Death Side – The Will Never Die 2xLP

The official reissue of Tokyo’s DEATH SIDE non-LP output. 40 tracks collecting Satisfy The Instinct 7” (1988), The Will Never Die 7” (1994) and All Is Here Now 7” (1994). Their compilation tracks from Smashing Odds Ness!! 8” (1987), Eye of The Thrash Guerrilla LP (1988), Hang the Sucker Vol.2 LP (1989), Game of Death LP (1989) and Starving Dog Eats Master LP (1991) as well as their tracks on the CHAOS UK split CD (1993) Starting up in the mid-80’s DEATH SIDE, together with LIP CREAM, bridged the first and third wave of Japanese hardcore punk. Bringing to the stage new influences, and the brooding Japanese hardcore sound. By making something totally fresh, they forged the trademark sound most people think of when thinking of traditional Japanese hardcore. Their extremely fierce aesthetic, sound and attitude gained them a nearly mythical status. Following the Japanese tradition of bands organising their own gig nights, DEATH SIDE together with friends, created the legendary Burning Spirits concerts and tours, which saw every classic band of the era play, from LIP CREAM, CRÜCK or BASTARD to SYSTEMATIC DEATH, ??? or NIGHTMARE. This gig night gave their style a new name, which has been used broadly to describe contemporary Japanese Hardcore. By playing relentlessly all over the country they inspired a new generation of maniacs that ended up starting bands all over Japan. The band came to an end in 1995, and spurred another batch of classic bands like PAINTBOX, FORWARD or JUDGMENT. But that’s a different story.
(La Vida Es Un Mus/ 2025)

Tracklist:
01. Drunk Too Much
02. Money Don't Come and Go
03. Look At Yourself
04. My Pace
05. Over Nice
06. Self Complacency
07. Black Lie
08. Mirror
09. Fool, Fool, Fool
10. Mass Media
11. Stick & Hole
12. Blast In Hell
13. Break The Brain
14. Blutes
15. Gimmie Lies
16. Life Is A Chain Of Games
17. Eternity Form
18. Reveal
19. Stick & Hole
20. Cry For The Truth
21. Act For Self
22. Brave It
23. Never Give Up The Fight
24. Trust
25. Cry For The Truth
26. No Force
27. First And Last
28. Satisfied Life
29. Where Are Your Eyes?
30. Try
31. Corps
32. ??
33. The Will Never Die
34. Profound Freedom
35. Sow The Grass Seeds
36. Why am I Here?
37. Stop It!
38. Overcome Yourself
39. Live Your Life
40. All Is Here Now