CANADIAN RIFLE - FACTS 7"

SURPRISE 014 | CANADIAN RIFLE - FACTS 7"

Following up one of the best full-length records of last year (Visibility Zero), CANADIAN RIFLE hit it again with 3 more classic punk tunes. A bit more raw and urgent on this recording, Canadian Rifle slash with melodic bitterness on their amazing first track- Blank Trade. One of the best songs they have ever written along with two B-side songs that are the fastest and catchiest songs this band has ever produced. A total killer of melody and speed. This band really can’t do anything wrong! The record is a cooperation between TAKEN BY SURPRISE RECORDS and RESIDUE RECORDS!

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DEFECT DEFECT - S/T LP

SURPRISE 010 | DEFECT DEFECT - S/T LP

Fighting their way out of the basement comes Portland’s DEFECT DEFECT with their best record to date! After two quality Eps and constant touring, DEFECT DEFECT hit it just perfect with their catchy-as-hell melodic punk style that hits hard with Colin’s spastic and blunt vocal style with Adam’s excellent song writing. Tracks like Stolen Ground and Post Apocalypse are perfect bookends of this argent and essential LP. Featuring ex and current members of THE OBSERVERS, AUTISTIC YOUTH, THE MINDS, CLOROX GIRLS and the excellent ARCTIC FLOWERS this record will stick out over the pile of vinyl coming out in 2010. Do not miss out on this exciting band! Again a cooperation, this time with my friend Andreas THRASHBASTARD. The US version is out now on the outstanding RESIDUE RECORDS out of Chicago, IL and i hear there will be a Brazilian version also on NADA NADA DISCOS!!

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BLOODY GEARS - S/T 7"

SURPRISE 013 | BLOODY GEARS - S/T 7"

Their 2009 selftitled demo was a breath of fresh air, as the folks at MRR put it in issue # 315: "This band already has a sound that's their own, but likely draws from THE OBSERVERS and LEATHERFACE,and there's something very Midwest about these songs as well, making me think of early ARTICLES OF FAITH and HUSKER DU." I can also hear Greg Sage's WIPERS in those songs.Now their first piece of vinyl sees the light of day. 3 songs of dark melodic mayhem. 2 new songs and a re-recorded version of TAKE A RIDE from the demo. 500 pressed on black vinyl.

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RED DONS - FAKE MEETS FAILURE LP

SURPRISE 012 | RED DONS - FAKE MEETS FAILURE LP

The '00s or whatever you wanna call the last decade are over, the results are in. Honorable independent publications and the ever growing "blogosphere" outdid themselves with Top 5, Top 10, and Top 100 lists of records that were issued in the last ten years. A common find among these lists was the seminal SO WHAT'S LEFT NOW? LP by Portland, Oregon's THE OBSERVERS released on VINYL WARNING in 2004. The dawn of a new decade is upon us and Doug Burns (Lead singer/songwriter/artist of THE OBSERVERS) has a new band, the RED DONS, featuring Daniel Hajji Husayn, Richard Joachim Preinesberger, and a rotating cast of characters including Justin Maurer (Clorox Girls), Will Kinser (Born/Dead), Zack Brooks (Soda Pop Kids), and Andy Foote (The Physical Challenge). Named after a group of Cambridge professors that operated as spies for the Soviet Union in WW2, the RED DONS continue where the OBSERVERS left off with added elements of Arabic themes in both the artwork and sound. After the much lauded release of their debut album and successfully touring the US, Canada, Europe, and Brazil, the RED DONS entered a Portland studio to record ten new tracks. On this new album FAKE MEETS FAILURE (DERANGED RECORDS / TAKEN BY SURPRISE RECORDS) due to be released in July 2010, the band successfully develops their unique style even further. Coded lyrics about vagabond characters moving back and forth between the lines of the current climate of fear and suspicion that has been brought upon the USA by the war on terror. Again, consistent songwriting and a great production make this record stand out among the current competition. Combining TSOL-like vocals, SoCal punk rage, and the defiant melancholy of Pacific Northwesterners like the WIPERS this powerful release rises above the stack of contemporaries that take on the early 80s punk sound. No retro fashion hype, no flavor of the month. When this year turns, be sure to find this LP in the leading spots of Top 5, Top 10 and Top 100 lists of 2010. This allbum will prove to be unsurpassed in the underground realm of indie, punk, hardcore, and the DIY Rock'N'Roll of today. Though members are now scattered across the globe, the RED DONS will tour the USA in July 2010 and set sail for Europe in the spring of 2010. So What's Left Now? A hell of an aftermath to follow...one hell of a followup record, and one great, fierce force of a touring machine known as RED DONS.

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SPECTRES - LAST DAYS LP

out soon on sabotage and new dark age records:

Spectres: ''Last Days'' LP
Spectres were originally formed in 2006 by Brian Gustavson and Steve Hanker in a small town called Coombs, British Columbia. The pair wanted to experiment with peace punk and post punk influences and made a few demos that were mailed out and given away to various friends. Whisper in Darkness label heard one of these demos and expressed an interest in what eventually became the "Cold War" 7". At this point Brian and Steve set about putting together a band to start playing shows, and Heather Szilagyi (drums), Nathan Szilagyi (bass) and Zach Batalden (guitar) were added to the band's roster. Not long after Heather left the band and Steve Gerencer joined to fill in on drums, and this line up went on to make the "Visions of a New World" 7" later that year. The band toured to support this release in the spring of 2008 and Steve Hanker left the band after the tour to persue other projects. Tyler Pilling joined shortly after to play guitar in Steve's place and this line up has been consistently playing shows in the Pacific North West ever since. The band's first LP, "Last Days" began when Spectres partnered with Felix Fung of Little Red Sounds in January of 2009, working in multiple sessions through the next few months to complete their debut full length album. The new record expands the song writing skills from their two previous ep's to include some more angular writing abilies. The vocals are more dynamic and overall better thought out. Being compared to bands like JOY DIVISION and SISTERS OF MERCY is a hard thing to live up to, but they have definitely taken those influences and molded them into something heartfelt and profound. This release is being jointly released by Whisper In Darkness Label in North America and Sabotage Records/New Dark Age in Europe.

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AUTISTIC YOUTH - IDLE MINDS LP

out soon on Taken by Surprise and Sabotagerecords
Autistic Youth: Idle Minds lp
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the record will be out in august...this is the european version.. the record will be released on Dirtnap Records and Black Water Records in the USA.

THE ESTRANGED - THE SUBLIMINAL MAN LP

out soon on Sabotagerecords
The Estranged: '' Subliminal Man'' LP
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the record will be out in august...this is the european version.. the record will be released on Dirtnap Records in the US...

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