SLUTET wasn’t an easy band for me. I must say I wasn’t taken in by their previous record and I didn’t give it a second chance. So I was a bit sceptical when I received this one from Phobia Records to review. And it came again. I wasn’t taken in. But this time I did...
Ian Glasper delivers again. Bass player for numerous hardcore punk bands, contributor to many fanzines and magazines and a book writer. But then, on second thoughts, you can’t just call him a writer. Having written 6 books on hardcore punk and thrash metal, he has become a full-time punk scene documentalist, or docu-mentalist as he...
Third full length album from Sweden’s most exciting d-beat band formed in the new millenium, with members from DISKONTO, ASOCIAL or UNCURBED. I don’t know why they decided not to use their original logo featured on previous releases but this is what you sometimes get from Swedish bands – minimalism. You also find that feature...
Two d-beat guns share this 7”. SVAVELDIOXID from Sweden and SKELETON from Canada. Both bands deserve each other on the flipping side of the vinyl and both bands shoot 4 fast d-beat tracks. No prisoners taken, no questions asked, no breaks between the bullets. While SVAVELDIOXID represents a classic Swedish d-beat we are all used...
Back to reviewing routine at the of the year and I kick off with an album that has great chances to end up in my personal TOP 3 of 2020 LPs. CURSED BLOOD are from Greece and they are a new creation although members have played in punk and metal bands, such as Dead Congregation,...
DYYM we reviewed a while ago about their debut release is back with a full length album that will be released on LP and CD in due time. They have been pretty busy since their debut release, playing loads of gigs in Poland and sharing their tracks on animal shelter benefit LP and a split...
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau’s line brings me nicely to THE DOG’s newest release, “Avenge Us”, available in three formats on Arcadian Industry. THE DOG are searching for their own character and this record is the proof. Those of you...
A debut vinyl release from this Toronto based crust band with members from ABSOLUT and IDNS. Phobia Records seems most appropriate to release such stenchy and crusty noise as they specialise in discovering little germs like that. 4 short-ish tracks with break-your-neck kind of attitude. Very heavy guitar sound, maniac vocals that provide this additional...
Time to review another release from FUCK IT I QUIT. I remember writing about their EP on Refuse Records here and being quite surprised by the powerful hardcore I heard on this wee record styled in CRASS symbolism. So when I got the copy of their debut LP again on Refuse Records but this time...
This seven inch stands out in Refuse Records catalogue. Do not expect hardcore fury, hardcore tempo or hardcore stance. Embrace yourself with some love songs for a change. Apparently, this is their second release on the label after the “Tross Alt” LP, co-released by Stonehenge Records. MODERN LOVE from Oslo do what their name says....
Warsaw Pact Records are known for digging through the archives of Polish punk tapes and records and documenting those lost and found recordings that either see daylight for the first time or are re-released after decades of nothingness. From MOSKWA to THE CORPSE, their focus is on bands that pioneered in Poland and left a...
Is this the first punk concept band about the pandemic? Perhaps it is. Comprising members of MORROW, WREATHE, AUTARCH, KADRE, they do have a great (almost) DIS name. Not sure if this is to be continued as the band lives all over the world, so for the time being I take it as a “lockdown...
Raw d-beat fans, take notice. BONER KILLER are a fairly new band from Warsaw, Poland having played a few gigs here and there. This demo introduces them to the scene with 8 raw old school d-beat tracks. Typically structured they do however boast original guitar sound and hysteric vocals. Think of it as Finish &...
Whoa, THIS ENDS HERE from Bristol have been going strong for 10 years now and I just heard them when they sent me this tape for a review. Major oversight on my end, sorry! From Bristol, this 4-piece astonishes me a lot. It’s a proper album but released on tape and digitally by Prejudice Me...
When Saturday Night Fever strikes you in the midst of isolation – youtube them and pump up the volume. Or when it’s all over and you feel like rocking the floor with your mates … look for the gig listing of WOLFHEAD59. Emerging from London punk scene, WOLFHEAD59 are a two-piece hardcore techno act. Blending...