(review) Frau Blücher and the drünken horses (POGO Records)

The good people at POGO Records never cease to amaze with great releases. This time, Frau Blücher and the drünken horses deliver goods with their new album. This punk band from Belgium has been in the scene since 2011 delivering their blistering raw and energetic punk to all hungry ears out there. This new record contains 13 songs and the music is fast and harsh punk with shouted and at the same time melodic great voice, courtesy of singer Veronica. Guitar, drums and songwriting belong more to hardcore punk than classic punk rock, but there are some noise, garage punk and Motorhead influences here and there in the song structures. Lyrics are great, personal but dealing with growing up, sexism, rape, fun and other themes. This record is really noisy, really loud and made for playing through your speakers at largest volume possible. I am always grateful for discovering great new bands that I haven´t listen before and I love this record. Go get it. You can download it on Bandcamp for free or donation, but be sure to write a word or two and support POGO Records and this band, I am sure they will appreciate it.

https://pogorecords.bandcamp.com/album/frau-blucher-and-the-drunken-horses-smile-pogo-154

(news) BULLET TO THE HEART REVEALS VIDEO FOR BRAND NEW, IMPASSIONED SINGLE – BIRTH OF A TRAGEDY!

Female-fronted alternative metal quartet Bullet To The Heart is back – after the band’s previous and critically acclaimed, atmospheric “Falling Away” – with a brand new video for the group’s impassioned and poignant new single – “Birth Of A Tragedy”! Rolling along with lush production, slick beats and showcasing the band’s electronically conscious side, “Birth Of A Tragedy” is an innovative musical statement, as the lyricism in conjunction with the gorgeous, provided vocals evolve into a rich piece of music with exhilarating strings and a grandiose climax. Developing a clear example of Bullet To The Heart‘s ability to achieve a great balance between the different elements utilized throughout the song and creating an incredible flow in the track, while the symphonic parts add depth and texture, this single is a great representation of the group’s talent to perform huge, arena rock influenced, powerful, poignant choruses with a very climactic feel, with the deep, rigged guitar riffs underneath just enhancing it, all meld into a cohesive whole, including the nature of the video, which aims to present the original, energetic essence of this track.

Discussing the meaning and the influence behind “Birth Of A Tragedy”, Bullet To The Heart adds: “This is the continuation of our song “Breathe”, which presents the motion of trying to move on from the loss of someone you’ve loved and learning how to live without them. The video shows someone trying to transcend past their earthly form to reach the highest version of themself, while trying to battle societal standards, such as the two women in the video. It calls back to our previous video “Falling Away”, where the Queen reached
her crown and is now trying to move beyond. Always at a constant struggle to either stay put in set ways or move on to search for ones true self”.