Aussie punks Helta Skelta, who have drawn comparisons to Eddy Current Suppression Ring, X and the Buzzcocks, recently returned from a US tour. Each night they’d play in a basement or punk club and hopefully hock enough copies of their new album Beyond the Black Stump to buy petrol and sacks of Taco Bell the following day.
I’m not sure if they got the heads up that parts of the United States in January can be seriously fucking cold but feedback from the tour was that live the band were white hot.
Travelling across the Midwest, East coast and south, they played alongside Lumpy and the Dumpers, Wymyns Prysyn, JJ Doll, Fried Egg and for a large chunk of the tour, two Minneapolis bands Color TV and Davidians.
Shit got wild. Shit got freezing cold.
Check some shots that the band sent us and pick up a copy of Beyond the Black Stump through Deranged Records.
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Live in Clevo, laughing in the dark.![]()
Never mind the Buzzcocks.![]()
Chicago, not pleasing everyone.![]()
Ash in Detroit![]()
The Boiler Room, Boston. Hardcore for hardcore.![]()
The Church, St. Louis - wildest show of the tour![]()
Helta Skelta and Colour TV, Detroit.![]()
Brian Walsby from Davidians hating life in Richmond.![]()
View from the highway, Detroit. Heavy industry doing it's thing close to human habitat.![]()
Don Pedro. New York City![]()
Gacy's Place, KC. Home of the new breed of garage hardcore, The Beta Boys and co.![]()
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St Louis![]()
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Hanging out with Thaib of Daily Ritual fame in Chicago .![]()
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