Raw Power

you are the victim, 1983 (reissue 2002 w/bonus wop hour 7" and compilation tracks) screams from the gutter + after your brain, 1985/1986 wop hour, 1986 mine to kill, 1989 live danger, 1991 too tough to burn, 1993 fight, 1995 burning the factory (1983 demos + live), 1995 live from the gutter, 1996 reptile house, 1998 trust me, 2000 ... still screaming after 20 years, 2003 ALL LINKS UPDATED 26.11.2010 As Italian emperors of hardcore and crossover, Raw Power deserve both our knees on the ground. This is the most cultest of zer and probably Italy's biggest punk and thrash export ever. Like everybody, I was floored by "Fuck Authority" on the Maximum Rock'n'roll 1984 comp, so the question is: where is "Fuck Authority" on these rips ? You have it in its original über bestial version twice on the "You are the victim" reissue, and once on the "Wop Hour" CD reissue, and a re-recording on "Too Tough to Burn". Anyway, for the newbie, this is just plain fantastic thrashcore of legendary status, as in aggressive speedcore with large doses of Motörhead by top notch musicians. There are no bad or even average albums, it is all a headbanger fest. And just wait to hear their covers of Thin Lizzy and Nirvana, zer yeah. My personal favorites are Screams from the Gutter, Wop Hour and Mine To Kill (a fucking thrash metal monster !!!!). Almost saw them in June 1986 in Grenoble with WDM, but they did not show up... so we went to Bunker buying Rattus and BGK records. Victim : 2002 LP rip. Everything else : CD rip (Wop hour with bonus). But I have the blue wax edition of Wop Hour ! And the original Toxic Shock version of Screams from the Gutter! And also Mine To Kill on LP and CD, oooooooh am I happy. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Record collectors are pretentious assholes. ULTIMATE ZERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!! Raw Power website (offline as of 2009...) Buy Raw Power CDs and DVDs!!! Raw Power on KFTH the Raw Power wallpaper