Final Conflict are among the most pivotal and most influential hardcore punk bands ever to play a note of noise. Influenced by British punk and heavy metal, Final Conflict is one of the first bands to bring together those two worlds successfully.
Formed in 1983, Final Conflict released their debut album, Ashes to Ashes, in 1988, under the Pushead’s Pusmort Records’ flag. But this Tankcrimes Records reissue of the seminal hardcore punk album isn’t the first either; it was reissued by Relapse Records in 1994 (no doubt trying to capitalize on the shift to simpler the music in grunge).
The new reissue will be released on vinyl and double CD. The CD includes the 1985 demo on the bonuse disc, and the vinyl includes a 12″ x 12″ 24-page book with lyrics, photos, flyers, commentary and more plus a foldout poster. The first pressing comes on in three color schemes: splatter (mailorder exclusive), red and black wax.
Check out what your in store for; visit noisey.vice.com to stream “Abolish Police.”
Ashes To Ashes Track Listing:
1. Apocalypse Now!
2. One Answer
3. Private War
4. Crucifixion
5. Abolish Police
6. Shattered Mirror
7. Burial Service
8. What Kind of Future
9. Constant Fear
10. Political Glory
11. Central America
12. Outcasts
13. Self-Righteous Pigs
14. The Last Sunrise
Final Conflict Show Dates:
4/18/2014 Tankcrimes Brainsqueeze – Oakland, CA
5/23/2014 Maryland Death Fest – Baltimore, MD
5/24/2014 Punk Rock Bowling – Las Vegas, NV
6/14/2014 Observatory, Santa Ana, CA w/ 1984 (Sothira and Jimmy from Crucifix performing Dehuminazation in full for 30-year anniversary)
Rock Hard \m/
