HARDCORE POLLUTION

KROMOSOM/ISTERISMO/END OF POLLUTION/惡AI意/ネメシス (NEMESIS) in Fukuoka, 2011/09/20

One day after our friends THIS TIME WE WILL NOT PROMISE AND FORGIVE left our house, there was another show in Fukuoka i was really excited about. Tons of reason why i was so excited. I was able to see some bands i didn't see for a long time, like 惡AI意 , END OF POLLUTION and some Fukuoka punks. Also KROMOSOM from Australia was touring Japan with ISTERISMO, that was really cool to see Yeap again. Further more i heard few days before the show that my friend Shin (FRAMTID/PUNK AND DESTROY) was drumming for KROMOSOM during this tour. There was also my good friend So from HARDCORE SURVIVES! How cool is that? And last but not least, even if it was not official, it was kind of a release party for the ネメシス (NEMESIS) 7".

I took the train after my job and arrived on time. Lot of hugs and talk with so many people i can't even remember everything. I was a little bit nervous about NEMESIS as they seemed a little bit stressed. But good Lord it was a punch in the face! Their show was amazing. Fast, tight, full of anger, and people were so into it! Seriously, when i saw Yeap, Shin, So and many other people, the fist in the air and a big smile on their faces just in front of the band, i knew everything was ok. I heard many good things about NEMESIS from a lot of people after their show. I was so happy that people finally notice this band!

ネメシス (NEMESIS)

惡AI意 did a hell of a show too! Well it is still very chaotic, but their temporary bass player is not so temporary anymore and that brings more cohesion. I know they are not as devastating as they were few years ago, but it is still damn powerful! It is great to see they still have this energy, this passion and this anger after so many years. They are surely one of the most important band is the Kyushu history.

惡AI意

I didn't know what to expect from KROMOSOM as they changed line up between the demo tape and the LP. Now Yeap is singing and i think i like it more this way. The show was fucking loud, noisy and chaotic, that was great! Well there were some major problems with the bass amp, so the bass player won't agree with me, but i really enjoyed the show and most of the people there too. Yeap is an incredible frontman we all knew that but all the members were great too, so full of passion. And come on, with one of the best drummer in Japan you can't go wrong. Shin is still incredible and so beautiful to watch when he plays. That brings so much! There was a huge effect on Yeap's voice, which made everything sound more noisy. Honestly, i am not sure i was able to recognize many songs, but it was so cool and intense! Fuck that was a great show!

KROMOSOM

I watched the beginning of END OF POLLUTION but i had some serious talk with Yeap and Shin and other people too, so i enjoy some fresh air. Unfortunatly i had to take the last highway bus to go back home and couldn't see ISTERISMO. But i had the chance to see them during the GASMASK TERROR tour so it is not a big regret. After listening their side of the split 7" with KROMOSOM i wish i could have seen a little bit more of the show. I think their songs on this record (and the tape with songs from the same session) are their best so far. You can hear the structures and vocals well, and still have this noisy chaos all around. Also that night, Ushiroda (SKIZOPHRENIA/MASSGRAVE) was playing drums for them and i wish i could have seen that too!

END OF POLLUTION

ISTERISMO

Well i didn't stay a long time for that show but i did enjoy it! I was especially happy to get a tour edition of the KROMOSOM LP. It looks beautiful, Shin did an amazing job on the silkscreen and yes, i do like this LP a lot! That was kind of a birthday present for me! That was a great night, short, intense, noisy, with many friends and good bands. What more could i ask?

All the live photos were done by our friend Chiyori. Seriously she's fucking talented and always does gorgeous photos. She's at almost every shows and does so much to document the local scene and, by extent, the international scene as well. I wanted to use her pictures to pay my respect. And also because i want more people to see her magnificent and breathtaking work!　

Chiyori, thank you! チヨリちゃん、ありがとう！