MORNE has been around since 2005, so chances are you are very well familiar with this Boston-based four piece. They play heavy and atmospheric mix of doom and crust, if you like, and their records always deliver a certain dose of emotions and reflections. Having released three studio albums, the band concentrated on playing live and working on their new...
(review) BRATAKUS – Ghouls To The Front EP
October 31st brought another stupid terror assault in NYC where inncocent lives were lost. October 31st also brought the release of the all new BRATAKUS EP. The quick and responsive attack from those two vegan straight edge girls from Scotland. And although it is packed with two spooky halloween tribute songs you get the feeling this is angry, this is...
(review) PHRENETIX – Fear CD
Thrash metal on SANCTUS PROPAGANDA! Yes! And there are very good reasons for that. PHRENETIX are a fairly young band operating within the frames of the DIY and underground thrash and punk scene and their approach to music and lifestyle suggests PHRENETIX is just more than music and headbanging. They come from Vilnius, Lithuania and pay big tribute to the...
(review) ANCST/KING APATHY – split 12”EP
ANCST and KING APATHY meeting room. Berlin 2017. ANCST: So, the split, what are we going to do? KING APATHY: Two songs each? ANCST: Yeah, why not? One shorter and the other one longer? KING APATHY: Sounds cool. Like 3 minutes and 7 minutes? ANCST: Yep. Let’s make sure both bands start one song with crazy drums. KING APATHY: Sorted....
(review) CALM THE FIRE / THE DEAD GOATS – split 12”EP
These two Polish bands are at the moment top league when it comes to bridging some gaps between punk and metal. CALM THE FIRE take no prisoners. They blast through your head with brutal crusty guitars, mincing drums and very high octane tempo. You will find many elements in their music, but you will have no time to think about...
(updated) ULTRA CHAOS PIKNIK 2018 announces first bands
One of the biggest DIY punk festivals in Poland taking place in the middle of the forest in the east part of Poland, 29 June 2018 – 1 July 2018, started announcing bands for the upcoming 10th anniversary. SANCTUS PROPAGANDA will be regularly updating you on the line up. For now, the bands to come are: DOOM – crust punk Uk/Szwecja...
(updated) DIY Hardcore Punk Fest announced 2/3 of the line up for the 2018 edition.
For the 14th time you will have a chance to delve into the broad and sophisticated selection of bands for the DYI HCPUNK FEST, looking at the DIY punk of things from the wider perspective. The Fest held in Gdynia will deliver a few surprises the coming year: THE RESTARTS – punk (London, UK) ACIDEZ – punk (Guadalajara, Mexico) VISIONS...
(review) MY MINDS MINE/SUFFERING QUOTA – split 7”
This 7 incher is a brutal grind core attack from two great bands from The Netherlands. MY MINDS MINE split up in 2002 and are back after a ten year hiatus with the scene. Good they are back as their grind core brings the good old grind back! Dual vocals, classic snare sound and some death metal territories are there...
(review) BRATAKUS – Target Grrrl LP
BRATAKUS are a two piece Vegan, Riot Grrrl punk band from the North of Scotland. They are sisters Cuinn, they are young, they are punk and they must have received great punk upbringing. The result of this is super confident music and lyrics on this debut full-length. Soundwise BRATAKUS give you what is best in punk. Solid bass line, distorted...
(review) Hellkrusher / Visions Of War – split 7”
Time to play it and make up the time. I obiously noticed the release of this 7 incher but I forgot to get hold of it, until now! Released this year by Power It Up, this EP gives you two great crust bands. The legendary HELLKRUSHER deliver two tracks played in their thrash crust style you know very well and...
(review) HELLO BASTARDS / HERIDA PROFUNDA – split 7”
HELLO BASTARDS are a three piece collective band from London. No bass guitar but you don’t care. What you care about is they are vegan, staright edge and play hardcore. Short, intense and very hardcore punk at its purest UK-style form. The quality of the recording brings you back to the late 80’s, which is good, because you get to...
(review) KRIGBLÅST – Dawn Of The Apocalypse CD
The crust punkers from KRIGBLÅST kept us waiting 3 years for their second release and it was worth it. Released on 8th September by Selfmadegod Records I just couldn’t review it the next day. Instead, I was giving it a blast every fucking day, a few times a day. I’ve already abused my copy of this CD, so I am...
(review) PHOBIA – Decades of Blastphemy CD
One day when you decide to have a cross in your house get yourself this PHOBIA CD. It is a DIY cross. It is a cross when you need a cross, it’s a brick when you need a brick. But don’t throw it at your local nazi, you will loose four CDs. Beautifully packaged into a solid box with a...
“Never say never”. Interview with THE INSTIGATORS.
10 years passed between the very first INSTIGATORS release on Bluurg Tapes and the last one, the demo tape on Full Circle. During this time, the band recorded 4 big and now legendary albums, toured Europe and America extensively, and was considered one of the most hard working bands in the DIY hardcore punk scene of their time. Due to...
(review) MYTERI – Ruiner LP
It’s the second full length from the bearded men from Sweden. You already know what to expect, don’t you? Yeah, but before we get to it, there is storm that opens the record. Great way to start especialy when melodic guitar follows and they gain speed gradually. Then comes the Swedish crust assault. The title track ‘Ruiner’ is the trademark...