Monthly Archives: June 2018

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(new video)WATCH SHARP/SHOCK’S RAUCOUS MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DANCING ALL NIGHT”

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Sharp/Shock may be hot off the heels of a support slot for Against Me! and the release of their stellar sophomore album Youth Club, but that doesn’t mean they’re slowing down any time soon. Inspired by their time on the road, the punk power trio, comprised of Davey Warsop (Beat Union, Suedehead), Dan Smith (The Dear & Departed; world-renowned tattoo artist) and Jared Shavelson (The Hope Conspiracy, Paint It Black), have released a found footage video for “Dancing All Night.” Watch the video for the punchy punk track via New Noise today.
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Sharp/Shock is a band that was brought together by serendipity and stayed together thanks to a reverence for British and American subculture. Singer/guitarist Davey Warsop and bassist/vocalist Dan Smith are both UK exports, but they didn’t cross paths until they were both transplanted to California. Jared Shavelson, a jazz-trained drummer hailing from New Jersey, would end up completing the trio perfectly. Despite their dissimilar geographical beginnings, they quickly realized they were all very much from the same place.
The band’s second LP, Youth Club finds Sharp/Shock’s three players settled in an undeniable equilibrium both personally and sonically. From the fiercely cogent lyrics of “I Don’t Want A Nuclear Family,” to the brazen honesty of “Bad Lad,” the tracks featured on Youth Club combine classic American punk pillars with a nostalgia-driven approach and British lip. With vocalist/guitarist Davey Warsop doubling down as the album’s producer (he has previously served behind the board for Green Day, Foo Fighters, Bad Religion, and more), Sharp/Shock’s sound is more fully realized than ever before.
Youth Club is available now via Matt Skiba’s Heart & Skull Records—order a copy here. Catch the band at Making Punk Great Again in Pomona, CA, on July 9.
YOUTH CLUB TRACK LISTING:
1. Real Life
2. Superficial
5. Thingy pt. 1
7. Dead End Town
8. The Reds
9. I Just Can’t Get My Head Around It
10. Thingy pt. 2
11. Steps
12. Walking A Thin Line
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(record review)AUTHORITY ZERO-“Rythm and Booze III”

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If you read this webzine and are a fan of melodic punk hardcore with some reggae thrown in for good measure you know AUTHORITY ZERO. I saw this band live for the first time in Slovenia at Punk Rock Holiday 1.6 two years ago and was blown by their music and energy! The guys released their new album “Broadcasting to the Nations” on the mighty Bird Attack Records in 2016.which was reviewed in this webzine and dubbed one of the best punk albums that year! This time the guys did something different with their new album and I listened and reviewed it for this webzine, so check this out!

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The new album is in fact a live album with the music of Authority Zero played in acoustic, unplugged way! This is the band´s third live album and first they self released! The album contains 14 songs and it was awesome to hear those songs done arranged in a bit different way than you can hear on their records! Although this is an acoustic album you can feel the energy deriving from their live show, the energy I felt for the first time when I saw them live two years ago and that energy made me fall in love with this band. Many bands do live acoustic albums only to fullfill their contracts with the label or to make some extra money but that is not the case with Authority Zero. Get this awesome album and check it out!

8,5/10

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(record review)THE MONSTER ONES-“Bat Thunder”

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You know, dear reader, that the love between us, the makers of this webzine and horrorpunk is everlasting and will never die! So, this time we present you THE MONSTER ONES, horrorpunk band from Palma De Mallorca, Spain. I listened and reviewed their new album for this webzine.

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Existing since 2008.this Spaniards mix their vision of horrorpunk with glam rock, rockabilly and deathrock influences in their music, but fuck it, it´s mainly horrorpunk. These four guys and one girl delivered a real powerhouse of the album with tight musicianship, strong songs and not sounding like anyone´s clone and that is often a problem within horrorpunk scene. The album contains 11 songs with the titles like “Slasher” or “Body Snatchers” you just can´t go wrong! This music is not for the fans of straightforward simple in your face horrorpunk like The Misfits or Blitzkid, this is tougher, rocking horrorpunk made for wrecking with spilled beer all over you and another beer in your fist! “Funnel of Love” is cover by Wanda Jackson and the singer Cecile did a really wonderful job with her strong but melodic voice and she reminded me a bit of Krista Kat from Silver Shine. This is a good album, so support the guys and write them a line or two and buy their album if you are a fan of such music!

7/10

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Themonsterones777/

Bandcamp: https://themonsterones.bandcamp.com/album/bat-thunder