The punkrock scene in Slovenia is not very large, but it is rather compact with awesome bands, some labels and promoters doing fantastic job with organizing great gigs and festivals!
The Mor(r)ons are coming from Kranj area and this is their third album. I listened to the record and reviewed it for this webzine. I must admit that I was blown away by the sound of this record and the music it contains. There is a total of 14 anthems on this record and each and every one of them makes me wish that I wrote them. The music is straightforward fast and faster melodic punkrock, skatepunk fastcore. Mamma mia, I can only imagine how this sounds live because I didn´t check this band live yet, but I consider it a must! The lyrics are in English language and the vocals sometimes reminded me of early Fat Mike but that is only my opinion and you will maybe hear it differently. This guys really know how to play and write great songs. There are couple of my favorites in this record. First “Etuda” being for me the best song on the record. “Lose Yourself” makes me think about how music saves, it is not just a proverb, but thousand times proven truth. The third one is “Sixth Mass Extinction Cycle” because of the awesome melody in the song which made me listen to it over and over again! Great album!
Time for some South American melodic skatepunk here on the pages of this webzine. I love how miles and miles don˙t mean shit and borders mean even less when music is considered. D-Ambulantes is a melodic punk/skatepunk band from Cali, Colombia formed in 2017. and I listened and reviewed their record for this webzine.
The record contains 7 songs of melodic and mostly fast punk with a lot of melody. The lyrics are in Spanish, so I don` t understand what the guys are singing about, but nonetheless this is great record. “Descontrol” starts as your usual melodic skatepunk song but at chorus turns into great song full of energy. By the time “Humanidad” hits me I realize that we are dealing with the band who really can handle their music instruments well. “No Nos Intimidas” is for me the personal favorite on this record, heard before but still there is never enough of such songs! “No Vuelvas” has a great singalong chorus, if only I knew Spanish, so I could sing it hehe. “8am” is an okay song, but somehow did not work for me. “Cada Quien” is a more hardcore song, with somehow shouted vocals turning into beautiful melody when the chorus strikes in. “Deambulantes” is a classic punkrock anthem heard also thousand times before but still works out fine for me. Nice album!
Punkrock and hardcore scene is worldwide, so it is with great pleasure that I announce this is the first review for the band from Hawaii. Square Shapes is a melodic punk hardcore band from Kekaha, Hawaii and I listened and reviewed their new record for this webzine.
This record contains 12 highly energetic songs with contagious melodies, nice anthemic choruses and great vocals. But, let´s be a bit more precise. There are some faster hardcore songs like “Knife Fight” or “In The Lineup” which reminded me a lot of early 7 Seconds, but with some modern hardcore touches fit for 21st century. In fact, the whole album is a nod to the old school influences with a look towards the future. There are also slower punkrock songs which I loved too like “Caramia” which is one of my favorite songs on this record or “Jamala”. The vocals and the backing vocals are very important to me in this kind of punkrock and they are awesome on this record. Great colour of singer´s voice and excellent back harmonies. The lyrics are personal with emotions and hearts in the right place, but also a great dose of humour if I understood the songs right. This is an awesome record!
8/10
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