Dawnbringer are hailing from Italy, based in Cagliari and were formed in 2019 after members have been playing in other bands in the scene. This is their debut e.p. and it contains 6 songs. The music of Dawnbringer can be described as slower and more beatdown metalic brutal hardcore with growled and screamed, almost death metal like vocals, aggressive mosh and metal riffs, hardcore attitude and lots of stop and go breakdowns. Now, usually this is not my cup of tea, because I love more punk rooted hardcore music and street punk influenced old school hardcore, but this is actually not bad. It is executed well and this is pretty strong debut e.p. and it strikes me with songs like Betrayed and Point of no return. If you are a fan of such hardcore this is the right one forya.
Zurrapa are punk band from town of Viseu, Portugal and have been in the scene since 2017 and released four records, two came out in 2020. This one contains 14 tracks but there are some samples and spoken word between songs. The music of Zurrapa can be described as no holds barred, no bullshit, simple and fast punk with some roll and hardcore influences in the song structures. Lyrics are in Portuguese so I don´t really understand what they are singing about, but music speaks enough for itself. I love how Ghost Riders In The Sky cover sounds in Portuguese, really nice. I love that language and would love to learn it one day. Songs on this record are mainly fast, vocals are harsh yet melodic and fit perfectly to songs. So, if you love your punk fast, energetic, go grab this one. I am sure you will not regret it.
German ZSK released their sixth studio album. This time boys from Berlin deliver 12 songs of their trademark melodic and energetic punk rock with lyrics in German and one being in English. I understand German, so I can say it is a fine mix of political and personal, just the way I like it. There are some faster songs, which are my personal favorites, like awesome title song for example.
Some would say that this band has gone commercial and lost its touch and roots, but I really don´t think so, just listen to fantastic Kein Talent and lyrics hit the theme right in the eye coupled with nice punk rock and melody. The band cleverly mixes Deutschpunk, street punk, skatepunk from the nineties, ska and brings really nice punk rock and I love this record. My other highlights are Sag mir wie lange and Alle meine Freunde.
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