Jupiter Variation

Some of this week's most exciting news were about the upcoming official re-release (by Relapse Records) of G.I.S.M.s classic 1983 album Detestation. The announcement was met with such response that Relapse web shop crashed as soon as it opened for preorders due to the increased demand and high number of "hits"! Being long time out of print and having seen many bootleg pressings through the years, Detestation is considered by many as THE definite Japanese Hardcore/Punk album.

The post about OXZ provided me the idea to explore deeper the "Japanese" part of my collection and I think that there is no better way to begin this than presenting No Side, the debut album by The Comes a legendary female fronted Hardcore/punk band from Tokyo. Many consider GISM as the quintessential band of the Japanese Hardcore/punk scene however in my opinion nothing can overcome the ferocity and the sheer energy of this album. 11 songs in less than 20 minutes (which actua