REVIEWS

Sh*t, all hell's broken loose. Fast and furious punk that'll have you going ape sh*t. This is what you put on at the next after-party while making out with a barely legal punkette. Well played material with lyrics focusing on the darker side of life. I appreciate this kind of stuff a lot more than anything a person in baggy pants could come up with. -Tim From Pomona

DAMNATION "Beelze"

I'm wondering if Damnation plays wedding 'cause I think they would fit my motif fairly well. I plan to get hitched in the gut of an F-18 fighter-bomber on a mission flown over Tiredpunkrockervania- that f@cking country, that damn nation- to recature the very seeds that grew the breed of heavy-handed, pleasantly heckling, diabolical punk rock that is the Damnation family. Once the ceremony came to a close, my Damnation loving groom and I would tie ourselves to shrapnel fragment scattering missiles with our handy Damnation shoe-laces along with our record players duct taped to out backs, breathing the songs of the great Damnation, while plummeting to Earth at a compfortable punk rock speed, awaiting our demise. Even if the marriage didn't last, I'd still be listening to and recommending Damnation to my fellow musical sinners in Hell. -Holly Jo (BYO Records)

DAMNATION "Sick Phuckin Sh*t"

I tried to find out more about this band on the web and my search engine came up with funny stuff. For example, I tried finding Burning Tree Records and I got "Burning Tree Elementary School" in Maryland. Oops! But in spite of the fact that all the tihings listed on the back of the CD were unable to direct me to superfluous information about the band you can enjoy the music just fine. Thank you very much. Clocking in at 20 minutes, I was left dutifully holding up my Bic lighter looking for more songs. "U Against the Worlld" is good. "O' Seraphine" and "Phuckerman" tickled my fancy too. Now all these guys have to do is come back with more real soon! -Cereal Girl (Burning Tree Records)

DAMNATION "Sick Phuckin Sh*t"

No, this has nothing to do with GG Allin... just some kick a*s horror rock fronted by one of the most energetic frontmen in the scene, Shawn Kama. Check out the song titles; "Repossession," "13," "Getting Evil"... some creepy stuff going on here, folks. This'll be getting repeated play for some time. Buy or steal this disc at once. -Tim From Pomona (Burning Tree Records)

DAMNATION "Beelzebubblegum"

Sh*tty production on this killed the songs but that has yet to take away what kind of kick in the teeth that Damnation packs live. Hey, Al G., you do know that Mick and Keith have heard your beginning to "666 13" on this 7" and they're gonna get you. -Designated Dale (BYO Records)

DAMNATION "Beelze Bubblegum" 7"

What the f@ck is Damnation doing putting out something pretty on one of the poopy, overly saccharine labels? I like Damnation a lot but the title track of this sounds like something that would sell to the melodipoop audience, and incidentally doesn't sound too much like Damnation. I sure do hope that all Shaun was doing is giving his lightest stuff to an appropriate label! I hope this isn't a trend! An interesting B-side, sounds like I was too worried: raging fast and aggro song called "666 13," with incidentally, a twisty "Sympathy for the Devil" intro. F@ck that weak other side, the B-side rules! Yeah, this is the Damnation that gets the blood pumping and the ruddies slamming! On red vinyl.-Sh*tEd (BYO Records)

DAMNATION "Getting Evil"

Yeah! I like this 7" much better than the one on BYO that I just reviewed. This is the Damnation that I go to see shows all the time: delirious Misfitsy punk'n'roll fury with exciting, urgent delivery. This is in-your-face and yelling with lots of spittle flying and major juju working. The title track is really cool, almost swampy. Buy this 7" on green vinyl.-Sh*tEd (Burning Tree Records)

DAMNATION "Touch Me Where I Pee"

This is way too f@ckin' short, man... Two friggin' songs?! I mean, you fiddle with my eardrums, get me all excited, make me want to scream- and then nothing. B@stards. This was obviously released with masochists in mind, 'cause it's some primo sh*t, but there ain't enough to keep you satisfied through the night. -Jimmy Alvarado (Destroy All Records)

DAMNATION "Touch Me Where I Pee"

Going off their cover on issue 114 I would not expect them to write a song titled "Touch Me Where I Pee." I would expect that more from a skate punk band or someone else. This is a single-sided yellow vinyl 7" with high tech packaging. I think they should have saved some money on the packaging and the colored vinyl and included an insert and more songs. I think their fans would want more songs than packaging their buck. The title song is a silly punk number and the second, "No New Plan," is more of a rocker. You decide if it's worth it. Their fans will probably love it. For me, I'll sit back and wait. -Don (Destroy All Records)

DAMNATION "Touch Me Where I Pee" limited-edition yellow

Faster than a thunderous tornado tearin' a swath of death and destruction across the backside of a podunk county in the middle of nowhere and more fierce than the mighty roar of Lucifer after a jagged crucifix has been ruthlessly rammed up his flamin' butt without benefit of lubrication, this piss-yellow platter of pure punk passion inspired me to hock a golfball-sized loogie into the face of puritanical conformity. Man, I haven't encountered such all-out, anger-fueled energy as this since the time I called an old girlfriend of mind a "bimboish lil' b*tch," and she backhanded me with the thick end of a baseball bat (bein' deviantly divine, Damnation pack as much of a whoppin' wallop and pundin' pummel as that ballbat bashin' my brow all those years ago!). By the way, "Touch Me Where I Pee" has my vote for best song title of the year, and, what the hell, this quartet of crazed psychos has my vote for best band of this dastardly decade... -Rog (Destroy All Records)

DAMNATION "Bezzlebubble Gum" Red vinyl