by BBG

Anal Cunt at Public Assembly (more by Justina Villanueva)

Kim Kelly of Catharsis PR confirms (via her personal blog):

"Yes, it's true. Seth Putnam, one of the most infamous musicians that extreme metal has ever seen, the grindcore GG Allin, has passed away due to a heart attack.

I handled all the promotion for Anal Cunt's last album, Fuckin' A, and Seth was always happy to oblige any request I sent his way. The band had been working on a new album before his passing, so chances are his musical career's epitaph has yet to be inscribed.

I want to remind everyone that no matter how outrageous and controversial his musical career has been, Seth was still a human being with friends and family that loved him. I'm hoping that the internet will remember that. This is a very sad and trying time for those that knew him, and the last thing they need to see is an outpouring of messageboard hate. The man lived and died by his own rules; if anything, respect him for that."

Besides being a member of Anal Cunt, Putnam was also a member of the legendary Siege and made guest appearances on albums by Napalm Death, Pantera, Today is The Day, Psycho, Slapshot, Scissorfight, Eyehategod, Kilslug, Brutal Truth, Incantation, and countless others. Rest in Peace, Putnam.... much like you did after going into a coma, I know you're probably writing a song about this right now.

by BBG

Misery Index at BV-BBG CMJ (more by Samantha Marble)

In lieu of my forthcoming Short Wave Warfare column (formerly known as This Week in Metal), I figured I would present a short blast of interesting shows coming up - for the dark side in you.

The biggest news of the pack is that Death metal greats Deceased will team up with the defenders of the filth, Superchrist, for the Slaves To The Grave tour which includes Union Pool on April 17th. Deceased is scheduled to make an appearance at MDF this year, while Superchrist is recovering from the release of Defenders of The Filth last year.

All Deceased tour dates and many more upcoming shows, continued below...

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words by Black Bubblegum, photos by Justina Villanueva

Fuck The Facts

In their second Brooklyn show in as many months and their second show in two cities in one day, Anal Cunt headlined the Show No Mercy event at Public Assembly on July 5th after playing an earlier set at the Hostile City Death Fest in Philly (a two day festival that started on the 4th).

Public Assembly was a highly eclectic affair. Seth Putnam and his band of antisocial fuck-ups were teamed up with the punishing grind assault of Fuck The Facts, prog-leaning stylings of Gwynbleidd, ambient nightmares brought on by Locrian, and the silly yet brutal deathgrind of Copremesis (seriously silly... Copremesis even did a techno "performance" complete with glowsticks)!

Fuck the Facts also played Hostile City Deathfest too, but on on July 4th. Our friends at Invisible Oranges were there:

Canada's Fuck the Facts are seasoned veterans, and it showed. Vocalist Mel Mongeon evokes Henry Rollins' warrior poses. She constantly coils and uncoils, bounding up on monitors, crouching down low, shrieking, growling, spitting. Her eye contact is not rehearsed. She is fully "in" her performance, and if she stares daggers through you, it is incidental and fleeting... Her band's grindcore meshes Godfleshian harmonics and tectonic sludge with punishing blastbeats.

Next up FTF will tour for a couple weeks at the tail end of July leading up to Central Illinois Metalfest (Anal Cunt is there too) and a few scattered dates before and after.

The next edition of Show No Mercy will take place Public Assembly on August 2nd.

All FTF, Locrian(with The Human Quena Orchestra), and AxCx dates, and the rest of the July Show No Mercy pictures, are below....

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by Black Bubblegum

Seth Putnam of AxCx at his most thoughful (more by Justina Villanueva)

June's Show No Mercy event is this Sunday (6/7), and we already have another event to look forward to after that! Eclectic is the name of the game as Anal Cunt (who recently played Europa) will team up with grinders Fuck The Facts, Locrian, Gwynbleidd, and Copremesis for a July 5th show at Public Assembly. Until then, Salome awaits on June 7th with Black Anvil, Woe, and Snake Sustaine (mems-A Life Once Lost).

Want to go Sunday? I have two pairs of tickets to give away. Email us at BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM with a subject line of "SALOME", and include your first and last name. Two winners will be selected at random and notified the afternoon of June 5th.

Fuck The Facts recently announced the vinyl release of Disgorge Mexico via Stillborn Records on June 9th. The limited edition pressing will have 500 total copies, with 400 on white and 100 on black vinyl. Preorder that here.

Locrian has been busy since the beginning of 2009, dropping Drenched Lands earlier this year on At War With False Noise, and more recently, the Land of Decay VHS + 3" CD available here. 2009 will also see the releases of the Drenched Lands LP (via BloodLust) and a split 7" w/ Harpoon on Hewhocorrupts Inc. Show No Mercy is not their only upcoming NYC-area show either. They've added another on July 3rd at Lucky Cheng's. All dates below.

Copremesis, who describe themselves as "NS Death/Grind performed by minorities to hail the ARYAN RACE!!!", recently released the lilting ode to transexual perversion Muay Thai Ladyboys and are now offering all of their other releases for gratis download.

Rosetta recently played a Show No Mercy show, and will be in NYC once again on June 5th at Death By Audio.

Full AxCx, Fuck The Facts, Locrian, Copremesis, and Rosetta dates are below...

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photos by Justina Villanueva, words by Black Bubblegum

"They are often referred to by their initials A.C. Their musical catalog consists almost entirely (barring the overwrought satirical Picnic of Love album and a number of cover songs) of ridiculously offensive material. The band has often been criticized for its popularity being based solely on their controversial song titles and lyrics rather than any musical ability, and is often mentioned when a debate is being made against the grindcore genre of music. One ongoing dispute is how much Anal Cunt actually believes in what they say on their albums." [Gunaxin]

If you have to do a show doubleheader, why not keep it interesting with a helmet adorned with a dildo mohawk? Justina Villanueva is smart, so she did just that when she braved Europa with the antisocial A.C. and pervs Shat (Anal Blast cancelled) before scooting on over to check out Union Pool with Big Business and Tweak Bird on 5/9. More (NSFW) pics from Europa are below...

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by Black Bubblegum

AxCx 2008: Morse, Putnam, Mahan

"Metal acts that perform songs loaded with hateful, racist, and misogynistic lyrics are fodder for what-are-your-kids-listening-to? TV specials. But some bands manage to transcend scrutiny, or at least ignore it, by using hate lyrics as a form of parody." [Washington City Paper]

A man known to spark alot of controversy will be in NYC this weekend. Get to know Seth Putnam:

About me: Im in the band Anal Cunt [commonly abbreviated AxCx]. I've also been in other bands like Adolf Satan, Sirhan Sirhan, Cunt Saw and Impaled Northern Moonforest. Most of the bands im in are Joke bands and arent all that serious. I recently had a seizure and was comatose for like 2 months. So now im in a Nursing home with a bunch of old fucks....

Who I'd like to meet: Chris Barnes and Jamie Jasta so I can beat the living shit out of both of their little pussy asses.

Seth and the "all-star lineup" of AxCx (Tim Morse on drums, Josh Martin on guitar) will be in NYC hosting a family event on Saturday, May 9th at Europa with porno-grinders Anal Blast and the dildo-wielding pervs of Shat. Tickets are on sale. The concluding tour will serve as a primer for AxCx's new album, Wearing Out Our Welcome, which the boys will record following their May 11th date in Providence, RI @ Club Hell.

Seth Putnam recently dropped a collection of demos entitled Old Stuff Part 3 via his own Wicked Sick Records imprint. In addition, the reunited and current lineup recently released 110 Songs. Putnam offered some insight into the reunion:

This was recorded by the original... lineup of Seth Putnam (vocals), Mike Mahan (guitar), and Tim Morse (drums) on November 17th,2008. This cd sounds the way blurcore was supposed to sound, a complete fucking mess [and]... has Anal Cunt's signature, blur, shit, garbage, catastrophe, total mess sound, which is also tight as fuck. 2008 was Anal Cunt's 20th anniversary, so I, (Seth Putnam) decided to give the original lineup a chance again, since i had talked to Tim Morse for the first time in about 8 years the year before, and we decided to put away our past differences and become friends again.

NSFW videos, and all AxCx dates are below...

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