"Amen is the punkiest heaviest thing out of America since the Stooges and the MC5." -Rat Scabies (The Damned)
"I wish I was in this band." ~Henry Rollins (Black Flag/poet/writer)
"Amen is more pissed off than we ever were." -Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols)
Having toured with the likes of Killing Joke, and being voted best live band in the world last year by rock's largest selling magazine, it's no wonder why every band, from the Sex Pistols to Nikki Sixx to Jaz from Killing Joke taking Casey under his wing as if some long lost father protecting his child from the realities of onstage suicide. Yes, they all tip their hat to Mr. Chaos. For his music isn't for the masses, it is for the elite. Needless to say, you won't find this at McDonald's.
Enter Amen. For the best part of a decade, America's most uncomprimising band have refused to bow to convention. Marrying the sound of Iggy Pop's Stooges at their most abrasive, to lyrics that would make Marilyn Manson blush. Amen has been the creative vehicle for Californian Casey Chaos, the man who the punk ethic remains an all encompassing way of life. Easily living up to his moniker, he's fought his way through physical and mental health problems. His onstage mutilation has been confined to the history books. Swindling labels and being swindled by labels. Departing bandmates and near bankruptcy. To remain true to his political and artistic vision.
Having released 3 albums in the last few years on 3 seperate major labels, as well as two limited edition, self-released, self-funded, fan club only CD's, this 4 disc DIY boxset comprises of 90 tracks and over 4 hours of unreleased material Casey has accumulated from the age 12 to the present. All of which are from studio sessions, home recordings, demos, outtakes, and demos from his prior hardcore days from his first band Disorderly Conduct. Which also includes studio and demo recordings. This is Casey's life story put to tape for all to see. This is a total DIY release and will be limited to 2000 copies (which will be hand numbered) and in the tradition of Slave and Join or Die (which sell on Ebay for a lot of money) it will not be re-pressed or ever released again. This is the ultimate story of Casey Chaos. Rise and fall.
And who gives a fuck...it's just music right?
"Like watching Iggy Pop trapped in Glenn Danzing's body." ~Kerrang
"I see Casey as someone who gives a 100% of his physical being and self, and it ain't fake. I have no doubts that Casey is a visionary." ~Daron Malakian (SOAD)
**All proceeds will be used to keep the band alive and if all goes well, future AMEN releases.**
Check out the artist's website:
http://WWW.REFUSEMUSICK.COMTrack List:
1. How old are you (flipside mag. comp.)
2. Crawl Down Inside Of Me
3. All Talk
4. Some Real Friend
5. Groove Thang
6. Demolition Crue
7. You Don't Know
8. Do or Die
9. The Damage is Done
10. Nightmare
11. Let's Bow Our Heads and Pray
12. Scream, Twist, Shout it Out
13. Bed of Roses
14. Outta Sight
15. Government Waste
16. Let's Bow Our Heads and Pray
17. Think of Me
18. Plain to See
19. Shadowfaxed
20. No Favors
21. Fuck Yourself Into Your Grave
22. Leadershit
23. Locked Inside to Explode the Corroded
24. Dying In the Hands of God
25. Leadershit
26. U.S.A.
27. Nightmare
28. Abolish tourism! (abolish inlanders)
29. disc 2: 1-Rock Bottom
30. 2-Livin Misery
31. 3-Atrocity
32. 4-Wargasm
33. 5-Kill
34. 6-Why Is Everyone Laughing
35. 7-Whores of Hollywood
36. 8-Cracks of Tomorrow
37. 9-Black God
38. 10-Broken Design
39. 11-Fevered
40. 12-Freedom Now
41. 13-War in Your Name
42. 14-Life Crime
43. 15-We Die to Begin
44. 16-Long Live the Plague
45. 17-Unclean
46. 18-I Am Electric Gone Bad
47. 19-No Morals
48. 20-Dress You Up To Kill (outtake)
49. 21-Hit It (outtake)
50. 22-Carjack With the Kids
51. 23-Everyone Knows
52. disc 3: 1-Coma America
53. 2-Freedom Now
54. 3-I Don't Sleep
55. 4-T.V. Womb
56. 5-Whores of Hollywood
57. 6-Lost Daughters
58. 7-Unclean
59. 8-Black God
60. 9-Broken Design
61. 10-Private
62. 11-The Resurrection Fixed Nothin
63. 12-Drive
64. 13-Fevered Believer
65. 14-The End Again
66. 15-And Again
67. 16-I Don't Bleed
68. 17-Raven's Dress
69. 18-Don't Follow Me
70. 19-Murder Is Alright
71. 20-Down Last Road
72. 21-Mr. Revolution (recorded at casa del chaos)
73. 22-Come As a War
74. disc 4: 1-Slash Your Face
75. 2-Famous Garbage Man
76. 3-The Rise of The Freedom Wall
77. 4-The Guns In Me
78. 5-Fix The Whore
79. 6-Too Much, Too Soon, Too Hard To Know/enemies
80. 7-Operate
81. 8-Rock The Cashbox
82. 9-Stop! In The Name of Blood
83. 10-A Life of Medicine
84. 11-Torture Me Right Now
85. 12-What Do You Believe?!?!?!?!?!
86. 13-Slave
87. 14-Walk Like A Dog
88. 15-I'm Black
89. 16-Disease Like You
90. 17-This Dying Hope
91. 18-Like You Burn
92. 19-Oblivion Mono
93. 20-The Bleeders/Sexual Elitist
94. 21-Coma...at this point a ritual...America
95. 22-The Blood Champions
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