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Edward in Venice release first single from new EP ‘Empathy’

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Italian melodic hardcore act Edward In Venice have announced the release of their new EP ‘Empathy’ via Lockjaw Records on 26 April 2019.

The announcement of their fourth record is accompanied by their latest video single ‘High Tide’, which features a cool 360-degree angled video of the band.

Edward in Venice believe that ‘High Tide’ is the perfect track to transition fans from their last EP ‘Howler’ (2015) to the new EP ‘Empathy’.

“We consider ‘High Tide’ to be one of the catchiest, and one of the slowest, Edward In Venice songs, so it’s going to have a new impact on the listeners,” says frontman Filo Greganti. “‘High Tide’ came together easily; we wrote it quickly and it just worked.”

Edward in Venice are from Pesaro, Italy. They’ve been playing explosive, shout-along hardcore since 2011; new EP ‘Empathy’ is their fourth release together. The band’s sound is quintessential screaming-fast melodic hardcore, with catchy melodies and a pinch of pop punk/emo thrown in.

“There was no deadline for ‘Empathy’,” explains singer, Filo Greganti. “There was no rush, which permitted us to perfect every single little thing in the music, artwork and videos, with the support of Lockjaw Records.”

Edward In Venicehave welcomed new guitarist Ivan Maioli to the band, who brought his own accent into the chaotic melodies that Edward In Venice is known for. This new addition and a relaxed and conscious approach to writing has enabled them to create a well-designed release.

Recording the EP was a collaborative affair, with the band working with to several producers to help record and engineer the album. The band recorded all the guitars themselves, while Riccardo Pasini from Studio73 in Ravenna, Italy, recorded the drums and Brendan Paolini recorded the vocals. Neil Kennedy from Ranch Studios was at the helm, producing, mixing and mastering the record.

They’ve completed several self-booked tours around mainland Europe, plus jaunts to the UK, Canada and Japan. They’ve supported incredible acts like Descendents, Flatliners, A Wilhelm Scream and Millencolin, as well as appearances at festivals like Groezrock, Punk Rock Holiday and Manchester Punk Festival.

The new EP, ‘Empathy’, is out on the 26thApril, 2019. Pre-orders with bundles are available now from the Lockjaw website: https://lockjawrecords.co.uk/edward-in-venice-empathy/
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(record review)HOME CONFLICT-Life You Choose

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Home Conflict are young punkrock band from Zagreb, Croatia. I listened and reviewed for our zine their debut album that came out couple of days ago.

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Formed in 2016.this relatively young punkrock band was focused on creating their own material since they started. They played couple of greater festivals in the country, polished the material, made two videos and now, time has come for the full album.

The record contains 12 songs of melodic, straightforward punkrock. What I love about their music is that the songs are simple, it seems to me that melodic punkrock somehow lost its touch for the last couple of years, all being technical Propagandhi clones and similar bands. But, there are couple of bands that still play that old school no complication, no bullshit punkrock, this one is one of such bands. They are also not third rate copy of Californian bands, but rather sound like early to mid nineties Running Party, Overflow and similar bands. Having violin in some songs like Pact With The Devil, which is awesome, reminded me of another band from Zagreb, Lobotomija. The lyrics are in English language and mainly deal with personal themes. Everyone knows that I very much care about the vocals in such bands, and the vocals here are done superb, they are neither too snotty and mellow, neither to harsh, they are just right and the guy is really special with his voice adding somehow to overall melancholy mixed with energy which I feel while listening to this record. Croatian punk/hardcore scene is better than ever in the last 25 year that I am a part of it, and Home Conflict is for sure a force to be counted in the scene. Favorite songs: Pact With The Devil, Purgatory, Letter To The God.

8,5/10

https://www.facebook.com/HomeConflict/

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(record review)TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET-Stay Rad!(Fat Wreck Chords)

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Teenage Bottlerocket just released their new record via Fat Wreck Chords and I listened and reviewed it for  our zine.

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When I heard the first two singles I wanna be a dog and Everything to me, I was somehow not much impressed, the songs were okay, but it was like something lacked to them, some anthemic melody as I thought. Now, after I listened to the all of the 14 songs for couple of times now, I love the album. Teenage Bottlerocket continue to play and evolve their Ramones core version of pop punk melody and energy. The musicianship is tighter than ever and the energy delivered on this record is awesome. Lyrical wise, they continued their sci fi tongue in cheek inspired lyrics like Night of the knuckleheads, I´ll kill you tomorrow, humour like awesome Creature from the black metal lagoon or Wild Hair(Across my ass), but there are some serious tunes like gentle Everything to me that I mentioned above or Little kid and Anti-social media. I have a feeling that the band sounds like a cross between the newer Lillingtons material in the songs tha Kody sings and the earlier Ramones core pop punk in the songs that Ray sings with Kody sung material being better to my personal taste. Great record, can´t wait to hear the new songs live this Summer!

8,5/10

https://teenagebottlerocket.bandcamp.com/