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Long
before Wednesday 13 graced the cover of Metal Edge with the Murderdolls,
he was wreaking havoc in the hills of North Scarolina, with his first
outfit of brain eaters, The Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13. What
I hold in my hand today is a very rare 7" split that the Queens did
with a band out of Italy named The Nerds. The split was released on Scarey
Records, also out of Italy, and as far I know there aren't many left.
These can go for outrageous amounts on ebay, so if you want this divine
little piece of wax at a good price, I suggest you get your rotting corpse
on over to Scarey Records and pick it up! On FDQ's side of the split you
will find something very interesting - the original version of "Dawn
of the Dead" in which the Murderdolls reworked for their debut "Beyond
the Valley of the Dolls". This one happens to be my favorite of the
two. On this split you will hear the song the way it was intended, raw
& intense with a sense of urgency. I guess in those days Wednesday,
and the crew were real hungry for BRAINS! The assault of the second track
"Anti-You" is the equivalent of a 12 gauge blast to the face.
"Anti-You" was never released anywhere else other than this
split. The tune is filled with at least 30 or 40 obscenities in the minute
and half it is playing! Fast as hell and unforgiving - just the way FDQ
has always been. On the flipside of the split we have The Nerds. As I
already mentioned, this band is out of Italy. These guys are Punk as FUCK!
"Satan's Rise" is an evil attack of loud raunchy guitars and
ashy mouthed vocals. The hooks and riffs in this song are very catchy
while remaining heavy. "Punk Rock Loser" is your basic 1,2,3,4,
Punk song. Again we have plenty of raunchy guitar sounds & that raspy
voice that seems to never go away! Just from these two songs I have become
intrigued with this band, and I would love to hear more. So, as I mentioned
earlier....this won't be available too much longer, and if you are anything
like me, you need your Murder-Happy-Fun Time! So don't miss out on all
the braineating & blood splattering any longer. Andy -
WWW.FORKINTHEEYE.NET
Not too
shabby at all!! Frankenstein weigh in with two glam punk-n-roll numbers,
which even though I didn't want to like, I found myself nodding along
to and The Nerds contribute two Mentors like ditties to round the whole
thing off in style. I mean how can you fault a song caled "Punk Rock
Loser". Says it all, doesn't it? Tim,
MASS MOVEMENT , UK
The
Queens kick out a fun little "Dawn of the Dead" tribute number,
even cribbing the tag line from the movie for the chorus. ("When
there's no more room in hell…"). It's average demi-metal from
guys in bad Gwar make-up. Movie-wise, I always prefer "Day of the
Dead to Dawn" because I feel it is more poignant take on the zombie
problem, with a certain pathos that "Dawn"… lacked. Their
second track is a pretty decent scumrock number. Too bad the make-up just
manages to make them look absurd, and not in a good way. The confusing
part is this: these "guys" are Confederacy of Scum approved;
yet they break-up so one of them can join a band with guys from Static-X
and Slipknot? What the fuck? Jeff Clayton better rescind their membership
cards ASAP. The Nerds are just bad wannabe scumrockers. Another entrant
in the trying too hard to offend everybody to bother with making any decent
music contest. It's crap like this that gives bands like the Spider Babies
and Meatmen a bad name. (RK)
BLANK GENERATION, USA
The
Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 (couldn't you get a shorter name?)
start with a melodic Horror-Punk song, and end with a little faster Punk
song. Very good indeed, where have they been all my life? I would really
like to hear some more with these guys. The Nerds continue with their
Destructo-Punk, and they play 2 songs that are really good, gimmie more
of this shit Pizza dudes! Well, I can really recommend you to check this
out if you're into Horror-Punk and/or Destructo-Punk - Damned good indeed!
HARD ROCK INFO, Sweden
Scarey Records is a cult label that specialises
in wild punk rock and roll and what today is superficially labelled as
"Scum Rock". So you know what you get: wild, violent and profane, no bullshit
rock and roll with grunting voices and so on. This record is no exception.
The lay out is quite cheesy and the horror theme is in line with what
we've seen from both bands in the past. Confederacy of Scum drag starlets
The Frankestein Drag Queens From Planet 13 hail from North Carolina, home
of the almighty ANTISEEN. They play minimal and furious rock and roll,
primarily with one rhythm in each song coupled with acid vocals, producing
a very dirty, horror inspired sound. THE NERDS, however, sound cleaner
and the vocals are more masculine. The guitars are powerful, mercilessÖ
We start with "Satan's Rise", a slow tune based on powerful riffs and
angry vocals. "Punk Rock Loser" is a powerful mid tempo track with a great
chorus that seems to deal with their view on an attitude prevalent in
today's underground.
RETALIATION E-ZINE, ITALY
Not
recent but worth to be listened is the excellent split that Frankenstein
Drag Queens divided with the NERDS. Two songs each, and if on the first
side the Drag Queens open fire with two punk'n'roll bullets (Dawn of
the Dead is really great), on the other side the italian band replies
with two destructive hardcore-punk songs in the vein of early Black Flag.
Be sure to check out this great record.
FUNHOUSE, ITALY
FUCK ME! I didn't know Scarey rec. was this
FUCKIN' GREAT! This is totally my fucking record company! But enough ass-sucking!
The Nerds are soooo cool! Think something like "Zeke-sound" but then a
little more garagepunkvibe to it. I thought they had a full lenght called
"because she didn't wanna fuck" but that could be another 7'. Either way
I'm gonna look for it! Another italian band...In all the commotion I nearly
forgot the Frankenstein Drag Queens. Even though Drag Queens are more
CJ's cup of beer, I like this band, which is also a member of the "Confederacy
of Scum" just like Antiseen! They play horror-rock.
PURE & SIMPLE, HOLLAND
WOOOOOW, two great bands on one record - this
just has to be good. You don't have to hear it - it's enough to see the
sleeve. Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 side is just like stuff
from "Night Of The Living Drag Queens" LP and I love it!!! "Dawn Of The
Dead" is real zombie hit. I can't wait for the day when the dead will
walk the Earth and music like this will be all over the radio and tv.
"Anti-You" is manic and fast and prepares you for what's coming next on
B side - Antichrists themselves - The Nerds - morbid, raw, wild and fast
punk rock loosers rising Satan. Just look at the sleeve - how far can
these guys go - further than hell??!!!!??? If you want some real stuff
- get this 7"!!!!!! "If this one does not scare you, you are already dead!"
NO BRAINS E-ZINE, HOLLAND
I have always been on my guard when it came
down to the FDQFP13. Using the words punk, glam and horror in the same
breath didn't really make me very fond of it. So it wasn't until I got
holds of this split I actually got to hear 'em. And well, I had imagined
it worse, but this ain't something that really turns on me either. Guess
I'll stick to the other Confederacy of Scum bands like Tunnel Rats, Hellstomper
or Antiseen. On the flip there're 2 cuts by italy's nastiest motherfuckers,
the Nerds. "Satan's Rise" is on the slower hardrock side (but lucky me
no guitar wankin' guitarsolos!), laid down with a powerful sound, but
I've heard better songs by 'em. "Punk rock loser" is a bit faster and
- to me - better. But all in all, I had expected a lil' more from this
one, Donkey Dick!
HIGH HEELS SLUT #4, BELGIUM
f.d.q.f.p.13 "dawn of the dead" b/w "anti-you":
the first cut starts out with some scarey monster-y dirge before breaking
into some catchy ass punk rock n' roll! "we are the dead and we're coming
for you!!" yep!! killer repeating guit line too. "anti-you" is bit peppier
and is filled with hate but doesn't lose the melodic bit of the first
cut...first rate tunes from these north carolinians...
nerds "satan's rise" b/w "punk rock loser" the artwork looks like what
probably got some future serial killer kicked out of 10th grade art class...hooded
thugs doing nasty things to a nun with a cross...cheesy but it made me
wanna listen! this italian quartet did not disappoint with their c.o.s.
influenced gutter punk. "satan's rise" lies somewhere between "bleach"
era Nirvana and Motorhead and that is good! "punk rock loser" is thick
and heavy and makes me wanna jump around the room with it's killer riffage!
this one has more of an early 80's punk thing goin'. Nice!
THE RAWK WEBZINE
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