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“What the hell, I’m going mental!”, the singer bellows against a barely-together, warp-speed instrumental attack. The song rushes by breathlessly, ending practically before it begins, in just over a minute.
That’s about as “musical” as Montreal’s Vomit and the Zits ever got.
The ineptitude of the songs “What the Hell and “Suicide” makes them stand out among the more conventional punk and hardcore bands that they share the Primitive Air-Raid lp with. Released by Psyche Industries in 1984, it’s one of only three vinyl appearances from this ultra-obscure band.
Information on Vomit and the Zits is scarce online. Even the comprehensive Kill From the Heart database has little information beyond a listing of the band’s compilation appearances.
According to the Canadian Pop Encyclopedia, the band existed from 1981 to 1985, and featured ex-members of Zyklon B and future members of Dead Brain Cells. I’ve heard neither band, but information about both seems easier to come by.
The Quebec Underground site has a personal account from someone calling himself “Anarchoi.”
“These guys never rehearsed”, Anarchoi writes. “I don’t even know if they did sound checks.” This spontaneous aesthetic certainly informs their tracks on Primitive Air Raid.
Anarchoi also recalls a disastrous attempt at a reunion show in 1996. “Parker tried to smack someone in the audience with his guitar and the guy came on stage and smacked him a good one.”
It’s a fitting end to a band whose music was the sonic embodiment of the chaotic extremes of the ’80s punk scene. Listening to “What the Hell”, you can practically taste the beer and smell the sweat.
Edit: According to singer Parker, Anarchoi is not known to the band, and his story is false. Please see comments for details. If Anarchoi is reading, please identify yourself.
Vomit and the Zits were, according to Quebec Underground:
Dave Javex Vocals
Parker Guitar
Jeff Drums
Stephane Bass’
Vomit and the Zits discography, taken from Kill From the Heart:
Compilations:
PRIMITIVE AIR-RAID LP (Psyche Industry Records, 1984)
MONTREAL/NEW YORK CONNECTION LP (Big City Records, 1985)
PANIC PANIC LP (Psyche Industry Records/Planetarium Records, 1985)
Links:
The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia:
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/V
Quebec Underground:
http://www.quebecunderground.net/punk_band.php?groupe=Vomit%20and%20the%20Zits
Kill From the Heart:
http://killfromtheheart.com/bands.php?id=4768
“What the Hell?” on Youtube:
Germ Attack 
Your site said’ that it Supports Oi! Bands Yet you say nothing about the band who Practiced Right next to the Discords Mtl,Second OI! Band Guttersnipe my old Band who opened up for the Discords, & Gassenhouer,Because you just weren’t around . You Weren’t around cause you were still suckin your mama’s tit you can’t be more than 35 years old ,You have no Idea you make it up as I write Do You Know Preston or Colleen My Brother & sister Or any of my Friend Dave of the Chromosomes. We had a Great Bluesy Punk rock Band With Stewart & Ron Johnstone & of No Policy & John Bond-head of The Jehovah Justice league & the Doughboys,Or the Dozens of bands I’ve Played in,Your a nobody & Know nothing about me Jeff Dave Javex or Steff A.K.A Lord Hams How Could you know if & when WE Practice,It’s like Me Saying I Knew evewry time you jack-off & I bet its a lot!!! Most times we practiced their was only me Dave Jeff & Steff you asshole how Pretentious could a person be, you are one of the most Delusional assholes I’ve ever heard of! How could you say this crap. I want proof Just prove anything you say,I mean not one thing you say is true you stupid fuck . Why does Germ attack omit all the things where I say Anarchoi Tells you what happens & i JUST say Look at This or that & Germ Attack Cherry picks my Quotes from me,do you guys thick I didn’t notice!Remember You can’t threaten A pseudonym! or all the bands I played in Toronto or B.C Imagine a so called Anarchist spreading Lies about me begging for some thing I haVE A RIGHT TO DO EVEN IF ITR WERE TRUE,iF WE CAN’T EVEN PUT WHAT EVER WE WANT INTO OUR OWN BODIES, WE HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER aNACHOI’S version of Anarchy,I mean this guy actually sais’ My band never practiced,yet I’ve never heard of him ,just take 1 minute & think about how absurd this & all his statements are.Your playing with fire you are an asshole & keep provoking it, If you want to meet me in the flesh My A|address is 426 Kingston road first floor cone by if you have the guts to show up bring some friends i’ll fuck you all up Pussies!!!!!!
I Never Hit ANYONE AT ANY OF MY GIGS EVER COME TO MY PLACE$ & FIGHT IT OUT Or Give Me Yours,Asshole!
Only Blizz Was In Zyclone _B_ When They Were Called Zyclone_B- & The Zits For 1 Show In Quebec City,He Quit because he didn’t get Enough Time on the Video of the GiG’ & Tried to Destroy the tape,but Dave Found some Guy who fixed it’The Blond (Die Job) In the Youtube if you watch Their’s a sign Held up that reads Zyclone -B_ & the Zits The Real Guys in the Band Are From the Zits & Me & Lord Hams we in Allergic Montreal’s Fist Real Hardcore Backing-up Scum Who were at the time More of a Roots Punk Band who Got more Harecore as they went on. in 82 Mark OXY 5 took the Guitar for Vomit & the Zits So we really started in 82′.Vomit was signed-up but 2 weeks before the gig he got Stage fright So Steff A.K.a. Phoned me up & I learned their set in 2 Weeks & That was one off our best GiGs, The Best gig we did was @ Le Cargo opening for G.B.H. in85′ We4 Dove the crowd insane & when G.B.H.Hit the Stage He was so impressed with the M.T.L. Hardcore Scene He Was Quoted as saying ,”Montreal had the best Hardcore scene It went over U.P.I Internationally,but I Guess Anarchoi missed that show. The hardest thing about doing a great V&TZ’s show was keeping Dave Javex off the Beer & & The Whole this was so hard we ended braking up over it. He was Great when he was sober!!!!!
Allergic Scum & D.O.A @ Le Foi in81′
I’ve seen The Crap behind The Space & Why Would you Believe in such Balderdeash We were Popular Before The Net & All the Press Made fun of all PUNK Oi! & Hardcore ,I& All Off The Musicians in V&TZ’s Were Already Musicians Before Punkj Rock Existed I Started Guitar at age 4 & I’ll Cut Heads With Anyone You Choose Jeff Is one of the best drummers I’ve ever heard & Steff Played in the Nils In My opinion The Best Punk rock band that ever came out of Montreal ,This Anerchoi guy Is Beyond Inept he is a FRAUD!in all his hatefulness If he Knows What Cutting Heads is I’d Be Glad to Face anyone from the Mtl. Punk Hardcore scene in a Battle of his best Guitarist & I’d Be Happy To Kick his Lyly White ass,,,,,,,,,,For Free!
We never gave interviews because the so called Journalists were scared of us & would always get in wrong as far as all the other bands we knew,no Press was needed as we were a true underground Band We were after fun & laughs,we had 2 guy’s who we even let take pictures of us Ben Base & Steve Doucette! We Shun the press because they Didn’t take any form of Punk Rock Seriously’but WE Never took The press seriously. Our Goal Was to get 200 people to 1000 that’s all we needed,For a Good Gig . WE never wanted nor expected to be signed or Rock Stares,Why Do You Think our name was V&TZ”s.WE also were before The Net Existed!!!!
Anarchoi, Real Journalists Change The Date when they change the story, the last changes were in 2013 not 2008,& There’s a lot more in between, Not 6 months ago you said that You only heard We Didn’t,Practice or do Sound checks, Now You Know Even Lord hams (Stef) Never Practiced And I Have no idea who you are & the Scene Was so small in 82 only 200 showed for Black Flag! You’re as PHONY as a $3 bill. You Have to prove what you say,Anyone who Doesn’t even say his name In The real world is not to be taken seriously. I Wouldn’t But Everything you say down to Your Date of publication,& You Don’t Know our Best Stuff ,”4-ADULTS Only, 16 songs on audio tape ,Your Friends with Dave & Jeff but you are oblivious to our best Stuff . Even the Statement that you think I tried to hit some Kid is a product of your all Knowing .Opinion,I never Tried to hit anyone,I was Sucker punched & Over Hole Sound check Was Sabotaged Several times,Our original sound check was Great although Dave Didn’t Come & never came to any off our practices For the 96 Gig,that never even got off the Ground & I’ll release the tape on you tube this year,all those people & I got Ripped off,Jeff Refused me all but one Beer,When I Was trying To Fix my Guitar, I asked Jeff For a Beer, He refused me it With all those people @ $7 & there were hundreds,the Bar Refused me a Knife, The opening Band Laughed their heads off When I asked to Borrow the Guitar they promised ,Everyone,did their best to Fuck up My Guitar Untuned my Guitar. I had to Practically Fight Jeff for Metro to N.D.G. & tack A Shitty Packed Underground Van Ride , So I Was Lied to from the start Then Lied In the Reveiw & Now You,an Idiot Who Doesn’t even Know What happened,makes up this False History, We Were’t obscure in 83 84 85 or 86, Vinyl was on the way out & our Small Scene couldn’t afford C.D.,s Thar Cost $25 a pop in 85, that,s Why We Did our Album on Cassette, The fact that Anarchoi Doesn’t even mention this is even more proof he was an outsider & not an insider the he posses as!! I Rest my Case! V.Z. Are almost 30 years old since we broke-up,one guy’s Dead Give it a rest Anerchoi your are a Sadistic Liein’ Fuck get a life,I’ve moved on ,But I Will not take your Lies Their is no real Word AUCUN!You Idiot! You Just made it up!!!
Why Do you lie what’s the point it.s not like you’re warning some people to avoid a crAp Band, You Don’t Even remember your Lies,You Seem to Know more with time,You are are a mind reader,the omnipotent Anerchidiot ,Who Keeps Going te see a band he Hates,Think about that. Your politics are obvious & your propaganda is Bullshit. When I Dislike a band I’ll avoid them,why go’ the 96 Gig wasn’t even a Gig it was a mistake,your pea brain needs someone to blame, & you pick me & All of a sudden All the great Gig’s we did are nothing, Well I think you are a peace of shit. Vomit Rocked & Our fans still support us,Every time I go back Everyone I”VE met tells me we we were great . your opinion means shit!
Anarchoi you’ve changed you’re story again,Zabo was never considered for D.B.C. It Was Cory from Unruled.,Unruled were a Fuckin’ Great band! so were all the H.C. Bands of that era!
Anarchoi, why don’t you try to put a band together? Show all us how it’s done! V&TZ’s We Practiced no more or less than The Average band.Why did you befriend Dave Javex,I want some Proof,I Practiced alone sometimes,That counts,sometimes,It was the whole Band. All the people who produced Gig’s & Station 10 & the Rising Sun,Called us,if some band Cancelled We were called at work, We all had Good Jobs, that’s why Me & Steff Rarely Stayed for the after party,We Had Work next day.You are the only person(?) To ever Print this crap you can’t prove,Because You have never been to 1 of our practices doesn’t mean They never happens No-one has said anything like your,lies to my face!!! You are the King of lies & pretension!!!
I Never Hit Anyone At Any OF ME GIGS EVER!
I’ll Show This Heroin Crap If also A lie.Pure Lies!!!!You Paint a fucked-up Picture of me,I’ll paint a picture of you,Even Your mother will not Recognize!!!
The First Problem With Anerchoi & Quebec underground is they say they are anti-Capitalist,but you have to pay money (Capitol) to join & At the bottom off each In my case the sell T-shirts for Money (Capitol) But they lie by calling it a Donation,Can I get a receipt & Get a tax Break. It Doesn’t This is Slacktivision For profit,.&All The lies, & hearsay & Gossip,Remember Anarchoi is a slacktivist & a Fraud No matter how you spell it, Anyone who believes this shit is an idiot Slacktivist! Aucun What ever that means!!!
Another great mistake by the liar Anarchoi,Dave Javex never played in Genetic control!!!!
Parker McIntyre is a rambling buffoon.