Daily Archives: July 1, 2021

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(review) Amorphis – Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (Nuclear Blast)

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Finnish legends Amorphis released their new double live album with Nuclear Blast. For reasons known to us all there was no gigs and festivals in last 18 months so this live album besides giving great music serves as a reminder how it was to go to gigs and have fun listening to bands you love. This double album offers songs from all parts of Amorphis´ back catalogue which spans for more than thirty years now, much respect and hats off to the band for being that long in the scene giving us great albums. My personal favorites Against Widows, Into Hiding, Silver Bride and of course Black Winter Day are all here besides many newer songs. Do not get me wrong I am not one of those people that only like Amorphis early releases when they played more melodic death metal and incorporating less folk influence into their songs, but I like all of the band´s albums no matter. This is a great live album. Can´t wait for the new music!

8,5/10

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Manchester´s Fair Do’s release new single ‘Casket’!

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Manchester’s melodic hardcore masters Fair Do’s return with a heavy new single. Casket is the first taste of their matured, heavier sound, which incorporates more jagged elements of metal into their signature technical style. This is their first release since the success of their debut album Leopards, landed via Lockjaw Records in 2018.  Casket tackles the theme of late-stage capitalism, decrying that the things we love are covered in blood. In the words of bass player and lyricist, Josh Sumner, “We all want that lovely car or that new phone, but as we consume more and want more, death and the destruction of our civilisation approaches. Our casket moves closer to us.”  The band have always been heavily politically influenced; they were described in the past as ‘a latter-day Propagandhi with a Manchester accent’. Casket is the band’s attempt to explain how the advancement of technology is marred by death – for example, the cobalt and other precious metals used in modern phones are often mined by children in poor welfare conditions. While companies try to sell us a slice of the executive lifestyle, Casket is a reflection on the ultimate downfall of humanity that consumerism could bring.  Since the success of Leopards in 2018, Fair Do’s played a packed-out headline tour in Japan, supported the likes of Lagwagon and Cigar, played on the biggest stage at Manchester Punk Festival, and made jaunts to Germany, Italy and Slovenia.  The COVID-19 pandemic stalled their live plans for 2020, but the break from touring has granted more practice and writing time – vocalist Danny Cummings has gained a new, catchier strain to his vocal, and he and lead guitarist Dave Speechley have added even more technical chops to their six-string skills.  The band’s new music reflects the frustration and hopelessness of the working-class left wing in the past five years, existing in the time of Boris Johnson, Brexit and COVID-19. Fair Do’s have been writing and recording in isolation, during the bleak winter lockdowns, creating an improved, heavier, tighter sound out of a disquieting experience.
Casket is available on digital streaming platforms.
Streaming link: https://fair-dos.lnk.to/casket
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/wGKuQ-owNbU
Links:
YouTube    Fair Do’s Channel
Spotify        Artist Link
Facebook  Facebook.com/fairdosband
Instagram @fairdosband
Twitter        Twitter.com/fairdosband
Fair Do’s are: Danny Cummings – Vocals, guitar
Dave Speechley – Guitar
Josh Sumner – Bass, vocals
John Holt – Drums, vocals

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Gibberish released new single – Yesterday

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The guys from Gibberish are back again with another new single, Yesterday (released today!) and this one has the legendary Hans Foofthooft, from Belgium’s own, F.O.D., on guest vocals. This marks the band’s 2nd single release, from the highly anticipated upcoming album, Strangers.

Gibberish is a long-distance band whose members range from Japan to Italy to the USA, and contains members of Lamonta, Thousand Oaks, and Jet Market! The quartet powerhouse are due to release their upcoming album, Strangers, August 20th via Thousand Island Records (North America) and Disconnect Disconnect Records (UK/EU). Vinyl and CDs can be pre-ordered HERE.

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BIO:

Gibberish saw light of day in 2015, launched by 2 Japanese skatepunk nerds Yuto and Tetsuya.

The band focuses on making 90′- 00’s influenced skatepunk songs through email chain with 2 American and Italian skatepunk geeks, Kyle Olson and Alex Gavazzi.

In October 2015, the debut single Milo was released via a compilation called “We Carry the Torch”, released by Torch of Hope Records, while July 2016 marked the release of their highly acclaimed first EP “Between Timid and Timbuktu”.

In April 2020 the band was on the lineup of Manchester Punk Fest for their first ever live show, but due to COVID-19, the festival was cancelled.

Gibberish is gearing up to release their debut LP Strangers in 2021, via Thousand Islands Records.

Gibberish: Facebook | Instagram

Thousand Islands Records: Website