(review) I At Last – Magenta e.p. (Inverse Records)

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I At Last were already mentioned on the pages of this zine. This time, they release new e.p. with Inverse Records. These guys are from Finland and they bring metalcore since 2019 as they say on their official page. This record contains five songs. Now, I am not a big fan of metalcore, not my cup of tea so to say, but this one is very, very good. It is enough melodic to border with melodic death metal influences besides hardcore, even having a bit of blast beats in my personal favorite called Wake. This band also does something that I love, that is combining clean melodic singing with screaming and shouting like we are used to in hardcore and metalcore bands. I always fall for that and that is great in my opinion. Guitar work is epic, besides harsh metalcore riffs there are enough catchy and melodic hooks and riffs to make your day happy. Also, there is a dose of melancholy that only Finnish bands can provide in their music. This is a great record for all you fans of such music. I know I am more than satisfied.

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(review) Next Door To Heaven – Inside

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I am always glad to discover new bands in this vast and beautiful underground scene that I have been a part of for almost three decades now. Next Door To Heaven are hailing from Russia and this is their new e.p. The theme of the e.p. is battle between two sides of one medal, between artificial and natural within one person. There are five songs on this little record. Music of Next Door To Heaven can be described as mixture of metalcore, modern metal and being melodic above all. Catchy and nice guitar hooks are successfully mixing aggression of metalcore with calm of atmospheric metal creating one really fine soundscape for the listener. Vocals are superb with singer Daria Mazunova being able to reach emotion, melancholy and happiness varying of the song. Her voice reminds me a lot of Anneke from The Gathering. My personal favorite is Unleash The Beast being on of the hardest yet melodic song on this e.p. There is an interesting guest performance by none other than Lord Nelson (ex Stuck Mojo) on Flare Up being more of a rapcore song proving variety and creativity of this band. Really enjoyed this one.

About Us

DEATH OF A LEGEND reveal new video for their third single THE CALL!

After the first two singles Faceman and Beyond ThunderdomeDeath Of A Legend are ready to present their third single: The Call.

About the topic of the song, Trippy, singer of the band, states: “You are gross. We know you are. All alone, when nobody’s watching. But sometimes it happens that all you need to do is to be a decent person. Are you In good company, maybe? Well, with the passing of time it gets more difficult to hide. Sooner or later you’ll play the wrong card at the wrong time. We know very well. Cause no matter how hard you try, when it comes, you just can’t resist THE CALL.

The performance video, directed and edited by Federico Quistini, is masterfully interspersed with scenes of the band members engaged in a game of cards, immersed in an Italian-American bar setting with a typical ’80s vibe.

Regarding the filming of the video, Trippy adds: “During the making of the video we had to beat each other and it happened that something went wrong. The headbutt between Mark and Dem was accidentally real. They both got bruised and ended the day with a big red spot on their foreheads. We were so amused by the thing that kept the take and put it in the video.

Death of a Legend, rock’n’roll band formed by members of the hardcore punk scene of Milano, are: 
Trippy (voice), Mark (guitars), Zane (bass) and Don Malastorte (drums).
Their style is a mixture of the iconic rock blues groovy vibes of Danko Jones, the raw facets of groups such as Maylene and the sons of Disaster and The Bronx and the typical groove of early Volbeat.

For more information about Death of a Legend: https://linktr.ee/deathofalegend