There was this one INFEST show in San Diego where they played all of the songs a little slower than usual, but the intensity of the performance was through the roof! I wish I could take the way-back machine and experience that show again. I talked to Matt and Joe afterwards. Ironically, the drummer was really high and refused to play the songs at the normally fast tempo. Matt and Joe were livid with him during the entire performance and that’s where the extra intensity came from. The performance was a fantastic thing to experience.
Extreme Noise Terror’s original recording of Holocaust...was bit slower, but was heavier sounding. It was more rhythmic that way while the later recording most people have is the wall of sound element.
@@INFESTMAN Original Drummer I think. The venue is now called Studio C or something like that but it might have had a different name way back then. This was most likely 1989-1991. I'm going off of memory here and I'm old now so you'll have to forgive me if I'm remembering wrong. The part about the drummer being high might not be accurate but the part about him playing the songs too slow was. While I was watching the performance I thought they were playing slower on purpose. Like they were trying something different.
Saw them with Iron Lung and a few other hard hitters a few months ago. I wasnt around in their heyday but glad their still touring. As intense as this sounds on a recording, theres nothing quite like the power of all those instruments and electronics at full volume just a few feet away Awesome band, very nice guys
i missed out on their music at the time, but caught on later. saw them live at the Dutch edition of Deathfest in 2016.. Infest's first European gig ever. awesome show for sure.. after the show word got around, they were doing a 'secret show' at OCCII Amsterdam the next day for a crowd of 500 ..that sold out pronto (with Doom & Dropdead also on the bill). being a hardcore veteran since the mid 80's..i've seen a good share of unforgettable concerts over the years but man that show was w.i.l.d. Infest killed it, raw in your face and up close for 500 dedicated fans.. legendary night.
The original power-violence! INFEST was and always will be my favorite HC band. I had the pleasure to witness them live back when. I’m old. But not as old as Matt and Joe!!! Amirite? Of course I am.
I remember buying this from the MRR classifieds directly from the band right after it came out, they said there were only 15 copies left. $3 postpaid. That was money well spent. Pretty sure I still have the mailer in storage too.
Fuck yeah this is incredible. You tell me if it sounds like I’m getting into Powerviolence, I ordered Downsided by No Comment tonight on Orange vinyl. I’m shocked my Grindcore discoveries from years ago never brought me to bands like this! Always more good shit to find!
Saw them a couple times, one at Meadowlark Country Club in Huntington Beach...once in Reseda. Both time were very intense, these guys made a lot of the NYHC SxE bands look like small in sound.
@@chrisfurius I hope you didn’t trade a first pressing for the clear vinyl. My 7” is a first pressing. Even back in the day fans would beg me to trade or sell it. I first heard INFEST on a cassette compilation that came with a fanzine. That zine had the address to order the 7”. I got the 12” LP through the mail too.
@@demian8439 Nope - my first copy was when they were running out of the black copies, and there was an ad in MRR stating 15 left, so I sent my $3.00 hoping they didn't sell out of it by then, but I got one. Are you referring to the "What's the Point" fanzine w/ cassette? I bought that too! That's how I first heard them. I picked up Slave on black, but took MANY years to get a gold wax copy w/ poster. I got it for something so easy I was wondering if I was going to be ripped off so I had the guy send it first(I had no idea who he was.) Aside from several copies of the 2nd EP, the only other thing of interest I have is the 1987 demo. Thas also from MRR.
@@chrisfurius Haha. Yeah I believe it was the What’s the Point? comp with the cassette. I had gone to Zed records in Long Beach and bought a ton of stuff. The next day I had a bad flu. The only thing I hadn’t listened to was that cassette, so I laid there with a fever while the cassette played. Most of the tracks were entertaining, but nothing too amazing… then that one INFEST song comes on! And for about a minute and fifteen seconds I felt great. Weird what we will remember 30 years later.
@@demian8439 I hear ya, I recall those days quite easily. I haven't collected vinyl for some time(just because of the massively high prices by the mid 2000's), but kept my stuff and do talk to collectors. I'm still into all that same music(not much after 1990 at all), and just over the weekend I posted this on a tiny FB group a friend and I are running(of course, nobody cares, and I'm the only 80's HC fanatic there), which is how I saw your comment. The only 2 bands I really liked from that zine tape were Infest and Reason to Believe, and it was cool to see someone posted it not long ago with a shitload of other cassette-only comps and demos. I'm probably too old to be listening to this kinda stuff, but then again, I've never moved onto anything else because nothing can touch it.
This is a hilarious observation. Like if YOT traveled West in a bus and gradually got dirtier and agitated and gave up on their positive youth shtick. By the time they reach California, they’ve transformed into Infest. They’re getting sick of it!
Due to the obscurity, probably easiest to pair this video with your choice of TH-cam-to-MP3 conversion site. Not the best quality, but hey, better than nothing.
You think historial context is “cool,” but you hate politics? News flash baby, historical context is politics and no politics are truly understood except in their historical context. Nothing more boring than someone who goes around telling everyone that will listen that they “don’t like politics.”
Much to the dismay of my family, this will be played in its entirety at my funeral
rest in power
LMK when you peace out dude, I’ll be there getting the family moving.
Rippy Bongstockings please move the pit counterclockwise, as god intended
Dude, that is badass!
Much respect!
After that comment, it will be a hero's funeral.
There was this one INFEST show in San Diego where they played all of the songs a little slower than usual, but the intensity of the performance was through the roof! I wish I could take the way-back machine and experience that show again.
I talked to Matt and Joe afterwards. Ironically, the drummer was really high and refused to play the songs at the normally fast tempo. Matt and Joe were livid with him during the entire performance and that’s where the extra intensity came from.
The performance was a fantastic thing to experience.
Extreme Noise Terror’s original recording of Holocaust...was bit slower, but was heavier sounding. It was more rhythmic that way while the later recording most people have is the wall of sound element.
What year was this show?! Which drummer?
@@INFESTMAN Original Drummer I think. The venue is now called Studio C or something like that but it might have had a different name way back then. This was most likely 1989-1991. I'm going off of memory here and I'm old now so you'll have to forgive me if I'm remembering wrong. The part about the drummer being high might not be accurate but the part about him playing the songs too slow was. While I was watching the performance I thought they were playing slower on purpose. Like they were trying something different.
@@demian8439 Thank you for the response. That's really interesting and sounds super cool actually
I love tidbits of music history like this. Thanks for sharing. So real!
One of the best HARDCORE 7"s ever. If you are going to own anything by this band, make sure it's this 7"
Saw them with Iron Lung and a few other hard hitters a few months ago. I wasnt around in their heyday but glad their still touring.
As intense as this sounds on a recording, theres nothing quite like the power of all those instruments and electronics at full volume just a few feet away
Awesome band, very nice guys
Infest and Iron Lung. Lucky
i missed out on their music at the time, but caught on later. saw them live at the Dutch edition of Deathfest in 2016.. Infest's first European gig ever. awesome show for sure.. after the show word got around, they were doing a 'secret show' at OCCII Amsterdam the next day for a crowd of 500 ..that sold out pronto (with Doom & Dropdead also on the bill). being a hardcore veteran since the mid 80's..i've seen a good share of unforgettable concerts over the years but man that show was w.i.l.d. Infest killed it, raw in your face and up close for 500 dedicated fans.. legendary night.
Chris Clift was by far the best drummer in 88.
Infest and Iron Lung: one for raw political anger and the other for pure unfiltered emotion!
According to the people I live with this isn't the best 3 AM music. But I disagree.
OH SO YOU'RE THE FUCKIN DOUCHEBAG
Sick
2:47 AM here
Siege and infest are the purest forms of hardcore on this planet
Patrick Culhane don’t forget ‘spazz’
The genre is powerviolence tho
@@ApparationsOfGloom yeah, spazz rocks, lol
@@adventuretime1344 powerviolence is just hardcore turned to max though
@@askmeaboutworms786 yeah ik, lol. But it's still powerviolence
I love the image on the cover. from "southie" boston during the busing era.
👍
The original power-violence! INFEST was and always will be my favorite HC band. I had the pleasure to witness them live back when. I’m old. But not as old as Matt and Joe!!! Amirite? Of course I am.
i forgot how much i fuckn loved INFEST
I agree they are so fucking badass
#neverforget
Yeah ... and I haven’t heard this for 20 years 😂
For me. I’ve never forgotten. They were my favorite HC band back when the were recording and playing live, and they’re still my favorite. I’m old.
me and my friend have listened to this front to back ab 4500 times. thank you infest!
Man that album cover is pretty fucking powerful. Dont know if I'm interpreting it correctly but it seems strangely relevant at this point.....
Sebastian Rodriguez Well, your interpretation is spot on, chief. Black Metal Lives Matter.
"The Soiling of Old Glory" by Ted Landsmark. Time stands still.
Impaled on a viewpoint.
Sebastian Rodriguez sense of deja vu eh?
FU antifa scum
Un clásico en la casa de todo mexicano para disfrutar en familia.
Como Chabelo
10 songs in 9 minutes. Fuck yes.
That fuckin album cover... Damn!
Story behind the photo. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soiling_of_Old_Glory
Boston school bussing protest turned deadly
Best album cover hands down oh and this kicks ass too!!!
oldschool hc-brutality is love!
One of the best HxC band from 90's👍👍👍
80s!
@@Dreggz1312 they split up in '91 sooooooooo, he's not that false.....;]
ahhhh yes some nice relaxing tunes
😊🎧
One of the greatest!
SHOUT OUT TO TED LANDSMARK
STILL ALIVE TODAY
This cover on album signs slaves of new age!
Yeah, this is awesome.
I remember buying this from the MRR classifieds directly from the band right after it came out, they said there were only 15 copies left. $3 postpaid. That was money well spent. Pretty sure I still have the mailer in storage too.
infest. I can dig it
IM GETTING TIRED IM GETTING SICK OF IT
Where's the unity! WHERE IS IT!!!!!
All hail infest
Its an interesting take on hard-core and I wish I was around when they started
Could someone explain to me why the hell I love to hear this at 3 AM?
best hardcore release ever
Fuck yeah this is incredible. You tell me if it sounds like I’m getting into Powerviolence, I ordered Downsided by No Comment tonight on Orange vinyl. I’m shocked my Grindcore discoveries from years ago never brought me to bands like this! Always more good shit to find!
this isnt grind though.
@@sPluss- Didn’t say it was
Finding stuff this awesome for the first time. I'm jealous. Enjoy it
@@sPluss-are you stupid
Saw them a couple times, one at Meadowlark Country Club in Huntington Beach...once in Reseda. Both time were very intense, these guys made a lot of the NYHC SxE bands look like small in sound.
I was supposed to see them at the Country Club but they didn't show. I was so bummed.
Sounds like the bass player got that Sunn concert bass head. I recognize that pick slap anywhere!
Fuck I loved this when it came out. Thanks for putting this up.
The best
Epic!!!
This gives me a headache. I like headaches 😮
Amazing
Best times in 88.
the best
I love this shit
infest is love, fuckers!
Fucking hardcore!
sick
I didn't know Peter Steele was racist
What??
I still have my original 7” from back then. No! I’m not selling it! Stop asking!!!
So do I. Plus the mailer it came in w/ Dave's address. Years later I got a clear copy from him in trade.
@@chrisfurius I hope you didn’t trade a first pressing for the clear vinyl. My 7” is a first pressing. Even back in the day fans would beg me to trade or sell it. I first heard INFEST on a cassette compilation that came with a fanzine. That zine had the address to order the 7”. I got the 12” LP through the mail too.
@@demian8439 Nope - my first copy was when they were running out of the black copies, and there was an ad in MRR stating 15 left, so I sent my $3.00 hoping they didn't sell out of it by then, but I got one. Are you referring to the "What's the Point" fanzine w/ cassette? I bought that too! That's how I first heard them. I picked up Slave on black, but took MANY years to get a gold wax copy w/ poster. I got it for something so easy I was wondering if I was going to be ripped off so I had the guy send it first(I had no idea who he was.) Aside from several copies of the 2nd EP, the only other thing of interest I have is the 1987 demo. Thas also from MRR.
@@chrisfurius Haha. Yeah I believe it was the What’s the Point? comp with the cassette. I had gone to Zed records in Long Beach and bought a ton of stuff. The next day I had a bad flu. The only thing I hadn’t listened to was that cassette, so I laid there with a fever while the cassette played. Most of the tracks were entertaining, but nothing too amazing… then that one INFEST song comes on! And for about a minute and fifteen seconds I felt great. Weird what we will remember 30 years later.
@@demian8439 I hear ya, I recall those days quite easily. I haven't collected vinyl for some time(just because of the massively high prices by the mid 2000's), but kept my stuff and do talk to collectors. I'm still into all that same music(not much after 1990 at all), and just over the weekend I posted this on a tiny FB group a friend and I are running(of course, nobody cares, and I'm the only 80's HC fanatic there), which is how I saw your comment. The only 2 bands I really liked from that zine tape were Infest and Reason to Believe, and it was cool to see someone posted it not long ago with a shitload of other cassette-only comps and demos. I'm probably too old to be listening to this kinda stuff, but then again, I've never moved onto anything else because nothing can touch it.
Better than CroMags-Age of Quarrel.
patrick fernie
nasty
PVF FPV
Sounds like west coast Youth of Today
This is a hilarious observation. Like if YOT traveled West in a bus and gradually got dirtier and agitated and gave up on their positive youth shtick. By the time they reach California, they’ve transformed into Infest. They’re getting sick of it!
What's this image of?
Forced busing crisis..(Boston, beginning in 1974).
@@ancientloredude thanks cheifman
Last stand of Americans who lost to Communism.
@@E.C.2No
where can i find this to download online??
soulseek
Due to the obscurity, probably easiest to pair this video with your choice of TH-cam-to-MP3 conversion site. Not the best quality, but hey, better than nothing.
@@nomadben Soulseek.
@@nomadben That's the option I took.
/r/accidentalrenaissance
Youth of today?
I never noticed it until now, but this has a lot of trash metal influence, especially with the second track.
If soad became a hardcore punkband
Only they came out years before estupid
weird take lol
@@meltedusb7533 yeah it is lol idk why the fuck I commented that
i hate politics. i think retro political photos are cool for historical context but i don’t want to hear the politics behind it
You think historial context is “cool,” but you hate politics? News flash baby, historical context is politics and no politics are truly understood except in their historical context. Nothing more boring than someone who goes around telling everyone that will listen that they “don’t like politics.”