What a belter this is! It’s been my running and biking soundtrack for the past week. If you’re into DS-13 you will love EXIL right from the start. Hailing from Umeå Hardcore area, EXIL put a boot into your face 10 times with 10 hardcore anthems, one at a time. It’s got speed, it’s got […]
If you like your metal sludgy here is an interesting competitor in the genre many of you might be familiar with. With many albums on account in their two-decade history, here is a CD EP on Arcadian Industry, a second release on the label. Those who follow O.D.R.A will notice their musical development throughout the […]
‘Directions To The Outskirts of Town’ Welly Artcore Earth Island Books 316 pages An expanded version of the tour report that first appeared in # 10 of his brilliant zine, Artcore, Welly, the vocalist of (now defunct) Four Letter Word has at last deigned to regale us with the full account of what went down […]
Formed in February 2019 by four pissed off socio-political activists, ZIMNY MAJ (COLD MAY) kick off with their debut album on DIY Koło Records. “Anomailia” (Anomaly) serves as a brief description of what it is like to live in Poland, a country governed by right wing xenophobes and the catholic church. A country where if […]
I was having a discussion one day abiut Refuse Records and how they married straight edge with not-so-straight edge punk back in the day when the label started. I always liked and appreciated it a lot. And this EP sums up Refuse Records nicely. DREGS come from Vienna and are a four piece ensemble. I […]
