VOORHEES - SPILLING BLOOD, CLEAR/RED SPLATTER

So last night saw one of only two Voorhees reunion shows (1 in Amsterdam, 1 in Leeds Uk) and to mark the 20th anniversary of their existence Grot ecords re-released Spilling blood without reason on colour vinyl. Their were two colours on offer a clear red splatter that I picked up limited to 100 (which all sold out) and a clear red limited to 500. The record is a faithful reproduction of the original sleeve and the vinyl is awesome thick wax. I'll be picking a red version pretty soon and if you get the chance, try and get hold of this record as it is one of the best ever that this tiny island has produced.

I guess I'm biased having seen many different incarnations of the Hees over the years and being friends with the band members for many years but to me Voorhees was more than a band but a group of friends that did well playing the music they love. Last night proved that even 20 years on they still have the passion, anger and skill to blast out their extensive catalogue brilliantly......MORE VIOLENCE IN HARDCORE!!!

VOORHEES/KILL YOUR IDOLS SPLIT, CLEAR PURPLE

Voorhees/Kill Your Idols split brought together two bands that shared their love of all things Negative Approach. I have a real soft spot for both of these bands for different reasons, Voorhees were a stable part of the non metallic hardcore scene from the early to late 90s and basically kept it real for a lot of folk that were sick of the former, they are also friends and a great band to. KYI on the other hand will always remind me of my first trip to the USA and my first gig there. Me and a friend had flown 7 1/2 hours and hadn't slept in god knows how many, when on arriving at Newark airport we were picked up by our host Chris Zusi (Floorpunch, Release etc) who then proceeded to take us straight to a gig in New Jersey at the melody Inn, New Bruswick. On the bill were Breakdown, One Sided War and KYI. They were the first band we got to see on arrival in the US and left a mark on both of us for being excellent. I think at that particular time they had only released a demo. Anyway back to this record, Indecison Records have excelled with this release, an all round great looking item. The cover is a fold apart that has one side of the Voorhees mask and the other the KYI face and splits down the middle. The vinyl is a light clear purple and the dust sleeve has been decorated with halloweenesque stamps. Another notable bit of info is that both bands cover a couple of each others songs.