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This week’s headlines … 1) We get to play at the Crystal Ballroom in November. Amen. 2) Submissions for the Swank contest are over. Destruction commences on 10/13. The remaining CD’s will be taken to shows and distributed free of charge to people “in the know”. 3) We’re having another chat on 10/16. Bring your questions and insults. 4) New shirts and patches arrive soon … like next week soon.
Album Review
800 Octane has recently released their third full length album, The Return. To me it sounds like someone threw the Exploited, Misfits, some Dicators/Ramones sounding stuf, and a little bit of that newer poppier punk rock in a big blender. Seen as that’s a lot to say you might as well call them Super Rock as everyone else does. This is a new energy fill disc with harmonies and melodies. Packed up with a super unique variety of songs. “Next Exit” and “New Song 2” are on more of the melodic love song type thing, but then there is really aggressive, hardcore songs such as “Day of the Dead” and “Five Across the Eyes.” After a while I find it almost impossible not sing along to. I definetly suggest going and considering this album. 800 Octane has recently released their third full length album, The Return. To me it sounds like someone threw the Exploited, Misfits, some Dicators/Ramones sounding stuf, and a little bit of that newer poppier punk rock in a big blender. Seen as that’s a lot to say you might as well call them Super Rock as everyone else does. This is a new energy fill disc with harmonies and melodies. Packed up with a super unique variety of songs. “Next Exit” and “New Song 2” are on more of the melodic love song type thing, but then there is really aggressive, hardcore songs such as “Day of the Dead” and “Five Across the Eyes.” After a while I find it almost impossible not sing along to. I definetly suggest going and considering this album. (Tony / Punk Avenue)
Show Journal 2002-09-21
I can’t believe it had been a year and a half since our last Satyricon show. Amazingly enough there were actually people there this time. Compact 56 started out and bludgeoned everyone with rock. Loud, aggressive, in your face and just awesome. They get better with each show. The Jimmies were next offering up good, solid, catchy songs but we’ve grown to expect that from them. Up third was the Hellside Stranglers. We practice down the hall from them so it was nice to actually see them play their instruments rather than hearing them through the walls. They rocked … good vocals and awesome guitar parts … very cool. Our set was good. People stuck around and cheered which is not the Satyricon that we remember. All in all a good show. After the show things started getting a little weird. We saw some good friends get in a fight, we saw people that we don’t know get in a fight, we saw some slutty drunk girls get in a fight, we saw another set of slutty drunk girls yelling at drunk guys, then we saw someone vomit outside the club, and the grand finale was Dave witnessing someone getting a hummer in a car parked next to van … it was just a weird night. I didn’t really want to leave because I felt like I would miss something. Trying to extend the excitment Dan and I cruised around the block for a while looking for more entertainment however we quickly realized the grasping hand of excitement usually passes right by two guys who smell like the Satyricon and are listening to Slayer while rolling in a station wagon. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us … you know who you are!
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At long last we officially have a new drummer. Everyone please welcome Dan to the band! Dan has previously played with .44 Caliber Heroes, Naming Asher and Anything That’s Left. Big thanks to everyone who tried out … amazingly everyone we played with was totally cool and actually made it kind of fun. Extra special shot out’s go to Damon for driving from all the way from Montana and Josh for sacrificing his car (long story). Dan’s first “official” show will be tomorrow night at The Satyricon.
Show Journal 2002-09-14
Long show tonight but the diverse lineup made it manageable. High points included pretty much all of the 18 Fatal Strikes set. I’m always a sucker for old school hardcore, especially if that old school hardcore is complete with “bitchin’ solos”. (Their words – not mine!) In addition to rocking they have to be some of the nicest guys in the world. Well, unless of course you are standing up front and they almost start a fight with you. Blue Sky Mile rocked. Nuff said. Ambitious Career Woman was damn impressive too. It’s sad to say but I actually recognized their “name this video game theme” within six notes. Sad. Very sad. Our set was cool. Definitely nice to play somewhere new and actually have people there. Everyone seemed a little worn out after watching 5 bands (including us) so we appreciate everyone who stuck around. Big thanks to Nate for setting up the show and of course even bigger thanks go to Dan for filling in for show #4!
Album Review
Return of the freaking dead! Here comes 800 Octane with their latest release “The Return”! And like the label clearly states, this is New School Punk www.newschoolpunk.com. Turn it up! Twist it hard and fast! And then Blur the mosh pit in a spin of phucked up faces. The Return: 13 tracks (if you can find them ALL) deliver fast-paced punk rock. 800 Octane calls themselves “Super Rock”, and I can buy into that with a smile. I can also buy into the idea that this may even be Ghoul Rock with a grin. I believe it’s half-serious, half-tongue-in-cheek FUN Rock. We are definitely agreed that this is ROCK! “Zombie makeup & photos by Lee Williamson”. This is the guy you want to do your make up for the Queen of Halloween Ball! The Return cd insert includes solo-photos of every ghoul who helped make and finance the music on this album. That’s right! This is 800 Octane on DIY! And, although the latest news from www.800octane.com reports that Jim (the drummer) is no longer with the band, he still helps a warmed-over-death-punk groove fast and hard where The Return is concerned. 800 Octane will keep your feet jumping, your hands moving, and all good things a groovin’! It carries enough of the “I wanna be a star” attitude to make it pop level punk. I can just hear “Day of the Dead” on KNRK (and other cheesy pop rawks radio stations) just as much as any of those other surf punk/gutter pop bands that make the airwaves. What’s great about 800 Octane is that for Portlanders, this band is local, and we can look in the Willy Week, or at www.800octane.com, for an upcoming neighborhood performance. And we can expect 800 Octane to share the billing with other freaks such as SK and the Punk Ass Bitches, Nekromantix, Groove Ghoulies, GWAR, Dead Stars on Hollywood, Antiworld, and so many other musical CREEPS out there! Skater punks will find The Return to be all-the-rage on the half-pipe, and into swimming pools everywhere. Skinheads poking along and driving down the boulevard will turn a few heads by simply turning up the volume. And all you wanna-be khaki-clad aggressive types just might get lucky one night by taking a date to a freak show with 800 Octane on the bill. Songs that particularly grab my attention include: “Ghosts of Monochrome”, “Hollywood”, “Day of the Dead”, “Holiday”, and “Feeding Time”. Oh, yeah, and that “hidden track” really creeps me out a bit, too. When you hear it, you’ll understand exactly what I mean. (Jett Black / In Music We Trust)
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There’s been a new addition to the Oct. 26th show
Show Journal 2002-09-06
Back up in that ass with the resurrection! Hands down the best show in Richland ever … possibly the best 800 Octane show ever! Everyone else in the world missed out. The following items rocked my world tonight … Midnight Thunder Express, Dan’s drumming, Dustin and crew, the loose shoe that Dave threw out the window, and most importantly the crowd who made this so much fun to play for us. Seriously, it was a perfect ending to what has been the best string of shows we’ve had in ages! Thanks to everyone in attendance!
Show Journal 2002-09-05
I was a little skeptical of playing a matinee show but I would dare say this was the most fun I’ve ever had playing at the Meow Meow. Lots of new faces, plus lots of old faces (i.e. – Rob The Stalker). We had a great time playing, Tsunami Bomb kicked ass and we want to thank King Banana. Word.
Show Journal 2002-09-04
Everything was a little crazy tonight but we’ve come to expect it from Longview. Highlights include the police barging in during CTL’s set and threatening to arrest everyone under 21. Long story but thankfully it didn’t happen. Also while the cops were there someone on a very big and very loud Harley drove it inside the club. Yes, inside. Very strange. CTL sounded great tonight. I missed Days Away because Dan and I went over to Jack In The Box. We got our food to go so we could eat it at the club but when we got back there it was already time for us to load in. That means I missed Days Away and my dinner. In fact I think my chicken pieces and fries are still out there on the street. Perhaps a homeless person will salvage a free meal from them? More realistically perhaps Dave happened upon it and threw it at someone smaller than him. Setting up took forever because we had to go straight from the van onto the stage. Thankfully the set went great. Fill in drummer #2 (you can call him ‘Dan’) played great. All in all it’s safe to say I had a lot of fun playing tonight. Up last was Tsunami Bomb and my god they sounded great. They were good before but they can totally work a crowd now. Very impressive. Looking forward to seeing them tomorrow night. Thanks to all who stayed late, all our guest vocalists, all our equipment loaders and of course TJ and Chris.
