Book launch for ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ at the Vintage Emporium, 69 St John’s Rd, Tunbridge Wells, 6pm - approximately 8-ish on Sat March 28. Reading from the book, Q&A, video for ‘She-Gang’, cool music, raffle to win a book! You can order the book at a.co/d/08JUMPy9 Solid! See you there, people!

Consumerism isn't all it's cracked up to be. But I got a bottle of champagne for the day the US gets a front page obituary. And "Ausgang: Scarred Lips" by Mark "Max" Freeth of @ausgang-kabuki.bsky.social (And not just because I myself, friends, and my band @witchhands.bsky.social are in it)

Check out the chat Max had with Adrian Goldberg for his Substack, centred around Max’s book, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ (available via Amazon)! open.substack.com/pub/adriango...

Join Max for the launch of ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ at Refugease Vintage Emporium, St John’s Rd, Tunbridge Wells! Sat, March 28, 6pm. Let us know if you can make it!

It’s out! ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ - print version’ is on Amazon’s virtual ‘bookshelf’ and available for you to buy! amzn.eu/d/058IeblO Do an Elder Goth a favor and grab a copy… In-person book launch coming soon! Deets tba!

Sunday, March 1, you’ll be able to buy Max’s book, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ via Amazon. A different kind of rock’n’roll autobiography…

Head over to our You Tube channel to cop a load of ‘She-Gang’! The track will feature on the compilation album, ‘Grave Disco’ (cover art by Max!) from March 23 thru Darkitalia Then later in the year, it’ll be one of the songs on our brand new long LP! youtu.be/5kanuFgsI_I?...

Mar 1 - buy Max’s book ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ via Amazon. He’s working on a launch event so watch out 4 that. When Ausgang play shows, he’s gonna try & sneak in a book reading. If you’d like 2 help him organise a stand-alone near u, get in touch. Front cover: Hilary Martin Back cover: Mick Mercer

Somewhere, far, far away in the Upside Down world of the internet, hubble, bubble & trouble is brewing…

‘She-Gang’ debuts Feb 20. Compilation album, ‘Grave Disco’, features the track, March 23.

‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ extract. Available March 1 via Amazon.

Feb 20: Ausgang’s ‘She-Gang’ video debuts! March 23: the track, along with other great tunes by awesome artists feature on the ‘Grave Disco’ compilation thru Darkitalia ! It’s time. Pic: ‘She-Gang’ member no.5 - Giovanna. Collect the set!

‘She-Gang’ is the next thing you’ll hear from us on the forthcoming compilation album, ‘Grave Disco’ thru Darkitalia. And wait til you see the accompanying video…😉 Pic: ‘She-Gang’ member 4: Adina. Collect the set!

The ebook version of Max’s book, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ is now available for pre-order! Hit this link! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GLR5HGRB

‘She-Gang’ coming soon…

Max receives the proof copy of ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’!

‘She-Gang’ is the next thing you’ll hear from us on the forthcoming compilation album, ‘Grave Disco’ thru Dark Italia. And wait til you see the accompanying video…😉 Pic: ‘She-Gang’ member 1: Ina. Collect the set! By www.xur.de/peoplefotos

Comp album from Darkitalia out soon! Features a new track by us plus scorching vid!Teasers are @ the starting blocks! Then our album of fresh material! Then THAT book, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ out on March 1! & we headline The Deadinburgh Fest on July 10! This is OUR year. Cover art by Maxy-baby

March 1 - the release of memoir, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’. And guess what? YOU’RE in it! 😉 Cover painting: Hilary Martin

The beast is almost upon us! On March 1 u will b able 2 buy my book, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ via Amazon in both print & ebook formats (pre-orders on the ebook available soon)! This probably won’t b the last time I mention this 😉 1st image: cover by Hilary Martin 2nd image: back cover by Mick Mercer

Update on Max’s book: ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ - he’s in the process of adding the index. It’s taking a little longer than he anticipated…🙄 It’ll be worth the wait. Promise. X Video: JoJoDancer Photos Model: Mala

That was some year, right? Thanks for all your support! Incoming for ‘26: New single! New video! New album! (We’re being coy with the deets ‘cos we wanna see you droooool…) New book: ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ Headlining Deadingburgh Fest July 10. More shows to be added! We luv ya! X

And here’s the 3rd track, ‘Inside’, from Kabuki’s 1982 Radio Beacon session, now available at Ausgang-kabuki.bandcamp.com

In 1982, broadcaster Mike Davies invited Kabuki on to his Radio Beacon show to record 3 songs for a session. Here’s the second - ‘Kills Love Kills’. Within less than a year, Kabuki would become Ausgang... Track available at Ausgang-kabuki.bandcamp.com Pic:Roy Appleby

Back in 85, Matt & Max were asked by Rob Bruce 2 put a comp album 2gether 4 his new Iguana label of bands who’d passed thru his Rich Bitch studio. ‘Motor City 9’ was the result - very rare now. We provided 2 demos for it - ‘Let Me Say’ & ‘Here It Comes’ now available @ Ausgang-kabuki.bandcamp.com

U know by now that Ausgang rose from the ashes of Kabuki. In ‘82, Mike Davies invited the band 2 record a 3 song sesh 4 his radio show. This is ‘The Elusive Thing’ - now available at ausgang-kabuki.bandcamp.com. All this & more in Max's 4thcoming book on the history of 'Ausgang: Scarred Lips'

Flyer from when we played Rome in ‘08. Courtesy of Antonella Di Mattei

Send us your Ausgang flyers/posters! Alexandra Benkova sent us this from when we played Bratislava! We’ve got loads, but not all. There are quite a few already earmarked for the book, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ - yours may make it too… And wouldn’t it be great if we got back to all those places!

Brief snippet of the end of ‘Weight’ from a show in Rome, Apr 19, ‘08.

U know what the front cover of Max’s 4thcoming book, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’, looks like (Hilary Martin’s fab painting) but, want 2 know what the BACK cover is? A tinted version of that gorgeous, vintage Mick Mercer pic. Inside the poetic text will be punctuated with countless more visual gems. Yum!

Thought ya’ll might like a bit of ‘Fat Vigilante’ from the Drop Dead fest, Knitting Factory, NYC, 2004. Filmed by Elisabeth England Festival organized by NYDecay

This is ‘The Elusive Thing’, 1 of 3 Kabuki tracks from 1982 that made up a Radio Beacon sesh 4 Mike Davies. Til now we only had an awful cassette copy, then Paul Florence unearthed a good quality version. The whole story is detailed in Max’s 4thcoming book, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’. Pic: Paul Edmond

Berliners! Go visit Nizza Berlin from Dec 13 for an exhibition that includes some of Max’s art!

Max can c the light @ the end of the tunnel! There’s a technical bit coming up, then ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ will b ready 2 cause a stir! But excuse Max whilst he takes a breather. This has been some ride. He thinks he may have 2 lie down in a darkened room…Apologies 2 Kubrick

On another Friday, far into the future, Ausgang headline a phenomenal festival… The Deadinburgh Festival July 10 Pic: Magdalena Luniewska

42 years ago, Mick Mercer captured our 1st ever Batcave show. Weren’t we just Beautiful People…? mickmercer.substack.com/p/on-this-da... Next confirmed show: July 10, The Deadinburgh Festival ! New album in the new year! ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ book out VERY soon!

Our demo (well, Kabuki’s) of ‘And She’ is included on this great YouTube compilation. It features on our retrospective album, ‘This Was Our Downfall’ (Bat-Cave Productions), available from Ausgang-kabuki.bandcamp.com youtu.be/gG5KRtah588?...

There’s a chapter in Max’s forthcoming book, ‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ that’s devoted to one of his obsessions - comic books. “Wait - what the hell have comic books got to do with Ausgang?!” You’re gonna have to buy the book… Pic: Jackie Buckley

‘Ausgang: Scarred Lips’ may well b in some lucky people’s Xmas stockings. Max is gonna b doing the whole promo thing. If you’d like a reading in your neck o’ the woods, get in touch. Maybe we could do a lounge lizard type set? Meanwhile, here’s Max coming on cosy for ya’ll

We love this mini-vid to ‘Solid Glass Spine’ made by one of our favorite photographers, Anthony Garcia in San Antonio. And model, Mala, is stunning!

Very sad to learn of the death of Glyn Rickards, Solicitors (pre-Kabuki/Ausgang) drummer. He’s immortalised in Solicitors demos (‘I Wouldn’t Want To’ playing) and Max’s forthcoming book on the history of Ausgang Pic: very early Solicitors rehearsal. Our thoughts are on his family.

In ‘85, Rob Bruce of Rich Bitch studios asked us 2 compile an album of bands that had passed thru its doors. ‘MC9’ was the result, featuring the likes of GBH, Wild & Wandering and us. Our 2 demos will b posted on Bandcamp soon. The episode features in Max’s forthcoming book on Ausgang

Max thought you might like a sneak peek at what he’s pretty sure will be the final version of the cover of his forthcoming book about the history of ‘Ausgang: Dark Matters’. Whaddya think? Art by the incredible Hilary Martin/Alchemy of The Pen.

Latest piece by Max: ‘Domme In Control’ (A4, ink & pencil on paper), after a brand new song we’ve yet to record - it’ll be on our forthcoming new album. Thank you to Manuela D'Angeli for modelling. BTW - please buy it. Max has an erotic art addiction to sustain…

Ausgang, Denver, full set! youtu.be/aIinJEopW3I?...

Friday-Sunday! The 10th anniversary Colorado Goth Fest We're playing Denver as direct support for the Batcavers @ausgang-kabuki.bsky.social And Sunday doing a free art show and meet and greet with them at The Arbitrarium in Colorado Springs! #goth #deathrock

On March 19, 2005, we played Vevey in Switzerland. We had SUCH a ball. We’d very much like to play Switzerland again. Please invite us back. Thank yooooooo! Pic: unknown. If it was YOU, let us know!

Rare UK appearance! The Deadinburgh Festival July 10, ‘26! This WILL sell out! Pics by us!

Penultimate rehearsal at Storm, London, b4 headlining the Colorado Goth Fest, Denver Sept 6. Stick around & come join us @ The Arbitrarium, Co Springs the day after for a reading of some excerpts from Max’s forthcoming Ausgang book, and buy some of his and Emily Kohler’s art! Pic Magdalena Luniewska

We just love how creative Ausgang’s fans get with our tees! Here’s Manuela’s reworking of our silhouette design 🖤