Always Last joining Struck A Nerve tour to Johor!

Touring Was...FUN! A Time We'll Remember

Always Last & Overdose, in Melaka

Always Last, Overdose + Duan the roadie/tour manager

Duan taught these guys how to play "Colek"

More "Colek" at Embrace Hall, JB

Loser 1

Loser 2

Waiting for Jack @ City Hall, JB

In front of the venue in Singapore, after show

Happy hardcore jumps!

SUPER THANK YOU'S, HUGS AND KISSES to Duan (yep, the roadie and self-appointed tour manager hahahaha), Du Wei, Ruanruan, Jack and Eli (Overdose), Akmal and Namo (for helping us during the shows in Taiping and Penang) Dean Papakerma, Norly, Epit, Sunie, Elin, Amie, Mudik, Usop, Haji Emi and Zubai (what a coincidence to meet you guys in Melaka!), Eizzat, Smile Party Kolektif + Wild Dogs, friends at Noisy Studio, Ihsan Rainhouse for letting us crash at the venue, Min Gangbuster and friends in Penang, Azzief and friends for organizing the show at Grido Studio, Nervhous Family and friends, our Kajang friends for organizing the show at Equal Studio, Azizi Bebal Distro for bringing us around Melaka town and organizing the show, Melaka friends we hung out with after the show, Fahmi for letting us crash at Embrace HQ for 2 nights and brought us to Danga Bay and that fun-fair, Rizman, Ajie, Gapur, Fadli, Embrace HQ family and friends, our Singaporean friends (Cher, Glen, Jamez, Yati, Hafiz Bastard, Vanessa, Fizzo Dizzo, Elfi, Chubby, Muhsin and friend, Wan Vegan, Amir, Straits Records and friends), all our friends who showed up at shows and said hi, all the gig organizers, all the bands we played with, all the people who came to the show and also all the people who bought our stuff. Thank you very much for helping us out for the tour! hopefully we'll see you awesome people again next time! We love you!

Not to forget, Stoneville Records and Pissart Records for releasing the Always Last and Overdose split tape!

P/S: No, we didn't make money BUT we made lots of friends, we gain experience, we learn from each other, we helped each other out, we shared stories and stuff, and we had FUN! that's all that matters. that's DIY punk rock! (at least to us). Surely, these are the times we'll remember for the rest of our lives!

Rice Above! #04

BANDS:
SILENT DEATH - long running local death metal
CRIMESCNE - Stoner/Powerviolence
FREYGYLE - sounds like Alkaline Trio sharing the same bed with Bad Religion
KELADAK - no idea about this band
ALWAYS LAST - fucked up melodic punk rock/pop-punk

Rice Above!

We were just added for playing fourth installment of Rice Above!, that happens on Tuesdays everyweek! As posted by Joe Kidd via Facebook:

"Rice Above! #04! Get ready for Tuesday next week! We have CRIMESCENE, ALWAYS LAST, FREYGYLE, KELADAK aaannndddd,.. hopefully,... SILENT DEATH!! Mari menari!"

p/s: Silent Death said yes! we will put up the flyer for this show once it's ready!

OUT NOW! Always Last/Overdose split tape!

This special tour edition tape is released while Always Last and China's Overdose are touring together, with the help of our friends from Stoneville Records and Pissart Records. This tape is limited to 100 copies, 50 on black tapes and 50 on green transparent tapes! Get it from the labels and also the band! It's basically a reissue of our first demo + one new song that was recorded right before the tour started!

Side A (Always Last)
1. The Intro
2. Theoritically Rhetoric is Pathetic
3. The Best Practices
4. Partial
5. GROUPIESPOPULARITYDEFINEDTHISISSHITTYANDLAME!

Side B (Overdose)
1. Look At Me, I'm A Mess
2. Fuck Your Fucking Band
3. Nevin's House (feat. DJ Tim)
4. Song For Liu Liu
5. Die With Me

Always Last - Antidotes CD reviewed in MRR!

Hello people, our full length got reviewed in the Maximum Rock N Roll, February 2010 issue! Here's what the reviewer had to say about it:

"if Fat Wreck Chords ever opens up a Malaysian office, then Always Last ought to be the first signing. They have managed to distill that signature "Fat Sound" (i.e Bad Religion filtered through the lens of NOFX, ending up like a cross between No Use For A Name, Good Riddance, and Propagandhi), sing in perfect english, and faithfully reproduce the variety melodic pop-punk styles that early randy did so well. Always Last, of course, might scoff at the likes of Fat. The lyrics and liner notes are staunchly independent/diy-'til-death, and the record is co-released by three different Malaysian labels (i just picked one here to list arbitrarily). Personally, methinks it's pretty excellent all around (a little off-key singing notwithstanding), though its always trifle odd to think of the, ahem, reach of cultural imperialism that such western sounds (and ideas) can be reproduced wholesale. but there you go, that's internationalism for you!!" (Ramsey Kanaan)

Thanks Ramsey Kanaan!
SUPER THANKS TO NIZANG FOR SENDING THE CD IN FOR REVIEW!

OVERDOSE/ALWAYS LAST tour updates!

Hello everybody, we will be on Malaysia/Singapore tour with fellow Beijing punks, Overdose. There will be 8 shows in the total of 10 days. Do come and support us! Our friends at Stoneville Records and Pissart Records will be releasing Always Last/Overdose split tape to support the tour! woohoo! Check out Overdose at their myspace page at:

http://www.myspace.com/overdosenj

Congratulations Nasrul & Ira!

Our guitarist just got married! Congratulations to both Nasrul and his dear wife, Ira! May their marriage will lasts forever! Pictures were taken by Red, at Nasrul's house in Padang Piol, Jerantut, Pahang! Pawerrrr!

Malaysia/Singapore tour, 2010

Hello people, Always Last will be on Malaysia/Singapore tour with OVERDOSE, a punk rock band from China in February 2010. more info regarding the tour soon but here are the tentative dates:

19/2 - Kuala Lumpur
20/2 - Taiping, Perak
21/2 - Penang
22/2 - DAY OFF
23/2 - Kelana Jaya
24/2 - Kajang
25/2 - DAY OFF
26/2 - Melaka
27/2 - Singapore
28/2 - Johor Bahru, Johor

We are playing PATINPALOOZA, not LOLLAPALOOZA

Our good friends Soul Savior and friends from Temerloh is putting out a show there, a day after our guitarist's (Bulat) wedding! If you happen to be from around there, come and join us!

Upcoming Shows!

2010

Hello people! we already have a bunch of shows lined-up for the year 2010. So if you're free, or happen to live anywhere near where we play, feel free to come and join us!

2nd January 2010 (Saturday) - Rumbia Resort Villa, Paka @ Terengganu (the first stop of Struck A Nerve tour, featuring Sneaky Sniper, 24 Caliberletter, Dead Eyes Glow, Teaser Opera, Dum Dum Tak, Skunkfix, Panca Sri Gemala Sakti, Monopose, Johnny Not Gangster, Never Found, ALWAYS LAST and Stick No Bill).

9th January 2010 (Saturday) - Pisschrist/Blockshot tour @ Singapore (TBA).

15th January 2010 (Friday) - Daighila/Sarjan Hassan mini tour @ Grido Studio, Kelana Jaya (TBA).

6th February 2010 (Saturday) - BOLD (New York Hardcore Legends, Revelation Records) South East Asian Tour @ 1Cafe, Kuala Lumpur (TBA)

15th February 2010 (Sunday) - Temerloh, Pahang (TBA)

13th March 2010 (Saturday) - Muar, Johor (TBA)

13th March 2010 (Saturday) - Batu Pahat, Johor (TBA)

14th March 2010 (Sunday) - JB, Johor (TBA)

See you at the shows!

Struck A Nerve Tour, First Stop: PAKA! (2/1/2010)

So "Struck A Nerve" is the name of tour for Nervhous Records bands! We are super stoked. There will be 5 bands traveling together from Kuala Lumpur to Terengganu in a journey that would take about 5 hours or less. This will be our first time playing in Terengganu. Legend has it that Terengganu was the first state ever to be hit by Punk Rock in Malaysia, back in the 80's. This Paka show will be also be the first stop for the whole Struck A Nerve tour. So don't miss this one!

We're Playing a Free Show! Mari Bergonjeng! (12/12/2009)

Hello people! It's been a while. Our good friend Gondo and friends is putting out a small studio show in Kelana Jaya this coming Friday (12/12/2009). The studio is where our friend, Andax works at. IT'S A FREE SHOW. Ignore the pre-sale ticket price being RM50, they are just fooling around. So see you there, people!

On The March To The Final Doom!

Hello people, this Friday we'll be playing a show together with HELLOWAR (epic crust band from Jakarta, Indonesia) and our friends Pusher, Rotten Charles Manson, Lai-Chee-Kong & Rakus. This one is very special because it's a release party for 4 bands, supporting the new releases by Hellowar, Pusher, RCM and also us, Always Last. This shit's gonna get crazy! So instead of you going clubbing that night, do come and join us! See ya in the pit!

ANTIDOTES for wholesale

Hello people, we just want to let you know that our first full length is now available. Here is the price listing:

RM15 (by hand)
RM16 (by regular post)
RM18 (pos express)

For international orders (outside Malaysia), please contact us first so that we can work things out.

To those who are interested to buy the CD's in bulk for their shops or distros, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

wearealwayslast@gmail.com

or you can always call:

+6012-2426564 (Shah)

thanks!

ALWAYS LAST merch still available!

We have buttons & t-shirts for sale. These stuff are pretty limited, we made 30 pieces of the shirt and a few bunch of buttons. Some of them were sold during the No Use show, so grab yours fast. Contact us if you're interested. See you at shows soon!

The original artwork on the shirt was done by Emy (Skunkfix) and finalized by Min.

T-Shirt = RM25 (not including postage)
Buttons = RM2 (not including postage)

email us at:
wearealwayslast@gmail.com

TIME IS MONKEY

We are featured in another compilation, this time with a collaborative release between Pissart Records, Nervhous Records and Kampret Records from Jakarta, Indonesia. Local bands featured including our friends The Mindless Show, TIM and also Cock Say Cock Dung. Other bands included on this compilation are majority of bands from around Indonesia, some from the US and some from parts of Europe.

We contributed the song Theoritically Rhetoric is Pathetic, originally from the S/T demo.

Contact us at:

wearealwayslast@gmail.com

or

Pissart Records
Nervhous Records
Kampret Records (Jakarta, Indonesia)

ANTIDOTES available now!

After a couple of months delayed, we finally released a new full-length. Actually it was made available a week before the No Use For A Name show in Kuala Lumpur (18/10/2009). Thanks to Pissart Records, Nervhous Records and also Embrace Records for co-releasing this CD with us. It has 15 tracks of punk rock music in it. We hope you like it. Do contact us or the labels to get it or you can always get it at shows around Kuala Lumpur.

Tracklist:
...Like Living in Contrast (A New McCarthyism?) / DIUS / Stupid Macho Band, End (S)hits! / Why Must Sell-out When We Can Sell-in? / To Be True is a Lie / Jom Layan Punk / Sanitized / Chalk / Patches & Leadframes / Tulip / Good Friend of Mine / Comforting Asses (The Cunt-ry Paid) / Aaina Kamelia: The Warmth / Aaina Kameilia: The Aftermath / Out-Rho

If you think mailorder is still fun, then contact:

Shah,
36 Jalan Bunga Melati 2/2,
Seksyen 2,
40000 Shah Alam,
Selangor Darul Ehsan,
MALAYSIA.

or

Pissart Records
Nervhous Rechords
Embrace Records

It Was Truly A Feel Good Show Of The Year!

So last Sunday we played "The Feel Good Show Of The Year", along with our friends Toxictoy, Second Combat, Plague of Happiness, Under 18, Abhorrence, Dosound and NO USE FOR A NAME! It was a blast, we would like to thank everyone involved and helped with the show, Nervhous Rechords, Red Ink Entertainment, Permatha Pathah, United Front and all our friends, not to forget Salman and Akmal for helping us with the keyboards and backups and people who came to the show. We all had fun! We met a lot of new friends and met our old friends too! It was a show that we're going to remember for the rest of our lives. 10 years was worth the wait! Please come back again soon, No Use! Thank you!

photos by:
bob/deadgoat aria
andax
norly