I'm going to guess this has been done elsewhere before and no doubt will be done again and so it should. The title track is a masterpiece which in my opinion summed up the Reagan/Thatcher era with haunting realism. With the constant threat of Nuclear annihilation that the USA and the then USSR subjected the world too in the 80's this song is a fitting anthem.
"The sky is empty and it's turning different shades of colour,
It never did before and we never asked for war
My mind is empty and my body different shapes of torture
It never was before and we never asked for war
No-one is moving and no doves fly here
No-one is thinking and no doves fly here
No-one remembers beyond all this fear,
No doves fly here
The buildings are empty and the countryside is wasteland,
It never was before and we never asked for war.
The playgrounds are empty and the children limbless corpses,
They never were before and they never asked for war.
No-one is moving and no doves fly here,
No-one is thinking and no doves fly here,
No-one remembers beyond all this fear,
No doves fly here"
Crass Records.
Years and years ok I was listening to the punk show on Student radio and they played a song (Their Corrupting Ways) but at the time they never said who it was and it wasn't for a few years later when I stumbled upon this ep that the penny dropped. I have to post this even tho it's been posted elsewhere before (on the fabulous "Punks on Postcards") because it made such an impact on me and still remains one of my favorite punk songs of all time.
This is a great split put out by Words Of Warning Records in 1988. Both bands offer up some catchy fucking punk rock tunes. I couldn't find out anything about this on the web so just take my word for it, it's a good um...
I know fuck all about this band from Wales except they rule. They would be the closest band to replicate Celtic Frost, it's amazing. Sure they have got the Anarcho Punk influences and were around with other notable Welsh bands like Shrapnel and Classified Protest. This is just a gem of a record that I have owned since it came out. They also put out a 12" called "The Weight Of Tradition" which I'll rip and upload as well.
Dystopia were the kings of the depressive sludge crust genre and released some epic records whilst Suffering Luna are more on the fringes and offer a different take on the genre with haunting compositions that explode in to chaos. I do prefer their split LP with Gasp to this track but it's still a winner.
Japan's Poison (later they changed their name to Poison Arts) with their first full lenght on Selfish Records. It's a solid release very much in the style of Gastunk or The Execute and well worth a listen. Poison offer up a more metallic sound than their label mates like Outo or Gauze. Manic drumming over some very nice guitar work. Enjoy.