“WON’T IT BE GREAT IF THEY’RE ALL SOUTHERN LORD BANDS AND WE DON’T GET A SINGLE ONE?!”

MAGRUDERGRIND MIDNIGHT ‘Unit 731’ FROM ‘II’ ‘Prowling Leather’ FROM ‘No (RELAPSE, 2016) Mercy For Mayhem’ his /powerviolence (HELL’S HEADBANGERS, 2014) Toutfit kick up just as much of he curveball of the playlist a ruckus as APMD in venues across T– this also happens to be the globe, so we pit them against the blastbeats to see if the slowest number of the entire lot, which is really saying they can guess what this is. COFFINS something if Midnight are a band you’re at all familiar Ben: “I wasn’t expecting that.” with. ‘Here Comes Perdition’ Matt: “Yeah, that was weird.” All in unison: “I know this! Midnight!” FROM ‘The Fleshland’ Ben: “Won’t it be great if they’re all Southern Lord bands Ben: “This song is awesome.” (RELAPSE, 2013) and we don’t get a single one?!” “I love Midnight.” little bit of doom/death Kevin: Matt: “Can I buy a vowel?” Matt: “Yeah, this is a great song.” A– we’re hitting on all Ben: “Has kind of a Hellhammer vibe to it.” the extremes today. This is some of Japan’s finest, so Brian: “It’s cool, but I have no idea what it is.” POISON IDEA hopefully they’ll be able to get this. Magrudergrind. Ben: “THIS IS SATAN, HE’S COMING FOR YOU… is this ‘I Don’t Know You’ FROM Matt: “Is that from the newest record? It’s really good!” ‘Confuse And Conquer’ Nails?” Ben: “They had one of the sickest, fastest drummers I’ve Brian: “Is it Code Orange Kids?” (SOUTHERN LORD, 2015) ever seen and I think they got rid of him.” round since 1980, Poison Matt: “I hear leather and armpits so far.” Brian: “But the new guy is good too, he’s from Phantom Idea are considered Ben: “They really put that hi-hat right up front, huh?” A Limb. We played with them in Montreal.” royalty in the world of , not to mention Matt: “Is it gonna get faster?” they now share a label with our listeners. It will be pretty Brian: “We need to wait for vocals. Are they from MARTYRDÖD Sweden?” embarrassing if they don’t get this… ‘Synd’ FROM ‘Elddop’ “Sounds like Poison Idea or something…” No, wrong continent. Kevin: (SOUTHERN LORD, 2014) Correct! Brian: “Japan? Oh! Coffins!” nother label buddy, however, “Where were you earlier?!” Ben and Matt: “Woooaaahh, look at you!” Ben: Athis particular release is Kevin: “Why, what have you guys fucked up on?” slightly folkier than anything the HALSHUG Matt: “What Poison Idea record is that from?” Swedes have previously released, so this will be a tough The newest one. ‘Sort Sind’ FROM ‘Sort Sind’ call. Kevin: “I thought so. I didn’t recognise the song, but (SOUTHERN LORD, 2016) Matt: “We suck at this, we just fucking suck.” as soon as the vocals kicked in I just knew.” enmark’s more visceral Ben: “We knew that this was how it would go.” offering, Halshug D Kevin Baker (vocals): “[Entering the room] What’s SPAZZ draw comparisons to the likes this?” of Skitsystem and Wolfbrigade, but are they aggressive ‘Thrice The Heiney’ FROM Ben: “That’s what we’re trying to guess!” ‘SWEATIN’ TO THE OLDIES’ enough to have made it onto their label mates’ radar? Brian: “Ugh. I’m tapping out of this one. I don’t like guitar Ben: “Nice.” (SLAP-A-HAM, 1997) squeals at all… I hope this isn’t someone I’m friends with.” his was more for our Matt: “Name that movie!” Kevin: “I like the vocals.” entertainment than anything Brian: “It’s turned into a whole different game.” T Ben: “Swedish?” else – with just 90 seconds of song to guess, the pressure Ben: “That intro was not in English…” Yeah. is really on. Matt: “Mosh it up, mosh it up, mosh it up!” Ben: “Wolfbrigade?” [Tour manager walks in] Ben: “Nails!” Kevin: “Martyrdöd?” “Is it Weekend Nachos?” Ben: “Hey! You know what this is?” Brian: Yes! Kevin: “Spazz?” Matt: “I did not expect those vocals!” Brian: “Oh. I like them a lot. I did not like that riff It’s Halshug. Yep! though.” “Oh. I feel bad now.” Matt: “Oh! They’re on Southern Lord.” Ben: Ben: “I feel guilty. I’ve been on tour with them, I should’ve APMDSL.Bandcamp.com Tour manager: “They’re from Denmark.” known that.” Ben: “I gotta get a copy of that; that was awesome.” Brian: “Sounds like they wanna beat people up.” FINAL SCORE: 30% An absolutely disgraceful effort from the All Pigs Must Die lads, even after they roped in help from their tour manager and members who hadn’t been there from the beginning. Hang your heads in shame! DA RULES Fifteen minutes, no limits. One point for each artist and another for the song. No Arguments.

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