Like Rats, Children Of God, The Guilt Of…, Anne, Pulling Teeth, Young And In The Way, Junior Bruce, God’s America, Hatewaves, The Love Below, Empire Of Rats, Shin To Shin, Sick Fix, Kill Life, Enforcers, Pleasant Living, Gravehill, Cynarae, Triac, Thee High Priestess, Nothing, Rot In Hell, Unholy Majesty, Integrity, Gehenna, Low Places, Pharaoh (NJ), Full Of Hell, Vilipend, Ancient Shores, Pale Creation, Chapelle Des Morts, Virgin Witch, Pick Your Side, Eddie Brock, Penetration Panthers, Day Of Mourning, Withdrawal, Trapped Under Ice, In Cold Blood, Mindsnare, Astronomer, Masakari, Wisdom In Chains, Mighty Sphincter, Earthride and Vermapyre.

Every day is a great day at CVLT Nation, and a big part of that comes from the support we receive from the community, ie:labels, bands and especially our readers. We see this webzine as platform for creative, like-minded humans. So when we got an email from Jan from Germany saying he took sick photos of the SLEEP & A Storm of Light gig on 05/10/12 at Conne Island in Leipzig, we were stoked to check them out. I must say, the dude totally blew my mind with the quality of his flicks – the lighting is on point! What a year for doom heads: SLEEP re-releases Dopesmoker on Southern Lord, plus they go on tour tomorrow – the weed gods are blowing our way! Light your bong and have a look at this stonerdelic photo essay…Euro tour dates after the jump!

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In 1978, Steve Ignorant with his corrosive speech and sardonic lyrics proclaimed that, in fact, punk was dead. He believed that systems, movements, and all other organizations would invariably dig their meat hooks into the spirit of the music and use it as a means to exploit and market an ideology. In an ironic twist of fate, his band Crass (along with bands such as Subhumans, Conflict, Zounds, and Rudimentary Peni) would receive mainstream attention as pioneers of anarcho-punk, also regarded as peace punk, leaving many of their British contemporaries in the shadows of their subsequent success.

Groups like The System, Omega Tribe, Lost Cherrees, Lack of Knowledge, Blyth Power, and The Mob were amongst those that had fallen into darkness. Many others were even signed to Crass Records (see their A-Sides compilations) and/or had opened for them at their shows but just never caught on. They had moved away from the cacophony that typically defined the genre, gravitating toward melodic chants and stripped-down folk instrumentation. This distinct sound wasn’t nearly as abrasive or confrontational in form but lyrically and poetically there was much still in common including a strong political undercurrent.

Flash forward twenty plus years in the future to the Pacific northwest where a group of subversives have been resurrecting the once echoed calls of those unsung UK artists. PDX is both the revival and re-imagining of that forgotten sect. Based out of Portland, Oregon, the scene incorporates components of post-punk, crust, d-beat, goth, new-wave, and industrial to create an emotional outpouring while staking and laying claim to new ground.

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Are you ready the Black Thrash Overlords? Gospel Of The Horns are set to release a new mini-album entitled in the very near future via Invictus Productions. I have heard this whole sonic beast of Hades, and I can say it’s one huge caldron of vile bliss that will keep you headbanging for hours. Today, CVLT Nation is stoked that we have the chance to share with you a song from Sorcery & Blood. So now press play and let the madness begin!

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1984 was a fucking year to remember! One of my all-time favorite bands released 3 albums in one year, and played a crazy amount gigs. I’m talking about BLACK FLAG, who were on fire during this era. The lineup of Rollins, Ginn, Roessler and Steveson did some stellar damage while they were together. I love Chuck on bass, but I won’t front, Kira brought something really special to BLACK FLAG’s groove. Looking back on my youth, some of my coolest days or nights were spent watching them perform. By 1984, they were more than just a hardcore band. BLACK FLAG’s music had become a sonic beacon of weirdness for all of society’s rejects to tune into. Listening to them around this time opened up my mind to check other shit out. One thing that was evident during 1984 was that Henry had become way more comfortable as a frontman and seemed to be more into the new direction they were headed. By this time, their gigs were more about headbanging than slamming. I’m so excited to be sharing a full 1984 Hollywood show at Club Lingerie, with BLACK FLAG showing the world why when they hit the stage they could not be fucked with! What’s extra awesome about this footage is that it’s professionally shot, plus you get to see the band from some killer angles. So after the jump, look through rats eyes and peep this historic BLACK FLAG show!

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There has never been a time that I have looked at Daniel “Desecrator” Corcuera’s art and have not been fucking amazed. His art gives me the feeling that it was created by Lucifer himself, with the mission to destroy everything that is perceived as good! Like many wicked illustrators before him, Daniel has picked a new instrument of torment to spread his blackened apocalypse. He has has picked up the tattoo gun and is now the owner of Nekronikon Tattoo in Santiago, Chile. As an illustrator, Daniel has created graphics for some of the most vile bands in the underworld. His tattoo work is just as maniacal as his drawings, and seems to actually come to life on his victims’ skin. It seems that Daniel has the death touch to his work, that is why his lines are so morbidly awesome! I could write for daze about how sick his work is on many levels, but I’m going to allow it to make you bleed instead…peep the photo gallery after the jump!

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