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Wall Of Death- lethal accident at Pressure Fest | 27.06.2005 |
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This weekend´s Pressure Fest counts it´s first dead.
According to dpa, a 26 year old guy got hit into the liver during a "wall of death" and collapsed afterwards. He died in hospital soon after... R.I.P. Overall at least 19 person had to seek medical assistance to cure fractures and bruises. Violent "dancing" still sucks!
Edit: The guy seemed to die due to a heart disorder. Even though not a direct consequence of violent dancing, 19 injured persons are more than enough...
Further Links:
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| Author: Jan |
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NIKE a major threat? | 24.06.2005 |
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NIKE abuses the classic cover art from Minor Threat's "s/t" compilation from 1984.
NIKE Skateboarding uses a slightly edited poster image for its "Major Threat" 2005 East Coast Tour. The picture shows Minor Threat's classic cover art changed from red to blue having the protagonist wearing NIKE shoes instead of leather sneekers. Obviously, the enlightened reader does not need a degree in graphic design to understand the similarities (see picture below).
And when you think NIKE asked permission in order to use the cover art - far from it.
According to Pitchfork, Dischord is more than unhappy about the situation. They told the media that "they stole it and we're not happy about it. Nike is a giant corporation which is attempting to manipulate the alternative skate culture to create an even wider demand for their already ubiquitous brand. Nike represents just about the antithesis of what Dischord stands for and it makes me sick to my stomach to think they are using this explicit imagery to fool kids into thinking that the general ethos of this label, and Minor Threat in particular, can somehow be linked to Nike's mission. It's disgusting."
At this point the label is not sure of what action they are going to take. We will keep you posted.
Further Links:
NIKE Skateboarding
Dischord Records
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| Author: David |
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Upcoming Cave-In record announced | 17.06.2005 |
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New Cave-In record will be released with Hydra Head.
Hydra Head Records will release the new Cave-In record Perfect Pitch Black on September 13th. The album will feature 9 songs recorded between 2003 and 2005, including "World Is in Your Way," "Ataraxia," "Screaming in Your Sleep" and "Tension in the Ranks."
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Hydra Head Records
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| Author: David |
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Lagwagon Writing New Material | 17.06.2005 |
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Straight from the Fat Wreck Emailer
The latest Fat Mike email sent out to everyone on the Fat Wreck Chord email list stated that Lagwagon is going to release another record within the next year. Other Fat bands releasing new albums are The Real Mckenzies, Against Me!, Rise Against (re-mastered version of The Unraveling) and Propagandhi.
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fatwreck.com
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| Author: Adam |
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New label dedicated to Re-releases | 14.06.2005 |
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Assel Records is a new label out of Göttingen/ Germany, which is dedicated to bring back out of print 80s punk pearls.
Having a look at their recent releases history, you´ll quickly realize, that they´re bringing back some really nice old punk LPs like stuff by bands like Klimax (Finland), Dunkle Tahe (Germany), Bastards (Finland), WKZ (Germany) or Tarnfarbe (Germany). Maybe some of you already now these bands from back in the days, everybody else can now check them out for a affordable price again.
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Assel Records
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| Author: Jan |
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Go-Kart Records Europe launches new website | 06.06.2005 |
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The euro-division of the NY based record label Go-Kart has launched a new internet presence.
Along with the new website, the label offers shitloads of MP3 downloads, album streams, Live videos and offers free shipping on all of their titles in their webstore. Feel free to head over and check it out.
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Go-Kart Records Europe
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| Author: David |
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Bretthart 2005 | 02.06.2005 |
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Bretthart 2005 metalfest line up confirmed!
One of South- West Germany´s finest Metal- Open- Air fests, which is taking place at 16.- 18. of June 2005 in Limbach, confirmed the final line up. Among bands like Dew Scented, Tankard, Samael, Vader or Psychopunch- the mighty Entombed will hit the stage on Friday. So be sure to catch one of their rare live shows for a quite fair price.
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Bretthart
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| Author: Jan |
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