Rise Above are hardcore band from Holland and I listened and reviewed their new record for our zine. The record is out with WTF Records.
This is a relatively new band on the scene but the members played in numerous bands on the underground scene prior to forming this one. There are six songs on this record bordering between old school hardcore and 90-ies metalic hardcore sound. This record takes me back to the 90-ies when I was a kid growing up listening to metal and hardcore and this kind of band would be at the top of my list back then. Curiously, it still is at the top. Vicious thrash metalic riffs, backed with staccato fast drums, cut with moshing groove parts and gang singing back vocals just made to sing along at the top of your lungs in front and on the stage. This is also topped with screaming shouted vocals and some catchy punkrock riffs, sure to have a winner here. The lyrics are personal as I can hear, but with subtle social thematics and I think that you as a hardcore kid can relate to these songs. Recommended songs: Time To See, Painkiller, Live And Let Die. Good one!
Italian melodic hardcore band A Part Of Us is glad to announce the release of the new video “Fake (Social) Stars”, first single taken from the new album “Different Stories On The Same Road” out on June 21st via This Is Core. About the new album the band says: “’Different Stories On The Same Road’ talks about people and their daily struggles. Furthermore the record introduces a critique to the modern society that, by raising public personalities, doesn’t give the right value and meaning to words, acts and to the way people expose and open themselves to the others. All songs are written and recorded by the band, mixed and mastered by simone cristanelli (voice and bass player of the band) in his personal studio. The album is fast, direct and angry”.
The new album by Los Fastidios, the long running Italian ska/streetpunk masters is here! These guys have their hearts in the right places playing their music and spreading the messages of unity, positivity, antifascism in all of the years they have been in the scene.
There are 13 songs on the new full length album and they are all anthems in their own way. There are couple of covers, like the title song, Ellos Dicen Mierda too, to me they sound better than the originals that I looked up in the wastelands of internet. The remake from 2001.oldie Guarda Avanti is a cool ska punk hymn to make you dance to. But, my favourites on this album are more punk/oi oriented songs like BMX Punx, especially It´s Time with all the cool backing vocal singing just made for singing along at the gigs. Of all the ska songs my favourite is A Message Pour Toi with awesome interplay between Enrico´s voice and guest singer, is it Elisa Dixan who sang superb on the 7 inch recently? There is also a first Fastidios song in German language and believe me, it is great. Not to discover just everything, you will have to get this album and have a listen. This is an album to make your day happy and brings smile to your face!
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