Adult Movie Posters of the 60s & 70s

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Photo by James-Pearson Howes

The enigma that is Prancehall - once bringer of truth in the grime scene, via his column Grimewatch, and arguably the name-maker of said genre - agreed to an interview as he is pretty much a troglodyte genius these days, only leaving his house for sparkling water once a month. And to see the Pogues once a year. That's 13 ventures into the outside world per annum, roughly. He is a man of few words, but all are as profound as the last.

Let's start, you ready?
Prancehall: Yep.

You are Prancehall, right?
Yep.

The same one who famously cussed-out Tinchy Stryder and he got all pissy and tried to start e-beef via Myspace with you, huh?
Yep.

And then he went on to sell out, and you kept it real?
Yep.

Would you say your new-found career as a freelance renegade is working out for you?
Yep.

All that money and bitches, huh?
Yep.

Sick. I hear you're doing a new website whats it gonna be called?
Yep.

Sweet. Thanks Prance'. Enjoy your day and I'll see you soon, yeah?
Yep.

Watch out for www.yep.com, coming soon. Yep.

More Crust, D-beat, Thrash...

Riistetyt (Finland) Valtion Vanika (1983)



Killer Finnish crust/raw punk. Some serious black metal undertones here too, "Poliisivaltio" being a perfect example.

1.Protest & Survive
2.Punainen Vaara
3.Yritän Katsoo Huomiseen
4.Kaaosta Tää Maa Kaipaa
5.Poliisivaltio
6.Vittuun Velvollisuudet
7.Ei Koskaan Enää
8.Vihaan Paskajalkoja
9.Vapaa Maa
10.Toimiiko Tää Systeemi
11.Älkää Luottako
12.Elintilaa
13.Rajotukset
14.Orjuus
15.Vallanvaihto
16.Totaalinen Tuho
17.Painajainen
18.Suur-Suomi
19.Rahaa & Valtaa
20.Orjuutta Vastaan
21.Ihmiset Tappaa Toisiaan
22.Kukaan Ei Välitä

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Bombanfall (Sweden) Åsiktsfrihet (1987)



More insane käng-punk courtesy of Bombanfall. If you checked out the Bastard Priest demo, you'll notice they covered a track from this self-released demo. This is their only release.

1.Åsiktsfrihet
2.Ögon I Mörkret
3.Aforismer
4.Iskallt Regn
5.Hälsning från Helvetet
6.Mot En Strålande Framtid

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Disclose (Japan) Tragedy (1994)



If you, like me, think Discharge is the coolest sounding band ever, check this out. Total Discharge worship, down to the logo, but with more fuzz than I can honestly say I have ever heard. Title track rips hard.

1.Dying Of Disease
2.Fear Of The War
3.Pollution
4.We Lose Everything
5.Burn To Damage
6.Nuclear Explosion
7.Abolition
8.The Cruelty Of War
9.Conquest/Destruction
10.Hellish View
11.Tragedy
12.Indiscriminately Kill
13.Torture
14.The End Of Blood

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Vader (Poland) Necrolust (1987)



Morbid Reich's predecessor is not to be ignored. Killer deathrash by a band I, until recently, avoided like chicks in Ugg boots. Get involved.

1.Decapitated Saints
2.Reborn in Flames
3.The Final Massacre
4.The Wrath

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Necrosis Kingdom Of Hate (1987)



Classic Chilean thrash that really sounds like a cross between Slayer and Anthrax of that era. More to come on Chilean thrash soon.

1.Prayer
2.Fall in the Last Summer
3.My Fears
4.Kingdom Of Hate

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Interview with Adam Richardson of Ramesses

Just wanted to start by asking what you’ve got planned for this year really, I am guessing an LP will come out in the not-too-distant future?
Adam: After the sell-out of the Baptism of The Walking Dead EP we are looking into a US release of it on vinyl. We are looking to drop Take The Curse DLP/CD full-length very soon along with the Chrome Pineal 12″EP. We are planning to tour southern Europe later this year which will be great as we haven’t ventured down there yet, we usually tour the north. We’ve got a few festival dates to confirm too so looking quite action packed so far.

Indeed, you’ve been fairly prolific since you formed back in 2003 with releases, how come you’ve only released one long-player so far?
We feel that Misanthropic Alchemy was our third full release with We Will lead You To Glorious Times being our debut and The Tomb the second, but as they both clock in at just over 30mins most people regard them as EPs. We liked the idea of releasing two EPs first - we try to do everything our own way in our own style. Ironically we now have another full length to record before Take The Curse is released.

Amazing. You have built a following strong enough that you have been playing regularly at the Old Blue Last, how do you find the shows there?
We have played at the Skill Wizard night run by Marek Steven of Invasion, he’s a great guy and it’s a great night. He also made the video clip for our track “Master Your Demons”.

A great guy he is indeed. The video for “Khali Mist” is insane by the way.
Cheers man. Yeah, we are very happy with that - it’s by Hans Lo who also does our live projection/alchemy shows. He has helped further the feelings of fear and horror in our live sets, he will be expanding and terrifying minds with us at the Old Blue Last and beyond.

Whoa, a real show indeed. What do you make of the UK metal scene, do you think it’s on the rise?
Don’t know really. We are pretty insular as a band and don’t really feel part of a scene, but every time we play a gig it’s with another new metal band so i guess it must be on the up. My favourite UK bands at the moment are Bong, Winterfylleth, Salute, Gonga, Pombagira, Art of Burning Water.

You write all the lyrics, correct?
Yes.

What is your main source of inspiration, bar music?
The hidden and unseen and often imaginary details that pervades every fibre of my consciousness. Films like Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, one of the best Zombie flicks ever. Perfect creeping terror. Wicker Man, Mark of The Devil, a lot of Hammer Films. British and Italian 70s horror works perfectly with our sound, and that’s why we continue to revisit those types of samples. We used a sample from Dracula AD1972 for Baptism of The Walking Dead and it sounds brutal. Occult, alchemical and magic texts, (secret) history and art architecture reference books. The writings of HP Lovecraft, August Derleth, Edgar Allen Poe, Alistair Crowley, A.O. Spare, W. Burroughs, Milton, C.S. Carol, etc.

In order of influence: weed, datura, trance state (self-induced), DMT, mushrooms and LSD. Art by Austin Osman Spare, Hieronymous Bosch, Harry Clarke and Jake and Dinos Chapman, who we are proud to now be working with. We are using images from their AMAZING piece Fucking Hell, which we’re still buzzing about. We were booked to do a sonic installation at a London gallery space with Jake and Dinos last year, but due to fear and paranoia from the venue of sonic destruction it was pulled. We are planning to reschedule this unholy alliance this year. Stay tuned.

Installation sounds insane. How did you come to work with the Chapmans?
We just asked them if we could use some of their images and they said yes. We can’t wait for the installation. You will need ear protection.

Latest news from The Ram Family always available at www.myspace.com/ramesses666.

Snapshots, Pt. II

Jos. A. Smith

The last one should be familiar to all you Bathory fans. It is the original drawing of what went on to become the iconic cover of the debut self-titled Bathory release. It was originally drawn by Smith in 1981 for the book Witches, by Erica Jong. For more of his work click here.

Whilst I'm on the subject of Bathory, here is 1984s Scandinavian Metal Attack. I am only featuring this for the Bathory tracks, which are essentially Bathory's demo.

Scandinavian Metal Attack (1984)



1.Oz (Finland) 'Fire in the Brain'
2.Trash (Sweden) 'Watch Out'
3.Bathory (Sweden) 'Sacrifice'
4.Spitfire (Sweden) 'Eyes of Storm'
5.Zero Nine (Finland) 'Under the Sun'
6.Trash (Sweden) 'No More Rock Tonight'
7.Zero Nine (Finland) 'Walk Away'
8.Oz (Finland) 'Search Light'
9.Spitfire (Sweden) 'Crazy Living'
10.Bathory (Sweden) 'The Return of Darkness and Evil'

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From Whence They Came, I Command Thee

About four or five years ago, when I worked at a trendy shoe store I became friends with a guy that worked in a trendy clothes store. Anyways, he would drop things into my work, always accompanied by a drawing (I did not ask him to do them, he kinda just slipped them into the bag or whatever). I managed to unearth two of these lost masterpieces, which I had lovingly scanned for your viewing. Even though I have never actually smoked crack, in these drawings I was always giving myself up to God and delivering myself from evil by discarding my crack-cocaine. In retrospect, I think these drawings were actually autobiographical, and were more reflective of his life and not mine, but still, he would always have me (sometimes in a dress and rollerskates, see bottom pic) seeking salvation etc. Classic drawings, I am sure you will agree...