tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52978887926268268772024-03-08T16:10:32.632-05:00STRESSED OUT - R.I.P.stressed out. new jersey thrash. R.I.P. '08 - '010STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-85536416272778963162010-07-08T02:56:00.009-04:002010-12-03T03:54:27.694-05:00Stressed Out Discography and Lyrics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/139/l_425b95f5dcb64ae88588fa3ce0828b72.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 286px;" src="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/139/l_425b95f5dcb64ae88588fa3ce0828b72.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry this took me a long time to post. Please feel free to share this with anyone who may be interested in listening. xoxo, RNJ<br /><br />Download the Stressed Out Discography here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?nnmjuzmnj2x"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;">http://www.mediafire.com/?nnmjuzmnj2x</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">01 FALSE HYPOTHESIS</span><br /><br />Since I began to think, formulate my own thoughts<br />I rejected indoctrination, so many have been taught<br />You grant unique privilege, to a false hypothesis<br />I refuse to respect, what you blindly accept<br />Living? You're just dead<br />You're dead til death<br />Refuting, your own logic<br />Your defense, so flawed<br />Tradition, a fallacy<br />How have you not learned this?<br />I don't need your mental crutch<br />Living my life for myself<br />Liberate your mind, take off the blind<br />Abandon your faith in god<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">02 PxMxAx</span><br /><br />Started out in ’08 playin' hardcore punk<br />Metal in ’09 yea we changed it up<br />It’s cool we still rule, metal is great<br />I’m still a punk, got ethics, I’ll never tolerate<br />Fuck your shit, we don’t want it, in our community, stay away dude<br />Rip Degenerics, PxMxAx, gotta maintain a positive metal attitude<br />For metalheads we’ll pave the way<br />Pro-feminist also pro-gay<br />Anti-racist anti-bigots<br />No room for your white trash shit<br />Ozzfest sucks, macho shit blows<br />Fuck your bars, d.i.y. shows<br />Stressed fuckin’ Out, metal-punk dudes<br />Gotta maintain, a positive metal attitude<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">03 DISNEY KIDS</span><br /><br />Several years ago I began to realize<br />That what I’ve been fed my whole life is nothing more than lies<br />What I’ve taken for truth in stories I’ve been told<br />Bigoted fairy tales you avariciously wrote<br />Falsehoods became apparent as I have gotten old<br />Instead of improvement the truth becomes more remote<br />Coerce the public eye to consume and to buy<br />Goods produced internationally thousands of miles from here<br />Sweatshop controlled labor, bosses watch workers die<br />You’re oblivious to the fact, your products are stained with foreign tears<br />How much longer will it take?<br />For us to eradicate<br />Corporations like Disney<br />This is psychological rape<br />So many say there’s nothing we can do<br />Change is possible, it’s up to you<br />Disney kids<br />And you believed them<br />Not me, I won't buy it anymore<br />Not a fucking word<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">04 BRUNSWICK COPS</span><br /><br />Eighteen years old, shipped off to school<br />The rigors of academia weren't for you<br />The only values that seemed to get through<br />Were frat boy ’tudes and right wing views<br />Out in the real world, what to do?<br />bite your lip ’til it comes to you, what about the boys in blue?<br />Be a cop! Having a gun is cool<br />Out on the streets you'll finally serve a purpose<br />Fuck with innocent people who don't even deserve it<br />Release misguided rage, on those you’re trained to hate<br />Still have permission from the fucking state<br />Brunswick cops are frat boys are with guns<br />Rape and homophobia weren’t enough<br />Serve the interests of a police state<br />Embodying a system I fucking hate<br />Spread bigotry behind a badge and a gun<br />Without your gang’s protection you’ll be done<br />Stand against social progress, uphold the “law”<br />I can’t wait to see your final fall<br />Lash out on those who get drunk and high<br />Turn a blind eye to real fucking crimes<br />I’m not the only one who sees through your lies<br />I’m not the only one awaiting your demise<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">05 THRASH PATROL</span><br /><br />It's Friday night, we're on the prowl<br />Le'ts hit The Hub, ya know that's how<br />We roll when we stink up the town<br />Grab Piels, grab Joose, ya know I'm down<br />Tired as shit from work but, hey<br />This bub's gonna charge my batteray<br />Gotta live like this two days a week<br />By comparison the other five just so bleak<br />We killed our bub in the first hour<br />Now we're drinkin' your keg 'n pissin' in your shower<br />We won't remember shit, we've lost control<br />Stressed fuckin' Out, thrash patrol<br />Thrash patrol will wreck your party<br />You're ready to finish, we're just gettin' started<br />If Metallica and Blink are on your iPod<br />Ya better start prayin' to your stupid god<br />You're bewildered we mosh to this<br />Don't be perplexed, get into it!<br />We'll probably be doin' this gray 'n old<br />Dudes don't die, thrash patrol<br />We're reppin' S.O., thrash patrol<br />Eeveryone knows that we're wild, assholes<br />How did we get here? No idea<br />Ask me tomorrow, I won't remember<br />Who are you people? thrash patrol<br />I'm tryna eat, asshole<br />Whose room did I sneak in? No idea<br />I'd like to apologize but I won't, I won't remember<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">06 UNACCEPTABLE</span><br /><br />Born into a world of hate and violence<br />Few question what their thoughts represent<br />We must all speak out, complacency is silence<br />Oppression everyday, we will not sit content<br />Homophobic fucking scum need to realize<br />Break free from the mindset in which you were socialized<br />To believe is an acceptable way to treat people<br />Your elitist foundation is so fucking full<br />Of shit to the brim of your core beliefs<br />No form of defense for the hate you preach<br />You’re not welcome in our community<br />Fuck your marginalization, work towards unity<br />So sick of defensive hetero arguments<br />Your system of beliefs is what i stand against<br />Separate but equal doesn’t fucking work<br />I said it in ’08, death to fucking jerks<br />Unacceptable are your views<br />Get out of our community<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">07 JOSÉ</span><br /><br />you arrived here in '04 seeking opportunity and nothing more such a young man only sixteen you're a braver soul than i could ever be i met you just one day you left quite an impression in the past i've had mixed views but i took heed to your lesson i can't imagine what it was like to be in your shoes fuck society fuck this system fuck these barriers fuck this bigotry i can't begin to imagine josé just what it must’ve been like to raise myself at that age i would have to combine all the hardships that i've encountered in my life they aren't a fraction of the bigotry you've faced retelling filled my thoughts with countless fears it took every ounce of will power that i've ever had to force myself to hold back all of my tears<br /><br />American laws are framed to serve members of the upper class and politically elite. The injustices that immigrants are faced with each day are undeserved and based on irrational prejudices and traditions that serve to oppress. Let those of European descent remember the discrimination that their families faced when immigrating to America not long ago. Rather than differentiating over minute details such as skin color and spoken language, consider how similar you are to fellow human beings who are striving to live and enjoy life just like yourself. Thank you José.–NJ<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">08 DEPRESSION</span><br /><br />depression of this type is a life i'll never know oppression from infancy which is later self-imposed obsession with unrealistic imagery cannot take off your mind expression of true beauty is extinguished over time culture that we live in is structured in such a way the manner in which we're socialized trained simply to impress held to unrealistic standards from our first breathing day in spite of social advancements we continue to regress apply makeup shave your legs to be beautiful diet pills no cheek bones you'd rather see bare skull? pump iron dress well learn to work on cars eat meat take 'roids if ya do you'll get real far the standards to which we hold ourselves are absurd and obsolete ingrained in our minds by role models parents teachers celebrities fuck these 1950s ideals love you because you're you is it really novel today to truly love oneself? fuck this depression<br /><br />The intense social pressures that surround us everyday can be overwhelming. Steering away from them can be extremely difficult, but it is possible. Be proud of your body and of who you are. Thank you to my friend who inspired me to write this song, because I would not be the same without you.–NJ<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">09 STRESSED OUT</span><br /><br />go fuckin’ crazy rip my hair out don’t know what to do i’m just so stressed out i can’t take living like this sometimes i feel just like i’ve pissed away my life away my world i think about it and i wanna hurl didn’t turn out like i planned it hopes and dreams have been abandoned i feel so helpless lost and scared i wanna change i don’t care ripping my hair out i’m so stressed out<br /><br />It is easy to become consumed by one’s own personal problems, and for this to result in irrational thoughts and behaviors. I believe that this is a trait that can be acquired by residing in New Jersey. Listen to Bones Brigade and Cut The Shit.–NJ<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">10 DEER BLOOD</span><br /><br />side of the road look over here "is that a dog?" "no!" "i hope it's a deer!" how ignorant and self-absorbed can you be? just cuz you're attached to dogs and cats emotionally doesn’t serve as a sufficient justification further embed ideas of species elitism you're values are skewed laced with hypocrisy well i'm a hypocrite too to a lesser degree at least i admit that i am imperfect no self-righteous being no elitist dick trained not to care dehumanized the fuck will it take for you to open your eyes? "i hope it's a deer!" "better not be a dog!" well what have we here? no fucking difference if it was a murdered dog or cat their cns is equivalent of that of deceased lives you quickly disregard humans destroy the earth remain arrogant<br /><br />Respect animals, fuck cars, fuck you, and most of all; fuck me for being a hypocrite who drives.–NJ<br /><br />All songs written and performed by Stressed Out in 2008 to 2010. All lyrics written by NJ in 2008 to 2010. Except for Brunswick Cops, which Justin helped write. All tracks were mastered by Bill Henderson at <a href="http://www.azimuthmastering.com/">azimuthmastering.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Track 1</span> appears in this download link only. Recorded and mixed by Pete in New Brunswick, New Jersey in May 2010. Additional vocals by Pete. (Line-up: NJ, Pete, Joe, Rob, Tom.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tracks 2-6</span> appear on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dudes Don't Die</span> pro-tape. Released by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ridethefury">Ride The Fury Records</a> in March 2010. Recorded and mixed by Pete and Tom in Princeton Junction and Highland Park, New Jersey in January 2010. Additional vocals on PxMxAx by Jordan "Animal" Bard. Additional vocals on Brunswick Cops by Rob. Gang vocals by Tom, Pat Hughes, Lauren and Adam from Dead Limbs. (Line-up: NJ, Pete, Joe, Rob, Tom.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tracks 7-10 </span>appear on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stressed Out/Rip It Up Split 7"</span>. Self-Released in May 2009. Recorded and mixed by Mark Bronzino at Milhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey in December 2008. Additional vocals on José by Rob. Additional vocals on Stressed Out by The Don. Gang vocals by Machete, Melissa Grace, Lauren, Metal Joe, Alice, Bea, Brigitte, Ray Mandolin, John Henry, Jimmy Bananas, Will Toole, and Anim. (Line-up: NJ, Pete, Justin, Rob, Tom.)</div><div><br /></div><div><div>DISCOGRAPHY: </div><div>- <b>DUDES DON'T DIE</b> - 100 Cassettes (Ride The Fury 004, March 2010) *OUT OF PRINT*</div><div> - <b>STRESSED OUT/RIP IT UP Split 7"</b> - 500 Black Records (Self-Released, May 2009) *Purchase from Rip It Up*</div><div> - <b>SUMMER 2008 DEMO</b> - 380 CD-Rs (Self-Released, May 2008) *OUT OF PRINT*</div><div><br /></div><div>LOCAL DISTRO:</div><div> CURMUDGEON RECORDS (Somerville, NJ) // VINTAGE VINYL (Fords, NJ) // GENERATION RECORDS (New York, NY) // TOILET WATER (Ocean City, NJ) // SHORE THINGS (Ocean City, NJ) // CELEBRATED SUMMER RECORDS (Towson, MD) // WICKED DISCS (Pittsburgh, PA) // THE EXCHANGE (Pittsburgh, PA)</div></div>STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-39415019490180883622010-06-12T12:21:00.003-04:002010-06-12T12:37:40.289-04:00Thanx<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/152/l_564441048d164e5e9d2995bf9e65c0fd.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 373px; height: 249px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/152/l_564441048d164e5e9d2995bf9e65c0fd.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Thanks to everyone who came to our last show last Saturday. Black Kites, Coerced, and Veloz were all terrific and it was everything we could have asked for in a last show. Keep a look out for pictures and video (thanx Anthony and Stroodles) in the near future.<br /><br />Three weeks ago, we recorded False Hypothesis in our basement. It is currently being mixed and mastered. We will be putting up our discography download link in the very near future. It will include ten songs: False Hypothesis, 5 from the Dudes Don't Die tape, and 4 from the Split 7" w/Rip It Up. Keep reading this for accessibility to this download. <br /><br />I leave you with a review from Jeff D., and a list of our past shows.<br /><br />xoxo, RNJ<br /><br /><a href="http://bleedingxedges.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html">http://bleedingxedges.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html</a><br /><br />Stressed Out- Dudes Don't Die (pro-tape)<br />I was expecting this tape to be more metal sounding after having seen Stressed Out somewhat recently. The second the first note hit, I thought the guitars sounded like Slayer- Reign in Blood tone. On their split w/ Rip It Up they had a more early 2000's era thrash sound, but now it looks like they completely changed into a late 80's crossover thrash band. The guitars are definitely metal (I guess that's what happens when "Metal Pete" and "Metal Joe" are in your band), but the song structure is definitely more on the HC side (verse-chorus-verse-chorus-breakdown-etc). I think if they just went straight thrash metal, and ditched any scrap of hardcore they'd be onto something there. I wish there were lyrics included (<a href="http://stressedoutnj.blogspot.com/2010/04/lyrics.html">READ HERE</a>), since a lot of bands like this tend to have terrible lyrics. This is way better than the average Municipal Waste rip-off band though.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Past Shows</span><br /><br />1. 05.30.2008 @ Junkyard Palace (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ The Degenerics, Splitting Headache, Seasick, Zhenia Golov, Staring Problem<br />2. 07.15.2008 @ Party Mansion (Philadelphia, PA) w/ BSOM, Farcial Hoodwink, Hatchetface, Suburban Showdown<br />3. 08.02.2008 @ Death Valley (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Shitfit, Mirrors and Wires, Fruit Punch, Free Yon, Silent Way<br />4. 08.07.2008 @ America (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Vermefug, Cross Examination<br />5. 08.21.2008 @ The Fly Trap (West Berlin, NJ) w/ Balboa, The G<br />6. 10.31.2008 @ Death City (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Let Me Run, Torchbearer, Trophy Scars<br />7. 11.06.2008 @ Camelot (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Ramming Speed, Fleshtemple, Dystrophy, The Wayward<br />8. 11.14.2008 @ The Breadbox (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ My Turn To Win, Fleshtemple, Ashtray Dirt<br />9. 11.19.2008 @ Circle Of Hope (Philadelphia, PA) w/ Reazione, Mean Streets, Hate And War, On The Attack<br />10. 11.20.2008 @ Disappointment Island (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Wormeaters, Truck Fuck<br />11. 11.22.2008 @ America (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Killin' It<br />12. 12.05.2008 @ Meat Town USA (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Seasick, Psychothriller, Michael Jordan<br />13. 12.27.2008 @ America (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Killin' It, Thriller, Perdition, To Live and Die in NJ<br />14. 12.28.2008 @ Vermont Hurler (Silver Spring, MD) w/ Ante Up, Control<br />15. 01.06.2009 @ Camelot (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Cringe, Shitfit, Slaw, To Live and Die in NJ<br />16. 03.15.2009 @ 21 Jump Street (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Seasick, Killin It!, Plague Bearers<br />17. 03.21.2009 @ BETHieHOUS (Bethlehem, PA) w/ Rip It Up, This Bamboo Stick, Groove Joom<br />18. 03.22.2009 @ Charm City Art Space (Baltimore, MD) w/ Rip It Up, Cringe, Witch Hat, Discourse<br />19. 03.28.2009 @ Studio Luloo (Oaklyn, NJ) w/ Drive-Thru Pharmacy, Tube Disasters, General Strike<br />20. 04.05.2009 @ The Breadbox (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Rip It Up, La Crisi, Strength Approach<br />21. 05.15.2009 @ Camelot (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Rip It Up, Dystrophy, Burden<br />22. 05.29.2009 @ JR’s Bar (Philadelphia, PA) w/ Teenage Whore-Moans, Rustbelt Homewreckers, Loafass<br />23. 06.06.2009 @ Yellow House (Brooklyn, NY) w/ Black Wing, Consumer Feedback, No One And The Somebodies<br />24. 06.29.2009 @ Planet Piss (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ The Best Of The Worst, The New Urban Sprawl, The Sterling, Until Faces Change<br />25. 07.09.2009 @ The Court Tavern (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Murphy's Law, Torchbearer, Somerville Town Drunks<br />26. 07.26.2009 @ Camp Anawanna (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Shitfit, Just Die!, Outlast<br />27. 07.29.2009 @ 21 Jump Street (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Pizza Hi Five, Shit The Floor, Tuff Shit!<br />28. 08.01.2009 @ Charm City Art Space (Baltimore, MD) w/ Rip It Up, Destined For Nothing, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships<br />29. 08.03.2009 @ Bangcock (Harrisonburg, VA) w/ Rip It Up, Vomiting Dinosaurs<br />30. 08.04.2009 @ 720 Reed Street (Asheville, NC) w/ Rip It Up, Just Die!<br />31. 08.05.2009 @ Hardcore House (Murfreesboro, TN) w/ Rip It Up, Desperate Measures, Wolf Larson, Brainwreck<br />32. 08.06.2009 @ The 1511 (Indianapolis, IN) w/ Rip It Up, Black Teeth, Rattletooth<br />33. 08.07.2009 @ Psycho Hall (Galesburg, IL) w/ Rip It Up, Cracks, Fierce Amateurs<br />34. 08.08.2009 @ The Leathershop (Lima, OH) w/ Rip It Up, Drunk Surgeon<br />35. 08.09.2009 @ Dayton Dirt Collective (Dayton, OH) w/ Rip It Up, The Pledge, Former Thieves, Led Astray, Pushed Aside<br />36. 08.10.2009 @ Kopec’s Bar (Pittsburgh, PA) w/ Rip It Up, The Catalyst, Plastered Bastards<br />37. 08.11.2009 @ Breakfast and Dessert (Philadelphia, PA) w/ Rip It Up, Worlds, Cut Short<br />38. 08.12.2009 @ Tom's Backyard (Saint James, NY) w/ Rip It Up, Worlds, Enraged, Team Havoc, Versus All<br />39. 08.13.2009 @ The Pyramid Club (New York, NY) w/ Rip It Up, Worlds, Cake Vs. Pie, The Mishap, All Up In Arms<br />40. 08.16.2009 @ Rutgers Labor Education Center (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ The Degenerics, Kamikaze, Torchbearer, Pregnant, Zhenia Golov, Ke Chu-Cha<br />41. 08.27.2009 @ The Court Tavern (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ The Degenerics, Hellmouth, Inhuman<br />42. 09.05.2009 @ America (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ ANS, Ramming Speed, Seasick, Killin' It!, Thriller<br />43. 10.23.2009 @ The Black Sheep (Philadelphia, PA) w/ In Defence (Minneapolis), Disaster Strikes (Boston), Common Enemy<br />44. 10.24.2009 @ ABC No Rio (New York, NY) w/ Sista Sekunden (Sweden), In Defence (Minneapolis), Thriller<br />45. 10.25.2009 @ Death Valley (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Black Kites, Damages (Ohio)<br />46. 12.08.2009 @ Pinhead (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ American Cheeseburger, Expire, Cut Short<br />47. 12.30.2009 @ The Charleston (Brooklyn, NY) w/ Dire Wolf (MI), Turn It Up!, Holly Would<br />48. 12.31.2009 @ Koopa Troopa Beach (Allston, MA) w/ Defiant Hearts, Dire Wolf (MI), Trip Ruiner (PA), Daybreaker<br />49. 01.01.2010 @ 242 Main (Burlington, VT) w/ Stegosaurus, As We Were<br />50. 01.02.2010 @ Sweat Shop (Providence, RI) w/ She Rides, Suffering Bastard, Brain Shivers, Ataxia<br />51. 01.22.2010 @ The Terrordome (Philadelphia, PA) w/ Tet Offensive, Cobra Lung, Team Robespierre, Cerebral Ballzy<br />52. 01.23.2010 @ Ask Somebody (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Torchbearer, Chambers, Banquets<br />53. 02.28.2010 @ Ask Somebody (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Troublemaker, Former Thieves (Iowa), Worlds<br />54. 03.20.2010 @ JR’s (Philadelphia, PA) w/ Loafass, Fuck Attack, Disclosure (WV)<br />55. 03.28.2010 @ Ask Somebody (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Black Kites, Troublemaker, Plague Bearers<br />56. 05.08.2010 @ The Meatlocker (Montclair, NJ) w/ Chambers, Dutchguts, How Tragic (MD), Stone Titan (CT)<br />57. 05.14.2010 @ Ask Somebody (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Desperate Measures (TN), Guide (TN), Sick Fuck<br />58. 06.05.2010 @ Ask Somebody (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Black Kites, Coerced (MA), Veloz (MA)STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-91176235765972888202010-05-20T13:25:00.003-04:002010-05-20T13:34:27.021-04:00Last show June 5. Dudes DO Die.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/117/l_537ba6cffd214a51862cfcbf64910f0b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 609px;" src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/117/l_537ba6cffd214a51862cfcbf64910f0b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Dudes DO Die<br /><br />After much consideration, Stressed Out is breaking up. This band has been so much fun and so important to my mental health. The past two years have been terrific and have meant more to me as a person than I can currently express in words.<br /><br />It totally sucks, but let's all make this last show a positive end for us all. It is with Black Kites (who are outstanding) and Coerced and Veloz, who are both from Boston. We may put out another tape for this June 5 show. I am not sure, being that this is sixteen days away.<br /><br />I want to take this time to thank a bunch of people.<br /><br />Mike Davis, thank you for being the ‘sixth member’ of this band. You supported us at every local show we played and were there from the very beginning when we sucked. You always looked out for me. You contributed more to the band than I did at some points. Through this band, we became best friends. You won’t believe me, but this band would not have been the same without you. Thank you.<br /><br />Pat Gerity, thank you for putting out our tape. I know we do not sound like other Ride The Fury bands, and I will always appreciate that you did this for us. Thanks again bud.<br /><br />In no particular order, people that deserve our greatest thanks:<br /><br />Hub City Hardcore, Nick and Mark/Seasick (you have helped us so much), Rob Santucci/Zhenia Golov and million other bands (handsome dude), Jay, Jeff, Tom/Black Kites (best band in NJ), Jordan, Justin/John Wilkes Youth crew, Dystrophy (the hesh), Dethroned Emporer (this is half of us), Anthony Battiato (the handsomest), George and Pat/Shitfit (nicest people in the world), George Googa and Mike/Rip It Up (we’ll always be dudes with ’tudes), Rock Star Phil and RnRHQ, Matt Alley (for absolutely nothing in particular), Scott and AJ/Worlds, Dan/Chambers (ACAB), Dave/Outlast, Drucker/Silent Way, Amit/Torchbearer, Lauren and Adam/Dead Limbs, Madden/Fleshtemple, Ryan and John/Killin It and your wild budz, Ray Strife, Miller/GDP, Former Thieves, Ryan and Erik/Bosnia, Justin and Erin (x-S.O. we were really wild), Phil Parenti (for constant support and being completely awesome), Joe/The Best Of The Worst, Jose, Spina/Hub City Food Not Bombs, Nick Nocetti, Alana, Alisa, John Terry/Rapid Cities, Troublemaker, Anna/Battle School, Timm Sparks/Unmen, Jim, Ryan, Dennis and the Terrordome kids (let’s get vegan pizza), Cobra Lung (let’s get Cinco), The Don (Heart A Tact rules), Craig/The Degenerics, Tom/Mattress, Cristian and Meat Town kids, Steve Hackett, Big B, Matty T., and the SHORE KIDS, Lisa/Allston, Sayuri/Ke Chu-Cha, Justin/Killed By The Bull, Amelia/ABC No Rio, Ben/Pizza Face, Mazz, Dennis and Casey/The Rayguns, Nick Consalvo and William (for great talks), Chris and Grundl/Guilt Trip, Alex/Young Mountain, Greg/Deathrats, Alex/Eddie Brock, Charm City Art Space, Bragg and Wonton, Dan/Broken Bodies, Russell/Cold And Come Of Age, Brad, Mike Bickerson/Drive-Thru Pharmacy, Scott/Picked Clean, 1511 House, Ravi Star/Mantra, John Maturo, Ross and Mark/Desperate Measures (Tennessee), Crabtree/Guide, Matt Evans/Just Die, 720 Reed Street, Trashcan, Mike, and Night Skool at the Leathershop, Jon/Edhochuli (what a rad human being), Ben Pittsburgh, Lisa and her parents in Ohio, Geoff/Isolation, Tyler and Josh/Ghosting, Rob/Brain Shivers, Alan/This Bamboo Stick, Enraged, Fight Amp, Hate N War, Greg NJ, my Dad (he has no idea though), and everyone else who has ever helped us in any way. Thank you so much.<br /><br />LAST STRESSED OUT SHOW EVER<br /><br />SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2010 - 7 PM<br />ASK SOMEBODY - NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ<br /><br />STRESSED OUT (new jersey thrash attack)<br />BLACK KITES (new jersey vegan straight edge)<br />COERCED (boston hardcore)<br />VELOZ (boston hardcore)<br /><br />$5 donation for touring kids.<br /><br />there are going to be a ton of people at this show. if you show up late or without $5, do not expect to get in. JUST SAYIN'!<br /><br />http://www.myspace.com/weareblackkites<br />http://coerced.blogspot.com<br />http://velozband.blogspot.com<br /><br />Thank you for reading. See ya June 5.<br /><br />all my love, Richard NJSTRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-16409853671145074962010-05-19T10:10:00.003-04:002010-05-19T10:12:40.468-04:00dudes don't die reviewthanks craley. -RNJ<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stereokiller.com/newsreviews/article.cfm?intarticleid=9224">http://www.stereokiller.com/newsreviews/article.cfm?intarticleid=9224</a><br /><br />Stressed Out - Dudes Don't Die (cassette)<br />Craley (65 reviews)<br />Posted: 04/28/2010<br />Staff Rating: (2.50/5)<br /><br />Stressed Out are a thrash/punk/hardcore band out of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The band is comprised of members of other Jersey bands like John Wilkes Youth, Dystrophy and Dethroned Emperor. Having only heard John Wilkes Youth I figured these guys fell on the hardcore side of the fence. While they definitely have a hardcore sound, there is much more thrash going on here.<br /><br />The guitars on this five song cassette are what you would expect from a thrash focused release. Fast riffing, squealing guitar solos and stomping riffs to contrast the faster parts. Still this recording sounds like vintage hardcore. It's snotty and pissed and sounds pretty much exactly like what you expect a young thrash influenced hardcore band to sound like. The band sounds more like Life's Halt than Nuclear Assault. It's not a bad thing, but it isn't quite my thing.<br /><br />I like crossover, but I prefer hardcore to sound like hardcore and thrash to sound like thrash. Nothing wrong with mixing the two, but I'm real picky when it comes down to it. Stressed Out are a good band and can surely play their istruments, but this EP is somewhat forgettable. I've listened to it about ten times already this morning and none of these songs are sticking, some of the riffs, but only for a couple of seconds.<br /><br />Fortunately for Stressed Out there are plenty of people who will dig this and I encourage anyone into this style of thrash/hardcore to check them out and decide for yourself.STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-58795122691860797442010-05-11T11:18:00.003-04:002010-05-11T11:35:51.712-04:00may updatehello everyone. right now we have three upcoming shows:<br /><br />- Fri. May 14 in New Brunswick, NJ w/ Desperate Measures, Guide, Sick Fuck (this is also my birthday. cool!)<br /><br />- Sat. May 15 in Allston, MA w/ Desperate Measures, Guide, Rape<br /><br />- Sat. June 5 in New Brunswick, NJ w/ Black Kites, Coerced<br /><br />we are excited to hang out with our Tennessee street punk hardcore friends Desperate Measures and Guide this coming weekend. it will be a great time.<br /><br />big ups to timm sparks from unmen, as well as dan and gregg from chambers. we had a great time playing at the meatlocker in montclair, nj with you on saturday. more g'n'r covers please.<br /><br />two sweet dudes named dennis and casey (from n-nj punk band the rayguns) interviewed us for their zine on saturday. it is titled "<strong>Decay</strong>" and the interview will be featured in issue #2. thanx so much buds!<br /><br /><strong>we have new shirts.</strong> for fans of atheism and 80s hardcore. big ups to mike (rip it up/worlds), george (rip it up), and aj (worlds) for printing these for us. they are now running <a href="http://www.myspace.com/screenandshoutprinting">screen and shout printing</a>. our friend jason from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/willcottprinting">willcott printing</a> typically prints our shirts, but he was getting ready for tour this time. so george, mike, and aj did these for us and they look awesome. if you need t-shirts done, i would strongly recommend getting shirts from both of these great groups of people.<br /><br />these are all gildan brand cotton, certified fair labor and sweatshop-free. they are $10 in person or $11 shipped to you. if ordering, PayPal money to <strong>stressedoutnj[at]gmail[dot]com</strong> and send it as a "<strong>Gift</strong>." i will send you erotic notes, zines, fliers, and other things in the mail as well. check them out below.<br /><br />i have to pay attention at work now. talk to ya soon.<br /><br />xoxo, RNJ<br /><br /><a href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/137/l_48ff0b35756f4a9d88200f62587d61fc.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px" alt="" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/137/l_48ff0b35756f4a9d88200f62587d61fc.jpg" border="0" /></a>STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-80431239248300068372010-04-05T15:35:00.006-04:002010-04-07T19:46:59.604-04:00Hear Me Now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/138/l_51781aad3bd84347a061481710da583c.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 401px;" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/138/l_51781aad3bd84347a061481710da583c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>what's up internet?</div><div>it is a beautiful day and i am inside like a herb. i just returned home from chicago, where i was for nearly a week. it was totally awesome and i cannot wait to return. anyway, the point of this post is to thank everyone who came out to our tape release show last sunday. it was my favorite show of 2010 by far. big thanks to pat gerity, black kites, troublemaker, plague bearers, anthony b., everyone who i am forgetting, and you. </div><div>we have very limited merch left in our hands. if you would like a dudes don't die tape, a copy of our split 7" w/rip it up, or a "ripping my hair out" shirt; e-mail me: stressedoutnj[AT]gmail[DOT]com because they'll be gone soon.</div><div>new jersey: come see us may 2 and 14. everywhere else: we're coming soon.</div><div>what i'm currently listening to: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mindsetsxe">mindset - time & pressure</a> 7". i had the pleasure of seeing this baltimore youth crew band last thursday in chi, and they are completely and totally excellent. order their record <a href="http://www.itstimetoreact.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=242">here</a>. i feel like i should be writing this in <a href="http://johnwilkesyouth.blogspot.com/">my other band's blog</a>. </div><div>see you babies soon.</div><div>xo, RNJ</div>STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-54713333594217945702010-04-05T15:01:00.007-04:002010-04-07T19:46:35.947-04:00lyrics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/115/l_a680efa6ea174df7a0469591c891f218.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 364px; height: 223px;" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/115/l_a680efa6ea174df7a0469591c891f218.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>here are lyrics to the Dudes Don't Die tape, which was released Sunday, March 28, 2010 on Ride The Fury Records. xo, R-NJ</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">PxMxAx</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>started out in ’08 playin hardcore punk</div><div>metal in ’09 yea we changed it up</div><div>it’s cool we still rule, metal is great</div><div>i’m still a punk, got ethics, i’ll never tolerate</div><div>fuck your shit, we don’t want it, in our community, stay away dude</div><div>rip degenerics, PxMxAx, gotta maintain a positive metal attitude</div><div>for metalheads we’ll pave the way</div><div>pro-feminist also pro-gay</div><div>anti-racist anti-bigots</div><div>no room for your white trash shit</div><div>ozzfest sucks, macho shit blows</div><div>fuck your bars, d.i.y. shows</div><div>stressed fuckin’ out, metal-punk dudes</div><div>gotta maintain, a positive metal attitude</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">DISNEY KIDS</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Several years ago I began to realize</div><div>That what I’ve been fed my whole life is nothing more than lies</div><div>What I’ve taken for truth in stories I’ve been told</div><div>Bigoted fairy tales you avariciously wrote</div><div>Falsehoods became apparent as I have gotten old</div><div>Instead of improvement the truth becomes more remote</div><div>Coerce the public eye to consume and to buy</div><div>Goods produced internationally thousands of miles from here</div><div>Sweatshop controlled labor, bosses watch workers die</div><div>You’re oblivious to the fact, your products are stained with foreign tears</div><div>How much longer will it take?</div><div>For us to eradicate</div><div>Corporations like Disney</div><div>This is psychological rape</div><div>So many say there’s nothing we can do</div><div>Change is possible, it’s up to you</div><div>Disney kids</div><div>And you believed them</div><div>Not me, I won't buy it anymore</div><div>Not a fucking word</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">BRUNSWICK COPS</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Eighteen years old, shipped off to school</div><div>The rigors of academia weren't for you</div><div>The only values that seemed to get through</div><div>Were frat boy ’tudes and right wing views</div><div>Out in the real world, what to do?</div><div>bite your lip ’til it comes to you, what about the boys in blue?</div><div>Be a cop! Having a gun is cool</div><div>Out on the streets you'll finally serve a purpose</div><div>Fuck with innocent people who don't even deserve it</div><div>Release misguided rage, on those you’re trained to hate</div><div>Still have permission from the fucking state</div><div>Brunswick cops are frat boys are with guns</div><div>Rape and homophobia weren’t enough</div><div>Serve the interests of a police state</div><div>Embodying a system I fucking hate</div><div>Spread bigotry behind a badge and a gun</div><div>Without your gang’s protection you’ll be done</div><div>Stand against social progress, uphold the “law”</div><div>I can’t wait to see your final fall</div><div>Lash out on those who get drunk and high</div><div>Turn a blind eye to real fucking crimes</div><div>I’m not the only one who sees through your lies</div><div>I’m not the only one awaiting your demise</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">THRASH PATROL</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>It's Friday night, we're on the prowl</div><div>Le'ts hit The Hub, ya know that's how</div><div>We roll when we stink up the town</div><div>Grab Piels, grab Joose, ya know I'm down</div><div>Tired as shit from work but, hey</div><div>This bub's gonna charge my batteray</div><div>Gotta live like this two days a week</div><div>By comparison the other five just so bleak</div><div>We killed our bub in the first hour</div><div>Now we're drinkin' your keg 'n pissin' in your shower</div><div>We won't remember shit, we've lost control</div><div>Stressed fuckin' Out, thrash patrol</div><div>Thrash patrol will wreck your party</div><div>You're ready to finish, we're just gettin' started</div><div>If Metallica and Blink are on your iPod</div><div>Ya better start prayin' to your stupid god</div><div>You're bewildered we mosh to this</div><div>Don't be perplexed, get into it!</div><div>We'll probably be doin' this gray 'n old</div><div>Dudes don't die, thrash patrol</div><div>We're reppin' S.O., thrash patrol</div><div>Eeveryone knows that we're wild, assholes</div><div>How did we get here? No idea</div><div>Ask me tomorrow, I won't remember</div><div>Who are you people? thrash patrol</div><div>I'm tryna eat, asshole</div><div>Whose room did I sneak in? No idea</div><div>I'd like to apologize but I won't, I won't remember</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">UNACCEPTABLE</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>born into a world of hate and violence</div><div>few question what their thoughts represent</div><div>we must all speak out, complacency is silence</div><div>oppression everyday, we will not sit content</div><div>homophobic fucking scum need to realize</div><div>break free from the mindset in which you were socialized</div><div>to believe is an acceptable way to treat people</div><div>your elitist foundation is so fucking full</div><div>of shit to the brim of your core beliefs</div><div>no form of defense for the hate you preach</div><div>you’re not welcome in our community</div><div>fuck your marginalization, work towards unity</div><div>so sick of defensive hetero arguments</div><div>your system of beliefs is what i stand against</div><div>separate but equal doesn’t fucking work</div><div>i said it in ’08, death to fucking jerks</div><div>unacceptable are your views</div><div>get out of our community</div></div>STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-64838936817152013242010-03-18T20:00:00.002-04:002010-03-18T20:04:08.448-04:002 more split reviews<div>this post will be uneventful. i am simply posting two new reviews of our (old) split 7" with Rip It Up. see you soon.<br /><br />xo, R-NJ<br /><br /><a href="http://www.razorcake.org/site/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21801">http://www.razorcake.org/site/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21801</a><br /><br />STRESSED OUT / RIP IT UP:<br />Split: 7”<br />Look, I know you don’t care what I have to say about the music. All you want to know is which Arrested Development character they thanked on the liner notes. The answer is Tobias. If you like good hardcore punk bands who watch great comedy television programs, you can’t go wrong with Rip It Up. Stressed Out thanks a lot of people I’ve never heard of. Obviously, they are lesser human beings for not thanking a fictional character. B+. I still don’t trust download codes though. –Bryan Static (Self-released)<br /><br /><a href="http://bleedingedges.net/blog/2010/02/record-reviews-winter-2010.html">http://bleedingedges.net/blog/2010/02/record-reviews-winter-2010.html</a><br /><br />Stressed Out/ Rip It Up<br />This is a split between 2 NJ bands who have toured together in the past. Stressed Out kick things off playing thrashy hardcore similar to Cut The Shit or Bones Brigade. I seem to remember their demo having a little bit more metal/crossover influence. Aside from one (poorly) overdubbed solo in "Deer Blood," it's pretty much a straight thrasher. The lyrics are more socially conscious than the average party thrash band, which is really nice to see. On the flip side Rip It up kick things off with a really moshy intro. I kind of wish their songs were more along the lines of this intro, as the rest of their songs are more fast. I think musically, this reminds me a lot of the first Suicidal Tendencies LP. Overall, the songs could be a little tighter, but I think if they have some potential. A solid split by 2 newer local bands.</div>STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-60600937445526692422010-03-12T14:06:00.005-05:002010-03-12T14:35:41.966-05:00March 28: Stressed Out and Black Kites cassette release showhello everyone. thanks to everyone who came out two weeks ago to support our iowa friends <a href="http://formerthieves.com/">former thieves</a>. wow, do those dudes wail! check out their one-sided (non-)LP "the great and the alleged great." it's terrific. ter-RIFF-ic.<br /><br />we are very excited to release our tape in two weeks with our good friends black kites. you can pre-order the DUDES DON'T DIE tapes here: <a href="http://ridethefury.bigcartel.com/">ridethefury.bigcartel.com</a> if you cannot attend the release show March 28. they are $5.00 USD shipped to your door.<br /><br />in case you have been sleeping, seriously listen to black kites. they are currently one of my three favorite bands in new jersey. can you guess the other two? here is a hint: they are all vegan and/or straight edge. this guessing game is probably not fun for anyone except jordan bard and myself though.<br /><br />here are the shows we are playing for the remainder of March:<br /><br />Sat. March 20, 2010 (Philadelphia, PA) @ JR’s w/ Loafass, Fuck Attack, Disclosure (WV)<br /><br />Fri. March 26, 2010 (Middletown, CT) @ Carlo's Studio w/ Pizza Face, It's Alive<br /><br />Sun. March 28, 2010 (New Brunswick, NJ) Stressed Out and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/weareblackkites">Black Kites</a> cassette release show. w/ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/troublemakernj">Troublemaker</a>.<br /><br />This show is a <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ridethefury">Ride The Fury</a> Cassette series dual-release show. Black Kites is releasing seven brand new songs on the "I Won't Accept What We've Become" cassette. Stressed Out is releasing five brand new songs on the "Dudes Don't Die" cassette. Each tape is limited to (/100) copies and can be purchased here if you cannot attend:<!-- m --> <a class="postlink" href="http://ridethefury.bigcartel.com/">ridethefury.bigcartel.com</a><!-- m --><br />$5 gets you into the show and one tape of your choice.<br />$8 gets you into the show and both tapes.<br /><br />thanks reading this. see you soon. love, RNJSTRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-19139106394899494132010-02-18T15:04:00.006-05:002010-02-18T15:45:30.933-05:00dudes don't die, dudes with beards eating cupcakes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/144/m_485c88910db242c49938f169c9dd5228.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 271px;" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/144/m_485c88910db242c49938f169c9dd5228.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> </a>hello everyone.<br /><br />we will have a limited-edition tape coming out soon on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ridethefury">ride the fury</a> records. it is entitled <b>"dudes don't die" (/100)</b> and it will be a preview of our upcoming 7", entitled <b>"positive metal attitude" (/500)</b>.<div><br />pete and tom recorded and mixed the tape themselves in january 2010, and rob did all of the artwork. big ups to pat gerity at RTF for releasing the tape. and big ups to our good friend (and my awesome band-mate) mike davis of <a href="http://johnwilkesyouth.blogspot.com/">john wilkes youth</a> for helping with the layout.<br /><br />we have some local shows coming up:<br /><br />Sun. Feb. 28 2010 (New Brunswick, NJ) w/ Troublemaker, Former Thieves (Iowa), Worlds<br /><br />Sat. Mar. 6 2010 (Allentown, NJ) barn show w/ Worlds<br /><br />Sat. Mar. 20 2010 (Philadelphia, PA) @ JR’s w/ Loafass, Fuck Attack, Disclosure (WV)<div><div><br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web03/2010/1/19/1/enhanced-buzz-14480-1263884229-48.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 351px;" src="http://s.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web03/2010/1/19/1/enhanced-buzz-14480-1263884229-48.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><b>Top 11 Dudes With Beards Eating Cupcakes: Metal Pete #5<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><br /></b>(from the news page) "Party-on, Wayne! Party-on, Garth! Party-on, DUDE!!!!! WITH A BEARD!!!! How much more metal can you get than a guy with hair this long? I am assuming that the only people with hair this long are into metal? Right?"<br /><br />we at stressed out are all very proud of metal pete. #5 to them, but always #1 to us. i am considering growing a beard for the winter if i will be able to have access to more vegan cupcakes and possibly receive such high honors. metal pete, we salute you!<br /><br />news link: <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/bonnyblaise/top-11-dudes-with-beards-eating-cupcakes-1zl">HERE</a><br />actual DWBEC website: <a href="http://dudeswithbeardseatingcupcakes.tumblr.com/">HERE</a><br /><br />see ya! XO, R-NJ</span></b></div></div></div>STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-69481214293568410442010-01-25T16:12:00.004-05:002010-01-25T17:15:14.608-05:00positive metal attitudehey everyone.<br /><br />big thanks to all of you who came to see us this weekend. friday in philadelphia was a ton of fun. cobra lung was awesome. tomato pizza and dance party afterwards was crucial. big ups to ryan, dennis, jim, and everyone who lives at the terrordome. you are the best current show house in your city. thanks to cody and soff for the terrific pictures.<br /><br />saturday in new brunswick was one of the best shows we have ever played, if not the best. thank you all for coming and donating to support our cause. the support of the d.i.y. community makes all of the fines, risks, court time, and general police abuse bullshit completely worth it. thank you. big ups to torchbearer, chambers, and banquets as well. all of the bands were great. it's still january, but i might venture to say that this could be a contender for the best nj local show of 2010. hopefully i'm wrong.<br /><br />my buddy justin from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/killedbythebull">killed by the bull</a> took some great videos of the show. here is a link to a video of us, along with one of torchbearer: <a href="http://definethemeaning.com/2010/01/25/hub-city-nj-benefit-show-1-23-10/">http://definethemeaning.com/2010/01/25/hub-city-nj-benefit-show-1-23-10/</a><br /><br />read <a href="http://definethemeaning.com/">definethemeaning.com</a>, it is a great web-zine that justin writes for. here is a direct link to the live video of us: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yc2GT4qAEU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yc2GT4qAEU</a><br /><br />this month we recorded 5 songs for an upcoming 7" at pete and tom's houses. pete and tom did all of the recording and mixing themselves, and we're really psyched on the sound. it will be entitled <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">positive metal attitude</span></b>. the record will be out in a few months. we are not sure when because we are figuring out who will be putting it out, be it a label, or us. the songs are being mastered right now by bill at <a href="http://www.azimuthmastering.com/">azimuth mastering</a>. we will put two songs (PxMxAx and Disney Kids) up to stream <a href="http://www.myspace.com/stressedoutnj">here</a> within the next 24 hours. please let us know what ya think!<br /><br />our good friend the don has recently printed some really rad t-shirts with his d.i.y. company HEART A TACT. one t-shirt is anti-war, and the other one reps the hub and HCHC in general. i rep these goods, so you should too. shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/donogistics">http://www.etsy.com/shop/donogistics</a> read: <a href="http://donangelini.com/portfolio">http://donangelini.com/portfolio</a> (if you did not know, the don was responsible for all of the digital and graphic design artwork on our split 7" with rip it up.)<br /><br />tom and joe's other band is called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dethronedemperorgrind">dethroned emperor</a>. they are rad, check them out.<br /><br />our next show is sunday, february 28 in new brunswick with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/formerthieves">former thieves</a> from iowa. they are great, definitely listen to them.<br /><br />on monday, february 1 pete's other band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dystrophy1">dystrophy</a> is playing at the lit lounge in brooklyn.<br /><br />on saturday, february 6 my other band john wilkes youth is playing the Hub City Food Not Bombs Benefit in new brunswick with our friends Seasick, Zhenia Golov, and Outlast. read more about it: <a href="http://johnwilkesyouth.blogspot.com/">http://johnwilkesyouth.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />what i'm listening to right now: new NB punk rockers and s.o. friends <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deadlimbsnj">dead limbs</a>. (and metallica - ...and justice for all, and suffocation - human waste.)<br /><br />lots of love, R-NJ and Metal PeteSTRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-79090455801996637832010-01-05T15:19:00.003-05:002010-01-05T16:26:48.485-05:00back from win-tour, review in MRR#320, john wilkes youth, subversives<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/146/l_ccb24271d551473790f019c71a7a431d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 410px; height: 279px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/146/l_ccb24271d551473790f019c71a7a431d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>yo everyone! we just returned home from our five day mini-tour. five days, four shows, two car accidents, one barrel of cat poop, and one tire blow-out later: we're back in new jersey.<br /><br />big ups to cenk and ben at the charleston, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/direwolfmi">dire wolf</a>, geoff/isolation/defiant hearts, max and koopa troopa beach, lisa from allston massachusetts, cobra lung, v-boys, dennis and the terrordome, tyler/ghosting, josh and amelia from burlington vermont, rob/brain shivers, juice and the providence rhode island kids, and everyone else i am forgetting. we had a radically hellacious time because of you. thank you so much.<br /><br />our good friend and 'manager' GG wrote a country song on the road entitled "when the bucks go stompin' in the meadow." more information on this will be available soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/127/l_82debc6b0d174a7cb890d24b64ad011b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 280px;" src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/127/l_82debc6b0d174a7cb890d24b64ad011b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stressed Out/Rip it Up split 7" </span>made a Top 10 list in the January 2010 issue #320 of MAXIMUMROCKNROLL. cool! make george googa proud and check it here: <a href="http://maximumrocknroll.com/top-tens/">http://maximumrocknroll.com/top-tens/<br /></a><br />our next show right now is saturday, january 23, 2010 in new jersey. it is with our friends TORCHBEARER, CHAMBERS, and BANQUETS. this show is a benefit for three members of the hchc community who recently went to court and received over $1300 in fines for noise violation tickets that they received over the summer. bring $5 to support kids who are doing shows so that these shows can keep happening. (if you know us, you know the story. ask us in person.)<br /><br />we have two new bands: <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">john wilkes youth</span></span> and <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">subversives</span></span>. i sing in JxWxYx and we play simple, fun, hardcore punk. download the demo: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?djzmnyvy1jy">http://www.mediafire.com/?djzmnyvy1jy</a> stalk: <a href="http://johnwilkesyouth.blogspot.com">http://johnwilkesyouth.blogspot.com</a> listen: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/johnwilkesyouth">http://www.myspace.com/johnwilkesyouth</a> our first two shows are january 11 and february 6 in new brunswick, new jersey.<br /><br />joe and tom play in subversives. and subversives plays really grindy metal and hardcore punk. their first show is on january 16 with pete's death metal band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dystrophy1">dystrophy</a>. check them out: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/subversives">http://www.myspace.com/subversives</a> and also, check out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/burdennj">burden</a> (tom and joe's other band) in nj on january 9.<br /><br />we are recording this month for i'mnotsurewhat. i need to take a shower. i think that's all for now. what i'm listening to right now: isolation from massachusetts. get into it: <a href="http://isolation.bandcamp.com">http://isolation.bandcamp.com</a><br /><br />xoxo, R-NJSTRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-49271613756004986482009-12-25T13:48:00.002-05:002009-12-25T13:51:54.278-05:00new review, merry XmasXhere is our third review of our split 7" with rip it up. i am both humored and aroused that the reviewer generously compares us to our good friends seasick. win-tour begins on december 30, we are very excited for that. happy holidays to everyone, and a great merry XmasX to all of our great straight edge friends. always remember, god is not real.<br /><br />what i'm listening to right now: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWEnU4FgEko">blink 182 - happy holidays, you bastard</a><br /><br />xoxo, r-nj<br /><br /><a href="http://www.punknews.org/review/8903">http://www.punknews.org/review/8903</a><br /><br />I'm starting to automatically assume that any 7" I get from a New Jersey hardcore band will be thrashy and/or powerviolencey in some way or another. Stressed Out and Rip It Up knock out this eight-song, sub-10-minute split that provides just that.<br /><br />Stressed Out come up first with a solid four tracks of snotty and pissed franticness. The recording is great, a lot clearer than you might hear for young bands doing this style of hardcore, and it makes the band's songs sharp and effective, though they mostly seem to serve as a foundation for something much greater, hinted at by more major chords in their "band title" song, "Stressed Out," and typically overlapping vocal rambling in "Deer Blood." Also like their nod to Milhouse in the liner notes...hopefully it's the Milhouse I'm thinking of.<br /><br />Rip It Up do a similar thing, but a little meaner, dirtier and with more fast parts, although they can be a little jokier with their lyrical content. "Grind the Edge" is a funny skate-edge anthem and "Die-o-Rama," is, well, a zombie apocalypse-type story of armageddon. I know Seasick has only been a band for a couple years around those parts, but musically, I think they might have an influence on these guys. Maybe.STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-72869881545752660842009-12-21T17:05:00.001-05:002009-12-21T17:08:08.836-05:00S.O. WIN-TOUR<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cnbfpl%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C06%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >December 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Charleston w/ Dire Wolf (MI), Turn It </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >Up</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >!
<br />December 31 – Allston, MA @ Koopa Troopa Beach w/ Defiant Hearts, Dire Wolf (MI), Trip Ruiner (PA), Daybreaker, Maker
<br />January 1 – Burlington, VT @ 242 Main w/ Ghosting, Leaving Songs, Suffix, As We Were
<br />January 2 – Prividence, RI @ Sweat Shop w/ She Rides, Suffering Bastard, Brain Shivers
<br />January 3 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Terrordome w/ Holy Sheet (RI), Mattress, Lavis Blake, V-Boys, Lance Fucking Armstrong</span>
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<br />we are hitting the road for five days. i am very excited to hang in cool cities and play with great bands. i am pleased to say that we will have a wild street punk dude </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >named brad on the road with us. you may refer to him as “g.g.”
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<br />we have a couple of copies of our split 7" w/ rip it up left. if you want one, get it now because if you sleep they will be gone when ya wake up. we have some rad shirts. see ya soon.
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cnbfpl%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C05%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" ></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/130/l_c20f604d66314435a4e9d8b568c892e4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 462px;" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/130/l_c20f604d66314435a4e9d8b568c892e4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-3870720215204657792009-12-11T16:24:00.006-05:002010-03-24T09:20:35.338-04:00new review and moresup!? we still need a show for Wednesday, December 30 in Connecticut or Upstate New York. now we may also need a show in Massachusetts on Thursday, December 31. fuuuuudge. we still have some splits, and new shirts as well. get in touch. in the meantime, check out these reviews of our split 7" with our friends Rip It Up. (also, S.O. is not a straight edge band.)<br /><br />band i'm listening to right now: WORLDS.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> <a href="http://worldshc.tumblr.com/">worldshc.tumblr.com</a> / <a href="http://www.myspace.com/worldshc">myspace.com/worldshc </a><br /><br />xoxo, rnj<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/2755">http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/2755</a><br /><br />Self-released split 7”s are a rarity these days. This one features two bands from the state of New Jersey with both bands offering their take on straight edge hardcore.<br /><br />Stressed Out play fairly straightforward aggressive hardcore punk. It's got a definite vintage approach; though they do work in some thrash metal flair with solos. I think the band's strongest aspect is their lyrics, which tackle familiar topics - peer pressure, immigration, and animal rights - in a unique manner. This is the type of band you'd see at a house show and end up drenched in sweat after screaming along for their entire set.<br /><br />Rip it Up venture in a slightly different direction, bringing in a power violence approach to hardcore. “Torches. Demons.” features the fast paced aggression of Infest or Trash Talk. “Grind the Edge” might be the best pro-edge song I've heard in a long time. Again, another band perfect for house shows.<br /><br />If I lived in Jersey I'd probably be good friends with these bands and enjoy going to all their shows. If they happen to hit your town you shouldn't think twice about seeing them.<br /><br /><a href="http://definethemeaning.com/2009/11/02/stressed-out/">http://definethemeaning.com/2009/11/02/stressed-out/</a><br /><br />Stressed Out are a punk/thrash band from New Brunswick, NJ who play fast, thrashy, short songs infused with angry vocals that are like marriage to the aggression of the drums, bass and guitars on these four songs displayed on this split 7″ with Rip It Up, another NJ band of the same genre. The lyrics are very transparent in dealing with the everyday woes of today’s society and the feelings that it brings out, whether it be the choice to be a vegetarian or to speculate on someone’s hardships and learn from it by imagining yourself in their shoes (which more people should do these days). My personal favorite is the song “Stressed Out” with its straight-forward feelings of self-loathing and despair. The songs run right into each other without much room to breathe and this goes well with the overall urgent feel of the record. There are slight traces of Suicidal Tendencies and perhaps even Washington DC’s State of Alert and Minor Threat so if you are into this kind of sound, you will be into this record.<br /><br />Rip It Up play fast, crunchy, moshy punk/thrash as well that sounds like great punk basement music, and this is meant in a good way, of course. The vocals are done well on both bands as you can feel them rather than just hear them. Also, this is great artwork. Notice the “X” is only on one of his hands. Can you guess which of these bands are straight edge? Check em out below!<br /><br />www.myspace.com/stressedoutnj<br />www.myspace.com/xripitupx<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bleedingedges.net/blog/archive/2008_09_01_archive.html">http://www.bleedingedges.net/blog/archive/2008_09_01_archive.html</a><br /><br />Stressed Out (cdr)<br /><br />Another new local band, which is always nice to see. The music is pretty thrashy, but more in an Anthrax kinda way. It's not really metal at all, but there's definitely some crossover parts. The vocals are remind me of Life's Halt though, but the lyrics are a little on the goofy side.<a href="http://www.centerfuse.net/reviews/Stressed-Out-demo-review/1162"><br /><br />http://www.centerfuse.net/reviews/Stressed-Out-demo-review/1162</a><br /><br />(old review; i think this link is broken.)<br /><br />Stressed Out demo, reviewed by sick_fuckin_o on June 19, 2008<br /><br />Four songs here, and regardless of the packaging, this is not a weak Municipal Waste rip-off. Sure the opening riff may or may not have been lifted from some obscure mid-80's speed metal cross-over record, but from then on Stressed Out deliver fast, sloppy, original punk. Think a sloppier, less-focused No Reply. Richard's vocals sound stunningly close to Ernie from Life's Halt, but without the boring preaching lyrics LH adopted later in their lifespan. Pretty lighthearted lyrical content for the most part- horror movies, calling out dicks, and a tribute to dudes banging older women... Yet, incongruously, the last song is a tongue-in-cheek take on the punk community's views of sexuality. Each track comes with an explanation of the lyrics- although sometimes the explanations are longer than the songs themselves.<br /><br />These four songs lead me to believe Stressed Out is on their way to finding their identity. Not entirely flippant, not entirely serious, 100% DIY. If you're a fan of 2000-era HC, like Life's Halt, Dirty Dirt and the Dirts, etc. give this a spin (http://www.myspace.com/stressedoutnj). I can't wait to hear the next step Stressed Out takes.STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-27613675087450208732009-11-14T14:42:00.003-05:002009-11-14T15:41:55.536-05:00shirts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/70/l_3ab36653a65644a898d360c72a1626c3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 287px;" src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/70/l_3ab36653a65644a898d360c72a1626c3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">we have new shirts. let me know if you would like one and i'll get it to you asap.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">$8 in person or $10 USD via PayPal to </span><b style="font-family: arial;">stressedoutnj[AT]gmail[DOT]com</b><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Specify size(s), color(s), and mailing address.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Sizes available: Youth Large, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Colors available: Blue, Red.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">if you would like our old shirt with the yellow v-neck guitar on it, let me know. $5 in person, a little more if shipped to you. i think we have three left, they're all medium and large.</span>STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-88293137652799659312009-11-02T14:29:00.001-05:002009-11-02T14:31:10.517-05:00ReviewReview of our split 7" with Rip It Up posted at <a href="http://definethemeaning.com">definethemeaning.com</a><br /><br />Direct link: <a href="http://definethemeaning.com/2009/11/02/stressed-out/">http://definethemeaning.com/2009/11/02/stressed-out/</a>STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-21538242828024310702009-11-01T17:08:00.002-05:002009-11-01T17:25:02.716-05:00stressed out news, mini-tour, records, etc.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_9db6b78a3b814443baa298064bf29791.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_9db6b78a3b814443baa298064bf29791.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />yo everyone! here is what's up with us.<br /><br />We're hitting the road for six days from December 29 to January 3. If you can help out with a D.I.Y. show and/or place to crash in the northeast, please send love to stressedoutnj[AT]gmail[DOT]com and we will send you a 7" and an erotic note. We're totally down for show trades when you come through NJ as well. None of these dates are booked, so we're flexible.<br /><br />General areas we're looking for:<br /><br />Tue Dec 29 2009 New York, New York<br />Wed Dec 30 2009 Hartford, Connecticut<br />Thur Dec 31 2009 Providence, Rhode Island<br />Fri Jan 1 2010 Boston, Massachusetts<br />Sat Jan 2 2010 Burlington, Vermont<br />Sun Jan 3 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br /><br />we have a couple of split 7"s left that we did with our friends rip it up. grab one before they're gone. and check out rip it up, great nj skate-edge hardcore. if you would like one, let me know. if you'd like to distro this, also let me know.<br /><br />we will be ordering new t-shirts very soon. i promise you they look sweet, because rob is a rad artist. if you would like our old shirt with the yellow v-neck guitar on it, let me know. $5 in person, a little more if shipped to you. i think we have three left, they're all medium and large.<br /><br />we are currently writing songs that sound like slayer and d.r.i. metal for the punks! not exactly sure when we're recording next, but in the next few months fo'sure. let me know if you would be interested in putting out our next record, we're open to just about anything. split, 7", 12", 10" (weird!), etc.<br /><br />check out our other bands. pete plays in dystrophy, a sweet death/thrash metal band. joe and tom play in burden, a great metal/hardcore punk band. i have a hardcore band in the works, and rob has a pop punk band in the works. look for them in 2010.<br /><br />i think that's it for now. be rad, stay posi, and for fuck's sake stop believing in god, eating animals, and all that other dumb shit!<br /><br />xoxo, richard nj / stressed<br /><br />(the last statement represents me, not the collective S.O. dude unit.)STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297888792626826877.post-25129466421316352982009-07-10T15:35:00.002-04:002009-07-10T15:40:56.604-04:00STRESSED OUT TRIVIA QUIZrules: complete this quiz and submit answers to <strong>stressedoutnj[AT]gmail[DOT]com</strong> or on this post. if you answer at least 90% of the questions correctly (eighteen or more), we will award you with a 7 inch and a forty (or a root beer).<br /><br />the choices for all of the questions are: nj, j-man, metal pete, rob gnarly, tom g. warrior.<br /><br />1. which member of stressed out is a gigantic jock?<br /><br />2. which member of stressed out was in a hip-hop punk band?<br /><br />3. which member of stressed out was never in a band before?<br /><br />4. which member of stressed out loves playing tennis?<br /><br />5. which member of stressed out is an elitist vinyl weirdo?<br /><br />6. which member of stressed out is obsessed with butts?<br /><br />7. which member of stressed out makes sure we do not turn into a metal band?<br /><br />8. which member of stressed out recorded rip it up's side of our split?<br /><br />9. which member of stressed out will most likely be brandishing a carcass t-shirt?<br /><br />10. which member of stressed out an epic horror collection of vhs tapes?<br /><br />11. which member of stressed out was bewildered by the cock-ring?<br /><br />12. which member of stressed out loves thin lizzy?<br /><br />13. which member of stressed out was in a ska band?<br /><br />14. which member of stressed out defiled mike davis's shower?<br /><br />15. which member of stressed out utilized another member's bed for coitus?<br /><br />16. which member of stressed out loves embarrassing pop punk bands?<br /><br />17. which member of stressed out does not live in new jersey?<br /><br />18. which member of stressed out drinks mad dog in transit to shows?<br /><br />19. which member of stressed out has a parent that is four times their age?<br /><br />20. which member of stressed out used to be a bro?<br /><br />*bonus* how many people has ben from rip it up slept with?STRESSED OUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750581146693327798noreply@blogger.com0