Post One

The aim of these lessons is to educate those concerned as to the genre of hardcore. Posts will be made in no particular order. I will be pretty much using Wikipedia to give a brief introduction to each band, serving as a background. I would like to note that these files are placed here purely for those who own the original media. If you do not possess that original media you are in breach of various copyright infringments and I must stress that you delete the files within 24 hours of downloading. First up:

Anti-Cimex:
Anti Cimex were a Swedish hardcore punk band from Gothenburg that formed in the early 1980s. They were one of the first bands to define Scandinavian D-beat. The second 7" they released, Raped Ass, is considered to be a genre defining Scandinavian D-beat record.

Formed in 1981, the original line-up was: Jonsson - Bass, Nillen - Vocals, Charlie - Drums, Jocke - Guitar. After rehearsing for a while they released their first 7" EP Anarkist Attack. In 1982 they kicked out Nillen. Jonsson took over the vocals part, and Conrad took over the bass playing. The next 7" EP, called Raped Ass, was released in 1983. In 1984 they released another 7" EP Victims Of A Bomb Raid. In 1986 they released a mini-Lp (12") called Criminal Trap. (This 12" is also included as a bonus on the Absolut Country of Sweden CD). At this time Jocke had got tired of the band and they asked Cliff if he wanted to join the band but he said no, and the rest of the band members got tired of the problems and it resulted in the band splitting up.

In 1990 they decided to start the band again after Cliff had agreed to join, and they say that its thanks to him that they regrouped. They released the comeback album Absolut Country Of Sweden the same year, . In 1993 they released a raw live album Made In Sweden. The show was also shot on video but never released. They later released a new live 7" single Fucked In Finland and later on they released the album Scandinavian Jawbreaker. After the release of this album the band split up and the members started in other bands such as Driller Killer (Cliff), and Wolfpack (Jonsson).

Phil says: A bizarre release to start off. Not strictly hardcore at all, but D-beat. Raw and unapologetic. Much needed in any collection.

Victims of a bombraid 7":

http://rapidshare.com/files/145856441/1984_victims_of_a_bombraid_7__.rar.html

Raped Ass 7":

http://rapidshare.com/files/145858646/1982_raped_ass_7__.rar.html