PURE IMPACT webshop

We've made some changes to the PURE IMPACT webshop, trying to make it more user-friendly: a couple of sections have been added like more vinyl, a T-shirt section (with new T-shirt designs available), a cheapo section, package deals and more. More updates are to follow later this month. If you have any brilliant suggestions, feel free to mail them to pure-impact(at)pure-impact.com.

      SCUM

Kev, formerly of Pressure 28, will be taking over vocal duties in SCUM now that singer Ross has left. They're starting off with the Scum set but dropping the songs as new ones are being written and they will also do a couple of Pressure 28 songs. The band will also adopt another name. The first gig is set for September.

      CONCEPCION GLORY BOYS

CONCEPCION GLORY BOYS' debut album will be released on vinyl May 15th on Ayuntamiento De Madrid Records (http://www.myspace.com/discosregresivos). It's a 9-song album called "Cuando sueñes... ellos te ayudaran", influenced by bands like Cock Sparrer, The Chords and The Crack. You can find the album's cover and listen to three songs on http://www.myspace.com/concepciongb.

      ALTERNATE ACTION

Vancouver's ALTERNATE ACTION is releasing a CD finally. The title is "Thin line" and it is coming out on Bords De Seine sometime in June. It is a discography of all of the bands vinyl releases from the split 7" with Marching Orders, the "Tough times" 10" EP on Narayan Records and the self-titled 7"EP on Longshot Records as well as some unreleased tracks. They have also added Will on drums who played in Emergency and the Zipguns both from Vancouver. The band is working on new material and should be going back into the studio in July or August.

      THE BLUDGERS

THE BLUDGERS from New Zealand will have their debut CD done soon, the choruses still have to be done and it's finished. The album will feature 14 songs, including 8 totally new ones.

      THE PAGANS

The new American label Last Offense Records will release a compilation in June featuring 2 tracks by THE PAGANS from Holland, a band with some former Razorblade members. 4Sucbulture Records will release their first full-length, featuring 10 tracks. This one's supposed to be released in July.

      THE CORPS

THE CORPS have just finished recording the tracks for their 2nd full-length album and will have a new track up on myspace in the next month or so. After the success of the "Earlier offences" digipack on Scampkid Records, Germany's Randale Records is set to do vinyl version in the coming months in the lead up to The Corps' European tour in August. Also, look out for a limited edition picture 7" also set for release to coincide with the tour.

There are European dates being confirmed all the time, so check the myspace (http://myspace.com/thecorps) for updates and additions. Also, on the home front, The Corps is supporting Dropkick Murphys and Sick Of It All at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, so come early if you're coming to this show. And the line-ups, venues and supports are all confirmed for the tour to the Gold Coast and Brisbane (Fri 6, Sat 7 June).

      PARIS VIOLENCE

The latest PARIS VIOLENCE album "Nous sommes nés trop tard" is out on CD.

      UNANTASTBAR

UNANTASTBAR have revamped their band webpage at http://www.unantastbar.net and added lots of content. Their debut album is now also out on vinyl as well as a new split 7" "Oi! knocks best!" with Gerbenok, and they also have new T-Shirts available. The band now also has a Unantastbar Supporters Club fanpage at http://www.myspace.com/unantastbar_germansupport.

      LES VILAINS

"Pour faire chier" is the title of a new LES VILAINS album due out soon. It will feature 14 songs taken off their 7"s, off various compilations and a couple of previously unreleased ones. The booklet will have loads of photos taken during the band's 10 years in existence. The CD will come out in 1000 copies and 500 LP copies will be pressed. New songs are being worked on for a proper new album to be released at the end of this year.

      RUST

Aussie Oi band RUST are working on a live DVD recorded last year at Sydneys Metro Theatre supporting The Exploited, a live CD is on its way as well.

      CODE 1

CODE 1 have recorded 6 tracks so far for their debut album "Telling it like it is" which will be released on Ascalon Records later this year. http://www.myspace.com/code1234

      STATO ASOCIALE

STATO ASOCIALE are a new nationalist Oi! band from the north east of Italy. Their debut demo is out now, featuring 5 tracks with a real 80's sound. Take a look at their MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/statoasociale) for ordering info.

      MURDERERS ROW

Americans MURDERERS ROW are in the studio recording a brand new CD, should be done by the end of summer. Any labels interested in working with the band, offers or suggestions are welcome.

      SICK OF SOCIETY

SICK OF SOCIETY will be doing a couple small tours and playing the East Coast Oi fest 2008, then they're off to to Texas for the first time in 10 years. They will also be featured on the aforementioned Last Offense compilation.

      ARMA BLANCA

Spanish band ARMA BLANCA has a new demo out, or rather a live recording of a gig from 2007 called "Direkto al los kojones". It's available for free from the band... Also check out http://www.myspace.com/9brejects a band that includes some members of Sospechos Habituales.

      KEYSIDE STRIKE

News received from KEYSIDE STRIKE (http://www.myspace.com/keysidestrikehc): We should be heading back to Europe in September / October for another short tour, probably Germany and South East France, maybe Switzerland as well. Our recent "Psy-core on tour" trip was amazing, lots of cool folks and some great gigs! We're gonna be recording for a split 7" with our Arizona brothers, STITCH HOPELESS AND THE SEA LEGS. It's a tour souvenir deal, strictly limited and probably coloured vinyl. That should be out by summer hopefully, 2 tracks each. We might have a limited edition DVD in the next few months.

Our next CD is well into the writing stage, half written already! It should be ready by autumn, a bit later than expected, but we're busy playing gigs, working full-time, tryin' to have lives outside of the band and work! We've got upcoming gigs with Red Alert, Anti Nowhere League, Sham 69, demob, UK Subs, Madball, Instant Agony, Gimpfist, Lowlife UK,... Check our profile for complete lists and details.

      Broustic Productions

Broustic Productions is about to release a split CD of the French bands DIVISION SAUVAGE (traditional Oi!) and ESPOIR ABSURDE (Oi-wave), it will be titled "Sous l'hécatombe".

      PURE IMPACT

PURE IMPACT are back together after a 18 month hiatus and will be playing a few Boston area shows in May.

      LOS MONGOS

Visit the new and updated LOS MONGOS webpage at http://www.losfuckingmongos.com, pure, retarded, white trash punk rock from the inbred parts of Norway. Download mp3s, order a demo, laugh at ugly pics, spam the forum and buy yourself an ugly T-shirt. This band has Sturla - formerly of Haggis - on vocals, so you know what you're in for....

      THE DEKOIZ

California's THE DEKOIZ have recorded a new album which isn't out yet, but you can listen to some songs off the album on http://www.myspace.com/dekoiz

      Websites worth checking out:

• http://www.myspace.com/avvfest (Upcoming festival in Flanders, lots of metal, but also with Lion's Pride)

      Concerts:

• 2 May 2008: Hudson Falcons, Emscherkurve 77, Urban Rejects & First Wave in Heinsberg, Germany
  
• 3 May 2008: Estirpe Imperial & Compagnia dell'Anello in Madrid, Spain
  
• 9 May 2008: Unantastbar, Beerroiber & Roughnecks in Bad Frankenhausen, Germany
  
• 9 May 2008: Brittany Oi! Fest with Peter & The Test Tube Babies, Trotskids, Goldblade, Agitators and Headliners in Boqueho, France
  
• 10 May 2008: Brittany Oi! Fest with Discipline, The Templars, Argy bargy, Stomper 98, Toxpack and Hard Times in Boqueho, France
  
• 10 May 2008: Code 1 & The Warriors at the The Railway Hotel in Bromley, Kent, England
  
• 10 May 2008: Unantastbar, Roughnecks & Thekenatleten in Halle an der Saale, Germany
  
• 10 May 2008: Explorersz in Strasbourg, France
  
• 11 May 2008: Unantastbar, Roughnecks & Skandaloes in Dresden, Germany
  
• 17 May 2008: A.D.L. 122, Sud XT, Civico 88, L.P.G., Strappo, Ultimatum & Testudo in Milan, Italy
  
• 23 May 2008: Adolph & The Piss Artists, East End Badoes, Black Mariahs, Sick Of Society, Step2Far, Fed Up, Rabia in New York, NY
  
• 24 May 2008: East Coast Oi Fest with 4-Skins, Indecent Exposure, Stormwatch,... in Allentown, PA, USA
  
• 25 May 2008: East Coast Oi Fest with 4-Skins, Indecent Exposure, Stormwatch,... in Allentown, PA, USA
  
• 27 May 2008: Indecent Exposure, Tommy & The Terrors, East End Badoes in Jamaica Plain, MA
  
• 14 Jun 2008: Condemned 84 + support in Belgrade, Serbia
  
• 16 Jun 2008: Concepcion Glory Boys and Long Tall Shorty at the Glory Boy Festival in Madrid.
  For more info on all concerts like addresses, contact info and flyers, go to http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bandprofile.listAllShows&friendid=50615136&n=Pure+Impact

Till next month!