Back from a blazing weekend in Munich. Michel (Taken by Surprise/Kopfeck) turned 30 and crowned his party with Mönster and Revenge (the almighty 90s bavarian panzer brigade) and DJ heartfirst. What a over the top party. I crowned my Munich visit with a nice Tattoo from my friend Jani. Thank you all for the great weekend especially Saima and her parents for hosting me. WASTED TIME 12inches finally arrived from the pressing plant, one week after the tour started, a classic shitty delay. At least it turned out brilliant and the band sells quite a bunch on tour. Get your solid blue and gold copy (maybe the only chance for you to ever receive a golden record).
Martyrdöd testpressing didn’t turn out satisfying so the record will be delayed.. damn…

Posted by: Stachel // June 5, 2009 // 3:31 am

WASTED TIME and GOVERNMENT WARNING EUROPE TOUR starts today, don’t miss them. The WASTED TIME 12inches i made for the tour are delayed. Fuck, several things piled up again and now it’s the classic last minute/delayed story and i hate it. Records are in press but another holiday and the weekend delay the delivery so the earliest the band will have their colored copies (gold and solid dark blue!) in Freiburg. Sorry, especially to the band. CRIMINAL DAMAGE are also on tour in Europe and i look forward finally seeing them live. DISFEAR make a short Denmark weekend trip and VICTIMS fly over the ocean to rock the US… Many great tours and shows are happening the next months so my couch will definitely miss me. MARTYRDÖD LP testpressings should arrive this week and if there is no mistake the record will be ready for the Be-Part.Festival VI, 11. - 14. June 2009. This weekend (22./23.Mai 2009) is the ALERTA ANTIFASCISTA FESTIVAL #8 in Hannover.
Hasta Luego y Rock On

Posted by: Stachel // May 19, 2009 // 4:54 am

Finally after several delays the KYLESA - Static Tensions LP European pressing is laying in front of me. Sorry to all waiting for it for so long, i did my best but bad luck and stupid shit didn’t help and my best was not enough. It turned out brilliant though. Quality and layout match perfect. Get your copies from www.punkdistro.de (there you also get a A2 poster and sticker with every mailordercopy). WASTED TIME - And So It Goes : The First 2 EP’s 12inch is in the pressing plant for the testpressing as is the WASTED TIME - Futility European Pressing 12inch. Also a little late but i do my best it’s ready for the tour. Hope my best is enough this time. Watch out, “Futility” is a damn riper!!! Both records come in thick cardboard and heavy vinyl and for their tour and for the punkdistro mailorder there will be a small quantity in color. Pre-orders are possible at www.punkdistro.de. MARTYRDOD - Sekt LP will go to the pressing plant next week for testpressings and should be out for the BePartFestival 11.-14. June.

Posted by: Stachel // May 2, 2009 // 6:57 am

Cross Stitched Eyes i like! Old punks just talking about their punk activity in the past and young punks only being active on myspace and consuming i don’t like. Big cities and parties not starting before midnight i don’t like. I am a small city guy and like to be in bed before 5 a.m. Maybe I am mentally old and tired at the moment but i know the fire/motivation will come back but for now i want to be in bed early and i shouldn’t leave home when i am unsocial and just go cause of social duties… Anyway, Happy Birthday Frank!!! 40 loud years and no end in sight!

Posted by: Stachel // April 21, 2009 // 9:20 am

I was shocked to see Relapse sells the label Drakkar Productions which
also releases NSBM records like Blackdeath which is even reviewed as
“Russian NSBM!” in the Relapse shop. Other explicit items are a CD of
Germany’s best known NSBM band Absurd, records of the far right,
anti-semitic band Grand Belial’s Key, polish band Graveland (A quote of Rob
Darken (born Robert Fudali) in an interview to Decibel magazine
“I do not think Graveland is an NSBM band. Graveland is regarded as a
NSBM band because of my political convictions, [which] most people would
call extreme right-wing National Socialist convictions.”) which are
released on No Colours records which is as Drakkar productions a label
that releases national socialist records next to so called apolitical
bands. Also in the shop is Nokturnal Mortum which is quoted as NSBM band
on Wikipedia. Nearly all details here come from Wikipedia so they might
not be 100% correct but give me enough of a picture of the tolerance
level of Relapse records nowadays. I am pretty shocked and disappointed
cause i have contact with some great people who work at Relapse and
even licensed the DISFEAR - Misanthropic Generation LP from them. Also a
shock was that it seems Swedish punk, metal and more distribution Sound
Pollution also carries stuff like Burzum and Drakkar production releases such as Blackdeath.
I am so tired of the Nazi tolerance in the metal scene, i don’t need
everyone being political activist or whatsoever but there should be a
common sense when it comes to Nazi bullshit. I would say no tolerance for
the intolerant. But it seems the so called apolitical/neutral people in
metal and also in punk nowadays have no problem with nazi tolerance and
cooperation (see a bigger band like Nachtmystium who are no Nazis but
seem to have quite some collaboration with right wing dudes). I am
really tired of all this, i don’t care about apolitical people but they
should behave apolitical and not collaborate with nazis and support
them with their “tolerance”. Nowadays it seems Burzum is cool, and NSBM
seems to be trendy no matter what assholes are behind. Also VICE magazin
wrote about Burzum just on a musical base and ignored all the
political background. All this troubles my enjoyment of metal.
I hope there will be a backlash on all this shit at one point and metal
zines and metal heads will start commenting/criticizing it again like in the 80s, early 90s and not
hyping it.

Posted by: Stachel // // 9:19 am

I posted the European tour dates of CRIMINAL DAMAGE, TRAGEDY, WASTED TIME and KYLESA. Look forward to see them live. Rock Out!

Posted by: Stachel // April 7, 2009 // 11:33 pm

Helvete
After some back and forth, discussion and talks caused by external happenings (more about that soon) we finally get it rolling. I am super happy i can still do it! Sorry to the band and all interested people for the delay. The record was send to the pressing plant for the testpressing and i hope to know really soon when we can set the release date. We will rush it to have the record out as close to the American release date as possible.
KYLESA - “Static Tensions” LP
* heavy cardboard jacket with matte varnish.
* 160 gram vinyl
* A full color A2 sized poster of the album artwork for the first 500 copies
* An 8 page LP sized booklet

get your copies here:
Mailorder: www.punkdistro.de
Wholesale: info@punkdistro.de (ask for wholesale rates)

Posted by: Stachel // March 4, 2009 // 5:05 am

The Stockholm trip, the 2 shows (Sonic Ritual and the Victims, Mob 47 show) were brilliant, the nights at Bröderna Olssons with great Metal DJing and the rock’n'roll night at Debaser too and having Lisa and Mikisch with me and meeting so many good friends was the best. Breakfast in Nyköping was a perfect ending. Tack för allt!!!
I am back home trying to solve some controversial and also get ready for a short trip in the sun. More soon.

Posted by: Stachel // February 17, 2009 // 11:30 am

I normally don’t like to announce releases before i have them in my hands but this ones seem to happen 100%.
I am stoked to make a European vinyl edition of the new KYLESA LP Static Tensions. Details when everything is in print and press.
I also will do a EPs 12inch of US hardcore ragers WASTED TIME their Euro Tour with Government Warning containing their two 7inches “S/t” and “No Shores” and I’ll do a European Pressing of their upcoming LP.
Still in the works is the MARTYRDÖD “Sekt” LP.
Some other great stuff is lined up too but i don’t wanna talk about it before i at least have the material here and know it will happen.

Posted by: Stachel // January 31, 2009 // 2:10 am