hands down the best review i've ever received (Total Abuse - Prison Sweat LP):
"This is fucked up. Possibly the bleakest thing I've ever heard. Definitely in the same pocket as pigeon religion but with a more hardcore tinge to it. The sound of self-hatred, not just like "I'm depressed, I think I'm a piece of shit" but self-hatred in the sense of actual hate, actual loathing. Intense self-destruction not just in the sense of nihilism but in the sense of an actual true desire to violently destroy ones self, slowly and painfully. It's a really good record." (MM) from MRR
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
"Total Abuse have been dishing out their disturbing brand of hardcore music over the span of 3 excellent full length Lp's , a 7" and a demo tape later released on 7" vinyl.
Their new album "Prison Sweat" begins with a long creepy intro of ringing distorted guitars that will make the hair on your arms stand up. As a matter of fact my wife actually burst into the room while I was playing this record in a panic because the intro was actually scaring her and making her uncomfortable (she actually said it sounded like people were being tortured) , and at that very moment I knew this record was special.
After the intro the band throws itself full throttle into a twisted mess of swirling ringing guitars and demented sounding vocals. At times the band takes a slower approach with equally effective results. Honestly, what Total Abuse does better than most bands is set a mood with their music. It's a disturbing mood that will leave you feeling a little dirty in the end, however...feeling dirty never felt so good...Dave G."
Their new album "Prison Sweat" begins with a long creepy intro of ringing distorted guitars that will make the hair on your arms stand up. As a matter of fact my wife actually burst into the room while I was playing this record in a panic because the intro was actually scaring her and making her uncomfortable (she actually said it sounded like people were being tortured) , and at that very moment I knew this record was special.
After the intro the band throws itself full throttle into a twisted mess of swirling ringing guitars and demented sounding vocals. At times the band takes a slower approach with equally effective results. Honestly, what Total Abuse does better than most bands is set a mood with their music. It's a disturbing mood that will leave you feeling a little dirty in the end, however...feeling dirty never felt so good...Dave G."
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
PRISON SWEAT REVIEWED:
from a random metal review forum:
Total Abuse - Prison Sweat
Foul hardcore. No ideology, no agenda, no machismo, no posturing, no metal riffs, no 'positivity.' This is just disgusting punk music for when you feel completely sick of everything.
from the onion a/v club:
Total Abuse’s last album, Mutt, made my best-of list for 2010, thanks in part to the band’s unflinching worship of the trailblazing ’80s hardcore band, Void. But Total Abuse is a creature of its own design. The proof is in its latest, Prison Sweat, a gnarled, snarling onslaught of cracked bones and bruised dreams. It’s also far messier and weirder than Mutt, which is quite a perverse accomplishment. Then again, TA eat perversity for Sunday brunch.
from impose magazine:
Total Abuse' Prison Sweat LP opens with 7-minutes of distortion and high-art skronking that screeches and scrawls, functioning as the waking yawns and stretches for the band to rise for track two, "Early Morning". The album intro "First Passage" gives the impression that Total Abuse slept under a bridge last night and a far worse off than you on Monday.
But the feedback fuggery gets Total Abuse limber for "Early Morning," which is a jaw-crack from a billy club for a wake up call. Frontman Rusty Kelley is like Rollins after a coffee enima as he lays out his early bird routine. Kelley yells himself into exhaustion causing "Early Morning" to fall off the rails just under the two-minute mark and that, my friends, is why you should not masturbate before noon.
Total Abuse - Prison Sweat
Foul hardcore. No ideology, no agenda, no machismo, no posturing, no metal riffs, no 'positivity.' This is just disgusting punk music for when you feel completely sick of everything.
from the onion a/v club:
Total Abuse’s last album, Mutt, made my best-of list for 2010, thanks in part to the band’s unflinching worship of the trailblazing ’80s hardcore band, Void. But Total Abuse is a creature of its own design. The proof is in its latest, Prison Sweat, a gnarled, snarling onslaught of cracked bones and bruised dreams. It’s also far messier and weirder than Mutt, which is quite a perverse accomplishment. Then again, TA eat perversity for Sunday brunch.
from impose magazine:
Total Abuse' Prison Sweat LP opens with 7-minutes of distortion and high-art skronking that screeches and scrawls, functioning as the waking yawns and stretches for the band to rise for track two, "Early Morning". The album intro "First Passage" gives the impression that Total Abuse slept under a bridge last night and a far worse off than you on Monday.
But the feedback fuggery gets Total Abuse limber for "Early Morning," which is a jaw-crack from a billy club for a wake up call. Frontman Rusty Kelley is like Rollins after a coffee enima as he lays out his early bird routine. Kelley yells himself into exhaustion causing "Early Morning" to fall off the rails just under the two-minute mark and that, my friends, is why you should not masturbate before noon.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
PRISON SWEAT OUT TODAY
Total Abuse are from Austin, Texas. Since their fi rst show in November 2006 TA have been recording and playing a heavy onslaught of feedback drenched hardcore soundscapes, taking hints from the Dead C, Black Flag (Chavo and Rollins era), Void and Harry Pussy. Members now live in New York, Oakland and Austin and get together as much as possible to record and destroy ears live. On their third LP "Prison Sweat" Total Abuse blast and sometimes almost sludge through 7 tracks of great hardcore punk (with two tracks reaching over the 7 minute mark). Opening with an opus of blistering, seething, crunching noise then bursting into tracks that are as catchy and nauseous as their infl uences, This is Total Abuse at their best and most ferociously open. A record dealing with the swollen heart of chemical addiction and the firm nature of man's self destructive intentions. Written and recorded in the dead of Texas winter 2010, full of desperation and pure selfish self gratification in mind. This record is about trying to come out the other side alive...Here TA posses an honesty and anger missing from a lot of their contemporaries allowing them to dwell deep in your brain for a long while after you listen. First pressing is a limited run of 500. 100 on white vinyl (mailorder only) Art by William Boone and
an essay written by M.Kitchell specifically for this record and it's themes / concepts.
ORDER HERE:
http://www.postpresentmedium.com/vinyl/
Sounds:
http://mp3.imposemagazine.com/Total-Abuse_Early-Morning.mp3
Total Abuse - Masked Killer
http://soundcloud.com/brooksrkelley/total-abuse-masked-killer
Total Abuse - Hogg
http://soundcloud.com/brooksrkelley/total-abuse-hogg
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
OUT TODAY !
White Dog is comprised of Rusty Kelley (drums and electronics) and Matt Lyons from Total Abuse ( guitar), Veronica Ortuno from Finally Punk and The Carrots (guitar and sax), Photographer Mikaylah Bowman (vocals) and Mike Naccarato from Rayon Beach (sax and drums). From Austin Texas and New York, White Dog have been playing in various forms since 2009 and have since released two limited cassettes. Focusing on improvisation, trash, dirt, broken pedals, pawn shop saxaphones and the worship and love of the mistake and the accidental, They grab you by your eardrums and pull your inner-anything to the front and call attention to it, full force. "Triturate" is White Dog's first cohesive statement, taking influence from other mutant free noise projects like Harry Pussy, Hijokaiden, Borbetomagus, The Blue Humans etc. they are careful to nod but not imitate, creating a pleasurable and painful listen that leaves the listener feeling exhausted and wanting more. Limited to 500, silk screened covers. PPM records.
ORDER HERE: http://www.postpresentmedium.com/vinyl/
http://soundcloud.com/brooksrkelley/white-dog-lp-track-2
http://soundcloud.com/brooksrkelley/white-dog-lp-track-1
Thursday, September 29, 2011
I'm Sorry Mom
Total Abuse and White Dog are playing here (at this thing):
AT THE SMELL (obvsly)
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4 :
Post Present Medium (PPM) Ten Year Anniversary Celebration: Day I…
Abe Vigoda
High Places
Stephen/Steven
White Dog
(members of Total Abuse, Finally Punk etc)
David Scott Stone
C.R.A.S.H.
(members of No Age, Mika Miko and Wrangler Brutes)
Plus DJs Wendy Yao and Randy Randall
$8
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5 :
Post Present Medium (PPM) Ten Year Anniversary Celebration: Day II…
Gun Outfit
Dunes
Total Abuse (hey!!)
John Wiese
Thee Urxed
Infinite Body
Tearist
Plus DJs Luis & Jordan
$8
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6 :
Post Present Medium (PPM) Ten Year Anniversary Celebration: Day III…
Eric Copeland
(member of Black Dice from NYC)
Kit
SFV Acid
Earn
$8
AT THE SMELL (obvsly)
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4 :
Post Present Medium (PPM) Ten Year Anniversary Celebration: Day I…
Abe Vigoda
High Places
Stephen/Steven
White Dog
(members of Total Abuse, Finally Punk etc)
David Scott Stone
C.R.A.S.H.
(members of No Age, Mika Miko and Wrangler Brutes)
Plus DJs Wendy Yao and Randy Randall
$8
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5 :
Post Present Medium (PPM) Ten Year Anniversary Celebration: Day II…
Gun Outfit
Dunes
Total Abuse (hey!!)
John Wiese
Thee Urxed
Infinite Body
Tearist
Plus DJs Luis & Jordan
$8
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6 :
Post Present Medium (PPM) Ten Year Anniversary Celebration: Day III…
Eric Copeland
(member of Black Dice from NYC)
Kit
SFV Acid
Earn
$8
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
MORE INFORMATION...THEN I WANTED...
TOTAL ABUSE - PRISON SWEAT OUT OCTOBER 18TH 2011 FROM PPM RECORDS
pre order info:
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8569016
Total Abuse are from Austin, Texas. Since their rst show in November 2006 TA have
been recording and playing a heavy onslaught of feedback drenched hardcore soundscapes,
taking hints from the Dead C, Black Flag (Chavo and Rollins era), Void and
Harry Pussy. Total Abuse’s Roster includes; Rusty Kelley on vocals (who also makes
harsh noise under the name Breathing Problem), Matt Lyons on drums, Ryan Foster
on guitar, Dustin Pilkington on bass and as of August 2008 they added former Snobs
guitarist, Duncan Knappen as second guitar. Member s now live in New York, Oakland
and Austin and get together as much as possible to record and destroy ears live.
On their third LP “Prison Sweat” To tal Abuse blast and sometimes almost sludge
through 7 tracks of great hardcore punk (with two tracks reaching over the 7 minute
mark). Opening with an opus of blistering, seething, crunching noise then bursting
into tracks that are as catchy and nauseous as their in uences, This is Total Abuse at
their best and most ferociously open. TA posses an honesty and anger missing from
a lot of their contemporaries allowing them to dwell deep in your brain for a long while
after you listen. First pressing is a limited run of 500.
TOTAL ABUSE PRISON SWEAT
Release Date: Oct. 18, 2011
Catalog: PPM49
Genre: Rock
Format: LP / Digital
LP UPC: 656605694818
LP Box Lot: 50
Export Status: Worldwide
NON-RETURNABLE
• First pressing of 500 with
limited colored vinyl, last
record sold
• It’s pressing in one week.
• Third full length, Best one yet.
PO BOX 291301
Los Angeles, CA 90029
www.postpresentmedium.com
LP
Track Listing
Side A
1. Final Passage (7:10)
2. Early Morning (1:52)
3. Rotting Foil (1:54)
4. Masked Killer (3:03)
Side B
5. Hogg (2:16)
6. Hidden Blood (2:14)
7. Prison Sweat (8:07)
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
RELATED:
WHITE DOG - TRITURATE LP (members of TA, Finally Punk, Rayon Beach + MikBo) TO BE RELEASED ON POST PPM RECORDS ON OCTOBER 4TH 2011.
White Dog is comprised of Rusty Kelley (drums and electronics) and Matt Lyons from
Total Abuse ( guitar), Veronica Ortuno from Finally Punk and The Carrots (guitar and
sax), Photographer Mikaylah Bowman (vocals) and Mike Naccarato from Rayon Beach
(sax and drums). From Austin Texas and New York, White Dog have been playing in various
forms since 2009 and have since released two ultra limited sold out cassettes.
Focusing on improvisation, trash, dirt, broken pedals, pawn shop saxaphones and the
worship and love of the mistake and the accidental, They grab you by your eardrums
and pull your inner-anything to the front and call attention to it, full force. “Triturate”
is White Dog’s first cohesive statement, taking in uence from other mutant free noise
projects like Harry Pussy, Hijokaiden, Borbe tomagus, The Blue Humans etc. they are
careful to nod but not imitate, creating a pleasurable and painful listen that leaves
the listener feeling exhausted and wanting more. Limited to 500, silk
screened covers.
WHITE DOG TRITURATE
Release Date: Oct. 4, 2011
Catalog: PPM48
Genre: Rock
Format: LP / Digital
LP UPC: 633914029319
LP Box Lot: 50
Export Status: Worldwide
NON-RETURNABLE
• Limited to 500
• First full length release
• Members of Total Abuse and
Finally Punk
PO BOX 291301
Los Angeles, CA 90029
www.postpresentmedium.com
LP
Track Listing
Side A
1. Marbled Faun (7:04)
2. Velvet and Braces (4:21)
3. Ankled Acidic Mire (2:39)
Side B
4. Yggdrasil’s Meniscus (7:41)
5. Rib of Tanit (7:17)
6. Sarcophagus of Fat (4:45)
TOTAL ABUSE + WHITE DOG LP tracks available on:
http://soundcloud.com/brooksrkelley
pre order info:
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8569016
Total Abuse are from Austin, Texas. Since their rst show in November 2006 TA have
been recording and playing a heavy onslaught of feedback drenched hardcore soundscapes,
taking hints from the Dead C, Black Flag (Chavo and Rollins era), Void and
Harry Pussy. Total Abuse’s Roster includes; Rusty Kelley on vocals (who also makes
harsh noise under the name Breathing Problem), Matt Lyons on drums, Ryan Foster
on guitar, Dustin Pilkington on bass and as of August 2008 they added former Snobs
guitarist, Duncan Knappen as second guitar. Member s now live in New York, Oakland
and Austin and get together as much as possible to record and destroy ears live.
On their third LP “Prison Sweat” To tal Abuse blast and sometimes almost sludge
through 7 tracks of great hardcore punk (with two tracks reaching over the 7 minute
mark). Opening with an opus of blistering, seething, crunching noise then bursting
into tracks that are as catchy and nauseous as their in uences, This is Total Abuse at
their best and most ferociously open. TA posses an honesty and anger missing from
a lot of their contemporaries allowing them to dwell deep in your brain for a long while
after you listen. First pressing is a limited run of 500.
TOTAL ABUSE PRISON SWEAT
Release Date: Oct. 18, 2011
Catalog: PPM49
Genre: Rock
Format: LP / Digital
LP UPC: 656605694818
LP Box Lot: 50
Export Status: Worldwide
NON-RETURNABLE
• First pressing of 500 with
limited colored vinyl, last
record sold
• It’s pressing in one week.
• Third full length, Best one yet.
PO BOX 291301
Los Angeles, CA 90029
www.postpresentmedium.com
LP
Track Listing
Side A
1. Final Passage (7:10)
2. Early Morning (1:52)
3. Rotting Foil (1:54)
4. Masked Killer (3:03)
Side B
5. Hogg (2:16)
6. Hidden Blood (2:14)
7. Prison Sweat (8:07)
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
RELATED:
WHITE DOG - TRITURATE LP (members of TA, Finally Punk, Rayon Beach + MikBo) TO BE RELEASED ON POST PPM RECORDS ON OCTOBER 4TH 2011.
White Dog is comprised of Rusty Kelley (drums and electronics) and Matt Lyons from
Total Abuse ( guitar), Veronica Ortuno from Finally Punk and The Carrots (guitar and
sax), Photographer Mikaylah Bowman (vocals) and Mike Naccarato from Rayon Beach
(sax and drums). From Austin Texas and New York, White Dog have been playing in various
forms since 2009 and have since released two ultra limited sold out cassettes.
Focusing on improvisation, trash, dirt, broken pedals, pawn shop saxaphones and the
worship and love of the mistake and the accidental, They grab you by your eardrums
and pull your inner-anything to the front and call attention to it, full force. “Triturate”
is White Dog’s first cohesive statement, taking in uence from other mutant free noise
projects like Harry Pussy, Hijokaiden, Borbe tomagus, The Blue Humans etc. they are
careful to nod but not imitate, creating a pleasurable and painful listen that leaves
the listener feeling exhausted and wanting more. Limited to 500, silk
screened covers.
WHITE DOG TRITURATE
Release Date: Oct. 4, 2011
Catalog: PPM48
Genre: Rock
Format: LP / Digital
LP UPC: 633914029319
LP Box Lot: 50
Export Status: Worldwide
NON-RETURNABLE
• Limited to 500
• First full length release
• Members of Total Abuse and
Finally Punk
PO BOX 291301
Los Angeles, CA 90029
www.postpresentmedium.com
LP
Track Listing
Side A
1. Marbled Faun (7:04)
2. Velvet and Braces (4:21)
3. Ankled Acidic Mire (2:39)
Side B
4. Yggdrasil’s Meniscus (7:41)
5. Rib of Tanit (7:17)
6. Sarcophagus of Fat (4:45)
TOTAL ABUSE + WHITE DOG LP tracks available on:
http://soundcloud.com/brooksrkelley
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