DEATH SIDE - The Will Never Die (Reissue) - 2LP - Gatefold Black Vinyl [AUG 15]

2LP - Standard Edition Double Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold sleeve with 12 page 11x11 inch booklet. Collection of rarities by cult Japanese hardcore band Death Side Re-mastered by Arthur Rizk (2025 Reissue). 

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, 鉄アレ 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.

The Double LP was re-mastered by Arthur Rizk, and comes in a gatefold sleeve designed by Ville Valavuo, it includes a 12-page booklet of band pictures and flyers as well as lyrics. The LP is dedicated to Chelsea, the original Guitarist who passed away in 2007.

Tracklist: 

Satisfy The Instinct 7" EP:    
Drunk To Much    
Money Don't Come And Go    
Look At Yourself    
My Pace    
Over Nice    
Self Complacency    
Various - Eye Of The Thrash Guerrilla LP:    
Black Lie    
Mirror    
Fool, Fool, Fool    
Mass Media's Pets    
Various - Smashing Odds Ness 8" EP:    
Stick & Hole    
Various - Game Of Death LP:    
Blast In Hell    
Break The Brain    
Blutes    
Gimmie Lies    
Various - Hang The Sucker Vol. II LP:    
Life Is A Chain Of Games    
Eternity Form    
Reveal    
Stick & Hole    
Various - Starving Dog Eats Master LP:    
Cry For The Truth    
Act For Self    
Brave It out    
Never Give Up The Fight    
Death Side / Chaos UK Split CD:    
Trust    
Cry For The Truth    
No Force    
First And Last    
Satisfied Life    
Where Are Your Eyes    
Try    
Corps    
気迫    
The Will Never Die 7" EP:    
The Will Never Die    
Profound Freedom    
Sow The Grass Seeds    
All Is Here Now 7" EP:    
Why Am I Here?    
Stop It!    
Overcome Yourself    
Live Your Life    
All Is Here Now