Leathervein formed (under the name Virgin Suicide) in 2004, in wake of the great second wave of hardcore punk bands collectively known as the K-Town Hardcore. For almost a year the heavy metal-worshipping, punkthrashing maniacs of Leathervein had a busy schedule, ripping up concerthalls from Copenhagen to Hamburg, before the band reached an inevetable, fullthrottle implosion after a recording session. With the coming of a new record, though, the last is yet to come...
UPDATE APRIL 2009: The record is out and has so far sold really well in the US. Hjernespind Recs. are still waiting for the domestic press here in europe, but it should be available sometime during May.
In the meantime here's a couple of comments and reviews on the record so far:
Suburban Voice:
"The illustration on the cover of this record is ridiculous--a demonic looking headbanger shooting off rather phallic looking radioactive guitar device and it screams 80 thrash-metal schlock. And you have to respect their aspirations--Dr. Hook wanted to be on the cover of the Rolling Stone. Leathervein want to be on the "Cover of MMRR" i.e. Maximum Rock 'n Roll. If this was the 80s, the hardcore bible's illustrious founder Mr. Yohannan probably wouldn't have even allowed a review of this record since he would have deemed it "too metal." Some might feel that way now but, writing as a child of 70s hard rock and metal AND hardcore AND thrash metal, Leathervein's eponymous debut hits all the right buttons and it'd be a mistake to strictly consider this metal. There's the rawkarama of bands like Turbonegro and, if the intent is tongue-in-cheek, Leathervein's edge is sharper with speed bombs like "You Are The Problem,"Crossed The Line" and "Endless Night," although the last ends with a heavy coda." "Welcome To The Ministry," meanwhile, will make you bang your head Priest style--maybe that's the ministry they're talking about. I have to speculate 'cause there ain't no lyric sheet and The Eagle's emanations are sometimes a bit tricky to decipher. The mighty noise doesn't require any sort of deep analysis, though. It just needs to be turned up loud."
Lowcut review:
""Cover Of Maximum Rock'n'Roll" is probably the best damn Danish punk ditty I've heard this year, humongous righteous tune! The production is top fuckin' notch. I can really see Leathervein crossing over from their K-Town punk goons to every decent headbanger worth his or her salt."
Havoc Records:
"This Lp is really good. Driving hard rock mixed with hardcore perhaps like a sped up Turbonegro or early Hellacopters. Not nearly as metal as the cover art would suggest. A real stand out in the genre."
Sorry State Records:
"Ripping hardcorepunkmetal from Denmark. I didn't know what to expect from this record based on the 80s thrash metal-style artwork, but this music is killer. Leathervein are a little stylistically schizophrenic, but in the best way possible. Some songs have a newer Inepsy-style, rocking Motorpunk thing going on while at least half the record is straightforward hardcore in the Kick N Punch school. A few songs feature some epic metal soloing that's clearly inspired by the almighty Judas Priest. It's awesome to hear a band with a really unique hybrid sound that totally pulls it off. Killer."
Contact/fanmail of erotic nature + booking: leathervein@gmail.com
I år holder vi vores halloween fest i Ungdomshuset på Dortheavej 61.
Bands som spiller i år : Moderat Likvidation (SE), The Hitchcocks (DK) & Suicide Syndicate (SE). Og så har vi æren af at præsenter DJ HjerteFuck ved pladespilleren!
Thanks a lot for the add! EletriKa sounds completely different from any Metal band you have ever heard. The Brazilian rhythms and the Portuguese language added to the songs makes its style unique, giving birth to a new kind of Metal. If you are really looking for something new about Metal, you should check EletriKa out!
Thanks a lot for the add! EletriKa sounds completely different from any Metal band you have ever heard. The Brazilian rhythms and the Portuguese language added to the songs makes its style unique, giving birth to a new kind of Metal. If you are really looking for something new about Metal, you should check EletriKa out!
HELLO! Thank you for the Friendship. I CROSSED THE LINE!!! WELCOME . . . Rock SXSW 2009 "Doggy Style" with The Dogs!! The Dogs from Lansing/Detroit Rock City celebrate their 40th anniversary w/t 2 Disks, 25 tribute bands, 3 unreleased historic tracks from The Dogs from 1971 & 1976, 28 page booklet, liner notes by John Sinclair (MC5) and cover artwork by Rockin' Jellybean!!
Så har du chancen for at blive hypnotiseret af Danmarks eneste kommercielle reality tv-kanal, når JSFuck & The Hippies From Hell indtager Det Nye Ungdomshus, i et desperat forsøg på at vinde ungdommen, og dermed undgå konsekvenserne af den globale finasielle krise, som ligger og lurer lige om hjørnet. Kom og se om det lykkes!!!
JSFuck & The Hippies From Hell Lørdag d. 22. november Dødsmaskinen, Det Nye Ungdomshus Dortheavej 61 Dørene åbner kl. 22, musikken starter 23. Entre: 50 kr.
I år spiller Heatfarm, Ghostball & Daily Offense op til dans, og de bliver suppleret af dj's fra Copenhagen Underground med special guest appearance af dj Truck Berry!
Hey Nik and Hasse, I just got home from Berlin trip and put on the Leathervein recording!!! And WOOOW It's totally great! Hope it will be out on vinyl soon and See you again in near future! Hope you had good way back home!
Fredag d. 25. juli: Stengade 30, København N m. Øregas (punk, Kbh) Lørdag d. 26. juli: Hafermarkt, Flensborg (D) Søndag d. 27. juli: Pogofarmen, Sønderjylland m. Selvhenter (pispunk, Kolding/Kbh), The Rotten Leprechauns (horrorpunk, Kolding/Kbh) og MOR (pige-wave, Odense) Mandag d. 28. juli: Thylejren, Nordjylland Tirsdag d. 29. juli: Helmers sommerfest, Silkeborg-egnen, midtjylland Onsdag d. 30 juli: Kulturfabrikken aflyst... Et hemmeligt sted på Fyn? TOrsdag d. 31. juli: Ungdomshuset KONTRAST, Herning, Midtjylland m. Selvhenter (pispunk, Kolding/Kbh), The Rotten Leprechauns (horrorpunk, Kolding/Kbh) og HÆrv (kaospunk, Herning) Fredag d. 1. august: Danmarks Grimmeste Festival, Brabrant, Østjylland
FINALLY!!! After several years delay the record is actually here, with inlay and EVERYTHING: PJ BONNEMAN: Jeg Kendte Dem Ikke! We'll be having a small and cosy one-off release show at the local repo-man record store downtown with vinyls, beers and also a special spild af vinyl t-shirt for the occasion. We hope to see all of you people there for the show which will take place at around 18 pm, which leaves the evening open for people to do whatever they want. There is only a LIMITED space in the shop, so please be there early if you want to see the show. The record won't be available domestically until this date, but is for sale internationally as of now. The adress for Repo-Man is: Fensmarkgade 36 2200 KBH N
PJ Bonneman's debut EP lies stylistically between the best shit you can find on a record somewhere between the KBD series and the legendary Back From The Grave compilation. So it should be sure to hit home with every goddamn punker out there with the least amount of good taste. It has the taint and rawness of the 60's and the drive and energy og the early 70's, without turning into some soulless retroworshipping fashion record. We're really proud to be able to present yet another top notch soon to be punk classic. PJ Bonneman has earlier been involved as the main songwriter in bands such as: Amdi Petersens Armé and Gorilla Angreb, and has played in notorious acts such as Young Wasteners and No Hope For The Kids. So you can be pretty goddamn sure you won't go totally wrong with this EP.
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