Powerfulviolence: Infest Live Review Infest/Iron Lung/Gehenna/Warcry/Gag at El Corazon — Saturday, March1st, 2014 by Jim Walkley At the outset, Don’t Be Swindle readers, I regret to inform you that vegetarian nachos are no longer being served at El Corazon. Sad but true! Instead, you may now choose between tater tots, a hot dog, a …
Weekend Nachos Interview with John Hoffman
Questions by Jim Walkley of Don’t Be Swindle Weekend Nachos recently released Still, their fourth full-length LP as a band. It’s somewhat rare for a “powerviolence” band — if you could limit the Weekend Nachos sound to just that — to release full-length LPs; a band such as Sidetracked, for example, is mainly an …
Archagathus / Nak’ay – split 10″
What was probably a few months ago now, I had the pleasure of seeing Nak’ay live. When I first heard them a few years ago (split with Unholy Grave) I didn’t know shit about them, other than that they came out of the ruins of Daisycutter. That particular split (the 5″ with Unholy Grave) is …
Gowl- Buzzbox EP
This record, fuck… is brilliant. Gowl manages to do so much with so little. The riffs, drumming, and song structures are primitive, yet unique. The tones and recording production are ugly. The lyrics are disguised in murk and sleaze. The whole ordeal is uncomfortable. The layout looks like it was rescued from the trash. There …
Interview with the Oily Menace
The Oily Menace come oozing out of Michigan eating kale, borrowing lyrics, and grinding your mind. Interview by Will T. and answered by Kevin and Dylan of The Oily Menace. They can be found online at http://theoilymenace.13bels.net/ and theoilymenace.bandcamp.com and facebook. How did you get started? Dylan: Well Kevin has a soft spot in …
Cynarae Interview
Cynarae Interview with Kyle Oels (Vocals) Introduction/Questions by Jim Walkley of Don’t Be Swindle zine Live photos by Will Butler Seattle, Washington’s Cynarae fuse the grueling, crust-endebted aural wreckage of bands such as Mörser or Systral with a weighty nod to ’90’s metallic hardcore as outlined by Catharsis and Unruh. Unlike vast numbers …
Water Torture Interview
Interview by Eric Beasley So what’s the background on Water Torture (band member names, how did you form, etc…)? Moezes – drums Matt – bass Ian – bass It started off as me and Moezes around the fall of 2011. Ian joined as 2nd bass probably 6 months after that. Moezes and I have been playing …
Integrity Interview
Interview with Dwid Hellion (Vocals), Rob Orr (Guitarist), and Jon Gates (Second Guitarist) Questions by Jim Walkley (Interview conducted in a basement dressing room at the Neumo’s venue in Seattle, the site of the last-ever Undertow show on June 30th, 2012, which featured Integrity as a supporting band). Jim: What’s cool about that S.O.B. album …
Krupskaya Interview
by Eric Beasley When thinking of Stoke-on-Trent, UK, a grindcore band with a Russian name is the last thing that will come to mind. But trust me, they are there. I was able to catch up with them via e-mail over the last week and after a three year hiatus, Krupskaya are looking to pick …
Warsaw Scene Report 2012
Hello My name is Karol and I am running a facebook Warsaw Grindcore fanpage. I was asked to write a Warsaw scene report for Don’t Be Swindle so I thought “why not?“. In the following article You will find some information on a bunch of bands from the capital city of Poland and hopefully that …