4 songs of devastating portland distortion that will make the blood coming out your ears turn as grey the clouds that suffocate our lives all winter. Recorded in a basement, this debut release is just as good of quality as most stuff that's released on vinyl these days, even considering it's being released on recycled cassette tapes. So in summation, 10 DIY points/ 8 Crucial points/ 3 Dood points. Ex-members of Ass-End Offend. ---MP3--- ---Squalora Homepage---

Cassette $2.00  

out of print

CD-R $2.00

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5 new songs of depression-induced DIY hardcore/ thrash/ punk from the mountains of Montana; their most powerful recording to date. Recorded by Mike Lastra at Smegma Studios in Portland. The 7" sleeve is 2 color screen-printed and hand-numbered. This is the second pressing on red vinyl. The Cassette and CD-R sleeves are xeroxed, but they contain other AEO material.
“The latest release from this long-standing Missoula, MT hardcore punk band. Ass-End Offend is one of the more committed DIY bands around these days, having toured the US a number of times and having returned from a European tour last summer. They've also helped countless touring bands from across the country to get much needed shows in their hometown, breaking up the grueling drive from the Midwest to the West Coast, and vice versa. Not only is the music great, but they did a nice job with the packaging, giving the covers the two-color silkscreen treatment.” -Heartattack #48 ---MP3: On The Upswing---

This classic has just been repressed for further consumption. The Anti Difrancos are super pissed off hard-core/ anarcho-punk rock from Missoula, MT; AEO are 80’s style hard-core punk rock from the ruins of Kalispell, MT.
"ASS END OFFEND, holy sweet Darby!!! These Montana punks are the fuck child of EL DOPA and early DIE KREUZEN. It's a ugly, gorgeous child. Crazy stupid fresh back and forth, overlapping dual male vox. I'm moving to Missoula. ANTI DIFRANCOS wear masks on stage, which nowadays is a good, maybe dangerous thing. The tone and direction this band are going in will be great. For now, it is a little formulaic. Everything we love about anarchistic punk. Support Montana Anarchy!" -MaximumR&R #235
---The Anti Difrancos homepage---

10 new songs of hardcore thrash/ crossover. They've stripped everything down to drums, guitar and lots of pissed off lyrics.
"NOCTURNAL EMISSION certainly don’t fuck around with their brutally heavy thrash/hardcore. Gloomy, fast and metallic this is a fucking chaotic 20 minutes. Inexorable and aggressive, ‘Eat Shit and Die’, ‘I Like It When You Die’, ‘In The Eye Of The Pissing Snake’…this is completely ruthless. Totally DIY and totally dedicated…this isn’t fashion music! Learn yerself a lesson in true thrash/hardcore." -No Front Teeth

A compilation of Montana hardcore and punk rock, old and new. Bands: G.O.P., Deranged Diction, The Banned (not the band from nyc, these guys were around in ’89), Humpy, Disgruntled Nation, Ass-End Offend, The Anti Difrancos, Venal I.V., The Miscreants, Pat Phlymm, Sasshole, Bastard Squad.
"A historical retrospective of Montana hardcore including everyone from Missoula's hyper thrash godfathers DERANGED DICTION (1983!) to modern day torch-bearers ASS-END OFFEND. As a fan of female singers in punk rock I enjoyed SASSHOLE's brand of crust-core with snotty, melodic vocals. 13 bands, 49 songs, and a totally excellent zine-style insert with lots of personal histories, band discographies, lyrics, etc. A quality regional comp!" -MaximumRockNRoll #268 September2005
---MP3: The Anti Difrancos "White Collar Criminal"--- ---MP3: Venal I.V. "Denominations"---

From the ruins of Kalispell/ Missoula: gloomy hardcore with lots of catchy hooks. No jock metal! Recorded by Tim Green in SF!
"These Montana boys are a refreshing surprise. So much hardcore punk has been done over and over again, but A.E.O. put their own spins on the classic formulas to create a ruthless punk rock record. You have to give these guys credit for just being from Missoula, Mont., and creating a good punk record. I've been to Missoula and trust me, these guys pulling this off is just short of a miracle. Whatever lame excuse you have for not putting out your record, it can't be a hard to overcome as living in Montana." -Salt Lake UnderGround, March 2005 ----MP3: Skateboarding Is Not A Sport----

Here's the proof of isolation in Montana; an experiment in pissed off hardcore using midi drum software. As D.I.Y. as you can get. A single-person operation, not exactly a "band". Includes an essay on Anarcho-syndicalism by Albert Meltzer.
"This is beautiful DIY in full glory. This is the shit we breathe here. High-impact art, that’s what we love! This is chaotic and unruly splendor. This is the epitome of DIY. Not lousy DIY, which is often an excuse for a half-assed lack of effort and lack of talent. This is perfect DIY." -No Front Teeth ‘zine (11/21/04), London, UK www.nofrontteeth.co.uk
---MP3: Unconscious Murder--- ---Anxiety Attack homepage---

24 minutes of fast crossover thrash metal / D.I.Y. punk from Missoula, MT. A breath of fresh air for the Garden City.
"Finally something new in Missoula with some balls! At first glance, this Kinko-copied, cut-n-pasted covered, CD-R actually looks pretty sharp and is DIY as all hell. Sound-wise, thses 9 songs are rough, but not too terrible considering that they were recorded in a basement in just a few takes. It's not always tight, but the sheer youthful exuberance displayed more than makes up for it as a far as demo's go. Do your part and support local punk!" -Arm The Homeless #5, October 2005
---MP3: Wartime President--- ---Nocturnal Emission's homepage---

Their last piece of vinyl. Smart & angry hardcore from kalispell. The best thing to ever happen to Montana’s very small hardcore/ punk community.
"More great hardcore coming out of Montana, a place that if you have ever driven through feels like a scene out of a Marlboro Country cigarette ad. So it baffles me how a scene can even exist in such a hotbed of God fearing redneck country. DISGRUNTLED NATION have the same early ECONOCHRIST feel to it, but the singer sounds like he is straight off the DYS "Brotherhooed" LP. Like a tough sounding squirt, who won't stand for shit. But unlike DYS, the lyrics address living as a punk in a small town, rock star attitudes, and drowning your sorrows in a little fermented grape juice." -EqualizingXDistort, 2003
---Disgruntled Nation's homepage---

All the demos and 7”’s they’ve put out during their reign of terror, plus tracks from various compilations, alternate mixes and recordings. Intricate 80’s style hardcore.
"Wild subterranean noise (being literally-minded types, it was all recorded in a basement). The DISGRUNTLED NATION are raw-boned hardcore suffused with a Reagan Era "loot the 7-11 because bombing commences in five minutes" feel...they're more interested in making the loudest noise with the fewest possible notes, and aren't engaged in a life-or-death struggle to break the North American Land Speed record. Grainy, simple, and as easily understood as a black-and-white photocopy. Kills. 'White Wash' and 'Already Dead' rule." -MaximumRockNRoll #235

ASS END OFFEND: Welcome To The Discomfort Zone
More dischordant, depression-induced pissed off hard core. Colored vinyl with a screen-printed sleeve. This is the third EP, adding the guitarist from The Anti Difrancos.
"Having never heard Ass-End Offend, I'd have to say that this EP was a pleasure to review. These guys blew me away! Excellent dark HC punk with great production and plenty of melody and hooks, but in the Tragedy/ His Hero is Gone way rather than the Screeching Weasel way. Throat shredding vocals add to this release, as do the great dark and gloomy lyrics. If you haven't heard Ass-End Offend, pick up this EP, then go get their other two releases because you won't be satisfied with just one EP" -Profane Existence #43

The first record from these evergreen scum. Mid-tempo h.c. that builds up exploding into faster stuff. Spiffy screen printed cover.
"ECONOCHRIST inspired hardcore from Montana featuring members from DISGRUNTLED NATION "Becoming our Destruction" is ASS END OFFEND's first release. The vocalist sounds like Sam from BORN AGAINST - very tortured and anguished with a scream that lingers. This is only facilitated by a style of hardcore that is mid-tempo and has a tendency to build. In comparison to today's scenes where emphasis is placed on speed this is a great break from the norm. I don't want to give you the impression they aren't fast - each song reaches manic paces, but they all start off slow. Regardless, ASS END OFFEND play some of the best, most honest hardcore I have heard in awhile." -Equalizing-X-Distort -Issue 2, Number 9 ---MP3: Becoming Our Destruction---

Raw, fast thrash punk, take the egotestical foot-ball game mentality out of h.c.! This is the discography of everything these straight edge jerks have recorded, all neatly packaged onto one single disc, as opposed to three.
"An awesome 2-piece political thrash band from Missoula Montana that sounds fairly full for a 2-piece. I couldn't tell that they were to be compared on par with bands like ACTIVE MINDS. They cover all the bases with just guitars and drums. And the passion is there as the singer sounds like he has blown out his voice in a high pitched screeched out manner. It sounds like he is breathing fire. And the band does a great song about the School of the Americas where they call on the hardcore powers that be namely the famous frontman for the band with the same three letter acronym (SOA). They also sing about pirate radio, scene unity, work, and the brutality of the system. They have captured my imagination with this one." -EqualizingXDistort, february 2003 ---Venal I.V. homepage--- ---MP3: Denominations---

79 minutes of everything this band has recorded, including the last show. Piss on the hot topic “punk” scene, this is angry fast h.c. nothing against Ani besides her awful music, ludicrous merchandise / ticket prices, and sappy disposition. This was NOT an anti-feminist band!! Annoy the system before smashing it!
"This is not a misogynist anti-dyke band, as their name might suggest. On the contrary, well written progressive lyrics from an anarchist perspective seem to set this band apart from the masses. With critiques of Bush ("A Burning Bush now would truly be a sign from God"), to sober revolution ("Something to Gain") this band develops the circle 'A' tradition into something more approachable. As for their music, it is incredibly raw sounding hardcore thrash. They do covers of early 7 SECONDS and FUCK ON THE BEACH if that gives any clues as to their sound." -EqualizingXDistort, may-June 2002
---The Anti Difrancos homepage--- ---MP3: White Collar Criminal---

Mid '90's hardcore punk rock containing members of Disgruntled Nation. This is the Beer City release, the best recording they made.

Immature, depraved filthy punk rock at it’s finest! Missoula’s favorite cat-raping, grandma-pimping, self-abusive disco band…i mean banned. Low budget recording. Ewa reaa etha ilthiestfa eoplepa liveaa!