REPORT NUMBER: 2001-139 DATE POSTED: 12-31-01
the idiot responsible for all this crap: Pete Altieri contact@lowtwelve.com
| Welcome Twelve
Heads to the final report of 2001. It's good to be back in the safe
confines of the most brutal of all places, the Low Twelve Command
Center. I'm just chilling out, waiting for the ball to drop and say
that 2002 is underway. We've got a lot of good things happening in
2002 and I'm ready to take it the fuck on.
We had a killer show last night at the Dynasty Club in Ottawa Illinois. If you missed it, well . . . then you suck. It was a great one, and we've got the pics to prove it. All the bands threw the fuck down. Also, our "Flesh of the Weak" cd will now also be distributed by Turkey Vulture Records from Milwaukee - more on that later. In addition, another film producer is interested in using one of our songs, Brutal World will be appearing on a new compilation cd, the winner of the Skank Off 2001 is here, and a funny joke I played on Wes just the other day. So much more my friends . . . What can I say but thanks to all of you for the support this year. 2001 saw many great things for Low Twelve, but there were also some real rough times. My cancer diagnosis in June was a huge goat fuck in my life, and you guys were there to offer support. I really appreciate that. Tim leaving the band was another thing we never saw coming, and luckily we rolled out of that one ok too. This band has proved, through hard work and dedication, that obstacles can be overcome. We continue to slug it out, just like many of the other heavy bands around. So with that I wish all of you a great fuckin' new year. Be safe and don't do stupid shit. If you do anything really nasty or gross, take a pic and send it to your buddies in Low Twelve. We just might post it in these brutal passages for the whole world to see. If it's personal, well - I'll keep that shit all to myself! Now get on with it. SNATCHED UP BY A TURKEY VULTURE |
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| This
week we got an email from Turkey Vulture Records from Milwaukee, and they
wanted to distribute "Flesh of the Weak" for us, through their
online catalog. Well, the label is run by none other than Jason Z
from New Society of Anarchists, and those fuckers rip ass. They have
a new cd out that was produced by SOD/MOD's Billy Milano. We were
more than pleased to add our stuff to their growing catalog. In the
near future, we plan on selling t-shirts through them as well.
Turkey Vulture is putting out a new compilation cd of many of their most brutal bands, and it's called The Harder the Better Volume I. We'll be adding "Brutal World" to the cd and we'll let you know when it's available for sale. ANOTHER MOVIE PRODUCER LOVES LOW FUCKIN' TWELVE |
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this week, another movie producer contacted us after receiving his promo
packet. 4th Floor Pictures from Pennsylvania is currently finishing
up writing the script for a new slasher film they're doing, and they want
to use one of our songs on the sound track. Fuckin' A! That
makes two for two and going strong. As reported last weekend, Falcon
Video from NYC is using "Brutal World" in their upcoming horror
flick, Horrortales 666.
So be on the look-out next time you're at the movies with some chick, being all slick and eating popcorn. If some Low Twelve shit comes raining down on you, she just might start rubbing her clit and moaning in the theater. She won't be able to control herself from the unbridled nastiness. CONTEST - WIN A FREE CD |
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| In this
report, we'll be having a couple of contests to give stuff away, keeping
the holiday spirit of course! Check out the pic below and tell us
who is the mystery guest you see in the mosh pit? Send your answer
to contact@lowtwelve.com and
only one guess per person. The winner gets a copy of the "Flesh
of the Weak" cd and a year subscription to the Low Times.
HALL OF NASTINESS OPENS |
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It was a long time
coming, but the most brutal of all places, the Hall of Nastiness, finally
was ready to be opened this week. Here you can see, construction is
complete and we're open for business. You can check out the Hall
of Nastiness on our site, and in there you will find each of the Nasty
Bastards of the Month from the Low Times.
We've had some very nasty individuals win that title. You will see a picture of each Nasty Bastard, with a mini cover of the Low Times they appeared in, and a date of the issue. Plus, I explain what they did to win the honors. |
I must say that in all my years of selecting the Nasty Bastards, my personal favorite had to be the story of Tom Mann. Tom fell off the loading dock at work and broke his right arm really bad. Bad enough for bones and shit to come popping out. Well, he was taken to the hospital by ex-Low Twelve drummer Steve Chestney, and when the emergency room staff begged him to let them cut off his shirt - he refused. You see, Tom had on a Low Twelve shirt and he was not about to let them cut it. Instead, he writhed around for several minutes as they twisted and turned his severely broken arm, in order to save his shirt. In the end, there was absolutely no way to remove the shirt, and it had to be cut off. Once we heard the story, we of course gave Tom a new shirt, and enshrined him in nastiness forever.
So go on and check it out! We've also added a link to it from our new photo gallery page. So if you want to check it out later on, go there and click away. The Hall of Nastiness awaits!
your ad could be here . . .
getting you some business! ALL WE WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS WAS NEW GEAR AND TATS |
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| This week, as a bit of a
Christmas present to myself, I went down to Artkore in Normal Illinois and
had some more work done. Ricky from Artkore did the Heavycore skull
as I previously reported. Well, I thought my arm looked kinda empty,
so I asked him to come up with something original to go around it.
It took nearly 5 hours and it was a real bitch in the end, but I'm glad he was able to finish it up. It's healing up nicely and I really dig it. This pic was taken only moments after it was done. I'll be doing a feature on Artkore Tattoo in the next Low Times, as part of our 20th issue celebration. You can contact them at 309-454-2832 if you want to have some work done. He's super clean and very cool. He let me crank up some SOD and Mentors while I had mine done - fuckin' A! |
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Here's a couple other pictures of some gifts we got at Christmas:
I bought Hippie a bottle of hot sauce called "Dr. Phardtpounder's Colon Cleaner". Ha! It was a good one for us all - even though my burnt ass cut off poor Les in the pic! SKANK OF THE YEAR 2001 POLL RESULTS |
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| Many of you voiced
opinion that the Skank Off was really gross and disgusting. My
response - EXACTLY! What else would it be? Skanks are nasty
bitches - so what else were we to do? No one else has the nerve to
do some shit like that, so we thought it was our duty.
We got tons of votes and we appreciate you participating. Click here to see who won, and turn up your sound on your computer for it! Many thanks to Genocide Roach and the sick ass California metal heads for getting so into it, and posting their disgust/amazement on the Powerslave message board! That was some funny shit! Check it out if you want. There's a new poll up for this week - you get to vote on who your favorite freak is that hangs out with Low Twelve. Is it Hippie? Crazy Mike? Rude Joe? Go and vote now! WEB SITE CHANGES |
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| Some of you may
have already noticed some changes going on with the site. I've been
slowly updating things this past week. I've added sound to many of
the pages, so next time you're on there, make sure you turn the shit
up.
One of the biggest changes was with the new photo gallery. It's very wicked! I've got a page for each of the band members with a bio, detailed equipment list, musical tastes, and contact info for each. There's also a new fan and titty pic section, done with some cool java effects. Be sure to visit it often, and tell your metal freak friends all about it. BRUTALIZING THE DYNASTY |
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Last night we played at the new
all ages club in Ottawa Illinois, the Dynasty. It fuckin'
rules. The same guys that own Riley's Rockhouse in Aurora, own this
place. It was good to see Doug again, as he manned the PA and was
called Ron Jeremy all night.
It was an all Heavycore line-up that was sure to send posers home crying. I set the show up, so we kept it all Heavycore and it was killer. The turn out was good, especially for a Sunday night. The place also has a bar, so those over 21 were able to drink. Of course with metal heads . . . that's a good thing! |
First up was Affective Torture, a young band from Pontiac. They totally shocked me, as they threw the fuck down in a big way! They were all around 12 or 13 years old - you gotta love that shit. Kingzhead tore shit up, and got much tighter than last time we saw them in June. These guys are also young, and the drummer was fucking incredible . . . and only in 8th grade. What the fuck? Here's a couple of pics I took of them:
It was good to see the Pontiac faithful there - in full force and showing the people from Ottawa what the fuck was up. Some fans even made the trip down from Rockford - and one told me that her husband had three copies of "Flesh of the Weak". One copy for his car, one at work, and one in the house. Fuck yeah! Check out some more pics:
The Breed of Sedition tore shit up right, and did it in Heavycore style. Speaking of Heavycore, all the bands supported the cause by mentioning it during their sets and wearing the gear. There were tons of Heavycore shirts in the crowd. Fuck yeah! The band Affective Torture asked me if it was ok to write a song called "Core til Death". Of course I said - fuck yeah! After taking off the past 4-5 weeks from live shows, we were a bit rusty - but tore it up the same. We opened up with "Trench" and then ripped into "Meltdown" and "Kill Floor". We continued through the set, playing new stuff mixed in with the classic shit from "Flesh". We ended the night with "Crawlspace" and then a new song called "Within Lies". It was a good set and brutally loud and nasty. Of course tampons were flying!
Be sure you go check out the new club - it's easy to find and they're going to have nationals coming through. King's X is playing there in January and more will follow. In an interesting side note, Les and Wes played in a band who did a show at this club, about 6-7 years ago. Back then it was under a different owner and name. This was the final show of 2001 - many thanks to all who came out. Also to Mike Collier and Karin Johnson for helping out! The next show . . . is Saturday January 19th with The Breed of Sedition and Slugtrail at Eastside Live in Columbia Missouri. You know that will be a brutal fuckin' show! Can you say - ROAD TRIP! CONTEST -
WIN A FREE CD! Want a hint? Go to the lyrics page! Send your answer to contact@lowtwelve.com and only one guess per person. The winner gets a copy of the "Flesh of the Weak" cd and a year subscription to the Low Times. upcoming events Saturday
January 19th Friday
February 1st Thanks for reading the Brutality Report . . . we hope you enjoyed your weekly brutalization. If you would like to be added to our email list to receive the link to this report each week, and get our Hump Day Report each Wednesday - then email contact@lowtwelve.com More Brutal Than Any Other,
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