Man of 1000 Masks

Mask #4 Enzuigiri - Welcome To Die 7"

2011-12-29T17:01:00.001-08:00

The 2nd top rope powerbomb by this band of wrestling obsessed freaks from the Mid-Ohio Valley. Three more tracks of riff-heavy, high flying hardcore with some chilled out slower parts thrown in as well, because every good squared circle bout needs some rest holds. I would throw in some band comparisons, but none of it would make any sense. Just take a listen on the link below.

Covers were painstakingly put together by yours truly. Transparencies, hand stamped labels, stickers, multiple inserts, free download slip, the whole nine yards. Artwork by Brad Pierce.

http://enzuigiri.bandcamp.com

This can be ordered in the NEW ONLINE STORE
http://manof1000masks.bigcartel.com

Any interested labels/distros can get in touch about wholesale/trades through e-mail.

UP NEXT
Escalator / Xtra Vomit split 7" (split with IFB records)
Phasm demo CS

BURNING HAMMER OVER THE EAST

2011-11-14T10:27:00.000-08:00

Enzuigiri "Burning Hammer Over The East" Weekend Jaunt

Nov. 18: Washington, DC @Wasted Dream w/Bridge & Tunnel, The Fordists, Harrison Four

Nov. 19: Bethlehem, PA @Secret Art Space w/Bonjour, Trophywife, Bleeding Fractals

Nov. 20: Willimantic, CT @The Handsome Woman w/One Hundred Year Ocean, Olde Growth, Sneeze, Zebras And Bulls Fight Tonight

The new 7" will be available with ANOTHER exclusive cover just for this weekend. Will the real covers ever be ready? As Lex Luger would say, "I DON'T KNOOOW!"

Dirtsheet 10/28/11

2011-10-28T14:00:00.000-07:00

"Record Release" edition of Enzuigiri - "Welcome To Die" 7" only available at the 10/28 show in Parkersburg, WV and Morgue Fest in Athens, OH (10/29).

Dirtsheet 9/22/11

2011-09-22T08:44:00.000-07:00

Mask #4 is on its way

Dirtsheet 7/14/11

2011-07-14T13:39:00.001-07:00

GOD HELP US ALL

(Thanks, Brad.
http://buttcoffin.tumblr.com
http://bradpierce.weebly.com/)

Dirtsheet 7/12/11

2011-07-12T17:24:00.001-07:00

Enzuigiri is playing the 6th annual Berea Fest this coming weekend (7/15-7/16) in lovely Berea, OH. I hope the organizers realize what a mistake they've made by letting that happen.

The complete lineup is posted on the fest's website at http://www.bereafest.org.

I was hoping to at least have some test presses of the new 7" for this, but that just won't be happening. There will be new shirts, though. That's kind of cool, right?

Dirtsheet 4/6/11

2011-04-06T14:41:00.000-07:00

This summer
Mask #4: Enzuigiri - 2nd 7"

Wasn't Wrestlemania awful this year? What a mess.

I'm going to be setting up an online shop sometime in the near future so orders won't have to be done through e-mail anymore. I'll even have some new distro items.

If you're in or around the WV area, there's a GREAT show happening on May 13th in Parkersburg.

Escalator
Panzram
Enzuigiri
Pigeonholes

I'll post more info as things come together.

I have a couple of those tour cd-rs left, so send me an e-mail if you want one.

Mask #2.5 Enzuigiri - Tour CDr

2011-03-20T12:48:00.000-07:00

(BLURRY PICTURE ASSAULT)

We made a small run of some cds for a weekend tour. The cd contains rough mixes of the upcoming 7". Every cd comes in a sealed envelope that features a different wrestler. If you want one, you'll have to get one at a show (or send me a very nice e-mail).

Dirtsheet 1/18/11

2011-01-17T23:04:00.000-08:00

~~It's come to my attention that people are having problems with the download code for the Pigeonholes tape. I'm seeing what's up with it and I'll update here once it's fixed.~~

Edit: FIXED

Mask #2 Pigeonholes - Demo

2011-01-08T12:10:00.001-08:00

I could throw around terms like pop punk, indie, garage, post-hardcore, drunken-mess, sloppy-bullshit, or some other genres that people have used to describe this band, but I don't feel any of those do them any justice. Taking a little bit of each of the above genres (mainly the last two), Pigeonholes have crafted their own brand of madness that's sure to be piledriven into your head and will never, ever leave...not like you would want it to. Enough of the stupid description, take a listen for yourself.

pigeonholes.bandcamp.com

This tape comes to the ring wearing a championship belt and also comes with a download card so those who complain about tapes can listen to this on their ipods.

$5ppd

To order, send an e-mail to manof1000masks[at]gmail[dot]com.

Distros, get in touch for wholesale or trades.

VIVA LOS RUDOS

By the way, I added a couple of things to the distro.

Dirtsheet 12/27/10

2010-12-27T10:53:00.001-08:00

Been a while since I last posted. I'm down to my last copies on some of the distro items. The Nukkehammer tapes are also gone. I've been getting some emails about those. I'll get new stuff in the distro sometime in the near future.

Speaking of new things, the PIGEONHOLES demo is just about finished. The covers just need to be screened. This tape will be available on January 8th at the show posted below (and on this page, of course).

(When your scanner doesn't work, you just have to make due.)

Dirtsheet 8/8/10

2010-08-08T14:49:00.001-07:00

~~This fall, Man of 1000 Masks will be putting out a LIVE tape by the Marietta/Athens, OH tag-team known as Drink Deep. You will be put through a table.~~

EDIT: I don't think they're a band anymore, so I don't think this is happening now. Bummer.

Dirtsheet 7/16/10

2010-07-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

Red vinyl for the Enzuigiri 7"s is running real low. Act fast before they're gone forever. The information to order those is on the post below this one.

UP NEXT:

Mask #2 -- Pigeonholes TAPE (listen at http://www.myspace.com/pigeonholepigeonhole)
Mask #3 -- Escalator 7" (listen at http://www.ohym.org/escalator) (I have a few copies of their demo tape, so send an e-mail if you want one.)

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO

MASK #1 Enzuigiri - s/t 7"

2010-03-02T15:07:00.000-08:00

The in-ring debut from the Mid-Ohio Valley's Enzuigiri. Three tracks of riffy, "spacey" hardcore with lots of yelling about important subjects such as barges and being eaten by a planet. There's even some noise thrown in for some annoyance. This 7" is a kick to the medulla oblongata. Ring the bell.

Listen

(crappy phone picture)

300 copies on red and black vinyl, multiple inserts, screened covers, and a CDR version thrown in for good measure. Split release with OHYM.

$5.50ppd

Paypal to yoimachine25[at]hotmail[dot]com.
(If you have a preference for what color you want, put that in the comments).

Any distros that are interested in carrying this can e-mail manof1000masks[at]gmail[dot]com for wholesale prices.

VIVA LOS RUDOS

David Bello Tribute

2010-01-04T23:03:00.001-08:00

David Bello fucking rules. Nothing else needs to be said. Just listen to him. Incredible. If you don't like his music, you need to get chokeslammed. A "Tribute" compilation of various WV bands doing Bello covers came out recently, and Enzuigiri has a track on there so I'm posting this.

DOWNLOAD

Download his entire discography

Enzuigiri 7" will be out very soon.

Horseburner - Dirt City EP

2009-12-01T22:40:00.000-08:00

ANOTHER release that I had no part in putting out. Horseburner is Jack from Enzuigiri's other band (also includes current and ex-members of To Kill Or Cure, Powerbomb, Egress, The Great Eastern Dream). Parkersburg, WV stoner/sludge/RAWK-N-ROLL that sounds like getting Vader Bombed on concrete. More proof that good stuff can come out of this city.

This CD is great, but this band NEEDS to be seen live to really get the full effect. Make sure you bring some earplugs or you won't be hearing anything for the next few days. Hopefully they'll actually start making it out of town in the near future so you can have a chance to see them.

No download for this right now (maybe in the future), but you can order this heavyweight by sending $6 through paypal to mmcxii[at]gmail[dot]com. Don't be a jobber. Order it.

Myspace

Listen to the whole thing here

Enzuigiri/Bombs Away! split tape

2009-11-16T12:49:00.000-08:00

Not a Man Of 1000 Masks release, but it's an Enzuigiri release so I'm putting this on here. First release from Connecticut's Brutal Americana label which is run by Demonic Dave of Bombs Away. I've liked Bombs Away! since I heard their demo, liked them even better when I saw them live when we played a show together, and even more when I heard the EP, so I'm glad this tape came together. Their track is sweet. Our track is...I'll leave it up to you to decide. Only 100 were made, so act fast! They'll only be around for a good 10 years or so. You can order it (and download it, you jobbers) from the Brutal Americana page.

Landmine - Demo

2009-06-06T12:59:00.000-07:00

Sure, the name isn't original, but who cares. Landmine (now Enzuigiri) is me, Eric, and Jack. When this demo was made, it was me, Eric, and Derrick Shanholtzer. Derrick lives up in Connecticut now and does a label called One Hundred Year Media (who is actually helping release the Enzuigiri 7") and plays in a couple of bands including One Hundred Year Ocean and Bombs Away. Now you know everything there is to know about Derrick.

I'd explain what the demo sounds like, but I'm horrible at describing what my own band sounds like so I'll just let you decide for yourself.

The demo was first released on 50 cassettes. They were all dubbed on a crappy cassette deck that stopped working soon after the demos were finished. That sort of put a stop to any "repress" that might've been planned. When we first started selling these tapes, they came with a totally barebones CDR that had all the tracks just in case people didn't have a tape deck or were absolutely terrified of cassette tapes. It took around half a year to get rid of 50 tapes. I think I ended up selling more to people out of the state and out of the country than to people in or near my own town. Oh well. They're finally all gone.
Derrick put out a nicely packaged version CDR of the demo out on his label when we started running low on the tapes. The OHYM version has two extra tracks which are rough recordings of songs that will be on the 7". That's the version I'm putting up for download. I'm not sure how many of these were made, maybe around 150? Not totally sure, but they're all gone now. These were given away free at shows.

Finally, there's a third and final "pressing" of this thing because we still have nothing else but shirts at shows. I don't have a picture of this one, but it's a CDR with yet ANOTHER picture of a tank on the front and an insert with Mil Mascaras on it. These are all gone. Download it at the link provided below.

Download Here

Myspace

Man of a Thousand Masks

2009-06-06T07:15:00.000-07:00

This blog exists as a cheap website for the label and so I can share some releases (mostly local) that I think are worth listening to. Really, it's just another music blog. - Matt

manof1000masks[at]gmail[dot]com