Nihilism On The Prowl EP

by TORCHA SHED

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₴₡₳₮₸€₹ Lyrically and musically fantastic. I feel like this was a great record that got overlooked amongst all the generic crap released by most other bands at the time. Favorite track: Meet Me In The George Bar.

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1.	Torture 04:00	lyrics	buy track
TORTURE Beat me - whip me Don't be rash just gimme the lash My headless, legless car crash Live jump leads are my scene Now hyperdermics make me scream Dominating D.V.N.C. In your hostile hospitality Here I am baby down on my knees Here I am baby now begging please Loving all my disobedience As you raise your ugly head of dominance Hook me up and rip me up As I await your final cut! Don't be rash just gimme the lash my headless legless carcrash Live jumpleads are my scene Now hyperdermics make me scream Dominating D.V.N.C In your hostile hospitality Here i am baby down on my knees Here i am baby now begging please CHORUS Your Loving all my disobedience As you raise your ugly head of dominance I'll be your car crash to disembowl Ill be your doggy when you wanna howl IN THE BED YOUR NAZI OH SO SICK NO LADY DON'T BLOW KISSES YOU THROW RED HOT KNIVES AT ME Loving all my disobedience As you raise your ugly head of dominance I'll be your car crash to disembowl Ill be your doggy when you wanna howl Loving all my disobedience As you raise your ugly head of dominance Hook me up and rip me up As I await your final cut! I said torture me, in your punk rock fanzine I said torture me, in black PVC I said torture me, tied to a dog lead I said torture me, on your ripped bed sheets I said don't talk to me like some sordid mp I said don't talk to me coz i get bored so easily (Lyrics - © Don't Care 1999)
2.	Gabriel's Hounds 02:36	lyrics	buy track
GABRIEL'S HOUNDS Yeaaaahhhhhh!!!! Wanna be loud, loud in sound Got our fingers on the pulse of the crowd Were are your nihilism on the prowl We are the real Gabriel's hounds Wanna be rich, a real rich bitch Won't get barred from pubs when were sick Wanna be first or even worse I've seen the future, its in the last verse! Wanna be free, free to be me Gonna escape the 20th century Wanna be boys, for girls to destroy We all know who loves our noise Wanna be wrong, so wrong were right You won't stop us screaming down the mic Wanna be first or even worse I've seen the future, its in the last verse! Wanna be punk the Stench that stunk Were the cadaver in your trunk Wanna be dead or in Torcha Shed We ain't safe inside your head Wanna be loud, loud in sound Got our fingers on the pulse of the crowd We are your nihilism on the prowl We are the real Gabriel's hounds Wanna be rich, a real rich bitch Won't get barred from pubs when were sick Wanna be first or even worse I've seen the future its in the last verse Wanna be dead or in Torcha Shed We ain't safe inside your head Wanna be dead or in Torcha Shed Coz we are punk even when its dead Wanna be wrong, so wrong were right You won't stop us screaming down the mic Wanna be first or even worse I've seen the future and its a fucking curse! Nihilist spits out from the stage This punk rock fix ain't for the straights You won't find none of this in your books I bet your glad you ain't like us!!! (Lyrics - © Don't Care 1999)
3.	Meet Me In The George Bar 03:35	lyrics	buy track
MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR Charles Dickens charactures "My name's Sarah", im a pissed up whore Some die young but there's no fewer A glass of 'brain damage' gets me excited Standing by the bar ready to be ignited I've got the fuel and I wanna be lighted MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR WHERE ANYONE CAN BE A STAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR OR THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR Indulging in more intercourse As someone staggers on all fours Everyone says im on a crash course "Buy us a drink" the beggers begging "Gis 30 pence" for Hayne's wedding Nearly last orders and the feelings dreading MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR WHERE ANYONE CAN BE A STAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR RUPERTS GOT AN IRON BAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR MEEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR WHERE ANYONE CAN BE A STAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR MEANYS GOT AN IRON BAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR It's obscene launguage for the obscene It's where your dirty when your clean It's where you come from and where you been MEEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR WHERE ANYONE CAN BE A STAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR WHERE ANYONE CAN BE A STAR MEET ME IN THE GEORGE BAR Slurred voices ulcer scars A bottle of 'jak' now they're on Mars You've just been in the George Bar (Lyrics - © Don't Care 1993)
4.	Pacifist 04:06	lyrics	buy track
PACIFIST What the hell is wrong with you? Deep meaning in your front room Turn out the light, turn off the screen Don't know whats going on, and you wanna scream! PACIFISTIC MASOCHISTIC PACIFIST YOU CAN'T RESIST PACIFISTIC MASOCHISTIC PACIFIST YOU CAN'T RESIST Shock of your life your a big distorter Are we all now just cattle to slaughter The only humane way to promote your angle Trapped inside your purple triangle COZ YOUR PISSED! Just another day there;s a knock at the door It wasn't just a call it was something more I seen it in your eyes, I seen you was a state There you were screaming 'Gimme a fix of hate' Which way do ya turn, which way do ya burn A crazy new slant on boy meets girl Your way outta line, your way outta style But you need redemption cos your vile This horrifying mess wasn't done by your hand You deny it, you defy it, you can't understand Your blue eyed pacifism was tame and gentle But not now since you gone detrimental. Your vile...so vile (Lyrics - © Don't Care 1993)

about

Vocals - Peter Don't Care
Guitar/Backing Vocals - Mark Nowhere
Bass - Vile Ending
Drums - Boris Pimmel

A monumental hatred production.
Music - Nowhere -- Lyrics - Don't Care
Lowlife music ltd 1999

Recorded & mixed stereotypically in 13 hours at Magic Garden studio Wolverhampton, UK for a couple of giro's on Wednesday February 3rd 1999. Engineered by Gavin. Produced by Torcha Shed with the assistance of 40 cans of Carling. Whip supplied by Lydia - Kings Cross 3832793.
Wolf trained by Hammer Horror. Thanks to Spruce for cinema photography and group mugshots. Sleeve design/Artwork - Peter Don't Care. Cover punks photo by Jane Ashley.

Inspired by the Wolverhampton curse, having fun, destructive tendencies, not being hip, tragedy, comedy, aggravation, bad luck and even worse timing. and not forgetting PUNK ROCK!

1999 CULT STATUS RECORDS (1CULTCD)

Was originally released by TORCHA SHED as a 4 track CDEP in 1999.

PUKE 'N' VOMIT Records
3 tracks 'Torture', 'Gabriel's Hounds' and 'Pacifist' were released on the 'Nihilism On The Prowl' EP in 2003 on vinyl by Puke 'N' Vomit records of California, USA. 2,000 were printed up with 100 coming in neat Blue vinyl.
'Meet Me In The George Bar' was put out on vinyl as a split single with NEON MANIACS - 'Zombie' in 2006 again by Puke 'N' Vomit records. 1,000 were printed up with 100 coming in rare purple and white vinyl. Both releases had lyric inserts.

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released June 1, 1999

REVIEW:
NEON MANIACS / TORCHA SHED:
Split: 7”
Neon Maniacs: Huh. The lead singer kinda lilts, like the lead singer of the Parasites. For a pop punk band like Parasites it’s not so weird, but for a punk band that claims to play “electric tones that will shake your bones,” while singing about zombies, the singer’s voice sounds so sunny. When they sing, “They’re going to eat you,” the result is more attacking a bowl of Count Chocula and less The Return of the Living Dead bad-ass chainsaw a zombie dog in half action. Not bad, just disarming. I was expecting more puss, ooze, and larvae. Torcha Shed: “Meet Me in the George Bar” starts off promising with warbly sirens of guitars veering into to the listener, cutting through pub noise, and providing a nice off-balance quality that’s woven through the entire song. It’s got a tension much in the vein of Cock Sparrer and the Partisans. Musically compelling, but the lyrics are ehhh. Punk rock about pubs: it’s musical territory that’s had more than its share of pint-scarred champions. (Youth Brigade’s “Old Man Bars” is a great example of a contemporary band hitting this subject right.) Chalk it up to a song that if it had different lyrics, it’d get played much more. –todd (Puke’n’vomit)
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TORCHA SHED Wolverhampton, UK

Wolverhampton, UK cult punk rock band who terrorized the UK for 6 years (Spring 1993-1999) when it wasn't fashionable or hip to be in a punk band. Featuring Peter Don't Care - vocals, Mark Nowhere - Guitar/B. Vocals, Vile Ending - bass and a succession of drummers (10 in all) including Borst Dwells, Flynn Mayhem, Martin Seven and Blip. Recorded 5 demo sessions + released posthumously 2 Vinyl 45's. ... more

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