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Sick Of It All - 20 Years!

CR83 - 1-25-2006 at 12:27 PM

I just got my tickets to Sick Of It All and Dropkick Murphys hers in St. Louis on 3-13-06. I'm taking my brother-in-law who has yet to go to an HC show. He's 37 I think. It cost me $45 for 2 tickets. This will be the 5th time I have seen SOIA. They are awesome.

SICK OF IT ALL to Celebrate 20th Anniversary With 'Death To Tyrants' - Jan. 24, 2006

New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL will celebrate their 20th anniversary with the release of their ninth full-length album, "Death To Tyrants", on April 18 via their new label, Abacus Recordings.

Commented on the band's history, vocalist Lou Koller said, "We never thought ahead. When we started, our goal was to headline CBGBs, and once we did that we wanted to tour, that was our biggest goal." Drummer Armand Majidi also said of the anniversary, "We never had a reason to stop. We get along well after twenty years and we?ve never seen a reason to slow down."

SICK OF IT ALL will embark on a two-week tour with THE DROPKICK MURPHYS this spring. Speaking of the tour, Armand said, "We toured with the MURPHYS in 2001 and it was one of our best tours ever. They draw a lot of open-minded kids who don?t buy into the cliques and barriers that have plagued the modern hardcore scene."

Regarding the sound of the new album, which was engineered and mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, HEAVEN SHALL BURN), Armand said, "We wanted this album to capture the excitement and energy of our live shows, which hasn't been captured in previous recordings. It's the tightest and most powerful sound we've ever put down." Also expect more fiery lyrical content on the new album, which addresses political, social and personal issues. Lou said, "If you talk to a lot of trendy bands and ask them about politics, they're up on what's going on in the world, but they choose not to address it, saying that they just want to play music. That's cool, but I write music about what I see. I can't look away." Armand, who also has a hand in writing lyrics, said, "There's a lot of anger towards the government on the new album, because everyone in the band shares the opinion that corporations are dictating foreign policy and only a handful of people in power are scrambling to get all the wealth without the welfare of the people in mind." Lou concurred, "In the current U.S. political agenda, it seems the people's voice is almost meaningless unless you threaten with radical action ? things have gotten that bad."

Upcoming SICK OF IT ALL shows:

Mar. 01 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
Mar. 02 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Mar. 03 - N. Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
Mar. 04 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Mar. 05 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
Mar. 06 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
Mar. 07 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
Mar. 09 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Mar. 10 - Austin, TX - Emo's Alternative Lounging
Mar. 11 - Fort Worth, TX - Ridglea Theatre
Mar. 12 - Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Club
Mar. 13 - St. Louis, MO - Mississippi Nights
Mar. 14 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's
Mar. 15 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
Mar. 16 - Boston, MA - The Avalon

joemaconmovies - 1-25-2006 at 12:30 PM

20 years eh? Impressive. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with them. I know the name.

Jason the Magnificent - 1-25-2006 at 12:33 PM

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BDx13 - 1-25-2006 at 12:34 PM

sarcasm tends tends to not communicate well online.

...i hope!

FIRST TIME YOU SAW SOIA?

BDx13 - 1-25-2006 at 12:34 PM

joemaconmovies - 1-25-2006 at 12:36 PM

Who's being sarcastic?

CR83 - 1-25-2006 at 12:39 PM

My first time was here in St. Louis. AFI and Hot Water Music opened for them. I thought both of those bands totally sucked and were quite gay. Seems like AFI has made quite a name for themselves. Who gives a fuck really it was still worth sitting through those two shitty bands to see SOIA. Since I read the above article I have my whole SOIA music library on Shuffle. So so good.

XHonusWagnerX - 1-25-2006 at 12:53 PM

I cant remember the first time I saw them, but I got to see them 11 times in 12 days in 2004 on a Euro tour with Slapshot, 7 Seconds, SOIA, Unearth, Walls of Jericho & The Bones.

ALL Great shows! Especially Hamburg Germany & where ever the last show was... I cant remember. At the last show they did the "Braveheart" where they have 1/2 the crown on each side and they all run at each other. They did it ON THE STAGE and it was all people from the other bands. It was SO awesome!

joemaconmovies - 1-25-2006 at 01:01 PM

someone has to send me some mp3s

Voodoobillyman - 1-25-2006 at 01:09 PM

I have tix for the Norva Show in VA hell yeah buddy!!!!!!!! First time I saw them was on that 2001 tour with none other than........The Dropkick Murphys, so this is just too rad. Of course back then they played a small club at the beach and this time they are playing the almighty Norva. Dude, if you have not heard SOIA you need to get on that brother, some of the best known to man.

CR83 - 1-25-2006 at 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by XHonusWagnerX
I cant remember the first time I saw them, but I got to see them 11 times in 12 days in 2004 on a Euro tour with Slapshot, 7 Seconds, SOIA, Unearth, Walls of Jericho & The Bones.

ALL Great shows! Especially Hamburg Germany & where ever the last show was... I cant remember. At the last show they did the "Braveheart" where they have 1/2 the crown on each side and they all run at each other. They did it ON THE STAGE and it was all people from the other bands. It was SO awesome!

I never understood why they do that with the audience. Just seems like a dumbass idea. Maybe that's why I don't participate? Ah who cares...

Jason the Magnificent - 1-25-2006 at 01:21 PM

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someone has to send me some mp3s

WOW...ok, now first of all I'm not knocking you...if you haven't heard a band, you haven't heard a band. But I really just can't comprehend how someone posting on a hardcore messageboard has NOT heard Sick of it All...we're not talking Blind Approach, Initial reaction, Supertouch, etc...some semi obscure band...we're talking SICK OF IT ALL. Thats like working in an ice cream store and never having tried chocolate chip. Mind you they havn't released a good album in like 10 years...

When I first started listening to hardcore, I voraciously hunted down each and every band I could find...I needed to hear every demo, 7" and album a band ever released (or didn't release for that matter) the history of it was important...sick of it all is like hardcore 101, you need to get on that shit.

XHonusWagnerX - 1-25-2006 at 01:25 PM

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I never understood why they do that with the audience. Just seems like a dumbass idea. Maybe that's why I don't participate? Ah who cares...

I think its awesome to watch.... The last show was filmed for the Resistance Tour DVD so Im sure it will be out eventually if its not already.

BDx13 - 1-25-2006 at 01:55 PM

thier site seems to be down, but here are some mp3s form their more recent releases on fat:
link
i prefer the older stuff.

joemaconmovies - 1-25-2006 at 02:04 PM

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Originally posted by Jason the Magnificent

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Originally posted by joemaconmovies
someone has to send me some mp3s

Yah, I know I'm posting on a hardcore board. But...this record label also has The Ducky Boys (who, in high school, was one of the like 5 bands i listened to all the fucking time), US Bombs, and The Welch Boys...all punk bands. I'm more of a punk kid then hardcore. That's why I started posting here and I've continued to cause it's not all about hardcore. So...I dont' know them at all. I know the name, that's it. That's why. Sorry.

BDx13 - 1-25-2006 at 02:17 PM

don't sweat it, joe. hell, i thought you were kidding at first myself!
jason is right, though, soia is a seminal band from the hardcore scene; you should definitely check them out.

hold on... what's that? i smell a new thread cooking...

confused13 - 1-25-2006 at 02:56 PM

First show i went to was back in 1991 - first time they had been in europe. Since than i saw them everytime i could afford - great live band - influenced me very much. Congratulation to the 20th. anniversary!!!

Discipline - 1-25-2006 at 03:52 PM

First time I saw SOIA was back in like 91 or 92. They were the opening band. They were playing with (I think) Sacred Reich, Nuclear Assault, and Napalm Death. It was a long fucking time ago, but I think that was the lineup.

DAK - 1-25-2006 at 03:56 PM

First time I sam SOIA was in 1989. They we're touring for Blood, Sweat, and No Tears.
It was at Fitzgeralds in Houston, Texas. They opened for D.R.I.. I ahad never heard of them and went out the next day and bought the album. SOIA blew me away live, huge circle pit. It was the first my first taste of the NYHC style.

moron - 1-25-2006 at 05:23 PM

I think the first time I saw SOIA might have been at a Stillborn fest in Worcester, MA. I might have seen them before that at the Knitting Factory, but yeah. I hadnt seen them until more recently... within the past few years.

crazyfists28 - 1-25-2006 at 08:06 PM

i saw them in 98 or so when they were closign out warped tour, long day, hot as shit and they were very appreciative of all who stuck around for them, great band

tireironsaint - 1-25-2006 at 08:45 PM

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Originally posted by DAK
First time I sam SOIA was in 1989. They we're touring for Blood, Sweat, and No Tears.
It was at Fitzgeralds in Houston, Texas. They opened for D.R.I.. I ahad never heard of them and went out the next day and bought the album. SOIA blew me away live, huge circle pit. It was the first my first taste of the NYHC style.

I saw them for the first time on that same tour. Musta been within a couple days of that show since it was right down the road in Austin. SOIA and DRI, I don't have the slightest recollection who opened up the show for them, but that night is one of the stories I've told a million times. A million times already, so what's once more, right? Sorry if you've heard or read this before.....

It was monday night of the week of Spring Break. We knew what the show was all about even though all the flyers listed them as "For The Sake Of It All". I was in High School and my folks were outta town for the week, so my best friend was crashing over and we had been planning on seeing this thing for months.

The day of the show we played the hell outta the album and then went running around town on our usual tour of record shops and other cool places. We noticed quite a few of the obnoxious Army guys in town from Fort Hood and knew that at least a few of 'em would be at the show causing trouble as usual. We also ran into some of the usual nazi idiots we had weekly run ins with and had a yelling match in our favorite record store until the owner kicked the nazis out and told them they weren't welcome to ever come back.

We eventually made our way downtown and checked out the club, but there wasn't anybody around yet so we wandered around and got shot down by a few girls until it was time for the opening band to play. Like I said, I don't remember who they were or even what type of music they played, just that they were pretty fucking bad. Like most everybody else, we went outside and leaned up against the building waiting for that band to finish so we could see Sick Of It All. About that time, Lou, Pete and somebody else from the band or their crew came up and asked us where they could grab a snack before their set so we pointed out the convenience store down the block and congratulated ourselves on talking to the band. Shortly after they split a big white convertible pulled up with some old guy and a younger (but still much older than all us High School kids), very burly guy jumped out and started screaming about how we were leaning against their building (it was a fucking piano bar and it was closed that night) and the big guy ran over and started picking kids up and throwing them into the street. Instead of backing down like they obviously expected us to, we all attacked them and just then, the SOIA guys came running back over. I told them what was going on and they jumped right into it. We ended up knocking the fuck outta the two piano bar guys and dumping them back into their car before heading back inside.

The first band was just finishing up and I saw this girl across the room that I thought was this girl I kinda knew from school, so I waved to her. As I walked over to where she was, I realized that it wasn't the same girl, but she used my wave to act like she knew me because one of the aforementioned Army guys was giving her a hard time. After grabbing my arm and walking away from that guy, she told me he had been hassling her all day long and that his most recent comment to her was asking if she liked to titty-fuck to Motorhead. I said she was welcome to hang around me if it would help keep him away, especially since there was no love lost between me and the Fort Hood guys already.

Sick Of It All were just about set up by this time, so we moved up front to get ready. They blasted into one of the best shows I've seen to this day (much better than any time I've seen them since) and the place went nuts. The girl I was helping out told me she was gonna go to the back and wanted to talk to me afterwards and I was having a blast. A couple songs in and I realized that some asshole was intentionally hitting my friend and I in the back and the head everytime he came around. I started paying attention to him and realized this was the same asshole who had been hassling the girl I had been talking to. Not only was he hitting us, but he was really doing his best to kick the shit out of all the kids who were much younger and smaller then himself. Just as he came around to the area of the pit we were standing in, a kid I knew casually from school and I both had the same brilliant idea and so we each grabbed an arm and ran the asshole headfirst into a steel support pole on the dance floor and dropped him right there. We just turned around and walked back up to the front of the stage and then I noticed that the asshole's buddies came and dragged him away. The rest of the show was perfect and then I hooked up with the girl at the end of it, so I was on top of the world.

I ended up getting recruited to drive about eight people home since I had an enormous land shark of a '72 Oldsmobile. Unfortunately for me, with that many people in my car and visions of titties in my head, I was a little distracted and ran right through a flashing red light. I realized what I had done and then overcompensated by stopping at a flashing yellow. Unbeknownst to me, I was being followed by a cop who had seen both of these genius driving tricks. We were driving down a somewhat "rough" street and because of the car and how many of us were in it, the cop thought we were a gang. He pulled us over to make sure I wasn't drunk and that nothing was going on that shouldn't be. After a couple of minutes of talking to me, he realized neither thing was going on and was just about to let me go on my way when two more cops pulled in behind him. One of these was the most stereotypical female cop ever who just jumped on us with both feet. She demanded everyone get out of the car and had another cop line us up along the side of my car while she jumped inside it and went through all of our stuff (illegal search much???). She got back out with a triumphant look on her face and my checkbook in her hand asking which one of us little shits stole it. I advised her to match it to my Driver's License and she called me a smug little prick. She then ordered one of the other cops to search us all, starting with me. Like the little tough guy I thought I was, I had a pair of brass knuckles in my pocket and so I was immediately hand cuffed and lead over to the first cop's car. As I was walking over there, I heard the she-cop laugh and say that was one bastard down, now lock up the rest of 'em. Unfortunately for her, nobody else had anything on them or any reason to be further detained, so it was a solo bust. She was disappointed and left the first cop to deal with me. He was nice enough to let my friend take my car and drop everybody else off before he went back to my house to plan my release.

I got taken down to the drunk tank, strip searched ("lift your ballsack up, please"), and thrown in a cell with some maniacally giggling mexican guy who spoke no english and later stole my lunch. After finally falling asleep for a couple of hours, a guard came by and told me I was going to go see someone about my release. He told me he'd be right back and then disappeared for several hours. I finally got in and got approved for release on my own recognizance, but still had to go back and wait in my cell before seeing a judge and then finally getting out sometime around 6 that evening.

Hell of a way to start a Spring Break, but I did spend every night of the rest of that week with the girl I met, so it turned out all right.....

THORP - 1-25-2006 at 10:38 PM

wow...my first time was on that DRI tour as well...at the TROC in philly
-THORP

DaveMoral - 1-25-2006 at 11:31 PM

I have to say I'm ashamed... I've been going to shows for like 9 years now and the first time I ever actually had an opportunity to get to an SOIA show was last November... WEAK.

BDx13 - 1-25-2006 at 11:31 PM

...and did you take the opportunity?

DaveMoral - 1-25-2006 at 11:43 PM

OH, yeah, definitely. It was that tour with Pennywise... SOIA was great... didn't stay for Pennywise... got hungry.

MyOwnWay - 1-27-2006 at 12:02 AM

TIRE IRON SAINT:

Thats an awesome story. What a night.

tireironsaint - 1-27-2006 at 02:13 AM

Thanks man, it's always been a memorable night for me.

clevohardcore - 1-27-2006 at 08:48 AM

My first SOIA was 1992 with Biohazard and Sheer Terror at the old Peabodys Down Under in Cleveland. Awsome show.

CR83 - 1-27-2006 at 11:29 AM

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Originally posted by tireironsaint
Thanks man, it's always been a memorable night for me.

Hey t-Saint does she like to titty-fuck to Motorhead?

Awesome story Bud.

tireironsaint - 1-27-2006 at 09:54 PM

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Thanks man, it's always been a memorable night for me.

Hey t-Saint does she like to titty-fuck to Motorhead?

Awesome story Bud.

Well, let's just say that I didn't have to put on any Motorhead, but The Cramps were a good substitute.

JawnDiablo - 1-27-2006 at 10:23 PM

I'm tuning into this topic late...
first time for me was at the Troc In Philly with DRI and I think Dag Nasty or some other fuckin band.....guess that was my first taste of hardcore being i think i was only 14 or 15 at the time and was a goofy metal kid (now I'm a goofy post hardcore geek adult)
then i beleive i saw them again at the troc with Napalm Death and Sepultura annnnnnnnnnd um Sacred Reich (what happened to them ...i kinda thought they were cool then)
then years later....again in the troc with Black Train Jack
and then a few years ago on that stilborn tour thing
i havent picked up a new release since built to last though....downoaded a shitload of newer stuff before Kazaa fried my computer but allot of it just breezed buy not catching me at all, but last time i saw them they kicked it just as good as they did a zillion years ago.....cheers to them!

BKT - 1-29-2006 at 12:59 PM

My first time seeing SOIA was in 89 on the Blood and Sweat tour. I was 13 and the show blew my fucking mind.

Blood Sweat and No Tears remains in my mind one of the best hardcore albums ever.

MM.