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I know we have some twisted, talented fucks out there who also happen to worship at the porcelain altar of ABSCESS. Help me out and send me something fuckin' cool to add to the zine!

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Attention all scumfuck cult-mutants of the most exalted ABSCESS.

In a fit of unholy inspiration I've decided to throw together a zine to pay tribute to the four freaks who are responsible for shitting out those depraved, sick, and entirely unwholsome sewer-anthems that enrich our pathetic lives.

...and I need your help! Yes, it is time for Abscess fans across this dumpster Earth to come together in solidarity and present Chris, Clint, Danny, and Joe with a dripping, oozing, leaking love letter in thanks for all that they've done to separate us from our hard earned cash over the years.

Submissions are NOW being accepted and a deadline will be determined at a later date once contributions begin to mount.

"Nothing is true, everything is permitted." - William S. Burroughs

SEND IN ANYTHING. Absolutely ANYTHING.

I'm looking for reviews, art, short stories, photograph scans, concert reports, anecdotes, interviews, what-ever-the-fuck. If you once wrote "I like Abscess" on a piece of scrap paper, I'll take it! If you want to poop on a piece of paper and finger paint a likeness of Chris Reifert's cock, go for it! I want to jam pack the pages of this bitch with as much filthy fucking garbage as possible. As long as it's inspired by ABSCESS, then it WILL make it in print.

As for the quality of the zine, this is going to be 100% pure lo-fi old school underground filth because I'm not trying to make art or charge anything for it if at all possible. I imagine the end product will just be black and white, photocopied, and bound by twist ties!

Once this shit is done, the first four copies will be shipped straight to Abscess' P.O. Box so let's get to work!

PLEASE SEND ALL QUESTIONS, SUBMISSIONS, ETC TO:
abscessjunkies@gmail.com

[REVIEW] Blood Freak - Multiplex Massacre

Gas up the Butchermobile, pick up Dr. Bitch, and make that call to Acid Dropping Satan because it's time again for Blood Freak to get behind the wheel and burn up the highway in search of fresh kill! Now that I've owned "Multiplex Massacre" for 3 months and I've had time for it to sink in, I'm going to get this out of the way right now and just say that you will not find a better album in 2007. This wins, and even though the year still has some months left, it won't make any difference whatsoever. Blood Freak has come a long way. In just a few short years the band has gone from clever practical joke to the flagship band of Razorback Records and with this latest offering, Neil Smith, the man behind the Turkey Monster has mowed down all competition undergound and above.

Last year when I reviewed "Live Fast, Die Young... A Leave a Flesh-Eating Corpse!" I praised its variety and wealth of musical influences. Upon hearing "Multiplex..." for the first time, I have to admit I was a bit dumbfounded. This is pure, stripped down, in your fucking face, and relentless. If "Live Fast..." was a joyride all over the map, then Blood Freak's latest offering is a mother fucking bullet-train to Hell. I initially lamented my beloved doom-laden passages taking even more of a back seat in favor of a more straight forward approach, however it didn't take long for this album to finally grab me by the throat. I'm convinced THIS is Blood Freak's best release to date.

Though it starts off with a synth driven '80s style slasher soundtrack piece, it's not long before "Cleavage Clever" sets things in motion and from there it's a killer half hour of Drive-In/Exploitation/'80s Horror worshipping death-trash replete with B-string rape, meat hook-laden melodic riffing, multi-layered razor sharp soloing and a vocal gang-war assault from all sides with assistance from Gurge of none other than Lord Gore! Yet again, Blood Freak epitomizes what is so great about underground metal. It's about horror and being heavy as fuck, but also being mindful to create songs worth remembering. Most underground bands today in their never-ending quest to out "brutal" the next forget that they need to write good songs, but what the fuck do I know? Blood Freak knows and they deliver every goddamn time.

Lyrically, "Multiplex Massacre" is once again jam-packed with talent from the likes of Billy Nocera, Sly the Goregnome, Jose Angeles, and Repulsive Patrick; a vertiable who's who of the Razorback Hive all contributing to the band's ever-growing canon of terror, sleaze, and horror-worship! It's great to see classic films such as "Rocktober Blood", "Killer Workout", and "Savage Streets" get their due as well as taking the time to further the adventures of the Blood Freak regulars like Acid Dropping Satan who once again gets his very own tune ("Don't Metal With Satan"), and just about everyone else in an orgy of nu-horror slaughtering madness featured in the track "Go For The Gross-Out".

In this age of easily obtainable MP3 files and the decline of the CD format, it makes me all fucking warm and fuzzy inside that the sick bastards at Razorback Records put forth a massive amount of care and effort into the packaging for their releases. "Multiplex Massacre" is no exception and my opinion, it's the best yet! Putrid's splatter-fuelled eye candy adorns almost every page of the booklet and the cover remains one of the best pieces of horror-art I've ever seen. Don't get me wrong, I love Ed Repka every bit as much as the next guy, but the cover art on "Multiplex..." simply crushes the cover from the previous album in my opinion. Putrid's style is simply the best and I can't wait to see what else he shits out in the years to come!

This latest offering from Blood Freak proves yet again that Neil Smith is not only the best musician dwelling in the underground, but one of the most sincere. His prolific output is staggering and "Mutliplex Massacre" proves without a doubt that the man has sold his soul to horror. With a little help from his friends, he's cranked out the best goddamn album of 2007 and I can't wait to see where the Butchermobile takes us next.

Highest. Fucking. Recommendation.

[REVIEW] Fondlecorpse - Blood and Popcorn (MCD)

Fondlecorpse is back!! B-Movie Couchpotato warriors the world over have been clamoring for the inaugural Razorback release from Holland's bloodiest export since all of the band's previous output was crammed onto a single CD in the form of "From Beyond the Crypt" back in 2003. They said it would never happen. They said it was impossible; that Fondlecorpse's second coming was just something parents told their children to let them sleep soundly at night - a myth to make life on this fucking miserable planet bearable for another day. Dear friends, I am here to tell you that "Blood and Popcorn", the latest offering from those purveyors of True Creaturegore is HERE and it's time to stop making a dent in your couch and run as quickly as your fat-ass will let you to Razorback Records and get your copy!

The first thing you're going to notice when you hit play is the drum machine is dead and buried! I was totally floored the first time I heard the disc and the difference in quality between this release and their previous material is just insane! As "Twice the Hate, Twice the Carnage" opens the disc it quickly becomes clear that Fondlecorpse has earned their rightful place in the Razorback pantheon seated next to the likes Frightmare, Blood Freak, and Lord Gore.

This quartet of bloodthirsty gremlims play a sort of bastardized thrash-death hybrid, almost as if it belongs between the two Frightmare records! Sly's vocal assault is as murderous as ever striking a perfect balance between his highs and lows while remaining coherent and it won't be long before you're singing right along with the Gore Gnome himself! Though Sly is one hell of a frontgnome for these maniacs, the brothers Bas and Mathijs Brussard provide all the stringwork here and their skill is fucking terrifying! The guitar is catchy as hell as it thrashes away one moment and shreds out a melodic solo the next and we're even treated to some dual harmonies which fucking rules! The bass guitar, usually swallowed by the chaos on a death metal recording is clearly on display here and it's a perfect compliment to the overall sound. Last but certainly not least, Paul Beltman's skill behind the drumkit is exactly what Fondlecorpse needed to move away from their past and into a bright future of invading the homes of horror freaks the world over! Scoot over, make a spot for the creatures of Fondlecorpse, fix that tracking on your VCR and get ready to fuckin' party! Having a blast and '80s horror flicks is what this band is all about and with songs based on movies like "Chopping Mall" and "Basket Case", you know you're in for some pure horror-worshipping fuckin' metal!

It's impossible to talk about a Razorback release without mentioning the packaging and for "Blood and Popcorn" it's no exception. Putrid is quickly becoming my favorite underground artist and his cover painting for this release is every bit as crazy as you'd expect. I assume it's a picture of what happens when Fondlecorpse gets invited to play at a sorority house, just take a look at the cover above! The interior is loaded with more Putrid art, picture collages, lyrics, and the tray art is done by Adam Geyer, another obscenely talented fucker.

If I could level a complaint about the disc is that the ride is over much too quickly. However, this is a Mini-CD and priced accordingly, so even though it's just under 20 minutes, you'll be getting your money's worth and I guarantee as soon as it's over you'll be trampling over your pets to hit that "play" button once more. Five fun, ass-kicking horror-worshipping tunes of Creature Metal, awesome packaging, Putrid and Adam Geyer art, and for only $8? This is a fucking no-brainer!