PRESS - METALLISED

5TH ANNIVERSARY GIG

METALLISED (BEL) - Summer 1988
Recorded through the P.A. on the 5th Anniversary Gig of The Dirty Scums on May 31th 1987, this tape features five bands: Full Time Drinkers, Vortex, Black Vampire, Crisis-C and The Dirty Scums (although they weren't supposed to play: it should've been Eardamage and W.C.F. but they weren't allowed to play for reasons to be found further on). For a live recording this is very, very good quality. I'd like to resume the text on the inner sleeve: "If Punk and Speedmetal aren't unifiable it's not only because some '77-punks should better stay at home instead of coming to gigs and giving the cops a reason for raiding the gig because of vandalism and harrasment". This tape is especially interesting since Full Time Drinkers, Crisis-C nor Black Vampire have no other material available (nor WILL 'cos they're all split up). Except for The Dirty Scums (who play '77-punk) this is fast trashcore. Stel

RIT'N ZAT TE SKIT'N BACHT'N D'HOAGE

METALLISED #11 (BEL) - Spring 1990
TDS' old days revisited and maybe even better. The first side (in a dialect of Dutch meaning "Henry was shitting behind the bush") is heavy rock'n'rolling and even a bigger immediate classic than "Martens, jij ouwe rukker". It includes piano and the sound is very powerful. The flipside is called "Paid Love" (about fucking a whore), is a little softer and has alternate male and female vocals. Lots of people don't like The Dirty Scums because they sound piggish but that's their trademark and they do it well. Stel

THE BOOZE AND THE CHICKS

METALLISED #11 (BEL) - Spring 1990
The sixth release on their own label and it's quite a nice surprise. Their previous album "Full Speed Ahead !" showed a trashed out Dirty Scums. After that they released "'Rit'n zat te skit'n"-7" (see review in this issue) which was a return to their roots ('77-punk). And now this ! An album full of heavy '77-influenced Punk. Yep, PUNK that's what it is. No more, no less. Straight forward mid tempo PunkRock with so much power most people would've never expected The Dirty Scums to be able of it. The Dirty Scums are still together and still have it together and still don't take the world too seriously (although they are socially engaged). The lyrics proove this. Items covered are: a frivolous lady next door, Clint Eastwood, a celibatary postman, life on the road, the Ramones, pollution and booze & girls (with this title, these should be, no ?). This album should get The Dirty Scums recognition in the Belgian scene (and the rest of Europe) if it gets the promotion needed. The sleeve however leaves a bit to be desired in my opinion but I'm sure the band wanted it this way. Let's hope people don't judge them on that, they would be wrong. "All day fucker" is my favourite. Stel