KING KONG AIN'T GOT SHIT ON US

Last month we played a gig at The Fishtank in Durham with a bunch of Swedish bands with names we struggled to pronounce. Two of the songs we played were recorded and uploaded online: F-Bomb and One-Oh-One.

We’re not too busy with gigging this month; instead we’re mostly over at Green Dragon Studios recording our new EP: The Hate Tape. This release is going to be mind blowing, so you best grab onto something before it lands, else risk being propelled into the stratosphere.

Once we’ve finished recording, we’ve got two live dates where we’ll play some of our new shit.

• July 11^th – Recording The Hate Tape
• July 13^th – Recording The Hate Tape
• July 15^th: Head of Steam, Durham w/Curses + Last Words of the Brave + Foundations + This I Believe
• July 28^th: The Fishtank, Durham w/Crows + End Reign + Grace + Hades

Turn up and make havoc.

- Bish

HALLOWEE-EE-EE-EEN

Last month when we played down in Kingston at the Fighting Cocks we made an agreement with a nice man to record our live set in exchange for some money. Despite taking our money though, he actually fucked up a large portion of the live set and just delivered the damaged goods to us instead. You can see what he did manage to get here, here and here. It gets bearable about halfway, but the entire end section of the set is missing.

A review of that particular gig also turned up online saying we "play fast punk all the way through." You can probably see that from the above videos. Or at least you could if the entire thing was filmed. Yes, I'm bitter. So fuck.

This month we’re playing our second and final tribute set tothe Misfits. We’ll all be donning devilocks and I’ll be mumbling incoherent noise and singing away from the microphone (I have to move away to breathe). This won’t be the same set as last time, so you can expect any classics we missed before to raise their heads here. We won’t be doing this again, so make sure to get on it.

We’re also playing our first festival, Middlesbrough’s Make A Scene Festival. We appeared on last years Make A Scene: The Album release, but didn’t actually play as we hadn’t quite got off the ground back then. We’re ready this time. Come party.

• June 1^st: The Fishtank, Durham w/Risposta + Evidence Smrti + In Evil House
• June 2^nd: The Crown, Middlesbrough – Misfits Tribute Gig Pt II
• June 25^th: Make A Scene Festival, Middlesbrough
• June 30^th: Basement, Middlesbrough w/Last Witness + Breaking Point + Grader + Grace

 Come walk among us,

- Bish

THE "BECAUSE WE CAN" TOUR

This month we set out on a mini tour for one reason and one reason only: because we want to. We have nothing to release and nothing to promote. We’re just gonna turn up in your city and play for the sheer hell of it.

We’ve also reached a landmark point. This month will make Misery Addict history for having our first gig outside of England. Granted, it’s only Wales (nothing personal, Wales), and it’s only just over the border, but hey, we don’t care. It’s not England, which is a welcome change in our eyes.

We’re gonna be near you at some point. And if we’re not, then it’s up to you to position yourself so that we come near you:

• May 4^th: Bad Medicine Rock Club, Middlesbrough w/Grazes + Foundations
• May 8^th: Fighting Cocks, Kingston w/Hang The Bastard + Abolition + Final Rage
• May 9^th: The Grosvenor, London w/No Coast + Cusswords + Selfloathing + Screenviolence
• May 10^th: Central Station, Wrexham w/The Computers + Make Like Madeline + Last Baron

As is usual Misery Addict standard, we’ll be taking a giant cache of free CD’s. Times are hard, unemployment is rising and well, people are cheap. Our limited freebie “Don’t Like My Art?” will be available on this tour, so make sure to snap that up and pass it about like some sort of STD.

- Bish

MANIC PUNKS

A review of our first EP just cropped up online, only a year late. It calls us “Pissed off, manic punk from England,” which I’m not going to dispute. You can read the review here.

It’s our drummers birthday this month, and we’re all heading into Middlesbrough dressed as GaybrahamLincoln. You should join. We all know you're into that shit anyway.

On April 29^th, we’re playing a gig in Middlesbrough at The Ironopolis. This gig is being recorded live, so you should turn up and shout abuse at us. If you shout loud enough, you might just end up on the record. Check our dates:

• April 18^th: Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough w/Broken Teeth + Climate of Dear + Emeritus + Look Alive
• April 29^th: The Ironopolis, Middlesbrough w/J.B.B.S + We Are Sharks

 Stay pissed off and manic,

- Bish

SOLID BALL OF PUNK

If you’ve been living under a rock, or any sort of heavy object that would isolate you from society, you may have missed our release of The Deserter. Don’t worry, all is not lost, you can check it out and download it for free here.

During your extended isolation from society, you may have also missed the fact that we released a tasty 7” split with Leeds based powerhouse Beasts. Don’t worry, all is not lost! You can still order a copy from our store. We’re so good to you.

Another review has cropped up online for the split, claiming “[the] split works so well, both bands have their own sound. Everyone should get this.” You can read the whole review here.

We’ve only got a few dates in March, so be vigilant:

• March 3^rd: Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough w/Pariso + Rosa Valle
• March 6^th: The Fishtank, Durham w/Kapykaarti + Winds of Genocide + Blagg
• March 18^th: Liberties, Middlesbrough w/Massacre On Broadway + The Departed + Climate of Fear + Shortcuts

Be there.

- Bish

THE DESERTER

This month marks the release of our second EP, The Deserter. We’re releasing it for free, because we’re nice like that. Nobody else treats you this good, don’t let anybody say otherwise.

The Deserter comes out on February 15^th and it’ll be available here when it drops. We released a new tune from it called “Shoot for Your Lives!” which you can listen to over here.

Meanwhile, the reviews for our 7” split with Beasts keep rollin’ in.

Pushtofire.com called it “INTENSE LISTENING”.

“Thanks, It Came As A Set” called it a “fine example of UK hardcore today.”.

Punktastic.com said about the Misery Addict side that “GBH influenced guitar riffs provide the solid groundwork for some interesting gang vocals and strong structure.”

I Heart Noise decided that they, in fact, do not heart noiseand damned us as being “profanity laden punk” and proceed to misquote oursongs.

We sold a shed load when on the supporting tour, but we’ve still got some sat in the Misery shed. You could totally do yourself a favour in life and order a copy from here. It’ll bring enlightenment. Honest.

Here’s our February. Please note that not only is the gig on the 5^th a house party so make sure to ask before turning up. We’ll be playing in the basement. I have no fucking clue where the guy lives, so don't follow me.

• Feburary 5^th: Some dudes basement, Headingly w/Sweet Empire + Rip It Up + Grazes + Mouth
• Febuary 6^th: Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough w/The Arteries + The Living Daylights + Beasts
• Febuary 26^th: Fighting Cocks, Kingston w/Hang The Bastard + Breaking Point + Wardogs

Don’t desert us now,

- Bish

WANKTASTIC

We’ve only got one gig in January, and that’s only because we had a hankering for some good ol’ fish and chips. We’re playing with a band called The Wankys, and if that’s not a good enough reason to show up, then nothing is.

• January 7^th: The Fishtank, Durham w/The Wankys + War All The Time + Toecutter

Start the new year in style.

- Bish